E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020 No. 193 Senate The Senate met at 11 a.m. and was coming up pretty soon, and it marks there are appropriate and necessary called to order by the President pro the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Rev- measures to ensure the safety and effi- tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). olution in Czechoslovakia. cacy of any vaccine before it is rolled f In 1989, the Czech people stood up out to the American people, but this against Communist rule and, through will proceed with the lifesaving ur- PRAYER nonviolent demonstrations, precip- gency that is called for. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- itated the nation’s transition to de- Right now, COVID–19 is continuing to fered the following prayer: mocracy. The Velvet Revolution lasted spread across the country at rates that Let us pray. 43 days and in the end ended 41 years of are not sustainable and which we must Eternal Master, we honor You for Communist control of Czechoslovakia. try to slow. Yesterday, my home State Your glory and strength. Your glory Jingling keys became a symbol of the of Kentucky just logged its highest fills us with reverence, and Your revolution and of the new doors that ever daily total—2,700 new cases. The strength inspires us with courage. democracy and freedom from com- positivity rate of our tests is the high- Bless our lawmakers. Inspire them to munism would unlock for those great est since early May. find fulfillment in the splendor of holi- people in Czechoslovakia. It is urgent that all Americans con- tinue the smart steps that have gotten ness. Lord, remind them that You ex- Now we have two countries—the us this far: wearing masks, social pect people of faith to illuminate the Czech Republic and the Slovak Repub- distancing, adapting our plans and rou- darkness of this world with exemplary lic. We also have a National Czech and tines. This virus is not going to magi- actions that prompt people to glorify Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids, IA. cally leave us alone if we decide we are You. May our Senators remember that This museum helps to educate Ameri- fed up with taking precautions, but their conduct, particularly during cans about these events I just talked thank God and thanks to the brilliant times of adversity, has long-term con- about and, most importantly, to teach scientists, we may look back on this sequences. them about the importance of never hopeful announcement as the begin- Lord, we praise You that You con- giving up on fighting for freedom. ning of the end of this terrible ordeal. tinue to rule our universe. I yield the floor. I said back in March that our coun- We pray in Your awesome Name. f try was about to meet a whole lot of Amen. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY brandnew heroes. Many were going to f LEADER be doctors and nurses. Others were PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE going to be essential workers who kept The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- society going. Some were going to be The President pro tempore led the jority leader is recognized. the men and women who worked like Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: f crazy in labs and research centers until I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the CORONAVIRUS we had this virus beaten. But every United States of America, and to the Repub- single American has a role. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, last As cases continue to climb, the sim- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. week, the country and the world re- ple advice—wear a mask, practice so- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ceived some really great news that we cial distancing, wash your hands—is SCOTT of Florida). The Senator from have longed for quite a while to hear. A now just as important as ever. So, of Iowa. major American drug company, to- course, discovering the vaccine will Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask gether with its German partner, an- only be a part of the battle. Once one unanimous consent to speak for 1 nounced that their candidate for a or more candidates have been proven minute in morning business. COVID–19 vaccine appears to be at effective and safe, it will be a second The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without least 90 percent effective in trials. That Herculean undertaking to scale up pro- objection, it is so ordered. is 90 percent—nine zero. Dr. Fauci duction and distribute doses of the vac- f called these preliminary results ex- cine throughout our country. This is traordinary. Another expert called the why this Senate and the Trump admin- 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE news ‘‘as good as you could hope for.’’ istration have been on the case for VELVET REVOLUTION Of course, tests and trials are ongo- months. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, Iowa ing. The FDA will perform its own As part of the historic CARES Act, is home to a lot of people who have a thorough review, which will include we created Operation Warp Speed—a heritage from the Czech Republic and analyzing months of safety data. The historic effort that combined inter- the Slovak Republic. November 17 is American people should rest assured agency government work with public-

∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor.

S6657

.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.000 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 private partnerships. This was a 21st- gle year—4 billion prescriptions—trust- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without century Manhattan Project for a ing the expertise and professionalism objection, it is so ordered. COVID vaccine. We helped fund re- of the FDA. That is the trusted author- 2020 ELECTIONS search and development for several ity. Nobody is crying out for liberal Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, firms. We committed billions of dollars Governors to add their own Good yesterday, we came together as a coun- in advance purchase agreements. We Housekeeping seal of approval, let try—not as Republicans, not as Demo- flattened regulatory barriers to speed alone potentially delaying the end of crats or Independents, but as Ameri- the process. We provided backing so COVID–19 to do so. cans—to recognize the service and sac- that companies could begin mass-pro- If this vaccine proves to be the one, rifice of our veterans, men and women ducing vaccine doses before clinical citizens in New York and California who served in uniform to protect our trials had fully concluded so we would should not have it withheld from them country and to defend our democracy. have a head start on whichever ones because their Governors care more The ongoing attacks that President wound up working. about performatively opposing Presi- Trump has launched on our democracy If things stay on track, we hope to dent Trump than about hard science. are an insult to those who have sac- have a safe and effective vaccine in a This reminds me of when the junior rificed so much to defend, and so too is timeframe that will be absolutely his- Senator from California declared back the complicity of so many Republican toric. President Trump’s administra- in September, during her Vice Presi- Senators right here in this body, who tion and this Congress should take dential campaign, that she might hesi- through their silence or active incite- huge pride in the groundwork we laid. tate to trust a vaccine. ment are spreading Donald Trump’s ab- Now, strangely enough, some are The whole country understands that surd false narrative that he won the finding it challenging to simply ap- our Democratic friends are not charter election. plaud this unambiguous good news. members of the Donald Trump fan Each of us—each of us in this body— The Democratic Governor of New York club. We know that. They do not need has sworn an oath to protect and de- opined a few days ago that it was ‘‘bad to dabble in the early stages of anti- fend the Constitution of the United news’’ that a vaccine breakthrough vax conspiracy theories to prove it. In States, to stand up for our democracy, may have been reached, because Presi- fact, for the sake of public health and and to support the peaceful transfer of dent Trump is still in office. public confidence and saving lives, power established there. My colleagues, Now, I understand Governor Cuomo it is time for every Senator to do your has found the time during this pan- they have a moral obligation to stop. sworn duty and stand up for the Con- demic to write and publish a self-con- If a vaccine has been found and dis- tribution can begin soon, that is good stitution and for our democracy. gratulatory book on leadership—this, Make no mistake, on January 20, Joe notwithstanding that his own State news, not bad news. It would be a major victory for our country and the Biden will be sworn in as the next has been absolutely pummeled by the President of the United States and disease and his own administration in- world, fueled by American innovation and aided by Operation Warp Speed, KAMALA HARRIS will be sworn in as the tentionally sent thousands of COVID– next Vice President of the United 19 positive patients into vulnerable thanks to this Senate and the Trump States. But that does not mean that nursing homes. administration. It would save thou- what Donald Trump is doing now is The Governor has the temerity to say sands and thousands of American lives, this vaccine breakthrough is partially and public confidence will be essential. harmless. That does not mean that the ‘‘bad news’’—partially ‘‘bad news’’?— So this is where we are. Leaders on silence or active complicity of so many because it occurred under the Trump all sides have a duty to act accord- Republican Senators is harmless. It is administration. He gestured vaguely ingly. downright dangerous to the health of our democracy and to our national se- toward unspecified concerns about dis- f tribution. I guess he would have pre- curity interests. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME We have enough challenges pro- ferred the lifesaving breakthroughs to have been delayed longer, with more The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tecting our democracy from foreign en- American deaths in the meantime. the previous order, the leadership time emies and foreign adversaries who seek The irony, as our colleague the Sen- is reserved. every day to undermine faith and con- ator from Tennessee has pointed out, is f fidence in democratic institutions here that the plans that are in place put in the United States and in other de- CONCLUSION OF MORNING States in the driver’s seat for arrang- mocracies around the world. The last BUSINESS ing distribution and making sure the thing we need is for people to attack most vulnerable citizens receive ac- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning that confidence from within the United cess. The Federal Government is there business is closed. States. This is doing harm in the short to provide guidance and support. As f term and the long term to our national Senator ALEXANDER said, the Governor security, putting us at risk. EXECUTIVE SESSION of New York might want to devote In the short term, we are seeing a more time and attention to developing very dangerous purge of top national security officials at the Defense De- this crucial plan rather than under- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR mining public confidence for the sake partment and other places. These are of politics. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under officials with whom I have many policy Sadly, this isn’t anything new. Just a the previous order, the Senate will pro- differences, but they are competent few weeks ago, the Democratic Gov- ceed to executive session to resume managers and qualified individuals. ernors of both New York and California consideration of the following nomina- And what you are seeing this President both began openly second-guessing the tion, which the clerk will report. do in the death throes of his adminis- Food and Drug Administration and The legislative clerk read the nomi- tration is purging those qualified indi- doubting its ability to assess the safety nation of Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of viduals and replacing them with people of a vaccine. There were suggestions Florida, to be United States District whose only credential is loyalty to that blue States may set up their own Judge for the Southern District of President Trump, and replacing com- State review boards and then withhold Florida. petent, qualified individuals with polit- lifesaving vaccines from their own peo- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ical lackeys. That is dangerous at any ple for who knows how long until this suggest the absence of a quorum. time. It is especially dangerous to mess extra obstacle had been hurdled. This The PRESIDING OFFICER. The around with the top leadership of our is where they are. Vaccines aren’t vac- clerk will call the roll. national security agencies during a cines if a Republican is President until The legislative clerk proceeded to transition to power. New York and California reinvent their call the roll. That is what the 9/11 Commission own miniature FDAs. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I told us. Yet what you are seeing Presi- To be clear, Americans purchase ask unanimous consent that the order dent Trump do is play with matches nearly 4 billion prescriptions every sin- for the quorum call be rescinded. when it comes to our national security

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.002 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6659 and to put personal political peeves Who has refused, so far, to congratu- extended hand of Joe Biden when you above the national security interests of late the next President of the United are telling so many of your constitu- the United States. States, Joe Biden? Vladimir Putin, ents back at home that this is an ille- In addition to purging individuals President Xi, and the leader of North gitimate election? How are you going from some of our top national security Korea. What President Trump is doing to do that? agencies, the President is prohibiting and what our Republican colleagues What we have seen in the aftermath the government of the United States, are doing by their silence is aiding and of this election is scary because we saw which belongs to the people of the abetting these authoritarian leaders. so many times over the last 4 years United States, from providing daily in- These guys are smiling. If you are an that our Republican Senate colleagues telligence briefings and other intel- authoritarian leader, you want nothing refused to stand up to the abuse of ligence briefings to the incoming Presi- more than to see democracy fail—to power of this administration, things dent, President-Elect Joe Biden. see that model fail. These are leaders that if the Obama administration ever Now, we all know that President who often have their own sort of elec- thought of doing, they would be out Trump has been notorious for not being tion facades, where they pretend to there every day crying foul and abuse interested in those intelligence brief- have a free and fair election, and then of power. But everybody enabled that ings, but I think that for all of us who it turns out to be 90 percent for them. conduct. And now, after the election, know Joe Biden from the time he They are smiling at what is happening when Joe Biden was already 5 million served as Senator and Vice President, here. votes ahead in the national vote and we know he takes these things seri- So I hope our Republican Senate col- winning the electoral college, you ously and he takes threats that might leagues are looking at the company would think this is a moment for ev- be learned through those intelligence they are keeping among foreign leaders erybody to come together to give the briefings seriously. To deny the next who are watching us, because the lead- next President of the United States a President of the United States access ers of our democratic friends and allied chance. to those briefings, which is part of the countries have all recognized the out- I think the scary thing of what this tradition and part of the rules that we come of this election, and it is the shows is that the Republican Party has developed to ensure steady transfer and leaders of Russia, China, North Korea, become the party of Donald Trump. I making sure the next President has the and others who have not. That is the just urge my colleagues to think about information needed on day one, that is company that is being kept by so many the consequences of feeding into this outright grossly negligent when it Republican Senators today. And that is fraud that Donald Trump was actually comes to our national security. It is going to do ongoing damage to our the one who was elected, because what time for our Senate Republican col- ability around the world, as the world’s you will be saying there to the 72 mil- leagues to be speaking out loudly oldest democracy, to stand up for the lion Americans who voted for Donald about that. interests of liberty, freedom, and de- Trump is that he is, in fact, the right- That, of course, is part of the con- ful President, and he will therefore also mocracy. sequence of the fact that the General continue to call the shots within the Services Administration has been un- I fear that that is not even the most damaging thing that has happened as a Republican Party. He is doing that willing to provide the traditional funds now, even after he has lost an election. to support the peaceful transfer of result of this fraud that is being per- petrated on the American people. The So I just urge my colleagues to think power. This is another gross abuse of about what they are doing each day the government, which belongs to the biggest danger is undermining the con- fidence of the American people them- that goes by that reinforces this false people of the United States, not to and fraudulent claim—how it is harm- selves, or large numbers of the Amer- Donald Trump. ing our democracy, how it is harming ican people, in the outcome of this In addition, you have the Secretary our national security, how it is going election, seeding this false narrative of State, Secretary Pompeo, instruct- to impede Joe Biden’s ability to reach that somehow Donald Trump was actu- ing the Department of State not to out to our Republican colleagues. It is ally the winner and that Joe Biden was pass along messages from foreign lead- not because he doesn’t want to—he somehow an illegitimate President-to- ers to the next President of the United does—but because you will have under- be. States, President-Elect Joe Biden. This mined your ability to do it by telling If you look at the recent polling in is, again, another gross abuse of power. tens and millions of Americans that the last 48 hours, what you find is that And, of course, Secretary Pompeo un- somehow this was an illegitimate elec- 70 percent of Republicans believe this dermined this faith in our transition of tion. was not a clear and fair election. That democracy himself when he talked I ask, I implore my colleagues to is two times as many as before the about the fact that we are think more about this as every hour election, and that is when Donald transitioning to the second Trump goes by, because every hour that this Trump was telling everybody that, if term. lie continues and persists is another he lost, it meant the election was This is the person—this is the indi- hour that you are harming the health rigged. vidual—who is supposed to represent of our democracy and our country. the United States of America overseas, Are we really, through our silence or Thank you. the person who is supposed to stand up sometimes encouragement, going to I yield back. for our democracy, and yet, here, at seed the idea that because Donald The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- home he is undermining faith in that Trump lost the election it was rigged? ator from South Dakota. democracy. And who does that give any All you have to look at is the frivolous Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask comfort to? Our adversaries and en- claims being made in courts around the unanimous consent that I be able to emies abroad, people who want our de- United States and the reaction to those conclude my remarks and that the Sen- mocracy to fail. claims by judges, appointed by Demo- ator from Minnesota be able to con- I don’t know if our Republican col- crats and Republicans alike, to realize clude her remarks prior to the vote. leagues have noticed who has congratu- what a charade this is. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lated the President-Elect Joe Biden Joe Biden, as a candidate, has said he objection, it is so ordered. and who has not among foreign leaders. wants to bring the country together. f Well, our democratic allies around the He and KAMALA HARRIS want to find a world have congratulated the next way to bring us together to find com- IMPACT AID CORONAVIRUS President of the United States, Joe mon ground. And he is looking for the RELIEF ACT Biden. The United Kingdom, France, opportunity to work on both sides of Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, this sum- Germany, Canada—the leaders of the aisle here in the U.S. Senate and in mer, Senator SMITH and I introduced democratic governments and countries the House of Representatives to ad- the Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act. have all acknowledged that our democ- dress urgent matters before our coun- If enacted, this bill would provide racy is working and that they are rec- try. much needed relief to school districts ognizing the next President of the So I ask my Republican Senate col- participating in the Impact Aid Pro- United States. leagues: How are you going to take the gram. And given the many other

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.003 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6660 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 strains they are feeling due to the on- are located in districts with a signifi- Hoeven, Jerry Moran, Lamar Alex- going pandemic, it can’t come soon cant amount of nontaxable land, which ander, Mike Braun, David Perdue. enough. puts them at a significant disadvan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- By way of background, public school tage for raising education revenue. And imous consent, the mandatory quorum districts on military installations, we make this right by providing direct call has been waived. Tribal land, and other Federal public Federal payments which are crucial for The question is, Is it the sense of the property, or with students living on their operation. Senate that debate on the nomination these Federal properties, can partici- What this bill does—what our bill of Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Florida, pate in the Impact Aid Program, which does—is to provide a commonsense to be United States District Judge for includes nearly 40 school districts in change. It allows school districts to use the Southern District of Florida, shall the State of South Dakota. student counts from the previous aca- be brought to a close? This program is of vital importance demic year when they submit their im- The yeas and nays are mandatory to the financial well-being of these pact aid applications. In light of the under the rule. schools, as it reimburses them for rev- challenges of doing a safe and active The clerk will call the roll. enue shortfalls due to the reduction or count in the midst of this coronavirus The bill clerk called the roll. absence of a local tax base because of pandemic, this only makes sense. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators the presence of Federal property. I thank my colleague from North Da- are necessarily absent: the Senator In order to determine grant awards kota, Senator THUNE. I have been so from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the through this program, school districts glad to work with him to support Senator from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN), the must annually calculate the number of school districts that rely on Impact Senator from Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER), federally connected students that they Aid Programs and to promote financial the Senator from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), have enrolled. While generally a pru- stability for these school districts dur- the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. PAUL), dent exercise, during a pandemic, con- ing the pandemic. the Senator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH), ducting this type of count has pre- I hope we can pass this bill today and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. SUL- sented a new set of challenges for ad- get it signed into law. LIVAN), and the Senator from Indiana ministrators. I yield. (Mr. YOUNG). The Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Mr. THUNE. I thank the Senator Further, if present and voting, the Act is a commonsense, bipartisan ap- from Minnesota. Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- proach that would not cost a dime yet Mr. President, as if in legislative ses- ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea’’ and the would provide financial stability to sion, I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) school districts by allowing them to Senate proceed to the immediate con- would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ use last year’s student headcounts on sideration of H.R. 8472, which was re- Mr. SCHUMER. I announce that the impact aid applications that they are ceived from the House. Senator from Connecticut (Mr. completing this fall. Doing so would The PRESIDING OFFICER. The BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Wash- prevent the reporting of noticeable, but clerk will report the bill by title. ington (Ms. CANTWELL), the Senator likely temporary, declines in student The bill clerk read as follows: from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator enrollment, which would lead to stu- A bill (H.R. 8472) to provide that, due to from California (Ms. HARRIS), the Sen- dent reduced impact aid payments next the disruptions caused by COVID–19, applica- ator from New Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH), year. tions for impact aid funding for fiscal year the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Distance learning has made col- 2022 may use certain data submitted in the MENENDEZ), the Senator from Wash- lecting student data more challenging fiscal year 2021 application. ington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator as well. Districts are also experiencing The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Sen- declines in student headcount due to objection to proceeding? ator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the There being no objection, the Senate parents choosing to temporarily Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. homeschool their children during the proceeded to consider the bill. SHAHEEN), the Senator from Arizona pandemic. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask (Ms. SINEMA), the Senator from Michi- Unless Congress allows these school unanimous consent that the bill be gan (Ms. STABENOW), the Senator from districts to use last year’s student considered read a third time and passed Montana (Mr. TESTER), and the Sen- headcounts on this year’s impact aid and that the motion to reconsider be ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- applications, schools will have the considered made and laid upon the HOUSE) are necessarily absent. table. undue burden of collecting this data The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. during an otherwise challenging time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there FISCHER). Are there any other Senators objection? and could very well experience a re- in the Chamber desiring to vote or Without objection, it is so ordered. duced impact aid payment next fall. change their vote? Our legislation will ensure that they The bill (H.R. 8472) was ordered to a The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 57, have certainty in the near term. third reading, was read the third time, nays 21, as follows: A companion of our bill passed the and passed. [Rollcall Vote No. 227 Ex.] House by unanimous consent on Octo- f ber 2, and impact aid school districts YEAS—57 EXECUTIVE CALENDAR—Continued are eager for the Senate to do the Barrasso Feinstein McSally same. I hope we can get that done CLOTURE MOTION Blackburn Fischer Murkowski Blunt Gardner Murphy today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Boozman Graham Perdue I yield to the Senator from Min- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Burr Grassley Portman nesota for some comments. Senate the pending cloture motion, Capito Hassan Roberts The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- which the clerk will state. Carper Hawley Romney Cassidy Hoeven Rosen ator from Minnesota. The bill clerk read as follows: Collins Hyde-Smith Rounds Ms. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise in CLOTURE MOTION Coons Inhofe Rubio support of my colleague Senator Cornyn Johnson Sasse We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Cortez Masto Jones Scott (FL) THUNE’s request to pass the Impact Aid ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Cotton Kaine Scott (SC) Coronavirus Relief Act, H.R. 8472, by Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Cramer Kennedy Shelby unanimous consent. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Crapo Lankford Thune As we continue to respond to the nation of Aileen Mercedes Cannon, of Flor- Cruz Leahy Tillis Daines Lee Toomey coronavirus pandemic, we need to sup- ida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Enzi Manchin Warner port schools so that students can keep Ernst McConnell Wicker Mitch McConnell, James E. Risch, Joni learning. In Congress, we have a special Ernst, Marsha Blackburn, Mike Crapo, NAYS—21 obligation to federally impacted James Lankford, Thom Tillis, Roy Baldwin Brown Duckworth schools. As my colleague Senator Blunt, Roger F. Wicker, Pat Roberts, Bennet Cardin Gillibrand THUNE has said, these are schools that Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, John Booker Casey Hirono

