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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE member of our family here in the House.

H9718 So (two-thirds being in the affirma- tive) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was concurred in.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Stated for: Ms.

WATERS.

Mr. Speaker, I was chairing the crypto hearing.

Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No.

519.
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Axne (Pappas) Beatty (Neguse) Brooks (Fleischmann) Gosar (Weber (TX)) Grijalva (Correa) Horsford (Kelly Burgess (Weber (IL)) (TX)) Cawthorn (Gaetz) Cherfilus- McCormick (Brown (OH)) Cicilline (Sewell) Clyburn (Butterfield) DeFazio (Pallone) Dingell (Pappas) Doyle, Michael F. (Evans) Dunn (Salazar) Escobar (Garcia (TX)) Espaillat (Correa) Gonzales, Tony Jacobs (NY) (Sempolinski) Johnson (TX) (Pallone) Kim (NJ) (Pallone) Kirkpatrick (Pallone) Krishnamoorthi (Pappas) Larson (CT) (Pappas) Maloney, Sean P. (Beyer) Meng (Khanna) Moolenaar Newman (Correa) Norcross (Fleischmann) (Pallone) f O’Halleran (Pappas) Palazzo (Fleischmann) Pascrell (Pallone) Porter (Beyer) Posey (Cammack) Pressley (Neguse) Rice (SC) (Weber (TX)) Rush (Beyer) Sa´ nchez (Correa) Simpson (Fulcher) Sires (Pallone) Stevens (Craig) Strickland (Correa) (Fitzgerald) Titus (Pallone) Welch (Pallone) (Bergman) Tiffany ELLA TERRY AND MISS PAT RETIREMENT TRIBUTE (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Ms. PELOSI.

Mr. Speaker, it is with great joy and great pride that I rise to celebrate two longtime members of our congressional community—indeed our family—as they prepare for retirement: Ella Terry and Patricia Smith, better known as Miss Pat.

b 1400 On behalf of the United States House of Representatives, it is my privilege to extend our deepest thanks and ap- preciation for their decades of service.
With extraordinary devotion and a deep-seated love for this institution, each has served the Congress longer than most Members.

That is reason to applaud.

Ahead of their well-earned retire- ments, let us wish them both well.

It is sad to see them go, but we are grateful for their many, many years of service they have given us.
On our side of the aisle, we all know that Ella Terry has worked in the House Democratic cloakroom since the dawn of the millennium in January of 2000, after working for more than a dec- ade in the Capitol Coffee Shop.

She knows our preferences.

Altogether, she has dutifully served on Capitol Hill for 34 years.

She has a warm, caring, steadfast presence, a sunny smile, no matter how arduous things may be going on the floor or the cloakroom.

With Ella, no one is a stranger, ev- eryone is a friend.
She is a bedrock When Congresswoman Gabby Giffords first returned to the floor after the hei- nous attack on her life, Ella embraced Gabby and told her through tears: I am so proud of you.

Gabby was so proud of you, too.

The late Congressman Elijah Cum- mings once told his colleagues: Ms. Ella is my personal adviser.

And since he was personal adviser to the rest of us, we are all in your debt for your ad- vice to him.
Thank you to Ella’s daughter, Tawanna, who is here, and grand- daughter, Christina, thank you for being with us; and to your entire fam- ily for sharing her with us for so many years.

Across the aisle, Miss Pat has brought that same unwavering dedica- tion to her service in the House Repub- lican cloakroom.
For nearly five decades, Miss Pat has been a cherished colleague in the Cap- itol; first in the House dining room and in the Longworth House Office Build- ing, and then for 36 years just off the floor of the House.

A remarkable friend to all those priv- ileged enough to work alongside her, she has been a daily blessing to this Chamber.

The House is also grateful to Miss Pat’s loving family, especially her two daughters, Nikoshia and Bianca, and her beloved granddaughter, Lauren.
The House of Representatives is a brighter, more joyful place in which we serve, thanks to Ella and Miss Pat.

These patriots reflect the highest ideals of public service; a joyful com- mitment to others, a profound love for our country, and a lifelong reverence for the Congress.

Their service, their kindness, and their friendship will be long-remem- bered by the countless Members and staff they have served over the years.
Let us join in thanking Ella and thanking Miss Pat, and best wishes for new adventures that lie ahead for you.

Congratulations.

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to yield to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. MCCARTHY), the Repub- lican leader.

Mr. MCCARTHY.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the Speaker for yielding.

