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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 No. 30 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the their heads and put food on their table. called to order by the Speaker. United States of America, and to the Repub- The American people deserve better. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f House Democrats are going to con- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tinue passing legislation that actually PRAYER f gets government working for the peo- ple again, and the President and MITCH The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: MCCONNELL should get off the sidelines Merciful God, we give You thanks for The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- and join us in this effort. giving us another day. tain up to five requests for 1-minute f As Members prepare to return to speeches on each side of the aisle. ABORTED FETAL REMAINS their home districts, endow them with f BURIAL ears to hear the voices of their con- PRESIDENT’S BUDGET stituents, those who voted for them (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was and those who did not. It is the (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given given permission to address the House strength of our representative democ- permission to address the House for 1 for 1 minute.) racy that all have a voice in the gov- minute.) Mrs. WALORSKI. Madam Speaker, I erning of the Nation. Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, rise today to honor the 2,411 unborn Our Nation will soon be remembering President Trump stood in this very children whose remains were finally Presidents Washington and Lincoln, gi- Chamber last week promising that he laid to rest with dignity yesterday in South Bend, Indiana. ants of American history. One presided would protect Medicare and Social Se- These victims of Indiana’s most pro- over a nation united in its inception curity, but like so many things with lific abortionist would be in their late behind their President, the other over this administration, that empty prom- ise didn’t even last a week. In fact, teens now, graduating from high school a nation divided soon after his election. and entering into college, but their in- May each of their examples be inspi- when he sent his budget proposal to Congress on Monday, it cut more than nocent lives were cut short, and they ration to all Americans that faithful- were denied a proper burial. Instead, ness to the Constitution and all the $1.6 trillion for Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare programs. It cut their remains sat for almost 2 years in laws of our land and the hope of our a garage, a car trunk, in moldy boxes Founders is the responsibility of us all another $24 billion from Social Secu- rity. and Styrofoam coolers. to bring to our political discourse. Such callous disregard for human life As the top 1 percent of wealthy cor- Bless us this day and every day. May should shake us to the core. These chil- porations continue to benefit from the all that is done be for Your greater dren deserve justice and dignity. honor and glory. President’s tax cut, he is now asking To ensure this never happens again, Amen. for you, the American people, to pay the House must pass the Dignity for f for it. Aborted Children Act to build on Indi- He likes to brag that the stock mar- THE JOURNAL ana’s law, upheld by the Supreme ket is up and unemployment is down, Court, that requires dignified treat- The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- but what he refuses to acknowledge is ment of aborted fetal remains. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- that the economy isn’t working for Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues ceedings and announces to the House most working folks. to join me in observing a moment of si- her approval thereof. Healthcare costs are rising as his ad- lence for the thousands of innocent vic- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ministration sues the eliminate the tims who were laid to rest yesterday. nal stands approved. ACA in its entirety. The cost of living f f is increasing as he tries to cut funding for affordable housing. And prescrip- VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE TO PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tion drug prices continue to climb de- HOLD GUN TRAFFICKERS LIABLE The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- spite our passage of H.R. 3, which is (Mr. CASTEN of Illinois asked and woman from Indiana (Mrs. WALORSKI) collecting dust on MITCH MCCONNELL’s was given permission to address the come forward and lead the House in the desk. House for 1 minute.) Pledge of Allegiance. The President’s budget is nothing Mr. CASTEN of Illinois. Madam Mrs. WALORSKI led the Pledge of more than assault on hardworking Speaker, 1 year ago Saturday, five peo- Allegiance as follows: families just trying to keep a roof over ple lost their lives and many more were

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I believe that, together, this and we have to take legislative ac- f we can bring justice to the missing and tion. murdered indigenous Native American Now, Illinois has some of the strong- PFAS WATER CONTAMINATION women and hold the individuals who est gun laws in the country, but our (Ms. DEAN asked and was given per- commit these acts of violence account- neighbors don’t. In Chicago, 60 percent mission to address the House for 1 able. of the guns recovered from crime minute and to revise and extend her re- f scenes were trafficked in from out of marks.) State. And, worse, we have never had Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, PFAS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S 2021 BUDGET the courage to regulate guns the same water contamination continues to (Mr. SCHNEIDER asked and was way we regulate cars. If my daughter threaten the purity of our drinking given permission to address the House took my car out and crashed into my water and the health of our commu- for 1 minute and to revise and extend neighbor’s garage, I would be liable. nities, including my own. his remarks.) That is common sense. FAS contaminants exist on more Mr. SCHNEIDER. Madam Speaker, I That is why, yesterday, I introduced than 400 military bases nationwide and rise today in opposition to the irre- the Gun Trafficker Detention Act. This threaten the health and safety of those sponsible and immoral budget request bill requires gun owners to report if who live nearby. This public health cri- proposed by President Trump. their gun is lost or stolen within 48 sis demands our full attention and re- The President’s shameful betrayal of hours and imposes criminal penalties if quires a national solution. Americans most in need of vital serv- they fail to do so and their gun turns This 116th Congress has proposed and ices comes just days after he stood in up at a crime scene. It would also allow passed more PFAS legislation than any this very Chamber and promised he the victims of gun violence to hold previous Congress in history, including would protect them. traffickers legally liable for death or the PFAS Action Act, which would re- A budget reveals our priorities, and injury caused by their guns, regardless quire the EPA to enforce cleanup of this document makes clear President of who pulled the trigger. contaminated sites and require a na- Trump does not prioritize hardworking Are there people who won’t like this tionwide PFAS drinking water stand- Americans and their families. Once bill? Yes—gun traffickers. Every other ard. again, the President goes out of his American will be safer, and I encourage Still much work remains to be done. way to target Americans’ access to my colleagues to join me and support We must stand up for stronger regula- healthcare and affordable education. this bill. tions, cleaner water, and healthier In the President’s upside-down budg- f communities. et, $500 billion is stripped from Medi- Clean drinking water cannot be an- care, $900 billion from Medicaid. Stu- HELPING TO REFORM OUR other issue that the Senate majority dent loan funding is cut by $170 billion. BLOATED FEDERAL GOVERNMENT continues to ignore and add to their Public Service Loan Forgiveness would (Mr. CLINE asked and was given per- graveyard. We have an obligation to be completely eliminated. More than mission to address the House for 1 address this national health crisis. $200 billion would be cut from the minute and to revise and extend his re- Madam Speaker, I urge the Senate, SNAP program, the safety net for fami- marks.) including my own Senators, to lies facing temporary challenges put- Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, advanc- prioritize the well-being of our commu- ting food on the table. ing the cause of our constitutional Re- nities and to act swiftly on the passage Madam Speaker, these cuts are public by adopting policies that restore of the PFAS Action Act. wrong, and the House must not let the confidence of the public in the U.S. f them go forward. I will continue to Congress is one of the goals I have had work with my colleagues in Congress BRINGING JUSTICE TO MISSING since my election last November. to protect these critical programs that AND MURDERED NATIVE AMER- The current lack of confidence is our seniors, working families, young ICAN WOMEN largely due to the dysfunction, par- people, and children depend on. tisanship, and distrust that is so preva- (Mr. STAUBER asked and was given f lent. That is why I am proud to work permission to address the House for 1 together with my colleagues who are minute and to revise and extend his re- RECOGNIZING ARIZONA’S BIRTH- on the Republican Study Committee marks.) DAY AND 108TH ANNIVERSARY government reform task force and who Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, in OF STATEHOOD are committed to helping reform our advance of the fifth annual Missing and (Mrs. LESKO asked and was given bloating Federal Government in order Murdered Indigenous Women’s Memo- permission to address the House for 1 to expand opportunities for all Ameri- rial March that is taking place in my minute.) cans. hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, to- Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I rise Congress was established through Ar- morrow, I rise to bring attention to the today to recognize my home State of ticle I of the U.S. Constitution, and, as violence facing our Native American Arizona’s birthday and our 108th anni- such, our Founding Fathers put the ut- communities. versary of statehood. most responsibility in lawmakers to Everyone has a right to live safely in Since February 14, 1912, the great uphold their inalienable rights and to their communities, but the murder State of Arizona has welcomed those maintain proper transparency while rate of Native American women is cur- who wish to experience a life of pros- doing so. rently 10 times the national average. perity, opportunity, growth, and a cul- Sadly, today’s Congress has strayed More than half of Native American ture second to none. far from that through Federal over- women have been sexually assaulted, Every year people from all the over reach. This makes the task force even and thousands of Native American the world come to Arizona to experi- more timely and important. women and girls have gone missing. ence our State’s treasured beauty, and, The three main focuses of this task This national crisis has been ignored of course, the five C’s. force are reforming government power for far too long, and it is time that I know I speak for all of us who live structures, practices, and personnel Congress acts. That is why I cospon- in Arizona when I say we are incredibly policies. Each of these categories has a sored Savanna’s Act, legislation that grateful to call the Grand Canyon considerable amount of reform that would better prepare Tribal law en- State our home. Our State motto would be meaningful and effective if forcement to respond to these crimes. I means ‘‘God Enriches.’’ Arizona is enacted. believe that this should be one of the proof of that.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.002 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1129 RECOGNIZING TRIBAL LEADERS REMOVING DEADLINE FOR RATIFI- The ERA offers a basic and funda- (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given per- CATION OF EQUAL RIGHTS mental guarantee: Equality of rights mission to address the House for 1 AMENDMENT under the law shall not be denied or minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, pur- abridged by the United States or by marks.) suant to House Resolution 844, I call up any State on account of sex. That is it. Very simple. the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 79) re- Mr. RUIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise In the years since it was passed by moving the deadline for the ratifica- today to recognize Tribal leaders from overwhelming bipartisan majorities in around the country gathered in Wash- tion of the equal rights amendment, the House and the Senate, we have ington, D.C., for the National Congress and ask for its immediate consider- made great strides to secure that of American Indians’ 2020 Winter Exec- ation. equality, including through existing utive Session. The Clerk read the title of the joint case law decided under the 14th Amend- NCAI was founded in 1944 with the resolution. ment. mission to protect and enhance the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. The ERA would enshrine those prin- sovereign rights of Tribal nations and WEXTON). Pursuant to House Resolu- ciples and take the final critical step of to secure a prosperous future for Na- tion 844, the amendment in the nature ensuring that laws disadvantaging tive communities. of a substitute recommended by the women and gender minorities are sub- In fact, initially, NCAI had to fight Committee on the Judiciary, printed in ject to the most rigorous form of con- against many restrictions and injus- the joint resolution, is adopted and the stitutional scrutiny. tices perpetrated by this very body. It joint resolution, as amended, is consid- In recent years, we have seen a series is this complicated and challenging ered read. of breakthroughs for women’s rights history that is the backdrop of the The text of the joint resolution, as and gender equality. We have seen mil- work we do here today. amended, is as follows: lions of women march in support of It is important, then, that the United H.J. RES. 79 their rights and dignity as equal citi- States Government works to honor Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- zens. Through the #MeToo movement, Tribal sovereignty, promote self-deter- resentatives of the United States of America in we have had long-overdue and some- mination, and fulfill the trust responsi- Congress assembled, That notwithstanding times painful conversations about the bility to Native Tribes. any time limit contained in House Joint Res- violence and harassment that women olution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the and gender minorities experience, We must also pass advanced appro- Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of priations for the Indian Health Service amendment proposed to the States in that whether in the workplace, at home, or and provide resources to upgrade the joint resolution shall be valid to all intents in schools and universities. roads, schools, and internet access and purposes as part of the United States We have seen women get elected to across Indian Country. Constitution whenever ratified by the legis- Congress in record numbers. And just Madam Speaker, I urge the House to latures of three-fourths of the several States. weeks ago, Virginia became the nec- take up these issues immediately and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The essary 38th and the last necessary do our part to support our Tribal part- joint resolution, as amended, shall be State to ratify the equal rights amend- ners. debatable for 1 hour, equally divided ment. We are on the brink of making and controlled by the chair and rank- history, and no deadline should stand f ing minority member of the Committee in the way. on the Judiciary. The Constitution itself places no The gentleman from New York (Mr. deadlines on the process for ratifying b 0915 constitutional amendments, making it NADLER) and the gentleman from Geor- doubtful whether Congress had the au- gia (Mr. COLLINS) each will control 30 HONORING JOE BONAMASSA minutes. thority to impose such a deadline in (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given The Chair recognizes the gentleman the first place. But if it had such au- permission to address the House for 1 from New York. thority, then Congress clearly also has the authority to remove any deadline minute and to revise and extend his re- GENERAL LEAVE marks.) that it previously chose to set. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ask I want to thank Representative JACK- Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I unanimous consent that all Members IE SPEIER for introducing this resolu- rise today to recognize and honor Joe may have 5 legislative days in which to tion, which takes that important step. Bonamassa. He is one of the most gift- revise and extend their remarks and in- This resolution will ensure, at long ed, talented, and accomplished singers, sert extraneous material on H.J. Res. last, the equal rights amendment, hav- songwriters, and guitarists in modern- 79. ing been proposed by Congress years day blues music. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ago, having now been ratified by three- Joe works incredibly hard to give objection to the request of the gen- quarters of the States, can take its back. Joe has founded the Keeping the tleman from New York? rightful place as part of our Nation’s Blues Alive Foundation. This founda- There was no objection. Constitution. tion fuels a passion for music by fund- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I I reserve the balance of my time. ing projects and scholarships to allow yield myself such time as I may con- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam students and teachers the resources sume. Speaker, three-quarters of the States and tools that they need to further Madam Speaker, this is long-overdue failed to ratify the equal rights amend- music education. legislation to ensure that the equal ment by the 1979 deadline set by Con- Joe also gives back in other ways. He rights amendment can finally become gress, yet House Democrats are trying is an aficionado of guitars and has a the 28th amendment to the United to retroactively revive the failed con- vast collection that he uses to extend States Constitution. stitutional amendment. music history. And he allows people to This year, we will celebrate the 100th Congress does not have the power to come and visit his collection of guitars anniversary of women gaining the do that. Congress set the deadline; it and amplifiers in a place he calls right to vote. Despite the century that was passed; it did not get approved; and Nerdville, California. has elapsed, our Constitution still does now there is an end run to go around Joe has done an incredible amount not recognize or guarantee full equal that. for music, for music history, and to ad- protection of the law for women and The United States Supreme Court vance the cause of music having an im- gender minorities, but H.J. Res. 79 recognized this in 1982 when it stated pact in an increasing number of peo- would bring us one step closer. that the issue was moot because the ple’s lives. The resolution removes the previous deadline for ERA ratification expired I ask my colleagues to join me in rec- deadline Congress set for ratifying the before the requisite number of States ognizing and honoring Joe Bonamassa ERA and will, therefore, ensure that approved it. for his contributions to the world of recent ratifications by Nevada, Illinois, The next year, the Democratic lead- music. and Virginia are given full effect. ership in the House of Representatives,

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Of the 193 gress, it explicitly set a deadline for reality and the clear acceptance of the countries in the United Nations, 165 ratification. The deadline was in 1979, situation by all relevant participants have put this kind of language in their almost 41 years ago. Only 35 States of in the original debate, the Democrats constitutions, but not the United the 38 needed had ratified it. Then five have brought forward a resolution that States of America. States unratified it. So the count is denies the obvious. Now, the pro- From the Women’s March to the down to 30. Thus, the equal rights #MeToo movement to the pink wave, ponents of this resolution want to con- amendment was dead. the outrage we have seen among vince their base that if both Houses of The U.S. Department of Justice women is because we have been Congress pass this joint resolution, and issued a legal opinion just last month, disrespected, devalued, and diminished it is signed into law, the 1972 ERA will reiterating that the ERA’s ratification in our society. And we are fed up. timeline is expired. become part of the Constitution just It is no wonder recent votes to ratify because the Democrats control the Vir- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Gins- the ERA came in 2017, 2018, and 2020, burg said: ginia State legislature and that legis- because we want the ERA now. We lature passed the ERA this year. The deadline passed. I would like to see a have waited for almost a century for new beginning. I would like it to start over. Even current Supreme Court Justice the ERA. Ruth Bader Ginsburg—and she is tak- I want to thank my Republican co- Secondly, the ERA is not necessary. ing a lot of heat for this—a supporter sponsors of this resolution, including Women’s equality of rights under the of ERA since its beginning, has said, Congressmen Reed, Fitzpatrick, and law is already recognized in our Con- just a few months ago: Van Drew. stitution in the Fifth and 14th Amend- I hope someday we will start all over again I know most of you recognize that ments. The ACLU’s women’s rights di- on the ERA, collecting the necessary States this is the right thing to do for your rector wrote: ‘‘It has been clearly un- to ratify it. wives, daughters, and granddaughters. derstood that the 14th Amendment pro- On Monday of this week, Justice Ninety-four percent of Americans al- hibits discrimination based on sex.’’ Ginsburg said of the ERA: ready support the ERA. In fact, they Plus, many Federal, State, and local laws already prohibit sex discrimina- I would like to see a new beginning. I are surprised it is not already in the would like to see it start over. There is too Constitution. tion. much controversy about latecomers—Vir- Now, some of you will say just re- The third reason I oppose this bill: If ginia, long after the deadline passed. Plus a start the process, but you are the same ratified, the ERA would be used by pro- number of States have withdrawn their rati- people who admit you won’t vote for it. abortion groups to undo pro-life legis- fication. So if you count a latecomer on the Some will say, ‘‘Well, women already lation and lead to more abortions and plus side, how can you disregard States that have equality,’’ while they vote against taxpayer funding of abortions. said: We have changed our minds. VAWA reauthorization, vote against But don’t take my word for it. Let’s Congress does not have the constitu- paycheck fairness, chip away at title look at what pro-abortion groups have tional authority to retroactively revive IX. done and what they say. the failed constitutional amendment For too long, women have relied on In 1998, the New Mexico Supreme and to subject the citizens of all 50 the patchwork quilt of laws and prece- Court ruled unanimously that the States to what may be the current po- dents. We have put our lives on the State’s ERA required the State to fund litical trends in just one State. line. We have been forced to take our abortions. NARAL Pro-Choice Amer- The U.S. Supreme Court has already cases all the way to the Supreme ica, which supports abortions, asserted recognized that. Past Democratic lead- Court, and often, there, we lose. that the ERA would reinforce the con- erships of the House have recognized For my colleagues who think we al- stitutional right to abortion and would that. Justice Ginsburg has recognized ready have women’s equality, talk to require judges to strike down anti- that. But apparently, the current Christy Brzonkala, who was raped by abortion laws. Democratic leadership is intent on re- two football players at Virginia Tech. In a 2019 letter to the House Judici- writing history. She sought justice under the Violence ary Committee, the ACLU stated: The As we have our debate today, I will Against Women Act, but the Supreme equal rights amendment could provide show, and our speakers will show, what Court struck down the civil suit provi- an additional layer of protection the real intent about this is, and it has sions, claiming Congress lacked the au- against restrictions on abortion. nothing to do with equal rights. It has thority to pass it. In conclusion, this bill is unconstitu- a lot to do with other issues that will Talk to Lilly Ledbetter, who had to tional. The ERA is unnecessary, since be exposed today. rely on an anonymous note to learn she constitutional Federal, State, and local With that, I reserve the balance of was paid less than her male colleagues laws already guarantee equal protec- my time. at Goodyear. tions. And the ERA, if ratified, would Talk to Betty Duke, who was passed Mr. NADLER. I yield 3 minutes to be used by pro-abortion groups to undo over for promotions and paid $10,000 the distinguished gentlewoman from pro-life laws. less for her work at Walmart. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam California (Ms. SPEIER), the chief spon- Talk to Peggy Young, who was sor of this bill. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my placed on unpaid leave, losing her time. Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I health insurance, while pregnant, at thank the chairman for his extraor- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, UPS, all the while men were granted again, the deadline was not part of the dinary leadership on this issue. the exact same accommodation that This is very simple, Members. amendment. It was a resolution by she was denied. Congress. And if Congress can set a Women want to be equal, and we want The ERA is about building the Amer- it in the Constitution. deadline, it can remove a deadline. ica we want. It is about forming a more I yield 1 minute to the gentleman I am equal on this House floor with perfect Union because, simply put, from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the distin- all of my male colleagues, but when I there can be no expiration date on guished majority leader of the House. walk out, I have fewer rights and pro- equality. (Mr. HOYER asked and was given tections than them. I urge my colleagues to affirm their permission to revise and extend his re- I rise today because the women of support for women’s equality and vote marks.) America are done being second-class for this resolution. citizens. We are done being paid less for Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam b 0930 our work, done being violated with im- Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I punity, done being discriminated tlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO). thank the gentleman for yielding.

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I was a member of Three-quarters of the States have I urge my colleagues, men and the Maryland State Senate in 1972, and voted to ratify this amendment. women, Democrats and Republicans, to I had the honor in the late spring of Discrimination against women has join in supporting this resolution. 1972, just months after the ERA had through our history kept bright and And, finally, is it too late? been passed, of voting to ratify that. talented Americans from achieving It is too late. But it is never too late Now, the previous speaker said in their full potential in our economy. Be- to do the right thing. only 35 States. That is 70 percent of the cause of their hard work, the sacrifices, Make this part of our Constitution. States ratified that in a timely fash- the leadership, and the perseverance of Stand up and say, yes, women should ion. Timely in the sense that we set in trailblazing women, we have seen bar- be included as all humankind who are a resolution, as the chairman pointed riers come down, doors of opportunity endowed by their creator with certain out, a date. Seventy percent of the open, and glass ceilings shatter. unalienable rights. That is the prin- States of this Nation. Discrimination, inequality, and in- ciple that we are articulating today. Now, it needed three more States. It justice persist, and we will hear argu- Alice Paul, who first wrote the ERA has now received three more States. I ments on this floor rationalizing why and campaigned for it for most of her have been an advocate for the equal discrimination ought to still exist. And life was once asked why she kept all rights amendment for essentially 4 dec- as long as our Constitution does not her focus on getting the job done, and ades, actually longer. I will be proud to explicitly ban discrimination based she said this, ‘‘When you put your hand vote for it today. upon gender as it does based on race, to the plow, you can’t put it down until Just a few months, as I said, after we will continue to see forms of legal you get to the end of the row.’’ We are Congress adopted the ERA, Maryland discrimination against women linger in not at the end of the row, but this is a voted for ratification. I thought that it our country. way upon that row to make it complete Taking this step to add the equal was long overdue even then in 1972. to make our Constitution protect all rights amendment to the Constitution Here we are some 48 years later, and it people, male or female, Black or white, is one of the many that House Demo- still is. all people. crats are taking to combat discrimina- Our Founders declared ‘‘all men are At long last, let’s hold firm to that tion against women simply because created equal’’ in their Declaration of plow. Let’s get the job done. Vote Independence. Surely, no Founder, if they are women. Last year, we passed the Paycheck ‘‘yes’’ on this resolution. they were writing that document Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Fairness Act. Not everybody voted for today, would have said ‘‘men’’ meant that, but, in my opinion, everybody Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- white, property-owning men. Surely, voted for that who thought equal pay tlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. they would not have written that. should mean equal pay, irrespective of HARTZLER). Surely, none of us would have sup- gender and based upon work performed. Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I ported that. That built on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair thank the gentleman for yielding. Since the very beginning Americans I rise today to commend the women Pay Act of 2009 to ensure equal pay for have been taking steps, therefore, to equal work. who have gone before us to celebrate define that in a more expansive, inclu- We also passed the reauthorization of the achievements that women have sive term representing our universal the Violence Against Women Act. Most made and to reaffirm the fact that we values. We amended the Constitution of us on our side voted for that, but are equal in the eyes of God and in law. to ensure African Americans and there was a rationalization why some Women make up 51 percent of the women could not be denied the right to thought, no, we will not protect women population, comprise over half of the vote. It took a long time. Particularly, against violence. college students, make up most of to- I hope the women in this body will We have continued working to pro- day’s medical and law school students think of the suffragettes who were ex- tect women’s rights to make their own and own the majority of new busi- traordinarily active and involved in healthcare choices and to access qual- nesses. our community and making decisions ity affordable care. Women are not victims in need of in our families and in our communities Who said that was part of the Con- validation. Little girls can be whatever and country but who could not vote stitution? they want to be, whether that be an as- prior to 1919. The Supreme Court of the United tronaut, a doctor, a full-time mom From 1789 to 1919 women could not States. They said that was a constitu- working at home, or a member of Con- vote. I am the father of three daugh- tional right and we see effort after ef- gress. ters, the grandfather of two grand- fort to erode that constitutional right. In addition, Federal law and court daughters, and the great-grandfather of I am proud that the Democratic Cau- precedent uphold our rights. That is three great-granddaughters. For me to cus in the 116th Congress is not only something to applaud, and I do. How- go home to them tonight and say I the most diverse in American history, ever, today’s legislation is problematic voted against your being equal in but also includes the greatest number on several fronts. America. Now, my wife passed away, of women. First, the resolution is unconstitu- but if I went home to her tonight and In Virginia, it was an election that tional. The time limit to pass the ERA said I voted against your being equal in saw the house of delegates reach 30 per- expired decades ago. Congress can’t go America or those grandchildren and cent women and the State senate reach back and remove a deadline from a pre- great-grandchildren who happen to 28 percent. Once it got there, the vious constitutional amendment initia- have been born as women and say to women of Virginia stood up and said tive. The Supreme Court has recog- them I voted against your being equal this ought to be in the Constitution of nized that the 1972 ERA expired, and in America today. the United States, and they voted to do the Department of Justice issued a rul- We passed the Civil Rights Act to so. Virginia now has a woman speaker ing saying Congress may not revive a make clear that all must be treated of the house, as we do in our U.S. proposed amendment after a deadline equal regardless of race. We passed the House, and as my home State of Mary- for its ratification has expired. Pre- ADA, which I cosponsored 30 years ago land has in our house of delegates. It is tending that we can remove the time to ban discrimination against those because more women are stepping up to limits for passage is both futile and de- with disabilities. But still nowhere in run for office and winning elections ceptive. our Constitution does it state clearly that more women’s voices are being Secondly, if the time limit could be that women must be treated equally heard in our democracy. extended, the ERA would not bring

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It is time to we have a responsibility to do all that abortion on demand. give women their proper place in the we can to guarantee that, regardless of In 1998, the New Mexico Supreme Constitution of the United States, sex, all Americans are treated the same Court ruled that the equal rights which most modern constitutions have, in every aspect of their lives, including amendment in their State constitution equality regardless of sex. making a living, obtaining healthcare, requires State funding of abortions. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam and accessing public services. Federal courts are likely to do the Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- These rights must not be swayed by same. Perhaps that is why every pro- tlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. political ideology or depend on judicial abortion organization is endorsing pas- WALORSKI). philosophy. Equality is a founding sage of the ERA. Mrs. WALORSKI. Madam Speaker, I value of this great country and, more NARAL Pro-Choice America says, thank the gentleman for yielding. I than any other word, describes the ‘‘With its ratification, the ERA would rise today in opposition to H.J. Res. 79. very idea of America. reinforce the constitutional right to Of course, I believe in equal rights. Madam Speaker, a vote for H.J. Res. abortion.’’ Women should never face discrimina- 79 is a vote for equality. I urge my col- The National Organization for tion and harassment. I believe we leagues to support H.J. Res. 79. Women says, ‘‘An ERA—properly inter- should be empowering women and girls Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam preted—could negate the hundreds of to achieve their dreams. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- laws that have passed restricting ac- So it is disappointing today to stand tleman from Wisconsin, (Mr. SENSEN- cess to abortion. . . . ‘’ in this Chamber and see this important BRENNER). But that is not the only concern with issue turned into some type of political Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam passing this resolution. Besides being stunt. The deadline for States to ratify Speaker, I rise in opposition to this unconstitutional and shredding State the ERA passed nearly 4 decades ago. resolution. and Federal pro-life protections, the Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has Listening to people on the other side ERA would also erase decades of stated the only path forward is to start say that there is a cornucopia of bene- progress which have provided opportu- over. fits awaiting women should the ERA nities for women, advance women’s Let’s be honest, this is not about become a part of the Constitution, I am progress through Federal programs, equality or women’s rights. This is here to ask Members on both sides of and secure necessary protections for about enshrining unrestricted abortion the aisle to look past what looks nice women and girls. in the Constitution and allowing full on a bumper sticker or a 40-second How? By incorporating gender iden- taxpayer funding for abortion. Now is sound bite to realize that there are tity in the definition of sex, jeopard- not the time to be weakening pro-life going to be many consequences that izing private spaces for women, girls’ protections. will hurt women should this be rati- sports programs, and women’s edu- Yesterday, in South Bend, Indiana, in fied. I will just talk about insurance, cational institutions. my district, the remains of 2,411 vic- because insurance is regulated by the The ERA endangers laws, programs, tims of abortion were finally given a States. and funding designed to benefit women dignified burial after spending 20 years Girls get substantially lower rates on providing a pathway for legal chal- in moldy Styrofoam boxes in the back auto insurance because they are better lenges to welfare programs, grants for of the doctor/abortionist’s car and in drivers. With the ERA and the State battered women’s shelters, efforts to his basement. regulation, that would become uncon- bolster women participating in STEM stitutional, and girls are going to have b 0945 programs, as well as State laws gov- to pay boy drivers’ rates for auto insur- erning child support, alimony, and cus- These unborn boys and girls would be ance, which really does not reflect the tody. These outcomes are anything but young men and women today entering actuarial exposure of that at all. pro women. college. Secondly, look at life insurance. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Moments ago, we stood on this House Women live longer than men and, as a leagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ floor together and we offered a moment result, in life insurance, also regulated Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker I yield of silence that these innocent lives by the States, you see women’s rates 1 minute to the gentleman from Ten- were taken and there were victims, being lower than men’s rates becoming nessee (Mr. COHEN). over 2,400. unconstitutional, and women are going Mr. COHEN. Madam Speaker, I thank Madam Speaker, I would ask that, to be paying more to life insurance the gentleman for yielding. together, we stand again to defend the companies for the coverage that they I rise in strong support of H.J. Res. rights of the most vulnerable among decide on. 79, which takes a key step to ensure us, that we stand together today for I could go on and on and on. We had that the equal rights amendment will the sanctity of life, to lift women up, a lot of hearings on this in 1973. become part of our Constitution. to protect women, and to strengthen I am here to say that, when the ERA Nearly 100 years after women gained families. was originally passed in 1972, women’s the right to vote, it is difficult to be- Madam Speaker, I urge my col- rights were not enshrined in a lot of lieve we still haven’t given women leagues to join me in voting against State laws. There has been tremendous equal rights. It is hard to believe it is this misguided resolution. progress in this area both at the Fed- a serious disagreement in this Cham- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I eral level and in the States. The pro- ber. yield 1 minute to the distinguished ponents of this resolution completely In the year 2020, it is unacceptable gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. ignore that happening. We don’t. that women still make only 80 cents CICILLINE). We think that the statutory protec- for every dollar earned by men and Mr. CICILLINE. Madam Speaker, tions that have been passed all around that women are still subject to vio- with Virginia becoming the 38th State the country in the last almost 50 years lence, harassment and attacks on their to ratify the equal rights amendment, have advanced women and have ad- freedom to control their own bodies. today we make it clear that Congress dressed a lot of the complaints that we In Judiciary Committee this morn- never intended the arbitrary deadline hear from that side of the aisle. ing, a brilliant female law clerk is de- to act as a barrier to ratification of This is going to unleash a Pandora’s scribing sexual harassment by a distin- this vital amendment. box of lots of litigation that has been guished and respected ninth circuit Ratification of the equal rights raised by this, some of which has been judge. This should never happen. And amendment affirms our Nation’s values brought up by my colleagues on this with ongoing efforts to undermine by codifying an expressed prohibition side.

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This amendment shall take effect gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON legislatures of three-fourths of the several two years after the date of ratification. LEE). states.’’ On March 22, 1972, the Senate passed the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, A resolution identical to H.J. Res. 79 has ERA by a vote of 84–8. I thank all of the women of America. I been introduced in the United States Senate, The following month, Madam Speaker, I thank the sponsor of this bill. I thank which I call upon the Senate to take up and graduated from college in the first under- the chairman of the Judiciary Com- pass forthwith. graduate class of women to attend Yale Uni- mittee and the ranking member for Madam Speaker, it is useful to review how versity in September 1969. being on the floor. I thank him. we arrived at this moment in history. I was a member of the group of 250 upper- I ask the question: Does anybody see Beginning in the late 1960s, the National class women who transferred to Yale Univer- the sense of women not being in the Organization for Women (NOW) devised and sity, a number that eventually led to 1,500 began implementing a strategy of pushing for most powerful document of laws and women being admitted over the years, in addi- equal rights through a combination of impact power of the American people? tion to the 4,000 male students. litigation and advocacy for the Equal Rights Let us be reminded of the words of Between September 12–14, 1969 under- Amendment. Abigail Adams: ‘‘I long to hear that graduate women students arrived on campus I remember this particularly well because in and at that time, 48 of 817 FAS faculty were you have declared an independency. November 1977, the first National Women’s And, by the way, in the new code of women and only two had tenure. Conference was held in Houston, Texas and I am proud to be a part of the history of laws’’—which she is saying to her hus- attended my congressional predecessor, the band—‘‘which I suppose it will be nec- Yale University and had the opportunity to Honorable Barbara Jordan. speak about my experience at the 50th Anni- essary for you to make, I desire you The National Women’s Conference was in- would remember the ladies and be versary last year. spired by a 1975 United Nations-sponsored The presence of women at Yale, which had more generous and favorable to them event from two years prior which led President been an all-male institution was a sign of the than your ancestors. Do not put such Gerald Ford to establish a national commis- change that was sweeping the nation. unlimited power into the hands of the sion to investigate women’s issues. I first arrived at Yale with the anticipation husbands.’’ Congress later voted to provide $5 million to and anxiety of any college student arriving on I rise enthusiastically to support H.J. fund the organization of regional conferences campus for the first time. Res. 79 and to say to my colleagues and to hold a national gathering at the conclu- This was an extraordinary milestone—both there is no constitutional prohibition sion, the result of these efforts was the Na- for Yale and for us young women. for passing this. tional Women’s Conference meant to unite all But being a ‘‘first’’ is not all that people may We are grandly involved because this women and give them an opportunity to voice assume that it is. is the 1972 passage by the State of their hopes for the future of the government. In the centennial year of the 19th Amend- Texas of the equal rights amendment. I remember that Phyllis Schlafly of the con- ment, on January 15, 2020, the Virginia Gen- And here, in 1977, Betty Friedan and servative Eagle Forum organized and came to eral Assembly became the 38th state to vote Bella Abzug were in Houston at the Houston to lead backlash demonstration pro- to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the 1977 National Women’s Conference that testing the ERA and the women’s movement, magic number needed to become enshrined in our predecessor, Barbara Jordan, was claiming that the ERA would force women to the Constitution. at. give up their right to be supported by their Because of the ERA, women are finally in- Let us pass H.J. Res. 79, because, as husbands, and subject them to the military. cluded in our Constitution, making them equal Abigail Adams said, let’s remember the draft and deployment to Vietnam. to men under law. ladies. That was the launch of the conservative A vote to eliminate the ratification deadline Madam Speaker, as a senior member of the counter-offensive to derail ratification of the for the ERA is a vote for equality; a vote Committee on the Judiciary and an original co- ERA and the beginning of the schism that has against the measure is a vote to preserve the sponsor, I rise in strong and enthusiastic sup- seen equality between the sexes and expand- legacy of sex discrimination. port of H.J. Res. 79, which eliminates the rati- ing the economic, privacy, and political rights Women will not continue to be second-class fication deadline for the Equal Rights Amend- of women subject to increasing partisan de- citizens in their own country. ment and will lead to the long overdue adding bate and action that is continues to the The absence of the ERA has meant that of the ERA as the 28th Amendment to the present day. women can be paid less for their work, vio- United States Constitution. In 1970, Congresswoman Martha Griffiths of lated with impunity, and discriminated against Madam Speaker, I am reminded of the im- Michigan filed a discharge petition in the simply for being women. perative powerfully expressed on March 31, House to bring the ERA to the floor, after the Women made up more than 6 in 10 seniors 1776 in Braintree, Massachusetts in a letter Judiciary Committee consistently refused to who lived in poverty last year, with the poverty from Abigail Adams, the future First Lady, to act on it. rate for senior women at 11 percent. her husband John Adams: The discharge petition was adopted, and the The average Social Security benefit for I long to hear that you have declared an ERA passed the House by a wide margin. women 65 and older is about $14,270 per independency—and by the way in the new The Senate Judiciary Committee also held year, compared to about $18,375 for men 65 Code of Laws which I suppose it will be nec- several days of hearings in 1970 on its version and older. essary for you to make I desire you would of the ERA but it failed to gain enough votes In the 116th Congress, women hold just Remember the Ladies, and be more generous that year. 23.6 percent of seats in the U.S. Congress. and favourable to them than your ancestors. On October 12, 1971, the House voted by In 2019, just 33 Fortune 500 CEOs are Do not put such unlimited power into the 354–24 to approve a version of the ERA that women, a new record. hands of the Husbands. stated: While women-owned businesses account for The resolution before us will help enshrine Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- 42 percent of all firms, women-owned busi- for all time the belief, promise, and commit- resentatives of the United States of America in ness account for just 8 percent of the total pri- ment that all men, and women, are created Congress assembled (two-thirds of each vate sector workforce and 4.3 percent of total equal and endowed with by the Creator with house concurring therein), that the following revenue. the same inalienable rights to life, liberty, and article is proposed as an amendment to the Some legal scholars note the location of the the pursuit of happiness. Constitution of the United States, which shall deadline in the preamble is important, be- We are making real this promise thanks to be valid to all intents and purposes as part of cause the ERA’s deadline was not part of the the bipartisan resolution introduced by Con- the Constitution when ratified by the legisla- text that the states voted on when they ratified gresswoman Spiers of California. tures of three-fourths of the several States the amendment. The Constitution does not prohibit the action within seven years of its submission by the Other scholars argue that the deadline itself we are taking; in fact, it permits it since ratifi- Congress: is unconstitutional because Article V of the

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A close reading and clear understanding of The U.N. has reported that women, particu- Madam Speaker, this is not fair, and it is not the Constitution leads inescapably to the con- larly black and LBTQ women, in the U.S. ex- right. clusion that when the Framers considered a perience police brutality and increased inci- And with the ERA added to the Constitution, time period to be of the essence, they speci- dents of homicide by police. it will also not be lawful. fied the time period clearly in the document Even though women own over one-third of Madam Speaker, Congress had the author- itself. commercial businesses in the United States, ity to extend the deadline and it chose to do Moreover, in Coleman v. Miller, 307 U.S. primarily in small and medium sized busi- in 1979; a fortiori, it has the power to eliminate 433 (1939), the Supreme Court rejected the nesses, these businesses face greater barriers the deadline today. idea that Article V contains an implied limita- in obtaining low cost capital from sources such And that is the right, just, and moral thing to tion period for ratifications. as the SBA—which awards less than 5% of do. Madam Speaker, as a country founded on federal contracts to women-owned business. I urge all Members to stand on the right side principles of liberty, justice and equality, and a Finally, one of the most alarming defi- of history and join me in voting to pass H.J. global leader in formulating international ciencies for women in America is the inability Res. 79 so that the Equal Rights Amendment human rights standards, the United States to access basic health care and the imposition can take its rightful place as the 28th Amend- need to pass the ERA to meet basic stand- of devastating barriers to reproductive health ment to the Constitution of the United States. ards for women who are denied equal access and rights. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam to legal rights and protections. Too many women are suffering dire and Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Too many women in the United States deadly consequences. tlewoman from Texas (Ms. GRANGER). inexplicably lag behind international human Between 1990 and 2013, the maternal mor- Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, we rights standards and it is a myth that women tality rate for women in the U.S. has increased have heard my Democratic colleagues in the United States already enjoy all of the by 136%. say that passing the equal rights expected standards of rights and protections Black women are nearly 4 times more likely amendment is necessary to secure afforded under America. to die in childbirth, and states with high pov- basic rights under the law for women. The reality is, women in the United States erty rates have a 77% higher maternal mor- Not only is this untrue, it obscures a experience continued discrimination and tality rate. fundamental fact. This ERA actually daunting disparities that prevent them from The United States deserves to much better. denies the most basic human right: the fully participating as equal members of soci- It is unacceptable that women in America right to life. This ERA uses gender ety. are facing a health care crisis so dire that the equality as a smokescreen to create an For example, women have risen to some of global community is denouncing it as a human unlimited constitutional right to abor- the highest levels of legislative and executive rights violation. tion. representation over the years, yet with 20% of Sadly, the direction States are taking will Instead of working to craft legisla- Congressional Members and an average of only further dismantle women’s access to af- tion that protects women’s rights with- 24.9% of state legislatures, but the United fordable and trustworthy reproductive out trampling on the right to life, States ranks #72 in the global market of healthcare. Democrats have put forward, today, an women represented in public and political po- While clinics are shutting down at drastic unconstitutional, partisan measure. sitions. rates throughout the country, devastating re- Not only would this result in on-de- While the number of women justices has strictions and barriers imposed throughout mand abortions across all 50 States, significantly increased, women litigants’ ac- Texas strike at the core of this abomination. but it would also clear the way to pro- cess to justice is severely limited. A Texas statute known as HB2 (House Bill vide taxpayer-funded abortions Although women vote in higher percentages 2), was enacted several years ago under false throughout all 9 months of pregnancy, than men, women’s access to voting is under claims to promote women’s health, when in costing millions of dollars every year. attack in many states where increased voter fact it only set in motion dangerous restrictions This measure is not about advancing ID requirements and voter purges pose un- on women’s access to reproductive health women’s rights, especially as women precedented barriers. care. across the country, Republicans and Although women constitute nearly half of the In addition to constant attacks on funding for Democrats alike, are increasingly hor- US labor force, at a participation rate of 57%, reproductive health care clinics, abortion pro- rified by the practice of late-term abor- equal economic opportunity is severely lacking viders in Texas were forced to undergo impos- tion and by recent comments made in given deficient or nonexistent mandatory sible million-dollar renovations and upgrades. New York and Virginia that lifesaving standards for workplace accommodations for Denying hundreds of thousands of women treatment should be denied to some pregnant women, post-natal mothers and per- health care services in Texas, nearly half of all newborns. sons with care responsibilities. reproductive health care clinics were forced to Allowing women to discard their un- What also remains a shameful truth in shut down, and now only 10 remain in the born children at taxpayer expense is America, is the gender wage gap which has second largest state in the country. not ensuring gender equality. It is not remained at or near 21% over the past dec- No woman in America should be denied the protecting women. It is not empow- ade. dignity of being ability to make choices about ering women. It is not providing And women with higher levels of education her body and healthcare. women equal pay for equal work. It is experience the largest earning gaps, as do mi- Access to safe, legal and unhindered simply another step down the path of nority women regardless of educational attain- healthcare must be realized by all women. devaluing all human life and dignity. ment. These simple facts can no longer be denied, Madam Speaker, I oppose this The percentage of women in poverty has in- and hypocrisy can no longer be tolerated. amendment and urge my colleagues to creased over the past decade, from 12.1% to A woman’s personal autonomy over her vote ‘‘no’’ on this measure. 14.5%, with a higher rate of poverty than men own body and her right to choose whether to Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I and women are exposed to higher rates of bear or beget a child is a constitutionally pro- yield 1 minute to the distinguished homelessness and violence without adequate tected fundamental right. gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. GARCIA). protections in place in shelters and housing More than 40 years ago in the landmark de- Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speak- support options. cision in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, (1973), er, I thank Chairman NADLER for yield- Women in detention facilities throughout the the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7–2 that the ing. country also experience increasingly high right to privacy under the Due Process Clause In Texas, many years ago, I marched rates of over-incarceration, sexual violence, of the 14th Amendment extends to a woman’s in support of the equal rights amend- shackling while pregnant, solitary confinement, decision to have an abortion. ment. Today, I join my colleagues to lack of alternative custodial sentencing for We cannot ignore the obvious hypocrisy of reaffirm that support. women with dependent children, and insuffi- imbalanced protection and access to fun- Women are behind some of this Na- cient access to health care and re-entry pro- damentally protected rights for women in tion’s greatest achievements. We grams. America when it is easier to purchase and fought for civil rights, set athletic Migrant women traveling to the U.S., many lawfully possess a firearm—even for a person records, sent men to space, and then victims of trafficking and violence, including on the terrorist watchlist—than it is for a went there ourselves. We have forged

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Madam Speaker, I would have a harmful impact on shel- remove an arbitrary deadline so we can thank the chairman for his leadership. ters that protect women from violence, finally prohibit gender discrimination I rise today in strong support of the eliminate women-specific workplace under the Constitution. equal rights amendment and the reso- protections, and destroy women’s Madam Speaker, I will proudly vote lution before us. sports. in favor of the resolution, and I urge Today, this body comes together un- Furthermore, were this resolution all my colleagues to do the same. abashed in our conviction for a future ever to become law, the Supreme Court As many in my district would say, that expands the vision set forth by our would undoubtedly rule that it does ‘‘It is time to approve the ERA.’’ ‘‘Ya Founders. Together, we strive for a na- not ratify the equal rights amendment. es hora de aprobar el ERA.’’ tion that advances the notion of equal- As everyone in this room knows, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam ity, that takes up the mantle of the un- when Congress initially passed the Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- finished work that is the American equal rights amendment, it inten- tlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. Dream and the practice of government tionally included a 7-year deadline for MILLER). by and for the people—for all the peo- the required 38 States to ratify, a dead- Mrs. MILLER. Madam Speaker, I rise ple. line which has long since passed. Mul- today to oppose H.J. Res. 79. My daughter, Natalie, is just over a tiple States have also rescinded their It pains me to say that life is under year-and-a-half old, and I look forward ratification. attack in our Nation. The pro-abortion to telling her one day about today, how As such, Supreme Court precedent re- discussions taking place around this the people’s House, led by the Cham- quires that any attempt to ratify the country are sickening. In the last year, ber’s first female Speaker, voted to en- ERA must start at the beginning. Even we heard a Governor promote infan- sure that the women of her generation Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was re- ticide, and we saw State legislatures will be the first to grow up knowing cently quoted saying she would like take action for the same. that the Constitution truly guarantees the process to start over. We still haven’t had a vote on this equal rights. To be perfectly clear, with this reso- floor in the United States House of It feels fitting to close by quoting lution, the Democrats are attempting Representatives to protect babies who Shirley Chisolm, the first Black female to write into the Constitution the right survive abortion. Yesterday, in com- Member elected to this body and the to an abortion at all three trimesters, mittee, I even introduced legislation youngest, until my good friend LAUREN force taxpayers to pay for them, and that would protect babies who survive UNDERWOOD took office last year, who eliminate all conscience protections abortion. It failed along party lines said, when Congress sent the ERA to for medical providers who wish to ab- once again. the States for ratification: ‘‘The time stain from abortion. We have millions of American fami- is clearly now to put this House on This resolution is not about pro- lies who would love to adopt, yet we record for the fullest expression of that tecting women. It is a partisan mes- don’t discuss that. I know women who equality of opportunity which our saging bill designed to appease radical have cried every month when they re- Founding Fathers professed. . . . It is pro-abortion groups. If the majority alized that they had not conceived the not too late to complete the work they were serious about the equal rights baby they so desperately wanted. I left undone.’’ amendment, it would start the process know men and women who have under- I support the resolution. anew and give all States the option to gone multiple tests and procedures just Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam consider the ERA again. to conceive a child. They would gladly Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gen- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I adopt a baby that someone else didn’t tlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. would remind everyone that the equal want. FOXX). rights amendment simply says: Equal- Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Instead, today, we are voting once ity of rights under the law shall not be Speaker, I thank my colleague from more on another piece of legislation denied on account of sex. that would drastically reduce protec- Georgia for yielding time. If people on the other side want to Madam Speaker, I rise in strong op- tions for life. This bill would create the admit that equality of rights under the position to H.J. Res. 79. basis for taxpayer-funded abortion at As a woman who has worked all her law means there must be a constitu- the Federal level, and it would perma- life, often in male-dominated profes- tional right to abortion, well, that is nently allow abortion until birth for sions, I detest discrimination in any wonderful. Of course, the constitu- any reason throughout the Nation. It form against any group, and I have al- tional right to abortion is already es- would force government-funded ways done all that I can to eliminate tablished under current law. healthcare providers and hospitals to Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to it. Furthermore, I welcome any discus- provide abortions. the gentlewoman from Washington sion on how to root out discrimination We cannot have that. We cannot (Ms. JAYAPAL). against women where it exists. bring abortion into a healthcare debate But do not be deceived. This is not Ms. JAYAPAL. Madam Speaker, because it is not healthcare. Abortion what this legislation is about. what a glorious day this is. is murder. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Today, the House of Representatives If we want to discuss protecting Constitution already provides women will vote to remove the arbitrary dead- rights for all Americans, it needs to and all Americans equal protection line to ratify the equal rights amend- pertain to everyone, including and, es- under the law, but the goal of this leg- ment. With our vote today, and with pecially, newborns. islation is different. The goal here is to Virginia’s historic vote to become the While I always welcome a conversa- expand access to abortion up to birth 38th and final State necessary to ratify tion with my colleagues about how we and to overturn the broadly supported the amendment, little girls, their can advance women’s rights and the policies that protect taxpayers from moms, and women across this great rights of all people, this is not the way being forced to pay for abortions. Nation will know that, yes, our Con- to do it. It is not through thinly veiled stitution can, will, and must enshrine a messaging bills with nice names but b 1000 ban on discrimination on the basis of radical policies. As we know all too well, Roe v. Wade sex. We can pass good pro-woman, pro- has broadly legalized abortion in the Equality of sexes is not debatable. It family, pro-American legislation United States, but the equal rights has no expiration date. through bipartisan solutions. amendment that this resolution tries First proposed almost a century ago So if we are going to do it, let’s do it; to ratify goes much further. and passed by Congress in 1972, the but today, sadly, we won’t, and that is There is a broad consensus that the equal rights amendment would be a so disappointing. ERA could be used to overturn pro-life momentous step forward for women to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.012 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 end unequal pay, pregnancy discrimi- has allowed the Supreme Court Justice ing the equal rights amendment in the nation, and sexual harassment and ex- to have this interpretation. Constitution. It will achieve justice for ploitation. Here it is, we say it over and over women and achieve progress for fami- So today, to women across this coun- again: Equality of rights under the law lies and for our children, lowering wage try who are watching, as the first shall not be denied or abridged by the disparity and increasing paychecks so South Asian woman ever elected to the United States or by any State on ac- moms can pay for their family’s needs, House of Representatives, let me say: count of sex.’’ How can you have a such as rent, groceries, childcare, and We see you. We stand with you. And we problem with that? healthcare. will fight for you. Let me also salute Chairwoman We are able to strengthen America. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam CAROLYN MALONEY, our longtime lead It is not just about women. It is about Speaker, I reserve the balance of my sponsor of the equal rights amendment America. time. in the House, for her great leadership, The ERA will strengthen America, Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I and Chairman NADLER, the members of unleashing the full power of women in yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman the Judiciary Committee, and all the our economy and upholding the value from Georgia (Mrs. MCBATH). Members who came to Congress com- of equality in our democracy. Mrs. MCBATH. Madam Speaker, I mitted to finishing this fight for the I have four daughters, one son, two thank the gentleman for yielding. equal rights amendment. granddaughters, and I can’t even imag- Madam Speaker, women have been I also want to acknowledge that yes- ine how anyone could think of his or fighting tooth and nail for decades to terday, at our press presentation on her daughter not having equality; his be recognized as equal under the eyes this, in the audience was a Republican or her sister, mom, wife, not having of the law. While we made significant from Illinois who was responsible for equality. What is that about, that gains, it is time for a full constitu- Illinois passing the equal rights amend- women should not have the same sta- tional equality. ment, Steven Andersson. He was with tus of equality as men? In 1866, Frances Ellen Watkins Har- us at the Capitol. We commend him for This has nothing to do with the abor- per, a free-born Black woman, ad- being a leader on the ERA, passing it tion issue. That is an excuse. That is dressed the National Women’s Rights through the Illinois statehouse. not a reason. It has everything to do Convention in New York City, and she What an honor and how clear that with a respect for women: your daugh- said: ‘‘Justice is not fulfilled so long as this is not partisan, perhaps only in the ter, your sister, your wife, your moth- woman is unequal before the law. We House of Representatives, but not in er. And you are saying, by voting are all bound up together in one great the rest of the country. against this, that your daughter, your Let us acknowledge the millions of bundle of humanity. . . . Society can- sister, your mother, your spouse should women in Nevada, Illinois, Virginia, not afford to neglect the enlighten- not have equal protection under the and across America who have raised a ment of any class of its members.’’ law in the Constitution of the United drumbeat for ratification and reignited These words still hold true today for States. a nationwide movement for equality. To those who say that the ERA is not our mothers, for our daughters, and for Nearly 100 years ago, Alice Paul, a necessary, let me quote from a recent our future leaders. We must take up Republican, introduced the equal statement from the American Associa- the mantle of the women who came be- rights amendment, the first proposed tion of University Women. It states fore us and pass this amendment for a amendment to the Constitution calling that many ‘‘Americans mistakenly be- more just future. for women’s equality in America. lieve that the U.S. Constitution explic- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Fifty years ago, soon after becoming itly guarantees equality between men Speaker, I reserve the balance of my the first African American woman to and women.’’ Perhaps you think that. time. serve in the Congress, Congresswoman ‘‘The equal rights amendment would, Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Shirley Chisholm stood on this House yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman once and for all, guarantee constitu- floor to urge passage of the ERA, call- tional equality between men and from California (Ms. PELOSI), the dis- ing it ‘‘one of the most clear-cut oppor- women. Its ratification would provide tinguished Speaker of the House. tunities we are likely to have to de- Ms. PELOSI. Madam Speaker, I am the constitutional guarantee that all clare our faith in the principles that men and women are truly equal under so pleased that the gentlewoman from shaped our Constitution.’’ Virginia is in the Chair and grateful to the law.’’ But today, in this year that marks I urge a strong bipartisan vote for her for her leadership and our other the centennial of women having the this resolution. It will be bipartisan in colleagues, ELAINE LURIA and ABIGAIL right to vote, it is a shameful reality the United States Senate when we send SPANBERGER, as new Members of Con- that the equal rights amendment still it over there shortly, to ensure that gress who give us the opportunity as has not been enshrined in the Constitu- women are truly equal under the law in the majority to bring this important tion. As a result, millions of American America. Because we know in America, legislation to the floor. I thank them women still face inequality under the when women succeed, America suc- for Virginia’s leadership in all of this. law and injustice in their careers and ceeds. It is so appropriate that the Congress- lives. Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. woman is in the Chair for this because Without full equality under the Con- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam she was a leader in the State legisla- stitution, women face a devastating Speaker, how much time is remaining ture on the equal rights amendment wage gap, and this has an impact not for both sides? when she served there. only on what families earn today but The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- This is a historic day, a happy day, as on women’s pensions and retirement in tleman from Georgia has 11 minutes re- the House takes action to move our the future. This is wrong. maining. The gentleman from New Nation closer to our founding ideal Women face discrimination as they York has 15 minutes remaining. that all are created equal. I salute Con- raise families. Sixty-two percent of Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam gresswoman JACKIE SPEIER for her pregnant women and new moms are in Speaker, I reserve the balance of my leadership on this resolution and for the workforce, but current law allows time. her lifetime of work to advance equal- pregnant workers to be placed on un- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ity in America. paid leave or forced out of their jobs. yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman The gentlewoman quoted the late Su- And sexual harassment and assault too from Pennsylvania (Ms. DEAN). preme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, often go unchecked, all leading to Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, I thank and I think it bears repetition. Justice women’s underrepresentation at the Chairman NADLER for bringing this res- Scalia said: ‘‘Certainly the Constitu- decisionmaking table. olution to a vote and thank Represent- tion does not require discrimination on We know what the statistics are— ative SPEIER and Representative MALO- the basis of sex. The only issue is what was it?—33 CEOs of the Fortune NEY for their work on this legislation. whether it prohibits it. It doesn’t.’’ 500 companies are women. Really? This is a historic day. It has been It does not prohibit discrimination Today, by passing this resolution, nearly a century since the first con- on the basis of sex. The lack of an ERA the House is paving the way to enshrin- stitutional amendment to guarantee

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.014 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1137 equal treatment for women was intro- This bill is about the Members of Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam duced in 1923. Since then, 37 States Congress ensuring that the rights and Speaker, I reserve the balance of my have ratified the equal rights amend- equality for women are a part of our time. ment, including my home State of Constitution. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Pennsylvania in 1972. It is sad to watch those who lose yield 1 minute to the distinguished Virginia’s ratification of the ERA their way because they will find any gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. UNDER- this past January brought us one step way to distract from the issue of equal- WOOD). closer to this basic right that we will ity. The Members on the other side are Ms. UNDERWOOD. Madam Speaker, I be held equal in the eyes of the Con- trying to interject abortion into this, rise today in strong support of H.J. stitution. The motto of Susan B. An- but I want to say that even though we Res. 79, a bipartisan bill that moves us thony’s newspaper was: ‘‘Men their have come so far as women—there are closer to adopting the equal rights rights and nothing more; women their a record number of women lawmakers amendment. rights and nothing less.’’ Today, we here in this House—we have so far to Madam Speaker, American women again say women will accept nothing go, and this corrects that injustice and are barrier breakers. We have broken less than equality. recognizes equality for women under down barriers and shattered glass ceil- ERA builds on the work of Anthony the law. ings in education, at work, in the law, and others like Jeannette Rankin, As the great Shirley Chisholm, the in the military, and at home. We are in Alice Paul, Ida B. Wells, and this di- first African American woman in Con- a new era where women are leading in verse Congress. gress, stated: ‘‘The time is clearly now ways that they never have before, but I am filled with joy today because I to put this House on record for the full- legal gender discrimination, pay dis- am looking forward to going home and est expression of that equality of op- parities, and inequality remain. They telling my granddaughters, Aubrey and portunity which our Founding Fathers will not go away on their own. That is Ella, that we are one step closer to a professed. They professed it, but they why we need to ensure that women’s more perfect Union. did not assure it to their daughters, as rights are guaranteed by adopting the equal rights amendment. b 1015 they tried to do for their sons.’’ The time is clearly now to put this I was so proud in 2018 when Illinois Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam House on record for the fullest expres- ratified the equal rights amendment at Speaker, I reserve the balance of my sion of that equality of opportunity long last. Two years later, I am here on time. which our Founding Fathers possessed. the House floor because the women of Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I They possessed it, but they did not as- northern Illinois sent me here to fight yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman sure it. We try as they tried to do for for them. I am here to fight for our from New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. their sons. right as women to equal treatment MALONEY). Madam Speaker, I encourage support under the Constitution of our great Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New of this bill. country. York. Madam Speaker, I thank Chair- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Madam Speaker, I urge all my col- man NADLER and JACKIE SPEIER for Speaker, I reserve the balance of my leagues to move us one giant step clos- their historic leadership on the equal time. er to legal equality by supporting this rights amendment. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I essential bill. Madam Speaker, first introduced in yield 1 minute to the distinguished Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam 1923, the equal rights amendment is gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my still as relevant and necessary as ever WEXTON). time. because we know that equality for Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I women will always elude us when it thank the gentleman for yielding, and yield 1 minute to the distinguished isn’t etched into our Constitution. I thank Congresswoman SPEIER for in- gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. We have seen it when the Supreme troducing this important resolution. BONAMICI). Court gutted the Violence Against In 1923 Alice Paul introduced the Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Speaker, I Women Act; we have seen it when equal rights amendment to include rise in strong support of this resolution judges don’t enforce equal pay for women in our Nation’s founding docu- to remove the arbitrary deadline to equal work or when a Federal judge ments. Nearly 100 years later, during ratify the equal rights amendment. ruled that Congress didn’t have the au- my time in the Virginia State Senate, This year is the centennial of the 19th thority to outlaw female genital muti- I sponsored the resolution for Virginia Amendment, yet women are still fight- lation. But if your rights are in the to ratify the ERA. But it wouldn’t be ing for full and equal rights under the Constitution, then they can’t be rolled until January 27, 2020, with the historic law. back by the changing whims of legisla- number of women lawmakers serving Women continue to face many bar- tors, judges, or Presidents. in the State legislature that the great riers to true equality, including preg- Women are long past due equal treat- Commonwealth of Virginia became the nancy and gender discrimination, un- ment under the law, and we will persist 38th and final State to ratify the equal equal pay, and a lack of access to a full until it is firmly guaranteed. There is rights amendment. range of reproductive healthcare serv- no deadline for equality. We demand This was not simply a symbolic vote. ices. The equal rights amendment to our equality be spelled out in the Con- Specifically affirming equality on the the Constitution would provide for fun- stitution, and we spell it E-R-A. basis of sex in the Constitution will damental equality for women regard- Madam Speaker, I urge all of my col- strengthen State and Federal laws that less of who is President, who is on the leagues on both sides of the aisle to protect women. We need the equal Supreme Court, or changes in Federal support this important vote for equal- rights amendment to ensure that equal law. ity. justice under law is a constitutional Congress first approved the equal Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I reserve right for women and not just an in- rights amendment in 1972, and my the balance of my time, Madam Speak- scription over the entrance to the Su- home State of Oregon was quick to rat- er. preme Court. ify it the following year. Now, 38 Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Finally, these words will ring true: States—the required three-fourths yield 1 minute to the distinguished ‘‘Equality of rights under the law shall under the Constitution—have ratified gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. not be denied or abridged by the United the amendment. Today Congress will LAWRENCE). States or any State on account of sex.’’ stand with our States and make it Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, I Today, I am proud to cast my vote in clear that it is time—actually way past rise in support of H.J. Res. 79, which re- support of the ERA and in recognition time—to adopt the equal rights amend- moves the deadline for the ratification of the tireless work of so many trail- ment. It is not too late to do the right of the equal rights amendment. A wom- blazers and activists over the years, thing. It is not too late for equality. an’s rights must be guaranteed by our and I urge my colleagues to do the Madam Speaker, I urge all of my col- government. same. leagues to support this resolution.

