Mike Quigley

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 729, which includes the text of my bill, the Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act. The Great Lakes hold 18 percent of the world's fresh water supply, and over 35 million people depend on the lakes for drinking water, recreation, fish and wildlife-related activities, industrial water supply, and commercial navigation. The Lakes support more than 1.5 million jobs and generate $62 billion in wages. Of those jobs, more than 50,000 are directly sustained by the Great Lakes' $7 billion fishing industry. The Great Lakes Science Center has field operations in 5 of the 8 Great Lake States and owns and operates a fleet of large research vessels that monitor the Lakes and the fishery to ensure that these crucial ecosystems stay healthy and productive. The Center is the only agency that conducts multi-jurisdictional, lake-wide scientific assessments in the Lakes, and is crucial for protecting and preserving this incredible resource and economic driver. Due to the unique governance structure of the Great Lakes, where there is no Federal water, NOAA, which normally manages fishery science, has no jurisdiction, and GLSC falls under the umbrella of the USGS. Unfortunately, unlike coastal fishery management agencies, the GLSC has had to piece together funding from the USGS base appropriation since it has no formal authorization or dedicated line item. It has been forced to cobble together funding from three or four different sources within USGS every year, and as a result, has lagged far behind its peers in introducing 21st century technology to properly and effectively monitor the Lakes. In fact, its funding has even been raided and diverted to other projects, including to fossil fuel extraction research. The Great Lakes Fishery and Research Authorization Act would fix this problem and give the GLSC the dedicated funding it needs. This bipartisan bill, which, I will add, has more Republican than Democratic cosponsors, will correct the authorization and funding deficiencies in a transparent manner and in a way that puts the Great Lakes on par with other maritime environments in the Nation.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on October 16, 2019 with Honor Flight Chicago, a program that provides World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. These memorials were built to honor their courage and service to their country. The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on October 16th answered our nation's call to service during several of its greatest times of need. Across the world, these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service and sacrificed much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe them more gratitude than can ever be expressed. I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. I am proud to include in the Record the names of these men and women for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to rise and join me in expressing gratitude. Steve K. Admonis, James V. Ambrosia, Joseph V. Ambrozich, Thomas J. Andersen, Robert L. Andrews, Joe Ayres, James R. Baillie, Gene M. Bednarz, Robert S. Bernas, Clarence Beuke, Rodney A. Bjerke, Robert L. Card, John Carlin, Dominick Castaldo, William Cathey. Melvin S. Copeland, Frank J. Cudia, Richard H. Davis, Bert A. Davis, Louis Delgado, Charles B. Desmond Sr., David L. Dobbs, Jr., Leonard Dobrzynski, James W. Donahue, Tad Dymanus, John Edward Essex, Edward J. Fatla, Karl Ferstl, Lloyd D. Flanagin, William F. Flynn. John R. Garland, Paul Goldman, Larry B. Grose, Daniel R. Heiden, John R. Hill, Kenneth W. Janowski, Earl Kent, Taylor J. Kent, Robert L. King, Walter Klempier, Carl M. Klindworth, Dennis J. Kranc, Aloysius Ksiazek, Gary Kulhan, Lawrence J. Kummerer. Joseph La Salvia, Jr., Richard J. Lain, Clifford Lauderdale, Allen Thomas Laya, Julius Levine, Frank H. Liltz, James E. Matkovich, Eugene A. May, Richard C. May, Glenn McAtee, Larry E. McCann, Edward McCarthy, John J. McDonnell, Anthony R. Mehok, Robert W. Migdal. Daniel A. Moffett, Gene Ray, Sr. Montalbano, Richard G. Moutvic, Gerald J. Mraz, Richard A. Nelson, Walter W. Nitsche, Frank Noonan, Donald D. Northup, Thomas J. O'Neill, Roy Oscarson, Robert Joseph Pac, John J. Piworski, William A. Porter, Donald R. Pratt, Mane Eli Pritza. Daniel J. Quigley, Michael K. Rachowicz, Joseph A. Rende, Carmine Rende, Jr, Richard Rix, Arthur Rogers, Gilberto Romero, Jr., Donald P. Rung, William F. Scheidt, Ronald R. Schmidt, William R. Schomburg, Steven D. Schuler, James L. Shohet, Michael L. Sloan, Lawrence M. Soja. Robert Sperlik, Phillip T. Thornton, Franklin Truesdale, Darrell W. Van Gameron, August Verschelden, Anthony Vinezeano, John R. Walker, Allan L. Walraven, Gary D. Wilke, Warzell Williamson, Kenneth W. Witowski, Richard A. Yndestad, William E. Zimmer, Marshall Zweig.