I do want to congratulate and thank Ella, who Speaker PELOSI just mentioned, for 34 years of service to Congress, in- cluding 22 in the Democratic cloak- room.
It didn’t matter what we were saying or what we were fighting about here, but when people walked back in the cloakroom, people were more united for all your help.

So thank you for all that work.

I hope you have a very happy and healthy retirement spent with your family and granddaughter, Christina.

It is definitely well-earned, and the Na- tion is better for your service.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Patricia Smith—or as everyone around December 13, 2022 here knows, ‘‘Miss Pat,’’ who is retir- ing from the House this Friday after 46 years of service.

I spent a little time with her daughters today, and her one daughter told me she was only 3 years old when you first came here to work.

I could see the love in your daughters’ eyes and how much they honor you and respect you.
Miss Pat is one of the kindest, most humble, most decent public servants I have ever met.

We are excited about celebrating her today.

For all of you, you have got to know, this isn’t the only award that she won today.

I will talk a little bit about that in a minute.

For 36 years, Miss Pat has run Cafe Helen, the sandwich and snack bar in the Republican cloakroom.

If anyone questions her ability on her food, you can look at all of our waistlines to know how good she is.
The cloakrooms are a space for Mem- bers to relax, to speak, and thanks to Miss Pat, enjoy a quick snack, a hot dog, or a sandwich.

Miss Pat began working in the House dining room in the Longworth Build- ing.

She soon joined the legendary Ms. Helen in the Republican cloakroom.

When Ms. Helen retired, Cafe Helen be- came Miss Pat’s domain.

Whenever the House is in session, Miss Pat is here in the cloakroom.
Whether we are voting at 2 a.m., 2 p.m., or early in the morning—the one thing you have got to know about Miss Pat, she does not like to stay up late.

She would tell us that a time or two.

We should take her advice, too.

She would stay up until 2 a.m., go to the grocery store the next morning and be right back here for breakfast.

As all of you know, it is tough to handle a lot of us, especially when we are hangry at times, too.
You have been the motherly advice, the humble servant, the individual who provided us the food, but also provided us the wisdom when we needed it at times as well.

We thank you for that.

To every Member she encounters, Miss Pat is more than part of this in- stitution.

She is part of the family, just as we are part of her family, as well.

Many times, Members will bring their spouses or special visitors or con- stituents, and they come into the cloakroom.
Many of us that are Mem- bers think, oh, they are bringing them because they want to meet us and take a picture with us.

They would walk right up to me and right by me because what they really wanted to do was in- troduce Miss Pat to their family be- cause that is what you have meant to us and that is what you will always mean to us.

You have always been that humble one in a town of spotlight seekers.

Miss Pat is a lighthouse shining a path for us with her motherly advice and words of wisdom.
You always had humility, but you always had faith, and you shared it with us.
I guess when we sit through this— when I talked about this isn’t her only award, earlier this morning we pre- sented her with one of the highest I - E N L N O C E R G N O C h t i - w D O R P 2 X 7 R X L J K S D n o r e n n o b a CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE House in recess for a period of less than 15 minutes.
December 13, 2022 awards that Congress can give to a staff, the McCormick Award for Excel- lence, named after the former Speaker.

When you walk the halls over here you will see a big plaque with the names of each individual who has won it through the years.

It was named after the Speaker, on who we can honor as a staffer who cared about the insti- tution—not about a party, but an insti- tution.

For 46 years you have lived up to that.


Now, it is my honor to present you with this flag that has been flown over the Capitol in your name.

And for all the Members, we will put it back in the cloakroom, and why don’t you come by and sign it.

On behalf of the Republican Con- ference, this Chamber and the Nation, I want to thank Miss Pat for her unwav- ering commitment to this institution.

Thank you for your service.


But re- member, as a family we are always here for you, and we hope you will con- tinue to always be there for us.

Thank you and God bless.

Ms. PELOSI.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield back the balance of my time as we end our tribute to two great Americans, members of our families, Miss Pat and Ella Terry.

Thank you all so much.

f OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE 117TH CONGRESS The SPEAKER pro tempore.
Pursu- ant to House Resolution 1494, this time has been designated for the taking of the official photo of the House of Rep- resentatives in session.

The House will be in a brief recess while the Chamber is being prepared for the photo.

As soon as the photog- rapher indicates that these prepara- tions are complete, the Chair will call the House to order to resume its actual session for the taking of the photo- graph.

At that point the Members will take their cues from the photographer.
Shortly after the photographer is fin- ished, the House will proceed with busi- ness.

f RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore.

