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May 28, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3927 For months, national security ex- CLOTURE MOTION NAYS—35 perts have called for a bipartisan Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Barrasso Grassley Moran Boozman Hagerty Paul mission. Yesterday, the Department of to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Homeland Security former Secretaries Capito Hawley Rubio Senate the pending cloture motion, Cornyn Hoeven Scott (FL) from the Bush and Obama administra- which the clerk will state. Cotton Hyde-Smith Scott (SC) tions—Chertoff, Ridge, Napolitano, Cramer Johnson The legislative clerk read as follows: Sullivan Johnson—all called for this Commis- Crapo Kennedy Thune CLOTURE MOTION Cruz Lankford Tillis sion. Daines Lee Tuberville This Commission is modeled exactly We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Ernst Lummis Wicker ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Fischer Marshall after the gold standard of investiga- Young tions and recommendations—the 9/11 Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Graham McConnell Commission. It is modeled in the words move to bring to a close debate on the mo- NOT VOTING—11 tion to proceed to Calendar No. 60, H.R. 3233, of how the staff is chosen. It is modeled an act to establish the National Commission Blackburn Inhofe Shelby Blunt Murray Sinema in the words of getting to the bottom to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the Braun Risch Toomey of something and getting something Capitol Complex, and for other Burr Rounds done. purposes. But yet, so many of our colleagues, Charles E. Schumer, , Pat- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. COR- sadly, on the other side of the aisle are rick J. Leahy, , Richard J. TEZ MASTO). On this vote, the yeas are refusing to move on this. Durbin, Benjamin L. Cardin, Robert P. 54, the nays are 35. Colleagues, we owe it to the heroic Casey, Jr., Christopher A. Coons, Gary Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- Capitol Police, to the first responders, C. Peters, Angus S. King, Jr., Sheldon sen and sworn not having voted in the Whitehouse, Christopher Murphy, Chris to the staff members who sat in closets affirmative, the motion is rejected. Van Hollen, Mazie K. Hirono, Tammy The motion was rejected. for hours and hours and hours, to the Duckworth, , Ben Ray f police officer who was called the ‘‘n’’ Luja´ n. word 15 times and then sat in the Ro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- EXECUTIVE SESSION tunda and looked at another officer imous consent, the mandatory quorum --- and said: Is this America? We owe it to call has been waived. them that put themselves in harm’s EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The question is, Is it the sense of the way to protect the Capitol and the sa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Senate that debate on the motion to cred democratic process. Inaction is the previous order, the Senate will pro- proceed to H.R. 3233, an act to establish not an option. ceed to executive session to consider the National Commission to Inves- And, no, the report we are doing that the following nomination, which the tigate the January 6 Attack on the I am so proud of, with Senator PETERS clerk will report. United States Capitol Complex, and for and Senator PORTMAN and Senator The senior assistant legislative clerk other purposes, shall be brought to a BLUNT, which will come out shortly, is read the nomination of Anton George close? about an immediate response and bills Hajjar, of , to be a Governor we have to pass and things we have to The yeas and nays are mandatory of the United States Postal Service for do and mistakes that were made. It is under the rule. a term expiring December 8, 2023. an important report, and we are proud The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under of our work, but it is no substitute for The legislative clerk called the roll. the previous order, the cloture motion an 9/11-style Commission, and I implore Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the is withdrawn. our colleagues to vote with us to get Senator from Washington (Mrs. MUR- Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to this done. RAY) and the Senator from Arizona consider the nomination. I yield the floor. (Ms. SINEMA) are necessarily absent. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Presi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Mr. THUNE. The following Senators dent, I rise to support the nomination ator from . are necessarily absent: the Senator of Anton Hajjar to serve on the Board Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, the Jan- from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN), the of Governors of the United States Post- uary 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol re- Senator from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the al Service. Mr. Hajjar is highly quali- mains a dark stain on our Nation’s his- Senator from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN), the fied for this position, and his experi- tory. Americans deserve to have all of Senator from North Carolina (Mr. ence with postal unions and legal ex- the facts about that day, and a fair, BURR), the Senator from