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Madam Speaker, it has When I think about the future of our agreed to an amendment that secures been 97 years since the equal rights country and what I want it to look like equal rights for all American citizens amendment was introduced in the 68th for young women and girls like my regardless of sex. This amendment Congress and 48 years since the ERA granddaughter, Anna, I envision a just would touch every corner of our lives. passed the House and Senate. and equitable society with fair play, di- With 24 words our Nation will finally In those 48 years, I have had three verse leadership, and equal access to fully recognize women as equal partici- daughters and one granddaughter. basic healthcare rights. That is why pants in society. Those four young women are brilliant, the equal rights amendment is nec- To my colleagues opposing the ERA: precocious, and accomplished, with essary. What are you afraid of? strong character, great morality, and For too long our country’s structural How can you oppose this resolution true nobility. These women are every barriers have cast a shadow over wom- and then look women in your district, bit the equal of any man I have ever en’s rights. With 38 States having af- in your churches, and in your own met, yet our Constitution does not rec- firmed their support for the ERA, we homes in the eye? ognize their equality nor prohibit dis- are one step closer to shattering those Today is your chance to stand on the crimination against them. barriers. right side of her story. I implore my I am very proud that the Common- This resolution negates misguided ar- colleagues, vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.J. Res. 79. wealth of Virginia was the 38th State guments that because it is an arbitrary Let us finish this struggle and at long to ratify the ERA. We must perma- deadline, the equal rights amendment last have women and men finally equal nently remove the deadline for State is effectively dead. It is clear from the under the law with their rights en- ratification and provide an essential recent actions of Nevada, Illinois, and shrined in the U.S. Constitution. legal remedy against gender discrimi- Virginia, and our collective voices, it is nation. b 1030 still very much alive, and we will not Does this sound like a political stunt: Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I ‘‘Women shall have equal rights in the rest until it is ingrained in the most sacred document of our Nation’s his- yield 45 seconds to the distinguished United States and every place subject gentlewoman from California (Ms. to its jurisdiction. Equality of rights tory. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- JUDY CHU). under the law shall not be denied or leagues to stand with our country’s Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Madam abridged by the United States or by Speaker, since women gained the right any State on account of sex.’’ women and support our right to con- stitutional equality. to vote 100 years ago, we have made in- No. These words belong in the United credible progress—rolling back laws States Constitution. There is nothing Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I reserve the balance of my time, Madam Speak- like those that kept us from serving on partisan about recognizing men and juries, owning land, or even getting our women have equal rights under the er. own credit card—and this Congress has law. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, I urge my col- yield 1 minute to the distinguished more women than ever. But true equality is still a goal, not leagues to support this resolution. gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I reserve DAVIS). a reality. The fact is women are still the balance of my time, Madam Speak- Mrs. DAVIS of California. Madam paid less than men for the same work, er. Speaker, 244 years ago women were left and we still have men passing laws Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I out of our Constitution by the men who that dictate our choices about our bod- yield 1 minute to the distinguished drafted it. But since then, generations ies. gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. SCHA- of women and men have blazed a steady It is clear, if we want equality, we KOWSKY). trail towards equality in this country; need the ERA, and the people agree. We Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Madam Speaker, but we still do not have constitutional saw that at women’s marches across every single constitution in the whole equality. the country and in the groundswell of world written since 1959, including Af- I attended many ERA events rep- the #MeToo movement. ghanistan, for example, has the equiva- resenting the League of Women Voters That energy is leading to change. lent of the equal rights amendment, in the 1970s, and if someone would have The people are speaking. It is up to us but the United States of America does told me then that we would still be to listen. Arbitrary deadlines are no not. fighting for this in 2020, I would have reason to silence our voices. Though my colleagues on the other said that it was a failure of justice. Madam Speaker, I urge my col- side of the aisle and President Trump’s Why is anyone against rights for ev- leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ and give women Department of Justice may tell you eryone? the same rights as men. otherwise, we need the equal rights Madam Speaker, equal rights for Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I amendment, and we need it now. women transcend your politics, they yield 45 seconds to the distinguished The requisite number of States have transcend your age, where you are gentlewoman from California (Ms. now voted to ratify the equal rights from, and your gender. LEE). amendment. Last year my home State Women in this country continue to Ms. LEE of California. Madam of Illinois was the 37th State to ratify, receive unequal pay, suffer from har- Speaker, I thank the chairman for and this year Virginia brought us to assment in the workplace, endure dis- yielding. that number of 38. crimination for pregnancies, and fight Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- Today I will proudly vote ‘‘yes’’ to long legal battles over domestic vio- port today of Congresswoman SPEIER’s show my grandchildren—my grand- lence cases. A correction of our Con- bill, H.J. Res. 79. I thank Congress- daughters and my grandsons—that stitution is clearly long overdue. woman SPEIER and Congresswoman women are not only strong, powerful, Liberty and justice for all must apply MALONEY for their consistent leader- and resilient, but also equal citizens equally to women and men in this ship as warrior women. under the law. country. Let’s pass this resolution. The ERA would guarantee rights to Madam Speaker, I urge my col- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I reserve all and would finally affirm women’s leagues to stand with us. the balance of my time, Madam Speak- equality in our Constitution by remov- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I reserve er. ing this arbitrary deadline. the balance of my time, Madam Speak- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker. I We know that, too often, women have er. yield 1 minute to the distinguished been relegated to the sidelines and left

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Madam Speaker, I re- most architects in looking at this bill treated equally, a right that needs to serve the balance of my time. even in the 1970s, coming forward, has be clearly outlined in every aspect of Mr. COLLINS. Madam Speaker, I said: If you want to do this, start over. our country. yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin Do it the proper way. I want my granddaughters, Jordan, for a parliamentary inquiry. As my chairman has said earlier, ba- Simone, and Giselle, to know that they PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY sically, a deadline should not get in the are equal to men, that their rights are Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam way of what we want. A deadline enshrined in the Constitution. They, Speaker, parliamentary inquiry. should not get in the way of what I like every girl and woman, deserve The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- want to have happen. That is becoming equality in their country. They should tleman from Wisconsin will state his more and more of a concern in this know that their country, the United parliamentary inquiry. body, that the rules and parliamentary States of America, has finally joined Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam procedures don’t matter if it interferes the rest of the world to stand up for Speaker, it is my intention to raise a with what we want. their rights as American women. point of order that this resolution re- But, at the end of the day, the ques- Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I quires a two-thirds vote. I will argue tion really becomes: Why are we doing yield 45 seconds to the distinguished the point of order when it is made, but this? Why are we bringing this forth gentleman from Hawaii (Mr. CASE). I need to know when the proper time is when there is absolutely no legal prece- Mr. CASE. Madam Speaker, I rise in to raise the point of order. dent, no constitutional precedent, no very strong support of this resolution The SPEAKER pro tempore. The anything out there—including some of to advance the cause of full and equal proper time would be when the Chair the founders who actually started this rights for all women. I do so for my 1- puts the question on passage. whole process 40-plus years ago, who year-old granddaughter for whom I Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam said this is not the way you do it. deeply hope that, when she reaches the Speaker, do I put the question before The reason I know that that is a con- age of understanding, the ERA will be or after it is passed? cern is because some of those who have as enshrined in our Constitution as is The SPEAKER pro tempore. At the actually said this have been criticized the right to vote today. I also do so as time the Chair puts the question on in the media from the perspective of a proud citizen of my Hawaii. passage. supporters of the ERA to say Ruth On March 22, 1972, when the U.S. Sen- Mr. COLLINS. Madam Speaker, I am Bader Ginsburg’s comments have now ate sent the ERA to the States, it was prepared to close, and I yield myself killed the ERA, or effectively done it. early in the morning in Hawaii; but by such time as I may consume. The reason is because she is speaking shortly after noon that same day, our Madam Speaker, it has been inter- the truth about this issue. legislature voted for ratification, the esting, the discussion on the floor We disagree on most everything from first State to do so. today. It has been interesting on both a legal perspective, but on this one, we For my country and Hawaii and for sides to hear the different aspects of happen to agree, and she has laid forth all of our women leaders who led this why this bill is on the floor, why we are clearly what should happen here. fight, past and present, I proudly join doing it, why we shouldn’t be doing it, But let me also say—and it has been my colleagues in voting for the ERA. and many things. It has been inter- talked about a great deal, so I think we Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I esting, the discussion, if you go from a just need to come to the real scenario yield 45 seconds to the distinguished strictly number-of-States category. why this is happening. It is not that we gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. What has been interesting is my col- believe it will actually happen. For WASSERMAN SCHULTZ). leagues across the aisle have talked anybody here who believes that today Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. about that there are now 38 States, but is actually going to put it in part of Madam Speaker, after nearly a cen- they fail to mention 5 States that re- the Constitution, that is not going to tury, the equal rights amendment is on scinded their votes. Five States would happen. the cusp of ratification. put you under 38. So what is it? It is a political nod to At America’s founding, women were What was interesting to me in the the understanding of those who are intentionally left out of the Constitu- Rules Committee the other night, the speaking for this. As we have heard earlier, NARAL tion. As second-class citizens, we argument was that, if they rescind it, Pro-Choice America: lacked the right to vote, hold most it is not valid to rescind, yet you can jobs, or even own property. Today, we add States after the time limit is up. With its ratification, the ERA would rein- force the constitutional right to abortion by still receive less pay for the same That is an interesting argument to clarifying that the sexes have equal rights, work, and we face violence and harass- make if you are actually looking at it which would require judges to strike down ment just for being women. But the from the perspective of if they rescind anti-abortion laws. ERA will prohibit all of that. In the it within the timeframe yet passed it Also, NARAL: eyes of our most sacred document, we after the timeframe, that that is okay. The ERA will support protecting women’s will finally be equal. Then I heard one of my colleagues ac- right to abortion. With five anti-choice Jus- Women’s rights should not depend on tually mentioned the fact that, if we tices on the Supreme Court and Roe v. Wade congressional whims or who occupies passed it in here today, that this would on the chopping block, it is more important the White House. These basic funda- now become part of the process, along than ever we codify women’s bodily auton- mental rights must be guaranteed. with the State of Virginia ratifying it, omy in our lives. But, if we want to hand a more per- it is now part of our Constitution. Codirector of Reproaction: fect union to our daughters—and I have I am sure this was just a euphoric Abortion restrictions amount to sex dis- two of them—we must seize this mo- discussion about how this would actu- crimination because they single out people ment to end sex discrimination. We ally go about, but they were also for- for unfair treatment on the basis of sex. owe it to the women who sacrificed be- getting the Senate is involved in this. The senior counsel of National Wom- fore us and all of our daughters and It is amazing. en’s Law Center: sons who deserve a life of true equality. I was really worried at one point in The ERA would help create a basis for So I urge my colleagues to vote the discussion that it was said on mul- challenging abortion restrictions. ‘‘yes’’ on this resolution to remove the tiple occasions that there was no pro- This is what this is actually about. arbitrary and outdated deadline for tection in the Constitution for women. This is what the basis has needed be- ratifying the ERA. I was almost scared for a moment that cause there has been a shifting in this

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.019 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 country to understand that, in our the medical condition, will not happen worry. Disabilities are bad. Just go opinion—in the opinion of many—abor- this side of Heaven. But she rolls and ahead and end that life, and go on with tion is simply murder in the womb. It she smiles. She goes to work 3 days a your life. is not about life. week. She gets herself up early to put This is what this opens up. It is interesting, we are talking her clothes on and take her shower and So don’t give me a bill that is going about the rights of women today— get a bus that she calls, and she goes to nowhere for the reasons that have been which, again, this bill doesn’t have work. given. The true reasons are found in anything to do with—but we are not The folks in Sweden, do you know your own supporters. The true reasons concerned if the young women in the what they want to do? Kill her. Be- are found in what we know to be true. womb are even able to have a birthday. cause she is not as valuable, as a Down When you understand what this is That is not a concern. syndrome child is not as valuable. about, then I will stand till I have no So what would happen from these Do you want to open this Pandora’s more breath in my body for the rights folks who are supporting your resolu- box of no abortion restrictions? Then of those who can’t speak for them- tion today? Why do they want it? Be- own what you are doing. selves. cause it gives a claim, from start to But when Jordan texts me, she texts It is amazing to me that it was said: finish, unfettered abortion. me: Good morning, Daddy. I love you. What would I be saying to my daughter So what does that mean? That means How was your day? if I voted against this? let’s bring back partial-birth abortion, Madam Speaker, when we found out I would be saying to Jordan, as I will: which, if I have to remind anybody 27 years ago—a week ago, 27 years Jordan, the 14th Amendment is still here, means the delivery of the child ago—that Jordan was going to have there. Protections in law are still all the way until the moment the chin spina bifida, we were a young couple there. And by the way, restrictions on comes almost out, and then actually just happy that God gave us a child, abortion will not be done away with, crushing their skull. That is what that and to find out that she had a dis- and your life matters. is. ability only kept our hearts more in So if you want a picture of this, pic- If that is a right we are protecting, I tune to what God had given. ture Jordan. don’t want any part of it, and neither My wife went to school the next Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- do most Americans. They don’t want a week, and she was telling the teacher ance of my time. part of it. But that is one of those re- about what was going on. She said: We Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I strictions that will be laid back. are trying to figure out where we need yield myself such time as I may con- It would also continue to allow un- to go to have Jordan, help when she is sume. limited abortions in any State for any born and get some more medical atten- Once again, if Congress can enact a reason, including sex selection. tion. resolution putting a time limit, it can It is interesting that we would talk This person looked at her and said: enact a resolution removing a time about this today, the ERA, and use You know you have choices, correct?’’ limit. And when the Senate passes this this, yet a family could choose to abort And my wife said: Well, yes. There is resolution, the ERA will be part of the a child because it is a male or a female. Northside Hospital and others. Constitution. Let’s be honest about this. She said: No. Oh, no, dear. You don’t Madam Speaker, I yield the balance But the bottom line for me, what have to go through with this. That is of my time to the distinguished gentle- really bothers me the most about when your choice. woman from Michigan (Ms. TLAIB). it is unlimited, unfettered access to Ms. TLAIB. Madam Speaker, I rise b 1045 abortion that this bill opens up, if it very proudly, the first Muslim woman were to have passed, is one that hits In other words, as my wife looked at ever elected in the Congress, in support close to home for me. her and said: ‘‘You’re talking about my of H.J. Res. 79. You see, a European country recently baby.’’ Madam Speaker, what is even more stated that a geneticist in Iceland said: You see, when we go down this path, interesting is what I have been hearing We have almost basically eradicated don’t flower this bill up. Look at the about this obsession to control and op- Down syndrome people. ones who actually talk about it and press women in the United States of I thought to myself, for a second: say this is an open door to abortion on America. I cannot believe it is 2020, and That would be great. I mean, if we demand, with no restrictions, no gov- we are still debating the merits of the could actually remove Down syndrome ernment interference—in fact, govern- equal rights amendment. It is beyond and help those and cure that, that ment pays for it. time. would be an amazing medical discovery But before you do that, America, as I want you all to know this is about for all people. Except there is one por- we look around, I want you to think of women of color, women with disabil- tion. the picture on the new Gerber baby ad ities, transgender women, immigrant Do you know how they have done it? of the young person with Down syn- women. These women are affected by Through genetic testing and killing the drome, who is now the face of Gerber issues like unequal pay, sexual vio- children in the womb. They don’t even baby food. If he was in Iceland, he lence, lack of access for healthcare, let them have a birthday. would have been one of those that, as it and poverty. One Icelandic counselor counsels said: Oh, we ended. So much of what we are doing here, mothers as follows: Think about my daughter, who, when in trying to promote women’s equality, This is your life. You have the right we allow it out there for people who is about gender, racial, and economic to choose how your life will look. She are struggling—and to get news that justice. said: We don’t look at abortion as mur- you have a child with a disability, that Madam Speaker, know this: A ‘‘no’’ der. We look at it as a thing that we is one of the most amazingly dev- vote today is condoning oppression of ended. astating things that you can hear be- women in the United States of Amer- Do you want to know why this has cause you don’t know what the future ica. I urge support. opened up, America? This is why. holds. Mr. NADLER. Madam Speaker, I And for those of us like myself who But what you do know is life is a gift yield back the balance of my time. have a disabled child, I do not want to from God, and that it is my joy to take Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Madam Speaker, I hear that we are protecting disabled care of her. We had 30 major surgeries rise in support of equality and the principle rights and other rights when we are not before she was 5 years old, three of that our Constitution was designed, not to even allowing them to be born in cer- which were 9 hours in length. Tell me shore up the dominance of the historically tain arenas. her life doesn’t matter. powerful, but to ensure the rights of all and to Every day, I get a text on this phone. For someone who doesn’t have the foster a society in which each of us is free to It is from my daughter. Jordan is 27 possibility of understanding, and they shape our future based on our abilities. The years old. She has spina bifida. She are given a choice because they have a resolution today removes the deadline Con- cannot walk and has never taken a disability, and somebody tells them gress put in place for the ratification of the step, and I believe it probably, given and gets to them and says: Don’t Equal Rights Amendment. While ratification of

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I do not prescribe legislation that will provide reasonable accom- I arrive at the debate on the elimination of to this view. modations to pregnant women in the work- the deadline for the ERA from the perspective Congressional authority to propose Amend- force. The House also passed the Violence of my work to ensure equality and protection ments to the Constitution and the mode of rati- Against Women Reauthorization Act (H.R. for women and every woman’s right to be fication is absolute. The language of Article V 1585) which expanded protections and pro- treated fairly and without exploitation. of the Constitution represents the Founders in- vides critical funding for victim services, law The words of Supreme Court Justice Ruth tent to create a stable government designed enforcement training, and data collection. Bader Ginsburg on the legal impermissibility of for change. Article V requires two-thirds of the However, even if all this legislation were to extending the deadline for ratification have House and Senate to propose an amendment. become law, it would not be the same as sealed the fate of the proposed amendment. Congress can choose ratification through amending the Constitution to guarantee Justice Ginsburg’s judgment is that the dead- three-fourths of the state legislatures or state women equal rights. line has expired and that she ‘‘would like it to ratifying conventions. Once the amendment is Discrimination in the workplace, violence in start over’’ presents a definitive view that the proposed to the states, there is no Constitu- the home, and institutional barriers require process has come to an end. tionally imposed time limit on the ratification systemic legal and cultural change. Ratifica- According to Vox, Justice Ginsburg also process. Article V of the Constitution is silent tion of the Equal Rights Amendment provides said ‘‘There’s too much controversy about with regard to when a state must consider and an additional legal tool for combatting discrimi- latecomers, plus, a number of states have ratify an amendment. For example, the ratifi- nation on the basis of sex. withdrawn their ratification. So, if you count a cation process for the 27th Amendment took We will continue the fight for equality and latecomer on the plus side, how can you dis- more than two hundred years. work towards a more inclusive and equitable regard states that said ‘we’ve changed our Historically, Congress has ratified amend- society. minds?’ ’’ Five states—Idaho, Kentucky, Ne- ments without specific time limitations. The Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, braska, Tennessee, and South Dakota—voted first amendment to contain a time limit was the over the course of many years, I have consist- to ratify the ERA but later rescinded that ratifi- 18th Amendment which established the prohi- ently sponsored and promoted women’s rights cation. bition of alcohol. The text of the 18th, 20th, legislation to ensure equal pay for equal work Today, however, one thing is absolutely 21st, and 22nd Amendments each contained including most recently, the Paycheck Fair- clear from both sides of the abortion divide: language limiting the time frame for ratifica- ness Act. ratification of the ERA with its current wording tion. In contrast, the text of the Equal Rights In the struggle against wage discrimination, will likely overturn laws prohibiting public fund- Amendment ratified by the states does not I voted in favor of 2009 the Lilly Ledbetter Fair ing of abortion—like the Hyde Amendment— contain a time limit. It is the proposing clause Pay Act. and undo modest restrictions on abortion in- sent to the states for ratification of the Equal To help ensure that women are not dis- cluding waiting periods, parental involvement, Rights Amendment which contains a seven- advantaged in their careers because of time women’s right to know laws, conscience rights year time limitation. The language of a pro- taken to attend to their families, I was an early including the Weldon Amendment and any posing clause is not binding. The current ratifi- and strong advocate of multiple legislative ini- ban on late term abortion including the Pain- cation process of the Equal Rights Amend- tiatives to provide family medical leave—in- Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. cluding the groundbreaking bill that became ment is properly before the states and is rea- Should the ERA be ratified without clarifying law, the Family and Medical Leave Act. sonable and sufficiently contemporaneous. abortion-neutral language—to wit: ‘‘Nothing in Having been ratified by Virginia, according And this year, I have cosponsored the FAM- this Article shall be construed to grant or se- to Article V, the ERA has become part of the ILY Act. cure any right relating to abortion or the fund- Constitution. Furthermore, if the deadline is I voted to ensure that women’s rights are ing thereof’’—abortion activists will use the binding, then passage of this resolution, with- protected in higher education by strongly sup- ERA as they have successfully used state out passage in the Senate, does not cure the porting Title IX. ERAs in both New Mexico and Connecticut— defect. Because the deadline is not binding, I have supported legislation to amend pen- to force taxpayers to pay for abortion on de- this resolution is not necessary, but also not sion and tax policies that negatively impact mand. harmful. women and I supported numerous bills to es- Women continue to face additional hurdles tablish certain rights for sexual assault sur- Consider this: in the pathways to success. On average, vivors including the Survivors’ Bill of Rights The Supreme Court of New Mexico ruled in women still earn less than men for the same which is now law. 1998 that the state was required to fund abor- job functions. Pregnant women often lack Since the mid-1990s, I have led the effort to tion based solely on the state ERA and said basic protections and reasonable accommoda- end the barbaric practice of human trafficking, the law ‘‘undoubtedly singles out . . . a gen- tion in the workplace. Perhaps most con- a human rights abuse that is a perverted and der-linked condition that is unique to women’’ cerning of all, violence against women is still unimaginable exploitation of women and girls and therefore ‘‘violates the Equal Rights widespread and undermines the educational that thrives on greed, disrespect and secrecy. Amendment.’’ and social potential of women and young chil- Twenty years ago, the U.S. Congress ap- In like manner, the Supreme Court of Con- dren in this country. proved and the President signed legislation necticut invalidated its state ban on abortion I am proud to have worked with my Demo- that I authored—the Trafficking Victims Protec- funding and wrote in 1986: ‘‘it is therefore cratic colleagues in the House to pass legisla- tion Act of 2000—a comprehensive whole-of- clear, under the Connecticut ERA, that the tion to remedy these inequalities. The House government initiative to combat sex and labor regulation excepting . . . abortions from the recently passed the Protect the Right to Orga- trafficking in the United States and around the Medicaid program discriminates against nize Act (H.R. 2474) which protects workers world. women.’’ who are trying to form a union. In most of The Violence Against Women Act (See Divi- Today in Pennsylvania, activists are suing to America, women earn less than men, but sion B) was reauthorized and significantly ex- eviscerate the abortion funding restriction in women and men working under a union con- panded by my law. Last year, I cosponsored that state claiming that the Hyde-type restric- tract receive equal pay for equal work. We the Violence Against Women Extension Act of tion violates the Pennsylvania Equal Rights have worked to fill the gaps in the patchwork 2019. Amendment. of existing laws governing how and when This past January, I authored another bill While I take issue with abortion activists workers take time off to care for themselves that was signed into law—my fifth major law who refuse to recognize an unborn child’s in- and their families. Expanding the Family and on human trafficking—The Frederick Douglass herent dignity, worth and value, at least activ- Medical Leave Act to cover more working par- Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection ists on both sides agree that the ERA as writ- ents and low wage workers who are currently Act. ten will be used in court as a means to com- excluded from leave policies is a top priority. After a young college student from my dis- pel public funding of abortion and to strike Nearly two thirds of minimum wage workers trict, Samantha Josephson, was brutally mur- down the Hyde Amendment and other modest in the United States are women. The House dered by the driver of what she thought was abortion restrictions at both the state and fed- has successfully passed the Raise the Wage her Uber ride, I introduced Sami’s Law to eral level.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:01 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13FE7.006 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 NARAL Pro-Choice America plainly states: The joint resolution was ordered to [Roll No. 70] ‘‘With its ratification, the ERA . . . would re- be engrossed and read a third time, and YEAS—232 was read the third time. quire judges to strike down anti-abortion laws Aguilar Garcia (TX) Ocasio-Cortez . . .’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Allred Golden Omar A senior lawyer of the National Women’s question is on the passage of the joint Axne Gomez Pallone Law Centers said: ‘‘The ERA would help cre- resolution. Barraga´ n Gonzalez (TX) Panetta Bass Gottheimer Pappas POINT OF ORDER ate a basis to challenge abortion restrictions.’’ Beatty Green, Al (TX) Pascrell The National Right to Life Committee states Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Bera Grijalva Pelosi that ‘‘the proposed federal ERA would invali- Speaker, I have a point of order. Beyer Haaland Perlmutter date the federal Hyde Amendment and all The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Bishop (GA) Harder (CA) Peters tleman will state his point of order. Blumenauer Hastings Peterson state restrictions on tax-funded abortions.’’ Blunt Rochester Hayes Phillips And the U.S. Conference of Catholic Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Bonamici Heck Pingree Bishops agree and wrote ‘‘One consequence Speaker, I make the point of order that Boyle, Brendan Higgins (NY) Pocan of the ERA would be the likely requirement of a two-thirds vote is required for pas- F. Himes Porter sage of this joint resolution because it Brindisi Horn, Kendra S. Pressley federal funding for abortions . . . (and) argu- Brown (MD) Horsford Price (NC) ments have been proffered that the federal does have the effect of amending the Brownley (CA) Houlahan Quigley ERA would . . . restrain the ability of the fed- Constitution. Bustos Hoyer Raskin And on the point of order, Madam Butterfield Huffman Reed eral and state governments to enact other Speaker, there was an extension that Carbajal Jackson Lee Rice (NY) measures regulating abortion, such as third-tri- Ca´ rdenas Jayapal Richmond was passed in 1978, where this issue mester or partial birth abortion bans, parental Carson (IN) Jeffries Rose (NY) came up, which extended the deadline consent, informed consent, conscience-related Cartwright Johnson (GA) Rouda until 1982. Case Johnson (TX) Roybal-Allard exemptions, and other provisions.’’ In 1982, the Equal Rights Amendment Casten (IL) Kaptur Ruiz According to the most recent Marist Poll deadlines expired. In 1983, Chairman Castor (FL) Keating Ruppersberger (January 2020), 60 percent of all Americans Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Rush Peter Rodino, of the Judiciary Com- Chu, Judy Kennedy Ryan oppose using tax dollars for abortion, seven in mittee, decided to introduce H.J. Res. Cicilline Khanna Sa´ nchez ten Americans including nearly half who iden- 1, which started the process over again. Cisneros Kildee Sarbanes tify as pro-choice want significant restrictions Clark (MA) Kilmer Scanlon The difference between what hap- Clarke (NY) Kim Schakowsky on abortion, a majority of Americans—55 per- pened in 1978 and 1983 is that Chairman Clay Kind Schiff cent—want to ban abortion after 20 weeks, Rodino, and those who supported re-in- Cleaver Krishnamoorthi Schneider and nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose troducing and attempting to pass the Clyburn Kuster (NH) Schrader abortion if the child will be born with Down Cohen Lamb Schrier Equal Rights Amendment, realized Connolly Langevin Scott (VA) Syndrome. that it had expired and required a Cooper Larsen (WA) Scott, David I believe that all human beings—especially start-over. Correa Larson (CT) Serrano the weakest and most vulnerable including un- I believe that this does fall under Costa Lawrence Sewell (AL) born baby girls and boys—deserve respect, Courtney Lawson (FL) Shalala that, and that it does require a start- Cox (CA) Lee (CA) Sherman empathy, compassion and protection from vio- over, and I would ask the Chair to rule Craig Lee (NV) Sherrill lence. on whether or not the point of order is Crist Levin (CA) Sires Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, well-taken and this does require a two- Crow Levin (MI) Slotkin Cuellar Lewis Smith (WA) today, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 79, which thirds vote. Cunningham Lieu, Ted Soto will remove a deadline for the ratification of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Curtis Lipinski Spanberger the Equal Rights Amendment. This will ensure Chair is prepared to rule. Davids (KS) Loebsack Speier that our country fully accepts the impact of the Pursuant to House Resolution 842, an Davis (CA) Lofgren Stanton Davis, Danny K. Lowenthal Stevens recent ratifications by the states of Nevada, Il- affirmative vote of a majority of Mem- Davis, Rodney Lowey Suozzi linois, and Virginia. bers present and voting, a quorum Dean Luja´ n Swalwell (CA) The Equal Rights Amendment represents being present, is required on final pas- DeFazio Luria Takano sage of the pending measure. The gen- DeGette Lynch Thompson (CA) the further advancement of women in our soci- DeLauro Malinowski Thompson (MS) ety. It enshrines the American ideal that tleman’s point of order is overruled. DelBene Maloney, Titus ‘‘equality of rights under the law shall not be Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Delgado Carolyn B. Tlaib denied or abridged by the United States or Speaker, I appeal the decision of the Demings Maloney, Sean Tonko DeSaulnier Matsui Torres (CA) any State on account of sex’’. While other ex- Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Deutch McAdams Torres Small isting statutes have been interpreted as pro- Dingell McBath (NM) hibiting some forms of sex discrimination, terms of House Resolution 842 are un- Doggett McCollum Trahan ambiguous and so, consistent with the Doyle, Michael McEachin Trone there are still numerous avenues in which they F. McGovern Underwood are inefficient for the full protection of women ruling of the Chair on September 16, 1977, to permit an appeal in this case Engel McNerney Van Drew under the law. Escobar Meeks Vargas As representatives of communities across would be tantamount to permitting a Eshoo Meng Veasey our nation, we must set an explicit example of direct change in that resolution. As Espaillat Moore Vela such, the Chair has not issued an ap- Evans Morelle Vela´ zquez our championing of women’s rights. Women Finkenauer Moulton Visclosky continue to face obstacles to their full equality, pealable ruling, and the Chair will put Fitzpatrick Mucarsel-Powell Wasserman including through unequal pay, pregnancy dis- the question on passage of the joint Fletcher Murphy (FL) Schultz Foster Nadler Waters crimination, sexual and domestic violence, and resolution. Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Frankel Napolitano Watson Coleman inadequate access to health care services. As Fudge Neal Wexton Speaker, I appeal that ruling of the the United States, we must be mindful of the Gallego Neguse Wild Chair as well, which I believe is appeal- global influence we have, and we must ensure Garamendi Norcross Wilson (FL) able. Garcı´a (IL) O’Halleran Yarmuth that gender equality is, without a doubt, en- The SPEAKER pro tempore. That NAYS—183 shrined in our foundational principles. ruling is not subject to appeal. The bipartisan support of this legislation The question is on the passage of the Abraham Bilirakis Carter (TX) captures the will of Americans for the ratifica- Aderholt Bishop (NC) Chabot joint resolution. Allen Bishop (UT) Cheney tion of the Equal Rights Amendment. There- The question was taken; and the Amash Bost Cline fore, I am proud to support this resolution as Speaker pro tempore announced that Amodei Brady Cloud a crucial step forward for gender equality. the ayes appeared to have it. Armstrong Brooks (AL) Cole The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time Arrington Brooks (IN) Collins (GA) Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Madam Babin Buchanan Comer for debate has expired. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Bacon Buck Conaway Pursuant to House Resolution 844, and nays. Baird Bucshon Cook the previous question is ordered. The yeas and nays were ordered. Balderson Budd Crenshaw The question is on the engrossment The vote was taken by electronic de- Banks Burchett Davidson (OH) Barr Burgess DesJarlais and third reading of the joint resolu- vice, and there were—yeas 232, nays Bergman Calvert Diaz-Balart tion. 183, not voting 15, as follows: Biggs Carter (GA) Duncan

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE7.007 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1143 Dunn Kelly (MS) Rose, John W. nicated to the House by Miss Kaitlyn strenuous work in this area. They have Emmer Kelly (PA) Rouzer Estes King (IA) Roy Roberts, one of his secretaries. implemented the Give Kids A Smile Ferguson King (NY) Rutherford f program. It provides hundreds of thou- Fleischmann Kustoff (TN) Scalise sands of underserved kids with free Flores LaMalfa Schweikert HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW oral health education, screenings, and Fortenberry Lamborn Scott, Austin Foxx (NC) Latta Sensenbrenner Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, I preventive and/or restorative services Fulcher Lesko Shimkus ask unanimous consent that when the throughout the entire year. Gaetz Long Simpson House adjourns today, it adjourn to It is a very much needed program, Gallagher Loudermilk Smith (MO) and I am personally very proud of the Gianforte Lucas Smith (NE) meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow. Gibbs Luetkemeyer Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. American Dental Association for the Gohmert Marshall Smucker SCHRIER). Is there objection to the re- work that they do in this area. Gonzalez (OH) Massie Spano f Gooden McCarthy Stauber quest of the gentlewoman from Michi- Gosar McCaul Stefanik gan? SUPPORT MEDICAID EXPANSION, Granger McClintock Steil There was no objection. NOT BLOCK GRANTS Graves (LA) McHenry Steube Graves (MO) McKinley Stewart f (Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma Green (TN) Meadows Stivers asked and was given permission to ad- Griffith Meuser Taylor HONORING MISS DAISY ELLIOTT Grothman Miller Thompson (PA) dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Guest Mitchell Thornberry (Mrs. LAWRENCE asked and was vise and extend her remarks.) Guthrie Moolenaar Timmons given permission to address the House Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. Hagedorn Mooney (WV) Tipton for 1 minute.) Madam Speaker, I rise to speak on the Harris Murphy (NC) Turner Mrs. LAWRENCE. Madam Speaker, Hartzler Newhouse Upton issue of healthcare in Oklahoma. I hear Hern, Kevin Norman Wagner today, I stand here proud to say that I from far too many Oklahomans who Herrera Beutler Nunes Walberg was one who cast my vote for the pas- can’t afford the healthcare they need. Hice (GA) Olson Walden sage of ERA in America. Today, Oklahoma has the second Higgins (LA) Palazzo Walker Hill (AR) Palmer Walorski I also rise today to recognize a highest rate of uninsured people in the Holding Pence Waltz woman who was so very instrumental Nation. Our State ranks 48th for unin- Hollingsworth Perry Watkins to the State of Michigan and its fight sured children. We cannot continue to Hudson Posey Weber (TX) for civil rights, Miss Daisy Elliott. let Oklahomans fall through the cracks Huizenga Ratcliffe Webster (FL) Hurd (TX) Reschenthaler Wenstrup Miss Elliott was only 1 of 11 women of our healthcare system. Johnson (LA) Rice (SC) Westerman elected to the Michigan Constitutional The answer to solving our State’s Johnson (OH) Riggleman Williams Convention in 1961. She was key in en- healthcare crisis is straightforward. We Johnson (SD) Roby Wittman must expand Medicaid. By not expand- Jordan Rodgers (WA) Womack suring that our State’s constitution es- Joyce (OH) Roe, David P. Woodall tablished the Michigan Civil Rights ing Medicaid, Oklahoma has lost up to Joyce (PA) Rogers (AL) Yoho Commission, with the authority to in- $1 billion per year. Seven hospitals Katko Rogers (KY) Young vestigate charges of discrimination across our State have closed, in part Keller Rooney (FL) Zeldin based on race, religion, color, or na- because we did not accept the NOT VOTING—15 tional origin. healthcare support our State is enti- Adams Kinzinger Mullin Daisy served in the Michigan Legisla- tled to. Byrne Kirkpatrick Payne Expanding Medicaid in Oklahoma Crawford LaHood Welch ture for nearly 20 years as an effective Gabbard Marchant Wilson (SC) and influential voice of equality and would extend health insurance to up to Graves (GA) Mast Wright introduced more than 80 bills that were 200,000 Oklahomans who don’t cur- rently have insurance. It is the right ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE enacted, including the Elliott-Larsen The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Civil Rights Act. Daisy Elliott was a choice for our State. Instead, the ad- the vote). The Chair will remind all fierce advocate for workers, senior citi- ministration and our Governor are pro- persons in the gallery that they are zens, and people of color. posing an alternative plan to turn here as guests of the House and that Today, in honor of Black History SoonerCare into a block grant pro- any manifestation of approval or dis- Month, I salute and honor Miss Daisy gram. The plan to block grant Medicaid approval of proceedings is in violation Elliott. Madam Speaker, I honor her would encourage cuts to healthcare of the rules of the House. legacy. services, restrict access to healthcare b 1119 f providers and lifesaving medications, Mr. GOSAR changed his vote from OBSERVING NATIONAL CHIL- and contribute to hospital closures. ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ DREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH Too often, block grants have often been misused for political pet projects and Ms. LEE of California changed her (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given to fill holes in the budget. vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ permission to address the House for 1 So the joint resolution was passed. While we are still learning the spe- minute and to revise and extend his re- The result of the vote was announced cifics of the block grant plan, here is marks.) as above recorded. what we do know: more than 500,000 A motion to reconsider was laid on Mr. VAN DREW. Madam Speaker, children rely on SoonerCare, and their the table. February is National Children’s Dental insurance would be threatened by the Stated for: Health Month. This month is a time plan to cap and slash Medicaid. Enough Mr. PAYNE. Madam Speaker, due to a when healthcare professionals, pro- is enough. viders, and educators help promote medical condition, I was unable to vote on the f following Roll Call on February 13, 2020. good oral health practices to children, Had I been present, I would have voted: families, and many others. CONGRATULATING DALLAS HIGH ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall No. 70 (Final Passage of H.J. Tooth decay is still the number one SCHOOL MOUNTAINEERS Res. 79)—Removing the deadline for the ratifi- chronic infectious disease among chil- (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given cation of the equal rights amendment (Rep. dren in the United States. permission to address the House for 1 Speier—Judiciary). Throughout my career as a dentist, I minute.) Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. Madam Speaker, I was can attest to the benefits of proper oral Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I rise absent today due to a medical emergency. health and how important it is to focus today to congratulate the Dallas High Had I been present, I would have voted: ‘‘yea’’ on children from a very young age. School Mountaineers football team for on rollcall No. 70. Preventive measures like brushing, their outstanding championship sea- f flossing, and rinsing correctly are im- son. portant life lessons that should be Dallas football went undefeated dur- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT learned from a young age. ing their regular season, going 15–0 A message in writing from the Presi- I would also like to recognize the with playoff wins and a district cham- dent of the United States was commu- American Dental Association for their pionship.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE7.009 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 For the first time since 1993, the Dal- CELEBRATING MARY MCLEOD CELEBRATING OREGON’S 161ST las Mountaineers made it all the way BETHUNE BIRTHDAY to a Pennsylvania State championship. (Mr. WALTZ asked and was given (Mr. WALDEN asked and was given Back in 2016, Dallas football went 2– permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 9, with 12 freshmen on the team. Three minute.) minute and to revise and extend his re- years later, these players led their Mr. WALTZ. Madam Speaker, today I marks.) team to a championship season. rise to celebrate one of the most Under the leadership of the one and prominent African American women in Mr. WALDEN. Madam Speaker, on only coach Richie Mannello and his my community and our Nation’s his- February 14, Oregon celebrates her great assistant coaches, Dallas was tory, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. 161st birthday. As a lifelong Oregonian strong on all sides of the ball, with a At an early age, Dr. Bethune took an whose ancestors came there by wagon great gang-tackling defense, a super- interest in the power of learning and train in 1845, I may be a little biased, solid offensive line, an electrifying promoting civil rights. In 1904, Dr. Be- but I can confidently say there is no passing game, and a backfield I will thune opened the Daytona Literary place like Oregon. never forget. and Industrial Training School for She boasts of so many unparalleled The Dallas Mountaineer parents, stu- Negro Girls in Daytona Beach, which wonders and sights from the mighty, dent body, band, and cheerleaders were later merged with the Cookman Insti- powerful Columbia River and the winds a huge part of the Friday night vic- tute for Men in Jacksonville to form of the Columbia River Gorge to the ma- tories, and they made the games an Bethune-Cookman College, now Uni- jestic Painted Hills to the rugged land- awful lot of fun. The entire commu- versity, where she served as president. scape of the Umatilla National Forest, nity, restaurants, fire department, all As Dr. Bethune worked to build the the clear, deep blue waters of Crater the residents of the Back Mountain school she founded, she also became a Lake, the deepest lake in North Amer- were all part of this great season. national leader on issues related to ica. Then think about the great Cas- We are going to miss these boys civil rights, women, and young people, cade Mountains or Steens Mountain or wearing Dallas blue under the Friday even providing counsel to U.S. Presi- the Wallowas or the Blues, and then all night lights, but we know the Dallas dents. the way down to the depths of Hells tradition, long established, will live on. In 2018, the Florida legislature passed Canyon. and the governor signed legislation to The late great Republican Governor f place a statue in her honor rep- Tom McCall said it best. He said, ‘‘Or- resenting Florida in the National Stat- egon is an inspiration. Whether you uary Hall collection here in the Cap- b 1130 come to it, or are born to it, you be- itol. come entranced by our State’s beauty, Dr. Bethune knew education is the the opportunity she affords, and the RECOGNIZING THE 25TH ANNIVER- key to a quality life and a better life, independent spirit of her citizens.’’ SARY OF THE BLUE DOG COALI- and it is my honor to recognize her Madam Speaker, I wish a happy TION contributions on the floor here today. birthday to Oregon. She truly does fly (Mrs. MURPHY of Florida asked and with her own wings. was given permission to address the f House for 1 minute.) DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE f Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. Madam TRAGEDY UNFOLDING IN IDLIB, Speaker, I rise today to recognize the SYRIA REMEMBERING SECOND ANNIVER- 25th anniversary of the Blue Dog Coali- SARY OF MARJORY STONEMAN (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given tion, a caucus of pragmatic Democrats DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL SHOOT- permission to address the House for 1 I have the honor to help lead this Con- ING gress. minute and to revise and extend his re- Since February 1995, the Blue Dog marks.) (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given Coalition has been working to bridge Mr. ENGEL. Madam Speaker, as permission to address the House for 1 partisan divide and deliver bipartisan chairman of the House Foreign Affairs minute and to revise and extend his re- results. While the makeup and size of Committee, I rise to draw attention to marks.) our coalition has changed over the the tragedy unfolding in Idlib, Syria. Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, it has years, our focus on fiscal responsibility The regime backed by Iran and Rus- been 2 years since the shooting at Mar- and a strong national security has sia continues to target civilians. They jory Stoneman Douglas High School in never wavered. target hospitals and other civilian in- Parkland, Florida. frastructure. Just drop bombs. They Blue Dogs recognize that our con- are levelling whole neighborhoods, In those 2 years, the surviving fami- stituents expect us to be good stewards which is indicative that the regime lies and students have turned their of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars does not want people to return to their pain into power. They stood up to gun and that a skyrocketing national debt homes. They are killing innocent men, companies. They testified before Con- is a threat to our national security. women, and children for no reason. gress. They helped craft and pass legis- Over the last 25 years, Blue Dogs Over half a million people have been lation. They worked with the Federal have helped deliver balanced budgets, displaced in the last 2 months. There Government. They worked with the end government shutdowns, grow the must be a humanitarian response from State government. They won school middle class, and pass commonsense the world, and it must start here in the board seats. They made beautiful, mov- laws, such as pay-as-you-go. United States. There must be account- ing art. Students have lifted their This Congress we are leading the ability, and we must show the Syrian voices, written songs. They have fight on election security, infrastruc- people that we have not forgotten walked out and they have marched. ture, and job creation, and we are push- them. How can we stand idly by and That is what the survivors of my com- ing Congress to be better by ending allow this to continue to happen? munity are doing. partisan gerrymandering and proposing I call on the President and all Mem- But there is so much more that Con- No Budget, No Pay. bers of both houses to have a forceful gress and the President can do to save Most importantly, Blue Dogs remain response to the regime in Syria to say lives from gun violence. There is so focused on our founding principles of that we will not tolerate the targeting much more we can do to honor the fiscal responsibility and a strong na- of civilians, the wholesale killing of lives that were lost at Stoneman Doug- tional security. children and women and all civilians. las: Alyssa, Scott, Martin, Nicholas, Madam Speaker, please join me in We need to stand on the side of justice, Aaron, Jaime, Chris, Luke, Cara, Gina, recognizing the Blue Dog Coalition’s and we must show the Syrian people Joaquin, Alaina, Meadow, Helena, 25th anniversary this month. that we have not forgotten them. Alex, Carmen, and Peter.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.026 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1145 RECOGNIZING SWEETWATER dress the House for 1 minute and to re- migration and the flow of narcotics and SOUND vise and extend his remarks.) criminals across the southern border. (Mr. BANKS asked and was given Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. For these reasons, I have determined permission to address the House for 1 Madam Speaker, I rise today to recog- that it is necessary to continue the na- minute.) nize the ABC Life Center, a pregnancy tional emergency declared in Procla- Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise center in Franklin, Pennsylvania in mation 9844 concerning the southern today to share one of Fort Wayne’s Venango County. border of the United States. great American success stories, Sweet- The Life Center offers pregnant DONALD J. TRUMP. water Sound. women a wide variety of resources, in- THE WHITE HOUSE, February 13, 2020. Founder and CEO Chuck Surack’s cluding no-cost pregnancy tests, con- f dream started over 40 years ago with a sultations for women with unexpected IMPORTANT ISSUES OF THE DAY recording studio housed in a Volks- pregnancies, adoption referrals, coun- wagen van. It has since evolved into seling for women who have had a preg- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under one of the Nation’s leading retailers of nancy end in miscarriage or abortion, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- professional recording and music and more. uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Texas equipment. The Life Center recognizes that being (Mr. GOHMERT) is recognized for 60 min- utes as the designee of the minority Madam Speaker, Sweetwater’s total pro-life means supporting all life. The leader. sales in 2018 were record breaking at center itself encourages women by let- Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, it is $725 million. And just recently we ting them know that their story, their found out that in 2019 it was another an honor to be able to stand in this life and their babies’ lives matter. The hallowed Hall and address some things record year with sales of $805 million, center also dispels the notion that to up 11 percent from 2018. that have occurred that are worthy of be pro-life is to be antichoice. attention. The total sales only tell part of the In fact, pregnancy centers such as success story, though. Sweetwater has Of course, there was applause in the Life Center offer a great deal of choices gallery today on the passage of trying recently hired 159 new employees and and resources to women who find them- has given back to Hoosiers by pro- to restart the ERA. It is an amendment selves unexpectedly pregnant. to the Constitution, and it was started viding middle school students with free Pregnancy centers like ABC Life instruments. back in the seventies. The amendment Center encourage and empower women to the Constitution had a deadline as Hoosiers are thankful for Sweetwater all around the country. I am proud of Sound’s big contributions to northeast part of the amendment. The amend- the work that they do every day to en- Indiana, and I look forward to watch- ment did not get the required 38 states. rich the lives of women and children, ing them continue to succeed moving The time lapsed. There was, as I recall, and together they help spread the mes- forward. In this record-setting econ- an attempt to extend the time, but sage that life really is a better choice. omy, I look forward to seeing more some States that had been in favor of American success stories just like this f the ERA backed off. one. CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL b 1145 f EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO So it is very clear to anyone who THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE pays attention to the Constitution CANNOT AFFORD TO TURN A UNITED STATES—MESSAGE that, when an amendment to the Con- BLIND EYE TO THE HUMANI- FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE stitution by its own wording has a time TARIAN CRISIS IN SYRIA UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 116– deadline and that deadline is passed, 99) (Ms. WATERS asked and was given then that amendment has not been permission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ratified, is not part of the Constitu- minute.) fore the House the following message tion, and any efforts to change the Ms. WATERS. Madam Speaker, I from the President of the United amendment itself, including the dead- stand today with the chair of our For- States; which was read and, together line for ratification, would require be- eign Affairs Committee who just spoke with the accompanying papers, referred ginning again. There is no more iconic liberal judge here, Mr. ENGEL, as he makes a plea to to the Committee on Armed Services this House for us to take a look at and and ordered to be printed: on the Supreme Court, not in history, get involved with what is going on in than the former head, as I recall, of the To the Congress of the United States: Syria. American Civil Liberties Union. She Millions of folks are dying. They are Section 202(d) of the National Emer- was there back when the American being killed with the help of Assad and gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides Civil Liberties Union cared deeply Russia. They are killing civilians, mil- for the automatic termination of a na- about civil liberties and even took on lions of civilians. They are killing the tional emergency unless, within 90 some clients and some causes of people children. And for those who are injured days before the anniversary date of its that most of us thought were not wor- that find their way to the hospital, it declaration, the President publishes in thy of a lot of attention. But they were does no good because they turn around the Federal Register and transmits to so committed to civil liberties back in and bomb the hospitals. This is an out- the Congress a notice stating that the those days, they were more concerned rage. emergency is to continue in effect be- about civil liberties than they were the The United States of America cannot yond the anniversary date. In accord- client. That was in the old days. afford to turn a blind eye to this hu- ance with this provision, I have sent to Now, if it is not a liberal, then they manitarian crisis. We must get in- the Federal Register for publication the are not concerned about civil liberties volved. We must pay attention. The enclosed notice stating that the na- and abuses, since the Obama adminis- families, the children, the people of tional emergency with respect to the tration was the administration that so Syria deserve better than this. southern border of the United States far appears to be the most abusive of I want to thank Mr. ENGEL for the at- declared in Proclamation 9844 of Feb- the FISA courts, committing fraud tention that he is paying to this issue ruary 15, 2019, is to continue in effect upon the FISA courts. and the way that he is trying to edu- beyond February 15, 2020. But in fairness to the administration, cate us and get us involved in saving The ongoing border security and hu- it appears the FISA court judges did those poor people who are being over- manitarian crisis at the southern bor- not have sufficient integrity or pride in run, who are being killed by Assad and, der of the United States continues to their position that they were offended of course, with the help of Russia. threaten our national security, includ- by having fraud committed upon them, f ing the security of the American peo- because, apparently, the disdain for ple. The executive branch has taken Donald Trump, then President Trump RECOGNIZING ABC LIFE CENTER steps to address the crisis, but further and his administration was such that it (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania action is needed to address the humani- was okay. They were okay to be de- asked and was given permission to ad- tarian crisis and to control unlawful frauded as judges, which sure brings

