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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, 2, 2019 No. 72 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was WELCOMING REVEREND Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, last year called to order by the Speaker. JONATHAN FALWELL was an abject failure in addressing the f The SPEAKER. Without objection, climate crisis. In both policy and real- world emission reductions in the U.S. the gentleman from (Mr. CLINE) is recognized for 1 minute. and globally, we fell short. We cannot Reverend Jonathan Falwell, Thomas There was no objection. afford another year like it, and yet, Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Vir- Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise 2019 is off to an ominous start. ginia, offered the following prayer: today to recognize our guest chaplain, The consequences of inaction on cli- Our gracious Heavenly Father, we mate change are both dire and famil- thank You for this great Nation that the Reverend Jonathan Falwell of Thomas Road Baptist Church in iar. The lives and livelihoods of mil- we call home. We thank You for bless- lions across the country and billions ing us so greatly through these 243 Lynchburg, Virginia. Reverend Falwell has long been a around the world are at risk. years of American history. Climate change is a national security The Bible says: ‘‘Blessed is the na- leader in his community, the Common- wealth of Virginia, and the United threat, a food security threat, a hous- tion whose is the Lord.’’ So, today, ing issue, a transportation issue, an in- Father, we ask Your forgiveness for the States. His sermons are delivered to thousands each week at Thomas Road, frastructure issue, an immigration sins that we as a people, and we as a issue, a jobs issue, an energy issue, a fi- nation, have committed which have led on television, and through the inter- net. Jonathan Falwell followed in the nancial issue, and a public health issue. us away from You. We cannot, in good conscience, claim We pray that You grant wisdom and footsteps of his father, Dr. Jerry Falwell, as senior pastor of Thomas to be adequately representing the peo- guidance to all who serve in this room. ple of our districts and our country and We ask You to give clear direction as Road Baptist Church. Jerry Falwell was founder of Liberty the world if we ignore or deny the dan- they set the course for our Nation, and gers that climate change poses to the we pray that You lead them as they University, one of the largest Christian universities in the United States. In American public and the world. lead us. We ask You to protect those I stand here in strong support of H.R. who serve this Nation both here and addition to his role as senior pastor at Thomas Road, Reverend Jonathan 9, the Climate Action Now Act, to re- around the globe. verse the shameful and dangerous And we ask You to continue to bless Falwell also serves as executive vice president of spiritual affairs at Lib- course of the last 2 years and meet the this great Nation that we call home. challenge of climate change head-on. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen. erty. f f On this , I ex- tend my thanks to Jonathan Falwell NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER THE JOURNAL for his devotion to Christ, his family, (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- and his community. permission to address the House for 1 ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- f minute and to revise and extend his re- ceedings and announces to the House marks.) her approval thereof. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, today we Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- PRO TEMPORE observe the 68th annual National Day nal stands approved. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. of Prayer, a day dedicated to bringing f CASTEN of ). The Chair will en- men and women of all together PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tertain up to five further requests for in prayer for this great Nation. 1-minute speeches on each side of the The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman Statistically, only about 14 percent aisle. from Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) of read the Bible and pray come forward and lead the House in the f on a daily basis. That is why this Pledge of Allegiance. year’s theme focuses on our love for MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF one another, just as we learned in the Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania led CLIMATE CHANGE the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: teachings of Jesus in John 13:34: Love I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given one another just as I have loved you. United States of America, and to the Repub- permission to address the House for 1 This theme is just as important in lic for which it stands, one nation under God, minute and to revise and extend his re- our Nation today as it has been indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. marks.) throughout our history. Right now,

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:56 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.000 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3410 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 America is a divided nation, and we are spected in Indian Country. You see, not only being met, but giving them fighting for the values that this great throughout his career at the Bureau of the opportunity to thrive in a loving country was founded upon. More than Indian Affairs and for a decade here in home. anything else we need unity. Congress, he worked tirelessly to fur- f Mark 3:24 says: If a kingdom is di- ther economic opportunity for Amer- LEAD ON THE CRISIS OF CLIMATE vided against itself, that kingdom can- ican Indians. Ben Reifel celebrated CHANGE not stand. But to find unity, we must education, hard work, and self-deter- put our before our politics. We mination. (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- must do what is right for the American Yesterday, I filed a bill asking that mission to address the House for 1 people. Why? Because our faith unites Ben Reifel’s name be placed on the minute and to revise and extend his re- us in Christ. Mission Post Office. It is my hope that marks.) Jesus prayed for us, in John 21:17, young American Indian boys and girls Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today that: All of them may be one, Father, will see that name and realize that to address the opportunity we have just as You are in me and I am in You. great American leaders have come, and today to lead on the crisis of climate May they also be in us, so that the will come again, from that place. change. world may believe that You have sent f The climate change crisis is unlike me. any other that we have faced. It cannot I encourage all Americans to join me ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE be defeated on the battlefield; it can- in celebrating the National Day of (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was not be cured; it cannot be wished away; Prayer and humbly come before God to given permission to address the House and it, certainly, can no longer be de- seek his guidance on how we may be- for 1 minute and to revise and extend nied. come one America. his remarks.) What we can do is what we have al- f Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I ways done and lead the community of rise today in strong support of H.R. 9, nations to address a problem that A FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE the Climate Action Now Act, to ensure would leave our children and their FUTURE OF CLIMATE ACTION that the U.S. remains part of the Paris grandchildren with an unbelievable cri- (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was climate agreement. sis and possibly a planet that they can given permission to address the House Report after scientific report has told no longer inhabit. for 1 minute.) us that, when it comes to climate The Paris climate agreement was a Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, it change, we are on a precipice. The sta- set of targets that we developed that was an honor to preside over the House tus quo leads us over the cliff. The only are not mandatory. The Paris climate during the debate on H.R. 9 yesterday way back is with immediate and ear- agreement is about making a state- to uphold our commitment to the Paris nest action. That is all of us together. ment that this is a problem and a cri- climate accord, our first real piece of The Paris Agreement was meant to sis, and that America will lead. climate legislation in over 9 years. It be a collective first step toward begin- Today, this Chamber has an oppor- may have been an honor, but it was jar- ning to address climate change. We tunity to say, yes, we will lead. We will ring to listen to my Republican col- have a duty to ourselves, to our chil- not hide from the problem. We will not leagues in denial. dren, and to the rest of the world to let this crisis distract us. We will lead. For decades, Americans have seen not only join in that step forward, but Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to with their own eyes rising sea levels, to lead it. support H.R. 9 today and to send a extreme weather events, and tempera- I urge my colleagues to join with me statement to the world that, as we ture increases, all terrifying prospects in supporting H.R. 9. have always done, we will lead on this for our children and grandchildren, yet f global crisis. Republicans are defending the Trump RECOGNIZING NATIONAL FOSTER f administration’s action to undercut CARE MONTH RECOGNIZING HOLOCAUST and isolate the United States as the REMEMBRANCE DAY only country to withdraw from the cli- (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania mate accord, placing us firmly on the asked and was given permission to ad- (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given wrong side of history. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- permission to address the House for 1 In contrast, I am thankful that to- vise and extend his remarks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- day’s action demonstrates that Demo- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. marks.) crats are on the side of protecting our Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to children’s future. H.R. 9 is a first step May as National Foster Care Month. join our friends in and in the towards a future of climate action and This is a time to recognize more than Jewish communities around the world climate justice, a Green New Deal for 400,000 foster youth in America. During in recognizing Israel’s Holocaust Re- clean energy jobs, rebuilding and re- this month, we renew our commitment membrance Day. newing our infrastructure, sustainable to ensuring that every child has a safe President Trump took the unprece- agriculture, and environmental justice. and loving home. dented step of proclaiming this week We can’t afford to wait, and neither Mr. Speaker, I am a member of the Holocaust Remembrance Week, and can the planet. Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, solidarity is one of our strongest allies f and to this day, I have a foster brother in the entire Jewish community. as part of my family. I know firsthand With the recent rise in anti-Semitic HONORING BEN REIFEL how a loving, supportive home can rhetoric amongst some, even in this (Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota make all of the difference in a young House, it is important that we remem- asked and was given permission to ad- person’s life. ber just how horrific and dangerous dress the House for 1 minute and to re- More than 200,000 children enter the these ideas truly are. vise and extend his remarks.) foster care system every year, which More than 6 million Jewish people Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. translates to a child entering care died at the hands of the Nazis during Speaker, in 1961, South Dakota’s Ben every 2 minutes. the Holocaust. Many who survived will Reifel became our Nation’s first All children deserve a safe, loving, never be able to escape the horrors of Lakota Indian in Congress. and permanent home. We have a re- their experience. They emerged into a He grew up dirt poor in a log cabin in sponsibility to continue to create poli- world that has changed them forever. rural Todd County. He dropped out cies that will improve outcomes in the But the world has changed since after eighth grade but later graduated overall well-being of foster youth and then, too. No longer is that sort of ha- from South Dakota State and from their families. tred and bigotry to be accepted, and Harvard. I thank every foster parent, volun- that is what we must affirm on this Na- Ben Reifel was respected in this teer, and mentor who works to make tional Day of Prayer, via prayer, via Chamber. That gentleman was re- sure that the needs of our children are our actions, for Jewish people as well

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:56 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.002 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3411 as Christians being massacred around I am so proud of our Kansas libraries mit a plan to Congress to meet our ob- the world. that are constantly going above and ligations under the Paris accord. This I thank the President for once again beyond. amendment ensures that we do not for- reaffirming America’s commitment to f get the impact of our infrastructure supporting Israel and the Jewish peo- when addressing the threat of climate ple. This week, today, and always, we CLIMATE ACTION NOW ACT change. are with you. GENERAL LEAVE We know that climate change is real. We know that we are already feeling f Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Mem- its effects and that it will only inten- b 0915 bers may have 5 legislative days to re- sify. Strong scientific research tells us HEALTHCARE vise and extend their remarks and to that storms are getting stronger and include extraneous material on the more frequent. Sea levels are rising, (Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire bill, H.R. 9. and this poses a direct threat to our asked and was given permission to ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. coastal communities. dress the House for 1 minute.) KUSTER of New Hampshire). Is there While this bill and the Paris accord Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. objection to the request of the gen- take significant steps to address the Speaker, I rise today to discuss our tleman from Illinois? root causes of climate change, we must work in the House to advance innova- There was no objection. be prepared to address the significant tive solutions to improve access to af- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- impact it is having on our Nation’s in- fordable healthcare for people in my ant to House Resolution 329 and rule frastructure today. district in New Hampshire and across My district in New Jersey was among XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the country. the hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. the Committee of the Whole House on Over the past 2 weeks I have had the Toms River alone saw $2.25 billion in the State of the Union for the further opportunity to visit with hospitals and property damages, the highest out of consideration of the bill, H.R. 9. providers throughout my district to any township in New Jersey, and we Will the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. discuss the challenges facing are still recovering from that storm CASTEN) kindly take the chair. healthcare in my State. I have heard that hit our State years ago. consistently that the efforts of the b 0917 In 2017 we saw three of the five cost- liest storms in our history in Harvey, Trump administration to sabotage the IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Maria, and Irma. Rising sea levels are are causing serious Accordingly, the House resolved increasing the severity and frequency anxiety for patients and healthcare itself into the Committee of the Whole providers. of flooding and are contributing to House on the state of the Union for the beach erosion, posing a major threat to The American people have made further consideration of the bill (H.R. clear they want Democrats and Repub- our coastal tourism economy. 9) to direct the President to develop a Climate change isn’t just measured licans to work together to improve ac- plan for the United States to meet its cess to affordable healthcare and to by rising tides and rising temperatures. nationally determined contribution It is measured by the rising costs that abandon the partisanship that has seen under the Paris Agreement, and for protections for individuals with pre- will incur on our communities and the other purposes, with Mr. CASTEN of Illi- investment needed in infrastructure to existing conditions threatened and ac- nois (Acting Chair) in the chair. cess to healthcare restricted. keep our communities resilient in the The Clerk read the title of the bill. face of that threat. I am excited that next week the The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- House will pass innovative legislation In the coming months, as we hope- mittee of the Whole rose on Wednes- fully take up and pass a bold infra- that will have a real impact on the day, May 1, 2019, amendment No. 20 structure package, this amendment lives of hardworking families, includ- printed in House Report 116–42 offered will provide guidance towards achiev- ing my bill to protect people with pre- by the gentlewoman from (Mrs. ing the infrastructure resiliency our existing conditions. We are advancing LEE) had been disposed of. communities need. We know that infra- pragmatic solutions and stabilizing and AMENDMENT NO. 21 OFFERED BY MR. KIM structure improvements don’t only strengthening the Affordable Care Act. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order need to come in the form of potholes f to consider amendment No. 21 printed fixed and bridges rebuilt, they need to CELEBRATING OUR NATIONAL in House Report 116–42. lessen the impact of rising storm LIBRARIES Mr. KIM. Mr. Chairman, I have an surges from the next big storm and amendment at the desk. make sure communities like mine in (Mr. MARSHALL asked and was The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Ocean County can remain a place for given permission to address the House designate the amendment. people to raise a family, create jobs, for 1 minute.) The text of the amendment is as fol- and achieve the American Dream. Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, re- lows: The Paris Agreement’s loss and dam- cently we celebrated our national li- Page 7, line 25, strike ‘‘; and’’ and insert a age provision recognizes the impor- braries. I rise today to discuss the im- tance of updating our infrastructure to portant role they play across many semicolon. Page 8, line 5, strike ‘‘Agreement.’’ and in- help communities deal with the ad- Kansas communities. sert ‘‘Agreement; and’’. verse impacts of climate change. I urge I have visited libraries throughout Page 8, after line 5, insert the following that we include this amendment be- The Big First, stopping in Manhattan, paragraph: cause it is crucial that there is an un- Salina, Dodge City, Quinter, Great (3) how the Paris Agreement’s loss and derstanding from top to bottom of the Bend, and Scott City. I recently visited damage provisions would affect infrastruc- threat that climate change poses and ture resiliency in the United States. the Marion City Library that was the impact that it will have toward in- awarded the 2019 five-star honor for its The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to frastructure resiliency across our coun- welcoming facility with well-targeted House Resolution 329, the gentleman try. programs. from New Jersey (Mr. KIM) and a Mem- Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues Communities from Colby to Abilene ber opposed each will control 5 min- to support this amendment and ensure have partnered with organizations such utes. we are not only protecting our climate as the , National The Chair recognizes the gentleman but the infrastructure we need to sup- Archives, and Smithsonian Institution from New Jersey. port our communities, and I reserve to shine a spotlight on the great quali- Mr. KIM. Mr. Chairman, I yield my- the balance of my time. ties and rich history that is unique to self such time as I may consume. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I rise Kansas. These programs, run by our Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amend- in opposition to the amendment. local libraries, are vitally important to ment to H.R. 9. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman our small communities and reached My amendment is straightforward. from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- more than 27,000 Kansans in 2018. This bill requires the President to sub- utes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:56 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.004 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3412 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- that. It is about public health, about select committee then, we passed the serve the balance of my time to close. clean air and clean water, the air our biggest energy bill in history. While Mr. KIM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 children breathe and the water they everyone was not in agreement on the minute to the gentlewoman from Cali- drink, and it is about environmental climate crisis, we all agreed that we fornia (Ms. PELOSI), who is the Speaker justice in that regard as well that all had to take action. President Bush of the House. children will be able to live in a safe, signed the bill in a big ceremony, and Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank clean environment in which they can it was the equivalent of taking tens of the gentleman for yielding, and I com- thrive. millions of cars off the road in how we mend him for his leadership. It is about our national security. raised the emissions standards. It was This issue of infrastructure resil- Over and over again the national secu- important, and that legislation was the iency is so important. We are now dis- rity experts, the generals and the ad- basis for many of the executive actions cussing doing major infrastructure leg- mirals, have come to us and said that that President Obama was able to take islation to rebuild America in a way this is a global security issue, because under the authority of that legislation. that is making it safer, by promoting of what impact the climate change cri- So that was very important, and it commerce and improving the quality of sis is doing to the use of water and ac- was bipartisan. Hopefully, we can be bi- life by decreasing the amount of time cess to food and how natural disasters partisan as we go forward for the next people have to spend in their cars. By affect migration and also how that can big steps that we have to take. increasing broadband and all of the lead to initiation of hostilities among Technology has come a long way things that enable people, whether it is people. It is a national security issue in since then. Science informs us better. healthcare, education, or commerce, terms of how we use our resources for Current events have made it very clear: the infrastructure is so central to that. our national security as well. we have an imperative to have climate When we talk about infrastructure, It is a moral issue. If you believe, as action now. we have to talk about resiliency; and I and some in the evangelical commu- Again, Mr. Chairman, I urge our col- when we talk about climate change, we nity do, that this planet is God’s cre- leagues to vote for Mr. KIM’s amend- have to talk about infrastructure. So ation and we have a moral responsi- ment to H.R. 9. this is a very important amendment, bility to be good stewards of it, then Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- and I rise to support it. you would be sure to be a good steward serve the balance of my time to close. I thank the gentleman for sharing his and sign up for climate action now. Mr. KIM. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 New Jersey experience in terms of the But even if you don’t share that reli- minute to the gentleman from New need for resiliency in this very wise gious belief, we all know that we have York (Mr. ENGEL). amendment. a moral responsibility to the next gen- b 0930 I also want to rise in support of H.R. eration to pass this planet on in a bet- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I thank the 9, the Climate Action Now Act. I com- ter way than we found it in a very re- gentleman for yielding. On behalf of ATHY CASTOR who mend Chairwoman K sponsible way. both the Foreign Affairs Committee is the chair of our House Select Com- So it is we must take action. The bill and the Energy and Commerce Com- mittee on the Climate Crisis and also demands action now, by keeping us in mittee, we support this amendment. It the chairman of the Foreign Affairs the only international agreement dedi- is a good amendment. Committee, Mr. ENGEL, for his leader- cated to ending the climate crisis and I also thank the gentleman for work- ship on this important issue which is demanding a plan of action from the ing with the committees on this under the jurisdiction of his com- administration, and Mr. KIM has put amendment. mittee. They bring vision, they bring forth that plan to recognize infrastruc- Mr. KIM. Mr. Chair, I reiterate that values, and they bring the voices of ture resiliency as the administration my amendment is straightforward. It Members and the American people to comes forward. recognizes the importance of safe- make a difference. We are sending a signal to the world guarding our communities and updat- We thank our freshman Members, in that the U.S. is in denial about the ing infrastructure to protect against particular, who have carried the prior- overwhelming science about climate, the adverse impacts of climate change. ities of their communities to Congress but this bill is a step in the right direc- We can see that storms are getting to demand climate action now. And I tion. worse and worse and costlier. The think it is very appropriate that the I am very proud of the work the storms are not hitting just red States gentleman in the chair is on the House House Select Committee on the Cli- or blue States. They are hitting all of Select Committee on the Climate Cri- mate Crisis and other committees of us. sis and has been a leader in the private jurisdiction are doing. But it is a task I urge all my colleagues to stand be- sector, now in the public sector, on this for every committee of the Congress to hind my amendment and lend your sup- important issue as we go forward. look at the jurisdiction of the com- port to ensure that our communities It is time, Mr. Chairman, to end de- mittee and to see how, in terms of jobs, are resilient after the next big storm so nial about this and start listening to public health, national security, and, that they can remain a place for people the facts. This is about science, again, our moral responsibility to our to raise a family, create jobs, and science, science. An overwhelming children and future generations—it is achieve the American Dream. number, 86 percent, of Americans know everybody’s responsibility in the Con- Mr. Chair, I urge adoption, and I that this is a crisis. They know that gress. It is a Congress-wide responsi- yield back the balance of my time. human behavior has an impact on it, bility. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, it is, and they want us to act. I do thank the House Select Com- again, great to be here this morning. I We all have stories from our commu- mittee on the Climate Crisis for the appreciate Speaker PELOSI coming nities. focus that it is placing on all of this. down and talking about bipartisan so- One of my constituents wrote: We will be able to accommodate so lutions and working together. My daughter has developed asthma. It many entrepreneurial ideas, new think- Obviously, on this piece of legisla- wrenches me to see her used as a canary in ing on the subject, being current on the tion, I think the terminology was de- a coal mine. We are literally choking on the data and on the science. So we have a manding a plan for the administration. denial and inaction. tremendous generational opportunity Well, that assumes that the adminis- Another writes: and responsibility. tration would sign this bill. That also Green jobs are guaranteed local jobs and I thank all who are involved in this assumes that the Senate would pass will put people to work. Survival is now for their extraordinary leadership. this bill. Even if the President would poised to become a viable economic sector. Anyone who cares about our planet and sign a bill that he doesn’t want to Let me just say that this is about our children’s future is deeply in debt enact, he would probably then veto the jobs, jobs, jobs. It is very important for to those who have taken the lead on bill he just signed. Then we would sus- our country to be preeminent in the this. tain his veto. world on the green technologies, and Under President Bush’s leadership If we want to move forward, then we this legislation is in recognition of when he was President and we had our want to do things that can get through

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Home to back the balance of my time. ward. virtually every segment of the energy Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, this is the On another cautionary note, in the industry, including exploration, pro- perfect example of an amendment that, Paris accord, when it talks about ad- duction, transmission, marketing, sup- as we move something forward that dressing loss and damage associated ply, and technology, we see opportuni- might be able to be considered by the with the impacts of climate change, it ties for innovation in all sectors of the Senate and signed by the President, I is referring to the Paris accord’s provi- energy industry. think we would be very interested in sion for developing countries. That ac- Over the last decade in particular, dealing with. cord doesn’t have provisions for devel- energy technology has enabled us to re- Although, I guess I am a little con- oped countries. cover resources in new areas and new fused. The amendment says we don’t Maybe as things move forward with ways. Advances in technology that want to be technologically specific, al- my colleague from New Jersey, we can have transformed our energy economy though you mentioned the benefits of make sure we address that appro- have substantially reduced U.S. carbon carbon capture, sequestration, and uti- priately. emissions. lization, which is an amendment we We would like to have these studies Replacing coal-fired plants with nat- had in the committee to try to say done before we go into international ural gas plants has led to the greatest these are some good technologies we agreements when we don’t know how reduction in carbon emissions in the ought to consider. A lot of folks on our side have been they are going to respond, versus after last 30 years, and we are leading the excited about the energy renaissance, the fact, just like the cart before the way on new technologies critical to the ability to recover more oil. We horse. Then we will know that this is a reaching our emissions reduction goals know the great stories of Texas and the good deal, that we should do this, or and combating climate change, like ability to capture carbon and sequester maybe that we shouldn’t. carbon capture technologies. Two it with utilization for money to help We had a couple of amendments last plants are near my district in Houston. deal with other issues. night that talked about all the bad as- We believe in an all-of-the-above ap- I think when we move in the direc- pects but none of the positive aspects. proach to energy sources that reduces tion of a bill that we plan to get We also had a couple that said let’s costs as well as emissions, and we see through the Senate and the House, we look at the good and the bad. that in Texas’ investment in wind en- should keep our communications open I would suggest that, in an amend- ergy. because I think there are some bipar- ment, there may be some areas of the In Texas, we have installed more tisan solutions. country in which the infrastructure is wind power generation than any State, The Republicans have always talked not going to be harmed. In fact, an three times as much as the next lead- about conservation, innovation, and area of the country might even benefit ing State. adaptation. This is part of the innova- Houston is home to more than 100 from these changes. tion package. Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to solar-related companies. We also have advanced nuclear in vote against the amendment, and I These statistics may surprise some, that package. We also have pump stor- yield back the balance of my time. but they should not because energy age and batteries in that package. I The Acting CHAIR. The question is companies, whether renewable or hy- think there are opportunities here. on the amendment offered by the gen- drocarbon-based, are really technology We offered, as I said, in the com- tleman from New Jersey (Mr. KIM). companies that apply their technology mittee, the value of nuclear and ad- The amendment was agreed to. to energy. vanced nuclear energy, hydropower, AMENDMENT NO. 22 OFFERED BY MRS. FLETCHER My amendment ensures that nothing carbon capture, and the production and The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order in this act will favor one fuel source or export of natural gas. Part of my port- to consider amendment No. 22 printed one technology over another. folio of volunteer activities is in the in House Report 116–42. Climate change is a global threat. We Eastern European bloc. Obviously, the Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Chair, I have need the input of a diverse and broad ability to export natural gas has been a an amendment at the desk, and I ask coalition of stakeholders that have the boon to these countries that don’t want for its consideration. energy expertise we need to chart our to be enslaved to Russian natural gas. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will path forward, and we need to encourage Again, there are things we can do. designate the amendment. innovation and technology in every When we talk about innovation nec- The text of the amendment is as fol- area. essary to produce a strong economy, lows: Mr. Chair, it is for these reasons that energy security, and lower emissions, Page 8, after line 20, insert the following I urge my colleagues to support this we have to focus on the benefits of new subsection: amendment, and I reserve the balance these technologies. While I can agree (d) TECHNOLOGY NEUTRAL.—Nothing in this of my time. with the idea of this amendment, I Act may be construed to require or prohibit Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, I claim the think it falls short of what is necessary the inclusion of a specific energy technology time in opposition. for Congress to assist our priorities. or technologies in the plan required by this The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. Chair, I encourage a ‘‘no’’ vote, section. from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- but I look forward to working with my The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to utes. colleague in the future, and I yield House Resolution 329, the gentlewoman Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- back the balance of my time. from Texas (Mrs. FLETCHER) and a serve the balance of my time to close. The Acting CHAIR. The question is Member opposed each will control 5 Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Chair, I yield on the amendment offered by the gen- minutes. 30 seconds to the gentleman from New tlewoman from Texas (Mrs. FLETCHER). The Chair recognizes the gentle- York (Mr. ENGEL). The question was taken; and the Act- woman from Texas. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I thank the ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Chair, I yield gentlewoman from Texas for yielding peared to have it. myself 4 minutes, and I rise in support to me. Mrs. FLETCHER. Mr. Chair, I de- of my amendment. On behalf of the Foreign Affairs Com- mand a recorded vote. Innovation drives the energy indus- mittee and the Energy and Commerce The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to try, and it is important that we con- Committee, we support this amend- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- tinue to follow a technology-neutral ment. It is a good amendment, and I ceedings on the amendment offered by

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According to a report re- wanted signs all over the place. amendment at the desk. leased earlier this week by the Amer- As the manufacturing sector grows, The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ican Lung Association, more than 141 there is a need to address these emis- designate the amendment. million people in the U.S. live in com- sions. That is why Republicans con- The text of the amendment is as fol- munities with unhealthy levels of toxic tinue to look forward to the day when lows: pollution, including many living in my we can join with our Democratic col- Page 5, after line 19, insert the following home State of Massachusetts where air leagues on conservation, innovation, paragraph: quality has worsened each year. and adaptation, moving some bills and (3) The Paris Agreement specifies the need The World Health Organization esti- processes through the floor that will be for a strong global response to climate mates that 7 million people around the received well in the Senate and to the change and when taking action, the need to world die each year as a result of these President’s desk. respect, promote, and safeguard the right to types of air pollution exposures. These I think, rather than focus on the health now and for future generations. toxic pollutants are affecting 9 out of finding, we should debate bipartisan so- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to 10 people, the vast majority of the lutions such as boosting research, ad- House Resolution 329, the gentlewoman world’s population. vanced technologies, and promoting in- from Massachusetts (Ms. PRESSLEY) These statistics are staggering and, novation. I ask my colleagues to vote and a Member opposed each will con- quite frankly, terrifying. If it seems ‘‘no’’ on this amendment. trol 5 minutes. that we are being fatalists, it is be- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- The Chair recognizes the gentle- cause the threat is a fatal one. ance of my time. woman from Massachusetts. Again, my amendment recognizes the The Acting CHAIR. The question is Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Chair, I rise to critical impact that climate change on the amendment offered by the gen- offer an amendment to H.R. 9, the Cli- poses to our fundamental right to tlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. mate Action Now Act. breathe clean air, to drink clean water, PRESSLEY). My amendment is a commonsense and to live in clean and safe commu- The amendment was agreed to. amendment that reaffirms the inter- nities. AMENDMENT NO. 24 OFFERED BY MS. SCHRIER connection between climate change Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order and public health disparities plaguing support this amendment, and I yield 30 to consider amendment No. 24 printed communities across our country and seconds to the gentleman from New in House Report 116–42. throughout the globe. York (Mr. ENGEL). Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Chairman, I have Mr. Chair, despite arguments to the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I thank the an amendment at the desk. contrary by many, there is no such gentlewoman for yielding to me. Let The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will thing as planet B. This is the only me say, with pleasure, on behalf of the designate the amendment. Earth we have, and we need to act like Foreign Affairs Committee and also The text of the amendment is as fol- it. H.R. 9 will ensure that this adminis- the Energy and Commerce Committee, lows: tration acts accordingly. we support this amendment. It is a Page 8, after line 20, insert the following It has been said that politicians con- good amendment, and I thank the gen- new subsection: sider future elections while statesmen tlewoman for working with the com- (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in and -women consider future genera- mittees on this amendment. this section may be construed to require or tions. It is our responsibility to con- prohibit the President from including or con- sider future generations, to take the b 0945 sidering voluntary agricultural practices to be undertaken by farmers and ranchers, necessary actions to reestablish our Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I rise thereby contributing to the development of Nation as a leader in the global fight to in opposition to the amendment. soil organic matter, increasing carbon se- combat climate change. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman questration, reducing greenhouse gas emis- The impacts of climate change are from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- sions, and contributing to meeting the goals not some futuristic threat. The threats utes. and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. are imminent; we are being confronted Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to by them daily; and we must act now. serve the balance of my time. House Resolution 329, the gentlewoman Climate scientists have made clear Ms. PRESSLEY. Mr. Chairman, I from Washington (Ms. SCHRIER) and a that, if we are to continue down this yield back the balance of my time. Member opposed each will control 5 path without action, it will be too late. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, first of minutes. We must act now. We must act today. all, we really don’t need a Paris Agree- The Chair recognizes the gentle- We must act at this very moment. ment to meet substantial changes in woman from Washington. Climate change and global warming the carbon dioxide, or, as my colleague Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield are threatening all aspects of our soci- was speaking, she was really referring myself such time as I may consume. ety and increasing the risk to human to the Clean Air Act and the four cri- My amendment would support farm- lives and health today, particularly for teria pollutants that we have so ag- ers and ranchers who employ agricul- vulnerable communities like Roxbury gressively addressed since 1992. tural practices that help us meet the and Chelsea in my district. These com- Having said that, what is better for goals and ambitions of the Paris Agree- munities are finding themselves on the the poor and the downtrodden is to ment. front lines of the crisis. have a job. What is better for their In order to combat climate change, For example, in Boston’s Chinatown health and economic opportunity is to we are all going to have to work to- neighborhood, a predominantly immi- have a job. What also helps is that they gether. Ours is a country that has al- grant and low-income community that have a good paying job that provides ready banded together to take on the falls at the crossroads of two major great healthcare benefits. greatest challenges of our times, and highways, my constituents breathe So, from 2015 to 2018, out of the in- this is no exception. This is a time for some of the most toxic air in all of Bos- dustrialized countries, the United the United States to not just partner, ton, air polluted with car exhaust and States is the number one reducer of but to lead the world in protecting this other irritants that are exacerbated by carbon dioxide—number one. We didn’t planet for our children and future gen- rising heat levels. have to do it with all these inter- erations. While these are largely invisible pol- national accords. We do it through in- Now, farmers and ranchers are on the lutants, the impacts are crystal clear. novation, technology, and advance- front line of the climate crisis, and Over the last several years, asthma ment. they are stepping up. Droughts, fires,

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The idea of this amendment will be part of the solution. incentivize and appreciate what our ag- be better served focusing on examining Farmers are already expanding no- riculture community has done because, the costs of these commitments, like till practices, rotating crops, and as you know, other proposals out there some of our Republican amendments planting cover crops to sequester car- that are debated in Washington might try to do, as we move this bill outside bon, fix nitrogen and other soil nutri- have some severe effects on agri- of the committee. ents, and reduce erosion. With that culture. I oppose this amendment. healthier soil packed with organic I also want to take this time to say Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- matter, they are decreasing their reli- we did a lot in the last Congress. I ance of my time. ance on fossil fuel-based fertilizers, in- think the misnomer is that if we don’t The Acting CHAIR. The question is creasing yields, saving water, and re- say ‘‘climate change’’ and we move on the amendment offered by the gen- ducing greenhouse gas emissions. good public policy, that we haven’t tlewoman from Washington (Ms. We must recognize and celebrate the done anything. SCHRIER). contributions of our farmers who en- Through the House, we passed: The question was taken; and the Act- gage in sustainable ag practices. My The Energy Efficient Government ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- amendment would support this agricul- Technology Act; that was actually peared to have it. tural ingenuity and creativity and pre- voice voted and sponsored by ANNA Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I de- vent this administration from standing ESHOO from ; mand a recorded vote. in the way of farmers and ranchers who Advanced Nuclear Technology Devel- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to are fighting climate change. opment Act, BOB LATTA from Ohio; clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- The climate crisis is an urgent mat- Streamlining Energy Efficiency for ceedings on the amendment offered by ter, and there isn’t one silver bullet. Schools Act, which this is another the gentlewoman from Washington will Let’s recognize that the solution will thing we did in the last Congress; be postponed. require something from all of us and Ozone Standards Implementation Act AMENDMENT NO. 25 OFFERED BY MR. NEGUSE support our farmers who can make a of 2017, PETE OLSON from Texas; The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order tremendous dent in CO2 emissions. Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving to consider amendment No. 25 printed Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance the Environment, the SENSE Act; in House Report 116–42. of my time. Blocking Regulatory Interference Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Chairman, I rise to Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, I rise in from Closing Kilns Act by BILL JOHN- offer an amendment. It is at the desk. opposition to this amendment. SON; The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Responsible Disposal Reauthoriza- designate the amendment. from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- tion Act of 2017, another bill to reau- The text of the amendment is as fol- utes. thorize the West Valley Act. lows: Mr. SHIMKUS. I reserve the balance Of course, I am a proud sponsor, with Page 8, after line 10, insert the following of my time. a huge bipartisan vote, for what was new subsection (and redesignate the subse- Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Chairman, I yield H.R. 3053, which was how do you deal quent subsection accordingly): 30 seconds to the gentleman from New with the nuclear waste provision. (c) EDUCATION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The plan under this sec- York (Mr. ENGEL). So we actually moved a lot of bills in the last Congress, and many of those tion shall be consistent with Article 12 of the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I thank the Paris Agreement, which states ‘‘Parties shall gentlewoman for yielding to me. bills were in a bipartisan manner. cooperate in taking measures, as appro- Let me say with pleasure, on behalf Yes, we do not carry the mantle of priate, to enhance climate change education, of the Foreign Affairs Committee and ‘‘Paris’’ or ‘‘climate,’’ but not every- training, public awareness, public participa- also the Energy and Commerce Com- thing has to be a subtitle of that major tion and public access to information, recog- mittee, I support this amendment. It is provision, especially if you are doing nizing the importance of these steps with re- a good amendment, and I want to what we are trying to do in the House, spect to enhancing actions under this Agree- thank the gentlewoman for working which is bring to the floor bills in a bi- ment.’’. with the committee on this amend- partisan manner. (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to require or prohibit ment. Conservation, that would be like en- the President from including in the plan Ms. SCHRIER. Mr. Chairman, I would ergy efficiency, new source review, for- under this section, consistent with the prohi- just like to reiterate that it is so im- est management practices. Being from bition described in section 438 of the General portant that we all step up. Washington State, the gentlewoman Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232a), When I hear my colleagues talking understands the forest issues and the recommendations to support State and local about jobs, needing to do other things, concerns that we do more forest man- educational agencies, in integrating instruc- waiting, this is too advanced. It is frus- agement practices. Maybe some of our tion on human-caused climate change and trating to see that 2 years passed and fires would be less so. the societal, environmental, and economic effects of such climate change into curricula we saw absolutely no legislation to Innovation; advanced nuclear power; taught in elementary and secondary schools protect our climate. Kicking the can carbon capture; utilization; sequestra- under the control of such State and local down the road further just puts our fu- tion, which we spoke about in an educational agencies, in order to meet the ture in peril, along with the future of amendment previously; and also pump goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement our children. storage batteries. to ensure climate education and awareness So I would ask for that step of faith Also, from Washington State, the in schools. that we will protect jobs. I am happy gentlewoman knows the benefits of hy- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to to say that H.R. 9 specifically notes dropower, and if we can pump that House Resolution 329, the gentleman that, in addressing our changing cli- water back up and have a continuous from Colorado (Mr. NEGUSE) and a mate, this will create jobs, clean en- cycle, that is a pretty green use of Member opposed each will control 5 ergy jobs, and you can rest assured power. minutes. that our economy will flourish with ad- Adaptation, grid modernization, re- The Chair recognizes the gentleman dressing our climate. siliency, and things on GMO crops, from Colorado. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- crops that can change if the environ- Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Chairman, I am of- ance of my time. ment is changing, if the growing cycles fering an amendment today to provide Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, again, change. Right now we have drought-re- a pathway for the curriculum in our el- to my colleague, and I appreciate it. sistant corn. We might have to have ementary and secondary schools to in- She has me at a disadvantage because corn that grows in wetter conditions. clude information on the impacts of

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Eighty percent of par- think it is a commonsense, reasonable climate change, including extreme ents and 86 percent of teachers believe amendment that ensures that our chil- weather events. that schools should teach about cli- dren, the next generation, are, as I It is well known that extreme weath- mate change and its impacts on our en- said, well-informed about the causes er events, such as hurricanes and trop- vironment, our economy, and our soci- and the effects of climate change so ical storms, are some of the most dev- ety. that they can work with all of us to try astating and costly consequences of a As our future generations grow up in to stop it and to try to deal with the warming world, displacing thousands of a world that is impacted by extreme planetary crisis that we find ourselves people at a time and costing govern- weather events and a changing climate, in. ment billions of dollars to recover. it is essential that we educate them on Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- The good people of south Jersey the causes and impacts of the crisis, as ance of my time. know that climate change is occurring because our streets flood almost every well as equip them for finding solutions b 1000 to combat it. time it rains in the coastal areas. Un- Climate change truly is an existen- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, I appre- fortunately, we also have the painful tial threat, in my view, that we must ciate my colleague bringing that up. I reminder of Superstorm Sandy. On October 29, 2012, Superstorm begin tackling head-on. Science is per- taught high school for 4 years, so edu- Sandy first struck the mainland near fectly clear that we have a very short cation is key. Brigantine, New Jersey, in my district, runway to avoid catastrophic con- This whole provision of moving to pounding our coast with winds of over sequences for our planet, and this mo- the Paris accord was done without edu- 70 miles per hour and 13-foot storm ment requires bold action now. The so- cation of the Members of Congress. It was an executive branch decision. surges, ultimately killing 147 people. lutions we find and the bold policies Superstorm Sandy was the most de- that our country requires to combat We can debate whether the President had the authority or didn’t have the structive natural disaster ever to this current crisis must begin with strike the State of New Jersey and authority, but we think what happened education. ranks among the five costliest natural was that there was not total buy-in. While it is our duty to get the ball disasters in our Nation’s history. rolling on policies and programs that Had it been presented as an agreement Here is some of the damage caused by will begin to mitigate climate change- or had it been presented as a treaty, it Sandy: Almost 350,000 homes were dam- related issues, make no mistake: It is wouldn’t have passed either Chamber. aged. 1,400 vessels were sunk or aban- our children who will feel the brunt of I do agree that education is very, doned. Seventy drinking water systems the effects that our scientific commu- very important. However, I also believe were affected. Eighty wastewater nity has outlined time and time again. in local control. Republicans will al- treatment plants suffered power loss or When my daughter, Natalie, who is ways have a challenge with the Federal damage. The entire coastline experi- now 8 months old, is attending middle Government directing, dictating, and enced erosion. And untold billions were school, climate change and its impacts telling our local schools what their sucked out of our economy. on our planet will be her reality. She curriculum should be. We need to recognize that climate should be equipped with every resource Mr. Chair, that is why I oppose this change is exacerbating the intensity we are able to offer her at that time, amendment. I yield back the balance of and the frequency of extreme weather and that begins with education. my time. events that often cause the loss of life, This amendment underscores the im- The Acting CHAIR. The question is property, and security. portance of State and local efforts to on the amendment offered by the gen- Staying in the Paris Agreement is teach our youth the causes and effects tleman from Colorado (Mr. NEGUSE). good for jobs and good for the econ- of climate change. Again, the science is The amendment was agreed to. omy. clear, and it is of the utmost impor- AMENDMENT NO. 26 OFFERED BY MR. VAN DREW Investing in clean, low-carbon tech- tance that the next generation is pre- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order nologies will help us expand and de- sented with the facts of this crisis. to consider amendment No. 26 printed velop the industries of the future and Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance in House Report 116–42. help us compete globally against other of my time. Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Chair, I have an countries that are already making sig- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I rise amendment at the desk. nificant investments in these fields. in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman designate the amendment. support my amendment, which simply from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- The text of the amendment is as fol- acknowledges the need to reduce and utes. lows: avoid the human and economic toll brought on by the changing climate Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- Page 6, after line 23, insert the following serve the balance of my time. new paragraphs (and redesignate the subse- and that we need to develop our econ- Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Chair, I yield 30 quent paragraph accordingly): omy in a sustainable fashion. seconds to the gentleman from New (8) Article 8 of the Paris Agreement notes Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from (Mr. ENGEL). York (Mr. ENGEL), the distinguished Parties recognize the importance of avert- Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I thank the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Com- ing, minimizing and addressing loss and gentleman for yielding and say, on be- mittee. damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weath- half of the Foreign Affairs Committee Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I want er events and slow onset events, and the role and the Energy and Commerce Com- to, first of all, thank the gentleman for of sustainable development in reducing the mittee, we support this amendment. yielding and say unequivocally, on be- risk of loss and damage such as strong winds New York, which is just up from New half of the Foreign Affairs Committee from hurricanes and tropical storms, and Jersey, also suffered tremendously and the Energy and Commerce Com- flooding from storm surges and heavy rain, from Superstorm Sandy. In fact, a lot mittee, we, both committees, support that inflict losses on various sectors of the United States economy. of the repairs that we are doing now to this very good amendment. I also want the subway are a direct to thank the gentleman for working The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to result of that, so I certainly appreciate with the committees on this amend- House Resolution 329, the gentleman the gentleman’s words and concern. ment. from New Jersey (Mr. VAN DREW) and a This is a good amendment, and I Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Chairman, I again Member opposed each will control 5 thank the gentleman for working with thank the chairman for his distin- minutes. the committees on this amendment. guished leadership in chairing the For- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Chair, I reserve eign Affairs full committee and for his from New Jersey. the balance of my time. leadership in shepherding this impor- Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Chair, my Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, I claim the tant resolution to the floor. amendment would add to the findings time in opposition to the amendment. Mr. Chairman, I would hope that my of the importance of averting, mini- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman colleagues across the aisle could come mizing, and addressing loss and damage from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- to consensus on this amendment. I associated with the adverse effects of utes.

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It would have been in- tion in developing cleaner, more reliable, Third, this strategy has had the sup- teresting to have these debates about and more affordable forms of energy, dem- port of both industry and consumers. onstrating that addressing climate change resiliency and efficiencies prior to the and providing affordable energy to American This amendment is very simple. It administration going into the Paris ac- consumers are not mutually exclusive. The should not be controversial. Members cord. You do the research first and Paris Agreement encouraged the United of both parties should be able to agree then you make a decision. States to develop a Mid-Century Strategy for that we can reduce greenhouse gas Now what we are trying to do is say, Deep Decarbonization, which was submitted emissions, invest in clean energy alter- okay, we have this Paris accord that on November 16, 2016. The Mid-Century natives, and maintain affordable en- the President has stepped away from, Strategy for Deep Decarbonization stated ergy options at the same time. so now let’s evaluate what impacts are that ‘‘energy efficiency improvements enable Mr. Chair, I strongly urge my col- the energy system to provide the services we leagues to recognize this simple fact happening. need with fewer resources and emissions. We did accept an amendment yester- Over the past several years, the United and support my amendment to H.R. 9. day in this debate to look at both posi- States has demonstrated that programs and Ultimately, this is about the planet tive and negative aspects, which I standards to improve the energy efficiency we leave behind for our children and think is a fair balance. There are going of buildings, appliances and vehicles can our grandchildren. With a 5- and 6- to be some areas of the country that cost-effectively cut carbon pollution and year-old at home, I am proud to co- are going to benefit; there are going to lower energy bills, while maintaining signifi- sponsor the Climate Action Now Act be some areas of the country that are cant support from U.S. industry and con- and support bold and commonsense so- sumers.’’. going to be disadvantaged. So I think lutions to the climate crisis. that is helpful in this debate. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of There is a lot of talk about an infra- House Resolution 329, the gentleman my time. structure bill coming up. We hope that from California (Mr. LEVIN) and a Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, I rise in would be something we would move in Member opposed each will control 5 opposition to the amendment. a bipartisan manner. I know that it is minutes. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman The Chair recognizes the gentleman always going to be asked how to pay from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- from California. for it. utes. Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, I reserve I am willing to make the tough calls rise today to mark a monumental occa- on how to pay for it. But in that infra- the balance of my time. sion for this body and offer an amend- Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I structure bill, it would be great if the ment to H.R. 9, the Climate Action yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from resiliency of communities and these Now Act. New York (Mr. ENGEL), the distin- concerns that are being addressed After years of denial, outright lies, guished chair of the Foreign Affairs could be wrapped up in something like and inaction on the climate crisis Committee. that. under Republican leadership in the Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chair, I thank the Again, for this bill, Leader MCCON- House, we are finally taking meaning- gentleman for yielding to me and want NELL just said on the floor that they ful steps to protect our planet for fu- to gladly say, on behalf of the Foreign are not going to address it. Even if ture generations. Affairs Committee and also the Energy they did, the President wouldn’t sign While the President denies climate and Commerce Committee, we support it. change exists, promotes fake scientists this amendment. We will get to a point in time in this who believe pollution is good, and pulls It is a very good amendment, an im- Congress when we will work together. us backward, we are embracing the sci- portant amendment. I thank the gen- Republicans believe in conservation, entific consensus that climate change tleman for working with the commit- innovation, and adaptation. This is is real; it is driven by human action; tees on this amendment. part of the adaptation portfolio, and we and it is already having a detrimental Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I look forward to working with you as impact on our health and our planet. yield 1 minute to the gentleman from we move forward. There are a lot of myths about cli- Minnesota (Mr. PHILLIPS). This amendment does nothing to af- mate change that we must dispel. One Mr. PHILLIPS. Mr. Chair, I thank fect CO2 reductions, so I will oppose the of the biggest myths I hear is that we Mr. LEVIN for yielding. amendment. cannot combat climate change, invest Mr. Chair, I rise in support of Rep- Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of in clean energy, and grow our economy resentative LEVIN’s amendment and my time. at the same time. We know that isn’t H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act. The Acting CHAIR. The question is true. I know when you think of Minnesota, on the amendment offered by the gen- In California, we have seen strong the first thing you think of is snow. It tleman from New Jersey (Mr. VAN GDP and per capita income growth is true that we know how to handle a DREW). while also leading the country in the snowy winter. But this year, the Mid- The question was taken; and the Act- fight to combat the climate crisis. west was hit with record levels of ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- We also know that renewable energy snowfall, and when all that snow melt- peared to have it. options are often more affordable for ed, it led to record levels of flooding. Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Chair, I demand consumers than traditional fossil fuels. Farms and homes across the entire a recorded vote. That is why my amendment to the Cli- region have been devastated, and it is The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to mate Action Now Act adds three key because of climate change, one of the clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- facts about our ability to reduce green- greatest threats of our time. ceedings on the amendment offered by house gas emissions and maintain af- We must lead, and we must be on the the gentleman from New Jersey will be fordable energy options at the same right side of history, so I cannot under- postponed. time. stand why the President pulled us out AMENDMENT NO. 27 OFFERED BY MR. LEVIN OF First, the greenhouse gas emissions of the Paris climate agreement. CALIFORNIA reductions spurred by the Paris Agree- I support H.R. 9 to recommit us to The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order ment have driven innovation for reli- this agreement because we should be to consider amendment No. 27 printed able and affordable forms of energy, running toward sustainable solutions, in House Report 116–42. which demonstrates that emissions re- not away from them. Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I ductions and affordable energy are not Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. mutually exclusive. yield back the balance of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.021 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3418 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chair, again, first The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will cies, while also securing our bases, sav- of all, I appreciate my colleague, one designate the amendment. ing taxpayer money, and protecting whom I have gotten a chance to know. The text of the amendment is as fol- the environment. One of the best exam- I look forward to working with him on lows: ples is Fort Hood, Texas. Fort Hood has some issues down the road. Page 7, after line 5, insert the following: invested in technology to harness re- I want to take this time to kind of (9) In its nationally determined contribu- newable energy and ensure that power reject the premise that nothing has tion, the United States notes that pursuant is being efficiently managed. It is esti- been done. In the debate a little while to Executive Order 13693 (2015), the Federal mated that the combination of Government has committed to reduce emis- ago, I mentioned the 15 or 20 bills that microgrids and renewable energy will had passed the House in a bipartisan sions 40 percent below 2005 levels by 2025, and reaffirmed of Defense’s goal save Fort Hood $100 million in energy manner. These were signed into law, a to procure renewable energy across military costs. It is also hardened against po- lot of the hydroelectric extensions in installations and operations ‘‘to drive na- tential vulnerabilities in the electrical H.R. 2122 and H.R. 2292 to extend the tional greenhouse gas reductions and support grid, which is a win for our security. project of the Federal Energy Regu- preparations for the impacts of climate We must scale smart, practical solu- latory Commission involving the change’’. tions, like those at the DOD, to make Cannonsville dam. Hydroelectric power The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to our force more resilient, agile, and effi- is clean, renewable. I can go through a House Resolution 329, the gentleman cient. whole list of things that were done. from Colorado (Mr. CROW) and a Mem- Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues As I said in debate earlier, just be- ber opposed each will control 5 min- to support my amendment. cause we don’t put the stamp of utes. Mr. Chairman, I yield 30 seconds to ‘‘Paris’’ or ‘‘climate change’’ on a piece The Chair recognizes the gentleman the gentleman from New York (Mr. of legislation doesn’t mean that it is from Colorado. ENGEL), the chairman. not going to help reduce our carbon ex- Mr. CROW. Mr. Chairman, I yield Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I thank posure. In fact, our country has the myself such time as I may consume. the gentleman for yielding. largest reduction of CO2 of any indus- Mr. Chairman, I rise today to high- Mr. Chairman, I am happy to say trialized nation from 2015 to 2018. light the continuing work at the De- that on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Having said that, I also would readily partment of Defense to procure renew- Committee and the Energy and Com- admit, and the Chair has heard me say able energy, reduce greenhouse gas merce Committee we support this this many times, that in 2019, our emis- emissions, and make our military more amendment. It is a very good amend- sions went up. But that was because we resilient in the face of climate change. ment. I also thank the gentleman for The American military is the strong- have a thriving economy with more working with our committees on this est in the world. It is also the world’s manufacturing. So this debate is still amendment. biggest consumer of energy. In 2017, very important. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I our Armed Forces consumed over 85 This amendment suggests that the claim the time in opposition. million barrels of fuel to power ships, measures that the Obama administra- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman aircraft, combat vehicles, and bases. As tion were putting in place to meet the from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- a combat veteran, I know firsthand commitments in the Paris Agreement utes. that our reliance on fossil fuels at were affordable. A lot of us would re- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- home and on the battlefield makes us ject that premise when you look at the serve the balance of my time. very vulnerable. cost per kilowatt hour of major genera- Mr. CROW. Mr. Chairman, simply Moreover, current and former DOD tion, baseload versus the green. put, the Federal Government cannot We have always tried to be kind of an civilian and military leaders have ar- gued that climate change presents a meet its obligations under the Paris all-of-the-above. Actually, in part of Agreement without DOD’s past, ongo- my congressional district, which is rising threat to our force readiness and has exposed vulnerabilities of critical ing, and future contributions to this ef- very large, I have one of the biggest fort. I urge my colleagues on both sides wind farms in Illinois. That is in the operations. They have argued that cli- mate change is an urgent national se- of the aisle to recognize this fact and Champaign County, Vermilion County, support my amendment. Ford County area in southern Illinois. curity threat, and I agree. Warming oceans lead to higher tides, This is very simple. This is an oppor- b 1015 putting our Nation’s critical infra- tunity for a win-win-win, which is Also, solar power. Because of the ac- structure at risk. Severe weather has often hard to come by these days, but tions our State General Assembly has already wrought havoc on military as- this is good for the American - done, we have a lot of solar power con- sets, including Tyndall Air Force Base, payers. It will save us hundreds of mil- struction going on in the State of Illi- which will likely require $5 billion in lions, if not billions, of dollars by pro- nois. An all-of-the-above approach is repairs after Hurricane Michael. Cli- moting these efforts and increasing en- what we would hope for. mate change is already causing mass ergy resiliency and efficiency. It is a We look forward to the time when migrations that affect the stability of win for our national security, because this, too, shall pass, this debate on this nations and will put our national secu- it is one of our largest vulnerabilities. bill, which will then go to the Senate rity and that of our allies at risk. Our bases are subject to cyberattack and die, and then we work back with The purpose of my amendment is to and are very vulnerable to continuity my friends in the Foreign Affairs Com- make the DOD’s contributions to the decreases in our operations. And it is a mittee. Chairman ENGEL is also on the government sustainability efforts a win for the environment. Energy and Commerce Committee, so part of the conversation surrounding This is something that we have to do he knows that we will eventually get H.R. 9. And the DOD’s accomplish- and that we have an obligation to do in to the aspect where we can move in a ments should be lauded: the DOD has support of our national security. bipartisan manner. invested heavily in microgrids, renew- Mr. Chairman, again, I urge everyone Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues able energy resources, and fuel-effi- to join in supporting this amendment, to vote ‘‘no’’ on the amendment, and I cient vehicles. and I yield back the balance of my yield back the balance of my time. Additionally, last year’s NDAA re- time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is quired the military to build on its obli- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I want on the amendment offered by the gen- gations to address climate change by to make sure I also thank my colleague tleman from California (Mr. LEVIN). incorporating energy and climate resil- for his service. I, too, served in the The amendment was agreed to. iency efforts into its installation and Army infantry during the . AMENDMENT NO. 28 OFFERED BY MR. CROW operational planning. They are a band of brothers, and we do The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order The DOD has done a lot so far and is appreciate his service to the country. to consider amendment No. 28 printed a model for the rest of the U.S. Govern- Also, I do appreciate that the Na- in House Report 116–42. ment, but there is more to be done. tional Defense Authorization Act, Mr. CROW. Mr. Chairman, I have an Going forward, we have a unique op- passed in the last Congress, has been amendment at the desk. portunity to support sustainable poli- helpful. That is another example of, it

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I don’t (B) the cost of energy, such as electricity climate change because they are so want to read the first list of bills and and gasoline, for consumers; and highly dependent on natural resources. stuff that we have passed over the last (C) the ability to develop and deploy new, My constituents, the people of Cali- Congress. innovative, domestically-produced tech- fornia’s Central Valley, live in one of The military is also looking at small nologies. the most economically distressed parts modular nuclear reactors in some iso- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to of our country. We have been forgotten lated locations. That will be part of the House Resolution 329, the gentleman and left behind. But it is my constitu- issues in the innovation area that Re- from New York (Mr. ENGEL) and a ents who have seen the direct impacts publicans could be very, very sup- Member opposed each will control 5 of climate change with our recent heat portive of. We look forward to having minutes. waves and droughts. It is only going to those debates. The Chair recognizes the gentleman get worse if we don’t work together I also know forward operating bases from New York. and address this issue head-on. of solar technology and of solar power Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I want to H.R. 9 is the first step we must take help keep our warfighters prepared and say very strongly that on behalf of the in addressing this challenge. This able to communicate. It is just the Foreign Affairs Committee and also would prohibit Federal funds from smart thing to do versus trying to haul the Energy and Commerce Committee, being used to take any action in ad- crude oil or generators and stuff to we support this amendment. It is a vancing the withdrawal of the U.S. places where it would not be in the best very good amendment. from the Paris Agreement. interest of our warfighters to have. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, The U.S. committed to joining the So the focus is good. The Repub- is the first truly universal agreement Paris Agreement because we are a lead- licans, again, believe in conservation, among nations to tackle climate ing nation. It is unfortunate that this innovation, and adaptation. When we change. Rarely is there consensus President is taking us backward. move a bill that will get a chance to be among nearly all nations on a single b 1030 heard by the Senate and that we work topic. But with the Paris Agreement, together, the goal would be to get leaders from around the world collec- Instead of fighting climate change, something on the President’s desk that tively agreed that climate change is the President and his administration he will sign. This is not the venue, be- driven by human behavior, that it is a have proposed to slash funding from cause the Senate is not going to move threat to the environment and all of the Department of Energy’s Efficiency it and the President is not going to humanity, and that global action is and Renewable Energy offices by over sign it. But I would encourage my col- needed to stop it. 85 percent, and they even propose to leagues to stay engaged, not just with It also created a clear framework for cut energy funding from our States. the Armed Services Committee, but all countries to make emission reduc- My amendment would help create a the Energy and Commerce Committee, tion commitments. At present, 197 clean energy economy that would pro- and colleagues on this side because I do countries—every nation on Earth, with vide good paying jobs to millions of think there is merit to the debate. Ac- the last signatory being war-torn Americans, cleaner air for everyone, knowledgement of what the Depart- Syria—have adopted the Paris Agree- and a safe, sustainable future for our ment of Defense has done was focused ment. This agreement includes a series children and grandchildren. on by the previous Commander in of mandatory measures for the moni- What we continue to hear from our Chief. toring, verification, and public report- Republican colleagues is that a number The Paris climate mandates insti- ing of progress towards a country’s of coal jobs will be taken away from tuted by the Obama administration emission reduction targets. Americans. And I can tell you, as through the Paris Agreement and the The emission reduction targets them- somebody who has worked in the min- outdated executive order would have selves are voluntary. Each nation sets ing industry, who has worked under- increased energy prices and wasted tax- their own, respectful of national sov- ground, I know it is not the way to go. payer dollars. As a result, we cannot ereignty, and there is no penalty for While we know that mining jobs and support the amendment that would missing the targets. The idea is to cre- underground jobs are honorable jobs condone and reinstitute some of these ate a culture of accountability and and provide for families, at one time so costly measures. maybe some peer pressure to get coun- was whaling, but we need to be innova- Mr. Chairman, I ask my colleagues to tries to reduce emissions. tive in looking towards the future. The vote ‘‘no’’ on the amendment, and I Mr. Chairman, I yield to the gen- more time we waste on clinging to jobs yield back the balance of my time. tleman from California (Mr. COX), the of the past, the more time we waste on The Acting CHAIR. The question is author of this amendment. not making progress. on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. COX of California. Mr. Chairman, Nationally, there are over 240,000 jobs tleman from Colorado (Mr. CROW). I am honored to be here today to intro- in the solar industry alone, and only The amendment was agreed to. duce my amendment to H.R. 9, the Cli- about 53,000 coal mining jobs. Reports mate Action Now Act. My amendment find that the Paris Agreement would AMENDMENT NO. 29 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL takes into consideration the various generate over 24 million jobs world- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order populations, regions, industries and wide. to consider amendment No. 29 printed communities affected by climate In the State of California, we have in House Report 116–42. over 519,000 clean energy jobs, and it is Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, as the change, while reducing any possible critical, more than ever, that we con- designee of the gentleman from Cali- impacts on American jobs. We all know that climate change has tinue to connect workers to these jobs fornia (Mr. COX), I have an amendment impacted countries and communities that we are creating for the 21st cen- at the desk. throughout our country and the world. tury. My amendment does just that by The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Over the past few years, we have seen requiring any climate plan to consider designate the amendment. the devastating effects of it on the the impact on jobs, wages, and pay. The text of the amendment is as fol- waters of the Caribbean Sea, fueling We have the opportunity to be global lows: powerful storms, like Hurricane Maria, leaders in the clean energy economy, Page 7, line 25, strike ‘‘and’’. which devastated and took ensure that so many of these jobs are Page 8, line 5, strike the period and insert created right here in the United ‘‘; and’’. the lives of close to 3,000 people and Page 8, after line 5, insert the following displacing another 300,000 from their States—not in other countries, not in new paragraph: homes. India, not in China. (3) how the plan takes into consideration In my home State of California last We cannot afford to take steps back populations, regions, industries, and con- year, it led to the deadliest wildfire on the fight on climate change, and we

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The gentleman fore we go back to a climate agree- thriving clean energy industry in the United from Illinois is recognized for 5 min- States, which currently employs over 500,000 ment. Americans. utes. I mean, what good does it do if you The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I re- go to an agreement and then you find House Resolution 329, the gentleman serve the balance of my time. that jobs have been lost, wages have from Illinois (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI) and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman gone down? It is too late. You are in a Member opposed each will control 5 from Illinois has the only time remain- the agreement. minutes. ing. The time of the gentleman from So let’s do the research prior, which The Chair recognizes the gentleman New York has expired. was our amendment, Dr. BURGESS and Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I will from Illinois. I—it wasn’t made in order for the Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Chair, I read into the RECORD a statement. This floor——to say let’s do this research. yield myself such time as I may con- is from the International Energy Agen- So if we are going to move and go sume. cy, Global Energy and CO Status Re- 2 back into the climate Paris accord, if Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of port 2018, published March of 2019, so it we are going to affect jobs in the econ- amendment No. 30 to the Climate Ac- is pretty much fresh off the press. It omy negatively, we should know that tion Now Act. addresses some of these issues that I beforehand. This amendment does not We are already seeing the economic have mentioned during this debate do that. benefits of taking action on climate today about how we have been doing Mr. Chairman, I ask for a ‘‘no’’ vote change. In the United States, we have things; how, overall, missions are de- on this amendment, and I yield back already created millions—I say mil- creasing; and how public policy has the balance of my time. lions—of jobs in the clean economy, helped, and the like. The Acting CHAIR. The question is from installing wind turbines and solar This is on page 10: ‘‘In the United on the amendment offered by the gen- panels, to retrofitting buildings to States, the emission reductions seen in tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL). make them more energy efficient, to 2017 were reversed with an increase of The question was taken; and the Act- assembling fuel-efficient vehicles and 3.1 percent in CO2 emissions in 2018.’’ ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- manufacturing the component parts for That is what we addressed about the peared to have it. all of these clean energy technologies economy going up, more CO emissions. 2 Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I demand that can help drive down emissions. ‘‘Despite this increase, emissions in a recorded vote. My amendment acknowledges the the United States remain around their The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to important role clean energy jobs play 1990 levels, 14 percent and 800 metric clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- in meeting the United States’ commit- tons of CO2 below their peak in 2000. ceedings on the amendment offered by ment under the Paris Agreement. This is the largest absolute decline the gentleman from New York will be There are currently more than 500,000 among all countries since 2000.’’ postponed. jobs in the renewable job industry So I think that is instructive when The Acting CHAIR. The Committee alone, just an example of the millions we are here debating a bill that is not will rise informally. of jobs we are creating in the clean going to be reviewed by the Senate and The Speaker pro tempore (Mr. PHIL- economy as we work to meet our emis- the President is not going to sign it. LIPS) assumed the chair. sions reductions target. We look forward to working with my f By taking a leadership role in global colleagues on the Committee on En- climate action, we can harness these MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE ergy and Commerce on things that we benefits and see even more economic can do to work together to even make A message from the Senate by Ms. growth and opportunities for commu- better strides than what we already Lasky, one of its clerks, announced nities everywhere, including in south- have in this country. that the Senate has passed a bill of the ern Illinois. And we need to make sure We don’t get a lot of credit because following title in which the concur- we do this in a way that not only cre- we don’t couch it in, as I said before, rence of the House is required: ates jobs, but creates good family-sus- Mr. Chairman, ‘‘climate change,’’ S. 406. An act to establish a Federal rota- taining jobs for working families ‘‘Paris accord.’’ tional cyber workforce program for the Fed- throughout the country, including in But, you know, facts are important, eral cyber workforce. my home State of Illinois and in the data is important, and the Energy In- The message also announced that the Eighth District of Illinois. formation Agency is an independent Senate has agreed to a concurrent reso- Economic growth, workforce develop- agency underneath the Department of lution of the following title in which ment, and climate leadership go hand Commerce, so it is evaluating all coun- the concurrrence of the House is re- in hand. As cofounder and co-chair of tries and all emissions. quested: the bipartisan Congressional Solar Republicans believe in conservation, S. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent Resolution re- Caucus, I urge my colleagues to sup- which would be energy efficiency, new affirming the United States commitment to port this amendment. source review, force management, in- Taiwan and to the implementation of the Mr. Chair, I yield 30 seconds to the novation, advanced nuclear power, car- Taiwan Relations Act. gentleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL). bon capture, sequestration, utilization. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Chairman, I thank To the colleague who brought the Committee will resume its sitting. my friend for yielding, and I want to amendment up, I don’t believe coal will f say unequivocally, on behalf of the be dead. I think if we bring technology CLIMATE ACTION NOW ACT Foreign Affairs Committee and the En- and we use carbon capture, utilization, ergy and Commerce Committee, we and sequestration and get it captured, The Committee resumed its sitting. strongly support this amendment. It is we can still have a coal mining sector. AMENDMENT NO. 30 OFFERED BY MR. an excellent amendment. I also want to We can still have energy electricity KRISHNAMOORTHI thank the gentleman for working with generated by coal. I hope so, because I The Acting CHAIR (Mr. CASTEN of Il- the committees on this amendment. am from a coal mining region, and I am linois). It is now in order to consider Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Chair- not going to walk away from the jobs amendment No. 30 printed in House Re- man, I thank the gentleman from New in southern Illinois. port 116–42. York for his excellent remarks. And the adaptation which we have Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Chair- I have no further comments, and I had a lot of debate about today, which man, I have an amendment at the desk. yield back the balance of my time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:40 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD19\MAY\H02MY9.REC H02MY9 May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3421 Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I Amendment No. 10 by Mr. GOSAR of McEachin Quigley Speier claim the time in opposition. Arizona. McGovern Raskin Stanton McNerney Rice (NY) Stevens The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Amendment No. 11 by Mr. GOSAR of Meeks Richmond Suozzi from southern Illinois is recognized for Arizona. Meng Rose (NY) Swalwell (CA) 5 minutes. Amendment No. 19 by Ms. PORTER of Moore Roybal-Allard Takano Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Chairman, I California. Morelle Ruiz Thompson (CA) Moulton Ruppersberger Thompson (MS) think that is the first time I have been Amendment No. 22 by Mrs. FLETCHER directed to my region of the State of Il- Mucarsel-Powell Rush Tlaib of Texas. Murphy Ryan Tonko linois, and I appreciate it. Amendment No. 24 by Ms. SCHRIER of Nadler Sablan Torres (CA) Illinois has 102 counties. I represent Washington. Napolitano San Nicolas Torres Small 33 of those, or parts of 33, so it is a lit- Neal Sa´ nchez (NM) Amendment No. 26 by Mr. VAN DREW tle different than north of I–80, as the Neguse Sarbanes Trahan of New Jersey. Chairman knows and as does the au- Norcross Scanlon Trone Amendment No. 29 by Mr. ENGEL of Norton Schakowsky Underwood thor of this amendment. And, of O’Halleran Schiff Van Drew course, you had me at a disadvantage New York. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Ocasio-Cortez Schneider Veasey because I have great kinship and Omar Schrader Vela friendship with my colleague who is of- the minimum time for any electronic Pallone Schrier Vela´ zquez fering this amendment. vote after the first vote in this series. Panetta Scott (VA) Visclosky Scott, David Waltz I would pause to say sometimes we AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. ESPAILLAT Pappas Pascrell Serrano Wasserman have a hard time defining ‘‘clean.’’ The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Perlmutter Sewell (AL) Schultz What is clean energy? For me, some business is the demand for a recorded Peters Shalala Waters of this debate is no CO2 or very limited vote on the amendment offered by the Peterson Sherman Watson Coleman Phillips Sherrill Welch CO2 emissions. I think that is in the gentleman from New York (Mr. Paris accord, in the climate change, Pingree Sires Wexton ESPAILLAT) on which further pro- Pocan Slotkin Wild global warming debate. It is all about ceedings were postponed and on which Porter Smith (WA) Wilson (FL) CO2. We have some colleagues come the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Pressley Soto Yarmuth here and talk about the four criteria The Clerk will redesignate the Price (NC) Spanberger pollutants and stuff, but this is really amendment. NOES—185 about CO2. The Clerk redesignated the amend- So we also think not just solar, but ment. Aderholt Gooden Palazzo we ought to make sure we do geo- Allen Gosar Palmer RECORDED VOTE Amash Granger Pence thermal provisions. We ought to look Amodei Graves (GA) Perry at pump storage provisions. We should The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. Armstrong Graves (LA) Posey do the hydroelectric provisions. Babin Graves (MO) Radewagen As my colleagues know, Mr. Chair- A recorded vote was ordered. Bacon Green (TN) Ratcliffe man, the Chicagoland area of Illinois The vote was taken by electronic de- Baird Griffith Reed Balderson Grothman Reschenthaler has the largest production of elec- vice, and there were—ayes 237, noes 185, not voting 15, as follows: Banks Guest Rice (SC) tricity through the use of nuclear Barr Guthrie Riggleman power—six locations, 11 reactors. How [Roll No. 175] Biggs Hagedorn Roby Bishop (UT) Harris Rodgers (WA) much does it emit of CO2 into the at- AYES—237 Bost Hartzler Roe, David P. mosphere? Zero. Major baseload energy Aguilar Davis (CA) Hoyer Brady Hern, Kevin Rogers (AL) that is beneficial in this debate, be- Allred Davis, Danny K. Huffman Brooks (AL) Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) cause we can’t meet these standards Axne Dean Jackson Lee Brooks (IN) Higgins (LA) Rouzer Barraga´ n DeFazio Jayapal Buchanan Hill (AR) Roy unless we have some major generation, Bass DeGette Jeffries Buck Holding Rutherford some major baseload. Beatty DeLauro Johnson (GA) Bucshon Hudson Scalise Bera DelBene Johnson (TX) So I think if we look forward to mov- Budd Huizenga Schweikert ing forward with a bill that would have Beyer Delgado Kaptur Bishop (GA) Demings Katko Burchett Hunter Scott, Austin a chance to move to the Senate floor Blumenauer DeSaulnier Keating Burgess Hurd (TX) Sensenbrenner that we eventually want to get to the Blunt Rochester Deutch Kelly (IL) Byrne Johnson (LA) Shimkus President, we actually look forward to Bonamici Dingell Kennedy Calvert Johnson (OH) Simpson Boyle, Brendan Doggett Khanna Carter (GA) Johnson (SD) Smith (MO) working with my colleagues on provi- F. Doyle, Michael Kildee Carter (TX) Jordan Smith (NE) sions and helping us grapple with the Brindisi F. Kilmer Chabot Joyce (OH) Smith (NJ) definition of clean. Brown (MD) Engel Kim Cheney Joyce (PA) Smucker If the definition is little to no CO Brownley (CA) Escobar Kind Cline Kelly (MS) Spano 2 Bustos Eshoo King (NY) Cloud Kelly (PA) Stauber emissions, solar is great; wind is great. Butterfield Espaillat Kirkpatrick Cole King (IA) Stefanik They are small parts of a large port- Carbajal Evans Krishnamoorthi Collins (GA) Kinzinger Steil folio of nuclear energy and hydro- Ca´ rdenas Finkenauer Kuster (NH) Collins (NY) Kustoff (TN) Steube electric, which are the predominant Carson (IN) Fitzpatrick Lamb Comer LaHood Stewart Cartwright Fletcher Langevin Conaway LaMalfa Stivers clean energy electricity producers if Case Foster Larsen (WA) Cook Lamborn Taylor that definition is CO2. Casten (IL) Frankel Larson (CT) Crenshaw Latta Thompson (PA) So, with that, I ask my colleagues to Castor (FL) Fudge Lawrence Curtis Lesko Thornberry Castro (TX) Gabbard Lawson (FL) Davidson (OH) Long Timmons vote ‘‘no’’ on the amendment, respect- Chu, Judy Gallego Lee (CA) Davis, Rodney Lucas Tipton fully. Cicilline Garamendi Lee (NV) DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Turner Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of Cisneros Garcı´a (IL) Levin (CA) Diaz-Balart Marchant Upton Clark (MA) Garcia (TX) Levin (MI) my time. Duffy Marshall Wagner Clarke (NY) Golden Lewis The Acting CHAIR. The question is Massie Walberg Clay Gomez Lieu, Ted Duncan on the amendment offered by the gen- Cleaver Gonzalez (TX) Lipinski Dunn Mast Walden tleman from Illinois (Mr. Clyburn Gottheimer Loebsack Emmer McCarthy Walker Cohen Green (TX) Lofgren Estes McCaul Walorski KRISHNAMOORTHI). Ferguson McClintock Watkins The amendment was agreed to. Connolly Grijalva Lowenthal Cooper Haaland Lowey Fleischmann McHenry Weber (TX) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Correa Harder (CA) Luja´ n Flores McKinley Webster (FL) The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Costa Hayes Luria Fortenberry Meadows Wenstrup clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Courtney Heck Lynch Foxx (NC) Meuser Westerman Cox (CA) Herrera Beutler Malinowski Fulcher Miller Williams now resume on those amendments Craig Higgins (NY) Maloney, Gaetz Mitchell Wilson (SC) printed in House Report 116–42 on Crist Hill (CA) Carolyn B. Gallagher Moolenaar Wittman which further proceedings were post- Crow Himes Maloney, Sean Gianforte Mooney (WV) Womack Cuellar Hollingsworth Matsui Gibbs Mullin Woodall poned, in the following order: Cummings Horn, Kendra S. McAdams Gohmert Newhouse Wright Amendment No. 2 by Mr. ESPAILLAT Cunningham Horsford McBath Gonzalez (OH) Norman Yoho of New York. Davids (KS) Houlahan McCollum Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Nunes Young (PR) Olson Zeldin

