[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 130 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H3697-H3698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HIGHLIGHTING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND STAFF AT FCC ALLENWOOD AND USP 
                   LEWISBURG AS PA-12 COVID-19 HEROES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the work of the 
outstanding corrections officers and staff at FCC Allenwood and USP 
Lewisburg during the COVID-19 pandemic and recognize them as PA-12 
COVID-19 heroes.
  Prior to and during the pandemic, the corrections officers at these 
two facilities, located within Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional 
District, stepped up in a big way.
  These dedicated men and women went to work every day, overseeing 
Federal inmates, many of whom had been moved across State lines to 
Central Pennsylvania. In the face of these unprecedented challenges, 
our corrections officers took on expanded responsibility at great 
personal risk.
  These corrections officers and staff at USP Lewisburg and FCC 
Lewisburg answered the call and they deployed to other BOP hotspot 
facilities to assist with diminished staffing capacities due to COVID-
19.
  Answering the ongoing call to duty, USP Lewisburg was asked to step 
up in a big way when storms destroyed portions of FCI Estill in South 
Carolina, requiring nearly 1,000 new inmates to be moved from that 
facility to Central Pennsylvania.
  For dealing with unprecedented challenges under pressing conditions 
and answering the call to duty, it makes me proud to recognize the 
corrections officers and staff at FCC Allenwood and USP Lewisburg as 
PA-12 COVID-19 heroes.

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           Recognizing Orrstown Bank as a PA-12 COVID-19 Hero

  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, for their work in facilitating paycheck 
protection loans for small businesses across Pennsylvania's 12th 
Congressional District, I recognize Orrstown Bank as a PA-12 COVID-19 
hero.
  Enacted as part of the CARES Act, and later replenished due to its 
success, the Paycheck Protection Program has been a tremendous asset to 
small businesses and their employees across the country, and the 
employees were able to stay employed.
  In April, to highlight the success of the program, Orrstown Bank's 
Executive Vice President, Luke Bernstein, I was welcomed to the White 
House to discuss the bank's work in processing and facilitating loans.

  Asked to facilitate loans with little Federal red tape and even less 
notice in order to help our economy survive this terrible virus, banks 
like Orrstown have been instrumental in keeping America employed and 
small businesses operating. I thank them for their work and again 
recognize them as a PA-12 COVID-19 hero.


       Recognizing Penn State University as a PA-12 COVID-19 Hero

  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, Penn State University is undoubtedly a PA-12 
COVID-19 hero.
  During the COVID-19 pandemic, Penn State University, one of the 
world's best research institutions, put their assets to use in a new 
way. They scoured their campuses and schools for personal protective 
equipment that might be used in research or other academic endeavors 
and found 10,000 pieces of PPE they donated to local hospitals to aid 
in the fight against COVID-19.
  Not only that, but Penn State put their academic skills to practice 
by partnering with local businesses in the State College area to use 3D 
printing to make PPE for smaller healthcare providers and nursing 
homes.
  While President Trump and his administration worked to make sure our 
hospitals and healthcare providers had what they needed to meet the 
surge capacity and combat COVID-19, critical community partners like 
Penn State helped to meet the need.
  For their work in providing needed PPE supplies, Penn State 
University is recognized as a PA-12 COVID-19 hero.


       Recognizing Lewistown Printworks as a PA-12 COVID-19 Hero

  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, Lewistown Printworks is a central 
Pennsylvania small business that is undoubtedly a PA-12 COVID-19 hero.
  Lewistown Printworks is a small business in Mifflin County, 
Pennsylvania, that experienced the struggles of operating a small 
business through the COVID-19 pandemic. This small, family-owned 
business saw an opportunity to help others. In their ``Support Small'' 
project, Michelle and Caleb Fetter, the owners of this small, family-
owned business, asked local businesses for logos that could be printed 
on T-shirts. Those T-shirts were then sold as part of an online 
fundraiser with $20 of each sale going to local businesses whose logo 
was on the shirt. As of mid-May, the project earned $5,300 for local 
businesses to help them weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
  For their ingenuity, resourcefulness, and generous spirit, Michelle 
and Caleb Fetter of Lewistown Printworks are recognized as being PA-12 
COVID-19 heroes.

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