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mary Ann Levar and express my congratulations on her retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives. Since my election to Congress ten years ago, Mary Ann has been indispensable to my congressional office, serving as my District Director and assisting thousands of my constituents in Chicago and in the Chicagoland area. It would be impossible to properly thank or congratulate Mary Ann without making clear the indelible mark she has left on my district. Mary Ann was not just my District Director--she was truly the Fifth District of Illinois' District Director. What began with a role serving as a receptionist and staff assistant for Congressman Dan Rostenkowski in 1994 evolved into years of working as a caseworker for Congressman Rod Blagojevich and culminated in her promotion to District Director for Congressman Rahm Emanuel and for myself. After a decade of working together, I have seen firsthand what I've heard time and again from my constituents: that Mary Ann Levar is a tireless advocate for them and for the people of Chicago, leading my District Office with a compassionate, steady hand. As a lifelong Chicagoan, Mary Ann put her heart and soul into her service to the people of Illinois' Fifth District. The daughter of German immigrants, Mary Ann spent her career working to improve her city. She raised her four children--Julie, Ryan, Michelle, and Pat Jr.--in Chicago with her husband of over forty years, former Alderman Pat Levar. She is now a proud grandmother to four, with a fifth grandchild on the way. I have no doubt that she is excited to spend more of her time with those beautiful grandchildren. Madam Speaker, the Fifth District will simply not be the same without Mary Ann's leadership. Her contributions will be felt for years to come and her legacy will live on in the work of all the staff she trained over the years. I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Mary Ann Levar for her tremendous public service.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, a point of clarification: Quid pro quo exists on its face in what we reviewed just today. But, for the record, criminal conduct does not have to be quid pro quo. The President asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival and interfere in our election. The response by my friends across the aisle has also confirmed something else I have had a suspicion about: They have an extraordinary sense of humor. They imagine that this administration would have released this whatever it is this morning relating to a transcript, the complaint, and allowed the DNI to formally testify and the complaining witness to testify just because the President thought we should know, not because there was a complaining witness. Without the complaining witness, no one knows about this--without their courage. That emphasizes the point of how important complaining witnesses are, because, without their courage, we don't know about wrongdoing or there are further leaks, both of which put our country at risk.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who traveled to Washington, DC on September 18, 2019 with Honor Flight Chicago, a program that provides World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials on The National Mall in Washington, DC. These memorials were built to honor their courage and service to their country. The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on September 18th answered our nation's call to service during several of its greatest times of need. Across the world, these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service and sacrificed much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe them more gratitude than can ever be expressed. I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. I am proud to include in the Record the names of these men and women for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to rise and join me in expressing gratitude. Carl R. Anderson, Mose Arseneau, Abram I. Becker, Frank Belletire, Robert Benjamin, Elwood Bilse, John B. Bodoki, David R. Breeze, I.L. Brownlow, Otha L. Brownlow, Terry W. Cable. Richard A. Campbell, Thomas M. Canale, Robert A. Canchola, Roger W. Cantlin, Thomas A. Chambers, Daniel R. Chiarito, Tony Joe B. Chinsio, Phillip M. Cirullo, James S. Collins, John E. Craig, Joseph DeMarchi, Jr. James R. DiBiase, Richard Donald Dunlap, Andrew R. Ellicock, Jose Espinosa, Andrew M. Ferreri, Thomas B. Ford, Robert A. Fridrych, Richard Funfsinn, Joseph Gaberik, Richard J. Gatz, Clelia Angelina Ginay. Esther M. Gleaton, Paul Goldman, Thomas F. Grabowski, Sherwin Greenberg, Richard F. Greenwald, Robert P. Greenwald, Paul R. Hammelman, Richard W. Heurich, Scott J. Horvath, Robert J. Hovorka, Lloyd T. Hubbard. Ronald J. Hunt, Ronald M. Jones, Allen K. Jongsma, Ronnie Kimbrough, DuWayne Klapper, Harold B. Koenen, Matthew Adam Koswenda, Steven M. Kraslen, Peder Kringstad, Denis F. Krzeminski, Francisco A. LaMarca. Sheldon C. Latz, Miles G. Leigh, Terry Leigh, Adeline Lence, Dennis P. Lenihan, James P. Lynch, Thomas O. Maguire, Joseph Mallegni, Antonio E. Massa, Richard A. Matkovich, Peter B. Mazzoni. Joseph A. Moshure, Harry Mullins, Larry Murphy, William Muzyka, Robert J. Nagel, Joel Nederhood, Gary A. Nelson, William H. Niesluchowski, Robert E. Parrott, Thomas M. Peknik, Kenneth G. Periman. Carl E. Peterson, Anthony Pfieffer, Jack Primozic, Joseph Pusateri, James E. Rabjohn, Jerome R. Raczak, John Rudowicz, Martin Ruhland, Alphonse Scepurek, Walter T. Schmit, James L. Shohet. Thomas A. Shumpert, William Norbert Siska, Andrew L. Smith, Anthony R. Sorrentino, Van C. Stone, John Strauts, Thomas H. Strossner, Edward L. Svadlenka, William Van Loan, Sr., Dennis J. Vodvarka, Richard P. Wherry. Richard D. Whorton, Ronald Wiertz, Michael A. Wood, Dennis E. Zavesky, William D. Ziegler, Thomas A. Zilla

