[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E439-E441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING THE MEMORY OF JUANA SEQUEIRA SOLIS
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HON. JIMMY GOMEZ
of california
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Mr. GOMEZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of Juana Sequeira
Solis who passed away on April 6, 2021 at the age of 94. She was born
in 1926 in Nicaragua and was the eldest of five children.
In 1945, at the age of 18, she immigrated to the United States in
search of a better life. In 1950, she moved to Los Angeles where she
met her late husband, Raul S. Solis, while taking citizenship classes.
The couple then married in October of 1953.
Mrs. Solis and her late husband raised seven children in the
unincorporated area of La Puente, California.
She enjoyed cooking for her family and friends and was an avid
gardener. The family was her focal point where she taught her children
to give back to their community; stressed the importance of achieving a
higher education; and preserving the environment.
Mrs. Solis was a devout Roman Catholic.
Mrs. Solis worked hard to provide for her children and was employed
for over 20 years as an assembly line worker at Mattel Inc. until her
retirement in 1991. She was an active union member with the United
Rubber Workers.
Mrs. Solis is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 58 years,
Raul S. Solis, who was a proud Teamster and her beloved daughter,
Beatriz M. Solis, who served as the Director for Healthy Communities at
the California Endowment.
She is survived by her children: Irma Rincon, Raul Solis, Jr., Hilda
Solis, Victor Solis, Anna Solis, Leticia Solis and their spouses; 10
grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren.
She will be remembered for her kindness and fighting spirit. She will
be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Madam Speaker, I ask that Members in the House Chamber please join me
for a moment of silence to honor the life of Juana Sequeira Solis.
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees,
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or
changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Thursday, April 22, 2021 may be found in the
Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
APRIL 27
9:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine Department of Defense's
management challenges and opportunities.
SD-G50
10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Defense
To hold closed hearings to examine the Missile Defense
Agency, focusing on a program update.
SVC-217
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and
Data Security
To hold hearings to examine curbing COVID cons, focusing
on warning consumers about pandemic frauds, scams, and
swindles.
SR-253
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine energy development on federal
lands, focusing on the current status of the Department
of the Interior's onshore oil and gas leasing program.
SD-366
Committee on Finance
To hold hearings to examine climate challenges, focusing
on the tax code's role in creating American jobs,
achieving energy independence, and providing consumers
with affordable, clean energy.
WEBEX
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine supporting children, workers
and families by strengthening America's child care
sector.
SH-216
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight
To hold hearings to examine controlling Federal legacy IT
costs and crafting 21st century IT management
solutions.
SD-342/VTC
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law
To hold hearings to examine how social media platforms'
design choices shape our discourse and our minds,
focusing on algorithms and amplification.
SD-226
2:30 p.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight,
and Ports
To hold hearings to examine the future of automotive
mobility, safety, and technology.
SR-253
Committee on Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety
To hold hearings to examine S. 283, to establish a
National Climate Bank.
SD-406
Committee on Finance
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
To hold hearings to examine creating opportunity through
a fairer tax system.
SD-215
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine U.S. Policy on Afghanistan.
SD-G50
3 p.m.
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action,
and Federal Rights
To hold hearings to examine Supreme Court fact-finding
and the distortion of American democracy.
SD-226
APRIL 28
9:30 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Kiran
Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the
Office of Personnel Management, and Anton George
Hajjar, of Maryland, Amber Faye McReynolds, of
Colorado, and Ronald Stroman, of the District of
Columbia, each to be a Governor of the United States
Postal Service.
SD-342
10 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine health disparities in Indian
Country, focusing on a review of the Indian Health
Service's COVID response and future needs.
SD-138
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider S. 15, to require the
Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress
on scams targeting seniors, S. 115, to direct the
Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study and submit to
Congress a report on the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on the travel and tourism industry in the
United States, S. 120, to prevent and respond to the
misuse of communications services that facilitates
domestic violence and other crimes, S. 163, to address
the workforce needs of the telecommunications industry,
S. 198, to require the Federal Communications
Commission to incorporate data on maternal health
outcomes into its broadband health maps, S. 316, to
establish a temperature checks pilot program for air
transportation, S. 326, to require the Secretary of
Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the
effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the
economy of the United States, S. 381, to establish the
National Ocean Mapping, Exploration, and
Characterization Council, S. 558, to establish a
national integrated flood information system within the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, S.
576, to amend title 14, United States Code, to require
the Coast Guard to conduct icebreaking operations in
the Great Lakes to minimize commercial disruption in
the winter months, S. 593, to restrict the imposition
by the Secretary of Homeland Security of fines,
penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable only to
coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified non-
United States citizens from serving as crew, on
specified vessels transporting passengers between the
State of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address
a Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alaskan
communities, S. 735, to amend the Scientific and
Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further support
advanced technological manufacturing, S. 1106, to
prohibit the sale of shark fins, S. 1259, to provide
that crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous
products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety
Act, S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for
Technology and Innovation in the National Science
Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic
security, science, research, innovation, manufacturing,
and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain
resiliency program, an original bill relating to marine
mammals, and the nominations of Donet Dominic Graves,
Jr., of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, and
Bill Nelson, of Florida, to be Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
SH-216
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed
budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the
Environmental Protection Agency.
SR-301
Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Bonnie D.
Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State
for Arms Control and International Security, and other
pending nominations.
SD-106/VTC
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine the response to COVID-19,
focusing on using lessons learned to address mental
health and substance use disorders.
SD-430
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
SD-G50
2 p.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative.
SD-124
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and
justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Library of
Congress, the Congressional Budget Office, and the
Government Accountability Office.
SD-192
2:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
To hold hearings to examine United States Special
Operations Command's efforts to sustain the readiness
of special operations forces and transform the force
for future security challenges.
SR-232A
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
To hold hearings to examine defense acquisition programs
and acquisition reform.
SR-222
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Government Operations and Border Management
To hold hearings to examine the non-governmental
organization perspective on the southwest border.
VTC
Committee on Indian Affairs
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the COVID-19
response in Native communities, focusing on Native
education systems one year later.
SD-628
Committee on the Judiciary
Subcommittee on the Constitution
To hold hearings to examine stopping gun violence,
focusing on extreme risk order/``red flag'' laws.
SD-226
3 p.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine the VA telehealth program,
focusing on leveraging recent investments to build
future capacity.
SD-138
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine pending calendar business.
SH-216
4:30 p.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
To hold hearings to examine United States nuclear
deterrence policy and strategy.
SD-562
APRIL 29
10 a.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Eric S.
Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy.
SR-253
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Tommy P.
Beaudreau, of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary of the
Interior.
SD-366