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.034 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3422 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 NOT VOTING—15 Rouzer Steube Watkins NOT VOTING—14 Roy Stewart Weber (TX) Abraham Crawford Rooney (FL) Abraham Lieu, Ted Rooney (FL) Rutherford Stivers Webster (FL) Adams Hastings Rose, John W. Adams Loudermilk Rouda Scalise Taylor Wenstrup Arrington Loudermilk Rouda Armstrong Lynch Titus Schweikert Thompson (PA) Westerman Bergman Payne Titus Crawford Payne Vargas Bilirakis Plaskett Vargas Scott, Austin Thornberry Williams Hastings Plaskett Sensenbrenner Timmons Wilson (SC) b 1109 Shimkus Tipton Wittman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Simpson Turner Womack The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Mr. WEBER of Texas changed his Smith (MO) Upton Woodall There is 1 minute remaining. vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Smith (NE) Wagner Wright So the amendment was agreed to. Smith (NJ) Walberg Yoho b 1115 Smucker Walden Young The result of the vote was announced Spano Walker Zeldin Mr. JOHN W. ROSE of Tennessee as above recorded. Stauber Walorski changed his vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Stated against: Steil Waltz So the amendment was rejected. Mr. BERGMAN. Madam Chair, I was un- NOES—234 The result of the vote was announced avoidably detained. Had I been present, I as above recorded. would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 175. Aguilar Garcia (TX) O’Halleran Allred Golden Ocasio-Cortez AMENDMENT NO. 11 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR AMENDMENT NO. 10 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Axne Gomez Omar The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished The Acting CHAIR (Ms. BONAMICI). Barraga´ n Gonzalez (TX) Pallone business is the demand for a recorded The unfinished business is the demand Bass Gottheimer Panetta vote on the amendment offered by the for a recorded vote on the amendment Beatty Green (TX) Pappas Bera Grijalva Pascrell gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) offered by the gentleman from Arizona Beyer Haaland Perlmutter on which further proceedings were (Mr. GOSAR) on which further pro- Bishop (GA) Harder (CA) Peters postponed and on which the noes pre- ceedings were postponed and on which Blumenauer Hayes Peterson vailed by voice vote. the noes prevailed by voice vote. Blunt Rochester Heck Phillips Bonamici Higgins (NY) Pingree The Clerk will redesignate the The Clerk will redesignate the Boyle, Brendan Hill (CA) Pocan amendment. amendment. F. Himes Porter The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brindisi Hollingsworth Pressley ment. ment. Brown (MD) Horn, Kendra S. Price (NC) Brownley (CA) Horsford Quigley RECORDED VOTE RECORDED VOTE Buchanan Houlahan Raskin The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bustos Hoyer Rice (NY) has been demanded. Butterfield Huffman Richmond has been demanded. Carbajal Jackson Lee A recorded vote was ordered. A recorded vote was ordered. Rose (NY) Ca´ rdenas Jayapal Roybal-Allard The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Carson (IN) Jeffries Ruiz minute vote. minute vote. Cartwright Johnson (GA) Ruppersberger The vote was taken by electronic de- Case Johnson (TX) Rush The vote was taken by electronic de- Casten (IL) Kaptur vice, and there were—ayes 189, noes 234, vice, and there were—ayes 189, noes 234, Ryan Castor (FL) Katko Sablan not voting 14, as follows: not voting 14, as follows: Castro (TX) Keating San Nicolas [Roll No. 177] [Roll No. 176] Chu, Judy Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez Cicilline Kennedy AYES—189 AYES—189 Sarbanes Cisneros Khanna Scanlon Aderholt Fleischmann Kinzinger Aderholt Estes King (NY) Clark (MA) Kildee Schakowsky Allen Flores Kustoff (TN) Clarke (NY) Kilmer Allen Ferguson Kinzinger Schiff Amash Fortenberry LaHood Clay Kim Amash Fleischmann Kustoff (TN) Schneider Amodei Foxx (NC) LaMalfa Cleaver Kind Amodei Flores LaHood Schrader Armstrong Fulcher Lamborn Clyburn Kirkpatrick Arrington Fortenberry LaMalfa Schrier Babin Gaetz Latta Cohen Krishnamoorthi Babin Foxx (NC) Lamborn Scott (VA) Baird Gallagher Lesko Bacon Fulcher Latta Connolly Kuster (NH) Balderson Gianforte Long Scott, David Baird Gaetz Lesko Cooper Lamb Banks Gibbs Lucas Serrano Balderson Gallagher Long Correa Langevin Barr Gohmert Luetkemeyer Sewell (AL) Banks Gianforte Lucas Costa Larsen (WA) Bergman Gonzalez (OH) Marchant Shalala Barr Gibbs Luetkemeyer Courtney Larson (CT) Biggs Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Marshall Sherman Bergman Gohmert Marchant Cox (CA) Lawrence Bilirakis (PR) Massie Sherrill Biggs Gonzalez (OH) Marshall Craig Lawson (FL) Bishop (UT) Gooden Mast Sires Bilirakis Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Massie Crist Lee (CA) Bost Gosar McCarthy Bishop (UT) (PR) Mast Crow Lee (NV) Slotkin Brady Granger McCaul Bost Gooden McCarthy Cuellar Levin (CA) Smith (WA) Brooks (AL) Graves (GA) McClintock Brady Gosar McCaul Cummings Levin (MI) Soto Brooks (IN) Graves (LA) McHenry Brooks (AL) Granger McClintock Cunningham Lewis Spanberger Buck Graves (MO) McKinley Brooks (IN) Graves (GA) McHenry Davids (KS) Lipinski Speier Bucshon Green (TN) Meadows Buck Graves (LA) McKinley Davis (CA) Loebsack Stanton Budd Griffith Meuser Bucshon Graves (MO) Meadows Davis, Danny K. Lofgren Stefanik Burchett Grothman Miller Budd Green (TN) Meuser Dean Lowenthal Stevens Burgess Guest Mitchell Burchett Griffith Miller DeFazio Lowey Suozzi Byrne Guthrie Moolenaar Burgess Grothman Mitchell DeGette Luja´ n Swalwell (CA) Calvert Hagedorn Mooney (WV) Byrne Guest Moolenaar Carter (GA) Harris Mullin DeLauro Luria Takano Calvert Guthrie Mooney (WV) Carter (TX) Hartzler Newhouse DelBene Malinowski Thompson (CA) Carter (GA) Hagedorn Mullin Chabot Hern, Kevin Norman Delgado Maloney, Thompson (MS) Carter (TX) Harris Newhouse Cheney Herrera Beutler Nunes Demings Carolyn B. Tlaib Chabot Hartzler Norman Cline Hice (GA) Olson DeSaulnier Maloney, Sean Tonko Cheney Hern, Kevin Nunes Cloud Higgins (LA) Palazzo Matsui Torres (CA) Cline Deutch Cole Herrera Beutler Olson Torres Small Hill (AR) Palmer Cloud Dingell McAdams Collins (GA) Hice (GA) Palazzo (NM) Holding Pence Cole Higgins (LA) Palmer Doggett McBath Collins (NY) Hollingsworth Perry Trahan Collins (GA) Hill (AR) Pence Doyle, Michael McCollum Comer Hudson Posey Trone Collins (NY) Holding Perry F. McEachin Conaway Huizenga Radewagen Underwood Comer Hudson Posey Engel McGovern Cook Hunter Ratcliffe Conaway Huizenga Radewagen Escobar McNerney Van Drew Crenshaw Hurd (TX) Reed Cook Hunter Ratcliffe Eshoo Meeks Veasey Curtis Johnson (LA) Reschenthaler Crenshaw Hurd (TX) Reed Espaillat Meng Vela Davidson (OH) Johnson (OH) Rice (SC) Curtis Johnson (LA) Reschenthaler Evans Moore Vela´ zquez Davis, Rodney Johnson (SD) Riggleman Davidson (OH) Johnson (OH) Rice (SC) Finkenauer Morelle Visclosky DesJarlais Jordan Roby Davis, Rodney Johnson (SD) Riggleman Fitzpatrick Moulton Wasserman Diaz-Balart Joyce (OH) Rodgers (WA) DesJarlais Jordan Roby Fletcher Mucarsel-Powell Schultz Duffy Joyce (PA) Roe, David P. Diaz-Balart Joyce (OH) Rodgers (WA) Foster Murphy Waters Duncan Katko Rogers (AL) Duffy Joyce (PA) Roe, David P. Frankel Nadler Watson Coleman Dunn Kelly (MS) Rogers (KY) Duncan Kelly (MS) Rogers (AL) Fudge Napolitano Welch Emmer Kelly (PA) Rose, John W. Dunn Kelly (PA) Rogers (KY) Gabbard Neal Wexton Estes King (IA) Rouzer Emmer King (IA) Rose, John W. Gallego Neguse Wild Ferguson King (NY) Roy Garamendi Norcross Wilson (FL) Garcı´a (IL) Norton Yarmuth

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.013 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3423 Rutherford Stewart Weber (TX) NOT VOTING—14 Larson (CT) O’Halleran Sires Scalise Stivers Webster (FL) Lawrence Ocasio-Cortez Slotkin Abraham Lee (NV) Rooney (FL) Schweikert Taylor Wenstrup Lawson (FL) Omar Smith (NJ) Adams Loudermilk Rouda Lee (CA) Pallone Scott, Austin Thompson (PA) Westerman Crawford Peters Smith (WA) Titus Lee (NV) Panetta Sensenbrenner Thornberry Williams Eshoo Plaskett Soto Vargas Levin (CA) Pappas Shimkus Timmons Wilson (SC) Hastings Raskin Spanberger Simpson Tipton Wittman Levin (MI) Pascrell Speier Smith (MO) Turner Womack ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Lewis Payne Stanton Smith (NE) Wagner Woodall Lieu, Ted Perlmutter Stefanik The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Lipinski Peters Smith (NJ) Walberg Wright Steil There is 1 minute remaining. Loebsack Peterson Smucker Walden Yoho Stevens Lofgren Phillips Spano Walker Young b 1121 Lowenthal Pingree Suozzi Stauber Walorski Zeldin Lowey Pocan Swalwell (CA) Steil Waltz So the amendment was rejected. Luja´ n Porter Takano Steube Watkins The result of the vote was announced Luria Pressley Thompson (CA) as above recorded. Lynch Price (NC) Thompson (MS) NOES—234 Malinowski Quigley Tlaib Stated against: Tonko Aguilar Garcı´a (IL) O’Halleran Maloney, Raskin Carolyn B. Reed Torres (CA) Allred Garcia (TX) Ocasio-Cortez Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Chair, I was Maloney, Sean Rice (NY) Torres Small Arrington Golden Omar unavoidably detained on rollcall 177. Had I Mast Richmond (NM) Axne Gomez Pallone been present, I would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on Matsui Rodgers (WA) Trahan Bacon Gonzalez (TX) Panetta rollcall No. 177. McAdams Rose (NY) Trone Barraga´ n Gottheimer Pappas AMENDMENT NO. 19 OFFERED BY MS. PORTER McBath Roybal-Allard Turner Bass Green (TX) Pascrell McCaul Ruiz Underwood Beatty Grijalva Payne The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished McCollum Ruppersberger Upton Bera Haaland Perlmutter business is the demand for a recorded McEachin Rush Van Drew Beyer Harder (CA) Peterson vote on the amendment offered by the McGovern Sablan Veasey Bishop (GA) Hayes Phillips McHenry San Nicolas gentlewoman from California (Ms. POR- Vela Blumenauer Heck Pingree McKinley Sa´ nchez Vela´ zquez Blunt Rochester Higgins (NY) Pocan TER) on which further proceedings were McNerney Sarbanes Visclosky Bonamici Hill (CA) Porter postponed and on which the ayes pre- Meeks Scanlon Walden Boyle, Brendan Himes Meng Schakowsky Pressley vailed by voice vote. Waltz F. Horn, Kendra S. Moore Schiff Price (NC) Wasserman Brindisi Horsford The Clerk will redesignate the Morelle Schneider Quigley Schultz Brown (MD) Houlahan amendment. Moulton Schrader Rice (NY) Waters Brownley (CA) Hoyer The Clerk redesignated the amend- Mucarsel-Powell Schrier Richmond Watson Coleman Buchanan Huffman Murphy Scott (VA) Rose (NY) ment. Welch Bustos Jackson Lee Nadler Scott, David Roybal-Allard Wexton Butterfield Jayapal RECORDED VOTE Napolitano Serrano Ruiz Wild Carbajal Jeffries The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Neal Sewell (AL) Ruppersberger Wilson (FL) Ca´ rdenas Johnson (GA) Neguse Shalala Rush has been demanded. Norcross Sherman Yarmuth Carson (IN) Johnson (TX) Ryan A recorded vote was ordered. Norton Sherrill Zeldin Cartwright Kaptur Sablan Case Keating The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- San Nicolas NOES—163 Casten (IL) Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez minute vote. Castor (FL) Kennedy Sarbanes The vote was taken by electronic de- Aderholt Gohmert Mullin Castro (TX) Khanna Scanlon vice, and there were—ayes 262, noes 163, Allen Gooden Newhouse Amash Gosar Norman Chu, Judy Kildee Schakowsky not voting 12, as follows: Amodei Granger Nunes Cicilline Kilmer Schiff Cisneros Kim Armstrong Graves (GA) Olson Schneider [Roll No. 178] Clark (MA) Kind Arrington Graves (MO) Palazzo Schrader AYES—262 Clarke (NY) Kirkpatrick Babin Green (TN) Palmer Schrier Clay Krishnamoorthi Aguilar Courtney Gonzalez (OH) Baird Griffith Pence Scott (VA) Cleaver Kuster (NH) Allred Cox (CA) Gonzalez (TX) Balderson Grothman Perry Scott, David ´ ´ Clyburn Lamb Axne Craig Gonzalez-Colon Banks Guest Posey Serrano Cohen Langevin Bacon Crist (PR) Barr Guthrie Radewagen Sewell (AL) Barraga´ n Crow Gottheimer Bergman Hagedorn Ratcliffe Connolly Larsen (WA) Shalala Bass Cuellar Graves (LA) Biggs Harris Reschenthaler Cooper Larson (CT) Sherman Beatty Cummings Green (TX) Bishop (UT) Hartzler Rice (SC) Correa Lawrence Sherrill Bera Cunningham Grijalva Bost Hern, Kevin Riggleman Costa Lawson (FL) Sires Beyer Davids (KS) Haaland Brady Hice (GA) Roby Courtney Lee (CA) Slotkin Bilirakis Davis (CA) Harder (CA) Buck Higgins (LA) Roe, David P. Cox (CA) Levin (CA) Smith (WA) Bishop (GA) Davis, Danny K. Hayes Bucshon Hill (AR) Rogers (AL) Craig Levin (MI) Soto Blumenauer Davis, Rodney Heck Budd Holding Rogers (KY) Crist Lewis Spanberger Blunt Rochester Dean Herrera Beutler Burchett Hudson Rose, John W. Crow Lieu, Ted Bonamici DeFazio Burgess Huizenga Speier Higgins (NY) Rouzer Cuellar Lipinski Boyle, Brendan DeGette Hill (CA) Byrne Hunter Roy Stanton Cummings Loebsack F. DeLauro Himes Calvert Hurd (TX) Rutherford Stefanik Cunningham Lofgren Brindisi DelBene Hollingsworth Carter (TX) Johnson (LA) Scalise Davids (KS) Lowenthal Stevens Brooks (IN) Delgado Horn, Kendra S. Chabot Johnson (OH) Schweikert Davis (CA) Lowey Suozzi Brown (MD) Demings Horsford Cheney Johnson (SD) Scott, Austin Davis, Danny K. Luja´ n Swalwell (CA) Brownley (CA) DeSaulnier Houlahan Cline Jordan Sensenbrenner Dean Luria Takano Buchanan Deutch Hoyer Cloud Joyce (PA) Shimkus DeFazio Lynch Thompson (CA) Bustos Dingell Huffman Cole Kelly (MS) Simpson DeGette Malinowski Thompson (MS) Butterfield Doggett Jackson Lee Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Smith (MO) DeLauro Maloney, Tlaib Carbajal Doyle, Michael Jayapal Collins (NY) King (IA) Smith (NE) DelBene Carolyn B. Tonko Ca´ rdenas F. Jeffries Comer Kinzinger Smucker Delgado Maloney, Sean Torres (CA) Carson (IN) Engel Johnson (GA) Conaway Kustoff (TN) Spano Demings Matsui Torres Small Carter (GA) Escobar Johnson (TX) Cook LaHood Stauber DeSaulnier McAdams (NM) Cartwright Eshoo Joyce (OH) Crenshaw LaMalfa Steube Case Curtis Deutch McBath Trahan Espaillat Kaptur Lamborn Stewart Casten (IL) Evans Katko Davidson (OH) Latta Stivers Dingell McCollum Trone Castor (FL) Finkenauer Keating DesJarlais Lesko Taylor Doggett McEachin Underwood Castro (TX) Fitzpatrick Kelly (IL) Diaz-Balart Long Thompson (PA) Doyle, Michael McGovern Upton Chu, Judy Fletcher Kennedy Duffy Lucas Thornberry F. McNerney Van Drew Cicilline Fortenberry Khanna Duncan Luetkemeyer Timmons Veasey Engel Meeks Cisneros Foster Kildee Dunn Marchant Tipton Vela Escobar Meng Clark (MA) Foxx (NC) Kilmer Emmer Marshall Wagner ´ Espaillat Moore Velazquez Clarke (NY) Frankel Kim Estes Massie Walberg Evans Morelle Visclosky Clay Fudge Kind Ferguson McCarthy Walker Finkenauer Moulton Wasserman Cleaver Gabbard King (NY) Fleischmann McClintock Walorski Fitzpatrick Mucarsel-Powell Schultz Clyburn Gallego Kirkpatrick Flores Meadows Watkins Fletcher Murphy Waters Cohen Garamendi Krishnamoorthi Fulcher Meuser Weber (TX) Foster Nadler Watson Coleman Connolly Garcı´a (IL) Kuster (NH) Gaetz Miller Webster (FL) Frankel Napolitano Welch Cooper Garcia (TX) Lamb Gallagher Mitchell Wenstrup Fudge Neal Wexton Correa Golden Langevin Gianforte Moolenaar Westerman Gabbard Neguse Wild Costa Gomez Larsen (WA) Gibbs Mooney (WV) Williams Gallego Norcross Wilson (FL) Garamendi Norton Yarmuth

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.006 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3424 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 Wilson (SC) Woodall Young Kaptur Murphy Shalala Weber (TX) Williams Wright Wittman Wright Katko Nadler Sherman Wenstrup Wittman Young Womack Yoho Keating Napolitano Sherrill Westerman Womack Kelly (IL) Neal Sires NOT VOTING—12 NOT VOTING—11 Kennedy Neguse Slotkin Abraham Hastings Rouda Khanna Norcross Smith (NJ) Abraham Loudermilk Rouda Adams Loudermilk Ryan Kildee Norton Smith (WA) Adams Marshall Titus Brooks (AL) Plaskett Titus Kilmer O’Halleran Smucker Crawford Plaskett Vargas Crawford Rooney (FL) Vargas Kim Ocasio-Cortez Soto Hastings Rooney (FL) Kind Olson Spanberger ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR King (NY) Omar Spano The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Kirkpatrick Pallone Speier The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Krishnamoorthi Panetta There is 1 minute remaining. Stanton There is 1 minute remaining. Kuster (NH) Pappas Stauber Lamb Pascrell Stefanik 1132 b 1127 Langevin Payne b Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Steil Messrs. GALLAGHER and DAVID- Stevens So the amendment was agreed to. Larson (CT) Perry The result of the vote was announced SON of Ohio changed their vote from Latta Peters Suozzi ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Lawrence Peterson Swalwell (CA) as above recorded. Takano So the amendment was agreed to. Lawson (FL) Phillips AMENDMENT NO. 24 OFFERED BY MS. SCHRIER Thompson (CA) The result of the vote was announced Lee (CA) Pingree Lee (NV) Pocan Thompson (MS) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished as above recorded. Lesko Porter Tipton business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 22 OFFERED BY MRS. FLETCHER Levin (CA) Posey Tlaib vote on the amendment offered by the Levin (MI) Pressley Tonko gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Lewis Price (NC) Torres (CA) business is the demand for a recorded Lieu, Ted Quigley Torres Small SCHRIER) on which further proceedings vote on the amendment offered by the Lipinski Radewagen (NM) were postponed and on which the ayes Loebsack Raskin gentlewoman from Texas (Mrs. FLETCH- Trahan prevailed by voice vote. Lofgren Reed Trone The Clerk will redesignate the ER) on which further proceedings were Lowenthal Rice (NY) Turner postponed and on which the ayes pre- Lowey Rice (SC) Underwood amendment. vailed by voice vote. Luja´ n Richmond Upton The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Clerk will redesignate the Luria Riggleman Van Drew ment. Lynch Rodgers (WA) Veasey RECORDED VOTE amendment. Malinowski Rose (NY) Vela Maloney, Rouzer The Clerk redesignated the amend- Vela´ zquez The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Carolyn B. Roybal-Allard ment. Visclosky Maloney, Sean Ruiz has been demanded. Wagner RECORDED VOTE Mast Ruppersberger A recorded vote was ordered. Walberg Matsui Rush The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Walden The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- McAdams Ryan minute vote. has been demanded. McBath Sablan Walorski A recorded vote was ordered. McCaul San Nicolas Waltz The vote was taken by electronic de- McCollum Sa´ nchez Wasserman vice, and there were—ayes 295, noes 132, The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Schultz minute vote. McEachin Sarbanes not voting 10, as follows: McGovern Scalise Waters The vote was taken by electronic de- McHenry Scanlon Watson Coleman [Roll No. 180] vice, and there were—ayes 305, noes 121, McKinley Schakowsky Webster (FL) AYES—295 not voting 11, as follows: McNerney Schiff Welch Meeks Schneider Wexton Aguilar Cooper Golden [Roll No. 179] Meng Schrader Wild Allred Correa Gomez Amash Costa Gonzalez (OH) AYES—305 Miller Schrier Wilson (FL) Mooney (WV) Schweikert Wilson (SC) Axne Courtney Gonzalez (TX) Aguilar Connolly Frankel Moore Scott (VA) Woodall Bacon Cox (CA) Gottheimer ´ Allred Cook Fudge Morelle Scott, David Yarmuth Barragan Craig Graves (LA) Amash Cooper Gabbard Moulton Serrano Yoho Bass Crist Green (TX) Armstrong Correa Gaetz Mucarsel-Powell Sewell (AL) Zeldin Beatty Crow Griffith Axne Costa Gallagher Bera Cuellar Grijalva Bacon Courtney Gallego NOES—121 Beyer Cummings Grothman Barraga´ n Cox (CA) Garamendi Bishop (GA) Cunningham Haaland Bass Craig Garcı´a (IL) Aderholt Fleischmann Massie Bishop (UT) Davids (KS) Harder (CA) Beatty Crist Garcia (TX) Allen Fulcher McCarthy Blumenauer Davis (CA) Hayes Bera Crow Golden Amodei Gianforte McClintock Blunt Rochester Davis, Danny K. Heck Beyer Cuellar Gomez Arrington Gibbs Meadows Bonamici Davis, Rodney Herrera Beutler Bilirakis Cummings Gonzalez (OH) Babin Gohmert Meuser Boyle, Brendan Dean Higgins (LA) Bishop (GA) Cunningham Gonzalez (TX) Baird Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Mitchell F. DeFazio Higgins (NY) Blumenauer Curtis Gottheimer Balderson (PR) Moolenaar Brindisi DeGette Hill (AR) Blunt Rochester Davids (KS) Graves (LA) Banks Gooden Mullin Brooks (AL) DeLauro Hill (CA) Bonamici Davis (CA) Green (TX) Barr Gosar Newhouse Brooks (IN) DelBene Himes Boyle, Brendan Davis, Danny K. Griffith Bergman Granger Norman Brown (MD) Delgado Hollingsworth F. Davis, Rodney Grijalva Biggs Graves (GA) Nunes Brownley (CA) Demings Horn, Kendra S. Brindisi Dean Grothman Bishop (UT) Graves (MO) Palazzo Buchanan DeSaulnier Horsford Brooks (IN) DeFazio Guest Bost Green (TN) Palmer Budd Deutch Houlahan Brown (MD) DeGette Haaland Brady Guthrie Pence Burchett Diaz-Balart Hoyer Brownley (CA) DeLauro Harder (CA) Brooks (AL) Hagedorn Ratcliffe Bustos Dingell Hudson Buchanan DelBene Hayes Buck Harris Reschenthaler Butterfield Doggett Huffman Bustos Delgado Heck Bucshon Hartzler Roby Carbajal Doyle, Michael Jackson Lee Butterfield Demings Herrera Beutler Budd Hern, Kevin Roe, David P. Ca´ rdenas F. Jayapal Carbajal DeSaulnier Higgins (LA) Burchett Hice (GA) Rogers (AL) Carson (IN) Engel Jeffries Ca´ rdenas Deutch Higgins (NY) Burgess Hill (AR) Rogers (KY) Carter (GA) Escobar Johnson (GA) Carson (IN) Dingell Hill (CA) Byrne Holding Rose, John W. Cartwright Eshoo Johnson (LA) Carter (GA) Doggett Himes Calvert Hurd (TX) Roy Case Espaillat Johnson (TX) Cartwright Doyle, Michael Hollingsworth Carter (TX) Johnson (LA) Rutherford Casten (IL) Evans Joyce (OH) Case F. Horn, Kendra S. Chabot Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin Castor (FL) Finkenauer Kaptur Casten (IL) Duffy Horsford Cheney Johnson (SD) Sensenbrenner Castro (TX) Fitzpatrick Katko Castor (FL) Dunn Houlahan Cline Jordan Shimkus Chu, Judy Fletcher Keating Castro (TX) Engel Hoyer Cloud Kelly (MS) Simpson Cicilline Fortenberry Kelly (IL) Chu, Judy Escobar Hudson Cole Kelly (PA) Smith (MO) Cisneros Foster Kennedy Cicilline Eshoo Huffman Comer King (IA) Smith (NE) Clark (MA) Foxx (NC) Khanna Cisneros Espaillat Huizenga Conaway Kinzinger Steube Clarke (NY) Frankel Kildee Clark (MA) Evans Hunter Crenshaw Kustoff (TN) Stewart Clay Fudge Kilmer Clarke (NY) Finkenauer Jackson Lee Davidson (OH) LaHood Stivers Cleaver Gabbard Kim Clay Fitzpatrick Jayapal DesJarlais LaMalfa Taylor Cline Gaetz Kind Cleaver Fletcher Jeffries Diaz-Balart Lamborn Thompson (PA) Clyburn Gallagher King (NY) Clyburn Flores Johnson (GA) Duncan Long Thornberry Cohen Gallego Kirkpatrick Cohen Fortenberry Johnson (TX) Emmer Lucas Timmons Collins (NY) Garamendi Krishnamoorthi Collins (GA) Foster Joyce (OH) Estes Luetkemeyer Walker Connolly Garcı´a (IL) Kuster (NH) Collins (NY) Foxx (NC) Joyce (PA) Ferguson Marchant Watkins Cook Garcia (TX) Lamb

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.020 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3425 Langevin Pallone Smith (NE) NOT VOTING—10 Lieu, Ted Perlmutter Smith (NJ) Larsen (WA) Panetta Smith (NJ) Lipinski Peters Smith (WA) Abraham Loudermilk Titus Larson (CT) Pappas Smith (WA) Loebsack Peterson Soto Adams Plaskett Vargas Lawrence Pascrell Smucker Lofgren Phillips Crawford Rooney (FL) Spanberger Lawson (FL) Payne Soto Lowenthal Pingree Hastings Rouda Stanton Lee (CA) Perlmutter Spanberger Lowey Pocan Stauber Lee (NV) Perry Spano ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Luja´ n Porter Stefanik Levin (CA) Peters Speier The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Luria Pressley Steil Levin (MI) Peterson Stanton Lynch Price (NC) Stevens There is 1 minute remaining. Malinowski Quigley Lewis Phillips Stauber Suozzi Maloney, Raskin Lieu, Ted Pingree Stefanik Swalwell (CA) Lipinski Pocan Steil b 1136 Carolyn B. Reed Maloney, Sean Rice (NY) Takano Loebsack Porter Stevens Thompson (CA) Lofgren Posey Suozzi Mr. WATKINS changed his vote from Matsui Richmond McAdams Rodgers (WA) Tlaib Lowenthal Pressley Swalwell (CA) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Tonko Lowey Price (NC) Takano McBath Rose (NY) Mrs. RODGERS of Washington Torres (CA) Luja´ n Quigley Thompson (CA) McCollum Roybal-Allard changed her vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Torres Small Luria Radewagen Thompson (MS) McEachin Ruiz McGovern Ruppersberger (NM) Lynch Raskin Thornberry So the amendment was agreed to. McNerney Rush Trahan Malinowski Reed Tipton The result of the vote was announced Meeks Ryan Trone Maloney, Rice (NY) Tlaib as above recorded. Meng Sablan Underwood Carolyn B. Rice (SC) Tonko Moore San Nicolas Upton Maloney, Sean Richmond Torres (CA) AMENDMENT NO. 26 OFFERED BY MR. VAN DREW Morelle Sa´ nchez Van Drew Mast Riggleman Torres Small The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Moulton Sarbanes Veasey Matsui Rodgers (WA) (NM) business is the demand for a recorded Mucarsel-Powell Scanlon McAdams Rose (NY) Trahan Vela vote on the amendment offered by the Murphy Schakowsky Vela´ zquez McBath Roybal-Allard Trone Nadler Schiff gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. VAN Visclosky McCaul Ruiz Turner Napolitano Schneider Walden McCollum Ruppersberger Underwood DREW) on which further proceedings Neal Schrader Waltz McEachin Rush Upton Neguse Schrier were postponed and on which the ayes Wasserman McGovern Ryan Van Drew Norcross Schweikert prevailed by voice vote. Schultz McHenry Sablan Veasey Norton Scott (VA) McKinley San Nicolas Vela The Clerk will redesignate the O’Halleran Scott, David Waters McNerney Sa´ nchez Vela´ zquez amendment. Ocasio-Cortez Serrano Watson Coleman Meadows Sarbanes Visclosky The Clerk redesignated the amend- Omar Sewell (AL) Welch Meeks Scanlon Wagner Wexton ment. Pallone Shalala Meng Schakowsky Walberg Panetta Sherman Wild Moore Schiff Walden RECORDED VOTE Pappas Sherrill Wilson (FL) Morelle Schneider Walorski The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Pascrell Sires Yarmuth Moulton Schrader Waltz Payne Slotkin Zeldin Mucarsel-Powell Schrier Wasserman has been demanded. Murphy Schweikert Schultz A recorded vote was ordered. NOES—167 Nadler Scott (VA) Waters The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Napolitano Scott, David Watson Coleman Aderholt Gosar Norman Neal Serrano Webster (FL) minute vote. Allen Granger Nunes Neguse Sewell (AL) Welch The vote was taken by electronic de- Amash Graves (GA) Olson Norcross Shalala Wexton vice, and there were—ayes 257, noes 167, Amodei Graves (MO) Palazzo Arrington Green (TN) Palmer Norton Sherman Wild not voting 13, as follows: O’Halleran Sherrill Wilson (FL) Babin Griffith Pence Ocasio-Cortez Sires Yarmuth [Roll No. 181] Baird Grothman Perry Omar Slotkin Zeldin Balderson Guest Posey AYES—257 Banks Guthrie Radewagen NOES—132 Aguilar Craig Graves (LA) Barr Hagedorn Ratcliffe Allred Crist Green (TX) Bergman Harris Reschenthaler Aderholt Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Mooney (WV) Armstrong Crow Grijalva Biggs Hartzler Rice (SC) Allen (PR) Mullin Axne Cuellar Haaland Bilirakis Hern, Kevin Riggleman Amodei Gooden Newhouse Bacon Cummings Harder (CA) Bishop (UT) Hice (GA) Roby Armstrong Gosar Norman Barraga´ n Cunningham Hayes Bost Higgins (LA) Roe, David P. Arrington Granger Nunes Bass Davids (KS) Heck Brady Hill (AR) Rogers (AL) Babin Graves (GA) Olson Beatty Davis (CA) Herrera Beutler Brooks (AL) Holding Rogers (KY) Baird Graves (MO) Palazzo Bera Davis, Danny K. Higgins (NY) Buck Hudson Rose, John W. Balderson Green (TN) Palmer Beyer Davis, Rodney Hill (CA) Bucshon Huizenga Rouzer Banks Guest Pence Bishop (GA) Dean Himes Budd Hunter Roy Barr Guthrie Ratcliffe Blumenauer DeFazio Hollingsworth Burchett Hurd (TX) Rutherford Bergman Hagedorn Reschenthaler Blunt Rochester DeGette Horn, Kendra S. Burgess Johnson (LA) Scalise Biggs Harris Roby Bonamici DeLauro Horsford Byrne Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin Bilirakis Hartzler Roe, David P. Boyle, Brendan DelBene Houlahan Calvert Johnson (SD) Sensenbrenner Bost Hern, Kevin Rogers (AL) F. Delgado Hoyer Carter (TX) Jordan Shimkus Brady Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) Brindisi Demings Huffman Chabot Joyce (PA) Simpson Holding Brooks (IN) Cheney Buck Rose, John W. DeSaulnier Jayapal Kelly (MS) Smith (MO) Huizenga Brown (MD) Deutch Jeffries Cline Kelly (PA) Smith (NE) Bucshon Rouzer Hunter Brownley (CA) Dingell Johnson (GA) Cloud King (IA) Smucker Burgess Roy Hurd (TX) Buchanan Doggett Johnson (TX) Cole Kinzinger Spano Byrne Rutherford Johnson (OH) Bustos Doyle, Michael Joyce (OH) Collins (GA) Kustoff (TN) Steube Calvert Scalise Johnson (SD) Butterfield F. Kaptur Collins (NY) LaHood Stewart Carter (TX) Scott, Austin Jordan Carbajal Engel Katko Comer LaMalfa Stivers Chabot Joyce (PA) Sensenbrenner Ca´ rdenas Escobar Keating Conaway Lamborn Taylor Cheney Kelly (MS) Shimkus Carson (IN) Eshoo Kelly (IL) Cook Latta Thompson (PA) Cloud Kelly (PA) Simpson Carter (GA) Espaillat Kennedy Crenshaw Lesko Thornberry Cole King (IA) Smith (MO) Cartwright Evans Khanna Curtis Long Timmons Collins (GA) Kinzinger Steube Case Finkenauer Kildee Davidson (OH) Lucas Tipton Comer Kustoff (TN) Stewart Casten (IL) Fitzpatrick Kilmer DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Turner Conaway LaHood Stivers Castor (FL) Fletcher Kim Diaz-Balart Marchant Wagner Crenshaw LaMalfa Taylor Castro (TX) Fortenberry Kind Duffy Marshall Walberg Curtis Lamborn Thompson (PA) Chu, Judy Foster King (NY) Duncan Massie Walker Davidson (OH) Latta Timmons Cicilline Foxx (NC) Kirkpatrick Dunn Mast Walorski DesJarlais Lesko Walker Cisneros Frankel Krishnamoorthi Emmer McCarthy Watkins Duffy Long Watkins Clark (MA) Fudge Kuster (NH) Estes McCaul Weber (TX) Duncan Lucas Weber (TX) Clarke (NY) Gabbard Lamb Ferguson McClintock Webster (FL) Dunn Luetkemeyer Wenstrup Clay Gallagher Langevin Fleischmann McHenry Wenstrup Emmer Marchant Westerman Cleaver Gallego Larsen (WA) Flores McKinley Westerman Estes Marshall Williams Clyburn Garamendi Larson (CT) Fulcher Meadows Williams Ferguson Massie Wilson (SC) Cohen Garcı´a (IL) Lawrence Gaetz Meuser Wilson (SC) Fleischmann McCarthy Wittman Connolly Garcia (TX) Lawson (FL) Gianforte Miller Wittman Flores McClintock Womack Cooper Golden Lee (CA) Gibbs Mitchell Womack Fulcher Meuser Woodall Correa Gomez Lee (NV) Gohmert Moolenaar Woodall Gianforte Miller Wright Costa Gonzalez (OH) Levin (CA) Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Mooney (WV) Wright Gibbs Mitchell Yoho Courtney Gonzalez (TX) Levin (MI) (PR) Mullin Yoho Gohmert Moolenaar Young Cox (CA) Gottheimer Lewis Gooden Newhouse Young

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.017 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3426 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 NOT VOTING—13 Malinowski Porter Speier NOT VOTING—12 Maloney, Pressley Stanton Abraham Loudermilk Thompson (MS) Abraham Hastings Rouda Carolyn B. Price (NC) Stefanik Adams Plaskett Titus Adams Loudermilk Thompson (MS) Maloney, Sean Quigley Steil Crawford Rooney (FL) Vargas Crawford Plaskett Titus Hastings Rouda Matsui Raskin Stevens Fudge Rooney (FL) Vargas Jackson Lee Speier McAdams Reed Suozzi McBath Rice (NY) Swalwell (CA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR McCollum Richmond Takano The Acting CHAIR (Mr. MCGOVERN) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). McEachin Rodgers (WA) Thompson (CA) (during the vote). There is 1 minute re- There is 1 minute remaining. McGovern Rose (NY) Tlaib McNerney Roybal-Allard Tonko maining. Meeks Ruiz Torres (CA) b 1146 b 1141 Meng Ruppersberger Torres Small Mr. GAETZ changed his vote from So the amendment was agreed to. Moore Rush (NM) Morelle Ryan Trahan ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ The result of the vote was announced Moulton Sablan Trone So the amendment was agreed to. as above recorded. Mucarsel-Powell San Nicolas Turner The result of the vote was announced ´ AMENDMENT NO. 29 OFFERED BY MR. ENGEL Murphy Sanchez Underwood as above recorded. Nadler Sarbanes Upton The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Napolitano Scanlon Van Drew The Acting CHAIR. There being no business is the demand for a recorded Neal Schakowsky Veasey further amendments, under the rule, vote on the amendment offered by the Neguse Schiff Vela the Committee rises. gentleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) Norcross Schneider Vela´ zquez Accordingly, the Committee rose; on which further proceedings were Norton Schrader Visclosky and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. O’Halleran Schrier Walden postponed and on which the ayes pre- Ocasio-Cortez Scott (VA) Waltz BONAMICI) having assumed the chair, vailed by voice vote. Omar Scott, David Wasserman Mr. MCGOVERN, Acting Chair of the The Clerk will redesignate the Pallone Serrano Schultz Committee of the Whole House on the amendment. Panetta Sewell (AL) Waters state of the Union, reported that that Pappas Shalala Watson Coleman The Clerk redesignated the amend- Pascrell Sherman Welch Committee, having had under consider- ment. Payne Sherrill Wexton ation the bill (H.R. 9) to direct the RECORDED VOTE Perlmutter Sires Wild President to develop a plan for the The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Peters Slotkin Wilson (FL) United States to meet its nationally Peterson Smith (NJ) Yarmuth determined contribution under the has been demanded. Phillips Smith (WA) Zeldin A recorded vote was ordered. Pingree Soto Paris Agreement, and for other pur- The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Pocan Spanberger poses, and, pursuant to House Resolu- minute vote. tion 329, he reported the bill back to The vote was taken by electronic de- NOES—166 the House with sundry amendments vice, and there were—ayes 259, noes 166, Aderholt Graves (GA) Palazzo adopted in the Committee of the not voting 12, as follows: Allen Graves (MO) Palmer Whole. Amash Green (TN) Pence The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under [Roll No. 182] Amodei Griffith Perry the rule, the previous question is or- AYES—259 Armstrong Guest Posey Arrington Guthrie Radewagen dered. Aguilar Davids (KS) Heck Babin Hagedorn Ratcliffe Is a separate vote demanded on any Allred Davis (CA) Herrera Beutler Baird Harris Reschenthaler Axne Davis, Danny K. Higgins (NY) amendment reported from the Com- Balderson Hartzler Rice (SC) Bacon Davis, Rodney Hill (CA) mittee of the Whole? If not, the Chair Banks Hern, Kevin Riggleman Barraga´ n Dean Himes will put them en gros. The question is Bass DeFazio Hollingsworth Barr Hice (GA) Roby Beatty DeGette Horn, Kendra S. Bergman Higgins (LA) Roe, David P. on the amendments. Bera DeLauro Horsford Biggs Hill (AR) Rogers (AL) The amendments were agreed to. Beyer DelBene Houlahan Bilirakis Holding Rogers (KY) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bishop (GA) Delgado Hoyer Bishop (UT) Hudson Rose, John W. question is on the engrossment and Blumenauer Demings Huffman Bost Huizenga Rouzer Blunt Rochester DeSaulnier Jackson Lee Brady Hunter Roy third reading of the bill. Bonamici Deutch Jayapal Brooks (AL) Hurd (TX) Rutherford The bill was ordered to be engrossed Boyle, Brendan Dingell Jeffries Buck Johnson (LA) Scalise and read a third time, and was read the F. Doggett Johnson (GA) Bucshon Johnson (OH) Schweikert third time. Brindisi Doyle, Michael Johnson (TX) Budd Johnson (SD) Scott, Austin MOTION TO RECOMMIT Brooks (IN) F. Joyce (OH) Burchett Jordan Sensenbrenner Brown (MD) Engel Kaptur Burgess Joyce (PA) Shimkus Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I have a Brownley (CA) Escobar Katko Byrne Kelly (MS) Simpson motion to recommit at the desk. Buchanan Eshoo Keating Calvert Kelly (PA) Smith (MO) Bustos Espaillat Kelly (IL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Carter (GA) King (IA) Smith (NE) Butterfield Evans Kennedy gentleman opposed to the bill? Carter (TX) Kinzinger Smucker Carbajal Finkenauer Khanna Mr. BARR. I am in its current form. Chabot Kustoff (TN) Spano Ca´ rdenas Fitzpatrick Kildee The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Carson (IN) Fletcher Kilmer Cheney LaHood Stauber Cartwright Fortenberry Kim Cline LaMalfa Steube Clerk will report the motion to recom- Case Foster Kind Cloud Lamborn Stewart mit. Casten (IL) Foxx (NC) King (NY) Cole Latta Stivers The Clerk read as follows: Castor (FL) Frankel Kirkpatrick Collins (GA) Lesko Taylor Mr. Barr moves to recommit the bill H.R. Castro (TX) Gabbard Krishnamoorthi Collins (NY) Long Thompson (PA) Chu, Judy Gaetz Kuster (NH) Comer Lucas Thornberry 9 to the Committee on Foreign Affairs with Cicilline Gallagher Lamb Conaway Luetkemeyer Timmons instructions to report the same back to the Cisneros Gallego Langevin Cook Marchant Tipton House forthwith, with the following amend- Clark (MA) Garamendi Larsen (WA) Crenshaw Marshall Wagner ment: Clarke (NY) Garcı´a (IL) Larson (CT) Curtis Massie Walberg At the end of the bill, add the following Clay Garcia (TX) Lawrence Davidson (OH) Mast Walker new section: Cleaver Gianforte Lawson (FL) DesJarlais McCarthy Walorski SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. Clyburn Golden Lee (CA) Diaz-Balart McCaul Watkins Cohen Gomez Lee (NV) This Act shall take effect on the date that Duffy McClintock Weber (TX) Connolly Gonzalez (OH) Levin (CA) the President certifies that meeting the na- Duncan McHenry Webster (FL) Cooper Gonzalez (TX) Levin (MI) tionally determined contribution of the Dunn McKinley Wenstrup Correa Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Lewis United States under the Paris Agreement Costa (PR) Lieu, Ted Emmer Meadows Westerman Estes Meuser Williams will not result in a net transfer of jobs from Courtney Gottheimer Lipinski the United States to China. Cox (CA) Graves (LA) Loebsack Ferguson Miller Wilson (SC) Craig Green (TX) Lofgren Fleischmann Mitchell Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Crist Grijalva Lowenthal Flores Moolenaar Womack tleman from Kentucky is recognized Crow Grothman Lowey Fulcher Mooney (WV) Woodall for 5 minutes. Cuellar Haaland Luja´ n Gibbs Mullin Wright Cummings Harder (CA) Luria Gohmert Newhouse Yoho Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, this is Cunningham Hayes Lynch Gooden Norman Young the final amendment to the bill. It Gosar Nunes Granger Olson

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.018 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3427 would not kill the bill or send it back It would mean manufacturing and en- accord. It is taking advantage of our to committee. If adopted, the bill ergy-intensive jobs moving offshore. On retreat. would immediately proceed to final average, we would see a shortfall of China is our strategic competitor. It passage, as amended. nearly 200,000 manufacturing jobs and should pain all of us that everywhere This motion makes a small but im- 400,000 jobs overall. around the world, China is being treat- portant change to the bill, a change It would mean economic decline and ed like the leader in fighting climate that is necessary to preserve the eco- stagnation in communities, yielding an change. It should pain us that China is nomic strength of the United States. aggregate GDP loss of over $2.5 trillion investing more money in renewable en- The amendment simply states that and a total income loss for a family of ergy than any other country. It should the act shall not take effect until the four of over $20,000. pain us that they are surging ahead of President certifies that the United It is only common sense that we en- us in electric vehicles. It should pain States will not, on net, lose jobs to sure that these economic outcomes will us that they are racing to dominate China as a result of meeting the emis- never come to fruition before entering the global market in lithium batteries, sions commitments required under the into this agreement, which is what this that they have two-thirds of the Paris Agreement. simple amendment would do. world’s high-speed rail and have spent If, as the majority believes, the Paris Remember, between 2000 and 2014, the over $100 billion on it in 2018. Agreement will improve America’s eco- United States reduced greenhouse gas Why is China spending hundreds of nomic and technological competitive- emissions by 18 percent without being billions of dollars to make the transi- ness, this should not be a problem. subject to any international agree- tion to clean energy? Let me tell you, Madam Speaker, I do not disagree ment. it is not because the Chinese Com- with my colleagues that climate We should continue to focus on re- munist Party loves trees. It is because change is a problem that this Nation ducing emissions, developing and ex- they want to win the future. and other nations need to address. In porting clean coal technologies, and I want America to win the future. I fact, I believe it is important that we making our communities more resil- want us to reap the economic benefits continue to have discussions about se- ient, but 1,000 more pages in the Fed- and the jobs that will go to whoever rious solutions on how to mitigate eral Register will not change the wins the race to a clean energy future. these risks through American innova- weather. Scientific and technological How do our Republican colleagues tion, conservation, adaptation, and innovation fueled through free enter- propose to win that race? I have looked preparation. But, Madam Speaker, H.R. prise can. at their record in the years when they 9 is not a serious solution to these Finally, if we want to be serious controlled this House. I searched in problems. about a global solution to climate vain for one free-market-based plan. The truth of the matter is the Paris What did I find? Nothing, apart from change, we need to address the world’s Agreement would hurt our economy, a tax bill filled with giveaways to oil largest carbon emissions offenders that cost millions of American jobs, weaken companies to allow more oil drilling, have refused to meet the agreement’s our sovereignty, and put us at a dis- and legislation to allow methane emis- goals. This agreement fails to address advantage among international com- sions, to gut the Clean Air Act, and to petitors, especially China. those real polluters. China, the number one country in the roll back the Clean Power Plan. My home State of Kentucky relies That is it. That is all our Republican world for greenhouse gas emissions, is heavily on fossil fuels, and the coal in- colleagues did. dustry provides our State with thou- perhaps our greatest strategic eco- Do they know who has left them be- sands of jobs and delivers over 83 per- nomic adversary. It is a nation that hind? Do they know who wants us to cent of our power. This enables Ken- has been growing in manufacturing and stay in the Paris accord because they tuckians to enjoy some of the lowest- industrial dominance. know that our economic future depends cost electricity rates in the country. Under the Paris Agreement, China on it? I will tell you who. The Dow Kentucky is not the only State that has been allowed to increase emissions Chemical Company wants us to stay in relies on carbon-based fuels for its en- until 2030. This gives China a leg up. Paris. Bank of America wants us to ergy. Nationally, our energy mix is They will spend that decade stealing stay. DuPont wants us to stay. Procter made up of about 80 percent fossil our jobs. That hits people in my dis- & Gamble wants us to stay. General fuels, as compared to only 5 percent trict the hardest. It hits those who can Electric wants us to stay. Cargill intermittent and unreliable sources, least afford it. wants us to stay. Citigroup wants us to As we confront China economically, such as solar and wind. stay. Johnson & Johnson wants us to we must be sure our environmental Let’s think about the feasibility of stay. Coca-Cola wants us to stay. goals do not put us at a strategic dis- hitting the goals outlined in the Paris ExxonMobil wants us to stay. The Walt advantage or force us to commit eco- Agreement to cut greenhouse emis- Disney Company wants us to stay. sions by 26 to 28 percent by 2025 or, to nomic self-destruction. We must ensure Not a lot of socialists on their push the debate even further, those that our policies do not raise electric boards, though I do have my doubts goals outlined in the Democrats’ other rates and drive energy-intensive busi- about Goofy from time to time. climate proposals, such as the Green nesses offshore. We must make sure So that is our choice. We can cling to New Deal, to eliminate fossil fuels that China, with its rapacious appetite the past, we can let China win this completely, a proposal that just yester- for dominating all industry and its race, or we can stand with our Amer- day every member of the majority sweeping efforts to steal U.S. ideas, ican companies, our American sci- voted against bringing up for debate. does not have new reasons to take ad- entists, and our American innovators That is because the Green New Deal is vantage of American workers. and let them lead us into the future. nothing more than an absurd socialist Madam Speaker, socialism and cen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- fantasy that would devastate our econ- tral planning will never solve the prob- bers are reminded to address their re- omy. lems of the human race. Vote ‘‘yes’’ on marks to the Chair. As policymakers, our goal should not the motion to recommit. Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, be to embrace at all costs the greenest Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- I yield to the gentleman from South energy. Our goal should be to promote ance of my time. Carolina (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). the best energy, the most effective en- Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, ergy, the most reliable energy, and the I rise in opposition to the motion. as a former ocean engineer, I rise on most affordable energy. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- behalf of South Carolina’s First Con- Despite massive technological ad- tleman from New Jersey is recognized gressional District, the Low Country. vances and innovations, any drastic for 5 minutes. And I rise, quite frankly, as someone move away from fossil fuel consump- Mr. MALINOWSKI. Madam Speaker, who typically votes with Republicans tion is dangerous. It would mean in- our Republican colleagues are right on these motions. creased energy prices and decreased re- about one thing: China is taking ad- But not today. liability. Household electricity expend- vantage of us. But it is not taking ad- I had hoped that my colleagues on itures would increase up to 20 percent. vantage of America being in the Paris the other side of the aisle would want

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.053 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3428 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 to engage in a constructive dialogue [Roll No. 183] Garcı´a (IL) Luja´ n Rush that addresses the devastating impacts Garcia (TX) Luria Ryan AYES—206 Gomez Lynch Sa´ nchez of flooding, intensifying storms, and Aderholt Granger Palazzo Gonzalez (TX) Malinowski Sarbanes rising sea levels. Allen Graves (GA) Palmer Green (TX) Maloney, Scanlon But not today. Amodei Graves (LA) Pence Grijalva Carolyn B. Schakowsky Armstrong Graves (MO) Perry Haaland Maloney, Sean Schiff This is not the way that it used to be. Arrington Green (TN) Peterson Hayes Matsui Schneider President Teddy Roosevelt established Babin Griffith Posey Heck McBath Schrader 150 national forests and five national Bacon Grothman Ratcliffe Higgins (NY) McCollum Schrier Hill (CA) McEachin parks. President Reagan signed into Baird Guest Reed Scott (VA) Balderson Guthrie Reschenthaler Himes McGovern Scott, David law 38 bills that added more than 10.6 Banks Hagedorn Rice (SC) Horsford McNerney Serrano million acres to the National Wilder- Barr Harder (CA) Riggleman Hoyer Meeks Sewell (AL) Bergman Harris Roby Huffman Meng Shalala ness Preservation System, all with the Jackson Lee Moore Biggs Hartzler Rodgers (WA) Sherman support of the distinguished Members Jayapal Morelle Bilirakis Hern, Kevin Roe, David P. Sherrill Jeffries Moulton of the Grand Old Party. Bishop (UT) Herrera Beutler Rogers (AL) Sires Johnson (GA) Mucarsel-Powell But not today. Bost Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) Smith (WA) Johnson (TX) Murphy Brady Higgins (LA) Rose (NY) Soto The Grand Old Party has an illus- Kaptur Nadler Brindisi Hill (AR) Rose, John W. Spanberger trious history with environmental con- Brooks (AL) Holding Rouzer Keating Napolitano Kelly (IL) Neal Speier servation, a history it should be proud Brooks (IN) Hollingsworth Roy Stanton Buchanan Horn, Kendra S. Rutherford Kennedy Neguse of. Khanna Norcross Stevens Buck Houlahan Scalise Suozzi But not today. Bucshon Hudson Schweikert Kildee O’Halleran Swalwell (CA) Budd Huizenga Scott, Austin Kilmer Ocasio-Cortez This Republican body does a dis- Takano Burchett Hunter Sensenbrenner Kim Omar service to that environmental record Thompson (CA) Burgess Hurd (TX) Shimkus Kind Pallone Tlaib by turning a blind eye to science and Byrne Johnson (LA) Simpson Kirkpatrick Panetta Tonko facts. There are certain things that go Calvert Johnson (OH) Slotkin Krishnamoorthi Pappas Torres (CA) Carter (GA) Johnson (SD) Smith (MO) Kuster (NH) Pascrell beyond politics, impacts that touch Trahan Carter (TX) Jordan Smith (NE) Langevin Payne Trone each and every one of us, regardless of Chabot Joyce (OH) Smith (NJ) Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Underwood partisanship, regardless of ideology. Cheney Joyce (PA) Smucker Larson (CT) Peters Veasey Cline Katko Spano Lawrence Phillips Climate change is one of them. The Vela Cloud Kelly (MS) Stauber Lawson (FL) Pingree Low Country knows this more than ´ Cole Kelly (PA) Stefanik Lee (CA) Pocan Velazquez most. Collins (GA) King (IA) Steil Lee (NV) Porter Visclosky In downtown Charleston, our medical Collins (NY) King (NY) Steube Levin (CA) Pressley Wasserman Schultz district, which is home to Charleston’s Comer Kinzinger Stewart Levin (MI) Price (NC) Conaway Kustoff (TN) Stivers Lewis Quigley Waters VA hospital and our medical univer- Cook LaHood Taylor Lieu, Ted Raskin Watson Coleman sity, is the area that is most prone to Craig LaMalfa Thompson (PA) Lipinski Rice (NY) Welch flooding. During a recent hurricane, Crenshaw Lamb Thornberry Loebsack Richmond Wexton Lofgren Roybal-Allard Wild the Medical University of South Caro- Curtis Lamborn Timmons Davidson (OH) Latta Tipton Lowenthal Ruiz Wilson (FL) lina was forced to float surgeons across Davis, Rodney Lesko Torres Small Lowey Ruppersberger Yarmuth the campus in jon boats to treat pa- DesJarlais Long (NM) NOT VOTING—11 tients, including our veterans and our Diaz-Balart Lucas Turner Duffy Luetkemeyer Upton Abraham Hastings Thompson (MS) children. Duncan Marchant Van Drew Adams Loudermilk Titus Parris Island is one of the only two Dunn Marshall Wagner Crawford Rooney (FL) Vargas bases that makes enlisted marines, and Emmer Massie Walberg Fudge Rouda Estes Mast Walden the only base that makes female en- Ferguson McAdams Walker listed marines in our country. Fitzpatrick McCarthy Walorski b 1208 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Fleischmann McCaul Waltz Mr. CHABOT changed his vote from time of the gentleman from New Jersey Flores McClintock Watkins Fortenberry McHenry Weber (TX) ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ has expired. Foxx (NC) McKinley Webster (FL) So the motion to recommit was re- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Fulcher Meadows Wenstrup jected. Gaetz Meuser Westerman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gallagher Miller Williams The result of the vote was announced Chair will remind all persons in the Gianforte Mitchell Wilson (SC) as above recorded. gallery that they are here as guests of Gibbs Moolenaar Wittman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Gohmert Mooney (WV) Womack question is on the passage of the bill. the House and that any manifestation Golden Mullin Woodall of approval or disapproval of pro- Gonzalez (OH) Newhouse Wright The question was taken; and the ceedings is in violation of the rules of Gooden Norman Yoho Speaker pro tempore announced that the House. Gosar Nunes Young the ayes appeared to have it. Gottheimer Olson Zeldin Without objection, the previous ques- RECORDED VOTE tion is ordered on the motion to recom- NOES—214 Mr. MCCAUL. Madam Speaker, I de- mit. Aguilar Castor (FL) Dean mand a recorded vote. There was no objection. Allred Castro (TX) DeFazio A recorded vote was ordered. Amash Chu, Judy DeGette The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Axne Cicilline DeLauro The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a question is on the motion to recommit. Barraga´ n Cisneros DelBene 5-minute vote. The question was taken; and the Bass Clark (MA) Delgado The vote was taken by electronic de- Beatty Clarke (NY) Demings vice, and there were—ayes 231, noes 190, Speaker pro tempore announced that Bera Clay DeSaulnier the noes appeared to have it. Beyer Cleaver Deutch not voting 11, as follows: Bishop (GA) Clyburn Dingell RECORDED VOTE [Roll No. 184] Blumenauer Cohen Doggett Mr. BARR. Madam Speaker, I de- Blunt Rochester Connolly Doyle, Michael AYES—231 mand a recorded vote. Bonamici Cooper F. Aguilar Boyle, Brendan Casten (IL) A recorded vote was ordered. Boyle, Brendan Correa Engel Allred F. Castor (FL) F. Costa Escobar Axne Brindisi Castro (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Brown (MD) Courtney Eshoo Barraga´ n Brown (MD) Chu, Judy ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Brownley (CA) Cox (CA) Espaillat Bass Brownley (CA) Cicilline will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Bustos Crist Evans Beatty Buchanan Cisneros Butterfield Crow Finkenauer Bustos Clark (MA) time for any electronic vote on the Bera Carbajal Cuellar Fletcher Beyer Butterfield Clarke (NY) Ca´ rdenas Cummings Foster Carbajal Clay question of passage. Bishop (GA) Carson (IN) Cunningham Frankel Ca´ rdenas Cleaver The vote was taken by electronic de- Blumenauer Cartwright Davids (KS) Gabbard Carson (IN) Clyburn Blunt Rochester vice, and there were—ayes 206, noes 214, Case Davis (CA) Gallego Cartwright Cohen not voting 11, as follows: Casten (IL) Davis, Danny K. Garamendi Bonamici Case Connolly