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Michael Bauer, a lifelong champion for the causes of equality and justice. Always at the forefront for each battle the LGBTQ community has faced since the AIDS epidemic began, Michael connected elected officials, business leaders, and nonprofit organizations to elevate the visibility of the community and safeguard its rights. Inspired by his own mother's story as a 103-year-old survivor of the Holocaust, Michael understood that the future of humanity, of the LGBTQ, Jewish, pro-Israel, and civil rights communities, in particular, was dependent on protecting against oppression. He took the directive ``Never Again'' literally and devoted his life to that end. Michael's top priority was always his family, and the love and support they provided were most important in his life. He married the love of his life, Roger Simon, whom he met in 1982, in Toronto in 2003. I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering my friend Michael for his tireless service and dedication. He will be missed.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on August 7, 2019 with Honor Flight Chicago, a program that provides World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. These memorials were built to honor their courage and service to their country. The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on August 7th answered our nation's call to service during several of its greatest times of need. Across the world, these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service and sacrificed much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe them more gratitude than can ever be expressed. I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. I am proud to include in the Record the names of these men and women for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to rise and join me in expressing gratitude. Lawrence F. Anaszewicz, Walter J. Anczerewicz, Glenn R. Anderson, Gerald H. Arnott, John L. Augustine, Thomas Bartholomew, Randall E. Beck, William F. Bike, Dominic Biondi, Clarence Bowling, Matthew F. Bryla Jr., Raymond G. Cartwright, Frank R. Catuara, Leroy Cobb, Giuseppe Cursio, Thomas H. Diamond, Eugene G. Dilling, James F. Doddato, Ward W. Dunlap. George J. Dusek, Sylvester R. Dziedzic, Florian C. Dziedzic, David Charles Eaton, George A. Eckberg Jr., David D. Evans, Theodore Rawland Floyd, Felix Grzelinski Jr., Vito Gulotta, Denis Harbison, Kastytis V. Ilginis, Howard A. Ischinger, Lauren Ray Jackson, Ronald E. Jacobsen, Richard J. Jaime, Ben F. Jimms, William R. Johnson, William J. Juneau, Melvin D. Keef, Gary L. Keen, Thomas F. Keith. Thomas W. Kellner, Thomas M. Kelly, John Kennaugh, Joseph M. Kiefer, Howard L. Kirby, Lawrence P. Klaus, Daniel A. Konczak, Sr., Barbara A. Lloyd, Edward Ludwig, Charles Luhan Jr., Samuel J. Maggio, Joseph P. Maloney, Robert S. Mamrot, William D. Margwarth, Joseph Martinek, Ramon J. Mayer, Weems McCullum Sr., Robert E. McDonald, Bruce McElhose, Raymon O. Meredith, Jr., Thomas A. Mlynek, Loren H. Monsess, Frank F. Montefalco. Larry Moton, Wallace Myers, Gary A. Nelson, George R. Nuter, Thomas G. Obmascik, Frank W. Passananti, Donald James Phelps, Phillip F. Pintor, George W. Podowski, Louis G. Puhl, Thomas Reddish, Andrej A. Remec, Ronald Riopel, Irwin Rosenson, Fred Roberto Rymar, Robert C. Sanders, Reynold Sanfilip, Allan F. Schaefer, Roger P. Schaff, Charles E. Schindler, Curt O. Schumacher, Edward Schwartz, Richard E. Scott. Dennis F. Shea, Thomas A. Shumpert, Norman Simone, Robert Dennis Smith, David J. Smith, James S. Sowinski, Bernard R. Stack, Charles J. Stanek, Jerry T. Stewart, Gregory R. Stoltman, Vernon Strege, Joseph A. Stubits, William D. Swaggerty, Joseph J. Tortorich, Teddy Turner, Vernon Tweddle, Michael L. Urbano, Henry A. VanProyen, Allan L. Walraven, Keith A. Whitman, Edward A. Zimmerman, David Zorn, James R. Zwit.