S760 — SENATE February 22, 2021 have used their powers and ability endar No. 10, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of NOT VOTING—5 to bully nonpermanent members to Louisiana, to be the Representative of the Blackburn Murray Toomey stymie the Council’s work. United States of America to the United Na- Moran Paul They have shielded abusive regimes, tions, with the rank and status of the Am- bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. like the criminal dictatorship of and the Representative of the United States HEINRICH). On this vote, the yeas are Nicola´ s Maduro in Venezuela, and the of America in the Security Council of the 75, and the nays are 20. government of Burma, which com- United Nations. The motion is agreed to. mitted genocide against the Rohingya. Charles E. Schumer, Robert Menendez, The majority leader. Tina Smith, Tammy Baldwin, Thomas Our loss of influence at the Security ORDER OF PROCEDURE Council under the Trump administra- R. Carper, Sheldon Whitehouse, Pat- rick J. Leahy, Brian Schatz, Chris- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask tion was on full display in the disas- that upon the con- trous attempt to extend the U.N. arms topher A. Coons, Jack Reed, Michael F. Bennet, Debbie Stabenow, Chris Van clusion of morning business on Tues- embargo on Iran, where the United Hollen, Ron Wyden, Martin Heinrich, day, February 23, the Senate resume States could muster only one other Bernard Sanders, Edward J. Markey, consideration of Executive Calendar vote of support on the Council—one Cory A. Booker. No. 10, Linda Thomas-Greenfield; that other vote—including some of our most The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- at 11:30 a.m., all postcloture time on longtime allies: Germany, France, the Thomas-Greenfield nomination be Great Britain, to mention a few. It was imous consent, the mandatory call has been waived. considered expired and the Senate vote an embarrassment, an embarrassment. on the confirmation of the nomination; Meanwhile, China has increased its The question is, Is it the sense of the further, that notwithstanding the pro- role and activities at the United Na- Senate that debate on the nomination visions of rule XXII, at 2:15 p.m., the tions and in other international orga- of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Lou- Senate resume consideration of Execu- nizations and has worked to pervert isiana, to be Representative of the tive Calendar No. 7, Thomas Vilsack, and distort the core values that make United States of America to the United with 20 minutes for debate, as provided the U.N.’s work so important, espe- Nations, with the rank and status of under the previous order; that upon the cially the U.N.’s long-held commit- Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- use or yielding back of that time, the ment to human rights. potentiary, and the Representative of Senate vote on the confirmation of the Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield has a the United States of America in the Se- Vilsack nomination; and that upon dis- long history of expressed opposition to curity Council of the United Nations, position of the Vilsack nomination and China’s use of debt-trap tactics and its shall be brought to a close? if has been invoked on Calendar increasingly malign presence in world The yeas and nays are mandatory No. 11, the Senate vote on confirmation governance bodies. under the rule. of the Thomas-Greenfield nomination; She has spoken plainly about China’s finally, that if any of the nominations authoritarian ambitions, its open hos- The clerk will call the roll. are confirmed, the motions to recon- tility to universal human rights and The bill clerk called the roll. sider be considered made and laid upon democratic values, and has committed Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the the table with no intervening action or to confronting them every step of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. MUR- debate and the President be imme- way at the United Nations. RAY) is necessarily absent. diately notified of the Senate’s actions. What the United States desperately Mr. THUNE. The following Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there needs right now at the U.N. is renewal are necessarily absent: the Senator objection? and reengagement with key alliances from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN), the Without objection, it is so ordered. and institutions. Ambassador Thomas- Senator from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), the Greenfield has the expertise, the f Senator from Kentucky (Mr. PAUL), strength, and the character to deliver and the Senator from Pennsylvania on these priorities, to stand up for the LEGISLATIVE SESSION (Mr. TOOMEY). challenges that we face from China, to regain U.S. leverage and influence in The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 75, the Security Council, to reengage our nays 20, as follows: MORNING BUSINESS allies and hold Iran accountable, and to [Rollcall Vote No. 60 Ex.] Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask stand firm when Israel is subject to bi- YEAS—75 unanimous consent that the Senate ased attacks. proceed to legislative session and be in Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield has Baldwin Hassan Portman Bennet Heinrich Reed a period of morning business, with Sen- my full support, and I urge my col- Blumenthal Hickenlooper Risch ators permitted to speak therein for up leagues to support the nomination. Blunt Hirono Romney to 10 minutes each. I suggest the absence of a quorum. Booker Hyde-Smith Rosen The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The bill clerk proceeded to call the Boozman Inhofe Rounds Brown Johnson Sanders objection, it is so ordered. roll. Burr Kaine Schatz Mr. MENENDEZ. Madam President, I Cantwell Kelly Schumer f ask unanimous consent that the order Capito Kennedy Shaheen TRIBUTE TO STEVE GILMORE for the be rescinded. Cardin King Sinema Carper Klobuchar Smith The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Casey Leahy Stabenow Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, for objection, it is so ordered. Cassidy Lee Sullivan nearly 50 years, Steve Gilmore has Mr. MENENDEZ. I ask unanimous Collins Luja´ n Tester been making his mark on the city of Coons Manchin Thune Ashland. As an educator, a parks com- consent that the vote be held imme- Cornyn Markey Tillis diately. Cortez Masto McConnell Van Hollen missioner, and finally as a mayor, his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Crapo Menendez Warner contributions to northeastern Ken- objection, it is so ordered. Duckworth Merkley Warnock tucky have shaped a legacy anyone Durbin Murkowski Warren CLOTURE MOTION Feinstein Murphy Whitehouse could be proud of. Today, I would like The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Fischer Ossoff Wicker to recognize this incredible public serv- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Gillibrand Padilla Wyden ant and wish him well as he begins a Graham Peters Young Senate the pending cloture motion, richly deserved retirement. which the clerk will state. NAYS—20 Steve got his start in public service The bill clerk read as follows: Barrasso Grassley Rubio at 29 as a member of the local parks CLOTURE MOTION Braun Hagerty Sasse board. In the following years, he led Cotton Hawley We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Scott (FL) the renewal of Ashland’s public spaces, Cramer Hoeven Scott (SC) pushed for the repainting of its iconic ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Cruz Lankford Shelby bridges, and helped champion a major Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Daines Lummis Tuberville move to bring to a close the debate on Cal- Ernst Marshall renovation of the riverfront. In 1978,

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