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.055 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3429 Cooper Keating Phillips Katko Nunes Steil House adjourns today, it adjourn to Correa Kelly (IL) Pingree Kelly (MS) Olson Steube meet at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, and fur- Costa Kennedy Pocan Kelly (PA) Palazzo Stewart Courtney Khanna Porter King (IA) Palmer Stivers ther, when the House adjourns on that Cox (CA) Kildee Pressley King (NY) Pence Taylor day, it adjourn to meet at noon on Craig Kilmer Price (NC) Kinzinger Perry Thompson (PA) Tuesday next for morning-hour debate Kustoff (TN) Posey Crist Kim Quigley Thornberry and 2 p.m. for legislative business. Crow Kind Raskin LaHood Ratcliffe Timmons LaMalfa Reed The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Cuellar Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) Tipton Cummings Krishnamoorthi Richmond Lamborn Reschenthaler Turner SHALALA). Is there objection to the re- Cunningham Kuster (NH) Rose (NY) Latta Rice (SC) Upton quest of the gentleman from Maryland? Davids (KS) Lamb Roybal-Allard Lesko Riggleman Davis (CA) Langevin Ruiz Long Roby Wagner There was no objection. Davis, Danny K. Larsen (WA) Ruppersberger Lucas Rodgers (WA) Walberg f Dean Larson (CT) Rush Luetkemeyer Roe, David P. Walden DeFazio Lawrence Ryan Marchant Rogers (AL) Walker THE RISING COST OF DeGette Lawson (FL) Sa´ nchez Marshall Rogers (KY) Walorski HEALTHCARE DeLauro Lee (CA) Sarbanes Massie Rose, John W. Waltz DelBene Lee (NV) Scanlon Mast Rouzer Watkins (Mr. MCADAMS asked and was given Delgado Levin (CA) Schakowsky McCarthy Roy Weber (TX) permission to address the House for 1 Demings Levin (MI) Schiff McCaul Rutherford Webster (FL) minute and to revise and extend his re- DeSaulnier Lewis Schneider McClintock Scalise Wenstrup marks.) Deutch Lieu, Ted Schrader McHenry Schweikert Westerman Dingell Lipinski Schrier McKinley Scott, Austin Williams Mr. MCADAMS. Madam Speaker, I Doggett Loebsack Scott (VA) Meadows Sensenbrenner Wilson (SC) rise to address what, for my constitu- Doyle, Michael Lofgren Scott, David Meuser Shimkus Wittman ents, is an urgent concern: the rising Miller F. Lowenthal Serrano Simpson Womack Engel Lowey Mitchell Smith (MO) cost of healthcare. I hear about it ev- Sewell (AL) Woodall Escobar Luja´ n Shalala Moolenaar Smith (NE) erywhere I go. Wright Eshoo Luria Sherman Mooney (WV) Smith (NJ) Yoho Healthcare is personal. Having access Espaillat Lynch Sherrill Mullin Smucker to quality, affordable care is central to Evans Malinowski Sires Newhouse Spano Young Finkenauer Maloney, Slotkin Norman Stauber Zeldin our quality of life and our ability to de- Fitzpatrick Carolyn B. Smith (WA) cide where we live and where we work. Fletcher Maloney, Sean Soto NOT VOTING—11 At a healthcare townhall I held last Foster Matsui Spanberger Abraham Hastings Thompson (MS) week, I heard from people such as a Frankel McAdams Speier Adams Loudermilk Titus Gabbard McBath Stanton Crawford Rooney (FL) Vargas small business owner who worried that, Gallego McCollum Stefanik Fudge Rouda while the very poor and wealthy have Garamendi McEachin Stevens coverage options, she struggles to find Garcı´a (IL) McGovern Suozzi b 1216 Garcia (TX) McNerney Swalwell (CA) an affordable policy for her family. She Golden Meeks Takano So the bill was passed. said: Please don’t forget about people Gomez Meng Thompson (CA) The result of the vote was announced like me. Gonzalez (TX) Moore Tlaib as above recorded. Another woman talked about how Gottheimer Morelle Tonko Green (TX) Moulton Torres (CA) A motion to reconsider was laid on complicated her copays were for the Grijalva Mucarsel-Powell Torres Small the table. drug treatment prescribed by her doc- Haaland Murphy (NM) Stated for: tor, and another asked about the con- Harder (CA) Nadler Trahan Mr. HASTINGS. Madam Speaker, as an fusion surrounding billing codes and in- Hayes Napolitano Trone Heck Neal Underwood original co-sponsor of H.R. 9—Climate Action voices. Higgins (NY) Neguse Van Drew Now Act, I would have voted YES on rollcall Healthcare is probably the most com- Hill (CA) Norcross Veasey #184, had I been present. plex issue we will address in Congress. Himes O’Halleran Vela Horn, Kendra S. Ocasio-Cortez Vela´ zquez f My top goals include to ensure that Horsford Omar Visclosky Federal law continues to protect people Houlahan Pallone Wasserman REQUEST TO CONSIDER H.R. 962, with preexisting conditions, to pro- Hoyer Panetta Schultz BORN-ALIVE ABORTION SUR- mote coverage and enrollment, and to Huffman Pappas Waters VIVORS PROTECTION ACT Jackson Lee Pascrell Watson Coleman find solutions to bring down costs. Jayapal Payne Welch Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I ask I believe that a good first step will be Jeffries Pelosi Wexton unanimous consent that the Com- passing three bipartisan bills to make Johnson (GA) Perlmutter Wild the drug market more competitive and Johnson (TX) Peters Wilson (FL) mittee on the Judiciary be discharged Kaptur Peterson Yarmuth from further consideration of H.R. 962, prices more transparent: the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Pro- The CREATES Act, which address an NOES—190 tection Act, and ask for its immediate outrageous action by some name-brand Aderholt Cline Gooden consideration in the House. companies to unfairly stop generics; Allen Cloud Gosar The BLOCKING Act, to stop ‘‘first’’ Amash Cole Granger The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under guidelines consistently issued by suc- generic drug ‘‘parking’’; and Amodei Collins (GA) Graves (GA) The drug price STAR Act, to improve Armstrong Collins (NY) Graves (LA) cessive Speakers, as recorded in sec- transparency. Arrington Comer Graves (MO) tion 956 of the House Rules and Man- Babin Conaway Green (TN) With the cost of prescription drugs ual, the Chair is constrained not to en- Bacon Cook Griffith increasing dramatically, we need to Baird Crenshaw Grothman tertain the request unless it has been take steps now. Balderson Curtis Guest cleared by the bipartisan floor and Banks Davidson (OH) Guthrie f Barr Davis, Rodney Hagedorn committee leaderships. Bergman DesJarlais Harris Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I urge NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Biggs Diaz-Balart Hartzler that the Speaker would immediately (Mr. SPANO asked and was given per- Bilirakis Duffy Hern, Kevin schedule this important bill that will Bishop (UT) Duncan Herrera Beutler mission to address the House for 1 Bost Dunn Hice (GA) save lives. minute and to revise and extend his re- Brady Emmer Higgins (LA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- marks.) Brooks (AL) Estes Hill (AR) tleman has not been recognized for de- Mr. SPANO. Madam Speaker, I rise Brooks (IN) Ferguson Holding Buck Fleischmann Hollingsworth bate. today to bring attention to the Na- Bucshon Flores Hudson f tional Day of Prayer, a day that exists Budd Fortenberry Huizenga to encourage prayer for America. Burchett Foxx (NC) Hunter HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMOR- Since our country’s founding, from Burgess Fulcher Hurd (TX) ROW, AND ADJOURNMENT FROM Byrne Gaetz Johnson (LA) Washington to Lincoln to Kennedy to Calvert Gallagher Johnson (OH) FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2019, TO TUES- Trump, prayer to our Creator has Carter (GA) Gianforte Johnson (SD) DAY, MAY 7, 2019 served as our most important resource Carter (TX) Gibbs Jordan Chabot Gohmert Joyce (OH) Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I ask during times of celebration and days of Cheney Gonzalez (OH) Joyce (PA) unanimous consent that when the trial.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY7.030 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3430 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 With the same spirit as those who business had a profound economic im- On Tuesday, Madam Speaker, the fled the shores of to escape reli- pact and brought numerous jobs to the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning- gious persecution, we welcome this day region. hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative as one in which we can come together Mr. Eckstein and his wife touched business, with votes postponed until as a people in gratitude for our free- the lives of many through the estab- 6:30 p.m. doms and our prosperity, but also in lishment of the Ray and Kay Eckstein On Wednesday and Thursday, the earnest petition for forgiveness, unity, Charitable Trust. The couple’s gen- House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning- mercy, guidance, and favor. erosity has, no doubt, had a tremen- hour debate and 12 p.m. for legislative The National Day of Prayer is a day dous impact on the local community. business. for all Americans to reflect on our Over the years, they have gifted the On Friday, the House will meet at 9 many blessings and to recognize where area they loved with a hospice care a.m. for legislative business. our ultimate source of strength and center, regional cancer care center, and We will consider several bills under hope comes from—our Creator. heart and vascular institute, all named suspension of the rules. The complete At a time in history where our Na- in their honor. list of suspension bills will be an- nounced by the close of business to- tion is more divided than ever, I call Mr. Eckstein was widely known for his warm, compassionate spirit and de- morrow. for us to commit ourselves to prayer The House will also consider H.R. 986, this day, to seek the God which has votion to his family. I join with all those who knew him to express our the Protecting Americans with Pre- blessed this Nation for 242 years, and to existing Conditions Act of 2019. begin again to live out this year’s gratitude for his outstanding contribu- tions to western Kentucky. On October 22, 2018, the Trump ad- theme, to love and serve one another. May God continue to bless the many ministration continued the Republican f members of his family through whom assault on affordable, quality health HONORING JUDGE DAMON KEITH his memory lives on. coverage by issuing new guidance to carry out section 1332 of the Affordable f (Mrs. LAWRENCE asked and was Care Act. given permission to address the House VETERAN SUICIDE—A NATIONAL That new guidance, Madam Speaker, for 1 minute.) CRISIS undermines patient protections and Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, I (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was threatens coverage for Americans with rise today to give honor to a great pub- given permission to address the House preexisting conditions. H.R. 986 blocks lic servant, Judge Damon Keith. Judge for 1 minute.) implementation of that guidance so as Damon Keith was a judge of the United Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, to preserve preexisting condition pro- States Court of Appeals. as we enter the month of May, many of tections and ensure that healthcare re- He was born on July 4, 1922, a fitting us will be gathering at the end of the mains affordable and comprehensive. day for someone who so believed in month to honor and recognize those In addition, Madam Speaker, the American democracy. who have fallen. House will consider H.R. 2157, the Sup- He attended Howard and was In mid-month, we will celebrate the plemental Appropriations Act of 2019. mentored by the future Supreme Court mothers of this Nation, many of whom The legislation would provide relief Justice, Thurgood Marshall. are veterans and who have died in bat- and recovery assistance for Americans In 1967, he was nominated to a seat tle. affected by recent natural disasters. It on the United States District Court for I rise today to speak about veteran includes an additional $3 billion above the Eastern District of by suicide, and to view it as a national that which we passed and sent to the President Johnson. This nomination crisis. It is told that there are 20 vet- Senate some weeks ago to address ur- came at the suggestion of Michigan erans a day committing suicide. gent needs following flooding in the Senator Phil Hart, the remarkable So, as I stand here today, tragically, Midwest and tornadoes in the South namesake of the Hart Senate Office a man or woman who has worn the uni- that have occurred since the House Building. form, who is willing to sacrifice him- passed its first disaster relief bill in Judge Keith’s career was spent fight- self or herself for this Nation, for the January, which, unfortunately, has ing for civil rights and civil liberties, freedom of our people, for democracy, languished in the Senate. particularly for communities within is taking their life. Lastly, the bill includes an extension the 14th District. He stood for trans- This is such a national crisis that I of the National Flood Insurance Pro- gram until September 30, 2019. parency in government. believe that this should be a major Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I Judge Keith will be sorely missed, issue for all of us to ensure that we find the resources, including the re- would point out that the President’s but his years of tireless service as a executive order on section 1332 does champion for civil rights will never be sources for family members, early counseling, and a helping hand to en- nothing to change the protections in forgotten. law for people with preexisting condi- In 2002, he issued an opinion on the sure that those veterans who find themselves lonely or homeless and feel tions under ObamaCare. As the gen- secret hearings for alleged terrorists tleman knows, the law protects people after the 9/11 attacks. He famously that there is no other way out but to commit suicide—many of them with preexisting conditions from facing wrote: ‘‘Democracies die behind closed any kind of discrimination, and the doors.’’ young—that we will find a way to leg- islate, but also to protect the men and section 1332 waivers have nothing to do f women who stood for us. with that. IN HONOR OF RAY ECKSTEIN What they do is allow some States— f and there have been a number of States (Mr. COMER asked and was given LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM who have requested—the ability to be permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. SCALISE asked and was given more innovative and focus on lowering minute and to revise and extend his re- premiums while protecting preexisting marks.) permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- conditions. Mr. COMER. Madam Speaker, I rise Those States that have taken advan- today to honor and remember the en- marks.) Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I rise tage of that waiver have used it to, trepreneurial spirit and compassionate for the purpose of inquiring of the ma- number one, provide healthcare in dif- philanthropy of Ray Eckstein, who jority leader the schedule for the next ferent ways, more innovative ways for passed away on April 20, 2019, at the week to come. their population. age of 93. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gen- That is something we should all en- After receiving a law degree from tleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), courage because Medicaid in many Marquette University, Mr. Eckstein the majority leader. States is the worst form of healthcare. founded Wisconsin Barge Line. He later In many cases, doctors don’t even take sold the business and formed Mar- b 1230 Medicaid policies and don’t see Med- quette Transportation, leading him to Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I icaid patients, so they can’t get access relocate to Paducah, Kentucky. His thank the gentleman for yielding. to care.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.060 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3431 These waivers are a way to help open violence, one of the major reasons that Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, that more access to care at lower costs, in people are fleeing those countries, par- debate will go on. Hopefully, we can many cases, while protecting pre- ticularly the Northern Triangle coun- start addressing some of the long-term existing conditions. tries, and seeking asylum in the United problems. With that said, when the gentleman States of America, pursuant to Amer- Madam Speaker, I wanted to ask the laid out the schedule, I didn’t see any- ican law. gentleman, finally, about legislation to thing on the President’s request for But we are reviewing. We want to confront this BDS movement, a major supplemental funding for the border make sure, as I said at the beginning, threat to our ally Israel. It attempts to crisis. Specifically, there was a $4.5 bil- that our borders are secure and that we undermine its economy. There is legis- lion request that came down from the are treating people consistent with lation, and of course, there is a bipar- White House for additional funding to American law, not separating children tisan resolution, the Schneider-Zeldin address this wave of people who are from their families. legislation, which I strongly support, coming into our country illegally. The President says he wants to per- that at least calls out the BDS move- In many cases, they have run out of haps renew that policy. We are vigor- ment. detention beds. They are overwhelming ously opposed to that policy. We think As we have also seen, we need teeth. the system, and it has been reported the President is wrong in citing pre- We need real tools that we can provide very widely. That is why the President vious administrations that separated to not just our friend Israel, but also made the $4.5 billion request. children. They did so in very few in- States, many States that are also try- I wanted to ask the gentleman if that stances, almost exclusively when they ing to confront this problem and push might be included in this supplemental were concerned about the safety of a back against the BDS movement. The for the disasters that we would surely child because of a parent’s actions to- McCaul bill addresses that, similar to a like to be addressed. ward the child. Senate bill that passed with over 70 I yield to the gentleman from Mary- I will tell the gentleman that we are votes—very bipartisan. land. going to be reviewing the President’s In fact, I believe there are amend- Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I ap- request very carefully. Ms. ROYBAL- ments being put together to make the preciate the gentleman’s comments. I ALLARD, who chairs the committee, McCaul bill identical to the Senate won’t respond to his initial comments. and Mr. THOMPSON, who chairs the bill. Then the question is, can we get Obviously, we have a disagreement on Homeland Security Committee, both some kind of commitment—and I know the impact that the administration has will be looking at it carefully. We will we have talked about this before—to had on preexisting conditions and on be making recommendations in the bring that bill to the floor so that we the section to which we are referring. near future as to the disposition of can finally, truly confront this growing But we will have a full debate on that that proposal. problem of the BDS movement across Mr. SCALISE. Reclaiming my time, next week when we consider the bill. not only the world but within our With respect to the gentleman’s Madam Speaker, at the final end of country, and do it with real teeth, like your spending bill, we got a start on question as it relates to the President’s the bipartisan McCaul bill? addressing the problem of border secu- I yield to the gentleman from Mary- proposal for supplemental funding for rity. We had very intense negotiations, land. border security, which, by the way, was and the President laid out the mul- Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, as the sent down yesterday and is now being titude of things that need to be done to gentleman knows, and I thank him for reviewed, the gentleman knows that we get full control over the border, which his observation, the bill to which he re- are strong supporters of border secu- we do not have. fers has essentially four parts, includ- rity, and we want to make sure that That was a start. As the gentleman ing a provision with reference to the the border is also humane. knows, it surely hasn’t stopped the MOU for Israel’s assistance package, The gentleman did not mention, but flow of people who have been coming which we strongly support. We strong- I want to point out, that in the bill across, especially these caravans, these ly support the levels of that. That was that we adopted to fund the govern- organized caravans, in the thousands not controversial. ment that was shut down for 35 days, in per day, which is overwhelming our Also, the Syria sanctions bill—of the bill that we passed, there was $755 system. I wish it would stop. course, we have passed the Syria sanc- million for construction and tech- I wish we would address all the inte- tions bill, and we are working on other nology at ports of entry where most rior security problems and magnet bills that relate to that. drugs come into the country illegally. laws, like catch and release and the Unfortunately, they are being held We want to make sure those drugs asylum loopholes, that are encouraging up in the Senate by some Republican stop. people to come here illegally, in many Senators. The Syria sanctions bill has We want to have border infrastruc- cases overwhelming our own system. not been moved in the Senate. It also ture that allows for not only security As the gentleman reviews that sup- has the Jordan MOU, which is non- but checking people who are coming plemental, hopefully, we can come to controversial. It has Syria, Jordan, and into the country to make sure they do an agreement on how to, at least in the the MOU. Those are the three factors. not have illicit substances with them, interim, address the problem. But ulti- One is controversial. either for their own use or for sale. mately, long term, we need a solution. It is controversial because of whether In addition to that, we had $415 mil- We will continue to work on that. or not it comports with the law. There lion for Border Patrol and Customs I yield to the gentleman from Mary- have been a substantial number of agents and for humanitarian relief, land. State cases that have been ruled on, which, obviously, was anticipating the Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I State actions taken on this issue that problem that currently confronts us thank the gentleman for yielding. have been held not to be consistent and to make sure that people who come The point of reciting the dollars that with law and the Constitution. across our border are treated humanely were included just some weeks ago to We are concerned about that because and with respect. the administration is to point out that I share the gentleman’s view. I am an In addition, there was $30.5 million they had clearly significant sums with opponent of the BDS movement. I for alternatives to detention and fam- which to operate now, and we will see think it harms one of our most impor- ily case management, which we think what funds they need in the future. But tant allies, and it is inconsistent with, is important. I wanted to point out that we have not I think, the welfare of the people in In addition to that, there was a half been negligent or sleeping, with respect Israel and, frankly, the Palestinians in billion dollars, $563 million, for immi- to both border security and the human- the West Bank. gration judges to reduce the backlog of itarian treatment of those who come Having said that, we are strong sup- cases. across our border seeking asylum. porters of the resolution. That resolu- Lastly, there was a half-billion dol- As I said, we will review it and see tion has bipartisan support, I think, lars, $527 million, to assist Central what determination needs to be made and if it comes to the floor, it will have American countries, which has had a on what further resources are nec- bipartisan support. The gentleman in- positive effect on reducing crime and essary. dicated that.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:11 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02MY7.063 H02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H3432 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE May 2, 2019 We intend to come forward with that, b 1245 Democrat amendments were allowed but we are trying to work to make sure So I would say to the gentleman, un- than Republican amendments. that other suggestions are consistent like the last Congress, I think you will But this, hopefully, can get addressed with law, and we may move with those see closed rules be very much the ex- and corrected, and maybe when we get as well. ception while, frankly, they were very to an appropriations process, it will be We haven’t made that determination much the rule in the last Congress. But more fair in that regard. yet. I take the gentleman’s point, and I will With that, I look forward to next Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, I ap- have discussions with Mr. MCGOVERN. week, hopefully get some of those preciate it. I understand that there But as you know and I know he is one things done. hasn’t been any determination yet, but of the fairest Members in this House, Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- there is a growing frustration that this and we will be trying to accommodate ance of my time. needs to be addressed by the Congress. Members. f There is a move to initiate a discharge I will also say that the gentleman’s ISSUES OF THE DAY petition to get that bill brought to the statistics include the appropriations floor, so those discussions will con- process, where there were a lot of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tinue. amendments on both sides of the aisle. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Hopefully, we can address the prob- We have not gotten to the appropria- uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Texas lem of BDS not only in a resolution but tions process. As you know, it is my in- (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 min- also in legislation that has teeth in law tention that we get to the appropria- utes as the designee of the minority to help those States that want to con- tions process and, frankly, try to con- leader. front it and also to help, in a bigger clude the appropriations process next Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, we way, our ally Israel. month, and I am sure there are going had an interesting debate and inter- esting vote today regarding the Paris My final point is on the process that to be a lot of amendments coming from climate change agreement that is a we have seen. Of course, this week, both sides. treaty. It hasn’t been properly treated there was only one bill that came Mr. SCALISE. I hope when we get to like a treaty, just like the Iran treaty under a rule. As far as amendments go, that appropriations process that there was a treaty. we have seen a growing trend toward would be open rules, as we did. No matter whether the House or the shutting out Republican amendments. And I guess the gentleman doesn’t Senate agreed to violate the Constitu- If I can just go through it with the have to worry about his majority tion and treat the Iran treaty in ex- gentleman, as we have looked in this breaking the record of closed rules, be- actly the opposite format as required Congress, of the amendments that have cause this week we only had one rule, by the Constitution, it doesn’t matter. come out of the Rules Committee, 74 and, in fact, again, a modified rule, It was treaty. It was never properly percent of those amendments were where over 30 of our amendments were ratified. Democratic amendments; 14 percent shut out. Hopefully, more legislation It doesn’t matter whether it was a were Republican amendments; and 12 starts moving through the process. Republican or a Democrat who came up percent were bipartisan. When we look at last Congress, we passed over 50 rules last Congress. So with the bill. A Republican Senator or If I can compare it to the last Con- House Member cannot come up with a gress when we were in the majority, far, this Congress, only 34 rules. We ac- tually had 30 bills signed into law at bill that changes the Constitution and there were, in fact, more Democratic say: Do you know what? We are going amendments than Republican amend- this point in the last Congress, 30 bills signed into law under our majority, to take this treaty and act like you ments allowed. Forty-five percent of have to have two-thirds to vote it down the amendments were Democratic; 38 only 16 signed into law here. Hopefully, we see more productivity as well as instead of two-thirds to ratify it. percent were Republican in our Repub- But that is what they did, so the lican majority; and 17 percent were bi- more openness in that process. I yield to the gentleman from Mary- President did exactly the right thing. partisan. It was time to stop giving billions of When you compare last Congress land. Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman dollars in both direct money aid to the when we were in the majority, we let for his comments. largest sponsor of terrorism, Iran. more Democratic amendments to the I think the viewers and the Members It was also time to reimpose the floor than Republican amendments. of Congress are probably glazed over sanctions that had basically brought So far, we have seen a complete re- right now with these numbers, but I Iran to its knees begging for help. Well, versal of that, where our amendments will tell the gentleman, there was not the Obama administration helped them have been shut out at a very high level, a single open rule in the House that in two ways: number one, allowing again, 74 percent to 14 percent. was presided over by Paul Ryan, not them to pursue nuclear capabilities, I would ask if the gentleman can one—not one. Check your record. just doing it privately. look at addressing this problem and try But as I say, Mr. MCGOVERN has I am one of three people who met to bring some parity to the floor proc- clearly said that we want to have with the two main inspectors from the ess as it relates to that disparity, and amendments made in order so that IAEA over in Europe, and they would I yield to the gentleman. both sides can get a fair hearing, and I issue the statement each time that Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I think he has been doing that, and I they had seen no evidence that Iran thank the gentleman for his comments. think he will continue to do it. was developing nukes. They were asked Of course, what the gentleman didn’t Mr. SCALISE. Well, as eyes are glaz- the question: Did you see the military say is that the last Congress had the ing over, for clarity, there were many facilities that they keep so hidden in most closed rules of any Congress in rules where every single Democrat secret and where their nuclear develop- which I have served, the most closed amendment was included. So if you ment would be occurring? Congress that we have served in, ac- want to call it a modified rule, closed In response, they said: No. Gee, they cording to outside observers. rule—for people watching, when Repub- gave us a video that they said came There were 30 amendments available licans and Democrats go to the Rules from there, but we had never been al- to this bill. I am not sure how many Committee to try to amend a bill, lowed to examine the facilities. were asked on the Democratic side or when every single Democrat amend- So the IAEA was not allowed to ex- the Republican side, frankly. But hav- ment is allowed in, that is an open amine the facilities where nuclear ing said that, there were Republican process. weapons would have been developed, amendments made in order. Mr. Today, for example, the only rule probably were being developed. MCGOVERN, the chairman of the Rules today, over 30 Republican amendments From Iran’s standpoint, based on how Committee, has said he intends to have were shut out—over 30 were shut out. ridiculous the agreement was and as many amendments made in order as So, many times we had rules where knowing their mentality of cheating, they believe consistent with getting every single Democrat amendment was certainly they would have been pur- our work done. allowed. In the last Congress, more suing nuclear weapons, whether or not

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Another article from Liz Peek on The four, five nukes from North Korea or Just like during my days on : ‘‘China’s rising emissions prove from Pakistan.’’ bench as a felony judge, major civil Trump right on Paris Agreement.’’ We know that during those final litigation, it was all about the credi- This article is from last year: ‘‘Noth- years of the Obama administration bility of the witness. ing horrifies the intelligentsia more that Iran had met with Pakistani offi- As we have seen, The Washington than President Trump’s withdrawal cials and with North Korean officials, Post is exceedingly biased and slanted from the Paris Agreement on climate so that was certainly a possibility, but in their reporting, so we need a source change. But, based on new information I wondered if the IAEA had a capa- that gives Pinocchios to The Wash- on China’s emissions, it increasingly bility of noting and discovering if Iran ington Post. looks like the President made the right were to import a nuclear weapon from, If you look at the 2017 BP Statistical call. say, North Korea or Russia or Paki- Review of World Energy, since 2005, an- ‘‘Just last week, an analysis from stan. Apparently, unless the Iranians nual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions Greenpeace indicated that China’s brought their new nuclear weapons im- have declined by 758 million metric 2018’’—and the numbers we were mediately near the detection equip- tons. That is, by far, the largest de- quoting before were from the year be- ment, there would be no way to know cline of any country in the world over fore—‘‘carbon emissions were on track that Iran bought nuclear weapons. that time span, and it is nearly as to grow at the fastest rate in 6 years. So, to anyone who used reason in large as the 770 million metric ton de- The study, based on government data dealing with the largest supporter of cline for the entire European Union. regarding the use of coal and other en- terrorism in the world, responsible for By comparison, the second largest ergy sources, shows carbon output ris- killing so many precious American decline during that period was reg- ing 4 percent in the first quarter of this military members and others, Presi- istered by the United Kingdom, which year. Analysts are projecting similar dent Trump did a great thing. He did reported a 170 million metric ton de- gains over the next several quarters. the right thing. It was a great thing to cline. So we had a 758 million metric ‘‘The weakness of the Paris Agree- do for America’s future safety; it was a ton decline in carbon emissions in that ment was that it was lopsided, requir- great thing to do for the world’s safety; year, and the U.K. was second. They ing little from China and a great deal and it was absolutely a helpful thing to were not quite up to our 758 million from the U.S. President Obama com- do for the nation of Israel. So that was metric tons. They were at 170 million mitted the United States to reducing smart. carbon emissions in 2025 by 26 to 28 per- We have had these different climate metric ton decline. cent, which would have meant a sub- accords, and what so many of them But, at the same time, China’s car- stantial jump in electricity costs. have in common, basically, was, gee, bon dioxide emissions grew—that is ‘‘By contrast, China committed to we will pay the world lots of money, grew—by 3 billion metric tons, and In- boosting nonfossil fuels to around 20 supposedly some type of guilt money, dia’s grew by 1 billion metric tons. percent of its overall energy mix by even though we have been more philan- So we are over here in the United 2030 and a ‘hope’ that emissions might thropic than any other country in the States trying not to destroy our econ- peak at that time. As one analyst com- history of the world. omy and yet cleaning up the environ- To any astute eye examining the ment more than anybody else in the mented in The New York Times, ‘What state of the world and world history, it world, and this ridiculous accord—real- China is pledging to do here is not a lot becomes very clear that the only coun- ly, a treaty—allows the biggest pol- different from what China’s policies tries that are able to do anything luters in the world to keep polluting are on track to deliver.’’’ about pollution on the planet are coun- much more, just either one of those, So, the President really did do the tries that have a strong, vibrant econ- than the rest of the world. right thing for the American public. We lost a great man, a former Mem- omy. Countries that are struggling are b 1300 doing all they can to put people to ber of this body, in John Dingell. He It is just phenomenal. work and to survive. They just can’t and I had disagreements over some The article goes on: ‘‘The Wash- spare the money to clean up the envi- issues, but I knew John Dingell—I ronment. ington Post gets into per capita emis- knew, and I know—was an honest man. You have got countries like China sions, and indeed despite the decline, He was an honorable man. He was a and India, massive polluters, and under U.S. per capita emissions are still very decent man. He was a genuine these accords, heck, China wouldn’t among the highest in the world. How- asset to this legislative body. even have requirements for them to ever, The Washington Post story He followed the rules. He made oth- clean things up until 2030, and by then, claimed: ‘The United States may have ers follow the rules. Yet, he was re- there would be all new agreements that had the largest decrease in carbon moved as chairman of the Committee would probably give China even more emissions, but it is still the largest per on Energy and Commerce, even though time. capita emitter.’ he was looking forward to working dili- These accords appear to be geared to ‘‘That’s not accurate either. gently on a healthcare bill. do one thing: do damage to the econ- ‘‘According to World Bank data, U.S. He was removed as chairman of the omy of the one country that is doing so per capita carbon dioxide emissions committee because he made a state- much to clean up carbon emissions and rank 11th among countries. So, we are ment that can still be found on to clean up pollution. not the largest per capita emitter, but YouTube. Like I said, he was an honest I have an article here from Forbes. we do emit 2.2 times as much on a per man. He did not want to move the cap This is back in the fall of 2017. Yes, the capita basis as China. But, China has and trade bill out of his committee. As U.S. leads all countries in reducing car- 4.3 times as many people, and that he said, that cap and trade bill was ba- bon emissions—and that was 10 months matters from an overall emissions per- sically—the big thing in it was a car- into the Obama administration—but, spective. China’s lower per capita car- bon tax. He said that cap and trade bill as the Environmental Protection Agen- bon dioxide emissions are more than is not only a tax; it is a great big one. cy announced, we are leading the world offset by its greater population, so And he had talked about how, when with respect to our CO2 footprint in re- China emits over 70 percent more car- you skyrocket the costs of energy, you ductions. bon dioxide annually than the U.S.’’ know, the rich people are inconven- The Washington Post fact-checked So, there is a lot of manipulation as ienced, but it is the poor in the Nation, this claim and rated it three to what is going on, but it is ridiculous it is the lower middle class, it is the

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That report- And he could not abide hurting poor Americans’ right to have privacy in ing included documents specifically’’— people—hardworking, lower middle their phone conversations, in their and get this—‘‘specifically pages of class people—with skyrocketing energy emails; their right to have a court sys- notes that were taken during an inter- that they couldn’t afford to pay for. tem in which the judges are not closer view of Cohen by the FBI.’’ And that is where so many of these to being a prosecutor than they are ac- Now, we got to looking at this issue things lead. If we are going to have tual even-handed judges. back—regarding witness statements compassion for the people that are the And one of the things that is a huge that are taken down by the FBI, and it working poor, for heaven’s sake, the concern for me and should be a huge is really time that the FBI came on up last thing you want to do to them is concern for all Americans—I know it into the 20th century, the latter half of skyrocket the cost of what they abso- used to be a big concern with our now the 20th century. I am not even asking lutely have to have just to exist. Chairman NADLER. My first term here them to come to the 21st century. In America today, you have got to in ’05 and ’06, at that time Congress- But a practice of the FBI has been— have energy, whether it is electric en- man NADLER was a great stalwart in and it is advantageous to law enforce- ergy, whether it is natural gas energy, pushing for privacy rights and civil lib- ment that does this, it is not really gasoline, diesel. You have got to have erties to make sure the government honorable, but it is advantageous— energy. Even a wood-burning stove. under the Bush administration didn’t they don’t like to film, or record state- You have got to have energy. overreach. ments made by witnesses. They prefer These kinds of bills that push for But an interesting thing happened on to have an FBI agent take notes of these kinds of efforts devastate the the way to their majority and having their interpretation of what the wit- working poor in this country. the Obama administration in charge, ness is saying. If they recorded it, by Here is an article from Justin which seemed to be a complete loss of video, or audio tape, then, when there Sykes—it also is from 2017—analyzing interest in protecting civil liberties of was a question, Well, which is right; Obama’s Paris Agreement. The title people whom the Obama administra- the FBI agent’s notes, or the actual says, ‘‘All Cost and No Benefit for the tion chose to spy on. words coming from the witness’s U.S.’’ And I know that the Attorney Gen- mouth? Then you could go to the tape So, I am pleased that President eral has said he is going to be following and find out which was actually accu- Trump withdrew us from the treaty up with critically important investiga- rate. that was never properly ratified and tions now, but I would hope—and But when there is no recording, then, that would continue to send jobs to maybe the majority just really doesn’t advantage goes strictly, inures strict- China and India from the United want to protect Americans’ rights, is ly, to the benefit of the government States. more focused on trying to destroy the agent, because, gee, they have got no We have a President who under- current President. convictions; they come into court. I stands, before America can continue to saw so many felonies being tried in my But there are things that have now be the most philanthropic country in court. I have tried felonies many times. arisen. Evidence is clear: massive, the world, helping those less fortunate, But you know which way the jury is widespread abuse at the top of the FBI, you need a vibrant economy. And sim- normally going to go? They are going top of the DOJ, potentially in the Intel ply bringing the U.S. economy down to to believe the law enforcement officers, area. And even to the point that we the almost no rate of growth during especially prior to the last few years, would have a special prosecutor, Rob- the Obama years is not going to help us back when the FBI had a much higher, ert Mueller, who, in the words of help other countries. well-thought of reputation. It has been Wilford Brimley: Last time we had a So, the economy, as some may re- devastated in recent years. call—you can go back and see Presi- leak like this, Noah built himself an But they come in and testify and the dent Obama talking in terms of basi- ark. witness says, that is not what I said. cally the 3 percent growth is a thing of That seems to be what has happened You don’t get to see a video. You don’t the past; the economy can’t grow past under Mueller’s watch, when he was at get to hear the audio of what the wit- that; we need to get used to the new the FBI, under Mueller’s watch as a ness actually said. What you have to normal. special counsel. decide between is this FBI agent that Well, under this President, the new And a good example is in this article has never been convicted and looks normal is over 3 percent growth, and from BuzzFeed. They are certainly no good on the stand, sounds good on the the only chance we have to overcome fan of mine, but the News Editor-in- stand, and this defendant, that prob- our massive deficit and growing deficit Chief Ben Smith has this article from ably has a criminal record. So that is to get the economy going so strongly April 18, 2019. In this article he says: usually goes in the direction of the FBI that it grows in enough sufficient man- ‘‘Our reporters’’—talking about the agent. ner that we are able to start paying BuzzFeed reporters—‘‘went back to the But now, most State and local law down our deficit, if we will just quit two senior law enforcement sources enforcement offices have done more the massive overspending. who had told them, as the article put and more to record statements, to Now, we have had quite a show—real- it, that ‘ directed his record what happens, so that juries can ly, more of a circus—in our Judiciary longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie see for themselves; so they don’t have Committee the last couple of days. It to Congress about negotiations to build to judge between the credibility of law has really been outrageous. The Judici- a Trump Tower in Moscow, according enforcement or a defendant. They see ary Committee ought to be, if anything to two Federal law enforcement offi- for themselves. They hear for them- the last bastion of civility in this town. cials involved in an investigation of selves what was said or done. The Judiciary Committee should be the matter.’’’ The FBI doesn’t like to do that. They the committee from which good rules That means there has got to be a much prefer to have agents make their emanate that inspire others in the couple of people on the Mueller team notes of their interpretation of what country and around the world that we leaking information that turns out was the defendant said. And Mueller par- have a model that can be followed. not accurate, but leaking information. ticularly loved that during his 12 years What occurred in our Judiciary Com- For one reason, obviously, since it as Director of the FBI, because his peo- mittee in the last 2 days has made a turned out not to be accurate: to do ple always got the benefit of the doubt, mockery of the legislative process. harm to the President of the United and they were able to convict people And something that our committee, States. That is not the job of the De- because the FBI agent, who may have under our new majority, Democrat ma- partment of Justice or the FBI. completely misinterpreted what was

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And because of the credibility He ran off thousands and thousands of him. He wanted people that would sa- issues of the FBI, I feel comfortable years of experienced, ethical, moral, lute Mueller, salute the flag, and do Christopher Wray won’t do it. He is upstanding FBI agents. whatever he wanted done. more interested in trying to rebuild I wonder why would an FBI agent, di- And apparently, in that case, it was the image of the FBI without actually rector, run off their most experienced manufacturing a criminal case against correcting anything. agents from all over the country? And a U.S. Senator, the longest serving Re- So I am sure he is correcting some really, the only reason I can think of publican in the Senate at that time. things, but certainly, he is not chang- that you would do that, you know And, of course, you have the case of ing 302, witness statements taken down young guys coming right out of school Dr. Steven Hatfill. Mueller had no evi- in writing as the FBI agents’ interpre- that are patriotic; they come in; they dence whatsoever that Steven Hatfill tation. take their orders. They don’t have the was guilty of the anthrax crime that And there are other indications he is experience to know when it is a stupid killed and harmed people after 9/11. more interested in trying to have a order or maybe an improper order, and And at one point, the nonexistence of good front, making it look like the FBI so they are not going to talk back. any evidence caused, apparently from is better now. But there are actions They are going to salute Mueller and reports, President George W. Bush to that do need to be taken. go do what he said; whereas, he knew call Mueller in and say, hey, it doesn’t But this story, going back to it; that that people that are longer in the look like there is any evidence here. reporting included documents, specifi- tooth, that have been around, when he Are you really sure that Dr. Hatfill is cally, pages of notes that were taken ordered one of his ridiculous policies the anthrax defendant, the guy? And during an interview of Cohen by the into effect that he would later have to Mueller reportedly said, I am 100 per- FBI. ‘‘In those notes, one law enforce- repeal, he didn’t want the experienced cent certain. ment source wrote that: ‘DJT person- FBI agent saying, sir, I know it seems There was no evidence. None. He just ally asked Cohen to say negotiations like a good idea, but 15 years ago we had a feeling. He basically framed an ended in January, and White House tried that and here was the result. It innocent man and ultimately, the U.S. Counsel office knew Cohen would give doesn’t work out like you think it is Government had to pay over $6 million false testimony to Congress. Sanc- going to. in settlement to Dr. Hatfill. tioned by DJT. Joint lawyer team re- Mueller didn’t want anybody there He didn’t really get his life back. We viewed letter Cohen sent to SSCI about that would do that kind of thing. He still talk about him in terms of an- his testimony about Trump Tower didn’t want anybody that knew more thrax. But when Mueller was asked if he had Moscow, et al, knowing it contained than he did. He ran off thousands of any regrets, apologies, he said, abso- lies.’ ’’ years of experience. lutely not. He had no apologies. He Well, it turns out, those notes that I cannot help personally but think, if didn’t care if he ruined an innocent were taken by FBI agents were not ac- Mueller had not run off so many thou- sands of years of FBI experience, there man’s life. curate, which, again, causes problems would have been people around inside He never apologized about Ted Ste- for credibility. the FBI who could have nudged an FBI vens and, of course, Ted Stevens was But the real problem is the fact that director like Comey to avoid commit- killed in a plane he would never have you had investigators, which must ting crimes; could have encouraged an been on if the Mueller FBI had not have been FBI, working for the Mueller idiot like Peter Strzok, maybe a great manufactured a case against him. team, and they are turning over docu- law enforcement officer at one time, ments that, at least, were law-enforce- b 1330 but clearly immoral, illegal in his con- ment sensitive, and they are probably duct, and a disgrace to the FBI, and a So it shouldn’t come as a big surprise classified to some level. guy that can lie with a smirk on his here that you have a Mueller team—it And as we know, as people looked face. That was pretty impressive. has got to be Mueller investigators; into it after former FBI Director But there would have been people they were the ones that were doing this Comey basically admitted a crime, around to say, you can’t do that, and if investigation—and they are leaking that he had leaked information that he you don’t stop, I am going to report their own documents that are not to be had taken down or typed up in a memo you. Well, Mueller ran those guys off. leaked, well, unless they are directed based on his conversation with the He didn’t want people like that. to by Mueller, so I guess that is a pos- President—well, under the FBI rules A good example is the FBI agent sibility. But anyway, leaking this to and regulations, that is not his prop- that—after Ted Stevens, under the the press. erty. It is not to be leaked. And yet, he Mueller FBI, was tried and convicted of And it wasn’t just one FBI agent, ac- leaked it to a professor friend so that a crime that he did not commit right cording to the BuzzFeed news editor in the professor friend could get it out to before the election—so he lost his seat chief, because he says, in the story he the press. I think it was the New York in the U.S. Senate—we had an FBI wrote, that they had ‘‘senior law en- Times. agent come forward, he filed an affi- forcement sources.’’ But regardless, get it out to the press davit that he swore to that the FBI And they gave BuzzFeed—it is a lib- for the sole purpose of trying to get a had, in effect, manufactured a case eral news organization, being kind special counsel appointed to harass against Ted Stevens that did not exist; here. They gave them the FBI notes to President Trump. that he did not accept hundreds of try to bring pressure on Cohen. That is So you have got the former FBI Di- thousands of dollars’ worth of improve- the reason normally that law enforce- rector—what kind of example is that? ments to his home. He paid for them. ment does this, to build up public Comey is knowingly leaking informa- He overpaid for them. hysteria against somebody and hatred tion that was potentially criminal to But the FBI did their raids. They hid for someone so that they ultimately leak. And so when you have the FBI evidence that he needed to—it would give up and agree to testify however Director potentially committing overt have exonerated him, not just raised a they are asked to testify. crimes himself, what kind of example— reasonable doubt, but completely exon- Now, this BuzzFeed editor also says: what do you expect that to do inside erated himself, and the FBI agent iden- ‘‘At the time, the sources asked report- the FBI? tified his superior that participated in ers to keep the information confiden- As an example, I know from talking manufacturing that crime. tial, but with the publication of to FBI agents from all over the coun- So what happened with Mueller as di- Mueller’s report, they have permitted try, they were, and still are, amazed at rector of the FBI when he finds out, if its release.’’

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He used to come speak from a candidate, but the Russian effort has the mess, get rid of the bad actors, but this very podium multiple times in my not changed, not when they were the he has been more of hold what you first term—I think it was mainly in Soviet Union and now that it is an have got and try to make the picture 2006—and he kept alleging that the FBI independent country of Russia. They look rosier. had information that they knew there want to cause as much problem and di- Why would I say that? Because I was going to be a terrorist attack, just vision in the United States as they can, know from having talked to the indi- like what happened on 9/11. and, boy, did it work this time. viduals who found the information. I didn’t know how Congressman Just a little over a week ago, appar- They knew that Hillary Clinton’s pri- Weldon knew what he was talking ently, former MI6 agent, secret agent— vate server was hacked by a foreign about. He sure seemed to. He kept he is no 007, that is for sure. Chris- country, and it was not Russia. making these allegations that the FBI topher Steele was hired by Fusion I knew at the time I was asking didn’t do their job. They could have GPS, that also hired Nellie Ohr, who is Peter Strzok questions, but I didn’t saved 3,000 American lives on 9/11. the wife of a top FBI official named mention the country. But now it has Anyway, they were very tough alle- Bruce Ohr. She was digging up dirt, come out that a Chinese intelligence gations against the FBI, and as a fresh- whatever she could find—that was why agency had embedded instructions in man, I am thinking: Wow, Mueller has she was hired—on Donald Trump; and her private server that every email got to come back and respond to this. Christopher Steele, who hated can- coming in and every email going out This looks bad for the FBI. Even didate Donald Trump was hired to dig was to go to this Chinese intelligence though he only took over shortly be- up dirt on Donald Trump. agency, and it happened. fore 9/11, it still makes his FBI look As I understand it, he didn’t even go We also now know there was classi- bad. Mueller has got to come out and to Russia. He is calling, emailing, fied information that came and went address this. whatever he needs to do to commu- through her private server. Apparently, Director Mueller, FBI nicate, and word gets out around Rus- But the inspector general for our in- Director Mueller, did address the alle- sia this British agent now working for telligence community was so con- gations of Congressman Curt Weldon, the Clinton campaign through Fusion cerned, he told his investigator, Frank because 2 weeks before his election GPS and working with at least one FBI Rucker: Frank, you have got to get that year, in 2006, there was a raid of top official, he is looking for dirt on over there and tell the FBI. They don’t the Weldon office, his daughter’s law Donald Trump in Russia. know that her private server was office, and it was early morning, and Steele has now basically admitted: hacked. You have got to go tell them. the press was all there. You know what? It could well be that This didn’t come out in the hearing. Gee, had to have been the FBI. They the people that gave me this dirt about I didn’t bring it up. But I did ask are doing the raid. They got the press prostitutes and Donald Trump that has Strzok, because we know from his pri- all there. now turned out to be 100 percent fab- vate texting that he was doing every- And in no time at all, there were ricated, it is possible that those could thing he could to exonerate Hillary protestors with already-made signs at be agents for Vladimir Putin. Clinton and doing everything he could Curt Weldon’s office calling him all You think? You bet. to prevent Donald Trump from becom- kinds of names, thief and different Russia was able to divide this coun- ing President. things. And that, occurring 2 weeks be- try and had plenty of willing accom- So it had to come as an incredible fore the election, caused him to nar- plices in what turned out to be an out- blow to Peter Strzok when the intel- rowly lose. rageously corrupt top in the FBI and ligence community’s investigator, Then some months later, they were some in the DOJ. their IG investigator, comes over to notified by the FBI: Oh, by the way, You know, I know Mr. Rosenstein has the FBI, as directed by the IG, and he you can come get all that stuff we said, oh, he was joking when he said he has to tell Peter Strzok because he is seized during our raid. We didn’t really would wear a wire into the Oval Office director of counterintelligence at the use it for grand jury or anything. to try to trap Donald Trump as Presi- FBI. And they have their liaison there, They apparently used it to defeat dent so they could try to remove him Dean Chappell, and they have another Curt Weldon as a Member of Congress, as President. I mean, they were work- person there; and the IG also sent over who made them feel bad. ing on a coup. one of their top lawyers, Janet Mitch- An intelligent person might ask: But from what I understand, we know ell. Well, look, if that is what the FBI has he was not joking, because there was a Rucker says: I needed to get you this done to people in the past, whether second meeting in which Andy McCabe information, and you weren’t respond- Hatfield or Weldon or Stevens, aren’t and another person, at least one more ing, so here it is. We now have proof you concerned about doing just what person, were there when Rosenstein positive that Hillary Clinton’s private Curt Weldon did? brought it up on his own again: Hey, I server was hacked, and it was hacked And the fact is it should be a matter wasn’t kidding. I really am a team by China, and every email coming in, of concern. We are seeing, even from player. I know you are mad at me for going out is going to their intelligence BuzzFeed, how the FBI will disclose in- the memo about Comey that allowed agency. formation that is not even accurate to him to be fired, but I am a team player. And this didn’t come out in the hear- bring down public opinion against both I want to be part of the team. I will ing, but the fact is he was shocked at a witness and, in that case, the Presi- wear a wire into the Oval Office to try the response by Peter Strzok, because dent himself just to smear somebody’s to trap the President. I am really will- he just looked at him. He showed no name even when it is not accurate. ing to do that.’’ surprise. And Chappell and Strzok So it should be a matter of concern. And McCabe, apparently just blown thanked Frank Rucker for the informa- But if people don’t stand up in this away that Rosenstein would offer to do tion, shook his hand, and sent him on body—actually, the way Jerry Nadler that again, goes back and has a meet- his way as if it were no big deal. used to years ago—about concerns with ing with his subordinates and says: You So where does Christopher Wray Federal law enforcement activities, if won’t believe Rosenstein just brought come in there? After that came out we don’t stand up here, nobody is going up again he is willing to wear a wire that our United States intelligence IG to, and it isn’t going to get better. into the Oval Office. I don’t know what had proof positive that Hillary Clin- So it is a risk we have got to take, is wrong with that guy. ton’s private server had been hacked because somebody has got to speak up Well, there is a massive stench that and after it was exposed what a det- about these outrageous abuses. And has existed. It came about during the riment it was, possibly criminal activ- they truly are abuses. Obama administration. It came about ity by Peter Strzok, and after it came

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Maybe he is doing House, reported and found truly en- they had to do was contact the intel- some things internally that I am not rolled a bill of the House of the fol- ligence community IG’s office. They seeing, but he is not the answer. lowing title, which was thereupon could have gotten the information. For the sake of continuing this little signed by the Speaker: But Christopher Wray was more in- experiment in self-government, we H.R. 1222. An act to amend the Pittman- terested in trying to preserve the old need to clean up the mess at the FBI in Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facili- reputation of the FBI, so he continued Washington, D.C., and the mess that tate the establishment of additional or ex- with the facade: Well, yeah, we put on still exists at the top of the Justice De- panded pubic target ranges in certain States. our blinders. We see no evil. We hear no partment. Then we can have a chance f evil. We don’t know about any evil. We to keep this little experiment of self- ADJOURNMENT are not going to go look at the evi- government going. dence that absolutely, unequivocally Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Mr. CASTEN of Illinois. Madam shows her private server was hacked. ance of my time. Speaker, I move that the House do now We will just ignorantly and inten- adjourn. f tionally mislead the American people The motion was agreed to; accord- and say we haven’t seen any evidence LEADING ON CLIMATE CHANGE ingly (at 1 o’clock and 50 minutes that her private server was hacked. (Mr. CASTEN of Illinois asked and p.m.), under its previous order, the b 1345 was given permission to address the House adjourned until tomorrow, Fri- day, May 3, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. This is a dangerous, dangerous time House for 1 minute.) in our history. People can throw all the Mr. CASTEN of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, f rocks at Bill Barr. I didn’t know the I rise to praise this body for passing H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, of EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, guy. I don’t think I ever met the man. ETC. I had concerns because he was a private which I am a proud cosponsor. friend of Bob Mueller, and his wife was Climate change is the greatest exis- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive a friend of Mrs. Mueller. I had con- tential threat to our species. It is also communications were taken from the cerns. an unequivocal economic opportunity. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Now that he is trying to get to the Replacing the need to extract and burn 879. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- bottom of all the corruption within the fossil fuels with renewable and clean nator, Office of the Inspector General, De- FBI and at the top of the DOJ, the energy saves money. partment of Health and Human Services, rocks are being hurled. This White House is failing to seize transmitting the Department’s final rule — This should be a time when we come this domestic opportunity while simul- Medicaid; Revisions to State Medicaid Fraud together to try to root out the corrup- taneously walking away from our Control Unit Rules (RIN: 0936-AA07) received April 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion. If they can attempt a coup of a international partners and competitors 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 duly-elected President, whether you that are committed to this challenge. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and like the electoral college or not, if they Of all the misguided decisions of this Commerce. can do it to a Republican, then the day administration, few have been as reck- 880. A letter from the Director, Regula- can come when we have conservative less as announcing our withdrawal tions Policy and Management Staff, FDA, people who disagree with a liberal from the Paris climate agreement. It is Department of Health and Human Services, President and decide to take him out environmentally foolish; it is economi- transmitting the Department’s final rule — the way they made so many inroads cally naive; and it cedes leadership to Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Cer- tification; Synthetic Iron Oxide; Confirma- into almost taking out Donald Trump. China and others on the defining chal- tion of Effective Date [Docket No.: FDA-2017- This is a scary time in our history. I lenge of our time. That is foolhardy. C-6238] received April 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 literally hope and pray, and I know H.R. 9 is a reclamation of that man- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. there are people who make fun of the tle. It is a demonstration that Ameri- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- , but I truly believe prayers cans are determined to lead, even if the ergy and Commerce. have brought about God’s blessing on White House is refusing to do so. 881. A letter from the Director, Regula- this country. I am proud to be a part of this effort, tions Policy and Management Staff, FDA, We have a chance to fix things here, not because it is enough, but because it Department of Health and Human Services, but it is going to take courage by peo- transmitting the Department’s final rule — is the kind of leadership into the Safety and Effectiveness of Consumer Anti- ple who are willing to stand up to an breach that has long defined true septic Rubs; Topical Antimicrobial Drug FBI, some corruption at the top. American greatness. Products for Over-the-Counter Human Use There are still some people at the f [Docket No.: FDA-2016-N-0124 (formerly part FBI who do not like Donald Trump. of Docket No.: FDA-1975-N-0012)] (RIN: 0910- They are still there. They still would SENATE BILL AND CONCURRENT AH97) received April 25, 2019, pursuant to 5 like to cover for people who were help- RESOLUTION REFERRED U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ing try to effectuate this attempted A bill and a concurrent resolution of 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- coup on Donald Trump. They need to the Senate of the following titles were ergy and Commerce. 882. A letter from the President and Chief go. taken from the Speaker’s table and, It used to be—and I know person- Executive Officer, National Railroad Pas- under the rule, referred as follows: senger Corporation, transmitting the Cor- ally—assistant U.S. attorneys who S. 406. An act to establish a Federal rota- poration’s FY 2020 — FY 2024 Five Year Serv- were career, or FBI agents who were tional cyber workforce program for the Fed- ice and Asset Line Plans and FY 2020 General career. Most times, you don’t even eral cyber workforce; to the Committee on and Legislative Annual Report to Congress, know how they voted. You don’t know Oversight and Reform. pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 24315(b); Public Law if they did vote because they had one S. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent Resolution re- 103-272, Sec. 1(e); (108 Stat. 918) and 49 U.S.C. interest, getting to the truth of wheth- affirming the United States commitment to 24320(a)(1); Public Law 114-94, Sec. 11203(a)(1); er or not there was probable cause a Taiwan and to the implementation of the (129 Stat. 1630); to the Committee on Trans- crime was committed and, if so, who Taiwan Relations Act; to the Committee on portation and Infrastructure. Foreign Affairs; in addition, to the Com- 883. A letter from the Attorney — Advisor, probably committed it. That gets them mittee on the Judiciary; to the Committee U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland an indictment, and then they can go on Homeland Security; and to the Com- Security, transmitting the Department’s for a conviction. That is what they mittee on Ways and Means for a period to be temporary final rule — Special Local Regu- were interested in, enforcing the law. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in lation; Lake of the Ozarks, Village of Four

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Seasons, MO [Docket Number: USCG-2019- erage under qualified health plans with such TRAHAN, Ms. WILD, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. 0205] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received April 26, 2019, grace periods provided for under State law; RUIZ, and Mr. NEGUSE): pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law to the Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2474. A bill to amend the National 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- By Mr. CARBAJAL: Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- H.R. 2470. A bill to direct the Adminis- Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Manage- ture. trator of the Environmental Protection ment Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, 884. A letter from the Attorney — Advisor, Agency to establish a program to make and for other purposes; to the Committee on U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland grants to eligible entities to increase the re- Education and Labor. Security, transmitting the Department’s silience of publicly owned treatment works By Mr. ALLRED (for himself and Mr. temporary final rule — Safety Zone; Mis- to natural disasters; to the Committee on GALLAGHER): sissippi Sound, Biloxi, MS [Docket Number: Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2475. A bill to amend title 23, United USCG-2019-0222] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received By Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. States Code, to improve the transportation April 26, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. GAETZ, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. NOR- infrastructure finance and innovation 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 TON, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. (TIFIA) program, and for other purposes; to Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- COHEN, and Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- tation and Infrastructure. fornia): structure. 885. A letter from the Management and H.R. 2471. A bill to prohibit the use of the By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for Program Analyst, FAA, Department of poisons sodium fluoroacetate (known as himself, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. KING of New Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ‘‘Compound 1080’’) and sodium cyanide for York, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. STIVERS, ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- predator control; to the Committee on the Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Judiciary. BALDERSON, Mr. COHEN, Ms. MOORE, FAA-2018-1009; Product Identifier 2018-NM- By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Ms. NORTON, Mr. RUSH, Miss RICE of 147-AD; Amendment 39-19595; AD 2019-05-13] BOST): New York, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. H.R. 2472. A bill to strengthen Buy Amer- (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 25, 2019, pur- SPEIER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. ican requirements, and for other purposes; to suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- TONKO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. TITUS, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. BASS, and in addition to the Committee on Ways on Transportation and Infrastructure. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. and Means, for a period to be subsequently RICHMOND, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, f determined by the Speaker, in each case for Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON consideration of such provisions as fall with- WELCH, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. MEEKS, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. cerned. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. KAP- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of By Mr. HARDER of California (for him- TUR, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, committees were delivered to the Clerk self, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. BERA, Mr. Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. for printing and reference to the proper COX of California, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of calendar, as follows: MCNERNEY): Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. H.R. 2473. A bill to promote water supply DEMINGS, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. JOHNSON Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: Committee reliability and improved water management of Georgia, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- on Homeland Security. H.R. 1232. A bill to for rural communities, the State of Cali- fornia, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. EVANS, amend the Reform and fornia, and the Nation, and for other pur- Mrs. DINGELL, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to re- poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- KELLY of Illinois, Mr. TURNER, Mr. peal certain waiver authority relating to the sources. CORREA, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. construction of new border barriers, and for By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia (for himself, JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. MENG, Ms. other purposes (Rept. 116–45). Referred to the Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. LEVIN of BARRAGA´ N, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. Committee of the Whole House on the state Michigan, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. BRENDAN FITZPATRICK, Mr. COOPER, Mr. of the Union. F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. SCHA- CLEAVER, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. STE- Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and KOWSKY, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. TAKANO, VENS, Mr. RYAN, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. Commerce. H.R. 938. A bill to amend the Fed- Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. OMAR, GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. HURD of eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with re- Ms. FUDGE, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mrs. Texas, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. GABBARD, spect to eligibility for approval of a subse- NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MCCOL- Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. LAMB, Mr. quent generic drug, to remove the barrier to LUM, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HARDER of California, that approval posed by the 180-day exclu- POCAN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. SMITH of New Jer- sivity period afforded to a first generic appli- ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. sey, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. cant that has not yet received final approval, HAALAND, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. BERA, Ms. TORRES and for other purposes (Rept. 116–46). Re- DESAULNIER, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. TED LIEU ferred to the Committee of the Whole House Mr. RYAN, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. of California, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. AXNE, on the state of the Union. DEAN, Mr. BEYER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. BACON, Miss Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and LOWENTHAL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCGOV- GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto Rico, Ms. Commerce. H.R. 1503. A bill to amend the ERN, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. FUDGE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. HAALAND, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act re- DAVIS of California, Ms. JUDY CHU of Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. DEAN, Mr. garding the list under section 505(j)(7) of the California, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. CUM- WENSTRUP, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and MINGS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, CHABOT): for other purposes; with an amendment Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. COHEN, Mr. H.R. 2476. A bill to amend the Homeland ´ (Rept. 116–47). Referred to the Committee of CICILLINE, Mr. LUJAN, Ms. BONAMICI, Security Act of 2002 to provide funding to se- the Whole House on the state of the Union. Miss RICE of New York, Ms. SHALALA, cure non-profit facilities from terrorist at- f Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. tacks, and for other purposes; to the Com- TRONE, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. mittee on Homeland Security. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, By Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mrs. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. TLAIB, WALORSKI, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and Mr. bills and resolutions of the following Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CAS- BILIRAKIS): TRO of Texas, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. GRI- titles were introduced and severally re- H.R. 2477. A bill to amend title XVIII of the JALVA, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. Social Security Act to establish a system to ferred, as follows: CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CLAY, Mr. notify individuals approaching eli- By Mr. HOYER (for himself and Mr. SOTO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. gibility, to simplify and modernize the eligi- DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee): GARAMENDI, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. bility enrollment process, and for other pur- H.R. 2468. A bill to amend the Public DELGADO, Mr. KENNEDY, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means, Health Service Act to increase the pref- Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. CLARK of Massa- and in addition to the Committee on Energy erence given, in awarding certain allergies chusetts, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Commerce, for a period to be subse- and asthma-related grants, to States that re- Mr. NADLER, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. STE- quently determined by the Speaker, in each quire certain public schools to have allergies VENS, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. case for consideration of such provisions as and asthma management programs, and for GOLDEN, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, fall within the jurisdiction of the committee other purposes; to the Committee on Energy Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. PINGREE, concerned. and Commerce. Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. LYNCH, By Mr. KILMER (for himself and Mr. By Mr. FLORES: Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. CAROLYN B. COLE): H.R. 2469. A bill to amend the Patient Pro- MALONEY of New York, Mr. LAN- H.R. 2478. A bill to amend title 5, United tection and Affordable Care Act to better GEVIN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. States Code, to provide that civilian service align the grace period required for non-pay- CLEAVER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. SHERMAN, in a temporary position after December 31, ment of premiums before discontinuing cov- Mr. KILDEE, Mrs. CRAIG, Mrs. 1988, may be creditable service under the

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Federal Employees Retirement System, and By Ms. ADAMS (for herself and Mr. MOORE, Ms. BASS, Mr. KILMER, Ms. for other purposes; to the Committee on WALKER): GABBARD, Mr. CASE, and Mr. MULLIN): Oversight and Reform. H.R. 2486. A bill to reauthorize mandatory H.R. 2494. A bill to amend the Richard B. By Mr. HECK (for himself and Mr. funding programs for historically Black col- Russell National School Lunch Act and the LOUDERMILK): leges and universities and other minority- Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutri- H.R. 2479. A bill to amend the Financial serving institutions; to the Committee on tion in tribal areas, and for other purposes; Stability Act of 2010 to include the State in- Education and Labor. to the Committee on Education and Labor. surance commissioner as a voting member of By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. By Ms. HAALAND (for herself and Mr. the Financial Stability Oversight Council, LOWENTHAL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NOR- LUJA´ N): and for other purposes; to the Committee on TON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. H.R. 2495. A bill to amend the Energy Pol- Financial Services. GALLEGO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. icy Act of 2005 to facilitate the commer- By Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Mr. STEFANIK): cialization of energy and related tech- COMER, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 2487. A bill to require the Secretary of nologies developed at Department of Energy South Dakota, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. Veterans Affairs to award grants to estab- facilities with promising commercial poten- STEFANIK, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and lish, or expand upon, master’s degree pro- tial; to the Committee on Science, Space, Ms. FOXX of North Carolina): grams in orthotics and prosthetics, and for and Technology, and in addition to the Com- H.R. 2480. A bill to reauthorize the Child other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- mittee on Armed Services, for a period to be Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and erans’ Affairs. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. each case for consideration of such provi- Education and Labor. SWALWELL of California, Mr. WEBER sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mrs. LURIA (for herself, Mr. BACON, of Texas, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, committee concerned. Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. DIAZ- and Mr. HIGGINS of New York): By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Ms. BALART, Mr. KIND, Ms. HERRERA H.R. 2488. A bill to require the Secretary of STEFANIK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, BEUTLER, Ms. MOORE, Mr. HOLDING, State to submit a report on potential bene- Mr. COLE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. fits and impact to the United States of es- and Ms. DELBENE): PANETTA, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. SEWELL tablishing a joint United States-Israel cyber- H.R. 2496. A bill to provide the right of of Alabama, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. YAR- security center of excellence; to the Com- American Indians born in Canada or the MUTH, and Mr. WENSTRUP): mittee on Foreign Affairs. United States to pass the borders of the H.R. 2481. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and United States to any individual who is a enue Code of 1986 to treat certain military Mr. RASKIN): member, or is eligible to be a member, of a survivor benefits as earned income for pur- H.R. 2489. A bill to impose requirements on Federally recognized Indian tribe in the poses of the kiddie tax; to the Committee on the grant of a waiver with respect to an im- United States or Canada, and for other pur- Ways and Means. migration detention facility, and for other poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. ´ By Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. LUJAN, purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- By Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. Mr. DELGADO, Mr. BUDD, Ms. ary. YOUNG, and Mr. KIND): STEFANIK, and Mr. TURNER): By Mr. FORTENBERRY: H.R. 2497. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 2482. A bill to amend section 303(g) of H.R. 2490. A bill to amend the National enue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of governments for purposes of determining 823(g)) to eliminate the separate registration the Interior to conduct a study on the feasi- under the adoption credit whether a child requirement for dispensing narcotic drugs in bility of designating the Chief Standing Bear has special needs; to the Committee on Ways schedule III, IV, or V (such as National Historic Trail, and for other pur- and Means. buprenorphine) for maintenance or poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. MARCH- detoxificattion treatment, and for other pur- sources. poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- ANT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, and Ms. MATSUI): By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Ms. H.R. 2498. A bill to amend title XVIII of the merce, and in addition to the Committees on HAALAND, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. MOORE, Social Security Act to ensure that hospitals the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a pe- Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. receive adequate payment for the acquisition riod to be subsequently determined by the KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medi- RASKIN, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- care program, and for other purposes; to the tion of the committee concerned. SOTO, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. ROSE of New York (for himself, SCHIFF, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. By Mrs. LEE of Nevada (for herself and DELBENE, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. KIRK- ATKINS Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. W ): PATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. H.R. 2499. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Mr. FITZPATRICK): H.R. 2483. A bill to impose sanctions with TONKO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. MCGOVERN, enue Code of 1986 to provide the work oppor- respect to foreign traffickers of illicit Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. CASTEN of Illi- tunity tax credit with respect to hiring vet- opioids, and for other purposes; to the Com- nois, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, erans who are receiving educational assist- mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. KHANNA, ance under laws administered by the Sec- the Committees on Financial Services, Over- Mr. FOSTER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. retary of Veterans Affairs or Defense; to the sight and Reform, the Judiciary, Intelligence LOWENTHAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. Committee on Ways and Means. (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and BROWNLEY of California, Mr. GRI- By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for him- Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- JALVA, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. DINGELL, self and Mr. THORNBERRY) (both by quently determined by the Speaker, in each Ms. DEGETTE, and Mr. CASE): request): case for consideration of such provisions as H.R. 2491. A bill to provide lasting protec- H.R. 2500. A bill to authorize appropria- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee tion for inventoried roadless areas within tions for fiscal year 2020 for military activi- concerned. the National Forest System; to the Com- ties of the Department of Defense and for By Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. KELLY of mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the military construction, to prescribe military Pennsylvania, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe- personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and COLE, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mrs. riod to be subsequently determined by the for other purposes; to the Committee on WALORSKI, Mr. KILMER, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of Armed Services. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. MOORE, Mr. COOK, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Ms. Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MOOLENAAR, and tion of the committee concerned. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. POCAN): By Mr. GIANFORTE: and Mr. KENNEDY): H.R. 2484. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 2492. A bill to establish a Federal cost H.R. 2501. A bill to provide for the coverage enue Code of 1986 to treat Indian tribal gov- share percentage for the Milk River Project of medically necessary food and vitamins ernments in the same manner as State gov- in the State of Montana; to the Committee and individual amino acids for digestive and ernments for certain Federal tax purposes, on Natural Resources. inherited metabolic disorders under Federal and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. health programs and private health insur- Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- BALDERSON, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ance, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Education and Labor, for a period MEADOWS, Mr. GALLAGHER, and Mr. mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in ad- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- FULCHER): dition to the Committees on Ways and er, in each case for consideration of such pro- H.R. 2493. A bill to amend title 38, United Means, Armed Services, and Oversight and visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the States Code, to extend the authorization pe- Reform, for a period to be subsequently de- committee concerned. riod for emergency treatment in non-Depart- termined by the Speaker, in each case for By Mr. KIND (for himself and Mr. ment of Veterans Affairs medical facilities consideration of such provisions as fall with- WESTERMAN): under the Veterans Community Care Pro- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- H.R. 2485. A bill to require the Secretary of gram; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- cerned. the Interior to develop and maintain a cadas- fairs. By Mr. PALMER: tre of Federal real property; to the Com- By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. GRI- H.R. 2502. A bill to amend title 40, United mittee on Natural Resources. JALVA, Mr. LUJA´ N, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. States Code, to require certain prospectuses

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for public buildings to be made publicly Commerce, and in addition to the Committee By Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Mr. available, and for other purposes; to the on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- WITTMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GRIF- Committee on Transportation and Infra- quently determined by the Speaker, in each FITH, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CLINE, Mrs. structure. case for consideration of such provisions as LURIA, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Ms. By Mr. PHILLIPS: fall within the jurisdiction of the committee SPANBERGER, and Ms. WEXTON): H.R. 2503. A bill to amend the Child Abuse concerned. H. Res. 351. A resolution congratulating Prevention and Treatment Act to increase By Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. COOK, and honoring Rodney Robinson on receiving support for mental health; to the Committee Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. PIN- the 2019 National Teacher of the Year Award; on Education and Labor. GREE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. to the Committee on Education and Labor. By Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. SCHRADER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. CUR- By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. PRESSLEY, Mr. KATKO, Mr. EMMER, TIS, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Ms. KUSTER MCKINLEY): Mr. COOPER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. of New Hampshire): H. Res. 352. A resolution supporting the WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, H.R. 2509. A bill to amend the Omnibus goals and ideals of Building Safety Month Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SE- Parks and Public Lands Management Act of and the work of building and fire service offi- WELL of Alabama, Mr. HIGGINS of New 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski cials in educating and protecting the com- York, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Area Fee Retention Account; to the Com- munities of this Nation; to the Committee Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. CASTEN of mittee on Agriculture, and in addition to the on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in Illinois, Ms. MOORE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. Committee on Natural Resources, for a pe- addition to the Committee on Science, DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. riod to be subsequently determined by the Space, and Technology, for a period to be BUCSHON, Mr. STAUBER, Ms. MCCOL- Speaker, in each case for consideration of subsequently determined by the Speaker, in LUM, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- each case for consideration of such provi- MEEKS, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the BRINDISI, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mrs. By Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Mr. committee concerned. MCBATH, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself and Mr. RUSH, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. WASSERMAN CONNOLLY): MCGOVERN, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. PHIL- SCHULTZ, Ms. OMAR, Ms. PRESSLEY, H. Res. 353. A resolution expressing the LIPS, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): sense of the House of Representatives that KIND, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. H.R. 2510. A bill to establish a voluntary public servants should be commended for GREEN of Texas, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. program in the National Highway Traffic their dedication and continued service to the LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEWIS, Mrs. Safety Administration to encourage con- United States during Public Service Rec- LOWEY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. DELGADO, sumers to purchase or lease new automobiles ognition Week, the week of May 5 through Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsyl- made in the United States, and for other pur- 12, 2019; to the Committee on Oversight and vania, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Ways and Means, Reform. PASCRELL, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. and in addition to the Committee on Energy f ESPAILLAT, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. THOMPSON and Commerce, for a period to be subse- of Mississippi, Mr. SIRES, Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each MEMORIALS HAGEDORN, and Ms. CLARK of Massa- case for consideration of such provisions as Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials chusetts): fall within the jurisdiction of the committee were presented and referred as follows: H.R. 2504. A bill to award a Congressional concerned. Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Ms. 37. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of his extraordinary contributions and commit- FUDGE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, the Legislature of the State of Wyoming, rel- ment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. RYAN, Ms. ative to Senate Joint Resolution 2, request- opportunity; to the Committee on Financial STEFANIK, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILMER, ing Congress to take action relating to man- Services. Mr. TONKO, and Mr. GIANFORTE): agement of federal lands to promote mul- By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington (for H.R. 2511. A bill to amend title XIX of the tiple uses of public lands and state involve- herself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. BISHOP of Social Security Act to allow for payments to ment in federal resource management; which Utah, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. STEWART, States for substance abuse services furnished was referred to the Committee on Natural Mr. PALMER, Mr. BUDD, Mr. BURGESS, to inmates in public institutions, and for Resources. Mr. NORMAN, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 38. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of GAETZ, Mr. WALKER, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. and Commerce. the State of Wyoming, relative to House CURTIS, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HUDSON, and By Mr. TURNER (for himself, Mr. Joint Resolution 1, requesting the swift Mr. GOODEN): COOK, and Mr. GARAMENDI): delisting under the Endangered Species Act H.R. 2505. A bill to provide for a reauthor- H.R. 2512. A bill to limit the transfer of F- of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem griz- izing schedule for unauthorized Federal pro- 35 aircraft to Turkey; to the Committee on zly bear population; requesting a return of grams, and for other purposes; to the Com- Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com- the species management to local control; mittee on Oversight and Reform, and in addi- mittees on Financial Services, Oversight and and requesting full federal funding of species tion to the Committees on Rules, and the Reform, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, management until delisting occurs; which Budget, for a period to be subsequently de- for a period to be subsequently determined was referred to the Committee on Natural termined by the Speaker, in each case for by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Resources. consideration of such provisions as fall with- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- f in the jurisdiction of the committee con- risdiction of the committee concerned. cerned. By Mr. ZELDIN (for himself and Mr. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY By Mr. ROONEY of Florida (for him- KUSTOFF of Tennessee): STATEMENT self, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. BIGGS): H. Res. 348. A resolution providing for the Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 2506. A bill to direct the Secretary of consideration of the bill (H.R. 336) to make the Rules of the House of Representa- Labor to remove travel agencies from the improvements to certain defense and secu- partial list of establishments having no re- rity assistance provisions and to authorize tives, the following statements are sub- tail concept for the purposes of certain ex- the appropriation of funds to Israel, to reau- mitted regarding the specific powers emptions under the Fair Labor Standards thorize the United States-Jordan Defense Co- granted to Congress in the Constitu- Act of 1938; to the Committee on Education operation Act of 2015, and to halt the whole- tion to enact the accompanying bill or and Labor. sale slaughter of the Syrian people, and for joint resolution. By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, other purposes; to the Committee on Rules. By Mr. HOYER: Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. CLARK of Massachu- By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, H.R. 2468. setts, and Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER): Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. ENGEL, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2507. A bill to amend the Public Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Health Service Act to reauthorize certain YOHO): Article I, Section 8, Clause l programs under part A of title XI of such Act H. Res. 349. A resolution reaffirming the Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 relating to genetic diseases, and for other vital role of the United States-Japan alli- By Mr. FLORES: purposes; to the Committee on Energy and ance in promoting peace, stability, and pros- H.R. 2469. Commerce. perity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond; Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. THOMPSON of California (for to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: himself, Mr. COX of California, Mr. By Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. MEAD- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 CARTER of Georgia, and Mr. KELLY of OWS, Mr. BANKS, and Mr. HICE of The Congress shall have Power * * * To Pennsylvania): Georgia): Regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, H.R. 2508. A bill to provide for a pilot pro- H. Res. 350. A resolution recognizing the and among the several States, and with the gram to include respiratory therapists as value and importance of the Electoral Col- Indian Tribes. telehealth practitioners under the Medicare lege; to the Committee on House Adminis- By Mr. CARBAJAL: program; to the Committee on Energy and tration. H.R. 2470.

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Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (relating to Under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 the power to make all laws necessary and tion, Congress has the power ‘‘to make all By Mr. KIND: proper for carrying out the powers vested in Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 2498. Congress) carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. LIPINSKI: ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2472. stitution in the Government of the United Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- States, or any Department or Officer there- By Mrs. LEE of Nevada: lation pursuant to the following: of’’. H.R. 2499. Article I, Section 8, United States Con- By Mr. KIND: Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution. H.R. 2484. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HARDER of California: Congress has the power to enact this legis- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 2473. lation pursuant to the following: granted to Congress under Article I, Section Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. KIND: By Mr. SMITH of Washington: U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3 H.R. 2485. H.R. 2500. To regu1ate Commerce with foreign Na- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tions, and among the several States, and lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this with the Indian tribes; Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 bill rests is the power of Congress ‘‘to pro- U.S. Cont. art. IV, sec. 3, cl. 2, sen. a By Ms. ADAMS: The Congress shall have Power to dispose H.R. 2486. vide for the common Defence’’, ‘‘to raise and of and make all needful Rule and Regula- Congress has the power to enact this legis- support Armies’’, ‘‘to provide and maintain a tions respecting the Territory of other Prop- lation pursuant to the following: Navy’’ and ‘to make Rules for the Govern- erty belonging to the United States; Article I, Section 8 ment and Regulation of the land and naval By Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: Forces’’ as enumerated in Article I, section 8 H.R. 2474. H.R. 2487. of the United States Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MCGOVERN: H.R. 2501. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Article I; Section 8; Clause 1 of the Con- lation pursuant to the following: the United States. stitution states The Congress shall have Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. ALLRED: Power To lay and collect , Duties, Im- posts and Excises, to pay the Debts and pro- Constitution [Page H4424] H.R. 2475. On January 5, 2011, the House of Represent- Congress has the power to enact this legis- vide for the common Defence and general atives adopted an amendment to House Rule lation pursuant to the following: Welfare of the United States . . . XII. Rule XII, clause 7(c) requires that, to be Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: By Mr. CICILLINE: accepted for introduction by the House The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 2488. Clerk, all bills (H.R.) and joint resolutions collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, Congress has the power to enact this legis- (H.J. Res.) must provide a document stating to pay the Debts and provide for the common lation pursuant to the following: ‘‘as specifically as practicable the power or Defence and general Welfare of the United Article I, Section 8 powers granted to Congress in the Constitu- States. By Mr. CUMMINGS: tion to enact the bill or joint resolution.’’ By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: H.R. 2489. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. PALMER: H.R. 2476. H.R. 2502. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Cl. 18) lation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8 By Mr. FORTENBERRY: Article I, Section 8 of the United States By Mr. RUIZ: H.R. 2490. Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating H.R. 2477. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to providing for the general welfare of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority for this bill is power to make all laws necessary and proper Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of for carrying out the powers vested in Con- United States Constitution, to provide for the United States Constitution. gress) and clause 17 (relating to authority the general welfare and make all laws nec- By Mr. GALLEGO: over the district as the seat of government), essary and proper to carry out the powers of H.R. 2491. and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating Congress. Congress has the power to enact this legis- to the power of Congress to dispose of and By Mr. KILMER: lation pursuant to the following: make all needful rules and regulations re- H.R. 2478. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 specting the territory or other property be- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GIANFORTE: longing to the United States). lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2492. By Mr. PHILLIPS: The ‘‘necessary and proper’’ clause of Arti- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2503. cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HECK: By Mr. GIBBS: Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Con- H.R. 2479. H.R. 2493. gress to make all laws ‘‘which shall be nec- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- essary and proper for carrying into execu- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: tion’’ any of Congress’s enumerated powers, Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 (regulating Article 1, Section 8 including Congress’s powers over appropria- the financial system) By Ms. HAALAND: tions. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (necessary H.R. 2494. By Mr. QUIGLEY: and proper clause). Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2504. By Ms. SCHRIER: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2480. Article I, Section 8 of the United States lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. HAALAND: Constitution Article I H.R. 2495. By Mrs. RODGERS of Washington: By Mrs. LURIA: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2505. H.R. 2481. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article One, section 8 of the United States lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Constitution. Article I, Section 7, Clause 1: ‘‘All Bills for U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, By Mr. KILMER: raising Revenue shall originate in the House Clause 1. H.R. 2496. of Representatives; but the Senate may pro- By Mr. TONKO: Congress has the power to enact this legis- pose or concur with amendments as on other H.R. 2482. lation pursuant to the following: Bills.’’

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Article I, Section 9, Clause 7: ‘‘No Money H.R. 906: Mr. LAHOOD. BRINDISI, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in H.R. 921: Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; TONKO, and Ms. MENG. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. DELAURO, and and a regular Statement and Account of the H.R. 935: Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. SWALWELL of California. Receipts and Expenditures of all public H.R. 988: Mr. WALTZ and Mr. CLOUD. H.R. 1765: Mr. LONG. Money shall be published from time to H.R. 1043: Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 1766: Mr. MOOLENAAR. time.’’ H.R. 1044: Ms. HILL of California, Ms. H.R. 1776: Ms. SHALALA. By Mr. ROONEY of Florida: KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Ms. JUDY CHU H.R. 1784: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 2506. of California, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ROGERS of H.R. 1805: Mr. MITCHELL and Mr. BYRNE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Kentucky, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD. H.R. 1823: Mr. STEIL. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1075: Mr. RASKIN and Mr. BROWN of H.R. 1840: Miss RICE of New York. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Maryland. H.R. 1855: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: H.R. 1078: Mr. ROUDA. H.R. 1857: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 2507. H.R. 1108: Mrs. MILLER, Ms. FRANKEL, and KIND, and Mr. KILDEE. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. LEVIN of California. H.R. 1869: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1111: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 1884: Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 1139: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut and LANGEVIN, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. By Mr. THOMPSON of California: Mr. JEFFRIES. H.R. 1896: Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. BUDD, H.R. 2508. H.R. 1154: Mrs. CRAIG, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. Mr. COLE, and Mr. BRADY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- RUSH, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ROSE of H.R. 1909: Mr. MEUSER. lation pursuant to the following: New York, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, and H.R. 1911: Mr. MAST. Article I Mr. CLAY. H.R. 1921: Mr. WALTZ. By Mr. TIPTON: H.R. 1156: Mr. CLOUD. H.R. 1931: Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. PETERS, H.R. 2509. H.R. 1175: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MICHAEL and Miss RICE of New York. Congress has the power to enact this legis- F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. KATKO. H.R. 1939: Mr. RESCHENTHALER. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1195: Mr. LAMB. H.R. 1942: Mr. MASSIE. Article IV, Section 3, ‘‘The Congress shall H.R. 1200: Mr. PETERS, Mr. KATKO, Mr. H.R. 1943: Mr. GOMEZ. have power to dispose of and make all need- COLE, and Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1948: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LEVIN of ful rules and regulations respecting the ter- H.R. 1225: Mr. RASKIN. Michigan, and Mr. WALBERG. ritory or other property belonging to the H.R. 1228: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 1965: Mr. YOUNG, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. United States;’’ H.R. 1237: Mr. MAST. FITZPATRICK, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. By Ms. TLAIB: H.R. 1298: Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. DESAULNIER, SIRES, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. H.R. 2510. Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. SCHIFF. HASTINGS, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. BISHOP of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1325: Mr. LAHOOD. Georgia. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1328: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington and H.R. 2002: Mr. COLE. Article I, Section 8, clause 3 provides Con- Mr. O’HALLERAN. H.R. 2013: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. gress with the power to ‘‘regulate commerce H.R. 1337: Ms. MENG and Miss RICE of New H.R. 2062: Mr. GRIJALVA. with foreign nations, and among the several York. H.R. 2069: Ms. SPANBERGER. states, and with the Indian tribes H.R. 1370: Ms. CLARKE of New York and Mr. H.R. 2070: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. ´ By Mr. TURNER: CARDENAS. H.R. 2074: Mr. RUSH and Ms. BROWNLEY of H.R. 2511. H.R. 1373: Mr. POCAN, Ms. OMAR, Ms. California. Congress has the power to enact this legis- KUSTER of New Hampshire, Ms. JUDY CHU of H.R. 2111: Mr. GRIJALVA. lation pursuant to the following: California, Mr. CLAY, Mr. HORSFORD, and Mr. H.R. 2113: Mr. MCADAMS. ´ Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United GARCIA of Illinois. H.R. 2134: Mr. BERA. States Constitution; and H.R. 1380: Ms. SHALALA. H.R. 2146: Mr. HIGGINS of New York. H.R. 1400: Mr. HORSFORD. H.R. 2148: Ms. JACKSON LEE and Mr. CART- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United H.R. 1406: Mr. CUELLAR. WRIGHT. States Constitution. H.R. 1407: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 2161: Mr. MARSHALL. By Mr. TURNER: H.R. 1468: Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. H.R. 2176: Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 2512. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. LEVIN of H.R. 2178: Mr. THOMPSON of California. Congress has the power to enact this legis- California, and Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 2186: Mr. KIND. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1530: Mr. LONG, Mrs. HARTZLER, and H.R. 2207: Mr. SPANO. Article I, Section 8 Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 2213: Mrs. MILLER. f H.R. 1550: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2214: Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. LEE of Ne- H.R. 1570: Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. vada, Mr. DELGADO, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS LOFGREN, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mr. MOOLENAAR. KIND. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1572: Ms. SHERRILL and Ms. HAALAND. H.R. 2218: Mr. MOOLENAAR and Mr. LONG. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1577: Mr. GALLAGHER. H.R. 2231: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 1605: Mr. FULCHER and Mr. BIGGS. H.R. 2235: Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. tions, as follows: H.R. 1620: Mr. MCEACHIN. MOOLENAAR, and Mr. RUSH. H.R. 4: Ms. GABBARD. H.R. 1629: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn- H.R. 2270: Ms. BASS. H.R. 38: Mr. UPTON. sylvania, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. POSEY, and Ms. H.R. 2279: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, H.R. 117: Mr. RUSH. BLUNT ROCHESTER. Miss RICE of New York, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. H.R. 120: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 1641: Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla- GRIJALVA, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. COHEN, H.R. 230: Mr. KILDEE. homa. Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. H.R. 249: Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 1648: Mr. STAUBER. MOULTON, Mr. ROSE of New York, Mr. MI- H.R. 414: Mr. COLLINS of New York. H.R. 1649: Mr. STAUBER. CHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 487: Mr. MCKINLEY and Mr. PENCE. H.R. 1668: Ms. STEVENS and Mr. HARDER of CHABOT, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. H.R. 500: Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla- California. FITZPATRICK, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. BERA, Ms. homa, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. BRIN- H.R. 1673: Mr. PENCE, Mr. BYRNE, and Mr. STEFANIK, and Mr. KING of New York. DISI, Mr. SOTO, Ms. HILL of California, Mrs. NORMAN. H.R. 2288: Ms. STEFANIK. MURPHY, and Mr. MCADAMS. H.R. 1679: Mr. EMMER. H.R. 2292: Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 510: Mr. CARSON of Indiana and Mr. H.R. 1692: Ms. ADAMS, Ms. KELLY of Illi- H.R. 2302: Mr. VISCLOSKY. RIGGLEMAN. nois, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. KILDEE, and Mr. H.R. 2314: Mr. VAN DREW. H.R. 550: Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 2322: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi and Mr. DESAULNIER, and Mr. KIM. H.R. 1696: Mr. PANETTA and Mr. COOK. STAUBER. H.R. 586: Mr. PERRY and Mr. SCALISE. H.R. 1697: Mr. GROTHMAN. H.R. 2328: Mr. KHANNA, Mr. COHEN, Mr. GRI- H.R. 587: Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. STEIL, Mr. H.R. 1704: Mr. ALLRED. JALVA, and Mr. COURTNEY. WELCH, Mr. KILDEE, and Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 1709: Mr. CASE. H.R. 2339: Ms. UNDERWOOD. H.R. 647: Mr. POCAN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl- H.R. 1730: Mr. BOST. H.R. 2342: Mr. POCAN. vania, and Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 1739: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma H.R. 2353: Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 726: Ms. MATSUI. and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 2358: Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. H.R. 728: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. CRAIG, Mr. H.R. 1763: Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. BROWNLEY of California, and Mr. GOLDEN, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. HILL DESAULNIER. KINZINGER. of Arkansas, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SHERMAN, H.R. 2377: Mr. KHANNA, Ms. SLOTKIN, and H.R. 808: Mrs. LURIA. Miss GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto Rico, Ms. Ms. DEAN. H.R. 830: Mr. BERA. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. LOWEY, H.R. 2381: Mr. GIBBS. H.R. 877: Mr. CALVERT. Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. POCAN, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. H.R. 2410: Ms. NORTON.

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H.R. 2417: Mr. SERRANO and Mr. SEAN PAT- H. Res. 114: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina GOHMERT, Mr. SPANO, and Mr. SMITH of New RICK MALONEY of New York. and Mr. MEEKS. Jersey. H.R. 2420: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. H. Res. 231: Ms. LOFGREN. H. Res. 346: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 2438: Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. HECK, Mr. H. Res. 246: Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, MOOLENAAR, Mr. STEIL, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. f and Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. HUDSON, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Mr. NOR- H.J. Res. 32: Mr. LUETKEMEYER and Mr. CROSS. STEWART. H. Res. 250: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. PETITIONS, ETC. H.J. Res. 48: Mr. KENNEDY. H. Res. 255: Mr. YOUNG. Under clause 3 of rule XII, H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. WENSTRUP. H. Res. 257: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H. Res. 33: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, H. Res. 276: Mr. WOODALL and Ms. LEE of 16. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. California. City of Whitesboro, TX, relative to Resolu- GARCI´A of Illinois, and Ms. MUCARSEL-POW- H. Res. 289: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. tion 8659, respectfully urging the Congress of ELL. H. Res. 326: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. KHANNA, and the United States to designate the H. Res. 60: Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. HUFFMAN. Butterfield Overland Trail as a National His- H. Res. 100: Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. VAN H. Res. 334: Mr. STEUBE, Mr. RUTHERFORD, toric Trail; which was referred to the Com- DREW, and Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. FLORES, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. mittee on Natural Resources.

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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 No. 72 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was U.S. SENATE, lomatic mission that is doing all it can called to order by the Honorable THOM PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, to negotiate an end to the bloodshed. TILLIS, a Senator from the State of Washington, DC, May 2, 2019. Abandoning our Yemeni, Emirati, To the Senate: and Saudi partners just as diplomatic North Carolina. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, efforts are starting to make progress is f of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable THOM TILLIS, a Sen- hardly the way to give them the con- fidence to take the hard diplomatic PRAYER ator from the State of North Carolina, to perform the duties of the Chair. steps that are necessary. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- CHUCK GRASSLEY, An abrupt withdrawal of U.S. support fered the following prayer: President pro tempore. for the coalition would be good news Let us pray. Mr. TILLIS thereupon assumed the for Iran, for the Houthi rebels they Gracious God, You have blessed us Chair as Acting President pro tempore. support, and, of course, al-Qaida, as beyond our deserving, making our Na- f well. tion a land of liberty. On this National I share many of my colleagues’ seri- Day of Prayer, remind us that the ef- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY ous concerns about aspects of Saudi fectual, fervent prayers of the right- LEADER Arabia’s behavior, but the best way for eous avail much. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- us to encourage better behavior from Lord, transform our national leaders pore. The majority leader is recog- our partners is to remain involved with into people of diligence, integrity, and nized. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, not push prayer. May they claim Your promise f them into the arms of Russia and China. in 2 Chronicles 7:14, that if they hum- S.J. RES. 7 ble themselves, pray, repent, and seek The War Powers Act is a blunt tool, You earnestly, You will hear their Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, in and not at all the right vehicle to pro- prayers, forgive their sins, and heal our March, the Senate narrowly passed a ductively or diplomatically express land. Help our Senators to continue to resolution that would have misused the concern about the behavior of close War Powers Act and actually hampered seek You in prayer so that they may partners of the United States. efforts to bring the conflict in Yemen learn how to embrace the unfolding of The Senate passed a more nuanced to a close. Fortunately, the President Your loving providence. resolution in December of last year, vetoed it. Sovereign Lord, hear our prayer, for and it has many other tools to register So today, Members will have a sec- concern and disapproval. If Senators we place our trust in You. ond chance to send the right message We pray in Your merciful Name. want to play a productive role in this to our partners in the region, to impor- conflict, I would encourage them to Amen. tant humanitarian missions, and to meet with Saudi, Emirati, and Yemeni f eradicating al-Qaida from the Arabian officials, to travel to the region, and to Peninsula. I urge my colleagues to vote hold hearings on this important mat- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE to uphold the President’s veto. ter. The Presiding Officer led the Pledge The resolution before us starts from But for all the reasons I have laid of Allegiance, as follows: false premises. We are not parties to out, this particular resolution is a par- the civil war in Yemen. We are no ticularly bad idea. I urge each of my I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- longer providing even air-to-air refuel- colleagues to join me in setting it aside lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ing. and upholding the President’s veto. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. More important, the resolution f would make it actually more difficult f to prevent the loss of innocent lives. NOMINATIONS This resolution would require U.S. ad- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, a APPOINTMENT OF ACTING visers to cease training and intel- few weeks ago, a majority of the Sen- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE ligence sharing operations that help pi- ate took a modest step to revise some The PRESIDING OFFICER. The lots avoid civilian casualties. And it of our institutional traditions and clerk will please read a communication would dry up U.S. noncombat support process the President’s nominees for to the Senate from the President pro to the weakened, U.N.-recognized gov- lower level positions in a more fair and tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). ernment in Yemen. expeditious manner. At the time, our The legislative clerk read the fol- The resolution would also create seri- Democratic colleagues protested an- lowing letter: ous new problems for the U.N.-led dip- grily. They had gladly supported a

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So this futile ges- and obstruction were justified because taxes back up and making families ture to handcuff the U.S. economy this administration’s nominees were so cede a larger role for Washington in through the ill-fated Paris deal will go controversial. They said there were le- their daily lives. nowhere here in the Senate. We are in gitimate reasons why they had forced We have heard the pitch on the business of actually helping mid- cloture votes on 40-plus different posi- healthcare. They want to trade seniors’ dle-class families, not inventing new tions for the first time in history and Medicare and all private, employer- obstacles to throw in their paths. wasted so much floor time. sponsored plans for a f My Democratic colleagues insisted one-size-fits-all Federal plan and the these were highly controversial people. higher taxes needed to pay for it. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Well, Republicans knew better, so we Just yesterday, a new report from The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- took the sensible step to expedite the the CBO confirmed that such a scheme pore. Under the previous order, leader- proceedings for these lower level nomi- would substantially increase Federal ship time is reserved. nations. It is time to take a look at spending and could lead to longer wait f some of the individuals who have been times, worse quality of care, and a sys- moving through under these new proce- tem less responsive to patient needs. CONCLUSION OF MORNING dures and how controversial they are. On top of that, we know what our BUSINESS This week alone, we have now con- Democratic colleagues tried to sell The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- firmed the Energy Department’s gen- families when it comes to the Green pore. Morning business is closed. eral counsel by a vote of 68 to 31; the New Deal: a Washington, DC, war on Director of the Pension Benefit Guar- our domestic energy that would cost f anty Corporation, 72 to 27; and an As- Americans their jobs, increase fami- EXECUTIVE SESSION sistant Secretary of State, 90 to 8. Yes- lies’ bills, forcibly change the homes terday afternoon, we advanced the Americans are allowed to live in, in- nominations of three district court dustries they are allowed to work in, EXECUTIVE CALENDAR judges with 64 votes, 89 votes, and 94 and, of course, the cars they are al- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- votes. Obviously, they are really con- lowed to drive. pore. Under the previous order, the troversial people we have been talking Let’s remember that all of this self- Senate will proceed to executive ses- about here. inflicted economic pain would not real- sion to resume consideration of the fol- We aren’t talking about lightning- ly buy any meaningful gains in terms lowing nomination, which the clerk rod partisans here. These are abun- of carbon emissions. For the better will report. dantly qualified, noncontroversial pub- part of the last decade, as U.S. emis- The legislative clerk read the nomi- lic servants. They are the kinds who sions actually declined—emissions nation of Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, of used to go in big groups by voice vote. have been going down—our largest Florida, to be United States District The two leaders would put together competitors, like China, continued to Judge for the Southern District of packages and voice vote them. Well, emit more and more. Florida. Hog-tying the U.S. economy in the our friends across the aisle aren’t let- Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- ting that happen. name of further emissions reductions sence of a quorum. Now we are beginning to make better would do nothing but give the largest The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- progress, nonetheless. Now that we are emitters license to keep on emitting pore. The clerk will call the roll. finally able to get these people voted while poaching American jobs in the The legislative clerk proceeded to on, our Democratic colleagues mostly process. call the roll. I don’t think real progress is actually don’t oppose them. It would be almost Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask the point here. Facts are not the moti- comical if it weren’t a sad reminder of unanimous consent that the order for vating factor. My colleagues on the left just how totally pointless the past 2 the quorum call be rescinded. think these self-inflicted national inju- years of obstruction have been. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ries just feel like this greening of But it is also a hopeful sign as we pore. Without objection, it is so or- America is the right thing to do. They move forward. After studying and con- dered. sidering these nominees, the Senate just feel it. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER will keep on filling traditional vacan- Case in point, I understand that cies. We will keep confirming the House Democrats are planning to pass The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- President’s team. We will keep giving a measure today that would try to pore. The Democratic leader is recog- the American people the government force the Trump administration to re- nized. they actually voted for back in 2016. main in the 2015 Paris Agreement on BARR HEARING f greenhouse emissions. This is the big Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, Attor- international deal that the Obama ad- ney General Barr’s performance in yes- MEDICARE ministration cheered on. It doesn’t terday’s Judiciary Committee hearing Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, as I even pass the laugh test. was abysmal. It raised all types of have mentioned, there has been a re- One expert analysis noted this week questions about his willingness to be a markable development this week in the that even a generous estimate puts the faithful steward of the law. Of the sev- House. The Rules Committee held the impact of America’s participation on eral outlandish claims, one stood out. first hearing to discuss Medicare for global temperature reduction well One of them should send shivers down None. It was another demonstration of within the margin of error: One-hun- the spine of anyone who believes in how disconnected our Democratic col- dredth of 1 degree Celsius. In other this democracy. It would probably send leagues’ agenda has become from the words, he points out, it is a completely shivers down the spines of the Found- best interests of working Americans unmeasurable effect—tons of redtape ing Fathers if they were to hear this and middle-class families. and real economic damage for zero Attorney General say what he said. At- The last 2 years have been a case measurable effect. That is my friends torney General Barr said yesterday study on how much American families across the aisle in a nutshell on this that the President could not have ob- benefit when Republican policies get issue. Tie America’s own hands for no structed justice because he believed he out of the way. Helped along by tax re- benefit, while China and our other was falsely accused. He even went fur- form, regulatory reform, and other ef- international competitors go roaring ther. He made a broad principle. forts, the country is seeing starkly low right by, all so a few pockets of high Here is what he said:

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He must himself believes he has been falsely ac- Madam President, on a related mat- reconsider. He cannot have the Judici- cused, he can terminate any investiga- ter, one of the clearest takeaways from ary Committee simply be a political tion or proceeding against him. Any at yesterday’s hearing, in addition to the arm of the President, which is where it all? Is that the determination in the Attorney General’s astounding state- is devolving under his chairmanship. President’s own head and in nobody ment that the President could termi- Congressional oversight requires that else’s? I am sending a letter to the At- nate any investigation or procedure Mueller come. The Constitution, if you torney General this morning and am against him if he believed it were based read it, would indicate that it is per- asking him a whole bunch of questions on false facts, was the discrepancy be- fectly within our ability and obligation based on that awful, confounding state- tween the Attorney General’s opinions to bring Mueller here. ment. and the conclusions of the Mueller re- Please, Senator GRAHAM, reconsider. First, we know he had a theory of the port. Invite Mueller. His testimony is des- unitary executive. He issued that letter My colleague Senator HARRIS mas- perately needed to clarify what he ac- before he was chosen as Attorney Gen- terfully also uncovered that the Attor- tually meant and said after Mr. Barr’s eral, and many believe that is why he ney General did not examine any of the actions. was chosen. Yet this is the first time underlying evidence in the Mueller re- WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE he had stated it so crassly and so bald- port before making a prosecutorial de- Madam President, finally, on wom- ly as Attorney General. Does he stand cision and, to his knowledge, neither en’s healthcare, last month the Trump by that or was it a mistake? That will did the Deputy Attorney General. The administration proposed instituting a be my first question. arrogance of these men is amazing. radical title X gag rule, which would Does he stand by the statement that This is one of the most serious issues have regulated the kinds of conversa- he said yesterday, based on false alle- we face. At least half of the country be- tions women could have with their doc- gations, that the President does not lieves it is very serious—more than tors and risk cutting off family plan- have to sit there constitutionally and half. Yet they don’t even bother to ning clinics from millions of dollars of allow it to run its course? ‘‘The presi- look at the underlying evidence before Federal funding. dent could terminate that proceeding they issue a statement that indicates The rule was set to go into effect on and not have it be corrupt intent be- the President has been exonerated—at May 3, but courts around the country cause he was being falsely accused.’’ He least in the President’s own mind. have granted preliminary injunctions could terminate the proceeding. So But that is to say nothing of the fact to prevent it from taking effect, as who is the determiner of what a false that there are so many unanswered they should. allegation is? Is it the President him- questions about the reasoning behind Those decisions are great news and self solely? I am going to ask Attorney some of Special Counsel Mueller’s deci- should be celebrated as an affirmation General Barr that question. sions, regardless of what Barr thought of a woman’s right to make her own What about other proceedings and in- or did or wrote. medical choices and not to have some vestigations? Let’s say one of the So it is imperative that Mueller court, some judge, or some legislator President’s family members is being come to testify. The result is that we tell a woman what to do with her med- investigated. If the President deter- have a gap. We have a gap of under- ical choices. mines that it is based on false allega- standing of key details in the Mueller But they are also a reminder that tions, does he have the unilateral probe—a gap that leaves a cloud hang- President Trump and congressional Re- power to terminate the proceeding? ing over this country, over this Presi- publicans continue to undermine the What if it is one of the President’s dent, over this Justice Department; a rights of women to make their own business associates, and the President gap that could easily be erased by hav- healthcare decisions. Since taking of- believes they are false allegations? ing the special counsel come to the fice, President Trump and Republicans Does he have the ability to terminate? Senate and testify. across the country have launched an What if it is one of his political allies? So I was frankly shocked, appalled— assault on women’s reproductive free- Again, does he have the ability to ter- I thought it wasn’t true; it must have doms and women’s health. In Mis- minate? been a misquote—when I read on Twit- sissippi, in Georgia, and in Kentucky, I will also ask him: Does that mean ter that my friend the chairman, Republican statehouses are forcing that Richard Nixon, who certainly be- LINDSEY GRAHAM, chairman of the Ju- through radical proposals that would lieved he was falsely accused, could diciary Committee, said that he would dramatically limit women’s ability to have simply dismissed the entire Wa- not ask Mueller to testify, that he make their own choices. tergate investigation? Is that what the would send Mueller a letter asking him Here in Washington, the Trump ad- Attorney General believes? to respond if he disagreed with the At- ministration continues to seek the I mean, my God, what President torney General’s testimony, but not in- total destruction of our healthcare law. doesn’t believe he is being falsely ac- vite him to testify. Just yesterday the administration cused? If this were to become the ac- ‘‘It is over,’’ he repeated to the com- issued a brief arguing that the entire tual standard, then no President could mittee and then to me on the floor Affordable Care Act is unconstitu- be guilty of obstructing a Federal in- when I, really, confronted him, even tional—an opinion that would gut pro- vestigation, and every President would though he is my friend, because I was tections for the 133 million Americans have the right to terminate any inves- so amazed about this—when I con- with preexisting conditions and strip tigation—certainly, about that Presi- fronted him here on the floor of the away healthcare from millions of dent and maybe about many others Senate. American families. who would have some relationship to He modified his request after we The House has sent us a bill that the President. talked to say that if Mueller said that would protect people’s abilities who Attorney General Barr’s comments he was misquoted, he could come. That have preexisting conditions to continue are as close as they can get to saying is not the way to do this. to get insurance, but the Senate is not the President should be above the law. Mueller should come—no ands, ifs, or acting, and that leads me to my last So I will be writing him a letter and buts. The American people deserve it. point. sending it to him this morning, asking Frankly, my friend LINDSEY GRAHAM is SENATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA him explicitly these questions and ask- being totally derelict in his respon- Madam President, we have just con- ing him if he stands by his statements. sibilities as chair of the Judiciary cluded another legislative week in the If he does, he should not be Attorney Committee not to invite Mr. Mueller. Senate, but it was a legislative week in

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As the Soviet Union week, but I have a suspicion—just more Chambers of Congress in recent was collapsing, Dick stepped forward nominations. months. and shepherded the passage of the Meanwhile, there is no shortage of We made it unmistakably clear that Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduc- legislation we could work on. The our involvement in Yemen is not au- tion Program, which supported the dis- House of Representatives has passed no thorized by Congress, but the President mantling and decommissioning of nu- fewer than 100 pieces of legislation. has chosen to sidestep the bipartisan clear weapons in former Soviet coun- Guess how many of those 100 have re- majority by not signing this bill into tries before the weapons could fall into ceived consideration on the floor of the law. the hands of terrorists or rogue na- Senate. Zero. Zero of the House-passed In doing so, he is sustaining the cri- tions. bills on legislation. sis through the continuing refueling of As a direct result of his efforts, over Commonsense background checks, Saudi aircraft and other activities. the years, thousands of weapons have voting rights, paycheck fairness, de- The American people are not asking been destroyed—from warheads to mis- fending protections for Americans with the President for this. Taxpayers, cer- siles to chemical weapons. Thanks to preexisting conditions—all bipartisan, tainly, do not want to pay for it. his work, our Nation and our world are all supported by the overwhelming ma- I serve on the Senate Armed Services more secure. jority of the American public, but in Committee, and I can assure you that Dick’s achievements on global secu- the Senate there is no action—nothing. supporting Saudi Arabia’s operations rity are the kind of legacy most of us We have become a conveyor belt for in Yemen is nowhere—nowhere—to be can only hope to have, but, of course, nominations and a graveyard for legis- found in our national defense strategy. that is not all that Dick Lugar did in lation. I urge my colleagues to reject contin- his Senate career. I have said again and again to Leader ued support for Saudi Arabia’s military As Indiana’s longest serving Senator, he also served as a leader on agricul- MCCONNELL that if he doesn’t like actions in Yemen. Congress must do its every aspect of the House Democratic job and vote to override the President’s tural issues and on food security. Even bills, that is fine. That is democracy. veto. after he had left the Senate, he contin- Let’s debate them. Let’s have amend- We have an opportunity this week to ued to advocate for the issues that he ments. help make the suffering in Yemen cared about as president of the Lugar If the leader truly wants to start come to an end. Let’s not forget that 22 Center, which, among other things, fo- from scratch, we would love to hear his million people in Yemen still need hu- cuses on global food security and pre- plan. If he doesn’t think we should manitarian assistance or protection. venting the proliferation of weapons of close loopholes in our background More than 8 million people still go hun- mass destruction. Dick will be sorely missed. My check system, then, what is his plan to gry every single day. Sixteen million thoughts and prayers are with his fam- reduce gun violence and mass shoot- Yemenis still don’t have clean water, ily, particularly his wife, Char, and ings? resulting in pervasive disease out- their four sons, Mark, Bob, John, and He doesn’t like the Green New Deal— breaks. Children are still dying every David. fine. What is his plan to deal with cli- single day. Every 10 minutes, a child mate change? under 5 dies in Yemen from a prevent- Madam President, over the Easter Before Leader MCCONNELL became able cause, according to the United Na- break, I got to visit a number of South majority leader, he promised that if he tions. Dakota businesses, like Persona Signs were in charge, he would do things dif- For many people, their survival is a in Madison and Energy Dynamics in ferently in the Senate. He would have daily challenge and struggle. Their fu- open debates, an open amendment Carthage. ture hangs, literally, by a thread. Visiting with South Dakotans is the process. He would have us vote on the In addition to disease, starvation, best part of my job, and it is the best issues of the day, no matter which and displacement, the people of Yemen way to learn how government policies party the ideas come from. are subjected to indiscriminate bomb- are affecting South Dakotans and what Eventually, the American people are ings led by Saudi Arabia. South Dakotans need from Wash- going to take a hard look at this ob- Let me be clear. Bombs will not re- ington. structionist Republican majority of the solve this conflict. All parties must One thing that has been wonderful to 116th Congress and wonder what the come together and work toward a see over the past year is how tax re- heck we did with our time. When they peaceful solution that places the dig- form is benefiting South Dakota busi- realize that the Republican Senate has nity of all Yemeni people at the center nesses. Businesses are benefiting di- spent nearly all of its time so far of those negotiations, and we can help rectly from things like rate cuts and rubberstamping nominees—so many of facilitate that. That is what the Amer- enhanced expensing, and they are also whom are unqualified and so many of ican people want. benefitting from the economic growth whose views, whether they be judicial If you go to Michigan, you can meet that tax reform has helped produce. or executive appointments, are so far with some of the Yemeni Americans I was excited to see that DeGeest out of the American mainstream and who just want the same thing that ev- Steel Works in Tea, Valley Queen ignoring real legislation that could erybody else does—help for those who Cheese in Milbank, and Royal Canin help middle class families—I wouldn’t are suffering and meaningful steps to- pet food in North Sioux City are all in blame them for wanting to change the ward peace. the process of expanding. leadership of the Senate. American diplomacy can help to re- Tax reform was a huge step forward I yield the floor. solve this tragedy, and we must make in creating an economy where busi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- every effort to do so. nesses can grow, expand, and create ator from Michigan. I yield the floor. jobs, but there is more work to be done S.J. RES. 7 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- to ensure that South Dakota busi- Mr. PETERS. Madam President, in jority whip. nesses have all the resources they need the United States, American foreign REMEMBERING RICHARD LUGAR to thrive. policy is not determined by just one Mr. THUNE. Madam President, the One big priority for Republicans is person. The Constitution makes that country lost one of its elder statesmen passing the United States-Mexico-Can- clear. Article I grants Congress the this week with the death of former ada free trade agreement, which would power to declare war, not the Presi- Senator Richard Lugar. help to grow our economy, raise wages, dent. As Members of Congress, one of the and create 176,000 new jobs. Canada and Consistent with that responsibility, most important parts of our job is Mexico are top markets for U.S. agri- Democrats and Republicans in this keeping our Nation secure. We only cultural products, and South Dakota

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America. weapon of war on people who were South Dakota farms and businesses I am grateful to all the businesses praying—praying—on the last day of depend upon trade, and I am com- who took the time to talk with me and Passover. Six months before that, we mitted to making sure that they have to show me around over the past few mourned the tragedy at the Tree of access to the markets they need. weeks and throughout the year. I will Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, when an- With our thriving economy and low continue to fight for those businesses other hateful, anti-Semitic White su- unemployment, finding qualified work- here in Washington, DC, and I look for- premacist walked into a synagogue on ers is a challenge for businesses nation- ward to seeing more of the great work the Sabbath and slaughtered people wide, but it is particularly a challenge that they will continue to do in the fu- with another weapon of war. in our State. Unemployment in South ture. New Yorkers in my home State have Dakota is a remarkably low 2.8 per- I yield the floor. had to endure hateful graffiti with cent—a full percentage point lower The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- swastikas and even outright physical than the current measurement for the ator from New York. attacks. The FBI has reported a spike United States as a whole. S. RES. 120 in hate crimes all over our country, so While a low unemployment rate is Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Madam Presi- has the Anti-Defamation League. generally a good thing, it can make it dent, I rise to add my name to S. Res. The ADL just released its annual extremely difficult for South Dakota 120. This resolution would make it the audit of anti-Semitic incidents. These businesses to find the workers they sense of the Senate that we in this cases of harassment, vandalism, and need. That is why I have made expand- Chamber oppose the global BDS move- assault aren’t just happening in one ing the H–2B Visa Program a priority. ment and other efforts to delegitimize place; they are happening in people’s Many South Dakota businesses rely the State of Israel. businesses, in their schools, in their on workers who temporarily come to I have long said that the boycott, di- cemeteries, in their synagogues, and in the United States through this pro- vestment, and sanctions movement our public parks. It was their third gram. I was very pleased that the targeting Israel—the BDS movement— highest year on record. They are not Homeland Security Secretary granted is too often used as a vehicle for anti- just happening in our country either. the request of a number of Senators, Semitism. In Europe, far-right political parties including myself, to issue additional The resolution would affirm our com- are winning elected office. We are see- H2–B visas for 2019. I will continue to mitment to a two-state solution in the ing new attempts to deny the Holo- encourage the Department of Home- , with a future viable, caust. It is all unacceptable. Given the land Security to expedite the release of democratic Palestinian State living rise of anti-Semitism, it is particularly these visas. side by side with the democratic State concerning to me that the U.N. is so fo- I have also introduced legislation of Israel in peace, in security, and with cused on continuously and singularly that would expand the number of H–2B mutual recognition. vilifying Israel, in contrast to all other visas available for States, including It would make clear that particularly nations. That is why I have taken so South Dakota, with unemployment in this climate of increased anti-Semi- many steps so often to call out the rates at or below 3.5 percent. tism, we do not agree with efforts to U.N.’s unfair actions, and it is why I Another way to ensure businesses delegitimize the State of Israel. I agree will continue to call on the U.N. to ab- have qualified workers is to expand ac- with these principles, and it is why I stain from its unfair treatment of cess to career and technical education. am supporting this resolution. Israel. Career and technical education pro- I would also like to say this: I have The United States is supposed to be a grams are key to expanding oppor- made it clear in the past, and my opin- safe haven for Israel and a safe haven tunity for American workers and giv- ion is no different today, that I will not for the Jewish people. It is supposed to ing them the skills they need to suc- support any legislation that will weak- be a safe haven for people of all reli- ceed in the 21st century economy. Last en Americans’ First Amendment gions. You are supposed to be able to year, Congress passed the Strength- rights. In this country, we have a fun- worship freely here and to honor the ening Career and Technical Education damental constitutional right to ex- Sabbath here without coming under at- for the 21st Century Act. This law gives press our opinions and speak out about tack. We must never let that change. States greater flexibility over career what we believe in. We have a right to We must not allow bigotry and vio- and technical education programs and engage in civil disobedience. We have a lence to become normal and routine. will help provide better access to train- right to protest. This resolution recog- We must not look the other way when ing for more than 11 million students nizes all of that. It recognizes the right we hear slurs and witness harassment. and workers. of people to protest and express their Anti-Semitism is real and dangerous, In addition, the Senate Health, Edu- opinions about whatever country or but it is not going to stop on its own. cation, Labor, and Pensions Committee whatever policy they want, but the Only our words and our actions can do is currently working on a reauthoriza- Senate is also entitled to our opinion, that. We need to show the world that tion of the Higher Education Act, and I support making it our opinion in we are more united than ever to fight which will also address career and this body that we oppose the global against anti-Semitism and against all technical education. BDS movement, that we want a two- other forms of racism and bigotry. We Republicans are committed to con- state solution, and that we want to need to send a powerful message of sol- tinuing to expand opportunity for stand by our alliance with Israel. idarity by standing with the Jewish America’s workers. Here in Wash- I am proud to stand up for these community, praying with them, and ington, we can do a lot to help our ideals. I am proud to speak out about helping assure them that in this dark economy by getting government out of them. I encourage all New Yorkers and moment, they are not alone. the way, making sure that small and all Americans all over the country to Let me end with this. I take my faith larger businesses aren’t weighed down keep speaking out what they believe in very seriously. It grounds me. I am with heavy taxes or excessive regula- too. grateful that I have the opportunity to tions, but ultimately it is American I also want to make a broader and attend Bible studies with my col- business men and women who are the critically important point here; that is, leagues in the Senate and that I can at- real drivers of growth. today we cannot ignore the anti-Semi- tend a weekly Prayer Breakfast. I be- People like the four generations of tism that is on the rise all around us. lieve we are here now, at this moment, Meyers, who have worked at A.H. It is more important now than ever for a reason. We are all called to end

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BENSON part in candidates’ campaigns over Alexander Fischer Paul Mr. GARDNER. Madam President, many decades. Baldwin Gardner Perdue today I come to the floor to celebrate Bruce was appointed to the board of Barrasso Graham Portman directors for the National Park Foun- Blackburn Grassley Reed the life and career of Bruce Davey Ben- Blumenthal Harris Risch son or, as so many people know, Bruce dation and served on the National En- Blunt Hassan Roberts D. Benson or, to all of us, just Bruce. dowment for the Humanities—a posi- Boozman Hawley Romney I first met Bruce Benson in 1994. Now, tion that required his confirmation Braun Heinrich Rosen right here in front of the U.S. Senate. Brown Hirono Rounds he will not remember this at all, but I Burr Hoeven Rubio remember that I was a young college I remember the work he did on edu- Cantwell Hyde-Smith Sasse student at Colorado State University. cation issues—lobbying other Senators, Capito Inhofe Schatz We were in the parking lot before a fighting for Colorado dollars, fighting Cardin Isakson Scott (FL) for policies that would help better Chil- Carper Johnson Scott (SC) game. I had the incredible honor of Casey Jones Shaheen being one of the chosen ones to take dren’s Hospital in Colorado, and fight- Cassidy Kaine Shelby the ram, our mascot, around the foot- ing for more funding for children’s Collins Kennedy Sinema healthcare. After nearly 45 years in Coons King Smith ball team at the football game before Cornyn Lankford Sullivan sporting events throughout Colorado business in Colorado, Bruce was in- Cortez Masto Leahy Tester State University. ducted into the Colorado Business Hall Cotton Lee Thune I remember, in 1994, when the cam- of Fame in 2009. Cramer Manchin Tillis There is a saying about President Crapo McConnell Toomey paign for Governor began, Bruce Ben- Cruz McSally Udall son threw his hat in the ring to run Franklin Roosevelt, FDR. One time Daines Menendez Van Hollen against Roy Romer. He was working when somebody was asked if they knew Duckworth Merkley Warner the crowd at this Colorado State foot- President Roosevelt, they said no, but Durbin Moran Whitehouse they felt President Roosevelt knew Enzi Murkowski Wicker ball game, and he came up to those of Ernst Murphy Wyden us who were the ram handlers that them. I think that saying can be ap- Feinstein Murray Young plied to Bruce Benson because even if were with the mascot, shook our hands, NAYS—8 you didn’t know him or don’t know and introduced himself. So from that Gillibrand Peters Stabenow moment, the first chance I got to meet him in Colorado, odds are, if you are a Klobuchar Sanders Warren Bruce Benson in 1994, I knew it was Coloradan, he has had a positive im- Markey Schumer going to be an incredible opportunity pact on your life. He welcomed diver- NOT VOTING—2 sity in the classroom, not only in back- and relationship that would lead into Bennet Booker ground but also in thought. He never years of public service for myself be- The nomination was confirmed. cause of how incredible his public serv- wanted the university to teach people what to think; he wanted the univer- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ice had been to the State of Colorado the previous order, the motion to re- and the legacy he built. sity to teach them how to think. Bruce learned long ago that he didn’t know consider is considered made and laid This July, Bruce will be retiring as upon the table, and the President will the president of the University of Colo- everything, but if you surround your- self with the best, the rest will follow. be immediately notified of the Senate’s rado system, which currently oversees action. four campuses in Colorado: the Univer- A lot has changed over the last 10 ORDER OF BUSINESS sity of Colorado Denver, CU Colorado years of his leadership, and so has the Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask Springs, the University of Colorado university and the State we both call unanimous consent that the remaining Anschutz Medical Campus, and the CU home. We don’t know where we would votes in this series be 10 minutes in Boulder campus—the campus where I be today without Bruce’s fierce work length. earned my law degree. ethic and drive to educate those around The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there He has a long history of bettering the him, but we know the future wouldn’t objection? lives of Coloradoans. Prior to his ap- be nearly as bright. For all this and so Without objection, it is so ordered. pointment as president of the Univer- much more, we owe him a great many sity of Colorado, Bruce established thanks. f himself in business, philanthropy, poli- To President Benson, thank you for EXECUTIVE CALENDAR your service to our great State of Colo- tics, and education. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Bruce graduated from the University rado, and thank you for your friend- ship. clerk will report the next nomination. of Colorado in 1964 with a bachelor of The assistant bill clerk read the arts in geology and founded the Benson I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under nomination of Raul M. Arias- Mineral Group. This is a great story of the previous order, all post cloture Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be United somebody pulling themselves up by time is expired. States District Judge for the District their own bootstraps—taking the edu- The question is, Will the Senate ad- of Puerto Rico. cation he was able to earn himself and vise and consent to the Ruiz nomina- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The using it to build an incredible life of tion? question is, Will the Senate advise and opportunity for his family and the peo- Mr. GARDNER. I ask for the yeas consent to the Arias-Marxuach nomi- ple of Colorado. What started out as a and nays. nation? $6,000 drilling rig on the back of his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Mr. BARRASSO. I ask for the yeas truck turned into a hugely successful sufficient second? and nays, please. operation, with a reach extending into There appears to be a sufficient sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a banking, real estate, and even cable ond. sufficient second? television. The clerk will call the roll. There appears to be a sufficient sec- Bruce prioritized his community and The senior assistant legislative clerk ond. the education of others within it. Over called the roll. The clerk will call the roll. the next 20 years, he would serve on the Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the The assistant bill clerk called the Colorado Commission of Higher Edu- Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET) roll. cation, the board of trustees for the and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Metro State College of Denver, P–20 BOOKER) are necessarily absent. Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET)

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Both [Rollcall Vote No. 92 Ex.] Burr Inhofe Rounds serve a special purpose as powerful re- Capito Isakson Rubio YEAS—95 Carper Johnson minders for NATO members of where Sasse Casey Jones we have been and are going and our Alexander Graham Peters Scott (FL) Baldwin Grassley Portman Cassidy Kennedy commitment to one another. Collins King Scott (SC) Barrasso Harris Reed The United States and our trans- Coons Lankford Shaheen Blackburn Hassan Risch Cornyn Leahy Shelby atlantic allies have seen the world Blumenthal Hawley Roberts Cotton Lee Sinema change considerably during the seven Blunt Heinrich Romney Sullivan Boozman Hirono Cramer Manchin decades of NATO’s existence. The Rosen Tester Braun Hoeven Crapo McConnell Rounds Thune threat posed by the Soviet Union—one Brown Hyde-Smith Cruz McSally Rubio Daines Moran Tillis of the main reasons the alliance was Burr Inhofe Sasse Cantwell Isakson Enzi Murkowski Toomey formed—no longer exists, but the chal- Schatz Capito Johnson Ernst Murphy Wicker Schumer lenge of an increasing and hostile Rus- Cardin Jones Fischer Paul Young Scott (FL) sia has now taken its place. Carper Kaine Scott (SC) NAYS—33 Casey Kennedy Since Russia illegally annexed Cri- Shaheen Cassidy King Baldwin Hassan Sanders mea in 2014, Vladimir Putin has Collins Klobuchar Shelby Blumenthal Heinrich Schatz stepped up his acts of aggression by Sinema Brown Hirono Schumer Coons Lankford arming pro-Russia rebels in Ukraine, Cornyn Leahy Smith Cantwell Kaine Smith Cortez Masto Lee Stabenow Cardin Klobuchar Stabenow carrying out bombing campaigns on be- Cotton Manchin Sullivan Cortez Masto Markey Udall half of a murderous regime in Syria, Cramer Markey Tester Duckworth Menendez Van Hollen and conducting cyber attacks on West- Crapo McConnell Thune Durbin Merkley Warner Cruz McSally Tillis Feinstein Murray Warren ern democracies. Daines Menendez Toomey Gillibrand Peters Whitehouse Russia continues to seize land and Duckworth Merkley Udall Harris Reed Wyden expand its presence in Georgia, ille- Durbin Moran Van Hollen NOT VOTING—2 gally occupying roughly 20 percent of Enzi Murkowski Warner Ernst Murphy Whitehouse Bennet Booker Georgia’s internationally recognized Feinstein Murray Wicker The nomination was confirmed. territory. On top of this, Russia has de- Fischer Paul Wyden ployed mobile, nuclear-capable missiles Gardner Perdue Young The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the motion to re- in Europe. This clear violation of the NAYS—3 consider is considered made and laid INF Treaty will have long-term rami- Gillibrand Sanders Warren upon the table, and the President will fications for NATO countries. As the Secretary General stated in NOT VOTING—2 be immediately notified of the Senate’s his joint session address, ‘‘an agree- action. Bennet Booker ment that is only respected by one side The nomination was confirmed. f will not keep us safe.’’ We don’t have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under LEGISLATIVE SESSION to return to a Cold War era arms race the previous order, the motion to re- as a result of Russia’s actions. How- consider is considered made and laid ever, as Secretary General Stoltenberg upon the table, and the President will DIRECTING THE REMOVAL OF noted, we must ‘‘prepare for a world be immediately notified of the Senate’s UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES without the INF Treaty and take the action. FROM HOSTILITIES IN THE RE- necessary steps to provide credible and PUBLIC OF YEMEN THAT HAVE effective deterrence.’’ f NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED BY CON- While the threat posed by a resurgent GRESS—VETO—Resumed Russia reinforces the need for a strong EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under NATO, it is far from the only concern The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the previous order, the Senate will pro- facing the alliance. China’s expanding clerk will report the next nomination. ceed to legislative session to resume global and the aspirations of The senior assistant bill clerk read consideration of the veto message on smaller rogue nations, like North the nomination of Joshua Wolson, of S.J. Res. 7, which the clerk will report. Korea and Iran, will continue to chal- Pennsylvania, to be United States Dis- The legislative clerk read as follows: lenge the West moving forward. trict Judge for the Eastern District of Veto message, a joint resolution (S.J. Res. Additionally, while we have made Pennsylvania. 7) to direct the removal of United States great strides to eliminate ISIS on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Armed Forces from hostilities in the Repub- battlefield, the threat posed by radical question is, Will the Senate advise and lic of Yemen that have not been authorized Islamic terrorists remains ever present consent to the Wolson nomination? by Congress. and knows no boundaries. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The horrific Easter Sunday attacks ask for the yeas and nays. ator from Texas. in Sri Lanka have been linked to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a (The remarks of Senator CORNYN per- terror group, proving that it clearly sufficient second? taining to the submission of S. 1303 are continues to export its tactics and re- There appears to be a sufficient sec- printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- cruitment well beyond Syria and Iraq. ond. mitted Resolutions.’’) There is no doubt that Western de- The clerk will call the roll. Mr. CORNYN. I yield the floor. mocracies remain squarely on ISIS’s The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. target list. In fact, the propaganda arm Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the FISCHER). The Senator from Arkansas. of ISIS just released a video of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET) NATO group’s leader, where he makes that and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Mr. BOOZMAN. Madam President, threat abundantly clear. BOOKER) are necessarily absent. the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- Amid all of these challenges, NATO The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there tion turned 70 last month. Congres- stands as a very visible deterrent. any other Senators in the Chamber de- sional leaders invited NATO Secretary When half of the world’s military siring to vote? General Jens Stoltenberg to deliver an stands together, bad actors take no- The result was announced—yeas 65, address before a joint meeting of Con- tice. Collectively, NATO members also nays 33, as follows: gress to mark the historic occasion. make up half of the world’s economic

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Every member nation member, working on national security from extreme hunger there. must meet the agreed-upon defense issues for another great Senator and In fact, the United Nations has called spending levels. Secretary General statesman, Senator Mac Mathias, who the war in Yemen one of the ‘‘greatest Stoltenberg stressed this point during also served on the Senate Foreign Re- preventable disasters facing human- his address, and this message has lations Committee. ity.’’ Even after waging this brutal begun to resonate with NATO mem- During that time, I witnessed Rich- war, the result has been that the Ira- bers. An additional $41 billion has been ard Lugar’s work on a bipartisan basis nian-backed Houthis are more en- spent on defense by our European allies to achieve major foreign policy suc- trenched and more militarily sophisti- and Canada in the last 2 years alone. cesses. He had the vision to remain cated today than they were at the start That number is expected to reach $100 true to American values, and in a com- of this catastrophe, and Iranian influ- billion—$100 billion—by the end of the plex world, he took the long view of ence in the region has expanded. year. what was best for our country. Those In short, the Crown Prince’s and President Trump deserves credit for traits produced the landmark law to Saudi Arabia’s military adventurism bringing about this sea change. His reduce the threat of nuclear prolifera- has been a major strategic blunder. So words to allies not living up to their tion, known as the Nunn-Lugar Act, rather than vetoing the bipartisan leg- commitments were conveyed in a very after its chief authors. The program islation from Congress, the President’s direct manner. NATO must be a fair al- has led to the elimination of more than administration should be working over- liance. The President’s tough-love mes- 10,000 nuclear warheads, more than time to help resolve the conflict and sage has worked. The majority of our 1,000 ICBMs, and almost 40,000 tons of bring a negotiated end to that catas- NATO allies have pledged to meet their chemical agents that had been scat- trophe. financial obligations by 2024. The tered across the former Soviet Union. I mentioned the vile and brutal mur- United States has been and must con- I was especially inspired by Senator der of Jamal Khashoggi, who was a tinue to be a strong example in this re- Lugar’s work to end the racist apart- U.S. resident and a Washington Post gard. heid regime in South . At the columnist. Yet President Trump threw This is an important point to remem- time, the Reagan administration was his own intelligence community under ber as we fulfill our funding obligations pursuing a policy of so-called ‘‘con- the bus when it came to the question of for fiscal year 2020. We must build on structive engagement’’ with that whether the Crown Prince had been the progress we have made in recent apartheid regime. The Reagan adminis- complicit in the murder of Khashoggi years to end the chronic uncertainty tration was opposed to imposing sanc- in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. It that has negatively impacted our mili- tions on to help free Nel- was the assessment of CIA Director tary readiness for far too long. son Mandela, who was imprisoned, and Gina Haspel and others who said that The Trump administration and to bring about an end to apartheid the Crown Prince had been complicit in Congress’s shared commitment to our rule. Senator Lugar understood that that murder. Yet President Trump national security has helped to renew continued engagement with that re- said: ‘‘Maybe he did and maybe he America’s strength and given a blue- gime undermined America’s values and didn’t,’’ and dismissed the whole thing. print to our NATO allies for how they, our interests. As chairman of the For- When the United States dismisses a too, can help achieve their share of our eign Relations Committee, he led the CIA determination that the Crown common defense. efforts to pass the legislation to impose Prince is responsible for the brutal Congress has ushered through the sanctions on South Africa, and when killing and murder of an American largest investment in our national de- President Reagan vetoed that bill, Sen- resident, and we do nothing, that sends fense since the Reagan administration, ator Lugar lead the bipartisan effort to an awful signal around the world that and President Trump has initiated the overturn the veto of the President of puts Americans everywhere in danger. modernization of our nuclear arsenal his own party. That override was suc- Then, of course, we have seen just re- and a national strategy for missile de- cessful. Richard Lugar spurned par- cently the terrible crackdown with re- fense. These were not easy lifts, but tisanship in order to do the right thing spect to human rights violations in the United States has made them all for America. Saudi Arabia. In fact, just a week ago, happen. Our allies can as well. S.J. RES. 7 Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 citizens, We have accomplished a great deal Madam President, that brings us to most of them minority Shiites, in mass together in the past, but many chal- the vote we will have today—whether executions across the country for al- lenges remain for NATO in the future. or not to override President Trump’s leged terrorism-related crimes, which As we mark the 70th year of the alli- veto of the bipartisan legislation to Amnesty International pointed out ance, we do so with the knowledge that end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia’s were nothing more than sham trials our friends from across the Atlantic brutal actions in the catastrophic war that relied on confessions extracted will continue to be trusted partners in Yemen. through torture. Among those put to who stand by each other in our hours of I see Senator MURPHY, a colleague death was a young man convicted for need. from Connecticut, on the floor. I thank reportedly attending a pro-democracy With that, I yield the floor. him for his leadership in this area. rally during the Arab Spring when he The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I urge the Senate to stand up to- was just a teenager. ator from Maryland. gether for American values and for our I have here a headline report: ‘‘Young Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Presi- long-term interests and to vote today Man Set to Attend Western Michigan dent, I thank my colleague for his com- to overturn President Trump’s veto. University was Beheaded in Saudi Ara- ments in support of NATO and the alli- Whether it is Saudi Arabia’s conduct bia.’’ This was a man who was a teen- ance, one that we share on a bipartisan in the war in Yemen, their grizzly mur- ager, was part of a democracy move- basis here in the Senate. der of American resident and Wash- ment, and was imprisoned by the Saudi REMEMBERING RICHARD LUGAR ington Post columnist Jamal authorities. He had been intending to Madam President, I wish to take a Khashoggi, their imprisonment of U.S. attend one of our American univer- few moments to honor former Senator citizens, or their gross violations of sities, and yet he was beheaded. You Richard Lugar, who passed away on basic human rights, the United States also find that the Saudis are detaining April 28. must reevaluate and reshape our rela- a number of American citizens, dual Richard Lugar’s leadership as chair- tionship with Saudi Arabia. nationals, for their activism on human man of the Senate Foreign Relations Let’s look at Yemen. The Crown rights. They were seeking greater free- Committee was a model of statesman- Prince has recklessly directed a brutal dom for women in Saudi Arabia.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.016 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2587 So rather than holding the Saudi re- Service officer. He did some of the we heard. All of the relief agencies that gime accountable, this administration toughest duty in the Middle East, in- do the big heavy lifting in Yemen flew instead seems determined to move for- cluding a stint as our Ambassador to into Amman, Jordan, to talk to our ward, in a very secret way, with pro- Lebanon. Many people know him, and I delegation. I thought it was excep- viding nuclear assistance to the Saudi know he commands just as much re- tional that they were making this trip, Government. They have talked about spect from Republicans as he does from but then when they delivered the news providing the authority for U.S. com- Democrats. Here is what he wrote. He that they had, I understood why they panies to engage in these conversa- said: were making the trip into Jordan to tions, even though Saudi leaders have The war in Yemen has been a disaster for meet with us. The report they gave us openly talked about acquiring nuclear U.S. interests, for Saudi interests, and above was absolutely bone-chilling. weapons and have raised the possibility all for the Yemeni people. It has sparked the I want you to listen to this. Today, in of dumping spent nuclear fuel from world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe: Yemen, there are 250,000 Yemenis who tens of thousands of civilians have been are so malnourished and so sick that their reactors on the border of neigh- killed, and 14 million are at risk of starva- boring countries. they are beyond saving. They will die. tion. It has been a strategic blunder as well, One-quarter million Yemenis are so Instead of helping the Saudis with producing the exact results the Saudi-led their nuclear program and instead of military campaign was designed to prevent. sick, are so malnourished that they vetoing bipartisan legislation to hold The Houthis are more militarily sophisti- cannot be saved, and another 10 million the Saudi Government and the Crown cated and better able to strike beyond Yem- are on the cusp of entering that cat- Prince accountable, the President en’s borders than they were at the start of egory. The only way to stop this hu- should be actually reaching out on be- the war; Iranian influence has expanded; and manitarian disaster, of a scope and the relationship between the Houthis and half of American interests, but he scale that we see nowhere else in the Lebanon’s Hezbollah has only deepened. Al- world, is to end this civil war. chose not to. He vetoed the bill. It is though the United Arab Emirates has waged So long as the United States partici- now our duty, in a bipartisan way, to an effective battle against al Qaeda in pates in the military campaign with stand up for American values and Yemen, terrorism remains a grave threat. the Saudis, while not offering any American interests, and I urge this Now, I could read you similar pro- meaningful pressure to get to a polit- Senate to vote to override the veto of nouncements from all sorts of other ical settlement, we are complicit in President Trump. Middle Eastern experts. There is a he- those deaths. One-quarter million peo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gemony of opinion that this war has ple are going to die in the next several ator from Connecticut. been a disaster not just from a humani- months inside Yemen from starvation Mr. MURPHY. Madam President, let tarian standpoint. and disease and malnutrition due to a me thank my colleague from Maryland I had to select a picture that, frank- military campaign that we are a part for outlining one of the cases for why ly, wouldn’t induce sickness from my of. Don’t get me wrong. The Houthis the override of the President’s veto is colleagues. I chose a picture in which bear a great degree of responsibility for so important. this young, starving boy’s back is those who are starving inside terri- There is no question that Saudi Ara- turned to the camera, but there are tories they control. There is still 15 to bia has in no way moderated their plenty others in which you would have 20 percent of the relief supplies that human rights behavior since the brutal a hard time holding down your lunch. the Houthis steal and take for them- murder of Jamal Khashoggi. In fact, as It is not just the humanitarian night- selves, but hundreds of thousands of Senator VAN HOLLEN has rightly point- mare; it is the strategic nightmare those who are dying or who are subject ed out, the stick in America’s eye from that is Yemen. Every single day that to disease and famine are in the parts Riyadh has just gotten sharper. The we stay involved in this war, the battle of the country that are controlled by number of executions has increased. lines do not change, and yet Iran and our coalition. This isn’t just a matter More American citizens are being de- Hezbollah get more and more involved of the Houthis refusing to let supplies tained. I didn’t catch it as to whether inside the military fight. get to people who need them. There are Senator VAN HOLLEN specifically ref- There is a political deal to be had people dying in parts of the country erenced the case of Dr. Fitaihi, a Har- here. If the United States chose to lead that the coalition, of which the United vard-trained who has alleg- diplomatically instead of follow mili- States is a part of, controls, and we are edly been tortured, including stripped tarily, there is a political deal that can standing by, largely idly, as this devas- to his underwear and shocked with be had, but for reasons I do not under- tation continues. electricity. He has been in detention stand, the United States does not lead I hope my colleagues will consider without charges or a trial for 11⁄2 years the diplomatic negotiations. We voting to overturn the President’s after his arrest. outsource that to the U.N. I am a big veto. I hope you will do it because it is The Saudis’ behavior has gotten fan of the U.N., but there is not going the only means by which we force a po- more outrageous, has crossed more to be a peace settlement in Yemen litical settlement. I hope you will do it human rights lines, has compromised without the United States as the lead. because even if you don’t think that a the safety of more American citizens, Instead, we simply choose to follow the political settlement is coming, the and yet no response from the U.S. Con- military campaign of the Saudis by United States should never willingly be gress and not a single piece of legisla- helping them engage in a bombing a part of a bombing campaign that re- tion moving through the U.S. Senate campaign that has murdered thousands sults in this kind of starvation. I hope that would hold the Saudis accountable of civilians, either on purpose or by ac- you will also do it because even if you for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and cident. It has destroyed the civilian in- believe Iran is the No. 1 objective of now the detention of multiple U.S. frastructure of the country, and it does U.S. interest in the region or even if residents. We almost shut down our re- not relent. you believe that al-Qaida and ISIS are lationship with Turkey over the de- Every single time you meet with the No. 1 target of U.S. interest in the tainment of an American pastor, but somebody from the administration, region, they are getting stronger every there is no similar response from this they tell you: Well, it is getting better. single day that the status quo con- body when it comes to the continued It is getting better. There is really no tinues. detention of Americans in Saudi Ara- evidence of that. On March 26, air- The military campaign has been a bia, with no trial, with no charges, and strikes reportedly hit a hospital sup- massive failure. The battle lines don’t with evidence of torture. How is that? ported by Save the Children in north- move, and al-Qaida and ISIS remain How is that? west Yemen, killing at least seven, in- uniquely strong inside that country be- Today we specifically litigate the cluding four children. There is no ex- cause of the chaos, and Iran, every sin- case of the disastrous war that con- cuse for that because every single hos- gle day, becomes more and more influ- tinues to rage inside Yemen today. I pital is on the list of targets that the ential. Get out of the military cam- want to read a very short excerpt writ- Saudis can’t hit, and yet they continue paign, take the lead on the diplomatic ten by a hardened U.S. diplomat. Jef- to do so. effort rather than simply follow others, frey Feltman is not a Democrat or Re- Senator ROMNEY and I just came and we will end that misery. It is with- publican. He was a career Foreign back from the region, and here is what in our power to send that message.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.018 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S2588 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 2, 2019 I agree with Senator VAN HOLLEN. and reconstruction. In fact, a recent The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without This is also about sending a message to U.N. report concluded that the coali- objection, it is so ordered. Saudi Arabia about the continued mur- tion’s air campaign is the leading cause Mr. LEE. Madam President, over the der and detainment of American citi- of civilian casualties in Yemen, with 61 past few months, the Members of this zens and residents. This is about stand- percent due to coalition air strikes. body and the Members of the U.S. ing up for human rights in the face of Human Rights Watch, Amnesty Inter- House of Representatives resoundingly 37 people convicted and beheaded inside national, and Bellingcat have found have voted in favor of S.J. Res. 7, Saudi Arabia, several of them minors. that U.S. weapons have been used in which would remove U.S. Armed But this is also about squaring U.S. these unlawful air strikes. There is evi- Forces from Saudi Arabia’s war in policy with national security interests dence that the coalition has used Yemen. This unconstitutional, unjusti- and getting the blood off our hands as banned and inherently indiscriminate fied, and ultimately immoral war has 250,000 Yemenis face certain death if we weapons like white phosphorus and repeatedly come up over the last year, don’t do something different very soon. cluster bombs. and thankfully America’s elected law- I yield the floor. The military conflict has produced makers in Washington have taken a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- staggering human rights abuses. The stand against it. ator from Maryland. AP, international organizations, and a The President has vetoed our resolu- Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I special expert group established by the tion, but today we have the oppor- really want to thank Senator MURPHY U.N. Human Rights Council have found tunity—and I believe we have the abso- for his longstanding commitment to that all parties in the conflict have lute constitutional duty—to once again this humanitarian need. We are now committed grave violations of human take a stand on this important matter. just a Senate vote away from making a rights and the laws of war. Houthi war Today, we have the opportunity to major difference in regard to the hu- crimes and abuses are staggering; how- override the veto in pursuit of justice, manitarian crisis in Yemen, and every ever, reports indicate our supposed prudence, and upholding the constitu- Member of the Senate will now be on partners have also engaged in horrific tionally mandated separation of pow- record. abuses, including widespread torture ers. This is one of the most important, I want Senator MURPHY to know that and sexual abuse at coalition-run se- fundamental features of our constitu- his work has been extremely important cret prisons. tional system. Congress and Congress and is well understood. What he is say- For all of these reasons, it is impera- alone may declare war. This is in direct ing I just really want to underscore; tive that there is a speedy and peaceful contrast to the way our old national that is, the U.S. military engagement conclusion to the conflict in Yemen. It government—the one in London— with Saudi Arabia and its partners is is apparent that this will not come worked. Under that system, the chief counterproductive, not just to the hu- from our military involvement. We executive could take the country to manitarian crisis that exists today in must, instead, focus our efforts on sup- war, but not in America, not under our Yemen but to America’s national secu- porting U.N.-led efforts to foster dia- system, not in the U.S. Constitution. rity interests. logue, a ceasefire, and humanitarian In fact, it is one of the distinguishing The conflict in Yemen has become a access. characteristics pointed out in Fed- It is critical to prevent expansion of humanitarian nightmare. At this point eralist 69. our involvement does not advance the the Iranian influence and extremist As we have already heard, the hu- interests of the United States, our groups in the region, but our military manitarian crisis in Yemen is dire, and partners, or regional stability. involvement is not helping us in that estimates show that the crisis is even I recognize that we have a strategic regard. Experts from across the ideo- worse than we had previously thought. partnership with Saudi Arabia and that logical spectrum agree that the esca- The Yemen war has claimed the lives we have a mutual desire to prevent the lation of the conflict has increased of tens of thousands of people, includ- Iran’s and extremist groups’ influence expansion of Iranian influence and ter- ing a whole lot of innocent civilians in in Yemen. Our military campaign is rorist groups that seek to do us harm. attacks that can only be described as counterproductive to our objective to However, our current military support horrific. It is believed that from 2016 to minimize the influence—and hopefully to Saudi Arabia in the Yemen conflict 2018, over 60,000 combatants and civil- eliminate the influence—of Iran and has become detrimental to these ians were killed in direct violence at- extremist groups. shared goals and our broader partner- With all of these considerations in tached to this war, but the full scale of ship. mind, Republicans and Democrats in suffering from starvation, poverty, and The suffering this conflict has caused the Senate and House of Representa- disease is even more staggering than is beyond measure. More than 22 mil- tives came together to pass S.J. Res. 7. the stark numbers that I have just lion people, nearly 75 percent of the For reasons that are still incomprehen- quoted involving direct combat or di- population, are at grave risk. The sible to me, the President chose to veto rect violence. country has now seen the world’s larg- this resolution. Oxfam recently re- Over half of the population of Yemen est cholera outbreak, which has killed sponded to this by stating that ‘‘the is considered currently to be in the cri- thousands. Hunger and malnutrition people of Yemen and the parties to the sis stage of famine. An estimated 3.3 are threatening 2 million innocent conflict are watching closely and the million children are malnourished, and children under the age of 5. A recent messages US leaders send have the over 84,000 children have died just be- Save the Children report concluded power to save lives.’’ tween the start of the war in 2015 and that some 85,000 children have already With a veto, they lose faith in the October of 2018. Poor water and sanita- died from starvation since the war United States and see the end to their tion conditions have also led to the began. Morally continuing our military suffering a little further out of reach. largest cholera outbreak in history, involvement in this disaster simply It is not, however, too late for Congress with more than 1.3 million suspected should not be an option. to do the right thing. By overriding cases and over 2,600 related deaths I would also like my colleagues to this veto we assert this body’s author- since the April 2017 outbreak. look beyond our direct support to the ity to support peace and human rights Contrary to the claims of some of our role U.S. arms sales play in worsening while making America safer and more critics, the United States has, in fact, the conflict. These sales cannot come secure. been aiding and abetting the horrors of at the expense of human rights, mass I yield the floor. this war. Indeed, these critics claim atrocities, and regional destabilization. I suggest the absence of a quorum. that we have somehow not been in- Saudi Arabia has shown a disregard for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The volved in a war in Yemen. But in international law by inflicting dev- clerk will call the roll. March of 2015, shortly after Saudi Ara- astating losses on civilians, including The senior assistant legislative clerk bia launched its war against the young children. proceeded to call the roll. Houthi rebels, the Obama administra- It is now well known that the Saudi- Mr. LEE. Madam President, I ask tion authorized U.S. military forces to led coalition targets civilian infra- unanimous consent that the order for provide ‘‘logistical and intelligence structure vital to Yemen’s recovery the quorum call be rescinded. support’’ to the Saudi coalition. The

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.020 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2589 Obama administration provided this combat terrorism in the region, specifi- ernment, but Congress. They did so. authorization without any kind of ap- cally against al-Qaida and ISIS, and They made it this way because they proval from Congress. Since then, we would endanger the lives of American understood that the decision about have helped the Saudis with surveil- citizens and soldiers. In the first place, whether to go to war is a decision lance, reconnaissance and information, these critics are dangerously fraught with immense moral peril. target selection assistance, and, until conflating different geopolitical con- There is nothing pretty about war. It quite recently, with midair refueling, flicts. The conflict in Yemen is a re- always, when we face such a decision, including midair refueling involving gional, civil war. It is not about al- involves a decision to put American combat missions. In other words, we Qaida. It is not about ISIS. Even if it treasure and American blood on the have been materially assisting a for- were, our resolution, S.J. Res. 7, the line. Even if you think that with mod- eign power in its efforts to bomb its ad- one we are talking about today in the ern-day weaponry and/or the modern versaries and sometimes helping that context of a veto override debate—that way in which we fight wars—if you foreign power to bomb innocent civil- resolution explicitly states that it think that American blood and treas- ians on the ground in the process. would not impede the military’s ability ure is not being put on the line, that Other opponents of our resolution to fight these terror groups. Further- simply isn’t true. That is exactly why claim that our involvement in this more, there is evidence that our in- the Founding Fathers placed this undeclared, unconstitutional, immoral volvement in Yemen might well have— power in the legislative branch where civil war half a world away in Yemen is in fact, probably has—further desta- it can be exercised squarely in front of somehow constitutional, is somehow bilized the region and that it has actu- the American people by their elected statutorily authorized under the War ally undermined the effort against al- Representatives. This power was al- Powers Act of 1973, which authorizes Qaida’s affiliates. A 2016 State Depart- ways intended to be exercised only by the executive branch to use Armed ment report found that the conflict be- the branch of government most ac- Forces in cases of emergencies and tween the Saudi-led forces and the countable to the people at the most under certain limited time constraints. Houthi insurgents has actually helped regular intervals because of the moral The conflict in Yemen—a conflict be- al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, also peril necessarily involved in any deci- tween a regional rebel group on the one known as AQAP, and ISIS’s Yemen sion to go to war—moral peril involv- hand and the Saudi-backed government branch to ‘‘deepen their inroads across ing the use of U.S. resources, the put- on the other hand—by no means con- much of the country.’’ ting on the line of American blood, and stitutes or in any way presents a So, no, involvement in Yemen is far also the moral peril that it creates threat to the safety of American citi- from being in the best interest of the wherever we are going to war. zens in the United States, and our in- United States—not in the slightest, not If you truly believe that our involve- volvement has far surpassed the allot- even by a shred. Every day it only be- ment in Yemen is crucial to the safety ment of any emergency time con- comes clearer and clearer that Saudi of American citizens and America’s straint contemplated under the war Arabia is not an ally that deserves our best interests generally, that is all the powers resolution. Still others say that unwavering, unflinching, unquestion- more reason to debate it and discuss it we are not engaged in ‘‘hostilities’’ ing support and military intervention, right here, right now. In fact, the Con- that constitute a conflict of war under especially when our own security—the stitution demands it. It already is the the War Powers Act. But these critics, security of the American people on law. We have to do this. If you are so of course, are relying on an overly nar- U.S. soil—is not on the line. confident that we should be involved in row and outdated definition from a 1976 Last October, there was of course the this war, let’s debate it. Let’s vote on memorandum—a memorandum, I killing of Jamal Khashoggi. In Feb- it. Let’s let the American people see would add, internal to the executive ruary, a report came out suggesting what we are about. Let’s let the Amer- branch. In that respect, it is self-serv- that the United Arab Emirates have ican people have some say in the ex- ing and one that does not include the actually transferred American-made tent to which we put America’s good indisputably high-tech activities of war weapons to al-Qaida-linked fighters name, its treasure, and its blood on the today. and other military groups. In other line. The way we fight wars today often words, the Saudi-led coalition is pos- Today, we still have an opportunity to have a say, to take a stand over this ends up involving cyber activity, re- sibly giving our own weapons, in viola- most grave matter. I urge my col- connaissance, surveillance, and target tion of our own end user agreements selection—the precise activities we are leagues to take it. with them, to the very terrorist groups Thank you. engaged in in this war in Yemen. Even we are trying to fight, the very ter- I yield the floor. aside from that, under the War Powers rorist groups that opponents of this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Act, we ourselves do not have to be in- resolution incorrectly suggest would ator from Vermont. volved in hostilities. We don’t have to benefit from the passage of this resolu- Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, let establish that in order to trigger the tion. me thank Senator LEE and Senator War Powers Act—that we are involved Just this past week, news surfaced CHRIS MURPHY for their outstanding in hostilities. The War Powers Act is that the Saudis ruthlessly beheaded 37 and consistent leadership on this issue. triggered so long as we are sufficiently men who were mainly minority Shia At a time when the country bemoans involved with the armed forces of an- Muslims, 5 of them gay men who were the fact that there is not a lot of bipar- other nation, when they—those armed suspected to have been tortured into a tisanship, this effort indicates that forces of another nation—are them- confession. Perhaps we ought not be people with very different political phi- selves involved in hostilities. There supporting that regime at all. Perhaps losophies can come together on an can be no doubt in our minds—not in we ought not give unflinching, unwav- issue of enormous magnitude. I do my mind, in your mind, not in the ering, unquestioning devotion to a re- want to thank MIKE LEE for his great mind of any American—that the Saudis gime that treats its own people that work on this. are engaged in hostilities in Yemen, way and that has harmed others in its I rise today to speak in support of and we are helping them. So it is im- own region in the way that it has. At a overriding the President’s veto of S.J. material; it is completely inconsequen- bare minimum, we should not be fight- Res. 7. On April 16, despite telling us tial if you accept this crab, self-serv- ing an unjust civil war on their behalf, that he is opposed to ‘‘endless wars,’’ ing, narrow, outdated definition of the half a world away, without congres- President Trump used the second veto word ‘‘hostilities’’ found in this 1976 sional authorization. of his Presidency to reject S.J. Res. 7, Department of Defense memorandum. Article I, section 8 of the Constitu- which directs the removal of U.S. Finally, some opponents of this ef- tion unequivocally states that Con- Armed Forces from the Saudi-led inter- fort, of this resolution to call for our gress shall have the power to declare vention in the Republic of Yemen, a withdrawal from this undeclared, un- war—Congress, not the President, not war that began 4 years ago. The vote constitutional, immoral war in Yemen, , not someone else in the on that resolution that was passed here are saying that removing U.S. forces executive branch, not some expert any- in the Senate was 54 to 46—all Demo- would somehow hurt our efforts to where in the executive branch of gov- crats voting for it and 7 Republicans

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.021 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S2590 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 2, 2019 voting for it. The resolution passed the veto should be a no-brainer because clear to Saudi Arabia that we will not House on April 4 by a bipartisan vote of this war has not been authorized by continue to follow their lead into disas- 247 to 175. Congress. It is unconstitutional. trous military interventions. Let us be The current situation in Yemen is Let me remind my colleagues who very clear. Saudi Arabia is a despotic the worst humanitarian disaster on may have forgotten what is in the U.S. dictatorship that works overtime to Earth. In March of 2015, under the lead- Constitution. Article I, section 8 states prevent any movement in that country ership of Muhammad bin Salman—then clearly that ‘‘Congress shall have toward democracy. That is a country Saudi Arabian Defense Minister and power to . . . declare war.’’ While the run by an incredibly wealthy family. I now the Crown Prince—a Saudi-led President has the authority over the think Muhammad bin Salman has the intervention in Yemen’s ongoing civil conduct of war once it has been de- distinction of owning both the largest war took place. clared, the Founding Fathers gave the yacht and the largest house in the According to the United Nations, power to authorize military conflicts world. They have endless wealth, and Yemen is at risk of the most severe to Congress—the branch most account- now they are using their wealth and famine in more than 100 years, with able to the people. Under the War Pow- power in a dangerous and irresponsible some 14 million people—this is a small, ers Act of 1973, the assignment of a military intervention. poor country—some 14 million people member of the U.S. Armed Forces to Saudi Arabia is a nation that treats now face starvation as a result of this ‘‘command, coordinate, participate in women not as second-class citizens but war, this Saudi-led intervention we are the movement of, or accompany’’ an- as third-class citizens. It is a nation supporting. other country’s military during a war that 7 months ago murdered a jour- According to the Save the Children constitutes the introduction of the nalist in cold blood in its own con- organization, some 85,000 children have United States into a conflict. Our mili- sulate in Turkey and then dis- already starved to death, and millions tary involvement in the war in Yemen, membered his body. That was the sig- more face death if the war continues. which has included logistical and intel- nal to any dissident in Saudi Arabia It gets much worse than that. A new ligence support, as well as aerial re- that if you dare speak out against the United Nations-commissioned report, fueling of Saudi war planes, clearly royal family, that is what you have to just published by the University of meets this definition. look forward to—getting killed in cold Denver, states that the impact of this For far too long, the Congress, under blood and having your body dis- war on civilians—particularly chil- both Democratic and Republican ad- membered. Dozens of people were re- dren—is actually far more serious than ministrations, has abdicated its con- cently executed in Saudi Arabia be- previously thought. If this war con- stitutional role with regard to the au- cause of their opposition to govern- tinues, the report estimates that by thorization of war. The historic pas- ment policy. the end of 2019, it will have taken the sage of this resolution—the first time The word has to get out to the dicta- lives of some 219,000 people in Yemen, since the 1973 War Powers Resolution torship in Saudi Arabia that, no, we including 140,000 children under the age was passed that it has been success- will not be following their lead and of 5. According to this report, every 12 fully used to withdraw the United their interventions in wars that are minutes, a Yemeni child is dying as a States from an unauthorized war—was only causing horrific pain in that re- result of this war. a long-overdue step by Congress to re- gion. The magnitude of the suffering in assert its constitutional authority. In my view, what we should be doing that country is literally unimaginable. Finally, after years of abdicating in Yemen now is ending the bombing, We are talking about the possibility of that responsibility, Congress stood up, supporting a diplomatic solution to the millions of people starving to death in the Senate and in the House, and civil war there that finally brings and of hundreds of thousands of people said: Mr. President, you do not have peace to that region, providing imme- dying by the end of this year. the power to get U.S. troops involved diate humanitarian aid, and helping The fact is that the United States, in a war that we did not vote upon. And the people, along with the inter- with relatively little media attention, that is a big deal. Congress is finally national community, to rebuild their has been Saudi Arabia’s partner in this doing what the Constitution of the shattered economy, which is dysfunc- horrific war. We have been providing United States mandates that it do. tional today. the bombs the Saudi-led coalition is Within a half hour or so, the Senate This is an important vote. It is an using. We have been refueling their must act to protect that constitutional important vote that says the people of planes before they drop those bombs. responsibility by overriding the Presi- Yemen need humanitarian aid, not We have been assisting with intel- dent’s veto. more bombs. It is a vote that says the ligence. In many cases, our weapons I respect that there are Members of Senate believes in the Constitution of are being used to kill women and chil- this body who voted against the initial this country, which says that it is Con- dren. resolution and that you support U.S. gress, not the President, that deter- Late last year, I met with several intervention in Yemen for one of a mines whether and when we go to war. brave Yemeni human rights activists. number of reasons, and I respect your It is a vote that tells Saudi Arabia we They had come to urge Congress to put point of view, but if you think the will not follow their lead in irrespon- a stop to this war, and they told me United States should be involved in the sible intervention. clearly that when Yemenis see ‘‘Made Saudi-led war in Yemen, bring that res- I hope very much that the Members in the U.S.A.’’ on the bombs that are olution to the floor of the Senate. Let’s of this body summon up their courage killing them, it tells them that the have that debate. You explain to the and vote to override Trump’s veto. U.S.A. is responsible for this war, and American people why we should be I yield the floor. that is a sad and tragic truth. spending significant amounts of money Mr. President, I suggest the absence The bottom line is that the United and putting American military lives in of a quorum. States should not be supporting a cata- danger and why you think it is a good The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. strophic war led by a despotic regime idea. Come to the floor—that is what YOUNG). The clerk will call the roll. with a dangerous and irresponsible for- the Constitution says you should do— The legislative clerk proceeded to eign policy. and let us vote that issue up or down. call the roll. Issue No. 1 is the horrific tragedy we Maybe you win. Maybe you won’t win. Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask are contributing to in Yemen. I think you won’t win, but maybe you unanimous consent that the order for Issue No. 2 is equally important, and will. But let’s have that debate. What the quorum call be rescinded. that is that the involvement of the is absolutely clear is that is the re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without United States in this war is clearly un- sponsibility of the Senate and the objection, it is so ordered. constitutional. House, and the President alone cannot Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I I hear many of my Republican friends decide when he wants to send American rise to cast my vote in support of the claim they are strict constitutional- troops into conflict. resolution we will shortly be voting on, ists. If you are a strict constitu- The last point I want to make is that which sends an important message that tionalist, voting to override Trump’s this vote this afternoon must make this body, directly representing the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:50 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.022 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2591 American people, wishes to end direct meeting—the Executive has a responsi- been 1.2 million suspected cases of U.S. military support for the Saudi-led bility to share with us critical informa- cholera, resulting in 2,500 fatalities coalition’s campaign in Yemen. tion that is directly relevant to the from this entirely preventable disease. I am disappointed but not surprised work of the committee. Nearly three-quarters of the popu- that the President issued a veto, choos- Last month, I discovered intelligence lation—almost 22 million people—need ing to stand by a campaign of dev- directly related to a topic that the ad- some form of humanitarian assistance. astating consequences for the people of ministration had regularly briefed the Sadly, the actions of the Trump ad- Yemen. Every time we have a vote on committee about but completely omit- ministration have worsened the hu- this resolution and every day, the num- ted. Without going into the details, I manitarian harm. Through the Presi- bers get worse, but let us be clear. called the administration to provide dent’s ‘‘Muslim ban,’’ the administra- These numbers are people: 3 million committee members with more infor- tion has effectively trapped civilians in human beings have been forced to flee, mation. I believe the full Senate should Yemen, sealing their fate. more than 15 million are on the brink have this information, which is rel- The Trump administration has not of starvation, and more than 1 million evant to votes we have taken, and I accepted a single refugee from Yemen individuals—children, mothers, fa- will be asking the majority and minor- since October 2017. It has banned per- thers—are suffering from the largest ity leaders to convene an all-Senators manent immigration from Yemen, in- cholera epidemic in the world. briefing on this topic. I think they cluding immediate family members of Even the coalition countries them- should know before they cast votes. U.S. citizens, and it has stopped issuing selves insist there is no military solu- I yield the floor. temporary visas. The Trump adminis- tion to this manmade conflict. As Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I tration has even refused to redesignate Houthis, backed with destabilizing and rise today in support of overriding Temporary Protected Status for increasing support from Iran, continue President Trump’s veto of the Sanders- Yemen, making more than a thousand to launch attacks into civilian popu- Murphy resolution. protected Yemenis subject to deporta- lation centers, Saudi Arabia and the The resolution would end U.S. in- tion. United Arab Emirates continue their volvement in the war in Yemen, which The United States can help end the campaign which has targeted hospitals I believe is long overdue. suffering in Yemen by halting all as- and threatened humanitarian access. Saudi Arabia’s conduct in the war in sistance to the Saudi-led coalition. It The fragile U.N.-brokered political Yemen has been deplorable. could also accept Yemeni refugees, re- process that emerged from Stockholm It has purposefully attacked civilian sume normal immigration and extend is almost at a breaking point. To be infrastructure, including electricity TPS to Yemenis currently in the sure, the Houthis slow-walking the im- generation facilities, water sanitation United States. The Trump administra- plementation of this plan presents a se- plants and, medical facilities. They tion has callously decided to do noth- rious challenge, but U.S. focus should have employed cluster munitions in ci- ing. now be on supporting a meaningful, in- vilian areas and used disproportionate The Sanders-Murphy resolution clusive, and comprehensive process, force to attack military targets. In one would direct the President to end all even if it is one step at a time—a proc- attack, the coalition killed more than U.S. support for the war in Yemen. ess that must start by ensuring that 40 children on a school bus, claiming to Given the horrific consequences of the vital humanitarian relief reaches those this day that the bus was a legitimate conflict, I strongly supported the reso- who need it most desperately. military target. lution when it passed the Senate on As some of my colleagues and the While I am pleased that the United March 13, 2019. President have repeated, we do indeed States is no longer refueling coalition I am disappointed but not surprised have important security and military aircraft, I support ending all U.S. as- by the President’s veto of it. The Presi- partnerships with the countries com- sistance for the Saudi-led coalition be- dent’s apparent plan is to continue to prising the coalition, but these part- fore thousands more die. To date, more support the Saudi coalition even nerships are not a blank check for than 63,000 people have been killed as a though it is clear that there is no mili- weapons and direct support for a cam- direct result of the conflict. If the con- tary solution to this conflict. That is paign that is decidedly working against flict continues, an estimated 22,000 unacceptable. U.S. interests in the region. more people will be killed this year. Unfortunately, the President’s un- In addition to the truly horrific at- That is only direct combat deaths, conditional support for Saudi Arabia is tacks on civilians, we have credible, which is highly misleading. The ongo- not limited to its conduct in Yemen. alarming reports that our partners are ing war, with U.S. support, has indi- Under the direction of Crown Prince transferring U.S. weapons to nonstate rectly killed far more, with Yemen’s Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia actors who have worked directly children bearing the brunt of the suf- murdered, dismembered, and disposed against the United States. Moreover, fering. Since 2014, more than 85,000 of the remains of a U.S. resident, the length and brutality of this cam- children have died of starvation. That Jamal Khashoggi. To this day, the paign have allowed Iran to exploit a is worth repeating: More than 85,000 Saudi Government continues to blame vacuum and increase its influence and children have starved to death in the ‘‘rogue agents’’ for this heinous mur- presence in the gulf. last 4 years in Yemen. der. They are holding a secret trial for This resolution sends an important By the end of 2019, the total number the so-called accused, refusing to co- message, but much work remains to be of people in Yemen who will die from a operate with international investiga- done. lack of food, health services, and infra- tions, and continuing to rely on the I have a bipartisan bill that would structure is expected to top 131,000. Trump administration to shield it from authorize serious policy regarding U.S. Sixty percent of those killed will be accountability. weapons sales, that would hold ac- children under the age of 5. In fact, a Any nation that would murder a countable those blocking humanitarian child in Yemen will die every 12 min- journalist inside its own diplomatic fa- aid, and help set the stage for sup- utes unless we end this war. cility is no friend of the United States. porting a meaningful political process. The Saudi coalition’s purposeful de- Any leader who would direct another As I have said before, we should con- struction of Yemen’s civilian infra- human being to be dismembered with a sider this resolution just as one step, structure, targeting of medical facili- bone saw is not fit to lead. but one that must be taken, one that ties and withholding of aid has led to Let’s be clear: Mohammed bin the Congress has shown it supports. the world’s worst humanitarian crisis: Salman is responsible for Khashoggi’s While the President has made his de- 14 million people require emergency murder. He is not fit to lead the king- cision clear, the Congress must con- food aid. A majority of Yemen’s popu- dom and must be held accountable for tinue to assert our independence and lation does not have access to clean this crime. continue to act where he will not. water, sanitation, or adequate public Saudi Arabia has also arrested, tor- Finally, let me also repeat what I healthcare. Cholera and other diseases tured and prosecuted peaceful political said this morning at the Senate For- are rampant throughout Yemen as pub- activists, including women. It has kid- eign Relations Committee business lic services have collapsed. There have napped and forcefully repatriated

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Make no mistake, many, indeed, and actions. time, proponents of resolving the war most of us, are committed to doing ev- I urge my colleagues to join me in in Yemen, and it could be resolved if erything in our power to restore peace sending that message. the Iran regime will simply turn their in a country that has been ravished by Mr. MENENDEZ. I suggest the ab- back and walk away. Unfortunately, years of proxy war and fractious in- sence of a quorum. that is not likely. When I say many of fighting. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The us have been longtime proponents, I I believe it is axiomatic that lasting clerk will call the roll. would certainly include the Presiding peace can only be achieved through a The legislative clerk proceeded to Officer in that and commend him for political settlement brokered by the call the roll. his long and hard work in that regard. U.N. The U.N.-led peace talks are our Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I ask He has been dedicated to this for a long best bet for achieving peace in Yemen, unanimous consent that the order for time and has been a leader on this, for and they appear to be at a critical the quorum call be rescinded. which he is to be commended. juncture right now as we sit here The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Like many of us here today, I am dis- today. objection, it is so ordered. satisfied with the state of the U.S.- As this body considers ways to drive Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, today we Saudi relationship. Indeed, while Saudi effective U.S. policy that helps end the begin to consider S.J. Res. 7, which is a Arabia has long been a bulwark of our war and relieves humanitarian suf- joint resolution that directs—and I Middle East policy, there is a growing fering in Yemen, I would urge all par- quote from the resolution—‘‘removal of gap in U.S.-Saudi relations. ties to abide by the agreement reached U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Frankly, aspects of Saudi Arabia’s last December in Stockholm and find a Yemen.’’ behavior are cause for serious concern. political solution to the conflict. We This is the second time, of course, We are taking a comprehensive look at should remain committed to doing ev- that we have considered this. We our relationship with Saudi Arabia on erything in our power to advance this passed it, the House passed it, and the the Foreign Relations Committee, and cause. President has vetoed it, and it is now it is common knowledge that there are Thank you. in front of us, under our constitutional a number of pieces of legislation float- I ask for the yeas and nays. responsibilities, to consider whether ing around here—some of which have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the resolution becomes law, notwith- been introduced and that are circu- question is, Shall the bill (S.J. Res. 7) standing the President’s signature. lating—that address this issue. We are pass, the objections of the President of I am going to urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on attempting to craft legislation that the United States to the contrary not- this, that it does not become law, and can garner support in the committee, withstanding? we sustain the veto the President has address concerns on both sides of the The yeas and nays are required under made. aisle, and actually become law. the Constitution. As I have stated before, the premise I look forward to examining our in- The clerk will call the roll. of this resolution is fundamentally terests in a measured and responsible The bill clerk called the roll. flawed and I believe a way that will put the relationship on Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is mischaracterization of the actual facts the right trajectory. This is not an necessarily absent: the Senator from on the ground today in Yemen. easy needle to thread. All of us have Florida (Mr. RUBIO). I want to start basically by, once concerns, all of us have specific issues Further, if present and voting, the again, making it absolutely clear what in that regard, and what is important Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO) is and, more importantly, what is not is that we don’t just poke at this but would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ happening with respect to U.S. engage- that we actually develop legislation Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the ment in Yemen. that is bipartisan and that can be Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET) is What isn’t happening is the injection signed by the President and will be- necessarily absent. of U.S. troops into active hostilities in come law. The result was announced—yeas 53, the Yemen civil war. To put it simply, The debate today, however, is predi- nays 45, as follows: our troops are not cobelligerents in cated on the notion that this resolu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there this conflict. tion will punish the Saudis and stop any other Senators in the Chamber de- What we are doing, however, is pro- the devastating humanitarian crisis in siring to vote? viding limited noncombat support to Yemen. It will do neither of those. In [Rollcall Vote No. 94 Leg.] the Saudi-led coalition, including in- fact, the DOD has assessed that this telligence sharing and practices that legislation would have no impact on YEAS—53 have been developed to minimize civil- the limited support we are currently Baldwin Heinrich Reed ian casualties—I am sure a goal every- Blumenthal Hirono Rosen providing today. Booker Jones Sanders body in this body supports. That said, there can be no arguing Brown Kaine Schatz This support is very narrow in focus, that after years of conflict, Yemen is Cantwell King Schumer it is advisory in nature, and helps de- now in the grip of the world’s worst hu- Cardin Klobuchar Shaheen Carper Leahy fend the territorial integrity of Saudi manitarian crisis, and that is in spite Sinema Casey Lee Smith Collins Manchin Arabia and the UAE, which both face a of the fact that many Members of this Stabenow Coons Markey very real threat from the Iranian- body—including the Presiding Officer— Tester Cortez Masto Menendez Udall backed Houthis and from Iran itself. have gone way past limits to attempt Daines Merkley Our limited support is intended to pre- to try to do things that would help Duckworth Moran Van Hollen vent the conflict in Yemen from esca- that humanitarian crisis. Durbin Murkowski Warner Warren lating. Just the simple delivery of humani- Feinstein Murphy Gillibrand Murray Whitehouse Iran’s support for the Houthis, nota- tarian matters such as food in the Harris Paul Wyden bly the transfer of missiles and other country have been frustrated by things Hassan Peters Young weaponry, threatens to undermine our that logistically should be very easy NAYS—45 partners’ territorial integrity, imperils but haven’t been. I know the Presiding Alexander Burr Crapo key shipping routes, and puts U.S. in- Officer has been very active in that re- Barrasso Capito Cruz terests at risk, including thousands of gard and has been successful in that re- Blackburn Cassidy Enzi U.S. personnel and citizens currently gard, for which he should be com- Blunt Cornyn Ernst Boozman Cotton Fischer within range of the Iranian-made mis- mended. An estimated 24 million—80 Braun Cramer Gardner sile systems under Houthi control. percent—of the Yemeni population are

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LEGISLATIVE SESSION Bennet Rubio CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 45. move to proceed to legislative session. send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Two-thirds of the Senators being The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- duly chosen and sworn not having question is on agreeing to the motion. ture motion having been presented The motion was agreed to. voted in the affirmative, the joint reso- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the lution on reconsideration fails to pass clerk to read the motion. f over the President’s veto. The senior assistant legislative clerk EXECUTIVE SESSION The majority leader. read as follows: f CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE SESSION We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to proceed to executive session to EXECUTIVE CALENDAR move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- nation of Kimberly A. Reed, of West Vir- consider Calendar No. 94. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ginia, to be President of the Export-Import The PRESIDING OFFICER. The move to proceed to executive session to Bank of the United States for a term expir- question is on agreeing to the motion. consider Calendar No. 116. ing January 20, 2021. The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. Kevin Cramer, Mike Rounds, Roy clerk will report the nomination. The motion was agreed to. Blunt, Richard Burr, Johnny Isakson, The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mike Crapo, Tim Scott, Jerry Moran, read the nomination of Judith John Hoeven, Pat Roberts, Lisa Mur- clerk will report the nomination. DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be a Mem- The senior assistant legislative clerk kowski, Roger F. Wicker, Lamar Alex- ander, Rob Portman. ber of the Board of Directors of the Ex- read the nomination of Joseph F. port-Import Bank of the United States f Bianco, of New York, to be United for a term expiring January 20, 2021. States Circuit Judge for the Second LEGISLATIVE SESSION CLOTURE MOTION Circuit. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. I send a cloture CLOTURE MOTION move to proceed to legislative session. motion to the desk. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- send a cloture motion to the desk. question is on agreeing to the motion. ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The motion was agreed to. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the ture motion having been presented f clerk to read the motion. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the EXECUTIVE SESSION The senior assistant legislative clerk clerk to read the motion. read as follows: The senior assistant legislative clerk CLOTURE MOTION read as follows: EXECUTIVE CALENDAR We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- move to proceed to executive session to Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby consider Calendar No. 89. nation of Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The be a Member of the Board of Directors of the nation of Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to question is on agreeing to the motion. Export-Import Bank of the United States for be United States Circuit Judge for the Sec- The motion was agreed to. a term expiring January 20, 2021. ond Circuit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Tom Cotton, John clerk will report the nomination. Kevin Cramer, Mike Rounds, Roy Boozman, , Roy Blunt, The senior assistant legislative clerk Blunt, Richard Burr, Johnny Isakson, Joni Ernst, Mike Braun, Thom Tillis, read the nomination of Spencer Bachus Mike Crapo, Tim Scott, Jerry Moran, John Hoeven, Pat Roberts, Johnny III, of Alabama, to be a Member of the John Hoeven, Pat Roberts, Lisa Mur- Isakson, Mike Rounds, James E. Risch, kowski, Roger F. Wicker, Lamar Alex- John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Roger F. Board of Directors of the Export-Im- ander, Rob Portman. Wicker, John Barrasso. port Bank of the United States for a f f term expiring January 20, 2023. CLOTURE MOTION LEGISLATIVE SESSION LEGISLATIVE SESSION Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. move to proceed to legislative session. move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ture motion having been presented question is on agreeing to the motion. question is on agreeing to the motion. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The motion was agreed to. The motion was agreed to. clerk to read the motion. f The senior assistant legislative clerk f EXECUTIVE SESSION read as follows: EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOTURE MOTION We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- move to proceed to executive session to nation of Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, to move to proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 95. be a Member of the Board of Directors of the consider Calendar No. 100. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Export-Import Bank of the United States for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion. a term expiring January 20, 2023. question is on agreeing to the motion.

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It was one of the first mission for a term expiring July 1, calls for the cloture motions be waived. programs of its kind in the entire State The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 2022. of Georgia. Last year, Golden Isles Col- objection, it is so ordered. CLOTURE MOTION The Senator from Georgia. lege and Career Academy was named the best career academy in Georgia. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I TRIBUTE TO WOODY WOODSIDE send a cloture motion to the desk. Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, one of That is quite an achievement. Clearly, our citizens, our community, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- the great honors we have in the Senate and our entire state are better off be- ture motion having been presented is the tradition of bringing Americans cause of Woody Woodside’s leadership, under rule XXII, the Chair directs the of great reputation and achievement his dedication, and his perseverance. clerk to read the motion. before the RECORD of the U.S. Senate. The senior assistant legislative clerk Today, I am proud to rise to speak Woody, Bonnie, and I can’t thank you read as follows: about a personal friend of mine—we enough for all you have done for us per- sonally and for the State of Georgia. CLOTURE MOTION don’t often get to do this—a man by the name of Woody Woodside. He is ac- We are proud to know you and to call We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- tually here with us today in the Senate you our friend. We wish you and Ellen ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the all the best in your retirement. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Galleries. Woody is the epitome of what makes I know this won’t be the last time we move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- hear of Woody Woodside. nation of Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to America great. He is an institution in be a Member of the Equal Employment Op- south Georgia and in my hometown. Thank you, Mr. President. portunity Commission for a term expiring Woody has never met a stranger. He is I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- July 1, 2022. a man of character and a joy to be ator from North Carolina. Mitch McConnell, Lamar Alexander, Tim around. Scott, Mike Crapo, Shelley Moore Cap- Woody graduated from The Citadel BARR HEARING ito, John Hoeven, Roger F. Wicker, and spent 23 years serving our country Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, yester- Roy Blunt, David Perdue, John Thune, in the Army and the Georgia Army Na- day, we had what I believe will be Pat Roberts, Johnny Isakson, John viewed as a historic hearing in the Sen- Cornyn, Thom Tillis, John Boozman, tional Guard. He later worked 13 years Mike Rounds, Richard Burr. as a congressional staffer for Congress- ate Judiciary Committee. It is a com- man Bo Ginn and Congressman Lind- mittee I have been on for now about 41⁄2 f say Thomas, both of whom represented years. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Georgia’s First Congressional District. The Attorney General, Mr. Barr, came before the committee to answer Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Woody then became president of the questions about the special counsel in- move to proceed to legislative session. Brunswick-Golden Isles Chamber of vestigation—an investigation that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Commerce in Glynn County, where my took 675 days, cost more than $25 mil- question is on agreeing to the motion. wife, Bonnie, and I today reside. Dur- lion, had 34 people indicted, including The motion was agreed to. ing his 34 years at the chamber, Woody has overseen a number of major eco- Russian nationals, more than 2,800 sub- f nomic development projects and been a poenas, 500 witnesses, 500 search war- EXECUTIVE SESSION true leader not only in that commu- rants, more than 230 orders for commu- nity but across our entire State. Much nication records, and 13 evidence re- of Brunswick’s success and, indeed, the quests to foreign countries. I think by EXECUTIVE CALENDAR success of our entire State of Georgia those measures, that is considered a Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed can be attributed to Woody Woodside. pretty extensive investigation. to executive session to consider Cal- Woody is honest, persistent, and reli- Back about 2 years ago, in August of endar No. 117. able. He knows how to get things done. 2017, Senator GRAHAM and I and a cou- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The He knows how to laugh. ple of other Members actually filed a question is on agreeing to the motion. Woody has long been an advocate for bill to make it difficult to have a spe- The motion was agreed to. Georgia’s ports, and he played a pivotal cial counsel removed before an inves- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The role in securing funding to deepen the tigation had been completed. I actually clerk will report the nomination. Brunswick Harbor. That project was took a fair amount of heat from people The senior assistant legislative clerk completed in 2007 and enabled the port on my side of the aisle for doing that, read the nomination of Michael H. to specialize in roll-on, roll-off cargo, but I believed we needed to have this Park, of New York, to be United States like cars, trucks, and heavy construc- investigation run its course, and it did. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. tion equipment. Because of that, today, It culminated in a more than 400-page the Brunswick Port is the No. 1 port in report that now is largely available to CLOTURE MOTION the United States for new auto imports the public. In fact, of the 400—I think Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and the No. 2 port for roll-on, roll-off it is almost 440 pages—90 percent of send a cloture motion to the desk. cargo in total. It is an amazing devel- volume I, which is the volume that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- opment in less than a decade. This port talks about Russia tampering with ture motion having been presented is a major economic driver in coastal U.S. elections, 90 percent of that is under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Georgia and supports 11,000 jobs in the available to the American public. Vol- clerk to read the motion. Brunswick area. ume II—the volume focused on whether The senior assistant legislative clerk Woody has also worked to develop a there was obstruction of justice—98 read as follows: strong and diverse base of employers in percent of that was made available to CLOTURE MOTION the area. Today, Glynn County is home the American people 3 weeks after the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- to the Federal Law Enforcement Train- Department of Justice received the ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the ing Center, FLETC, which is the larg- unredacted report. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby est homeland security training center Now, for the leaders of the Senate, move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- in the United States. It is also home to 99.9 percent of the special counsel’s re- nation of Michael H. Park, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sec- companies like Gulfstream Aerospace port is available. You could say: Why ond Circuit. Corporation, a major medical center, not 100 percent? Because we have rules Mitch McConnell, Tom Cotton, John the College of Coastal Georgia, and a here—and I think it is also important Boozman, Mitt Romney, Roy Blunt, strong tourism industry. to point out that the Attorney General

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What questions could he want to win an election next year, stop available, and he did a great job. possibly answer that are not embodied playing games and stop the theater. I might add that throughout the en- in a report that took 675 days, $25 mil- The President is not guilty of a tire process, the White House had the lion, hundreds of witnesses, and dozens crime. The President is not guilty of opportunity to assert Executive privi- of full-time professionals? What more obstruction of justice. It went through lege. They could actually have portions could Robert Mueller possibly say in a one of the most rigorous investigations of the report blocked out or have it re- 3- or 4-hour hearing that is not em- in modern history. dacted, which falls short of that. The bodied in this report and within the To my colleagues on the other side of White House never reached out and re- full view of the American public? I the aisle, prove what policies and prior- quested any omissions or, actually, don’t think it is about that. ities you have for the American people, redactions of the report, which means Actually, one of the arguments that and win on the basis of your ideas on you can’t read it publicly—not one in were used in the committee was, we your commitments. Stop the theater, the nearly 31⁄2 weeks it took for the At- need his advice on how to prevent Rus- and get back to work. torney General to get the report ready sia from tampering in our elections. Thank you, Mr. President. Really? I don’t need an attorney’s ad- I yield the floor. for public consumption. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Some people are wondering, why did vice on how to prevent Russia from ator from Alaska. it take so long? Because the process of tampering in our elections. Prosecu- redaction has to take into account ba- tors determine whether laws are bro- TRIBUTE TO DANIELLE RIHA Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, it is sically three different considerations. ken. Robert Mueller is not a profes- Thursday afternoon, and it is one of You have to determine whether there sional in cyber security and elections the times that I enjoy the most in the is a matter there that could be embar- safety; he is actually a prosecutor who Senate because it is the time I get to rassing to a party who had no involve- finished his job. come down on the Senate floor and ment; they were just a witness in the Some of the other ones said: Well, talk about my State, talk about the investigation. It could be because there the reason we want to get his input is people in my State, and talk about the are ongoing investigations, or it could because the President is not interested people who make Alaska a great and be because it is a threat to homeland in securing elections. Well, I would ask unique State in our wonderful country. security. But even with that, 90 per- them to go back to the classified brief- It is the time when we talk about the cent of it is available to the general ings that I have sat in and they have person I refer to as the Alaskan of the public, on Russian tampering—98 per- sat in where the administration is Week. It is someone who has helped to cent. clearly taking aggressive actions to make their community or Alaska or The reason I tell you that is at the make sure that Russia can’t penetrate America—or sometimes all of the hearing yesterday, if you sit on the Ju- our State election systems and that above—a better place. I think it is the diciary Committee—I am not a lawyer. they can’t meddle in the way they at- pages’ favorite time, too, because they I am a businessperson who has been on tempted to in 2016. get to learn about Alaska and hear all 1 the Judiciary Committee for 4 ⁄2 years. So what this really boils down to is of the unique aspects that make Alas- So I don’t necessarily go at this debate theater—some of it almost to the level ka such a great, wonderful, and unique the same way that maybe an attorney of comedy. Let me give an example. State. would. We had a lot of the people in the There was a House hearing today, To those listening in the Gallery or committee really trying to mislead the and I am about to put up a picture that on TV, I always make a plug. It is also American people. They were saying actually was on C–SPAN that actually a time to pitch Alaska for our visitors. that there was wrongdoing because the occurred in a House hearing. You tell Come on up. You will have the trip of Department of Justice had to take me whether the chair of that com- a lifetime guaranteed. Don’t put it off. about 31⁄2 weeks to get the report ready mittee is actually serious about this It is time to book your trip to the for prime time. We are saying that the subject when you have a guy eating great State of Alaska. report is available. It took about 3 or 4 fried chicken in place of where they Today I am going to recognize an ex- weeks to actually make it available. wanted Attorney General Barr to be. traordinary teacher, Danielle Riha, But they are almost suggesting that This guy didn’t even have good enough whom I just had the privilege of meet- was a criminal or obstructionist act. sense to have Bojangles’ chicken. And ing right here off the Senate floor, and Some, instead of going down that they have the chair and others letting who is in the Gallery right now. We are tack, said that a letter—I have to ex- him have that kind of theater in a excited that she is hear watching. She plain the timeline. House committee room. teaches at the Alaska Native Cultural On March 24, the Attorney General Really? I mean, can you honestly say Charter School in Anchorage. That is a issued a letter saying that the bottom you are serious about this, or is this pre-K through eighth grade charter line of the report they were reviewing like a circus and a political tool be- school. She is our Alaskan of the Week. was that there was no crime com- cause you lost? You wanted the Presi- You might say: What is she doing? mitted by the President and that there dent to be guilty. You wanted to prove Why is she in town? was insufficient evidence to even sug- he obstructed. I get that. A lot of it She is in town because she was cho- gest there was obstruction. was a political exercise. But the bot- sen to be the 2019 Alaska Teacher of Now, you have to understand these tom line is, after 675 days, almost $30 the Year. She is so impressive in her two working in play. The crime that million when it is all totaled up, 34 profession and her teaching is so many of my colleagues and friends on people indicted, including Russians, impactful on her students that she was the other side of the aisle said the 2,800 subpoenas, 500 witnesses inter- one of four finalists in America—across President committed never happened. viewed, 500 search warrants executed, the country—to be chosen for the Na- After 675 days and all the interviews 230 orders for communication records, tional Teacher of the Year award for and all the warrants and everything and 13 requests to foreign countries to the whole country. that I have said, there was no under- provide information—really? These What does that mean? lying crime. folks—some of them are prosecutors— In other words, she is viewed by her The second half of the report is about know better. peers, by her students, and by others as obstruction. This would be obstruction I will tell you that I think the Amer- one of the top four teachers in the in an investigation that concluded ican people want my colleagues on the United States of America—our Alaskan there was no underlying crime. The other side of the aisle to focus on what teacher of the year. We are so proud of President was deemed not to have com- Americans are really worried about. her.

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You have never say, I caught up in my math and reading been to a city or had life experiences that in- within one year because of her leadership, not only educated on the facts and and now I love learning. things like math and history but that clude seeing an elevator, stores, restaurants, or roads [even outside your community]. they also understand, in the words of That is from one of her students. Your family survives by subsistence hunt- That student is now studying to be- the great leader Nelson Mandela, that ing and gathering from the land of their an- ‘‘education is the most powerful weap- cestors. come a dental hygienist at the Univer- sity of Anchorage. She and Miss Riha on which you can use to change the By the way, that is how thousands of still stay in touch. As you know, we all world.’’ That is true, and that is why Alaskans survive to this day. have that teacher—maybe one, maybe our teachers in Alaska and in America Now imagine yourself in math class consid- are so important. ering a word problem that takes place in two, maybe several, but that one Danielle Riha is teaching our youth California and involves distance, teacher—who made a difference in our so that they can go out and change the rollerblades, a convenience store, and a curb. lives, who encouraged us, who believed world. She and all the teachers in Alas- That is in the application. What this in us when maybe no one else did and ka and in America have one of the is getting at is that there are things so who helped us through hard times by most important jobs for our Nation and many Americans think are common for passing on the joy of learning, by pass- one of the most difficult jobs for our education that in certain communities ing on the passion of learning. Nation. We certainly salute and honor in Alaska, and I am sure in other Danielle and thousands of other them all, particularly this week, as so places, aren’t common. It is difficult to teachers across my State, and millions many of the top teachers in the coun- teach when everything is assumed to across our great Nation, wake up every try have been in town. be the same when it is not. You can day to do that as their mission, to take Why is Danielle good at what she imagine how confusing that might be. on one of the most important things does? Why did she get this award? Why These are the kinds of educational any of us can do, and that is educating is she viewed as one of the top four challenges that Alaskan students, par- our youth. teachers in America? Why has she ticularly in our most rural commu- Danielle, congratulations for being touched so many students in Alaska? nities, face every single day. Alaska’s Teacher of the Year, for being How did she make her way into this What did Miss Riha do to help with one of the top four teachers in the profession? the confusion? Working with Alaskan United States of America, and, impor- Let’s talk about that. Let me start Native elders, she helped to create tantly, thank you and congratulations with the last question first. what she calls the Kayak Module, on being our Alaskan of the Week. She came to Alaska in 1995 when she which uses culturally relevant mate- I yield the floor. was a college student at North Texas rial to teach math, science, social stud- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- University. She came to a part of Alas- ies, and language arts. ator from Ohio. ka called Unalaska—which is way out Let me give you an example of how NOMINATIONS in the Aleutian Island chain—to fish she uses the module to teach math and Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I will be and to help pay to finish college, where science. The students are given blocks brief. I see my colleague from Ten- she had plans to become a physical of clay and put into groups. Each group nessee is here. therapist. That is a great profession as then designs a kayak of different Earlier this afternoon, the Presi- well. Like a lot of people, she came up shapes and different weights. They are dent’s designee, Stephen Moore—not to Alaska maybe for a little adventure, tested for speed, water disbursements, quite yet his nominee, but the Presi- and maybe she was only planning on and capacity. Data is collected. dent put his name out there to be a staying 6 months. Then, one day, the Hypotheses and mathematical calcula- Governor of the Federal Reserve—with- principal of the school in Unalaska ap- tions are made, and the students learn drew his name from consideration, in from using these examples that are ac- proached her when she was playing bas- large part because so many Repub- tually examples from their own lives, ketball and said: Have you ever licans in this body were unhappy with thought about being a teacher? How and they love doing so. This can work across cultures. Think his selection. about a substitute teacher? This is the second Trump failure for Well, that was the beginning of the about it. Alaska Native students who the Federal Reserve just in the last love affair she had with teaching, with are on rivers or who are on the ocean, month. He was about to nominate Her- the classroom, and with her ability to or Samoan students, many of whom man Cain. There was a lot of outcry really connect with kids, particularly live like in the example—all of these about his lack of qualifications. I am kids with difficult emotional chal- kinds of students have boats in their lenges. culture. They understand that. not sure why the President came up She finished her education degree at ‘‘As an educator,’’ Danielle said, with him. Then he withdrew, and Ste- the University of Alaska in Anchorage. ‘‘nothing feels better than allowing phen Moore’s name had been put out Then, she taught for 7 years in two students the opportunities to bridge there, too, and there were the same small villages in Southwest Alaska. what they already know culturally to kinds of complaints about Moore—not While there, she helped to develop the new content, and to teach them to just about what he wrote and said over curriculum that was culturally appro- have a voice for themselves.’’ This the years, but really about his reputa- priate for her students, most of whom helps them learn. Isn’t that a simple, tion as a thinker, as an economist, and were . She was then re- but insightful approach to teaching? as a strategist on economic issues. cruited to teach at the school where I think you are all getting the pic- The President has tried twice. I don’t she now teaches, the Alaska Native ture of why she was considered one of know when we have ever seen this be- Cultural Charter School, and she was the top four teachers in America. She fore, where the President hasn’t been one of the original teachers to start up and the whole school are also devoted able to find somebody who understands this great new teaching and education to ensuring that the students go to the independence of the Fed and is venture in 2008. school in a very safe place and where qualified to take on that awesome re- Let me read from her Teacher of the the students feel welcome. For exam- sponsibility to be on the Federal Re- Year application form: ple, one student who wrote a letter in serve. It is as influential as any eco- Imagine you are a 7th grade student living support of her for her Teacher of the nomic position in this government, I in a rural, Yup’ik speaking, Alaskan commu- Year nomination talked about how she think. nity. was worried about being bullied be- Now the President has two new By the way, we have many commu- cause she came from a different cul- chances again. I am hopeful that he nities in our State where English is not ture. She was Muslim. Because of that, will think about not appointing some- the first language and where the Alas- she started to feel that she was falling body whose whole mantra is trickle- ka Native languages are the first lan- behind in reading and math. This stu- down economics—to give tax cuts to guages. dent wrote: the richest people in the country and

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You open doors. years—of ceaseless agitation by gen- $30,000, $50,000, and up to $100,000 a That is what you realize. It is not the erations of dedicated, fearless suffra- year. They will spend those dollars government that creates jobs. It is the gists who fought against centuries of they get in tax breaks and build the men and women who build businesses, law and millennia of tradition. economy, whether in Terre Haute, in who grow businesses—the men and I quote Susan B. Anthony: ‘‘I declare Nashville, or in Cleveland. We know women who say: I have an American to you that woman must not depend how important that is. dream, and I want the opportunity to upon the protection of man, but must I hope the President will look at the make that dream come true. be taught to protect herself, and there next Governor of the Federal Reserve— That is an element of respect, and I take my stand.’’ these two appointments—and think this President and Republican leader- The women’s suffrage movement about the dignity of work and think ship have delivered on that with every began in July of 1848 with the first about someone who respects and hon- single opportunity we have had. women’s rights convention that was ors work. I disagree with the philosophical ap- held in Seneca Falls, NY, which is Sen- You may remember that Stephen proach that my colleague from Ohio ator GILLIBRAND’s home State. That Moore made some really caustic and has expressed, and I would encourage fight concluded in August of 1920 in nasty comments about two great cities all Senators to look at what is hap- Nashville, TN, which is my home in my State—Cleveland and Cincinnati. pening in their communities and look State. As much as that was offensive, what is at the jobs growth. Tennesseans are so Tennessee was the 36th and final really offensive is how he just doesn’t excited that there is a growing econ- State needed to ratify the 19th Amend- seem to respect the dignity of work omy and that they have more money in ment. So we did. In true Tennessee and respect these workers. Whether their paychecks at the end of the style on that hot August day in down- they are physical therapists at hos- month. town Nashville, a 24-year-old freshman pitals, whether they clean bathrooms TRIBUTE TO MELISSA MILLER State representative named Harry at hotels, whether they are construc- Mr. President, Senator SULLIVAN was Burn, from McMinn County, TN, tion workers, whether they are mid- mentioning his Teacher of the Year changed his vote from no to yes, ensur- ing the amendment’s adoption. Why level managers, or whether they are from Alaska. As I begin my remarks did he change that vote, you may ask. salespeople on the road, it is important about some wonderful things that have Because his mother—Miss Febb, as she that we honor and respect work and happened with women and for women was known—wrote him a letter that re- understand the dignity of work. I am and by women in this country, I want minded him to be a good boy and to hopeful the President will see that the to mention that I just left a visit with our Tennessee Teacher of the Year— vote for the amendment. next two nominees for the Federal Re- As we get ready to celebrate Moth- Melissa Miller from Columbia—who serve will think about the American er’s Day this month, the story of Harry teaches in nearby Franklin at the ele- workforce. Burn and Miss Febb is a great reminder mentary school. We are thrilled for her One of my most fun moments and of how important it is for each and and are honored to have her here in most productive moments and days in every one of us to heed our mothers’ DC. I join in praising her for the great my time in the Senate was when I advice. Mothers are always right. asked Janet Yellen, the Chair of the work that she does for children by en- Consider how remarkable it is that Federal Reserve, to come out and visit couraging them to learn how they best the 19th Amendment was not ratified a major aluminum stamping plant for learn so that they can live their until 132 years after the ratification of helicopter blades in Cleveland, which is versions of the American dream. the U.S. Constitution in 1788—132 not far from where I live. It gave her a SUFFRAGE COIN years. The 19th Amendment marked perspective of seeing what Americans Mr. President, I rise in support of S. the single largest extension of voting do for a living sometimes in manufac- 1235, the Women’s Suffrage Centennial rights in American history. Many of turing, sometimes in sales, sometimes Commemorative Coin Act. It was intro- the women who led the movement did in service—whatever it is. duced by Senator GILLIBRAND and me. not live to see their mission accom- I am hopeful that this is who the It was 150 years ago this month that plished, and many of the women who President will look at—somebody who the National Woman Suffrage Associa- cast their first votes were not born will respect the dignity of work, some- tion was founded by Susan B. Anthony when that movement began. As the one who will want to go out, as Abra- and a group of very brave suffrage ac- first female Senator from Tennessee, I ham Lincoln said, and get ‘‘my public tivists who fought for all American feel it is my duty to honor the life and opinion baths’’ and get outside the hal- women to have the right to vote. This the legacy of those brave suffragists. lowed halls of the Federal Reserve, see bipartisan measure honors the centen- I am so pleased to have worked with America, and translate that into a pol- nial and the legacy of the suffrage ac- Senator GILLIBRAND on this truly bi- icy that really does help working fami- tivists with a commemorative coin to partisan celebration of a milestone in lies. be minted by the U.S. Treasury. our Nation’s history. It is cause for fur- I yield the floor. As we approach the 100th anniversary ther celebration that we are able to in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- of the ratification of the 19th Amend- troduce this legislation in a Chamber ator from Tennessee. ment next year—also called the ‘‘Susan where, for the first time in U.S. his- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I B. Anthony Amendment’’—Americans tory, one-fourth of its Members are fe- just have to say a couple of words are rediscovering the history of wom- male. I am also delighted to report about the economy. Since my col- en’s suffrage and the movement and that our legislation has the support of league from Ohio was speaking of the the stories of the women who led it to all 25 female Senators. economy, I will say this: Showing re- victory. These stories are a vast part of As we approach the centennial, it is spect for workers and for work means our Nation’s history, but they are not our hope that this commemoration will that you show respect by realizing that often discussed, which is something increase public awareness and appre- the best way to stimulate the economy that we are seeking to change. It would ciation for the history of the women’s is with a job. That is something we be a tragedy if the stories of these suffrage movement. Honoring women have seen this administration and, I trailblazers were forgotten by future who exemplify patriotism is an excel- will say, a Republican-led Senate, and, generations. It is our hope that by lent example of what Washington can previously, a Republican-led House passing this important measure—and it achieve when both sides come together do—generate tax reform, which is giv- is bipartisan—we will help to keep and remember the maxim that there is ing us economic growth that we have their memories alive. more that unites us than divides us.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:49 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.045 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S2598 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 2, 2019 S. 206 deficits expected to return soon and Let me turn now to the Medicare Mr. President, I also recently joined our national debt now topping $22 tril- Program, which is an even more press- Senator TESTER in introducing the lion, we cannot afford to keep ignoring ing problem. ‘‘Hello Girls’’ Congressional Gold the warning signs that we are on a dan- The trustees estimate that in 2026, Medal Act to honor the women soldiers gerous fiscal course. Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust of the Army Signal Corps during World The trustees estimate that Social Se- Fund—which covers inpatient hospital War I. curity’s combined trust funds will be services, hospice care, skilled nursing Another example of trailblazers in insolvent by 2035. Sounds like way facilities, and home health services— history, these women enabled Amer- down the road? I don’t think so. Medi- will be depleted. ican and French Armed Forces to com- care’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Once the fund becomes insolvent, ab- municate clearly with one another in will become insolvent even sooner, by sent a change in the law, Medicare can order to enter battle with their being 2026. only pay hospital benefits up to an armed with the intelligence they need- Over the next 75 years, Medicare’s amount of revenue that comes into the ed to win those fights. They changed and Social Security’s combined sched- trust fund in that given year. It is the the course of the war at the height of uled expenditures are projected to ex- same thing for Social Security. Antici- the conflict and left Europe in a safer ceed their dedicated revenues by more pating that money will be worth as state thanks to their efforts. than $59 trillion, or 35 percent, on a much and that inflation will not have America’s values are reflected in the present-value basis. Within 10 years, driven it up even more, the trustees es- history that we choose to honor. ‘‘We Social Security and Medicare alone timate that in 2026, revenues will cover must remember the past, hold fast to will account for more than half of all only 89 percent of program costs and by the present and build for the future,’’ Federal noninterest spending. 2046, that figure will decline to 77 per- the great Tennessee suffragist, Susan We are facing a strong demographic cent—pretty hefty cuts. Shelton White, once wrote. ‘‘If you headwind. Let me say that again. We Medicare’s other trust fund, which stand in your accepted place today, it are facing a strong demographic primarily pays for physician services is because some woman had to fight headwind. An aging population and ris- and prescription drugs, operates dif- yesterday. We should be ashamed to ing healthcare costs continue to in- ferently. While it isn’t in danger of in- stand on ground won by women in the crease the gulf between mandatory pro- solvency because it gets money from past without making an effort to honor gram spending and dedicated revenues. the Treasury’s general fund and the premiums it collects from beneficiaries them by winning a higher and wider For decades, experts have warned of are adjusted annually, its growing field for the future. It is a debt we the budget pressures we would face as costs will put greater pressure on pre- owe.’’ members of the baby boom generation The medal of which I have spoken mium-paying beneficiaries and on Fed- aged and became eligible for Medicare and this coin are small ways in which eral taxpayers. That is where the ex- and Social Security. Congress hasn’t to honor these women for the debt that cess comes from. paid much attention to that crisis. we owe them. It is a debt that can only Last year, general revenue transfers Every day, roughly 10,000 Americans be repaid by encouraging all women to into the trust fund equaled 16.2 percent turn 65, and they are living longer than exercise these hard-fought rights and of all personal and corporate Federal they were when these programs were accept more leadership roles when they income taxes collected by the Federal conceived. I guess that is a good thing, are presented—whether they are at Government. By the end of the 75-year but it places additional strain on the home, at church, in the workplace, in window, the trustees expect this figure program finances and the Federal civic life, or, maybe, in public service. to increase to more than 28 percent. budget. I take inspiration from the women That would be more than 28 percent of who blazed trails before me, and I hope Without changes to current law, all all personal and corporate Federal in- the women of this Chamber will pro- Social Security and Medicare bene- come taxes collected by the Federal vide that same type of inspiration to ficiaries will see automatic across-the- Government. generations of women who will come board reductions in benefits when the For years, the trustees of Social Se- behind us. respective funds run out of money. Of curity and Medicare have warned that I yield the floor. course, the political pressure would be these programs are unsustainable. Let I suggest the absence of a quorum. enormous to avoid the automatic cuts, me repeat that again. For years, the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. but with our country already facing $22 trustees of Social Security and Medi- BRAUN). The clerk will call the roll. trillion in debt, further raiding of the care have warned that these programs The legislative clerk proceeded to U.S. Treasury’s general fund is not an are on an unsustainable path, but suc- call the roll. option. It could cause a borrowing cri- cessive Congresses and administrations Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unani- sis. have continued a bipartisan tradition mous consent that the order for the First, let me focus on Social Secu- of ignoring this uncomfortable fact. quorum call be rescinded. rity. At the end of last year, Social Se- Of course, ignoring the problem will The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without curity provided payments to 63 million not make it go away. In this case, the objection, it is so ordered. beneficiaries, including 47 million re- opposite is true. The longer we wait to 2019 MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY TRUSTEES’ tired workers and their dependents, 6 make financial repairs to Social Secu- REPORTS million survivors of deceased workers, rity and Medicare, the more severe the Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, last month and 10 million disabled workers and changes needed to ensure their insol- I came to the floor to talk about the their dependents. vency will have to be. need to confront our country’s surging As I mentioned, Social Security’s We must work together, on a bipar- deficits and debt. combined trust funds are slated to be- tisan basis, to find long-term solutions At the time, we had just considered a come depleted in 2035. That means that that secure the future of these pro- supplemental disaster appropriations in 16 years’ time, when today’s 46-year- grams. The earlier we do it, the less bill that would spend billions of dollars olds first become eligible for retire- painful it is. When considering a $59 beyond the statutory budget caps with- ment benefits, the program will only be trillion problem like this, there are no out any pretense of offsetting that able to pay about 80 percent of the quick fixes or easy choices, but the spending, and I called for Congress to scheduled benefits, according to the sooner we act, the easier it will be to better budget for disasters. trustees. preserve Social Security and Medicare Now, prompted by reports issued last Think about that. Absent action for the millions of Americans who de- week by Social Security and Medicare from Congress, we are just 16 years pend on them and who will be depend- trustees that show these programs re- away from not being able to pay full ing on them, while safeguarding the main on an unsustainable path, I again benefits, and that is full benefits to programs for even more future genera- come to the floor to sound the alarm those who are retired right now, as tions. over our country’s long-term fiscal well as those who are upcoming. It is To be clear, I want to make sure So- health. With trillion-dollar annual no longer a far-off concern. cial Security and Medicare are able to

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In order to prevent that year 2050. ceive this benefit, as well as the infor- from happening, we have to work to- These numbers make it clear that we mation it is intended to provide. gether, and we have to consider a wide have much work we need to do for It is also important to remember variety of options to ensure their sol- those living with the disease, for those that while many living with Alz- vency in the long term. caring for them, and for the many who heimer’s are in their later years, like While we may disagree on what the face a future diagnosis. my parents were, there are also more ideal solution might look like, I hope Over the past few months, I have than 200,000 Americans under the age of we can all agree on the need to put our taken some first steps to address needs 65 who are living with Alzheimer’s. I mandatory spending programs and the facing each of these groups. Fortu- have met several who are in their early broader Federal budget on a long-term, nately, this is not a task I am working stages. It is a difficult disease at any sustainable fiscal course. That means on alone—as I said, almost everybody time, but for a younger person, it is having the revenues match up with the is touched by this disease—and I have tremendously sad. costs. They don’t now. There are defi- great bipartisan partners to work with. These individuals and their families cits already, and the funds are being Last month, I joined Senators STABE- also need access to support services depleted. NOW, WICKER, and MENENDEZ to intro- that most their age don’t require and I ask for everyone’s help to solve duce the CHANGE Act. This bipartisan don’t need. To make sure they have ac- this. It can only be done if both sides of legislation encourages early assess- cess, I recently joined Senators COL- the aisle agree to do something. ment and diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. It LINS, CASEY, and JONES to introduce I thank you for your attention. seeks to better utilize the ‘‘Welcome to the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease I yield the floor. Medicare’’ initial exam and annual Act. This bill will amend the Older The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Medicare wellness visits to screen, de- Americans Act to allow individuals ator from West Virginia. tect, and diagnose Alzheimer’s and re- under the age of 60, who are diagnosed ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE lated dementias in their earliest with younger onset Alzheimer’s dis- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, as we stages. It also establishes payment ease, to access its support programs. begin the month of May, which we are measures to incentivize detection, di- Under current law, only those over the just 2 days in now, and our Nation’s ob- agnosis, and discussion of appropriate age of 60 are eligible for Older Ameri- servance of Older Americans’ Month, I care planning services, including the cans Act programs, leaving Americans come to the floor to speak on a topic potential for clinical trial participa- with younger onset Alzheimer’s with- that is very close to my heart, and that tion. Let’s be honest. out access to vital programs and serv- is Alzheimer’s disease. along these lines on this topic is very ices. The Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Like so many Americans, I have felt difficult. Disease Act would address this dis- the impact of this disease. I lost both Early assessment and diagnosis offer parity, and it would ensure that these of my parents to Alzheimer’s disease the important possibility for the pa- individuals have access to things like pretty close to the same time. Our fam- tient to be able to be involved in deci- nutritional services, supportive serv- ily—my brother and my sister and I— sions regarding their own care—involve ices, and respite care through the Na- helped to care for them. I understand the people before they can no longer tional Family Caregiver Support Pro- the difficulties that caregivers and make that decision for themselves. I gram. Of course, it is also essential that we families have as they are trying to fig- wish I had been able to do that. I tried, continue to work toward a cure for this ure out how to face this difficult chal- but I wasn’t able to kind of get that an- heartbreaking disease. As a member of lenge because this disease is dev- swer that I was hoping for. the Senate Appropriations Committee, That is a goal that Senators STABE- astating, especially to the patients and I have worked with Labor, Health and NOW, COLLINS, MARKEY, MENENDEZ, and their loved ones. Human Services Subcommittee Chair- My father passed away in January of I had when we championed the HOPE man BLUNT and others to provide re- for Alzheimer’s Act back in the 114th 2015, just 1 day after I was sworn in as sources for crucial Alzheimer’s re- a U.S. Senator. My mother, Shelley, Congress. It is a goal we achieved in search. passed away just a few months before- 2016, when the Centers for Medicare In fact, with the passage of the hand, in September of 2014. and Medicaid Services announced that Labor-H bill last year, we surpassed There is not a book that has yet been Medicare would begin to pay for an in- the $2 billion milestone when it comes written that can tell you what to do dividual care plan for newly diagnosed to Alzheimer’s research. That means when a loved one is diagnosed because Alzheimer’s patients, effectively imple- we are making sure NIH has the fund- each case is different, and there is no menting our legislation. ing it needs to continue its work and to magic formula, but I feel strongly that This new benefit went into effect in help to support the work of others. we can do much more to help our care- the year 2017. It encourages doctors to I was recently very proud to welcome givers, to ease the pain of those who give a clear diagnosis to patients with to West Virginia Dr. Marie Bernard. suffer from this disease, and, most im- Alzheimer’s disease. That includes in- She is the Deputy Director of the Na- portantly, to find a cure. formation about treatment options and tional Institute on Aging at NIH. She The statistics surrounding Alz- what medical and community services came to West Virginia University, heimer’s are staggering. Over 5 million are available. where we visited the Rockefeller Neu- Americans are living with the disease, Here is the rub. Unfortunately, in roscience Institute, which will be open- and it is estimated that as many as 16 2017, less than 1 percent of seniors liv- ing soon—actually, I think in about 10 million will have the disease by 2050 if ing with Alzheimer’s actually received days. medical breakthroughs do not slow or, the care planning benefit that was cre- We spent the day learning more better yet, cure this disease. ated in the HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act. about the innovative and In my home State of West Virginia, So our bipartisan team regathered—as groundbreaking work being done there. over 38,000 West Virginians are cur- I mentioned, these are not easy con- Dr. Bernard shared with the Institutes’ rently living with the disease, and versations. They are not easy for fami- faculty students and staff the opportu- these are just the ones we know about. lies, and they are not easy for medical nities this increased funding can offer A lot of these cases go undiagnosed or professionals. In late March, we intro- to this field of research at West Vir- are unreported. duced the Improving HOPE Act. ginia University. Across the country, nearly one in This bill would require the Depart- It is easy to get discouraged when every three seniors who dies each year ment of Health and Human Services to you hear about a once-promising clin- has Alzheimer’s or another type of de- conduct outreach, to make sure our ical trial not moving forward—which

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Let me remind trial medication, and they had to stop The special counsel rightly concluded my colleagues that while the special the trial because they weren’t getting that the Russian Government inter- counsel has delivered its final report, satisfactory results—or when we learn fered in the 2016 Presidential election there are several ongoing Federal in- that another person we know was diag- in a sweeping and systematic fashion. vestigations and criminal trials, in- nosed with the disease or when a cure In January 2018, I issued a report on cluding those publicly known in the really does seem so far away. behalf of the Democrats on the Senate Southern District of New York and in Hearing the passion in Dr. Bernard’s Foreign Relations Committee titled Washington, DC. voice for the work she has dedicated ‘‘Putin’s Asymmetric Assault on De- Congress must now fulfill its over- her life to and seeing the excitement mocracy in Russia, and Europe: Its Im- sight obligations under the Constitu- and hope in the eyes of the students plications on U.S. National Security.’’ tion. In order to prevent future attacks who listened to her, the young re- That report outlines some of the same on our country and stem abuses of searchers, well, that was proof to me tactics used by Russia and Europe that power, we must review a complete copy that we are making progress and an il- the Mueller report identifies were used of the report as soon as possible and lustration of the will and determina- in our 2016 elections. Mr. Putin has hear direct testimony from Special tion that exists to continue making waged war against democracy. Counsel Mueller. process. The Mueller report concluded that The Mueller report laid out numer- I share that will and determination, Russia interfered in the 2016 Presi- ous disturbing episodes where behavior and I will continue to work for the day dential election principally through by President Trump may have con- when a patient and their families can two operations. First, a Russian entity stituted obstruction of justice. The re- more easily receive an early assess- carried out a social media campaign port stated: that favored Presidential candidate ment and diagnosis, for the day when, ‘‘If we had confidence after a thorough in- following such a diagnosis, they rou- Donald J. Trump and disparaged Presi- vestigation of the facts that the President tinely receive an individual care plan dential candidate Hillary Clinton; sec- clearly did not commit obstruction of jus- to help guide them, for the day when ond, a Russian intelligence service con- tice, we would so state. Based on the facts Alzheimer’s patients of all ages are ducted computer intrusion operations and the applicable legal standards, however, able to access the Older Americans Act against entities, employees, and volun- we are unable to reach that judgment. The support services but best yet, of course, teers working on the Clinton campaign evidence we obtained about the President’s actions and intent presents difficult issues the day when we can celebrate the first and then released stolen documents. The investigation also identified nu- that prevent us from conclusively deter- person cured of Alzheimer’s disease. mining that no criminal conduct occurred.’’ I think this is a mission for me in merous links between the Russian Gov- Indeed, the report stated that ‘‘the loving memory of both of my parents ernment and the Trump campaign. President’s efforts to influence the in- who fought hard through the diagnosis, When discussing the Mueller report, vestigation were mostly unsuccessful, but in the end, for those of you who Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosen- but that is largely because the persons have been exposed to this through your stein recently said: ‘‘There was over- who surrounded the President declined own families, it is a losing battle, a sad whelming evidence that Russian to carry out orders or accede to his re- battle, a tough battle, and an emotion- operatives hacked American computers quests.’’ ally and financially draining battle. and defrauded American citizens, and I look forward to working with my that is only the tip of the iceberg of a Congress should therefore closely ex- colleagues to make all of this and so comprehensive Russian strategy to in- amine the President’s behavior, keep- much more a reality of those living fluence elections, promote social dis- ing in mind the President’s obligations with Alzheimer’s and those who care cord, and undermine America, just like to fully execute the laws and preserve, and love them. they do in many other countries.’’ protect, and defend the Constitution. Thank you. The Director of National Intelligence Members of Congress took an oath as I yield the floor. testified before the Senate in January well to support the Constitution before The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that ‘‘even as Russia faces a weakening taking office. The American public now ator from Maryland. economy, the Kremlin is stepping up deserves to hear directly from Special Counsel Robert Mueller through the MUELLER REPORT its campaign to divide Western polit- relevant House and Senate committees. Mr. CARDIN. Thank you, Mr. Presi- ical and security institutions and un- Congress still has the ability to make dent. I rise today to discuss Special dermine the post-WWII international a judgment on the obstruction of jus- Counsel Robert Mueller’s recent report, order. We expect Russia will continue tice. Congress must now fulfill its over- which is titled ‘‘The Report on the In- to wage its information war against de- sight function under the Constitution vestigation into Russia’s Interference mocracies and to use social media to and do all we can to prevent future at- in the 2016 Presidential Election.’’ attempt to divide our societies.’’ We tacks on our country and to stem The Mueller investigation was au- expect that Russia will continue to abuses of power and corruption. thorized to ensure a full and thorough wage its information war against de- Congress has an obligation to under- investigation of the Russian Govern- mocracies and to use social media to stand the report fully and respond in ment’s efforts to interfere in the 2016 attempt to divide our societies. such a way to prevent such attacks Presidential election, as well as any The special counsel fulfilled his man- from happening in the future. This links and/or coordination between the date to fully investigate both criminal should involve prompt and thorough Russian Government and individuals acts surrounding the 2016 elections, as hearings in both the House and Senate. associated with the campaign of Don- well as efforts to obstruct this critical Here are some areas where the Sen- ald Trump. investigation. Let me be clear that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosen- President Trump has consistently ate should consider legislative action. stein said, when appointing the special taken steps to deny Russia’s involve- First, if an American is approached counsel: ment in tampering in our elections, re- by a foreign entity about involvement sisted efforts to hold Russia account- in an American election, that Amer- [T]he public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a able, besmirched the reputation of the ican should have certain responsibil- person who exercises a degree of independ- special counsel while trying to dismiss ities to immediately notify appropriate ence from the normal chain of command. him or willfully impeding his inves- law enforcement agencies. I think . . . I am confident that [Special Counsel tigation, and repeatedly attacked the many of us thought that was probably Mueller] will follow the facts, apply the law, integrity of our intelligence and law already the law. and reach a just result. enforcement Agencies. Despite the Second, legislation should be consid- I encourage all Americans to read the President’s egregious behavior, the spe- ered to protect our elections from for- redacted version of the Mueller report cial counsel’s work has resulted in doz- eign interference by imposing appro- and draw their own conclusions. The ens of indictments and numerous con- priate responsibility on social media report lays out in stark detail Russia’s victions and guilty pleas. platforms and amending our election

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The special counsel tisements, including through social conviction, and 5 people sentenced to stated that while the OLC opinion media. prison. holds that a sitting President may not Third, the Senate should consider ad- The report is clear that the Trump be prosecuted, the OLC opinion ‘‘recog- ditional sanctions on Russia for its campaign knew it would benefit from nizes that a criminal investigation dur- documented attacks against our 2016 Russia’s illegal activities. ‘‘Several in- ing the President’s term is permissible. elections. dividuals affiliated with the Trump The OLC opinion also recognizes that a Congress must continue to take the Campaign lied to the Office, and to President does not have immunity lead in defending U.S. national secu- Congress, about their interactions with after he leaves office. . . . Given those rity against continuing Russian ag- Russian-affiliated individuals.’’ considerations, the facts known to us, gression against democratic institu- Mueller’s report states that some cor- and the strong public interest in safe- tions at home and abroad. roborating electronic communications guarding the integrity of the criminal Earlier this year, I joined other Sen- were deleted. justice system, we conducted a thor- ators in introducing the Defending One editorial in the Washington Post ough factual investigation in order to American Security from Kremlin Ag- asked the question: How could there be preserve the evidence when memories gression Act of 2019. This comprehen- obstruction of justice even if there was were fresh and documents materials sive legislation seeks to increase eco- little evidence to support the under- were made available.’’ nomic, political, and diplomatic pres- lying suspicion of Trump campaign co- That is ending a quote by the special sure on the Russian Federation in re- ordination with Russia? counsel. Mr. Mueller’s report is a clear sponse to Russia’s interference in First, Mr. Mueller argued: directive to Congress to move forward democratic processes abroad, malign ‘‘Obstruction of justice can be motivated with its own proceedings. influence in Syria, and aggression by a desire to protect non-criminal personal The criminal process at issue here for against Ukraine. interests, to protect against investigations a sitting President is completely sepa- I am pleased to work with my col- where underlying criminal liability falls into rate and independent of both the con- leagues on a comprehensive, bipartisan a gray area, or to avoid personal embarrass- gressional oversight power and the con- effort to counter Russia’s pervasive at- ment. The injury to the integrity of the jus- gressional impeachment power for high tacks on our electoral systems and tice system is the same regardless of wheth- er a person committed an underlying crimes and misdemeanors. Even if the cyber infrastructure. I introduced the wrong.’’ House decides to begin impeachment Election Systems Integrity Act to bet- proceedings against the President—and More specifically, ‘‘the President had ter America’s election systems so that it has the sole power to do so—and a motive to put the FBI’s Russia inves- we are aware when a foreign national even if the Senate were to convict the tigation behind him,’’ Mr. Mueller or interest seeks to obtain ownership President—it has the sole power to do wrote. ‘‘A thorough FBI investigation or control of election service providers so—the Constitution provides that would uncover facts about the cam- or related infrastructure. ‘‘the Party convicted shall neverthe- paign and the President personally The American people have every rea- less be liable and subject to Indict- that the President could have under- son to be disappointed and alarmed at ment, Trial, Judgment, and Punish- stood to be crimes or that would give the lack of preparedness to defend this ment, according to Law.’’ rise to personal and political con- Nation. News reports just last week The report emphasizes the Presi- cerns.’’ suggested that former Homeland Secu- dent’s constitutional obligation to I am quoting directly from the rity Secretary Nielsen unsuccessfully faithfully execute the laws under arti- Mueller report. tried to elevate the U.S. Government cle II, section 3 of the Constitution, For the record, the President did not response to the cyber security threat and notes that ‘‘the proper supervision fully cooperate with Special Counsel to the 2020 elections, apparently be- of criminal law does not demand free- Mueller’s investigation. The President cause President Trump was not inter- dom for the President to act with a refused to sit for an interview. He has ested in the issue and did not want to corrupt intention of shielding himself taken every opportunity to say that call into further question the legit- from criminal punishment, avoiding fi- this whole process was a witch hunt. imacy of his 2016 election victory, with nancial liability, or preventing per- He has done all he can to undermine Russian assistance. sonal embarrassment.’’ the authority of the special counsel, its Recently, Jared Kushner inconceiv- Congress should take action and con- investigators, its purpose and, there- ably tried to argue that Russia’s inter- vene oversight hearings on the Mueller fore, its results. ference amounted to ‘‘a couple of report and the underlying evidence. As Special Counsel Mueller noted in Facebook ads’’ and that congressional The report states: his final report: and special counsel investigations were Our investigation found multiple acts by ‘‘more harmful’’ to the United States Beginning in December 2017, the [Special the President that were capable of exerting Counsel] sought for more than a year to than the actual Russian interference. undue influence over law enforcement inves- interview the President on topics relevant to tigations, including the Russian-interference Congress needs to look very carefully both Russian-election interference and ob- and independently at the 10 episodes and obstruction investigations. The inci- struction-of-justice . . . we received the dents were often carried out through one-on- that could constitute obstruction of President’s written responses . . . we in- one meetings in which the President sought justice by Trump, where Attorney Gen- formed counsel of the insufficiency of those to use his official power outside of usual eral Barr ‘‘disagreed with some of the responses in several respects . . . Recog- channels. Special Counsel’s legal theories, and nizing that the President would not be inter- These actions ranged from efforts to re- felt some of the episodes examined did viewed voluntarily, we considered whether to move the Special Counsel and to reverse the issue a subpoena for his testimony. We not amount to obstruction as a matter effect of the Attorney General’s recusal; to viewed the written answers to be inadequate. the attempted use of official power to limit of law.’’ But at that point, our investigation had Remember that President Trump the scope of the investigation; to direct and made significant progress and had produced indirect contacts with witnesses with the po- tried to label Special Counsel Muller’s substantial evidence for our report. We thus tential to influence their testimony. Viewing probe as a witch hunt, but Special weighed the costs of potentially lengthy con- the acts collectively can help illuminate Counsel Mueller, a well-respected stitutional litigation, with resulting delay in their significance. former FBI Director under both Presi- finishing our investigation. . . . That is again quoting from the dents Bush and Obama, who was unani- So there is no question that the Mueller report. mously confirmed by the Senate for President did not cooperate as Mr. These are disturbing and troubling the position on two separate occasions, Mueller had requested. actions by the President. Congress kept his head down and did his work Special Counsel Mueller noted that needs to get to the bottom of what hap- without fear or favor. he declined to ‘‘make a traditional pened and lay bare the facts for all The special counsel’s investigation prosecutorial judgment’’ due to its ac- Americans to see. has resulted in, so far, 199 criminal ceptance of the Justice Department’s The report continues: counts, 37 people and entities that have Office of Legal Counsel, or OLC, opin- The President’s efforts to influence the in- been indicted/charged as a result of the ion prohibiting the indictment of a sit- vestigation were mostly unsuccessful, but

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Today’s hearing will focus on how colleges not tell Acting Attorney General Rod Rosen- The special counsel examined these and universities should respond to accusa- stein that the Special Counsel must be re- episodes in great detail and found sup- tions of sexual assault. This is an important moved, but was instead prepared to resign portive documentary and testimonial and difficult topic. For that reason, I am over the President’s order. Lewandowski and evidence that raised significant con- glad that Senator Murray and I have been Dearborn did not deliver the President’s cerns about potential wrongdoing in a able to agree to a bipartisan hearing and to message to Attorney General Sessions that number of cases, including the Trump agree on the witnesses. he should confine the Russia investigation to On these issues, I have the perspective of a future election meddling only. And McGahn campaign’s response to reports about father of daughters and sons, of a grand- refused to recede from his recollection about Russia’s support for Trump; conduct father, a lawyer, a governor, and also a events surrounding the President’s direction involving FBI Director Comey and Na- former Chairman of the Board and president to have the Special Counsel removed, despite tional Security Advisor Michael Flynn; of a large public university. As a university the President’s multiple demands that he do the President’s reaction to the con- administrator, my first priority always was so. tinuing Russia investigation; the Presi- the safety of students. My goal was to quick- That is again quoting from the dent’s termination of Comey and ef- ly and compassionately respond to victims of alleged assaults, offering counseling and Mueller report. forts to have Rosenstein take responsi- The American people can take little other support, including assisting the victim bility; the appointment of special if he or she wished to report the assault to comfort in the fact that the episodes of counsel and efforts to remove him; ef- law enforcement. And my goal also was to potential obstruction of justice would forts to curtail the special counsel’s in- protect the rights of both the accused and have been much worse had the Presi- vestigation; efforts to prevent public the victim to ensure that campus discipli- dent’s staff actually followed through disclosure of evidence or affect witness nary processes were fair. on his orders. The misconduct here cooperation or testimony; further ef- If you are an administrator at one of 6,000 emanates from the President himself. American colleges and universities and you forts to have Attorney General Ses- ask your legal counsel what laws the institu- The report notes the marked change sions take control of the investigation, in the President’s behavior—after the tion must follow when it comes to allega- after recusal; efforts to have White tions of sexual assault, your counsel would firing of FBI Director Comey—once the House Counsel Don McGahn deny that reply that there are several places to look. President realized that ‘‘investigators the President had ordered him to have First, you would look to federal statutes. were conducting an obstruction-of-jus- the special counsel removed; conduct Two federal laws govern allegations of sex- tice inquiry into his own conduct . . . towards Flynn and Manafort; and con- ual assault. All colleges and universities The President launched public attacks duct involving Michael Cohen. That is that receive federal funds, including federal financial aid, must follow them. First, Title on the investigation and individuals in- quite a long list. volved in it who could possess evidence IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Congress should now rise to its con- which states ‘‘no person in the United States adverse to the President, while in pri- stitutional responsibility and conduct shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from vate, the President engaged in a series vigorous oversight based on the road- participation in, be denied the benefits of, or of targeted efforts to control the inves- map provided by the Mueller report, be subjected to discrimination under any tigation. both as to Russia’s interference in the education program or activity.’’ In 1999, the For instance, the President at- 2016 Presidential election and efforts to Supreme Court ruled in Davis v. Monroe tempted to remove the special counsel. obstruct justice during the Mueller in- County Board of Education that student-on- student sexual harassment is covered by He sought to have Attorney General vestigation. Sessions unrecuse himself and limit Title IX. I yield the floor. And second, the Clery Act, as amended in the investigation. He sought to prevent I suggest the absence of a quorum. 2013 by the Violence Against Women Act, public disclosure of information about The PRESIDING OFFICER. The which requires colleges to have ‘‘procedures the June 9, 2016, meeting between Rus- clerk will call the roll. for institutional disciplinary action in cases sians and campaign officials. And he The senior assistant legislative clerk of alleged domestic violence, dating violence, used public forms to attack potential proceeded to call the roll. sexual assault, or stalking.’’ witnesses who might offer adverse in- The law mandates ‘‘such proceedings shall formation and to praise witnesses who f provide a prompt, fair, and impartial inves- LEGISLATIVE SESSION tigation and resolution’’ and ‘‘the accuser declined to cooperate with the govern- and the accused are entitled to the same op- ment. portunities to have others present during an The report continues: institutional disciplinary proceeding, includ- The conclusion that Congress may apply MORNING BUSINESS ing the opportunity to be accompanied to the obstruction laws to the President’s cor- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I any related meeting or proceeding by an ad- rupt exercise of the powers of office accords ask unanimous consent that the Sen- visor of their choice.’’ That advisor may be a with our constitutional system of checks and ate resume legislative session and be in lawyer. The law also requires institutions to balances and the principle that no person is a period of morning business, with Sen- state in their procedures ‘‘the standard of above the law. . . . In sum, contrary to the evidence that will be used during any insti- position taken by the President’s counsel, we ators permitted to speak therein for up tutional conduct proceeding,’’ but it did not concluded that, in light of the Supreme to 10 minutes each. say what that standard had to be. Court precedent governing separation-of- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Next your counsel would refer you to regu- power issues, we have a valid basis for inves- objection, it is so ordered. lations based upon these two federal laws. tigating the conduct at issue in this report. These regulations also have the force of law. f In our view, the application of the obstruc- First, the relevant regulation under Title IX tion statutes would not impermissibly bur- HIGHER EDUCATION ACT requires schools to have a disciplinary proc- den the President’s Article II function to su- Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ess which is defined in the regulation as ‘‘a pervise prosecutorial conduct or to remove grievance procedure providing for [a] prompt inferior law enforcement officers. ask unanimous consent that a copy of and equitable resolution.’’ The report concludes: my opening statement at the Senate Regulations under the Clery Act define a ‘‘prompt, fair, and impartial proceeding.’’ The protection of the criminal justice sys- Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Under these regulations, the institution tem from corrupt acts by any person—in- Committee be printed in the RECORD. ‘‘may establish restrictions regarding the ex- cluding the President—accords with the fun- There being no objection, the mate- tent to which the advisor of choice may par- damental principle of our government that rial was ordered to be printed in the ticipate in the proceedings.’’ Your counsel ‘‘no person in this country is so high that he RECORD, as follows: will also tell you that sometimes the U.S. is above the law.’’ REAUTHORIZING HEA: ADDRESSING CAMPUS Department of Education will send out a let- They cited U.S. v. Lee, Clinton v. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ENSURING STUDENT ter or guidance to institutions, giving its in- Jones, and U.S. v. Nixon. SAFETY AND RIGHTS terpretation of what a law or regulation Congress, through its oversight pow- Mr. ALEXANDER. The Senate Committee might mean. Such letters or guidance do not ers and constitutional responsibilities, on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions have the force of law; they are only advisory.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:17 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02MY6.053 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2603 But campuses sometimes consider them viding appropriate discipline for offenders, is The third issue is how federal law or regu- binding as a law and unfortunately Depart- certainly laudable. Whether the elimination lation should define sexual harassment. The ment officials have, in the past, made the of basic procedural protections—and the sub- proposed rule uses a definition established by same mistake. stantially increased risk that innocent stu- the United States Supreme Court in 1999 in For example, in 2011 and 2014, during the dents will be punished—is a fair price to the case Davis v. Monroe County Board of Obama Administration, officials at the U.S. achieve that goal is another question alto- Education, which requires the conduct to be Department of Education wrote two guid- gether.’’ ‘‘so severe, pervasive, and objectively offen- ance letters interpreting Title IX, saying, in In February of this year, Supreme Court sive that it effectively denies a person equal deciding whether an accused student is Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told the Atlan- access to the [institution’s] education pro- guilty of sexual assault, the decider ‘‘must tic, ‘‘There’s been criticism of some college gram or activity.’’ Some have suggested we use a preponderance of the evidence stand- codes of conduct for not giving the accused look at other definitions in federal law or ard.’’ person a fair opportunity to be heard, and Supreme Court precedent. It was no surprise that many campuses that’s one of the basic tenets of our system, In the future, regulations with the force of thought this interpretation was the law be- as you know, everyone deserves a fair hear- law and guidance letters that are merely ad- cause the Department acted as if it were the ing.’’ visory will continue to interpret federal laws law, when it was only advisory. On June 26, In an attempt to meet that requirement, and constitutional requirements governing 2014, at a hearing before this Committee, I the Department’s proposed rule would re- allegations of sexual assault on campus. But asked the former Assistant Secretary for quire institutions to hold a ‘‘live hearing,’’ as Congress seeks to reauthorize the Higher Civil Rights at the Department of Education, which is defined as a hearing in which ‘‘the Education Act this year, we should do our Catherine Lhamon,’’do you expect institu- decision-maker must permit each party to best to agree on ways to clarify these three tions to comply with your Title IX guidance ask the other party and any witnesses all issues. The more we do that the more cer- documents?’’ She responded, ‘‘We do.’’ relevant questions and follow-up questions, tainty and stability we will give to the law In September 2017, Secretary DeVos with- including those challenging credibility. Such governing how institutions of higher edu- drew both of these letters of guidance and a cross-examination at the hearing must be cation should respond to accusations of sex- year later, in November of last year, pro- conducted by the party’s advisor of choice.’’ ual assault. posed to replace them with a new rule under The proposed rule would allow parties who f Title IX, a process which allows extensive do not feel comfortable being in the same comment and discussion and would have the room with each other to request to be in sep- FAFSA arate rooms, visible by a video feed, for ex- force of law when it is final. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I That is not all your legal counsel would ample. This definition of a live hearing tell you. If you’re the president of a public aligns with recent decisions by the U.S. ask unanimous consent that a copy of institution—where 80 percent of undergradu- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Cali- my opening statement at the Senate ates attend college—your counsel would re- fornia State Court of Appeals. Health Education, Labor, and Pensions mind you that your disciplinary process In the Sixth Circuit case, a student ac- Committee be printed in the RECORD. must meet the standards of the 14th Amend- cused of sexual assault sued the University There being no objection, the mate- of Michigan, alleging the school violated the ment to the United States Constitution rial was ordered to be printed in the which says ‘‘nor shall any state deprive any Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment when it did not hold a hearing RECORD, as follows: person or life, liberty, or property without with the opportunity for the accused to FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION HEARING due process of law.’’ And then finally you’d have to look at any cross-examine his accuser and other wit- Mr. ALEXANDER. There are not many applicable state laws. For example, if you nesses. The Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of things that United States senators can do to are an administrator at one of Tennessee’s the accused student stating: ‘‘if a public uni- cause 20 million American families to say, public colleges, the state’s Uniform Adminis- versity has to choose between competing ‘‘thank you.’’ After five years of work, we are ready to do trative Procedures Act mandates that at narratives to resolve a case, the university must give the accused student or his agent just that by reducing the Free Application public colleges and universities a student an opportunity to cross-examine the accuser for Federal Student Aid—the FAFSA—from facing suspension or expulsion must be given and adverse witnesses in the presence of a 108 questions to two dozen, and eliminate the the option to have a full administrative neutral fact-finder.’’ need for families to give their financial in- hearing with the right to counsel and ‘‘the And in California, the State Court of Ap- formation to the federal government twice. opportunity to . . . conduct cross-examina- peals for the Second District made a similar This will help 400,000 families in Tennessee, tion.’’ finding, stating: ‘‘when a student accused of 350,000 families in Senator Murray’s Wash- This array of laws and regulations creates sexual misconduct faces severe disciplinary ington State, and millions more for each of a challenge for college administrators, for sanctions, and the credibility of witnesses us who have it in our hands to finish our students who allege an assault, and for those . . . is central to the adjudication of the alle- work on simplifying the FAFSA. who are accused to know what the law re- gation, fundamental fairness requires, at a A volunteer mentor with Tennessee Prom- quires, so the purpose of today’s hearing is to minimum, that the university provide a ise, which is our state’s program that pro- hear how we can create more certainty in mechanism by which the accused may vides two years of free community college, how colleges and universities should appro- cross—examine those witnesses, directly or told me that the FAFSA—the form that 20 priately and fairly respond to allegations of indirectly, at a hearing in which the wit- million families fill out each year to apply sexual assault. During this hearing, I would nesses appear in person or by other means.’’ for federal student aid—has a ‘‘chilling ef- like to focus on three issues raised by the Some college administrators have said to fect’’ on students and on parents. Department’s proposed rule: The require- me, I do not want to turn our campus into a The former president of Southwest Ten- ments of due process, including cross exam- courtroom. Others point out that the re- nessee Community College in Memphis told ination; the effect of the location of the al- quirements of fairness and due process often me he believes that he loses 1,500 students leged assault; and The definition of sexual require inconvenient administrative bur- each semester because the FAFSA is too harassment. dens. It seems to me that the question before complicated. According to an article published by the us is, how can the law satisfy the Constitu- East Tennessee State University said a Cornell Law Review, more than 100 lawsuits tional requirements of Due Process without third of their applicants—approximately have been filed by students accused of sexual imposing unnecessary administrative bur- 10,000—are selected each year for assault who claim schools denied them due dens and expense on higher education insti- verification—a complicated process that process. In one lawsuit, an accused student tutions. stops Pell Grant payments while a student sued Brandeis University. The opinion of the A second issue is the location of the al- and their family scrambles to submit their judge of the U.S. District Court for the Dis- leged assault. The proposed rule requires federal tax information or prove they did not trict of Massachusetts criticized the Depart- schools to respond to an allegation of sexual have to file taxes. ment of Education’s earlier 2011 guidance for assault even if it is off-campus if the ‘‘con- Former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam causing schools to adopt unfair procedures duct occurs within [an institution’s] edu- told me that Tennessee has the highest rate saying: cation program or activity.’’ For example, of filling out the FAFSA, but it is still the ‘‘In recent years, universities across the the proposed rule cites a federal district single biggest impediment to more students United States have adopted procedural and court in Kansas that held that Kansas State enrolling in Tennessee Promise. substantive policies intended to make it University was required to respond to an al- And one of the questions I hear most from easier for victims of sexual assault to make legation of sexual assault that occurred at students is, can you please make it simpler and prove their claims and for the schools to an off-campus fraternity house because the to apply for federal aid? adopt punitive measures in response. That house was university-recognized and the Five years ago at a hearing before this process has been substantially spurred by school exercised oversight over the frater- Committee we heard that the vast majority the Office for Civil Rights of the Department nity. There is some question about the defi- of questions on the FAFSA are unnecessary. of Education, which issued a ‘Dear Col- nition of university program or activity. And I asked if the four witnesses could each league’ letter in 2011 demanding that univer- a second question is if a university can write a letter to the Committee recom- sities do so or face a loss of federal funding. choose to go beyond university programs or mending how they would simplify the The goal of reducing sexual assault, and pro- activities to protect their students. FAFSA.

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Sum- do what you recommend? make payments of more than ten percent of mit was an early supporter of the Dela- So we started talking with other Senators, his or her discretionary income. If a bor- ware State Police Aviation Branch, students, college administrators, and other rower wanted to pay off their loan, the other building a hangar and providing all air- experts about how to simplify the FAFSA. option would be a 10–year payment plan, craft maintenance. To this day, Sum- Simplifying the FAFSA started gaining with equal monthly payments, similar to a traction. mit is a top employer of veterans in 10–year mortgage. And under both options, a the state. Ed retired from Summit in First, the Obama Administration allowed borrower’s payment would come directly families to fill out the FAFSA using their from their paycheck. June, 2013, after 25 years. Prior to his tax information from the previous year so This proposal would make it easier for retirement, Summit named their new they could apply to school in the fall, rather more than 9 million borrowers annually, and modification center after him: the than having to wait until spring. any of the current 42 million borrowers with Scully Modification Center. There are Second, the Trump Administration has put outstanding federal loan debt, to take advan- the FAFSA application on a phone app. I was few people who can say that they have tage of a simpler and more affordable way to dedicated their lives to their country, at Sevier County High School in November repay their loans. and saw students zipping through the but Ed certainly can. And from administrators I hear—can’t you Sadly, Ed passed away on December FAFSA on their iPhones. do something about the administrative bur- Third, last year the Senate passed legisla- den that wastes time and money that could 24, 2018, and was buried in Arlington tion Senator Murray and I introduced that instead be spent on students? National Cemetery, but he leaves be- allows students to answer up to 22 questions To help administrators overwhelmed by hind an indelible legacy and one he on the FAFSA with just one click and will what the Kirwan-Zeppos report called ‘‘a should be most proud of: his family. Ed stop requiring students to give the same in- jungle of red tape,’’ I am proposing we sim- formation to the federal government twice. is survived by his loving and devoted plify federal regulations that take time and We are working with the House to see if we wife of 45 years, Patricia, his brothers money away from educating students. can make that a law this year. Robert and Thomas, his daughters, Su- There are other steps this Committee is The final step should be our bipartisan so- zanne Gubich, Corynn Ciber, Kristin considering to make college worth students’ lution that will reduce the number of ques- time and money, but we also have the oppor- Stein, his son Edward Scully IV, and tions on the FAFSA from 108 to 15–25 ques- tunity to greatly simplify the ‘‘chilling ef- his grandchildren and great-grand- tions. children; Danielle, Cole, Kyle, Maxwell, In 2015, Senator Bennet and I, along with fect’’ applying for federal aid has on students Senators Booker, Burr, King, Enzi, Warner, today. Julia, Connor, Ashton, and Kailani. and Isakson, introduced bipartisan legisla- f I am grateful for Ed’s service to our State and our Nation, and I hope that tion that would have reduced the number of ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS FAFSA questions to two. But after discus- this tribute to his memory helps his sions with college administrators and states, family and friends know what an im- we realized we needed to keep some ques- pact his life made.∑ tions or states and schools would have to REMEMBERING ED SCULLY f create their own additional forms that stu- ∑ Mr. COONS. Mr. President, today I dents would need to fill out. wish to honor the life and service of a THE GULLAH SOCIETY’S Over the last four years, we have improved distinguished Delawarean, veteran of ANCESTRAL REBURIAL CEREMONY that legislation and now believe we can move the U.S. Army for 27 years, business- ∑ forward with bipartisan legislation that Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. would reduce the FAFSA to 15–25 questions. man, husband, father, grandfather, President, today I would like to com- Here is what all of these improvements great-grandfather, and brother, Ed memorate and recognize a weekend- mean to the 20 million families that fill out Scully. long event happening in a place I hold the FAFSA every year: I got to know Ed during my time as very near and dear to my heart, my One: Reduce the 108 questions to 15–25. New Castle County executive and Two: Dramatically decrease the number of hometown, Charleston, SC. In 2013, 36 students selected for verification, because worked with him on a variety of issues bodies were discovered and unearthed students’ tax data would automatically facing the aviation industry. near Anson Street in downtown transfer to the Department of Education Ed was known for his persistence Charleston. After years of further his- which would greatly reduce the need for during my time in the Senate when it torical, archeological and DNA anal- verification. came to bringing and keeping good, ysis research, we have learned much Three: Simplifying the form and the high-paying jobs in Delaware, and in more about the stories of these men, verification process should encourage more particular, he was passionate about women, and children. students to apply for federal aid, which will helping veterans in our State get jobs ensure that eligible students receive the Pell Buried between 1750 and 1800, these they deserve. in the aviation industry. people of African descent—some born Four: Students can now complete the After graduating from Wilmington, in Africa, others born in South Caro- FAFSA on their iPhone. Delaware’s Salesianum School, Ed lina—most likely were enslaved indi- Five: Families can now apply for federal joined the U.S. Army in February 1961. viduals who helped build the nearby student aid sooner because they can use in- Ed was no ordinary soldier; he joined port of Charleston. This weekend, 6 formation from their last year’s tax return; the Special Forces and earned his years after unearthing these individ- and Six: Students can find out as early as Green Beret. He was promoted five uals and more than 250 years after they eighth grade how much Pell grant funding times during his 27 years of service and were buried, the Gullah Society and they may be eligible for. retired at the rank of lieutenant colo- the Charleston community are coming And seven: there is a $6 billion advantage nel. Ed received many awards and deco- together to hold a naming ceremony, to taxpayers—that is the amount the Depart- rations, including the Legion of Merit, official release of DNA ancestry re- ment of Education estimates is issued in im- the Bronze Star with Valor, the Purple sults, a reburial ceremony, and an ecu- proper payments every year These are seven huge advantages and are Heart, the Joint Services Meritorious menical service. the result of five years of hearings and work Service Medal, the Air Medal, the Com- It is the hope of the Gullah Society, by senators, and work by both the Obama bat Infantryman’s Badge, the Special a hope shared with myself and many and Trump Administrations. Bipartisan dis- Forces Tab, the Parachute Badge, the fellow Charlestonians, that we lay cussions have produced a lot of agreement on Senior Aviation Badge, the Vietnam these individuals to rest the proper simplifying the number of questions, so the Jump Wings, and the Special Forces way, as well as remember, celebrate, purpose of this hearing is to learn what we Combat Patch. and honor them. While we recognize need to know before taking the final step. After attending flight school, avia- these 36 ancestral sons and daughters I also hear from students—can you make repaying student loans simpler? tion became Ed’s passion, and he spent of South Carolina, we also will have a A large number of Republican and Demo- the rest of his life as a military and ci- chance to remember all others whose crat senators have suggested streamlining vilian aviation expert. graves have been lost and all others

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY6.008 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2605 upon whose backs Charleston was Pummelos Grown in Florida and Imported PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS built. Grapefruit; Change in Grade and Size Re- The following petitions and memo- quirements’’ ((7 CFR Parts 905 and 944) While Charleston’s past is certainly rials were laid before the Senate and complicated, I believe events like this (Docket No. AMS–SC–18–0046)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on were referred or ordered to lie on the serve to inspire us all to create a fu- May 1, 2019; to the Committee on Agri- table as indicated: ture of greater reconciliation, truth culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. POM–33. A joint memorial adopted by the telling, equality, and healing in our EC–1107. A communication from the Under Legislature of the State of urging the shared community. I thank the Gullah Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and to pass legislation Society and all individuals who helped Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to that designates 611 as a national suicide pre- create or participated in this project, law, the quarterly exception Selected Acqui- vention and mental health crisis hotline as I believe they do so for the true ben- sition Reports (SARs) for the Navy and Air telephone number; to the Committee on Force Major Defense Acquisition Programs efit and education of us all.∑ Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (MDAPs) (OSS–2019–0414); to the Committee HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 1 f on Armed Services. Whereas, the Centers for Disease Control EC–1108. A communication from the Under and Prevention (CDC) reported 45,000 deaths MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and by suicide in the United States in 2016, with Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to Messages from the President of the rates of suicide since 1999 increasing in every law, a report entitled ‘‘2019 Annual Report to United States were communicated to state; and Congress on the Department of Defense Whereas, the CDC reported that suicide is the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his Chemical and Biological Defense Program’’; secretaries. the tenth leading cause of death in the to the Committee on Armed Services. United States, and ode of just three of the EC–1109. A communication from the Under f leading causes of death that are on the rise; Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and and EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to Whereas, Idaho and other western states law, a report entitled ‘‘Report on Defense have the highest rates of suicide in the na- In executive session the Presiding Of- Electronics Industrial Base’’; to the Com- ficer laid before the Senate messages tion, and the CDC reports that the rate of mittee on Armed Services. suicide is increasing in Idaho and sur- from the President of the United EC–1110. A communication from the Senior rounding western states by rates that range States submitting sundry nominations Official performing the duties of the Under from 30% to 58% since 1999; and which were referred to the appropriate Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readi- Whereas, the United States faces an urgent committees. ness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- public health crisis as these deaths con- (The messages received today are port entitled ‘‘Evaluation of the tribute to the declining life expectancy for printed at the end of the Senate pro- Program; Fiscal Year 2019 Report to Con- Americans; and gress’’; to the Committee on Armed Services. ceedings.) Whereas, the United States House of Rep- EC–1111. A communication from the Acting resentatives passed H.R. 2345, the National f Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018, by and Contracting, Department of Defense, a vote of 379 to 1, with both Congressman MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Rau´ l Labrador and Congressman Mike Simp- At 10:25 a.m., a message from the a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition son voting in the affirmative; and the United Regulation Supplement: Restriction on the House of Representatives, delivered by States Senate passed H.R. 2345 by unanimous Acquisition of Certain Magnets and Tung- consent; and Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, sten’’ ((RIN0750–AK15) (DFARS Case 2018– announced that pursuant to section Whereas, on August 14, 2018, President D054)) received in the Office of the President Donald Trump signed H.R. 2345 into law as 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Spence Na- of the Senate on April 30, 2019; to the Com- Public Law No. 115–233; and tional Defense Authorization Act for mittee on Armed Services. Whereas, Public Law 115–233 requires the Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), as EC–1112. A communication from the Acting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) amended, and the order of the House of Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing to conduct a study that examines the feasi- and Contracting, Department of Defense, January 3, 2019, the Speaker appoints bility of designating a simple, easy-to-re- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of member, three-digit dialing code to be used the following individual on the part of a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition the House of Representatives to the for a national suicide prevention and mental Regulation Supplement: Small Business Set- health crisis hotline system; and United States-China Economic and Se- Asides for Architect-Engineer and Construc- Whereas, the FCC’s report must rec- curity Review Commission for a term tion Design Contracts’’ ((RIN0750–AK18) ommend whether a particular Nil dialing expiring on December 31, 2020: Dr. (DFARS Case 2018–D057)) received in the Of- code or another simple, easy-to-remember, Larry M. Wortzel of Williamsburg, Vir- fice of the President of the Senate on April three-digit dialing code should be used for a ginia. 30, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Serv- national suicide prevention and mental ices. health crisis hotline system and, if so, the ENROLLED BILL SIGNED EC–1113. A communication from the Acting logistics and costs associated with desig- At 12:28 p.m., a message from the Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing nating such a dialing code; and House of Representatives, delivered by and Contracting, Department of Defense, Whereas, 611 is the only undesignated N11 Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of number available, and in 1997, the FCC found announced that the Speaker has signed a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition that 611 would be available when ‘‘needed for the following enrolled bill: Regulation Supplement: Use of the Govern- other national purposes’’; and ment Property Clause’’ ((RIN0750–AJ11) Whereas, since 1968, 911 has been used for H.R. 1222. An act to amend the Pittman- (DFARS Case 2015–D035)) received in the Of- emergency service, and the simplicity and Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facili- fice of the President of the Senate on April ubiquity of the 911 dialing code makes the tate the establishment of additional or ex- 30, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Serv- N11 pattern the most logical pattern to fol- panded public target ranges in certain ices. low for a national suicide prevention and states. EC–1114. A communication from the Acting mental health crisis hotline: Now, therefore, The enrolled bill was subsequently Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing be it signed by the President pro tempore and Contracting, Department of Defense, Resolved by the members of the First Reg- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of (Mr. GRASSLEY). ular Session of the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legisla- a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition ture, the House of Representatives and the f Regulation Supplement: Contract Closeout Senate concurring therein, that the FCC Authority’’ ((RIN0750–AJ76) (DFARS Case should recognize that combating the stag- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER 2018–D012)) received in the Office of the gering growth of suicide deaths is an impor- COMMUNICATIONS President of the Senate on April 30, 2019; to tant national purpose; and be it further The following communications were the Committee on Armed Services. Resolved, that, in response to the growing laid before the Senate, together with EC–1115. A communication from the Alter- rate of suicide deaths, the FCC should des- nate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office accompanying papers, reports, and doc- ignate 611 as the new national suicide pre- of the Secretary, Department of Defense, vention and mental health crisis hotline uments, and were referred as indicated: transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of telephone number; and be it further EC–1106. A communication from the Ad- a rule entitled ‘‘Department of Defense Pri- Resolved, that if the FCC does not make ministrator, Agricultural Marketing Serv- vacy Program; Correction’’ (RIN0790–AJ20) such a designation, the delegation rep- ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit- received in the Office of the President of the resenting the State of Idaho in Congress is ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Senate on May 1, 2019; to the Committee on hereby respectfully requested to pursue leg- titled ‘‘Oranges, Grapefruit, Tangerines, and Armed Services. islation to that end; and be it further

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY6.010 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S2606 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 2, 2019 Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House Whereas, many conditions originating out- of legal compliance and that inherently puts of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- side of Idaho have contributed to the decline the operation of Idaho’s Steelhead fisheries thorized and directed to forward a copy of of Idaho’s wild Steelhead; and at risk and all that rely upon the fisheries this Memorial to the Chairman of the Fed- Whereas, in spite of collaborative habitat and are otherwise ancillary to them; and be eral Communications Commission, the Presi- restoration projects and thoughtful fisheries it further dent of the , the Speak- management within Idaho, these external Resolved that nothing in this Joint Memo- er of the United States House of Representa- impacts continue to affect wild Steelhead re- rial is intended to conflict with the respon- tives, and to the congressional delegation turns; and sible evaluation, nor to the exclusion and Whereas, longitudinal scientific research representing the State of Idaho in the Con- consideration of the best available science, clearly and consistently negates the notion gress of the United States. of the permit; and be it further that the operation of the Steelhead fishing POM–34. A joint memorial adopted by the season has any appreciable effect on the Resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the abundance or recovery of Idaho’s wild of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- United States Congress to support the Fed- Steelhead; and thorized and directed to forward a copy of eral Communications Commission’s actions Whereas, the hatchery Steelhead fishery this Memorial to the President of the Senate to provide the resources necessary to im- constitutes a significant part of Idaho’s rec- and the Speaker of the House of Representa- prove the phone communications system; to reational and tribal fishery; and tives of Congress, to the congressional dele- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Whereas, the Steelhead fishery is a signifi- gation representing the State of Idaho in the Transportation. cant contributor to the culture, jobs, tour- Congress of the United States, to NOAA, and HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 3 ism, recreation, and economy of Idaho; and to the National Marine Fishery Service divi- Whereas, Steelhead fishing by the outfitted Whereas, communication is essential to sion of NOAA. and nonoutfitted public on Idaho’s rivers is a Idaho’s economy for conducting business, so- significant contributor to Idaho’s rural econ- cial interaction, and emergency contacts; omy; and POM–36. A concurrent memorial adopted and Whereas, Idaho submitted its Fisheries by the Legislature of the State of Arizona Whereas, phone communication, and par- Management and Evaluation Plan for review urging the United States Congress to decline ticularly cell phone communication and re- and renewal to the National Oceanic and At- to designate the Great Bend of the Gila lated uses, is subject to distraction, disrup- mospheric Administration (NOAA) in 2010, River and surrounding areas as a National tion, and interference as a result of un- prior to the expiration of the associated per- Monument; to the Committee on Energy and wanted and unsolicited phone calls from re- mit required for lawful operation of its fish- Natural Resources. cordings and persons who do not identify eries; and themselves and use false phone numbers to Whereas, NOAA still has not, in the nine HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL NO. 2005 promote warranties, health products, credit years since submission, processed that plan Whereas, the Gila River stretches nearly cards, computer repair, and many products and renewed Idaho’s Incidental Take Permit; they have no intention of providing; and 600 miles across Arizona and has supported Whereas, the unscrupulous and dishonest and Arizona’s people for thousands of years; and Whereas, this has placed the State of Idaho use of our phone communication system is ´ fisheries out of legal compliance; and Whereas, Congressman Raul M. Grijalva becoming so frequent that it interferes with Whereas, on December 7, 2018, under threat introduced H.R. 6521, the Great Bend of the commerce because increasingly users do not of a federal lawsuit by six organizations due Gila National Monument Establishment Act answer the phone, missing legitimate and to Idaho operating its fisheries without a (Act) on July 25, 2018; and important calls; and current federal permit, the Idaho Depart- Whereas, national monument status has Whereas, Idaho state statutes, do not call ment of Fish and Game (IDFG) Commission significant potential consequences that may registries, and other remedies have become decided to suspend the Steelhead fishing sea- negatively affect land management activi- ineffective because those who engage in this son; and ties; and misbehavior have no intention of obeying Whereas, the IDFG Commission’s decision the law and are able to avoid being appre- Whereas, the proposed Great Bend of the of December 7, 2018, to strike a conditional Gila National Monument includes more than hended or detected because they are calling agreement with the litigant coalition fore- from locations outside of the United States 84,000 acres of land along the Gila River in stalled a full closure of the Steelhead season; southwestern Arizona; and or, if calling within the United States, they and use sophisticated hacking methods; and Whereas, the terms of said agreement are Whereas, existing laws and regulations, in- Whereas, Idaho state and local govern- set to expire on March 15, 2019, or upon cluding the National Environmental Policy ments do not have the expertise to control verified completion of the requisite permit, Act, the Federal Land Policy and Manage- the increasing burden upon Idaho citizens whichever should occur first; and ment Act, the Archaeological Resources Pro- and particularly do not have the jurisdiction Whereas, we commend the Idaho congres- tection Act and many others, ensure the pro- to pursue offshore illegal activities; Now, sional delegation for its letter to NOAA urg- tection and responsible use of the Great therefore, be it ing rapid permit renewal and for its influ- Bend of the Gila River and its surrounding by the members of the First Reg- Resolved ence and support; and lands; and ular Session of the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legisla- Whereas, if the permit is not completed by ture, the House of Representatives and the Whereas, as of 2012, Arizona had the third March 15, 2019, it is possible that those areas highest total designated wilderness acreage Senate concurring therein, that we support that have remained open thus far might be the citizens of the State of Idaho and request in the United States with 4.5 million acres. closed and that those areas that the Decem- Additionally, another 5.8 million acres were that the Federal Communications Commis- ber agreement excluded remain closed for sion, with the support and assistance of our affected by special land use designations, in- the remainder of the Steelhead season; and cluding national monuments; and congressional delegation, provide the re- Whereas, initial statements made in early sources necessary and take every reasonable December 2018 by NOAA officials projected Whereas, the Act allows the United States step to procure the necessary expertise to that the permit would be completed by Secretary of the Interior to adjust the prosecute and end this interference and mis- early-to-mid February; and boundaries of the Great Bend of the Gila Na- use of our communications system; and be it Whereas, the record 35-day shutdown of the tional Monument after enactment of the Act further federal government, agencies, and non- to include any ‘‘significant archaeological Resolved that the Chief Clerk of the House essential employees significantly delayed resources discovered.’’ The Act does not in- of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- progress toward completing the permit; and clude standards or requirements related to thorized and directed to forward a copy of Whereas, NOAA officials have now indi- such inclusion, leaving the boundaries of the this Memorial to the President of the Senate cated they will attempt to complete the per- monument virtually unknown; and and the Speaker of the House of Representa- mit before March 15, 2019, but they remain Whereas, the Act also allows the Secretary tives of Congress, to the congressional dele- unwilling to commit that they will do so in of the Interior to acquire land, both state gation representing the State of Idaho in the time: Now, therefore, be it and private, within or adjacent to the bound- Congress of the United States, and to the Resolved by the members of the First Reg- aries of the national monument. Land and Federal Communications Commission. ular Session of the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legisla- interest in land automatically become part ture, the House of Representatives and the of the national monument; and POM–35. A joint memorial adopted by the Senate concurring therein, that we urge Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the NOAA, and specifically the National Marine Whereas, the Act removes all Great Bend National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- Fishery Service division, to practice all ex- of the Gila National Monument land from fu- tration to practice all expediency toward the pediency toward the completion of the Inci- ture sale, mining, mineral and geothermal completion of the Incidental Take Permit re- dental Take Permit required for the lawful leasing, and renewable energy and other eco- quired for the lawful operation of Idaho’s operation of Idaho’s Steelhead fishing sea- nomic development; and Steelhead fishing season; to the Committee son; and be it further Whereas, by preventing economic activity on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Resolved that NOAA is urged to review fu- that generates income and tax revenue, na- HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 9 ture Fisheries Management and Evaluation tional monument designation will have Whereas, all runs of Idaho’s wild Steelhead Plans and process permit renewal applica- sweeping consequences for infrastructure, were listed in 1997 as threatened under the tions submitted by the State of Idaho in a job creation and economic growth in sur- Endangered Species Act; and time frame that does not place the state out rounding areas and across this state; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY6.018 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2607 Whereas, imposing federal preservation tively recommended wilderness area must be United States Congress to enact legislation management on Arizona lands obstructs this managed to ‘‘protect and maintain the social to release all remaining nonsuitable wilder- state’s land management objectives and and ecological characteristics that provide ness study areas and implement the concept principles; and the basis for wilderness recommendation’’ in of multiple use in order to fulfill the federal Whereas, whether the federal government perpetuity or until Congress takes action to mandates as required by the Multiple Use- consults with this state in developing and formally designate the area as a wilderness Sustained Yield Act of 1960 and the Forest implementing a management plan for the area; and Management Act of 1976 to manage the na- Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Whereas, allowable activities within ad- tional forests; to the Committee on Energy is at the discretion of the Secretary of the ministratively recommended wilderness and Natural Resources. areas are left to the discretion of federal Interior; and HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8 staff and deciding officers, resulting in even Whereas, national monument designation Whereas, Idaho’s legal description includes results in some of the most restrictive exist- greater restrictions and hindrances than those formally vetted and designated by Con- approximately 53.5 million acres, of which ing land use regulations, greatly impacting approximately 5,008,317 acres are designated travel and hunting, fishing and other rec- gress; and Whereas, congressionally designated wil- as Wilderness Areas and approximately reational activities; and derness provides clearer guidance for man- 1,797,456 acres have at some point been des- Whereas, congressional designation of mul- agement and coordination with this state, ignated as Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), tiple use policy as per the Federal Land Man- specific processes for wildlife management which are maintained similarly to Wilder- agement Policy Act is best for our citizens exemptions and direction for collaboration ness Areas; and and Arizona’s economy. via existing state agreements and guidelines; Whereas, in 1976, Congress passed the Fed- Wherefore your memorialist, the House of and eral Land Policy and Management Act Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Whereas, administratively recommended (FLPMA) with Section 603 directing the Bu- Senate concurring, prays: wilderness areas lack transparency and cir- reau of Land Management (BLM) to identify 1. That the United States Congress decline cumvent the spirit of NEPA and congres- and review all the public lands under its ad- to designate the Great Bend of the Gila sional intent; and ministration that possess the wilderness River and the surrounding areas as a na- Whereas, with the implementation of fed- characteristics described in the Wilderness tional monument. eral land management plans, recommended Act; and 2. That the United States Congress accept wilderness areas constitute a significant and Whereas, the BLM state director, after public input before designating another na- immediate change in management without a analysis, stated in his 1991 Record of Deci- tional monument in this state. fully disclosed impact analysis required by sion and Idaho Wilderness Study Report, 3. That the United States Congress and NEPA; and ‘‘The recommendation is for Congress to des- President of the United States allow this Whereas, the federal land management ignate 972,239 acres as wilderness and release state to provide express approval before fed- plans lack full NEPA disclosure of potential 825,217 acres for other multiple uses’’; and eral designation of any new monuments, in- impacts to this state and the public, assur- Whereas, the President in 1992 wrote a let- cluding the proposed Great Bend of the Gila ances protecting this state’s ability to ter to the Speaker of the House and the National Monument. proactively manage wildlife and fulfill its President of the Senate saying, ‘‘. . . I fur- 4. That the Secretary of State of the State public trust responsibility, including specific ther concur with the Secretary of the Inte- of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial management activities, and analyses of the rior that all or part of 57 of the WSAs encom- to the President of the United States, the cumulative impacts of further loss of public passing 825,217 acres are not suitable for President of the United States Senate, the lands that provide for multiple-use and wild- preservation as wilderness . . . I urge the Speaker of the United States House of Rep- life-related recreational and economic oppor- Congress to act expeditiously and favorably resentatives, each Member of Congress from tunities; and on the proposed legislation so that the nat- Whereas, the areas being recommended as the State of Arizona, the Secretary of the In- ural resources of these WSAs in Idaho may wilderness were not included within the terior and the Governor of the State of Ari- be protected and preserved’’; and original wilderness designations with pur- zona. Whereas, Congress, through Public Law poseful intent by Congress; and Whereas, the subsequent expansion of pre- 111–11 separately removed thousands of acres POM–37. A concurrent memorial adopted viously designated wilderness is an over- of nonsuitable WSAs in 2009, and through by the Legislature of the State of Arizona reach of the federal agencies and disingen- Public Law 114–46, separately removed tens urging the United States Congress to act to uous to the public, subverting original col- of thousands of acres of nonsuitable WSAs in prohibit federal agencies from recom- laboration, coordination, negotiation and 2015, there are still over 500,000 acres of non- mending and identifying Arizona’s public agreements; and suitable WSAs in Idaho; and lands as wilderness areas without express Whereas, the federal agency planning docu- Whereas, these Idaho lands are in legal congressional consent; to the Committee on ments suggest that significant management limbo, a situation that causes extensive fed- Energy and Natural Resources. action or recommendation to Congress will eral litigation regarding what uses of the HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL NO. 2007 not take place before further NEPA analyses lands are appropriate and, in turn, places a are completed. Within the Prescott and burden on federal court resources; and Whereas, through federal land manage- Whereas, uncertainty and wide swings in ment planning and associated guidelines, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest rec- ommended wildernesses, the United States executive branch philosophy regarding the federal agencies are recommending and iden- administration of these lands are costing the tifying Arizona’s public lands as wilderness Forest Service indicates that these areas are simply preliminary administrative rec- public millions of dollars as forest assets areas; and burn and deteriorate and as investments in Whereas, these administratively rec- ommendations and that further NEPA anal- yses are necessary. However, in transmittal forest road construction and improvements ommended wilderness areas circumvent con- are being minimized; and gressional intent and lack full and appro- letters, the United States Forest Service states that ‘‘the Final Environmental Im- Whereas, administrative decisions and priate National Environmental Policy Act preservationist lawsuits have progressively (NEPA) analyses; and pact Statement for the . . . Forest’s Revised Resource Management Plan contains the reduced access to public lands for forest Whereas, the identification of these de managers and the public; and facto wilderness areas has resulted in signifi- NEPA analysis necessary to support a legis- lative proposal.’’ This suggests the necessary Whereas, the long-term sustainability of cant restrictions on public access and recre- public lands depends on good stewardship ation, paralyzing constraints on the Arizona NEPA analysis has been conducted without adequate public engagement and is an egre- and professional scientific site-specific man- Game and Fish Department’s ability to man- agement of forest resources; and age wildlife and potentially catastrophic gious lack of transparency. Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Whereas, Idaho’s historic heritage, cus- limits on vegetation and habitat improve- Representatives of the State of Arizona, the toms, and culture are linked to the proper ment projects, including fire management Senate concurring, prays: stewardship and use of the state’s natural re- activities; and 1. That the Congress of the United States sources located on federally managed lands; Whereas, the conservation of wildlife re- act to prohibit federal agencies from recom- and sources is the trust responsibility of the Ari- mending and identifying Arizona’s public Whereas, these lands are de facto wilder- zona Game and Fish Commission, and this lands as wilderness areas without express ness in lieu of congressional action, a situa- responsibility extends to all lands within Ar- congressional consent and state and local tion that has resulted in a waste of forest as- izona to ensure abundant wildlife resources consent. sets, improper management of public forests, for current and future generations; and 2. That the Secretary of State of the State and a harmful reduction in forest road con- Whereas, the designation of Arizona’s pub- of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial struction and multiple-use access improve- lic lands as wilderness areas has resulted in to the President of the United States Senate, ments; and the erosion of the Arizona Game and Fish the Speaker of the United States House of Whereas, the failure by Congress to release Department’s ability to comply with its fed- Representatives and each Member of Con- the lands locked up by the Wilderness Act se- eral mandate to proactively recover threat- gress from the State of Arizona. verely harms agriculture, timber harvesting, ened and endangered species; and and multiple-use interests, as well as Idaho Whereas, according to federal land man- POM–38. A joint memorial adopted by the communities and Idaho families economi- agement agency guidelines, an administra- Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the cally supported by those activities; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY6.023 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S2608 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 2, 2019 Whereas, national forest lands released tions to aspects of highway projects, such as assessment process for transportation from wilderness study would still be subject wildlife crossings, are raised; and projects to ensure that stakeholders are to the National Forest Management Act, Whereas, as to a proposed highway im- quickly and fully informed whenever wildlife which requires extensive early state political provement project for the reconstruction of crossing infrastructure is proposed as an op- subdivision and public involvement as a fed- Targhee Pass on U.S. 20 between the junc- tion for a transportation project and that eral land management agency develops, tion with state highway 87 and the Montana state transportation agencies be given clear monitors, assesses, and updates plans for the state line, the NEPA environmental assess- guidance to that effect; and be it further management and use of resources in each ment process resulted in five alternative op- Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House forest; and tions, one of which would have included sev- of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- Whereas, the Idaho Legislature, on behalf eral wildlife crossings and dozens of miles of thorized and directed to forward a copy of of the citizens of the state, asserts that the related fencing; and this Memorial to the director and the board time is ripe for final disposition of these Whereas, local citizens and elected offi- of the Idaho Transportation Department; lands: Now, therefore, be it cials, multiple homeowner associations, and and be it further Resolved by the members of the First Reg- members of the Idaho Legislature became Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House ular Session of the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legisla- concerned about the potential repercussions of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- ture, the House of Representatives and the of wildlife crossing bridges and fences in Fre- thorized and directed to forward a copy of Senate concurring therein, that the Legisla- mont County; and this Memorial to the President of the Senate ture supports scientific adaptive manage- Whereas, on an advisory ballot question and the Speaker of the House of Representa- ment to implement the multiple-use concept presented during the November 2018 general tives of Congress, and to the congressional of public land use as mandated by the Mul- election, 78% of Fremont County residents delegation representing the State of Idaho in tiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, to en- participating voted against the option to in- the Congress of the United States. stall wildlife crossings and fences along U.S. sure the protection and improvement of for- POM–40. A resolution adopted by the Sen- est health, and to maintain and improve the 20; and Whereas, in a testament to our democracy ate of the State of New Jersey urging the In- sustainability of federal forests located in ternal Revenue Service to devote additional Idaho; and be it further in action and the power of citizens and gov- ernmental entities to coordinate to create a resources to New Jersey and other states in Resolved, that the United States Congress which large populations of seniors and recent positive solution, ITD, ITD District 6, and is strongly urged to enact legislation to re- immigrants have been the target of a recent the FHWA recently recommended a preferred lease all remaining nonsuitable wilderness surge in tax-related scams; to the Com- alternative that addresses highway needs, study areas and implement the concept of mittee on Finance. multiple use in order to fulfill the federal safety, and wildlife, but does not include SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 40 mandates as required by the Multiple Use- crossing structures with wildlife fencing; and Sustained Yield Act of 1960 and the Forest Whereas, the House of Representatives of Whereas, The federal Internal Revenue Management Act of 1976 to manage the na- the Idaho Legislature is grateful for the hard Service has reported a recent surge in tax-re- tional forests to ‘‘improve and protect the work and dedication shown by ITD and its lated scams that seek to defraud forest within the reservation, or for the pur- staff, including the staff of ITD District 6, as unsuspecting taxpayers; and Whereas, These tax-related scams typi- pose of securing favorable conditions of well as the FHWA, to recommend a solution cally involve criminal conspirators and water flows, and to furnish a continuous sup- that is responsive to the needs and concerns other scammers who make or send unsolic- ply of timber for the use and necessities of of local Idaho citizens and highway users ited phone calls, text messages, or emails citizens of the United States;’’ and be it fur- while also achieving project objectives; and claiming to be agents working on behalf of ther Whereas, the House of Representatives of the federal ; and Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House the Idaho Legislature extends congratula- tions to ITD, ITD District 6, and the FHWA Whereas, The scammers impersonating fed- of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- eral agents demand that the victim pay a thorized and directed to forward a copy of with respect to their recommendation of the preferred alternative for the reconstruction bogus tax bill to settle an unpaid tax liabil- this Memorial to the Governor of the State ity, and often con the victim into making of Idaho, the President of the Senate and the of the Targhee Pass; and Whereas, the House of Representatives of payment on the bogus bill by using threats Speaker of the House of Representatives of of arrest, deportation, license revocation, or Congress, the congressional delegation rep- the Idaho Legislature believes that the situ- ation presented by the Targhee Pass project the seizure of valuable assets, and resenting the State of Idaho in the Congress Whereas, In a recent report to the United and an initial option including wildlife of the United States, the United States Sec- States Congress, the federal Treasury Inspec- bridges and fencing may again arise as to fu- retary of the Interior, the Administrator of tor General for Tax Administration indi- ture transportation projects in Idaho; and the Bureau of Land Management, the United cated that between October 2013 and March Whereas, a wide range of stakeholders are States Secretary of Agriculture, and the 2016, the inspector general received more affected by wildlife crossings and related in- Chief of the United States Forest Service. than one million contacts from taxpayers frastructure in ways that are distinct from nationally who reported that they had re- other transportation-related proposals and POM–39. A joint memorial adopted by the ceived telephone calls from individuals who actions; and Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the claimed to be employees of the federal Inter- Whereas, areas adjacent to highways in the United States Congress to review the Na- nal Revenue Service; and tional Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) en- State of Idaho are critical not only for the Whereas, The inspector general’s report to vironmental assessment process for trans- safe passage of motor vehicles, cyclists, and Congress also indicated that during that portation projects to ensure that stake- pedestrians but also for access to private and same period of time more than 5,700 victims holders are quickly and fully informed when- public lands, livestock, recreation, hunting, nationally reported that they had paid im- ever wildlife crossing infrastructure is pro- snow removal, and the preservation of scenic personators a total of $31 million, and in New posed as an option for a transportation views; and Jersey alone more than 300 victims reported Whereas, stakeholders may not initially project; to the Committee on Environment paying a total of $1 47 million stemming realize that transportation-related projects and Public Works. from these tax-related scams; and could ultimately involve the consideration Whereas, To combat the recent surge and HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 6 of wildlife crossing infrastructure, including protect taxpayers from becoming victims in Whereas, public highway agencies, includ- fencing, presenting a potential challenge to the future, the inspector general has estab- ing the Idaho Transportation Department the goal of stakeholder involvement; and lished an ‘‘advise and disrupt’’ approach to (ITD) and Federal Highway Administration Whereas, as demonstrated by the outcome the scams that advises the scammers that (FHWA) are required to conduct environ- of the Targhee Pass project recommenda- their activity is fraudulent and criminal and mental assessments to consider the environ- tion, government functions most effectively shuts down the modes of communication mental effects of transportation projects re- when the voices of the people are heard and that are used to perpetuate the scams; and ceiving federal funds pursuant to the Na- agencies are able to cooperate effectively to- Whereas, The inspector general has also tional Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) re- gether; and sought to combat the surge by using tradi- view process; and Whereas, affected stakeholders benefit tional media to inform taxpayers about the Whereas, environmental assessments con- from the opportunity to be informed as soon dangers posed by the scams and by working ducted pursuant to NEPA increasingly rec- as possible about the extent and potential with partners in the public and private sec- ommend that wildlife crossings, including impact of projects to allow for involvement tors to remind taxpayers to remain on ‘‘high overpasses, underpasses, and related fencing, in decisions about animal crossings and re- alert’’ during tax filing season when at- are necessary or recommended additions to lated infrastructure: Now, therefore, be it tempts by impersonators to contact tax- transportation projects to allow for the safe Resolved by the members of the First Reg- payers are at their peak, and crossing of wildlife; and ular Session of the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legisla- Whereas, Despite these efforts, additional Whereas, the link between receipt of fed- ture, the House of Representatives and the federal resources are needed to combat the eral funds for highway projects and the ac- Senate concurring therein, that we urge the surge, especially in New Jersey and other ceptance of environmental assessment rec- members of the Senate and the House of Rep- states in which large populations of seniors ommendations can cause concern for state resentatives in the Congress of the United and recent immigrants have been the pre- highway agencies such as ITD when objec- States to review the NEPA environmental ferred target of these tax-related scams and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:22 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY6.019 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2609 other similar fraudulent schemes due to the last week of March 2019, an unprece- ing the President of the United States and their perceived vulnerability and fear of re- dented number; and the United States Congress to recognize porting the abuses to the appropriate au- Whereas, Secretary Nielsen reports that June 14 as National Bourbon Day and to des- thorities; and the volume of ‘‘vulnerable populations’’ is ignate Bardstown, Kentucky as the host city Whereas, The additional federal resources unsustainable and DHS, CBP, and Health and of National Bourbon Day; to the Committee could be used to more fully understand the Human Services (HHS) facilities are at peak on the Judiciary. capacity to shelter unaccompanied alien extent of the problem, to better identify the SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 119 children (UAC); and individuals and criminal organizations re- Whereas, the Commonwealth is the birth- sponsible for perpetuating the scams, and to Whereas, Due to the unprecedented influx of migrants overwhelming the capacity at place of bourbon, a unique and distinctive develop more viable methods for informing type of whiskey named after Bourbon Coun- New Jersey’s seniors and immigrant commu- CBP stations and the ongoing crisis, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio ty, Kentucky; and nities about the dangers posed by the scams Whereas, in 1964, Congress designated bour- and how to report suspected threats: Now Sector have begun releasing detainees into Texas; and bon as America’s native spirit; and therefore, be it Whereas, News reports reveal undocu- Whereas, Bardstown, Kentucky already Resolved by the Senate of the State of New mented women have made their way into hosts the Kentucky Bourbon Festival that Jersey: 1. The federal Internal Revenue Serv- American border towns after being beaten attracts over 50,000 people from the Ken- ice is urged to devote additional resources to for disobeying smugglers, impregnated by tucky Bluegrass Region, other states, and New Jersey and other states in which large strangers, coerced into prostitution, shack- countries; and populations of seniors and recent immi- led to beds and trees, and—in at least a Whereas, Bardstown has one of the highest grants have been the preferred target of a re- handful of cases—bound with duct tape, rope, concentrations of bourbon distilleries among cent surge in tax-related scams perpetrated or handcuffs; and all Kentucky counties and is featured promi- by criminal conspirators and other Whereas, 194,000 criminal aliens booked nently on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail; and scammers who make or send unsolicited into Texas jails from 2011–2019 were charged Whereas, Bardstown has been recognized as phone calls, text messages, or emails claim- with more than 299,000 criminal offenses; and the ‘‘Bourbon Capital of the World’’; and ing to be agents working on behalf of the fed- Whereas, CBP reports the unprecedented Whereas, one-third of the world’s bourbon eral Internal Revenue Service in an effort to increase in migrant interdictions is having a is stored in Bardstown; and con victims into making payment on bogus detrimental impact on CBP’s primary border Whereas, National Bourbon Day is already tax bills. security mission and security posture result- a recognized holiday in Kentucky on June 14: 2. The additional resources could be used ing in up to 40 percent or more of CBP per- Now, therefore, be it to more fully understand the extent of the sonnel working to care for, transport, and Resolved by the Senate of the General As- problem, to better identify the individuals process vulnerable families and children; and sembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: and criminal organizations responsible for Whereas, Transnational criminal organiza- Section 1. The Kentucky Senate respect- perpetuating the scams, and to develop more tions and smugglers are using large groups of fully urges the President and Congress of the viable methods for informing New Jersey’s families as diversions to exploit and profit United States to recognize June 14 as Na- seniors and recent immigrants about the from reduced border enforcement presence; tional Bourbon Day. dangers posed by the scams and how to re- and Section 2. The Kentucky Senate respect- port suspected threats. Whereas, Members of Congress have filed fully urges the President and Congress of the 3. Copies of this resolution, as filed with legislation to designate drug cartels as For- United States to designate Bardstown, Ken- the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted eign Terrorist Organizations for their under- tucky as the host city of National Bourbon by the Secretary of the Senate to the Presi- mining of American national security with a Day. dent and Vice President of the United relentless attack on our border while traf- Section 3. The Senate does hearby recog- States, the Majority and Minority Leaders of ficking in human beings; and nize National Bourbon Day in Kentucky to Whereas, The President of the United the United States Senate, the Speaker and be celebrated on June 14 every year as set States has declared the situation along the Minority Leader of the United States House forth in Governor Bevin’s proclamation on of Representatives, each member of Congress border a ‘‘crisis’’; and Whereas, The United States Congress has June 6, 2018. elected from this State, and the Commis- consistently delayed meaningful action on Section 4. The Clerk of the Senate shall sioner of the federal Internal Revenue Serv- border security, forcing Texas to expend sig- send a copy of this Resolution to the Presi- ice. nificant resources to keep the international dent and Vice President of the United States border with Mexico secure and placing an of America, the Speaker of the United States POM–41. A resolution adopted by the Sen- undue burden on the state’s taxpayers: Now, House of Representatives, the Minority ate of the State of Texas memorializing its therefore, be it Leader of the United States House of Rep- dissatisfaction with the United States Con- Resolved, That the Texas Senate hereby ex- resentatives, the Majority Leader of the gress’ efforts to fully fund the operational presses its dissatisfaction with the United United States Senate; the Minority Leader security of the Texas-Mexico international States Congress’ inadequate efforts to fully of the United States Senate, and each mem- border and urging the United States Con- fund the operational security of the Texas- ber of the Kentucky Congressional Delega- gress to adopt a budget that fully funds all Mexico international border; and, be it fur- tion. means necessary to fully secure the Texas- ther Mexico international border; to the Com- Resolved, That the Texas Senate calls upon POM–43. A resolution adopted by the House mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- the United States Congress to adopt a budget of Representatives of the Commonwealth of mental Affairs. that fully funds all means necessary to fully Kentucky urging the United States Congress SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 535 secure the Texas-Mexico international bor- to enact legislation securing the citizenship Whereas, The United States Congress has der, including, but not limited to, deploying of internationally adopted adult individuals; the moral and constitutional responsibility personnel, implementing effective tech- to the Committee on the Judiciary. to fully maintain the operational security of nologies, and erecting barriers where needed; HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 230 the Texas-Mexico international border; and and, be it further Whereas, since the close of World War II Resolved, That the Texas Senate requests Whereas, The United States Congress has over 350,000 children have been adopted from the federal government cease separating neglected to fully fund the maintenance, abroad by United States citizen parents; and families at the border as a means of deter- order, and safety of the Texas-Mexico inter- Whereas, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, ring refugees, and to humanely process ref- national border; and passed by the 106th Congress, aimed to pro- Whereas, An unprotected border facilitates ugee and asylum seekers; and, be it further Resolved, That the Texas Senate declares vide equal treatment under United States drug smuggling and human trafficking and this crisis at the Texas-Mexico International law for adopted and biological children by opens the door to spillover violence from Border an emergency; and, be it further granting citizenship for internationally born criminal cartels and poses a grave threat to Resolved, The Texas Senate supports the adoptees; and homeland security; and President in his efforts to move forward with Whereas, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Whereas, On March 28, 2019, the U.S. De- emergency action; and, be it further did not apply to international adoptees who partment of Homeland Security (DHS) Sec- Resolved, That the Secretary of the Texas were over the age of 18 when the Act became retary, Kirstjen Nielsen, sent an urgent re- Senate forward official copies of this resolu- law; and quest to the United States Congress describ- tion to the President of the United States, to Whereas, tens of thousands of legally ing the border as ‘‘a humanitarian and secu- the President of the U.S. Senate, and to the adopted individuals born before February rity catastrophe that is worsening by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representa- 27th, 1983, and raised in the United States or day’’; and tives, and to all members of the Texas dele- who did not enter on an ‘‘orphan visa’’ do not Whereas, DHS is expected to report the gation to Congress with the request that this have United States citizenship and therefore interdiction of 100,000 migrants in March resolution be entered in the Congressional are potentially subject to deportation; and 2019, which would be the highest monthly Record. Whereas, these adoptees’ parents did not total in a decade; and complete the necessary processes to provide Whereas, U.S. Customs and Border Protec- POM–42. A resolution adopted by the Sen- their adopted children with citizenship or, in tion (CBP) had 12,000 migrants in custody ate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky urg- many cases, even a green card; and

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Now, Costa Rica, Germany, Guatemala, El Sal- tionally in 2017 had increased 17 percent over therefore, be it vador, India, Ireland, Haiti, Iran, Japan, 2016 totals, representing the first consecutive Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Mexico, Panama, , Russia, three-year annual increase and the largest Jersey: Ukraine, and Vietnam; and single-year increase since 2001, when hate 1. This House strongly condemns hate Whereas, two bills which would have grant- crimes targeting Muslim Americans in- crimes and any other form of racism, reli- gious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incite- ed citizenship to certain adult adoptees were creased in the aftermath of the September ment to violence, or animus targeting øof¿ introduced with bipartisan support in the 11, 2001 ø,¿ attacks; and Whereas, According to the FBI, in 2017, 495 minorities in New Jersey. 115th Congress: the Adoptee Citizenship Act 2. The Governor and the Attorney General hate crimes were reported in New Jersey, a of 2018 (S. 2522) and the Adoptee Citizenship are encouraged to provide State assistance 76 percent increase from the previous year Act of 2018 (H.R. 5233). Neither bill was re- to victims of hate crimes and to enhance se- ferred out of committee for a Congressional and the fourth-highest total in the nation, curity measures and improve preparedness at vote; and and of those hate crimes 260 incidents were religious institutions, places of worship, and Whereas, both bills sought to amend the attributed to race or ethnic bias, 180 inci- other institutions that have been targeted Immigration and Nationality Act to grant dents were attributed to religious bias, 51 in- because of their affiliation with any par- automatic citizenship to all qualifying chil- cidents were attributed to sexual orienta- ticular race, religion, disability, sexual ori- dren adopted by a U.S. citizen parent, re- tion, and four incidents were attributed to entation, ethnicity, gender, or gender iden- gardless of the date on which the adoption disability; and tity. was finalized or the entrance visa; and Whereas, In 2017, anti-Semitic incidents in- 3. Copies of this resolution, as filed with Whereas, citizenship would be granted to creased 57 percent in the United States com- the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted any individual who was adopted by a U.S. pared to 2016, and 32 percent in New Jersey by the Secretary of the Senate to the Presi- citizen before age 18, was physically present with 208 reported incidents, according to the dent and Vice President of the United States in the United States in the citizen parent’s Anti-Defamation League’s 2017 Audit of of America, the presiding officers of the legal custody pursuant to lawful admission Anti-Semitic incidents, which describes United States Senate and the House of Rep- before the individual reached age 18, never trends such as the tripling of assaults tar- resentatives, and each member of Congress previously acquired U.S. citizenship, and was geting since 2012 and the rise of online elected from State of New Jersey. lawfully residing in the United States; and harassment and hate speech directed at Jew- Whereas, major cities such as Seattle, Los ish journalists and individuals through so- POM–45. A joint resolution adopted by the Angeles, Houston, and Philadelphia have al- cial media; and Legislature of the State of South Dakota re- ready passed resolutions in support of Whereas, On October 27, 2018, 11 people scinding certain previous applications made adoptee citizenship, as well as the state of were killed and seven wounded in an armed by the Legislature to the United States Con- California; and attack at a synagogue, Tree of Life—Or gress calling for a constitutional convention, Whereas, citizenship is a civil right of all L’Simcha Congregation, in Pittsburgh, or convention of the states, for the purpose children adopted by a U.S. citizen parent; Pennsylvania; and of amending the Constitution of the United and Whereas, In 2015, among single-bias hate States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Whereas, children adopted by U.S. citizen crime incidents in the United States, 59.2 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1004 parents should have the same rights as chil- percent of victims were targeted due to ra- Whereas, the Legislature of the State of dren of U.S. citizens; and cial, ethnic, or ancestry bias, and among South Dakota, in 1907, adopted House Joint Whereas, this civil right should be pro- those victims, 52.2 percent were victims of Resolution 2; in 1909, adopted House Joint tected by legislation that provides auto- crimes motivated by the offenders’ anti- Resolutions 5 and 7; and in 1971, adopted matic citizenship for all adult adoptees Black or anti-African-American bias, accord- House Joint Resolution 503, making formal whose adoptive parents did not complete the ing to the FBI; and application to Congress to call an Article V naturalization process while they were chil- Whereas, In 2015, the U.S. Transgender Sur- constitutional convention for the purpose of dren: Now, therefore, be it vey results found that 16 percent of altering the Constitution of the United Resolved by the House of Representatives of transgender students in kindergarten States of America: Now, therefore, be it the General Assembly of the Commonwealth through grade 12 in New Jersey faced such Resolved, by the House of Representatives of Kentucky: severe mistreatment as øa¿ transgender of the Ninety-Fourth Legislature of the Section 1. The members of the House of øperson¿ persons that they left the school State of South Dakota, the Senate concur- Representatives respectfully urge the Presi- and, further, 26 percent of respondents in ring therein, that House Joint Resolution 2, dent of the United States and United States New Jersey who were out or perceived as adopted in 1907; House Joint Resolutions 5 Congress to enact legislation securing the transgender in college or vocational school and 7, adopted in 1909; and House Joint Reso- citizenship of internationally adopted adult were verbally, physically, or sexually har- lution 503, adopted in 1971, of the Legislature individuals. assed because of being transgender; and of the State of South Dakota, be rescinded; Section 2. The Clerk of the House of Rep- Whereas, On June 12, 2016, 49 people were and be it further resentatives shall send a copy of this Resolu- killed and 58 others wounded in an armed at- Resolved, that the secretary of state trans- tion to the President and Vice President of tack on Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, mit copies of this resolution to the President the United States of America, the Speaker of Florida, and of the United States, the Speaker and Clerk the United States House of Representatives, Whereas, In 2017, the National Coalition of of the United States House of Representa- tives, the President and Secretary of the the Minority Leader of the United States Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) reported a United States Senate, the members of the House of Representatives, the Majority 26 percent increase in reported lesbian-gay- South Dakota congressional delegation, and Leader of the United States Senate, the Mi- bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) homi- the Governor of the State of South Dakota, nority Leader of the United States Senate, cides nationally in 2016, and of the homicides attesting the adoption of this resolution by and each member of the Kentucky Congres- reported in 2017, 75 percent were LGBTQ peo- the Legislature of the State of South Da- sional Delegation. ple of color; and Whereas, In 2018, there has been harass- kota. ment and hate-based violence against indi- POM–44. A resolution adopted by the Sen- viduals who are perceived to be Muslim, in- POM–46. A joint memorial adopted by the ate of the State of New Jersey condemning cluding members of South Asian commu- Legislature of the State of Idaho urging the hate crimes and any other form of racism, nities in the United States, and Hindu and United States Congress to enact legislation religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, in- Sikh-Americans have been the target of establishing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and citement to violence or animus targeting of hate-based violence targeting religious mi- intrauterine insemination (IUI) as covered minorities in New Jersey; to the Committee norities; and benefits for veterans with a service-con- on the Judiciary. Whereas, The Bias Crime Unit, in the New nected disability resulting in an inability to SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 118 Jersey Division of Criminal Justice in the procreate without the use of fertility treat- Whereas, In the past several years, violent Department of Law and Public Safety, is the ment; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- crimes, threats of violence, and other inci- østatewide¿ Statewide coordinator of efforts fairs. dents of hate-motivated targeting of reli- to eliminate crimes motivated by prejudice HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 7 gious, racial, and ethnic minorities have in- against others based on race, color, religion, Whereas, federal law requires that veterans creased across the State of New Jersey and sexual orientation, gender, disability, or eth- injured or disabled in the line of duty be en- the United States; and nicity and investigates complaints; and titled to compensation; and

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Grandparents: Deceased. of fertility treatment, pursuant to 38 CFR (The following is a list of all members of 6. Brothers and Spouses: Jerry Crawford- 17.380; and my immediate family and their spouses. I deceased, none; Jane Crawford-deceased, Whereas, IVF was also a covered benefit have asked each of these persons to inform none. me of the pertinent contributions made by 7. Sisters and Spouses. for the spouse of a veteran with a service- 8. Controlling Interest: The Edward connected disability resulting in the inabil- them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- formation contained in this report is com- Crawford Group, Inc.: $5,000, 12/01/16, Trump ity to procreate, pursuant to 38 CFR 17.412; for America, Inc and plete and accurate.) Whereas, the IVF benefit for veterans and Contributions, amount, date, and donee: 1. Self: $2,500 04/29/13 David Joyce for Con- James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. their spouses expired on September 30, 2018; gress; $5,200, 06/20/13, Renacci for Congress; Representative to the Organization for Secu- and rity and Cooperation in Europe, with the Whereas, IVF is the most successful fer- $2,500, 08/27/13, David Joyce for Congress; $2,500, 12/04/13, Sullivan for U.S. Senate; rank of Ambassador. tility treatment in use today; and Nominee: James S. Gilmore, III. Whereas, intrauterine insemination (IUI), $1,000, 12/05/13, Cheney for Wyoming; $26,500, Post: U.S. Representative to the Organiza- another successful form of fertility treat- 02/11/14, Republican National Committee; tion for Security and Cooperation in Europe, ment, is not currently a covered benefit for $2,600, 09/09/14, Sullivan Victory Committee; with the rank of Ambassador. veterans or their spouses; and $30,000, 10/20/14, Targeted State Victory; (The following is a list of all members of Whereas, both IVF and IUI may help dis- $2,700, 04/16/15, Carson America; $10,000, 05/20/ my immediate family and their spouses. I abled veterans and their spouses procreate 15, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County have asked each of these persons to inform when the veteran’s service-related disability Federal Campaign Committee; $5,000, 06/25/15, me of the pertinent contributions made by would otherwise prevent them; and R–100 PAC; $5,400, 07/20/15, Boehner for them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- Whereas, it is the strong belief of your Speaker; $2,700, 07/27/15, Kasich for America; formation contained in this report is com- Memorialists that family life is of the ut- $5,400, 07/27/15, Portman Northeast Ohio Vic- plete and accurate.) most importance; and tory Committee; $5,400, 08/20/15, Renacci for Contributions, donee, date, and amount: Whereas, it is likewise the strong belief of Congress; $55,000, 08/27/15, Republican Na- 1. Self: 2019–2020 (none); 2017–2018 (Federal total $10,500) (State total $6,000). your Memorialists that those who serve our tional Committee; $5,000, 10/13/15, David Joyce for Congress; $25,000, 05/09/16, Cleveland Federal: Comstock Victory Fund 2018, 10/09/ nation in the armed forces should not lose 2018, $1,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, III); their ability to have children when it is 2016 Host Committee; $25,000, 08/08/16, Trump Victory; $100,000, 08/08/16, Trump Victory; Comstock for Congress, 10/09/2018, $1,000 within our nation’s capacity to assist them: (made by James S. Gilmore, III); Ben Cline Now, therefore, be it $25,000, 09/12/16, Trump Victory; $10,000, 09/29/ 16, Trump Victory; $10,000, 01/13/17, Ohio Re- for Congress, 09/20/2018, $1,000 (made by Resolved, by the members of the First Reg- James S. Gilmore, III); Friends of Dave Brat, ular Session of the Sixty-fifth Idaho Legisla- publican Party State Central & Executive Committee; $2,700, 02/17/17, Friends of David 06/29/2018, $1,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, ture, the House of Representatives and the III); Friends of Dave Brat, 05/04/2018, $500 Senate concurring therein, that we request Joyce; $35,000, 06/21/17, Republican National Committee; $5,000, 08/11/17, Patton for Con- (made by James S. Gilmore, III); Friends of that Congress enact legislation establishing Denver Riggleman, 06/30/2018, $1,000 (made by gress; $2,700, 12/21/17, Hawley for Senate. IVF and IUI as covered benefits for veterans James S. Gilmore, III); Growth PAC, 04/06/ with a service-connected disability resulting 2. Spouse: Mary Crawford: $2,500, 04/29/13, David Joyce for Congress; $4,800, 06/20/13, 2017, $5,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, III). in an inability to procreate without the use State: Henry McMaster for Governor (SC), Renacci for Congress; $2,500, 08/27/13, David of fertility treatment; and be it further 10/18/2018, $500 (made by James S. Gilmore, Resolved, that we request that Congress Joyce for Congress; $26,500, 02/11/14, Repub- III); Henrico County Republican Party (VA), provide that IVF and IUI shall be made lican National Committee; $2,700, 04/16/15, 04/07/2018, $500 (made by James S. Gilmore, available to the spouses of such veterans; Carson America; $10,000, 05/20/15, Republican III); Gillespie for Governor (VA), 10/18/2017, and be it further Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Cam- $1,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, III); Gil- Resolved, that the Chief Clerk of the House paign Committee; $2,700, 07/27/15, Kasich for lespie for Governor (VA), 09/25/2017, $1,000 of Representatives be, and she is hereby au- America; $5,400, 07/27/15, Portman Northeast (made by James S. Gilmore, III); Vogel for thorized and directed to forward a copy of Ohio Victory Committee; $5,000, 10/13/15, Lt Governor (VA), 10/19/2017, $500 (made by this Memorial to the President of the Senate David Joyce for Congress; $5,000, 11/09/15, James S. Gilmore, III); Vogel for Lt Gov- and the Speaker of the House of Representa- Renacci for Congress; $35,000, 06/21/17, Repub- ernor (VA), 06/29/2017, $1,000 (made by James tives of Congress, and to the congressional lican National Committee; $5,000, 08/11/17, S. Gilmore III); Alexandria Republican delegation representing the State of Idaho in Patton for Congress. Roundtable (VA), 02/21/2017, $500 (made by the Congress of the United States. 3. Children and Spouses: Matthew James S. Gilmore, III); Adams for Attorney Crawford: $2,600, 03/18/13, Friends of David General (VA), 09/30/2017, $1,000 (made by POM–47. A resolution adopted by the City Joyce; $500, 06/30/13, Patriot Day One; $45, 06/ James S. Gilmore, III). Council of Sherman, Texas, memorializing 30/13, Gibbs for Congress; $45, 06/30/13, Friends 2015–2016 (Federal total $114,000) (State its support for the Butterfield Overland Trail of Joe Heck; $45, 06/30/13, Walorski for Con- total $500). Federal: Marty Williams for Congress, 10/ to be designated as a National Historic Trail; gress; $2,600, 09/29/13, Friends of Dave Joyce; 18/2016, $500 (made by James S. Gilmore, III); to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- $15,000, 02/18/14, Republican National Com- Donald J. Trump for President, 10/10/2016, sources. mittee; $1,000, 10/21/14, Joyce Victory Com- $1,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, III); POM–48. A resolution adopted by the City mittee; $15,000, 08/04/15, Republican National Trump Victory, 10/10/2016, $1,000 (made by Council of Whitesboro, Texas, urging the Committee; $5,400, 09/10/15, Portman North- James S. Gilmore, III); Mike Wade for Con- United States Congress to designate the east Ohio Victory Committee; $5,400, 10/22/15, Friends of David Joyce; $2,500, 08/10/16, gress, 09/19/2016, $500 (made by James S. Gil- Butterfield Overland Trail as a National His- more, III); Comstock for Congress, 08/12/2016, toric Trail; to the Committee on Energy and Portman Victory Committee; $50,000, 08/16/16, Trump Victory; $10,000, 01/18/17, Ohio Repub- $500 (made by James S. Gilmore, III); Tom Natural Resources. Garrett for Congress, 07/30/2016, $500 (made by POM–49. A resolution adopted by the Coun- lican Party State Central & Executive Com- mittee; $15,000, 04/03/17, Republican National James S. Gilmore, III); Growth PAC, 06/13/ ty Council of Prince George’s County, Mary- 2015, $30,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, III); land, memorializing its opposition to the Committee; $18,900, 07/06/17, Republican Na- tional Committee; $2,700, 09/20/17, Team Josh; Growth PAC, 03/25/2015, $30,000 (made by proposed roll back of federal protections James S. Gilmore, III); Growth PAC, 01/28/ under the Clean Water Act; to the Com- $5,400, 09/26/17, Patton for Congress; $5,400, 05/ 01/18, Friends of David Joyce; $25,000, 05/07/18, 2015, $50,000 (made by James S. Gilmore, III). mittee on Environment and Public Works. State: Alexandria Republican Roundtable Trump Victory; $5,400, 07/03/18, Team POM–50. A petition from a citizen of the (VA), 05/13/2015, $500 (made by James S. Gil- State of Texas relative to the Age Discrimi- Portman; $1,000, 10/05/18, Renacci for U.S. more, III). nation in Employment Act of 1967; to the Senate; $1,000, 10/05/18, Renacci for Ohio Vic- 2. Spouse: Roxane Gatling Gilmore: None. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and tory; $5,000, 10/22/18, Fund for a Working Con- 3. Children and Spouses: James S. Gilmore, Pensions. gress. IV, None; Ashton G. Gilmore, None. Deborah Crawford: $2,600, 09/29/13, Friends 4. Parents: James S. Gilmore, Jr.—De- f of Dave Joyce; $1,000, 08/05/15, Republican ceased; Margaret K. Gilmore (Kandle)—De- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Cam- ceased. COMMITTEE paign Committee; $5,400, 09/10/15, Portman 5. Grandparents: James S. Gilmore, Sr.— Northeast Ohio Victory Committee; $2,700, Deceased; Fannie Estes Gilmore—Deceased; The following executive reports of 10/22/15, Friends of Dave Joyce; $2,700, 10/11/16, Albert Kandle—Deceased; Bertha Kandle— nominations were submitted: Team Ryan; $1,000, 06/12/17, Ohio Republican Deceased.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:54 Aug 02, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD19\MAY\S02MY9.REC S02MY9 S2612 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 2, 2019 6. Brothers and Spouses: (None). PAC; $0.50, 1/22/2016, ACTBLUE, contribution S. 1280. A bill to amend title XVIII of the 7. Sisters and Spouses: (None). to Act Blue; $25.00, 7/1/2015, ACTBLUE, ear- Social Security Act to establish a system to mark for House Majority PAC; $2.50, 7/1/2015, notify individuals approaching Medicare eli- David Michael Satterfield, of Missouri, a ACTBLUE, contribution to Act Blue; $1.00, 9/ gibility, to simplify and modernize the eligi- Career Member of the Senior Foreign Serv- 30/2014, ACTBLUE, contribution to Act Blue; bility enrollment process, and for other pur- ice, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambas- $10.00, 9/30/2014, ACTBLUE, earmark for poses; to the Committee on Finance. sador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of House Majority PAC; $15.00, 7/20/2014, the United States of America to the Republic By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. CAP- ACTBLUE, earmark for Democratic Congres- ITO, and Ms. HASSAN): of Turkey. sional Campaign Committee; $15.00, 6/20/2014, Nominee: Satterfield, David Michael. ACTBLUE, earmark for Democratic Congres- S. 1281. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Post: Ambassador to Turkey. sional Campaign Committee; $1.50, 4/25/2014, cation Act of 1965 to provide grants for insti- (The following is a list of all members of tutions of higher education to prevent sub- my immediate family and their spouses. I ACTBLUE, contribution to Act Blue; $15.00, stance misuse, and for other purposes; to the have asked each of these persons to inform 4/25/2014, ACTBLUE, earmark for Democratic me of the pertinent contributions made by Congressional; $25.00, 3/10/2014, ACTBLUE, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- earmark for Alex Sink for Congress; $2.50, 3/ Pensions. formation contained in this report is com- 10/2014, ACTBLUE, contribution to Act Blue; By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mrs. plete and accurate.) $25.00, 2/28/2014, ACTBLUE, earmark for Alex SHAHEEN): Contributions, amount, date, donee: Sink for Congress Campaign Committee; S. 1282. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 1. Self: none. $2.50, 2/28/2014, ACTBLUE, contribution to enue Code of 1986 to repeal certain rules re- Act Blue; $2.50, 2/12/2014, ACTBLUE, con- 2. Spouse: $500.00, 02/08/17, Kaine for VA. lated to the determination of unrelated busi- 3. Children and Spouses: Alexander Michael tribution to Act Blue; $25.00, 2/12/2014, ness taxable income; to the Committee on Satterfield: none; Victoria Maria Satterfield: ACTBLUE, earmark for Alex Sink for Con- deceased; Eleanor Maria Satterfield: de- gress Campaign Committee. Finance. ceased; Mary Parker Fritschle Satterfield: 5. Grandparents: Byrnes, Michael J.—de- By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and none. ceased; Byrnes, Catherine C.—deceased; Mr. CARPER): 4. Parents: Walter Roemer Satterfield—de- Huska, Charles J.—deceased; Huska, Irma S. 1283. A bill to amend title 38, United ceased; Betty Gooch Kemp—deceased. M.—deceased. States Code, to expand eligibility for the Ma- 5. Grandparents: Claude Maslin 6. Brothers and Spouses: Byrnes, Sean rine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Satterfield—deceased; Florence Elizabeth (Brother), none; Byrnes, Darcy (Spouse), Scholarship to children and spouses of cer- Satterfield—deceased; Frank Gooch—de- none; Byrnes, Paul (Brother), none; Byrnes, tain deceased members of the Armed Forces, ceased; Anna Klunk Gooch—deceased. Ginny (Spouse), none. 6. Brothers and Spouses: 7. Sisters and Spouses: N/A (no sisters). and for other purposes; to the Committee on 7. Sisters and Spouses: Nancy Satterfield Veterans’ Affairs. Goldstein, none; Barry Goldstein, none. Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to be an Under By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. TOOMEY, Secretary of State (Management). Mr. MORAN, Mr. GARDNER, and Mr. Kate Marie Byrnes, of Florida, a Career Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief BLUNT): Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class Executive Officer, Millennium Challenge S. 1284. A bill to provide for congressional of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- Corporation. review of the imposition of duties and other traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be Assist- ant Secretary of State for Democracy, trade measures by the executive branch, and United States of America to the Republic of for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- North Macedonia. Human Rights, and Labor. Nominee: Kate Marie Byrnes. David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an nance. Post: Ambassador to North Macedonia. Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. (The following is a list of all members of Affairs). GILLIBRAND, Ms. WARREN, Mr. LEAHY, my immediate family and their spouses. I Alan R. Swendiman, of North Carolina, to and Mr. BROWN): have asked each of these persons to inform be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps. S. 1285. A bill to require certifications and me of the pertinent contributions made by By Mr. GRAHAM for the Committee on the reporting in an unclassified form related to Judiciary. them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- the national security implications of the formation contained in this report is com- Michael G. Bailey, of Arizona, to be United States Attorney for the District of Arizona New START Treaty, to provide for arms lim- plete and accurate.) itations in the event of the treaty’s non-re- Contributions, amount, date, donee. for the term of four years. 1. Self: none. Brent R. Bunn, of Idaho, to be United newal, and for other purposes; to the Com- 2. Spouse: none. States Marshal for the District of Idaho for mittee on Foreign Relations. 3. Children and Spouses: N/A (no children). the term of four years. By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr. 4. Parents: Byrnes, Paul (Father): $50.00, 7/ Eric S. Gartner, of Pennsylvania, to be GARDNER, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. DURBIN, 9/2018, Margaret Good, Candidate for Florida United States Marshal for the Eastern Dis- and Ms. HARRIS): House; $10.00, 6/30/2018, Democratic Congres- trict of Pennsylvania for the term of four S. 1286. A bill to amend the Energy Policy sional Committee; $50.00, 6/18/2018, Gwen Gra- years. Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to be a Commis- Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercializa- ham, for Florida Governor; $50.00, 2/22/2018, tion of energy and related technologies de- Nick Guy, School Board Candidate; $100.00, 1/ sioner of the United States Parole Commis- veloped at Department of Energy facilities 13/2018, Margaret Good, Candidate for Florida sion for a term of six years. with promising commercial potential; to the House; $40.00, 1/19/2018, Democratic National (Nominations without an asterisk Committee; $50.00, 2018, Shirley Brown, Committee on Energy and Natural Re- were reported with the recommenda- sources. School Board Candidate; $50.00, 11/14/2017, tion that they be confirmed.) Gwen Graham, for Florida Governor; $50.00, By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. f 10/30/2017, Margaret Good, State District 72; CASSIDY): $35.00, 5/23/2017, Gwen Graham, for Florida INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 1287. A bill to ensure small shipyard Governor; $50.00, 3/27/2017, Ruth’s List of JOINT RESOLUTIONS grant projects are carried out using mate- Florida; $50.00, 9/15/2016, Hillary for America; The following bills and joint resolu- rials produced in the United States; to the $40.00, 6/1/2016, Florida Democratic Party; tions were introduced, read the first Committee on Commerce, Science, and $10.00, 4/29/2016, Hillary for America; $35.00, 5/ Transportation. 24/2014, Ready for Hillary. and second times by unanimous con- sent, and referred as indicated: By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. SCHU- Byrnes, Hope (Mother): $25.00, 7/7/2018, MER, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. CANTWELL, ACTBLUE, earmark for Bill Nelson for Sen- By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ate; $2.50, 8/26/2016, ACTBLUE, contribution CASEY, Mr. COONS, and Mr. TESTER): CARDIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. WHITE- to Act Blue; $25.00, 8/26/2016, ACTBLUE, ear- S. 1278. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- HOUSE, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. CORTEZ mark for Kirkpatrick for Senate; $5.00, 6/23/ enue Code of 1986 to allow first responders to MASTO, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. DURBIN, 2016, ACTBLUE, earmark for Tammy for Illi- continue to exclude service-connected dis- Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. nois; $5.00, 6/23/2016, ACTBLUE, earmark for ability pension payments after reaching the GILLIBRAND, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. Katie McGinty for Senate; $5.00, 6/23/2016, age of retirement; to the Committee on Fi- SCHATZ, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HEINRICH, ACTBLUE, earmark for Friends of Dick Dur- nance. Mr. KING, Mr. KAINE, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. bin Committee; $15.00, 5/27/2016, ACTBLUE, By Mr. JONES (for himself and Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. SMITH, and Mr. earmark for Democrats Win Seats PAC; SCOTT of South Carolina): PETERS): $1.50, 5/27/2016, ACTBLUE, contribution to S. 1279. A bill to reauthorize mandatory Act Blue; $5.00, 2/29/2016, ACTBLUE, earmark funding programs for historically Black col- S. 1288. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- for End Citizens United PAC; $0.50, 2/29/2016, leges and universities and other minority- enue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives ACTBLUE, contribution to Act Blue; $0.50, 2/ serving institutions; to the Committee on for increased investment in clean energy; to 22/2016, ACTBLUE, contribution to Act Blue; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. the Committee on Finance. $5.00, 2/22/2016, ACTBLUE, earmark for End By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Citizens United PAC; $5.00, 1/22/2016, Ms. STABENOW, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CAPITO, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. BOOZMAN, ACTBLUE, earmark for End Citizens United PORTMAN, and Mr. COONS): Mr. KING, and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO):

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S. 1289. A bill to require the Secretary of PETERS, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. MORAN, Mr. to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Commerce to conduct an assessment and INHOFE, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. and Forestry. analysis of the effects of broadband deploy- PERDUE, Ms. SMITH, Mr. KENNEDY, By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. ment and adoption on the economy of the Mr. JONES, Mr. KING, Mrs. CAPITO, MCSALLY): United States, and for other purposes; to the Ms. ROSEN, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. MUR- S. 1308. A bill to allow Homeland Security Committee on Commerce, Science, and KOWSKI, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. HASSAN, Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard Transportation. Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. ERNST, faith-based community centers and houses of By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. worship across the United States, and for Mr. LEE): CARDIN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, other purposes; to the Committee on Home- S. 1290. A bill to promote competition and Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. land Security and Governmental Affairs. help consumers save money by giving them SHAHEEN, and Mr. TESTER): By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. the freedom to choose where they buy pre- S. 1300. A bill to require the Secretary of YOUNG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. scription pet medications, and for other pur- the Treasury to mint a coin in commemora- BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. MERKLEY): poses; to the Committee on Commerce, tion of the opening of the National Law En- S. 1309. A bill to identify and combat cor- Science, and Transportation. forcement Museum in the District of Colum- ruption in countries, to establish a tiered By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. bia, and for other purposes; to the Com- system of countries with respect to levels of SCOTT of Florida): mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- corruption by their governments and their S. 1291. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- fairs. efforts to combat such corruption, and to as- enue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced excise By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. sess United States assistance to designated tax rate for portable, electronically-aerated BOOKER): countries in order to advance anti-corrup- bait containers; to the Committee on Fi- S. 1301. A bill to prohibit the use of the poi- tion efforts in those countries and better nance. sons sodium fluoroacetate (known as ‘‘Com- serve United States taxpayers; to the Com- By Mr. RUBIO: pound 1080’’) and sodium cyanide for pred- mittee on Foreign Relations. S. 1292. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- ator control; to the Committee on Environ- By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. cation Act of 1965 to provide for Federal stu- ment and Public Works. WICKER, and Mr. KAINE): dent loan reform; to the Committee on By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. S. 1310. A bill to strengthen participation Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. PETERS, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. LANKFORD, of elected national legislators in the activi- By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and and Mr. SULLIVAN): ties of the Organization of American States Mr. SULLIVAN): S. 1302. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of and reaffirm United States support for Orga- S. 1293. A bill to expand employment op- 1930 to protect personally identifiable infor- nization of American States human rights portunities for spouses of Foreign Service of- mation, and for other purposes; to the Com- and anti-corruption initiatives, and for other ficers; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- mittee on Finance. purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions. By Mr. CORNYN: tions. S. 1303. A bill to amend the Immigration By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Ms. By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. KLOBUCHAR): and Nationality Act to address the protec- UDALL, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, S. 1294. A bill to require Federal agencies tive custody of alien children accompanied Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BOOK- with jurisdiction over broadband deployment by parents, and for other purposes; to the ER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. to enter into an interagency agreement re- Committee on the Judiciary. WARREN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. HEIN- lated to certain types of funding for By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. RICH, Ms. SMITH, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. broadband deployment; to the Committee on FEINSTEIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MARKEY, HIRONO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Mr. SANDERS, Mr. COONS, Mr. WHITE- REED, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. HOUSE, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. S. 1311. A bill to provide lasting protection HEINRICH): BLUMENTHAL, Mr. REED, Mr. SCHATZ, for inventoried roadless areas within the Na- S. 1295. A bill to require the Secretary of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. tional Forest System; to the Committee on the Interior to develop and maintain a cadas- HARRIS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. Energy and Natural Resources. tre of Federal real property; to the Com- PETERS, and Ms. WARREN): mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. S. 1304. A bill to amend Outer Continental By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the SANDERS, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MARKEY, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): BLUMENTHAL, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. HAS- conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Con- S. 1312. A bill to provide the option of dis- SAN, Mr. KING, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MUR- tinental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic, South At- charging certain unsecured financial obliga- PHY, Mr. REED, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and lantic, North Atlantic, and Straits of Florida tions of self-governing territories of the Ms. WARREN): planning areas; to the Committee on Energy S. 1296. A bill to prohibit oil and gas leas- and Natural Resources. United States; to the Committee on Energy ing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. and Natural Resources. coast of New England; to the Committee on DAINES): By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. Energy and Natural Resources. S. 1305. A bill to establish a Federal cost BARRASSO, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. WICKER, By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. share percentage for the Milk River Project Mr. LEE, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ENZI, ROBERTS): in the State of Montana; to the Committee Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. PAUL): S. 1297. A bill to amend the Federal De- on Energy and Natural Resources. S. 1313. A bill to repeal the multi-State posit Insurance Act to provide shareholders By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. plan program; to the Committee on Health, of certain depository institutions a cause of SCHUMER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. Education, Labor, and Pensions. action for assets seized by an appropriate BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Ms. Federal banking agency; to the Committee BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, SINEMA): on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. COONS, S. 1314. A bill to establish that certain pro- By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, visions of a nondisclosure agreement be- himself and Mr. JONES): Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. tween a public sector employer and an em- S. 1298. A bill to amend the Financial Sta- GILLIBRAND, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, ployee shall be unenforceable; to the Com- bility Act of 2010 to include the State insur- Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLO- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- ance commissioner as a voting member of BUCHAR, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. mental Affairs. the Financial Stability Oversight Council, MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MUR- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. MUR- and for other purposes; to the Committee on PHY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. REED, Ms. PHY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ROSEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. PETERS, By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. DUR- Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABE- Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. COONS): BIN, Mr. BROWN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and NOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. UDALL, Mr. S. 1315. A bill to require the Secretary of Ms. ROSEN): VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. Veterans Affairs to award grants to estab- S. 1299. A bill to amend the Elementary WHITEHOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN): lish, or expand upon, master’s degree pro- and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro- S. 1306. A bill to amend the National Labor grams in orthotics and prosthetics, and for vide grants to local educational agencies to Relations Act, the Labor Management Rela- other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- encourage girls and underrepresented mi- tions Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management erans’ Affairs. norities to pursue studies and careers in Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. STEM fields; to the Committee on Health, other purposes; to the Committee on Health, MURPHY): Education, Labor, and Pensions. Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. 1316. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. COONS, By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. COR- Defense to award grants to fund research on Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CORTEZ TEZ MASTO, and Ms. SMITH): orthotics and prosthetics, and for other pur- MASTO, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. GARDNER, S. 1307. A bill to amend the Richard B. Rus- poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. sell National School Lunch Act and the By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. TILLIS, Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutri- MANCHIN, Mr. SULLIVAN, and Ms. Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. tion in tribal areas, and for other purposes; MCSALLY):

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S. 296 Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the MENENDEZ, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. SAND- Mr. RISCH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. ERS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MARKEY, CRAMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. ISAK- name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. PETERS): SON, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1318. A bill to amend the Outer Conti- HARRIS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. COONS, Mr. 296, a bill to amend XVIII of the Social nental Shelf Lands Act to permanently pro- ROBERTS, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. HAWLEY, Security Act to ensure more timely ac- hibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. GRA- cess to home health services for Medi- outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Cali- HAM, Mr. PETERS, and Ms. SMITH): care beneficiaries under the Medicare S. Res. 188. A resolution encouraging a fornia, Oregon, and Washington; to the Com- program. mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. swift transfer of power by the military to a By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. civilian-led political authority in the Repub- S. 362 DURBIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. lic of the Sudan, and for other purposes; to At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the HIRONO): the Committee on Foreign Relations. name of the Senator from Louisiana S. 1319. A bill to establish an Election Se- By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. KAINE, (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon- curity grant program; to the Committee on Mr. CRAMER, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. YOUNG, Rules and Administration. Mr. COONS, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CORTEZ sor of S. 362, a bill to amend the Inter- By Mr. SHELBY: MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mrs. SHAHEEN, nal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform tax- S.J. Res. 19. A joint resolution proposing Mr. INHOFE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ation of alcoholic beverages. HAWLEY, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. an amendment to the Constitution of the S. 373 United States to require (except during time BRAUN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. CRAPO, of war and subject to suspension by Con- Mr. RISCH, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, gress) that the total amount of money ex- TILLIS, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. the name of the Senator from Cali- pended by the United States during any fis- HOEVEN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a cal year not exceed the amount of certain ROMNEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. cosponsor of S. 373, a bill to provide for revenue received by the United States during MORAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. ROUNDS, the retention and service of such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of Mr. WICKER, Mrs. FISCHER, Ms. transgender individuals in the Armed ERNST, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. GRAHAM, the gross domestic product of the United Forces. States during the previous calendar year; to Mr. DAINES, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. BOOZ- the Committee on the Judiciary. MAN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. S. 427 GRASSLEY, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. SUL- f At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the LIVAN, and Mr. LANKFORD): names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. Res. 189. A resolution condemning all KING), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. SENATE RESOLUTIONS forms of antisemitism; to the Committee on the Judiciary. MORAN) and the Senator from Con- The following concurrent resolutions f necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) were added and Senate resolutions were read, and as cosponsors of S. 427, a bill to amend referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS the Public Health Service Act to en- By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. S. 2 hance activities of the National Insti- RISCH, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. GARD- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the tutes of Health with respect to re- NER): name of the Senator from Missouri search on autism spectrum disorder S. Res. 183. A resolution reaffirming the (Mr. HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor and enhance programs relating to au- vital role of the United States-Japan alli- of S. 2, a bill to safeguard certain tech- tism, and for other purposes. ance in promoting peace, stability, and pros- perity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond, nology and intellectual property in the S. 457 United States from export to or influ- and for other purposes; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the ence by the People’s Republic of China Foreign Relations. names of the Senator from Mississippi By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENEN- and to protect United States industry (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator from DEZ, Mr. ROMNEY, and Mr. MURPHY): from unfair competition by the Peo- Delaware (Mr. COONS) and the Senator S. Res. 184. A resolution condemning the ple’s Republic of China, and for other from Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY) were Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri purposes. Lanka, offering sincere condolences to the added as cosponsors of S. 457, a bill to S. 151 victims, to their families and friends, and to require that $1 coins issued during 2019 the people and nation of Sri Lanka, and ex- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the honor President George H.W. Bush and pressing solidarity and support for Sri name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. to direct the Secretary of the Treasury Lanka; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S. to issue bullion coins during 2019 in tions. 151, a bill to deter criminal robocall honor of Barbara Bush. By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. violations and improve enforcement of HAWLEY): section 227(b) of the Communications S. 462 S. Res. 185. A resolution commending the Act of 1934, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the Northwest Missouri State University name of the Senator from Maryland Bearcats men’s basketball team for another S. 261 National Collegiate Athletic Association Di- At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor vision II national championship victory; con- names of the Senator from Minnesota of S. 462, a bill to amend title 38, sidered and agreed to. (Ms. SMITH) and the Senator from Indi- , to modify authori- By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. ana (Mr. YOUNG) were added as cospon- ties relating to the collective bar- CRAPO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CAR- sors of S. 261, a bill to extend the au- gaining of employees in the Veterans PER, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. thorization of appropriations for allo- Health Administration, and for other DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. purposes. GARDNER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. HEINRICH, cation to carry out approved wetlands Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. REED, Ms. ROSEN, conservation projects under the North S. 475 Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and American Wetlands Conservation Act At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Ms. SINEMA): through fiscal year 2024, and for other name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. S. Res. 186. A resolution recognizing April purposes. CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- 30, 2019, as ‘‘El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating S. 286 sor of S. 475, a bill to amend title XVIII Young Americans’’; considered and agreed to. At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the of the Social Security Act to prevent By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. name of the Senator from Colorado catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on CORNYN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor prescription drugs for seniors and indi- BLUMENTHAL, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. of S. 286, a bill to amend title XVIII of viduals with disabilities.

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S. 509 S. 820 S. 895 At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the At the request of Mr. THUNE, the name of the Senator from New Hamp- name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. name of the Senator from North Da- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 509, a bill to require the S. 820, a bill to strengthen programs sponsor of S. 895, a bill to provide for a Secretary of the Treasury to mint authorized under the Debbie Smith Act permanent extension of the enforce- coins in commemoration of the United of 2004. ment instruction on supervision re- States Coast Guard. S. 846 quirements for outpatient therapeutic S. 513 At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the services in critical access and small At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. rural hospitals. name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. WYDEN) and the Senator from Mis- S. 901 SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. sissippi (Mr. WICKER) were added as co- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the 513, a bill to amend title 18, United sponsors of S. 846, a bill to amend title name of the Senator from Massachu- States Code, with respect to civil for- 49, United States Code, to limit certain setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- feitures relating to certain seized ani- rolling stock procurements, and for sponsor of S. 901, a bill to amend the mals, and for other purposes. other purposes. Older Americans Act of 1965 to support S. 528 S. 851 individuals with younger onset Alz- At the request of Mr. DAINES, the At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the heimer’s disease. name of the Senator from Michigan name of the Senator from Minnesota S. 912 (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- of S. 528, a bill to amend title 40, sponsor of S. 851, a bill to direct the At the request of Ms. ERNST, the United States Code, to provide a lacta- Secretary of Labor to issue an occupa- name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. tion room in public buildings, and for tional safety and health standard that GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of other purposes. requires covered employers within the S. 912, a bill to require certain public S. 652 and social service indus- housing agencies to absorb port-in At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the tries to develop and implement a com- housing choice vouchers, and for other name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. prehensive workplace violence preven- purposes. DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor tion plan, and for other purposes. S. 971 of S. 652, a bill to require the United S. 852 At the request of Ms. SMITH, the States Postal Service to continue sell- At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. ing the Multinational Species Con- Carolina, the names of the Senator MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor servation Funds Semipostal Stamp from Alabama (Mr. JONES) and the Sen- of S. 971, a bill to amend title 5, United until all remaining stamps are sold, ator from North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) States Code, to clarify that during a and for other purposes. were added as cosponsors of S. 852, a lapse in appropriations certain services S. 654 bill to provide for the consideration of relating to the Federal Employees At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the a definition of anti-Semitism for the Health Benefits Program are excepted name of the Senator from Massachu- enforcement of Federal antidiscrimina- services under the Anti-Deficiency Act, setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- tion laws concerning education pro- and for other purposes. sponsor of S. 654, a bill to require the grams or activities. S. 1032 Secretary of Transportation to carry S. 854 out a pilot program to develop and pro- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the names of the Senator from South Da- vide to States and transportation plan- name of the Senator from Connecticut kota (Mr. ROUNDS) and the Senator ning organizations accessibility data (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor sets, and for other purposes. from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) were added of S. 854, a bill to require human rights as cosponsors of S. 1032, a bill to amend S. 692 certifications for arms sales, and for the of 1986 to At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the other purposes. modify the definition of income for name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. S. 892 purposes of determining the tax-ex- ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. CASEY, the empt status of certain corporations. 692, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- name of the Senator from New Hamp- S. 1083 enue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- tax on medical devices. sponsor of S. 892, a bill to award a Con- At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the S. 696 gressional Gold Medal, collectively, to names of the Senator from Massachu- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the the women in the United States who setts (Mr. MARKEY), the Senator from name of the Senator from North Da- joined the workforce during World War New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, Senator from California (Ms. HARRIS) sponsor of S. 696, a bill to designate the weaponry, ammunition, and other ma- were added as cosponsors of S. 1083, a same individual serving as the Chief terials to win the war, that were re- bill to address the fundamental injus- Nurse Officer of the Public Health ferred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in tice, cruelty, brutality, and inhu- Service as the National Nurse for Pub- recognition of their contributions to manity of slavery in the United States lic Health. the United States and the inspiration and the 13 American colonies between S. 803 they have provided to ensuing genera- 1619 and 1865 and to establish a com- At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the tions. mission to study and consider a na- tional apology and proposal for repara- name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. S. 893 ROMNEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. tions for the institution of slavery, its At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the subsequent de jure and de facto racial 803, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- name of the Senator from Connecticut enue Code of 1986 to restore incentives and economic discrimination against (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor African-Americans, and the impact of for investments in qualified improve- of S. 893, a bill to require the President ment property. these forces on living African-Ameri- to develop a strategy to ensure the se- cans, to make recommendations to the S. 818 curity of next generation mobile tele- Congress on appropriate remedies, and At the request of Mr. RISCH, the communications systems and infra- for other purposes. name of the Senator from Wisconsin structure in the United States and to (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- assist allies and strategic partners in S. 1148 sor of S. 818, a bill to exempt certain maximizing the security of next gen- At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the 16- and 17-year-old individuals em- eration mobile telecommunications name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. ployed in logging operations from child systems, infrastructure, and software, SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of labor laws. and for other purposes. S. 1148, a bill to amend title 49, United

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On Thursday, agents training and veterans when hiring air Congress in Washington, I spent 2 near La Joya responded to a report of traffic control specialists. weeks traveling across my State—as a large group of migrants and found S. 1170 all of us, no doubt, did—and listening more than 220 people in that one group, At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name and talking to my constituents about mostly families and unaccompanied of the Senator from Florida (Mr. what is on their minds, what they children from Central America. The RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. think we ought to be doing, and what very next day, they came across two 1170, a bill to amend the Employee Re- our priorities should be. additional large groups, one with 145 tirement Income Security Act of 1974 In one city, I spoke with students and people and another with nearly 300. On to establish additional criteria for de- teachers about the need to improve col- Sunday, they apprehended a group of lege and career readiness for histori- termining when employers may join to- 170. That brings the total to more than cally underrepresented populations and gether in a group or association of em- 800 people from just 4 groups in 1 week. how a piece of legislation that we have ployers that will be treated as an em- These numbers represent a surge in introduced with colleagues called the ployer under section 3(5) of such Act the volume of people we see coming GEAR UP for Success Act would better for purposes of sponsoring a group across the border historically. In fact, serve those students. health plan, and for other purposes. now almost all of them come from It was a little bit of a revelation for someplace other than Mexico. There is S. 1195 me, having come from a family where actually no new net migration from At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, my parents expected me to go to col- Mexico. But we see people being re- the names of the Senator from lege, and they themselves went to col- cruited and paying for the services of Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), the Senator lege, that if other children are growing human smugglers to come from Central from New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) and up and don’t have that experience— America and actually many other the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. many times, their parents are not pre- countries around the world where peo- WHITEHOUSE) were added as cosponsors pared to help counsel them on which ple realize that if they can get access of S. 1195, a bill to amend title 38, courses they ought to begin to take as to Central America and they can pay United States Code, to clarify presump- early as seventh grade in order to be the fees to the human smugglers, they tion relating to the exposure of certain prepared with the prerequisites to ad- can make their way into the United veterans who served in the vicinity of vance up the educational ladder and be States. the Republic of Vietnam, and for other ready for college, to get into the col- That is why even President Obama purposes. lege of their choice. So that was an im- said in 2014 that this is a humanitarian S. 1200 portant piece of legislation. Certainly, and security crisis. In fact, the state- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the working together with colleagues here, ment that President Obama made in names of the Senator from New York I hope we can reauthorize and fund June of 2014 when he said that came on (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the Senator those grants so that more of our young the heels of 2 months of record-high ap- from Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) were people can get the advantage that prehensions of unaccompanied chil- added as cosponsors of S. 1200, a bill to comes from that sort of counseling and dren. Between May and June of 2014, create protections for depository insti- tutoring and help. more than 135,000 people were appre- tutions that provide financial services I also spent a little time at Dyess Air hended at the southern border. Those to cannabis-related legitimate busi- Force Base in Abilene, TX, to talk numbers were absolutely mind-bog- nesses and service providers for such about military readiness and the im- gling to us at the time, but those fig- businesses, and for other purposes. portance of the new strategic bomber— ures pale in comparison to the level of the B–21—mission that is coming to apprehensions we are seeing today. S. RES. 120 Texas and to the U.S. Air Force. In February and March of this year— At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, I also had a chance to talk to some of again, a 2-month period—more than her name was added as a cosponsor of my educators and other advocates 180,000 people were apprehended at the S. Res. 120, a resolution opposing ef- about the Jenna Quinn Law, which is southwestern border. So in 2014 when forts to delegitimize the State of Israel designed to help give caregivers and President Obama called it a humani- and the Global Boycott, Divestment, teachers training so that they can ac- tarian and security crisis, it was and Sanctions Movement targeting tually recognize and report signs of 135,000. Today, in February and March, Israel. child sexual abuse in the children for it was 180,000. That is more than a 33- At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the whom they are responsible. percent increase from the humani- names of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. It has been interesting to me because tarian crisis President Obama referred DUCKWORTH), the Senator from South it actually follows on legislation that to in 2014. So if it was a crisis then, it Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) and the Senator passed and has been successful in Texas has now turned into a full system fail- from Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER) were to train teachers and caregivers on the ure, and all lights are blinking red. added as cosponsors of S. Res. 120, signs of child sexual abuse so that they Detention centers are at over capac- supra. can help get those children the help ity. The already understaffed Border S. RES. 144 they need, sometimes by asking ques- Patrol is struggling to meet their At the request of Mr. DAINES, the tions they would never ask if they had needs. Officers and agents are pulling names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. not been trained to recognize those double duty, as law enforcement offi- WYDEN) and the Senator from North signs. cials have become caregivers for chil- Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) were added as co- Jenna Quinn herself was an exam- dren. Customs agents are being pulled sponsors of S. Res. 144, a resolution ple—this bill is named for her—of off their duty to process migrants. designating May 5, 2019, as the ‘‘Na- somebody who was asked by her sister: NGOs—the nongovernmental organiza- tional Day of Awareness for Missing Jenna, has somebody hurt you? And tions—and community organizations and Murdered Native Women and that opened up the story and, fortu- that usually help the migrants process Girls’’ . nately, a prosecution and began the the system are unable to keep pace. f path to healing from that trauma. Cities and counties across the border It is great to be able to talk about a are bearing the brunt of this massive STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED number of topics as we all return wave of humanity. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS home, and you can imagine, coming But if you think the situation is bad By Mr. CORNYN: from Texas, with 1,200 miles of common now, and it is, it will only continue to S. 1303. A bill to amend the Immigra- border with Mexico, one of the things get worse because we typically see tion and Nationality Act to address the we talked about is the humanitarian higher apprehension rates in April and protective custody of alien children ac- crisis along the southwestern border. May than we do in February and

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It is time for us to pass the supply chains that apply to manu- when it comes to people who say: I legislation that will provide our front- facturing both in Mexico and the know I don’t qualify for asylum, but I line officers and agents with the re- United States, they estimate that as am going to try anyway, and I am sources they need in terms of staffing, much as $800 million a day is being lost going to pay a human smuggler $5,000, authorities, and infrastructure. because now our infrastructure and our $6,000, $7,000, or $8,000 to try to get me It is also important for us to plug staffing at our borders are being over- from my home in Central America into some of the holes that are being ex- whelmed. the United States because right now, 97 ploited by the human smugglers and So the HUMANE Act would clarify percent of the time, it works. others that allow them to successfully that the Flores Settlement Agreement This is also a huge bonanza to these place migrants into the United States only applies to unaccompanied chil- cartels that are commodity agnostic. 97 percent of the time as long as they dren and not to families, and it would They trade in drugs. They traffic chil- are an unaccompanied minor or come provide greater time for processing and dren, women, and, yes, they move mi- with a family. immigration proceedings to take place grants across the border for money. Fortunately, I found a partner and before the families are released from This will put a big dent in their profits, ally from the House body who happens custody. as we should want to do. to be a Democrat by the name of Secondly, this legislation would re- It will also send a message to those HENRY CUELLAR, who is willing to work quire that all unaccompanied children who do not have valid claims: Don’t with me on this issue. He has been my are processed the same, regardless of even try. So it will have a deterrent value, ally on a number of efforts to bring the country of their origin, because which I think will begin to help us con- commonsense reform, when it comes to under current law, children from Mex- trol the huge surge of humanity com- border security or trade, to Texas. We ico and Canada can be promptly re- ing across now, which were, as I said, don’t always agree, but we can agree turned home if they don’t have a legiti- 76,000 in February and 103,000 in March. on a number of things, and those are mate claim, but processes for other the things on which we like to work to- We are going to see those numbers con- countries move much more slowly, if at gether. tinue to go up and up and up, further all. Put simply, we should make every Earlier today, HENRY CUELLAR and I overwhelming our capacity to deal introduced the HUMANE Act, which effort to safely return these children to with this humanitarian crisis unless we will make important and long-overdue their home countries as quickly as pos- do something, like this legislation that sible if they don’t qualify for an immi- reforms to our immigration system, Congressman CUELLAR and I have in- and it includes commonsense provi- gration benefit, just as we do now for troduced. sions that Republicans and Democrats those from Mexico and Canada. I am grateful for the support and co- can and should agree on. It would also require all children to operation of my friend and colleague First, it closes a major loophole that undergo biometric and DNA screening from the House. I am sure there are is often exploited by the human smug- to establish family relationships and people in his party who will say he has glers when they bring families into the ensure that they are, in fact, traveling done too much, just as there are people United States across the border ille- with relatives rather than human in my party who will say we haven’t gally. This is called generically the smugglers. done enough. But around here, you Flores Settlement Agreement. That To better protect children who are have to start somewhere, and where name comes from a 1997 agreement released to Health and Human Serv- you start is where you can find com- that determined that the Department ices, this bill would place prohibitions mon cause and agreement and begin to of Homeland Security can only detain on certain individuals who could be build consensus to solve problems. unaccompanied children for 20 days be- serving as guardians. For example, no Hopefully, if we are successful in fore releasing them to the Department child should be released to the custody passing this legislation, this will not of Health and Human Services. of a sex offender or a human trafficker. only address this humanitarian crisis, While this was unquestionably well- Third, the HUMANE Act would en- but it will maybe establish a downpay- intentioned at the beginning, it has able family units to stay together— ment of goodwill and demonstrate our morphed into a much bigger problem something, I would think, that all of us ability to solve some of our other prob- because in 2016, the Ninth Circuit should agree on—and streamline the lems here in the Congress, particularly Court of Appeals expanded the Flores process for those in custody. those that relate to our broken immi- holding, effectively applying the settle- Consistent with the recommenda- gration system. ment not just to unaccompanied chil- tions from the bipartisan DHS Home- I hope we will soon have the oppor- dren but also to families and turning it land Security Advisory Council, the tunity to consider this text in the Ju- into a pull factor for illegal immi- bill would require DHS to establish at diciary Committee—I talked to Chair- grants hoping to game the system. least four regional processing centers man GRAHAM, who seemed willing to do I am grateful for the support of my along the southern border to house and that—and bring more members into the friend and ally Congressman CUELLAR process families. This would literally debate so we can provide relief for because we recognize that rather than serve as a one-stop shop, with DHS per- those struggling to manage the crisis. single adults arriving at the border sonnel from Customs and Border Pro- alone, many people are now bringing tection, ICE, USCIS, and FEMA assist- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. children with them so they can pose as ing migrants and working to process MURPHY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. a family. They realize they can bring a their claims. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. child—anybody’s child—and pose as a Under this legislation, asylum offi- PETERS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and family unit so they can be released cers and immigration judges would be Mr. COONS): after 20 days. Children are literally forward-deployed to adjudicate claims S. 1315. A bill to require the Sec- being kidnapped to serve as a free tick- and expedite the entire process, which retary of Veterans Affairs to award et into the United States. Sadly, many we hope would begin to ease the burden grants to establish, or expand upon, are abused along the way, and many on our current debilitating immigra- master’s degree programs in orthotics arrive at our border in very ill health. tion court backlog. and prosthetics, and for other purposes; We simply cannot stand by and do In addition to those changes, the leg- to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. nothing and let this continue to occur. islation also includes provisions to Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask I know today I read in one of our make commonsense improvements, unanimous consent that the text of the newspapers that the San Antonio like additional Customs and Border Pa- bill be printed in the RECORD.

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SHORT TITLE. institution awarded a grant under this sec- after the date of the enactment of this Act, This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wounded tion shall give preference in admission to the the Secretary shall issue a request for pro- Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act’’. orthotics and prosthetics master’s degree posals from eligible institutions for the SEC. 2. ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETICS EDU- programs to veterans, to the extent prac- grant under this section. CATION IMPROVEMENT. ticable. (2) PROPOSALS.—An eligible institution (a) GRANTS REQUIRED.— (4) PERIOD OF USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible that seeks the award of the grant under this (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans institution awarded a grant under this sec- section shall submit an application therefor Affairs shall award grants to eligible institu- tion may use the grant amount for a period to the Secretary at such time, in such man- tions to enable the eligible institutions— of three years after the award of the grant. ner, and accompanied by such information as (A) to establish a master’s degree program the Secretary may require. in orthotics and prosthetics; or (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (c) GRANT USES.— (B) to expand upon an existing master’s de- (1) The term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means (1) IN GENERAL.—The eligible institution gree program in orthotics and prosthetics, an educational institution that offers an awarded the grant under this section shall including by admitting more students, fur- orthotics and prosthetics education program use the grant amount as follows: ther training faculty, expanding facilities, or that— (A) To develop an agenda for orthotics and increasing cooperation with the Department (A) is accredited by the National Commis- prosthetics education research. of Veterans Affairs and the Department of sion on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education in (B) To fund research in the area of Defense. cooperation with the Commission on Accred- itation of Allied Health Education Programs; orthotics and prosthetics education. (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri- (C) To publish or otherwise disseminate re- ority in the award of grants under this sec- or search findings relating to orthotics and tion to eligible institutions that have en- (B) demonstrates an ability to meet the ac- prosthetics education. tered into a partnership with a medical cen- creditation requirements for orthotic and (2) PERIOD OF USE OF FUNDS.—The eligible ter or clinic administered by the Department prosthetic education from the National Com- institution awarded the grant under this sec- of Veterans Affairs or a facility administered mission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Edu- tion may use the grant amount for a period by the Department of Defense, including by cation in cooperation with the Commission of five years after the award of the grant. providing clinical rotations at such medical on Accreditation of Allied Health Education (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: center, clinic, or facility. Programs if the institution receives a grant under this section. (1) The term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means (3) GRANT AMOUNTS.—Grants awarded an educational institution that— under this section shall be in amounts of not (2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning (A) has a robust research program; less than $1,000,000 and not more than given that term in section 101 of title 38, (B) offers an orthotics and prosthetics edu- $1,500,000. United States Code. cation program that is accredited by the Na- (b) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.— (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— tional Commission on Orthotic and Pros- (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be after the date of the enactment of this Act, appropriated for fiscal year 2020 for the De- thetic Education in cooperation with the and not less frequently than annually there- partment of Veterans Affairs, $15,000,000 to Commission on Accreditation of Allied after for two years, the Secretary shall issue carry out this section. The amount so au- Health Education Programs; a request for proposals from eligible institu- thorized to be appropriated shall remain (C) is well recognized in the field of tions for grants under this section. available for obligation until September 30, orthotics and prosthetics education; and (D) has an established association with— (2) PROPOSALS.—An eligible institution 2022. that seeks the award of a grant under this (2) UNOBLIGATED AMOUNTS TO BE RETURNED (i) a medical center or clinic of the Depart- section shall submit an application therefor TO THE TREASURY.—Any amounts authorized ment of Veterans Affairs; and to the Secretary at such time, in such man- to be appropriated by paragraph (1) that are (ii) a local rehabilitation hospital. ner, and accompanied by such information as not obligated by the Secretary as of Sep- (2) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning the Secretary may require, including— tember 30, 2022, shall be returned to the given that term in section 101 of title 38, (A) demonstration of a willingness and Treasury of the United States. United States Code. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— ability to participate in a partnership de- SEC. 3. CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN ORTHOTIC There is authorized to be appropriated for scribed in subsection (a)(2); and AND PROSTHETIC EDUCATION. fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Vet- (B) a commitment, and demonstration of (a) GRANT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF CEN- erans Affairs, $5,000,000 to carry out this sec- an ability, to maintain an accredited TER.— tion. orthotics and prosthetics education program (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans after the end of the grant period. Affairs shall award a grant to an eligible in- (c) GRANT USES.— stitution to enable the eligible institution— By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institution (A) to establish the Center of Excellence in Mr. MURPHY): awarded a grant under this section shall use Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (in this S. 1316. A bill to require the Sec- grant amounts to carry out any of the fol- section referred to as the ‘‘Center’’); and retary of Defense to award grants to lowing: (B) to enable the eligible institution to im- fund research on orthotics and pros- (A) Building new or expanding existing prove orthotic and prosthetic outcomes for thetics, and for other purposes; to the orthotics and prosthetics master’s degree veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and Committee on Armed Services. programs. civilians by conducting evidence-based re- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask (B) Training doctoral candidates in fields search on— related to orthotics and prosthetics to pre- (i) the knowledge, skills, and training most unanimous consent that the text of the pare them to instruct in orthotics and pros- needed by clinical professionals in the field bill be printed in the RECORD. thetics programs. of orthotics and prosthetics; and There being no objection, the text of (C) Training faculty in orthotics and pros- (ii) how to most effectively prepare clinical the bill was ordered to be printed in thetics education or related fields for the professionals to provide effective, high-qual- the RECORD, as follows: purpose of instruction in orthotics and pros- ity orthotic and prosthetic care. S. 1316 thetics programs. (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (D) Salary supplementation for faculty in ority in the award of a grant under this sec- resentatives of the United States of America in orthotics and prosthetics education. tion to an eligible institution that has in Congress assembled, (E) Financial aid that allows eligible insti- force, or demonstrates the willingness and tutions to admit additional students to ability to enter into, a memoranda of under- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. study orthotics and prosthetics. standing with the Department of Veterans This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wounded (F) Funding faculty research projects or Affairs, the Department of Defense, or other Warrior Research Enhancement Act’’. faculty time to undertake research in the appropriate Federal agency, or a cooperative SEC. 2. ORTHOTIC AND PROSTHETIC RESEARCH. areas of orthotics and prosthetics for the agreement with an appropriate private sec- (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grants purpose of furthering their teaching abili- tor entity, which memorandum of under- described in this section is to advance ties. standing or cooperative agreement provides orthotic and prosthetic clinical care for (G) Renovation of buildings or minor con- for either, or both, of the following: members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and struction to house orthotics and prosthetics (A) The provision of resources, whether in civilians who have undergone amputation, education programs. cash or in-kind, to the Center. traumatic brain injury, and other serious

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(b) GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PATIENT OUT- (B) the progress made towards resolving Through local ordinances, congres- COMES.—The Secretary of Defense shall orthotic and prosthetic challenges facing award grants to persons to carry out re- sional opposition, and presidential members of the Armed Forces and veterans. moratoria, all new drilling in federal search on the following: (i) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, the (1) The actions that can be taken to pre- term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that waters off California has been blocked vent amputation of limbs. term in section 101 of title 38, United States since 1984. Today, opposition to off- (2) The point in the course of patient treat- Code. shore drilling is higher than ever. Re- ment during which orthotic and prosthetic (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— cent polling has found that nearly 70 intervention is most effective. There is authorized to be appropriated for percent of Californians oppose new (3) The orthotic interventions that are fiscal year 2020 for the Department of De- drilling off our coast. most effective in treating the physical ef- fense for the Defense Health Program, Yet, on January 8, 2018, the Trump fects of traumatic brain injury. $30,000,000 to carry out this section. (4) The patients that benefit most from administration proposed to allow drill- particular orthotic and prosthetic tech- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, ing in nearly all Federal waters, in- nologies. Ms. HARRIS, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. cluding in all three regions off the (5) The orthotic and prosthetic services MERKLEY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. California coast. The leases are pro- that best facilitate the return to active duty MURRAY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. posed to begin in 2020 and would lead to of members of the Armed Forces. BOOKER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. the first new drilling operations in (6) The effect of the aging process on the WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. these areas in more than 35 years. use of prosthetics, including— Sixty-eight cities and counties rep- (A) increased skin breakdown; GILLIBRAND, and Mr. PETERS): (B) loss of balance; S. 1318. A bill to amend the Outer resenting a majority of California’s (C) falls; and Continental Shelf Lands Act to perma- population have voiced their strong op- (D) other issues that arise during the aging nently prohibit the conduct of offshore position to President Trump’s mis- process. drilling on the outer Continental Shelf guided plan. (c) GRANTS ON MATERIALS RESEARCH.—The off the coast of California, Oregon, and In an addition, California’s Governor, Secretary shall award grants to persons to Senate, Assembly, Attorney General, carry out research on the following: Washington; to the Committee on En- ergy and Natural Resources. Coastal Commission, Fish and Game (1) The improvement of existing materials Commission, and State Lands Commis- used in orthotics and prosthetics for the pur- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I pose of improving quality of life and health rise today to reintroduce the ‘‘West sion have shared their opposition to outcomes for individuals with limb loss. Coast Ocean Protection Act.’’ the administration’s drilling plan. For- (2) The development of new materials used This bill would amend the Outer Con- tunately, the Administration has al- in orthotics and prosthetics for the purpose tinental Shelf Lands Act to perma- ready suggested that its plans for off- of improving quality of life and health out- nently block new leases for offshore oil shore drilling have been delayed as comes for individuals with limb loss. or gas in federal waters off the coast of they determine how to respond to legal (d) GRANTS ON TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH.— setbacks. The plans are flawed, and The Secretary shall award grants to persons California, Oregon or Washington. to carry out research on the following: I’m pleased to be joined today by should be withdrawn altogether. (1) The improvement of existing orthotic Senators HARRIS, WYDEN, MERKLEY, Those of us on the Pacific Coast do and prosthetic technology and devices for CANTWELL, MURRAY, MENENDEZ, BOOK- not want any further offshore oil and the purpose of improving quality of life and ER, SANDERS, WHITEHOUSE, MARKEY, gas development. health outcomes for individuals with limb GILLIBRAND, PETERS in sponsoring this It is long past time to respect the loss. bill, which has been introduced in substantial local opposition by passing (2) The development of new orthotic and every Congress since the Deepwater the ‘‘West Coast Ocean Protection prosthetic technology and devices for the Act’’ to permanently ban offshore drill- purpose of improving quality of life and Horizon disaster in April 2010. 11 people were killed and 17 others in- ing and protect our coast for genera- health outcomes for individuals with limb tions to come. I yield the floor. loss. jured when the Deepwater Horizon well (e) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.—A person blew out. Oil and gas spewed into the f seeking the award of a grant under this sec- Gulf of Mexico for 87 days. SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS tion shall submit to the Secretary an appli- Oil slicks covered the Gulf. Tar balls cation therefor in the form and accompanied and toxic sludge covered beaches and by such information as the Secretary shall wetlands. More than one-third of Fed- SENATE RESOLUTION 183—RE- require. (f) AWARD REQUIREMENTS.— eral waters in the Gulf were closed to AFFIRMING THE VITAL ROLE OF (1) PEER-REVIEWED PROPOSALS.—Grants fishing. THE UNITED STATES-JAPAN AL- under this section may be awarded only for The impacts of the Deepwater Hori- LIANCE IN PROMOTING PEACE, research that is peer-reviewed. zon disaster continue to affect birds STABILITY, AND PROSPERITY IN (2) COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—Grants and marine life, and marine biologists THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND under this section shall be awarded through are still learning about the long-term BEYOND, AND FOR OTHER PUR- competitive procedures. effects, demonstrating the risks of off- POSES (g) GRANT USE.—A person awarded a grant under subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall use the shore oil and gas extraction. Califor- Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. grant amount to carry out the research de- nians know all too well the dangers RISCH, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. GARDNER) scribed in the applicable subsection. posed by offshore drilling. Before Deep- submitted the following resolution; (h) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after water Horizon and Exxon Valdez, there which was referred to the Committee the date of the enactment of this Act, and was the 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara. on Foreign Relations: not less frequently than annually thereafter, A well blowout on an offshore rig S. RES. 183 the Secretary of Defense shall, in consulta- spilled more than 3 million gallons of tion with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, crude oil according to some esti- Whereas the United States and Japan es- veterans, community-based clinicians, and tablished diplomatic relations on March 31, expert researchers in the field of orthotics mates—the worst spill in U.S. history 1854, with the signing of the Treaty of Peace and prosthetics, submit to Congress a report at the time. and Amity; setting forth the following: The spill closed local beaches—which Whereas, for the past 70 years, the alliance (1) An agenda for orthotic and prosthetic were covered by a thick layer of oil— between the United States and Japan has research that identifies and prioritizes the and thousands of marine mammals and played a vital role in ensuring peace, sta- most significant unanswered orthotic and birds were killed. Tourists were turned bility, and economic development in prosthetic research questions pertinent to away and commercial fishing oper- and beyond; the provision of evidence-based clinical care ations were halted, hurting the local Whereas the United States and Japan are to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, deeply committed to the common values of and civilians. economy. freedom, democracy, rule of law, and free (2) For each report after the initial report After the Santa Barbara spill, Cali- market economics; under this subsection— fornia had enough. The State blocked Whereas the United States-Japan alliance, (A) a summary of how the grants awarded all new offshore drilling in state forged nearly six decades ago with the sign- under subsection (b) are addressing the most waters—which extend three miles from ing of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and