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.004 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6661 King Peters Udall cine, premature birth research, the ority like Pell grants. To do that, we Klobuchar Reed Van Hollen Markey Schumer Warren BRAIN Initiative. In my time as chair- had to look carefully at programs that Merkley Smith Wyden man, we have actually increased NIH just, frankly, were not working. funding by 45 percent in budgets that Fifth, we continue our focus on clos- NOT VOTING—22 often had virtually no increase at all. ing the care gap between mental health Alexander Menendez Sinema We truly had to work together to and physical health. Approximately Blumenthal Moran Stabenow Braun Murray Sullivan prioritize. We have done that. one in five adults in America has a Cantwell Paul Tester My time as chairman is about 6 diagnosable and almost always treat- Durbin Risch Whitehouse years, if you are wondering how long it able mental health problem. This bill Harris Sanders Young Heinrich Schatz took us to get that 45-percent increase. provides an increase of almost $200 mil- Loeffler Shaheen Six years ago, we hadn’t had any in- lion in the mental health area. I would mention again the excellence The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this crease for 12 years. NIH was about 22 of the mental health pilot. We have in- vote, the yeas are 57, the nays are 21. percent behind in buying power where creased that pilot to eight States from The motion is agreed to. they had been a decade earlier. We two. We are seeing what happens in a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- made up that 22 percent. And actually, positive way in people’s other health ator from Missouri. now, we are putting real money on the table in an environment that has never issues when you deal with their mental APPROPRIATIONS been better and never been more prom- health issues like it was any health Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, I am ising in the NIH research area. issue, and it is making a difference. pleased to be here today to talk about We continue our focus of combating This year, it was reinforced again by the 2021 appropriations bill that we opioids. Between 1999 and 2018, nearly understanding the need to address dis- filed this week for Labor, for Health 450,000 people in the United States died parities in foster care, a greater diver- and Human Services, and for Edu- from opioid overdose. These drug over- sity in healthcare, education, and the cation. dose deaths in 2018 were four times workforce. Obviously, with what we have gone higher than in 1999. The bill provides Many populations across the coun- through this year, those three agencies money to deal with this. With the ef- try, whether defined by race, ethnicity, have all experienced dramatic chal- fort we made in this area over the last geography, experience higher rates of lenges—labor challenges, health chal- several years, we saw a consistent de- certain diseases and often lack the ac- lenges, education challenges. And crease in opioid overdoses until 2020. cess to health services. This bill tries while this bill would not specifically be Of course, the increase in 2020, in to look at that in a way that analyzes a COVID relief bill, it is a bill that many ways, related to the pandemic where those gaps are, and it has pro- funds these agencies so they can move and the isolation. The support struc- grams that encourage filling those forward with their normal work rather ture that appeared to be working to gaps. Furthermore, the bill continues than have to, in some piecemeal way, move you from dependency was no our efforts to ensure that these dispari- try to deal with their normal work longer there, and suddenly you are ties are addressed through a number of while they are trying to work with us back where you were. programs, including workforce develop- on the extraordinary circumstances of The bill provides a $20 million in- ment programs, diverse medical com- the COVID bill. crease for apprenticeship programs. munity efforts, research initiatives This is the largest bill—Labor, This week, I joined the Missouri Cham- that focus on underserved commu- Health, and Education is the largest ber of Commerce in highlighting the nities, programs that target health dis- nondefense bill on the discretionary importance of apprenticeships. Last parities, and education-workforce pro- side of the agenda. It is about 30 per- year, Missouri was the second in the grams that create opportunity. cent of all the money left when the De- Nation in the number of new appren- This bill prioritizes programs that fense appropriations is taken off the ticeships. First in the Nation is Cali- provide the most benefit and greatest table. fornia. We are not a small State, but return for all Americans. The bill con- There are 11 bills left at that point, we are not nearly as big as California, tinues key program integrity activities but this bill has about 30 percent of all so I think the leadership in our State— that are aimed at reducing the waste, the money. It has a lot of competing the business community, the employ- fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars. priorities, from apprenticeships to bio- ers, the Governor, and others—has These initiatives have proven to be a medical research, to public health and made a real difference there. We fund worthwhile investment in their return- preparedness programs, to childcare both registered apprenticeship pro- ing billions of dollars to the Treasury and special education. National service grams, and it allows for industry-rec- and allowing us to look in other places and community service are all in this ognized programs as well. as to how we could fund that money in bill. Fourth, the bill invests in education, programs that work better and work We received 8,352 requests from Sen- from early childhood through college more transparently. ators of things they would like to see and career. It increases funding for This bill eliminates eight programs in the bill. They are not all in there, high-quality early childcare and edu- equaling nearly $115 million in spend- but we did all we could to take the cation by more than $150 million. It in- ing reductions by focusing on programs money we had and move forward with creases funding for elementary and sec- that are the most efficient and cost-ef- priorities that make sense. ondary education programs that pro- fective and with proven outcomes. We I am disappointed at this point that vide the most flexibility to school dis- all know that budgets are tight, but our Democratic colleagues on the Ap- tricts to decide how to best use those making careful choices about health propriations Committee were unable to limited resources. This also includes spending can be one of the most valu- support the bill right now, but we have increased investments in title I; in able investments we make in Congress. worked together in the past. I hope we IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities You don’t have to look any further can continue to work together to find a Education Act; the title IV student than the recent announcements about way forward. And, frankly, my view is support and academic enrichment the record progress we have made in if appropriations bills appear to have a grants; charter schools; and Impact finding a vaccine for COVID–19. path to the President’s desk, that is Aid. It increases the maximum Pell Through the CARES Act and other leg- the thing that brings us together most grant award by another $150, or a 2.4- islation, Congress provided $18 billion quickly. percent increase, at a time when the for research into therapeutics and vac- This bill continues in our sixth year mandatory money is gone. To find that cines, and $12.5 billion went to vac- of commitment to robustly and con- 2.4-percent increase, we have to find it cines. It did it in a way that is going to sistently funding medical research at in other programs, and some programs allow us to set a record in having a safe the National Institutes of Health. We are just not able to fund it. If they are vaccine available that meets the high- provided a $2 billion increase on that not working, we shouldn’t fund them, est standards. The vaccine that appears research. We target funding toward and we have seen several years of to be the first in line for approval is 90 Alzheimer’s, toward precision medi- growth in areas in which we have a pri- percent effective.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.001 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6662 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 Now, I am not an expert in vaccines, They have made those sacrifices, and These brave men and women rep- so my first thought would be, well, I they have made those choices knowing resent the hope of a nation and our want a vaccine that is 100 percent ef- that it wouldn’t be easy and knowing promise to the rest of the world that, fective. As it turns out, no vaccine is that they may not come home, but, no matter what, the United States 100 percent effective. The measles vac- when they do come home, that some- stands ready and willing to answer the cine that schoolkids took for years and times it is tough. It is tough to get call. that most still take is 90 percent effec- back in that groove of where you were, I yield the floor. tive. It was 9 months ago that to rekindle those relationships. I suggest the absence of a quorum. healthcare experts said, if we could Our younger veterans, in particular, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. have a vaccine that was 50 percent ef- were painfully aware of this when they SASSE). The clerk will call the roll. fective, we should approve that vaccine put on the uniform. But do you know The senior assistant legislative clerk and every other one that was at least what? They still made that choice to proceeded to call the roll. 50 percent effective. serve. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask We are looking at vaccines that are Here in the Senate, we have backed unanimous consent that the order for going to help us move beyond this as legislation that really has made things the quorum call be rescinded. we look at tests that help us move be- easier for so many of our veterans. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without yond this, but the fundamental founda- When I was in the House, I was hon- objection, it is so ordered. tion of all of that is in the healthcare ored to help shepherd passage of the CORONAVIRUS framework that we maintain. You VA MISSION Act, and I was grateful to Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I have can’t look at a pandemic and say that see that receive bipartisan support come to the floor again today to talk now it is time to think about how we here in the Senate. It has, indeed, about the need for us, as a Congress, to do important health research. You streamlined many of the processes in come together to address this can’t look at a pandemic and say that the VA healthcare system. coronavirus pandemic. We have an un- Last month, I introduced a bill to now it is time to think about having precedented healthcare and economic provide doula services to improve ma- care providers in underserved areas. crisis right now, and it is important for ternal health outcomes for our female You can’t look at a pandemic and say us to figure out what we can do, what veterans, a population that every sin- that now it is time to begin to think we can agree on, and then move for- gle month continues to increase. ward. about how you connect childcare and Back in August, I introduced a bill Since this pandemic began back in work and school altogether. This bill that will allow our K2 veterans to ob- March, I am told I have come to the does as much of that as we could figure tain the special health screenings they floor now 17 separate times to urge my out how to do in the best way we could need to check for cancer and other ill- colleagues to work together on a bipar- figure out how to do it. nesses caused by exposure to toxic sub- tisan basis to try to put together legis- I hope Congress can pass it. It would stances in Uzbekistan. be a great gift to the next Congress and In fact, this has been a great year for lation that will enable us to respond ef- administration after January 20 to be veteran support. We have passed—or fectively and in a focused way to the able to start next year with next year’s are very close to passing—legislation COVID–19 crisis. We had some early successes. Re- work rather than having to start next that will improve and simplify doctor- member the CARES Act that was year with this year’s work. Let’s get patient relationships, recordkeeping, passed back in March. That was 8 this year’s work done. Let’s get it done and mental health services, and will months ago—8 months ago. Really, for now. Let’s send the bill to the Presi- make those and other important bene- the last 6 months, we haven’t passed dent that the House and Senate have fits more accessible to our veterans anything to address this crisis. Yet the agreed on, and let’s get back to looking and their families. at these bills in the right way at the If you are not already supporting crisis has ebbed and flowed, and, right right time. these efforts, I encourage my col- now, unfortunately, it is at an all-time I yield the floor. leagues to support this legislation. high in my State of Ohio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- As the week draws to a close, I would I have been frustrated that we can’t ator from Tennessee. encourage everyone to seek out vet- have that same sense of urgency and VETERANS DAY erans’ stories and to internalize the willingness to work together as we had Mrs. BLACKBURN. Madam Presi- knowledge that the sacrifices they during those first couple of months of dent, when most Americans think of made were for us. There is so much we the coronavirus pandemic. It seemed to the sacrifices that our veterans made can learn from those who have served. have disappeared as we entered elec- in the name of defending freedom, they There is so much that they have done tion season; didn’t it? So, as we got think of those brave men and women to help preserve our way of life and our closer and closer to the election, there running toward the danger. We are freedoms. It is so much that they have was more and more divide and inability grateful that, in their hearts, they done for the values and the institu- to come together. Now we need to get have that desire, but as anyone who tions—things that really do transcend back to that sense of bipartisanship—I knows or has worked with veterans politics. would even say nonpartisanship in so knows, they also make sacrifices that I reached out to many of our vet- much of this—and cooperation for the really never bubble to the surface or erans this week and had great con- good of our country. come to our attention. Not only do versations and heard from veterans on- It is getting worse, as I said, in my they sacrifice their own safety, they line. State of Ohio and around the country, give up their personal independence, I heard from William, a Tennessean and I believe we can make a difference, the comforts of home, their relation- who proudly served in the Air Force. and that is important. There are things ships with friends and family, their He said his service was ‘‘the best deci- we can do at the Federal level that spouses, and their children. sion of his entire life.’’ would help. Think about what an extraordinary I also heard from Greg, who served as Right now, we are averaging in this decision they have made—that the a C–130 crew chief in theatre during country over 100,000 new cases per day. safety and security of their fellow Desert Storm. He put off his college That is double the rate from just 1 countrymen is worth more than losing education when he was asked to serve. month ago—double the rate from 1 those precious days. They have made And I would be remiss if I did not rec- month ago. It was predicted as it got that choice. They put that service and ognize the veterans who are currently colder and people were inside more. that sacrifice in front of their desires, serving in our office: Dana Magneson, The third wave has arrived. in front of the desires of their family. John Clement, Jay Strobino, Dr. Karen In Ohio, the number of daily new They are, indeed, called to serve. Summar, and Paris Cervantes. cases has risen every day for the past These are the people whom we should I thank each and every one of them month. Just last night, Ohio Governor be looking to for comfort and inspira- for their service and for the continued Mike DeWine reported nearly 6,000 new tion during difficult times. They really work that they do on behalf of all Ten- cases in the last 24-hour period, com- do have experience in that category. nesseans. pared to 1,000 cases per day that the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.010 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6663 State experienced just at the beginning I believe the best path forward is vent the spread of COVID, this payroll of October. very close to what has been embodied tax credit that is in this legislation Unfortunately, it is not just about in some of these more targeted pro- would help offset those costs and help new cases. We are seeing increases in posals, including ones that we have put businesses stay open. It is just what we hospitalizations. We are seeing in- on the floor repeatedly here since way need to help keep our economy afloat. creases in patients that are in the ICU back in August. These bills are inclu- This is, I think, the sweet spot. I units. We are seeing increases, sadly, in sive of some of the most important bi- think everyone agrees, I hope, that we fatalities. We need to do more to help partisan priorities, like providing need- should go back to work, go back to this economy, too, because the econ- ed funding for vaccine and therapy de- school, go back to the hospitals, and so omy, as the pandemic has worsened, velopment and like replenishing the on, but we need to do it safely. That is has begun to slow. successful PPP program for small busi- what this does. Shouldn’t that be bi- Initially, we had impressive eco- nesses. It was included in the CARES partisan? Even nonpartisan? nomic growth—no question about it— Act, by the way, but it expired back in Second, we should invest heavily in but it has begun to slow at a time when August. So, on August 9, the Paycheck testing and contact tracing so that the economy is still down 10 million Protection Program, or PPP, actually States are better equipped to respond jobs since February. Think about that. expired. So for these struggling small to the surge of outbreaks. Republicans We are still 10 million jobs short from businesses, they have nowhere to turn. and Democrats alike know that fast where we were in February. What we How about providing funding to the and accurate tests are critical to stop- really don’t want is for those 10 million schools? That is bipartisan. How about ping the spread of this disease and get- people to become long-term unem- making sure that we have folks who ting people more comfortable going ployed, who may never reenter the are able to come together to help en- back to shopping, going back to work, workforce. That is why it is important sure that we have adequate funding for going back to school, and going back to to act and act now. this exciting new vaccine development a more normal life. Unemployment claims, which were that we are hearing about? Anyway, The targeted bill, again, that we in- going down, by the way, seem to have when we have tried to bring these to troduced last month that Democrats more or less flattened in most States, the floor, the other side has blocked blocked had $16 billion set aside for including Ohio. Ohio’s unemployment even entering into a debate about it. testing and tracing. We could use those rate, we are told, for the most recent Instead, Democrats have insisted on resources right now in Ohio. I spoke to month we have data for, which is Sep- the House-passed Heroes Act, which Governor DeWine earlier this week. We tember, was still above 8 percent. I passed in May, with almost no Repub- want the money for testing. We need it. think it is better now, but it is still lican support, which makes a bunch of Let’s pass it now. way too high. controversial changes to policy unre- Third, we also need help to continue And, of course, certain sectors of the lated to coronavirus—repealing State the development of these treatments economy, like hospitality, travel, and and local tax deductions to benefit and these vaccines as quickly as pos- entertainment, are really struggling mostly wealthy Americans and making sible. The recent news of a potential badly, with no end in sight, as some unprecedented changes to immigration vaccine by Pfizer with a 90-percent effi- States begin to reimplement these laws. What do these policies have to do cacy is really promising, but we can’t stricter social distancing measures, with coronavirus? Nothing. take our foot off the gas on this. If we and some States are even putting back At a time of unprecedented deficits cannot address the underlying in place closures. So, if you are in the and debt, it makes those changes with healthcare challenge with the hospitality business, entertainment a pricetag of $3.5 trillion. And some coronavirus, we are going to be stuck business, or travel business, you are say: Well, the Speaker is now down to playing defense against this disease for concerned right now. To counter the $2.4 trillion. Folks, whatever that num- a long time. spread of the virus, these closures are ber is, it is going to be unprecedented. The targeted bill from last month in- also going to have a terrible economic We never had anything that expensive cluded $37 billion for vaccine develop- impact on businesses and on families. pass the Congress. It is at a time, ment and distribution and $20 billion These dangerous trends are putting again, when we have the highest deficit for therapies, which I think are really people’s lives and livelihoods at risk if we have ever had. And our debt, as a good starting points for us to at least we can’t start to reverse them. And, percent of our GDP, sadly, is now 100 debate what the final number should again, it has been 6 months since we percent of our GDP, which it hasn’t be. But let’s help right now to ensure came together in any kind of a package been since World War II. we don’t slow down the vaccines and and 8 months since the CARES pack- We are past the contentious election the therapies and be sure the distribu- age. season now. So let’s put aside the poli- tion works. I believe there are some in Congress, tics and let’s build a targeted, bipar- In the face of a virus that seems like including, I believe, the Speaker of the tisan coronavirus bill based on what we it is getting more and more out of hand House, who were not interested in see- all agree works and what we agree real- every day, these three proposals are ex- ing a comprehensive package passed ly is needed in the face of a rapidly amples—the tax credit for safely re- before the election. They thought it spreading virus. opening businesses, money for im- would be good politics, I guess, for Here are a few examples of what we proved testing and tracing, and money President Trump. I don’t know. Look- can do. First, our next coronavirus re- for vaccine and therapy development. ing at the results of the election, I sponse package should have the These all seem like commonsense think it might have been just the oppo- Healthy Workplace Tax Credit, which ideas. I don’t see any reason why a ma- site. basically says: We all want people to jority in this Chamber can’t come to- But the point is that the election is get back to work, back to school, and gether and build a bipartisan response now behind us. So if that was the rea- back to the hospitals. But let’s do it based on these kind of simple policies. son, let’s forget that. Let’s get some- safely. This would really help the bars, Whatever we do, we can’t afford to thing done here. Let’s get this partisan the restaurants, the salons, the gyms, delay any longer. American lives are at gridlock off the docket on this issue, the bowling alleys, and other busi- stake, and we are in danger of losing and let’s focus on what is good for the nesses to reopen safely and stay open ground where we gained it on the American people. This is what is called by basically compensating them for the coronavirus, as this third wave threat- the lameduck session of Congress. So purchase of hand sanitizers, PPE like ens my home State of Ohio and our that is a good time to do it. We are face shields and gloves, and for the re- country. Let’s not wait any longer. past the election, and the new Congress configuration of their workplaces with Let’s come together and once again get hasn’t come on yet. Let’s work to- plexiglass, as we are seeing, and for something done that helps the people gether in good faith toward a Federal other measures to allow for social whom we represent. response that is focused and targeted, distancing. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. and we can find some common ground As businesses prepare to winterize HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Penn- here. their outdoor spaces in order to pre- sylvania.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.012 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 ROSIE THE RIVETER CONGRES- Mae is the embodiment of the ‘‘We I am proud to support her confirmation SIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF Can Do It’’ spirit. For over 70 years, today. 2019 from the Boeing assembly line where Mr. CASEY. I yield the floor. Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I rise she worked to her sewing machine I suggest the absence of a quorum. today to urge this body to pass H.R. today, Mae has devoted herself to the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 1773, the Rosie the Riveter Congres- betterment of the Nation. clerk will call the roll. sional Gold Medal Act. This bill would She and her fellow Rosies have The legislative clerk proceeded to honor the American women who joined earned this Congressional Gold Medal. call the roll. the workforce in support of the war ef- Many of Mae’s friends—her fellow Mr. TOOMEY. Madam President, I fort during World War II. Rosies—have passed away without the ask unanimous consent that the order Millions of women dedicated them- recognition that they are worthy of. for the quorum call be rescinded. selves to strengthening our Nation and Thousands more are eagerly awaiting The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without answered the call to action by joining the passage of this bill, in addition to objection, it is so ordered. the workforce and learning new jobs. the families of the Rosies who have Many of these women built the vehi- died. f cles, the weaponry, and the ammuni- This honor has already been delayed EXECUTIVE CALENDAR—Continued tion that were critical to the war ef- for far too long. I urge my colleagues Mr. TOOMEY. Madam President, I fort. Whether they worked on assembly to pass this important, time-sensitive ask unanimous consent that the vote lines, addressed the troops’ medical legislation. begin now. needs, or tended to ships and farms, So, Madam President, as if in legisla- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Rosies ensured the country continued tive session, I ask unanimous consent objection? functioning during the war while often that the Committee on Banking, Hous- Without objection, it is so ordered. serving as the primary caretakers for ing, and Urban Affairs be discharged, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under their children. and the Senate proceed to the imme- the previous order, all postcloture time These Rosie the Riveters rose to the diate consideration of H.R. 1773. has expired. challenge and set a powerful example The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The question is, Will the Senate ad- both to working women and for all clerk will report the bill by title. vise and consent to the Cannon nomi- Americans. Rosies not only faced gen- The legislative clerk read as follows: der-based discrimination, but Rosies of nation? color fought racial discrimination, all A bill (H.R. 1773) to award a Congressional Mr. TOOMEY. I ask for the yeas and Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in while manufacturing planes, ships, the United States who joined the workforce nays. tanks, weapons, jeeps, and everything during World War II, providing the aircraft, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a else that was needed to defeat the vehicles, weaponry, ammunition and other sufficient second? enemy in World War II. material to win the war, that were referred There appears to be a sufficient sec- Today, their example continues to in- to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in recognition of ond. spire generations to embody the ‘‘We their contributions to the United States and The clerk will call the roll. can do it’’ spirit. The Rosies are among the inspiration they have provided to ensu- The legislative clerk called the roll. our Nation’s greatest living heroines. ing generations. Mr. THUNE. The following Senators They deserve recognition and formal The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there are necessarily absent: the Senator commendation for their service to our objection to proceeding? from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the country while they are still with us. There being no objection, the com- Senator from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN), the The Rosies who are still alive are in mittee was discharged, and the Senate Senator from North Carolina (Mr. their nineties, and we need to honor proceeded to consider the bill. BURR), the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. them now. The House version of the Mr. CASEY. I ask unanimous consent LOEFFLER), the Senator from Kansas Rosie the Riveter Gold Medal Act that the bill be considered read a third (Mr. MORAN), the Senator from Ken- passed a year ago on November 13, 2019, time and passed and that the motion to tucky (Mr. PAUL), the Senator from by unanimous consent and with broad reconsider be considered made and laid Idaho (Mr. RISCH), the Senator from bipartisan cosponsorship. The Senate upon the table. Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN), and the Sen- version, S. 892, which I introduced last The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there ator from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG). year, has 76 cosponsors, including 36 objection? Further, if present and voting, the Republicans, as well as all 26 women Without objection, it is so ordered. Senator from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) serving in the Senate of both parties. The bill (H.R. 1773) was ordered to a would have voted ‘‘yea’’ and the Sen- This body has already made clear its third reading, was read the third time, overwhelming support for the bill. ator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER) and passed. would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Each State contributed to the war ef- Mr. CASEY. Thank you. fort, and each State has Rosies await- Mr. SCHUMER. I announce that the ing this award. f Senator from Connecticut (Mr. I would like to tell you about a Rosie BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Wash- NOMINATION OF AILEEN ington (Ms. CANTWELL), the Senator the Riveter from my home State of MERCEDES CANNON Pennsylvania. I will just put up a post- from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator er of a picture of her. As I said, she is Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Madam Presi- from California (Ms. HARRIS), the Sen- a Pennsylvanian. Her name is Mae dent, I rise today to support the con- ator from New Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH), Krier of Levittown, PA, Bucks County, firmation of Aileen Mercedes Cannon the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Southeastern Pennsylvania. Mae to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge MENENDEZ), the Senator from Wash- worked in a Boeing factory where she for the Southern District of Florida. ington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator helped make B–17 and B–29 warplanes Ms. Cannon has a distinguished record from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Sen- as a teenager during World War II. Mae of public service, during which she has ator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the is now 94 years old and has been work- demonstrated a firm commitment to Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. ing to recognize and honor her fellow upholding the United States Constitu- SHAHEEN), the Senator from Arizona Rosies—not for years; she has been tion and respecting the rule of law. She (Ms. SINEMA), the Senator from Michi- working on this for decades. began her legal career as a law clerk gan (Ms. STABENOW), the Senator from Mae is a patriot. And Mae is now for Judge Steven Colloton on the Montana (Mr. TESTER), and the Sen- serving her country yet again during Eighth Circuit United States Court of ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- another crisis. She has spent the better Appeals and has served with the U.S. HOUSE) are necessarily absent. part of this year making face masks for Attorney’s Office for the Southern Dis- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. those who need them. These polka-dot trict of Florida since 2013. I am con- FISCHER). Are there any other Senators masks are reminiscent of the bandanna fident that she will continue to serve in the Chamber desiring to vote? worn by the woman in the famous ‘‘We the Southern District of Florida well The result was announced—yeas 56, Can Do It’’ poster. once she is confirmed to the bench, and nays 21, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.013 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6665 [Rollcall Vote No. 228 Ex.] CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE SESSION YEAS—56 We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Barrasso Fischer Murkowski ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Blackburn Gardner Murphy Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Blunt Graham move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Perdue Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Boozman Grassley Portman nation of Kristi Haskins Johnson, of Mis- Capito Hassan Roberts sissippi, to be United States District Judge I move to proceed to executive session Carper Hawley Romney for the Southern District of Mississippi. to consider Calendar No. 760. Cassidy Hoeven Rosen Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Tom Cot- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Collins Hyde-Smith Rounds Coons Inhofe ton, David Perdue, Mike Rounds, Pat question is on agreeing to the motion. Rubio Cornyn Johnson Roberts, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Kevin The motion was agreed to. Sasse Cortez Masto Jones Cramer, Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, Scott (FL) The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Cotton Kaine Tim Scott, James E. Risch, Michael B. Scott (SC) clerk will report the nomination. Cramer Kennedy Enzi, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, Shelby The senior assistant legislative clerk Crapo Lankford John Thune, John Boozman. Cruz Leahy Thune read the nomination of Judy Shelton, Daines Lee Tillis of California, to be a Member of the Enzi Manchin Toomey f Ernst McConnell Warner Board of Governors of the Federal Re- Feinstein McSally Wicker LEGISLATIVE SESSION serve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010. NAYS—21 Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, CLOTURE MOTION Baldwin Gillibrand Reed I move to proceed to legislative ses- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Bennet Hirono Schumer sion. Booker King Smith I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Brown Klobuchar Udall The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Cardin Markey Van Hollen question is on agreeing to the motion. ture motion having been presented Casey Merkley Warren The motion was agreed to. Duckworth Peters Wyden under rule XXII, the Chair directs the NOT VOTING—23 f clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk Alexander Loeffler Shaheen read as follows: Blumenthal Menendez Sinema EXECUTIVE SESSION Braun Moran Stabenow CLOTURE MOTION Burr Murray Sullivan We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Cantwell Paul Tester Durbin Risch ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Whitehouse EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Harris Sanders Young Heinrich Schatz Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- I move to proceed to executive session nation of Judy Shelton, of California, to be a The nomination was confirmed. Member of the Board of Governors of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under to consider Calendar No. 891. Federal Reserve System for the unexpired the previous order, the motion to re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010. consider is considered made and laid question is on agreeing to the motion. Mitch McConnell, John Thune, Marsha upon the table and the President will The motion was agreed to. Blackburn, Joni Ernst, Pat Roberts, be notified immediately of the Senate’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. The John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham, Deb action. clerk will report the nomination. Fischer, Tim Scott, Lamar Alexander, The majority leader. The senior assistant legislative clerk Kevin Cramer, Mike Braun, John read the nomination of Benjamin Joel Hoeven, Mike Crapo, Michael B. Enzi, f John Boozman, Thom Tillis. Beaton, of Kentucky, to be United LEGISLATIVE SESSION States District Judge for the Western f Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, District of Kentucky. LEGISLATIVE SESSION I move to proceed to legislative ses- CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, sion. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, I move to proceed to legislative ses- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I send a cloture motion to the desk. sion. question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The motion was agreed to. ture motion having been presented question is on agreeing to the motion. f under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The motion was agreed to. clerk to read the motion. EXECUTIVE SESSION f The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: EXECUTIVE SESSION EXECUTIVE CALENDAR CLOTURE MOTION We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the I move to proceed to executive session Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, to consider Calendar No. 892. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- I move to proceed to executive session The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nation of Benjamin Joel Beaton, of Ken- to consider Calendar No. 862. question is on agreeing to the motion. tucky, to be United States District Judge for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The motion was agreed to. the Western District of Kentucky. question is on agreeing to the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Tom Cot- The motion was agreed to. clerk will report the nomination. ton, David Perdue, Mike Rounds, Pat The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Roberts, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Kevin The senior assistant legislative clerk Cramer, Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, clerk will report the nomination. read the nomination of Kristi Haskins Tim Scott, James E. Risch, Michael B. The senior assistant legislative clerk Johnson, of Mississippi, to be United Enzi, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, read the nomination of Toby Crouse, of States District Judge for the Southern John Thune, John Boozman. Kansas, to be United States District District of Mississippi. Judge for the District of Kansas. CLOTURE MOTION f CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk. LEGISLATIVE SESSION I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- ture motion having been presented I move to proceed to legislative ses- ture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the sion. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk to read the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The motion was agreed to. read as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.003 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6666 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 CLOTURE MOTION EXECUTIVE SESSION CLOTURE MOTION We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- nation of Toby Crouse, of Kansas, to be Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, nation of Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to United States District Judge for the District I move to proceed to executive session be United States District Judge for the of Kansas. to consider Calendar No. 894. Southern District of Mississippi. Mitch McConnell, James E. Risch, Joni The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mitch McConnell, Mike Crapo, Tom Cot- Ernst, Marsha Blackburn, Mike Crapo, question is on agreeing to the motion. ton, David Perdue, Mike Rounds, Pat James Lankford, Thom Tillis, Roy The motion was agreed to. Roberts, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Kevin Blunt, Roger F. Wicker, Pat Roberts, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Cramer, Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, Tim Scott, James E. Risch, Michael B. Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, John clerk will report the nomination. Hoeven, Jerry Moran, Lamar Alex- Enzi, John Cornyn, Roger F. Wicker, ander, Mike Braun, David Perdue. The senior assistant legislative clerk John Thune, John Boozman. read the nomination of Kathryn The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Kimball Mizelle, of Florida, to be f ator from Texas. United States District Judge for the CORONAVIRUS LEGISLATIVE SESSION Middle District of Florida. Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, the Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, CLOTURE MOTION world is celebrating major develop- I move to proceed to legislative ses- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, ments in the global race for a vaccine. sion. I send a cloture motion to the desk. All year, since this pandemic hit, our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- greatest scientific minds have been question is on agreeing to the motion. ture motion having been presented working around the clock to develop a The motion was agreed to. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the vaccine that will finally bring the pan- clerk to read the motion. demic and the crisis associated with it f The senior assistant legislative clerk to an end. Researchers are testing doz- read as follows: EXECUTIVE SESSION ens of vaccines in the hope of finding at CLOTURE MOTION least one that can stop the spread of We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- the virus, which has claimed more than ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the 1.2 million lives worldwide and nearly EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby 240,000 here in the United States alone. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Early data from Pfizer’s vaccine trial nation of Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, of Flor- I move to proceed to executive session ida, to be United States District Judge for gives us a lot of reasons to be hopeful to consider Calendar No. 566. the Middle District of Florida. when the company announced on Mon- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mitch McConnell, Chuck Grassley, Mike day that its vaccine was more than 90 question is on agreeing to the motion. Crapo, Shelley Moore Capito, John Cor- percent effective in preventing the dis- The motion was agreed to. nyn, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Steve Daines, ease. For reference, standard flu vac- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Thom Tillis, cines for the seasonal flu are typically clerk will report the nomination. Richard Burr, Pat Roberts, Cory Gard- 40 to 60 percent effective, so 90 percent The senior assistant legislative clerk ner, Tom Cotton, John Boozman, John is a big deal. This breakthrough is a Hoeven, Lindsey Graham. read the nomination of Stephen A. testament to the ingenuity and the Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of f near-universal commitment to trying the United States Court of Inter- LEGISLATIVE SESSION to find a vaccine that will eliminate national Trade. the threat of this pandemic, and it is a Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, sign of hope for all people around the CLOTURE MOTION I move to proceed to legislative ses- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, world. sion. Later this month, once Pfizer has I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- collected the recommended 2 months of question is on agreeing to the motion. safety data, the company plans to re- ture motion having been presented The motion was agreed to. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the quest emergency authorization for the clerk to read the motion. f vaccine from the Food and Drug Ad- The senior assistant legislative clerk EXECUTIVE SESSION ministration. By the end of the year, it read as follows: will have manufactured enough doses to immunize 15 to 20 million people. CLOTURE MOTION Congress has made tremendous invest- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the ments in the development of thera- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, peutics and of vaccines through the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby I move to proceed to executive session move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- CARES Act, and I am incredibly proud nation of Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to to consider Calendar No. 893. of the men and women who have led be a Judge of the United States Court of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The this fight on the frontlines, including International Trade. question is on agreeing to the motion. in my State of Texas. Mitch McConnell, Cindy Hyde-Smith, The motion was agreed to. During preclinical trials over the Thom Tillis, John Thune, Mike Crapo, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The summer, scientists at the Texas Bio- Mike Rounds, Steve Daines, Kevin clerk will report the nomination. medical Research Institute in San An- Cramer, Richard Burr, John Cornyn, The senior assistant legislative clerk tonio tested the Pfizer vaccine on mon- Shelley Moore Capito, Todd Young, read the nomination of Taylor B. John Boozman, David Perdue, James E. keys, with impressive results. Dr. Risch, Lindsey Graham, Roger F. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be United Deepak Kaushal, who oversaw the Wicker. States District Judge for the Southern study, said they saw a 100-percent pro- District of Mississippi. tection rate in the monkeys that were f CLOTURE MOTION given the Pfizer vaccine. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Once it was ready for human trials, LEGISLATIVE SESSION I send a cloture motion to the desk. hundreds of Texans volunteered to be Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- vaccinated. Nearly 200 patients from I move to proceed to legislative ses- ture motion having been presented Austin have participated in the study. sion. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The University of Texas Medical The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk to read the motion. Branch at Galveston has enrolled more question is on agreeing to the motion. The senior assistant legislative clerk than 500 participants at its three sites The motion was agreed to. read as follows: in Galveston, League City, and Clear