Oklahoma pertise provides him with the knowl- balanced, and independent Commission (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from Idaho edge and skills required of this role. If will give us those answers. (Mr. RISCH), the Senator from South confirmed, I am confident that he will This Commission would complement Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS), the Senator from serve our country well as a member of the current investigations into this Alabama (Mr. SHELBY), and the Sen- the USPS Board. deadly attack, including my Homeland ator from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY). Mr. Hajjar was raised in a working Security Committee’s own investiga- Further, if present and voting: the class Brooklyn family and worked as a tions in conjunction with the Rules Senator from Alabama (Mr. SHELBY) summer letter carrier, where he Committee. would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ learned the ins and outs of mail deliv- After the devastating September 11 The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 54, ery in his local community. He worked terrorist attacks, Congress came to- nays 35, as follows: hard in school and became the first in his family to graduate from college, re- gether to create a bipartisan inde- [Rollcall Vote No. 218 Leg.] pendent Commission. January 6 marks ceiving his bachelor’s degree from a singular event in our Nation’s his- YEAS—54 Fordham University. Before attending tory, similar to what we experienced Baldwin Heinrich Portman Tulane Law School, he worked as a Bennet Hickenlooper Reed on 9/11, and there is simply no logical Blumenthal Hirono Romney janitor, hospital attendant, U.S. Mer- reason to oppose its creation. Booker Kaine Rosen chant Marine seaman, taxi driver, and The brave law enforcement officers Brown Kelly Sanders U.S. Custom inspector. who stopped this attack and every Cantwell King Sasse These experiences, along with his up- Cardin Klobuchar Schatz American who watched in realtime as Carper Leahy Schumer bringing, inspired him to use his law our free and fair democratic process Casey Luja´ n Shaheen degree to stand up for workers, and he was attacked deserve answers and ac- Cassidy Manchin Smith went on to serve as the general counsel Collins Markey Stabenow countability for the actions that oc- Coons Menendez Tester for the American Postal Workers curred on January 6. Cortez Masto Merkley Van Hollen Union. His long history with APWU ex- I urge my colleagues to support this Duckworth Murkowski Warner posed him to a wide array of postal reg- Commission and get the American peo- Durbin Murphy Warnock ulatory and legal issues and provided Feinstein Ossoff Warren ple the answers that they deserve. Gillibrand Padilla Whitehouse him with important insight into the I yield the floor. Hassan Peters Wyden postal workforce.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:35 May 29, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27MY6.118 S28MYPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S3928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 28, 2021 Throughout his career, Mr. Hajjar EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOTURE MOTION has also demonstrated an abiding com- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- mitment to public service. He has ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the worked pro-bono to represent Arab and EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Muslim Americans in discrimination Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- cases. He volunteers regularly to serve nation of Executive Calendar No. 127, Regina ask unanimous consent to move to pro- M. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be United his community in Chevy Chase, MD, in- ceed to executive session to consider States District Judge for the District of Col- cluding as a member of his church and Calendar No. 130. orado. as an election judge. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, His skills and his leadership make question is on agreeing to the motion. Tina Smith, , Jon him right for this role, but the chal- The motion was agreed to. Ossoff, , Jacky Rosen, lenges before him are great. Through- The clerk will report the nomination. , Brian Schatz, out the tenure of the current Post- The senior assistant legislative clerk , Catherine Cortez master General, who was installed by Masto, Robert Menendez, Richard read the nomination of Julien Xavier Blumenthal, , Martin the Board of Governors during the pre- Neals, of New Jersey, to be United vious administration, I have heard Heinrich, Michael F. Bennet, Sheldon States District Judge for the District Whitehouse. from constituents about unacceptable of New Jersey. delays and disruptions in mail service. f CLOTURE MOTION Medication shipments have gone miss- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I LEGISLATIVE SESSION ing, some small businesses cannot get send a cloture motion to the desk. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I their products to customers, and many The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- move to proceed to legislative session. customers are getting hit with late fees ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for bill payments that didn’t arrive on under rule XXII, the Chair directs the question is on agreeing to the motion. time because of mail delivery delays. The motion was agreed to. Despite unprecedented challenges, clerk to read the motion. the men and women of the USPS have The senior assistant legislative clerk f read as follows: worked tirelessly to deliver the mail. PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT—Motion We have seen an incredible outpouring CLOTURE MOTION to Proceed of support for postal workers and the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I USPS from the American people. But ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the move to proceed to Calendar 46, H.R. 7. the Board of Governors must restore Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- The senior assistant legislative clerk the public’s trust and confidence in the nation of Executive Calendar No. 130, Julien read as follows: Postal Service. Mr. Hajjar is the right Xavier Neals, of New Jersey, to be United person to help do just that, and I am A bill (H.R. 7) to amend the Fair Labor States District Judge for the District of New Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effec- confident he will be a key player in Jersey. tive remedies to victims of discrimination in tackling the Postal Service’s current Charles E. Schumer, Richard J. Durbin, the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and challenges and ensuring that Ameri- Tina Smith, Sherrod Brown, Jon for other purposes. Ossoff, Alex Padilla, Jacky Rosen, cans can count on a reliable and sus- CLOTURE MOTION tainable Postal Service for decades to Tammy Duckworth, Brian Schatz, Chris Van Hollen, Catherine Cortez Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I come. I am proud to support his nomi- Masto, Robert Menendez, Richard send a cloture motion to the desk. nation and urge my colleagues to vote Blumenthal, Patty Murray, Martin The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- for his confirmation. Heinrich, Michael F. Bennet, Sheldon ture motion having been presented The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Whitehouse. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the question is, Will the Senate advise and f clerk to read the motion. consent to the Hajjar nomination? The nomination was confirmed. LEGISLATIVE SESSION The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: f Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE CALENDAR move to proceed to legislative session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under question is on agreeing to the motion. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby the previous order, the Senate will pro- The motion was agreed to. ceed to the consideration of the fol- move to bring to a close debate on the mo- f lowing nomination, which the clerk tion to proceed to Calendar No. 46, H.R. 7, a EXECUTIVE SESSION bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act will report. of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to The senior assistant legislative clerk victims of discrimination in the payment of read the nomination of Eric S. Lander, wages on the basis of sex, and for other pur- of Massachusetts, to be Director of the EXECUTIVE CALENDAR poses. Office of Science and Technology Pol- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, icy. move to proceed to executive session to Tammy Duckworth, Angus S. King, Jr., The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under consider Calendar No. 127. , Jack Reed, Richard the previous order, the cloture motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. The J. Durbin, , Bernard Sanders, , Benjamin is withdrawn. question is on agreeing to the motion. Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to L. Cardin, Tina Smith, Amy Klo- The motion was agreed to. buchar, Thomas R. Carper, Mazie K. consider the nomination. The clerk will report the nomination. Hirono, , Sheldon The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The senior assistant legislative clerk Whitehouse. question is, Will the Senate advise and read the nomination of Regina M. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT consent to the Lander nomination? Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be United The nomination was confirmed. Mr. SCHUMER. Finally, I ask unani- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under States District Judge for the District mous consent that the cloture motions the previous order, the motions to re- of Colorado. with respect to Executive Calendar consider are considered made and laid CLOTURE MOTION Nos. 130 and 127 ripen at 5:30 p.m., Mon- upon the table, and the President will Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I day, June 7; that the cloture with re- be immediately notified of the Senate’s send a cloture motion to the desk. spect to the motion to proceed to H.R. action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- 7 ripen upon disposition of S. 1260 and f ture motion having been presented the mandatory quorum calls for the under rule XXII, the Chair directs the cloture motions filed today, May 28, be LEGISLATIVE SESSION clerk to read the motion. waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ate will now resume legislative session. read as follows: objection, it is so ordered.

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