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the American Association of Law Libraries' legislative advocacy program. The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), representing more than 4,100 members, is the only national association dedicated to the legal information profession and its professionals. Founded in 1906 on the belief that everyone--lawyers, judges, students, and the public--needs timely access to relevant legal information to make sound legal arguments and wise legal decisions, AALL members are problem solvers of the highest order. In 1989, the AALL Executive Board appointed AALL members Robert L. Oakley of Georgetown University Law Library and Joanne Zich of American University Washington College of Law Library as the first Washington representatives for the Association. Since that time, AALL's advocacy efforts ranged from the creation and dissemination of government information to copyright to the privacy of library users. Its successes include ensuring permanent public access to official, authentic government information by advocating for the essential work of the Library of Congress, the Law Library of Congress, and the U.S. Government Publishing Office; contributing to the enactment of transparency laws including the E-Government Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347) and updates to the Freedom Information Act; and, most recently, supporting my own legislation to provide public access to Congressional Research Service reports that resulted in language included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-141) directing the Congressional Research Service to make its nonconfidential reports available to the public on the internet. The AALL Executive Board and its members celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Association's legislative advocacy program by convening on Capitol Hill on July 12, 2019 for AALL Day on the Hill. AALL members met with their elected officials about the Association's legislative priorities that include greater access to government information, access to justice, government transparency, balanced copyright laws, and privacy for library users. I congratulate AALL on three decades of effective advocacy and wish them many more years of success.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I will keep my comments brief because this bipartisan, commonsense bill is simple. H.R. 736 would make all agency reports to Congress, and releasable under FOIA, available on one website at no cost to the American public. Each year, Federal agencies submit thousands of reports to Congress that contain a wealth of information that enables the public to better understand how Federal agencies are, or are not, fulfilling their respective missions, from ensuring the safety of our drugs and food supply to protecting the environment and monitoring the soundness of our financial institutions. Unfortunately, many, if not most, of these reports simply sit collecting dust in the committees they are delivered to or are posted in numerous and confusing places on dozens of agency websites, rarely to be seen or thought of again. In fact, the only comprehensive list of congressionally mandated reports is printed in paper format each year by the Clerk of the House and is available only by request, provided that one knows it exists. My bill would, for the first time, create a single website where the public and Members of Congress can easily search, sort, and download all congressionally mandated reports from agencies. Ultimately, this will help us conduct better research and oversight of these agencies and will allow the public to learn about what agencies are doing with their hard-earned tax dollars. This bill is meant to be a window into the workings of government to ensure that the government's business is done transparently and is accountable to the people it serves. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this straightforward, commonsense bill and vote ``yes'' on H.R. 736.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in support of H.R. 3494. As the United States learned in 2016, there are few things more important to our democracy than ensuring that our electoral system is kept free from outside interference. We also have a responsibility to educate our partners and our allies about the threat from foreign interference, as well as share our best practices with those nations that face similar threats. Taiwan, one of Asia's most vibrant democracies, is acutely aware of the risks posed by foreign influence. The Chinese Communist Party, angry that another nation has the audacity to prove that a culturally Chinese democracy can thrive, will stop at nothing to degrade Taiwan's political independence. This year's Intelligence Authorization Act requires the Director of National Intelligence to report on influence operations China conducts to interfere in Taiwan's upcoming 2020 elections and find out what assistance the U.S. government provided to counter these operations and provide a comprehensive list of the specific organizations that conducted these influence operations. The U.S. is in a unique position to share the tools and techniques with others that we are implementing to safeguard our own democratic elections. In line with our obligations under the Taiwan Relations Act, we urge the administration to do all it can to assist Taipei with creating conditions for a free, fair, and secure election that is free from interference. This provision brings us one step closer to that goal.