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.023 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6667 Lake City, and hundreds more in the our cell phones to the advanced weap- competitiveness, and it will be one of Dallas-Forth Worth area have volun- ons systems that support our national my top priorities in the coming weeks teered to be part of the trial. security and defense. Yet, for all of the as the Senate prepares to consider ap- One of those Texans is a woman ways our dependence on products that propriations bills. named Andrea Lucia, who received her use semiconductors has grown, so has It is no longer possible for us just to first dose of the vaccine from a clinic our vulnerability, because the U.S. pro- leave this sort of laissez-faire free mar- in Keller, TX, in late September and duction of these chips has declined over ket economics. Our competitors—nota- returned for the second dose 3 weeks the last two decades. It will come as no bly, Communist China—are investing later. Like other volunteers in a dou- surprise that other countries have billions of dollars in everything from ble-blind study, where half gets a pla- stepped in to fill the void. 5G to artificial intelligence, to quan- cebo and the other half gets the vac- China has gone from manufacturing tum computers. They don’t have to go cine, Andrea doesn’t know if she re- zero semiconductors to manufacturing through a democratic or constitutional ceived the vaccine or not, but every 16 percent of the world’s supply. You process like we do in order to appro- week, she is asked if she has any symp- can bet it doesn’t plan to stop there. priate money for that purpose. toms. Andrea said she will have occa- China is preparing to invest another I just think it is time for us to sional followup appointments over the $1.4 trillion in semiconductor tech- rethink and maybe reset the way we next year and a half, and once the vac- nologies. If you are looking for a rea- view our vulnerabilities and our need cine becomes publicly available, she son that this is so dangerous, just look to be competitive and, indeed, to win will find out if she received it already at the personal protective equipment that competition with countries like through the clinical trials. shortages we faced at the start of this Communist China, which do not play I thank Andrea and the thousands of pandemic. The need was so high that by the same set of rules as we do. men and women like her who have vol- hospitals asked the public to help boost Before the end of the year, I also unteered to test these vaccines in the their supplies. They took donations hope we can get another piece of legis- ongoing clinical trials. They have from folks who had extra boxes of N95 lation across the finish line called the risked their own health to ensure the masks in their garages, and they took Jenna Quinn Law, which is the ulti- world can access a safe and effective gloves from salons that had closed mate example of noncontroversial, con- vaccine as quickly as possible and, of their doors to help in the mitigation ef- sensus legislation. Senator HASSAN of course, subject to the determination by forts. New Hampshire is my partner on this We didn’t reach that point because of the Food and Drug Administration particular bill. It is named for an in- there being a lack of preparation by that it is safe and effective. spiring Texan who is one of more than Of course, none of this would be pos- hospitals but, rather, because of our re- 42 million adult survivors of child sex- sible without the brilliant researchers, liance—our dependence, if you will—on ual abuse nationwide. Sadly, these vic- scientists, doctors, and nurses who other countries, notably China, to tims often stay silent for months, sprinted at full speed in the race for produce this medical gear. It has been years, or some for even a lifetime, and this vaccine for months on end. Amer- a wake-up call and a reminder that we as a result, they and countless other ica is proud of their heroic work, and need to take action today to protect victims continue to be subjected to we will keep cheering them on and sup- our most critical supply chains from abuse. porting their work as the race for a similar vulnerabilities. If we are going vaccine continues. to regain lost ground in semiconductor Jenna has devoted her life to inter- rupting this cycle. She was the driving END-OF-YEAR PRIORITIES manufacturing, it is going to require a force behind a State law in Texas Madam President, finally, while the strategic investment by the Federal which requires training for teachers election updates have dominated head- Government. and caregivers and other adults who lines over the last week or so, the work That is where the legislation I intro- work with children on how to prevent, of the 116th Congress is far from being duced with our colleague, the senior recognize, and report child sexual finished. Senator from Virginia, Senator WAR- As I mentioned yesterday, my top NER, comes in, which is called the abuse. The signs of child sexual abuse priority is to pass another coronavirus CHIPS for America Act. It creates a are unique from other forms of child relief package. We need to ensure that Federal incentive program, through abuse, and correctly identifying these our researchers and scientists have the the Department of Commerce, to en- signs is integral to bringing children resources they need to continue to courage semiconductor manufacturing out of an abusive situation. make progress on the therapeutics and in the United States. This will, we After our State law passed in 2009, eventual vaccine and the money and hope, help to stimulate domestic ad- one study found educators reported the logistical organization needed to vanced semiconductor manufacturing child sexual abuse at a rate almost four deploy the vaccine once it is finally ap- and boost both our national security times greater after training than they proved. I suspect that there will not and our global economic competitive- did before training. It was one of the just be one vaccine but, hopefully, mul- ness. first child sexual abuse prevention laws tiple vaccines available. We worked hand in glove with Sen- in the United States to mandate such We also need to make sure that our ator COTTON from Arkansas and with training, and now more than half of the ongoing economic recovery keeps Senator SCHUMER, the Democratic States have adopted some form of trending in the right direction. leader, in drafting an amendment that Jenna’s Law. While addressing this pandemic was adopted by the whole Senate by a Well, you might ask, if the States are should be our top priority, we can’t vote of 96 to 4 in the national defense passing these laws, why would we need take our eyes off of other threats. Over authorization bill. So, as you can see, to pass one here at the Federal level? the last few months, I have been work- this is a priority for both the Repub- Many States that have required train- ing with a bipartisan group of Senators licans and the Democrats in the House ing simply don’t have funding for these and others in the House to advance leg- and in the Senate, and I am optimistic programs. The Jenna Quinn law, when islation to address our vulnerabilities that it will head to the President’s we pass it out of the House and it is in one of our most critical supply desk with the full National Defense Au- signed by the President, will change chains. This is one of the most signifi- thorization Act in the coming weeks. that. It will allow the Department of cant lessons this virus has taught us— Yet this just means we are halfway Health and Human Services to make the vulnerability of some critical sup- there. grants to be used for specialized train- ply chains. One of those is for semi- The next step is funding. I am work- ing for students, teachers, and care- conductors. ing with colleagues on both sides to en- givers to learn how to identify, safely Regardless of how much the average sure we can provide the full funding for report, and hopefully prevent future consumer knows about semiconduc- this legislation and finally restore child sexual abuse. It encourages tors, these chips, these integrated cir- American leadership in semiconductor States without similar laws to imple- cuits, are everywhere. They are in the manufacturing. This is key to our long- ment innovative programs to address technology for everything, including term national security and economic child sexual abuse.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.031 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6668 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 The Jenna Quinn Law passed the delay so we can get it to the Presi- ticularly want to ask my Republican Senate unanimously here in Sep- dent’s desk so we can provide the help Senate colleagues: Why won’t you ask tember, and common sense would lead victims of child sexual abuse need as the President of your party to do the you to think it would pass in the House soon as possible. right thing and put the interests of the quickly and land on the President’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- country over personal or partisan pur- desk without delay. Unfortunately, ator from Virginia. suits? common sense doesn’t always prevail 2020 ELECTIONS It is now 9 days after election day. It here in Washington. Some in the House Mr. KAINE. Madam President, on No- is 5 days since all major news organiza- have chosen to hold this lifesaving leg- vember 9, 2016, I had one of the most tions called the Presidential election islation in an effort to advance a par- memorable experiences of my life. for Joe Biden and KAMALA HARRIS. tisan bill that has no chance of passing I stood on a hotel stage in New York Donald Trump is now behind in the in the Senate. City and, as my party’s nominee for popular vote by more than 5 million That is what many people hate about Vice President, introduced Secretary votes, and that number is rising. Some this place—holding hostage a con- Hillary Clinton to address her sup- suggest that the ultimate margin will sensus, bipartisan, child sexual assault porters and the Nation for a concession be closer to 7 million votes. Donald victim prevention bill to help advance speech. The polls in the Western United Trump is behind in the key States of another partisan bill that has no States had just been closed for about 10 Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wis- chance of passing. We all know that an hours, and it was a mere 8 hours after consin—not by the 77,000-vote margin all-or-nothing approach here in Wash- news organizations had called the 2016 of 4 years ago but by nearly 220,000 ington and particularly in Congress election for Donald Trump. votes, and that number is going up leaves you in the end with nothing. Hillary Clinton had made history. every day. Donald Trump has lost two And when it comes to something as She was the first woman nominee of a other key States that he won in 2016— grave and consequential as child sexual major party for President, and she had Georgia and Arizona. Yet how is Presi- abuse, that should not be an option. won the popular vote by millions of dent Trump acting? Like a spoiled As I have said before, this is a bipar- votes. child. tisan bill that received unanimous sup- She was also deeply concerned about But it is not just a childish refusal to port here in the Senate. the election itself. Candidate Donald concede a loss; in his weakness, he is I have worked with several House Trump had openly solicited help from a willing to speak and act in ways de- Democrats on this legislation, includ- foreign adversary to win the election. structive to our democracy. He has not ing Congresswoman SUSAN WILD, who While the dimensions of the foreign reached out to President-Elect Biden. is the lead sponsor, and Congress- misinformation campaign were not yet He has not conceded. He and his White woman HALEY STEVENS, both of whom fully clear, the Nation’s intelligence House team are instructing Federal are members of the committee that has community had publicly warned that a agencies not to cooperate with the so far not even taken up the bill in the foreign country was active in efforts to Biden transition. He is not allowing House. I have also been joined by two undermine Secretary Clinton’s can- congressionally appropriated moneys fellow Texans—Congressmen MICHAEL didacy and create chaos and division in to be used by the Biden transition. He MCCAUL and RON WRIGHT—who have the American electorate. is spreading unfounded rumors about seen the incredible impact Jenna’s Law But Hillary Clinton was and is a pa- voter fraud or irregularities without has had in our State. triotic American. She knew that she meaningful evidence. He is trashing I hope our Democratic colleagues was behind by nearly 77,000 votes in the hard-working election officials—even will push back on their leaders who are key States of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Republican officials—with his baseless basically dragging their feet on this and Wisconsin. She knew that it was claims. As reported yesterday by Mili- legislation and get it passed so we can highly unlikely that recounts would tary.com, his legal team is even brand- save lives. change any of those three deficits in ing as fraudulent ballots sent in by As families have isolated at home any appreciable way. American service men and women and during the pandemic, signs of abuse I watched Secretary Clinton struggle their families. have been harder and harder to iden- Just as ominous, President Trump is with the war between her personal feel- tify. Teachers, education professionals, starting a purge of officials at the Pen- ings and her earnest search for what and other support staff at schools, like tagon, beginning with the firing of De- was right for the country, and I strug- busdrivers, are responsible for more fense Secretary Mark Esper. The offi- gled with those same feelings. I was than half of the child sexual abuse re- cials the President is now jamming proud of Secretary Clinton when she ports, but obviously, if our children into short-term acting roles at the walked to a microphone and said these aren’t going to the classroom, those re- Pentagon include some who are un- words: ports are declining. qualified and some who even Repub- With children at home during the Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump lican members of the Senate Armed and offered to work with him on behalf of pandemic—out of sight from their our country. I hope that he will be a success- Services Committee have previously teachers and other adults who would ful president for all Americans. This is not determined are unfit to serve. These otherwise see them on a routine basis— the outcome we wanted or we worked so hard actions send a message of chaos and in- we have seen a 40-percent decrease in for and I’m sorry that we did not win the stability to adversaries around the reports compared to the same time last election for the values we share and the vi- world at the very time when the United year. Well, normally, that would be sion we hold for our country. States should be trying to send a mes- great news. Any reduction in reports of We have seen that our nation is more deep- sage of calm and order. child sexual abuse would be great news. ly divided than we thought. But I still be- It is futile to ask President Trump to lieve in America and I always will. And if put country over his personal interests. But based on everything we know you do, then we must accept this result and about the stresses and circumstances then look to the future. Donald Trump is He has not been willing to do that. But created by this pandemic and the fact going to be our next president. We owe him I do ask my Senate Republican col- that the children have to be in school an open mind and the chance to lead. leagues: Won’t you concede that the to get identified as being a victim, this Our constitutional democracy enshrines country has elected a new President? reduction in reports is distressing for the peaceful transfer of power and we don’t Won’t you speak out against baseless all the obvious reasons. It is just not just respect that, we cherish it. claims of voter fraud that whip up dan- being identified or reported like it It takes a strong moral compass to gerous division at home, demean hard- should be. quickly set aside personal disappoint- working election officials, and paint an The need to pass this legislation to ment and choose country over your embarrassing picture of the United help our most vulnerable escape the own personal feelings. Hillary Clinton States around the world? Won’t you de- cycle of abuse has never been greater. demonstrated leadership that day. mand that the Trump administration So I would urge all of our colleagues I take the floor today to ask why allow the Biden transition team the re- and particularly our House colleagues Donald Trump won’t put the country sources that we in Congress have pro- to pass the Jenna Quinn Law without over his personal feelings, but I par- vided to assist in that important task?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:39 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.033 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6669 Won’t you ask the President to avoid proceed to legislative session and be in States District Judge for the Southern massive firings or other personnel ac- a period of morning business, with Sen- District of Illinois. tions in the lameduck period that ators permitted to speak therein for up Mr. President, I was absent, but had heighten the sense of American insta- to 10 minutes each. I been present I would have voted no on bility? Won’t you stand up for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rollcall vote No. 180, the confirmation proposition that peaceful transfers of objection, it is so ordered. of Executive Calendar No. 813, Stephen power are a sacred part of our Amer- (At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the P. McGlynn, of Illinois, to be United ican heritage? following statement was ordered to be States District Judge for the Southern I recently took a look at comments printed in the RECORD.) District of Illinois. Mr. President, I was absent, but had that I made on the floor at this very f spot on February 4. I was worried then, I been present I would have voted no on but my comments read even more VOTE EXPLANATION rollcall vote No. 222, the motion to in- frightening now. I stood here to explain ∑ Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I was voke cloture on Executive Calendar No. my vote for impeachment. I said then: necessarily absent for roll call vote No. 890, Amy Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to ‘‘Unchallenged evil spreads like a virus. We 227, motion to invoke cloture on the be an Associate Justice of the Supreme ∑ have allowed a toxic President to infect the nomination of Aileen Mercedes Cannon Court of the United States. Senate and warp its behavior. An acquittal to be a Judge for the Southern District f will lead to worse behavior.’’ of Florida. Had I been present for the BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT The acquittal of this President has vote, I would have voted nay. Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I rise to led to worse behavior. He is willing to Mr. President, I was necessarily ab- submit to the Senate the budget demean our democracy in the eyes of sent for roll call vote No. 228, confirma- scorekeeping report for November 2020. the world because he is too weak to ac- tion of the nomination of Aileen Mer- This is my fourth scorekeeping report knowledge that he lost an election. But cedes Cannon to be a Judge for the since I filed the deemed budget resolu- there is still time for the Senate to be Southern District of Florida. Had I tion for fiscal year 2021 on May 4, 2020, the adult leaders that this Nation so been present for the vote, I would have as required by the Bipartisan Budget badly needs. Patriotic and mature lead- voted nay.∑ Act of 2019, BBA19. The report com- ership will not come from the Presi- (At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the pares current-law levels of spending dent or the administration. The Senate following statement was ordered to be and revenues with the amounts agreed must provide it. printed in the RECORD.) And in the Senate, at this moment, to in BBA19. In the Senate, this infor- strong Republican leadership to con- f mation is used to determine whether demn President Trump’s foolishness is VOTE EXPLANATION budgetary points of order lie against pending legislation. The Republican key. When we Democrats stand up ∑ Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I was against the President, it makes little staff of the Budget Committee and the absent due to a family health matter Congressional Budget Office, CBO, pre- difference. We just get discounted by requiring my attention when the Sen- the President and his supporters. They pared this report pursuant to section ate voted on vote No. 227 on the motion 308(b) of the Congressional Budget Act, are quickly forming a dangerous ‘‘Lost to invoke cloture on Executive Cal- Cause’’ mythology about a stolen elec- CBA. The information included in this endar No. 863, Aileen Mercedes Cannon, report is current through November 6, tion. Every single Member of this of Florida, to be United States District Chamber knows that the myth that is 2020. Judge for the Southern District of Since I filed the last scorekeeping re- being perpetrated is a lie. But some Florida. On vote No. 227, had I been people will fall for the myth unless Re- port on September 10, 2020, two meas- present, I would have voted yea. ures with significant enforceable budg- publicans are willing to stand up and Mr. President, I was absent due to a call out the lie. etary effects have been enacted. The family health matter requiring my at- first measure, the Continuing Appro- The next 10 weeks are filled with tention when the Senate voted on vote peril. With COVID cases rising, hos- priations Act, 2021 and Other Exten- No. 228 on confirmation of Executive sions Act, P.L. 116–159, continued fund- pitalizations increasing, deaths trag- Calendar No. 863, Aileen Mercedes Can- ically multiplying, and people and ing for all 12 annual appropriations non, of Florida, to be United States bills through December 11, 2020, and ex- businesses still suffering, we should be District Judge for the Southern Dis- laser-focused on crushing this virus tended or modified numerous surface trict of Florida. On vote No. 228, had I transportation, healthcare, nutrition and rebuilding the American economy. been present, I would have voted yea.∑ The United States does not have the and commodities, veterans’ health and (At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the benefits, and immigration programs luxury to engage in conspiracy theories following statement was ordered to be and multiple bogus election challenges. and policies. The authorizing non- printed in the RECORD.) To my colleagues, especially my Re- emergency provisions of the bill, which publican colleagues, the Nation needs f were scored to the Finance (Division C), Agriculture (Division D), and Vet- the Senate right now to send a message VOTE EXPLANATION of calm transition to a new administra- erans’ Affairs (Division E) committees, ∑ tion. Please put our country first. Ms. HARRIS. Mr. President, I was ab- would increase the deficit $97.6 billion I suggest the absence of a quorum. sent, but had I been present I would in fiscal year 2021, $7.1 billion over fis- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. have voted no on rollcall vote No. 177, cal year 2021–2025, and $8.4 billion over the motion to invoke cloture on Execu- SCOTT of Florida). The clerk will call fiscal year 2021–2030. The bill passed the the roll. tive Calendar No. 812, of David W. Senate by a vote of 84–10. The senior assistant legislative clerk Dugan, of Illinois, to be United States The second measure, the Extension of proceeded to call the roll. District Judge for the Southern Dis- the Caribbean Basin Economic Recov- Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask trict of Illinois. ery Act, P.L. 116–164, extended pref- unanimous consent that the order for Mr. President, I was absent, but had erential duty treatment for certain ap- the quorum call be rescinded. I been present I would have voted no on parel items produced in the Caribbean The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rollcall vote No. 178, the motion to in- Basin through fiscal year 2030. It also objection, it is so ordered. voke cloture on Executive Calendar No. extended the date through which cer- 813, Stephen P. McGlynn, of Illinois, to tain customs user fees and merchandise f be United States District Judge for the processing fees may be collected from LEGISLATIVE SESSION Southern District of Illinois. September 30, 2029, to October 21, 2029. Mr. President, I was absent, but had CBO estimated the bill would decrease I been present I would have voted no on revenue by $299 million over the fiscal MORNING BUSINESS rollcall vote No. 179, the confirmation year 2021–2030 period, but the fee exten- Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask of Executive Calendar No. 812, of David sions would reduce direct outlays by unanimous consent that the Senate W. Dugan, of Illinois, to be United $435 million in fiscal year 2030. On net,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12NO6.034 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6670 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 the bill would reduce deficits by $136 In addition to the tables provided by TABLE A.—SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES—ENACTED million over the fiscal year 2021–2030 Budget Committee Republican staff, I DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE (+) OR BELOW (¥) BUDGET budget window. This bill cleared the am submitting CBO tables which I will RESOLUTIONS—Continued Senate by unanimous consent and was use to enforce budget totals approved [In millions of dollars] charged to the Finance Committee. by Congress. Budget Committee Republican staff 2021– 2021– For fiscal year 2021, CBO annualizes 2021 2025 2030 prepared Tables A–D. the effects of the last continuing reso- Table A provides the amount by lution, which provides funding through Outlays ...... 89,644 ¥1,116 ¥435 Foreign Relations which each Senate authorizing com- December 11, 2020. For the enforcement Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 mittee exceeds or falls below its alloca- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 of budgetary aggregates under section Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tions for budget authority and outlays 311 of the CBA, the Budget Committee fairs under the fiscal year 2021 deemed budg- Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 historically excludes temporary fund- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 et resolutions. This information is used ing. As such, the current law levels, Judiciary for enforcing committee allocations Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 which exclude the temporary effects of Outlays ...... 0 0 0 pursuant to section 302 of the CBA. As the continuing resolution, are $1,079.0 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions the table shows, five committees are Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 billion and $569.6 billion in budget au- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 currently out of compliance with their thority and outlays, respectively, Rules and Administration allocations. The Finance Committee’s below allowable levels, Tables 1 and 2. Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 fiscal year 2021 breach is the largest for Outlays ...... 0 0 0 This spending room will be spent down Intelligence this recording period and primarily Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 as regular appropriations bills are en- stems from Division C, title V of P.L. Outlays ...... 0 0 0 acted for the budget year. Revenues ex- Veterans’ Affairs 116–159, which provided accelerated and Budget Authority ...... 13 ¥86 7 ceed assumed levels by $267 million, advanced payments to Medicare pro- Outlays ...... 13 ¥86 7 $1.4 billion, and $2.8 billion over the fis- Indian Affairs viders. CBO estimated that these ad- Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 cal year 2021, fiscal year 2021–2025, and vanced payments would be recouped in Outlays ...... 0 0 0 fiscal year 2021–2030 periods, respec- Small Business future years. Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Table B provides the amount by tively. Social Security levels are at the Outlays ...... 0 0 0 levels assumed by the fiscal year 2021 which the Senate Committee on Appro- Total priations is below or exceeds the statu- deemed budget. Budget Authority ...... 100,989 24,713 31,095 CBO’s report also provides informa- Outlays ...... 98,228 14,348 28,335 tory spending limits. This information is used to determine points of order re- tion needed to enforce the Senate Pay- This table is current through November 6, 2020. This table tracks the As-You-Go, PAYGO, rule, table 3. This spending effects of enacted legislation compared to allowable levels for au- lated to the spending caps found in sec- thorizing committees. Initial allocations for the 2021, 2021–2025, and tions 312 and 314 of the CBA. Appropria- rule is enforced under section 4106 of 2021–2030 periods can be found in the Chairman’s May 4, 2020 filing in the Congressional Record. tions for fiscal year 2021, displayed in the 2018 budget resolution. The Senate this table, show that the Appropria- PAYGO scorecard currently shows en- acted deficit increases in every en- TABLE B.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE— tions Committee is currently compli- 1 forceable window. The largest debit on ENACTED REGULAR DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS ant with spending limits for fiscal year [Budget authority, in millions of dollars] 2021. As of this filing, no full-year an- the scorecard is $17.1 billion over the nual appropriations bills have been en- fiscal year 2020–2030 period. The deficit 2021 increases caused by the authorizing acted and figures displayed represent Security 2 Nonsecurity 2 advanced and permanent appropria- provisions of the most recently enacted tions previously provided as well as continuing resolution were excluded Statutory Discretionary Limits ...... 671,500 626,500 from the PAYGO scorecard pursuant to Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee full-year anomalies from the most re- Agriculture, Rural Development, and cently enacted continuing resolution. a direction in that law. Related Agencies ...... 0 7 Notably, P.L. 116–159 provided a full- This submission also includes a table Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- tracking the Senate’s budget enforce- lated Agencies ...... 0 0 year annual appropriation of $13 mil- Defense ...... 45 0 lion for costs associated with the up- ment activity on the floor since the en- Energy and Water Development ...... 0 0 forcement filing on May 4, 2020. No Financial Services and General Govern- coming Presidential inauguration in ment ...... 0 13 January. This appropriation is cat- points of order have been raised since Homeland Security ...... 0 9 my September report. Interior, Environment, and Related egorized as nonsecurity and has been Agencies ...... 0 0 charged to the Financial Services and All years in the accompanying tables Labor, Health and Human Services, are fiscal years. Education, and Related Agencies .... 0 24,679 General Government subcommittee. Legislative Branch ...... 0 1 Table C displays figures related to I ask unanimous consent that the ac- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, companying tables be printed in the and Related Agencies ...... 0 83,233 the limit on the use of changes in man- State, Foreign Operations, and Re- datory programs, CHIMPs, in appro- RECORD. lated Programs ...... 0 0 There being no objection, the mate- Transportation and Housing and Urban priations bills. This $15 billion CHIMP Development, and Related Agencies 0 4,400 limitation for fiscal year 2021 is found rial was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, as follows: Current Level Total ...... 45 112,342 in section 207 of BBA19. The Appropria- Total Enacted Above (+) or Below ¥ ¥ ¥ tions Committee is currently in com- TABLE A.—SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES—ENACTED ( ) Statutory Limits ...... 671,455 514,158 pliance with this limit. DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE (+) OR BELOW (¥) BUDGET This table is current through November 6, 2020. Table D provides the amount of budg- 1 This table excludes spending pursuant to adjustments to the discre- RESOLUTIONS et authority enacted for fiscal year 2021 tionary spending limits. These adjustments are allowed for certain purposes [In millions of dollars] in section 251(b)(2) of BBEDCA. that has been designated as either for 2 Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense budg- et function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other spending. an emergency or for overseas contin- 2021– 2021– 2021 2025 2030 gency operations—OCO—pursuant to TABLE C.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- section 251 (b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAMS Budget Authority ...... 8,418 10,002 12,089 Budget and Emergency Deficit Control (CHIMPS) Act of 1985, as amended. Funding that Outlays ...... 8,261 9,676 11,462 Armed Services [Budget authority, millions of dollars] receives either of these designations Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Outlays ...... 0 0 0 results in cap adjustments to enforce- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 2021 able discretionary spending limits. Budget Authority ...... 0 4 21 CHIMPS Limit for Fiscal Year 2021 ...... 15,000 There are no limits on either emer- Outlays ...... 0 4 21 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Appropriations Subcommittees gency or OCO spending; however, any Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 0 Senator may challenge the designation Energy and Natural Resources Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies ...... 0 with a point of order to strike the des- Budget Authority ...... 2,820 14,420 19,410 Defense ...... 0 Outlays ...... 310 5,870 17,280 Energy and Water Development ...... 0 ignation on the floor. No new budget Environment and Public Works Financial Services and General Government ...... 0 authority with either of these designa- Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Homeland Security ...... 0 Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ...... 0 tions has been enacted for fiscal year Finance Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Re- 2021. Budget Authority ...... 89,738 373 ¥432 lated Agencies ...... 0

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:32 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.036 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6671 TABLE C.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- TABLE C.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- TABLE C.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAMS ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAMS ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAMS (CHIMPS)—Continued (CHIMPS)—Continued (CHIMPS)—Continued [Budget authority, millions of dollars] [Budget authority, millions of dollars] [Budget authority, millions of dollars]

2021 2021 2021

Legislative Branch ...... 0 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Total CHIMPS Above(+) or Below(¥) Budget Resolution ¥15,000 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Related Agencies ...... 0 Agencies ...... 0 This table is current through November 6, 2020. State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ...... 0 Current Level Total ...... 0 TABLE D.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—ENACTED EMERGENCY AND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS SPENDING [Budget authority, millions of dollars]

2021 Emergency and Overseas Contingency Operations Designated Spending Emergency Overseas Contingency Operations

Security 1 Nonsecurity 1 Security 1 Nonsecurity 1

Current Level Total ...... 0 0 0 0 This table is current through November 6, 2020. 1 Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense budget function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other spending.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Since our last current level dated Sep- TABLE 1.—SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPEND- U.S. CONGRESS, tember 4, 2020, the Congress has cleared and ING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, AS OF Washington, DC, November 12, 2020. the President has signed the following legis- NOVEMBER 6, 2020 Hon. MIKE ENZI, lation that has significant effects on budget [In billions of dollars] Chairman, Committee on the Budget, authority, outlays, or revenues in fiscal year U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. 2021: Current DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The enclosed report Budget Current Level shows the effects of Congressional action on Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Over/Under Resolution Level (¥) the fiscal year 2021 budget and is current Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116–159); Resolution through November 6, 2020. This report is sub- and mitted under section 308(b) and in aid of sec- On-Budget Extension of the Caribbean Basin Eco- tion 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, as Budget Authority ...... 3,832.2 4,032.8 200.6 nomic Recovery Act (Public Law 116–164). Outlays ...... 4,008.8 4,152.6 143.8 amended. Revenues ...... 2,800.4 2,800.6 0.3 The estimates of budget authority, out- Sincerely, Off-Budget lays, and revenues are consistent with the PHILLIP L. SWAGEL. Social Security Outlays a 1,016.3 1,016.3 0.0 Social Security Revenues 1,001.1 1,001.1 0.0 allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary Enclosure. levels printed in the Congressional Record on Source: Congressional Budget Office. May 4, 2020, pursuant to section 205 of the Bi- a Excludes administrative expenses paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust partisan Budget Act of 2019 (Public Law 116– Fund of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget, but are 37). appropriated annually. TABLE 2.—SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021, AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2020 [In millions of dollars]

Budget Authority Outlays Revenues

Previously Enacted abc Revenues ...... n.a. n.a. 2,800,378 Permanents and other spending legislation ...... 2,509,325 2,416,968 n.a. Authorizing and Appropriation legislation ...... 0 811,012 0 Offsetting receipts ...... ¥1,029,908 ¥1,030,145 n.a.

Total, Previously Enacted ...... 1,479,417 2,197,835 2,800,378 Enacted Legislation Authorizing Legislation. Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (P.L. 116–142) c ...... – – – – – – – – – Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act (P.L. 116–148) c ...... – – – – – – – – – Great American Outdoors Act (P.L. 116–152) ...... 2,820 310 – – – The Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 (P.L. 116–154) ...... 11 11 – – – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116–159) c ...... 98,158 97,907 282 Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 116–164) ...... – – – – – – ¥15

Subtotal, Authorizing Legislation ...... 100,989 98,228 267 Appropriation Legislation Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116–159) d ...... 13 124 – – –

Subtotal, Appropriation Legislation ...... 13 124 0 Continuing Resolution Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116–159) ab ...... 1,279,551 713,351 0 Entitlements and Mandatories 1,172,808 1,143,371 0 Total Current Level bc ...... 4,032,778 4,152,588 2,800,645 Total Senate Resolution e ...... 3,832,200 4,008,797 2,800,378 Current Level Over Senate Resolution ...... 200,578 143,791 267 Current Level Under Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. n.a. Memorandum: Revenues, 2021–2030 Senate Current Level c ...... n.a. n.a. 35,726,855 Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. 35,724,078

Current Level Over Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. 2,777 Current Level Under Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. n.a. Source: Congressional Budget Office. n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = public law;– – –= excluded from current level. a Sections 1001–1004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114–255) require that certain funding provided for 2017 through 2026 to the Department of Health and Human Services—in particular the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health—be excluded from estimates for the purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Deficit Control Act) and the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Congressional Budget Act). Therefore, the amounts shown in this report do not include $474 million in budget authority and $732 million in estimated outlays. b For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the Senate, the aggregate spending and revenue levels for 2021 published in the Congressional Record on May 4, 2020, by the Chairman of the Senate Com- mittee on the Budget pursuant to section 205 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (P.L. 116–37) do not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts. As a result, amounts in this current level report do not in- clude those items. c Current level excludes budgetary effects designated as an emergency pursuant to section 4112 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. As a result, this report excludes $68,534 million in budget authority, $72,977 million in outlays, and all revenue effects stemming from legislation enacted before the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Budget published aggregate spending and revenues for fiscal year 2021 in the Congressional Record on May 4, 2020. It also excludes the budgetary effects of other laws, enacted this session, which were designated as emergency requirements in accordance with section 4112 of H. Con. Res. 71. Those amounts are as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:46 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.038 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6672 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020

Budget Authority Outlays Revenues

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (P.L. 116–142) ...... 0 0 ¥8,091 Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act (P.L. 116–148) ...... 1 1 0 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116–159) ...... ¥50 ¥39 0 Total ...... ¥49 ¥38 ¥8,091

d Includes the budgetary effects of nontemporary provisions that were included in division A of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116–159). e Section 205 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 requires the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Budget to publish the aggregate spending and revenue levels for fiscal year 2021; those aggregate levels were first published in the Congressional Record on May 4, 2020. The Chair of the Senate Committee on the Budget has the authority to revise the budgetary aggregates for the budgetary effects of certain revenue and spending measures pursuant to the Congres- sional Budget Act of 1974 and H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, as updated by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019: Budget Authority Outlays Revenues

Original Aggregates Printed on May 4, 2020: ...... 3,832,200 4,008,705 2,800,378 Revisions: Adjustment for Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116–159) ...... 0 92 0 Revised Senate Resolution ...... 3,832,200 4,008,797 2,800,378

TABLE 3.—SUMMARY OF THE SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2020 [In millions of dollars]

2020– 2020– 2020 2021 2025 2030

Beginning Balance a ...... 0 0 0 0 Enacted Legislation bc Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. 7010, P.L. 116–142) d ...... – – – – – – – – – – – – Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 (S. 3744, P.L. 116–145) ...... * * * * Emergency Aid for Returning Americans Affected by Coronavirus Act (S. 4091, P.L. 116–148) d ...... – – – – – – – – – – – – Hong Kong Autonomy Act (H.R. 7440, P.L. 116–149) ...... 0 0 ¥1 ¥7 A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (S. 4148, P.L. 116–150) ...... * * * * The Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957, P.L. 116–152) ...... 0 310 5,870 17,280 The Ryan Kules and Paul Benne Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 3504, P.L. 116–154) ...... 1 11 ¥93 0 Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act of 2020 (S. 3607, P.L. 116–157) ...... * * * * Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 8337, P.L. 116–159) e ...... * * * * Extension of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 991, P.L. 116–164) ...... 0 15 80 ¥136 Merrill’s Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act (S. 743, P.L. 116–170) ...... 0 * * * Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act (S. 1321, P.L. 116–179) ...... 0 * * * America’s Conservation Enhancement Act (S. 3051, P.L. 116–188) ...... 0 * * * A bill to amend the Klamath Basin Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2000 to make certain technical corrections. (S. 3758), P.L. 116–191) ...... 0 * * * 1 336 5,856 17,137 Impact on Deficit ...... 1 336 5,856 17,137 Total Change in Outlays ...... 1 321 5,781 16,866 Total Change in Revenues ...... 0 ¥15 ¥75 ¥271 Source: Congressional Budget Office. * = between ¥$500,000 and $500,000; — = excluded from PAYGO scorecard. a On May 4, 2020, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget reset the Senate’s Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard to zero for all fiscal years. b The amounts shown represent the estimated effect of the public laws on the deficit. c Excludes off-budget amounts. d All amounts in this Act are designated as emergency requirements pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). e The budgetary effects of division B and each succeeding division of this Act are excluded from the Senate’s PAYGO Scorecard pursuant to section 4501 of that act. The remaining amounts in division A are insignificant.

ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF POINTS OF ORDER RAISED SINCE THE FY 2021 ENFORCEMENT FILING

Vote Date Measure Violation Motion to Waive Result

118 June 15, 2020 ...... S. Amdt. #1617, Great American Outdoors Act, to H.R. 1957 ...... 4106(a)-Senate-Pay-As-You-Go Violation 1 ...... Sen. Gardner (R–CO) ... 68–30, waived 1 Senator Enzi raised a point of order against the measure pursuant to section 4106(a) of H. Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018, because the amendment would increase on-budget deficits.