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But if you are actually going that has been using taxpayer funds for mendous latitude to spy on American to follow the Constitution the way it is a number of years now to try to defeat citizens. written and you are not going to re- President Trump in the 2020 election, So it is an interesting time, though, write the Constitution at the Supreme which voted for impeachment knowing where you never know where judges are Court level, then the truth is, when an that President Trump was not going to going to come down. If somebody was amendment fails by its own language be removed from office—so it seems the appointed by a liberal judge, it is amaz- and is not ratified, then anybody with logical conclusion is, again, they were ing; they appear to stay liberal, with any sense would understand you have using taxpayer funds to campaign disdain for conservatism and the strict got to start over. against President Trump, hoping they language of the Constitution, wanting Though I have plenty of disagree- could besmirch him sufficiently, slan- it to be a liberal, breathing, living doc- ments with Justice Ginsberg over some der his name sufficiently, that it would ument. issues, she has tried to be a person of help them defeat him in November. On the other hand, Chief Justice Rob- integrity. Talking about the ERA, she Whereas, the minority of the com- erts has pointed out he doesn’t believe says: mittee did not agree with the letter be- there should be Obama judges or I would like to see a new beginning. I’d cause it appears clear to all of the mi- Trump judges or Bush judges because like it to start over. There is too much con- nority I have talked to that Attorney you can’t characterize them that way. troversy about latecomers—Virginia—long General Barr is trying to do something To an extent, he is right about that, after the deadline passed. Plus, a number of and incorporate something called fair- because there are some Justices, par- States have withdrawn their ratification. So ness in our legal system, because he ticularly on the Supreme Court, who if you count a latecomer on the plus side, has seen you had people in the previous have been appointed by conservative how can you disregard the States that said, ‘‘We have changed our minds’’? administration who strong-armed Presidents who were liberals in con- salespeople into selling guns to people servative clothing, and they got on the So it is interesting. Yes, this legisla- they knew should not have them and Court and became some of the biggest tion passed. that they would end up in the hands of, flaming liberals we have ever had. JIM SENSENBRENNER from Wisconsin most likely, Mexican drug cartels. And So you can’t tell that someone is appropriately brought up the point that is what the administration wanted conservative if they are appointed by a that this is actually amending the Con- to do. They were assuring they would conservative President, but you sure stitution; it is amending the constitu- be able to follow the guns and inter- can tell if somebody is appointed by a tional amendment. So, to be appro- cede, but that is not what happened. liberal President. They have shown priate, it is going to require a two- Then we even saw emails that, after that they will stay liberal and not thirds vote in the House, a two-thirds this was all exposed, there was an idea change. So it has been interesting to vote in the Senate, and then 38 States, that, gee, maybe we can still use the see that kind of conversion. I believe it is, in order to have it rati- fact that these guns went into criminal It appears pretty clear that some of fied. hands, even killed one of our own these Justices, including Chief Justice That was overruled to reinforce the United States agents, a brave soul, Roberts, got into the position and fact that what we did today is really Brian Terry, they were hopeful they began to care deeply about what the not constitutional. If we had tried to could still use that to get antigun leg- media and others thought about things ratify it as a new amendment, like Jus- islation passed simply based on their they were doing. tice Ginsberg was talking about, a new criminal activity in trying to get these So, for example, with ObamaCare, he constitutional amendment, then, actu- guns into the hands of criminals who was, apparently, from the reports, con- ally, you would, as Justice Ginsberg shouldn’t have them. cerned that he might go down in his- said, have to be starting the process all So nobody was held accountable for tory as being too political of a Chief over again, and that does require a that. Nobody was held accountable for Justice if he struck down ObamaCare. two-thirds vote here and in the Senate. the guns that were forced into the So he took something that was clearly So what we did today made people hands of criminals, ultimately, one of unconstitutional, in effect, rewrote it, that support it feel good, but it is not which killed Brian Terry. Nobody was and had a very hypocritical opinion. going anywhere; and even if it were, held accountable for any of that. At page 14, I believe it was, he said, hypothetically, it just simply can’t Nobody was held accountable for de- clearly, this is not a tax, because if it pass constitutional muster at the Su- stroying evidence after it was subpoe- were a tax, Congress would have called preme Court. A majority of the Court naed, even with a hammer, even with it a tax, and they made clear it was appears to believe that the Constitu- applications like BleachBit, destroying not; and it is only a penalty, a fine, if tion means what it says. subpoenaed evidence. Nobody was held you don’t conform your conduct to the We had one vote today. It was on the accountable for any of that. requirements of the legislation. There- ERA. So we didn’t do anything terribly So across the Nation, it appears fore, it is not a tax. effective today as the House of Rep- maybe a small majority, but a major- Since it is not a tax, then the anti-in- resentatives. ity, understand and believe that there junction law that prevents a plaintiff Also, I noted before I came over for are two forms of justice in America: from filing suit until a tax is not only the vote that, apparently, the chair- one for those high-ranking Democratic assessed but paid and keeps the court man of the Judiciary Committee, it officials who are never held account- from having jurisdiction to hear it was reported—I don’t know if other able at all, and one for Republicans until the tax is assessed and paid, that members of the majority signed the whose lives are attempted to be de- doesn’t apply, so the court can take letter, but there was a letter to Attor- stroyed and, in some cases, are de- this matter up. And now that we take ney General Barr, and it expressed stroyed. it up, 40 pages later, he said it is con- what sounded like the distress of the stitutional, in effect, because it is a committee over Attorney General b 1200 tax. Barr’s action in reining in prosecutors In some cases, they did nothing So he had to go through all kinds of who have simply gotten out of hand. wrong. In other cases, they agreed to mental gymnastics to what, in his Attorney General Barr has the dis- plead to something just because the mind, would prevent him from being tinct advantage of having a bigger pic- bully Federal prosecutors have threat- classified as a political Chief Justice; ture than these four very politically ened to go after their family and con- but, as a result, he has become one the motivated prosecutors who were push- tinue to harass them. most political Chief Justices we have ing so hard for virtually the maximum I saw a former Member of Congress ever had—unfortunately for him and amount of time for Roger Stone to from Pennsylvania who had been blast- the country. serve in prison. ing the FBI back during my first term,

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Of course, the FISA court pointed I didn’t know if Curt Weldon, the That is really shocking if there was out in an order, after going for years Member of Congress from Pennsyl- not even a warrant. But Mueller was ir- without having any pride or integrity vania, was accurate in what he was ritated, apparently, with Ted Stevens, in enforcing their jurisdiction and saying, but hearing him make these so the FBI framed Ted Stevens. It being offended by fraud upon the court, speeches over and over about how the turned out, after he was convicted it finally came out and said: Okay, this FBI should have acted. They could right before his election—he lost nar- one guy, Clinesmith, had changed the have prevented thousands of lives from rowly as a U.S. Senator—an FBI agent wording, basically going from saying being taken, all of those people from filed an affidavit and established how he did work for the U.S. Government or having to jump to their deaths because they had created a case against Ted the CIA to saying he did not. they didn’t want to be burned at the Stevens that didn’t exist. So, clearly, 180 degrees opposite of top of the World Trade Center. All of Actually, Ted Stevens had overpaid what the truth was, knowing it was that could have been avoided if the FBI for improvements to his home. It false, he submitted it to the court. But had stepped in and used the informa- wasn’t an illegal gift. He had overpaid, that had been clear for months, if not tion they had to stop 9/11. at one point telling the contractor: years, and the courts did nothing. I didn’t know if that was true or not, Look, I know I am overpaying, but I It is what keeps compelling me to but I was thinking, you know, Mueller have people watching. I have to do ev- think maybe we just need to get rid of and the FBI have to respond to Con- erything by the book, so just cash the the FISA court system and come up gressman Weldon in some way. They check—that kind of thing. with a new way, because I am not sure have to. This is really serious stuff. I Anyway, Mueller and his FBI helped that the court with the judges who thought they would make a statement defeat Ted Stevens by convicting him have been appointed to be FISA judges, and that they would come back with right before his election. But then that that we can save that system, that evidence to refute what he was saying, conviction was thrown out due to the Americans can feel comfortable that prosecutorial misconduct and, I would but they never did that. their privacy and their civil rights are What Mueller’s FBI did, though—it say, crimes committed by at least one not being violated by an overzealous had to be with his approval, going after FBI agent, if not more, and also by group, especially when you look at the a Member of Congress. It was believed prosecutors. thousands and thousands of FISA or- They should have gone to prison for that they got a warrant because they ders. In 2018, out of mass applications what they did, but I can’t help but raided his daughter’s law office. They for warrants from the FISA court, I think that between what the FBI did to alerted the media for the early morn- think there was only one they turned Curt Weldon, what they did to Ted Ste- ing raids so there was plenty of media vens, what they have done to other down. Some say: Well, maybe if we have an there and plenty of media at his con- people with whom they disagree, that amicus, a friend of the court who will gressional office. People were appar- it had become a very dangerous place stand up for the party against whom a ently warned in advance by the FBI be- where, if you were in the right political warrant is sought, maybe that would cause nobody else knew. persuasion or took the right positions They showed up with preprinted on the right issues, then you could help provide enough protection for signs condemning Curt Weldon, caught commit crimes, and the FBI would American civil liberties. But then we saw in December, I be- red-handed, all of this stuff. It turned leave you alone. out, there was nothing ever done. He If you were of the wrong political po- lieve it was, FISA court, feeling the told me that, months later, he was con- sitions, on the wrong issues, they heat of all of those who have come to tacted by the FBI and told: You can would come after you even if they had distrust FISA courts, appointed an come get all of this material we seized to frame you or set you up, as they did amicus. It turned out the judge ap- in the raid. Ted Stevens and Curt Weldon, destroy- pointed the very lawyer who for years They did the raid 2 weeks before the ing their political careers. had been trashing DEVIN NUNES and election, as I recall, about 2 weeks be- So we are at a very dangerous time others, who it turns out were 100 per- fore the election. So the FBI, under in this country’s history. It used to be cent right in the things they said in Mueller, was able to singlehandedly de- that the FBI had the reputation that it their report. feat Curt Weldon. It helped the Demo- was the most trustworthy, effective So it appeared clear that the FISA crat opponent to defeat Curt Weldon in law enforcement agency body in the court was not serious about making the narrow loss that he had. world. But that has changed. fixes or changes or protecting civil lib- So the FBI didn’t respond with evi- Unfortunately, we have an FBI Direc- erties, but also it had gone into the dence. They just helped manipulate the tor—an article said, at one time, back Christopher Wray mode of covering up, election system so Curt Weldon would in the Bush administration, he had told hoping people wouldn’t notice that so lose. He did, and he said that they told James Comey, who has lied, obviously much illegality and impropriety had him to come pick up all of this stuff. committed crimes—and we can debate been going on. They never did present it to a grand about how high or low of a level. But We are going to be taking up these jury anyway. That was kind of shock- he told Comey: Look, if you and issues, the controversial section 215 ing. Mueller are going to make a move, I from the PATRIOT Act and other So, clearly, Mueller and his FBI were want to be with you guys. I want to go things. Hopefully, we will take up the motivated by shutting him up so he where you are going, when you are FISA court. couldn’t make speeches on the House going. I am hopeful that we will have bipar- floor anymore, and that is why the raid Well, that guy who thought so highly tisan action because I know from my was conducted. But in his last most re- of Mueller and Comey was put in a time on the Judiciary Committee, cent visit, Curt was telling me that— place he never should have been, and there have been Democrats—pre- by the way, before I wrote about Curt that is FBI Director at a time that viously, Chairman NADLER had been a Weldon, I had not seen him nor talked needed cleaning up. staunch proponent of protecting civil with him since 2006 when he left. I put So I am hopeful that in the days, liberties, but that appears to be more, that in the booklet I wrote titled ‘‘Rob- weeks, or months ahead, we will get a nowadays, only protecting civil lib- ert Mueller: Unmasked.’’ I wrote about new FBI Director who will be serious erties if you are a Democrat, but not so what happened to Curt. about punishing wrongdoing in the much if you are part of the Trump ad- At this most recent visit this year, FBI, which I believe will help them get ministration or a friend of the Presi- he told me that, as he understands, it back their reputation. dent.

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I understand she has a bill. quirement of keeping information on not listing your car dealership? Hopefully, that will be helpful in deal- where those specific items were. Because as our intel people can tell ing with some of these issues. It turns out from, what I have read, you, Madam Speaker, one of the ways But I am still concerned that the it appears he and his brother owed six that money is raised for terrorist ac- abuses may have grown so profound figures to somebody foreign, I believe. tivity is through bogus car dealerships that we may not be able to fix the And so instead of paying the person where cars are stolen and then shipped. FISA court system. We may need to do back, they put this guy, who was not a We don’t know what the situation was with Imran Awan’s alleged car dealer- as some have said—I think RAND PAUL computer technician—just had various has talked about just getting rid of it. Members, oh, apparently he told them, ship because he didn’t have a dealer lot anywhere. But we will see where we go. this guy is going to help with your It is handy, though, no matter who That same kind of duality justice or computer system, so we need you to you are, if you can have taxpayers pay dual justice has raised its ugly head in put him on part-time for your office. back your loans by just listing them on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Dis- So he had the Federal taxpayers paying the payroll of people whom you lied to trict of Columbia. Jessie Liu was the their debt to this guy. about who is doing the work. U.S. attorney for the District of Co- It turns out he had two wives, and The problem, though, if Jessie Liu lumbia, and she had some people, it one was saying he had a tremendous and these Democrat attorneys in the turns out, who were extremely par- amount of money. He is from Pakistan, D.C. U.S. Attorneys’ Office had pursued tisan. and when he goes back, he is treated Imran for anything other than making In fact, in a case involving Imran like a king by the secret police there, a false statement on his loan, then Awan, an IT technician here, involved I believe it was ISI. He is constantly there would have been a lot of embar- with working with computers for doz- sending all kinds of computer equip- rassment for Democratic Members of ens of Democrats on Capitol Hill—since ment back to Pakistan since he was a Congress because they had some guy 2004, he had worked, like I say, for doz- Pakistan national. like that who was cheating taxpayers, ens of Democratic Representatives. Anyway, he had some ties with some cheating the government, and commit- And it is one of the things up here on very questionable people. It sounds like ting crimes working for them. In fair- the Hill, if a Member of Congress tells maybe the FISA court should have ness, it is hard to believe they would you, ‘‘Oh, this is my computer person. been issuing warrants to look at some have known the kinds of things he was He is great. She is great,’’ then others of his stuff. doing and getting away with. Anyway, will say, ‘‘oh, I need somebody, so I He was arrested in July of 2017 over the Federal judge sentenced him. will hire them.’’ his alleged involvement in double He filed saying he was broke, and he Normally, somebody who does that, charging House Democrats for House had no money. One of his wives said since you don’t need them full time, IT equipment, House computer-type she was threatened by the FBI to keep they work part time. Under the rules, equipment, and privately exposing pri- her mouth shut, but she had indicated they are allowed to work for multiple vate information online. A probe of that he had all kinds of money. He had offices as long as their income does not him found more than tens of thousands gold, and he had all kinds of money exceed the maximum amount allowed— of dollars in computer technical equip- that he had been able to save while I think it was around $170,000, some- ment had been stolen. working for all these different Mem- thing like that. You could work for He was indicted by a Federal District bers of Congress. But he said he was multiple offices and accumulate up to Court in August of 2017 for ‘‘conspiracy broke. He filed something saying he that maximum. You can have multiple to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, was broke, and he couldn’t pay any- part-time employees. Apparently, that making false statements on a loan or thing. But then it came down to, in is what Imran Awan did, and he had a credit application, and engaging in un- order to get probation he had to pay brother. lawful monetary transactions.’’ back six figures to the government. If you are going to do that kind of As I recall, he had, I believe it was a Somehow, he magically came up—I work, you have to file financial infor- cousin who worked at McDonald’s. He can’t remember if it was 100 or mation, financial statement informa- got him listed on the payroll for dif- $200,000—he came up with it. He paid it, tion. It turns out, he didn’t disclose ferent House Members. I am sure they even though he alleged he was flat about selling cars or some of the assets didn’t know that he wasn’t working. So broke. or businesses he had, and that is a Fed- he helped out the family by bringing in So when we hear about four Federal eral felony. extra income for family members. Each prosecutors who worked for U.S. Attor- one of those events would have been a ney of D.C. Jessie Liu being all upset b 1215 Federal felony. over the Department of Justice want- He also had filed under the require- Evidence indicates that Imran Awan ing fairness for Roger Stone and not ments here if you buy something, and I and his team members were copying political vengeance, four of them quit. think it is $500 or more, then you have data from the computers of House In analyzing who it is and what they to have the serial number, you have to Members to the House Democratic Cau- were doing and why they quit, I think keep track of it, and you have to be cus server and then even to private it is important to see who they are. able to document where that item is at Dropbox accounts—totally inappro- There have been some good articles all times if it costs more than $500. priate and absolute wrongdoing. written about these people just in the When I came into office in 2005, there He and his associates were even last week. was some couch that was on my inven- tossed off the House computer system Jonathan Kravis was appointed by tory. Nobody had seen the couch in because they provided false informa- former President Obama to be asso- many years, but I was told you can’t tion to Capitol Police that being a fake ciate White House Counsel where he take it off your inventory because it is copy of the Democratic Caucus’ server. served in 2009 and 2010. He worked for part of your office. Well, if it had cost But incredibly none of that was used Williams & Connolly, a lobbying firm less than $500 then that would not have by Jessie Liu’s attorneys against him. for which Kravis had worked. It has a been an issue. I have no idea where Instead, the U.S. Attorney’s office for long history of its employees donating that couch was or is. It wasn’t around the District of Columbia opted to let large sums of money to Democratic when I got here. him plead to a charge of just making a candidates, organizations, and causes. But Imran Awan, apparently to get false statement on a loan application, He worked with Adam Jed to pros- around the requirement of keeping se- disregarding the many, many felonies ecute Paul Manafort. They went after

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Zelensky was hand- Kravis and his wife are connected One of the other attorneys who re- picked to be an investigator in that with Codepink that most people around signed all upset about the treatment probe. Before joining the Mueller team, here know is a far left, anti-war organi- of—well, Attorney General Barr want- Zelensky worked for Deputy Attorney zation. ing them to pull their fangs back in General Rod Rosenstein. Then Adam Jed, himself, apparently and not try to be so vengeful simply Anyway, these people certainly had a did work in 2003 or was a fellow at Hu- because Roger Stone was a friend of lot of political baggage. They were manity in Action group, a far-left-wing the President. There is no indication clearly on a vendetta. They weren’t organization blatantly against polit- the President had hired him to do any- pursuing justice. They were pursuing ical diversity. thing, but they sure went after him be- political vendettas, trying to get at He defended the Affordable Care Act cause of a connection. President Trump. contraceptive mandate in the case Lit- Michael Marando prosecuted the There are tens of millions of dollars tle Sisters of the Poor v. Sebelius. That Imran Awan case. He is the guy who let that were spent investigating what we is where the Federal Government was him get away with all of this other ac- now know was the Russia hoax. There going after these nuns who took a vow tivity without proper investigation. was no collusion or conspiracy between of poverty but also a vow to help peo- In fact, there was an inspector gen- the Trump campaign and Russia, de- ple, and they believed it was against eral here. She ended up being, I think, spite what people are trying to allude their religion to help pay for abortions. president of some international tech- to now. It wasn’t. The evidence wasn’t Mr. Jed had no problem in pursuing nology organization. She was amazing. there. Mueller was disappointed. these poor nuns. That is his choice, but She had all kinds of evidence to prove Weissmann was disappointed. All of it does give an indication of where he felony cases against Imran Awan, but these left-wingers were disappointed stood, and it is certainly not anywhere representatives from the U.S. Attor- that, despite all the intimidation, all close to the beliefs on the pro-life posi- ney’s Office, I don’t know if it was Mi- the threats, they couldn’t find some- tions of Donald Trump. chael Marando himself, the FBI, work- body who could actually implicate any Adam Jed also provided oral argu- ing at their behest, ended up threat- kind of collusion or conspiracy between ments to strike down the Defense of ening her: Don’t you bring your note- the Trump campaign and Russia. Marriage Act in the Defense of Mar- book with all that evidence. But on Roger Stone’s sentencing, riage Act v. Windsor. Then they turned around and later when he was convicted, one of the He contributed $1,000 to Josh Kaul’s reportedly said: Oh, we interviewed charges was witness tampering. It sure candidacy for Wisconsin State Attor- her, she didn’t have anything. sounds like he was kidding around by ney General. Of course, Kaul was a law- Yes, when you ordered her not to saying: Hey, I may have to come over yer for Perkins Coie which funneled bring it to show you the cases against and kill your dog. money from the Hillary Clinton cam- Imran Awan. I mean, who says that if they are not paign to Christopher Steele who was kidding? That is not all that effective b 1230 the British spy who also apparently of a threat. But when you have a judge utilized other foreigners to try to af- But that is Michael Marando. He laid who can’t stand the Trump administra- fect the U.S. election in 2016. So, obvi- him off with a wrist slap. I don’t see tion, and you have a juror who gets ously, Adam Jed would have been sup- how you can find any other basis other on—I would really like to know what porting Kaul who worked for Perkins than Marando’s political motivation. kind of questions the jury was asked Coie. But he didn’t pursue any of these other during voir dire. If Roger Stone’s attor- I know we don’t hear a whole lot charges, and the question still exists. neys did not ask the jury panel their about it from the other side of the As I understand, Imran Awan has feelings about Donald Trump, then it aisle, but the Hillary Clinton campaign filed a lawsuit, and it appears his in- sure sounds like that would have been and the DNC actually paid foreigners tention is to try to get back on the malpractice. Roger should have a great to try to affect our 2016 election. gravy train here where he was on Cap- case against his own lawyers, plus a I constantly hear about how out- itol Hill, to get people to sign up to use great case on appeal for their impro- rageous it was that the now-debunked him. I think there are enough people priety as his attorneys. allegations that the Trump campaign who got burned that it would probably But I find it hard to believe they conspired with Russia to affect our be hard for him to do. wouldn’t ask something about that be- election, they don’t want to talk about But a lawsuit, of course, when I heard cause there is clearly some type of what is slam-dunk proved that the that he has a lawsuit, that means dis- Trump derangement system. Some DNC and the Clinton campaign abso- covery is in order. I am hopeful dis- very smart, well-balanced people get so lutely did pay foreigners to try to af- covery will bring out all the lies and angry and frustrated over President fect our election. One foreigner from the crimes that it appears that he has Donald Trump that they don’t think as Italy was involved and a foreigner from committed. But no thanks to Michael straight as they normally would. Australia. Marando. He certainly didn’t do any- But to have the foreperson of the I know people like to say that there thing that would have hurt Democrats jury, the head juror who controls the were no Ukrainians involved. That is on Capitol Hill but went out of his way discussions, shut people down, encour- totally debunked. The mere fact that to want to destroy Roger Stone. age other people to speak—the head Russia has constantly tried to affect Aaron Zelensky started his career as foreperson hates Donald Trump. our elections—so has China and so have a special assistant to Koh, who was the Anyway, it is amazing the efforts other countries—does not mutually ex- State Department legal adviser in the that the Department of Justice, at clude the fact that there were Ukrain- Obama administration, but he has also least the U.S. Attorney’s Office, had ians who tried to affect our 2016 elec- clerked for what I felt was one of the gone to, to become a tool for injustice. tion. Exhibit A to me, Madam Speaker, most liberal judges ever, Supreme They wanted to max this guy out, the would be you had the ambassador from Court Justice John Paul Stevens. poor guy. Unbelievable. Ukraine to the U.S. write an op-ed try- He played a key role in obtaining a I have sent people to prison for life. I ing to prevent Donald Trump from guilty plea from a guy who was an ad- have sent people to prison for 10 years, being elected President. viser at one time, Papadopoulos. This 9 years. I have had to look people in That is foreign interference within poor guy, he didn’t have money. When the eye and order them to be taken to an election. So, anyway, I don’t know the FBI and the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s the Texas Department of Criminal Jus- where they are getting this stuff, oh, Office came after him, Mueller’s peo- tice and put to death. Those are serious that is Russian propaganda. The only ple, he didn’t have money to fight. matters, and you simply cannot let any

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We also tragic, right here in our Nation’s Cap- vendettas, but they have been able to lead the industrialized world in the re- ital, our own Justice Department, in stay below the radar. Along comes duction of carbon dioxide emissions our own D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office, President Trump, and they get so de- over the last two decades. ranged that they expose who they are. you have people who are not nearly as b 1245 just and fair as you find all over the So I thank all those political oppor- country in most U.S. Attorney’s Of- tunists and zealots who use their posi- Ten years ago, no one would have fices. tion in the U.S. Government, including ever predicted that we would be where Another issue of the local D.C. U.S. the Department of Justice, who have we are today. Attorney’s Office was a guy named now exposed themselves. This new world of American energy James Wolfe. He was indicted by a Fed- Vindman is one those people who dominance is having dramatic implica- eral grand jury on three counts of vio- have exposed his animosity, and it is tions, both domestically and inter- lating title 18, U.S. Code, Section 1001. really good that he is no longer part of nationally. We have secure, stable, en- At the time he made the alleged false the National Security Council. It is vironmentally responsible, and attrac- statements to the FBI, James Wolfe good his brother is no longer in the Of- tively-priced energy sources for Amer- was director of security for the Senate fice of General Counsel. I think we will ican families and businesses. We have Select Committee on Intelligence, and see less leaks now that he is gone from become a reliable source of energy for that was a position he had held for there. our allies, giving them flexibility to about 29 years. Anyway, we are starting to see those move away from unstable Russian and As the Senate Select Committee on people who have exposed themselves as Middle Eastern energy suppliers. Intelligence director of security, James political operatives, rather than doing The oil and gas sector of our econ- Wolfe was entrusted with access to justice, or following the orders of their omy has created millions of good jobs classified, secret, and top-secret infor- Commander in Chief, we are seeing and great paychecks for hardworking mation provided by the executive them exposed. We are seeing them Americans. Our balance of trade pay- branch, including the United States in- moved out. ments has improved, and our geo- telligence community that they pro- I am hoping, in the days ahead, there political position has strengthened. vided to the Senate Select Committee will be a lot more of that occurring. I This dramatic energy renaissance on Intelligence. think justice will be served better so didn’t happen by accident or because of Wolfe was alleged to have lied to FBI the American people can feel more government. It is because of the result agents in December 2017 about his re- like—and not one party or another. of American ingenuity, research, and peated contacts with three reporters, People need to be able to feel, as a bold leadership. While no one person is including through his use of encrypted whole, regardless of the political per- solely responsible for this seismic shift messaging applications. Wolfe is fur- suasion of some prosecutor, that jus- in American energy, there are a num- ther alleged to have made false state- tice is being pursued and done, as it is ber of bold leaders who took these chal- ments to the FBI about providing two being done in so many Federal districts lenges that looked impossible to solve reporters with nonpublic information all over the country. It has been a and then solved them; particularly in related to the matters occurring before problem here in Washington, D.C. the area of stimulation of low perme- When that happens, we will all be the Senate Select Committee on Intel- ability, or ‘‘tight’’ reservoirs. Their de- better off. velopments, studies, research, and field ligence. Madam Speaker, with that, I yield He was sentenced to 2 months in pris- experiments using horizontal drilling back the balance of my time. on, 4 months supervised release for and very large hydraulic fracturing lying to the FBI. He has to complete 20 f treatments revolutionized American hours of community service—20 hours a HONORING DR. STEPHEN A. oil and natural gas and transformed month during his release for those 4 HOLDITCH our economy and our security. months—and pay a $7,500 fine. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under One of those bold leaders was the late You compare what he did with what the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- George P. Mitchell, Texas A&M Class Roger Stone did. Roger Stone wasn’t uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the of 1940. Another is the person that we are honoring today, Dr. Stephen A. dealing with any classified informa- gentleman from Texas (Mr. FLORES) for tion, secret or top secret. He used some 30 minutes. Holditch, Texas A&M Class of 1969. bad judgment. But Jesse Liu’s attor- (Mr. FLORES asked and was given Stephen Holditch was born on Octo- neys, these four who have now quit— permission to revise and extend his re- ber 20, 1946, in Corsicana, Texas, to thank God they quit. marks.) Damon and Margie Holditch. Growing We need to get some people in there Mr. FLORES. Madam Speaker, I rise up, Steve and his family moved often where, when it comes to prosecuting, it today to honor Dr. Stephen A. Holditch while his father pursued a career in the doesn’t matter what the defendant’s of College Station, Texas, who passed oil and gas industry. He spent most of political persuasion is. You seek jus- away unexpectedly on August 9, 2019. his childhood in San Antonio before tice. And there are Democratic and Re- Before I continue our discussion moving to Richardson, Texas for his publican attorneys, prosecutors, about Steve, I want to give some con- final year of high school, where he around the country who are quite capa- text about the importance of his pro- graduated in 1965. ble of doing that. So I sure hope that fessional career. Following graduation, Steve at- we will get some better attorneys in Let me state, first, that Steve con- tended Texas A&M University, where the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office. sidered his roles as a husband, a father, he joined the Corps of Cadets and began It is amazing. I thought about Ser- and a grandfather to be his most im- his journey as a Fighting Texas Aggie. geant York, that movie. I believe Gary portant. Because of the exceptional Steve quickly excelled, both in aca- Cooper played Sergeant York. They way that he lived those roles, his leg- demics and in the Corps of Cadets. were in the trenches, and they couldn’t acy is readily apparent in the lives of While at A&M, he was a member of see the bad guys to stop them. He ends those he left behind—his wife, Ann; his Company F–1, a member of the pres- up using a turkey call that he used daughters, Katie and Abbie; and their tigious Ross Volunteers Honor Guard, back when he was turkey hunting. One five grandchildren. and a member of the Ross Volunteers after another, enemy soldiers would The discussion of his professional ac- Firing Squad. During his senior year, stick their head up, and he was able to complishments starts with a descrip- he served as Second Battalion Com- knock them off and eventually capture tion of current energy metrics. mander.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.037 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1151 In 1969, Steve graduated from A&M gime, many of his greatest accomplish- love of Texas A&M University. He will with a bachelor of science degree in pe- ments were at Texas A&M University, be forever remembered as a true pio- troleum engineering. He continued at where he served on the faculty for 37 neer in his field, a devoted husband, a A&M to earn a master’s degree in the years. During his tenure, he taught 97 father, a grandfather, a teacher, a men- same discipline. courses and served on over 150 graduate tor, and a friend. Steve began his career with Shell Oil committees. My father has a saying: ‘‘Go make a Company in Houston, Texas. Much of From 2004–2012, Steve worked as head hand.’’ his work over his 5 years at Shell was of the Harold Vance Department of Pe- Madam Speaker, Steve Holditch focused on designing and pumping troleum Engineering. During this time, truly ‘‘made a hand’’ for his family, his large hydraulic fracture treatments to he revitalized the Crisman Institute for university, his community, our coun- stimulate production from the deep, Petroleum Research, and saw the num- try, and our world. low permeability, geopressured gas res- ber of students in the petroleum engi- My wife, Gina, and I offer our deepest ervoirs in South Texas. neering department more than double. and heartfelt condolences to the It was his work with hydraulic frac- Under his leadership, the department Holditch family. We also lift up the turing that inspired him to return to quickly earned a reputation as the family and friends of Steve Holditch in Texas A&M and that set him apart number one ranked university petro- our prayers. from his peers as a true legend in the leum engineering department in the I have requested that the United States flag be flown over our Nation’s oil and gas industry for the advance- world. ment of this critically important tech- It was during his time at Texas A&M Capitol to honor the life and legacy of nology. that he created his second legacy for Dr. Stephen A. Holditch. As I close, I would ask all Americans One day in 1970, Steve was riding the America’s hydrocarbon industry; the to continue praying for our country elevator at work and met Ann Friddle, thousands of Aggie petroleum engi- during these difficult times, for our who was also working at Shell. Steve neers who work around the world every military men and women who protect and Ann were married 6 months later, day utilizing Steve’s teaching and men- us from threats abroad, and for our on January 9, 1971, and they had been toring to solve the world’s greatest en- married for over 48 years when he first responders who keep us safe here ergy challenges. Their work, alongside at home. passed away. the work of other industry legends, He and Ann returned to College Sta- Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- like George P. Mitchell and Michel T. tion, and he pursued a Ph.D. in petro- ance of my time. Halbouty, along with Stephen leum engineering, which he completed f Holditch, have contributed signifi- in 1975. In 1976, Steve joined the Texas cantly to America’s energy dominance THE PENDING DEBT TSUNAMI A&M petroleum engineering faculty and, as if he didn’t have enough to do that is changing the world today. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under In 2013, Steve retired from the fac- as a young father and as a new pro- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- ulty after many years of dedicated fessor, he started his own consulting uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the service to the Texas A&M community. company, S.A. Holditch & Associates. gentleman from Arizona (Mr. S.A. Holditch & Associates quickly Throughout his life, Steve often cred- SCHWEIKERT) for 30 minutes. became a worldwide powerhouse in the ited Texas A&M University as the Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Speaker, petroleum engineering space. Over the foundation from which his success as I get set up, in past years, when I years, Steve earned a reputation for grew. He praised the values instilled in used to have to sit up there, it was be- being able to solve the most difficult all Aggies and, in 2014, was named a cause the Speaker was annoyed with petroleum engineering problems, espe- Texas A&M Distinguished Alumnus, an me. I am sure that would never happen cially those dealing with low perme- honor he richly deserved for a life of in your case. You don’t have to say ability reservoirs needing stimulation, service and devotion to his beloved uni- anything. typically through hydraulic fracturing. versity. Madam Speaker, I try to come to the He was distinctly proud of the work In thanking the Aggie community, floor every week and sort of talk about Holditch & Associates did alongside the Steve said: ‘‘You will look back at your what we see actually happening in the Gas Research Institute to advance un- years at Texas A&M as one of the best economy, what is happening in jobs, derstanding of low permeability sand- periods in your life. Always remember and those things. But it is more of a stones, shales, and coalbed methane. the Aggie Code of Honor.’’ global discussion. And part of that dis- After over 20 years of success, Steve In 2016, Steve was inducted into the cussion is we see the stories, we know chose to sell Holditch & Associates to Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor, an the facts; we are about to be buried in Schlumberger, where he stayed on as a award which made him prouder and a debt tsunami. And it is not Repub- fellow, the highest technical designa- happier than perhaps any award he had licans and Democrats. It is demo- tion in that organization. As a received in his life. graphics. Schlumberger fellow for 5 years, Steve While in retirement, Steve enjoyed There are 74 million of us who are traveled extensively to help solve some spending time in Bryan-College Sta- baby boomers; 74 million. We are half- of the world’s most difficult petroleum tion with his wife, Ann, their two way through turning 65, moving into engineering problems. daughters, and their five grand- our earned benefits. And it is such a In 1995, at age 49, Steve was elected children. As a season ticket holder to a difficult subject around here because, to the National Academy of Engineer- variety of Texas A&M sports, Steve the fact of the matter is, as soon as you ing, the highest honor that can be continued to support the Aggies, but use the word Medicare or Social Secu- given to an engineer. After many years Fighting Texas Aggie football re- rity in any type of discussion, even of service to the Society of Petroleum mained closest to his heart. when you are passionately trying to Engineers, or the SPE, Steve was elect- Steve contributed a great deal to the protect those programs, in our modern ed to the board of directors, then vice Texas A&M community, and can be de- politics of rage, you just wrote an at- president of finance, and finally presi- scribed as a model Texas Aggie, who tack ad saying, well, he talked about dent of this global organization with was true to his core values of excel- Medicare; he must be meaning to do over 70,000 members. lence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, re- something. That is absurd. If we are He was awarded almost every rec- spect, and selfless service. One of my not talking about it, we are not going ognition that SPE has to give, includ- favorite phrases that Steve often used to save them. ing three of the society’s top awards. was: ‘‘I reserve the right to get smart- Here is the thought experiment. Next He was elected as an SPE honorary er.’’ That is what he did best, always 5 years, just the growth of Social Secu- member in 2006, the highest award that pushing to find solutions to the world’s rity, Medicare, healthcare entitle- SPE can bestow upon an individual and toughest oil and gas challenges. ments, but mostly Medicare, just the was officially named a Legend of Hy- Madam Speaker, Steve’s life was de- growth, equals the entire Defense De- draulic Fracturing by SPE in 2014. fined by his dedication to his family partment. While Steve enjoyed many profes- and his friends, his world-changing ac- Last week, I was here with some sional successes in the commercial re- complishments in energy, and his true boards walking you through, showing

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.039 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1152 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 that almost all the 30-year debt, al- lion in the bank. We are $23 trillion of this. They don’t take this. That is an most every dime of it, is just Social Se- positive. Not inflation adjusted; that is adherence problem. curity and Medicare. It is demo- the raw number. Sixteen percent of our entire graphics. And my passion is, I believe If I pull Social Security and Medicare healthcare cost is the failure to follow there is a way we keep our promises, back into that 30-year window, we are your pharmaceutical protocols. That is by using a calculator, by using, actu- $103 trillion in debt. And if you want to not drug pricing; that is not prescrip- ally, economic modeling, using the do constant dollars removed, then drop tion pricing; that is not a PBM; that is tools we have around us. the number by a third. not a benefit. That is just you and I, as Americans, we are not following the The problem is, in this body, it is b 1300 complex. Our ability to do simple rules for the pharmaceuticals we have. things the last year has been just in- You cannot be intellectually cred- Well, it turns out the fastest thing credibly heartbreaking because every- ible, honest walking behind these you and I could do to actually have an thing is right now about political microphones saying you are going to immediate pop-down on the price of gamesmanship, one-upmanship, trying protect Social Security, you are going healthcare is actually change pharma- to get the lead, instead of dealing with to protect Medicare, and then not be ceutical adherence. the reality. It is complex. willing to talk about the actual math. Well, it turns out we have technology So I put up this slide almost every Because I think there is a way that we for that, and here is the thought exper- time I come speak, trying to make the keep our promises; it just means we iment. We have pill bottle tops that point that if you can grow the economy have to do everything. tell you when you open it up or if you through tax policy, through trade pol- So one of the first things I want to didn’t open it up, and it will ping you. So we know right now the adherence icy, through smart regulations, popu- walk through today is a concept, and I of taking your hypertension medicine lation stability, getting the immigra- am desperately trying to sell and have is one of the most powerful things we tion system correct, family formation, this sort of become intellectually sort can do to actually crash the price of the adoption of disruptive technology of socialized. healthcare, but you have got to take it. in healthcare—and we are going to talk The ACA, ObamaCare, if you really strip it down, what was it? It was a fi- How many of us forget? about that a little bit today—incen- Well, the fact of the matter is, for a tives to stay in the labor force. nancing bill. Take it down to its most basic. This is hard for a lot of us to ac- few dollars, we could issue that pill We are having a miracle right now, bottle with a cap that starts pinging mathematically, of the number of our cept, but it was who got subsidized and who had to pay. your phone, pinging your family, brothers and sisters who are in the pinging whoever the hell you want to labor force and moving into the labor Our Republican alternative, if you really strip it down, what was it? It ping that you didn’t follow the rules. force. We have actually brought the display was a financing bill. It is who got to Last Friday, the number of folks who here before. It looks like a little dome. pay and who got subsidized. moved from not even looking that en- It actually distributes pharmaceuticals We almost never have an honest ar- tered the labor force was stunning. I into a cup. know that is geeky, but it is really, gument around here of what to do to So, if you are my grandmother, rest really, really important. crash the price of healthcare. We have her soul, and you have a couple pills I have sat on the Joint Economic lots of discussions of little incremental you take in the morning, one for diges- Committee now for years, and it was changes, and all those incremental tion at lunch, and a couple before you only 3 or 4 years ago we would have changes are important, whether it be go to bed, it actually will distribute these really smart economists come HSAs, whether it be disclosures of cost those at the proper time, in the proper and tell us that labor force participa- and these things. Wonderful. But they amounts, and then tell you, reminds tion was going to crash; this type of are dishonest when you start to under- you, reminds the family if that little full employment economy was impos- stand the scale—the scale—of what is cup with the pharmaceuticals hasn’t sible. coming at us. been touched. It is here. These types of wage gains, Back to that 5 years; make it 10 It turns out it is a technology solu- as you know, we just had to recal- years. Just the growth of Social Secu- tion, and it is a half-a-trillion-a-year culate. The productivity numbers rity, mostly Medicare, healthcare enti- issue. Yeah, it is a little hard to ex- turned out to be much higher in 2019 tlements, equals the entire discre- plain, but 16 percent of our healthcare than we thought they were. tionary budget. Just the growth por- cost is just not taking our pharma- How do we take what is working tion. ceuticals properly. right now, expand those concepts so we So what do you do to disrupt the cost Is this Republican or Democrat? It is hit a level of economic stability and of healthcare? And my argument is we just what we are. And the fact of the growth that gives us a fighting chance need to legalize technology. matter is a bunch of really creative en- not to be buried in debt? And how does I am not going to show it today, but trepreneurs, these small, disruptive that become partisan rage around in the past, I have come here and tech companies, are coming up with a here? shown that we now have the tech- solution. I accept my brothers and sisters on nology; it is in its final stages of hope- How do we make that part of what we the left live in an economic folklore of, fully being perfected. It looks like a are trying to move forward? How do well, we will tax rich people, and that big kazoo. You blow into it and it in- you make it reimbursable? How do you will take care of it. And my brothers stantly tells you you have the flu. It actually take Medicare part D and say, and sisters with me on the Republican instantly could bang off your medical instead of the rules right now where side, we often will get behind micro- records on your phone, instantly order someone is supposed to be trying to phones and say things like, well, it is your antivirals. call, actually, widen up that definition waste and fraud. None of those are The algorithm we know right now is so they could also be providing the true. incredibly accurate, except that tech- technology to make sure someone is Let’s just, for once, try to tell the nology is illegal in today’s conscript. taking those pharmaceuticals in the truth about the math. The math is Think of that. proper fashion? stunningly ugly. Simple concepts. So how do you disrupt healthcare I am begging this place to open up And even last week, I think I brought prices? Well, one, I am going to take us our minds and think a bit more cre- this board here. If you take the next 30 to something a little bit different. atively about what do we do to disrupt years, and you pull Social Security and Did you know that almost a half a the price of healthcare, because, re- Medicare out, that next 30 years—and I trillion a year—actually, over half a member, that 30-year debt curve, it is have a 4-year old; I would really like trillion a year, 16 percent of our entire mostly healthcare. And, guess what. her to have the same type of future I healthcare cost, is just people not fol- Technology is about to help us disrupt got to experience in my life. But if I lowing the rules for their pharma- it if we could just make that tech- strip Social Security and Medicare out ceuticals. They don’t take their hyper- nology legal, reimbursable, part of our of the next 30 years, we have $23 tril- tension medicine. They take too much plan. We can do some amazing things.

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What From that flu kazoo I just described revenues, but receipts and tax are real- will happen is one of the corporate ex- to you that is unreimbursable and, ul- ly healthy. ecutives will write someone a check, timately, illegal because the algorithm Last year, we grew over 4 percent, and we will decide they are all left and is writing a prescription to something but we spent over 8 percent, and then right, and we will beat the crap out of like this that can do a stunning num- we will beat up each other, saying: each other, but right now, this is an ac- ber of diagnostics if you are just will- ‘‘Well, you wanted to expand this pro- tual solution. ing to breathe into it for 10 minutes, gram,’’ or, ‘‘You wanted to expand that There are other really amazing dis- the miracle is here. program.’’ ruptions coming, and I think this one Is this Republican or Democrat? It is The fact of the matter is the expan- may have been shown at the consumer neither. It is the future. But, in so sion defense, the expansion of other electronics show. I am not even sure I many ways, Congress has become the programs is a fraction of that growth. understand all the things it does, but barrier, stopping, holding back the Almost all that growth in spending is this, in many ways, is a doctor visit in technology disruptions that actually demographics. It is the reality. Those your pocket. It does about a dozen dif- could help us crash the price. And, in- of us who are baby boomers are moving ferent things where it can actually do stead, we seem so much more com- into our earned benefits and we never a number of different tests, and it is in fortable having debates about, ‘‘Well, set aside the money for it, so, if you your medicine cabinet. who should get subsidized?’’ ‘‘Who can keep the promises. How do we encourage this type of should we finance?’’ ‘‘Who should be Are you willing to do the combina- technology? Because, day after day, we regulated?’’ ‘‘Who should be con- tion of things—and you have got to do will have individuals coming to us and trolled?’’ instead of, ‘‘Let’s set people them all because, it turns out, if you saying: We have a crisis in the United free.’’ do the labor participation incentives to States. We don’t have enough primary We have technology that can help enter and stay and get involved in the care physicians. you manage yourself, know what is labor force, to do that well, you actu- They are absolutely right. going on, detect blood cancers through ally need to be doing things over here So, how do we help those primary breathing. Why aren’t we running as in technology that make it available care professionals? By saying we can fast as we can to get these things to for those who may have certain bar- have some technology where it is the market to disrupt the price of riers. type of thing where you can blow into healthcare? Over here, for certain people with it, you can prick your finger, or it can And, look, it is not a complex barriers, you have to have regulations do this, this, this, this, and it is incred- premise. We can make the economy that actually work rationally with our ibly accurate. And it is available to grow like crazy. We have seen the ex- brothers and sisters who may have you instantly because it is in your own pansive effects of the tax reform and those barriers. It all has to come to- home medicine cabinet. some of the regulatory reforms. We gether. Can Congress do something that is Let me give you one. What would have to get the immigration system complex, because it turns out there is happen if you could have a major, high- correct, moving more to a talent-based no simple solution. There is a complex ly accurate disease detention tech- system. We have to do the incentives one, and there is a path. nology, and it doesn’t have to be in for labor force participation. There is a And the scary part—understand, your medicine cabinet, but it could be whole bunch of things we need to do, when we do the math, and this is some- at your local CVS Pharmacy? It turns and we just know the economics there. thing I have been doing for a couple out this technology looks like it has The hardest part is, as a society, years, we still think we hit about 95 been perfected. none of that is going to matter unless percent of debt to GDP. My goal is just Your lungs throw off—forgive me, I we have a disruption in the price curve to hold us there and not blow through am going to try to get my technology of healthcare delivery. And I am going that. It is possible. Can Congress be- right. Your lungs actually become part to argue there is a path, and it is here. come creative? of your body that your blood circulates Can I give you sort of a thought ex- So the next one I want to go through, completely through, I think, every cou- periment? Should Congress have slowed and this is actually sort of fun for me. ple minutes. Your breath actually has down the internet a decade ago to pro- This is actually one of my older dis- thrown off proteins and other things tect Blockbuster Video? plays. It is from a year or so ago, be- that can be detected. Think about it. If Blockbuster Video cause I have this fascination with I showed this a couple months ago. had gone out and hired an army of lob- something they call carbon capture. Some researchers, I think, are actually byists walking around the hallways So a couple years ago, they finally working on it, an extension of that flu here, Congress is somewhat in the pro- built an electric facility outside Texas, kazoo that can pick up 20 different tection bracket, should we have slowed La Porte, Texas, wherever that is. I am types of dead cancer proteins and let down the internet to keep that Netflix sure it is a lovely place. But imagine— you know you have them. from putting them out of business? and there are two of them. There is a Well, it turns out this technology, Of course not. That is absurd, isn’t natural gas and a coal-fired power actually, now exists today, and the it? Yet Congress does that with all plant, and they don’t have smoke- ability of it to actually look for dozens sorts of rules, whether it be reimburse- stacks. of different types of ailments, a num- ment, the cynicism toward algorithmic On the natural gas one, they came up ber of different types of cancers. What health and sensors and these things with this crazy idea. I think it is called you do is you just breathe into it for a that can help our medical community, the Allam cycle. You blow up the nat- couple minutes. because we will often get certain lobby ural gas, and you actually use the car- Why aren’t we running as fast as we groups and others who will come in the bon, the burnt, and slam that through can to make this part of our commu- door and say: This will be really dis- the turbines, and then at the other nity? ruptive to our business model. Can you side, you cool it and capture it. We talk about access to care. The slow it down? fact of the matter is that supercom- And every day we slow these things b 1315 puter you hold in your pocket you call down, you are crushing my little girl’s You go, oh, God, we haven’t been your phone, its algorithm, tied in with future, but you are also crushing the doing that? these types of sensors, whether it be rest of this country because the debt We, last year, in the Ways and Means the oxygen sensor I played with last curve is crashing down on us if you ac- Committee, perfected, and now we are year—I am a severe asthmatic, and we tually look at the debt that is going to going to try to do it more, something just played with it, and it was helping come out this year. they call 45Q, which is the incentive to me dial up and, for the most part, dial There was a 4-month report from capture and then, over here, to seques- down my inhaled steroids. Now, tech- Treasury yesterday that basically said, ter that CO2. Great.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:23 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.042 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1154 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 You get some of those who are cyn- time about plastic in the ocean. Here Well, in this environment right now, ical saying, well, it can’t work, or it is in Washington, D.C., we do lots of vir- maybe it is Republican, because some going to be too expensive. We are going tue signaling. We made paper straws. of my brothers and sisters on the left to have a little fun with the ‘‘too ex- Of course, how much U.S. and North hate these technologies. Sorry, that is pensive.’’ American plastic actually ends up in unfair. A number of them are skeptical The best technology we had last year the ocean? Substantially none. Ninety of technologies that allow us to keep was a facility, I believe, that is going percent of the plastic in the ocean using hydrocarbons. up in Canada. The Gates Foundation comes from 10 rivers, 8 in Asia, 2 in Af- My argument is, embrace, love the and others are investing in it. Their rica. science, love the technology. It will set best number was about $100 a ton. It is If you cared about plastic in the you free. Because these things make a $100 a ton for substantially pure car- ocean, you would go to the 10 rivers difference. bon. that are 90 percent of the plastic—8 in We live in the time of miracles, Everybody who geeks out on carbon Asia, 2 in Africa—and you would do whether it be healthcare technology or change and those things, you know you something. You would create a value whether it be the single-shot cure for can do lots of things with it. You can, for the plastic. hemophilia. You all saw the article a As Republicans, we are trying to do through a chemical process, turn it couple of days ago that we think we that. But it blows up some of the folk- back into clean-burning fuel. You can might also have a cure for hemophilia, lore around here of, well, if we do paper do what they do in Texas and other not only A, but B also. straws in Washington, D.C., we make places, which is to pump it in the The cures, whether it be for curing ground and use it for enhanced oil re- an effect. Come on. Look, I understand we live in a world people in the chronic population, tech- covery. But $100 a ton was sort of our nology for our environment, or tech- best bet. where everything is political, and the virtue signaling makes us feel better. nology to crash the price of healthcare, I beg of you, if you are someone who they are here. is interested in the technology of car- Wouldn’t you really prefer to do some- You know, one of the biggest barriers bon capture, I want you to go grab thing that makes a difference? Back to this concept, a major break- to the disruption that could help us your phone and look up the news sto- through in how you capture carbon, continue to grow the economy, could ries from last October. I want you to you can do it right out of the air. Now, help us have enough robustness in that put this into your search engine: MIT that is one of the amazing things in economy so we can keep our promises ambient carbon capture. this article. It works in ambient air. It and at the same time get a cleaner en- Some researchers at MIT last year doesn’t have to be on top of a smoke- vironment and healthier economy is had just this wonderfully elegant stack. this body and its inability to stop the breakthrough. They have a really nice A couple of days ago, there is an arti- arrogance and thinking that we are so video, if you are not particularly tech- cle—one of my personal fascinations, smart, that we think we know what to- nical, sort of showing how they did as those of you who claim to pay atten- morrow’s technology is. nanotubes and electric plates, where tion to this know, is the math on meth- they can power them up, power them When I first got elected, we had a ane. As you all know, a couple of years family joke. ‘‘When are the two times down, power them up, power them ago, we had to recalculate methane’s down. They can do this in an ambient in life you think you know every- half-life, so a lot of the old formulas thing?’’ ‘‘When you are 13 years old and environment, so on the roof of your were all wrong. Now, we think methane home or on top of a smokestack. the day after you get elected to Con- is about 9 years. But the accepted ratio gress.’’ And the family would laugh and In part of the articles, if I am reading right now is 1 ton of methane equals 84 it properly, it wasn’t $100 or $150 a ton. then make fun of me. tons of carbon. Now that I have been here a few It is down to $50 a ton. Their model Okay, so the picture alongside me, years, I worry. We have lots of good says it is down to $50 a ton. You do re- because it was the best picture I had, is people, lots of really smart people. And alize that is almost the market price a flare in remote Texas. They are doing all day long, we are pounded by folks today? their best to burn off that methane. who are trying to protect their busi- It turns out, if you are someone who Someone just came up with the idea: ness models or their bureaucracy mod- cares about the issue of CO2 in the en- Why don’t we just back up a truck, els. vironment, we have just had a major chill it, super-chill it like we do with breakthrough. And how much discus- liquefied gas? We get a valuable com- I am begging us, we need to under- sion does it get? This has been since modity, and we capture all of it. And stand the tsunami of debt that is on October. How much joy have you seen remember the ratio 84-to-1? Well, we the horizon, and it turns out, tech- in newspapers and articles, talking incentivize this. nology is about to provide us solutions about a revolutionary breakthrough? We are already doing the 45Q to cre- that don’t bankrupt us and actually And we can be doing mining, because ate a tax incentive to capture carbon provide the solution and don’t put gov- we have to deal with this reality. and sequester it or use it in some other ernment in charge of every aspect of The United States has gotten dra- things. Wouldn’t it make sense to do our lives. matically cleaner in the last 15 years. that same sort of model with methane? This should be a story of incredible Good. But a whole bunch of the rest of We came behind these mikes a year hope and excitement. But can we break the world hasn’t. Unless we are arro- or 2 ago and showed just the math pos- through the politics of arrogance that gant enough that we think we are sibility that a major pipeline to cap- we have around here and start being going to turn around carbon-use poli- ture methane from oil country, just willing to push the envelope of the ac- cies in a bunch of the rest of the world, that single pipeline functioning, it got tual solutions? we are out of our minds. you just to the Paris accords, slightly Madam Speaker, thank you for toler- It turns out we can grow our econ- below. ating me. I appreciate it. I yield back omy; we can continue to use hydro- The blowback I got was crazy. ‘‘Oh, I the balance of my time. carbons; and we have a technology that don’t like pipelines.’’ You are saying: not only would mine our own CO2 but ‘‘But did you see the math that just f would help us on everything else that this one thing actually had this is being generated in other places in huge’’—‘‘but I don’t like pipelines.’’ We ADJOURNMENT the world. need to stop dealing in absurdity. I am going to digress for just a sec- It turns out, we may be able to do it Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Speaker, ond. This isn’t that same sort of without the pipeline. Now it is a truck, I move that the House do now adjourn. theme. I have come here behind the backing up, chilling it, capturing it. The motion was agreed to; accord- microphone before and talked about We need to understand things like this. ingly (at 1 o’clock and 24 minutes plastic in the ocean. If a portable LNG truck capturing the p.m.), under its previous order, the Before I got this crazy job, I used to methane is a solution, is that Repub- House adjourned until tomorrow, Fri- love to scuba dive, and we talk all the lican or Democrat? day, February 14, 2020, at 11 a.m.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K13FE7.045 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1155 EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. TSTF-568, Revision 2, ‘‘Revise Applicability ETC. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- of BWR/4 TS 3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6.3.2’’ [NUREG- ergy and Commerce. 1433] received February 11, 2020, pursuant to Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 3810. A letter from the Director, Regu- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. communications were taken from the latory Management Division, Environmental 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ergy and Commerce. 3803. A letter from the Acting Associate cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Iowa; 3818. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- General Counsel for Legislation and Regula- Linn County; State Implementation Plan viser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of tions, Office of Housing, Federal Housing [EPA-R07-OAR-2019-0477; FRL-10005-35-Re- State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties Commissioner, Department of Housing and gion 7] received February 12, 2020, pursuant entered into by the United States to be Urban Development, transmitting the De- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, transmitted to the Congress within the partment’s final rule — Streamlining and Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on sixty-day period specified in the Case-Za- Aligning Formaldehyde Emission Control Energy and Commerce. 3811. A letter from the Director, Regu- blocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Pub- Standards for Certain Wood Products in latory Management Division, Environmental lic Law 92-403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Pub- Manufactured Home Construction With Title Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- lic Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); VI of the Toxic Substance Control Act cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Wash- to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. [Docket No.: FR 6018-F-02] (RIN: 2502-AJ42) ington; Revised Public Notice Provisions and 3819. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, received February 11, 2020, pursuant to 5 Other Miscellaneous Revisions [EPA-R10- Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. OAR-2019-0635; FRL-10005-18-Region 10] re- State, transmitting a Notice of Proposed 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- ceived February 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Permanent Transfer of Major Defense Equip- nancial Services. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ment Transmittal No. RSAT-2019MF004, pur- 3804. A letter from the Director, Office of Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and suant to Section 3(d) of the Arms Control Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- Commerce. Act, as amended, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- 3812. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 tion’s Advisory — Prudent Management of latory Management Division, Environmental Stat. 868); to the Committee on Foreign Af- Agricultural Lending During Economic Cy- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- fairs. cles received February 11, 2020, pursuant to 5 cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 3820. A letter from the Acting Chief Finan- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- cial Officer, Department of Homeland Secu- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Fi- sylvania; Allegheny County Administrative rity, transmitting the Department’s Annual nancial Services. Revisions to Definitions, Remedies, and En- Performance Report for Fiscal Years 2019- 3805. A letter from the Director, Regu- forcement Orders Sections and Incorporation 2021, including the Annual Performance latory Management Division, Environmental by Reference of National Ambient Air Qual- Plan, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ity Standards [EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0483; FRL- Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867); to the cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rules 10005-16-Region 3] received February 12, 2020, Committee on Oversight and Reform. on Certain Chemical Substances (18-1 and 18- 3821. A letter from the Director, Presi- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 4); Technical Correction [EPA-HQ-OPPT- dential Appointments, Department of State, 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 2018-0627 and EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0697; FRL- transmitting a notification of sixteen (16) mittee on Energy and Commerce. 10003-45] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received February 3813. A letter from the Director, Regu- notifications of a federal vacancy, designa- 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); latory Management Division, Environmental tion of acting officer, nomination, action on nomination, or discontinuation of service in Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Pub- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation lic Law 105-277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to 3806. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West latory Management Division, Environmental the Committee on Oversight and Reform. Virginia; 2019 Amendments to West Vir- 3822. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ginia’s Ambient Air Quality Standards cy’s final rule — National Emission Stand- Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the [EPA-R03-OAR-2019-0553; FRL-10005-49-Re- Commission’s notice — Revised Jurisdic- ards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Sta- gion 3] received February 12, 2020, pursuant tionary Combustion Turbines Residual Risk tional Thresholds for Section 8 of the Clay- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, ton Act received February 11, 2020, pursuant and Technology Review [EPA-HQ-OAR-2017- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on 0688; FRL-10005-14-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AT00) re- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Energy and Commerce. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on ceived February 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3814. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 the Judiciary. latory Management Division, Environmental 3823. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. Federal Trade Commission, transmitting the cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Commission’s notice — Revised Jurisdic- 3807. A letter from the Director, Regu- Revisions to NOx SIP Call and CAIR Rules tional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clay- latory Management Division, Environmental [EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0634; FRL-10005-34-Re- ton Act received February 11, 2020, pursuant Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- gion 5] received February 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on of Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Salt Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. Lake County, Utah County, and Ogden City Energy and Commerce. 3824. A letter from the Director, Office of PM10 Redesignation to Attainment, Designa- 3815. A letter from the General Counsel, Regulation Policy and Management, Depart- tion of Areas for Air Quality Planning Pur- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ment of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the poses and State Implementation Plan Revi- transmitting the Commission’s final rule — Department’s final rule — Federal Civil Pen- sions [EPA-R08-OAR-2019-0276; FRL-10004-94- Transmission Planning Reliability Standard alties Inflation Adjustment Act Adjustments Region 8] received February 12, 2020, pursu- TPL-001-5 [Docket No.: RM19-10-000] received (RIN: 2900-AQ85) received February 11, 2020, ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- February 11, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- on Energy and Commerce. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and mittee on the Judiciary. 3808. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. 3825. A letter from the Associate Adminis- latory Management Division, Environmental 3816. A letter from the Director, Office of trator for OPA, Pipeline and Hazardous Ma- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory terials Safety Administration, Department cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Commission, transmitting the Commission’s of Transportation, transmitting the Depart- of Implementation Plans; Infrastructure Re- NUREG — Final Safety Evaluation of Tech- ment’s final rule — Pipeline Safety: Safety quirements for the 2015 Ozone National Am- nical Specification Task Force Traveler of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facili- bient Air Quality Standards; Wyoming [EPA- TSTF-541, Revision 2, ‘‘Add Exceptions to ties [Docket No. PHMSA-2016-0016; Amdt. R08-OAR-2019-0419; FRL-10004-97-Region 8] re- Surveillance Requirements for Valves and Nos.: 191-27; 192-126; 195-103] (RIN: 2137-AF22) ceived February 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Dampers Locked in Actuated Position’’ received February 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 [NUREG-1430; NUREG-1431; NUREG-1432; U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and NUREG-1433; NUREG-1434] received Feb- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Commerce. ruary 11, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Transportation and Infrastructure. 3809. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 3826. A letter from the Board Chairman and latory Management Division, Environmental Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and CEO, Farm Credit Administration, transmit- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. ting the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 cy’s final rule — Georgia: Final Approval and 3817. A letter from the Director, Office of Proposed Budget and Performance Plan, pur- Incorporation by Reference of State Under- Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory suant to 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, ground Storage Tank Program Revisions Commission, transmitting the Commission’s Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867); jointly to the Com- [EPA-R04-UST-2019-0310; FRL-10004-27-Region NUREG — Final Safety Evaluation of Tech- mittees on Agriculture and Oversight and 4] received February 12, 2020, pursuant to 5 nical Specifications Task Force Traveler Reform.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L13FE7.000 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE H1156 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 13, 2020 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON ardous duty incentive pay for members of ties for individuals with intellectual disabil- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS the reserve components of the Armed Forces, ities certified for participation under the and for other purposes; to the Committee on Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Armed Services. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. committees were delivered to the Clerk By Mr. HILL of Arkansas: By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas (for him- for printing and reference to the proper H.R. 5888. A bill to increase effectiveness in self and Mr. VELA): calendar, as follows: the pursuit of United States interests and H.R. 5898. A bill to amend title 23, United Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on multilateral cooperation at the inter- States Code, to modify the exception from Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 4990. A national financial institutions, and for other requirements for the operation of vehicles on bill to direct the National Institute of Stand- purposes; to the Committee on Financial certain highways in the State of Texas, and ards and Technology and the National Services. for other purposes; to the Committee on Science Foundation to carry out research By Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Ms. MATSUI, Transportation and Infrastructure. and other activities to promote the security and Mr. HORSFORD): By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. and modernization of voting systems, and for H.R. 5889. A bill to amend the Patient Pro- CORREA, and Mr. NORMAN): other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. tection and Affordable Care Act to require H.R. 5899. A bill to amend title 11 of the 116–396, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Secretary of Health and Human Services United States Code to make debts for stu- the Whole House on the state of the Union. to set forth a method of determining max- dent loans dischargeable; to the Committee Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on imum out-of-pocket limits and annual up- on the Judiciary. Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 4979. A dates to premium tax credit eligibility; to By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. bill to direct the Director of the National the Committee on Energy and Commerce. HERRERA BEUTLER, and Mr. LUJA´ N): Science Foundation to support STEM edu- By Mr. BANKS (for himself and Mr. H.R. 5900. A bill to amend title XIX of the cation and workforce development research LAMBORN): Social Security Act to streamline enroll- focused on rural areas, and for other pur- H.R. 5890. A bill to amend title 38, United ment under the Medicaid program of certain poses; with an amendment (Rept. 116–397). States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain providers across State lines, and for other Referred to the Committee of the Whole Service of the Department of Veterans Af- purposes; to the Committee on Energy and House on the state of the Union. fairs, and for other purposes; to the Com- Commerce. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. By Mr. KHANNA (for himself and Mr. Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the By Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for him- MEADOWS): H.R. 5901. A bill to establish a program to Committee on House Administration self, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HUFFMAN, facilitate the adoption of modern technology discharged from further consideration. Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. TITUS, and Mr. CAR- by executive agencies, and for other pur- H.R. 4990 referred to the Committee of SON of Indiana): poses; to the Committee on Oversight and the Whole House on the state of the H.R. 5891. A bill to amend title 23, United Reform. Union. States Code, with respect funding for certain By Mr. MAST (for himself and Ms. f safety projects, and for other purposes; to BONAMICI): the Committee on Transportation and Infra- H.R. 5902. A bill to establish a microplas- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS structure. tics pilot program, and for other purposes; to Under clause 2 of rule XII, public By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. the Committee on Transportation and Infra- bills and resolutions of the following YOHO, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TAKANO, structure, and in addition to the Committee Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be titles were introduced and severally re- fornia, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. MOORE, Ms. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ferred, as follows: NORTON, Mr. VARGAS, and Mr. each case for consideration of such provi- By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. PETERS): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. CLARKE H.R. 5892. A bill to amend section 9A of the committee concerned. of New York, Mr. KHANNA, and Mrs. Richard B. Russell National School Lunch By Mr. MCADAMS (for himself and Mr. HAYES): Act to require that local school wellness CURTIS): H.R. 5884. A bill to establish a grant pro- policies include a requirement that students H.R. 5903. A bill to amend title 49, United gram to provide legal assistance to eligible receive 50 hours of school nutrition edu- States Code, with respect to fixed guideway tenants at risk of or subject to eviction, and cation per school year; to the Committee on capital investment grants, and for other pur- for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- Education and Labor. poses; to the Committee on Transportation nancial Services. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: and Infrastructure. By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of H.R. 5893. A bill to amend title 40, United By Mr. MCCARTHY (for himself, Mr. New York (for herself, Mrs. MILLER, States Code, to provide certain purchasing THOMPSON of California, and Mrs. Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KING of authority for recipients or subrecipients of HARTZLER): New York, Mr. HOYER, Mr. BARR, Ms. grants under chapter 53 of title 49 of such H.R. 5904. A bill to allow a period in which NORTON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CON- Code, and for other purposes; to the Com- members of the clergy may revoke their ex- NOLLY, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, mittee on Oversight and Reform. emption from Social Security coverage, and Ms. FRANKEL, Mr. TURNER, Mr. DEFA- By Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas (for herself, for other purposes; to the Committee on ZIO, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Ms. FINKENAUER): Ways and Means. and Mr. FERGUSON): H.R. 5894. A bill to direct the Secretary of By Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Mr. H.R. 5885. A bill to make technical correc- Health and Human Services to issue guid- SCHWEIKERT, and Ms. SHERRILL): tions relating to parental leave for Federal ance requiring the list prices of drugs to be H.R. 5905. A bill to require the Secretary of employees, and for other purposes; to the included in advertisements for such drugs; to Energy to establish a demonstration initia- Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in the Committee on Energy and Commerce. tive focused on the development of long-du- addition to the Committees on House Admin- By Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. ration energy storage technologies, includ- istration, Veterans’ Affairs, and the Judici- MCGOVERN): ing a joint program to be established in con- ary, for a period to be subsequently deter- H.R. 5895. A bill to amend the State De- sultation with the Secretary of Defense, and mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to for other purposes; to the Committee on sideration of such provisions as fall within eliminate the repatriation loan program, and Transportation and Infrastructure, and in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. for other purposes; to the Committee on For- addition to the Committee on Armed Serv- By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. eign Affairs. ices, for a period to be subsequently deter- KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mrs. By Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Ms. mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- DAVIS of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. DINGELL, and Mr. sideration of such provisions as fall within WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. PRESSLEY, GIBBS): the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, H.R. 5896. A bill to amend title 14, United By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself and Mr. Ms. SCANLON, and Ms. CLARKE of New States Code, to require the Coast Guard to JOYCE of Ohio): York): conduct icebreaking operations in the Great H.R. 5906. A bill to require the Adminis- H.R. 5886. A bill to direct the Secretary of Lakes to minimize commercial disruption in trator of the Environmental Protection Education to develop resources to reduce e- the winter months, and for other purposes; Agency to establish a consumer recycling cigarette use by students on campuses of in- to the Committee on Transportation and In- education and outreach grant program, and stitutions of higher education, and for other frastructure. for other purposes; to the Committee on En- purposes; to the Committee on Education By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. ergy and Commerce. and Labor. O’HALLERAN): By Mr. SIRES: By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mr. H.R. 5897. A bill to amend title XIX of the H.R. 5907. A bill to amend title 31, United PALAZZO, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Social Security Act to require the Secretary States Code, to prohibit administrative off- Mr. RYAN, and Ms. SLOTKIN): of Health and Human Services to make cer- sets of social security benefit payments and H.R. 5887. A bill to amend title 37, United tain information available on a public social security disability insurance benefit States Code, to standardize payment of haz- website relating to intermediate care facili- payments with respect to claims arising