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RES. 185 bility; the resulting loss of life, injury, and destruc- Whereas the United States and Japan are tion; Whereas, on March 30, 2019, the Northwest indispensable partners in combating the pro- Whereas the use of nine suicide bombers in Missouri State University Bearcats men’s liferation of weapons of mass destruction, multiple locations demonstrates a high de- basketball team (referred to in this preamble improving global health, countering human gree of coordination and planning; as the ‘‘Bearcats’’) defeated Point Loma Naz- trafficking and promoting human rights, as- Whereas growing evidence links the Is- arene University by a score of 64 to 58 in the sisting the victims of conflict and disaster lamic State to these attacks, demonstrating National Collegiate Athletic Association (re- worldwide, and contributing to global eco- this terrorist organization’s continued reach ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NCAA’’) nomic development; and capability to inflict terror, violence, and Division II national championship game in Whereas the alliance is a testament to the brutality around the world, despite its loss Evansville, Indiana; ability of great nations to overcome the past of physical territory; Whereas that victory is the second na- and jointly work to create a more secure and Whereas religious freedom is a tional championship victory in 3 years for prosperous future; foundational and universal right of all peo- the Bearcats; Whereas our two countries, coming from ple, and religious freedom and tolerance are Whereas the Bearcats ended the 2018–2019 different cultural backgrounds, have created important to the flourishing of multi-reli- season as the only undefeated men’s basket- an active and dynamic relationship bene- gious societies like Sri Lanka; ball program in the NCAA, with an overall ficial to both peoples; and Whereas Sri Lanka has worked towards a record of 38–0, tying the NCAA Division II Whereas cultural and people-to-people ties lasting peace, ethnic and religious harmony, record for most wins in a season and making between the United States and Japan are and prosperity for all; the Bearcats only the fifth team in the his- long-standing and deep, as exemplified by Whereas the rights of all religious minori- tory of NCAA Division II men’s basketball to the 1912 gift from the People of Japan to the ties must be protected, including the rights win a national title with a perfect record; People of the United States of the beautiful of Christians, who, among other religious Whereas, with 38 wins, the undefeated 2018– cherry trees that grace our Nation’s capital, communities, have faced increased violence 2019 season— (1) was only the fourth time in the history signifying the unbreakable bond between the in recent years from terrorist groups around of the men’s basketball program at North- two nations: Now, therefore be it the world; west Missouri State University that the Resolved, That the Senate— Whereas the United States values its part- (1) reaffirms the endorsement of long- Bearcats reached the 30-win mark; and nership with Sri Lanka and seeks to build on (2) broke the previous Bearcat record of 31 standing United States policy to pursue that partnership by pursuing shared goals in wins and zero losses set by the 1929–1930 close and cooperative ties with Japan in the the Indo-Pacific region; Bearcats led by Coach Hank Iba; Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Pub- Whereas the United States is home to a Whereas all 11 players on the Bearcats ros- lic Law 115–409), signed into law on December large Sri Lankan diaspora, who make signifi- ter should be congratulated, including— 31, 2018, and the vital role of the United cant contributions to American society; and (1) Diego Bernard; States-Japan alliance in promoting peace, Whereas American law enforcement offi- (2) Tyler Dougherty; stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific cials and military personnel are supporting (3) Kirk Finley; region and beyond; the Sri Lankan Government’s investigation (4) Ryan Hawkins; (2) underscores the importance of the close of this attack: Now, therefore, be it (5) Trevor Hudgins; people-to-people and cultural ties between Resolved, That the Senate— (6) Daric Laing; our two nations; (1) condemns, in the strongest terms, the (7) Xavier Rhodes; (3) calls for the strengthening and broad- terrorist attacks perpetrated by violent (8) Dray Starzl; (9) Luke Waters; ening of diplomatic, economic, and security Islamist extremists against innocent civil- (10) Ryan Welty; and ties between the United States and Japan; ians on Easter Sunday; (11) Joey Witthus; and (2) condemns the use violence against peo- Whereas, during the 2018–2019 season, the (4) further calls for the continued coopera- ple of religious faith, including in their Bearcats— tion between the Governments of the United places of worship; (1) held opponents to an average of 61.7 States and Japan in addressing global chal- (3) offers its sincere and heartfelt condo- points; lenges that threaten the security of people lences to the victims, their families and (2) forced 13 turnovers per game; and everywhere in the new Reiwa era of ‘‘beau- friends, and to the nation of Sri Lanka; (3) shot 50 percent or better from the field tiful harmony’’. (4) reaffirms its solidarity with the people in 22 of 38 games; f of Sri Lanka and its support for the United Whereas all 5 starters on the Bearcats ros- States partnership with the nation of Sri ter (Diego Bernard, Ryan Hawkins, Trevor SENATE RESOLUTION 184—CON- Lanka; Hudgins, Ryan Welty, and Joey Witthus) DEMNING THE EASTER SUNDAY (5) notes, on this 10th anniversary of the made 40 or more 3-point field goals during TERRORIST ATTACKS IN SRI end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the importance the 2018–2019 season; LANKA, OFFERING SINCERE CON- of national unity and encourages the Gov- Whereas 3 players on the Bearcats roster DOLENCES TO THE VICTIMS, TO ernment of Sri Lanka to foster such unity, (Ryan Hawkins, Trevor Hudgins, and Joey THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, including religious and ethnic tolerance; Witthus) scored more than 500 points during (6) supports efforts to ensure the protec- the 2018–2019 season; AND TO THE PEOPLE AND NA- tion of all Sri Lankans against retaliatory Whereas, with 339 rebounds during the TION OF SRI LANKA, AND EX- attacks as the country recovers from this 2018–2019 season, Ryan Hawkins set the PRESSING SOLIDARITY AND SUP- tragedy; Northwest Missouri State University single- PORT FOR SRI LANKA (7) reaffirms its commitment to religious season record for rebounds; Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENEN- freedom and the importance of protecting Whereas Trevor Hudgins— the rights of all religious minorities, includ- (1) tied the Mid-America Intercollegiate DEZ, Mr. ROMNEY, and Mr. MURPHY) ing Christians; Athletics Association (referred to in this pre- submitted the following resolution; (8) calls attention to the continued and se- amble as the ‘‘MIAA’’) record for consecutive which was referred to the Committee rious threat posed by the Islamic State and free throws made, with 36 consecutive free on Foreign Relations: other international terrorist organizations; throws made during the 2018–2019 season; S. RES. 184 and (2) set a Northwest Missouri State Univer- (9) calls upon the United States Govern- sity single-season record for assists, with 203 Whereas, on April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka suf- assists during the 2018–2019 season; and fered a horrific series of coordinated ter- ment and all other governments to continue the fight against violent extremism. (3) set the MIAA freshman scoring record rorist attacks that killed more than 250 peo- for points, scoring 712 points during the 2018– ple and injured more than 500 additional peo- f 2019 season; ple; Whereas Joey Witthus— Whereas the attacks targeted Christian SENATE RESOLUTION 185—COM- MENDING THE NORTHWEST MIS- (1) set the Northwest Missouri State Uni- churches, in which innocent men, women, versity single-season record for 3-point field and children were celebrating Easter Sun- SOURI STATE UNIVERSITY goals made, with 114 3-point field goals made day; BEARCATS MEN’S BASKETBALL during the 2018–2019 season; and Whereas the attacks targeted several loca- TEAM FOR ANOTHER NATIONAL (2) set the Northwest Missouri State Uni- tions frequented by foreign tourists, result- COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIA- versity single-season record for points, scor- ing in the deaths of over 40 people from na- TION DIVISION II NATIONAL ing 780 points during the 2018–2019 season; tions other than Sri Lanka, including four CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY Whereas the 2018–2019 Bearcats— American citizens: Dieter Kowalski, Amelie (1) set the single-season MIAA record for Linsey, Daniel Linsey, and Kieran Shafritz Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. points, scoring a total of 3,130 points during de Zoysa; HAWLEY) submitted the following reso- the 2018–2019 season;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:17 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02MY6.050 S02MYPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE May 2, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2621 (2) set the team record for field goals made, United States, are younger than 18 years of (D) include family members, especially ex- with 1,105 field goals made during the 2018– age; and tended and elderly family members, so as 2019 season; and (2) in 2017, more than 15,600,000 Hispanics in to— (3) set the team record for 3-point field the United States, a group that represents (i) promote understanding and communica- goals made, with 404 3-point field goals made more than 1⁄4 of the Hispanic population in tion among generations within families; and during the 2018–2019 season; the United States, were individuals between (ii) enable young people to learn from, and Whereas Joey Witthus and Trevor Hudgins 18 and 34 years of age (commonly referred to respect and benefit from the experiences of, were named to the All-MIAA First Team; as ‘‘millennials’’); their family elders; Whereas Ryan Hawkins— Whereas the Hispanic population in the (E) enable diverse communities to build re- (1) was named to the All-MIAA Second United States continues to grow and is a sig- lationships of understanding; and Team; and nificant part of the workforce in the United (F) provide children with safe schools, (2) was named to the MIAA All-Defensive States, and children in that population will homes, and communities that give them the Team; be consumers, taxpayers, and voters in the long-term support they need to learn, de- Whereas Diego Bernard— future; velop, and become confident young adults (1) was named to the MIAA All-Defensive Whereas, as the United States becomes who are ready and eager to believe in and Team; and more culturally and ethnically diverse, the contribute to the United States. (2) was an All-MIAA honorable mention; people of the United States must strive to f Whereas Ryan Welty— bring about cultural understanding and cele- (1) was an All-MIAA honorable mention; brate a tradition that honors all children SENATE RESOLUTION 187—RECOG- and and adolescents on El Dı´a de los Nin˜ os-Cele- NIZING THE CULTURAL AND HIS- (2) is the active career leader in 3-point brating Young Americans, a day that ac- TORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE field goal percentage in the United States, knowledges and shares traditions and cus- CINCO DE MAYO HOLIDAY with a 3-point field goal percentage of 50.8; toms with all people in the United States; Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. and Whereas parents are at the center of teach- CORNYN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Whereas Coach Ben McCollum— ing children about , morality, (1) earned the John McLendon Collegiate life preparation, health, survival, and cul- Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. Basketball Coach of the Year award, making ture; HARRIS, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Coach Ben McCollum the first non-Division I Whereas the designation of a day of special Ms. MCSALLY, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. head coach to receive the award; recognition to honor children and adoles- ROSEN, Ms. SINEMA, and Ms. SMITH) (2) was named NCAA Division II Coach of cents in the United States— submitted the following resolution; the Year by Basketball Times; (1) will help affirm the significance of fam- which was considered and agreed to: (3) was named Coach of the Year by the ily, education, health, and community S. RES. 187 MIAA; and among the people of the United States; and Whereas May 5, or ‘‘Cinco de Mayo’’ in (4) led the Bearcats to a 100–5 record over (2) will provide an opportunity for those Spanish, is celebrated each year as a date of 3 seasons: Now, therefore, be it children and adolescents to reflect on their importance by Mexican and Mexican-Amer- Resolved, That the Senate— futures, to articulate their aspirations, to ican communities; (1) commends the Northwest Missouri find comfort and security in the support of Whereas the Cinco de Mayo holiday com- State University Bearcats men’s basketball their family members, communities, and memorates May 5, 1862, the date on which team for another National Collegiate Ath- schools, and to grow to contribute to the Mexicans defeated the French at the Battle letic Association Division II national cham- United States; of Puebla, one of the many battles that the pionship victory in men’s basketball; Whereas the National Latino Children’s In- Mexican people won in their long and brave (2) recognizes the athletic prowess, hard stitute, which serves as an advocate and a fight for independence, freedom, and democ- work, and dedication exhibited by the play- voice for young Latino children— racy; ers, coaches, support staff, and student body (1) will celebrate its 21st anniversary in Whereas the victory of Mexico over France of Northwest Missouri State University; and 2019; at Puebla represented a historic triumph for (3) congratulates— (2) has partnered with States and cities the Mexican government during the Franco- (A) the city of Maryville, Missouri; throughout the United States since 1998; and Mexican war fought between 1861 and 1867 (B) the fans of the Northwest Missouri (3) will declare April 30, 2019, as ‘‘El Dı´a de and bolstered the resistance movement; State University Bearcats men’s basketball los Nin˜ os-Celebrating Young Americans’’, a Whereas the success of Mexico at the Bat- team; and day to bring communities and Latinos to- tle of Puebla reinvigorated the spirits of the (C) the alumni of Northwest Missouri State gether across the United States to celebrate Mexican people and provided a renewed sense University throughout the world. and uplift children; and of unity and strength; f Whereas April 30, 2019, would be an appro- Whereas the French army, which had not priate day to recognize as ‘‘El Dı´a de los experienced defeat against any of the finest SENATE RESOLUTION 186—RECOG- Nin˜ os-Celebrating Young Americans’’: Now, troops of Europe in more than half a cen- NIZING APRIL 30, 2019, AS ‘‘EL therefore, be it tury, sustained a disastrous loss at the hands DIA DE LOS NINOS–CELE- Resolved, That the Senate— of an outnumbered and ill-equipped, but BRATING YOUNG AMERICANS’’ (1) recognizes April 30, 2019, as ‘‘El Dı´a de highly spirited and courageous, Mexican ˜ Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans’’; army; (2) encourages the people of the United Whereas the courageous spirit that Mexi- CRAPO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CARPER, States— can General Ignacio Zaragoza and his men Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, (A) to nurture and invest in children and displayed during that historic battle can Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. HAR- adolescents in order to preserve and enhance never be forgotten; RIS, Mr. HEINRICH, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. economic prosperity, democracy, and the Whereas, in a larger sense, Cinco de Mayo REED, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. free and open exchange of ideas, which are symbolizes the right of a free people to self- KLOBUCHAR, and Ms. SINEMA) submitted concepts that are essential to the spirit of determination, just as Benito Juarez, the the following resolution; which was the United States; and president of Mexico during the Battle of considered and agreed to: (B) to celebrate the gifts of children and Puebla, once said, ‘‘El respeto al derecho adolescents and to help them take their ajeno es la paz’’, meaning ‘‘respect for the S. RES. 186 rightful place in the future of the United rights of others is peace’’; Whereas, each year in the United States, States; and Whereas the sacrifice of Mexican fighters El Dı´a de los Nin˜ os–Celebrating Young (3) calls on the people of the United States was instrumental in keeping Mexico from Americans is recognized as a day to affirm to join with children, families, communities, falling under European domination while, in and recognize the importance of young chil- schools, churches, cities, and States across the United States, the Union Army battled dren and adolescents in the United States; the United States to observe El Dı´a de los Confederate forces in the Civil War; Whereas children and adolescents rep- Nin˜ os–Celebrating Young Americans with Whereas Cinco de Mayo serves as a re- resent the hopes and dreams of the people of appropriate ceremonies, including activities minder that the foundation of the United the United States, and the well-being of chil- that— States was built by people from many coun- dren and adolescents is emphasized as a top (A) center on children and are free or of tries and diverse cultures who were willing priority in the United States; minimal cost so as to facilitate full partici- to fight and die for freedom; Whereas, according to data of the Bureau pation by all people; Whereas Cinco de Mayo also serves as a re- of the Census, the Hispanic population in the (B) uplift and help children positively envi- minder of the close ties between the people United States is the youngest major racial sion a path to their futures by allowing chil- of Mexico and the people of the United or ethnic group in the United States, as— dren to voice their hopes and dreams; States; (1) more than 18,100,000 Hispanics in the (C) offer opportunities for children of di- Whereas Cinco de Mayo encourages the United States, a group that represents near- verse backgrounds to learn about the cul- celebration of a legacy of strong leaders and ly 1⁄3 of the Hispanic population in the tures of one another and to share ideas; a sense of vibrancy in communities; and

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RES. 188 between internal security forces and the with the Government of Sudan will continue Whereas the nation of Sudan has endured military as some soldiers sought to protect to be suspended. corrupt and brutal dictatorships for most of the protesters; f its post-independence period since 1956; Whereas on April 11, 2019, after five days of Whereas President Omar al-Bashir came to mass protests in front of their headquarters, SENATE RESOLUTION 189—CON- power through a military coup in 1989, and Sudan’s military removed President al- DEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI- for the next three decades his government Bashir from office and the country’s First SEMITISM Vice President and Minister of Defense, Lt. was responsible for horrendous crimes in Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. KAINE, Sudan, especially Darfur, South Kordofan, General Awad Ibn Auf, announced he would Mr. CRAMER, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. YOUNG, Blue Nile, and in what is now the Republic of lead a Transitional Military Committee South Sudan; (‘‘TMC’’) that would rule the country for a Mr. COONS, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. CORTEZ Whereas the United States Government two-year transition period, in addition to the MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. designated Sudan a State Sponsor of Ter- suspension of the Constitution, dissolution INHOFE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. HAWLEY, rorism on August 12, 1993, for its support to of the National Assembly, and the imposi- Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BAR- international terrorist organizations and ex- tion of a three-month State of Emergency RASSO, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. and nightly curfew; tremists, including elements of what would SCOTT of Florida, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. CAS- Whereas Lt. General Abdel-Fattah later be known as al Qaeda; SIDY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. Whereas more than two decades of civil Burnhan, former general inspector of the Su- ISAKSON, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. ROMNEY, Mrs. war between President al-Bashir’s govern- danese Armed Forces, who replaced Ibn Auf ment and insurgents in southern Sudan re- on April 12, 2019, as the Chairman of the BLACKBURN, Mr. MORAN, Ms. COLLINS, sulted in more than 2,000,000 deaths and led Transitional Military Council, said on April Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. FISCHER, to the eventual independence of South Sudan 21, 2019, that the council was ‘‘ready to hand Ms. ERNST, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. GRAHAM, in 2011; over power tomorrow to a civilian govern- Mr. DAINES, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. BOOZ- Whereas in 2003, President al-Bashir’s gov- ment agreed by political forces’’; and MAN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. Whereas, the African Union Peace and Se- ernment launched a ruthless crackdown GRASSLEY, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. SULLIVAN, against insurgents and civilians in Darfur curity Council convened on April 30, 2019, and reiterated its conviction that ‘‘a mili- and Mr. LANKFORD) submitted the fol- that killed at least 300,000 Sudanese and dis- lowing resolution; which was referred placed 2,500,000 more, resulting in Congress tary-led transition in Sudan will be totally and the Administration of President George unacceptable and contrary to the will and le- to the Committee on the Judiciary: W. Bush in 2004 describing as genocide the gitimate aspirations’’ of the Sudanese peo- S. RES. 189 Government of Sudan’s actions in Darfur; ple, expressed ‘‘deep regret’’ that the mili- Whereas antisemitism is a unique form of Whereas in 2011, when conflict resumed in tary had not stepped aside, and, noting nego- prejudice stretching back millennia that at- South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, Presi- tiations were underway, demanded that the tacks the equal humanity of the Jewish peo- dent al-Bashir’s government conducted in- military hand over power to a civilian-led ple; discriminate bombings and raided villages, transitional authority within 60 days: Now, Whereas antisemitism has long per- raping and killing civilians, and waged a therefore, be it petrated myths about Jews, including the campaign of forced starvation in the Nuba Resolved, That the Senate— Russian fabrication of the Protocols of the Mountains region of South Kordofan that (1) encourages a swift transfer of power by Elders of Zion and the wide circulation of li- displaced as many as 2,000,000 people; the military to a civilian-led political au- belous falsehoods about the Jewish murder Whereas, while the fighting between gov- thority in Sudan that— of infants; ernment forces and insurgents in Darfur has (A) respects and reflects the legitimate Whereas, in its most extreme form, anti- subsided since 2016, when the government democratic aspirations of the people of semitism aims at the physical destruction of waged a large-scale offensive before declar- Sudan; and the Jewish people, as seen in pogroms, forced ing a ceasefire, violent attacks against civil- (B) engages in a credible process of democ- conversions and Nazi Germany’s murder of ians continue and humanitarian access re- ratization, governance, and security sector over six million Jews; mains restricted in some opposition strong- reforms, and is transparent in how it meas- Whereas antisemitism has included at- hold areas of Darfur, South Kordofan, and ures such progress; tacks on the livelihood of Jews including Blue Nile; (2) calls on the ruling authorities in Sudan prohibitions on land ownership, campaigns Whereas President al-Bashir remains the to take measurable steps to— to boycott, confiscate or destroy Jewish subject of two outstanding arrest warrants (A) respect the right to freedom of associa- businesses, and denial of the ability of Jews from the International Criminal Court based tion and expression; to practice certain professions; on charges including five counts of crimes (B) protect the rights of opposition polit- Whereas, in the United States, Jews have against humanity, two counts of war crimes, ical parties, journalists, human rights de- suffered from systematic discrimination in and three counts of genocide; fenders, religious minorities, and nongovern- the form of exclusion from home ownership

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Mr. President, I tain educational institutions and other bar- riers to equal justice under the law; Downing, to be United States Attorney ask unanimous consent that the reso- Whereas, in the United States, Jews have for the Western District of Oklahoma, lution be agreed to, the preamble be faced, and continue to face, false accusations Brent R. Bunn, to be United States agreed to, and the motions to recon- of divided loyalty between the United States Marshal for the District of Idaho, and sider be considered made and laid upon and Israel, false claims that they purchase Eric S. Gartner, to be United States the table with no intervening action or political power with money, and false accu- Marshal for the Eastern District of debate. sations about control of the financial sys- Pennsylvania, all of the Department of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tem, along with other negative stereotypes; Justice. objection, it is so ordered. and Whereas Jews are the targets of the major- PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS The resolution (S. Res. 144) was ity of hate crimes committed in the United The Permanent Subcommittee on In- agreed to. States against any religious group, including vestigations of the Committee on The preamble was agreed to. attacks on houses of worship and Jewish Homeland Security and Governmental (The resolution, with its preamble, is community centers: Now, therefore, be it Affairs is authorized to meet during printed in the RECORD of April 4, 2019, Resolved, That the United States Senate the session of the Senate on Thursday, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) condemns and commits to combatting all May 2, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct a f forms of antisemitism. hearing. f COMMENDING THE NORTHWEST f MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO BEARCATS MEN’S BASKETBALL MEET DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY DAY 2019 TEAM Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 5 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I requests for committees to meet during ask unanimous consent that the Armed ask unanimous consent that the Sen- today’s session of the Senate. They Services Committee be discharged from ate proceed to the consideration of S. have the approval of the Majority and further consideration of S. Res. 160 and Res. 185, submitted earlier today. Minority leaders. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Senate proceed to its immediate the Standing Rules of the Senate, the fol- consideration. clerk will report the resolution by lowing committees are authorized to meet The PRESIDING OFFICER. The title. during today’s session of the Senate: clerk will report the resolution by The senior assistant legislative clerk COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES title. read as follows: The Committee on Armed Services is The senior assistant legislative clerk A resolution (S. Res. 185) commending the authorized to meet during the session read as follows: Northwest Missouri State University of the Senate on Thursday, May 2, 2019, A resolution (S. Res. 160) recognizing the Bearcats men’s basketball team for another National Collegiate Athletic Association Di- at 9.30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on contributions of defense laboratories to the technological dominance of the United vision II national championship victory. the nomination of General James C. States Armed Forces and supporting the des- McConville, USA, for reappointment to There being no objection, the Senate ignation of April 25, 2019, as ‘‘Department of proceeded to consider the resolution. the grade of general and to be Chief of Defense Laboratory Day 2019’’. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Staff of the Army. There being no objection, the com- ask unanimous consent that the reso- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL mittee was discharged, and the Senate lution be agreed to, the preamble be RESOURCES proceeded to consider the resolution. agreed to, and the motions to recon- The Committee on Energy and Nat- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I sider be considered made and laid upon ural Resources is authorized to meet ask unanimous consent that the reso- the table with no intervening action or during the session of the Senate on lution be agreed to, the preamble be debate. Thursday, May 2, 2019, at 10 a.m., to agreed to, and the motions to recon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without conduct a hearing on the following sider be considered made and laid upon objection, it is so ordered. nominations: Daniel Habib Jorjani, of the table with no intervening action or The resolution (S. Res. 185) was Kentucky, to be Solicitor, and Mark debate. agreed to. Lee Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be In- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The preamble was agreed to. spector General, both of the Depart- objection, it is so ordered. (The resolution, with its preamble, is ment of the Interior. The resolution (S. Res. 160) was printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS agreed to. mitted Resolutions.’’) The preamble was agreed to. The Committee on Foreign Relations f is authorized to meet during the ses- (The resolution, with its preamble, is sion of the Senate on Thursday, May 2, printed in the RECORD of April 11, 2019, RECOGNIZING APRIL 30, 2019, AS 2019, at 9:30a.m., to conduct a hearing under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) ‘‘EL DIA DE LOS NINOS-CELE- entitled ‘‘Humanitarian impact in the f BRATING YOUNG AMERICANS’’ Syrian war.’’ NATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY FOR MISSING AND MURDERED ask unanimous consent that the Sen- The Committee on the Judiciary is NATIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS ate proceed to the immediate consider- authorized to meet during the session ation of S. Res. 186, submitted earlier Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I today. of the Senate on Thursday, May 2, 2019, ask unanimous consent that the Judi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The at 10 a.m., to conduct a business meet- ciary Committee be discharged from clerk will report the resolution by ing and hearing on the following nomi- further consideration of S. Res. 144 and title. nations: Jeffrey Vincent Brown, to be the Senate proceed to its immediate The senior assistant legislative clerk United States District Judge for the consideration. read as follows: Southern District of Texas, Robert J. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Colville, and Stephanie L. Haines, both clerk will report the resolution by A resolution (S. Res. 186) recognizing April to be a United States District Judge title. 30, 2019, as ‘‘El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans’’. for the Western District of Pennsyl- The senior assistant legislative clerk vania, Brantley Starr, to be United read as follows: There being no objection, the Senate States District Judge for the Northern A resolution (S. Res. 144) designating May proceeded to consider the resolution. District of Texas, Virgil Madden, of In- 5, 2019, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness Mr. MCCONNELL. I further ask diana, to be a Commissioner of the for Missing and Murdered Native Women and unanimous consent that the resolution United States Parole Commission, and Girls’’. be agreed to, the preamble be agreed

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ISRAEL, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT agreed to. the third time, and passed, as follows: OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR THE TERM OF FIF- The preamble was agreed to. S. 693 TEEN YEARS, VICE MELVIN R. WRIGHT, RETIRED. (The resolution, with its preamble, is Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- IN THE AIR FORCE printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- resentatives of the United States of America in THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT mitted Resolutions.’’) Congress assembled, IN THE TO THE GRADE INDI- CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE f SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National 601: RECOGNIZING THE CULTURAL AND POW/MIA Flag Act’’. To be lieutenant general HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF SEC. 2. DAYS ON WHICH THE POW/MIA FLAG IS THE CINCO DE MAYO HOLIDAY MAJ. GEN. DAVID S. NAHOM DISPLAYED ON CERTAIN FEDERAL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PROPERTY. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE ask unanimous consent that the Sen- AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10 U.S.C., SECTION is amended by striking subsection (c) and in- 601: ate proceed to the consideration of S. serting the following: To be lieutenant general Res. 187, submitted earlier today. ‘‘(c) DAYS FOR FLAG DISPLAY.—For the pur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The poses of this section, POW/MIA flag display LT. GEN. MARSHALL B. WEBB clerk will report the resolution by days are all days on which the flag of the IN THE ARMY title. United States is displayed.’’. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT The senior assistant legislative clerk f IN THE TO THE GRADE INDICATED read as follows: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ORDERS FOR MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019. To be brigadier general A resolution (S. Res. 187) recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I COL. JACK M. DAVIS COL. PAULA C. LODI Cinco de Mayo holiday. ask unanimous consent that when the COL. MARK W. THOMPSON There being no objection, the Senate Senate completes its business today, it IN THE AIR FORCE proceeded to consider the resolution. adjourn until 3 p.m. Monday, May 6, THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR APPOINT- Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- 2019; further, that following the prayer MENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR AIR ther debate on the measure. and pledge, the morning hour be FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there deemed expired, the Journal of pro- To be major is no further debate, the question is on ceedings be approved to date, the time TANN S. JONES the adoption of the resolution. for the two leaders be reserved for their IN THE ARMY The resolution (S. Res. 187) was use later in the day, morning business THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR REGULAR AP- be closed, and the Senate proceed to POINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED agreed to. STATES ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: executive session and resume consider- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous To be major consent that the preamble be agreed to ation of the Bianco nomination; fi- and that the motions to reconsider be nally, that notwithstanding the provi- REBECCA A. BRAWNER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT considered made and laid upon the sions of rule XXII, the cloture motions TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE table with no intervening action or de- filed during today’s session of the Sen- ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: bate. ate ripen at 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 6, To be colonel The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 2019. NATHAN GORN objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without DEPARTMENT OF STATE The preamble was agreed to. objection, it is so ordered. KELLY CRAFT, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE THE REPRESENT- (The resolution, with its preamble, is ATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE f UNITED NATIONS, WITH THE RANK AND STATUS OF AM- printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- BASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY, mitted Resolutions.’’) ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF MAY 6, 2019, AT 3 P.M. AMERICA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NA- f TIONS. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if KELLY CRAFT, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL POW/MIA FLAG ACT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SESSIONS there is no further business to come be- OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NATIONS Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- DURING HER TENURE OF SERVICE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE UNITED NA- ask unanimous consent that the Judi- sent that it stand adjourned under the TIONS. ciary Committee be discharged from previous order. IN THE ARMY further consideration of S. 693 and the There being no objection, the Senate, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT Senate proceed to its immediate con- at 4:43 p.m., adjourned until Monday, IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED sideration. May 6, 2019, at 3 p.m. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be major general The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f clerk will report the bill by title. BRIG. GEN. JEFFERY D. BROADWATER The senior assistant legislative clerk NOMINATIONS read as follows: Executive nominations received by f A bill (S. 693) to amend title 36, United the Senate: States Code, to require that the POW/MIA EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES CONFIRMATIONS flag be displayed on all days that the flag of Executive nominations confirmed by the United States is displayed on certain PAUL SHMOTOLOKHA, OF WASHINGTON, TO BE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE the Senate May 2, 2019: Federal property. UNITED STATES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 20, 2021, There being no objection, the com- VICE WANDA FELTON, RESIGNED. THE JUDICIARY mittee was discharged, and the Senate DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION RODOLFO ARMANDO RUIZ II, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN proceeded to consider the bill. JOHN E. KRAMER, OF FLORIDA, TO BE CHIEF FINAN- DISTRICT OF FLORIDA. CIAL OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Mr. MCCONNELL. I further ask RAUL M. ARIAS–MARXUACH, OF PUERTO RICO, TO BE VICE SHOSHANA MIRIAM LEW. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF unanimous consent that the bill be DEPARTMENT OF STATE PUERTO RICO. considered read a third time and passed JOSHUA WOLSON, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED ROXANNE CABRAL, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER MEMBER STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT and that the motion to reconsider be OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER– OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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HONORING ROGER ADDISON recognized that their current system, which In 2017, the Academy again placed first spread responsibility among six different agen- place nationally in the Ford Motor Challenge, HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON cies, created opportunities for winning $20,000. The 2017 winnings are being OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA miscommunication and slow response times used by the Academy to create a student-led when families needed urgent aid. By consoli- solar power station at Whites Creek High IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dating these responsibilities into one agency, School, overseen by the Academy Principal, Thursday, May 2, 2019 families were able to receive necessary assist- Mr. Jeremiah Davis; a local solar power ad- Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today ance in a timely manner. viser from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, to ask the House of Representatives to join With Jerri at the helm, the CFR grew sub- Mr. Jason Carney; and Whites Creek High me in honoring Roger Addison, who served as stantially, and is now widely recognized and School seniors Rachel Rhea and Daniel a dedicated employee of the House of Rep- emulated due to its successful practices; as Vanclief. The Academy has since created a resentatives for 31 years under six Clerks of the CFR has become the gold standard for solar power curriculum so Whites Creek stu- the House. similar agencies across the country. This dents can continue these efforts. Born at D.C. General Hospital, Roger is a unique program not only provides vital re- The solar power station will reduce the true Washingtonian. He began his tenure as a sources during difficult times to families in school’s electrical costs by an estimated busboy and dishwasher in the Longworth cafe- Cobb County, but works with them long-term $5,000 each year. It will also keep an esti- teria before becoming a laborer in House Fur- to provide the resources necessary to become mated 72,072 pounds of carbon dioxide out of nishings. Having worked as a D.C. cab driver self-reliant, free from the vicious cycle of gov- the environment that would otherwise have and chauffeur, Roger then became a driver ernment-funded resource dependency. The been created from burning coal. under former House Clerk Donnald K. Ander- Center achieves this success by offering a se- I congratulate the Whites Creek High School son. ries of life-classes on topics such as budgeting Future Farmers of America Alternative Energy Roger took computer classes and secured a and parenting; they also provide GED classes Sustainable Logistics Academy on their invalu- position as a Public Information Specialist in as well as help with resume writing and how able contributions to Middle Tennessee’s fu- the newly formed Legislative Resource Center. to interview for a job. ture. In time, Roger was promoted to Registration The Center for Family Resources benefits f and Compliance Clerk. greatly from its outstanding staff of employees RECOGNIZING QENDRIM HAXHIU’S He met his wife, Cassandra, while walking and volunteer workers, along with a highly en- COMPLETION OF THE CRITICAL in the Longworth tunnel, and he will tell you it gaged and motivated Board of Directors. The LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP PRO- was love at first sight. They have been mar- bond that has held all this together for the GRAM ried for 18 years. They raised six children and past 35 years has been CEO Jerri Barr. As have 11 grandchildren. Cassandra is respon- this remarkable community leader prepares for sible for convincing Roger to start wearing her much-deserved retirement, I want to per- HON. DOUG COLLINS OF GEORGIA bowties, now his signature look. sonally thank her for her dedication to families IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Outside of the House, Roger is an avid golf- in need, as well as her continued commitment er and often vacations with his family in the to supporting a high quality of life for the citi- Thursday, May 2, 2019 Carolinas. He loves to travel, and, as many of zens of our Cobb County communities. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, his colleagues will attest, he famously holds f I rise today to congratulate University of Geor- down the dance floor during the Clerk’s annual gia student Qendrim Haxhiu on his accept- holiday party. He is a deacon at Ambassador HONORING THE FUTURE FARMERS ance to, and completion of, the U.S. Depart- Baptist Church, and he is a Mason. OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE EN- ment of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Roger is affectionately known as the ‘‘Mayor ERGY SUSTAINABLE LOGISTICS (CLS) program. of Capitol Hill.’’ He will be missed by his col- ACADEMY AT WHITES CREEK Qendrim Haxhiu from Dahlonega, Georgia leagues and the Members who have come to HIGH SCHOOL IN NASHVILLE, was one of only 572 students to be selected know him. We all wish him the best in his TENNESSEE for the 2018 CLS program—an especially re- well-deserved retirement. markable accomplishment, given this highly Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Rep- HON. JIM COOPER competitive program received over 5,500 ap- resentatives to join me in recognizing Roger OF TENNESSEE plications in 2018. This prestigious merit- Addison for his service and dedication. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES based scholarship allows U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study abroad in in- f Thursday, May 2, 2019 tensive summer institutes in 14 critical lan- OUTSTANDING COBB COUNTY Mr. COOPER. Madam Speaker, I rise today guages. Scholars complete language instruc- LEADER RETIRES to honor the Future Farmers of America Alter- tion and structured cultural enrichment experi- native Energy Sustainable Logistics Academy ences designed to promote Americans’ mas- HON. BARRY LOUDERMILK at Whites Creek High School in Nashville, tery of languages that are critical to our na- OF GEORGIA Tennessee. tional security and economic prosperity. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 2016 and 2017, Whites Creek High The CLS program gave Qendrim the oppor- School Future Farmers of America Alternative tunity to study in Tainan, Taiwan. His time Thursday, May 2, 2019 Energy Sustainable Logistics Academy, led by overseas was spent increasing his proficiency Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, today I the Academy instructor Dr. Garry Gibson, in Chinese while being fully immersed in Tai- rise to pay tribute to Jerri Barr’s thirty-five grew four acres of soybeans for their biodiesel wanese culture. Fully grasping the culture of years of exemplary service to the families program at the Whites Creek Community Gar- other countries is key to America’s future suc- within Georgia’s 11th Congressional District den. cess, and I commend Qendrim for his commit- and the greater Atlanta area. Jerri is the retir- In 2016, the Academy applied for and won ment to sharing American values and advanc- ing CEO for the Center for Family Resources, the first place prize nationally and $10,000 in ing American interests abroad. a non-profit social services agency in Marietta, the Ford Motor Challenge STEM Contest. The On behalf of the people of Northeast Geor- Georgia. 2016 winnings were used to drive a biodiesel gia, I want to congratulate Qendrim Haxhiu on The Center for Family Resources was powered vehicle for a student lecture tour up- his incredible accomplishment of being award- founded in 1960, based on the community’s and-down the east coast ending at the Univer- ed this scholarship and completing the CLS need to streamline and simplify emergency as- sity of Guelph, Canada’s top agricultural uni- program. I look forward to his continued suc- sistance in Cobb County. Community leaders versity. cess as he utilizes his knowledge and skills to

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Then we had the for- IMPROVEMENT ACT community leaders in Bartow County, Georgia tune of making him an honorary Texan from SPEECH OF for actively recognizing the impact prayer has ‘‘far west Texas’’—serving first for Representa- on our nation. tive Roger Williams before joining my office. HON. JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER Effective and fervent prayers are not only a I have had the privilege of calling Spencer OF WASHINGTON core aspect of our national past, but remain a a friend for nearly twenty years, and my Chief IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES powerful tool in all aspects of public and pri- of Staff for two. While I am personally sad to Monday, April 29, 2019 vate matters, and I encourage all people to see him go, Spencer’s impact on this body will Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Mr. Speaker, I pray for one another and our nation on this be felt long after he departs. Along the way, supported H.R. 91, the Columbia River In-Lieu National Day of Prayer, and every day. Spencer has done it all. Whether he was ad- and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement f vocating for our men and women in uniform, Act, because it is important and necessary for securing funding to prevent wildfires, or work- IN RECOGNITION OF LIEUTENANT ing to protect the rights of California dairy the in-lieu fishing sites along the Columbia COMMANDER FELIX MARTINEZ River to be properly maintained, safe and san- farmers, his legislative accomplishments are itary for tribal use. These sites, which are fed- second to none. erally controlled, were set aside by Congress HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN Madam Speaker, on Friday, Spencer will re- to provide fishing access to tribal fishermen OF VIRGINIA tire from the House and move on to his next whose traditional fishing grounds were dis- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chapter. I thank Spencer for his service, and wish him and his husband Antonio, and their placed after the construction of dams on the Thursday, May 2, 2019 two daughters Artemis and Ariana, nothing but Columbia River. Because these sites are fed- Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise erally maintained, the bill’s authorization is the best in the future. today in recognition of Lieutenant Commander f necessary to assess the sanitation and safety Felix Martinez’s retirement after 40 years of in order to improve these sites tribal use. This public service. I would like to personally thank RECOGNIZING BRIDGET MALLO OF bill, however, does not make any determina- him for his service and dedication to our na- BUTTE tion of the sites’ boundaries nor should it be tion. interpreted as doing so, but should only be Lieutenant Commander Martinez has spent HON. GREG GIANFORTE taken to ensure tribes have access to tradi- the last 40 years working to serve his commu- tional fishing areas on the Columbia River by OF MONTANA nity. He began by working as a college in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the four Columbia River Treaty tribes. structor at the City Colleges of and Thursday, May 2, 2019 f then moved on to become a teacher and NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER baseball coach at Nelson County Schools. We Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I rise are fortunate to have someone as honorable today to honor Bridget Mallo of Butte for in- HON. BARRY LOUDERMILK as Lieutenant Commander Martinez educating spiring a community to celebrate life with her our youth. courage in facing a chronic, progressive, and OF GEORGIA Lieutenant Commander Martinez spent the often fatal disease. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES next 30 years of his career in Military Services Bridget was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at Thursday, May 2, 2019 with the and United States six months old. She and her family have con- Mr. LOUDERMILK. Madam Speaker, Marine Corps. He began his work as a US sulted doctors and been in and out of hos- throughout the history of the United States, Naval Officer with Associate Protocol. Lieuten- pitals for 15 years. Despite the prognosis, our national leaders have consistently turned ant Commander Martinez then worked as a Bridget never uses her illness as an excuse. to prayer during times of struggle, adversity, Research Liaison, Coordinator, Homeland De- Now 15 years old, Bridget recently faced a and crisis. George Washington’s prayer in Val- fense Planner, and Analyst for the US Navy. decision no teenager should have to bear. ley Forge was a turning point in our war for Finally, Lieutenant Commander Martinez has Doctors said that forgoing a lung transplant independence; Benjamin Franklin’s call for most recently served as the Senior Naval could leave Bridget with four to six weeks to prayer broke the political gridlock during the Science Instructor for NJROTC unit at Stafford live. Proceeding with further treatment, includ- Constitution Convention; President Franklin County Schools. I wish to express my im- ing an organ transplant, did not guarantee a Roosevelt took to the airwaves, leading the mense gratitude to Lieutenant Commander successful outcome and meant greater hard- nation in prayer as our troops landed at Nor- Martinez for dedicating his life to serving the ships for her loved ones. mandy on D–Day; and George Patton’s prayer United States of America. She chose to return home to Butte to spend for a change in weather turned the tide during Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in her remaining time with family and friends. the Battle of the Bulge. More recently, I wit- recognition of Lieutenant Commander Felix Two of her final wishes are particularly touch- nessed firsthand the miraculous impact of Martinez. The Commonwealth is fortunate to ing. She wants to ensure her mother is sup- prayer during the Congressional baseball have someone with such valor and commit- ported and does not face financial insecurity. shooting in June, 2017. ment. May God bless Lieutenant Commander She also asked the community of Butte to These are only a few of the numerous docu- Martinez and I look forward to seeing his con- come together to celebrate life. mented instances where Americans have indi- tinued success for many years to come. Bridget’s courage rallied the community, as vidually and collectively turned to God in pray- f individuals and businesses responded with do- er, and He has consistently answered. nations to support the family. Bridget has also The National Day of Prayer was established THANKING J. SPENCER brought awareness to the struggles families by an Act of Congress, and signed into law by FREEBAIRN FOR HIS SERVICE face when a loved one is diagnosed with the President Harry S. Truman in 1952, to recog- incurable disease. nize God’s hand of divine providence in the HON. KAY GRANGER In late April, residents of Butte celebrated course of our nation. Since 1988, under the OF TEXAS life and Bridget. Bridget’s loved ones, friends, leadership of President , the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES classmates, and neighbors cheered her ar- first Thursday of May has been set aside as rival. Amid much fanfare and a police escort, Thursday, May 2, 2019 the official day of observance of the National there were tears of sadness and tears of joy. Day of Prayer. Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise Bridget has helped demonstrate the power For over two decades, the people of Bartow today to honor Spencer Freebairn for his 26 of community. Family, friends, and neighbors County, Georgia have gathered on the Na- years of service to the U.S. House of Rep- have come together to support and celebrate tional Day of Prayer at the County Court- resentatives and the American people. In a remarkable young woman. house, to continue the heritage of seeking 1993, a young, fresh out of college kid from Bridget’s community will long remember her God’s Divine guidance. Orange County, California began his career on big heart. Because of Bridget, they will also

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Montana. abroad in Belize during the 2017–2018 aca- Before Masimo Corporation was founded, f demic year while a student at Delaware Valley pulse oximeters frequently produced false University. alerts based on a variety of factors and the TRIBUTE TO DR. JIM WADE On behalf of all residents of the First Con- patient’s movements. Mr. Kiani applied a tech- gressional District, I congratulate Taylor on nology called adaptive filters, used in sub- HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH this outstanding achievement. marine warfare and communication, and cre- OF VIRGINIA f ated Masimo SET Measure-through Motion IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry. This tech- HONORING TEACHER OF THE YEAR Thursday, May 2, 2019 nology reduced false alarms by 95 percent, DONNA GRADEL and its high degree of sensitivity pioneered Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I offer new findings—from previously undetectable these remarks in tribute to Dr. Jim Wade of HON. KEVIN HERN heart problems in newborns to reducing blind- Abingdon, Virginia, who has used his talents OF OKLAHOMA ness in premature babies by enabling clini- as a surgeon to help needy people around the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cians to better target oxygen levels provided in globe. Thursday, May 2, 2019 neonatal care. Dr. Wade was born and raised in Princeton, Since its founding, Masimo has grown into West Virginia. He attended West Virginia Uni- Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. Madam a successful publicly traded company employ- versity as an undergraduate and then contin- Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today ing more than 4,600 people worldwide, with ued at its School of Medicine specializing in in honor of an outstanding educator. Okla- annual revenues of nearly $800 million. The otolaryngology. After completing his medical homa’s 2018 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Donna company has more than 600 patents, and studies, he served as an officer in the U.S. Gradel, a finalist for the National Teacher of Masimo’s technology improves the health out- Army for five years, rising to the rank of lieu- the Year. comes of an estimated 100 million patients tenant colonel. He then had a medical practice Ms. Gradel has dedicated nearly 30 years of worldwide each year. in Abingdon from 1978 to 2013. her life to education. The success of her stu- The journey of Mr. Kiani and Masimo is an In Abingdon, Dr. Wade has been an active dents at Broken Arrow High School reflects American story rooted in entrepreneurial spirit member of his community. He attends the passion and dedication that Ms. Gradel and grit. Its worldwide success has created Abingdon Bible Church, serves on various brings to teaching. jobs, nurtured research, and improved patient boards, and provides a home for foreign in- Oklahoma is home to many wonderful edu- safety. On behalf of the 45th Congressional terns when they are training in the country. cators. Ms. Gradel is a standard-bearer of District, congratulations for 30 years of pro- Dr. Wade’s deep faith, compassion for oth- educational excellence in my state and my viding lifesaving and life-altering health care. ers, and medical skills guided him to the field district, and she continues to impress us and f of medical missions. He began volunteering her peers across the country. with the faith-based charity World Medical Mis- Ms. Gradel is well-deserving of her position RECOGNIZING THE MONTEREY sion in May 1996, traveling to Kenya, per- as a finalist for Teacher of the Year. She rep- BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANC- forming cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries. resents Oklahoma and our country well and TUARY’S 20TH ANNUAL SNAP- Working with World Medical Mission and has the support of our entire delegation. SHOT DAY BethanyKids in the years since, Dr. Wade has Congratulations to Ms. Gradel on this pro- traveled to Kenya 25 times, South Sudan found honor. HON. JIMMY PANETTA three times, Egypt twice, South Sudan twice, f OF CALIFORNIA and Myanmar to perform these surgeries. Fre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES quently operating in areas undergoing political CELEBRATING THE 30TH ANNIVER- Thursday, May 2, 2019 and social unrest and lacking the comforts of SARY OF MASIMO CORPORATION home, he conducts an average of four sur- Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today geries a day during twelve-hour shifts in the HON. KATIE PORTER to recognize the Monterey Bay National Ma- operating room. OF CALIFORNIA rine as they celebrate their 20th His selfless and humble service to others IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Snapshot Day. This annual event brings vol- unteers together at over 250 sampling sites on has been a gift in the lives of many, from the Thursday, May 2, 2019 children who benefit from his medical skills to the central coast of California as they collect the colleagues inspired by his example. I com- Ms. PORTER. Madam Speaker, it is my valuable data on the water quality of the wa- mend Dr. Wade for his good works and for the honor to recognize the 30th anniversary of tersheds that drain into the Monterey Bay Na- generous and caring spirit in which he has Masimo Corporation, a healthcare technology tional Marine Sanctuary. done them. company based in Irvine, California, and to The first Snapshot Day was organized in f celebrate its innovation and commitment to im- 2000 when the Monterey Bay National Marine proving patient safety around the world. Sanctuary collaborated with the Coastal Wa- RECOGNIZING TAYLOR BOYER Masimo has helped solve the ‘‘unsolvable’’ by tershed Council and the Center for Marine introducing lifesaving breakthroughs in Conservation to organize a volunteer effort to HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK noninvasive patient monitoring. better understand land-based sources of OF PENNSYLVANIA Masimo’s founder, chairman, and chief ex- ocean pollution in the sanctuary. With a better IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ecutive officer, Joe Kiani, immigrated to the understanding of the sources of pollution from United States when he was 9 years old and the 10 watersheds directly connected to the Thursday, May 2, 2019 only spoke three words of English. Originally sanctuary, local agencies, stakeholders, and Mr. FITZPATRICK. Madam Speaker, for trained as an electrical engineer, he thrived in citizens can better protect the water quality nearly two decades, the U.S. Department of his new home and graduated early from both along 276 miles of shoreline across four State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Stu- high school and San Diego State University. coastal counties that are home to more than dent Program has afforded qualified American In 1989, at age 24, Mr. Kiani had an idea 1.8 million residents. These protected waters students the ability to study abroad. To date, that would significantly improve the accuracy support a wealth of biological diversity, coastal over 28,000 outstanding Americans rep- and reliability of one of the most commonly scenery, and recreational and business oppor- resenting 1,300 colleges and universities have used monitoring technologies in health care: tunities. studied in over 150 countries as part of this the pulse oximeter. By attaching to your finger, Snapshot Day depends on a small army of program. Students selected represent diverse the pulse oximeter measures how much oxy- volunteers who measure bodies of water for backgrounds and engage in a unique edu- gen is in the blood within seconds. With a temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, conduc- cational experience that gives them skills re- $40,000 loan against his condo in Orange tivity, and turbidity and collect samples that

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DOUG COLLINS of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary OF GEORGIA to repair her faults.’’ The reburial celebration is and local watersheds. Since 2000, a total of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3,783 volunteers have donated 18,915 hours one step towards acknowledging this impor- of their time to monitor any of the Snapshot Thursday, May 2, 2019 tant part of history and repairing this fault. Day sites. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, We have an obligation to preserve the rich history of this country. Celebrations like this Since its beginning in 2000, Snapshot Day I rise today to congratulate Jasmine Carol Watt on her nomination and selection as a provide an opportunity to rejoice in the contin- has shown how engaged volunteers can make ued preservation of not just historic events but a critical impact in their community. Madam Delegate to the 2019 Congress of Future Medical Leaders. She will represent the great of the people who made this country what it is Speaker, I ask that my distinguished col- today. leagues join me in recognizing the Monterey State of Georgia and White County High School at the event in Boston, Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, I ask that you and my col- Bay National Marine Sanctuary as they cele- leagues join me in celebrating this historic oc- brate their 20th Snapshot Day. Selection as a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders is an incredible honor. casion that recognizes the contributions of these 36 souls and all of the similarly situated f The goal of the Congress is to identify high- achieving high school students who aspire to that they represent. Without the vigilance of the Gullah Society and the City of Charleston HONORING THE 75TH ANNIVER- become or medical scientists and this recognition would not be possible; and I SARY OF THE POLISH AMERICAN provide them with the guidance and add my enduring gratitude for the tremendous CONGRESS mentorship needed to succeed. To become a Delegate, one must have a work they have done to make this day pos- proven record of academic achievement. Jas- sible. HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI mine greatly exceeded that requirement with f OF ILLINOIS her near-perfect GPA. While maintaining a THE PASSING OF JUDGE DAMON stellar GPA, Jasmine also participates in the KEITH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES White County High School concert and march- Thursday, May 2, 2019 ing bands as a percussionist. HON. JOHN LEWIS From an early age, Jasmine was always in- OF GEORGIA Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today trigued by the possibility of a career in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Polish medical profession. Inspired by her mother, a American Congress. I am pleased to recog- law enforcement officer, she originally ex- Thursday, May 2, 2019 nize such an esteemed organization that has pressed interest in forensic sciences but later Mr. LEWIS. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay enriched the cultural landscape of our nation turned her attention to becoming a nurse in tribute to Judge Damon Keith. He was a great and strengthened America’s friendship with the operating room, where her aunt works. American and a brilliant federal judge. Poland. I am proud to have worked closely for The Congress of Future Medical Leaders is Over the years, I had the honor of meeting many years with Polish American Congress an incredible opportunity for Jasmine to ac- Judge Keith a few times. He was always gra- President Frank Spula in Chicago. quire the knowledge and leadership skills nec- cious and thoughtful. Established near the end of World War II, essary to succeed in the medical profession. I Appointed by Presidents Johnson and the Polish American Congress gave voice to am proud to congratulate her on this well-de- Carter, Judge Keith worked for more than half the shared Polish-American interest in a free served honor, and I wish her all the best in a century to help our nation realize the dream Poland and in defeating the Axis powers. After her future endeavors. of a more perfect union. He spent every single day committed to World War II ended, the organization played a f helping our country respect the dignity, worth, leading role in international efforts to secure a TRIBUTE HONORING THE ANCES- and equality of every human being—whether it prosperous and independent post-war Poland. TRAL REBURIAL HOSTED BY was their right to vote, education, housing, During the Cold War, the organization en- THE GULLAH SOCIETY employment, or privacy. gaged in further work to bolster relations be- Madam Speaker, today, my thoughts are tween our two countries, through pushing for with his family, friends, and community, who American recognition of the Polish western HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN OF SOUTH CAROLINA were kind enough to share this amazing man border, securing support for Radio Free Eu- with a grateful nation. rope, and advocating on behalf of Polish immi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f grants. Thursday, May 2, 2019 RECOGNITION OF THE PASSING OF Today, the Polish American Congress Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise THE HONORABLE STAN FURMAN stands as a federation of over 3,000 Polish today to honor 36 individuals of African de- American organizations including veteran, cul- scent whose remains were unearthed at tural, professional, religious, and social asso- Gailliard Center in Charleston, South Carolina HON. GREG STANTON ciations, and represents over 10 million Ameri- in 2013. These souls, whose stories are un- OF ARIZONA cans of Polish descent and origin. Throughout known, were buried in unmarked graves and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES its rich history, the Polish American Congress their resting site was later buried under con- Thursday, May 2, 2019 has been highly successful in ensuring strong struction as the city grew. While they may Mr. STANTON. Madam Speaker, today I economic cooperation and promoting civic, have been forgotten in their time, they are not want to recognize the Honorable Stan Furman educational, and cultural programs to further forgotten today. I commend the Gullah Society who passed away on April 1, 2019 at the age artistic and intellectual exchanges. and the City of Charleston for honoring these of 87 in Phoenix, Arizona. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join individuals by holding a naming ceremony and The two-term Arizona State Senator was me in recognizing the Polish American Con- ancestral reburial celebration to honor these born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1932 and experi- gress on its 75th anniversary. Chicagoland is souls and recognize their contributions to enced a humble, often difficult upbringing. He fortunate to have the most robust Polish- Charleston’s history. lost both his parents before he turned 10 American community in our nation. I am proud What we do know is that these 36 individ- years old and spent his formative years in the to be a Polish-American and to represent so uals—men, women and children—were either Vista Del Mar orphanage in Los Angeles. many others in my district. I have witnessed born in Africa or were of African descent. This experience shaped him, contributing to firsthand the exceptional contributions of the Thanks to the efforts of the Gullah Society, his strong beliefs in justice and equal rights. It Polish American Congress. I know this organi- analysis has been done that dates the original formed Stan’s social conscience as he devel- zation will continue its important work for burial of these souls to between 1750 and oped a profound need to stand up for those many years into the future. 1800. Yet the site was never recognized as a who couldn’t stand up for themselves. That

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His new family took him to the library, OF ILLINOIS discharge, Stan moved to Mexico City where read him books and took him where he could IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he earned a degree in business and foreign see trains, planes and 18-wheelers. But it was trade from Mexico City College. His time in Thursday, May 2, 2019 clear Brian had health issues, including need- Mexico would forever change the course of his Mr. LIPINSKI. Madam Speaker, I rise today ing breathing treatments for asthma, and he was labelled as having ADD, ADHD and finally life. to honor the Polish Highlanders Alliance of North America as the organization prepares to Asperger’s Syndrome. Brian was verbal but It was there that he met Gloria, his soulmate celebrate its 90th anniversary. It is a privilege lacked many of the social skills of kids his and wife of 58 years. They married in Mexico to represent so many Polish Highlanders and age. School was not easy, but Brian’s even- City in 1960 and moved back to California to have the organization’s headquarters just a tual academic success came about when he where Stan worked for a fabric wholesaler. few blocks from my district. began attending Genesis Academy which Their three children were born in California. The Polish Highlanders Alliance traces its could meet his special needs. Brian graduated roots back to 1929 when its first chapter, with a regular high school diploma after taking In 1969, the Furman family moved to Phoe- the Tennessee Gateway Test three times. It nix where Stan opened and managed a new known as a circle, was founded in Chicago. Since its inception, the Alliance has sought to was then he announced he wanted to go to branch for the fabric company. After some college and major in sports management. organize Polish Highlanders throughout North Brian had always been an avid fan of Univer- years in Arizona, Gloria entered local politics America into a unified Highlander family. For sity of Tennessee sports—especially women’s as a volunteer, which inspired Stan to get in- the last 90 years, members of the Alliance basketball, women’s volleyball and women’s volved-and ultimately led to him running for have worked hard to preserve the unique cul- public office himself. softball. tural heritage of the Polish Highland region, in- Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville Stan was elected to the Arizona State Sen- cluding music, dance, folk costumes, and was the best choice for Brian to pursue his ate and served two terms from 1991 to 1995. other traditions. Through the years, the organi- dream of getting a college degree. The Uni- During his tenure, Stan focused on the issues zation has grown to over 80 circles throughout versity has recognized his efforts by creating the U.S. and Canada. that were instilled in him early on: civil rights, a special award, the Brian Schnelle Persever- Today, the Polish Highlanders Alliance is ance Award, which will be presented annually criminal justice, education. He served with headquartered on the Southwest Side of Chi- compassion and dignity, always motivated by to future persistent students. It took 12 years, cago in the Highlander Home on Archer Ave- but Brian graduates with a Bachelor of doing the right thing. He advocated for the nue. The Alliance organizes many cultural Science degree in Sports Management—with 1992 referendum to make Martin Luther King, events for the Highlander and the Polish- honors—on Saturday. Jr. Day a paid state holiday in Arizona—an ac- American community including the Highlander I want to congratulate Brian and the entire complishment that made him incredibly proud. Picnic which attracts nearly 3,000 people Schnelle family, including his sister, my legis- And between his lawmaking, he found time to every year. For its numerous cultural activities, lative assistant Alex Schnelle, for this major volunteer, and encouraged his colleagues in the Alliance has received awards including the accomplishment, and wish them all a bright fu- the legislature to volunteer at a local elemen- Gloria Artis Cultural Achievement Medal. The ture. tary school, too. medal was awarded by the Ministry of Culture f and National Heritage of the Republic of Po- After leaving elected office, Stan’s passion land for the Alliance’s distinguished contribu- CONGRATULATIONS GARY for service never wavered. He served on tions to Polish culture. In addition to cultural WALTERS many Arizona boards and commissions and activities, the Polish Highlanders Alliance worked for the Arizona Corporation Commis- raises money to provide assistance to church- HON. TROY BALDERSON sion. Following many years of extensive work es, schools, and other establishments within OF OHIO IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with the Arizona Civil Liberties Union, Stan Poland and the Highland region. served as the President of ACLU Arizona from Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join Thursday, May 2, 2019 2002 to 2006 and was honored to be named me in recognizing all that the Polish High- Mr. BALDERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise landers Alliance of North America does to pro- Arizona Civil Libertarian of the Year in 1995. today to recognize my dear friend Gary Wal- mote unique Polish cultural traditions and to ters. On May 18, 2019, Coach Walters will be He also served for several years on the Na- support strong ties between Poland and the tional ACLU Board of Directors. It was no sur- inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame U.S. The members’ devotion to their commu- in recognition of his tremendous career as the prise, when in 1998; Stan was named ‘‘ Medi- nity and their mission is commendable and I head basketball coach at Newark High School ator of the Year’’ by the Phoenix Community wish them the best as they continue to impart in Licking County, Ohio. Mediation Program. their traditions for generations to come. One Over the course of his twenty-seven years In his personal life, Stan was a man of hundred years (Sto lat). coaching the Newark Wildcats, Gary and his many passions. He was an avid tennis player f athletes racked up a 477–199 record, winning and golfer, quick-witted and a natural joke tell- twelve league championships, 17 sectional PRAISING THE PERSEVERANCE OF championships, seven district championships er. He loved crossword puzzles and all word BRIAN SCHNELLE and 1 regional championship. As a result of games. He enjoyed playing board games and his efforts, Gary was elected Ohio Coach of online games with his children and grand- HON. STEVE COHEN the year in both 1992 and 1999. children. He loved going to the beach while OF TENNESSEE Gary’s results on the court were only pos- enjoying time at the family’s vacation home in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sible through his dedication to his players off the court. He set high standards and helped Rocky Point, Mexico. But those close to Stan Thursday, May 2, 2019 knew that his work brought him as much joy generations of young men achieve them. Hav- Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I rise today as any of his hobbies. Stan Furman is sur- ing grown up as a multi-sport athlete himself, to commend Brian Schnelle who will graduate vived by his wife and love of his life, Gloria, Gary knew all too well the special impact a from college on Saturday at the age of 30. good coach can have on those under his his daughters Diane (Randy) and Susan, his Brian had a rough start in life and has over- charge. By investing in their character, stud- son Phil (Deb), his grandsons Spencer, Dylan, come many obstacles. Born in Modesto, Cali- ies, and personal wellbeing, Gary set himself Nate, Harrison, Alex (Jessi), Hugo and Oscar, fornia, in a hospital serving a mostly indigent apart as a model coach and mentor. and his great-granddaughter Cheyanne. population, baby Brian and his biological Over the years I’ve known Coach, he has Stan had a life well lived and will be deeply mother somehow made it to a Truckstops of reflected the highest virtues we admire in pub- missed. America near downtown Nashville. There his lic service. In addition to his years as an edu- mother got into an altercation and was jailed cator and coach, Gary continues to serve his

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Congratu- opponent of the Vietnam War, Leonard pro- On behalf of the people of Northeast Geor- lations to my friend on being inducted into the tested the draft by moving to Canada, where 2019 class of the Ohio Basketball Hall of gia, I want to congratulate the University of he helped create the Vancouver Black Action North Georgia Ranger Challenge team for Fame. Group and demonstrated against the Vietnam f their success. They continue to produce hard- War and British and Canadian imperialism. working and dedicated cadets that serve our After returning to the United States in the TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN G. country honorably in the United States and 1970s, Leonard completed a vocational pro- MOUSHEGIAN abroad. gram at the University of California, Berkeley HON. H. MORGAN GRIFFITH and was an ironworker for over 15 years. In f OF VIRGINIA that capacity, he worked within his union to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fight the exploitation of immigrant workers and JIM GORMAN RETIREMENT Thursday, May 2, 2019 end discriminatory practices. Leonard then pursued a career in local poli- Mr. GRIFFITH. Madam Speaker, I offer tics and served on the San Pablo City Council. HON. TROY BALDERSON these remarks in tribute to Stephen G. During his tenure, McNeil helped create af- OF OHIO Moushegian of Salem, Virginia, a hero of the fordable housing programs, pushed for free Vietnam War who died on March 22 at the public internet access, created the San Pablo IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES age of 74. Born on January 22, 1945, Steve was not a Economic Development Corporation, and sup- Thursday, May 2, 2019 stranger to military life in his younger years, ported programs that aimed to improve rela- as his father had graduated from West Point tions between the police department and the Mr. BALDERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise and served in World War II. Steve began his community. today to recognize the life and achievements service in the U.S. Army as a member of the Leonard was also a professor of Political of James ‘‘Jim’’ Gorman, in honor of his retire- Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the Uni- Science at Contra Costa College, a position ment from the Gorman-Rupp Company in versity of Georgia. Upon commissioning, he he held for nearly 10 years. As a professor, he Mansfield, Ohio. entered flight school and excelled as a pilot. pushed students to think critically and engage Since its founding in 1933, the Gorman- When Steve was deployed to Vietnam, he in political discussions. Rupp Company has been known worldwide for Leonard will be sorely missed and his last- opted for a risky assignment: flying helicopters its quality pumps and pump systems. When ing impact will long be remembered in the for reconnaissance missions. He quickly Jim first joined the board of directors in 1946, East Bay community. proved his courage and skill at the task. Al- he began a journey spanning more than seven f though the North Vietnamese would target his decades. For 73 years, Jim has worked tire- helicopter as it scouted for U.S. forces, he CONGRATULATING THE UNIVER- lessly to uphold the renowned Gorman-Rupp would persist in reconnoitering their positions, SITY OF NORTH GEORGIA RANG- Company reputation and build its global suc- even at times after his helicopter was hit by ER CHALLENGE TEAM cess. enemy fire. His daring missions gathered valu- able intelligence for the U.S. military and Jim’s service didn’t begin in the private sec- earned him several decorations, including a HON. DOUG COLLINS tor, however. In 1942, amidst the height of Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, OF GEORGIA World War II, Jim answered his nation’s call Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Silver Star, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and joined the United States Army as a C-47 Distinguished Flying Cross. Thursday, May 2, 2019 cargo plane pilot, where he risked life and limb In September 1969, Steve’s helicopter took Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Speaker, to defend the principle of freedom. His lifelong enemy fire, and he was wounded in the arms, I rise today to congratulate the University of dedication to service for his country and com- shoulder, and left eye. The eye injury blinded North Georgia’s (UNG) Ranger Challenge munity didn’t end there. After World War II, him in that eye, so he was sent home with a team for placing third overall in the 2019 Jim served in the Air Force Reserves until the Purple Heart. Notwithstanding the serious inju- Sandhurst Military Skills Competition. Guard unit was opened in June 1948, where ries he sustained, he treasured his service to The Sandhurst competition is the world’s he served until 1956. the country he loved. premier international military skills competition Steve worked as a medical salesman after After his time in the military, Jim returned with over 50 teams traveling to the U.S. Mili- his service in the Army, and occasionally I home to Mansfield, Ohio to devote himself to would have the pleasure of joining him and his tary Academy at West Point each year to the eponymous company his father co-found- lunch buddies. He is survived by his wife of 52 compete against the best military academies ed. As a salesman, Jim traveled the country years, Ricki, his children Jeff, Christie Shaps, in the world. The competition is designed to selling the pumps and pump systems the and Suzi, and six grandchildren. His son Jeff test each team’s mental, physical and leader- Gorman-Rupp Company designs and manu- served in the Army after graduating from Vir- ship readiness that is necessary to foster factures. It didn’t take long for Jim’s staunch ginia Military Institute, and his grandson also group cohesiveness and achieve excellence. work ethic to earn him the respect and admi- plans on a military career after completing his Established in 1873, the University of North ration of his colleagues. course of study at the same institution. We all Georgia is one of the six senior military col- As far back as 1948, Jim has repeatedly can take inspiration from the life of Steve leges in the United States. The University es- been quoted as saying he believes in treating Moushegian, a loving father, husband, and pa- tablished the ROTC program in 1916, and his employees as he would like to be treated. triot who served his country in the skies over their Corps of Cadets currently encompasses This unwavering commitment to his employ- Vietnam with valor. over 700 members. These cadets compete ees remains through this very day and sets an f and succeed on a national scale, winning the example for job creators everywhere. ROTC cup for the second year in a row and TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND placing third overall out of 49 teams. UNG Jim’s life and career are marked by decades SERVICE OF LEONARD MCNEIL was the only team not from the U.S. Military of profound, yet humbly-and dutifully-carried- Academy at West Point to finish in the top out service to others. I’m confident that’s Jim’s HON. MARK DeSAULNIER five, and they finished ahead of 14 of West impact will be an enduring one, and that his OF CALIFORNIA Point’s 16 teams, in addition to teams from the work will be cherished by generations to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast come. Thursday, May 2, 2019 Guard. I thank James ‘‘Jim’’ Gorman for bringing Mr. DESAULNIER. Madam Speaker, I rise As an alumnus of the University of North honor to Mansfield, Ohio, and in turn I honor today to recognize the life and service of Georgia, I know the level of commitment and him for his incredible record of achievements.

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate sustained the President’s Veto of S.J. Res. 7, Hostilities in the Re- public of Yemen. Senate National POW/MIA Flag Act: Committee on the Chamber Action Judiciary was discharged from further consideration Routine Proceedings, pages S2579–S2624 of S. 693, to amend title 36, United States Code, to Measures Introduced: Forty-two bills and eight require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. days that the flag of the United States is displayed 1278–1319, S. J. Res. 19, and S. Res. 183–189. on certain Federal property, and the bill was then Page S2624 Pages S2612–14 passed. Measures Passed: Veto Messages: Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2019: Hostilities in the Republic of Yemen—Veto Committee on Armed Services was discharged from Message: By 53 yeas to 45 nays (Vote No. 94), two- further consideration of S. Res. 160, recognizing the thirds of the Senators voting not having voted in the contributions of defense laboratories to the techno- affirmative, S. J. Res. 7, to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the logical dominance of the United States Armed Forces Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by and supporting the designation of April 25, 2019, Congress, upon reconsideration, was rejected, and the as ‘‘Department of Defense Laboratory Day 2019’’, veto of the President was sustained. Pages S2585–93 and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S2623 Bianco Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- National Day of Awareness for Missing and sideration of the nomination of Joseph F. Bianco, of Murdered Native Women and Girls: Committee on New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the the Judiciary was discharged from further consider- Second Circuit. Page S2593 ation of S. Res. 144, designating May 5, 2019, as A motion was entered to close further debate on the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for Missing and the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- Murdered Native Women and Girls’’, and the reso- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the lution was then agreed to. Page S2623 Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent Commending the Northwest Missouri State Uni- agreement of Thursday, May 2, 2019, a vote on clo- versity Bearcats Men’s Basketball Team: Senate ture will occur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 6, agreed to S. Res. 185, commending the Northwest 2019. Page S2593 Missouri State University Bearcats men’s basketball Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- team for another National Collegiate Athletic Asso- ate took the following action: ciation Division II national championship victory. Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- Page S2623 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S2593 El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Ameri- A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- cans: Senate agreed to S. Res. 186, recognizing April viding that at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019, Senate resume consideration of the 30, 2019, as ‘‘El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating nomination; and that the cloture motions filed dur- Young Americans’’. Pages S2623–24 ing the session of Thursday, May 2, 2019 ripen at Cinco de Mayo Holiday: Senate agreed to S. Res. 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 6, 2019. Page S2624 187, recognizing the cultural and historical signifi- Reed Nomination—Cloture: Senate began consid- cance of the Cinco de Mayo holiday. Page S2624 eration of the nomination of Kimberly A. Reed, of D478

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:38 May 03, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D02MY9.REC D02MYPT1 lotter on DSK3G9T082PROD with DIGEST D480 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST May 2, 2019 Roxanne Cabral, of Virginia, a Career Member of Acting Under Secretary for Management, both of the the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Coun- Department of Homeland Security. selor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Mar- shall Islands. APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF Joshua A. Deahl, of the District of Columbia, to LABOR be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Depart- Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years. ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Deborah J. Israel, of the District of Columbia, to Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hear- be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the ing to examine proposed budget estimates and jus- District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. tification for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be the Representative Labor, after receiving testimony from R. Alexander of the United States of America to the United Na- Acosta, Secretary of Labor. tions, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America NOMINATION in the Security Council of the United Nations. Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be Representative of Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a the United States of America to the Sessions of the hearing to examine the nomination of General James General Assembly of the United Nations during her C. McConville, USA, for reappointment to the grade tenure of service as Representative of the United of general and to be Chief of Staff of the Army, after States of America to the United Nations. the nominee testified and answered questions in his 2 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. own behalf. 4 Army nominations in the rank of general. NOMINATIONS Routine lists in the Air Force, and Army. Page S2624 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Messages from the House: Page S2605 Daniel Habib Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor, Executive Communications: Page S2605 and Mark Lee Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be Inspec- Petitions and Memorials: Page S2605 tor General, both of the Department of the Interior, after the nominees testified and answered questions Executive Reports of Committees: Page S2611 in their own behalf. Additional Cosponsors: Pages S2614–16 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: BUSINESS MEETING Pages S2616–23 Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered fa- Additional Statements: Pages S2604–05 vorably reported the nominations of Sean Cairncross, of Minnesota, to be Chief Executive Officer, Millen- Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S2623 nium Challenge Corporation, Alan R. Swendiman, of Record Votes: Four record votes were taken today. North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Peace (Total—94) Pages S2584–85, S2591–92 Corps, and Robert A. Destro, of Virginia, to be As- Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and sistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and adjourned at 4:43 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, Labor, David Schenker, of New Jersey, to be an As- May 6, 2019. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks sistant Secretary (Near Eastern Affairs), Edward F. of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on page Crawford, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Ireland, S2624.) James S. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Represent- ative to the Organization for Security and Coopera- tion in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, David Committee Meetings Michael Satterfield, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to (Committees not listed did not meet) the Republic of Turkey, Kate Marie Byrnes, of Flor- ida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia, APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF and Brian J. Bulatao, of Texas, to be an Under Sec- HOMELAND SECURITY retary (Management), all of the Department of State. Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Depart- ment of Homeland Security concluded a hearing to FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE PERMITTING examine proposed budget estimates and justification OVERSIGHT for fiscal year 2020 for the Department of Homeland Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Security, after receiving testimony from Kevin fairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations McAleenan, Acting Secretary, and Chip Fulghum, concluded an oversight hearing to examine Federal

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infrastructure permitting and FAST–41, after receiv- S. 820, to strengthen programs authorized under ing testimony from Alex Herrgott, Federal Permit- the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, with an amendment; ting Improvement Steering Council, Joseph Johnson, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Raul Garcia, The nominations of Virgil Madden, of Indiana, to Earthjustice, all of Washington, D.C.; Laura Abram, be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Com- First Solar, Inc., San Francisco, California; and Mi- mission, Michael G. Bailey, to be United States At- chael Knisley, Ohio State Building and Construction torney for the District of Arizona, Brent R. Bunn, Trades Council, Columbus. to be United States Marshal for the District of BUSINESS MEETING Idaho, and Eric S. Gartner, to be United States Mar- Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- shal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, all of ably reported the following business items: the Department of Justice. h House of Representatives to report the same back to the House forthwith with Chamber Action an amendment, by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 45 pub- 214 noes, Roll No. 183. Pages H3426–28 lic bills, H.R. 2468–2512; and 6 resolutions, H. Agreed to: Res. 348–353, were introduced. Pages H3438–40 Kim amendment (No. 21 printed in H. Rept. Additional Cosponsors: Pages H3442–43 116–42) that requires the President to include how Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: the Paris Agreement’s loss and damage provisions would affect infrastructure resiliency in the United H.R. 1232, to amend the Illegal Immigration Re- States given the expected impacts of climate change; form and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver authority relating to the con- Pages H3411–13 struction of new border barriers, and for other pur- Pressley amendment (No. 23 printed in H. Rept. poses (H. Rept. 116–45); 116–42) that adds findings on the interconnection between climate change and health; Page H3414 H.R. 938, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, with respect to eligibility for approval Neguse amendment (No. 25 printed in H. Rept. of a subsequent generic drug, to remove the barrier 116–42) that provides a rule of construction that to that approval posed by the 180-day exclusivity nothing in this Act would require or prohibit the period afforded to a first generic applicant that has President from including in his plan recommenda- not yet received final approval, and for other pur- tions to support integration of human-caused climate poses (H. Rept. 116–46); and change into school curriculums; Pages H3415–16 H.R. 1503, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Levin (CA) amendment (No. 27 printed in H. Cosmetic Act regarding the list under section Rept. 116–42) that includes findings recognizing 505(j)(7) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic that addressing climate change and providing afford- Act, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. able energy to consumers are not mutually exclusive; Pages H3417–18 Rept. 116–47). Page H3438 Crow amendment (No. 28 printed in H. Rept. Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the 116–42) that includes findings that recognize the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Jonathan Falwell, Thomas Department of Defense’s goal to procure renewable Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA. Page H3409 energy across military installations, branches, and Climate Action Now Act: The House passed H.R. operations to drive greenhouse gas reductions and 9, to direct the President to develop a plan for the support resilience efforts in the face of a changing United States to meet its nationally determined con- climate; Pages H3418–19 tribution under the Paris Agreement, by a recorded Krishnamoorthi amendment (No. 30 printed in vote of 231 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. 184. Consid- H. Rept. 116–42) that includes findings that essen- eration began yesterday, May 1st. tial in achieving the nationally determined contribu- Pages H3411–20, H3420–29 tion target is a thriving clean energy industry in the Rejected the Barr motion to recommit the bill to United States, which currently employs over the Committee on Foreign Affairs with instructions 500,000 Americans; Pages H3420–21

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 p.m., Monday, May 6 2:30 p.m., Friday, May 3

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma ses- of the nomination of Joseph F. Bianco, of New York, to sion at 2:30 p.m. be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Gianforte, Greg, Mont., E528 Loudermilk, Barry, Ga., E527, E528 Granger, Kay, Tex., E528 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Balderson, Troy, Ohio, E531, E532 Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E529, E532 E527 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E530 Hern, Kevin, Okla., E529 Panetta, Jimmy, Calif., E529 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E531 Herrera Beutler, Jaime, Wash., E528 Porter, Katie, Calif., E529 Collins, Doug, Ga., E527, E530, E532 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E533 Stanton, Greg, Ariz., E530 Cooper, Jim, Tenn., E527 Levin, Mike, Calif., E533 DeSaulnier, Mark, Calif., E532 Lewis, John, Ga., E530 Wittman, Robert J., Va., E528 Fitzpatrick, Brian K., Pa., E529 Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E530, E531 Yoho, Ted S., Fla., E533

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