Mr. QUIGLEY

Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise today in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the American Association of Law Libraries' legislative advocacy program. The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), representing more than 4,100 members, is the only national association dedicated to the legal information profession and its professionals. Founded in 1906 on the belief that everyone--lawyers, judges, students, and the public--needs timely access to relevant legal information to make sound legal arguments and wise legal decisions, AALL members are problem solvers of the highest order. In 1989, the AALL Executive Board appointed AALL members Robert L. Oakley of Georgetown University Law Library and Joanne Zich of American University Washington College of Law Library as the first Washington representatives for the Association. Since that time, AALL's advocacy efforts ranged from the creation and dissemination of government information to copyright to the privacy of library users. Its successes include ensuring permanent public access to official, authentic government information by advocating for the essential work of the Library of Congress, the Law Library of Congress, and the U.S. Government Publishing Office; contributing to the enactment of transparency laws including the E-Government Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-347) and updates to the Freedom of Information Act; and, most recently, supporting my own legislation to provide public access to Congressional Research Service reports that resulted in language included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of2018 (P.L. 115-141) directing the Congressional Research Service to make its nonconfidential reports available to the public on the internet. The AALL Executive Board and its members will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Association's legislative advocacy program by convening on Capitol Hill today, July 12, 2019, for AALL Day on the Hill. AALL members will meet with their elected officials about the Association's legislative priorities that include greater access to government information, access to justice, government transparency, balanced copyright laws, and privacy for library users. I congratulate AALL on three decades of effective advocacy and wish them many more years of success.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on July 10, 2019 with Honor Flight Chicago, a program that provides World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. These memorials were built to honor their courage and service to their country. The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on July 10th answered our nation's call to service during several of its greatest times of need. Across the world, these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service and sacrificed much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe them more gratitude than can ever be expressed. I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. I am proud to include in the Record the names of these men and women for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to rise and join me in expressing gratitude: John G. Aister, Victor J. Alvarez, Brownie J. Andrews, Jr., Joseph J. Arcara, William J. Arndt, Gordon W. Atkins, George E. Batson, Charles Bennett, John C. Bierman, James Terry Blue, Sr., John J. Borg, Walter L. Brooks, Robert A. Bryant, Patrick Butler, John W. Cannon, James M. Clemons, Leroy Cobb, Matthew W. Connor, William J. Dierks, Jack H. Doyle. William Thomas Dzingel, Duane Arthur Foss, Charles W. Fruehe, Dennis W. Galloway, Richard Gardner, Philip L. Givens, Robert Wesley Godfrey, John P. Greaney, Robert L. Gurley, James A. Haegele, Sr., Ernest R. Hanna, Edwin W. Hendry, James John Hennessy, Thomas J. Henry, Superman J. Horn, Archie Hubbard, Jr., Michael M. Hughes, Holman B. Ingram, Angelo Irizarry, Nello D. Isabelli. Ronald J. Janiak, Robert E. Jensen, Theodore B. Knapp, Harold B. Koenen, Ronald J. Konetsky, James J. Kosinski, Richard Kowalski, Joseph Kwak, Earl M. Laib, Andrew Leverenz, James O. Lewis, William R. Lindberg, Robert B. Locknar, Stanley R. Lokaj, Bernard LoMonaco, David L. Lowe, Stewart G. Margolis, Joseph Martinek, Dwight C. McConnell, Stuart W. McDowell. Edward W. McQuiston, Robert J. Misevich, Fernando E. Montilla, Leonard W. Morris, Jerry I. Mosenson, Charles E. Nichols, Earl A. Nordmeyer, Harlan W. O'Cull, William