George S. Helmy

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute and recognize several organizations and individuals from our home State and the great State of New Jersey who have been and had a tremendous impact on our constituents across our home State and have defined what it means to serve their communities and recognize them in the Congressional Record for their tireless service to New Jerseyans and put a spotlight on them here on the Senate floor.

First, I want to take this moment to honor New Jersey Community Development Corporation for the important work that it has been doing in our home State as it approaches its 30th anniversary. NJCDC is directly involved in urban revitalization efforts, financial empowerment programs, educational initiatives, and other critically important youth development activities to help uplift our young people and empower the youth of New Jersey.

The work done by the NJCDC has directly transformed the lives of many in the cities of Paterson specifically and the surrounding Passaic County.

I would also want to recognize NJCDC founder and chief executive officer and recent inductee to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, Robert Guarasci, for all his tremendous work to make this organization what it has become today.

And, of course, we cannot recognize NJCDC without recognizing the enormous dedication of a great champion of this Senate floor, the late, great Senator Frank Lautenberg, to New Jerseyans and the NJCDC specifically, which he loved and championed his whole career.

Mr. President, second, I want to honor the Bloomfield, NJ, Fire Department. Chief Louis Venezia's crew is just 1 of 300 departments in the entire world that has received the accredited status from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, which is no small feat. The Bloomfield Fire Department's top-class training, staff,

communication, decision making, community outreach, and public relationships have made this certification possible. They are well deserving of this status, and I am proud to have such a fire department in New Jersey.

I want to thank the department for its tireless efforts to keep their community safe, and it is because of them that the people of Bloomfield can sleep soundly knowing that they are protected in the case of emergency. It is my honor to stand here in this body, in front of my mentor and senior Senator, Mr. Booker, to give these organizations and individuals the recognition they deserve for all their efforts to improve the lives of New Jerseyans. I wish to thank them for their tireless service to our communities and wish them much success in the years ahead.

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate consider the following nominations en bloc: Executive Calendar Nos. 821 through 826 and 828, 829, 830, 831, with the exception of Brig. Gen. Walker M. Field and Brig. Gen. Jason G. Woodworth, 832 and 833, and all nominations on the Secretary's desk in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force; that the nominations be confirmed en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening

action or debate; that no further motions be in order to any of the nominations; and that the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action.