[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 184 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1819-E1820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF STEVEN SPIELBERG IN RECEIVING THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL 
                               OF FREEDOM

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 17, 2015

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to represent 
the hardworking, kind, and exceptionally creative people of 
California's 33rd District. I would like to recognize the brilliant 
work of one of my fantastic constituents: Steven Allan Spielberg, who 
was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President 
Obama.
  His films are adored and cherished by billions around the world. With 
directorial, production and writing credits for incredible films

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such as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET, Poltergeist, 
Goonies, the Color Purple, Schindler's List, Amistad, Lincoln, Saving 
Private Ryan and Jurassic Park as well as the Indiana Jones movies, it 
is not surprising that Mr. Spielberg is the recipient of three Oscars, 
three Golden Globes, four Emmy Awards, and countless other awards and a 
myriad of prestigious nominations. He is the recipient of the AFI 
Lifetime Achievement Award and has been awarded the Federal Cross of 
Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany and as well as an honorary 
Knight Commanders of the Order of the British Empire for this work, 
amongst many other international honors. He is co-founder of Dreamworks 
Studios and Amblin Entertainment.
  I believe in no uncertain terms, that Mr. Spielberg is our 
generations' most significant creator in the field of film. He 
understands the importance cinematography has on our society--
especially on our children. That is why I commend his efforts in 
helping the National Boy Scouts of America develop a merit badge in 
cinematography. Mr. Spielberg has also taken his art and turned it into 
a passion for service, establishing the Shoah Foundation Institute for 
Visual History at the University of Southern California to record 
testimonies of Holocaust survivors so that their stories may never be 
forgotten.
  Mr. Speaker, for his timeless cinematographic accomplishments 
transforming modern film, our culture, and our history, I would like to 
extend my deepest gratitude to Mr. Steven A. Spielberg.

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