O'Neill, Paul M. Obinger, Stanley J. Penczak, Steven L. Penczak, George L. Peso, Dennis R. Rokita, Kent Romanus, Ralph H. Schmalfeld, Terrence Lee Schmidt, James Schwartz, Robin P. Schwartz, Auberay L. Smith, Lynwood Smith, Gerald S. Snarski, Joseph J. Stachon. Leroy E. Stahr, Willard Stockfisch, Myron I. Strepka, Albert F. Struska, Alexander C. Styrczula, Edward Sulita, Robert Sweeney, James J. Sykucki, Donald G. Tollefsen, Gregory B. Tweedy, Sr., John J. Valverde, Hector H. Villarreal, Robert W. Vogeltanz, Leonard A. Wantroba, Lawrence Weiss, Edward K. Weyna, Edward S. Weyna, James C. Wightman, Clyde Wilson, Samuel Wilson, Leo W. Wysocki, Ascher Daniel Yates, Daniel R. Yatsko.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C. on June 5, 2019 with Honor Flight Chicago, a program that provides World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans the opportunity to visit their memorials on The National Mall in Washington, D.C. These memorials were built to honor their courage and service to their country. The American Veteran is one of our greatest treasures. The Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who traveled here on July 10th answered our nation's call to service during several of its greatest times of need. Across the world, these brave Americans risked life and limb, gave service and sacrificed much, all while embodying what it is to be a hero. We owe them more gratitude than can ever be expressed. I welcome these brave veterans to Washington and to their memorials. I am proud to inclue in the Record the names of these men and women for all to see, hear, and recognize, and I call on my colleagues to rise and join me in expressing gratitude: John G. Aister; Victor J. Alvarez; Brownie J. Andrews, Jr.; Joseph J. Arcara; William J. Arndt; Gordon W. Atkins; George E. Batson; Charles Bennett; John C. Bierman; James Terry Blue, Sr.; John J. Borg; Walter L. Brooks; Robert A. Bryant; Patrick Butler; John W. Cannon; James M. Clemons; Leroy Cobb; Matthew W. Connor. William J. Dierks; Jack H. Doyle; William Thomas Dzingel; Duane Arthur Foss; Charles W. Fruehe; Dennis W. Galloway; Richard Gardner; Philip L. Givens; Robert Wesley Godfrey; John P. Greaney; Robert L. Gurley; James A. Haegele, Sr.; Ernest R. Hanna; Edwin W. Hendry; James John Hennessy; Thomas J. Henry; Superman J. Horn; Archie Hubbard, Jr. Michael M. Hughes; Holman B. Ingram; Angelo Irizarry; Nello D. Isabelli; Ronald J. Janiak; Robert E. Jensen; Theodore B. Knapp; Harold B. Koenen; Ronald J. Konetsky; James J. Kosinski; Richard Kowalski; Joseph Kwak; Earl M. Laib; Andrew Leverenz; James O. Lewis; William R. Lindberg; Robert B. Locknar; Stanley R. Lokaj. Bernard LoMonaco; David L. Lowe; Stewart G. Margolis; Joseph Martinek; Dwight C. McConnell; Stuart W. McDowell; Edward W. McQuiston; Robert J. Misevich; Fernando E. Montilla; Leonard W. Morris; Jerry I. Mosenson; Charles E. Nichols; Earl A. Nordmeyer; Harlan W. O'Cull; William O'Neill; Paul M. Obinger; Stanley J. Penczak. Steven L. Penczak; George L. Peso; Dennis R. Rokita; Kent Romanus; Ralph H. Schmalfeld; Terrence Lee Schmidt; James Schwartz; Robin P. Schwartz; Auberay L. Smith; Lynwood Smith; Gerald S. Snarski; Joseph J. Stachon; Leroy E. Stahr; Willard Stockfisch; Myron I. Strepka; Albert F. Struska; Alexander C. Styrczula; Edward Sulita. Robert Sweeney; James J. Sykucki; Donald G. Tollefsen; Gregory B. Tweedy, Sr.; John J. Valverde; Hector H. Villarreal; Robert W. Vogeltanz; Leonard A. Wantroba; Lawrence Weiss; Edward K. Weyna; Edward S. Weyna; James C. Wightman; Clyde Wilson; Samuel Wilson; Leo W. Wysocki; Ascher Daniel Yates; and Daniel R. Yatsko.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Leor Torchman Auerbach for receiving the 2019 CityPAC Scoop Jackson Award. Her service for over 20 years as an advocate and leader in Chicago's pro-Israel community make her an ideal recipient for this honor. Since the 2000s, Leor has served as a long-time CityPAC board member, and her organizational and fundraising approach set the standard that CityPAC continues to emulate. She has served as the AIPAC Chicago co-chair of the Young Leadership Council and is AIPAC's Illinois council member. She leads Americans United in Support of Democracy which has organized more than 1,000 events to cultivate support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. As a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, Leor is a friend and supporter to the entire community, and her activism is an inspiration and model for us all.