WORLD DAY OF REMEMBERANCE On the 25th anniversary of World Day and as an advocacy tool in global ef- FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS of Remembrance for Road Traffic Vic- forts to reduce road casualties. As a re- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, tims, it is important to remember the sult of the growing awareness and glob- November 15, 2020, will mark the 25th history and recommit to the goals of al call to action that World Day of Re- World Day of Remembrance for Road this day. It was initiated in 1995 as the membrance for Road Traffic Victims Traffic Victims, commemorating the European Day of Remembrance and has generated, in September 2020, the millions of people killed and injured on quickly spread around the globe to United Nations passed a resolution de- the world’s roads. It is also a day to countries in Africa, South America, claring the years 2021 to 2030 a new thank emergency responders for their and Asia. In 2005, the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety. The role in saving lives; to reflect on the General Assembly adopted Resolution declaration affirms the UN’s commit- impact of road traffic deaths and inju- 60/2, recognizing November 15 as the ment to work vigorously to implement ries on families and communities; and World Day of Remembrance for Road a new, ambitious agenda to halve road to draw attention to the need for im- Traffic Victims. Since that time, the crash deaths by 2030. proved legislation, awareness, infra- observance of this day has continued to Additionally, the United Nations structure, and technology to save more spread to a growing number of coun- Sustainable Development Goal 3.6 calls families from the tragedy of losing a tries on every continent. on governments and their stake- loved one. This year, the stated goals of World holders, including NGOs and private More than 1 million people die from Day of Remembrance 2020 include re- citizens, to address the personal, med- road crashes every year, and tens of membering all people killed and seri- ical, and financial burdens associated millions are seriously injured. Road ously injured on the roads, acknowl- with road traffic deaths and injuries. traffic crashes are the No. 1 killer of edging the crucial work of the emer- The devastation of losing a child, young people aged 15–29 and the eighth gency services, advocating for better parent, sibling, partner, friend, care- leading cause of death among all peo- support to road traffic victims and giver, or caretaker; the struggle of hav- ple worldwide. Rochelle Sobel, Presi- their families, and promoting evidence- ing to care for a permanently disabled dent of the Association for Safe Inter- based actions to prevent and eventu- loved one, these are incalculable. Road national Road Travel, highlighted the ally stop further road traffic deaths traffic crashes are preventable, and so gravity of this issue and the imperative and injuries. we owe it to our communities to work to fix it: ‘‘Every 27 seconds, somewhere Indeed, the day has become an impor- together so that the hopes and dreams in the world, a person dies in a road tant moment to focus international at- of our loved ones are not shattered on crash.’’ tention on this preventable epidemic the roads of the United States and the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:46 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.040 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6673 world. We must all take action to pre- Idaho Sewing for Sports—ISS—is a accompanying papers, reports, and doc- vent these avoidable tragedies and save manufacturer of custom padding and uments, and were referred as indicated: lives. coverings for ski resorts and summer EC–5833. A communication from the Presi- f recreation destinations throughout the dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- globe. In 1986, founders Gail and Will suant to law, a report relative to the con- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Williams returned from a business trip tinuation of the national emergency with re- to Canada and found themselves in spect to Sudan as declared in Executive Grangeville, ID. It was during this stop Order 13067 of November 3, 1997; to the Com- TRIBUTE TO SHERIE ALLEN mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- they were captivated by its natural ∑ fairs. Mr. LEE. Mr. President, today I offer beauty, lifestyle, and community. As a my recognition of the service of Sherie EC–5834. A communication from the Presi- result of this experience, the Williams dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- Allen to Utah mothers and children. decided to relocate their family and suant to law, a report on the continuation of Adopted in Lancaster, CA, in 1965, business to Grangeville, where it has the national emergency originally declared around 3 months of age, Sherie was operated for nearly 25 years. in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, raised in a home that frequently and ISS has developed a reputation for with respect to the situation in or in rela- openly discussed her adoption. This ex- producing high-quality custom cov- tion to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- perience instilled a passion to serve erings for lift seats, wall and tower those in need of love and home. ing, and Urban Affairs. paddings, zip lines, and other resort in- EC–5835. A communication from the Regu- Sherie’s late husband also understood frastructure. Since its relocation to lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare the goodwill in adoption, and together, Idaho, ISS has grown to be one of the and Medicaid Services, Department of they formed a family with eight chil- largest custom padding manufacturers Health and Human Services, transmitting, dren, four biological and four adopted. in America. While the Williams have pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Of her four adopted children, one now since retired from the business’ day-to- ‘‘Medicare Program; End-Stage Renal Dis- lives in assisted living, two have grad- ease Prospective Payment System, Payment day operations, their son Gunther and for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to In- uated college with bachelor’s degrees his wife Joy now manage the business. in biology, and the other is a high dividuals with Acute Kidney Injury, and In addition to operating a successful End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive school student. Sherie and her late business, ISS has been integral to aid- Program’’ (RIN0938–AU08) received during husband were also foster parents, pro- ing the community’s COVID–19 relief adjournment of the Senate in the Office of viding love and care for many children efforts. As a board member of the Sy- the President of the Senate on November 3, before those children were placed into ringa Hospital in Grangeville, Gunther 2020; to the Committee on Finance. their forever homes and families. Williams learned that the hospital was EC–5836. A communication from the Co- In February of 2019, Sherie started Chair, Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Re- experiencing a shortage of gowns and search, Care, and Services, transmitting, Ohana Beginnings where she now masks. In response, Gunther jumped serves as CEO and executive board pursuant to law, a report presenting the 2020 into action and directed his staff to co- recommendations to inform the National chair. Ohana Beginnings offers support ordinate with the hospital to develop Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease; to the for expectant mothers facing an un- medical grade gowns and masks. Sy- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and planned pregnancy who choose to ringa Hospital supplied ISS with the Pensions. marry, place their baby for adoption, patterns it needed to produce the EC–5837. A communication from the Assist- or single parent. The organization’s gowns and provided surgical blankets ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Taking Flight Initiative offers services Health and Human Services, transmitting, to produce masks. Through their he- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Fiscal that include housing, food, clothing, roic collaboration, ISS produced thou- medical care, therapeutic services, and Year 2019 Report on the Preventive Medicine sands of gowns and masks at cost that and Public Health Training Grant Program’’; academic support. This initiative is in- were distributed to hospitals and first to the Committee on Health, Education, dividually designed to fit the unique responders throughout the country. Labor, and Pensions. circumstances of the expectant or par- Congratulations to Gunther, Joy, and EC–5838. A communication from the Assist- enting mother to set her up for future all of the hard-working employees of ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of success. Idaho Sewing for Sports on being se- Health and Human Services, transmitting, This September, the Congressional pursuant to law, an annual report relative to lected as the Idaho Small Business of the implementation of the Age Discrimina- Coalition on Adoption Institute— the Month for November 2020. Your CCAI—honored Sherie and other out- tion Act of 1975 for fiscal year 2019; to the commitment to service and community Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and standing individuals who have dem- is humbling, and you make our great Pensions. onstrated a commitment to improving State proud. I look forward to your EC–5839. A communication from the Chair- the lives of children in need of perma- continued growth and success.∑ man of the Council of the District of Colum- nent, loving homes. Sherie’s work and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report f dedication toward serving the needs of on D.C. Act 23–442, ‘‘General Election Prep- expectant mothers and children has MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT arations Temporary Amendment Act of earned her the Angels in Adoption Hon- 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Messages from the President of the rity and Governmental Affairs. oree award. Sherie is a powerful advo- United States were communicated to EC–5840. A communication from the Chair- cate for pro-family values and has com- the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his man of the Council of the District of Colum- mitted her time, gifts, and resources to secretaries. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report strengthening families, helping young f on D.C. Act 23–442, ‘‘Protecting Businesses mothers, and protecting babies through and Workers from COVID–19 Temporary Ohana Beginnings.∑ EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- f In executive session the Presiding Of- ficer laid before the Senate messages fairs. RECOGNIZING IDAHO SEWING FOR EC–5841. A communication from the Chair- from the President of the United SPORTS man of the Council of the District of Colum- States submitting sundry nominations bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ∑ Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as a mem- which were referred to the appropriate on D.C. Act 23–444, ‘‘Sexual Assault Victims’ ber and former chairman of the Senate committees. Rights Clarification Temporary Amendment Committee on Small Business and En- (The messages received today are Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland trepreneurship, each month I recognize printed at the end of the Senate pro- Security and Governmental Affairs. and celebrate the American entrepre- ceedings.) EC–5842. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- neurial spirit by highlighting the suc- f cess of a small business in my home bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 23–442, ‘‘Election Worker Resi- State of Idaho. Today I am pleased to EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS dency Requirement Waiver Temporary honor Idaho Sewing for Sports in Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee Grangeville as the Idaho Small Busi- The following communications were on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- ness of the month for November 2020. laid before the Senate, together with fairs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:32 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.007 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6674 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 EC–5843. A communication from the Chair- EC–5855. A communication from the Chair- ment of Transportation, transmitting, pur- man of the Council of the District of Colum- man of the Council of the District of Colum- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ‘‘Admission and Training of Midshipmen at on D.C. Act 23–447, ‘‘Fiscal Year 2021 Budget on D.C. Act 23–468, ‘‘Low Income Housing the United States Merchant Marine Acad- Support Clarification Temporary Amend- Tax Credit TOPA Exemption for Transfers of emy; Amendment Providing an Emergency ment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on Interest Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Waiver for Scholastic Requirements’’ Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- (RIN2133–AB92) received during adjournment fairs. ernmental Affairs. of the Senate in the Office of the President EC–5844. A communication from the Chair- EC–5856. A communication from the Chair- of the Senate on November 2, 2020; to the man of the Council of the District of Colum- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Committee on Commerce, Science, and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Transportation. on D.C. Act 23–448, ‘‘Low Income Housing on D.C. Act 23–469, ‘‘Lorraine H. Whitlock El- EC–5867. A communication from the Pro- Tax Credit TOPA Exemption for Transfers of ementary School Designation Act of 2020’’; gram Analyst, Federal Communications Interest Temporary Amendment Act of to the Committee on Homeland Security and Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Governmental Affairs. the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Video Descrip- rity and Governmental Affairs. EC–5857. A communication from the Chair- tion: Implementation of the Twenty-First EC–5845. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Century Communications and Video Accessi- man of the Council of the District of Colum- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report bility Act of 2010’’ ((FCC 20–155) (MB Docket bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 23–470, ‘‘Hannah Hawkins Way No. 11–43)) received during adjournment of on D.C. Act 23–449, ‘‘Rent Control Housing Designation Act of 2020’’; to the Committee the Senate in the Office of the President of Database Deadline Extension Temporary on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- the Senate on November 3, 2020; to the Com- Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee fairs. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- EC–5858. A communication from the Chair- tation. fairs. man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5868. A communication from the Pro- EC–5846. A communication from the Chair- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report gram Analyst, Office of Economics and Ana- man of the Council of the District of Colum- on D.C. Act 23–471, ‘‘Big Brown Bat Official lytics, Federal Communications Commis- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report State Mammal Designation Act of 2020’’; to sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- on D.C. Act 23–459, ‘‘Certificate of Assurance the Committee on Homeland Security and port of a rule entitled ‘‘Establishing a 5G Moratorium Temporary Amendment Act of Governmental Affairs. Fund for Rural America’’ ((GN Docket No. 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- EC–5859. A communication from the Chair- 20–32) (FCC 20–150)) received during adjourn- rity and Governmental Affairs. man of the Council of the District of Colum- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- EC–5847. A communication from the Chair- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report dent of the Senate on November 3, 2020; to man of the Council of the District of Colum- on D.C. Act 23–472, ‘‘Diverse Emerging Fund the Committee on Commerce, Science, and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Managers and Reporting Requirements Transportation. on D.C. Act 23–460, ‘‘Government Grant Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee EC–5869. A communication from the Assist- Transparency Amendment Act of 2020’’; to on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- ant Chief Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security and fairs. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad- Governmental Affairs. EC–5860. A communication from the Chair- EC–5848. A communication from the Chair- ministration, Department of Transportation, man of the Council of the District of Colum- man of the Council of the District of Colum- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous Materials: Re- on D.C. Act 23–442, ‘‘RPP Voluntary Exclu- on D.C. Act 23–473, ‘‘Bloomingdale Historic sponse to an Industry Petition to Reduce sion Temporary Act of 2020; to the Com- District Targeted Historic Preservation As- Regulatory Burden for Cylinder Requalifica- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- sistance Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the tion Requirements’’ (RIN2137–AF30) received mental Affairs. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- EC–5849. A communication from the Sec- ernmental Affairs. fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- retary of the Senate, transmitting, pursuant EC–5861. A communication from the Chair- ber, 26 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, to law, the report of the receipts and expend- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Science, and Transportation. itures of the Senate for the period from April bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–5870. A communication from the Assist- 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020, received on D.C. Act 23–474, ‘‘New Howard University ant Chief Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, in the Office of the President of the Senate Hospital and Redevelopment Tax Abatement Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad- on November 12, 2020; ordered to lie on the Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee ministration, Department of Transportation, table. on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–5850. A communication from the Chair- fairs. a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous Materials: Adop- man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–5862. A communication from the Chair- tion of Miscellaneous Petitions to Reduce bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report man of the Council of the District of Colum- Regulatory Burdens’’ (RIN2137–AF33) re- on D.C. Act 23–462, ‘‘Student Activity Fund bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ceived during adjournment of the Senate in Theatrical and Music Performance Expendi- on D.C. Act 23–467, ‘‘Care for LGBTQ Seniors the Office of the President of the Senate on tures Temporary Act of 2020’’; to the Com- and Seniors with HIV Amendment Act of October 26, 2020; to the Committee on Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- merce, Science, and Transportation. mental Affairs. rity and Governmental Affairs. EC–5871. A communication from the Assist- EC–5851. A communication from the Chair- EC–5863. A communication from the Attor- ant Chief Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, man of the Council of the District of Colum- ney Advisor, Executive Office for Immigra- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report tion Review, Department of Justice, trans- ministration, Department of Transportation, on D.C. Act 23–463, ‘‘Eviction Notice Morato- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of rium Temporary Amendment Act of 2020’’; to entitled ‘‘Procedures for Asylum and Bars to a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous Materials: Edi- the Committee on Homeland Security and Asylum Eligibility’’ (RIN1125–AA87) received torial Corrections and Clarification to Haz- Governmental Affairs. during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- ardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR Parts EC–5852. A communication from the Chair- fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- 171 to 180) and PHMSA Program and Proce- man of the Council of the District of Colum- ber 26, 2020; to the Committee on the Judici- dural Regulations’’ (RIN2137–AF43) received bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ary. during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- on D.C. Act 23–465, ‘‘Arts and Humanities EC–5864. A communication from the Agen- fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- Capital Funding Temporary Amendment Act cy Representative, Patent and Trademark ber 26, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, of 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- Science, and Transportation. curity and Governmental Affairs. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–5872. A communication from the Assist- EC–5853. A communication from the Chair- titled ‘‘International Trademark Classifica- ant Chief Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, man of the Council of the District of Colum- tion Changes’’ (RIN0651–AD49) received dur- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office ministration, Department of Transportation, on D.C. Act 23–466, ‘‘Local Business Enter- of the President of the Senate on November transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of prise Clarification Temporary Amendment 5, 2020; to the Committee on the Judiciary. a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous Materials: Re- Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland EC–5865. A communication from the Chief sponse to an Industry Petition to Reduce Security and Governmental Affairs. Financial Officer of the National Tropical Regulatory Burden for Cylinder Requalifica- EC–5854. A communication from the Chair- Botanical Garden, transmitting, pursuant to tion Requirements’’ (RIN2137–AF30) received man of the Council of the District of Colum- law, a report relative to an audit of the Gar- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report den for the period from January 1, 2018, fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- on D.C. Act 23–464, ‘‘Public Space Mainte- through December 31, 2019; to the Committee ber 26, 2020; to the Committee on Commerce, nance Temporary Act of 2020’’; to the Com- on the Judiciary. Science, and Transportation. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- EC–5866. A communication from the Sec- EC–5873. A communication from the Assist- mental Affairs. retary, Maritime Administration, Depart- ant Chief Counsel for Regulatory Affairs,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:32 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.011 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6675 Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Ad- military operation. The conflict follows joint By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. ministration, Department of Transportation, military exercises conducted by Turkey and CRAMER): transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Azerbaijan in August 2020. News accounts S. 4894. A bill to amend title XXVII of the a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous Materials: Edi- state that in weeks prior to Azerbaijan’s Public Health Service Act to improve health torial Corrections and Clarification to Haz- military operation, Turkey recruited merce- care coverage under vision and dental plans, ardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR parts naries from Syria and has facilitated their and for other purposes; to the Committee on 171 to 180) and PHMSA Program and Proce- deployment to Azerbaijan. Additionally, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. dural Regulations (49 CFR parts 105 to 110)’’ Armenian Foreign Ministry claims that Tur- By Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mrs. (RIN2137–AF43) received during adjournment key is operating F–16 fighter jets in the re- LOEFFLER): of the Senate in the Office of the President gion and shot down an Armenian Su–25 fight- S. 4895. A bill to establish a Bipartisan Ad- of the Senate on October 26, 2020; to the Com- er jet in Armenian airspace, killing the visory Committee to analyze the integrity mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- pilot; and and the administration of the 2020 general tation. Whereas, The conflict has the potential to election for Federal office; to the Committee escalate into proxy warfare among regional f on Rules and Administration. powers, including Turkey, and to further en- By Mr. LEE: PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS trench the conflict and threaten peace and S. 4896. A bill to authorize certain Federal stability in the region. The United States, departments to enter into contracts to carry The following petition or memorial France, and Russia serve as co-chairs of the was laid before the Senate and was re- out existing authorities to protect United Minsk Group tasked with finding a peaceful States facilities from unmanned aircraft; to ferred or ordered to lie on the table as solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. the Committee on Homeland Security and indicated: The co-chairs have urged a cease-fire and ad- Governmental Affairs. POM–248. A resolution adopted by the vised the parties to return to substantive ne- House of Representatives of the State of gotiations as soon as possible. The European f Michigan condemning Azerbaijan’s Coordi- Union and the United Nations support a nated Offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and peaceful resolution and immediate cease- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND denouncing Turkish interference in the con- fire: Now, therefore, be it SENATE RESOLUTIONS flict, and urging the United States Depart- Resolved by the House of Representatives, ment of State to work with the Co-Chairs of That we condemn Azerbaijan’s coordinated The following concurrent resolutions the Minsk Group and the Governments of Ar- offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh and denounce and Senate resolutions were read, and menia, Azerbaijan, and the Republic of Turkish interference in the conflict; and be referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Artsakh to achieve long-lasting and peaceful it further Resolved, That we urge the United States By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANT- resolution to this conflict; to the Committee WELL, Mrs. FISCHER, and Ms. on Foreign Relations. Department of State to work with the co- chairs of the Minsk Group and the govern- DUCKWORTH): HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 319 ments of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the Re- S. Res. 768. A resolution expressing support Whereas, Nagorno-Karabakh, also known public of Artsakh to achieve a long-lasting for the designation of the week of September as Artsakh, is a territory located in the and peaceful resolution to this conflict; and 20 through September 26, 2020, as Rail Safety South Caucasus region that has historically be it further Week in the United States, and supporting been populated by ethnic Armenians and is Resolved, That copies of this resolution be the goals and ideals of Rail Safety Week to governed by the Republic of Artsakh; and transmitted to the President of the United reduce rail-related accidents, fatalities, and Whereas, The people of Artsakh over- States, the United States Secretary of State, injuries; considered and agreed to. whelmingly voted to support independence. the President of the United States Senate, By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. COL- On December 10, 1991, despite continued vio- the Speaker of the United States House of LINS, Mr. KING, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. DUR- lence against the people of Artsakh, a pop- Representatives, and members of the Michi- BIN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ular referendum proclaiming an independent gan congressional delegation. BOOZMAN, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): S. Res. 769. A resolution recognizing Octo- republic took place during the disintegration f of the Soviet Union. Under the watchful eye ber 2020 as ‘‘National Principals Month’’; of more than 50 international observers, and REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF considered and agreed to. in full compliance with international stand- THE SENATE By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALD- ards for a free and fair election, more than 80 The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- percent of eligible voters cast a ballot, and WIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. the measure passed with 98 percent in favor. fore the Senate the following letter BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. On January 6, 1992, the democratically elect- from the Secretary of the Senate, BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, ed Parliament of Artsakh adopted the Dec- which was ordered to lie on the table: Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, laration of Independence of the Nagorno- WASHINGTON, DC, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. Karabakh Republic; and November 11, 2020. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. Whereas, The State of Michigan supported Hon. MICHAEL R. PENCE, CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. the recognition of the independence of the President of the United States Senate. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COT- Republic of Artsakh with the passage of Sen- SIR: I have the honor to submit a full and TON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. ate Resolution 99 of 2017; and complete statement of the receipts and ex- DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Whereas, Since September 27, 2020, Azer- penditures of the Senate, showing in detail Mr. ENZI, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, baijan has engaged in the most significant the items of expense under proper appropria- Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. military operation along the line of contact tions, the aggregate thereof, and exhibiting GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASS- with Nagorno-Karabakh since the signing of the exact condition of all public moneys re- LEY, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. the cease-fire agreement between Azerbaijan ceived, paid out, and remaining in my pos- HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, and Armenia in 1994. This attack follows in- session from April 1, 2020 to September 30, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. creasingly aggressive rhetoric and desta- 2020, in compliance with Section 105 of Pub- JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, Mr. KAINE, Mr. bilizing actions on the part of Azerbaijan lic Law 88–454, approved August 20, 1964, as KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, President Ilham Aliyev’s government to- amended. Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, wards Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia, in- Sincerely, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. cluding a July 2020 Defense Ministry threat JULIE E. ADAMS, MARKEY, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. to bomb Armenia’s Metsamor Nuclear Power Secretary of the Senate. MCSALLY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. Plant; and f MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MUR- Whereas, Azerbaijan’s ongoing military of- KOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, fensive, which includes the shelling of INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh’s most JOINT RESOLUTIONS Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, densely populated city with a population of The following bills and joint resolu- Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. 55,200, has resulted in the deaths of dozens of ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. tions were introduced, read the first civilians and wounded hundreds. The conflict SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. has resulted in the deaths of at least 84 and second times by unanimous con- SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. Nagorno-Karabakh service members: and sent, and referred as indicated: SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHA- Whereas, Both Armenia and Azerbaijan By Mr. HAWLEY: HEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. have declared martial law, mobilized their S. 4893. A bill to amend the Help America SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, armed forces, and called up reserve forces; Vote Act of 2002 to provide for the establish- Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, and ment of election integrity measures by Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN Whereas, According to multiple news re- States and to prohibit ballot harvesting in HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, ports, Azerbaijan’s military actions in Federal elections; to the Committee on Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. Nagorno-Karabakh may be part of a planned Rules and Administration. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG):

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:32 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.013 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6676 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 S. Res. 770. A resolution honoring the life United States Code, to provide for a DUCKWORTH) submitted the following of Mark Andrews, former United States Sen- presumption of service connection for resolution; which was considered and ator for the State of North Dakota; consid- certain diseases associated with expo- agreed to: ered and agreed to. sure to toxins, and for other purposes. S. RES. 768 By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. S. 4657 HOEVEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Whereas the first Rail Safety Week was Ms. ERNST, and Mr. WYDEN): At the request of Ms. ERNST, the held from September 24 through September S. Res. 771. A resolution designating Octo- name of the Senator from Tennessee 30, 2017, by the national education safety ber 2020, as ‘‘National Co-op Month’’ and (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co- nonprofit Operation Lifesaver, the Depart- commending the cooperative business model sponsor of S. 4657, a bill to direct the ment of Transportation, and other organiza- and the member-owners, businesses, employ- Secretary of Veterans Affairs to des- tions; ees, farmers, ranchers, and practitioners who ignate one week each year as ‘‘Buddy Whereas Rail Safety Week was launched to use the cooperative business model to posi- Check Week’’ for the purpose of out- raise awareness about the need for increased education on how to be safe around highway- tively impact the economy and society; con- reach and education concerning peer sidered and agreed to. rail grade crossings and railroad tracks and By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and wellness checks for veterans, and for to highlight efforts to further reduce colli- Ms. HARRIS): other purposes. sions, injuries, and fatalities; S. Res. 772. A resolution congratulating the S. 4661 Whereas highway-rail grade crossing and Los Angeles Lakers for winning the 2020 Na- At the request of Mr. COTTON, the trespassing accidents constituted approxi- tional Basketball Association Championship; name of the Senator from Louisiana mately 97 percent of all rail related fatalities considered and agreed to. (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon- during 2019; By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and sor of S. 4661, a bill to authorize the Whereas since 2005— Ms. HARRIS): (1) the number of public crossings has de- President to posthumously award the creased by 8 percent; and S. Res. 773. A resolution congratulating the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2020 (2) the number of gates at public crossings Major League Baseball World Series; consid- acts of valor during Operation Iraqi has increased by 36 percent; ered and agreed to. Freedom. Whereas in 2019, 49 percent of all grade S. 4717 crossing collisions and 65 percent of all fatal f At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the grade crossing collisions occurred at gated ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS name of the Senator from West Vir- crossings; Whereas preliminary Federal statistics in- S. 1015 ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 4717, a bill to amend title dicate that 2,228 highway-grade crossing col- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the lisions occurred in the United States in 2019, name of the Senator from New Jersey XIX of the Social Security Act to resulting in 299 deaths and the injury of an- (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor streamline enrollment of certain Med- other 822 individuals; of S. 1015, a bill to require the Director icaid providers across State lines, and Whereas many collisions between trains of the Office of Management and Budg- for other purposes. and motor vehicles or pedestrians could have et to review and make certain revisions S. 4791 been prevented by increased education, engi- to the Standard Occupational Classi- At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, neering, and enforcement; the name of the Senator from Rhode Is- Whereas Operation Lifesaver, the foremost fication System, and for other pur- public information and education program poses. land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4791, a bill to provide on rail safety, administers a public edu- S. 1263 cation program about grade-crossing safety for a Community-Based Emergency and At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, and trespassing prevention; Non-Emergency Response Grant Pro- the name of the Senator from Colorado Whereas during Rail Safety Week, from gram. September 20 through 26, and throughout the (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor S. 4795 year, everyone is encouraged to take added of S. 1263, a bill to require the Sec- At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the caution as motorists or pedestrians approach retary of Veterans Affairs to establish names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. tracks or trains; an interagency task force on the use of KING) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Whereas the United States, Canada, and public lands to provide medical treat- Mexico will concurrently observe Rail Safety RISCH) were added as cosponsors of S. ment and therapy to veterans through 4795, a bill to require the Secretary of Week; and outdoor recreation. Whereas this important observance should Energy to establish a voluntary Cyber lead to greater safety awareness and a reduc- S. 3020 Sense program to test the cybersecu- tion in highway-rail grade crossing crashes At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the rity of products and technologies in- and pedestrian and railroad incidents: Now, name of the Senator from Michigan tended for use in the bulk-power sys- therefore, be it (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- tem, and for other purposes. Resolved, That the Senate— sor of S. 3020, a bill to amend title 38, S. 4872 (1) supports the designation of Rail Safety United States Code, to authorize the At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the Week; Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. (2) expresses strong support for— into contracts with States or to award (A) the goals and ideals of Rail Safety BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Week; and grants to States to promote health and 4872, a bill to prohibit the trading of (B) efforts to reduce rail-related accidents, wellness, prevent suicide, and improve the securities of certain Communist fatalities, and injuries; and outreach to veterans, and for other Chinese military companies on a na- (3) encourages the people of the United purposes. tional securities exchange, and for States— S. 4007 other purposes. (A) to participate in Rail Safety Week events and activities; and At the request of Mr. CASEY, the f (B) to educate themselves and others on name of the Senator from New York SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS how to be safe around railroad tracks. (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 4007, a bill to amend the f Trade Act of 1974 to modify the eligi- SENATE RESOLUTION 768—EX- SENATE RESOLUTION 769—RECOG- bility requirements for the Generalized PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE NIZING OCTOBER 2020 AS ‘‘NA- System of Preferences to strengthen DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK OF TIONAL PRINCIPALS MONTH’’ worker protections and to ensure that SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH SEP- Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, beneficiary developing countries afford TEMBER 26, 2020, AS RAIL SAFE- Mr. KING, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. equal rights and protection under the TY WEEK IN THE UNITED BRAUN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BOOZMAN, law, regardless of gender, and for other STATES, AND SUPPORTING THE and Mr. VAN HOLLEN) submitted the purposes. GOALS AND IDEALS OF RAIL following resolution; which was consid- S. 4572 SAFETY WEEK TO REDUCE RAIL- ered and agreed to: At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, RELATED ACCIDENTS, FATALI- S. RES. 769 TIES, AND INJURIES the name of the Senator from Oregon Whereas the National Association of Sec- (Mr. WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANT- ondary School Principals, the National Asso- of S. 4572, a bill to amend title 38, WELL, Mrs. FISCHER, and Ms. ciation of Elementary School Principals, and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.017 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6677 the American Federation of School Adminis- REN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ERNST, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the trators have declared October 2020 to be ‘‘Na- WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was consid- tional Principals Month’’; following resolution; which was consid- ered and agreed to: Whereas principals are educational vision- ered and agreed to: S. RES. 771 aries, instructional and assessment leaders, disciplinarians, community builders, budget S. RES. 770 Whereas, during the global COVID–19 pan- analysts, facilities managers, and adminis- Whereas, on May 19, 1926, Mark Andrews demic, cooperatives have taken extraor- trators of legal and contractual obligations; was born in Fargo, North Dakota; dinary steps to serve their member-owners Whereas principals work collaboratively Whereas Mark Andrews was a cadet at the and communities; with teachers and parents to develop and im- United States Military Academy in West Whereas a cooperative— plement clear missions, high curriculum Point, New York, from 1944 until 1946, when (1) is a business that is owned and governed standards, and performance goals; he received a disability discharge; by its members, who are the individuals who Whereas principals create school environ- Whereas Mark Andrews graduated from use the business, create the products of the ments that facilitate great teaching and North Dakota State University in 1949; business, or manage the operation of the learning and continuous school improve- Whereas Mark Andrews began his career as business; and ment; a farmer in the Red River Valley when he (2) operates under the 7 principles of— Whereas principals demonstrate leadership served as an operator of a cattle feeding lot, (A) voluntary open membership; (B) democratic control; and play important roles in meeting the and subsequently served in numerous agri- (C) owner economic participation; needs of students, families, and communities culture-related positions throughout the (D) autonomy and independence; while responding to the coronavirus pan- State of North Dakota, including serving (E) education, training, and information; demic; as— (F) cooperation among cooperatives; and Whereas the vision, actions, and dedication (1) a member of numerous farmer organiza- (G) concern for community; of principals provide the mobilizing force be- tions; Whereas cooperative entrepreneurs can be hind any school improvement effort; and (2) the Director of the Garrison Conser- found in almost every economic sector of the Whereas the celebration of National Prin- vancy District from 1955 until 1964; and United States, throughout all 50 States and cipals Month would honor elementary (3) the president of the North Dakota Crop territories, and in every congressional dis- school, middle school, and high school prin- Improvement Association; trict of the United States; cipals and recognize the importance of prin- Whereas Mark Andrews ran for Governor of Whereas cooperatives help farmers in- cipals in ensuring that every child has access North Dakota in 1962 and, during a special crease incomes and become more resilient to to a high-quality education: Now, therefore, election in 1963, was elected as a member of economic business cycles by working to- be it the House of Representatives, a position he gether to plan and prepare for the future, Resolved, That the Senate— held until 1981; while contributing significantly to the eco- (1) recognizes October 2020 as ‘‘National Whereas, on January 3, 1981, Mark Andrews nomic activity in the agriculture and food Principals Month’’; was sworn in as a United States Senator markets of the United States; (2) honors the contributions of principals from North Dakota, serving until January 3, Whereas the roughly 1,800 agricultural co- in elementary schools, middle schools, and 1987; and operatives in the United States operate more high schools in the United States; and Whereas Mark Andrews, during his time as than 8,000 facilities, employ $96,000,000,000 (3) supports the goals and ideals of Na- a Senator, was known for his steadfast sup- worth of assets, and generate nearly tional Principals Month. port for numerous issues, including— $204,000,000,000 in business annually; f (1) issues affecting the men and women Whereas the majority of the 2,000,000 farm- who served in the Armed Forces of the ers in the United States belong to an agricul- SENATE RESOLUTION 770—HON- United States; tural cooperative; ORING THE LIFE OF MARK AN- (2) issues affecting the agricultural pro- Whereas agricultural cooperatives offer DREWS, FORMER UNITED ducers, including farmers and ranchers, in members the opportunity to access com- STATES SENATOR FOR THE the State of North Dakota and throughout modity value-added profits throughout the STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA the United States; handling, processing, and distribution (3) water issues, including the Garrison Di- chains; Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. version; and Whereas member-owners of agricultural CRAMER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, (4) issues affecting Tribal communities, cooperatives are dedicated to providing the Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. particularly during his time serving as highest quality product for consumers; BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. Chairman of the Select Committee on Indian Whereas agricultural cooperatives add sig- BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. Affairs of the Senate from 1983 to 1987: Now, nificant benefits to the economic well-being therefore, be it BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. of rural areas of the United States by pro- Resolved, That— CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, viding more than 250,000 jobs with annual (1) the Senate— wages totaling more than $8,000,000,000; Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, (A) has heard with profound sorrow and Whereas agricultural cooperatives provide Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, deep regret the announcement of the death resources to their member-owners, such as Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. of Mark Andrews, former member of the low-cost supplies, effective marketing, and CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. United States Senate from the State of services; DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Ms. North Dakota; and Whereas farmer members of agricultural ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, (B) respectfully requests that the Sec- cooperatives have the opportunity to pool re- retary of the Senate— Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. sources and reinvest profits into the commu- (i) communicate this resolution to the GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HARRIS, nities of the farmer members; House of Representatives; and Whereas the principles of cooperation and Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEIN- (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso- the cooperative business model help RICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, lution to the family of Mark Andrews; and smallholder farmers organize themselves and Mr. INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it gain access to local and global markets, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. stand adjourned as a further mark of respect training, improved inputs, and aggregated KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, to the memory of Mark Andrews. sales and marketing; Mr. LEE, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. MANCHIN, f Whereas the cooperative business model Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. provides farmers ownership over their eco- MCSALLY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. SENATE RESOLUTION 771—DESIG- nomic decisions, a focus on learning, and a broader understanding of environmental and MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, NATING OCTOBER 2020, AS ‘‘NA- TIONAL CO-OP MONTH’’ AND social concerns; Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. PAUL, Whereas the cooperative business model Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, COMMENDING THE COOPERATIVE BUSINESS MODEL AND THE has been used throughout the history of the Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. United States to advance civil rights and to ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. MEMBER-OWNERS, BUSINESSES, help ensure that all individuals have equal RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. EMPLOYEES, FARMERS, RANCH- access to economic opportunity; SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT of ERS, AND PRACTITIONERS WHO Whereas the comprehensive global food se- Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, USE THE COOPERATIVE BUSI- curity strategy established under section 5 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 (22 Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. NESS MODEL TO POSITIVELY IM- U.S.C. 9304) (commonly known as ‘‘Feed the SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. PACT THE ECONOMY AND SOCI- ETY Future’’) and the Cooperative Development SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. Program of the United States Agency for TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. HOEVEN, International Development use cooperative VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WAR- Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. principles and the cooperative business

