[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3222]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  SHENANDOAH AREA COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA'S 2016 DISTINGUISHED 
                          CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West 
Virginia (Mr. Mooney) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition 
of an outstanding member of my community in the Eastern Panhandle of 
West Virginia's Second Congressional District, Ed Wilson.
  This afternoon in Martinsburg, Ed Wilson is being named the 
Shenandoah Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America's 2016 
Distinguished Citizen of the Year. This award is given to exceptional 
members of the community who have ``noteworthy and extraordinary 
leadership.''
  Past honorees include Senators Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller, Shelley 
Moore Capito, and Joe Manchin, as well as Brigadier General V. Wayne 
Lloyd, the former head of the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg.
  My friend, Ed Wilson, also truly personifies all that this award 
embodies. Born in Woodbridge, New Jersey, Ed's journey of faith and 
service included a very early milestone.
  At the age of 10, he joined the St. Vincent de Paul Society. This 
Catholic charitable organization, whose local chapter was founded by 
his wife, Midge, offers not a handout, but a hand up. This same ethic 
lies behind the mission of the Boy Scouts, who Ed has worked with for 
so many years.
  Ed served in the Navy for 3 years before earning a position with the 
intelligence community as a linguist and analyst. Ed worked for the CIA 
for 31 years, 24 of which were overseas. He was stationed around the 
globe, in Europe, the Middle East, Central America, and Asia.
  Finally, in 1977, Ed and his wife, Midge, moved to Falling Waters, in 
Berkeley County, West Virginia, where they have been committed to 
serving our community and its needs ever since.
  Ed's work for our community has been called legendary by some, and I 
couldn't agree more. He has served with 16 agencies, charitable 
organizations, and community projects, including Big Brothers and Big 
Sisters of the Eastern Panhandle, Catholic Charities, March of Dimes, 
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, Mountain State Apple 
Harvest Festival, and the United Way of the Eastern Panhandle.
  Ed likes to say that life is too important to be taken seriously. I 
do agree, but I must add this. One of the serious reasons why the Boy 
Scouts honors Ed is the importance of his lifetime of service.
  Ed provides an important role model for young men about the 
importance of commitment, virtue, culture, and just basic decency. With 
that in mind, I not only congratulate, but also thank my friend, Ed 
Wilson, for all he has done for our country and community.


               We Need an All-Of-The-Above Energy Policy.

  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to comment on a recent statement made by 
the leading Democrat candidate for President and former Secretary of 
State, Hillary Clinton, who just on Sunday night on CNN was asked about 
her policies.
  She said, ``I am the only candidate which has a policy about bringing 
economic opportunity, using clean, renewable energy as the key into 
coal country because we are going to put a lot of coal miners and coal 
companies out of business.''
  Mr. Speaker, we need a President who has an all-of-the-above energy 
policy, not one who so blatantly discriminates against coal. This 
attack and war on coal that Hillary Clinton plans to continue, just 
like our current President, has devastated our State. We are in a 
recession in West Virginia. We need a President who will fight for our 
coal miners, promote the all-of-the-above energy policy, and utilize 
our country's natural resources, including coal.
  This is important to West Virginia and everyone in the country, so I 
call upon all of us to look at the importance of this upcoming 
discussion on this issue.

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