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Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 460, as the designee of the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), I rise to offer amendments en bloc which are at the desk.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, the amendments included in the en bloc were made in order by the rule, and they have been agreed to by both sides. They improve the bill. I appreciate the collaborative approach that my friend from Georgia and I were able to take in constructing this package. I am particularly pleased to see amendments highlighting the important work being done with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, the CDFI fund, and the HIDTA and Model Acts programs at the ONDCP. Importantly, the amendment also calls attention to unfortunate delays in placing Harriet Tubman's portrait on the $20 bill. This historic change in American currency would represent the first African American and the first woman featured on paper currency since Martha Washington. Another amendment speaks to the importance of combating unwanted robocalls intended to scam seniors. This aligns perfectly with the committee's direction in this bill to the FCC to provide a detailed plan to create a robocall division dedicated to holding fraudsters accountable as well as ensuring timely collection of penalties. The package also includes an amendment that addresses growing concerns regarding tech companies abusing the privacy of their customers, including the collection of data from children under the age of 13. Finally, I couldn't agree more with the importance of including postal delivery in rural areas. This is a priority that I also share and hope to continue having the cooperation of the Postal Service as we continue to rectify issues in my home district in Chicago and throughout the country. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Foster).

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Mrs. Trahan).

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I support the amendment, urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, this bill funds multiple programs that are not only necessary to the daily operation of the Federal Government but also have a direct impact on the lives and livelihoods of American families, businesses, and communities. I stand in support of the bill on the floor today, which restores cuts proposed in the President's budget and finally invests in programs that have been starved for funding under Republican leadership for the past several years. This amendment would not just cut these programs. It would do so in an arbitrary manner, without regard to the impact on particular programs. In addition, this cut would take funding well below even the level proposed in the President's budget request. Let me say that again: It would bring the bill below the President's budget by many hundreds of millions of dollars. It would reduce by 3.1 percent the funding available to the SBA to enable small businesses to access loans for working capital, fixed assets, and other assistance to establish, operate, acquire, and expand a small business. It would reduce by 3.1 percent the funding available to the Department of the Treasury to counter terrorist financing and money laundering and to implement the expanded requirements that Congress placed upon the Treasury to review proposed foreign investment in U.S. businesses to ensure these transactions do not threaten our national security. It would reduce by 3.1 percent the funding available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy to make grants to Federal, State, and local entities that are on the frontline combating the opioid epidemic. Mr. Chair, for these reasons, I strongly oppose this amendment and urge my colleagues to do the same, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I urge opposition, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 460, as the designee of the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Lowey), I offer amendments en bloc.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, the amendments included in the en bloc were made in order by the rule. This package includes amendments that cover a broad range of issues across the Financial Services and General Government bill. Mr. Chair, I support the amendment and urge its adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen).