S6388 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 16, 2016 In the Senate seat to replace me, we came to the United States wanting to England. We are going to do everything won by a large margin. We picked up live the American dream, and that is we can to make sure that people under- two Democratic House seats. Out of the what they have done. stand the importance of immigration. six Democratic House seats that were Serving with RUBEN and serving with On Yucca Mountain, they asked me a picked up in this past election, a third CATHERINE in the Congress is a woman couple of days ago about the Repub- of them came from . We turned by the name of . JACKY licans wanting to revive Yucca Moun- the assembly to a big, big majority. has been an inspiring community lead- tain. Well, I know the Presiding Officer The State senate now has 21 members. er for years, working as president of and the Republicans are concerned It was 11-to-10 Republican. It is now 11– her synagogue. JACKY has no experi- about money. So if the Republicans 10 Democratic. To make it even better, ence in politics—zero. She ran for a want to revive Yucca Mountain, bring the day after the election a Republican seat that is just a tiny bit Democratic, a great big checkbook because what it State senator switched to become an but a very competitive seat. It is a seat is going to cost to revive that is not Independent, like BERNIE SANDERS and that Congressman HECK lost for the millions of dollars but billions of dol- ANGUS KING. So there is a two-vote ma- Senate and held for three terms. She lars—billions. There is nothing there. jority there. It was really a good day didn’t have a really long resume, other All the equipment has been junked, for Nevada. than being a wonderful person who had ground up. It is where they sell junk We rejected the divisive vision of a great family and was involved in and metal. It is gone. America that some had, but we also en- community activities. She was presi- What I say is, if the Republicans acted some important reforms. In Ne- dent of her synagogue. She proved to want to waste money on that, let them vada—the Wild West, NRA members be a tremendously talented candidate, do it. Let them do it because it doesn’t galore—we voted to have background and she will be good here in Wash- meet the environmental standards of checks. When I went to the State legis- ington as a Member of Congress. anyplace, let alone our country. So let lature a long time ago, in 1969, as a , a longtime Member of them try to revive it. But I say to my young assemblyman, I introduced leg- Congress, is returning to the House for Republican friends, make sure you islation to have a 3-day waiting period a fourth term. She knows Nevada in- have a lot of money. before you can buy a gun. That has side and out. She is a longtime member We are going to do everything to- been longstanding in most of rural Ne- of the State legislature and a professor gether in the next few weeks, and cer- vada. They eliminated that. But I at UNLV. tainly when I am gone, the new Con- started being concerned about this a So I am grateful for these good peo- gressional delegation will do every- long time ago, and now in Nevada we ple who are now going to be Members thing they can to protect clean energy. are going to have background checks of the Congress of the United States. We have really done a lot with wind, for people purchasing guns. That is CATHERINE, RUBEN, JACKY, and DINA solar, and geothermal. We need to con- good. The National Rifle Association will be great for Nevada and the coun- tinue that. In Nevada, 87 percent of the land is spent millions of dollars trying to stop try. owned by the Federal Government. I that, but we cared more about keeping Our Democratic legislature in Ne- know that is hard to comprehend. The guns out of the hands of dangerous peo- vada will be led by an African Amer- Presiding Officer is from South Caro- ple than catering to people with special ican, Aaron Ford. We have an African lina. If you come to one of the beau- interests. American leading the State senate. He I mention the NRA. Listen, the Na- is the majority leader. He is a wonder- tiful wilderness areas, that land is not tional Rifle Association used to be a ful young man who is so talented, well mine. That land is not Nevada land. It different organization. After the Col- educated. He has a Ph.D. and a law de- is your land. It is public land. You have umbine horror in Colorado, they came gree. He has it all. as much right as anyone to enjoy those out saying that we should do some- Jason Frierson is going to be leading beautiful mountains that we have. We thing for background checks. They the assembly as speaker. He is just a have 314 mountain ranges. We have a have changed. Members of the NRA in good person, a good guy with an ac- mountain that is 14,000 feet high. We Nevada understand that. They are like complished record in the State assem- have 32 mountains over 11,000 feet high. NRA members all over the country. bly. These are your mountains, just as they The majority of NRA members believe There has been some talk about ‘‘the are mine. I say to the Presiding Officer, don’t there should be background checks and Reid machine,’’ but, of course, the ma- be part of a deal to sell those public you shouldn’t as a criminal be able to chine is leaving Washington in a few lands to the private sector. The States buy a gun or you shouldn’t be able to weeks. But it is not about me. It is and local governments—they cannot buy a gun if you are unstable mentally. about our State and about the progress We elected the first Latina Senator we have made over the years. The vic- protect those lands. So for our children and our grandchildren, don’t let them in the history of the country, CATH- tories we saw last week speak volumes mess with public lands. ERINE CORTEZ MASTO. We are a diverse about the talent of the candidates and I appreciate the Presiding Officer lis- State. I am happy that our elected the people working to make sure these tening to me. I will close by saying leaders that we brought back here cer- victories happen. Most of the work that I am very proud of what happened tainly represent that. done in the State was by volunteers. in the State of Nevada a week ago yes- I have talked about CATHERINE COR- There were thousands of people—thou- terday. TEZ MASTO. She is going to be a won- sands of people—out in the streets 2 I yield the floor. derful Senator. I am so proud of her. I weeks before the election. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. have known her family for years. I On one Saturday, 70,000 doors were TOOMEY). The Senator from Florida. have admiration for her accomplish- knocked on in the small State of Ne- Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, what is ments as a prosecutor and attorney vada—70,000. Having done door-to-door the business before the Senate? general for the State. The Nevada seat stuff ourselves, we all know that there was a Koch brothers prize, but they were not 70,000 people home, but thou- f came in second. sands and thousands of people were RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME We also elected RUBEN KIHUEN. He is reached through that process. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under a fine man. He is a Mexican immigrant As I have mentioned, our State has a the previous order, the leadership time elected to the House of Representa- crop of incredibly talented leaders to is reserved. tives. He will do a good job, this young stand up to the Trump administration f man. I have so much admiration for and hold Republicans accountable. Our him. The picture on the front page of new leaders are going to fight for the AMERICAN ENERGY AND CON- our papers in was really issues that are important to the people SERVATION ACT OF 2016—MOTION wonderful. His mom and dad, immi- of the State of Nevada, all issues deal- TO PROCEED grants themselves, with their boy who ing with immigrants. My father-in-law The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under is now going to be a Member of Con- was an immigrant to the United States the previous order, the Senate will re- gress. That is pretty dramatic. They from Russia. My grandfather was from sume consideration of the motion to

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