Pursu- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess while the Chamber is being prepared.

Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 11 min- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess.
f b 1416 AFTER RECESS The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker at 2 o’clock and 16 minutes p.m. (Thereupon, the Members sat for the official photograph of the House of Representatives for the 117th Con- gress.)

f RECESS The SPEAKER.

Pursuant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 22 min- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess.
f b 1432 AFTER RECESS The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro tempore (Mrs. HAYES) at 2 o’clock and 32 minutes p.m. f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore.

Pursu- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule XX.
The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time.

f EXPRESSING THE COMMITMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES TO BUILDING ON THE TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS OF THE GEORGE McGOVERN-ROBERT DOLE FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND CHILD NUTRITION PRO- GRAM Mr. MCGOVERN.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res.
1156) expressing the commitment of the House of Rep- resentatives to building on the twenty years of success of the George McGov- ern-Robert Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.

The Clerk read the title of the resolu- tion.

The text of the resolution is as fol- lows: H. RES.
1156 Whereas the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (referred to in this pre- amble as the ‘‘McGovern-Dole Program’’) has improved the food security, nutrition, lit- eracy, and primary education of school-age children, particularly young girls, and their families in over 48 countries in just two dec- ades; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program was established by section 3107 of the Farm Secu- rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
1736o–1) to procure agricultural com- modities and provide financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school food for education programs in foreign coun- tries and maternal, infant, and child nutri- tion programs for pregnant women, nursing mothers, infants, and children who are 5 years of age or younger; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program has provided over 5.5 billion school meals bene- fitting over 31 million school-age children and their communities; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program has been successfully administered by the For- eign Agricultural Service of the Department of Agriculture; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program is a key program of the Department of Agri- culture aligned with the governmentwide Global Food Security Strategy; H9719 Whereas in fiscal year 2021 alone, McGov- ern-Dole Program projects have directly ben- efitted more than 4.5 million children and community members through the distribu- tion of United States-produced commodities that provide daily nutritious and high-qual- ity meals and mitigate food insecurity; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program part- ners with American farmers, who provide 46,770 metric tons (‘‘MT’’) of food commod- ities in support of fiscal year 2021 McGovern- Dole Program grants in Central America, Af- rica, and Asia; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program com- plements United States agricultural com- modities with food grown and purchased lo- cally to support farmers and markets within their own communities and to build the ca- pacity of local governments and commu- nities to continue and sustain the benefits of the McGovern-Dole Program into the future; Whereas during the COVID–19 pandemic when school closures were commonplace, the McGovern-Dole Program effectively shifted from providing meals in schools to providing take-home rations and distributed approxi- mately 23,000 MT of commodities donated by the United States and 550 MT of locally pro- cured commodities to more than 1,700,000 McGovern-Dole Program participants and their families across 26
 active projects, en- suring that children continued to receive daily meals and learn while at home; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program rec- ognizes the value of educating young girls and contributes to overcoming the barriers they encounter in accessing a high-quality education by promoting equality and the re- duction of gender-based violence; Whereas school meals provide an incentive for families to send girls to school and help girls to stay in school, effectively preventing early marriage and delaying first pregnancy, which can trap young women in poverty and limit their future potential; Whereas the McGovern-Dole Program strengthens local community health and education through the formation of parent- teacher associations, teacher training, and improving the infrastructure of schools, classrooms, commodity storerooms, latrines, and water sources; and Whereas the United States, as a member of the Global School Meals Coalition, is com- mitted to and recognizes that investments in McGovern-Dole Program, are central to bol- stering food security, building resilience to future shocks, and supporting the nutri- tional, health, and educational needs of chil- dren and adolescents worldwide: Now, there- fore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States is committed to— (1) building upon the twenty years of suc- cessful work of the George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (in this resolution referred to as the ‘‘McGovern-Dole Pro- gram’’) and its positive role in breaking cy- cles of hunger and poverty, providing oppor- tunity through education and literacy, and improving overall nutrition and health; (2) complementing humanitarian assist- ance efforts and development programs through the continued implementation of the McGovern-Dole Program that addresses global food insecurity and creates conditions for peace and stability; and (3) supporting United States farmers, mil-
 lers, shippers, and commodity groups that provide agricultural commodities for use in the McGovern-Dole Program to help combat global malnutrition and food insecurity and advance global education.
The SPEAKER pro tempore.

Pursu- ant to the rule, the gentleman from l