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:33 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE7.012 H13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with HOUSE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1157 from Federal student loans, and for other tered on or after October 18, 2019; to the This bill is enacted pursuant to the power purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Committee on Ways and Means. granted to Congress under Article I, Section ary. f 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- By Mr. SMITH of Washington (for him- tion. self and Mr. MCNERNEY): CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY By Mrs. DINGELL: H.R. 5908. A bill to establish the National STATEMENT H.R. 5895. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Freight Mobility Infrastructure Fund, and Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of for other purposes; to the Committee on lation pursuant to the following: Transportation and Infrastructure, and in the Rules of the House of Representa- The Constitutional authority of Congress addition to the Committee on Ways and tives, the following statements are sub- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Means, for a period to be subsequently deter- mitted regarding the specific powers cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- granted to Congress in the Constitu- stitution. sideration of such provisions as fall within tion to enact the accompanying bill or By Mr. GALLAGHER: the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. H.R. 5896. joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. RUTH- By Mr. CLYBURN: lation pursuant to the following: ERFORD, Ms. DEAN, Mr. H.R. 5884. Article 1 Section 8 RESCHENTHALER, Ms. SCANLON, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GALLEGO: Mr. ARMSTRONG): lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5897. H.R. 5909. A bill to strengthen mental Article I, Section 8 Congress has the power to enact this legis- health collaboration in communities, and for By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of lation pursuant to the following: other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- New York: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 diciary. H.R. 5885. By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas: By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5898. VISCLOSKY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. GALLA- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- GHER, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Clause 18 lation pursuant to the following: COOK, and Mr. GALLEGO): of the US Constitution . Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H. Res. 857. A resolution recognizing the By Mr. ENGEL: States Constitution; and Article I, Section 8, 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing H.R. 5886. Clause 18 of the United States Constitution. on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GROTHMAN: World War II and the raisings of the flag of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5899. the United States on Mount Suribachi; to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Committee on Armed Services, and in By Mr. KIM: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States addition to the Committee on Foreign Af- H.R. 5887. Constitution. fairs, for a period to be subsequently deter- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. KENNEDY: mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5900. sideration of such provisions as fall within Article 1, Section 8 the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. HILL of Arkansas: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, H.R. 5888. Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. BASS, Article I, Section 8—to provide for the gen- Congress has the power to enact this legis- eral welfare and to regulate commerce Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: SCHNEIDER, and Mr. BEYER): among the states Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- By Mr. KHANNA: H. Res. 858. A resolution condemning Ste- tion phen Miller for his trafficking in bigotry, ha- H.R. 5901. By Mrs. AXNE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- tred, and divisive political rhetoric and poli- H.R. 5889. lation pursuant to the following: cies that are inconsistent with the trust and Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution confidence placed in him as a Senior Advisor lation pursuant to the following: gives Congress the power to make laws that to the President and expressing the sense of This bill is enacted pursuant to the power are necessary and proper to carry out its the House of Representatives that he should granted to Congress under Article I, Section enumerated powers. immediately resign from office; to the Com- 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- By Mr. MAST: mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to tion. H.R. 5902. the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for By Mr. BANKS: Congress has the power to enact this legis- a period to be subsequently determined by H.R. 5890. lation pursuant to the following: the Speaker, in each case for consideration Congress has the power to enact this legis- The Necessary and Proper Clause in Arti- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- lation pursuant to the following: cle I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United tion of the committee concerned. The constitutional authority of Congress States Constitution. By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- By Mr. MCADAMS: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. GABBARD, Ms. cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 5903. BONAMICI, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illi- tion, specifically clause 18 (relating to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- nois, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARSON of power to make all laws necessary and proper lation pursuant to the following: Indiana, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. MCKIN- for carrying out the powers vested in Con- Article I, Section 8 LEY, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. ROYBAL- gress). By Mr. MCCARTHY: ALLARD, Ms. WILD, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. By Mr. BROWN of Maryland: H.R. 5904. COOPER, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, H.R. 5891. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. CLEAVER, and Ms. WILSON of Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII Florida): lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PAPPAS: H. Res. 859. A resolution supporting the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, H.R. 5905. goals and ideals of the ‘‘International Year Cl. 18) of the Nurse and the Midwife‘‘, as designated Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: lation pursuant to the following: by the World Health Organization; to the H.R. 5892. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Article I, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution. f lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PHILLIPS: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. To regulate PRIVATE BILLS AND H.R. 5906. commerce with foreign nations, and among Congress has the power to enact this legis- RESOLUTIONS the several states, and with the Indian lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 3 of rule XII, private tribes. Article I, Section 8, clause 18 allows Con- bills and resolutions of the following By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: gress to make all laws ‘‘which shall be nec- H.R. 5893. titles were introduced and severally re- essary and proper for carrying into execu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion’’ any ‘‘other’’ powers vested by the Con- ferred, as follows: lation pursuant to the following: stitution in the Government of the United By Mr. KING OF NEW YORK: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate States. H.R. 5910. A bill for the relief of Terence Commerce with foreign Nations, and among By Mr. SIRES: George; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the several States, and with the Indian H.R. 5907. By Mr. PASCRELL: Tribes. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5911. A bill to provide for the liquida- By Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas: lation pursuant to the following: tion or reliquidation of certain entries of H.R. 5894. Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of products of European Union member states Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Rules of the House of Representatives, exported on or before October 9, 2019, and en- lation pursuant to the following: the Committee finds the authority for this

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legislation in article I, section 8 of the Con- STEWART, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. DEFAZIO, and H.R. 4848: Mr. PALLONE and Mr. PASCRELL. stitution. Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 4898: Mr. FERGUSON. By Mr. SMITH of Washington: H.R. 1816: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 4900: Mr. FERGUSON. H.R. 5908. H.R. 1873: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 4995: Ms. HOULAHAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1897: Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 5041: Ms. TITUS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2086: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. H.R. 5051: Mr. WALTZ. Article I Section 8 Clause 1— DEFAZIO, Mr. SOTO, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, H.R. 5166: Mrs. MURPHY of Florida. ‘‘The Congress shall have power to lay and Mr. SIRES, Ms. WATERS, Mr. STIVERS, Ms. H.R. 5169: Mr. CURTIS and Mr. JOHNSON of collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to PINGREE, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- Ohio. pay the debts and provide for the common bama, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. GALLEGO, H.R. 5172: Mrs. AXNE, Mr. CURTIS, and Ms. defense and general welfare of the United Mr. SPANO, and Ms. DELBENE. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma. States; but all duties, imposts and excises H.R. 2117: Mr. PANETTA. H.R. 5191: Mrs. AXNE. shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 2178: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 5229: Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. CRIST, Mr. States’’ H.R. 2191: Mr. ALLRED. CLAY, Mr. SPANO, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Article I Section 8 Clause 3— H.R. 2214: Mr. SABLAN. Illinois. ‘‘To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- H.R. 2219: Mr. KING of New York, Mr. H.R. 5243: Mrs. HAYES. tions, and among the several States, and MALINOWSKI, Mr. BACON, Mr. ROONEY of Flor- H.R. 5249: Mr. HARDER of California. within the Indian Tribes.’’ ida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. H.R. 5254: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. BEATTY, By Mr. TRONE: KHANNA, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. and Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 5909. WEBSTER of Florida, and Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 5312: Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SMITH of New Congress has the power to enact this legis- Ohio. Jersey, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. SOTO, Ms. STEVENS, lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2223: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. KELLY of Illi- Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 2315: Mr. GOTTHEIMER. nois, and Mr. GALLEGO. the United States. H.R. 2339: Mr. GOMEZ. H.R. 5376: Mr. BARR and Mrs. LURIA. By Mr. KING of New York: H.R. 2344: Mr. MAST. H.R. 5416: Mr. KENNEDY. H.R. 5910. H.R. 2350: Mr. PETERS. H.R. 5434: Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2468: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. H.R. 5494: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2481: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK. H.R. 5517: Ms. WEXTON and Mr. SUOZZI. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. H.R. 2491: Miss RICE of New York. H.R. 5534: Mr. CASE. By Mr. PASCRELL: H.R. 2543: Mr. BUDD. H.R. 5549: Mr. OLSON, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. H.R. 5911. H.R. 2573: Mr. ROUZER. GOSAR. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2581: Mrs. BEATTY, Mrs. TORRES of H.R. 5552: Ms. LOFGREN. lation pursuant to the following: California, and Mr. HIGGINS of New York. H.R. 5567: Mr. FLORES. Article 1, Section 8 H.R. 2653: Mr. CARBAJAL and Ms. CASTOR of H.R. 5581: Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. Florida. f CORREA, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. SCAN- H.R. 2782: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. LON, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, and Mrs. MURPHY ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 2788: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. of Florida. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2848: Ms. PORTER and Mr. TRONE. H.R. 5592: Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. H.R. 2891: Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. H.R. 5595: Mr. LAMBORN. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2895: Mr. FITZPATRICK. tions, as follows: H.R. 5602: Mr. TRONE, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. H.R. 2986: Ms. SHERRILL and Mr. OLSON. RASKIN, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, and Ms. H.R. 33: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2999: Ms. NORTON. DEAN. H.R. 99: Mr. DUNN. H.R. 3076: Ms. HAALAND and Mrs. NAPOLI- H.R. 5626: Ms. JAYAPAL. H.R. 101: Mr. UPTON. TANO. H.R. 5702: Mr. ALLEN. H.R. 141: Ms. HAALAND. H.R. 3119: Mr. KENNEDY. H.R. 5707: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 336: Mr. PENCE. H.R. 3228: Mr. BUDD. H.R. 5708: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 485: Mr. ALLRED. H.R. 3306: Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla- H.R. 5764: Ms. NORTON, Mr. DESAULNIER, H.R. 587: Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio. homa and Mr. LIPINSKI. and Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 763: Mr. CROW. H.R. 3316: Mrs. BUSTOS and Mr. H.R. 5771: Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 906: Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. STE- FITZPATRICK. H.R. 5775: Mr. KENNEDY. VENS, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Il- H.R. 3394: Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 5793: Mr. CLOUD. linois, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. COHEN, Mr. NOR- H.R. 3414: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama and Ms. H.R. 5811: Mr. SOTO. CROSS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 5831: Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. CHABOT, and Pennsylvania, Ms. TITUS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of H.R. 3510: Mr. CASE. Mr. SPANO. Georgia, and Mr. GALLEGO. H.R. 3565: Mr. CLOUD. H.R. 5845: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 1025: Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ. H.R. 3570: Mrs. TRAHAN and Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 5862: Mr. MEADOWS. H.R. 1041: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. H.R. 3598: Ms. SHERRILL and Mr. PANETTA. H.R. 5863: Mr. GOSAR. H.R. 1043: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia and Mr. H.R. 3645: Mr. FOSTER. H.R. 5866: Ms. DEAN. SENSENBRENNER. H.R. 3735: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 5874: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 1052: Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. KING of Iowa, H.R. 3822: Ms. JUDY CHU of California and H. Res. 408: Ms. WEXTON. and Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico. Mr. POCAN. H. Res. 579: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 1109: Ms. WILD and Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 3888: Mr. CURTIS. H. Res. 745: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 1195: Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 3929: Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. H. Res. 825: Mr. GARAMENDI and Mr. COHEN. ´ H.R. 1325: Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee. VELAZQUEZ, and Ms. MENG. H. Res. 827: Mr. PERRY. H.R. 1364: Mr. FOSTER. H.R. 3961: Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla- H. Res. 828: Ms. WILD. H.R. 1383: Mr. GOODEN, Mr. PHILLIPS, and homa. H. Res. 851: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mrs. NAPOLITANO. H.R. 3962: Mr. CRIST. H.R. 1454: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. H.R. 3964: Mr. GIBBS and Mr. OLSON. f H.R. 1468: Mrs. HAYES. H.R. 3967: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 1530: Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. H.R. 3973: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn- PETITIONS, ETC. H.R. 1551: Mrs. HAYES. sylvania. H.R. 1629: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 4078: Mrs. LURIA and Mr. COLE. Under clause 3 of rule XII, H.R. 1646: Mr. DELGADO. H.R. 4109: Mrs. BEATTY. 84. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 1680: Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. RODGERS of H.R. 4117: Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Gregory D. Watson, a citizen of Austin, Washington, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. H.R. 4189: Mr. CRENSHAW, Mrs. LURIA, and TX, relative to requesting that Congress STEUBE, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. ALLRED. enact legislation to repeal from existing Mr. RICE of South Carolina. H.R. 4215: Mrs. AXNE. Federal law any statutory impediments to H.R. 1749: Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 4220: Ms. WILSON of Florida. the Federal government—and State govern- H.R. 1763: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. H.R. 4221: Mrs. HAYES. ments—availing themselves of their pur- TRONE, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. H.R. 4280: Ms. SHERRILL. chasing power to leverage and negotiate WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. HOULAHAN, and Mr. H.R. 4301: Ms. LOFGREN. lower prices from pharmaceutical manufac- COSTA. H.R. 4386: Mr. KHANNA. turers for prescription drugs taken by recipi- H.R. 1766: Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. GONZALEZ H.R. 4429: Mrs. LURIA. ents of the Medicare or Medicaid programs; of Texas, and Mr. HIMES. H.R. 4644: Mr. TRONE. which was referred jointly to the Commit- H.R. 1814: Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Ms. H.R. 4764: Ms. DEGETTE. tees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and SHALALA, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. H.R. 4820: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Means.

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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2020 No. 30 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was Mr. ALEXANDER thereupon assumed RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER called to order by the Honorable the Chair as Acting President pro tem- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. LAMAR ALEXANDER, a Senator from the pore. BOOZMAN). The majority leader is rec- State of Tennessee. f ognized. f TRIBUTE TO BOB SWANNER RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, ear- PRAYER The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lier this week, I offered thanks to a The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- pore. Under the previous order, the long list of Senate officers and staff fered the following prayer: leadership time is reserved. who helped this body fulfill our unique Let us pray. constitutional responsibilities in re- f Eternal God, a light to a dark world, cent weeks, but we are soon saying we honor and praise Your Name. CONCLUSION OF MORNING goodbye to one of those distinguished Lord, continue to guide our Senators. BUSINESS servants of the U.S. Senate. So I would Use them to bring a little more light like to begin this morning by sharing and truth to our Nation. Help them to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Morning business is closed. my gratitude and the whole Senate’s remember that Your timing is not gratitude for Bob Swanner. their timing, but Your providence will f Bob first joined the staff of the Sen- prevail. May they embrace the de- LEGISLATIVE SESSION ate Recording Studio more than two mands of a life of integrity, a life that decades ago. Back then, he was already refuses to give in to fear, hypocrisy, somewhat of an expert in designing and and hatred. Lord, You are our strength DIRECTING THE REMOVAL OF constructing television and radio stu- and shield, and we trust You to guide UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES dios. In fact, I understand that his our steps. FROM HOSTILITIES AGAINST record was so impressive that he was We pray in Your strong Name. Amen. THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN offered the job on the spot, and as any- f THAT HAVE NOT BEEN AUTHOR- one knows who has worked with Bob PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IZED BY CONGRESS—Resumed for even a few minutes, he has spent The Presiding Officer led the Pledge The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- every day since then demonstrating of Allegiance, as follows: pore. Under the previous order, the how lucky we were to have him on Senate will resume consideration of board. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the By his second year on the job, Bob United States of America, and to the Repub- S.J. Res. 68, which the clerk will re- had already successfully spearheaded lic for which it stands, one nation under God, port. the transition of Senate broadcasts to indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The legislative clerk read as follows: f high-definition TV, and he didn’t stop A joint resolution (S.J. Res. 68) to direct there. Over the past two decades, Bob the removal of United States Armed Forces APPOINTMENT OF ACTING has guided the overhaul of the camera PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by and audio systems in every Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Congress. hearing room. He masterminded the de- clerk will please read a communication Pending: sign of the new Senate Recording Stu- to the Senate from the President pro dio’s facilities in the Capitol Visitor Cramer (for Cruz) Amendment No. 1301, to tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). amend the findings. Center, and he has made sure that The legislative clerk read the fol- Cramer (for Reed) Amendment No. 1322, to speeches here on the floor are delivered lowing letter: amend the findings. under only the best TV lighting. U.S. SENATE, Cramer (for Cotton) Amendment No. 1305, Let’s face it—Hollywood, this place is PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, to exempt from the termination requirement not. Frankly, capturing a U.S. Sen- Washington, DC, February 13, 2020. United States Armed Forces engaged in oper- ator’s ‘‘good side’’ is not always an To the Senate: ations directed at designated terrorist orga- easy assignment, but as Bob knows Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, nizations. better than anyone, our audio-visual of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Cramer (for Risch) Amendment No. 1314, to capabilities in this institution are not appoint the Honorable LAMAR ALEXANDER, a amend the findings. Senator from the State of Tennessee, to per- Cramer (for Rubio/Risch) Amendment No. about glamor; they are about civics. form the duties of the Chair. 1320, to amend the findings. They are about making sure the Amer- CHUCK GRASSLEY, Cramer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 1319, ican people can look and listen to their President pro tempore. to amend the rule of construction. government.

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From the very first promoted to general manager of the First, the House Democrats chose to evening, it was clear the House man- Recording Studio came the 2017 inau- degrade their body’s own precedents. agers would not even try to persuade a guration—one big professional chal- The majority sprinted through a supermajority of Senators but simply lenge after another and one success slapdash investigation to meet arbi- sought to degrade and smear the Sen- after another on behalf of the institu- trary political deadlines. They ate itself before the Nation. Senators tion that Bob has served. trivialized the role of the House Judici- were called ‘‘treacherous’’ for not It is no surprise that Bob’s colleagues ary Committee, the body traditionally structuring our proceedings to the at the Recording Studio are sorry to charged with conducting impeachment managers’ liking. see him go. The Senate is better for his inquiries. They sidelined their own Re- Finally, when the trial neared its end dedicated efforts over these many publican minority colleagues and the and it became clear that bullying the years, but he will begin his well-de- President’s counsel to precedent-break- Senate would not substitute for per- served retirement with our sincere ing degrees. suading it, the campaign against insti- thanks for a job well done. All of this was very regrettable, but tutions took aim at yet another inde- IMPEACHMENT from a purely practical perspective, pendent branch—the Supreme Court— Mr. President, now on an entirely dif- breaking the House’s own china was in particular, the Chief Justice of the ferent matter, it has been 1 week since Speaker PELOSI’s prerogative. What United States. the Senate concluded the third Presi- was truly outrageous is what came A far-left pressure group produced dential trial in American history. next—a rolling attack on the other in- ads impugning him for presiding neu- Things move quickly in Washington, stitutions outside the House. trally—neutrally—and not seizing con- as always, so it is natural that our To begin with, the recklessly broad trol of the Senate. One Democratic focus is now shifting to the many pol- Articles of Impeachment were an at- Senator running for President made icy subjects where we have more work tack not just on one President but on the Chief Justice read a pointless ques- to do for families all across our coun- the Office of the Presidency itself. tion gainsaying his own ‘‘legitimacy.’’ try. Their first article criticized the al- So, in summary, the opponents of But when the Senate acts, we do not leged motivation behind a Presidential this President were willing to throw only address the particular issue before action but failed to frame their com- mud at the House, the Presidency, the us; we create lasting precedent. This is plaint as definable ‘‘high Crimes [or] Senate, and the Supreme Court—all for especially true during something as Misdemeanors.’’ This House set out the sake of short-term partisan poli- grave and uncommon as an impeach- into unchartered constitutional waters tics. ment trial. Just as citizens, scholars, by passing the first-ever Presidential The irony would be rich if it were and Senators ourselves studied the past impeachment that did not allege any less sad. For years, this President’s op- precedents of 1868 and 1999, so will fu- violations of criminal statutes. ponents have sought to cloak their ture generations examine what un- Clearly, they owed the Senate and rage in the high-minded trappings of folded over the past few months. the country a clear limiting principle institutionalism. The President’s oppo- So before we adjourn for the upcom- to explain why removal on these nents profess great concern for the ing State work period and leave im- grounds would be different from the norms and traditions of our govern- peachment fully in the rearview mir- malleable and subjective ‘‘maladmin- ment. But when it really counted— ror, I wanted to speak about it one istration’’ standard, which the Framers when the rubber met the road—that more time—not about the particulars rejected as a ground for impeachment. talk proved cheap. It was they who that have been so exhaustively dis- But they offered no such thing. proved willing to degrade public con- cussed and debated but the deeper And their second article sought to fidence in our government. It was they questions, to record some final obser- criminalize the normal and routine ex- who indulged political bloodlust at the vations for the future. ercise of executive privileges that expense of our institutions: reckless— The Senate did its job. We protected Presidents of both parties have rightly reckless—insinuations that our 2016 the long-term future of our Republic. invoked throughout our history. This election was not legitimate; further in- We kept the temporary fires of fac- was, in effect, criminalizing the separa- sinuations—right here on the floor— tionalism from burning through to the tion of powers themselves. that if the American people reelect this bedrock of our institutions. We acted So the House articles would have President in 2020, the result will be pre- as Madison wished—as an ‘‘impedi- sharply diminished the Presidency in sumptively illegitimate as well; bizarre ment’’ against ‘‘improper acts.’’ The our constitutional structure. To ex- statements from the Speaker of the Framers’ firewall held the line. tract a pound of flesh from one par- House that she may simply deny re- But in this case, all is not well that ticular President, House Democrats ality and refuse to accept the Senate’s ends well. We cannot forget the abuses were willing to attack the office itself. verdict as final. that fueled this process. We cannot But it did not stop with the House There has been much discussion make light of the dangerous new prece- and the Presidency. Next in the cross- about the foreign adversaries who seek dents set by President Trump’s oppo- hairs came the Senate. to reduce the American people’s faith nents in their zeal to impeach at all The very night the House passed the in our democracy and cause chaos and costs. We need to remember what hap- articles, the Speaker began an unprece- division in our country—rightly so— pened so we can avoid it ever hap- dented effort to reach outside her own but we must also demand that our own pening again. Chamber and dictate the contours of political leaders exercise some self-re- As we know, the leftwing drive to im- the Senate trial to Senators. The bi- straint and not do the work of our ad- peach President Trump predated—pre- zarre stunt of withholding the articles versaries for them. dated—any phone call to Ukraine—and, achieved, of course, nothing, but the The critics of our Constitution often in fact, his inauguration. This isn’t a irony was enormous. say that because our Framers could Republican talking point; it is what The House had just spent weeks jeal- not have imagined modern conditions, was reported by outlets like POLITICO ously guarding their ‘‘sole power’’ of their work is outmoded. We hear that and the Washington Post. House Demo- impeachment and criticizing other the First Amendment or the Second crats barely tried to hide that they branches for perceived interference. In- Amendment or the separation of pow- began with a guilty verdict and were deed, this reasoning was the entire ers must be changed to suit the times. simply shopping for a suitable crime. basis for their second Article of Im- But the geniuses who founded this So, unfortunately, it was predictable peachment, but their first act out of Nation were actually very prescient. that the House majority would use the the gate was to try to bust constitu- Case in point: The reckless partisan serious process of impeachment as a tional guardrails and meddle in the crusade of recent weeks is something platform to politically attack the Senate. they predicted more than two centuries

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13FE6.001 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1053 ago. Hamilton predicted ‘‘the demon of were performed in 2017.’’ That is 862,320. tunately, abortion extremism has faction will, at certain seasons, extend Most of us can’t even fathom what a grown to such an extent that leading his scepter’’ over the House of Rep- number that big looks like, but that is Democrats, including a Democrat Pres- resentatives. He predicted that par- a lot of babies, because, of course, that idential candidate, not only rule out tisan anger could produce ‘‘an intem- is what we are talking about—babies, banning late-term abortions, but they perate or designing majority in the human beings. actually refused to rule out infanticide. House of Representatives,’’ capable of Proponents of abortion try to deny Last year, after the Democrat Gov- destroying the separation of powers if the humanity of the unborn child, but ernor of Virginia implicitly endorsed left unchecked. science and ultrasound and common infanticide, the Senate took up legisla- The Framers predicted overheated sense all make it very clear that when tion that simply stated that a baby House majorities might lash out at we talk about unborn children, we are born alive in an abortion clinic is enti- their peer institutions and display talking about human beings, with their tled to the same protection and med- ‘‘strong symptoms of impatience and own fingerprints and their own DNA. ical care that a baby born in a hospital disgust at the least sign of opposition Human beings deserve to be protected, is entitled to, and 44 Democrats, al- from any other quarter; as if the exer- even when they are small and weak and most the entire Democrat caucus here cise of . . . rights, by either the execu- vulnerable—especially when they are in the Senate, voted against that legis- tive or judiciary, were a breach of their small and weak and vulnerable. lation. It was a grim day for human de- privilege and an outrage to their dig- Stick around politics long enough cency and for human rights. nity.’’ They knew the popular legisla- and you are sure to hear someone talk- Although we have a long way to go to ture might be ‘‘disposed to exert an im- ing about the importance of being on protect unborn babies in this country, I perious control over the other depart- the right side of history. It is a com- remain hopeful, and I am never more ments.’’ mon trope, but it is no less true for hopeful than when I see tens of thou- They predicted all of this. They pre- that. The truth is, we should think sands of Americans—so many of them dicted it all. about being on the right side of his- young people—descend on our Nation’s So they did something about it. They tory. When people look back at us, we Capital every year to march for life. set up a firewall. They built the Sen- want to be remembered for standing up We may not win this battle today or ate. for what is right, not for going along tomorrow, but we are turning the tide. This body performed admirably these with injustice. The arc of the moral universe is long, past weeks. We did precisely the job we Abortion repeats a tired pattern. One but I believe that it does bend toward were made for. group of people or society decides that justice and in the end right will pre- We did precisely the job we were another group of people is less valu- vail. I look forward to the day when made for, but impeachment should able. They advance plausible-sounding every child born and unborn is pro- never have come to the Senate like reasons why it is legitimate to deprive tected in this country. this. This most serious constitutional these people of their human rights, and I yield the floor. tool should never have been used so for various reasons people in that soci- I suggest the absence of a quorum. lightly—as a political weapon of first ety go along with it. It is a story that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resort, as a tool to lash out at the basic has been repeated too many times, and clerk will call the roll. bedrock of our institutions because one the judgment of history never looks The senior assistant legislative clerk side did not get their way. kindly on these societies. proceeded to call the roll. It should never have happened, and it The United States was founded to Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I should never happen again. safeguard human rights. We haven’t al- ask unanimous consent that the order I suggest the absence of a quorum. ways lived up to that promise, but we for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have never stopped trying. It is time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clerk will call the roll. for America to start standing up for objection, it is so ordered. The legislative clerk proceeded to the rights of unborn humans. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER call the roll. Last week, in his State of the Union The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask Address, the President called for a ban Democratic leader is recognized. unanimous consent that the order for on late-term abortions. In 2016, some- S.J. RES. 68 the quorum call be rescinded. where around 11,000 babies were abort- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. ed at or after the 21-week mark in today the Senate will vote on a bipar- HYDE-SMITH). Without objection, it is pregnancy—11,000 in 1 year. That is a tisan War Powers Resolution offered by so ordered. lot of babies. Senator KAINE directing the President MARCH FOR LIFE As neonatal science advances, we to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Mr. THUNE. Madam President, on have been able to save babies born at Forces for hostilities against the Is- January 24, tens of thousands of pro- earlier and earlier stages of pregnancy. lamic Republic of Iran. life Americans filled the streets of Babies have survived after being born The Constitution is clear: Congress Washington, DC, for the annual March at 25 weeks, at 24 weeks, at 23 weeks, has the power to declare war. The for Life. Unfortunately, I couldn’t and, like Ellie Schneider, who attended President has no authority to enter the come down to the floor to talk about the State of the Union Address with United States into another endless con- the march because the Senate was tied her mom, at 21 weeks. Yet, in this flict in the Middle East, but I fear that up with the impeachment trial, al- country it is legal to kill babies at 40 the President’s erratic decision-mak- though I did get the opportunity to weeks, right up until the very last mo- ing, his lack of strategy, his inability meet with some marchers from Rapid ment of pregnancy. That makes no to control his impulses may bumble us City, SD. Now that the floor is open sense. into a war nonetheless, even if he again, I wanted to come down to recog- How can a child born at 23 weeks be doesn’t intend it. nize this year’s marchers, including regarded as a human being, deserving With this bipartisan resolution, the those from my home State of South of care, and yet an unborn child who is Senate will assert its constitutional Dakota, and talk about why they that very same age be regarded as less authority and send a clear bipartisan march. than human? The moment of birth does message that the President—this Presi- Every year in this country, hundreds not magically confer humanity, and dent or any President—cannot sidestep of thousands of babies are killed by yet our law acts like it does. Congress when it comes to matters of abortion—hundreds of thousands. That I would like to think that a bill to war and peace. It is important to do is not some number the pro-life move- ban late-term abortions like the Presi- this now. ment has cooked up. That is straight dent proposed would be a no-brainer in The President’s actions in the Middle from the pro-abortion Guttmacher In- Congress. At the very, very least, we East have escalated the confrontation. stitute, formerly affiliated with should all be able to agree that we Before the State of the Union, the Planned Parenthood, which reports shouldn’t be aborting babies who can President himself said that war with that ‘‘approximately 862,320 abortions live outside their mothers. But, unfor- Iran was ‘‘closer than you thought’’—

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It is more than appro- we were doing in the news, and 2 hours have an extraordinary group of dedicated priate for Congress to affirm that it later got a call from the administra- judges doing their level best to do equal tion. right to those appearing before them. The has authority over any major long- independent judiciary is something we term hostilities with Iran, as the Con- I fear that by keeping Congress and the American people in the dark, Presi- should all be thankful for. stitution prescribes. That is what Chief Justice Roberts Yet, still, some on the other side dent Trump may be directing military operations in a manner that doesn’t said. have claimed that this War Powers Well, President Trump is once again Resolution is nothing more than an at- stand up to public scrutiny. When you are forced to consult with Congress and attacking a Federal judge—in this tempt by Democrats to embarrass case, Judge Amy Berman Jackson, who President Trump. The Founding Fa- when Congress has the power to declare war, quick and sloppy thinking evapo- is presiding over the Stone case. The thers would laugh at that assertion. Nation now looks again to Chief Jus- One of the great powers they gave Con- rates because people have to at least examine the issues in some detail, and tice Roberts to make clear to President gress—not the executive—was the Trump that these attacks are unac- power to declare war. This resolution is the American public has some say. That is why Senator KAINE’s War ceptable. Speaking of the independence partisan? Well, then, why are a good Powers Resolution is a matter of neces- of the judiciary in broad and general number of Republicans supporting it? sity. I commend Senator KAINE and his terms is well and good. It is a good Let me say this again. This resolu- thing to do, but to not speak up now, tion is going to pass with a bipartisan colleagues on the job he has done, in- cluding my colleague from Illinois, sit- when in the middle of this brouhaha a majority of Senators in support—a rar- judge is being attacked by the Presi- ity these days. If this is purely an at- ting right here, and I urge my col- leagues to vote in favor of it. dent before she makes a sentencing de- tempt to embarrass the President, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE cision, that is when we really need the well, it is going to be a bipartisan one. Chief Justice to speak up. Now would We need to stop pretending as if both Madam President, now on the De- partment of Justice. In the short week be the time for Chief Justice Roberts sides of the aisle aren’t concerned to speak up. Now would be the time for about the President having too much since the conclusion of the President’s impeachment trial, the President has the Chief Justice to directly and spe- leeway over matters of war and peace. cifically defend the independence of That is why this resolution is bipar- reminded us of all the reasons why Congress must serve as the check on this Federal judge. I hope he will see fit tisan, because both sides of the aisle to do that and to do it today. agree that for too long Congress has the Executive. The President has dismissed mem- I have also called on the inspector ceded our constitutional authority to bers of his administration who testified general of the Justice Department to the executive branch, and we are tak- in the House impeachment inquiry, in- investigate the Roger Stone matter. ing an important step today to claim cluding, for no reason, the twin brother The Judiciary Committee in the Sen- that authority back. of one of the witnesses. The adminis- ate should do the same, but even with- Now, today there will be amendments out formal investigation, it is abun- offered that will seek to do one thing tration has reportedly withdrawn the nomination of a senior Pentagon offi- dantly clear that something is rotten and one thing only: undermine what we cial who merely advised her colleagues in the Justice Department. are trying to achieve today and provide about the legal implications of delay- The President can corrupt our Jus- the President’s lawyers with get-out- ing assistance to Ukraine. Truth— tice Department in two major ways: of-jail free cards. My colleague from when the President doesn’t like the pressuring it to investigate his oppo- Arkansas has an amendment that will truth, it has no place in this adminis- nents or using its power to reward his create an exception for operations tration, and people who speak truth to friends. The impeachment of the Presi- against foreign terrorist organizations. power are summarily dismissed. dent concerned the first abuse: The It sounds reasonable at first, but any On Tuesday, after career prosecutors President wanted a foreign power to enterprising lawyer in the administra- made sentencing recommendations for announce an investigation into one of tion could use this amendment to jus- Roger Stone, who was found guilty of his political opponents or funnel alleg- tify the type of unilateral escalation of witness tampering and lying to Con- edly incriminating information to our hostilities that this legislation would gress, the President tweeted that his Justice Department. The President ex- prohibit. My colleague from Florida former colleague and confidant was plicitly mentioned the Attorney Gen- has an amendment that seeks a similar being unfairly treated. Soon afterward, eral during his phone call with the outcome. My friends on both sides who it appears the Attorney General or Ukrainian President. More recently, wish this resolution to pass should vote other political appointees at DOJ coun- Attorney General Barr has publicly down these amendments. They cut termanded the sentencing rec- said that the Justice Department has against the core of the legislation. Sen- ommendation and will instead advise a now set up a channel to receive infor- ator KAINE told me that if this amend- more lenient sentence for the Presi- mation from the President’s personal ment passed, the Cotton amendment, dent’s friend. As a result, all four ca- attorney, Rudy Giuliani, about the he would be forced to vote against his reer prosecutors connected to the Ukraine scandal. It seems to be an at- own bill. What good would that do for Stone case withdrew from the case or tempt to accomplish the same goals those of us who want to pass it any- resigned from the Justice Department the President was just impeached over. way? entirely—a clear signal they believed The events surrounding Mr. Stone’s One final point. With respect to the the revised sentencing conflicted with more lenient sentencing recommenda- situation in Iran, we still don’t have a their professional and ethical obliga- tions are an example of the second way clear picture from the administration tions as prosecutors. Presidents can corrupt the Justice De- about our strategy in the region. The Of course, it was not enough for the partment: improperly rewarding the only gesture of transparency that this President to just lean on the Justice President’s friends. In the wake of Wa- administration has been able to muster Department to make it easy on his old tergate, Congress passed laws and made was a classified all-Members briefing pal. The President went on publicly to crucial reforms so this kind of abuse of conducted more than a week after the attack the judge who would decide Mr. the levers of power will not happen strike. There were 97 Senators who at- Stone’s fate—another example of the again, but here, right now, the Presi- tended, but only 15 Members got to ask President’s blatant contempt for the dent is using the hallowed Justice De- questions before the administration, independence of the judiciary. partment—the only Cabinet agency led by Secretary Pompeo, practically In the past, Chief Justice Roberts has named for an ideal, Justice—as his per- sprinted out the door with a less-than- spoken out in defense of the independ- sonal law firm. He is using the Justice

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The only les- What I hear from the administration: soil over the objection of the Iraqi Gov- son the President has learned is that Oh, no, we have article II powers. Oh, ernment? That has now led the Iraqi there is nothing he can do that Senate no, the 2002 resolution—which had Parliament to ask U.S. troops to with- Republicans will not forgive or ration- nothing to do with Iran. Never envi- draw from the region, which would em- alize or simply ignore. The lesson the sioned. It is so tortured to suggest that power Iran and empower ISIS. President has learned is that the is authorization for us. Can we sit back Finally, the Cruz amendment talks courts are unlikely to stop him, too, and contemplate that possibility? We about President Trump. This resolu- because the Senate Republican caucus cannot. We cannot. tion is not about President Trump. I has voted to confirm virtually every So as someone who voted against the had an original version of it that ref- judge he has nominated, no matter how war in Iraq and served in Congress dur- erenced activities of the administra- unqualified or ill-suited to the bench. ing the debate on whether to authorize tion, but my Republican colleagues—— We are staring at a crisis of the rule military action, I can assure you that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- of law. The institutions designed to the 2002 resolution—that was not its in- ator’s time has expired. check Executive power are crumbling tention, and it doesn’t comport with Mr. KAINE. Asked me to remove before our very eyes. The crisis was the the history, the use, or the plain read- those. President’s own making, but it was en- ing of the text. I ask for a vote against the amend- abled and emboldened by every Senate I am gravely concerned about the ad- ment. Republican who has been too afraid to ministration’s efforts to build a shaky The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does stand up to the President and say no. legal foundation for the explicit pur- anybody want to use time in favor of I yield the floor. pose of carrying us into ever-longer the amendment? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mr. RISCH. Madam President. ator from New Jersey. wars, including potentially against Iran. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I ator from Idaho. ask unanimous consent to speak for up Before we vote to ultimately decide that, it should be the Congress of the Mr. RISCH. Madam President and fel- to 3 minutes in debate. low Senators, I rise in support of Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without United States that should make that decision on behalf of the American peo- ator CRUZ’s amendment. objection, it is so ordered. This is just a continuation of this an- ple, looking our sons and daughters in S.J. RES. 68 imosity toward this President. This the eyes and saying, yes, this is worthy Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I President did a great service to the of the national security of the United rise in strong support of S.J. Res. 68. United States of America, to the people States. Senator KAINE, a distinguished member of America, and to the world by dis- I will vote to send my son and daugh- of the Foreign Relations Committee, patching General Soleimani as he did. ter if the cause is right, but if the has done an extraordinary job here in All of us listened to the intelligence. cause is not right, I will not vote to riveting our attention to a congres- We had the secret and top-secret brief- send my son and daughter or anyone sional responsibility that is para- ings on this. In addition to that, those else’s sons and daughters. That is the mount. It calls for the removal of U.S. of us on the Intelligence Committee ac- debate that should be had here. That is troops from hostilities against Iran tually got information that was com- what Senator KAINE is trying to do that Congress has not authorized. partmented. They had very clear infor- with this resolution. I am concerned One of the most consequential deci- mation, proof to a very high degree that some of the amendments being of- sions we make as Members of Con- that he was imminently attacking—he fered are simply to undermine that. gress—I have been called on on more was imminently planning to attack I look forward to joining with Sen- than one occasion between the House Americans and American forces. ator KAINE to pass that resolution, as and the Senate—is whether to send our This was the right thing to do. It rid well as oppose some of the amend- sons and daughters into battle. It is a the world of a person who really rose to ments. decision that is about life and death the same level as Osama bin Laden and I will submit a longer statement for and national security. The Constitu- some of the other people who have done the RECORD on this resolution, S.J. tion delegated that power to only one these awful things to Americans. We Res. 68, and the War Powers Resolution institution of the entire Federal Gov- should congratulate this President—— more broadly when we return on Mon- ernment—the Congress of the United The PRESIDING OFFICER. All time day, February 24. I urge my colleagues States—to declare war, because of the has expired. severity of the consequences of the de- to read that statement. Mr. RISCH. Just as we did with cision. It is up to the Congress to en- With that, I yield back. President Obama. sure that the executive branch, who- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1301 Thank you. I urge an affirmative ever sits there at any given time, uti- The PRESIDING OFFICER. There vote. lizes all the tools of diplomacy it has will now be 2 minutes of debate equally The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to keep Americans safe and that there divided prior to a vote in relation to question is on agreeing to the amend- is an effective check on executive Cruz amendment No. 1301. ment. power before we send our children off Who yields time? Mr. RISCH. I ask for the yeas and to war. Mr. KAINE. Madam President. nays. I stand in strong support of the reso- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a lution. This body must assert its con- ator from Virginia. sufficient second? gressional privilege. Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I rise There appears to be a sufficient sec- Of course, the President has the right to speak in opposition to the Cruz ond. to take action to defend against immi- amendment. The clerk will call the roll. nent threats to the homeland and to The Cruz amendment is contrary to The senior assistant legislative clerk Americans abroad. No one disputes the purpose of the resolution before the called the roll. that. Senator KAINE doesn’t dispute body. The resolution before the body is Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the that. None of us do. But the President to make sure that Congress is involved Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- does not have the authority to engage in decisions about war. The Cruz KEY and the Senator from Vermont in any military action he likes. amendment is contrary to that purpose (Mr. SANDERS) are necessarily absent. We have been hearing from this ad- by praising the President for a military The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ministration that there is a redline— action taken not only without congres- SCOTT of Florida). Are there any other

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Blackburn Hassan Roberts very difficult decision to do what need- There are currently 69 FTOs on the Blunt Hawley Romney ed to be done to rein up the terrorists Boozman Hoeven Rosen list, including the Basque Fatherland Braun Hyde-Smith Rounds and the people who are operating out of and Liberty, the Kurdistan Workers’ Burr Inhofe Rubio Iran—we also need to recognize the Party, the Irish Republican Army, and Capito Johnson Sasse people on the frontlines, our brave Carper Jones the Communist Party of the Phil- Scott (FL) Cassidy Kennedy young men and women who are in Iraq, ippines. Scott (SC) Collins King pushing back on Iran’s attempt to in- The FTO list has never been a war Cornyn Lankford Shaheen Shelby fluence and to infiltrate the country of authorization. The FTO list is created Cortez Masto Lee Iraq. They are doing our work for us. Cotton Loeffler Sinema by the administration. It adds the Cramer Manchin Stabenow We need to recognize that. Sullivan names to it. This would suggest that, Crapo McConnell I urge an affirmative vote. by being on the FTO, the U.S. military Cruz McSally Thune The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Tillis could take action against you even Daines Moran question is on agreeing to the amend- Enzi Murkowski Toomey without there being congressional au- ment. Ernst Paul Wicker thorization. The list is so long, and it Fischer Perdue Young The yeas and nays appear to be in can be added to by a President. This Gardner Peters order. would basically destroy the underlying NAYS—34 The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk bill by allowing a President to add to Baldwin Gillibrand Schatz the FTO list rather than coming to Bennet Harris Schumer called the roll. Blumenthal Heinrich Smith Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Congress and then taking military ac- Booker Hirono Tester Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- tion. Brown Kaine Udall I know the speaker’s intention is Cantwell Klobuchar Van Hollen KEY) is necessarily absent. Cardin Leahy Warner The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there that this goes to the IRGC. If we need Casey Menendez Warren any other Senators in the Chamber de- to defend ourselves under article II, we Coons Merkley Whitehouse can or we can declare war. Duckworth Murphy siring to vote? Wyden Durbin Murray The result was announced—yeas 99, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Feinstein Reed nays 0, as follows: ator from Arkansas. NOT VOTING—2 [Rollcall Vote No. 47 Leg.] Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, this is Markey Sanders YEAS—99 not about the Basque, and this is not The amendment (No. 1301) was agreed Alexander Gardner Peters about the IRA. This resolution applies to. Baldwin Gillibrand Portman only to the Government of Iran. This Barrasso Graham Reed is, indeed, only about the Islamic Revo- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1322 Bennet Grassley Risch The PRESIDING OFFICER. There Blackburn Harris Roberts lutionary Guard Corps. will now be 2 minutes of debate, equal- Blumenthal Hassan Romney Let me tell you a story about the Blunt Hawley Rosen last 17 years in Iraq. ly divided, prior to a vote in relation to Booker Heinrich Rounds Reed amendment No. 1322. Boozman Hirono Rubio For 17 years, the most deadly weapon The majority whip. Braun Hoeven Sanders our troops have faced has been some- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask Brown Hyde-Smith Sasse thing called an explosively formed pen- Burr Inhofe Schatz unanimous consent that the remaining Cantwell Johnson Schumer etrator. It takes a slug of copper, votes in this series be 10 minutes in Capito Jones Scott (FL) superheats it into a ball of magma, and length. Cardin Kaine Scott (SC) sends it hurtling through the air at Carper Kennedy Shaheen The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Casey King Shelby 6,000 feet per second at our troops. I objection? Cassidy Klobuchar Sinema will spare you the graphic details of Without objection, it is so ordered. Collins Lankford Smith what a liquid ball of copper magma Senator REED. Coons Leahy Stabenow does when it travels at 6,000 feet per Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to Cornyn Lee Sullivan Cortez Masto Loeffler Tester second into the human body, but I will offer my amendment noting that as a Cotton Manchin Thune tell you that those were smuggled into result of Iran’s recent ballistic missile Cramer McConnell Tillis Iraq by, yes, the Islamic Revolutionary strike against U.S. air bases in Iraq, Crapo McSally Toomey Cruz Menendez Udall Guard Corps. over 100 servicemembers have sus- Daines Merkley Van Hollen The vote here is simple: Do you want tained traumatic brain injuries, or Duckworth Moran Warner to vote to stand with our troops, hun- Durbin Murkowski Warren TBIs, as a result of their proximity to dreds of whom have died at the hands the blasts. Enzi Murphy Whitehouse Ernst Murray Wicker of Iran, or do you want to vote to be a It is vitally important that all U.S. Feinstein Paul Wyden lawyer for Iranian terrorists? Government personnel—military and Fischer Perdue Young The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- civilian—who incur such injuries be NOT VOTING—1 ator from Virginia. given the care they deserve and that Markey their medical records be properly anno- MOTION TO TABLE tated to ensure they receive the care The amendment (No. 1322) was agreed Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I move to they are entitled to in the future. to. table Cotton amendment No. 1305, and My amendment recognizes the seri- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1305 I ask for the yeas and nays. ousness of these injuries and honors The PRESIDING OFFICER. There The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a those who will now have to deal with will now be 2 minutes of debate, equal- sufficient second? ly divided, prior to the vote in relation these wounds, possibly for the rest of There appears to be a sufficient sec- to Cotton amendment No. 1305. their lives. ond. I urge my colleagues to adopt this The Senator from Virginia. amendment. Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise in The clerk will call the roll. I ask for the yeas and nays. opposition to the amendment and will The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a be making a motion to table it fol- The result was announced—yeas 54, sufficient second? lowing Senator COTTON’s presentation. nays 46, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.010 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1057 [Rollcall Vote No. 48 Leg.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. The accurately describe the situation, and YEAS—54 question is on agreeing to amendment that is why I urge your support and a Alexander Harris Peters No. 1314. negative vote against any effort to Baldwin Hassan Reed Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I ask for table. Bennet Heinrich Rosen the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Blumenthal Hirono Sanders Booker Jones Schatz The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ator from Virginia. Brown Kaine Schumer sufficient second? MOTION TO TABLE Cantwell King Shaheen There appears to be a sufficient sec- Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I ask Cardin Klobuchar Sinema ond. Carper Leahy Smith my colleagues to vote to table the Casey Lee Stabenow The clerk will call the roll. Rubio amendment No. 1320. Let me ex- Cassidy Manchin Tester The bill clerk called the roll. plain why. The gist of the amendment Collins Markey Udall The result was announced—yeas 93, is basically to say that we are not in Coons Menendez Van Hollen nays 7, as follows: Cortez Masto Merkley Warner hostilities with Iran. If you read the Duckworth Murkowski Warren [Rollcall Vote No. 49 Leg.] newspaper, we now see that 100 Amer- Durbin Murphy Whitehouse YEAS—93 Feinstein Murray Wyden ican troops are suffering from concus- Gillibrand Paul Young Alexander Feinstein Perdue sions—closed-head injuries—that could Baldwin Fischer Peters NAYS—46 Barrasso Gardner Portman potentially lead to other significant Bennet Graham Reed consequences because of the Iranian at- Barrasso Gardner Risch Blackburn Grassley Risch Blackburn Graham Roberts tack on the Al-Asad Air Base. Blumenthal Harris Roberts Blunt Grassley The United States sent the military Romney Blunt Hassan Romney Boozman Hawley Rounds Booker Hawley Rosen strike that killed Iran’s key military Braun Hoeven Rubio Boozman Heinrich Rounds leader and Iraqi militia leader. The Burr Hyde-Smith Sasse Braun Hirono Rubio Capito Inhofe United States took a previous strike a Scott (FL) Brown Hoeven Sasse Cornyn Johnson Scott (SC) Burr Hyde-Smith Schatz week before that killed 25 Iranian-con- Cotton Kennedy Shelby Cantwell Inhofe Schumer nected militia members in 5 sites in Cramer Lankford Sullivan Capito Johnson Scott (FL) Crapo Loeffler Iraq and Syria. The War Powers Act Thune Cardin Jones Scott (SC) Cruz McConnell has a definition of what armed conflict Carper Kaine Shaheen Daines McSally Tillis Casey Kennedy Shelby and hostilities are, and it is clear that Enzi Moran Toomey Cassidy King Sinema Congress was meant to be able to file Ernst Perdue Wicker Collins Klobuchar Smith Fischer Portman this exact motion either during armed Coons Lankford Stabenow conflict or even before armed conflict The motion is agreed to; the amend- Cornyn Lee Sullivan if it were imminent. ment is tabled. Cortez Masto Loeffler Tester Cotton Manchin Thune I would argue that the 100 service- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1314 Cramer McConnell Tillis members who are suffering from head Crapo McSally Toomey The PRESIDING OFFICER. There injuries and the American contractor will now be 2 minutes of debate, equal- Cruz Menendez Van Hollen Daines Merkley Warner who was killed is definitely proof that ly divided, prior to a vote in relation to Duckworth Moran Whitehouse there are hostilities. I ask to table. the Risch amendment, No. 1314. Durbin Murkowski Wicker Enzi Murray Wyden I now move that Rubio amendment The Senator from Idaho. No. 1320 be tabled, and I ask for the Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I want to Ernst Paul Young yeas and nays. be very clear. I oppose this resolution, NAYS—7 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a as it is misguided and it sends a ter- Gillibrand Murphy Warren sufficient second? rible, confusing message to Iran and to Leahy Sanders There appears to be a sufficient sec- our allies in the region. Markey Udall ond. The purpose of my amendment is to The amendment (No. 1314) was agreed The clerk will call the roll. make clear to Iran and to our allies to. The legislative clerk called the roll. that, under the Constitution, the Presi- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1320 The result was announced—yeas 54, dent of the United States has a con- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. nays 46, as follows: stitutional responsibility to take ac- FISCHER). There will now be 2 minutes tions to defend the United States, its of debate, equally divided, prior to the [Rollcall Vote No. 50 Leg.] Territories, possessions, citizens, serv- vote in relation to the Rubio amend- YEAS—54 icemembers, and diplomats from at- ment No. 1320. Baldwin Hassan Peters tack. The Senator from Florida. Bennet Heinrich Reed Blumenthal Hirono Rosen Who could disagree with that? Mr. RUBIO. Madam President, this Booker Jones Sanders Let’s make this clear to Iran and to amendment is a statement of three Brown Kaine Schatz our allies that that is the state of facts: No. 1, that we are not engaged at Cantwell King Schumer this moment in hostilities with Iran— Cardin Klobuchar Shaheen play—notwithstanding the fact, of Carper Leahy Sinema course, that this resolution will not be- we are not at war with Iran; No. 2, that Casey Lee Smith come law. It is going to get vetoed, and the actions that were taken against Cassidy Manchin Stabenow the veto is going to be sustained. Soleimani were, frankly, lesser in Collins Markey Tester Coons Menendez Udall The clear language of this is very scope, nature, and duration than what Cortez Masto Merkley Van Hollen short: the previous administration did and Duckworth Moran Warner The President has a constitutional respon- the way they behaved in their exercise Durbin Murkowski Warren sibility to take actions to defend the United of war powers, also a statement of fact; Feinstein Murphy Whitehouse Gillibrand Murray Wyden States, its territories, possessions, citizens, and No. 3, that the maximum pressure Harris Paul Young servicemembers, and diplomats from attack. of strategy against Iran has reduced NAYS—46 Senators, make this clear. Vote yes Iran’s resources that they can use to on this amendment. sponsor terrorism and proxy groups, Alexander Enzi McConnell Barrasso Ernst McSally The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- also a statement of fact. Whether you Blackburn Fischer Perdue ator from Virginia. agree with maximum pressure or not, Blunt Gardner Portman Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, though it is a fact that this year, and last Boozman Graham Risch Braun Grassley Roberts my friend from Idaho opposes my reso- year, Iran has billions of dollars less Burr Hawley lution, I do not oppose his amendment. than they otherwise would have, had it Romney Capito Hoeven Rounds Cornyn Hyde-Smith I view the Risch amendment as a basic not been for the maximum pressure Rubio Cotton Inhofe restatement of constitutional law, and campaign. Sasse Cramer Johnson Scott (FL) it is essentially the same concept as Those three things are statements of Crapo Kennedy the rules of construction in the resolu- fact, and I think if we are going to Cruz Lankford Scott (SC) tion, so I do not oppose it. have a resolution like this, it should Daines Loeffler

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:40 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.008 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S1058 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 13, 2020 Shelby Thune Toomey create additional ambiguities. We don’t not happening. The facts are not there. Sullivan Tillis Wicker want any more wars without the peo- There is no war with Iran. An airstrike The motion is agreed to; the amend- ple’s elected representatives being able is not a war. Punishing Iran for killing ment is tabled. to debate it. an American citizen is not a war, nor AMENDMENT NO. 1319 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- has the Soleimani strike started a new The PRESIDING OFFICER. There ator’s time has expired. war, as Democrats would have you be- will now be 2 minutes of debate, equal- Mr. LEE. Madam President, I move lieve. It just hasn’t happened. ly divided, prior to a vote in relation to to table the Sullivan amendment, and I It has been 3 weeks now since the Sullivan amendment No. 1319. ask for the yeas and nays. Democrats first tried to vote on this Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam President. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution, and during those 3 weeks, The Senator from Alaska. question is on agreeing to the motion. nothing has happened. Let me just re- Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam President, Is there a sufficient second? peat that. Nothing has happened. There no one wants war with Iran, but while There is a sufficient second. have been no new Iranian attacks I respect Senator KAINE and my other The clerk will call the roll. against us, and we have not attacked colleagues who are supporting the The senior assistant bill clerk called them. How can anyone claim that we broader AUMF, it has fatal flaws. the roll. are at some kind of a war? First, it says the United States The result was announced—yeas 51, Moreover, nobody wants war with should cease its hostilities against nays 49, as follows: Iran. The President has made it very Iran. This is completely backward. The [Rollcall Vote No. 51 Leg.] clear that he doesn’t want war with United States is not actively con- YEAS—51 Iran. In fact, the President’s decision ducting hostilities against Iran, but Baldwin Hassan Peters to eliminate Soleimani has made war Iran has been actively conducting hos- Bennet Heinrich Reed much less likely because it showed Iran tilities against us and our troops for Blumenthal Hirono Rosen that its terrorism would come at a Booker Jones Sanders decades. Just look at the long, bloody Brown Kaine Schatz price. That wasn’t the case before. list: thousands of Americans dead and Cantwell King Schumer Despite this success, today we are de- wounded, Marine barracks in Lebanon, Cardin Klobuchar Shaheen bating whether we want to tie the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, Carper Leahy Sinema hands of our Commander in Chief—or Casey Lee Smith Soleimani, and deadly IEDs in Iraq. Collins Manchin Stabenow any Commander in Chief—to respond Second, the broader AUMF of Sen- Coons Markey Tester when American lives are put at risk, as ator KAINE dramatically limits our Cortez Masto Menendez Udall the Constitution gives them the au- ability to protect these very forces Duckworth Merkley Van Hollen Durbin Moran Warner thority to do. from future attacks, which we know Feinstein Murphy Warren I want to be sure that all of my col- the Iranians are planning. Close to half Gillibrand Murray Whitehouse leagues are crystal clear on what ex- of the forces in Iraq right now are Alas- Harris Paul Wyden actly this War Powers Resolution ka-based military forces, our friends NAYS—49 means, what it will actually do. The and neighbors in Alaska. I want to Alexander Fischer Risch resolution calls on the President to make sure they are protected. Barrasso Gardner Roberts terminate the use of American Armed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Blackburn Graham Romney Forces for hostilities against Iran. But Blunt Grassley ator’s time has expired. Rounds there are no hostilities against Iran. Boozman Hawley Rubio Mr. SULLIVAN. My amendment does Braun Hoeven Sasse There is no war with Iran. that by making sure the President has Burr Hyde-Smith Scott (FL) The resolution calling for the termi- clear authority to protect our troops. Capito Inhofe Scott (SC) nation of hostilities against California Cassidy Johnson Shelby The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cornyn Kennedy would have the same effect. Practically Sullivan ator’s time has expired. Cotton Lankford speaking, this vote will do nothing. It Thune Cramer Loeffler Who requests time in opposition? Tillis is nonsense, but we should be very con- Mr. LEE. Madam President. Crapo McConnell Cruz McSally Toomey cerned about the symbolic effect this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Daines Murkowski Wicker vote will have. ator from Utah. Enzi Perdue Young This will send a very damaging mes- MOTION TO TABLE Ernst Portman sage to Iran. The Iranians will inter- Mr. LEE. Madam President, I have The motion is agreed to; the amend- pret a vote in favor of this resolution great respect for my distinguished col- ment is tabled. as tying the President’s hands, and league from Alaska, and I appreciate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that would lead Iran to believe, once his service to our country and his ator from Oklahoma. again, that it can get by with any- thoughts today. Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I thing. I stand in opposition to his amend- think President Trump’s decision to Remember, it wasn’t that long ago ment because, if there is one thing we take out General Soleimani was the that they really believed that. Nobody don’t need right now, it is anything boldest defense policy decision of his wants that. Congress doesn’t want it. else that would give more authority to Presidency to date. Even in a single The White House doesn’t want it and the military-industrial complex to strike, the President defended Amer- certainly not the American people. So start and finish wars without author- ican lives and showed Iran that ter- I don’t know why we are even debating ization from Congress. rorism and, most importantly, spilling a resolution that could make war more Anytime we introduce additional am- American blood is something that will likely, when we are trying to do just biguity into a field that is already ripe come at a price, unlike what we have the opposite. with ambiguity, given the inherent gone through with the predecessor, If the Democrats insist on tying the tension between ambiguities sur- when the redline didn’t mean anything. President’s hands, the least we can do rounding the inherent article II Com- It means something now. Everybody is minimize the damage. While I urge mander in Chief power and the article knows it. my colleagues to vote against this res- I power that Congress has to declare The result is that we are now in the olution, I also urge them to support war, we run into problems. This would best negotiating position with Iran amendments to minimize the damage. open up that ambiguity. since 1979, and Iran’s escalation, which I want to comment briefly on the The legislation we are addressing includes attacks on tankers, Saudi amendment offered by the ranking here, this resolution, is bipartisan. It Arabia’s oil facilities, and the killing member of the Senate Armed Services has as its object to clarify that, for fu- of an American citizen, has ended, at Committee, my friend the Senator ture, offensive action, we need congres- least for now. from Rhode Island. He is correct to sional authorization. We have been lied Yet some Democrats would have you highlight the traumatic brain injuries to by the Pentagon for years regarding believe in a vote for a War Powers Res- that a number of our troops suffered a war that has gone on for two decades. olution, pretending as though the during the January 8 Iranian strike on That is long enough. We don’t want to President is rushing to war. It is just Iraq. We understand that.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:56 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.011 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1059 However, I would like to clarify: I be- have done the same with President grandfather. Sergeant Gutierrez’s dad lieve we were not misled in this at all. Trump, but with no disrespect to the was a marine during the Vietnam era. Mild TBIs can only be confirmed office. I want an article II President Sergeant Gutierrez was born in Jack- through MRI scans. The Department of who will inhabit fully the article II sonville, NC, near the Lejeune base in Defense implemented its screening pro- powers of the office of Commander in North Carolina. All he wanted to do cedure properly and made sure that all Chief. But what I have hoped for since was serve his country. He joined the troops in the vicinity of the strike I came is an article I branch that Junior ROTC Program at his local high were screened. I think we need to un- would fully inhabit the article I powers school because, he said, ‘‘I want to be derstand that. All of this was done, and that are vested only in Congress. like my grandfather and I want to be it is as if that wasn’t done at all. For that reason, I put the resolution like my dad.’’ By all accounts, he Once those results were made avail- forward and worked with you and oth- served in such a wonderful way. able, the Department of Defense noti- ers to make sure the resolution was bi- This was his third deployment. He fied the public in a press release. It partisan. It is not only bipartisan, but had one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan then briefed our committee, the com- folks from different parts of the polit- previously. This was his third deploy- mittee that I chair. I therefore want to ical spectrum and from different parts ment. commend the Department of Defense of the country and new Members and He leaves behind a wife, Gabby, and for taking all the right measures to veteran Members have come together four children ages 2 to 7. protect our forces during the Iranian to say—after many decades of abdi- Sergeant Rodriguez was from Las strikes and for appropriately screening cating responsibility, under Presidents Cruces, NM. He also leaves behind a our forces for aftereffects. of both parties and under majorities of wife, Ronaleen, no children, but a lot of This is why I think it is extremely both parties in both Houses—it is time devoted family. important that we vote this resolution for Congress to take this very seri- When I read this in the news, I down. Even as it is amended now, it ously. That is why I will be voting in thought it was a misprint. This was will signal to the Iranians that there is favor of the resolution and encouraging Sergeant Rodriguez’s 11th deployment no price for aggression. It will under- other colleagues to do the same. to Afghanistan. He was only 28 years mine deterrence, and it will leave our The last thing I want to say is this. old. He probably didn’t go into the troops, diplomats, and citizens vulner- I talked about these two young men military until he was 18, but he was able. Nobody wants that. briefly yesterday on the floor. I am Special Forces. Those deployments With that, I yield the floor. struck by their stories. The last two tend to be often, more frequent and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. men who were killed in combat for the maybe not as long in duration. But YOUNG). The Senator from Virginia. United States in the 19-yearlong war think about it—10 times in Afghani- Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise to against terrorists that was sparked by stan, and on the 11th deployment, he speak with respect to final passage of America’s righteous outrage over the gave his life. The sacrifices are just S.J. Res. 68, which will be the next attack of 9/11 were two sergeants first kind of staggering for me to con- item of business before us. I will speak class, Javier Gutierrez and Antonio template. briefly because I have been on the floor Rodriguez. They are both from the I will just conclude and say this: I about this a few times in the last week Southwest, one from San Antonio and know that everybody in this Chamber or two. one from Las Cruces, NM. goes to VA hospitals to visit. I have First, I want to thank my colleagues They were both killed last week in three VA hospitals in Virginia. I was in for this process, including the Presi- Afghanistan by an insider attack. It one in Hampton last Friday. We do this dent. It has been a very collaborative was somebody who was wearing a uni- because we want to see our great care process, with a lot of dialogue, a lot of form—potentially, a member of the Af- providers. We talk to our veterans. We listening, a lot of changes in amend- ghan National Security Forces or pos- get inspired by stories of resilience and ments, and back and forth since early ing as one. These are the security see cutting-edge treatments and tech- January. My colleagues, however they forces that we have invested billions nologies. voted on things that I hoped they and billions of dollars in training and Often, those visits are empowering might support me on, were very willing equipping—$45 billion this year alone. and inspiring. One thing you will al- to dialogue and ask hard questions. I Someone wearing that uniform of an ways feel when you leave after a visit understood why people were where ally of the United States turned a to a VA hospital—and I felt this way they were. I just want to thank the weapon on these two gentlemen and when I left the VA in Hampton last body for it. killed them. Friday afternoon—is the enduring con- I also note what a cool thing it is to I read their bios, and I was just so sequences of war. When I was visiting a actually have a bunch of amendment struck by their stories. They were 28 mental health unit, when I was visiting votes on the floor. I hope we might do years old, which means they were 9 the women’s clinic that now deals with more on other items. years old when 9/11 happened and when the increasing number of women vet- This is an issue that is extremely im- Congress passed the war authorization erans, what you grapple with are the portant to this body, and it is ex- under whose terms they were then enduring consequences of war. tremely important to me. Of the vari- serving when they lost their lives in Under the best of circumstances, ety of issues—I didn’t serve in the mili- Afghanistan. They really never knew when we get it right and we win, there tary—why would it be important to in their life anything but war. are still horrible consequences of war— me? Having a child in the military and By the time they were 9 years old the people’s health and people’s lives and coming from a State that is so con- Nation was at war. Nineteen years then the lives and health of the care- nected to the military, I have been later, we are still in the same war, and givers and friends of those who serve. nearly obsessed with this issue since that authorization has been used now Because those consequences are so mo- about 2002. all over the globe to engage in military mentous and so enduring, those of us in I never knew I would have an oppor- activity virtually in so many countries this body—and maybe especially those tunity to work on it as a U.S. Senator, and so many continents. They never of us in this body who didn’t wear the but when I came here in 2012, I started knew anything but war. uniform and didn’t serve—we have a to look for colleagues on both sides of I just want to say a word about each special obligation to make sure that we the aisle and in both Houses who would of them. deliberate and deliberate carefully be- stand for the proposition that war is Sergeant Gutierrez was a young man, fore we send troops into harm’s way. the most solemn responsibility we a 28-year-old from San Antonio. Ser- The President of the United States— have, and it cannot be outsourced to geant Gutierrez’s grandfather was an this President and every President—al- anyone. aviator in World War II who was shot ways needs the ability to defend the I was willing to stand up to a friend— down and imprisoned in a POW camp in United States against imminent attack a Democratic President—and challenge Germany. His name was Mr. Ortiz. He without asking for anybody’s permis- him when he was undertaking military was then liberated when the Russians sion. I think the world knows we will action without coming to Congress. I liberated that POW camp. That was the do that. This body, though, is a body

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They are listening to what peo- ployed and people still losing their them—where we know it when we see ple are saying here on the floor of the lives. We are spending $45 billion a year it, but we can’t define it. We know war Senate. in Afghanistan to preserve the gains when we see it. We also know what ki- One of the messages that will come that we won. No one can question netic action is, in order to protect the out of this and the way this is drawn is America’s resolve. But this resolution people of the United States, that is that the drafters of this want to send a is about a level of deliberation to more isolated in the hands of the Presi- message of appeasement to Iran. This match the sacrifice that we expect. The dent doing the defensive measure. We has been tried. It hasn’t worked. The sacrifice is momentous, so our delib- know that when we see it. But defining last administration bent over back- eration should be careful. That is what the distinction between the two when ward to offer appeasement to Iran. this bill is designed to do. That is why one blurs into the other is very, very They were greatly betrayed by it. It I am so proud to have worked on it difficult. was tried with the JCPOA, and it didn’t with my colleagues. The President needs the authority work. The reason it didn’t work is that I yield the floor. that he has to defend the United we are not dealing with people here The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- States, and it is clear that authority who are acting in good faith. ator from Idaho. comes from three buckets: No. 1, it What we need to do is to send a mes- Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, fellow comes from article II of the U.S. Con- sage of firmness and not weakness. At Senators, we are about to vote on an stitution; No. 2, it comes from the War the end of the day, when we are all important piece of legislation. Of Powers Act; and No. 3, it comes from done with this, there will be such a course, it is a piece of legislation that the AUMFs that have been passed by message. It needs to be a consistent will never become law, but nonetheless this body for some time. and a uniform message when it comes it deserves our attention, and certainly Iran, as you are listening, understand to messaging to Iran and when it it deserves serious consideration. that the President has that authority. comes to the messaging of our foreign We know two things as we approach He has specific authority from all of policy as it relates to Iran. It will not this. No. 1, under the Constitution, it is those buckets. Notwithstanding the ar- be this law that is before us, because it absolutely crystal clear that only Con- guments that have been made here by is going to be vetoed. We all know it is gress can declare war. No. 2, which is some Members of this body, the Presi- going to be vetoed. It takes a two- crystal clear, we know the President of dent unquestionably has those powers. thirds majority to override that. It is the United States has the authority to This power has been used very spar- not going to happen. defend the country. Finally, No. 3—and ingly by this President. Compared to So the mixed message is there. Iran this is very important, as it relates to the last administration, the numbers will listen to it. The hard-liners will this—no one wants war with Iran. No are really, indeed, striking. The drone take it one way, and other people will one agrees that we should proceed to action, drone strikes that have been take it the other. That is not a good war with Iran. That is simply not the taken then and now—during the Obama situation. Hopefully, we will be able to situation here today. administration, there were 540 of them lay this out in a way in which they can There are constitutional questions over 8 years. In this particular admin- read between the lines and get the mes- here that we know we have to wrestle istration, they are very, very few and sage that is important. with, and they are difficult ones. far between and can only be described The President took an action that It is important to note here, first of as a handful. people have criticized here that was all, that the dispute that has been This is a President who abhors the difficult. It was a tough decision. He going on with Iran for a long, long time use of military force. I have had the op- was a really bad guy—a guy who was has really nothing to do with the Ira- portunity to discuss it with him at worse than Osama bin Laden. He was nian people. We support the Iranian length. I have actually been in the the person who was executing Iran’s people. They have a long history, a room when he has been confronted with malign policies in the world and in the proud tradition, and they deserve sub- these questions and had to make the region. His killings and loss of limbs stantially better than what they are decisions. He is deeply moved by these have become legendary in the world getting in leadership today. kinds of questions and understands today. Whenever I see one of our young This is an important debate we are how difficult they are. When he talks men or women who is missing an arm going to have today about war powers about how he has to write letters to or a leg, he or she owes that to General and the use of military force. the families of the men and women who Soleimani. He killed hundreds of peo- One thing also that is clear but that didn’t come home, about having to ple. He was responsible for the IED pro- muddies the water is that there is no make those phone calls, about having gram that took the lives of so many clear line of delineation between actual to go to Dover to receive the remains and maimed so many of our men and war and the use of kinetic force. of our brave men and women who women who were fighting in the Middle As I said, it is important to have this didn’t make it home alive, he is deeply, East. It got to the point at which he debate. I really believe it should not be deeply disturbed by these matters. I was wandering around, really, with im- held in this context. It should be a pol- can tell you, as I said, having been punity and was not worried about what icy that we are debating that is useable there, when he has had to make these he was doing or that anybody was in all contexts. I have sat through doz- decisions, they weigh heavily on him. going to take any action against him. ens of hours of debate on war powers, So what are we doing here today? It Let’s look at the timeline over the the war powers of the President. It is certainly isn’t to rein in this Presi- last year. an age-old debate that has gone on dent. He has not used his power willy- The Iranians started by blowing up since George Washington was Presi- nilly, as I have indicated. It has been oil tankers, and nothing was done dent. It is a hard debate because all used very, very sparingly, and it has about it. They attacked the Saudi oil these words were written in the 18th been used in great contrast to the pre- fields, where 100 Americans were work- century, and things were a lot clearer vious administration. ing, and nothing was done about it. then. Things are much less clear today. Well, what we are doing here today is They took down a drone of ours over These debates were long. There were we are trying to get our arms around international space, and nothing was many lawyers involved. Indeed, no con- the question of, when is it appropriate done about it. Finally, over the fall, clusion can be reached. for the President to use military force? they ratcheted it up with 13 attacks on It is one of those areas where I have We all have our ideas on that. We have U.S. soldiers at U.S. bases in Iraq. come to the conclusion that the words the words that the Founding Fathers These were our men and our women

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:56 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13FE6.016 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1061 whom we had asked to go over there The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) against the per- and push back against Iran’s attempt ator from Idaho. petrators of the 9/11 attack and the Author- at infiltration into Iraq. They took 13 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I ask ization for Use of Military Force Against attacks. Finally, on one of those at- unanimous consent that the scheduled Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Public Law 107–243; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) do not serve as a specific tacks, somebody was killed. The Presi- 1:45 p.m. vote commence now. statutory authorization for the use of force dent laid down a redline that, if an The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without against Iran. American were killed, there was going objection, it is so ordered. (4) The conflict between the United States to be a price to pay. They finally killed The clerk will read the joint resolu- and the Islamic Republic of Iran constitutes, that person. They attacked our Em- tion for the third time. within the meaning of section 4(a) of the War bassy in Baghdad and attempted to set The joint resolution was ordered to Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1543(a)), either it on fire. be engrossed for a third reading and hostilities or a situation where imminent in- Eventually, the President made the was read the third time. volvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances into which United choice to do what he did. This was in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The joint States Armed Forces have been introduced. response to Iran’s continual pushing of resolution having been read the third (5) Members of the United States Armed the envelope and the miscalculations time, the question is, Shall the joint Forces and intelligence community, and all that Iran made. General Soleimani had resolution, as amended, pass? those involved in the planning of the Janu- been traveling from place to place, put- Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask ary 2, 2020, strike on Qasem Soleimani, in- ting in place the final plans of coordi- for the yeas and nays. cluding President Donald J. Trump, should nation for the execution of an attack The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a be commended for their efforts in a success- against the American people. It was sufficient second? ful mission. (6) Section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolu- imminent. There appears to be a sufficient sec- tion (50 U.S.C. 1544(c)) states that ‘‘at any You have heard my friends here say: ond. time that United States Armed Forces are Oh, no. It was not imminent. We lis- The clerk will call the roll. engaged in hostilities outside the territory tened to the intelligence. The bill clerk proceeded to call the of the United States, its possessions and ter- I sit on the Intelligence Committee. I roll. ritories without a declaration of war or spe- sat through all of the briefings that The result was announced—yeas 55, cific statutory authorization, such forces were given that were at the secret level nays 45, as follows: shall be removed by the President if the Con- gress so directs’’. and at the top secret level that were [Rollcall Vote No. 52 Leg.] given to the people who are here in the (7) More than 100 members of the United YEAS—55 States Armed Forces sustained traumatic body. I also sat through the ones that Alexander Hassan Reed brain injuries in the Iranian retaliatory at- were given to the Intelligence Com- Baldwin Heinrich Rosen tack on the Ain al-Assad air base in Iraq de- mittee, which were compartmented and Bennet Hirono Sanders spite initial reports that no casualties were much more granular. There was no Blumenthal Jones Schatz sustained in the attack. doubt that this man was planning an Booker Kaine Schumer (8) Section 8(c) of the War Powers Resolu- Brown King Shaheen imminent attack to kill Americans. He Cantwell Klobuchar tion (50 U.S.C. 1547(c)) defines the introduc- Sinema tion of the United States Armed Forces to didn’t get the chance. Cardin Leahy Smith Carper Lee include ‘‘the assignment of members of such Thank you, Mr. President. Thank Stabenow Casey Manchin armed forces to command, coordinate, par- Tester you for what you did. Cassidy Markey Udall ticipate in the movement of, or accompany We have heard the argument here Collins Menendez the regular or irregular forces of any foreign that it was not imminent. This person Coons Merkley Van Hollen Warner country or government when such military was substantially more of an imminent Cortez Masto Moran Duckworth Murkowski Warren forces are engaged, or there exists an immi- danger to the United States of America Durbin Murphy Whitehouse nent threat that such forces will become en- and to Americans than Osama bin Feinstein Murray Wyden gaged in, hostilities’’. Laden was. Yet, when the President of Gillibrand Paul Young (9) The United States Armed Forces have the United States, Barack Obama, took Harris Peters been introduced into hostilities, as defined out Osama bin Laden, we all cheered it. NAYS—45 by the War Powers Resolution, against Iran. (10) The question of whether United States In fact, we passed a resolution here— Barrasso Fischer Portman forces should be engaged in hostilities 100 to 0—commending the President of Blackburn Gardner Risch Blunt Graham Roberts against Iran should be answered following a the United States for what he did. Boozman Grassley Romney full briefing to Congress and the American Mr. President, you heard us today Braun Hawley Rounds public of the issues at stake, a public debate pass such a resolution that thanks you. Burr Hoeven Rubio in Congress, and a congressional vote as con- Thank you, Mr. President, and fare- Capito Hyde-Smith Sasse templated by the Constitution. well, General Soleimani. Cornyn Inhofe Scott (FL) (11) Section 1013 of the Department of Cotton Johnson Scott (SC) State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 Iran, do not miscalculate and read Cramer Kennedy Shelby and 1985 (50 U.S.C. 1546a) provides that any what is happening here as being capitu- Crapo Lankford Sullivan joint resolution or bill to require the re- lation or weakness or appeasement. It Cruz Loeffler Thune Daines McConnell Tillis moval of United States Armed Forces en- is not. It is a disagreement between Enzi McSally Toomey gaged in hostilities without a declaration of this branch of government, the legisla- Ernst Perdue Wicker war or specific statutory authorization shall tive branch, and our second branch of The joint resolution (S.J. Res. 68), as be considered in accordance with the expe- government, the executive branch, as amended, was passed, as follows: dited procedures of section 601(b) of the to how we should defend ourselves. International Security and Arms Export S.J. RES. 68 Make no mistake about it: We will de- Control Act of 1976. Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- fend ourselves. SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF THE USE OF UNITED resentatives of the United States of America in In America, we operate under the STATES FORCES FOR HOSTILITIES Congress assembled, AGAINST THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF rule of law. This joint resolution that SECTION 1. FINDINGS. IRAN. is in front of us that we are debating Congress makes the following findings: (a) TERMINATION.—Pursuant to section 1013 today will not become law. It will not (1) Congress has the sole power to declare of the Department of State Authorization be part of the body of law by which we war under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 U.S.C. live. It will be vetoed. United States Constitution. 1546a), and in accordance with the provisions Iran, take note: If you continue on (2) The President has a constitutional re- of section 601(b) of the International Secu- the path that you are on with your ma- sponsibility to take actions to defend the rity Assistance and Arms Export Control Act lign activities, it is going to take you United States, its territories, possessions, of 1976, Congress hereby directs the Presi- to a very bad place. citizens, service members, and diplomats dent to terminate the use of United States I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. I understand how from attack. Armed Forces for hostilities against the Is- (3) Congress has not yet declared war upon, lamic Republic of Iran or any part of its gov- it is going to come out. I will be stand- nor enacted a specific statutory authoriza- ernment or military, unless explicitly au- ing here again to sustain the Presi- tion for use of military force against, the Is- thorized by a declaration of war or specific dent’s veto, and it will be sustained. lamic Republic of Iran. The 2001 Authoriza- authorization for use of military force I yield the floor. tion for Use of Military Force (Public Law against Iran.

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The clo- move to proceed to Calendar No. 17. be allowed to make technical correc- ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tions to the engrossing of the amend- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk will report the motion. ments to S.J. Res. 68. clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: objection, it is so ordered. read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 17, S. 311, an act to amend title 18, United States f CLOTURE MOTION Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner EXECUTIVE SESSION We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- from failing to exercise the proper degree of ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the care in the case of a child who survives an Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby abortion or attempted abortion. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR CLOTURE MOTION nation of Silvia Carreno-Coll, of Puerto C Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Rico, to be United States District Judge for Mr. M CONNELL. I send a cloture move to proceed to executive session to the District of Puerto Rico. motion to the desk. consider Calendar No. 384. Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Thom The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Tillis, Mike Rounds, Lamar Alexander, ture motion having been presented question is on agreeing to the motion. John Hoeven, Roger F. Wicker, Rob under rule XXII, the Chair directs the Portman, John Thune, Cindy Hyde- The motion was agreed to. clerk to read the motion. Smith, John Boozman, Tom Cotton, The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chuck Grassley, Kevin Cramer, Steve read as follows: clerk will report the nomination. Daines, Todd Young, John Cornyn. CLOTURE MOTION The senior assistant legislative clerk f read the nomination of Robert An- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- LEGISLATIVE SESSION ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the thony Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby be Judge for the District Court of the Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed move to bring to a close debate on the mo- Virgin Islands for a term of ten years. to legislative session. tion to proceed to Calendar No. 17, S. 311, an CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The act to amend title 18, United States Code, to Mr. MCCONNELL. I send a cloture question is on agreeing to the motion. prohibit a health care practitioner from fail- motion to the desk. The motion was agreed to. ing to exercise the proper degree of care in f the case of a child who survives an abortion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- or attempted abortion. ture motion having been presented AMENDING TITLE 18, UNITED Ben Sasse, John Boozman, Cindy Hyde- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the STATES CODE, TO PROTECT Smith, David Perdue, Tim Scott, Joni clerk to read the motion. PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHIL- Ernst, Lindsey Graham, John Cornyn, The senior assistant legislative clerk DREN—Motion to Proceed James Lankford, Mike Rounds, John read as follows: Hoeven, Mike Crapo, Thom Tillis, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Roger F. Wicker, John Thune, Mike CLOTURE MOTION move to proceed to Calendar No. 420. Braun, Mitch McConnell. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO PROCEED ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the clerk will report the motion. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Mr. MCCONNELL. I withdraw the The senior assistant legislative clerk motion to proceed. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- read as follows: nation of Robert Anthony Molloy, of the Vir- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gin Islands, to be Judge for the District Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 420, S. ator has that right. 3275, an act to amend title 18, United States Court of the Virgin Islands for a term of ten f years. Code, to protect pain-capable unborn chil- Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Thom dren, and for other purposes. EXECUTIVE SESSION Tillis, Mike Rounds, Lamar Alexander, CLOTURE MOTION John Hoeven, Roger F. Wicker, Rob Mr. MCCONNELL. I send a cloture Portman, John Thune, Cindy Hyde- motion to the desk. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Smith, John Boozman, Tom Cotton, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Chuck Grassley, Kevin Cramer, Steve ture motion having been presented move to proceed to executive session to Daines, Todd Young, John Cornyn. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the consider Calendar No. 569. f clerk to read the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The LEGISLATIVE SESSION The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the motion. read as follows: The motion was agreed to. Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to legislative session. clerk will report the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We the undersigned Senators, in accord- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the motion. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby read the nomination of Katharine The motion was agreed to. move to bring to a close debate on the mo- MacGregor, of Pennsylvania, to be Dep- tion to proceed to Calendar No. 420, S. 3275, uty Secretary of the Interior. EXECUTIVE SESSION an act to amend title 18, United States Code, CLOTURE MOTION to protect pain-capable unborn children, and f Mr. MCCONNELL. I send a cloture for other purposes. motion to the desk. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Mitch McConnell, Tim Scott, Joni Ernst, Roy Blunt, Tom Cotton, Kevin Cramer, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Cindy Hyde-Smith, Chuck Grassley, ture motion having been presented move to proceed to executive session to Marsha Blackburn, Richard Burr, Mike under rule XXII, the Chair directs the consider Calendar No. 491. Rounds, Mike Lee, John Hoeven, Shel- clerk to read the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ley Moore Capito, Mike Braun, Steve The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the motion. Daines, Lindsey Graham. read as follows: The motion was agreed to. WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION TO PROCEED CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- clerk will report the nomination. withdraw the motion to proceed. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:56 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.014 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1063 Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby We have all heard a lot about 5G, and ful people. Do you know what they pay move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- 5G is just incredibly fast internet. It to the American taxpayer to use that nation of Katharine MacGregor, of Pennsyl- will make possible things like driver- spectrum? Nothing. Zero. Nada. vania, to be Deputy Secretary of the Inte- less cars, telemedicine, and the inter- You say: Well, how did that happen, rior. Mitch McConnell, John Boozman, John net of things. KENNEDY? You just told me that these Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Kevin Cramer, I want to caution all of us that these radio waves are very valuable and that Tim Scott, Mike Rounds, James E. things are not going to happen over- the telecommunications companies are Risch, Roger F. Wicker, Steve Daines, night. In fact, some parts of our coun- lined up to lease them. How did the for- John Barrasso, John Hoeven, Todd try already have 5G, and we don’t have eign satellite companies get the C band Young, Pat Roberts, John Thune, driverless cars and the internet of for nothing if they are using it right David Perdue, Lisa Murkowski. things and long-distance surgery. now? f These innovations are going to hap- I don’t know. It wasn’t this FCC, but LEGISLATIVE SESSION pen over a long period of time, and in some FCC just gave it to them and the meantime, there is going to be a said: Here, use it for free. Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to proceed lot of hype from the telecommuni- I wasn’t there. I am not necessarily to legislative session. cations companies. Why? Because they criticizing them. I am just telling you The PRESIDING OFFICER. The want to sell you 5G. They are going to they got it for nothing. But they didn’t question is on agreeing to the motion. tell you that 5G can do all these in- get a license. They don’t have a lease. The motion was agreed to. credible things. They are going to tell They have a privilege to use it. In the f you that 5G can grow hair, that 5G can fine print of the document that gives EXECUTIVE SESSION cure erectile dysfunction, that 5G can them this privilege, at any time, the do this and it can do that. FCC can take it back because the for- Look, I want to be on record as say- eign satellite companies don’t have a EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ing 5G is going to be extraordinary, but property interest. They don’t own it. it is not going to happen overnight. They don’t have a lease. They didn’t Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to executive session The emergency that some of our tele- pay anything for it. They just have the and consider Calendar No. 416. communications companies are trying privilege to use it until the FCC wants The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to create is not nearly the emergency to take it back. question is on agreeing to the motion. that really exists because they have Now, the foreign satellite compa- The motion was agreed to. something they want to sell you. I am nies—and I am not criticizing them. The clerk will report the nomination. not putting them down. That is free en- God bless them. They are making a lot The senior assistant legislative clerk terprise. of money using this spectrum that be- How does 5G work? Well, it is wire- read the nomination of Travis Greaves, longs to the American taxpayer for less technology. When I have 5G on my of the District of Columbia, to be a free. Well, that is the way it has been phone and you have 5G on your phone, Judge of the United States Tax Court for a while. Now, some telecommuni- we communicate—whether it is 5G for a term of fifteen years. cations companies like Verizon and wireless technology or otherwise— others—good companies—they say: We CLOTURE MOTION through radio waves. Radio waves go need that C band, FCC. We need that C Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I from my phone to your phone, and they band to use for 5G. send a cloture motion to the desk. carry data. It is called electromagnetic Well, the satellite companies—I will The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- radiation, but all it is, is really radio call them the Luxembourg satellite ture motion having been presented waves. And there are all different kinds companies—once again, good people. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the of radio waves. It depends on the fre- Luxembourg is a good country. They clerk to read the motion. quency. said: Well, we are using the C band The senior assistant legislative clerk Do you know who owns those radio right now. We don’t want to give it up read as follows: waves? The FCC doesn’t. The tele- to the telecommunications companies, CLOTURE MOTION communications companies, which use but we will make you a deal. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- those radio waves, don’t. The Federal They went to the FCC. The satellite ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Government doesn’t, except in this companies said to the FCC: We are Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby sense: You own those radio waves. The using the C band right now, and even move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- American taxpayer owns those radio though we didn’t pay a single solitary nation of Travis Greaves, of the District of waves. And they are incredibly valu- dime for it, we know the telecommuni- Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years. able because telecommunications com- cations companies want it to imple- Mitch McConnell, Cindy Hyde-Smith, panies line up when the FCC has new ment 5G, so here is what we will do. Thom Tillis, John Thune, Mike Crapo, radio waves available for them. They You, FCC, give us the C band. Give it Mike Rounds, Steve Daines, Kevin line up to bid on those radio waves, to us, and we will turn around and Cramer, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, which they can use. We call that spec- make sure that the telecommuni- Shelley Moore Capito, Todd Young, trum. cations companies get to use it. We John Boozman, David Perdue, James E. There is a certain type of radio wave will lease it to them. Risch, Lindsey Graham, Roger F. going through the air—or spectrum, if The amount of money that the for- Wicker. you will—that is perfect for 5G. It is eign satellite companies would have Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous like Goldilocks’ porridge—it is not too made was about $70 billion. I call it consent that the mandatory quorum hot; it is not too cold; it is just right. ‘‘The Bank Job’’ robbery. Remember calls with respect to the cloture mo- The telecommunications companies that movie that came out in 2008, ‘‘The tions be waived. want to use that C band, we call it, or Bank Job’’? It was a 2008 heist movie. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without midrange spectrum. I am going to call It was about the 1971 Baker Street rob- objection, it is so ordered. it C band. They want the FCC to li- bery in London. I call this proposal The PRESIDING OFFICER. For the cense it to them. ‘‘The Bank Job’’ robbery. I don’t see information of the Senate, the motion Well, right now, using that spectrum, how the foreign satellite companies to proceed to Calendar No. 420 was not that C band—remember, these are the made the proposal with a straight face. agreed to; it was only made. radio waves, the spectrum, that are Give us this C band that belongs to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- just perfect for 5G. Right now, using American people. Just give it to us, ator from Louisiana. this C band spectrum are a number of and we are going to sell it to the tele- 5G satellite companies, most of which are communications companies and pocket Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I want foreign-owned. The major satellite the $70 billion. to talk for a few minutes today about companies that are using it right now Do you know what? Our FCC almost 5G, the Federal Communications Com- happen to be domiciled in Luxem- did it. They were this close. They said: mission, and swamp creatures. bourg—wonderful country and wonder- Oh, we have to do this because we have

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We can negotiate a pay a red dime for it—let’s give them much as I respect the Chairman, I better deal. the spectrum that belongs to the wouldn’t take him with me if I was The Chairman of the FCC does not American people and let them sell it to going to buy a car because he would need to become known as the $15 bil- the telecommunications companies and pay the full sticker price. If I needed lion man. He needs to hold up and let pocket the $70 billion because our hair somebody to explain string theory to us talk to the satellite companies and is on fire and we have to do it. me or the Doppler effect or quantum negotiate a better deal. Swamp creatures. They came this engineering or genome sequencing, I Now, if he is not willing to do that, close to stealing $70 billion from the would probably go to the Chairman of he needs to at least tell President American people, but they didn’t pull the FCC because he is that smart. But Trump because do you know who is it off because a number of Members of I don’t agree with him that he has going to get blamed for this? The the Senate and the House of Represent- made a good deal to give $10 billion President. It will not be his fault, but atives started raising fresh hell—fresh away to these foreign satellite compa- he is going to get blamed for it because hell. nies—$10 billion of American taxpayer it happened on his watch. I went to see the President of the money that ought to be going to things Here he is, out there talking about the American economy, we have to pro- United States. like rural broadband. I said: Mr. President, do you know The Chairman is going to present tect our economy, and we have to buy what is going on here? Here you are that to the FCC to vote on it on Feb- American first. It doesn’t mean we every day saying ‘‘Buy American. We ruary 28. He says he has the votes to don’t love the rest of the world, but his FCC is just giving away $15 billion of have to take care of America first.’’ It pass it. I can tell you this, it is not taxpayer money—of taxpayer money— doesn’t mean we don’t care about the going to be unanimous, and it is not to our friends and foreign satellite rest of the world, but we have to buy going to be noncontroversial to give companies, and the President will get American, and your FCC over here is away $15 billion to somebody who blamed. So I am hoping the FCC at giving away this C band to Luxem- doesn’t have a property interest. least goes to see him and tell him what bourg satellite companies. He says: We have to do it because we He said: What in God’s name? they are going to do. are in a race with China. When the American public finds out He was like Rocketman. He got mad. OK. I agree with that. And your point about this, you are not going to be able I don’t speak for the President, but I is? to find the FCC members who came up am just telling you what happened. He says: Well, if we don’t do it, the with this idea. You are not going to be So the FCC, to its credit, backed off. satellite companies are going to sue us. able to find them with a flashlight, They said: No, we are not going to give That is another straw man. Let me with a map, or with a search party. it away. We are going to do what we tell you something. The FCC gets sued You will not be able to find them with should have done in the first place; every day. Do you know what the FCC Google. They are going to be hiding. It that is, auction it off. Chairman needs to tell the satellite They are going to hold an auction is an embarrassment. companies? He needs to tell them: Hey, They may have the votes to do this, like on eBay, and these satellite com- do you need me to draw you a map to but I am not giving up. I have a bill, panies—rather, these telecommuni- the courthouse? Go sue. We get sued along with Senator SCHUMER—yes, cation companies can come in and bid. every day, but I am not going to give CHUCK and I are working on a bill to- If the FCC would do it right, we would you $15 billion of taxpayer money to go gether—Senator CANTWELL, Senator take in $70 billion for the American away because it is wrong. SCHATZ, and we are going to have some taxpayer, and we could use that money I am not sure the FCC has any au- others on the bill, that says: Look, this to implement rural broadband, and thority to do this. Last time I checked, is Congress’s decision, not FCC’s deci- then everybody would be happy. it was Congress that appropriates sion. It would allocate a much more It would have been great, but no, money, not the Federal Communica- modest sum to these foreign satellite here comes the ‘‘Baby Driver’’ heist. tions Commission. companies. I would like the FCC, if it Did you see that movie, ‘‘Baby Driv- I told you that the FCC Chairman’s would, to step back, continue on with er’’? Now there is a new proposal on the proposal is to give the foreign satellite its auction planning and give us a table. The Chairman of our FCC—who companies $5 billion to buy new sat- chance to negotiate on behalf of the is a good man, by the way; I am going ellites and to move to a new spectrum, American taxpayer. to come back to him—he has come up and $10 billion just to go away because I am going to close with this point: with a new proposal. To his credit, the they say: Oh, we are scared of a law- Not a single day passes in this Cham- Chairman says: We are going to bid it suit. We are scared of a lawsuit. ber that I don’t hear one of us, Demo- out, but we are going to take $15 bil- I don’t know how he arrived at $10 crats and Republicans, talking about lion of the money that comes in, and billion to give to them. I wish some- the deficits, and, boy, are they high— we are going to give it to the foreign body would give me $10 billion. Why $22 trillion and climbing. We borrow $1 satellite companies. not $11 billion? Why not $8 billion? million a minute to run this place. So For what? They don’t own it. They Why not $7 billion? There is no expla- $1.4 billion a day, that is how much don’t have a license; they just have a nation. We are just going to give them more we spend than we take in. We are privilege. He is going to give $5 billion $10 billion of taxpayer money, and they mortgaging our kids’ future. Every- to them to relocate to different spec- are going to go away. body talks about it and says we have to trum, and then he is going to give Of course, the satellite companies, do something about it. them $10 billion—that is nine zeros—in they are happy as clams. They are as We are like a problem gambler chas- walking-around money just to go away. happy as a gopher in soft dirt because ing his losses. Some say we are like a That is why I call it the ‘‘Baby Driver’’ they are getting $10 billion for nothing. drunk sailor, but we are worse than a heist. That was a great movie. Did you And they are also getting $5 billion to drunk sailor. A drunk sailor stops see that, starring Jamie Foxx? Wonder- buy new satellites, but if you check, all spending when he runs out of money. ful movie. the satellites now are worn out, so they We don’t. We just borrow it. Let me say this about the FCC Chair- would have to buy new satellites any- Here we are, in the middle of all of man: He is a friend of mine, and he is way—5G or not. this, and our Federal Communications smart as a whip. He went to Harvard The FCC needs to wait. On February Commission is going to give away $15 undergrad, honors degree, Chicago Law 28, they need to announce and vote to billion. Our Chairman, henceforth, will School, Chicago Law Review, and have the public auction as they had be known as the $15 billion man. worked as an executive at Verizon promised. It will be held in December If they do this without telling the Communications for a while. I consider of this year. There is absolutely not a President, without consulting with

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Probably returning back to Okla- counter and ordered Cokes. And they The PRESIDING OFFICER. The homa to study, the Oklahoma Legisla- sat there all day, never being served— clerk will call the roll. ture hurriedly put together a new law all day. It was the birth nationwide of The senior assistant legislative clerk school and called it Langston Law what we know of as the sit-in move- proceeded to call the roll. School and opened up a room in the ment, where young men and women Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I ask State capitol and put a few books there who were African American would go unanimous consent that the order for and said: There is your law school. and sit down at a place and just wait to the quorum call be rescinded. Thurgood Marshall and Ada Fisher be served. It started a movement that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without did not accept that—nor should they shook the Nation into this issue of seg- objection, it is so ordered. have—and started the process again of regation. Those two ladies made a re- BLACK HISTORY MONTH saying: We can’t have a separate but markable change for the better in our Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, in ‘‘equal’’ law school in Oklahoma. They history: Clara Luper and what she did; 1924, when Oklahoma was a very young argued again in State courts, eventu- Ada Fisher and what she did. State, a young lady named Ada was ally ending up again heading all the As we look back on tomorrow, Fred- born in Chickasha. Now, you would get way back to the Supreme Court. erick Douglass’s birthday, and we cele- that joke if you are from Oklahoma be- Before it got to the Supreme Court brate February as Black History cause we have a town in Oklahoma and Oklahoma would lose again in Month, we realize how much history called Ada and a town in Oklahoma front of the same nine Justices, they has really happened around us—just in called Chickasha. This is a young lady determined that they would break, and the past 100 years even. We can go back named Ada born in Chickasha. they would give. On June 18, 1949, more as far as we want to and talk about the She thrived. She was an excellent than 3 years after she started the proc- great Frederick Douglass and the influ- student. In fact, she was the valedic- ess of getting into law school, she was ence he had on Abraham Lincoln and torian of her high school, Lincoln High admitted into the University of Okla- the influence he had on the Nation. School. She left that and went to col- homa College of Law, where she was Quite frankly, in Oklahoma, there lege. She stayed 1 year at one college, given a seat in the back of the room are Black leaders today who are mak- then transferred to another college and with a sign directly in front of her that ing history, and 50 years from now and graduated with honors in 1945. read ‘‘coloreds only,’’ and she could sit 100 years from now we will be talking She dreamed of being a lawyer. She in that row in the back of the room. about them like we talk about Clara had graduated with honors. She had In 1950, just the next year, those bar- Luper and like we talk about Ada Fish- graduated valedictorian. She had all riers would come down, and in August er. the credentials and all the capabilities of 1952, Ada Fisher graduated from the We will be, 100 years from now, still to do it, but she had one big problem: University of Oklahoma law school and talking about Russell Perry and the She was Black. In Oklahoma in the became a lawyer. She set the pace for business work that he and his son 1940s, there were no law schools that thousands and thousands of others who Kevin have done in radio, what they would allow a Black student to attend. are lawyers behind her now and get the have done in real estate, and what they So, in Oklahoma, the policy was to chance of having that same joy. have done in leadership in our State. help Black students who wanted to be Interestingly enough, if you were to Russell Perry was a barrier breaker. He a lawyer leave the State to study visit the courthouse in Oklahoma City, was a cabinet member for a Governor. somewhere else. the Federal district court there—if you He has been a great leader and is a She really didn’t want to do that. were there a couple years of ago, you great leader in our State. She had graduated from the great would have bumped into Vicki Miles- We will still be talking, years and Langston University and had a great LaGrange. That African-American years from now, of Dr. Kent Smith, the education there and had every ability judge, the pace was set for her by Ada current president of Langston Univer- to do that. She interviewed with the Fisher. If you drop by and visit it sity, and what he has done at Langston University of Oklahoma—interviewed, today, you would bump into Bernard and the leadership model that he has in actually, with the president of the Jones, that African-American judge our State. school at that time—to go through the who serves there for the Western Dis- For years, we will be talking about process to get into the University of trict of Oklahoma. The pace was set for the members of the 1921 Race Massacre Oklahoma law school. him by Ada Fisher decades before. Commission and those individuals She was found to be fully qualified, Quite frankly, we can’t even fathom, around Tulsa who have gathered but the problem was, again, she was in this current time period, how dif- around to say: What are we doing to Black. And it wasn’t just a problem ferent things really are, but it is inter- help bring a community together and with the University of Oklahoma. At esting to notice that time period and break down the barriers of segregation that time, there was State law that did that generation and some ladies who and of racism that still exist? not allow Black students and White really stood up and made a difference We will be talking for years about students to study together—and cer- in Oklahoma because at the same time Hannibal Johnson. He is a lawyer and a tainly not to study law together. that Ada was at Langston University, brilliant man, a historian, and a leader So she did a radical thing. On April 6, another lady named Clara was at in his community. 1946, she filed a lawsuit against the Langston University. We will be talking for years about State of Oklahoma saying that she We know her affectionately in Okla- Wayland Cuban, an Oklahoma City po- wanted to study law at the very good homa as Clara Luper. Now, some folks lice officer and a person who has spent University of Oklahoma law school. A may not know Clara Luper’s name, but a tremendous amount of time helping young lawyer took up her case, a gen- they know what she did. Clara Luper those around him and helping youth, tleman named Thurgood Marshall, a was at Langston University as well in especially those in trouble, to have a young lawyer who later became Su- the early 1940s. She finished her study, radical turnaround. preme Court Justice Thurgood Mar- got her bachelor’s degree there, went We will talk for years about Terry shall. Young Thurgood Marshall took and got a master’s degree, and contin- Munday and what he has done on the up her case to argue in front of Okla- ued on through the process. She be- radio. homa district court, where they lost, came the Youth Council leader for the We will talk for years about pastors arguing it all the way to the State su- NAACP in 1957, and in 1958 she helped scattered all over our State that, in preme court, where they lost, lost, lost. her students—her youth whom she the African-American community,

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He has, for found within the bowels of Washington, listing every government-funded years, mentored students and has had a and then I put it forward and offer up project that is $1 billion or more over 100-percent success rate, year after a solution to stop it. budget or 5 years or more behind sched- year after year, of just loving on kids Take, for example, what I like to call ule. and helping them in every way he can. the binge buying bureaucrats. Every Second, it requires every project sup- Dr. Shaw has made a remarkable dif- year at the end of September, the bu- ported with Federal funds to include a ference in our State. reaucrats charge billions of dollars to pricetag that is easily available for We will talk for years about Clarence taxpayers during Washington’s annual taxpayers. Hill and about what he has done for use-it-or-lose-it spending spree. We Third, it eliminates use-it-or-lose-it race relations in our State and how he have seen the compulsive buying in- impulse purchases by limiting an agen- is quietly bringing people together to clude items like millions and millions cy’s spending in the last 2 months of sit down around a dinner table and de- of dollars of lobster and crab. We have the fiscal year to no more than the av- velop friendships that should have ex- even seen spending on games and toys erage spent in the other months. isted long ago. or even on something like a $12,000 Fourth, it prohibits Congress from We will talk for years about Stephan foosball table. Is that what we need in going on recess without passing a budg- Moore and his family, what they have Washington, DC—foosball? et on time. done in the inner city, what they have I have also called out Washington’s Fifth and lastly, it prohibits Con- done to pull kids out and look at them boondoggles that are just bottomless gress from getting paid without its eyeball to eyeball and give them a money pits for projects that never real- passing a budget on time. sense of hope and a sense of joy. ly even get off the ground. As for the See, in our State and around my city, Folks, these are not new or radical contractors who are working on these Oklahoma City, where Frederick Doug- reforms. Many folks in the Senate and boondoggles, the ones who are failing lass High School is, February is not in the House have proposed various at their jobs, guess what—they are get- just another month. We understand versions of these items, recognizing the ting big, fat bonuses. serious problem we face. Like the bill what Black history really means be- A primary example of this egregious cause we are living it with legacy-leav- title reads, these ideas just make misuse of tax dollars is what I like to sense. If hard-working Iowa families ers like Ada Fisher and Clara Luper call the moondoggle. Right there. and so many others who have left such have to manage their budgets, we real- There you have it. Look at that—the ly should expect Washington to do the a mark. moondoggle. I am talking about the I am proud to say I have neighbors same. So let’s get at it. rockets that are being developed for and friends all around me who continue I suggest the absence of a quorum. NASA’s next Moon mission. This to make history in what they continue The PRESIDING OFFICER. The project is billions of dollars over budg- to do in our State. I am grateful to call clerk will call the roll. et and years—folks, not months but them friends, and I am grateful we The bill clerk proceeded to call the years—behind schedule due to poor per- have the opportunity to celebrate roll. formance. Yet NASA still handed out Frederick Douglass’s birthday to- Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, I ask generous bonuses that totaled over $300 gether. unanimous consent that the order for I yield back. million to the contractor who is work- the quorum call be rescinded. I suggest the absence of a quorum. ing on the project. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Folks, it is absurd. This is absurd. We objection, it is so ordered. clerk will call the roll. have to put an end to it, and thank- f The senior assistant legislative clerk fully I believe we might actually be on proceeded to call the roll. a path that will do that. LEGISLATIVE SESSION Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, I ask Taxpayers should be encouraged that unanimous consent that the order for all of this ‘‘squealing’’ has finally been MORNING BUSINESS the quorum call be rescinded. heard at the other end of Pennsylvania The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Avenue. Both of these Squeal Award Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, I ask SCOTT of Florida). Without objection, recipients—the binge buying bureau- unanimous consent that the Senate it is so ordered. crats and the infamous moondoggle— proceed to legislative session for a pe- MAKE CENTS ACT have been targeted by President Trump riod of morning business, with Sen- Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, there is in his latest budget proposal. ators permitted to speak therein for up really no way to sugarcoat it. Washing- Within its pages, the President states to 10 minutes each. ton’s budget process is broken. Every that his administration is committed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without year, it is like clockwork. First, the to stopping improper end-of-year objection, it is so ordered. President submits his budget, like we spending and will begin closely scruti- f nizing how money is being spent at the saw this past Monday. Then the House 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEE end of the fiscal year to curtail waste. tears it up—no pun intended, really. COUNTY They ultimately fail to pass their own The President’s budget also calls out budget, and then Congress kicks the the poor performance of the NASA con- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, can down the road before finally cram- tractor and proposes management im- today it is a privilege for me to join ming through a budget-busting bill at provements that would shave $300 mil- Kentuckians in Lee County in marking the eleventh hour. lion off the cost of the mission. This is 150 years of their distinguished history. There is no question this process is encouraging, no doubt about it. Found in Eastern Kentucky, where tall dysfunctional, but maybe, more impor- In order to codify these efforts, I am hills meet dense forests, Lee County is tantly, its lack of transparency allows putting forward a package of common- home to a special rural heritage. I for wasteful spending to continue year sense reforms to join the President in would like to spend a few moments after year—unchecked. urging Congress to actually address today to look back at the area’s won- Folks, this cycle has to end. We have Washington’s spending addiction, get derful traditions and to celebrate its to start chipping away at this bal- our budget process back on track, and great potential for the future. looning debt, and we have to work to- ensure Iowans understand exactly how To fully understand Lee County’s ward cutting our government’s most their hard-earned dollars are being history, we must appreciate its geog- wasteful spending. spent. raphy. The county seat, Beattyville, One of the best ways to do this is to In order to force Congress to do its sits at the birthplace of the beautiful call it out when we see it. As some of job and become a better steward of tax- Kentucky River. The Commonwealth’s

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Such an endorsement— farmers to grow a wide range of crops, as follows: ‘‘The President has a con- even if unintended—of unchecked Exec- including tobacco, corn, and apples. stitutional responsibility to take ac- utive power undermines the purpose of The Daniel Boone National Forest, tions to defend the United States, its the underlying joint resolution, and it which covers thousands of acres of the territories, possessions, citizens, serv- makes a mockery of the Congress’s sole county, provides an abundant source of icemembers and diplomats from at- power to declare war. That is not some- hardwood. Taking advantage of the tack.’’ thing any of us should condone. beautiful Appalachian Mountains, coal On its face, the Risch amendment f operations in the county have been a seems reasonable. The President does THE CLEAN ECONOMY ACT historic aspect of this region. have a responsibility to defend the Formed in the years following the country. But, as is so often the case, Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I Civil War, Lee County did not take the devil is in the details, or the ab- rise to discuss solutions to the climate long to become a center of regional sence of details, and when it involves crisis, which threatens the health and ground and water transportation. At engaging U.S. Armed Forces in hos- well-being of my constituents in Mary- the beginning of the 20th century, the tilities, we should pay particularly land and Americans across the Nation. Louisville and Atlantic Railroad ex- close attention. I was among those who The urgency of climate change asks tended its line to Beattyville, encour- opposed the amendment and I want to us to be our most cooperative and col- aging new opportunities for local explain why. laborative selves and to seek policy so- growth. The following decades saw a First, it is important to note that the lutions that far outlast our legacies in strengthening economy and growing underlying resolution already states office. As the threat of climate change population. that ‘‘[nothing] in this section shall be becomes more and more visible to the As the county developed, so did its construed to prevent the United States American public, people are demanding rural traditions. One of them, the local from defending itself from imminent action from their Federal Government. Woolly Worm Festival, celebrates Lee attack.’’ So there is no question about This year, we have seen an unprece- County’s mountain culture. Each Octo- the President’s authority to defend the dented level of interest from Ameri- ber, the community gathers for a vari- country. But the central purpose of the cans of all ages and walks of life on ety of events, including a pet show, a resolution is to give meaning to the real solutions to this complex problem. parade, and a pageant. The most inter- Congress’s constitutional authority— A variety of comprehensive solutions esting day is the Woolly Worm Races, the Congress’s sole power—to declare have been proposed, some that rep- where young people see whose banded war. For far too long this body has sur- resent a departure from how the Fed- woolly worm is the fastest to climb a rendered that duty to the executive eral Government has addressed climate string. The winning worm is given the branch. change in the past, while others utilize responsibility of predicting that year’s In 2002, when the Senate considered existing Federal frameworks to drive upcoming winter based on its body’s whether or not to authorize President climate action. coloration. This is just one example of George W. Bush to invade Iraq, many History tells us that our Federal the pride every Lee County resident in this body argued that providing the agencies have an incredible capacity to can enjoy in their home county. President with that authority was evolve to meet the threats of their I frequently get the chance to visit needed to convince Saddam Hussein to time. In previous administrations, the with families in Lee County and con- back down. I, instead, saw it as Con- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sistently work to advance their prior- gress abdicating its constitutional has been a dynamic steward of domes- ities in the Senate. For example, I have duty by providing the President with tic environmental law throughout the partnered with local officials to secure open-ended authority to use military last half-century and is well-practiced millions of Federal dollars to upgrade force against Iraq. For that reason, in addressing environmental concerns their water infrastructure and to build among others, I voted no. as they emerge. Unfortunately, Con- a hiking and mountain biking trail. It In fact, my worst fears were realized. gress and the President have failed to has also been a privilege to support the Not only was the justification for that provide the EPA with the direction and brave drug eradication efforts of law war based on lies, but thousands of funding it needs to address the issue of enforcement and the Kentucky Na- Americans died, trillions of dollars climate change in earnest. I support tional Guard in the Daniel Boone Na- were wasted that could have been used Senator CARPER’s Clean Economy Act tional Forest. Answering the call of to fix what’s broken in this country, for this very reason. The Clean Econ- Kentuckians is one of the best aspects and the American people are no safer. omy Act understands that the EPA lies of my service in the Senate, and I look Today that authority is being used in at the center of America’s climate fu- forward to continuing to deliver for ways that no one envisioned or in- ture and empowers it to address cli- communities in Lee County and across tended to justify an attack against an- mate change proactively. Kentucky. other country, Iran, nearly two decades The Clean Economy Act provides the Lee County will kick off its year of later. agency with the clear goal of net-zero festivities on March 1, the same day We should learn from that costly greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to the county was established in 1870. In mistake. The obvious implication of match the urgency to reduce warming addition to many community events, the Risch amendment is that any global temperatures. The Intergovern- the county is also presenting an oral President is authorized, and has an af- mental Panel on Climate Change’s— history project, featuring community firmative responsibility, to use mili- IPCC—October 2018 Special Report on members discussing local artifacts and tary force at anytime, anywhere, in- climate warns that warming above 1.5 historical events. There is certainly a definitely, to prevent an unspecified degrees Celsius above pre-industrial lot to celebrate about the last 150 attack that might occur sometime in levels will have a catastrophic impact years. I am delighted to join all the the future. There is no requirement on our global systems. The United families throughout Lee County in that it be ‘‘imminent’’. There is no re- States reaching net-zero is an essential marking this impressive milestone, quirement that such an attack be any- component to keep global temperature and I urge my Senate colleagues to join thing other than speculative or imag- warming below the 1.5 degrees Celsius me in paying tribute to this wonderful ined. cap. Eastern Kentucky community. Given the way this and past adminis- Many of this administration’s nomi- f trations have expansively interpreted nees are fond of pointing out that they past authorizations for the use of force, are not scientists, implying that they S.J. RES. 68 the Risch amendment could be inter- are not qualified to make decisions re- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, earlier preted to further erode Congress’s abil- lated to climate change. I will point today, we voted on an amendment to ity to prevent a President from unilat- out that most of us are not economists

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We have a responsibility to make The Federal assistance in it will help agencies to encourage the restoration informed decisions affecting our cli- the transportation sector lower emis- of ecosystems such as forests and wet- mate, environment, and natural re- sions through infrastructure for elec- lands that sequester carbon and im- sources, which are at the heart of our tric and alternatively fueled vehicles. prove climate resilience, particularly ability to maintain a healthy sustain- The bill also supports States and local on Federal and Tribal land. able economy. There are some tough agencies preparing our Nation’s roads The fight to reduce the greenhouse decisions to make in the face of cli- and bridges to withstand climate gases that cause climate change is not mate change that reasonable people impacts. unlike the challenge we face in clean- will disagree about, but the basic I encourage my colleagues across ing up and restoring water quality in science should not be ignored. Whether committees to work together to enact the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and to accept the facts of the matter both pieces of legislation to prepare all streams. Many of the solutions, such as should not be a partisan debate. sectors of the clean economy for the restoring natural carbons sinks like Fortunately, the IPCC, to which the climate reality before us today. wetlands, are the same. Wetlands act U.S. Government and scientific com- One of the most critical climate like natural sponges, storing excess munity is a leading contributor, con- change impacts that we must take im- carbon in soils, as well as soaking up tinues to provide a well-documented mediate action on is the threat to our stormwater and trapping pollutants be- guide for what we need to do to respond water infrastructure. This week, GAO fore they reach rivers, streams, and the to the climate crisis. According to the is releasing a report on water infra- Chesapeake Bay. IPCC’s landmark Special Report on structure and climate change in re- The original Chesapeake Bay Agree- Global Warming of 1.5°C, the model sponse to a request I made with my ment was a simple, one-page pledge pathways that would enable us to limit colleague Senator SHELDON WHITE- signed in 1983 recognizing that a coop- global warming to the critical bench- HOUSE of Rhode Island. We asked the erative approach was necessary to ad- mark of 1.5°C above pre-industrial lev- GAO to study what is known about the dress the bay’s pollution problems. The els reach net zero global net anthropo- effects of climate change on the Na- 1987 Chesapeake Bay Agreement set the tion’s domestic water systems and the genic CO2 emissions by approximately first numeric goals to reduce pollution potential fiscal risks posed by those ef- 2050.This bill is based on the science and restore the bay ecosystem. Today, fects and evaluate Federal actions that that demonstrates the importance and the EPA-led Chesapeake Bay Program value of reaching net-zero greenhouse may be taken to reduce such risks. Therein, EPA estimates that drink- partnership engages dozens of agencies gas emissions by not later than 2050. ing water and wastewater utilities need and organizations in the effort to re- We can do this, and making the nec- store the bay and its rivers. I am en- essary investments to do so will to invest almost $744 billion to repair and replace their existing infrastruc- couraged to see a number of the agen- strengthen our economy, create jobs, ture over the next 20 years. GAO finds cies named in section 2 of the Clean and protect our public health and na- climate change is increasing these Economy Act are Federal agency part- tional security. The most expensive costs. In 2017, it cost the Federal Gov- ners, including the National Oceanic and unrealistic course of action is to ernment over $300 billion to repair and Atmospheric Administration— ignore the mounting costs of climate damage resulting from climate- and NOAA—U.S. Department of Defense— change and fail to respond. weather-related events, including dam- DOD—and U.S. Department of the Inte- The legislation ensures that the rior—DOI. EPA’s plan incorporates greenhouse age to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, according to NOAA. This body recently unanimously gas reduction, while expanding oppor- The faster we act to make our water passed proposals I authored that will tunities for the U.S. labor force. After infrastructure resilient to climate benefit the Chesapeake Bay watershed all, any conversation about a new U.S. change impacts, as well as address the and wetlands nationwide. Foremost energy future without the participa- root cause of climate change through was a provision increasing the EPA tion of working people is incomplete. legislation such as the Clean Economy Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthoriza- The Clean Economy Act ensures the Act, the better we can reduce the risks tion to a historic $92 million. The bills EPA has the power to invest in the de- and control the costs. Our drinking were part of a bipartisan package of velopment and deployment of low- and water and wastewater treatment sys- wildlife conservation legislation, the zero-greenhouse gas emitting tech- tems are at great risk from climate America’s Conservation Enhance- nologies and that the U.S. workforce change impacts such as heavy rainfall, ment—ACE—Act. The ACE Act served reaps the benefits of an equitable tran- sea level rise, and flooding that local as a substitute amendment for the sition away from fossil fuels. The sup- managers are experiencing today. North America Wetlands Conservation port of the Blue Green Alliance, a coa- The GAO report shows a path toward Extension Act—NAWCA—which pro- lition of labor unions like the United minimizing future damage. This study vides grants to protect wetlands. Steelworkers and the Utility Workers documents the need for the Federal We have demonstrated our ability to Union of America and environmental Government to work with States and respond legislatively to challenges that organizations like the League of Con- local utilities to strengthen the resil- seemed insurmountable 30 years ago. I servation Voters and Natural Re- ience of water infrastructure to cli- urge all of my colleagues to cosponsor sources Defense Council demonstrates mate impacts and makes practical sug- this new consensus bill. that a diverse collection of interests gestions that we should implement im- f see a net-zero future for our country. mediately through incorporating cli- SOUTH SUDAN This legislation builds off bipartisan mate effects into infrastructure plan- progress we have made this Congress ning and providing enhanced technical Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I using existing Federal frameworks to and financial assistance. rise to express strong concern about reduce emissions and prepare for the My colleague Senator SHELLEY the situation in South Sudan and to effects of climate change that are al- MOORE CAPITO of West Virginia and I call on the administration to step up ready here. In November 2018, the introduced S. 2636, the Clean Water In- its diplomatic efforts to avert a return Fourth National Climate Assessment frastructure Resilience and Sustain- to conflict and help achieve a lasting concluded that climate change is af- ability Act to prepare our publicly peace. For 6 years, the people of South fecting the natural environment, agri- owned wastewater treatment facilities Sudan have suffered the effects of a culture, energy production and use, for the impacts of climate change. brutal civil war. International efforts land and water resources, transpor- These efforts will work in tandem with to find a diplomatic solution have tation, and human health and welfare the goals of the Clean Economy Act to failed, and the humanitarian situation across the U.S. and its territories.’’ seek net-zero emissions while pre- in South Sudan remains one of the The Senate Environment and Public venting further damage to our national worst in the world. Works Committee favorably reported infrastructure by the extreme weather In September 2018, President Salva the American’s Transportation Infra- events we are already seeing. Kiir and his main political opponent,

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The ceasefire be- frustration that, ‘‘the leaders of this government, and steps—to include pu- tween Kiir and Machar that was part of country have squandered this partner- nitive measures—the United States it has largely held, sparing the South ship, pilfered the wealth of South will take to encourage regional part- Sudanese from the violence and bru- Sudan, killed their own people, and re- ners to apply consistent pressure on tality so many experienced at the peatedly demonstrated their inability the parties to the conflict to move to- height of the civil war. I am also en- and unwillingness to live up to their wards peace. Longer term, it should couraged that the government and po- commitments to end the country’s lead towards supporting conditions litical opposition groups that had re- civil war’’—a bold statement but it has that support a sustainable peace and fused to sign the 2018 revitalized peace been more than a year and a half since credible elections. The strategy should deal reached an accord last month. the review was announced, and it re- also include actions to support grass- However, two successive delays in mains incomplete. Since that time, roots reconciliation and restorative the establishment of the unity govern- what has the administration done? justice, as well as accountability for ment have made me skeptical about Well, 3 years into the administration, war crimes and human rights abuses. the chances that the latest deadline, it has finally designated a special Finally, the administration must February 22, will be met. While both envoy, something for which I have been conclude its review of assistance to parties have stated their commitment advocating for years, but the envoy South Sudan and be transparent to the to it, they have yet to effectively ad- will not answer directly to the Presi- South Sudanese, members of the diplo- dress two fundamental sticking points: dent or the Secretary of State, which I matic community, and the American the boundaries of South Sudan’s states, fear may limit his stature and, there- people about exactly what the next and the formation of an inclusive na- fore, his effectiveness. steps will be relative to its findings and tional army. Absent an agreement on Additionally, the administration has how those steps fit into a broader these two issues, lasting peace may imposed targeted sanctions. Last year, strategy. Whatever these steps are, prove elusive. they should be aimed towards cement- At the end of the day, Kiir, Machar, the Treasury Department sanctioned two Cabinet ministers, Elia Lomuro ing peace, and continuing strong sup- and others who claim to represent the port for development and humanitarian South Sudanese people are responsible and Kuol Manyang Juuk. Last month, they also sanctioned South Sudan’s assistance to the people of South for peace in their country. However, Sudan. given our historical role in South First Vice President Taban Deng Gai. Deng is credibly accused of influencing If past is prologue, South Sudan’s Sudan, the United States has a signifi- leaders may well once again fail their the government to execute to dis- cant role to play. I would like to re- people. The stakes for the formation of sidents; he should be sanctioned for mind my colleagues that the United a unity government—one that can im- human rights abuses. But, as I have States was heavily involved in plement a durable peace—are peril- said many times before, sanctions are brokering the 2005 Comprehensive ously high. If the current negotiations not a strategy. Sanctions are a tool to Peace Agreement which helped create collapse, millions will suffer. We must be used selectively to apply pressure the conditions for South Sudan’s inde- do all we can to ensure that the South towards a specific political goal. In pendence. Since independence, the Sudanese are able to move forward this case, support for a comprehensive United States has provided nearly $3.8 with this agreement, flawed though it and durable peace agreement. billion in emergency humanitarian as- may well be, and we must be prepared Last month, a year and a half since sistance since the outbreak of civil to help it succeed. his confirmation, Ambassador Nagy war. We have supported the UN peace- f keeping force in South Sudan, visited Juba. While I applaud Ambas- UNMISS, which is protecting 200,000 ci- sador Nagy’s trip—I believe that the TRIBUTE TO IYAD SHIHADEH vilians sheltering in or near its bases, U.S. should be increasing its diplo- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I investing more than $342 million last matic engagement—one visit does not rise today to recognize and pay tribute fiscal year. These dollars are and have a policy make. It is unclear what the to a valued and long-standing member contributed to keeping thousands of trip was meant to accomplish in the of my staff, Iyad Shihadeh. After near- people alive. But the South Sudanese absence of a comprehensive strategy. ly 9 years of serving the people of Cali- deserve more than mere life support. At this critical juncture, I am still fornia in my San Francisco office, to- They deserve to live in peace. We have hard pressed to understand the admin- morrow will be Iyad’s last day. influence with all of the key actors in istration’s approach towards South Iyad first joined my team in 2011 as a the region, yet the administration has Sudan, and I am worried that we do not staff assistant and quickly made an im- failed to use it. The administration have a plan of action should this latest pression through his diligent efforts on must effectively use its influence to deadline not be met. Time is of the es- behalf of the Californians calling or help the millions of South Sudanese sence; I urge the administration to visiting our office. Iyad was quickly who aspired to liberty but found mis- take several actions. promoted to the position of constituent ery instead. First, ensure that Special Envoy Sy- services representative, where he man- Previous administrations made mington has the appropriate staff and aged as many as 200 casework requests South Sudan a priority in their foreign resources to effectively undertake his simultaneously between the Depart- policy. The Bush administration helped responsibilities. The administration ments of State, Justice, and Homeland negotiate the aforementioned Com- has moved from no envoys for Sudan Security. prehensive Peace Agreement. The and South Sudan to two envoys. While Iyad demonstrated an aptitude for Obama administration help shepherd the challenges in the two countries are problem solving on behalf of individ- the country to independence and re- different, the fates of the two countries uals and organizations needing help mained actively engaged as the secu- remain intertwined. Coordination is navigating the Federal bureaucracy. rity and humanitarian situation de- critical, as is support for both of their Additionally, Iyad took charge of the volved. offices. office’s intern program, guiding the At his confirmation hearing, Assist- Second, we must have a sound strat- dozens of students each year working ant Secretary of State for Africa Tibor egy for supporting a viable peace in the San Francisco office. Many of Nagy promised that under his leader- agreement. I call upon Special Envoy our former State interns and staff are ship, ‘‘The South Sudanese will realize Symington to take immediate steps to indebted to him for his thoughtful ca- just how involved the United States develop an interagency strategy, in reer advice as they made their first for- is.’’ consultation with our Ambassadors in ays into the field of public service. However, administration engagement the region, aimed at uniting the region In 2017, Iyad was promoted again to has been weak and inconsistent, and it to apply pressure to the parties to ad- be the director of constituent services,

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Mr. President, I am here today to recognize a loss for the REMEMBERING MARIE who are in need and often have no- GREENWOOD where else to turn. I have been particu- Murray office and a major victory for ∑ larly lucky to have Iyad in this role; he Wisconsin and that is the return of Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I rise to has performed with skill and with a Beth Burke, a longtime and deeply honor the life and legacy of Marie deft personal touch. trusted aide of mine, to her home State Greenwood, who passed away late last I am proud of our casework successes after 8 years with my office. year at the age of 106 years old. Marie, under Iyad’s management in recovering Over her time with us, Beth saw me a teacher by trade, spent her life dedi- millions of dollars in benefits for those through office move after office move, cated to the idea that each child—re- needing help with Social Security countless hectic days of running to and gardless of their race, gender, or checks, student loans, tax refunds, vet- from the Capitol all without missing a class—deserves a quality education. erans’ benefits, and other payments vote, I should say and more rebooked Her intellect, compassion, and vigor from the Federal Government. He has flights back to Washington State than propelled countless children through worked on behalf of countless constitu- sure she would like to remember. the Denver Public School system and ents seeking visas or other immigra- All of that would be enough to keep towards lives of purpose. Marie’s work a team of ordinary people busy, but it tion benefits. When a constituent is in as Denver’s first tenured Black teacher doesn’t even scratch the surface of a foreign jail or has lost their passport and an integration pioneer increased what Beth has meant to me, to our overseas, Iyad has been on the case, educational equity in our schools and team, and to our country because, dur- immediately, professionally, and suc- helped shape Denver into the great city ing those same years of Beth’s service, cessfully. that it is today. I am particularly thankful for Iyad’s she helped lead our team as we grew An only child, Marie was born in Los help with Maria Mendoza, a nurse from from scrappy and small to still scrap- Angeles in 1912 before she and her fam- py, but spanning three different office Oakland who is back in the United ily relocated to Denver in 1925. As a buildings in the Senate, in addition to States with her children after Iyad’s Black family in segregated Denver, our two coast, as I negotiated a bipar- work in securing an H1–B visa; also they faced no shortage of obstacles. De- tisan budget agreement no one thought Maria Isabel Bueso, a young woman spite being a star student who time and we could get done and through the ne- from Guatemala who has lived in the again overcame the bigotry leveled gotiations between Chairman Alex- United States for most of her life in against her, Marie was told by her high ander and me on reforming K–12 edu- order to receive lifesaving medication, school guidance counselor not to apply cation to end No Child Left Behind. but who was threatened last year with to college because it would be a waste She was up at all hours, all week, of her parents’ money. Thank goodness removal. Iyad worked with the family every week, doing everything she could Marie did not heed this wrongheaded and with Judiciary Committee staff, to advance our efforts to fight for pa- advice. She went on to graduate third and now, Isabel has been given a stay tients’ healthcare, for women’s repro- in her class and earned a scholarship to from deportation. ductive rights and equality, and al- Colorado Teachers College. Marie had In addition to his casework efforts, ways, always for our servicemembers, set out on a path that would eventually Iyad has provided guidance in my San veterans, and their families. Francisco office. His steady presence It is a bit of a truism that the loudest lead to touching the lives of genera- has been indispensable for three State voice in the room is not always the one tions of Colorado’s students. directors and four chiefs of staff. having the biggest impact. Now, Beth Marie was a trailblazer in civil rights Before joining my team, Iyad grad- will be the first to admit that she has and the ideal teacher. In 1938, she uated from Purdue University with a a loud voice. But she used it and her earned tenure in the Denver Public double major in history and political expertise at navigating every logistic Schools, the first Black teacher to do science in 2009. He received academic and obstacle imaginable to ensure we so. Throughout the 1940s, Marie was in- honors, graduating in the top 10 per- were in the best possible position to volved in local activism that chal- cent of his class. Following his lifelong succeed in whatever we set out to do. lenged discriminatory policies. In 1955, passion of international issues, he dedi- She is a true public servant with the Marie made history again when she be- cated himself to his studies and wrote biggest heart you can imagine, and I came the first African American in a dissertation titled, ‘‘They Also know families and communities in Denver to teach at a segregated school. Served: The Untold Story of the Egyp- Washington State and nationwide are In the 1960s, she served on a Denver tian Labour Corps in World War One.’’ better for her time here. Public Schools committee tasked to In 2010, he graduated from the London I would also be remiss if I didn’t note study racial inequities in district fund- School of Economics, where he re- that Beth met her wonderful husband ing and staffing. All the while, she was ceived a master of science in the his- Dan, got married, and had her ador- a kind and determined teacher who en- tory of empires. His efforts afforded able, fierce baby girl Lillian all while sured that her students always tried him a deeper knowledge of economics she worked in our office. their hardest. and globalization, and once again, he It has been a true joy seeing her fam- In retirement, she authored two centered his academic curiosities on ily grow, so before I close I want to books, one outlining her philosophy on foreign affairs by writing his thesis on thank Beth’s family—Dan, Lillian, teaching children facing difficulties ‘‘Money, Arms, and Superpowers: Brit- their dog Karl—the most important and the other her autobiography. In ish Foreign Policy towards the War of Burke and everyone who’s excited to 2001, her legacy was further solidified Attrition.’’ welcome her home to Wisconsin, for as the school district named a new ele- While I am sad to see him go, I am sharing Beth with us. mentary school in her honor. She will thrilled for Iyad’s family as he will join I know it is not always easy having a continue to be remembered by students them in the day-to-day management of Senate staffer as a spouse or a family who participate in the Greenwood their restaurant in south San Fran- member or a close friend, especially Scholars program, which teaches the cisco. His energy, ideas, and ability to one who works as hard and cares as history of Denver through her life connect with people will undoubtedly much as Beth, so I want to recognize story. serve his family and community well all your loved ones for their service as As the former superintendent of Den- for many years to come. I am deeply well. ver Public Schools, I can confidently

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The foundation that Valerie proach to learning that encourages founded is now led by JerriAnne, the problem-solving and is a passport to TRIBUTE TO ASHLEY KEMMIS AND trail’s executive director. JerriAnne is success. Stevens has an outstanding 96 BRIANNA PAGE working to expand the organization’s percent placement rate for its grad- ∑ Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, this mission to other towns across New uates, and its alumni have launched week I have the honor of recognizing Hampshire with the hope of growing and led numerous companies and orga- Ashley Kemmis and Brianna Page for public awareness of the Black history nizations. their entrepreneurial spirit in Valley that exists in every region of the State. Stevens faculty, student, and alumni County. The Black Heritage Trail plays an have pioneered research and innova- Ashley and Brianna saw a need in the important role in engaging Granite tions in many diverse fields, including community for more options for wom- Staters about the complex topic of race transportation, telecommunications, en’s clothing after Shopko closed in in America. To help jumpstart these resiliency, sustainability, artificial in- Glasgow in 2019. necessary conversations, the organiza- telligence, machine learning, They teamed up together to launch tion hosts community dialogues, called healthcare, biomedicine, cybersecurity, Thistle and Thread, an online women’s Tea Talks, focused on discussing the maritime security, and systems engi- clothing boutique. Since they launched intersection of race with different fac- neering. It is no exaggeration to say their website one year ago, Ashley and ets of American life, including health, that Stevens has changed and improved Brianna’s project flourished into a suc- education, and the arts. It also hosts a the way we live, work, and commu- cessful operation out of Eastern Mon- variety of events throughout the year, nicate, greatly benefiting society. Ste- tana. including the Black New England Con- vens has also contributed significantly Women across the country can pur- ference, held last year at Southern New to the community and local, State, and chase the boutique’s clothing online Hampshire University. national economy. and those in eastern Montana can visit The Black Heritage Trail of New It is my great honor to recognize Ste- their storefront in Glasgow. Hampshire brings a long overdue focus vens for this significant milestone in It is my honor to recognize Ashley on our State’s Black history. African the history of the university and to and Brianna for taking the initiative Americans in New Hampshire have thank its leadership, faculty, students, to successfully launch Thistle and made profound contributions to our and alumni for their profound and Thread. Thistle and Thread is a now a State, and thanks in part to the work farreaching contributions to the com- proud part of the Glasgow community, of JerriAnne and Valerie, these stories munities of Hoboken, Hudson County, and I am grateful for Ashley and and achievements will be remembered the State of New Jersey, and to the Brianna’s entrepreneurship.∑ in history. It is a great honor to recog- United States.∑ f nize the work of these women and their f dedication to creating a more in- TRIBUTE TO JERRIANNE BOGGIS REMEMBERING WESLEY AIKEN AND VALERIE CUNNINGHAM formed, inclusive, and just New Hamp- shire.∑ ∑ Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ∑ Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, I am f want to take a few minutes to recog- proud to recognize JerriAnne Boggis of nize the life of Ugiaqtaq Wesley Aiken, Milford and Valerie Cunningham of 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF STEVENS who died January 6, 2020 at the age 93 Portsmouth as February’s Granite INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY years old, only 19 days shy of his 94th Staters of the Month for their work to ∑ Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, birthday. bring to light New Hampshire’s too today I rise to recognize and congratu- With the passing of Native elder Wes- often forgotten Black history and en- late Stevens Institute of Technology in ley Aiken, Alaska has lost a highly re- gage communities across our State in Hoboken, NJ on the 150th anniversary spected In˜ upiat leader who dedicated conversations about New Hampshire’s of its founding. his life to leadership in the Alaska Na- full past. On February 15, 1870, Stevens Insti- tive community and ensuring that cul- JerriAnne has said that it took 25 tute of Technology was founded as the tural and traditional knowledge will be years after emigrating from Jamaica first college of mechanical engineering passed down to younger generations. to New Hampshire for her to discover in the United States, with a bequest Wesley Aiken was born in 1926 in that New Hampshire had a Black his- from Edwin A. Stevens, a member of Utqiagvik, to a completely subsistence tory. JerriAnne was surprised to learn ‘‘America’s first family of inventors.’’ lifestyle north of the Arctic Circle. He that the town she lived in, Milford, was Over the past 150 years, the university grew up in a small village, Isuk. which home to Harriet E. Wilson, one of the has expanded to include comprehensive lays east of Utqiagvik, until the age of first African Americans in North academic offerings in a wide array of 12, moving for his education. As a teen- America to publish a novel. To com- engineering and science discipline, and ager, he became a reindeer header for 3 memorate Harriet’s incredible achieve- has an accredited School of Business years in order to help out his family. ment, JerriAnne established a non- and a College of Arts and Letters. He was a man of many trades—he was profit organization to erect a statue of From its earliest days, Stevens has a mechanic, laborer, member of the Harriet, which also marked the first honored its mission to inspire, nurture, Alaska Territorial Guard, and later a statue in New Hampshire to honor a and educate leaders in the technology- member of the Alaska National Guard. person of color. centric environment of the future, He served as the land chief for Valerie grew up in Portsmouth, while equipping them with the tools to Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation fol- where her parents were leaders of the find innovative solutions to the most lowing its formation in 1973. He was a local civil rights movement and en- challenging problems of our time. spiritual leader for the community and couraged their daughter to explore New Today Stevens is among the fastest was always asked to pray. He would Hampshire’s Black history. Valerie fol- growing universities in the Nation, at- pray when the whale was caught, be- lowed her parents’ encouragement and tracting top students and faculty from fore big celebrations, the Nalukatak spent years documenting African and New Jersey, the Nation, and across the blanket toss, the Winter Games, and he African-American history in New globe. prayed with the whaling captains. He Hampshire. Valerie would later go on Stevens is also one of the largest pro- loved the gatherings of the people and to create a physical embodiment of her ducers of science, technology, engi- strived to see all the community’s chil- decades of research by establishing the neering and mathematics, STEM, de- dren participate. He was a hard worker

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His tradi- f in the State of Colorado as components of tional knowledge of the subsistence PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE the National Wilderness Preservation Sys- lifestyle was extensive, and he enthu- tem, and for other purposes; to the Com- siastically shared with his community. mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. H.J. Res. 79. Joint resolution removing the He learned whaling from his grand- REPORT OF THE CONTINUATION father and uncle and later became a deadline for the ratification of the equal OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY rights amendment; to the Committee on the whaling captain. He took it upon him- THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DE- Judiciary. self to teach the next generation whal- CLARED IN PROCLAMATION 9844 f ing. His daughter’s generation was sent OF FEBRUARY 15, 2020, WITH RE- off to boarding schools, and so many SPECT TO THE SOUTHERN BOR- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER youth were not taught the traditional DER OF THE UNITED STATES— COMMUNICATIONS ways of hunting and needed to be re- PM 46 The following communications were taught when they returned. He taught The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- laid before the Senate, together with many of his nephews traditional hunt- fore the Senate the following message accompanying papers, reports, and doc- ing methods and said it was his job to from the President of the United uments, and were referred as indicated: give back, just as his elders had taught States, together with an accompanying EC–3992. A communication from the Chair- him how to hunt whale and inland ani- man and President of the Export-Import report; which was referred to the Com- mals. He observed changes in sea ice Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, the mittee on Armed Services: and climate in his generation and Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the shared with the world what he saw. To the Congress of the United States: Bank’s Annual Performance Plan for fiscal Wesley also served on the North Section 202(d) of the National Emer- year 2021, and the Annual Performance Re- ˜ gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides port for fiscal year 2019; to the Committee on Slope Borough’s Inupiat History, Lan- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. guage and Culture Commission. He for the automatic termination of a na- tional emergency unless, within 90 EC–3993. A communication from the Direc- often stressed the importance of lan- tor of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit guage, and his dream was an immer- days before the anniversary date of its Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- sion camp in which only Inupiat was declaration, the President publishes in ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Ad- spoke. He reminded the youth about the Federal Register and transmits to visory: Prudent Management of Agricultural the hardships their ancestors experi- the Congress a notice stating that the Lending During Economic Cycles’’ received emergency is to continue in effect be- in the Office of the President of the Senate enced and that the whole community on February 11, 2020; to the Committee on looked out for each other. And if you yond the anniversary date. In accord- ance with this provision, I have sent to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. took care of animals and the land, they EC–3994. A communication from the Chief would take care of you. the Federal Register for publication the Counsel, Federal Emergency Management In 2018, he served as the keynote enclosed notice stating that the na- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, speaker at the Elders and Youth Con- tional emergency with respect to the transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ference in Anchorage, during which he southern border of the United States a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community delivered a strong message on respect. declared in Proclamation 9844 of Feb- Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. ruary 15, 2019, is to continue in effect FEMA–2020–0005)) received in the Office of He said it is all about respect. It is the President of the Senate on February 12, about respect for self and for one other, beyond February 15, 2020. The ongoing border security and hu- 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, as well as a respect for the animals, and Urban Affairs. which he said have spirits just like we manitarian crisis at the southern bor- EC–3995. A communication from the Chair- do. In fact, when he took his daughter der of the United States continues to man, National Credit Union Administration, hunting, he taught her where to put a threaten our national security, includ- transmitting, pursuant to law, the National hole behind the neck to release the ing the security of the American peo- Credit Union Administration’s 2020 Annual ple. The executive branch has taken Performance Plan; to the Committee on spirit of the caribou. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Wesley was also known for his Alas- steps to address the crisis, but further action is needed to address the humani- EC–3996. A communication from the Direc- ka Native rights activism. He partici- tor of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nu- pated in the 1961 Barrow Duck Sit-in, tarian crisis and to control unlawful clear Reactor Regulations, Nuclear Regu- protesting the Federal Government’s migration and the flow of narcotics and latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant regulation of Native hunting rights, criminals across the southern border. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Final and this protest, among others, led to For these reasons, I have determined Safety Evaluation of Technical Specifica- tions Task Force Traveler TSTF–541, Revi- the Alaska Native Claims Settlement that it is necessary to continue the na- tional emergency declared in Procla- sion 2, ‘Add Exceptions to Surveillance Re- Act. A respected leader, he also helped quirements for Valves and Dampers Locked establish the Alaska Federal of Na- mation 9844 concerning the southern border of the United States. in the Actuated Position’ ’’ (NUREG–1430, tives. 1431, 1432, 1433, and 1434) received in the Of- Elder Wesley’s wisdom and kindness DONALD J. TRUMP. fice of the President of the Senate on Feb- THE WHITE HOUSE, February 13, 2020. will be missed. He is survived and re- ruary 11, 2020; to the Committee on Environ- spected by his children, grandchildren, f ment and Public Works. EC–3997. A communication from the Direc- great-grandchildren, friends, and his MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE ∑ tor of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nu- whole community. At 1:16 p.m., a message from the clear Reactor Regulations, Nuclear Regu- f House of Representatives, delivered by latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Final nounced that the House has passed the Safety Evaluation of Technical Specifica- Messages from the President of the following bill and joint resolution, in tions Task Force Traveler TSTF–568, Revi- United States were communicated to sion 2, Revise Applicability of BWR/4 TS which it requests the concurrence of the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his 3.6.2.5 and TS 3.6 .3.2’’ (NUREG–1433) received the Senate: secretaries. in the Office of the President of the Senate H.R. 2546. An act to designate certain lands on February 11, 2020; to the Committee on f in the State of Colorado as components of Environment and Public Works. EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED the National Wilderness Preservation Sys- EC–3998. A communication from the Dep- tem, and for other purposes. uty Assistant Administrator, National Ma- As in executive session the Presiding H.J. Res. 79. Joint resolution removing the rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- Officer laid before the Senate messages deadline for the ratification of the equal merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- from the President of the United rights amendment. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries off West

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:20 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.024 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1073 Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fish- study on disability and pension benefits pro- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- ery; Electronic Monitoring Program’’ vided to members of the National Guard and sional Record on February 4, 2020. (RIN0648–BF52) received in the Office of the members of reserve components of the Air Force nominations beginning with President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; Armed Forces by the Department of Vet- Matthew G. Adkins and ending with Cath- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, erans Affairs, and for other purposes. erine M. Ware, which nominations were re- and Transportation. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the EC–3999. A communication from the Dep- f Congressional Record on February 4, 2020. uty Assistant Administrator, National Ma- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Air Force nominations beginning with rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- COMMITTEE Jenara L. Allen and ending with Sarah M. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Wheeler, which nominations were received port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the The following executive reports of by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Northeastern United States; Recreational nominations were submitted: sional Record on February 4, 2020. Air Force nominations beginning with Management Measures for the Summer By Mr. INHOFE for the Committee on Daniel J. Adams and ending with Zachary E. Flounder Fishery; Fishing Year 2019’’ Armed Services. Wright, Jr., which nominations were re- (RIN0648–BI92) received in the Office of the *Charles Williams, of Missouri, to be an ceived by the Senate and appeared in the President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Congressional Record on February 4, 2020. to the Committee on Commerce, Science, *James E. McPherson, of Virginia, to be Air Force nominations beginning with Jen- and Transportation. Under Secretary of the Army. EC–4000. A communication from the Dep- nifer R. Bein and ending with Angela K. Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Thomas uty Assistant Administrator, National Ma- Stanton, which nominations were received A. Bussiere, to be Lieutenant General. rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Air Force nominations beginning with Col. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- sional Record on February 4, 2020. Joseph R. Harris II and ending with Col. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Air Force nominations beginning with Gent Welsh, Jr., which nominations were re- Northeastern United States; Monkfish Fish- Wesley M. Abadie and ending with Scott A. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the ery; 2018 Monkfish Specifications’’ (RIN0648– Zakaluzny, which nominations were received Congressional Record on January 9, 2020. XG168) received in the Office of the President by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Billy of the Senate on February 12, 2020; to the sional Record on February 4, 2020. M. Nabors, to be Major General. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Air Force nominations beginning with Lior Air Force nominations beginning with Col. Transportation. Aljadeff and ending with Hyun J. Yoon, EC–4001. A communication from the Dep- AnnMarie K. Anthony and ending with Col. which nominations were received by the Sen- uty Assistant Administrator, National Ma- Brian E. Vaughn, which nominations were ate and appeared in the Congressional rine Fisheries Service, Department of Com- received by the Senate and appeared in the Record on February 4, 2020. merce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Congressional Record on January 9, 2020. Air Force nominations beginning with port of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlantic Highly Mi- Air Force nominations beginning with Col. Jason K. Adams and ending with Danielle N. gratory Species; Commercial Blacktip Dann S. Carlson and ending with Col. Lisa K. Ziehl, which nominations were received by Sharks, Aggregated Large Coastal Sharks, Snyder, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- and Hammerhead Sharks in the Gulf of Mex- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- sional Record on February 4, 2020. ico Region; Retention Limit Adjustment’’ sional Record on January 9, 2020. Air Force nominations beginning with Vic- (RIN0648–XT005) received in the Office of the Air Force nominations beginning with toria M. Aglewilson and ending with Deborah President of the Senate on February 12, 2020; Brig. Gen. Steven J. deMilliano and ending L. Willis, which nominations were received to the Committee on Commerce, Science, with Brig. Gen. Russell L. Ponder, which by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- and Transportation. nominations were received by the Senate and sional Record on February 4, 2020. appeared in the Congressional Record on Air Force nominations beginning with f January 9, 2020. Junelene M. Bungay and ending with Alex- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Andrew andra L. Mccrary-Dennis, which nominations J. MacDonald, to be Major General. were received by the Senate and appeared in The following reports of committees Air Force nominations beginning with the Congressional Record on February 4, were submitted: Brig. Gen. Todd M. Audet and ending with 2020. By Mr. WICKER, from the Committee on Brig. Gen. Gregory T. White, which nomina- Air Force nomination of Christopher J. Commerce, Science, and Transportation, tions were received by the Senate and ap- Nastal, to be Lieutenant Colonel. with an amendment in the nature of a sub- peared in the Congressional Record on Janu- Air Force nomination of Alexander stitute: ary 9, 2020. (minus 1 nominee: Brig. Gen. Jon Khutoryan, to be Major. S. 910. A bill to reauthorize and amend the S. Safstrom) Air Force nomination of Daniel S. Kim, to National Sea Grant College Program Act, Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Chris- be Major. and for other purposes (Rept. No. 116–216). topher E. Finerty, to be Major General. Air Force nomination of Marilyn L. Smith, S. 2299. A bill to amend title 49, United Air Force nomination of Brig. Gen. Joseph to be Major. States Code, to enhance the safety and reli- B. Wilson, to be Major General. Army nomination of Zachary J. Conly, to ability of pipeline transportation, and for Army nomination of Col. Ronald F. Taylor, be Lieutenant Colonel. other purposes (Rept. No. 116–217). to be Brigadier General. Army nomination of Audrey J. Dean, to be By Mr. MORAN, from the Committee on Army nomination of Brig. Gen. Aaron R. Major. Army nomination of Michael W. Veterans’ Affairs, without amendment: Dean II, to be Major General. S. 123. A bill to require the Secretary of Brancamp, to be Colonel. Marine Corps nomination of Brig. Gen. Mi- Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or Army nomination of Tracy J. Brown, to be chael S. Martin, to be Major General. other agreement with a third party to review Major. Marine Corps nominations beginning with appointees in the Veterans Health Adminis- Army nomination of Kenneth A. Wieder, to Col. Douglas K. Clark and ending with Col. tration who had a license terminated for be Major. John F. Kelliher III, which nominations were cause by a State licensing board for care or Army nomination of Chong K. Yi, to be received by the Senate and appeared in the services rendered at a non-Veterans Health Lieutenant Colonel. Congressional Record on January 9, 2020. Administration facility and to provide indi- Army nominations beginning with John C. Air Force nomination of Lt. Gen. Jac- viduals treated by such an appointee with Benson and ending with Sean M. Vieira, queline D. Van Ovost, to be Lieutenant Gen- notice if it is determined that an episode of which nominations were received by the Sen- eral. care or services to which they received was ate and appeared in the Congressional below the standard of care, and for other Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, for the Record on February 4, 2020. purposes. Committee on Armed Services I report Army nomination of Ross C. Puffer, to be S. 2336. A bill to improve the management favorably the following nomination Major. of information technology projects and in- Army nomination of Amanda G. lists which were printed in the RECORDs Luschinski, to be Major. vestments of the Department of Veterans Af- on the dates indicated, and ask unani- fairs, and for other purposes. Army nomination of June E. Osavio, to be By Mr. MORAN, from the Committee on mous consent, to save the expense of Major. Veterans’ Affairs, with amendments: reprinting on the Executive Calendar Army nominations beginning with Yasmin S. 2594. A bill to amend title 5, United that these nominations lie at the Sec- J. Alter and ending with Debby L. Polozeck, States Code, to modify certain requirements retary’s desk for the information of which nominations were received by the Sen- with respect to service and retirement for Senators. ate and appeared in the Congressional Record on February 4, 2020. the purposes of veterans’ preference for Fed- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without eral hiring. Army nominations beginning with Otha J. By Mr. MORAN, from the Committee on objection, it is so ordered. Holmes and ending with Jonathan W. Mur- Veterans’ Affairs, without amendment: Air Force nominations beginning with phy, which nominations were received by the S. 3110. A bill to direct the Comptroller Joshua E. Erlandsen and ending with Tosha Senate and appeared in the Congressional General of the United States to conduct a M. Vann, which nominations were received Record on February 4, 2020.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:31 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.028 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE S1074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 13, 2020 Army nomination of Shaun P. Miller, to be gram; to the Committee on Small Business S. 3299. A bill to repeal certain impedi- Colonel. and Entrepreneurship. ments to the administration of the firearms Army nomination of Krista H. Clarke, to By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary. be Major. Mr. CORNYN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: Army nomination of Peter K. Marlin, to be Ms. CORTEZ MASTO): S. 3300. A bill to establish a Federal data Colonel. S. 3290. A bill to amend title XI of the So- protection agency, and for other purposes; to Army nomination of Angela I. Iyanobor, to cial Security Act to require the Secretary of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and be Major. Health and Human Services to verify wheth- Transportation. Army nomination of John J. Landers, to be er a health care provider is licensed in good By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Lieutenant Colonel. standing before issuing the provider a unique GRAHAM): Army nomination of David P. Frommer, to health identifier, and for other purposes; to S. 3301. A bill to promote the empower- be Major. the Committee on Finance. ment, development, and prosperity of women Marine Corps nomination of Mario A. Or- By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. globally, and for other purposes; to the Com- tega, to be Lieutenant Colonel. COONS): mittee on Foreign Relations. Marine Corps nomination of Keith A. Ste- S. 3291. A bill to amend the Small Business By Mr. KING: venson, to be Major. Act to expand tax credit education and S. 3302. A bill to improve global health se- Marine Corps nominations beginning with training for small businesses that engage in curity, and for other purposes; to the Com- Joseph P. Ball and ending with Ramon F. research and development, and for other pur- mittee on Foreign Relations. Vasquez, which nominations were received poses; to the Committee on Small Business By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. SUL- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- and Entrepreneurship. LIVAN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. GARDNER, and sional Record on February 4, 2020. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mr. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO): S. 3303. A bill to amend title 49, United Marine Corps nominations beginning with TOOMEY): S. 3292. A bill to amend the Federal Crop States Code, to promote transportation ca- Donald K. Brown and ending with Keith R. Insurance Act to reduce Federal spending on reer opportunities and improve diversity in Wilkinson, which nominations were received crop insurance, and for other purposes; to the workforce; to the Committee on Com- by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, merce, Science, and Transportation. sional Record on February 4, 2020. and Forestry. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Marine Corps nominations beginning with By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. HARRIS, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WHITE- Christina L. Hudson and ending with Brent CORNYN): HOUSE, and Mr. WYDEN): J. Patterson, which nominations were re- S. 3293. A bill to amend the Richard B. Rus- S. 3304. A bill to encourage and facilitate ceived by the Senate and appeared in the sell National School Lunch Act to establish efforts by States and other stakeholders to Congressional Record on February 4, 2020. the Food and Nutrition Education in Schools conserve and sustain the western population Marine Corps nominations beginning with Pilot Program, and for other purposes; to the of monarch butterflies, and for other pur- James M. Shipman and ending with Philip S. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and poses; to the Committee on Environment and Spencer, which nominations were received Forestry. Public Works. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- By Ms. DUCKWORTH: By Mr. BENNET: sional Record on February 4, 2020. S. 3294. A bill to require U.S. Citizenship S. 3305. A bill to establish a grant program Marine Corps nomination of Christopher L. and Immigration Services to facilitate natu- to provide legal assistance to eligible ten- Kaiser, to be Major. ralization services for noncitizen veterans ants at risk of or subject to eviction, and for Marine Corps nominations beginning with who have been removed from the United other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- Peter T. Graham and ending with Travis W. States or are inadmissible; to the Committee ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Storie, which nominations were received by on the Judiciary. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- By Mrs. FISCHER: GRAHAM, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. SULLIVAN, sional Record on February 4, 2020. S. 3295. A bill to amend the Act of August Mr. COONS, and Ms. DUCKWORTH): Marine Corps nominations beginning with 18, 1941 (commonly known as the ‘‘Flood S. 3306. A bill to establish a microplastics Daniel E. Fuson and ending with Jesus T. Control Act of 1941’’) to authorize the Sec- pilot program, and for other purposes; to the Rodriguez, which nominations were received retary to provide reimbursement to non-Fed- Committee on Environment and Public by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- eral sponsors for emergency response repair Works. sional Record on February 4, 2020. and restoration work, and for other purposes; By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Ms. Navy nomination of Colin R. Young, to be to the Committee on Environment and Pub- SMITH, Mr. SULLIVAN, Ms. HASSAN, Lieutenant Commander. lic Works. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. Navy nomination of Catherine M. Dickin- By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. son, to be Lieutenant Commander. PERDUE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. TESTER, Navy nomination of Donald A. Sinitiere, to RUBIO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. Mr. JONES, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. HARRIS, be Commander. CAPITO, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. GARDNER, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): Navy nominations beginning with Stephen Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. SCOTT S. 3307. A bill to amend the Public Health W. Aldridge and ending with Gregory C. Wil- of South Carolina, Mr. MORAN, and Service Act to provide for the implementa- liams, which nominations were received by Mr. LANKFORD): tion of curricula for training students, the Senate and appeared in the Congres- S. 3296. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- teachers, parents, and school personnel to sional Record on February 4, 2020. enue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax understand, recognize, prevent, and respond Navy nomination of Paul J. Kaylor, to be deduction at the time an investment in to signs of human trafficking and exploi- Captain. qualified property is made, and for other pur- tation in children and youth, and for other Navy nomination of Andrew S. Jackson, to poses; to the Committee on Finance. purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- be Lieutenant Commander. By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself and Ms. cation, Labor, and Pensions. *Nomination was reported with rec- SINEMA): By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. S. 3297. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- CRAMER, and Ms. DUCKWORTH): ommendation that it be confirmed sub- cial Security Act to require the Secretary of S. 3308. A bill to amend title 37, United ject to the nominee’s commitment to Health and Human Services to make certain States Code, to standardize payment of haz- respond to requests to appear and tes- information available on a public website re- ardous duty incentive pay for members of tify before any duly constituted com- lating to intermediate care facilities for in- the reserve components of the Armed Forces, mittee of the Senate. dividuals with intellectual disabilities cer- and for other purposes; to the Committee on (Nominations without an asterisk tified for participation under the Medicaid Armed Services. program, and for other purposes; to the Com- were reported with the recommenda- By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. mittee on Finance. SCHATZ, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. tion that they be confirmed.) By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SMITH, and Mr. KING): f CRAMER, Mr. COTTON, and Mrs. S. 3309. A bill to provide for a Public BLACKBURN): Health Emergency Fund, and for other pur- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 3298. A bill to amend the Federal De- poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- JOINT RESOLUTIONS posit Insurance Act to permit the Federal cation, Labor, and Pensions. The following bills and joint resolu- Deposit Insurance Corporation to terminate By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. COTTON, tions were introduced, read the first the insured status of a depository institution Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. RUBIO, that refuses to provide services to certain and second times by unanimous con- Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. CORNYN, Federal contractors, and for other purposes; Mr. SASSE, and Mrs. BLACKBURN): sent, and referred as indicated: to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and S. 3310. A bill to permit visiting dignitaries By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Urban Affairs. and service members from Taiwan to display Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. COONS): By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. the flag of the Republic of China; to the S. 3289. A bill to require the Administrator MARKEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HAR- Committee on Foreign Relations. of the Small Business Administration to es- RIS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. BOOKER, By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Ms. tablish an Innovation Voucher Grant Pro- and Mr. DURBIN): ROSEN):

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:31 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.031 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1075 S. 3311. A bill to direct the Assistant Sec- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- School on February 14, 2018; considered and retary of Commerce for Communications and fairs. agreed to. Information to take certain actions to en- By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: By Mr. CASSIDY: hance the representation of the United S.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution proposing S. Res. 505. A resolution expressing the States and promote United States leadership an amendment to the Constitution of the sense of the Senate that the United States in communications standards-setting bodies, United States relative to the voting thresh- will continue to provide support to inter- and for other purposes; to the Committee on old for impeachment; to the Committee on national partners to help prevent and stop Commerce, Science, and Transportation. the Judiciary. the spread of coronavirus; to the Committee By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. on Foreign Relations. f BLUMENTHAL): f S. 3312. A bill to establish a crisis stabiliza- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND tion and community reentry grant program, SENATE RESOLUTIONS ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The following concurrent resolutions S. 206 By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. COT- and Senate resolutions were read, and At the request of Mr. TESTER, the TON, and Mr. PORTMAN): referred (or acted upon), as indicated: name of the Senator from Massachu- S. 3313. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. MAR- setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- Registration Act of 1938 to limit the exemp- KEY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. sponsor of S. 206, a bill to award a Con- tion from the registration requirements of BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR): gressional Gold Medal to the female such Act for persons engaging in activities in S. Res. 498. A resolution condemning Ste- furtherance of bona fide religious, scholastic, telephone operators of the Army Signal phen Miller for trafficking in bigotry, ha- Corps, known as the ‘‘Hello Girls’’. academic, or scientific pursuits or the fine tred, and divisive political rhetoric and for arts to activities which do not promote the promoting policies that are inconsistent S. 296 political agenda of a foreign government, to with the trust and confidence placed in him At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to as a Senior Advisor to the President, and ex- name of the Senator from Tennessee clarify the disclosures of foreign gifts by in- pressing the sense of the Senate that Ste- (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co- stitutions, and for other purposes; to the phen Miller should immediately resign from Committee on Foreign Relations. sponsor of S. 296, a bill to amend XVIII office; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- of the Social Security Act to ensure By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. rity and Governmental Affairs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. more timely access to home health By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. STA- DUCKWORTH, and Mr. SANDERS): BENOW, and Mr. PETERS): services for Medicare beneficiaries S. 3314. A bill to seek a diplomatic resolu- S. Res. 499. A resolution acknowledging the under the Medicare program. tion to Iran’s nuclear program, and for other reprehensible policy of the United States re- S. 633 purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- garding the forced relocation of the Pota- tions. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the watomi people from their homeland east of By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. names of the Senator from California the Mississippi River to Kansas and Okla- WHITEHOUSE, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. (Ms. HARRIS) and the Senator from homa and the devastating hardships the Pot- SANDERS): awatomi people endured during the march Florida (Mr. SCOTT) were added as co- S. 3315. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- west, known as the ‘‘Potawatomi Trail of sponsors of S. 633, a bill to award a enue Code of 1986 to clarify that products de- Death’’; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Congressional Gold Medal to the mem- rived from tar sands are crude oil for pur- By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. poses of the Federal excise tax on petroleum, bers of the Women’s Army Corps who WICKER, Mr. JONES, and Mr. WYDEN): and for other purposes; to the Committee on were assigned to the 6888th Central S. Res. 500. A resolution supporting the Finance. Postal Directory Battalion, known as goals and ideals of the ‘‘International Year By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’. of the Nurse and the Midwife’’, as designated S. 3316. A bill to require a license for the S. 634 reexport to an entity on the entity list of by the World Health Organization; to the At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name certain foreign-made items incorporating Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and more than 10 percent of controlled United Pensions. of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. States-origin content; to the Committee on By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. CRAMER) was added as a cosponsor of S. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. VAN HOLLEN): 634, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. S. Res. 501. A resolution amending the enue Code of 1986 to establish tax cred- Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Sen- CARDIN, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): its to encourage individual and cor- S. 3317. A bill to improve the operation of ate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials to ensure adequate access to witnesses and doc- porate taxpayers to contribute to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation scholarships for students through eligi- Network; to the Committee on Health, Edu- uments in impeachment trials of a President cation, Labor, and Pensions. or Vice President, and for other purposes; to ble scholarship-granting organizations By Mr. CASSIDY: the Committee on Rules and Administration. and eligible workforce training organi- S. 3318. A bill to promote transparency in By Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. WAR- zations, and for other purposes. NER, Mr. COONS, Mr. KAINE, Mr. PAUL, health care pricing; to the Committee on S. 642 Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TILLIS, Mrs. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. LEXANDER FISCHER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CRAMER, At the request of Mr. A , the By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mrs. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. BLACKBURN, and Ms. ERNST): Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. S. 3319. A bill to reauthorize comprehen- MCSALLY, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. sive research and statistical review and anal- DUCKWORTH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. ROM- 642, a bill to award a Congressional ysis of trafficking in persons and commercial NEY, Mr. BURR, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. Gold Medal to Master Sergeant sex acts, and for other purposes; to the Com- HAWLEY, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. JONES, Mr. Rodrick ‘‘Roddie’’ Edmonds in recogni- mittee on the Judiciary. CARDIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WAR- tion of his heroic actions during World By Mr. GARDNER: REN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. War II. S. 3320. A bill to designate as wilderness UDALL, and Mr. BARRASSO): certain National Forest System land in the S. Res. 502. A resolution recognizing the S. 651 State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing At the request of Mr. CASEY, the the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during name of the Senator from Georgia sources. World War II and the raisings of the flag of (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself and Ms. the United States on Mount Suribachi; to sor of S. 651, a bill to amend the Inter- SINEMA): the Committee on Foreign Relations. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase S. 3321. A bill to authorize 4 additional By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself the age requirement with respect to judgeships and to convert a temporary judge- and Mr. RUBIO): ship for the district of Arizona; to the Com- S. Res. 503. A resolution commending the eligibility for qualified ABLE pro- mittee on the Judiciary. University of West Florida Argonauts foot- grams. By Mr. COTTON: ball team for its National Collegiate Ath- S. 655 S. 3322. A bill to prevent the unlawful use letic Association Division II national cham- At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the of financial instruments in the United States pionship victory; considered and agreed to. name of the Senator from Maryland for online slot machines, lotteries, table By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself AN OLLEN games, and similar offerings, including and Mr. RUBIO): (Mr. V H ) was added as a co- games and applications that are deceptively S. Res. 504. A resolution honoring the sponsor of S. 655, a bill to impose addi- marketed or designed to be attractive to memories of the victims of the senseless at- tional restrictions on tobacco flavors children, and for other purposes; to the Com- tack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High for use in e-cigarettes.

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Silva Rodriguez. name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. S. 888 S. 2274 ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. CARPER, the 2982, a bill to expand eligibility for cer- name of the Senator from Connecticut names of the Senator from New Jersey tain housing programs for qualified (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from Maine volunteer first responders. of S. 888, a bill to require a standard fi- (Ms. COLLINS), the Senator from Or- S. 3004 nancial aid offer form, and for other egon (Mr. WYDEN) and the Senator At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the purposes. from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. S. 997 added as cosponsors of S. 2274, a bill to DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. WARREN, the establish a voluntary program that of S. 3004, a bill to protect human name of the Senator from Washington strengthens the economy, public rights and enhance opportunities for (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- health, and environment of the United LGBTI people around the world, and sor of S. 997, a bill to recognize and States by reducing emissions from for other purposes. honor the service of individuals who wood heaters, and for other purposes. S. 3007 served in the United States Cadet S. 2417 At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, Nurse Corps during World War II, and At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the the name of the Senator from Missouri for other purposes. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor S. 1122 (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- of S. 3007, a bill to amend title 18, At the request of Ms. SMITH, the sor of S. 2417, a bill to provide for pay- United States Code, to require a pro- name of the Senator from Vermont ment of proceeds from savings bonds to vider of a report to the CyberTipline (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- a State with title to such bonds pursu- related to online sexual exploitation of sor of S. 1122, a bill to amend the Pub- ant to the judgment of a court. children to preserve the contents of lic Health Service Act to revise and ex- S. 2627 such report for 180 days, and for other tend projects relating to children and At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, purposes. to provide access to school-based com- the name of the Senator from Cali- S. 3020 prehensive mental health programs. fornia (Ms. HARRIS) was added as a co- At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the S. 1355 sponsor of S. 2627, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Maryland At the request of Mr. BENNET, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from New Hamp- an above-the-line deduction for attor- of S. 3020, a bill to amend title 38, shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- ney fees and costs in connection with United States Code, to authorize the sponsor of S. 1355, a bill to amend the civil claim awards. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- S. 2628 into contracts with States or to award vide an exclusion from gross income for At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the grants to States to promote health and AmeriCorps educational awards. name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. wellness, prevent suicide, and improve S. 1473 CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- outreach to veterans, and for other At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, sor of S. 2628, a bill to amend title XIX purposes. the names of the Senator from New of the Social Security Act to remove a S. 3098 York (Mr. SCHUMER) and the Senator limitation on an individual’s eligibility At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the from Rhode Island (Mr. REED) were for medical assistance under the State name of the Senator from Georgia added as cosponsors of S. 1473, a bill to Medicaid plan while the individual is in (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to custody pending disposition of charges. sor of S. 3098, a bill to redesignate the require the Administrator of the Envi- S. 2711 Jimmy Carter National Historic Site ronmental Protection Agency to set At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the as the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National Histor- maximum contaminant levels for cer- name of the Senator from North Caro- ical Park’’. tain chemicals, and for other purposes. lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- S. 3139 S. 1843 sponsor of S. 2711, a bill to require in- At the request of Mr. DAINES, the At the request of Mr. PETERS, the stitutions of higher education to dis- name of the Senator from West Vir- name of the Senator from Maryland close hazing-related misconduct, and ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- for other purposes. sponsor of S. 3139, a bill to amend chap- sponsor of S. 1843, a bill to amend the S. 2765 ter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to re- At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name more comprehensively address the quire the disclosure of the total num- of the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. interstate transportation of firearms ber of domestic and foreign employees LOEFFLER) was added as a cosponsor of or ammunition. of certain public companies, and for S. 2765, a bill to improve Federal fiscal S. 3155 other purposes. controls and the congressional budget At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S. 1908 process. name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S. 2931 (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor the name of the Senator from Mary- At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the of S. 3155, a bill to establish a rural land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a name of the Senator from California postsecondary and economic develop- cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to amend the (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- ment grant program. Richard B. Russell National School sponsor of S. 2931, a bill to establish a S. 3167 Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of process for obtaining a Federal certifi- At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the summer meals. cate of rehabilitation, and for other names of the Senator from Vermont S. 2085 purposes. (Mr. SANDERS) and the Senator from Il- At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the S. 2980 linois (Ms. DUCKWORTH) were added as name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, cosponsors of S. 3167, a bill to prohibit YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of S. the name of the Senator from New discrimination based on an individual’s 2085, a bill to authorize the Secretary York (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a co- texture or style of hair.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:20 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.036 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1077 S. 3217 the 75th anniversary of the liberation (2) adheres to white supremacist ideologies At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the of the Auschwitz extermination camp in his opposition to Deferred Action for names of the Senator from Maryland in Nazi-occupied Poland. Childhood Arrivals (commonly known as ‘‘DACA’’), a policy that protects from depor- (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator AMENDMENT NO. 1305 tation young people, many of whom know no from Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY) were At the request of Mr. COTTON, the other home than the United States, and per- added as cosponsors of S. 3217, a bill to names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. mits such individuals to make valuable con- standardize the designation of National CORNYN) and the Senator from West tributions to their communities and the Heritage Areas, and for other purposes. Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added as Unites States; and (3) repeatedly recommends that Breitbart S. 3242 cosponsors of amendment No. 1305 pro- publish favorable articles relating to Presi- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the posed to S.J. Res. 68, a joint resolution dent Calvin Coolidge and the Immigration name of the Senator from Massachu- to direct the removal of United States Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 153, chapter 190), a law setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- Armed Forces from hostilities against based on eugenics ideology that established a sponsor of S. 3242, a bill to amend the the Islamic Republic of Iran that have national origin quota system to restrict im- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act not been authorized by Congress. migration from areas other than Northern and Western Europe; of 1978 to protect privacy rights, and AMENDMENT NO. 1311 Whereas a former Breitbart editor has ac- for other purposes. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the knowledged that Stephen Miller’s sugges- S. 3246 name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. tions have been used by Breitbart to ‘‘spin a At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of narrative where immigrants of color were name of the Senator from New York amendment No. 1311 intended to be pro- not only dangerous, violent individuals but also posed an existential threat to America’’; (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- posed to S.J. Res. 68, a joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Whereas eugenics encompasses the racist sor of S. 3246, a bill to amend the Com- belief that the human population can be im- munications Act of 1934 to direct the Armed Forces from hostilities against proved by promoting groups considered ge- Federal Communications Commission the Islamic Republic of Iran that have netically superior and eliminating or exclud- to conduct a public auction of the C- not been authorized by Congress. ing groups considered genetically inferior, a band, and for other purposes. f belief that was strongly embraced by Adolf Hitler; S. 3273 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 (43 At the request of Mr. KAINE, the Stat. 153, chapter 190) prohibited all immi- name of the Senator from Minnesota gration from Asia, severely restricted immi- (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor SENATE RESOLUTION 498—CON- gration from Africa, and used outdated cen- of S. 3273, a bill to amend the Higher DEMNING STEPHEN MILLER FOR sus data to exclude many other individuals Education Act of 1965 to establish a TRAFFICKING IN BIGOTRY, HA- whom the proponents of the law considered community college and career training TRED, AND DIVISIVE POLITICAL inferior or undesirable, including Southern grant program. RHETORIC AND FOR PROMOTING and Eastern Europeans; Whereas the Immigration Act of 1924 (43 S. 3286 POLICIES THAT ARE INCON- SISTENT WITH THE TRUST AND Stat. 153, chapter 190) was strongly supported At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, by eugenicists and reflected the pervasive- the names of the Senator from Okla- CONFIDENCE PLACED IN HIM AS ness of anti-immigrant and nativist senti- homa (Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator A SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE ment in the early twentieth century; from Montana (Mr. DAINES) were added PRESIDENT, AND EXPRESSING Whereas President Coolidge wrote, ‘‘Our as cosponsors of S. 3286, a bill to re- THE SENSE OF THE SENATE country must cease to be regarded as a strict certain Federal grants for States THAT STEPHEN MILLER SHOULD dumping ground [for new immigrants] . . . . Biological laws tell us that certain divergent that grant driver licenses to illegal im- IMMEDIATELY RESIGN FROM OF- FICE people will not mix or blend’’; migrants and fail to share information Whereas, in his manifesto entitled ‘‘Mein about criminal aliens with the Federal Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. MAR- Kampf’’, Adolf Hitler described the Immigra- Government. KEY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. tion Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 153, chapter 190) as S.J. RES. 6 BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) sub- a model for Nazi Germany to make his eu- genics ideology a reality; At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the mitted the following resolution; which Whereas the national origin quotas and the names of the Senator from Delaware was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental eugenics ideology embodied in the Immigra- (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator from tion Act of 1924 (43 Stat. 153, chapter 190) Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- Affairs: governed United States immigration policy sponsors of S.J. Res. 6, a joint resolu- S. RES. 498 until the passage of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act tion removing the deadline for the rati- Whereas Public Law 115–58, a joint resolu- to amend the Immigration and Nationality fication of the equal rights amend- tion signed into law on September 14, 2017— Act, and for other purposes’’, approved Octo- ment. (1) rejects white nationalists, white su- ber 3, 1965 (commonly known as the ‘‘Immi- premacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and gration Act of 1965’’) (79 Stat. 911), which re- S.J. RES. 68 other hate groups; and placed the national origin quota system with At the request of Mr. KAINE, the (2) states that in August 2017, white na- a preference system based on family ties and names of the Senator from Wisconsin tionalists, white supremacists, Klansmen, professional and skilled employment oppor- (Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator from and neo-Nazis gathered and demonstrated in tunities; New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) were added as Charlottesville, Virginia, chanting racist, Whereas Stephen Miller is widely under- cosponsors of S.J. Res. 68, a joint reso- anti-Semitic, and anti-immigrant slogans stood to direct immigration policy for the lution to direct the removal of United and causing violence, from which the Char- Trump Administration, including by sup- lottesville community is still healing; porting legislative and administrative pro- States Armed Forces from hostilities Whereas Stephen Miller is a Senior Advisor posals that would severely reduce immigra- against the Islamic Republic of Iran to President Trump and has long cultivated tion to the United States and disproportion- that have not been authorized by Con- relationships and correspondence with indi- ately reduce immigration from Africa, Asia, gress. viduals who adhere to white nationalist ide- and Latin America; and S. CON. RES. 36 ology; Whereas Stephen Miller’s leadership posi- Whereas recently published emails of Ste- tion brings discredit upon the White House: At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the phen Miller primarily address the subjects of Now, therefore, be it name of the Senator from Massachu- race and immigration, exclusively focus on Resolved, That— setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- offenses committed by nonwhite individuals, (1) the Senate condemns Stephen Miller sponsor of S. Con. Res. 36, a concurrent and promote policies to severely limit or end for— resolution supporting the Farmers Bill immigration to the United States by (A) trafficking in bigotry, hatred, and divi- of Rights. nonwhite individuals; sive political rhetoric; and (B) promoting policies that are incon- S. RES. 481 Whereas, in such emails, Stephen Miller— (1) directly and repeatedly suggests story sistent with the trust and confidence placed At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the ideas for the website Breitbart, encouraging in him as a Senior Advisor to the President; name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Breitbart to incorporate white supremacist, and RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. racist, and eugenics ideologies in its news (2) it is the sense of the Senate that Ste- Res. 481, a resolution commemorating coverage; phen Miller, Senior Advisor to the President,

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should immediately resign from office, and if in this preamble as the ‘‘Yellow River S. RES. 500 he does not resign, the President should re- Band’’) to the Twin Lakes Reservation; and Whereas the World Health Organization move him from office. (2) later submitted a petition to United has designated 2020 as the ‘‘International States General John Tipton that challenged f Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’’; the validity of the Yellow River Treaty; Whereas 2020— Whereas, after the 2-year period for the SENATE RESOLUTION 499—AC- (1) marks the 200th birthday of Florence KNOWLEDGING THE REPREHEN- Yellow River Band to move west expired, White settlers who wanted to occupy the Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; SIBLE POLICY OF THE UNITED lands of the Twin Lakes Reservation peti- and STATES REGARDING THE tioned Indiana Governor David Wallace for (2) is an appropriate time to reflect on the FORCED RELOCATION OF THE protection, and, in response, Governor Wal- high-quality health care that nurses and POTAWATOMI PEOPLE FROM lace authorized General Tipton to mobilize a midwives provide in all settings across the THEIR HOMELAND EAST OF THE militia of 100 volunteers to forcibly remove United States; MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO KANSAS the Yellow River Band from the reservation; Whereas, with approximately 4,000,000 reg- Whereas, on August 30, 1838, General Tip- istered nurses in the United States and AND OKLAHOMA AND THE DEV- 20,700,000 registered nurses worldwide, nurses ASTATING HARDSHIPS THE POT- ton and a volunteer militia surprised the Yellow River Band at the Twin Lakes Res- and midwives— AWATOMI PEOPLE ENDURED ervation, and, over the next several days, the (1) represent nearly 50 percent of the global DURING THE MARCH WEST, soldiers burned the crops and destroyed the health workforce; and KNOWN AS THE ‘‘POTAWATOMI village of the Yellow River Band to discour- (2) comprise the largest component of the TRAIL OF DEATH’’ age anyone from trying to return; health care workforce in many countries; Whereas on September 4, 1838, the forced Whereas investing in nurses and midwives Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Ms. STABE- relocation of 859 members of the Yellow provides great value to communities; NOW, and Mr. PETERS) submitted the River Band proceeded from Twin Lakes, In- Whereas a report of the High-Level Com- following resolution; which was re- diana, under the armed escort of the militia, mission on Health Employment and Eco- ferred to the Committee on Indian Af- including the Potawatomi leaders Menom- nomic Growth of the United Nations con- fairs: inee, Makkatahmoway, and Pepinawa, who cluded that ‘‘investments in education and S. RES. 499 were treated as prisoners of war and rode job creation in the health and social sectors along in a wagon under armed guard; result in a triple return of improved health Whereas the Potawatomi people, collec- Whereas, over the course of 61 days, outcomes, global health security, and inclu- tively known as the ‘‘Potawatomi Nation’’, through deprivation and often brutal heat sive economic growth’’; are comprised of members of the many vil- along the march west, known as the ‘‘Trail Whereas nurses and midwives have contrib- lages, communities, and bands that resided of Death’’, that extended from Twin Lakes, uted to major achievements in global health, for millennia in their homeland in the south- Indiana, through the States of Illinois and including— ern Great Lakes region of the present day Missouri to the eventual destination of the States of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, (1) the eradication of smallpox; and Yellow River Band some 660 miles away in and Wisconsin; (2) reductions in maternal and child mor- Osawatomie, Kansas, some 42 Potawatomi Whereas the advanced farming techniques, tality; individuals died, including 28 children; and extensive trade and commerce networks, and Whereas nurses and midwives are known to Whereas some of the Potawatomi Nation, well-established transportation routes of the be patient advocates, acting to protect the including the Pokagon Band, the Potawatomi Nation had a significant influ- lives of the individuals under their care; Nottawaseppi Huron Band, the Gun Lake ence on the early history of North America; Whereas nurses and midwives, in caring for Band, and the Hannahville Indian Commu- Whereas Potawatomi leaders entered into patients and their families in all stages of nity, evaded forced relocation and the dev- 44 treaties with the United States, including life, serve as vital members of the health astating consequences of the Trail of Death a series of treaties the Potawatomi people care workforce who improve patient out- by fleeing to other locations in the Great were pressured to sign between 1818 and 1828, comes and safety; Lakes region, including to Canada, and else- under which the Potawatomi people ceded Whereas better integration of nurses and where in the United States: Now, therefore, vast areas of the homeland of the Pota- midwives into health care systems is reduc- be it ing primary and maternity care provider watomi people in exchange for annuities, Resolved, small reservations in the States of Indiana shortages and improving maternal health SECTION 1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and Illinois, and scattered individual allot- outcomes; The Senate— ments; Whereas nurses promote healthy lifestyles (1) recognizes— Whereas, in 1830, President Andrew Jack- and educate communities on disease preven- (A) the special legal and political relation- son signed the Act of May 28, 1830 (4 Stat. tion and health promotion; ship Indian Tribes have with the United 411, chapter 148) (commonly known as the Whereas nurses and midwives are well-po- States; and ‘‘Indian Removal Act’’), into law, which au- sitioned to address and reduce health care (B) the solemn covenant that the Pota- thorized the President to provide land in the disparities that exist in the United States, watomi people of the United States share so-called Indian territory in the western including with respect to maternal health; with the land; and United States ‘‘for the reception of such Whereas many nurses are experienced re- (2) acknowledges the extreme hardship, vi- tribes or nations of Indians as may choose to searchers, and the work of nurses encom- olence, and maltreatment inflicted on the exchange the lands where they now reside, passes a wide scope of scientific inquiry re- Potawatomi people by the United States and remove there. . .’’; lating to clinical science, health systems and through the cruel and ill-conceived policy of Whereas 3 treaties signed by Potawatomi outcomes, and nursing education; forcible removal of the Potawatomi people leaders in October 1832 further reduced the Whereas nurses provide care that is sen- from their homeland east of the Mississippi remaining homeland of the Potawatomi peo- sitive to the cultures and customs of individ- River. ple in the States of Indiana and Illinois to uals across the United States; and SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER. several small reservations and individual al- Whereas many nurses can inform and work Nothing in this resolution— lotments, including a reservation at a vil- closely with legislators to improve the— (1) authorizes or supports any claim lage on the Yellow River in Twin Lakes, In- (1) recruitment, education, practice, and against the United States; or diana (referred to in this preamble as the retention of nurses; and (2) serves as a settlement of any claim ‘‘Twin Lakes Reservation’’), under a Pota- (2) health and safety of the patients for against the United States. watomi leader named Menominee; whom nurses care in all communities, in- Whereas pressure from United States nego- f cluding rural and underserved communities: tiators resulted in Potawatomi leaders sign- SENATE RESOLUTION 500—SUP- Now, therefore, be it ing a number of treaties between 1834 and PORTING THE GOALS AND Resolved, That the Senate— 1837, known as the ‘‘Whiskey Treaties’’, (1) supports the goals and ideals of the which ceded the remaining Potawatomi land IDEALS OF THE ‘‘INTER- ‘‘International Year of the Nurse and the in the State of Indiana and included a com- NATIONAL YEAR OF THE NURSE Midwife’’, as designated by the World Health mitment to move to reservations in the West AND THE MIDWIFE’’, AS DES- Organization; within 2 years; IGNATED BY THE WORLD (2) recognizes the significant contributions Whereas Menominee and a number of other HEALTH ORGANIZATION of nurses and midwives to the health care Potawatomi leaders— Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. system in the United States; and (1) refused to participate in the negotia- (3) encourages the people of the United tions that produced the Treaty of August 5, WICKER, Mr. JONES, and Mr. WYDEN) States to observe the International Year of 1836 (7 Stat. 505) (commonly known as the submitted the following resolution; the Nurse and the Midwife with appropriate ‘‘Yellow River Treaty’’), which purported to which was referred to the Committee recognition, ceremonies, activities, and pro- relinquish the rights of the Yellow River on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- grams to demonstrate the importance of Band of the Potawatomi people (referred to sions: nurses and midwives to patients.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:20 Feb 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.040 S13FEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1079 SENATE RESOLUTION 501—AMEND- the duties of the office of President shall United States launched an amphibious land- ING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE have devolved, the Presiding Officer shall ing and assault on Iwo Jima that culminated AND PRACTICE IN THE SENATE rule on any assertion of privilege or immu- with the engagement of more than 70,000 WHEN SITTING ON IMPEACH- nity in connection with the production of members of the United States Marine Corps, testimony, documents, or other evidence.’’. buttressed by thousands of members of the MENT TRIALS TO ENSURE ADE- f United States Navy and the United States QUATE ACCESS TO WITNESSES Army serving as assault, garrison, and sup- AND DOCUMENTS IN IMPEACH- SENATE RESOLUTION 502—RECOG- port forces (referred to in this preamble as MENT TRIALS OF A PRESIDENT NIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY the ‘‘Battle of Iwo Jima’’); OR VICE PRESIDENT, AND FOR OF THE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING Whereas the members of the United States OTHER PURPOSES ON THE JAPANESE ISLAND OF Marine Corps who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima overcame numerous disadvantages in Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. IWO JIMA DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE RAISINGS OF THE the 36-day battle that included treacherous VAN HOLLEN) submitted the following terrain, unfavorable weather conditions, and resolution; which was referred to the FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES heavy enemy fire from an embedded, deter- Committee on Rules and Administra- ON MOUNT SURIBACHI mined, and fierce Japanese fighting force in tion: Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. WAR- places immortalized by members of the United States Marine Corps, including the S. RES. 501 NER, Mr. COONS, Mr. KAINE, Mr. PAUL, ‘‘Meat Grinder’’ and ‘‘Bloody Gorge’’; Resolved, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TILLIS, Mrs. FISCH- Whereas, on February 23, 1945, only 5 days SECTION 1. WITNESSES AND DOCUMENTS IN IM- ER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BOOZ- into the Battle of Iwo Jima, members of the PEACHMENT TRIALS OF A PRESI- MAN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. MCSALLY, United States Marine Corps ascended the DENT OR VICE PRESIDENT. Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. highest point on the island, Mount (a) IN GENERAL.—The Rules of Procedure SHAHEEN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. BURR, Mrs. Suribachi, and raised the flag of the United and Practice in the Senate When Sitting on States 2 times, the second of which resulted Impeachment Trials are amended by adding LOEFFLER, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. in the iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning image at the end the following: JONES, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, ‘‘XXVII. In an impeachment trial of the Ms. WARREN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. GARDNER, that— (1) was captured on film by photographer President or the Vice President, upon whom Mr. UDALL, and Mr. BARRASSO) sub- Joe Rosenthal; the powers and duties of the Office of Presi- mitted the following resolution; which (2) has become a recognized symbol of de- dent shall have devolved, each party may was referred to the Committee on For- termination, perseverance, and struggle; and move to issue 1 or more subpoenas to obtain eign Relations: (3) has been memorialized as the United testimony from witnesses. If the Presiding States Marine Corps War Memorial in Ar- S. RES. 502 Officer determines the testimony of a wit- lington, Virginia; ness for whom a subpoena is sought is mate- Whereas, following the surprise attack by Whereas the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the rial and relevant to the impeachment trial Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, at Pearl bloodiest battles in the history of the United and not redundant, the Presiding Officer, Harbor, Hawaii, the United States formally States Marine Corps, resulted in more than through the Secretary of the Senate, shall declared war on the Imperial Government of 26,000 casualties of the United States, more issue a subpoena for the taking of testimony Japan on December 8, 1941; than 6,800 of whom were killed; of the witness. A Senator may raise a point Whereas, during the 4 years that followed Whereas most of the more than 20,000 esti- of order that a subpoena for the taking of the attack, the United States and allied mated Japanese soldiers who fought in the testimony of a witness should not be issued. forces fought a prolonged counterattack Battle of Iwo Jima were killed, with only If a point of order is raised, the Presiding Of- against Japanese advances across the Pacific 1,083 Japanese soldiers surviving at the con- ficer shall submit the point of order to a vote region; clusion of the campaign; of the Senate without debate. A vote under Whereas the tactic of attacking, defeating, Whereas the Battle of Iwo Jima led to 22 this Rule shall be taken in accordance with and controlling Japanese-held outposts members of the United States Marine Corps the Standing Rules of the Senate. through the use of amphibious assault land- and 5 members of the United States Navy re- ‘‘XXVIII. In an impeachment trial of the ings against Japanese-held islands and terri- ceiving the Medal of Honor, representing— President or the Vice President, upon whom tories (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘is- (1) the most members of the United States the powers and duties of the Office of Presi- land hopping’’) became crucial to success- Marine Corps ever to receive the highest dent shall have devolved, each party may fully countering Japanese advances through- military decoration in the United States for move to issue 1 or more subpoenas to obtain out the Pacific region; a single battle; and documents. If the Presiding Officer deter- Whereas the goal of island hopping was to (2) more than 1⁄4 of all members of the mines the documents for which a subpoena is secure airfields and supply bases— United States Marine Corps to receive the sought are material and relevant to the im- (1) in order to launch aerial bombardment decoration during World War II; peachment trial and not redundant, the Pre- attacks against the mainland of Japan using Whereas the secured airfields on Iwo Jima siding Officer, through the Secretary of the the new Boeing B–29 Superfortress; and became emergency landing locations for 2,400 Senate, shall issue a subpoena requiring pro- (2) in preparation for, and in anticipation B–29 Bombers, saving the lives of an esti- duction of the documents. A Senator may of, a United States invasion of Japan; mated 24,000 flight crewmen; raise a point of order that a subpoena requir- Whereas, by early 1945, the United States Whereas, 160 days after the end and victory ing production of the documents should not and allied forces bravely fought and ad- of the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima, the United be issued. If a point of order is raised, the vanced to the island of Iwo Jima, an 8- States received the unconditional surrender Presiding Officer shall submit the point of square-mile volcanic island with 3 strategic of Japan on September 2, 1945; order to a vote of the Senate without debate. airfields, located between the Mariana Is- Whereas the world owes a debt of gratitude A vote under this Rule shall be taken in ac- lands and Japan; to the members of the United States Marine cordance with the Standing Rules of the Sen- Whereas Iwo Jima was— Corps who selflessly led the fight for the ate. (1) a strategic island with airfields to sup- strategic island of Iwo Jima in the middle of ‘‘XXIX. It shall not be in order to consider port bombers of the United States with the Pacific theater; and a resolution or motion establishing proce- fighter escorts; and Whereas, on March 28, 2020, the 75th anni- dures for an impeachment trial, or an (2) an essential base for emergency, refuel- versary of the Battle of Iwo Jima will be amendment thereto, that would modify, su- ing, and diversionary landings for B–29 marked by commemorative events on the is- persede, waive, or be inconsistent with any bombers; land of Iwo Jima organized by the people of portion of Rule VII, XXVII, or XXVIII.’’. Whereas, under the command of Japanese the United States and Japan: Now, therefore, (b) EVIDENTIARY QUESTIONS.—Rule VII of Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, be it the Rules of Procedure and Practice in the Iwo Jima was a heavily fortified island with Resolved, That the Senate— Senate When Sitting on Impeachment Trials nearly 11 miles of underground and (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the is amended— networked tunnels, rooms, bunkers, artillery amphibious landing on the Japanese island (1) in the second sentence— emplacements, ammunition dumps, and pill- of Iwo Jima that began on February 19, 1945 (A) by striking ‘‘may rule’’ and inserting boxes supporting more than 21,000 Japanese and ended on March 26, 1945; ‘‘shall rule’’; and soldiers; (2) commemorates the iconic and historic (B) by inserting ‘‘, except in the impeach- Whereas, on February 19, 1945, under the raisings of the flag of the United States on ment trial of the President of Vice Presi- leadership of United States Navy 5th Fleet Mount Suribachi that occurred on February dent, upon whom the powers and duties of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, United 23, 1945; the Office of President shall have devolved,’’ States Marine Corps V Amphibious Corps (3) honors the marines, sailors, soldiers, before ‘‘he may at his option’’; and Major General Harry Schmidt, 3rd Division army air crew, and coast guardsmen who (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In Major General Graves B. Erskine, 4th Divi- fought bravely on Iwo Jima, including the an impeachment trial of the President or the sion Major General Clifton Cates, and 5th Di- thousands of Japanese soldiers who defended Vice President, upon whom the powers and vision Major General Keller E. Rockey, the the island;

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RES. 504 coronavirus is in the best interest of people ice members of the United States who fought Whereas, on February 14, 2018, a mass at home in the United States and abroad: on Iwo Jima; shooting that took the lives of 17 teachers Now, therefore, be it (7) reaffirms the bonds of friendship be- and students took place at Marjory Resolved, That— tween the United States and Japan; Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, (1) it is the sense of the Senate that— (8) encourages the people of the United Florida; (A) the United States will continue to pro- States to honor the veterans of the Battle of Whereas the people of the United States vide support to international partners to Iwo Jima with appropriate programs, cere- continue to pray for the individuals who help prevent and stop the spread of the monies, and activities; and were affected by this tragedy; coronavirus; and (9) honors the service and sacrifice of the Whereas President Donald Trump stated, (B) the United States stands in solidarity men and women who serve the United States ‘‘no child, no teacher, should ever be in dan- with the people of China and other countries today, carrying on the proud tradition of the ger in an American school. No parent should around the world who are suffering from the individuals who came before them. ever have to fear for their sons and daugh- coronavirus; and ters when they kiss them goodbye in the (2) the Senate encourages the United States Government to continue to work to- f morning.’’; Whereas the Parkland community has gether with the World Health Organization shown strength, compassion, and unity in and other countries on the goal of preventing SENATE RESOLUTION 503—COM- the past 2 years; and the coronavirus from taking more lives. MENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF Whereas February 14, 2020, marks 2 years f WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS since the horrific attack: Now, therefore, be AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND FOOTBALL TEAM FOR ITS NA- it Resolved, That the Senate— PROPOSED TIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC (1) honors the memories of the victims of SA 1324. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. ASSOCIATION DIVISION II NA- the senseless attack at Marjory Stoneman LEE) submitted an amendment intended to TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY Douglas High School on February 14, 2018, be proposed by him to the joint resolution and offers heartfelt condolences and deepest S.J. Res. 68, to direct the removal of United Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself sympathies to the families, loved ones, and States Armed Forces from hostilities against friends of the victims; and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the following the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not (2) honors the survivors of the attack and resolution; which was considered and been authorized by Congress; which was or- pledges continued support for their recovery; agreed to: dered to lie on the table. (3) recognizes the strength and resilience of SA 1325. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. BLUNT) the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School S. RES. 503 proposed an amendment to the resolution S. community; and Whereas, on December 21, 2019, the Univer- Res. 490, congratulating the Kansas City (4) expresses gratitude to the emergency sity of West Florida Argonauts football team Chiefs on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in medical and health care professionals of the (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Argo- the successful 100th season of the National Parkland community for their efforts in re- Football League. nauts’’) defeated the Minnesota State Uni- sponding to the attack and caring for the SA 1326. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. BLUNT) versity Mavericks by a score of 48 to 40 in victims and survivors. the National Collegiate Athletic Association proposed an amendment to the resolution S. Division II national championship game in f Res. 490, supra. McKinney, Texas; SENATE RESOLUTION 505—EX- f Whereas the Argonauts returned to the na- PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE TEXT OF AMENDMENTS tional championship game in 2019 for the sec- SENATE THAT THE UNITED ond time in the last 3 years; STATES WILL CONTINUE TO PRO- SA 1324. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Whereas the Argonauts won the first na- VIDE SUPPORT TO INTER- Mr. LEE) submitted an amendment in- tional football championship for the Univer- NATIONAL PARTNERS TO HELP tended to be proposed by him to the sity of West Florida a mere 4 years after the PREVENT AND STOP THE joint resolution S.J. Res. 68, to direct football program was established at the uni- SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS the removal of United States Armed versity in 2015; Forces from hostilities against the Is- Whereas the Argonauts finished the 2019 Mr. CASSIDY submitted the fol- lamic Republic of Iran that have not football season with a 13–2 record; and lowing resolution; which was referred been authorized by Congress; which Whereas head coach Pete Shinnick and to the Committee on Foreign Rela- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- each player on the Argonauts’ team roster tions: should be congratulated for a successful foot- lows: S. RES. 505 ball season: Now, therefore, be it In section 2, amend subsection (b) to read Whereas an outbreak of the coronavirus, as follows: Resolved, That the Senate— known as ‘‘COVID-19’’, was first detected in (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in (1) commends the University of West Flor- Wuhan, China, and was reported by China to this section shall be construed— ida Argonauts football team for its National the World Health Organization on December (1) to prevent the United States from de- Collegiate Athletic Association Division II 31, 2019; fending itself, including its territories, citi- national championship victory in football; Whereas the characteristics of the zens, troops, personnel, military bases, and (2) recognizes the hard work, determina- coronavirus, such as the way the virus is diplomatic facilities from attack, including tion, and excellence exhibited by the players, transmitted and the ability of the virus to acting to prevent an imminent attack; or coaches, support staff, and student body of rapidly spread, have raised concerns among (2) to restrict force protection measures the University of West Florida; and experts that the virus may have the poten- used by United States aircraft, ships, or per- (3) congratulates— tial to become a pandemic; sonnel. (A) the University of West Florida and the Whereas the World Health Organization de- city of Pensacola, Florida; clared that the outbreak of the coronavirus SA 1325. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. (B) the fans of the University of West Flor- constitutes a public health emergency of BLUNT) proposed an amendment to the ida Argonauts football team; and international concern; resolution S. Res. 490, congratulating Whereas the medical facilities in China (C) the alumni of the University of West have been overwhelmed; the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory Florida throughout the world. Whereas the coronavirus has infected tens in Super Bowl LIV in the successful of thousands of people in China and hundreds 100th season of the National Football more people worldwide; League; as follows:

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Mr. President, I ask in which the league has promoted stars both past and present, served the community, and While the pioneers and settlers of Utah unanimous consent that the resolution looked toward the next 100 years of football; secured freedom of territory, religion, be agreed to, the preamble be agreed and thought, the voices of women were to, and that the motions to reconsider SA 1326. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. still not heard when it often mattered be considered made and laid upon the BLUNT) proposed an amendment to the most—during the democratic selection table. resolution S. Res. 490, congratulating of their government leaders. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory Seraph Young, like her granduncle objection, it is so ordered. in Super Bowl LIV in the successful Brigham Young before her, endeavored The resolution (S. Res. 475) was 100th season of the National Football to chart a different course. In the early agreed to. League; as follows: morning of February 14, 1870, she be- The preamble was agreed to. Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A resolu- came the first woman to vote in the (The resolution, with its preamble, is tion congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs United States of America. On that elec- printed in the RECORD of January 16, on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in the tion day in Salt Lake City, 24 other 2020, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) successful 100th season of the National Foot- women joined Seraph Young in casting Mr. ROMNEY. I suggest the absence ball League.’’. their ballots. Then, in the next elec- of a quorum. f tion, 2,000 more women followed their The PRESIDING OFFICER. The AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO lead and exercised their equal suffrage clerk will call the roll. MEET rights. The voices of the few set in mo- The bill clerk proceeded to call the tion a monumental shift in our Na- roll. Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I have 3 tion’s history. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask requests for committees to meet during Twenty-four years before the 19th unanimous consent that the order for today’s session of the Senate. They Amendment to grant equal suffrage for the quorum call be rescinded. have the approval of the Majority and women was ratified, Utah once again The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Minority leaders. made history by electing the Nation’s objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph first female State senator, Martha f 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- Hughes Cannon. Cannon did not hesi- ate, the following committees are au- tate to pursue her own path. After re- PROTECTING PAIN-CAPABLE thorized to meet during today’s session ceiving her undergraduate degree in UNBORN CHILDREN of the Senate: chemistry, she went on to earn degrees Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, earlier COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES in oration, medicine, and pharmacy at this week the Senate Judiciary Com- The Committee on Armed Services is a time when few women pursued ad- mittee held a hearing to discuss the authorized to meet during the session vanced education. As a physician, level of care babies who are born alive of the Senate on Thursday, February church leader, suffragist, and mother, should receive. You heard me cor- 13, 2020, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hear- she defeated her own husband at the rectly. We had a hearing in the Senate ing. ballot box to become the first female Judiciary Committee to discuss the COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN State senator in U.S. history. level of medical care a baby that is AFFAIRS Soon, we will honor the tremendous born alive should receive. The Committee on Banking, Housing, contributions Martha Hughes Cannon As heartbreaking as it is to even ask and Urban Affairs is authorized to and all women suffragists have made as that question—as if there were more meet during the session of the Senate we welcome her as a new addition to than one option—this is a real debate on Thursday, February 13, 2020, at 9 Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. and something that needs to be paid at- a.m., to conduct a hearing. The symbols we choose to represent tention to. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE us and our State matter a great deal, There are actually some folks who The Committee on Finance is author- and the bronze rendering of Cannon think it is appropriate for doctors to ized to meet during the session of the will serve as an enduring tribute to the provide something less than the high- Senate on Thursday, February 13, 2020, efforts of all suffragists. est standard of care to babies who sur- at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing. To all the women who have led and vive abortions, and there are those who who continue to lead by example, we f believe babies who survive abortions thank you. should receive the same level of med- COMMEMORATING UTAH WOMEN’S f ical assistance as any other baby. That SUFFRAGE is certainly where I stand. I believe RECOGNIZING THE LEADING ROLE that all life is precious and that every Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, I rise OF UTAHNS IN THE FIGHT FOR baby deserves a fighting chance. to mark the 150th anniversary of the WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE AND CELE- I can’t imagine that there is a diver- first ballot cast by a woman in the BRATING THE SESQUICENTEN- gence of view on this topic. Of course, United States under an equal suffrage NIAL OF THE FIRST VOTES BY public opinion polling, for what that is law. I am proud that this remarkable WOMEN UNDER THE EQUAL SUF- worth, shows that the vast majority of milestone occurred in my home State FRAGE LAW OF UTAH ON FEB- Americans agree. Last year, a poll of Utah. RUARY 14, 1870 The fight for the right to vote for all found that more than three-quarters of Americans, regardless of gender, race, Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, I now Americans support providing medical or class, was achieved through efforts, ask unanimous consent that the Judi- support for babies who survive abor- large and small, and through great sac- ciary Committee be discharged from tions. It is hard for me to believe that rifice. further consideration of S. Res. 475 and there would be 25 percent on the other Suffrage is the freedom to vote, to re- the Senate proceed to its immediate side of that, but, suffice it to say, the affirm the solemn duty of the citizen in consideration. vast majority of people agree with the a representative democracy. When I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The proposition that the same medical vote, I remember the sacrifice of men clerk will report the resolution by standard of care should apply. and women in uniform—of those who title. Unfortunately, there are people who The bill clerk read as follows: have won and preserved freedom for us make up that 25 percent in government in the past and of those who preserve it A resolution (S. Res. 475) recognizing the who are in high-ranking positions and leading role of Utahns in the fight for wom- for us today. My vote is a recognition en’s suffrage and celebrating the sesqui- who wield a great deal of influence on of that sacrifice. It is right and fitting centennial of the first votes by women under this question. Take, for example, Vir- that every American, male and female, the equal suffrage law of Utah on February ginia’s Governor Ralph Northam. has that same privilege. 14, 1870. About this time last year, he made

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He said that is precious and must be protected. objection, it is so ordered. after the baby was delivered, it would When I attended this hearing, it re- f be kept comfortable. The baby ‘‘would minded me of an article that was writ- USAID BRANDING MODERNIZATION be resuscitated if that’s what the ten back in 2004 by one of my favorite ACT mother and the family desired, and writers, Peggy Noonan. She was talk- then a discussion would ensue between ing about a Presidential candidate, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the physicians and the mother.’’ General Wesley Clark, running that ask unanimous consent that the Sen- What would be the subject of that year for the Democratic nomination ate proceed to the immediate consider- discussion, whether the baby would for President. She quotes an interview ation of Calendar No. 369, H.R. 2744. live or die? Presumably so. Instead of that General Clark had with the pub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The providing prompt care to save the lisher of the Manchester Union-Leader, clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk baby, Governor Northam—who is, by Joseph McQuaid. Here is how the con- read as follows: the way, a pediatrician, of all things— versation went. believes that you should sit down and General Clark says: I don’t think you A bill (H.R. 2744) to authorize the Adminis- trator of the United States Agency for Inter- decide whether to let the child live or should get the law involved in abor- die. That is not healthcare. That is in- national Development to prescribe the man- tion. ner in which programs of the agency are fanticide. McQuaid said: At all? identified overseas, and for other purposes. In response to Governor Northam’s Clark said: Nope. comments—which, apparently, he McQuaid said: Late-term abortion? There being no objection, the Senate spoke not just for himself but for a sig- No limits? proceeded to consider the bill, which nificant segment, maybe the 25 percent Clark said: Nope. had been reported from the Committee in that poll I mentioned earlier—our McQuaid said: Anything up to deliv- on Foreign Relations, with an amend- colleague from Nebraska, Senator ery? ment to strike all after the enacting SASSE, introduced a bill called the Clark said: Nope, nope. clause and insert in lieu thereof the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protec- McQuaid: Anything up to the head following: tion Act. This legislation is very coming out of the womb? SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. straightforward. It would require doc- Clark said: I say it is up to the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘USAID Brand- ing Modernization Act’’. tors who treat babies who survive an woman and her doctor, her conscience. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR BRANDING. abortion with the same lifesaving care You don’t put the law in there. Back when the Supreme Court de- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the that other infants receive. It sounds United States Agency for International Develop- like common sense, right? Well, com- cided Roe v. Wade, it made clear that ment (referred to in this section as ‘‘USAID’’), mon sense apparently is not all that at some point, once the fetus is viable, in coordination with the Secretary of State, as common in some quarters. you are dealing with more than just appropriate, and with due consideration for the You might think that surely there the interest of the mother. I know the safety and security of implementing partners are already protections that exist for whole debate over abortion is divisive and beneficiaries, is authorized to prescribe, as that newborn baby. That has to be the in this country, but at some point you appropriate, the use of logos or other insignia of law already, right? Sadly not. There have to realize you are not just talking the USAID Identity, or the use of additional or about one person but two people, and substitute markings, including the United States are no Federal laws requiring flag, to appropriately identify, including as re- healthcare providers to care for these each of those individuals has rights, quired by section 641 of the Foreign Assistance babies just as they would any other in- and the State certainly has an interest Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2401), overseas programs fant in their care. in protecting a vulnerable child. administered by USAID. Sadly, many of our Democratic col- In my State of Texas—and I dare say (b) AUDIT.—Not later than 1 year after the leagues in the Senate are just fine with in Florida and in every other State in date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector that. When the Senate voted on this the country—we have child protection General of USAID shall submit to Congress an legislation last year, 44 Democrats laws in place which say if you witness audit of compliance with relevant branding and voted against it—against it. But for child abuse or neglect, you have a legal marking requirements of USAID by imple- menting partners funded by USAID, including those of us who are aligned more with duty to report it. Again, the law says, any requirements prescribed pursuant to the au- the 75 percent of Americans who be- if you see a child that is being abused thorization under subsection (a). lieve all babies deserve that care, we or neglected, you have a duty to report Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous are not fine with that. it, and if you don’t do it, you are guilty consent that the committee-reported This legislation would build on the of a crime. substitute amendment be agreed to; Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of How in the world we could reconcile that the bill, as amended, be considered 2002, which actually passed the Senate these ideas that it is somehow OK to read a third time and passed; and that unanimously at the time. That bill deliver a child, even though it is a the motion to reconsider be considered clarified that any infant born alive at botched abortion, and not have a legal, made and laid upon the table. any stage of development is a person— much less a moral, duty to care for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without again, a statement of the obvious—re- that child is irreconcilable. objection, it is so ordered. gardless of the manner in which they I think it is really important for the The committee-reported amendment were born. Senate to stand on the side of life. This in the nature of a substitute was Now it is time to clarify that each is not an abortion issue. This is a mat- agreed to. person will receive appropriate medical ter of equal protection under the law The amendment was ordered to be care, no matter what their cir- and whether we are going to fulfill our engrossed and the bill to be read a cumstances and how they happened to duty to protect the most vulnerable third time. be delivered and born. among us—the children, who might The bill was read the third time. One of our witnesses in today’s and otherwise be abused or, certainly, ne- The bill (H.R. 2744), as amended, was Tuesday’s hearings was Dr. Robin glected. passed. Pierucci, a neonatologist at Bronson I am proud to cosponsor this legisla- f Methodist Hospital. Dr. Pierucci dis- tion and to stand up firmly on the side WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, JR., DE- cussed the medical standard of care for of our most vulnerable citizens. babies born alive and concluded that I yield the floor. PARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- ‘‘we are always obligated to care, I suggest the absence of a quorum. TATION HEADQUARTERS ACT whether or not we have the ability to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous heal.’’ clerk will call the roll. consent that the Senate proceed to the

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I ask unanimous The senior assistant legislative clerk Insert after the second whereas clause of consent that the resolution be agreed read as follows: the preamble the following: to, the preamble be agreed to, and the A bill (S. 3239) to designate the head- Whereas Super Bowl LIV was the culmina- motions to reconsider be considered quarters building of the Department of tion of the 100th season of the NFL, a season made and laid upon the table with no Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey in which the league has promoted stars both intervening action or debate. Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the ‘‘Wil- past and present, served the community, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without liam T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building’’. looked toward the next 100 years of football; objection, it is so ordered. There being no objection, the Senate The preamble, as amended, was The resolution (S. Res. 504) was proceeded to consider the bill, which agreed to. agreed to. had been reported from the Committee The amendment (No. 1326) was agreed The preamble was agreed to. on Environment and Public Works. to as follows: (The resolution, with its preamble, is Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous (Purpose: To amend the title) printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- consent that the bill be considered read Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A resolu- mitted Resolutions.’’) a third time and passed and the motion tion congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs to reconsider be considered made and on their victory in Super Bowl LIV in the f successful 100th season of the National Foot- laid upon the table. ORDERS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ball League.’’. (The resolution, with its preamble, as 17, 2020, THROUGH MONDAY, FEB- objection, it is so ordered. RUARY 24, 2020 The bill (S. 3239) was ordered to be amended, is printed in the Record of engrossed for a third reading, was read February 25, 2020.) Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the third time, and passed, as follows: f ask unanimous consent that when the S. 3239 COMMENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF Senate completes its business today, it Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- WEST FLORIDA ARGONAUTS adjourn to then convene for pro forma resentatives of the United States of America in FOOTBALL TEAM FOR ITS NA- sessions only, with no business being Congress assembled, TIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC conducted, on the following dates and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ASSOCIATION DIVISION II NA- times, and that following each pro This Act may be cited as the ‘‘William T. TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY forma session, the Senate adjourn until Coleman, Jr., Department of Transportation the next pro forma session: Monday, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Headquarters Act’’. February 17, at 1:45 p.m., and Thurs- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- SEC. 2. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, JR., FEDERAL day, February 20, at 2:30 p.m. I further BUILDING. ate proceed to the consideration of S. ask that when the Senate adjourns on (a) IN GENERAL.—The headquarters build- Res. 503, submitted earlier today. ing of the Department of Transportation lo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Thursday, February 20, it will next cated at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in clerk will report the resolution by convene at 3 p.m. on Monday, February Washington, DC, shall be known and des- title. 24; further, following the prayer and ignated as the ‘‘William T. Coleman, Jr., pledge, the morning hour be deemed Federal Building’’. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: expired, the Journal of proceedings be (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in law, approved to date, and the time for the map, regulation, document, paper, or other A resolution (S. Res. 503) commending the record of the United States to the building University of West Florida Argonauts foot- two leaders be reserved for their use referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed ball team for its National Collegiate Ath- later in the day; further, following to be a reference to the ‘‘William T. Cole- letic Association Division II national cham- leader remarks, the Senate proceed to man, Jr., Federal Building’’. pionship victory. executive session and resume consider- f There being no objection, the Senate ation of the Molloy nomination; and fi- CONGRATULATING THE KANSAS proceeded to consider the resolution. nally, I ask that the cloture motions CITY CHIEFS ON THEIR VICTORY Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous filed during today’s session ripen at IN SUPER BOWL LIV consent that the resolution be agreed 5:30 p.m., Monday, February 24. to, the preamble be agreed to, and the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I motions to reconsider be considered objection, it is so ordered. ask unanimous consent that the Com- made and laid upon the table with no Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, for mittee on Commerce, Science, and intervening action or debate. the information of all Senators, Sen- Transportation be discharged from fur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ator BALDWIN will be recognized on ther consideration and the Senate now objection, it is so ordered. Monday, February 24, following the proceed to S. Res. 490. The resolution (S. Res. 503) was prayer and pledge, to deliver Washing- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without agreed to. ton’s Farewell Address. objection, it is so ordered. The preamble was agreed to. The clerk will report the resolution (The resolution, with its preamble, is f by title. printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- The senior assistant legislative clerk ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, mitted Resolutions.’’) read as follows: FEBRUARY 17, 2020, AT 1:45 P.M. f A resolution (S. Res. 490) congratulating Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if the Kansas City Chiefs on their victory in HONORING THE MEMORIES OF THE there is no further business to come be- Super Bowl LIV. VICTIMS OF THE SENSELESS AT- fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- There being no objection, the com- TACK AT MARJORY STONEMAN sent that it stand adjourned under the mittee was discharged, and the Senate DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL ON FEB- previous order. proceeded to consider the resolution. RUARY 14, 2018 There being no objection, the Senate, Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I at 4:42 p.m., adjourned until Monday, consent that the resolution be agreed ask unanimous consent that the Sen- February 17, 2020, at 1:45 p.m. to; that the Blunt amendment to the ate proceed to the consideration of S. f preamble be agreed to; that the pre- Res. 504, submitted earlier today. amble, as amended, be agreed to; that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The NOMINATIONS the Blunt amendment to the title be clerk will report the resolution by Executive nominations received by agreed to; and that the motions to re- title. the Senate: consider be considered made and laid The senior assistant legislative clerk THE JUDICIARY upon the table. read as follows: ADAM L. BRAVERMAN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without A resolution (S. Res. 504) honoring the STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT objection, it is so ordered. memories of the victims of the senseless at- OF CALIFORNIA, VICE ROGER T. BENITEZ, RETIRED.