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.021 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6678 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 model to advance international develop- providing stability and the opportunity to ager Rob Pelinka, and head coach Frank ment, nutrition, resilience, and economic se- self-govern; Vogel, deserves congratulations for con- curity; Whereas, as of 2019, not less than 1,000 tinuing the excellence of the franchise; Whereas the Interagency Working Group manufactured home communities were resi- Whereas the Lakers overcame an unprece- on Cooperative Development— dent-owned, accounting for approximately 2 dented season stemming from the (1) is an interagency group that is coordi- percent of all manufactured home commu- coronavirus pandemic, including a shutdown nated and chaired by the Secretary of Agri- nities; that lasted more than 3 months and 95 days culture to foster cooperative development Whereas the growth of worker cooperatives inside the NBA ‘‘bubble’’; and ensure coordination with Federal agen- in the United States is allowing more work- Whereas Lebron James was named Most cies and national and local cooperative orga- ers to own and have greater control over Valuable Player of the NBA Finals for the nizations that have cooperative programs their businesses; fourth time, averaging 29.8 points, 11.8 re- and interests; and Whereas many small businesses convert to bounds, and 8.5 assists per game, while (2) as of the date of introduction of this cooperatives when faced with closure or a shooting 59.1 percent from the field per resolution, had organized 4 meetings; buyout, ensuring the business can continue game; Whereas the bipartisan Congressional Co- to serve its community; and Whereas the entire Lakers team and orga- operative Business Caucus unites Members of Whereas the cooperative business model al- nization honored the legacy of Lakers legend Congress to— lows business owners to retire and transfer Kobe Bryant by winning the 2020 NBA Cham- (1) create a better-informed electorate and business ownership to employees or con- pionship, showing ‘‘Mamba Mentality’’ a more educated public on the important sumers, protecting local ownership and sup- throughout the playoffs; and role that cooperatives play in the economy porting local communities: Now, therefore, Whereas, although fans of the Lakers could of the United States and the world; be it not be in the arena to cheer on their team, (2) promote the cooperative business Resolved, That the Senate— Lakers Nation was vital in showing un- model, because that model ensures that con- (1) designates October 2020 as ‘‘National matched support for the team on the way to sumers have access to high-quality goods Co-op Month’’; an NBA Championship: Now, therefore, be it and services at competitive prices and costs (2) commends the cooperative business Resolved, That the Senate— that improve the lives of individuals, fami- model for— (1) congratulates the Los Angeles Lakers lies, and their communities; and (A) its contributions to the economy; for winning the 2020 National Basketball As- (3) address and correct awareness chal- (B) the jobs it creates; and sociation Championship; lenges among the public and within the Fed- (C) its positive impacts on local commu- (2) recognizes the historic achievement of eral Government relating to what coopera- nities; the entire Los Angeles Lakers organization, tives look like, who participates in coopera- (3) expresses confidence in, and support for, including the players, coaches, and staff, for tives, where cooperatives are located, and cooperatives to continue their successes; and a victorious season after a truly unprece- why individuals choose cooperatives; (4) will be mindful in crafting legislation dented year in the National Basketball Asso- Whereas the Bureau of the Census, as part that affects business models that are not the ciation; and of the 2017 Economic Census, asked each cooperative business model so that the legis- (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to business if the business was organized as a lation does not adversely affect the coopera- transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution cooperative, and the responses of businesses tive business model. to— yielded both quantitative and qualitative (A) the head coach of the Los Angeles data on the effects and importance of co- f Lakers, Frank Vogel, and the 2019–2020 Los operatives across the economy of the United SENATE RESOLUTION 772—CON- Angeles Lakers team; States; GRATULATING THE LOS ANGE- (B) the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Whereas, throughout rural areas of the Jeanie Buss; and United States, many utility service pro- LES LAKERS FOR WINNING THE (C) the general manager of the Los Angeles viders operate as cooperatives and are tasked 2020 NATIONAL BASKETBALL AS- Lakers, Rob Pelinka. with the delivery of public services, such as SOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP electricity, water, telecommunications, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. f broadband, in areas where investor-owned HARRIS) submitted the following reso- SENATE RESOLUTION 773—CON- utility companies typically do not operate; lution; which was considered and Whereas utility cooperatives have inno- GRATULATING THE LOS ANGE- agreed to: vated to meet the evolving needs of their LES DODGERS FOR WINNING THE member-owners and help rural individuals in S. RES. 772 2020 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL the United States prosper; Whereas, on October 11, 2020, the Los Ange- WORLD SERIES Whereas, in the financial services sector, les Lakers (referred to in this preamble as cooperatives, including credit unions, farm the ‘‘Lakers’’) defeated the Miami Heat with Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Ms. credit banks, and other financing organiza- a score of 106–93 in game 6 of the 2020 Na- HARRIS) submitted the following reso- tions that lend to cooperatives, provide nu- tional Basketball Association (referred to in lution; which was considered and merous benefits to the member-owners of this preamble as the ‘‘NBA’’) Championship agreed to: those cooperatives; Finals; S. RES. 773 Whereas member-owners of cooperatives Whereas, during the 2020 NBA playoffs, the vote in board elections, and earned profits Lakers defeated the Portland Trailblazers, Whereas, on October 27, 2020, the Los Ange- cycle back into cost-saving programs or re- the Houston Rockets, the Denver Nuggets, les Dodgers (referred to in this preamble as turn as dividend payments; and the Miami Heat on the way to a 16–5 the ″Dodgers″) defeated the American League Whereas purchasing and shared service co- overall record; Champions, the Tampa Bay Rays, by 3–1 to operatives allow independent and franchise Whereas the victory by the Lakers marks win the 2020 Major League Baseball World businesses to thrive; the record-tying 17th NBA Championship of Series in 6 games; Whereas food cooperatives range in size the franchise; Whereas this marks the seventh World Se- from small, local buying clubs to multi-store Whereas every member of the 2019–2020 ries championship for the Dodgers franchise regional giants that compete with chain Lakers team played a key role in the record- and their 6th title since City Council Mem- stores with locations across the United tying championship, including— ber Rosalind Wyman helped bring the Dodg- States; (1) Kostas Antetokounmpo; ers to Los Angeles in 1958; Whereas, in the housing sector, housing co- (2) Avery Bradley; Whereas, during the 2020 playoffs, the operatives and resident-owned communities (3) Devontae Cacok; Dodgers defeated the Milwaukee Brewers, in which members own the building or land— (4) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope; the San Diego Padres, the Atlanta Braves, (1) are an alternative to conventional rent- (5) Alex Caruso; and the Tampa Bay Rays en route to winning al apartments, manufactured home parks, (6) Quinn Cook; the World Series; and condominiums; and (7) Anthony Davis; Whereas after being down 3 winning games (2) empower each resident with ownership (8) Jared Dudley; to 1 loss in the 2020 National League Cham- and responsibility; (9) Danny Green; pionship Series to the Atlanta Braves, the (10) Talen Horton-Tucker; Whereas housing cooperatives have roots (11) Dwight Howard; Dodgers showed true heart and grit by com- dating to the late 1800s and are increasingly (12) LeBron James; ing back to win the series; becoming a housing alternative for students (13) Kyle Kuzma; Whereas the Dodgers have won the Na- at colleges throughout the United States; (14) Javale McGee; tional League pennant in 3 of the last 4 Whereas shared equity housing coopera- (15) Markieff Morris; years; tives are a critical option for preserving (16) Rajon Rondo; Whereas the Dodgers completed the short- long-term, affordable housing; (17) JR Smith; and ened 2020 regular season with an impressive Whereas cooperatives allow residents of (18) Dion Waiters; overall record of 43–17 to finish first in the manufactured home communities to collec- Whereas the entire Lakers organization, National League West Division and with the tively purchase the land on which they live, including owner Jeanie Buss, general man- best regular season record in baseball;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.021 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6679 Whereas the opponent of the Dodgers in the Senate proceed to the immediate The legislative clerk proceeded to the 2020 World Series, the Tampa Bay Rays, consideration of the following resolu- call the roll. showed true sportsmanship and respect for tions, en bloc: S. Res. 716, S. Res. 717, Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask the game; S. Res. 746, S. Res. 764, S. Res. 765, S. unanimous consent that the order for Whereas every member of the 2020 Dodgers roster played a key part in winning a World Res. 766, and S. Res. 767. the quorum call be rescinded. Series during this unprecedented season, in- There being no objection, the com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cluding— mittees were discharged, and the Sen- objection, it is so ordered. ´ (1) Pedro Baez; ate proceeded to consider the resolu- f (2) Austin Barnes; tions, en bloc. (3) Matt Beaty; Mr. BLUNT. I know of no further de- ORDERS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER (4) Cody Bellinger; bate on the measures, en bloc. 16, 2020 (5) Mookie Betts; The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask (6) Walker Buehler; is no further debate, the question is on (7) Dylan Floro; unanimous consent that when the Sen- (8) Tony Gonsolin; agreeing to the resolutions, en bloc. ate completes its business today, it ad- (9) Victor Gonza´ lez; The resolutions (S. Res. 716, S. Res. journ until 3 p.m. on Monday, Novem- (10) Brusdar Graterol; 717, S. Res. 746, S. Res. 764, S. Res. 765, ber 16; further, that following the pray- (11) Enrique Herna´ ndez; S. Res. 766, and S. Res. 767) were agreed er and pledge, the morning hour be (12) Kenley Jansen; to, en bloc. deemed expired, the Journal of pro- (13) Joe Kelly; Mr. BLUNT. I ask unanimous consent ceedings be approved to date, the time (14) Clayton Kershaw; that the preambles be agreed to en bloc for the two leaders be reserved for their (15) Adam Kolarek; and that the motions to reconsider be (16) Dustin May; use later in the day, and morning busi- considered made and laid upon the (17) Max Muncy; ness be closed; further, that following table, all en bloc. (18) Jake McGee; leader remarks, the Senate proceed to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (19) Joc Pederson; executive session and resume consider- objection, it is so ordered. (20) AJ Pollock; ation of the Johnson nomination; and (21) Edwin Rı´os; The preambles were agreed to, en (22) Corey Seager; bloc. further, that notwithstanding rule (23) Will Smith; (The resolutions (S. Res. 716 and S. XXII, the cloture motions filed during (24) Chris Taylor; Res. 717) with their preambles) are today’s session of the Senate ripen at (25) Blake Treinen; printed in the RECORD of September 24, 5:30 p.m. on Monday. (26) Justin Turner; 2020, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (27) Julio Urı´as; and objection, it is so ordered. (28) Alex Wood; (The resolution S. Res. 746, with its Whereas Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager— preamble, is printed in the RECORD of f October 5, 2020, under ‘‘Submitted Res- (1) was named Most Valuable Player for ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, the 2020 World Series; and olutions.’’) NOVEMBER 16, 2020, AT 3 P.M. (2) batted .400 with 2 home runs, 5 runs bat- (The resolutions S. Res. 764, S. Res. ted in, and 6 walks; 765, S. Res. 766, and S. Res. 767, with Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, if there is Whereas Dodgers ace pitcher Clayton their preambles, are printed in the no further business to come before the Kershaw finished the 2020 postseason with a RECORD of October 26 (legislative day of Senate, I ask unanimous consent that 2.93 earned run average in 5 starts, including it stand adjourned under the provisions going 2–0 in the World Series with a 2.31 October 19), 2020, under ‘‘Submitted ERA; Resolutions.’’) of S. Res. 770 as a further mark of re- Whereas first-year Dodger Mookie Betts f spect for the late Mark Andrews, played a central role in the 2020 World Series former Senator of the State of North victory for the Dodgers, including hitting a RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY Dakota. home run and scoring the go-ahead run in Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask There being no objection, the Senate Game 6; unanimous consent that the Senate at 4:34 p.m., adjourned until Monday, Whereas the City of Los Angeles is now now proceed to the en bloc consider- November 16, 2020 at 3 p.m. ‘‘Titletown, USA’’ after winning both the ation of the following Senate resolu- f 2020 World Series and the 2020 National Bas- tions, which were submitted earlier ketball Association Championship only 16 NOMINATIONS days apart; today: S. Res. 768, S. Res. 769, S. Res. Whereas Dodgers legend and the ‘‘voice of 770, S. Res. 771, S. Res. 772, and S. Res. Executive nominations received by baseball’’ Vin Scully said it best: ‘‘What a 773. the Senate: There being no objection, the Senate year. What a season. What a team.’’; and IN THE NAVY Whereas Dodgers fans never stopped sup- proceeded to consider the resolutions, THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT porting the team throughout the unprece- en bloc. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED dented 2020 pandemic season, playing a key Mr. BLUNT. I know of no further de- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND role in motivating their team to victory: bate on the measures, en bloc. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: Now, therefore, be it The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there To be vice admiral Resolved, That the Senate— is no further debate, the question is on REAR ADM. JEFFREY W. HUGHES (1) congratulates the Los Angeles Dodgers for winning the 2020 Major League Baseball agreeing to the resolutions, en bloc. IN THE AIR FORCE World Series; The resolutions (S. Res. 768, S. Res. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT 769, S. Res. 770, S. Res. 771, S. Res. 772, TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR (2) recognizes the unprecedented nature of FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: the 2020 baseball season and the commitment and S. Res. 773) were agreed to, en bloc. of the Los Angeles Dodgers to bringing the Mr. BLUNT. I ask unanimous consent To be lieutenant colonel Commissioner’s Trophy to Los Angeles; and that the preambles be agreed to en bloc JEFFREY DONALD ADLING JASON S. AHRENS (3) respectfully directs the Secretary of the and that the motions to reconsider be SHAWN ALCOCK Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this considered made and laid upon the CURTIS M. ALEXANDER RYAN G. ALLEN resolution to— table, all en bloc. (A) the chairman and controlling owner of ANDREW D. ANDERSON The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without JOHN A. ANDERSON the Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Walter; TIMOTHY D. ANDERSON (B) the president of the Los Angeles Dodg- objection, it is so ordered. RYAN D. ANDREASEN The preambles were agreed to, en TOBY A. ANDREWS ers, Stan Kasten; and CHRISTOPHER J. ANTHONY (C) the manager of the 2020 Los Angeles bloc. KARYN ARGUETA Dodgers, Dave Roberts. (The resolutions, with their pre- JAMES D. ARNOLD JARED T. BAAN f ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD ANDREW J. BAER under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) AARON J. BAHR RESOLUTIONS DISCHARGED KEVIN M. BAILEY Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I suggest JASON B. BAKER Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask the absence of a quorum. MICHAEL BALL unanimous consent that the appro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The BRANDON M. BALLARD COLIN V. BARCUS priate committees be discharged and clerk will call the roll. PETER MICHAEL BARRETT, JR.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.021 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6680 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020

JOHN D. BARRINGER TRAVIS R. EPP SARA B. JONES ARA P. BARTEMES TODD J. ERB STEPHEN L. JONES CRAIG M. BAYER GIOVANNA ESPEGIO TRENT A. JOY CHRISTOPHER CURTIS BEETS JUSTIN E. ESTES ANDREW K. KARRER GRANT W. BEHNING JOHN R. ETHREDGE ASIF KAUSAR DUSTIN R. BENNETT JOSHUA J. EVANS STEPHEN B. KEEFER JULIAN G. BERMUDEZ CORY A. FALE MATTHEW J. KEILEN PAUL J. BERNARDS ANDREW P. FAMA ALEXANDER M. KELLY JAMES R. BERNINGHAUSEN RYAN D. FANCHER MICHAEL B. KENDALL BRIAN F. BERRY CORY J. FARRER RAYMOND J. KILROY III MICHAEL W. BIEN SEAN M. FAZANDE ADAM D. KING AARON N. BIGNAULT BRANDEN M. FELKER STEVEN R. KING CORRINE RENE BIRD ZACHARY D. FENNELL THOMAS R. KINNEAR JOSEPH M. BISSON BRANDON J. FERGUSON SHANE A. KINSMAN JOSEPH B. BLANC ALLEN M. FERKOVICH ELLIOTT D. KIPP BENJAMIN JAMES BLANCHET JONATHAN G. FERRO WIKROM KITCHAIYA ERIC J. BLISS SEAN S. FERSON MATTHEW J. KLESS RONALD L. BOISVERT ANDREW W. FINK PAUL J. KNOEDLER WILLIAM B. BOOTH MARC ALBERT FINNEGAN JONATHAN F. KOCH TODD A. BOURGEOIS SHAWN FINNEY STEPHEN J. KOETHER DOUGLAS A. BOYTIM JACOB P. FISCHER KEVIN R. KOLB PAUL DANIAL BOZZO JOSEPH S. FLOREK III STEPHEN J. KOLTONSKI STEPHANIE M. BRADFORD FREDERICK A. B. FLORES JOHN R. KOYAMA JOEL C. BRAGG DAVID A. FLORYAN ZACHARY KRUEGER SCOTT BRANCO DAVID M. FOLAND EMILY T. KUBUSEK JEREMY J. BROUSSARD AMANDA J. FOXWORTHY MATTHEW D. KUHARY APRIL E. BROWN CHRISTOPHER J. FRANKS ROBERT J. KURPIEL CODY M. BROWN EDWARD F. GALLAGHER KURTIS R. KUSCHEL GREGORY P. BROWN LUIS M. GARCES ROBERT G. LACY JESSICA E. BROWN HARRISON M. GARLICK JAMES W. LAMBERTSEN ERIC W. BRUTON CHRISTOPHER J. GATHMANN THERESE C. LANDIN MATTHEW J. BRYAN RYAN D. GEOFFROY RICHARD LANG KELSEY C. BRYANT ANAND ANTONY GEORGE TIMOTHY C. LANG ADAM BUCHANAN JOHN A. GERLACH II PATRICK D. LANGE ROBERT H. BUCKLEY MARK D. GESCHE WILLIAM V. LANGE SARAH K. BULINSKI TAYLOR R. GIFFORD JOHN DANIEL LANGWORTHY II KRISTA BURES JULIE KAY GILBERT THOMAS A. LARNER, JR. PATRICK J. BURKE JARED P. GILMER MICHAEL DAVID LARSON ANDREW R. BURNS JEREMIAH W. GILMORE BENJAMIN JARED LEE BENJAMIN M. BURR ALBERTO YONG GILROY CRAIG N. LEE BRIAN S. BUTLER DANIEL P. GIPPER JAMES SEUNGCHUL LEE JARED RHETT BUTLER STELLA J. GLOJEK STEVEN B. LEE MICHAEL J. BUTLER ADAM J. GLOVER JARED M. LEMMONS JOSEPH E. BUTTERS JILL M. GORAB HEATHER M. LENDRUM KENNETH L. BYRD SEAN M. GORDON CLINT D. LEONARD AARON P. CALHOON DAVID CHRISTOPHER GORMAN BRANDON A. LIABENOW LUIS CALVO JEFFREY M. GOSSELIN JESSICA C. LOPEZ JOHN J. CAMPION HUDSON D. GRAHAM RYAN J. LOUCKS MATTHEW S. CAMPISE JOHN S. GRAHAM, SR. JOHN M. LOWE SETH M. CANNON ANDREW M. GRAY PATRICK B. LOWTHER BRANDON M. CARTER JOHN D. GREEN HSIAO WEI LU JEFFREY P. CARTER RONALD J. GREEN, JR. CHRISTOPHER D. LYELLS JOHN GERALD CASEY JASON W. GREER WILLIAM S. MACVITTIE CHRISTOPHER S. CASLER JOHN N. GREMMINGER BURLEY J. MALBROUGH HUMBERTO J. CENTENO COURTNEY L. GROVES ALLISON K. MANDAS ROBERT T. CHANCE, JR. JASON DANIEL GUEST MICHAEL J. MARCHAND ALBERT J. CHANG CALEB M. GUTHMANN TYLER P. MARCOTTE JOSEPH O. CHAPA HAMILTON R. HADWIN CHRISTOPHER M. MARR PATRICK J. CHAPMAN JEREMY J. HAGUE LUKE W. MARRON CARL R. CHEN DOMINIQUE M. HAIG CHRISTOPHER THOMAS MARTIN ERNIE CHEN IAN J. HAIG MATTHEW R. MATTSON NICOLAIS R. CHIGHIZOLA DUSTIN STANLEY HALL MATTHEW R. MAYER TRAVIS A. CLARK NATHANIEL F. HALLEY ERICA L. MCCASLIN DYSART R. CLEETON JOSHUA S. HALLFORD CHRISTOPHER R. MCCLINTOCK STEPHEN A. CLINE MATTHEW M. HAMBLEN WILLIAM ROBERT MCCORMICK CHRISTOPHER D. COLEMAN BRIAN M. HAMILTON CARY W. MCCREARY JAMES E. COLLINS CHRISTIAN N. HAMILTON PATRICK N. MCCUDDEN JAMES ANDREW COLSON ANDREW D. HANEY JOHN C. MCDANIEL MEGAN E. COOPER MICHAEL S. HANSEN PETER M. MCGAVIN CHRISTOPHER SAMUEL CORNISH BRANDON A. HARDY ROBERT J. MCKAY CLAYTON W. COUCH COLIN E. HARLEY IAN D. MCLAUGHLIN JONATHAN FREDRICK COWELL RICHARD M. HARR KENNETH S. MCQUEEN DAVID NICHOLAS CRISCIONE LUKE J. HARRIS RYAN D. MEIERGERD ALEXANDER G. CRISS MATTHEW A. HATT ROBERT D. MELE STEPHEN JEREMY CUBAS JUSTIN L. HAUFFE KEVIN J. MENDEL PETER F. CULBERT CODY L. HAWKINSON TONI C. MERHAR CHRISTOPHER A. CULVER AARON C. HAYNER MICHAEL S. MERONEY ROBERT T. CURRIE JAMES D. HAYWARD SCOTT B. MESKIMEN ANTHONY V. DAGOSTINO CHRISTOPHER L. HEARNE RYALL A. MEYER JOSHUA M. DALEIDEN ANDERS J. HEDBERG KEVIN PATRICK MEYERHOFF KYLE L. DALZIEL NATHAN C. HEDDEN STUART T. MEYERS TRAVIS A. DANIELS JEREMY G. HEFNER CURTIS R. MICHAEL RONALD COLE DAVENPORT NATHAN D. HEGUY MICHAEL S. MICKUS BRETT B. DAVIS JONATHAN A. HEJL MATTHEW J. MIDDLEBROOKS JOHN JUSTIN DAVIS SCOTT R. HENDRIX CHRISTOPHER R. MILLER MATTHEW L. DAVIS PHILLIP V. HENRIKSON DANIEL MATTHEW MILLER MICHAEL WILLIAM DAVIS JONDAVID F. HERTZEL MAXWELL W. MILLER CRAIG DEARDEN TIMOTHY L. HEWITT RYAN T. MILLER CHRISTOPHER M. DEAVER JOSHUA E. HIAM BRIAN C. MILNER KYLE M. DEEM WESTON G. HIGBEE ANTHONY B. MITCHELL KURT J. DEGERLUND ROBERT A. HILBY JOSHUA MOFFAT PATRICK C. DEGRAAF CHRISTOPHER M. HILL THOMAS MONCURE ERIC L. DEIST JAYMES COLLIN HINES EDWARD C. MONTGOMERY ADAM W. DEN HARTOG ROSS S. HOBBS SHANE A. MORAN MICHAEL J. DEPREY BENJAMIN A. HOFFMAN DANIEL P. MORRISSEY BRANDON R. DEWEY MICHAEL J. HOFFMAN NATHAN A. MOSELEY MATTHEW J. DIAMOND NATHANIEL D. HOFMANN DANIEL R. MOSS KYLE BRENDAN DINWIDDIE ROBERT M. HOGAN, JR. DANIEL E. MOUNT JAMES A. DIVINE KRIS A. HOLLENBACK NICHOLAS E. MULEY JAY B. DOERFLER CHARLES D. HORN DENNIS J. MULLER II JOHN WILLIAM DONALDSON JONATHON S. HOSKET GRAYDON L. MULLER R. J. DONALDSON MATTHEW P. HOWARD MATTHEW N. MUMM ANTHONY JOSEPH DORAZIO KEVIN MURPHY HUGHES FRANCIS C. R. MURPHY AARON JOSEPH DOVE DANIEL B. HUHMANN PHILLIP B. MURPHY JARED MICHAEL DOYLE LAURA HUNSTOCK TIMOTHY P. MURSZEWSKI CALVIN J. DSILVA KARL E. IGLER MATTHEW A. MUSSER DAVID M. DUBEL TANYA J. IWANENKO MORGAN L. MUSSER TONY NEAL DUKE JOSHUA J. IZAKSON PATRICIA ANN NADEAU MICHAEL R. DUMAS JORGE L. IZARRA CHRISTOPHER M. NAIL PETER J. DYRUD BEAU A. JAMES CHARLES C. NAPIER STEPHEN B. DZIALO NICOLE J. JANSEN BRANDON J. NAUTA JONATHAN P. EDWARDS CHRISTOPHER J. JOHANSSON DMITRY Z. NEDELIN RYAN V. EGAN ALEXANDER D. JOHNS JAMES L. NEISWENDER CHRISTOPHER S. EHLERS DAMIEN T. JOHNSON STEVEN R. NELSON JOSEPH EARL EHRENFELD RONALD LEE JOHNSON, JR. ROBERT A. NEWTON SHAWN R. ELLIOTT ZACHARY W. JOHNSON BRIAN C. NICKERSON ANDREW J. EMBRY DAVID N. JONES CHAD R. NISHIZUKA

