February 5, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 22 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    HONORING THE MEMORY OF JOHN LEE

  (Mr. MALINOWSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the memory of John 
Lee, a resident of New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District who 
passed away on January 25 after waging a courageous battle with cancer.
  Mr. Lee immigrated to America in 1987 and worked day and night to 
build a better life for himself and his family. In 2000, he became a 
citizen, and like many immigrants, he understood the meaning of civic 
duty and the importance of a single person's vote better than many of 
us whose families have been here for generations.
  So when he was faced with a cancer diagnosis, his first thought was 
not to sink into despair. He simply asked: ``What's next?''
  As his diagnosis progressed, Mr. Lee began to understand the pressing 
need for legislation to protect people with preexisting conditions, and 
the question of, ``What's next?'' was answered.
  He spent his remaining time fighting to help make our healthcare 
system more just and to make America, as he put it, a Nation of us, not 
of me.
  Today, I am truly honored to be joined at the State of the Union by 
his siblings. Mr. Speaker, John Lee has already helped to shape our 
understanding of what must be done to make healthcare a human right for 
all Americans. May his legacy be that we have finally done it.

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