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JOHN W. HOLCOMB, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED MEDORI S. HILL ROBERT N. MISHEV STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT NICOLE SUZANNE HURLEY RYAN RODRIGUEZ MONTANEZ OF CALIFORNIA, VICE DEAN D. PREGERSON, RETIRED. CHRISTINE C. JONES LOUIS E. MORGAN KNUT SVEINBJORN JOHNSON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE VICTOR D. LAVIGNE MICHAEL A. MUNDY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN LISA M. LEHOCKY JAMES M. NELSON DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, VICE JOHN A. HOUSTON, RE- JANENE M. LUFF JOHN M. NEMECEK TIRED. DAVID J. NOWAK TODD J. NERLIN STEVE KIM, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED STATES STEPHEN V. SECRAW MATTHEW J. NICOLETTA DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALI- MABLE H. SMITH JAIME J. NORDIN FORNIA, VICE BEVERLY REID O’CONNELL, DECEASED. SCOTT A. WILLIAMS KEVIN M. PETERSON SANDY NUNES LEAL, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT AUGUST L. PFLUGER STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR CASEY N. POMBERT OF CALIFORNIA, VICE CHRISTINA A. SNYDER, RETIRED. FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: KALLECE A. QUINN R. SHIREEN MATTHEWS, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE A PATRICK B. RAGAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN To be colonel ADAM G. RESSLER KERYA REYES DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, VICE BARRY TED MOSKOWITZ, RAFAEL V. ANDINO JAMES A. RIGSBEE RETIRED. PATRICK D. BARGER WILLIAM J. ROFF, JR. MICHELLE M. PETTIT, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED CURT AUSTIN CAPPS PAULA G. ROSS STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT THEODORE STANISLAUS LISZESKI STUART M. RUBIO OF CALIFORNIA, VICE MICHAEL M. ANELLO, RETIRED. JAMES M. MCLAIN RICK LLOYD RICHMOND, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED EDWARD J. SCHIERBERL FRANK R. PASCARELLI MARK A. SCHULMAN STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT LEROY A. RICHARDSON OF CALIFORNIA, VICE MANUEL L. REAL, RETIRED. REBECCA SUE SCHULTZ MICHELLE E. VAN SICKLE BEN P. SMALLWOOD TODD WALLACE ROBINSON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE RICHARD E. YENKE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN ROBERT J. SMOLICH DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, VICE MARILYN L. HUFF, RE- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BETH A. STARGARDT TREVOR T. STHULTZ TIRED. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR RODERICK R. STOUT JEREMY B. ROSEN, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: WILLIAM C. TATUM STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT To be colonel JERADE W. TIPTON OF CALIFORNIA, VICE MARGARET M. MORROW, RETIRED. ALAN M. TORNAY JENNIFER P. TOGLIATTI, OF NEVADA, TO BE UNITED ALEXANDER L. MILLMAN JOSEPH W. TRINGE STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF NE- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOSHUA L. TYLER VADA, VICE JAMES C. MAHAN, RETIRED. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR SEAN J. VANHOLTZ FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: IN THE ARMY VIANESA R. K. VARGAS To be colonel MARK A. VILLACIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ELIAS I. VOCES III IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED KIMBERLY A. ADAMS ALAN H. WAGNER WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND MICHAEL T. BAKER BRETT A. WARING RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: KAY A. BEIGH KATRINE M. WATERMAN JENNIFER MARIE BERRY BERNARD L. WILLIS II To be general JOHN C. BISSELL MARY F. WILSON LT. GEN. EDWARD M. DALY JOHNSTEPHEN A. BOCCIERI WENDY A. WOODARD THOMAS P. BORREGO JAMEY L. WRIGHT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MICHELE A. BOYKO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED JOEL PATRICK BRANOSKY WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR DIANE M. BRASHEAR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: PAUL RAYMOND BRENNER To be lieutenant general MORGENSTARR K. D. BRIENZA To be colonel KRISTIN M. BROCKSHUS CHRISTOPHER T. PROTT MAJ. GEN. GARY M. BRITO DAVID M. BROWN YVONNDE M. WILSON CHAD N. BURDICK IN THE NAVY MARK W. BURNS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT GEORGE T. CAMPOSANO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED FRANCISCO CASANOVA WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RICK A. CHADWICK To be colonel RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: CHRISTOPHER L. CHANDLER JACLYN A. CHATWICK MARK ALAN BOWDITCH To be vice admiral CONNIE L. CLAY STUART A. KING KELLY MARIE COLACICCO DANIEL R. SWEENEY REAR ADM. RANDY B. CRITES BRYAN R. COLLINS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ERIN CHRISTINE COOK TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED SHANNA R. CORBETT FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND DANIEL W. COUNTS RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: SILAS V. DARDEN III To be colonel JEFFREY A. DERR CURTIS J. HAYES To be vice admiral SHAWN D. DICKMAN LAWRENCE VU NGUYEN BRIAN W. DIEHL REAR ADM. SAMUEL J. PAPARO, JR. ROBERT B. SEMTNER DIXIE A. DUKE MARK R. SHEILS IN THE AIR FORCE KELVIN D. DUMAS JEROD I. DWYER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DARRIS S. EDGE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR ANITA M. EDMONDS FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JAMES L. EHRIG To be colonel To be major COLLEEN M. EWASKO ANDREW P. FETH DAVID P. BENNETT KEVIN L. RAWSON JENNIFER A. FIEDERER CHRISTOPHER A. MONSEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RYAN M. FREEMAN TRACY M. SILER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR KYLE H. GOLDSTEIN MICHAEL N. SPARGO FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: JONATHAN S. GRATION ANDREW K. STAMPER ROBERT A. GRIFFITH JON B. STANLEY To be colonel LOUIS E. GUERRINI ROBERT L. STOLZMAN RODNEY A. HAMMOND JOHN C. WIGGLESWORTH NIREN ANGLE DAVID B. HARDEN TIWANA LATISE WRIGHT OCLLA M. FLETCHER BENJAMIN R. HARRISON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RUTH A. GERMAN ELIZABETH JANE HARTZ RYAN P. HAWKS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR MATTHEW K. HEINTZELMAN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: PATRICK M. JOHANNES ANGELA J. HENDERSON PATRICK L. KELLER CLINT A. HENDERSON To be colonel JEFFREY S. LAROCHELLE SEAN COLLEEN HEUP MARK S. BREIDENBAUGH WILLIAM M. LUCAS TODD S. HILL MICHAEL T. CARTWRIGHT CHARLES C. MARTINEAU ETHAN P. HINKINS MARIO G. CORA–HERNANDEZ CRAIG ALLAN SOLTIS SEAN P. HOLAHAN KELLY A. RHODEN OLIVER J. WISCO MARION L. HOLMES SIERRA H. SUHAJDA BRET JAMES WOOD KYLE W. HOSMAN BARBARA ANN WUJCIAK MARISSA V. YLAGAN CARL ALEXANDER ISE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JAMMIE LYNN HIMSL JAMIESON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR CARL VIRGIL JONES III TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: CHRISTOPHER J. JORDAN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TARA LOUISE KEENE To be major To be colonel DON M. KELLEY SANDRA L. CASTLE OH BRANDON M. KELLY CHARLES J. HOWELL DENISE A. KERR TUCKER A. DRURY IN THE ARMY PATRICK M. ELLISON BRADLEY G. KING GREGORY A. ERICKSON LAURA E. KOHAKE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL D. LANDES JOHN A. LESHO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JOEL ADLAI REYES STEVEN J. LEUTNER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RODNEY D. LYKINS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ROBERT F. LYTLE To be major TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR WILLIAM T. MACLIN ALEXANDER D. DOWDS FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ISOBELLE LALIMARMO MAHONEY To be colonel RODNEY ERIC MCCRAINE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT WILLIAM T. MCELHINNEY III TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TRACEY G. ATHERTON KEITH A. MECHAM UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SUSAN C. BEYLOTTE MARK L. MEIER To be colonel CAROLYN ANN DALE ERICA J. MEYER PATRICIA A. HAYDEN GREGORY S. MEYER PHILLIP W. MAZINGO

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THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STEVEN D. HUCKS PETER K. HAHN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TRENTT E. JAMES ANDREW T. HAWTHORNE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: LICHEN J. KENTZ CORYDON F. HEARD SCOTT T. KILISZEWSKI JAMES L. HELLER To be major JOSHUA J. KROLL ROBERTO R. HERRERA BENJAMIN J. POWELL CONRAD J. KUSEL DANA E. HIATT KEVIN T. LAMOTT SCOTT M. HIGBEE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PATRICK K. LEAR GREGORY E. HIGGINS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY PHILIP S. LEE MICHAEL A. HJERSTEDT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: WILLIAM M. LOVE MATTHEW M. HOBBIE To be lieutenant colonel BRIAN C. LUCAS KENNETH E. HOGUE BRYAN P. MCDONOUGH GORDON A. HOOD JULIO RIVERA MATHEW D. MCINTYRE JUSTIN C. HUNT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT NICHOLAS G. MEHALIC THOMAS J. HUNTLEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY KYLE W. OLEARY WILLIAM J. JACOBS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER C. REILLY BEAU J. JAMES JOSHUA J. SALE JEFFREY G. JANARO To be major ALEXANDER K. SAMANIEGO JEANITA A. JEFFERSON RYAN F. SCHAEDEL ROXANNE B. JENSEN PAUL HOLOYE MICHAEL J. SCHRUMP LEE H. JONES II THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT KEVIN M. SCHWENK RYAN P. KELLEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ROBERT D. SEADER KALEN M. KENNY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CURTIS L. SHELTON III JEREMY A. KIME MICHAEL G. SJOHOLMSIERCHIO JAMIE L. KOPPI To be lieutenant colonel PERRY J. SOLOMON HEIDI L. KOSKI AARON S. BROWN FOSTER P. STENSON AARON J. KOWALCZK AARON C. STOCKARD FRANK R. KULESA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ADAM C. TOEPP MARK E. LABERT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY VICTOR M. TRISCAS JILLIAN M. LAMB UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JUSTIN W. VAGTS MARC J. LANORE To be lieutenant colonel JEANNE L. VANGILDER BRIAN S. LIED EARL WATSON III TONYA M. LIM CARLSON D. CHOW KEVIN J. WEEKS ASHLEY F. LOVEJOY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RYAN T. WISZ RHIANNA N. MACON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MICHAEL A. WREN JODY J. MAISANO UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MARY E. MARTIN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THOMAS P. MARTIN To be lieutenant colonel UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ROGER M. MASSON CHARLES R. MATHIS DEMETRIUS D. HOWARD To be commander MARC R. MCDONNELL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL S. MCGRAIL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY KATHERINE L. JAUDON GREGORY A. MCLAMB MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- IN THE COAST GUARD CHRISTIAN T. MEDICK TIONS 624 AND 7064: JEANINE M. MENZE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT GARRETT R. MEYER To be lieutenant colonel IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE TO THE MICHAEL J. MEYER LESLY C. CALIX GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10 U.S.C., SECTION JAMES R. MILLER, JR 12203(A): LAURA S. MILLER THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF PAUL J. MILLER THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO To be captain JODI J. MIN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY DANIEL P. MOCHEN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: JENNIFER J. CONKLIN DIANE M. CROFF JOSEPH W. MORGANS To be colonel KIMBERLY K. GUEDRY ELLEN M. MOTOI KARL A. HANSEN SEAN M. MURRAY DOUGLAS T. FRANK JAMES J. JOHNSON STEVEN MYERS ROBERT C. HORVATH BECKY K. JONES JUSTIN P. NADOLNY WILLIAM P. KELLY MAUREEN R. KALLGREN MICHAEL J. NORDHAUSEN GRANT C. MARKS BRUCE G. MACK ESTEVAN OLIVERA CORRINA OTT IN THE NAVY NATALIE M. MURPHY GENNARO A. RUOCCO JAMES H. PAFFORD THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ERIC C. PARE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL A. PATTERSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE IN- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: KRYSTYN E. PECORA DICATED UNDER TITLE 14 U.S.C., SECTION 2121(E): PIERO A. PECORA To be lieutenant commander To be commander SEAN M. PETERSON WALTER S. PIERCE FREEMAN W. DAVENPORT IV RYAN G. ANGELO DAVID C. PIZZURRO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR TEMPORARY STEVEN B. ARNWINE CHRISTIAN T. POLYAK APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE BRIAN D. BACHTEL JONATHAN H. POTTERTON UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION ARMELL V. BALMACEDA DAWN N. PREBULA 605: CHRISTIAN J. BARGER MATTHEW J. PRESS ALEXANDER S. BARKER THOMAS E. PRZYBYLA To be captain TIMOTHY J. BERNADT NICHOLAS O. RAMIREZ JOHN P. BARRIENTOS MICAH W. BONNER LISA M. RODMAN JOSEPH E. FALS KURT F. BRANDSTAETTER JOHNA N. ROSSETTI RYAN S. JACKSON ADAM T. CERNOVICH BEN P. RUSSELL MATTHEW J. KISER BRIAN M. CHAPMAN KELLY A. SAWYER JOSEPH E. KLOPFER ALEXANDRA K. CHERRY DANA E. SCHULMAN DANIEL R. PROCHAZKA LEAH M. COLE MAEGAN R. SCHWARTZ ROBERT W. ROSE JUDSON A. COLEMAN BROOK I. SERBU STIG SANNESS JAMES O. CONNER COURTNEY A. SERGENT JEREMY A. SHAMBLEE NEAL A. CORBIN II BONNIE M. SHANER BRANDON E. TODD BROOKS C. CRAWFORD LISA M. SHARKEY MATTHEW T. VENTIMIGLIA BEN W. CROWELL JOHN M. SINGLETARY CHRISTOPHER K. CUMBERLAND MATTHEW B. SMITH To be commander LEO T. DANAHER BAXTER B. SMOAK KELLY A. DEUTERMANN MATTHEW M. SPOLARICH KASEY W. CARTER RYAN P. DEVLIN LAURA M. SPRINGER ROGER L. YOUNG TODD R. DEVRIES JANNA M. STATON To be lieutenant commander JESSE M. DIAZ KELLEY L. STEVENS ADAM J. DISQUE DONALD S. STIKER MATTHEW C. ABARE MICHAEL J. DOUGHERTY JUSTIN W. STROCK JUAN E. ACOSTA TIFFANY A. DUFFY CHRISTINA D. SULLIVAN OSEI ASANTE BROCK S. ECKEL DANIEL B. SWEIGART MICHAEL D. ASHLEY STEVEN R. ELLIOTT BRYAN J. SWINTEK MARK A. BAKER KRISTOPHER R. ENSLEY MARIO B. TEIXEIRA KRISTOPHER W. BENNETT MICHAEL G. FAULKNER MAILE I. TESLER BRIAN J. BIELINSKI JOEL S. FERGUSON PAUL D. TESSITORE ROBERT L. BLAKE ARI D. FITZWATER BRYAN D. TILEY STEPHEN E. BOGDANOWICZ CHRISTOPHER A. FLOYD TIMOTHY S. TILGHMAN RYAN L. CONWAY LAUREN U. FULLAM KELLY J. TONGOL SEAN A. CRUZ ANGEL M GALINANES JUSTIN O. VANDENHEUVEL EMILY A. CURRAN GAVIN V. GARCIA JEREMY A. WEISS RYAN P. DONOHUE JUSTIN H. GORDON EUSTACIA Y. WEIST JOHN S. DOWD ANNA A. GRAFCHIKOVA KYLE A. WEIST PAUL A. GALE JOSEPH F. GRAHAM JENNIFER L. WESCOTT CARMEN M. GENTRY DOUGLAS D. GRAUL II BRIAN R. WHISLER DAVID R. GRZYWACZ SIMON C. GREENE DUSTIN R. WILLIAMS JAMES D. HALSELL ANDREW T. GREENWOOD JOSHUA D. WINE ANDREW M. HARRELL JEREMY M. GREENWOOD WARREN N. WRIGHT JOSHUA M. HEANEY BENEDICT S. GULLO III KISMET R. WUNDER JOSEPH F. HENKEL MATTHEW A. GULLY ADAM K. YOUNG CHRISTOPHER J. HOREL KRISTEN A. HAHN JEFFREY S. ZAMARIN

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SERGEANT MICHAEL DELVISCIO TRIBUTE TO THE RIGHT HONOR- New Zealand’s Prime Minister Mike Moore. He ABLE MICHAEL ‘‘MIKE’’ MOORE was a distinguished public servant, who had a HON. DONALD NORCROSS heart for the people and a love of history. He OF NEW JERSEY HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN said in his final speech as a Member of Par- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA liament that ‘‘a nation is the sum total of its Thursday, February 13, 2020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES history, its memories, and experiences. A na- Thursday, February 13, 2020 tion without history is like a man without a Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise memory.’’ May we all remember this sentiment today to honor and commend the valiant serv- Mr. CLYBURN. Madam Speaker, I rise and honor his legacy. ice of Magnolia, New Jersey resident Sergeant today to pay tribute to a great friend of Amer- Michael DelViscio, Camden County Town Hall ica and a great leader of New Zealand. f Honoree. Former Prime Minister Michael ‘‘Mike’’ Moore PERSONAL EXPLANATION Sergeant Michael DelViscio was born in has been called ‘‘a force of nature’’ and was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1949 and two a dedicated defender of working people. The years later he and his family relocated to Bar- Right Honorable Moore transitioned on Feb- HON. JOE WILSON rington, New Jersey. In 1964 the DelViscios ruary 2, 2020, but his legacy will live on. OF SOUTH CAROLINA moved to Stratford, New Jersey and in 1967 Prime Minister Moore was born in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sergeant DelViscio graduated from Sterling Whakatane, New Zealand. He was educated Thursday, February 13, 2020 High School. Following his graduation at the at Bay of Islands College and Dilworth School, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam age of 19, Mr. DelViscio enlisted in the United but left school at the age of 14. While working Speaker, on February 10, 2020, I was un- States Army. as a laborer and a printer, he became very ac- avoidably detained due to a flight delay and As a third-generation member of the United tive in the trade union movement and was States Army, Sergeant DelViscio proudly fol- elected to the Auckland Trades Council at the missed the first vote. lowed in the footsteps of his grandfather and age of 17. Through his union work, he be- Had I been present, I would have voted namesake Mike DelViscio who served in came active in politics and became the first YEA on Roll Call No. 55. World War I, and his father Frank DelViscio youth representative on the Labour Party ex- f who served in World War II. Sergeant Michael ecutive. He also served as vice president of IN RECOGNITION OF THE 150TH AN- DelViscio honorably enlisted in the United the International Union of Socialist Youth for NIVERSARY OF STEVENS INSTI- States Army and was deployed during the two terms. TUTE OF TECHNOLOGY height of the Vietnam War to South Vietnam In 1972, at the age of 23, he became the on September 1, 1969. He served with the youngest person elected to the New Zealand 361st Signal Battalion located in Phu Bai. Parliament. During his years of public service, HON. ALBIO SIRES Upon returning from his one-year tour of he held various ministries in the Labour gov- OF NEW JERSEY duty, in 1970 Mr. DelViscio married his wife ernment, including Overseas Trade Minister, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fran and was reassigned to Fort Huachuca, Minister of External Relations, and Deputy Thursday, February 13, 2020 Arizona. There he served out the remainder of Minister of Finance. He served as Minister of his three-year enlistment in Arizona and was Foreign Affairs from 1984 to 1990, when he Mr. SIRES. Madam Speaker, today, I recog- discharged on November 3, 1971 with the won the post of Prime Minister after the res- nize and congratulate Stevens Institute of rank of Sergeant E–5. He received the Army ignation of Geoffrey Palmer. Yet his service as Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey on its Commendation Medal for his consistent acts New Zealand’s political leader lasted only 150th anniversary. of meritorious service during his time in the eight weeks, ending when the Labour Party Stevens Institute of Technology was found- United States Army. lost control of Parliament in the general elec- ed as the United States’ first college of me- Thereafter, Michael began his Police career tion of 1990. He was defeated as the Labour chanical engineering on February 15, 1870 with the Borough of Magnolia in March 1973 Party leader three years later. with a bequest from Edwin A. Stevens, a and was promoted to Sergeant in 1976. In From 1999 to 2002, Moore served as direc- member of one of America’s great families of 1991 Michael and two other officers were tor-general of the World Trade Organization, inventors. Over the past 150 years, the univer- awarded the Departmental Gallantry Star rib- where his service was marked by his efforts to sity has expanded to include all engineering bon and a citation for apprehending an armed help poor countries effectively participate in and science disciplines, an accredited School suspect that committed a robbery at a local multilateral trade. He then served as New of Business, and a College of Arts and Let- service station. After more than two decades Zealand’s Ambassador to the United States ters. of service to his community on July 1, 2001 from 2010 to 2015, where I was fortunate to From its earliest days, Stevens has honored Michael retired from his distinguished career get to know him. He was an avid supporter of its mission to inspire, nurture, and educate with the Magnolia Police Department. my annual golf tournament and Scholarship leaders in tomorrow’s technology driven envi- On September 19, 2020 Michael and Fran Banquet in Santee, South Carolina, always ronment while contributing to the solutions for will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniver- sending a New Zealand team to participate. the most challenging problems of our time. sary. They are proud parents of three daugh- Although he didn’t have much formal edu- Today, Stevens is among the fastest-growing ters: Andrea, Karen, and Chrisy, who have all cation, Moore claimed, ‘‘the Labour Party has universities in the nation, attracting top stu- graduated from Sterling High School. He and been my training college, Parliament my uni- dents and faculty from New Jersey, the nation, his wife are the proud grandparents of Mandy, versity.’’ His keen intellect was well known and and across the world. Johnny, Danny, Joey, Jacob, Ryan, Conner, he was awarded honorary doctorates from Lin- Stevens is one of the largest producers of Tyler, Katie, Michael, Ethan, and Sarah. John- coln University, the Auckland University of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathe- ny is currently serving in the United States Technology and the University of Canterbury, matics (STEM) degree recipients in New Jer- Marine Corps and has just completed his first the People’s University of China, and La sey and ranks first in New Jersey and fifteenth year of active duty. Katie, Jacob, and Danny Trobe University in Australia. He was also a in the nation in the production of engineering are volunteers at the Magnolia Fire Depart- prolific reader and wrote books on economics, graduate degrees. Students at Stevens’ ben- ment. politics and New Zealand history. efit from the university’s technology-centric Madam Speaker, Sergeant DelViscio is a Moore was married to Yvonne Dereany, a education, which provides a unique, problem- great American who exemplifies the true teacher and host of the children’s television solving, and entrepreneurial approach to learn- meaning of a patriot. I ask you to join me in program Romper Room, for 45 years. ing and is a passport to success. Stevens has honoring the truly exceptional service of Mr. Madam Speaker, I ask you and our col- an outstanding 96 percent placement rate for Michael DelViscio, of Magnolia, New Jersey. leagues to join me in celebrating the life of its graduates and its alumni have launched

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She authored laws that protected diverse fields, including transportation, tele- OF CALIFORNIA coastal waters from invasive species; made it communications, resiliency, sustainability, arti- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES easier for older adults to stay in their homes; ficial intelligence, machine learning, health encouraged state workers to blow the whistle care, biomedicine, cybersecurity, maritime se- Thursday, February 13, 2020 on wrongdoing; and made it easier for school curity, and systems engineering. It is not an Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Speaker, I rise districts to provide children with a safe ride to exaggeration to say that Stevens has changed today to honor Bonnie Lowenthal and her ca- school. She also authored important legislation and improved the way we live, work, and com- reer of public service. that brought additional federal funds to foster municate. Stevens has also contributed signifi- Ms. Lowenthal began her public service to youth, protected injured workers from unjust cantly to the community as well as the local, the Long Beach, California community nearly medical bills, and reduced the cost of prison state, and national economy. five decades ago, serving as a licensed family healthcare by millions of dollars a year. It is my great honor to recognize Stevens counselor, mental health consultant, and as an Her leadership positions in the State As- for this significant milestone in the history of educator. sembly included chairing the Legislative Wom- the university and to thank its leadership, fac- Her work in the Long Beach community en’s Caucus, the Assembly Committee on ulty, students, and alumni for their contribu- began a life-long focus on affordable housing Transportation, the Joint Committee on Emer- tions to Hoboken, Hudson County, the State of and the problem of homelessness. She was gency Management, and the Select Com- New Jersey, and the United States. appointed as Vice Chair of the Mayor’s Task mittee on Ports. She served as a member of f Force on Homelessness in 1987 and worked the committees on Accountability and Adminis- to find mechanisms to house people and pre- trative Review, Environmental Safety & Toxic GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NEW vent homelessness. Materials, Health, and other select commit- JERSEY Her community work also led Ms. Lowenthal tees. to a deep involvement with the Long Beach For her service in the State Legislature, Ms. HON. DONALD NORCROSS Cambodian community and in 1989 she was Lowenthal was named Legislator of the Year OF NEW JERSEY named Director of Planning for the United by the California Assisted Living Association, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cambodian Community organization while the California Association of Marriage and Thursday, February 13, 2020 also serving as the Arts Manager representing Family Therapists, and the California Chiro- Mr. NORCROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise a group of Cambodian musicians and founding practic Association, among many others. today to honor and commend Gloucester the Cambodian Children’s Orchestra. In 1991, In 2017, Ms. Lowenthal was named to the Township, New Jersey, First Place in the Na- Ms. Lowenthal traveled to Cambodia with a Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners tion—2019 National Night Out. national Red Cross group to investigate the by Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, and Gloucester Township is a community in the proliferation of landmines left behind during elected President of the Board in July 2019, heart of Camden County, home to nearly the decades of war that had engulfed the following a year of service as Vice President 70,000 residents. In 2016, Gloucester Town- country. She also helped initiate a sister-city of the board. ship won eighth nationally for National Night relationship between Long Beach and Phnom As a member of the five-member board, Ms. Out and in 2018 the town won seventh place Penh and would go on to be an official ob- Lowenthal is responsible for the management in the nation. Each year the town’s National server during Cambodia’s first municipal elec- and oversight of City’s Harbor Department Night Out event continues to grow more pop- tions in more than 40 years. Ms. Lowenthal which operates the Port of Long Beach, the ular. This year, for the thirty seventh annual has also served as Clinical Director for the nation’s second-busiest port. She was unani- National Night Out, Gloucester Township won Cambodian Association of America and as a mously confirmed by the City Council as the first place in the nation for their community participant on the Cambodiatown Advisory 68th appointee to the Board since the current event for a town with 50,000 to 100,000 resi- Board. Commission was established in 1925. Her ap- dents. In 1994, Ms. Lowenthal was elected to the pointment made her the seventh woman to National Night Out is an event focused on first of two terms on the Long Beach Unified serve on the Commission and marked the first crime and drug prevention in coordination with School District Board. Her dedication and time in the port’s history that the five-member building stronger police-community relations. commitment to students helped Long Beach Board had four female members at the same Through strengthening community spirit and earn a national reputation as one of the coun- time. developing stronger programs like crime try’s best urban school districts. Besides serving on various Commission watch, Gloucester Township is being recog- After winning a 2001 special election for the sub-committees, Ms. Lowenthal also rep- nized on both a state and national scale for 1st District of the Long Beach City Council, resents the port on national and international their safe and caring environment. Ms. Lowenthal would go on to win two full trade missions and serves as the board rep- Gloucester Township is protected by the terms for the seat in 2002 and 2006. Selected resentative or alternate to a variety of port-re- dedicated Gloucester Township Police Depart- by her colleagues as Vice Mayor in 2006, she lated leadership organizations. ment which responds to nearly 60,000 calls for was also elected by 27 regional cities to the In addition to her work on the Board of Har- service each year, with an average of 5,000 Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transpor- bor Commissioners, Ms. Lowenthal serves her calls per month. The department consists of tation Authority Board. She has stated that her community on the St. Mary’s Medical Center over 133 full-time sworn law enforcement offi- mission on the Long Beach City Council was Governing Board, the U.S. Vets Advisory cers, 35 special law enforcement officers, 17 to make sure that the residents of her work- Board, the Children Today Board of Directors, telecommunicators, and 16 civilian employees ing-class district were as well represented at the LINC Housing Board of Directors, and the and we extend the sincerest appreciation for City Hall as residents of the city’s wealthiest Jewish Family and Children’s Service Board of Gloucester Township Police Department and neighborhoods. Directors. all law enforcement. In 2008, Ms. Lowenthal was elected to her I want to thank Ms. Lowenthal for her nearly In rediscovering our own communities, it is first of three terms in the California State As- five decades of commitment to her community no surprise that we see more people moving sembly. Her district, encompassing what is and for the dedication to public service that to Gloucester Township and ‘‘joining the ex- now the 70th Assembly District, remains one has allowed her to give so much to that com- citement.’’ During Mayor David Mayer’s admin- of the most ethnically diverse populations in munity. istration, the township has substantially ex- the state. f panded economically and grown as a commu- During her three terms in the State Assem- HONORING DR. WILLIAM CATON nity. bly, Ms. Lowenthal’s district included the Long Madam Speaker, I ask you to join me in Beach/Los Angeles port complex—the busiest honoring and congratulating Gloucester Town- container complex in the Western Hemi- HON. JUDY CHU OF CALIFORNIA ship, as well as the Gloucester Township Po- sphere. As an Assemblymember, she was in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lice Department, on their achievement of earn- strumental in helping create more than 18,000 ing first place in the United States of America transportation-related jobs, while also pro- Thursday, February 13, 2020 for their 2019 National Night Out community tecting the employment rights of thousands of Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Madam celebration. other port workers. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Dr.

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It was organized on February and throughout California. respond to, recover from, and mitigate against 14, 1845, carved out of territory from Cole and Dr. Caton was born in Harrisburg, Pennsyl- the risk of natural disasters, acts of terrorism, Morgan counties. The name of this county, vania on July 7, 1945 and spent his childhood and other man-made disasters. taken from Moniteau Creek, is the French in Georgia and Massachusetts. He received The ‘‘Homeland Security for Children Act’’ spelling of an Indian word meaning ‘‘spirit of his bachelor’s degree from Massachusetts In- would make children’s needs a priority God’’ or ‘‘Country of the Great Spirit.’’ The stitute of Technology (MIT) and then moved to throughout the Department of Homeland Se- county epitomizes its name as evidenced by California to attend medical school at the Uni- curity (DHS), by directing the DHS Undersec- the many vibrant churches today in the com- versity of Southern California (USC) School of retary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans to incor- munity. Medicine. He received his M.D. in 1971 and porate feedback from children’s organizations Agriculture is our state’s leading industry, completed his residency in Neurosurgery at into Department-wide activities. and Moniteau County is one of our state’s the Los Angeles County—USC Medical Center This legislation would require DHS to submit leading producers of agricultural goods, known in 1977. After completing his residency, Dr. a report to Congress on the Department’s ef- particularly for its beef, ham, and turkey prod- Caton began his practice in Pasadena, a com- forts to integrate the needs of children into the ucts. munity he would serve for the next forty years. policies, programs, and activities at DHS. Moniteau County is a wonderful place in Dr. Caton’s dedication to his patients earned DHS will authorize a Children’s Technical which to live, work, and raise a family. As this him the reputation as one of the top neuro- Expert position, ensuring that the Agency will historic anniversary is celebrated, I wish the surgeons in California. He was a representa- adequately incorporate the needs of children tive for the California Association of Neuro- county and its citizens well and many more into its emergency preparedness, response, years of peace and prosperity. logical Surgery (CANS) at National State recovery, and mitigation activities. Council meetings for twenty-five years and Due to their general incapacity to protect f served as President from 2009 to 2010. He and advocate for themselves, children are PERSONAL EXPLANATION also represented CANS in meetings with LA more likely to succumb to the negative out- County that resulted in developing a county- comes associated with disasters and acts of wide system of trauma care centers in 1983. terrorism. HON. JOE WILSON He was appointed to serve as Chairman of FEMA has consistently missed the mark OF SOUTH CAROLINA Neurosurgery at Huntington Memorial Hos- when it comes to acknowledging and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pital, the leading trauma center within the San prioritizing the unique needs of children in its Thursday, February 13, 2020 Gabriel Valley, a position he would hold for disaster-related activities. over twenty years. His work was also well When disaster strikes, whether natural or Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam known around the globe. He collaborated on a manmade, the country has historically strug- Speaker, I was regrettably absent for votes on project in Bangalore, India, where he advised gled to adequately prepare for children’s February 7, 2020. the development of a brain cancer treatment unique needs. Had I been present, I would have voted center, and he created an international sympo- For example, in Houston Hurricane Harvey NAY on Roll Call No. 52, YEA on Roll Call No. sium on healthcare, also located in India. made land fall in 2017 and proceeded to affect 53 and NAY on Roll Call No. 54. He was a strong advocate for higher edu- 13 million people, cause $125 billion dollars in f cation and passed his knowledge on to mul- damages, and take the lives of 94 individuals. tiple generations of students. For almost forty Nearly 3 million children in Harris County ACKNOWLEDGING THE STRONG years, he was a Clinical Assistant Professor in alone were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP BE- the Neurological Surgery Department at USC. Six months after the storm approximately TWEEN THE UNITED STATES He was also a long-time faculty member at 4,000 childcare programs, afterschool pro- AND INDIA California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in grams, and schools closed for weeks in the the Department of Biology and Bioengineering. Greater Houston area. HON. PETER T. KING While there, he founded the Caltech Students Hurricane Harvey resulted in an increase to OF NEW YORK Medical Mentor Program, served as director of the number of economically disadvantaged IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Caltech M.D.-Ph.D. Clinical Outreach Pro- children, cases of mental health issues and gram, and became director of the Pasadena student homelessness. Thursday, February 13, 2020 Neuroscience Fellowship. Because of his dis- The shortage of childcare throughout the im- Mr. KING of New York. Madam Speaker, I tinguished service and contributions to higher pacted regions prevented many families from rise today to acknowledge the strong strategic education, Dr. Caton received an honorary returning to their ‘normal’ lives. partnership between the United States and graduate degree from the Caltech Alumni As- Traumatic experiences, such as a natural India. A relationship that is based on shared sociation in 2008. Additionally, he was a disaster, can negatively impact a child’s men- values of democracy. Our cooperation extends strong advocate for the education of women tal health, cause an increase in irritability, ag- across many sectors including financial, de- and served on the Board of Trustees for gression, anger, and physical ailments, such fense and counterterrorism. The region of Mayfield Senior High School, an all-girls col- as headaches and stomach aches. Kashmir has long been subjected to conflict lege preparatory high school, from 1986 to It is vital that FEMA makes it a priority to in- and instability. I support Prime Minister Modi 1997. tegrate the needs of children into their activi- in his efforts to bring stability to the region. Dr. Caton leaves behind an enduring legacy ties to prepare for, protect against and miti- f of service, patient advocacy, and leadership to gate against the risk of natural disasters, acts the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, of terrorism, and other man-made disasters. RECOGNIZING MARINE FORCES and California. He is an inspiration to all who I ask all Members to join me in voting to SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND knew him, and it is my distinct honor to com- pass H.R. 2932, the ‘‘Homeland Security for memorate his life. Children Act.’’ HON. GREGORY F. MURPHY f f OF NORTH CAROLINA HOMELAND SECURITY FOR CELEBRATING THE 175TH ANNI- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CHILDREN ACT VERSARY OF MONITEAU COUN- Thursday, February 13, 2020 TY, MISSOURI SPEECH OF Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the heroic Ma- HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE HON. VICKY HARTZLER rine Forces Special Operations Command (or OF TEXAS OF MISSOURI MARSOC) which will celebrate its 14th anni- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES versary on February 24th. MARSOC was acti- Monday, February 10, 2020 Thursday, February 13, 2020 vated in 2006 at Camp LeJeune, North Caro- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a sen- Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, it is my lina and initially consisted of a small staff and ior Member of Congress, I rise in support of honor to congratulate Moniteau County, in the Foreign Military Training Unit which had

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MARSOC’s current missions include dent Non-Violent Coordinating Committee projects that examine ways to mitigate the ef- counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, foreign (SNCC), Jean was and will always remain a fects of climate change on homeland security internal defense and security force assistance. sister. Time and time again, she put her life programs. Since its inception, MARSOC has received and livelihood on the line in her pursuit of truth The development in research from DHS will numerous unit awards including: Meritorious and justice. Jean taught volunteers to can- explore the connection, if any, between cli- Unit Commendation Streamer, Afghanistan vass, offered her home as a refuge, and even mate change and homeland security, including Campaign Streamer with One Bronze Star, became the voice and face of SNCC during how the resulting competition for resources, National Defense Service Streamer, Global the summer of 1965, when she served as our economic distress, and social discontent can War on Terrorism Expeditionary Streamer as national media relations coordinator. In this contribute to acts of terrorism. well as Global War on Terrorism Service role, Ms. Wiley played the integral, critical role Climate change poses a direct threat to U.S. Streamer. of sharing our work in the Deep South with the national security through its effects on critical Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring nation and the world. Whether we were boy- infrastructure, the lives of citizens, the econ- the legacy of this brave and patriotic unit and cotting, protesting, or testing voter registration omy, and energy security. their standard of Spiritus Invictus, an Uncon- procedures, Jean made sure that our work The scarcer resources become, the more querable Spirit. May we always keep our dedi- was not ignored. power is given to those who control them, es- cated service members treasured in our hearts After serving on the front lines of the Civil pecially in regions where people are particu- and constantly in our prayers for their service Rights Movement, Ms. Wiley made her way to larly reliant on natural resources for their liveli- to God and country. Washington, D.C. where she helped create hoods. Terrorist groups will exploit the natural dis- f the Center for Black Education. Throughout her life, Jean was committed to the betterment asters and water and food shortages expected MS. JEAN WILEY, CIVIL RIGHTS of the African Diaspora and refused to wait for to result from climate change and allow them LEADER AND ACTIVIST oppressive forces to see the light on their to recruit more easily, operate more freely and own. Over the years, she shared her expertise control civilian populations. H.R. 4737 will ensure that DHS is ade- HON. JOHN LEWIS with Howard University’s WHUR radio station, quately structured to meet the demands of re- OF GEORGIA Essence Magazine, and the Institute for the sponding to and recovering from acts of ter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Black World, an Atlanta-based think-tank. rorism and natural disasters that are aggra- Thursday, February 13, 2020 As a devoted educator, Jean also continued to teach at the University of the District of Co- vated by climate change. Climate change is not just a global problem, Mr. LEWIS. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay lumbia and the University of California at tribute to Ms. Jean Wiley, who transitioned but also a threat to domestic security. Berkeley. Whether in the classroom or in her More than 60 percent of the country has from the world that she tirelessly fought to im- home, Professor Wiley shared the lessons and prove, on December 9, 2019. faced moderate to extreme drought conditions tactics of the Civil Rights Movement with new and massive heat waves which devastated Born on June 11, 1942 to Elizabeth Thelma generations—including her cousin, Ms. Kim- Holland Boyer Wiley and Joseph Alphonsus corn crops, put pressure on food prices, and berly W. Ross, who works closely with me and caused deaths around the country. Wiley, Jean Wiley was a proud daughter of my office on Capitol Hill. Baltimore, Maryland, where she completed her Climate change poses costly threats to our As loved ones gather to reflect upon Ms. domestic installations and potentially desta- undergraduate degree at Morgan State Uni- Jean Wiley’s good and great work, I would like versity. As a testament to her work and leg- bilizing threats to our international installations to pay tribute to the unbreakable bond of her that hold strategic importance to the United acy, many parts of our country—Michigan, adoring family—son, Cabral Stuckey Wiley; Alabama, California, Washington, D.C., and States. granddaughter, Breijanee Wiley; great-grand- The extreme weather events that we have Georgia to name a few—claim this amazing daughters, Shariyah Harris and Narii Parker; witnessed in the past 5 years illustrate the im- woman. sisters, Joyce Dyson and Lois Wiley Benjamin; pact of climate change in the U.S. is much In 1953, the Supreme Court integrated nieces, Shiree Dyson and Ayisha Dyson; and more complicated than a simple rise in tem- Washington, D.C., but a few miles up the nephews, Keith Dyson, Toure´ Dyson, and Mal- peratures. road, Ms. Wiley grew up surrounded by the colm Wiley. Each region of this country will be impacted oppressive stench of segregation in Baltimore. Madam Speaker, the record should be differently; understanding these regional con- In 1963, she and other students took matters clear: Ms. Wiley dedicated every ounce of her sequences is important to policymakers be- into their own hands; police arrested Jean and energy to the fight for justice. For these rea- cause it will allow planning for response and her friends as they conducted a sit-in to de- sons, I proudly join all who knew, loved, adaptation. segregate Baltimore’s theaters. Upon hearing learned from, and cared for this great leader Studies show that Texas is among a string that Howard University students were heading in celebrating her life’s work to transform the of ‘‘Deep South’’ states that will experience up the highway to reinforce their protest, Balti- face and soul of our nation. the worst effects of climate change. more’s Mayor released these brave young ac- f For example, Hurricane Harvey was a 1,000 tivists and integrated the facilities. year storm that has to date claimed the lives Madam Speaker, I believe that taste of suc- DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE- of at least 30 persons. cess fueled Ms. Wiley’s life-long passion for CURITY CLIMATE CHANGE RE- Before it was finished, Hurricane Harvey civil and human rights. A few years later, Jean SEARCH ACT dropped 21 trillion gallons of rainfall on Texas completed graduate studies at Michigan State and Louisiana, most of it on the Houston SPEECH OF University and began to teach at Alabama’s Metroplex. Tuskegee Institute (now University). Professor HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE A record 4,323 days, which is nearly 12 Wiley challenged her students to expand their OF TEXAS years, elapsed since a major hurricane (Cat- minds and inspired many to join the national IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES egory 3 or above) made landfall in the United movement for civil rights. States prior to Hurricane Harvey; the last Cat- Monday, February 10, 2020 I will forever cherish my memories from this egory 3 hurricane to hit the United States was period of our lives, when young people from Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as a sen- Hurricane Wilma in 2005, the same year Hurri- all different walks of life became nonviolent ior member of Congress, I rise in support of cane Katrina destroyed much of New Orleans. foot soldiers in the fight for our freedom. After H.R. 4737, the ‘‘Department of Homeland Se- To put in perspective the devastation Hosea Williams and I attempted to lead a curity Climate Change Research Act,’’ which wrought by Hurricane Harvey, the volume of march from Selma to Montgomery on a day requires the Department of Homeland Security water that fell on Houston and other affected that became know as Bloody Sunday, Ms. (DHS) to evaluate existing federal research re- areas of Texas and Louisiana could fill more Wiley and more than 500 Tuskegee students garding approaches to mitigate climate change than 24,000 Astrodomes or supply the water caravanned from Macon County to Mont- on homeland security, to identify areas for fur- for the raging Niagara Falls for 15 days. gomery, Alabama to protest in solidality for our ther research within the Department, and to In the first three days of the storm, more right to vote. At the end of the summer, Con- research and develop approaches to mitigate than 49,000 homes that had suffered flood

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She IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES completely destroyed in the storm. grew up in North Carolina and moved to Iowa Thursday, February 13, 2020 More than 30,000 persons were forced out to attempted Drake Law School. Before she of their homes due to the storm. was selected to be a judge, she worked in the Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise Presently, Houston experiences about five Polk County Attorney’s Office for 15 years, today to honor Molly Dobson as she is named days each year over 100° Fahrenheit and by serving in multiple different capacities includ- Woman of the Year by the United Way of 2100, the city could expect some 70 days over ing important work in juvenile justice. She’s Washtenaw County’s Women United group. 100° Fahrenheit. been a mentor to women and attorneys across Dobson’s lifetime of community service and The major weather and climate disasters Iowa—including mentoring those who move philanthropy is worthy of commendation, and that Texas experienced each produced at here from out of state about how to handle our we are proud to recognize her achievements least a billion dollars in losses. winter. today. As the climate continues to warm, more As District Associate Judge, she continues Molly Dobson is a pillar of Washtenaw multi-year droughts are expected with dev- to exemplify justice and equality by treating County. After graduating from the University of astating impacts to the state’s agriculture sec- those who come before her fairly, with com- Michigan in 1944, Dobson enlisted in the U.S. tor and drinking water. passion and respect. The late Iowa Supreme Navy where she worked in communications As climate change affects food security and Court Justice Mark Cady believed it was these throughout World War II. After returning home the availability of water and land, affected peo- qualities in Judge Belcher that makes her so to Ann Arbor, Michigan, Dobson embarked on ple will become more vulnerable not only to valuable to our community. He said that Judge a new era defined by giving, philanthropy, and negative climate impacts but also to recruit- Belcher’s ‘‘presence and her approach and the community service. In the 1960s, Dobson ment by terrorist groups offering alternative kindness she displays is very needed’’ by the began working with United Way and has been livelihoods and economic incentives. those who come before her courtroom. completely dedicated to furthering its commu- Climate change will directly affect America’s nity-building mission ever since. Throughout I have great respect and admiration for folks homeland and the security of its citizens. the years, Dobson has assisted the organiza- who stand up for people who can’t always I ask all Members to join me in voting to tion in several capacities, serving as a fund- stand up for themselves. Judge Belcher has pass H.R. 4737, the ‘‘Department of Home- raiser, a member of the Budget Priorities made it her mission to help and had a dedi- land Security Climate Change Research Act.’’ Committee, and later sitting on the Board. cated life of public service, and Iowans are Alongside numerous other achievements, f better because of it. It is an honor to com- Dobson will particularly be remembered for memorate the outstanding achievements of STANDING IN SUPPORT OF SOCIAL her efforts to develop the D-SIP internship Judge Belcher and celebrate her as our Iowan SECURITY & MEDICARE program with the University of Michigan. of the Week. Thanks to her work and generosity, 313 un- HON. CHARLIE CRIST dergraduate students have completed the pro- f OF FLORIDA gram since its inception. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECOGNIZING JOHN C. DORTCH Today, we celebrate Molly Dobson for her Thursday, February 13, 2020 FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE COM- lifetime of service to her community, her state, MUNITY and her country. Her years of philanthropy Mr. CRIST. Madam Speaker, I rise in sup- have impacted the lives of many, and her con- port of Social Security and Medicare, pro- tinued dedication provides a lasting example grams that literally save the lives of millions of HON. JOE CUNNINGHAM for what we should all endeavor to accom- Americans every day and serve nearly OF SOUTH CAROLINA plish—to effect change, be compassionate 200,000 veterans, children, seniors, and per- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community members, and do all we can to sons with disabilities in my district, and over make a difference in the world. 69 million across the country. I was deeply Thursday, February 13, 2020 Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join disappointed this week to see that the Presi- Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise me in honoring Molly Dobson. Her decades of dent’s budget included steep cuts to these life- today to honor a man who has held many ti- selfless service make her a deserving recipi- sustaining programs. Cutting $35 billion from tles throughout his life; scholar athlete, How- ent of the Woman of the Year award. I am Social Security and $500 billion from Medi- ard University graduate, U.S. Army officer, grateful for her lasting impact and wish her care, not only puts Pinellas families and their decorated Vietnam veteran, professor, attor- continued success in the years ahead. loved ones at risk of losing their healthcare ney, pastor, and—for fifteen years—inmate. f and benefits but also places a huge undue burden on some of the most vulnerable in our John C. Dortch was born in Beaufort, South HONORING THE LIFE OF SER- communities. We should be lending a helping Carolina, the son of a Baptist minister. He was GEANT FIRST CLASS ANTONIO R. hand to those in need, not turning them away. a gifted musician at a young age, an impres- RODRIGUEZ These cuts and broken promises will hurt peo- sive student athlete, and a distinguished Mili- ple. And we cannot stand idly by. Let’s protect tary Graduate from Howard University who HON. GEORGE HOLDING Social Security and Medicare, now and al- volunteered to serve in Vietnam at the age of 22. OF NORTH CAROLINA ways. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f After returning home from war, a series of bad decisions led John to participate in a bank Thursday, February 13, 2020 HONORING JUDGE ROMONDA D. robbery where a police officer was killed. John Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, I rise today BELCHER AS IOWAN OF THE WEEK took full responsibility of his past, enrolling in to honor the life and legacy of Sergeant First law school after he was released from prison Class Antonio R. Rodriguez, who gave his life HON. CYNTHIA AXNE and leading programs for first-time juvenile of- on February 8, 2020 while serving our nation OF IOWA fenders and anti-violence initiatives. in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES John turned his biggest regret into a mission Sergeant First Class Rodriguez of A Com- of servitude, founding the Circle of Hope Min- pany, 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group Thursday, February 13, 2020 istries for the homeless in the Lowcountry. out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida is a true Mrs. AXNE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to Every day he asks himself, ‘‘Did I help some- American hero, one that honorably served the ask the House of Representatives to join me one today?’’ John’s life of service is a testa- United States for over a decade as an elite in recognizing Judge Romonda D. Belcher, a ment to the truth that every person is more Army Ranger. Sergeant First Class Rodriguez District Associate Judge at the Polk County than the worst thing they have done. It is an deployed ten times to Afghanistan in support Justice Center in Des Moines, Iowa as the honor to know him. of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed S.J. Res. 68, Iran War Powers, as amended. Senate Chamber Action Measures Passed: Iran War Powers: By 55 yeas to 45 nays (Vote Routine Proceedings, pages S1051–S1085 No. 52), Senate passed S.J. Res. 68, to direct the re- Measures Introduced: Thirty-four bills and nine moval of United States Armed Forces from hostilities resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not 3289–3322, S.J. Res. 70, and S. Res. 498–505. been authorized by Congress, after taking action on Pages S1074–75 the following amendments proposed thereto: Measures Reported: Pages S1051–62 S. 910, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Adopted: By 64 yeas to 34 nays (Vote No. 46), Cramer (for Grant College Program Act, with an amendment in Cruz) Amendment No. 1301, to amend the findings. the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116–216) Pages S1055–56 S. 2299, to amend title 49, United States Code, By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. 47), to enhance the safety and reliability of pipeline Cramer (for Reed) Amendment No. 1322, to amend transportation, with an amendment in the nature of the findings. Page S1056 a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 116–217) By 93 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 49), Cramer (for S. 123, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Risch) Amendment No. 1314, to amend the find- to enter into a contract or other agreement with a ings. Page S1057 third party to review appointees in the Veterans Rejected: Health Administration who had a license terminated Cramer (for Cotton) Amendment No. 1305, to ex- for cause by a State licensing board for care or serv- empt from the termination requirement United ices rendered at a non-Veterans Health Administra- States Armed Forces engaged in operations directed tion facility and to provide individuals treated by at designated terrorist organizations. (By 54 yeas to such an appointee with notice if it is determined 46 nays (Vote No. 48), Senate tabled the amend- that an episode of care or services to which they re- ment.) Pages S1056–57 ceived was below the standard of care. Cramer (for Rubio/Risch) Amendment No. 1320, S. 2336, to improve the management of informa- to amend the findings. (By 54 yeas to 46 nays (Vote tion technology projects and investments of the De- No. 50), Senate tabled the amendment.) partment of Veterans Affairs. Pages S1057–58 S. 2594, to amend title 5, United States Code, to Cramer (for Sullivan) Amendment No. 1319, to modify certain requirements with respect to service amend the rule of construction. (By 51 yeas to 49 and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ pref- nays (Vote No. 51), Senate tabled the amendment.) erence for Federal hiring, with amendments. Page S1058 S. 3110, to direct the Comptroller General of the Utah Women’s Suffrage: Committee on the Judi- United States to conduct a study on disability and ciary was discharged from further consideration of S. pension benefits provided to members of the Na- Res. 475, recognizing the leading role of Utahns in tional Guard and members of reserve components of the fight for women’s suffrage and celebrating the the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans sesquicentennial of the first votes by women under Affairs. Page S1073 the equal suffrage law of Utah on February 14, 1870, and the resolution was then agreed to. Page S1081 D163

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Coleman, Jr., Department of Trans- gree of care in the case of a child who survives an portation Headquarters Act: Senate passed S. 3239, abortion or attempted abortion. Page S1062 to designate the headquarters building of the De- A motion was entered to close further debate on partment of Transportation located at 1200 New the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the ‘‘Wil- and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII liam T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building’’. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on clo- Pages S1082–83 ture will occur upon disposition of S. 3275, to Congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs: Com- amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation capable unborn children. Page S1062 was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. Subsequently, the motion to proceed was with- 490, congratulating the Kansas City Chiefs on their drawn. Page S1062 victory in Super Bowl LIV in the successful 100th Pro Forma Sessions—Agreement: A unanimous- season of the National Football League, and the reso- consent agreement was reached providing that the lution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the fol- Senate adjourn, to then convene for pro forma ses- lowing amendments proposed thereto: Page S1083 sions only, with no business being conducted on the McConnell (for Blunt) Amendment No. 1325, to following dates and times, and that following each amend the preamble. Page S1083 pro forma session, the Senate adjourn until the next McConnell (for Blunt) Amendment No. 1326, to pro forma session: Monday, February 17, 2020, at amend the title. Page S1083 1:45 p.m.; Thursday, February 20, 2020, at 2:30 University of West Florida Argonauts football: p.m.; and that when the Senate adjourns on Thurs- Senate agreed to S. Res. 503, commending the Uni- day, February 20, 2020, it next convene at 3 p.m., versity of West Florida Argonauts football team for on Monday, February 24, 2020. Page S1083 its National Collegiate Athletic Association Division Message from the President: Senate received the II national championship victory. Page S1083 following message from the President of the United Honoring Marjory Stoneman Douglas High States: School: Senate agreed to S. Res. 504, honoring the Transmitting, pursuant to the National Emer- memories of the victims of the senseless attack at gencies Act, a report of the continuation of the na- Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February tional emergency that was originally declared in 14, 2018. Page S1083 Proclamation 9844 of February 15, 2020, with re- Measures Considered: spect to the southern border of the United States; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Protect Pain-Capable Unborn Children—Cloture: Services. (PM–46) Page S1072 Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3275, to amend title 18, Molloy Nomination—Cloture: Senate began con- United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn sideration of the nomination of Robert Anthony children. Page S1062 Molloy, of the Virgin Islands, to be Judge for the A motion was entered to close further debate on District Court of the Virgin Islands. Page S1062 the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, A motion was entered to close further debate on and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII the nomination, and, in accordance with the provi- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on clo- sions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the ture will occur upon disposition of the nomination Senate, and pursuant to the unanimous-consent of Silvia Carreno-Coll, of Puerto Rico, to be United agreement of Thursday, February 13, 2020, a vote States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. on cloture will occur at 5:30 p.m., on Monday, Feb- Page S1062 ruary 24, 2020. Page S1062 Prior to the consideration of this measure, Senate Prior to the consideration of this nomination, Sen- took the following action: ate took the following action: Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Legisla- Senate agreed to the motion to proceed to Execu- tive Session. Page S1062 tive Session to consider the nomination. Page S1062

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1:45 p.m., Monday, February 17 11 a.m., Friday, February 14

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will meet in a pro forma Program for Friday: House will meet in Pro Forma ses- session. sion at 11 a.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E183 Murphy, Gregory F., N.C., E181 Hartzler, Vicky, Mo., E181 Norcross, Donald, N.J., E179, E180 Axne, Cynthia, Iowa, E183 Holding, George, N.C., E183 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E184 Chu, Judy, Calif., E180 Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E181, E182 Sires, Albio, N.J., E179 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E179 King, Peter T., N.Y., E181 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E179, E181 Crist, Charlie, Fla., E183 Lewis, John, Ga., E182 Cunningham, Joe, S.C., E183 Lowenthal, Alan S., Calif., E180

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