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.022 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6681

CARLOS A. NIVIA DAVID N. STONE CLAUS E. FASTING DOMINIK D. NIZIOL NICHOLAS M. STRELCHUK ROBERT J. FEKETE LOUIS G. NOLTING RYAN N. STRENGTH PHILLIP B. FERRIS BRIAN P. ODELL BRION P. STROUD BRYCE J. FIACCO MATTHEW RAY OLDE PHILLIP A. SUMMERS BRETT J. FLICKINGER TYLER C. OLDHAM RENEE M. SUMMERS ANTWAN J. FLOYD ROLAND W. OLMSTEAD BRIAN D. SUMP MATTHEW R. FORNEY MATTHEW J. ORLOVSKY DAVID F. SUSTELLO JOHN D. FRAZIER BENJAMIN F. OSLER KENNETH E. SUTHERLAND ALISON L. FREIMAN MICHAEL R. OVERSTREET JONATHAN PAUL SWARD COURTNEY E. GARFIELD JAY H. PARK TIMOTHY S. SWIECHOWICZ NESTA J. GARNER DANIEL E. PARRISH CHAD E. SWINEHART DANIEL F. GEBHARDT CLAYTON M. PASCO KEVIN W. SWORD CHRISTINA L. GELLER JOHN PATRICH III RYAN Z. SZMAJDA ANTHONY E. GENOCHIO JAMES D. PEARCE AUSTIN S. TALLY ERIC N. GILLESPIE ERIC WAYNE PENNEY PAUL D. TANDBERG TRACY LEIGH GILMORE MATTHEW J. PERRY ROLF D. TELLEFSEN AARON V. GLASSBURNER PHILLIP M. PERRY DUSTIN L. THARRETT ANDREW P. GLINDMEYER CHRISTOPHER D. PETERSON SCOTT ISOM THORUP ELIZABETH M. GOLDSMITH CHESTER A. PEYTON III CHRISTOFFER JOHN TIDWELL CHRISTOPHER E. GOSHORN, JR. MANH U. PHAM PAUL C. TISA JEREMIAH J. GOTTBERG CALEB R. PICKARD ANDREW GLENN TOMPKINS JEREMY S. GRACY SCOTT A. PONTZER JAMES S. TRIMBLE CURTIS H. GRANTHAM KENT S. PORTUE DEREK A. TRUEX DEREK ANTHONY GREGORY BRIAN JEFFREY POTTER MATTHEW C. TUCHSCHER KADY NELL GRIFFIN JEREMY W. POWELL MATTHEW A. TUCKER SARA B. GURIAN DOUGLAS C. PRICE ELIZABETH H. VALASEK JAMES L. GUTIERREZ CHRISTOPHER LEE PRIDGEN SCOTT W. VAN DE WATER JOEL P. HAARER MICHAEL SCOTT PYLE MICHAEL D. VELTMAN BOBBY L. HALE SARAH K. PYLE JOHN J. VITOLO CHELSEA A. HALL SANAM M. QADRI LUKE D. VITOLO DANIEL R. HALL JOSHUA J. QUINN ADAM J. VOGEL JAMES M. HARRIS MICHAEL J. QUINN JONATHAN F. VOGEL GRANT B. HARWELL DWIGHT B. RABE MATTHEW R. VOKE ANDREW C. HAVKO BRIAN LOUIS RAFFA KYLE T. WAITE CORY A. HELMS ERIC L. RAMBO JOSEPH K. WALKER KATHERINE B. HEMKEN MARK RAMOS CLAYTON WARD JAIME HERNANDEZ, JR. MARBENJOHN RAMOSO CHRISTOPHER HIGGINS BRENT J. WARREN JACOB A. RANDALL WILLIAM C. HILL MICHAEL BAILEY WATTS JACKSON M. RANES JONATHAN T. HOEFING DONALD F. WAUGH, JR. BERNARD JOHN RAPP III BRANDON L. HORII RUSSEL MORGAN WEBB CHRISTOPHER P. REDMOND CHRISTOPHER D. HORSFALL ROBERT J. WEITERSHAUSEN PAUL J. REDMOND BRENNAN J. HOWELL JONATHAN R. WELLMAN ROBERT D. REED CHIN TZENG HSU JAMES B. WENTZEL JONATHAN C. REY DONALD D. JOHNSON III BRIAN ALLEN WERSCHING RUSSELL J. REYNOLDS AMY L. JUSTUS VALERIE J. WETZBARGER TYLER A. RHYNE JOSHUA M. KILLIAN ZACHARY J. WHALEN JERAD M. RICH MATTHEW T. KINARD BRANDON J. WHEELER AARON W. RICHARDSON JOSHUA KING ALEXANDER B. WHITE MARK BRIAN RIOUX JEREMY PAUL KINNE JON A. WHITE THOMAS A. RISNER AIMEE T. KIRCHNER JOHN RALPH WIDMER DANIEL J. RITTER TIMOTHY A. KIRCHNER JORDAN M. WIERSCH JERRY W. RIVES III BRYAN A. KLOEPPER ADAM B. WIESER FREDERICK A. ROBERTSON, JR. FRANCINE Y. KWARTENG DUSTIN R. WILLARD BRANDON MELVIN ROGERS ANTHONY E. LAMAGNA JASON PATTON WILLIAMS QUENTIN ROHLFS JOSEPH D. LANGAN TYLER J. WILLIAMS RODERIC G. ROSARIO SARAH B. LARK NORMAN K. WILSON RYAN C. ROSSI MICHAEL D. LASHER BRANDON M. WINNINGHAM JON E. ROSSMAN JEFFREY E. LEDOUX ERIC M. WOLF ERIN M. RUNDBERGET ERIC THOMAS LIZON TRAY C. WOOD JUSTIN E. RUPE KATHERINE A. LOCKHART JASON C. WOOLFORD ERIC MARVIN RYAN SAMUEL W. LOGAN JEFFREY D. WRIGHT MATTHEW O. SABRAW BENJAMIN T. LOWRY MICAH S. YOST TODD R. SAKSA DAVID A. LYCAN CHRISTOPHER D. ZAREMSKI CARRI M. SALAS TRAVIS J. LYTTON JAMES M. SALAZAR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DAMON R. MACE THOMAS A. SANDERS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR BRIAN R. MACK AARON R. SANDS FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JULIA H. MAFNAS BRET T. SAUBERT To be lieutenant colonel JEREMY R. MALOY GRANT J. SAUM BAILEY M. MARK PHILLIP L. SAVAGE CHIKAODI H. AKALAONU JOHN W. MARSHALL JOHN E. SCHADE BRADLEY R. ALLEN SARAH E. MCNAIR COLT R. SCHIEFELBEIN LENORA F. ALVA MARCUS MCWILLIAMS SAMUEL DG SCHINDLER LEE E. ANDERSON LEAH M. MEYER JAMES L. SCHMIDT KIRK ANDREWS MICHAEL J. MILLARD ROBERT W. SCHOMAKER KYLE W. BAILEY CORRINE MILLER NATHAN J. SCHULER ALLISON M. BARKALOW DANIEL S. MINNOCCI RYAN D. SEALY JOSEPHINE BEACHAM KYLE A. MOATS KEVAN BRADFORD SEAMANS PHIL AL BERNAL ADAM MORGAN RYAN J. SELLS MICHAEL D. BIEDERMAN JAMES W. MORRISON REINA SERINEO ARTHUR J. BIERZONSKI TODD W. MURRAY BRIAN J. SHANLEY LATASHA N. BONE DAVID Q. MUSGRAVE IAN A. SHELLEY JACOB A. BOTELLO ANDREW R. MYERS JAMES E. SHEPARD STEVEN C. BRENOSKIE JONATHAN D. NEEDHAM MICHAEL J. SHICK DAVID E. BREWER III YONCA NICE SETH D. SHIPLEY SARAH MARIE BRILL RYAN H. OOT GREGORY T. SHOW ELIZABETH A. BROWN JOHANNA B. OTOOLE DANIEL JACOB SIEBEN DAVID E. BULLOCK CHERRY PADILLA BRIAN J. SIKKEMA BRUSSELL C. BUNGAY COURTNEY L. S. PADILLA KURT R. SKARSTEDT ROBERT D. CAMPBELL SARA L. PAVELSKI DAVID PAUL SKELONC JASON S. CARNEY TAMEKIA ALLEN PAYNE SCOTT M. SLATER STEPHEN M. CASH ERIC S. PEELE CHRISTIAN D. SMELSER RUSSELL C. CHANCE JOSE PEREZ IV GRANT J. SMITH WILLIAM Y. CHANG ADAM G. PIERCE JACK LOYD SMITH BENJAMIN R. CHAPMAN DAVID PRESTWICH JORDAN C. SMITH GREGG R. CHILSON MICHAEL J. QUINN KEVIN P. SMITH CARLOS E. CHIRIVI MATTHEW T. RATCLIFFE ROBERT A. SMITH BYUNGSUK CHOI JOSHUA D. RENO STEPHEN E. SMITH NATALIE G. CHOUNET ALAN M. REYNOLDS ZACHARY M. SPENCER ELAINE C. CHRISTIAN TAYLOR E. REYNOLDS JOSHUA C. STALLARD MICHAEL E. CHUA CINDY C. ROBERTS ANDREW J. STANDEFORD JOSEPH R. CLARK MATTHEW D. ROBERTS KEVIN V. STANLEY IAN Y. COLEMAN JENNIFER A. ROGERS MARY A. STANTON ELIZABETH CRAMER DONALD E. ROLEY TYLER J. STARK MARGOT C. CUNNINGHAM ELIZABETH N. ROMERO HARRY H. STARNES SYLVESTER A. DAGRELLA PHILLIP ROTH TIMOTHY A. STEARMAN DENISHA L. DARCUS TITO M. RUIZ TYLER W. STEF CHARLES J. DEIGNAN TOMMY A. RUTHERFORD THOMAS R. STENGL JUSTIN D. DELORIT NICK SACCONE NICOLE M. STENSTAD BARBARA MAGDALENA DIVINE BRANDON A. SANDOVAL MICHAEL A. STEPAN TYLER M. DUNCAN DANIELLE M. SANDS ERIK STERLING JANE R. DUNN JESSICA S. SCHNEIDER ANDREW JOSEPH STEVENS ROBERT F. DUNPHY SCOTT A. SCHNEIDER BRIAN S. STEWART SCOTT R. EBERLE KRISTEN S. SCHNELL CHRISTOPHER J. STEWART DALE R. ELLIS II SHAWN M. SCHULZ PAUL R. STINSON STEPHEN P. EMBORSKI CLAYTON T. SEILER ROBERT LEE STINSON STACY M. ESKRIDGE ROBERT Z. SHANNON

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.024 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020

SCOTT A. SIMONEAUX BRYAN S. KIM JOSEPH L. BURNSED BRIAN R. SINKULE MICHAEL W. KNAUF ANDREW I. CALHOUN ROBERT A. B. SLAYTON TRACIE KELLEY KONIETZKO ERIC B. CAREY ABRAHAM B. SMITH JOHN F. KOVACIC CHRISTOPHER ROBERT CAVE JAMES EDWARD SMITH MICHAEL D. KUST ERIC E. CHAN JONATHAN J. ST PETER MATTHEW R. LANEY JOSEPH D. CHAPMAN CARSTEN P. STAHR STEVE IAN LANUZO CHRISTOPHER H. CHIN DANIEL O. STEPHENS MICHAEL J. LASORDA JOSEPH A. CITRO NICOLE L. STEVENS CHRISTOPHER LEISTE KENNETH K. CORIGLIANO JEREMY H. STOWERS ADAM M. LIBBY JEFFREY E. COVERDALE BRANNDON L. TEFFETELLER JAMES R. LIEVSAY TIMOTHY E. COWAN CHARLES P. TENNEY GARRISON J. LINDHOLM JAMES M. COX JENNIFER M. TITKEMEIER DANIEL L. LUCZAK CLYDE A. CROSS II JACKYLIN C. UNROE JOHN AARON MAGELITZ SHAWN CROWE TAYLOR B. VALENTINE BRIAN J. MAHAR JOSHUA G. DANIELS ENRIQUE VAZQUEZ, JR. ANDRIA K. MARTIN WALTER J. DARNELL III JOSHUA J. WALTON EVAN T. MCCAULEY ANDREW R. DARTT GREGORY J. WARD CHUCK ALAN MCLEOD BRIAN V. DAVIS JOSHUA A. WEBB CHRISTOPHER S. MENDOZA MEGAN N. DAVIS BRIAN K. WERNLE WILLIE H. MIMS ADRIAN A. DE FREITAS CHAD M. WHARTON CHRISTIAN H. MORGAN SAHEBA B. DEHENRE RYAN M. WHITAKER AARON THOMAS MYERS PETER J. DELLACCIO KENNETH E. WHITE II TODD P. MYERS JOHN S. DELOBEL RUSSELL H. WILLIAMS MATTHEW K. NELSON MICHAEL A. DETIEGE CHANELLE M. WILLIS DARREN NG CHARLES A. DOBSON TERRENCE WILSON CHISALA C. NGANDWE DAVID E. DRAKE, JR. HANS U. WINKLER PAUL D. NORRIS JEAN M. DUGGAN SABRINA N. WINTER KATHLEEN C. OCONNOR MARK C. DUNCAN JOANNA A. WRIGHT RYAN P. OCONNOR JESSE J. ELLIS LATOSHIA WRIGHT MARK S. OLEKSAK RAYMOND A. FERNANDEZ CASEY H. WYMAN ABIGAIL R. ONO KYLE E. FITCH ANDREW J. ZANRUCHA KRISTIN L. ORMAZA CHRISTOPHER L. FOLTZ TABATHA R. ZELLHART JORGE G. PADRO CHAD M. FREY BENJAMIN FULK THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT AUSTIN M. PAGE LEX JOSE PARKER VANESSA GALVAN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR CHARLES BRIAN GLAZE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: AARON PAULI JASON M. PAUSEWANG NICHOLAS I. GOMEZ AXEL GONZALEZ To be lieutenant colonel JAMES D. PETERSEN KATIE L. GRANT WELLINGTON V. G. PHILLIPS BRIAN C. ADKINS JESSICA GUITRON TIMOTHY L. PITZER CHRISTOPHER R. ALBA CHRISTINA H. GUSTAFSON ALEXANDER E. QUINIA JOSEPH R. ALLEN EDDY G. GUTIERREZ ESTEFANIA RAFFOMAGNASCO HARRIGAN MANUEL ALVAREZ ALYCIA M. HACKENBURG JUAN D. RAMIREZ BLYTHE A. ANDREWS DIANA L. HALLERAN SAUL A. RAMOS AARON M. AYERS JASON S. HAMILTON JENNA R. REDERUS DANIEL BARKER TORREY DAVID HAMILTON JULIE A. REED JOSHUA M. BEHLER ASHLEY E. HARDIN KEVIN D. REKEDAL MICHAEL S. BELLISS JOSEPH HARRIS DAVID S. RICHARDSON DANIEL A. BERGERON JAY R. HART RYNE P. ROADY ANTHONY JOSEPH BERNARDI MICHAEL J. HARTER NICHOLAS A. ROBINSON MACKENZIE J. BIRCHENOUGH HAYLEY L. HARTSTEIN CESAR A. RODRIGUEZ IV ERIC CRAIG BLATTNER NOAH J. HASSLER JAVIER RODRIGUEZ KLAYTON S. BOBSEIN PAUL A. HAYES SAILY Y. RODRIGUEZ ANGELO M. BONAVITA ERIC J. HEITZENRODER MICHAEL ROSENOF BEAU BRANTLEY PAUL J. HENRI GREGORY RANDALL ROTH NICHOLAS C. BRAUN KURT R. HEPLER JON D. ROWLAND WILLIAM D. BRIDGES CHRISTOPHER A. HERGENRETER JARED M. RUPP ANTHONY M. BROWN, JR. JOHN M. HERMOIAN ROBERT HENRY RYAN III TCHOIA JONELLE BROWN BRIAN T. HIGGINS DAVID A. SCHILL MICHAEL HOWARD BROWNLEE BRIAN D. HOCKERSMITH BENJAMIN F. SCHUMACHER TIMOTHY W. BUCHER MICHAEL DAVID HOERBER MATTHEW J. SCHWAAB JAMES D. BULLOCK WALKER PAUL HOFMANN PATRICIA WILLIAMS SCHWANDT JARRED L. BURLEY JEREMY J. HOMAN ADAM G. SEARS MARVIN G. CARDER, JR. TRAMPAS R. HOWE SIMONE SHEN AMMY CHRISTINE CARDONA JULIE A. JANSON CURTIS MCINTOSH SHORR JOHN B. CARTER CLAIRE E. JARRY MARCUS A. SITTERLY NICHOLAS L. CASTRO JOHN D. JARZABEK ROBERT C. SMALL RANDY S. CICALE GREG JEONG JEFFREY S. SOVERN LEE B. COLE JENNIFER M. JONES MORGAN E. SPARKS MARK A. COLE ANDREW T. KASPEREK MATTHEW G. SPEED NATHAN S. COLLINS KAITLIN W. KENNY KEVIN J. SPRINGER ROSS A. CONRAD ASIM A. KHAN CHRISTOPHER L. STILSON DIBYA DAS STACEY R. KIDD TREVOR VINCENT STUTTING JUSTIN H. DEIFEL CORNITA L. KIMBROUGH CHAD BENJAMIN SUE JOHN E. DEMELLO, JR. JARED W. KING TODD M. SULLIVAN JEFFERY S. DENNISON KENRICK ANSEN KOKARAM ANDREAS Z. TEMPELIS JOSEPH M. DERIENZO STANISLAV V. KOMITOV CHRISTOPHER D. TERPENING ANDREW T. DIBELLA KORT A. KOSER JEFFREY M. TETRAULT LUKE C. DRAS AMANDA L. KOSTURKO JESSICA A. TOMPKINS GARRET E. DUFF MARY T. KUCONIS DREW P. TURNER PATRICK W. DUVALL CLEO A. LAMKIN GEORGE M. VAN OSTEROM AUSTIN R. EMERY ROBERT D. LARKIN PEDRO VELEZ CRUZ JACOB ENGLISH PETER C. LARSEN ROBERT A. VINCENT NICHOLAS ESTEP JOSHUA H. LAVENDER STEPHEN M. VISALLI JULIA A. FAUSTMAN STEVEN I. LEE JOSEPH A. WAHLQUIST MICHAEL S. FELTEN JOSH A. LEV GENE MICHAEL WILKINS JORDAN A. FIRTH KORRY W. LEVERETT CHRISTOPHER S. WILLEY MATTHEW T. FOERTSCH ALLEN W. LITTLE JONATHAN A. WILSON JOSHUA DANIEL FOWLER CHRISTOPHER P. LOCHRIDGE JONATHAN B. WING GREGORY R. FREY JEFFREY T. LUCY JOANNE C. YOUNG JEFFREY D. FRY JENELL MACIAS FARAKH BALAL ZAMAN JERED NATHAN FRY DAVID L. MACK SCOTT C. ZETTERSTROM JENNIFER A. FUKA DOMENIC MAGAZU III MATTHEW N. FUQUA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES I. MAHER BRANDON M. GALINDO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR JONATHAN J. MALDA LEODANNY GARCIA FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: EDWARD A. MANTANONA, JR. MARSHA RENE GOETZ BROWNING To be lieutenant colonel SETH D. MARTIN HEATHER H. GREATTING DUFAUD JACK J. MATEJKA CHRISTOPHER M. GROVER JASON W. ABSHIRE DYLAN MCDERMOTT ALEXANDER C. GRUENTHER DENNIS A. ADEZAS KEVIN A. MCDONOUGH TREVOR A. GUSTAFSON BRIAN TAYLOR ALLEN DAVID T. MCGARVEY GLENN HAMMOND HILLERY N. ANDERSON CHARLYNNE M. MCGINNIS JACOB L. HARLEY ANDREW D. ARNOTT JACK D. MCGONEGAL CAROLINE HAWKINS VERONICA E. BAEZ SCOTT W. MCGREGOR JAMES V. HEROLD BRIAN BALES RHOSHONDA A. MCGRUDER SHAWN C. HERRMANN STEPHANIE S. BASKETT BRENDEN A. MCLEAN DAVID E. HILLSHAFER MOZAMBIQUE L. BATTS CECIL T. MCSPADDEN CHRISTOPHER M. HOCKING PAUL M. BEACH MATTHEW W. MECKES BRIAN WILLIAM ILES KIMBERLY BENDER ADAM J. MESSER PATRICK R. JACKSON BRYANT R. BENEFIEL CASEY C. MILLER STEPHEN M. JIMENEZ LINDSEY L. BERGERON SZE W. MILLER RYAN R. JOBMAN GEROD M. BONHOFF ALLISON P. MINNIG JEREMIAH DAVID JOHNSON PATRICIA S. BOWEN JOSELYN A. MOLINARI TREVOR M. JOHNSON DANIEL P. BOYARSKI DANIEL B. MORABITO JONATHAN PETER KAISER DAVID J. BRAITHWAITE JESSICA ELIZABETH MORGAN BRENDAN N. KALLANDER JASON D. BROWN DANIEL B. MUGGELBERG BENJAMIN ANDREW KARLOW SCOTT A. BURKEY AMAL NAZZALL

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.026 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6683

TIMOTHY N. NESLONY IN THE ARMY ASHLEY B. PENN SETH A. NEWFANG LINDSEY M. PRESCHER CHRISTOPHER EDWARD NIXON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT LANGAN P. ROBBINS MICHELLE C. OBRIENGIETKA TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE KEITH M. ROXO BRENDAN M. ONEAL ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: NADINE H. RUTH RYAN M. ORTIZ ROBERT P. RUTTER, JR. JEFFREY RAYMOND PAQUETTE To be colonel BRANDI L. SAKAI CORRIE A. PECORARO ANDREW C. SINELLI STEVEN B. SAPIDA LOREN M. PETERKIN DUSTIN J. SCHUETT CHAD D. POLUMBO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STEPHENIE A. SCULLY CORIN R. POTOR TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE VIKAS SHRIVASTAVA JUSTIN D. PUCKETT ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: JAMES G. SLOTTO BERNADETTE M. RAMSEY To be colonel CHARLES T. SMARK AMANDA J. RASMUSSEN KARL A. SODERLUND SCOTT A. ROBERTS PHILLIP J. ARMSTRONG JOSEPH SPINELLI WILLIAM A. RUSSELL PAUL A. STICKELS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STEVEN C. SANOCKI SARAH B. STURGILL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE TANISHA J. SAUNDERS RANDY K. SULAVER ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: HEIDI K. SCHIANO DANIEL D. TARMAN RAYMOND T. SEALEY To be colonel BRENDON G. TILLMAN JASON W. SEITZ DENISE R. TORBERT DANIEL MARK SELLERS TONY D. NGUYEN VISONG TRING THOMAS P. SHALLUE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ERIC H. TWERDAHL, JR. CHARLES BRUSLE I. SHERBURNE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE DIEGO A. VICENTE MATTHEW A. SIMPSON ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: BRIAN R. VINCENT JOHN X. SITU JOSEPH V. VO, JR. MICHAEL E. SKARDA To be colonel JUDD A. WHITING JEDEDIAH S. SPENCER MATTHEW B. HARRISON MATTHEW C. WILLETT NICKOLAS J. STEWART LAWRENCE L. WILLIAMS, JR. MATTHEW V. STREETON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RAQUEL T. WILLIAMS GREGORY J. STRONG AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES BRYAN E. WOOLDRIDGE, JR. BRIAN STURDEVANT MILITARY ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 7433(B) AND 7436(A): THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RYAN SULLIVAN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY CRAIG E. SVANBERG To be colonel UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DANIEL GLYNN TAYLOR KIMBERLY A. TEMPLER MICHAEL S. SCIOLETTI To be commander JOSEPH W. THOMPSON NATALIE R. BAKAN MICHAEL J. THOMPSON IN THE NAVY JARED C. BECK GEORGE J. TOLIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ERIC L. BISCHOFF WILLIAM M. TOMPKINS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JOSEPH G. R. BOICE ANDREW J. TRAVIS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER D. BRADLEY DANIEL J. TRIMBOLI JOSEPH F. CAREY HEIDI M. TUCHOLSKI To be commander SARA A. CHILCUTT GERALD M. UNDERWOOD, JR. THOMAS G. COOPER EVAN VALDEZ MICHAEL A. AJAO TRACY A. DANTONIO NATHAN J. VAN LOON ART A. AMBROSIO CAITLIN D. DARCEY ROBERT S. VOGT SHALIMAR J. ANDREWS ROHIT K. DAVE MATTHEW W. WEAVER MICHAEL J. ANNEN KRISTEN M. ESTRADA JETTA M. WEBER DAMON M. ARMSTRONG CHRISTOPHER M. HANSON CHRISTOPHER W. WEIMER DANIELLE M. BARNES AARON G. HASSELL TYLER K. WEST RYAN C. BARTLE JASON L. HICKS TRAVIS J. WHITE KEVIN M. BERNSTEIN JEFFREY T. HOYLE KEVIN C. WHITLATCH NIKUNJ A. BHATT STEPHEN B. HUTTON RAY S. WILCOX MAUER BISCOTTI III SHAWNA L. JACKSON BENJAMIN G. WILLIAMS JASON B. BRILL DORIS K. LAM KEVIN D. WILLIAMS JOHN M. BURGER JAMES C. M. LISH ANDRE WOLF ANDREW S. CAMARATA EVAN P. MOODY ANDREA WOLFE CLARK ERIC T. CARROLL ANDREW J. PAKCHOIAN ISHMAN W. WOODARD, JR. SUZANNE D. CLAYTON DAVID G. QUINTERO FRANKIE L. WOODS, JR. CHRISTOPHER A. COCHRAN NICOLE M. REDDOUT BRIAN P. YODER GLEN A. COOK WILLIAM A. CRONIN BLAKE M. ROSACKER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MOHENISH K. DAUGHTRY PAUL M. RUSSELL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR CHRISTINE A. DEFOREST JULIE K. SUGUITAN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JONATHAN R. DETTMER CHRISTOPHER E. VERZOSA To be lieutenant colonel JILLIAN M. DORSAM THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CICELY A. DYE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY PRISCILLA M. ADAMS RACHEL M. ELLIS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NATHAN S. BISCHOPING CHRISTIAN E. ESQUIVEL JEFFERY MICHAEL BLACKRICK MATTHEW P. FEIST To be commander JOSEPH A. BOUDREAU HUCKELBERRY A. FINNE JAMES P. ADWELL CHARLES E. DIETERLE GAVIN W. FORD GARTH W. ALDRICH SETH W. EASTMAN GABRIEL T. GIZAW JOSEPH A. BAUGH PHILIP D. FREEMAN STEVEN M. GLERUM DAVID G. BENNETT HUNTER RAY GALLIEN REYNALDO GOMEZ WILLIAM A. BLAIR, JR. MATTHEW R. GARDNER AARON J. GONZALEZ STEPHANIE C. CLAPPER JOHN R. GRAVES MATHEW R. GUGGENBILLER KAARIN E. COE GEOFFREY ALAN GRAY, JR. JONATHAN L. HALBACH GABRIEL N. DEFANG ANGELICA MARIA S. HEIDERICH DAVID M. HANRAHAN MATTHEW R. ENGLISH ERIK N. HOLMSTROM ROBERT S. HANSON JOHN J. FRASER ELLA R. KASSHA CURTIS L. HARDY JOSEPH M. FROMKNECHT JEFFREY L. KLINGENSMITH, JR. KEVIN S. HART HONG GAO NICOLE S. KLINGENSMITH JAMES A. HARTWELL JINAKI S. GOURDINE ERIC M. LOPEZ AMIE L. HARVEY LINDA D. HAVENS JACQUELINE POSTELL LUCAS SARAH D. HODGES SHANI K. HENRY JOHN M. MAYER SCOTT P. HOPKINS HANNAH L. HOOTEN PATRICK T. MCAFEE ADAM R. HORN BRITTANY J. JANSEN BRANDY N. MCCART DANIEL S. HWANG KENNETH R. JENKINS FRANCES V. MERCADO JOHANES M. ISMAWAN SANDEEP KUMAR DANIEL R. MOORE MICHAEL L. JACKSON JAMES A. LAGGER GARY W. MOSMAN MARC T. JOHANNSEN JESSE D. LOCKE RYAN D. MURPHY SUMMANTHER A. KAVIRATNE ROBERT P. B. NEVINS MICHAEL NERENBERG JOHN E. KEHOE JACOB N. J. NORRIS MATTHEW T. PECORARO KEVIN D. KEITH OLUSEGUN A. OLABODE STEVEN C. REDWINE EAMON C. KELEHER EUGENE D. OSBORN ALEX S. RICH TAMARA L. KEMP MICHAEL D. OWEN PETER M. SMITH CHRISTOPHER M. KNAUS LUKE P. QUEBEDEAUX KENON E. THOMPSON MATTHEW W. KOHAN SETH A. REINI MICHAEL C. VALDIVIA MICHAEL A. LEE DOMINIC J. ROMANOWSKI ISAAC C. WILLIAMS LOUIS R. LEWANDOWSKI FRANCINE SEGOVIA RADHAMES E. LIZARDO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHAD M. THOEMKE DONALD J. LUCAS, JR. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR JONE L. TILLMAN MARGARET E. MACCLARY FORCE AND AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED KIRSTEN E. VESEYOLAH CLIFFORD M. MADSEN STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., PETER B. WALKER EDWIN MANLEY, JR. SECTIONS 9433(B) AND 9436(A): ANDREW J. WEISS GORDON T. MARKHAM JESSICA N. WOODY To be colonel BLAKE A. MARVIN BRENDAN J. MCCLUNEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MIRIAM A. KRIEGER VICTORIA S. D. MCDONALD TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT APRIL L. MCGILL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: AS PERMANENT PROFESSORS AT THE UNITED STATES ANNE E. MCLENDON To be commander AIR FORCE ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER MARGRETTE M. MOORE TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 9433(B) AND 9436(A): SAMIR T. MUKHERJEE BRYAN C. BARLETTO To be colonel KENNETH E. NEEDHAM NATASHA T. BODE KRISTINA W. OCONNOR CHRISTINA R. CAETANO JEAN P. PELTIER ROBERT J. OLDT III ERIK A. CARLSON TARA L. VILLENA JARED M. PATTON JASON W. CONNORS

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.029 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020

ROSS S. ERICSON MICHAEL D. LABBE RACHAEL M. MUSSER CHRISTOPHER M. FLETCHER RAYMOND J. LANCLOS III STEVEN H. PARKS KYLE FRALICK JOSHUA L. G. LANGHORNE JEFFREY D. PATTON TRACY L. HARP QUENTIN E. LEASE ROSS A. PENROD CARA A. HOY CHRISTOPHER M. LEBEL JEREMY R. POTTS NICHOLAS J. KADLEC HEATHER E. K. LEE AUSTIN A. RASBACH DAYTON A. KRIGBAUM SOHNHWA LEE JOHN V. RUGGIERO DANIEL B. LEARY JONATHAN B. LEUNG MARCUS A. SANCHEZ GREGORY W. MANZ DAVID S. LEWIS CHRISTOPHER A. SANDMEL ANDREW D. MURRAY ANDREW C. LOVGREN TYLER R. SCHARAR ELIZABETH A. OCONNOR JASON P. MARKS JASON A. SCHECHTER JENNIFER M. PIKE JAMES R. MARSH JEREMY M. SCHWARTZ AYANA B. PITTERSON ANNE P. MAZUREK JAMES O. SHAMBLEY MARK T. RASMUSSEN CHARLES E. MCCANDLESS RILEY W. SMITH CHRISTOPHER M. REINTJES GREGORY T. MCCLEERY ROBERT M. SYRE MATTHEW R. SONN ANDREW S. MIKESELL RYAN W. THRUN NICHOLAS B. STAMPFLI MATTHEW L. MILLER JOSHUA A. TURNER AARON D. WALDO HOWARD A. MILLIGAN BILLY D. WOODWARD KEVIN M. WALKER JOSHUA M. MILLNER CHESTER J. WYCKOFF DAVID W. WARNING ALEXANDER S. MOLNAR JOSEPH M. ZUKOWSKY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT STEPHANIE C. MONTANO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JASON A. MONTS IN THE SPACE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BENJAMIN G. MUNIZ III ARTHUR C. NELSONWILLIAMS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT To be commander ERIC J. NEWSOME TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES RAYMOND D. OBRIEN SPACE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: COLLEEN L. ABUZEID JOHN A. OLABODE MARTIN L. BOESE ROEL K. OROZCO To be lieutenant colonel EDWARD R. CAVANAUGH ISAAC J. ORTMAN ISRAEL ABENSUR KATHERINE M. GELENTER JONATHAN P. PAGNUCCO TIMOTHY S. ANDERSON JENNIFER L. GOODRIDGE BRADY R. PETERS JONATHAN R. AREHART MONICA L. HALL MATTHEW C. POSS DANIEL H. BOYD JUDY O. HANHILA JACOB M. PRENTISS JASON WAYNE BULLOCK ROSE C. JOLLY DOMINIC M. RAIGOZA BRENT W. BURGE SONYA L. MCKAY JOHN J. RENQUIST MARION M. CARTER BRENDA S. MORGAN PETER RIESTER JASON JOEL CASEY RACHEL E. NEWNAM LEANNE R. RILEY EDWARD G. CHANDLER COLBY J. OQUIN WILLIAM D. M. ROMPS CHARLES D. COOK JESSICA M. ORZECHOWSKI MANUEL ROSAS ROBERT H. COPLEY HEATHER Y. PURCELLMULLINS CHRISTOPHER M. SANDS ARYAN L. DALE HARLEY R. RAGLE III MATTHEW J. SCHAEFER JESSE O. DIAZ APRIL L. REAVES JAN D. SCHOTMAN CAITLIN B. DIFFLEY TERI R. RYALS JOHN R. SECRIST LEILANI V. DISTASO JULIE M. SCHAUB JASON A. SHAW JESSE G. DOLL STACY M. STATS GINA M. SLABY TYLER E. ESKE ERIC T. TOBIN JOSEPH A. SMUTZ RICHARD K. FANCHER KIMBERLY A. VESEY FREDERICK M. STAINES JOSHUA M. FAUSTMAN CHRISTOPHER R. WEISS RYAN R. STICKEL APRIL FOLEY LILLIAN W. WHITE GARRETT D. STONE ALLAN G. FONSECA ROBYN V. WHITE CINDY SUAREZVILLAFANE JAIME E. GARCIA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JOHN R. SUMNER THEODORE A. GIVLER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY SEAN M. TETER RICHARD C. GRIMBERG, JR. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MICHAEL B. VALLE ALLISON JANINE HAAS To be lieutenant commander JULIO A. VARGAS ALEXANDER HAU KURT A. WELDAY, JR. KATHERINE C. HEBNER BRIAN B. TOUPIN JACOB T. WHITELEY MATTHEW D. KNEPPER DANTE E. WILLIAMSON JEFFREY D. KOCH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT EDWARD P. WINDAS DEANE L. LAKE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY PAUL G. LAND UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY KEVON P. LAZARE To be lieutenant commander UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ROBERT J. LERNER URI Y. MANDELBAUM JENNIFER L. RHINEHART To be commander JOSHUA M. MCCULLION WILLIAM C. MCGILLIVRAY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RAYNARD ALLEN RANDALL G. MERCER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DONALD A. BAKER III STEVEN R. MERCER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: AUTUMN E. BUTLERSAEGER COLIN D. MIMS KIMBERLY CAIN To be lieutenant commander CHRISTINE T. PASUN GENEVIEVE M. F. CLARK DONALD T. PERROTTA BRANDON E. CLARK JASON M. CONSTANTINE JOSEPH MARTIN PICARIELLO DAVID S. DEESE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DAVID J. RAHL DAVID L. DUPREY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY PAUL E. ROGERS CALVIN B. GARDNER, SR. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JUSTIN A. ROQUE GLENN W. ORRIS DOUGLAS B. RUYLE To be commander BRYAN E. PURVIS ERIN E. G. SALINAS JOHN C. RUDD MICHAEL J. SANDERS CHRISTOPHER L. ALLEN ROBERT A. SLAUGHTER MICHAELA A. SCHANNEP LINDSAY R. ANDERSON PAUL L. SMITH STEWART C. SMITH JACOB T. BAKER STEPHEN L. WARNE BENJAMIN C. SZUTAR JATAN BASTOLA MARLIN WILLIAMS JENNIFER M. BIBY MARSHALL LEE TILLIS GEORGE M. BICK THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL A. TRETT REYNALDO R. CABANA III TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY SCOTT P. VOTH LUPEI CHOU UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: GEOFFREY H. WALKER MICHAEL J. COLLINS To be commander ROBERT O. WRAY VAUGHN B. COOPER STEPHEN P. ZIEGENFUSS JOSEPH M. COZART JAMES G. ANGERMAN DEVIN LEE ZUFELT HEIDI M. DAVIS CHRISTIAN J. AUGER JAMES A. DAVIS MICHAEL T. AUGUSTYN IN THE COAST GUARD JUSTIN T. DEVOE NICHOLAS C. BROWN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RYAN P. DIPAOLO JOHN F. CASILIO IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE TO THE MICHAEL B. DIPROSPERO BRIAN W. CHRISTNER GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION BLAKE M. DREMANN THOMAS J. DILL 12203(A): MATTHEW E. DUNCAN DANE C. ELLES CRAIG T. DZIEWIATKOWSKI EDWARD A. FOSSON To be captain JEFFGERARD C. FERNANDEZ JAMES R. W. GALLOWAY HEATHER M. FLORES DALLAS A. GIPSON ROBERT A. BISANG MELISSA S. FLYNN CRYSTINE M. GOOD LYNN R. CAPUANO JAMES L. FOSTER SHAWN C. GORMAN GREGORY A. DUNCAN CASEY J. GILLETTE DANIEL J. B. GUTIERREZ JOSEPHINE K. HERON MELISSA A. GONZALES KATHRYN A. GUTIERREZ WILLIAM J. KNITZ JEREMY A. GRENNAN PHILLIP R. HAMROCK NEAL P. KITE MARK A. GUNTER CARL A. HANSEN JEFFREY W. KUCK ADAM L. HAMILTON MICHAEL R. HIGHTOWER KEVIN P, LAVERY JOSHUA R. HARDING JONATHAN R. HORNER SARA S. PLATT-MOSER JASON E. HARNISH BRIANNA E. JACKSON PAUL J. ROONEY RICHARD P. HARTL TIMOTHY P. JAMES NAN O. SILVERMAN-WISE BRIAN H. HAYS BENJAMIN E. KALISH SCOTT H. WOLLAND NATHAN T. HAYWARD JOHN D. KVANDAL THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MICHAEL C. HOCKETT, JR. ROBERT W. LEFTWICH IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD RESERVE TO THE LUKE J. HODGES MATTHEW J. LENZER GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION ALEJANDRA HOLCH KIMBERLY I. MAZUR 12203(A): RYAN Z. HUGHES ROBERT E. MCCHAREN SAMUEL A. HULL SETH T. MCGUIRE To be captain MICHAEL D. KEY JAMES B. MCKELVIE JONATHAN M. KRENZ MATTHEW R. MILKOWSKI RICHARD A. HOWELL SUNEET KUNDRA SANDRANELL L. MOERBE SCOTT C. TOVES

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:28 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.031 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE November 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6685

THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR PROMOTION IN AARON M. GARNIER DARNELL R. PHILLIPS THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO THE GRADE INDI- ROBERT M. GARRIS NILES C. PIERSON CATED UNDER TITLE 14, U.S.C., SECTION 2121(E), INCLUD- MARVIN J. GATES MATTHEW E. PINHEY ING THOSE RESERVE OFFICERS WHO ARE TO BE AP- AMANDA L. GAVELEK PARKER B. POUSER POINTED AS PERMANENT COMMISSIONS OFFICERS PUR- AMY E. GAYMAN DANA E. PREFER SUANT TO 14 U.S.C., SECTION 2101. ALLICE V. GHOLSON JAMES C. PROVOST ADAM M. GIBBS To be lieutenant commander MEILYN K. QUITIQUIT CURTIS A. GOOKIN JUAN J. RAMIREZ PAUL C. GRACEY BENJAMIN S. AARONSON JOHN E. RAMOS SPENCER W. GRINNELL KAYLA J. ABRUZZESE MICHAEL T. RATHBUN JENNA H. GROSS HILLARY R. ADAMS JOHN K. RAUSCHENBERGER III ZACHARY T. GROSS MICHAEL J. AHLIN CHAD L. RAY KENNETH W. HALL KATHERINE L. AHRENS SCOTT D. HANDLIN CHARLES T. REED KARL N. ALEJANDRE BRADLEY S. HANOVER KYLE D. REESE WILLIAM A. ALLEN III JASON M. HARCZAK JOHN D. REID JESSICA P. ANDERSON JILLIAN B. HARNER JOSHUA D. RICE LARS D. ANDERSON NICHOLAS J. HATHAWAY MICHELLE J. RICE KIMBERLY N. ANGEL RAYMOND J. HEBERLIG KEVIN T. RILEY SCOTT M. ARBEITER KEITH C. HEINE HECTOR F. RIVERA STEVE J. ARGUELLES JASON D. HELSABECK TROY L. ROBISON JOHNSTON G. ARIAIL STEPHEN P. HENDERSON ANTHONY M. RODRIGUES MATTHEW A. ARNOLD CRAIG A. HERMILLER MATTHEW V. ROMERO WADE E. ARNOLD KARISSA L. HERNANDEZ SPENCER E. ROSS JACOB L. AULNER NICHOLAS D. HERNDON BRADEN L. ROSTAD ERIC P. BALCUNAS GREGORY R. HERSH DONALD W. RUDNICKAS, JR. MECHELLE N. BALL STEPHEN A. HILLS GRANT K. RUTTER ZACHARY N. BALLARD JILLIAN M. HOFFMAN JASON Y. RYU NATHAN D. BARNES RAVEN R. HOLM RUTH A. SADOWITZ JOHN B. BARRETT WALTER C. HUTCHINS LINDSAY A. SAKAL MARIE C. BAXTER JARED R. HYLANDER STEPHANIE L. SALAS JOHN W. BEAL NICHOLAS S. IANNARONE CHRISTOPHER P. SALERNO SAMUEL H. BEAUCHAMP III AKANINYENE A. INYANG LOREN M. SANCINETO STEVEN A. BECKER DANIEL J. IPPOLITO STEPHEN M. SANDERS KIMBERLY A. BEISNER JOHN R. JASKOT JEFFREY M. BENDER WESLEY C. JONES CLARK W. SANFORD PATRICK G. BENNETT PAUL R. JUNGHANS JOHN R. SANTORUM JAMES F. BERRY PARISH M. KALEIWAHEA NICHOLAS J. SAPIANO KYLE BERTOLUZZI SHAWN P. KARASEVICZ MATHEW T. SCHIRLE ALBERT D. BLAISDELL LAUREN K. KEEFE CHRISTOPHER J. SCHLECK SCOTT W. BOCK JORDAN C. KELLAM JOSEPH M. SCHLOSSER TAMMY BOLIN BRENDEN V. KELLEY JEFFREY J. SCHOKNECHT THEODORE J. BORNY DAVID KENT LYNN M. SCHRAYSHUEN DAVID T. BOURBEAU KEVIN C. KINSELLA MITCHELL P. SCHUMACHER ZACHARY T. BOWERS GEORGE C. KOLUMBIC ERIC A. SCHWARTZ GREGORY V. BREDARIOL ERIC R. KOLWICZ JOSHUA M. SCHWARTZ JOHN J. BRIGGS JARED W. KORN DEVON M. SCHWARTZBERG JUSTIN P. BROOKS GARY R. KUEHN III JEFFREY M. SCHWIND REBECCA J. BROOKS ANGEL M. KWOK ANTHONY R. SCOTT ALEXANDER J. BROWN ANTHONY P. LABOY JONATHAN J. SCOTT SAMUEL T. BROWN DANIEL J. LAGDON JACOB R. SCRITCHFIELD JASON E. BROWNLEE JONATHAN M. LANG KIMBERLY K. SHADWICK GREGORY W. BUKATA AMBER L. LARSON KEVIN P. SHANAHAN DANIEL Y. BURKE MICHAEL R. LAURENCE NICHOLAS J. SHARPE MICHAEL J. BURKE MARK C. LEAHEY ANDREW C. SHEEHY DANIEL J. CAHILL JEREMIAH J. LEGGETT JENNIFER L. SHEEHY JOSHUA R. CAIN HARRY LEHMAN III ERIN D. SHERIDAN MICHAEL G. CARMAN MIHAI LETA GRAHAM S. SHERMAN THOMAS D. CARMAN ETHAN S. LEWALLEN SARAH K. SHVEDA JASON A. CARTER PETER C. LEWIA JOHN R. SLOAN TIMOTHY J. CASSEL STEFAN A. LEWIS KRISTI I. SLOANE NYREL S. CEDERSTROM QUENTIN L. LONG, JR CHRISTIE L. SMITH LAURENCE S. CHEN CARL A. LUXHOJ CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH FRANCIS C. CHESKE ABBIE E. LYONS LAUREN R. SMITH JOSEPH C. CHEVALIER THOMAS A. MACA MARSHALL D. SMITH JAMES T. CHRISTY STEPHEN MACOMBER MATTHEW A. SMITH IRVING A. CINTRON MANUEL MADDOX TAYLOR J. SMITH CHARLES J. CLARK ELISE V. MAHER ANDREW R. SNYDER CHRISTOPHER C. CLARK MIGUEL A. MALDONADO JEREMY J. SOMPLASKY MIAH A. CLAY LUCAS W. MANCINI MATTHEW A. SPADO RICHARD K. COLEMAN SEAN M. MARCH NICHOLAS R. SPENCE MEGAN D. CONCEPCION MELISSA M. MARTINELLI TRAVIS J. STARSINIC KATHLEEN A. CONWAY JOHN J. MAST KEVIN W. STEVENS ANDREW W. CORWELL BRENDAN C. MATTINA LAUREN M. STEWART MICHELLE A. COSENZA JAMES MCCORMACK WILLIAM A. STEWART JESSE A. CREMEANS ARTHUR J. MCCROHAN TANNER P. STIEHL TANYA M. CUPRAK ZACHARY W. MCCUNE CARL N. STOKES BRIAN E. DAUGHERTY HAYLEY J. MCELROY LUKE P. STRITTMATTER JAMES T. DAUGHERTY MATTHEW J. MCKENNEY RICHARD W. SULLIVAN, JR. BENJAMIN C. DAVNE MICHELLE R. MCNALLY MARK G. SVENCER LENNIE R. DAY, JR. IAN P. MCPHILLIPS ADAM R. TANNER LAURA A. DELGADO MATTHEW K. MEACHAM MARK A. TATARA ANDREW T. DENNING KURTIS D. MEES MICHAEL G. THOMPSON NICHOLAS G. DERENZO WILLIAM W. MENDENHALL DRAKE M. THORNTON ZACHARY R. DIETZ MATTHEW C. MERICAL ERIN M. THORPE SEAN D. DIGEORGE TRENT A. MEYERS ROBERT M. TOLLIVER NAMON R. DIMITROFF ALLISON G. MIDDLETON JOSHUA A. TUCKER DANIEL F. DOUGHERTY CAROLINE E. MILLER JAMES M. TYNAN BRIAN R. DOYLE PAUL J. MILLIKEN KRISTOPHER M. VALDEZ JONATHAN B. DUFFETT RAYMOND C. MILNE IV JOSHUA R. VALDIVIA ASHLEY E. DUFRESNE DEREK R. MITTLEFEHLDT BRIAN A. DYKENS AMANDA P. MONTOUR DAVID A. VANSICKLE BRANDON M. EARHART ADAM P. MOREHOUSE NICHOLAS C. VLASAK NATHANIEL L. EICHLER BLAKE J. MORRIS DEREK W. WALLIN AMUEL H. ENGLAND TIMOTHY MUELLER JEFFREY B. WALSH LAWTON K. ENNIS MARGUERITE T. MULLEN JOHN T. WATERS ALAINA M. FAGAN RYAN P. MULLIKIN RICHARD D. WATKINS, JR. CORY P. FAGAN ALLISON B. MURRAY BRYAN R. WEBER MICHAEL B. FARRIS TERDELL A. NASH CAMERON A. WELICKA DUSTIN S. FAUX NATHAN D. NEUHARDT KEIFER B. WELLS JENNIFER A. FERREIRA KATE M. NEWKIRK KEVIN P. WHALEN MICAH K. FIGUEIRA VINCENT H. NGUYEN MARY K. WHEELER JACQUELINE T. FITCH SCOTT B. NICHOLS DIMITRIOS N. WIENER WILLIAM J. FITZGERALD III TIMOTHY G. NICOLET DANIEL C. WILKINSON JESSICA FLENNOY FRANCIS A. O’BRIEN DION L. WILLIAMS JENNIFER B. FLOWERS CORY O’HARA PAUL N. WILLIAMS COLLEEN K. FOLEY GINA R. O’HARA RONALD J. WILLIAMS ANTHONY J. FOSS LARS T. OKMARK TIMOTHY S. WILLIAMS RYAN M. FOX SYNGE C. OLEARY MEGAN L. WILLMANN PATRICK B. FRAIN, JR. BRIAN S. OPLINGER CHARLES R. WILSON COLETUN A. FRANK CARLOS M. ORTEGA–PEREZ HEATHER E. WILSON PETER J. FRANSSON PATRICK M. PAGE NICHOLAS O. WINIARSKI DANIEL A. FRITZ MERIDITH A. PALO KIMBERLY A. WOOD ANNA E. FUNK KYLE J. PEARSON JOEL R. WRIGHT DAVID A. GAGNON KATHERINE R. PEET BENJAMIN T. YAHLE SEAN R. GAJEWSKI SHARYL L. PELS KEVIN N. YEN JESSICA M. GALARZA MARVIN A. PENA MATTHEW T. ZANGLE

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:09 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.033 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S6686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 12, 2020 VINCENT F. ZIESER CONFIRMATION THE JUDICIARY NATHAN L. ZINN JOSHUA J. ZIRBES AILEEN MERCEDES CANNON, OF FLORIDA, TO BE DUANE T. ZITTA Executive nomination confirmed by UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN the Senate November 12, 2020: DISTRICT OF FLORIDA.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:09 Nov 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A12NO6.035 S12NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE