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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018 No. 11 Senate The Senate met at 11 a.m. and was ator from the State of Arkansas, to perform TAX REFORM the duties of the Chair. called to order by the Honorable JOHN Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on BOOZMAN, a Senator from the State of ORRIN G. HATCH, President pro tempore. another matter, Saturday will mark 1 Arkansas. year since President Trump’s inaugura- Mr. BOOZMAN thereupon assumed tion—a year spent working with Re- f the Chair as Acting President pro tem- publicans to roll back runaway regula- pore. PRAYER tions, stand up for veterans, fund our The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f troops, strengthen national security, fered the following prayer: and pass once-in-a-generation tax re- Let us pray. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY form. Creator and Redeemer, cleanse us LEADER Today, unemployment is at its low- est level in over a decade. According to from anything that hinders the know- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ing and doing of Your will. Give our Gallup, the American people are more pore. The majority leader is recog- optimistic about their job prospects lawmakers clean hands and pure hearts nized. which will fit them to serve You and than they have been in 17 years. And just yesterday, the Dow Jones closed all people. Liberate them from forces f that keep them from moving toward above 26,000 for the first time in his- consensus. As they seek to bring unity FISA tory. The engine of American free enter- to our Nation and world, teach them Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, in prise is the American people, and when how to best serve the common welfare, just a short while, the Senate will vote government gets out of the way and to assure personal freedoms, and to ful- to reauthorize important provisions of helps provide the conditions for fill the purposes of Your Kingdom. the FISA Amendments Act. As we all growth, good things happen. Lord, bless them beyond their expecta- know, section 702 remains one of the Just yesterday, Apple—the highest tions. most important tools that our national valued public company in the world— We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen. security professionals use to combat announced a plan to create more than f terrorism and to keep Americans safe. 20,000 new jobs and invest $30 billion in Let’s be very clear about what sec- new capital right here in our country. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tion 702 does. It enables our intel- As a direct result of tax reform, Apple The Presiding Officer led the Pledge ligence community to collect commu- will pay special bonuses worth $2,500 to of Allegiance, as follows: nications from foreign terrorists on employees and begin to repatriate the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the foreign soil who threaten America and $250 billion in cash it has been holding United States of America, and to the Repub- our allies. That is what it does. Make overseas. Let me repeat that. Billions lic for which it stands, one nation under God, no mistake—section 702 does not allow and billions of dollars are coming back indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the targeting of American citizens, nor to America because Republicans passed does it permit the targeting of anyone, historic tax reform and gave us a 21st- f no matter their nationality, who is century tax code. This will have an im- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING known to be located here in the United pact not just in Silicon Valley but all PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE States. across the country. In Harrodsburg, The men and women we trust to pro- KY, Corning employs hundreds of peo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tect this country say that this capa- ple in a high-tech facility. It partners clerk will please read a communication bility is essential to their missions. with Apple to manufacture the special to the Senate from the President pro They tell us that it has saved Amer- glass used in iPhones and iPads. This tempore (Mr. HATCH). ican lives. That is why we cannot let glass is made in Kentucky. The legislative clerk read the fol- this capability lapse. The world re- Republicans in the House and Senate lowing letter: mains dangerous. We need our Armed passed tax reform without a single U.S. SENATE, Forces and intelligence community to Democratic vote, although I certainly PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, protect us, and they need us to give hope our folks across the aisle will cel- Washington, DC, January 18, 2018. To the Senate: them the tools to do it. ebrate the new jobs in their States and Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, I look forward to renewing this im- the new opportunities that are already of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby portant provision on a bipartisan basis being created for their constituents. appoint the Honorable JOHN BOOZMAN, a Sen- in a short while. We know that when Washington gets

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.000 S18JAPT1 S266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 out of the way, American workers and Will he help us put a stop to the polit- The legislative clerk proceeded to job creators can do what they do best. ical games? call the roll. The results are speaking for them- The senior Senator from Ohio said: Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask selves. ‘‘Healthcare for our kids shouldn’t be unanimous consent that the order for f controversial . . . it shouldn’t be par- the quorum call be rescinded. tisan. It should be easy.’’ The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT The junior Senator from Maine pore. Without objection, it is so or- Mr. MCCONNELL. Now, Mr. Presi- called a potential lapse in SCHIP ‘‘an dered. dent, on an urgent matter, Congress is abdication of our responsibility.’’ f fast approaching our Friday deadline The junior Senator from Oregon said: to fund the government. The choice be- ‘‘Struggling families would like to RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY fore us is quite simple: We can pass a have some stability, not have their LEADER noncontroversial, bipartisan bill to children be a bargaining chip in some The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- keep the government open, or Demo- broader vision.’’ pore. The Democratic leader is recog- crats in Congress can manufacture a All of these Democratic Senators rep- nized. crisis and force a government shut- resent tens of thousands of children down over the entirely unrelated issue who depend on SCHIP. I am more than f of illegal immigration, which we have puzzled why they would threaten to CHIP until March, at the very least, to re- turn their backs on those children— Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before solve. and shut down the government while I move to the bulk of my remarks, let Leaders in both parties have engaged they are at it—over the entirely unre- me respond to the majority leader’s in constructive talks on the best solu- lated issue of illegal immigration. Why comments on CHIP. tion for those who fall under the would anyone suggest it is a good idea First, let me say I am a good friend Obama administration’s illegally es- to not fund SCHIP for 6 years and to of Leader MCCONNELL. We are getting tablished DACA Program, along with not fund the government because they along quite nicely. I know what a dif- other important immigration issues. are upset over illegal immigration, ficult job he has, but sometimes he The President has made it clear that which is an issue we have until March says things that are just way over the any immigration bill must not only to address? treat the symptoms of illegal immigra- Last year, the Senate Finance Com- top, and I have to respond, as this tion but also address the conditions mittee unanimously agreed on a pro- morning, to his remarks on CHIP. that cause it. His four pillars for re- posal to extend SCHIP by 5 years. The Of course, Democrats support CHIP, form are increasing border security, re- continuing resolution we expect to Leader MCCONNELL. You know that forming chain migration, resolving the take up will extend it for 6, with no darn well. If we were in charge of this DACA issue, and addressing the visa partisan attachments. It shouldn’t be a Chamber, we would have never let it lottery. Those are the four pillars. difficult vote. expire, but your majority did, Leader My position is straightforward. When There is nothing—nothing—in such a MCCONNELL. Your majority let health negotiators produce a compromise that continuing resolution that my Demo- insurance for 9 million children expire, the President supports, it will receive a cratic friends actually oppose. Surely even though there were bipartisan ma- vote here in the Senate. No such solu- they do not oppose continuing to fund jorities in both Houses of Congress that tion yet exists, so the negotiations programs for opioid treatment and pre- would have extended it. continue. The DACA issue does not vention, even as negotiations continue Now it is placed on the CR. That is a face urgent deadlines until March at on additional funding. Surely they do bad idea for so many reasons that I will the very earliest. Our deadline to fund not oppose continuing to fund our mili- get to shortly, and Republicans pretend the government is tomorrow. One is an tary and our national security, even as Democrats are against CHIP. It is out- emergency, and one is not. negotiations continue on additional rageous. Later today, we anticipate the House funding. They couldn’t possibly want We are leaders of our parties, and we will pass a bill that continues govern- to cut off existing funding for veterans, say certain things, but it seems the ment funding and also attends to an- the VA system, and America’s seniors lack of straightforwardness, the lack of other urgent bipartisan concern. It will simply because we are still negotiating relying on any facts that is endemic at reauthorize the State Children’s Health additional funding. that end of Pennsylvania Avenue is Insurance Program for a full 6 years, My friends on the other side of the seeping over to the majority leader’s giving needed security to the families aisle do not oppose a single thing in desk, and I regret that because what he of the 9 million American children who this bill—nothing. They know they said this morning about CHIP was out- depend on the program for coverage. can’t possibly explain to our rageous. To suggest that Democrats A continuing resolution plus a 6-year warfighters and veterans, to our sen- are standing in the way of CHIP is SCHIP extension is a commonsense iors, to our opioid treatment centers, drawing, Leader MCCONNELL, on a deep package that every Member of this to the millions of vulnerable children well of bad faith. body should support. and their families who depend on f Just consider my Democratic col- SCHIP for coverage—how do you ex- FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT leagues’ own words on this very subject plain this?—or to all Americans who of the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- rely on the Federal Government for Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, let’s gram. Just last month, the senior Sen- critical services like food inspections get to the issue at hand. Government ator from Pennsylvania said: ‘‘Any un- and Social Security checks. Why would funding expires at midnight tomorrow certainty about the Children’s Health they filibuster government funding and and still the House Republican major- Insurance Program is . . . an insult to shut down vital programs for Ameri- ity is moving forward with a con- the country.’’ That is the senior Sen- cans because we have not yet agreed on tinuing resolution that is very likely ator from Pennsylvania. He represents the best way to settle an unrelated to be unacceptable to the Senate and 342,000 children enrolled in SCHIP. Now issue that we have at least until March may well be unacceptable to House Re- he will have a chance to end that un- to resolve? publicans. The CR prepared by the certainty. So let’s fund the government, extend Speaker is not an honest attempt to Our newest colleague, the junior Sen- SCHIP, and do right by the millions of govern. As typical of this Republican ator from Alabama, made SCHIP a cen- Americans who elected us to serve majority, it was done with zero nego- tral issue in his campaign. He pre- them. That is how we can continue se- tiations with Democrats. They could sented himself as a champion of vul- rious discussions on issues facing our get away with that strategy on the tax nerable kids. He said the Senate had to Nation. bill when they forced it through rec- ‘‘stop playing political football with I suggest the absence of a quorum. onciliation; they can’t here. the health care of our children.’’ Now The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- When are our Republican leaders he represents 150,000 of those children. pore. The clerk will call the roll. going to learn that the best way to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.002 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S267 govern—the best way to accomplish Of course, the principal reason the Exhibit B, the President’s Chief of things—is by talking to us, not drop- Republicans are in such disarray is, the Staff has insisted that Senator COTTON ping ultimatums on us that bear none President and his team have been and Representative GOODLATTE be in of our input? That is what happened agents of chaos in these negotiations the room for negotiations on DACA. I with the FISA bill. It nearly went since day one. After all, President have great respect for each of them as down. That had divisions on both sides Trump was the one who said last year individuals—or the respect every Sen- of the aisle. That is what is happening that we need ‘‘a good ‘shutdown’ . . . to ator gives to every other Senator and here, and it doesn’t look good for the fix mess!’’ The President said we need a Member of Congress, although I so ob- CR coming over from the House for government shutdown. jected to what Senator COTTON did to that very reason. Mr. President, 95 percent of all Amer- Senator DURBIN the other day. But Furthermore, the CR leaves out so icans, I would guess, do not agree with having said that, there is no deal that many priorities that the American peo- you. I would guess in their hearts, 95 Senator COTTON or Representative ple want and demand—opioids, vet- percent of all Senators and Congress- GOODLATTE supports that would earn erans, pensions. It doesn’t resolve the men—Democratic and Republican— the support of the majority in either fate of the Dreamers. It doesn’t include don’t agree with you, President Trump, the House or the Senate. an increase in military funding that when you say we need a good shut- If Senator COTTON and Representa- Members from both sides of the aisle down. tive GOODLATTE, who have opposed would support. It is just another kick Don’t just ask me. Here is POLITICO. DACA all along and have basically of the can down the road because the They are a rather down-the-middle been strongly anti-immigration, have Republicans—both in the Senate and publication. No one thinks they are veto power over an agreement, every- the House and the White House—can’t leftwing or rightwing. No one thinks one knows there will not be an agree- get their act together. they are FOX or MSNBC. Here is the ment. General Kelly must know that. Even President Trump tweeted this headline: ‘‘Negotiators on Hill find Then, just this morning—exhibit B morning that he opposed including Trump an unreliable partner.’’ Law- prime—President Trump rebuked Gen- CHIP on this bill. Does that mean he is makers find it difficult or impossible eral Kelly, his own Chief of Staff, on against the CR? Who knows? It is a to negotiate when the President can’t Twitter for saying that he is fighting mess. We can’t keep careening from seem to stick to a position for more for a wall different from the one he short-term CR to short-term CR. If this than a few hours. Let me read the first campaigned on. So that is exhibit B on bill passes, there will be no incentive paragraph of this article: the incompetence of the Republicans to negotiate, and we will be right back on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue— Donald Trump ran for President as a bipar- mixed messages, conflicting signals, here in a month with the same prob- tisan deal-maker. But if there’s one thing lems at our feet. Eventually, we need he’s proved after a year in office, he’s better chaos. Exhibit C. Today, with the govern- to make progress on the biggest of at killing bipartisan deals than clinching ment shutdown one day away, Presi- issues before us. them. dent Trump is off campaigning in Don’t ask me; ask Secretary Mattis. Again, that is the first paragraph in Pennsylvania instead of staying in When you talk to him, he knows how this paper. I am going to read it again Washington to help close a deal. We are bad it is to continue CRs on the defense so the American people hear it loud 1 day away from a government shut- side. Why would our Republican col- and clear—and I know some of the ri- down, and there is no one home at the leagues go along with that? vals of this publication don’t like it too White House. The President should be So this CR can’t get the job done. much, but c’est la vie. ‘‘Negotiators on here negotiating. There is no better House Republicans don’t even know if Hill find Trump an unreliable partner.’’ evidence that the President doesn’t they can pass it. Some Senate Repub- The first paragraph: give a hoot if the government shuts licans, like my friends from South Donald Trump ran for President as a bipar- down than the fact that he is away Carolina and South Dakota, have said tisan deal-maker, but if there’s one thing campaigning today, 1 day before the they don’t want to vote for it. We are he’s proved after a year in office, he’s better shutdown looms. going to have to go in a different direc- at killing bipartisan deals than clinching them. We have spent the last few months tion. negotiating in good faith with our Re- Ideally, we would all roll up our No truer words were ever written. publican counterparts, trying des- That is not fake news, Mr. President. sleeves and try to reach an agreement perately to find a deal we could all live We all know it to be true. on all of the issues we need to resolve. with, but it has been nearly impossible Exhibit A, yesterday regarding the We can resolve the issues of caps for to reach final agreement with this discussions on DACA, the majority defense and nondefense spending; we President. He has oscillated between leader said: ‘‘I’m looking for something can resolve disaster relief; we can re- completely opposing positions in a that President Trump is going to sup- solve the healthcare issues; we can re- matter of days, sometimes hours. He solve immigration issues; and we can port. And he has not yet indicated has signaled an openness to a deal, do all of this in a rather short time be- what measure he is willing to sign.’’ only to have his staff pull him back. He cause work has already been done on MITCH MCCONNELL said that. He said he has given only vague indications of each of them for a while. still has to ‘‘figure out what [the Presi- what he wants, even at this late hour. We could easily sit down and find a dent] is for.’’ MITCH MCCONNELL was right; he cosmic agreement that would get the How can you negotiate when the doesn’t know what the President support of the majority on both sides, President—who has to sign legisla- stands for. Now MITCH MCCONNELL in both Houses, and keep the govern- tion—is like a sphinx on this issue or ought to have the strength and courage ment open. Despite all the rhetoric at least says one thing one day and an- to start negotiating on his own for the around here, I genuinely believe that. other the next? good of the country, but that hasn’t The one thing standing in our way is The President rescinded DACA 4 or 5 happened yet either. the unrelenting flow of chaos from the months ago. Had he not rescinded The White House has done nothing other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. It DACA, we would not be here today. Re- but sow chaos, confusion, division, and has reduced the Republicans to sham- member, the vast majority of the disarray, and it may just lead to a gov- bles. We barely know whom to nego- American people—even a narrow ma- ernment shutdown that no one wants tiate with. The President, on national jority of Trump supporters—support and that all of us here have been striv- television, tells Congress to bring him keeping the kids here, not sending ing to avoid. something, and he will sign it. The ma- them home. The President rescinded The fact remains that there is a bi- jority leader says he needs the Presi- DACA 4 or 5 months ago and told Con- partisan deal on the table, led by Sen- dent’s imprimatur before we cut any gress to fix it. Yet the majority leader ators GRAHAM and DURBIN. Seven deal. The President is like Abbott and of his party seems to have no firm idea Democrats and seven Republicans are Leader MCCONNELL is like Costello: what policy the President would sup- on the bill right now. I hope and sus- You do it. They point at each other and port to get that done. At this late hour, pect more will join. It includes signifi- nothing gets done. that is astonishing. cant concessions from Democrats on

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.003 S18JAPT1 S268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 almost every item the President re- The Senator from Kansas. national security to terrorism and the quested, including his full budget re- Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask Middle East. If additional money is quest for border security, changes to unanimous consent to speak as in necessary for our intelligence capabili- family reunification—which he calls morning business. ties and for our national defense, now chain migration—and an end to the di- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is better than later. versity lottery system. objection, it is so ordered. What may happen here is that we There is no other alternative on the FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT will pass a continuing resolution that table. I repeat: There is no other alter- Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, when we takes us weeks into the future and we native on the table. If my Republican complete our work today on the FISA will operate under a continuing resolu- friends want to protect the Dreamers, issue, we will be consumed by the issue tion, or, if that is not possible, nothing as over 70 percent of Americans say we of a continuing resolution and the need may pass for several days and the so- should, this is the deal. for continued appropriations to keep called government shutdown would The White House is not going to help government functions available to the occur. us; we know that. We have to do it our- American people. Here is what I would ask us to do. selves. Once we do it, we can solve all I come with a suggestion that I think Let us do a continuing resolution for a of our other problems on defense and is based not on politics but upon com- day or so at a time, keeping govern- domestic spending, on healthcare, in- monsense and perhaps just the good ment open, which puts the pressure on cluding CHIP, community health cen- business aspect of getting our work negotiations to occur to resolve the va- riety of issues that are out there today ter extenders, disaster relief, and more. done. My suggestion to our colleagues that, in all likelihood, will be attached Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to is that we do not shut down govern- to a final resolution. The question is, work on both sides of the aisle, regard- ment. I think the outcome of that is Do we do it now? Do we force those ne- less of the dithering, the indecision, not good, and I can list the reasons. I gotiations to occur and a resolution of and the contradictory statements of have had constituents from time to those issues to happen? Do we force the White House. time tell me ‘‘shut her down. It that today by being in a continuing I yield the floor. wouldn’t matter to me,’’ but I can list resolution that is a very short period of I suggest the absence of a quorum. the circumstances in which it really time? Or do we give ourselves another The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- does matter to everyday folks in Kan- month to allow the conversations to pore. The clerk will call the roll. sas and across the country. At the continue, and, in all likelihood, if his- The legislative clerk proceeded to same time, we should force ourselves to tory is any indication, a month from call the roll. do work that we seemingly are unwill- ing or unable to complete. There is a now we will be saying: Well, we need Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, I ask another CR while we continue. whole list of things that are pending, unanimous consent that the order for The issues are important that are be- and they have been pending for a long the quorum call be rescinded. fore us, and Congress has the habit of The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. time. delaying resolutions of issues until the The Presiding Officer and I serve on RUBIO). Without objection, it is so or- moment of crisis arrives. My point is the Appropriations Committee, and one dered. this: Keep the pressure on us today. Do of the positions that I think we share f not let us walk away from here now is the desire to see that the appropria- without keeping government open, but RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME tions process works. That means that do not let us leave the Senate and the we would do a budget. The Budget The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Congress until we have resolved the the previous order, the leadership time Committee would do a budget, and the issues in front of us. Those issues in- is reserved. Senate and the House would approve clude healthcare, immigration, funding f the budget. We would do 12 appropria- for national defense, domestic spend- tions bills that fill in the budget space. ing, and issues related to disaster—the CONCLUSION OF MORNING We would be able to prioritize spend- BUSINESS Senator who presides today is from ing. We could increase, reduce, or Florida—whether or not we do disaster The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning eliminate spending. Then, we could assistance, which is a need as a result business is closed. again send a message to agencies, de- of the hurricanes that have caused tre- f partments, and cabinets that we have mendous damage in Texas and Florida the ability to determine how much RAPID DNA ACT OF 2017 and Puerto Rico. If we need that dis- money they have to spend and, there- aster relief—if it is needed—it is need- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under fore, have the opportunity to influence ed now, not later. the previous order, the Senate will re- decisions that are made that affect the I have raised this topic. I have had sume consideration of the motion to American people through the bureauc- this conversation with many of my col- concur in the House amendment to S. racy and through the administration in leagues. 139, which the clerk will report. such significant ways. I encourage us to continue to resolve The legislative clerk read as follows: So the goal here is to keep govern- our differences today—they will not be House message to accompany S. 139, a bill ment functioning—no shutdown—but easier tomorrow—and make certain to implement the use of Rapid DNA instru- also to have the discipline necessary to that we have an opportunity for us to ments to inform decisions about pretrial re- put an appropriations process in place then deal with the important issues lease or detention and their conditions, to to get us out of a CR. that are still ahead of us. Outside of solve and prevent violent crimes and other Immigration, from DACA to border crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent any agreement that might be reached DNA analysis backlogs, and for other pur- security, is certainly a topic of con- in the next several days, we need to poses. versation in Congress, and negotiations deal with issues that are important— are apparently ongoing and it is an Pending: what I would describe as issues that we issue that needs to be resolved. If we will be dealing with that are normally McConnell motion to concur in the amend- are going to make fixes to our immi- ment of the House to the bill. important to us in May and June. But McConnell motion to concur in the amend- gration system, now is better than May and June will be occupied by the ment of the House to the bill, with McCon- later. If border security is important, things we should have resolved now. So nell amendment No. 1870 (to the House now is better than later to improve that in May and June, we will do the amendment to the bill), to change the enact- border security. If certainty in people’s things we could have done today, and ment date. lives is important, now is better than we will not be taking care of the July McConnell amendment No. 1871 (to amend- later. issues. ment No. 1870), of a perfecting nature. Many of us have a concern that we Common sense tells me that we can The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under are not adequately funding the defense find a solution to the problems if we the previous order, the time until 12:15 side. We face many threats, from China work at it, but if we allow ourselves to p.m. will be equally divided between in the Pacific to Russia and its intru- escape from the process today or to- the two leaders or their designees. sion, from cyber issues that affect our morrow—if we return home—we will be

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.004 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S269 back in the same position next week the gifts they can give. They can relax. ting bonuses are people who work at and the week after that and the week That is the kind of optimism we are Walmart. That is one of the biggest after, which we are in today. seeing now. employers in my State of Wyoming. It is just a simple plea that the Sen- It is because they see that President People who work there are getting bo- ate exhibit some common sense, some Trump and Republicans in Congress are nuses, they are getting higher wages, good business practices. Let’s resolve serious about improving America’s and they are getting expanded mater- our differences now, and then let’s take economy. They see that we are serious nity leave benefits—one advantage on the next issues that are so impor- about giving relief to Americans who after another—as a result of the tax tant to the country. have been getting buried under an ava- law that was passed by a Republican I yield the floor. lanche of redtape. House, a Republican Senate, and signed I suggest the absence of a quorum. The President has cut through mas- by President Trump. These workers are The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sive amounts of regulations. Congress noticing the extra money. It is going to clerk will call the roll. has rolled back 15 different major regu- make a difference to them and to their The bill clerk proceeded to call the lations from the Obama administra- families. It is not just a one-time bump roll. tion. That is going to save Americans for people; economists say that this tax Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask as much as $36 billion over time be- relief legislation is going to boost the unanimous consent that the order for cause of the regulatory burden that has economy for years to come. the quorum call be rescinded. been relieved. These are regulations There was a story on CNBC Monday The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that harmed Americans and wiped out that quoted an official from one Euro- objection, it is so ordered. American jobs. Now those regulations pean bank. He said that President f are gone. Trump has ‘‘changed the perception of When people see that Washington is what’s possible in Washington.’’ THE ECONOMY finally taking the right approach to The American economy has roared Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, later regulation, it gives them confidence. It back to life. We are finally—finally— this week, we are going to reach 1 year makes them more optimistic about the having the economic recovery that we since President Trump was sworn into future. should have had 8 years ago. That is office as President of the United A lot of the regulations that Demo- because we finally got the policies that States. From what I have seen and crats wrote had to do with their war on allow our economy to grow the way it from what I have heard, visiting with American energy. Democrats shut should. We had a big recession in this people at home, all around the State of down a lot of energy exploration and country. Democrats used that as an ex- Wyoming, his first year has been a energy development in America. They cuse to pile a bunch of regulations on huge success. shut down attempts to export Amer- the American people. That had a lot to People are telling me, telling their ican energy. They even wrote rules to do with keeping the economy from re- friends, and telling their neighbors put the United States at a competitive covering at the pace it should have. that America is finally headed in the disadvantage when we tried to develop During the Obama administration, right direction again. People tell me energy resources overseas. there was talk about the ‘‘new nor- that they feel optimistic—optimistic Republicans have stopped Washing- mal.’’ People said that maybe it was because of the policies that Repub- ton’s war on American energy. We are just the way things were going to be in licans have put in place over this past opening up more areas to responsible America from now on—slow, tepid eco- year. energy production off of our coasts and nomic growth, weak recovery, wages The polling company Gallup says it in part of Alaska. Our goal should be to that didn’t grow, people out of work for is not just happening in Wyoming; it is make American energy as clean as we years at a time. That is what we saw in happening all across the country. They can, as fast as we can, without raising that administration. Now we know had a report the other day that said costs on American families. that it was never normal, it was never Americans’ confidence in our economy Republicans have put policies in acceptable, and it was never the way was positive in 2017, and they say that place to restore that balance to Amer- things had to be. Things could be dif- this was the first positive annual aver- ica’s energy policy. ferent, and the American people voted age since they started tracking these Now people are talking about not to make things different. In 2016, they numbers back in 2008—the first time just energy security, energy independ- said it was time for a change. Repub- ever. ence, but American energy dominance. licans are showing that the economy As soon as Donald Trump was elected When people see that Washington is fi- can grow faster once we get the right President, economic confidence began nally taking the right approach to en- policies in place. America can be a to soar. It has stayed positive every ergy, it gives them confidence. greater place for all of us. single month since election day of 2016. People see that Republicans are de- We head into President Trump’s sec- Gallup has said that this is the exact livering on other promises as well, such ond year with an economy much opposite of what they had seen for the as giving American families serious tax stronger than it was the day he took previous 8 years. relief. This tax law that passed at the office. We have more Americans at In another poll last week, Gallup said end of last year is giving back more work. We have businesses and families that people are also more optimistic than $1 trillion to Americans over confident that the economy will be about the job market. They found that time. It is letting people keep more of even better this year. I think that is Americans’ confidence about finding a their hard-earned money. It is spurring the kind of thing that people mean job—a quality job—was the highest it economic growth. It is going to make when they tell me they feel confident has been in the 17 years since they it simpler for a lot of families to fill and optimistic in the direction of our have been asking that question as well. out their taxes. country again. I see that confidence in They said that there was a ‘‘sharp in- When people see that Washington is Wyoming. We see it on Wall Street, and crease’’ over the year before—in 2016, finally taking the right approach to we see it all across the United States. when President Obama was in charge— taxes, it gives them more confidence, Democrats might miss the Obama in people’s feelings about being able to more optimism. They are confident be- economy of higher taxes and more reg- find a quality job. People are con- cause they are already seeing the di- ulation. Republicans are fighting to fident, and they are much more opti- rect result in their paychecks. continue the policies that are giving mistic about the future. We see the At least 166 companies have said that Americans confidence, optimism, and signs of it everywhere we turn. they are going to give raises, give out hope. Republicans know this is just the Stores had their biggest holiday sales bonuses, and invest more in their beginning. since 2008. When people are feeling con- workers because of the tax law. More (The remarks of Mr. BARRASSO per- fident, they feel it is OK to go shop- than 2,236,000 workers across this coun- taining to the introduction of S. 2319 ping. They feel there is going to be the try are getting more money in their are printed in today’s RECORD under income to cover the things they are in- pockets as a result of these raises and ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and terested in having for Christmas and bonuses. Some of the folks who are get- Joint Resolutions.’’)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.006 S18JAPT1 S270 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 Mr. BARRASSO. I yield the floor. lot of dedicated folks to whom we pro- ate proceed to the immediate consider- I suggest the absence of a quorum. vide tools in order to keep them safe. It ation of H. Con. Res. 98, which was re- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. starts with a vote in this body, and I ceived from the House. FISCHER). The clerk will call the roll. encourage all of my colleagues to vote, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The bill clerk proceeded to call the when given the opportunity shortly, to clerk will report the concurrent resolu- roll. reauthorize the 702 program. tion by title. Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I VOTE ON MOTION TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT The senior assistant legislative clerk ask unanimous consent that the order NO. 1870 read as follows: for the quorum call be rescinded. Madam President, I move to table A concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 98) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the motion to concur with amendment. directing the Secretary of the Senate to objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The make a correction in the enrollment of the Mr. WARNER. Madam President, I question is on agreeing to the motion. bill S. 139. rise very briefly to thank my friend, The motion was agreed to. There being no objection, the Senate the chairman of the Intelligence Com- VOTE ON MOTION TO CONCUR proceeded to consider the concurrent mittee. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution. One more time, I urge all of our col- question now occurs on agreeing to the Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I leagues to vote for S. 139, which will be motion to concur in the House amend- ask unanimous consent that the con- coming up for a vote in a few moments. ment to accompany S. 139. current resolution be agreed to and the This is a critical tool that our intel- Mr. BURR. Madam President, I ask motion to reconsider be considered ligence community uses on a regular for the yeas and nays. made and laid upon the table with no basis to keep America safe. It is a tool The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a intervening action or debate. that—as someone who has more, per- sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without haps, observance of this program than There is a sufficient second. objection, it is so ordered. most—I do not believe has been abused The clerk will call the roll. The concurrent resolution (H. Con. or will be abused. This legislation in- The bill clerk called the roll. Res. 98) was agreed to. cludes meaningful reforms on fur- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator thering civil liberties protections and f is necessarily absent: the Senator from making sure that a year from now, the NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). questions that many Members have TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there asked over the years, particularly of 2018—MOTION TO PROCEED any other Senators in the Chamber de- the Bureau, will be answered. siring to vote? Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I I think this foreminded legislation The result was announced—yeas 65, move to proceed to Calendar No. 165, S. needs to pass and needs to pass with an nays 34, as follows: 1519. overwhelming majority. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Again, I thank the chairman for his [Rollcall Vote No. 12 Leg.] YEAS—65 clerk will report the motion. good work. We had a 12-to-3 vote out of The senior assistant legislative clerk our committee on this legislation. We Alexander Fischer Perdue read as follows: had a 60-to-38 vote that moved us for- Barrasso Flake Peters Blunt Graham Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 165, S. ward on the cloture motion. My hope is Portman Boozman Grassley Reed 1519, a bill to authorize appropriations for that many other colleagues who care Burr Hassan Risch fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the deeply about national security will join Capito Hatch Roberts Department of Defense, for military con- Carper Heitkamp us in the final passage of this legisla- Rounds struction, and for defense activities of the Casey Hoeven Rubio tion. Cassidy Inhofe Department of Energy, to prescribe military Sasse Cochran Isakson personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Schumer Collins Johnson for other purposes. ator from North Carolina. Scott Corker Jones Mr. BURR. Madam President, I Cornyn Kaine Shaheen f thank the vice chairman of the com- Cortez Masto Kennedy Shelby Stabenow MORNING BUSINESS mittee, Senator WARNER. Cotton King Thune I think what we have seen is a proc- Crapo Klobuchar Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I Cruz Lankford Tillis ess that has tried to take into account Donnelly Manchin Toomey ask unanimous consent that the Sen- concerns that not just Members but Duckworth McCaskill Warner ate be in a period of morning business, the American people have had with Enzi McConnell Whitehouse with Senators permitted to speak Ernst Moran Wicker therein for up to 10 minutes each until programs that operate in a degree of Feinstein Nelson Young secrecy, and I think most Americans 7 p.m., with the time equally divided, understand why. NAYS—34 and that all quorum calls during that The assurance I have tried to make Baldwin Harris Paul time also be equally divided. and the vice chairman has tried to Bennet Heinrich Sanders The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Blumenthal Heller Schatz make to our colleagues and to the Booker Hirono Smith objection, it is so ordered. American people is that we are vigilant Brown Leahy Sullivan The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. in the rigorous oversight of not just Cantwell Lee Tester SASSE). The Senator from Oklahoma. Cardin Markey Udall this program but of the entire complex f Coons Menendez Van Hollen Daines Merkley of intelligence in the United States. It Warren Durbin Murkowski PROTECTING LIFE is our job as committee members, and Wyden Gardner Murphy we do it without the clarity that most Gillibrand Murray Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I members would like to have on issues. want to get a chance to address an on- I respect the fact that some still dis- NOT VOTING—1 going conversation that is happening agree with us, though the number is McCain in Washington, DC, right now and will small. I also feel extremely proud The motion was agreed to. be over in the next 36 hours. As un- today that we are getting ready to, in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- usual as this may sound, with all of the the next few minutes, reauthorize the ator from Ohio. drama that is happening here, just out- single most important intelligence tool f side this building there are tens of that exists for us to keep the American thousands of people—most of them stu- people safe. DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF dents—who are gathered in Wash- I think we will look back on this as THE SENATE TO MAKE A COR- ington, DC, preparing for something a needed tool. Today, the threat land- RECTION IN THE ENROLLMENT called the March for Life. This has hap- scape looks worse than it probably ever OF THE BILL S. 139 pened for decades now. Students and has. The reason Americans can safely Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I adults come from all over the country go to bed at night is that there are a ask unanimous consent that the Sen- to Washington, DC, to quietly speak

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.008 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S271 for those who cannot speak for them- NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and this beau- Then, suddenly, they ran short in selves—children still in the womb—and tiful child leaving. nurses at one moment, and they pulled to be able to speak out for the protec- Dakota is now 1 year old, and it has each of them in at different times and tion of life. been interesting the stir that happened in different hospitals and in different It is an interesting conversation that around her birth as a lot of people States. They told the stories that they has a tremendous amount of science, a stopped and thought about a child that had been pulled into a procedure, being tremendous amount of faith, and a tre- small and that young. It was inter- told on the way in: We need you in this mendous amount of heat around it, as esting. The CNN articles that came out procedure—arriving only to find out it some individuals don’t want to discuss at the same time as little Dakota’s was an abortion they were being forced the issue of abortion or would simply birth noted that a child at 23 weeks of to assist with. They were appalled to say: That is a woman’s choice; we need development has a 50 to 60 percent be part of the death of a child rather to set that aside and ignore it. chance of survival now. Science has than protecting the life of a child. Each There is a whole group of students changed a lot over the last several dec- of them was told: You will lose your who arrive here saying: Wait a minute. ades. A lot has happened. It is remark- job if you don’t participate in the tak- That child in the womb has 10 fingers able to hear the stories of surgeries ing of this child’s life. That is an unfair and 10 toes, unique DNA that is dif- that are happening in utero. place to put them in. ferent from the mom and different In 1995, Roberto Rodriguez actually Individuals should be able to have from the dad. The child feels pain in went through surgery still in the the freedom of conscience and should the womb and has a beating heart. womb. He had major problems in his be able to live out their moral and spir- That doesn’t sound like tissue to me; left lung, and at 20 weeks, they went in itual beliefs. I would never go to an that sounds like a child. and did surgery in utero, fixing his left abortion doctor and force him to peace- They are raising great issues that, lung. It allowed him to finish out his fully protest against his own abortion quite frankly, science reinforces as term, and 13 weeks later he was deliv- clinic. That would be absurd. But for well. ered healthy. Little Roberto Rodriguez some reason, pro-abortion hospitals see Last week, I had the opportunity to is now 22 years old. no issue in at times compelling a staff be able to stop by one of the great re- This technology is not new anymore. member to participate in something search facilities in Oklahoma. They are In many ways, the science has far sur- they find objectionable, even when doing tremendous research on cancer, passed what were our conversations they made their stance clear. on MS, on Alzheimer’s, and a lot more. here in America dealing with policy We should never force a person to ad- I stopped by one of the labs and talked around children. minister a lethal injection in a prison to one of the scientists there. They are Back in 1970, when the Supreme if they have a moral objection to the actually doing research on zebra fish. Court passed Roe v. Wade, they had death penalty. That seems only reason- Now, as odd as this may sound, they this whole conversation about viability able. We are rightfully furious when a are actually taking zebra fish eggs and and that government has a right to be man threatens a woman with firing if developing those eggs. As they are first able to step in and protect children at she doesn’t respond to his advances. No beginning to hash out of the eggs, they the moment that they are viable. Well, one would say that if she doesn’t like are injecting them with a gene that in the 1970s, that was very different his advances, she could just go find an- they know to be cancerous in humans, than what it is now. Now we see chil- other job. But for some in our culture, they want to look away when that allowing that to be able to develop in dren at 21, 20, 22 weeks of development same man threatens a woman with fir- the zebra fish and seeing the abnor- being born and being natural, healthy, ing if she doesn’t violate her con- malities there. Then, they try to treat great children. We need to be able to science and help perform an abortion. it with different drugs to be able to see catch up in law. They are willing to tell her: Just quit if once they get the abnormalities, We may disagree on a lot of things on and go find another job. What is the they can reverse it. They are literally life. As I have already stated, I believe difference? life begins at conception. In this body, taking the zebra fish, creating prob- We wouldn’t compel a vegan to eat I know there are a lot of conversations, lems, and seeing if they can fix them. meat at the company barbecue, would They are going into great detail. The saying: How do we actually get to a we? Why would we compel a person to microscopes, the work, the millions of sense of commonality and common assist in the taking of a life when they dollars that have gone into this re- ground on these issues. are personally offended by the prac- Well, let me just lay down three dif- search are all for one simple thing—the tice? ability to be able to cure diseases that ferent areas where I would say that The right of conscience should be affect human life. maybe we could find some common protected for every person. Religious As a culture, we have determined ground on these three areas. Though intolerance is a personal choice, not a that life is valuable. Human life, espe- we may disagree on when life begins, legal requirement in America. cially, is valuable and precious. The can we at least agree that Americans Late-term abortions are another area challenge that we have is determining have the freedom of conscience? Can where I think we should be able to find when that life begins. I and millions of we at least agree on the late-term common ground, and we should be able others believe that life begins at con- abortions, when a child is clearly via- to protect these children. We should ception, when that child has a different ble? And can we at least agree that agree that elective late-term abortions DNA than the mom or the dad. That when a child is born alive, they should should be ended in America. This is an tissue is not just the mom’s tissue at be protected? Let me just hit those elective abortion after 5 months of that point; it is growing independently. three very quickly. pregnancy. When the child’s nervous There is no difference in that child in The first one is just basic freedom of system is fully developed, they can feel the womb and the child that is in the conscience, allowing an individual to pain at that point. backyard playing, laughing, and going be able to live out their conscience. I We in America, because of the pro- down the slide, other than time. There spoke to several nurses just a few abortion lobby and the activists who is no difference. months ago. When those nurses were are around them, have lost track of Last year, Cleveland Cavaliers’ guard hired at the hospitals they worked in, this simple fact: We are one of seven J.R. Smith and his wife had little Da- they told the individuals in HR and the nations in the world that allow elective kota. When I say ‘‘little Dakota,’’ I physicians they worked with that they abortions after 22 weeks of gestation. mean little Dakota. She was born at believed life begins at conception and In fact, of these seven nations that less than 1 pound at 19 weeks of devel- they had a moral and conscience belief allow abortions after 22 weeks of gesta- opment. She left the hospital 5 months that they wanted to protect children. tion, three of them—Canada, Singa- later at 7 pounds, 4 ounces—7 pounds, 5 They were told at that moment: You pore, and the Netherlands—allow elec- ounces, actually. will not have to participate in abor- tive abortions only until 24 weeks, just When she left the hospital, it was a tions. We understand your conscience 2 weeks later. But there are only four remarkable event. It was celebrated all belief, and we will protect your con- countries in the world that allow elec- over social media—this guard with the science belief. For years, they did not. tive abortions at any moment. Are you

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.011 S18JAPT1 S272 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 ready for this club? There are four na- in this conversation. We should be able believe that these late-term abortions tions that are like us: the United to agree on a simple principle: that if should not be allowed to occur. States, Vietnam, North Korea, and an abortion is conducted and it is As Senator LANKFORD pointed out so China. That is it. Those four nations botched and instead of destroying the well, the countries that allow this to allow elective abortions at any stage. child in the womb, the abortion doctor happen are not the countries whose so- That is a horrible club for the United actually induces the delivery—in those cial policies we would want to be States of America to be in. Those coun- rare cases, the current practice is, aligned with, including China and tries are some of the worst human when the child is delivered, everyone in North Korea, which have a stated pur- rights violators in the world, and that the operating room backs away and al- pose of eliminating children for no is the elite club in which we find our- lows the child to die of exposure on the other reason than just population con- selves. table, because they can’t actually take trol, and they wind up eliminating The pro-abortion lobby is so powerful the life anymore; it has been fully de- more female children than male chil- and so wealthy, and they are so en- livered. dren in that process because appar- gaged, they are not willing to relent Kermit Gosnell sits in prison right ently their belief is that the male child that even one child’s life could be pro- now because, as an abortionist in has more economic value going for- tected, even when they are clearly via- Philadelphia, he was in the practice of ward. Why would we want to be aligned ble, leaving the United States in this delivering children and then killing with countries that look at these horrible collection with Vietnam, them after they were delivered. It is al- issues that way or just simply think North Korea, and China on abortion ready a crime to physically take the the pain should be allowed? policy. At 5 months old, a child in the life of that individual, so the current The House has passed the pain-capa- womb can kick, stretch, yawn, smile, practice is, if they mess up the abor- ble bill. Where are we now in the House suck its thumb, and feel pain. It is a tion and deliver instead of destroy, on the born-alive bill? Is it to be voted viable child. they just allow the child to die on its on this week, or has it been voted on Late-term abortions represent only own, crying on the table. Can we as already? 1.3 percent of all abortions in America. Congress and as Americans at least Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, the I would contend we should stop this agree that it is barbaric to watch a House passed both the pain-capable and practice altogether. There are 191 na- crying child on the table slowly die; the infant protection born-alive bills in tions that don’t allow this—191 na- that at least at that moment of deliv- prior months. The Senate has yet to tions. There is no reason we should not ery, we would agree a child is a child take that up, and it is our hope in the as well. Senate to be able to bring that up for This is interesting. The Washington when we can see all 10 of their fingers, real dialogue in conversations in the Post heard several people quote that see all 10 of their toes, and hear their days ahead. statistic about seven nations are the voice crying on the table? This is an Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I think only nations that actually allow any issue that shouldn’t be controversial. the pain-capable bill was passed by the abortions at this late stage. Those This is an issue for which we should House in October. three that I mentioned—the Nether- find great compassion. We have thousands of Americans lands, Canada, and Singapore—allow I would challenge this body, when we coming this week, focusing on tomor- them up to 24 weeks but not after that. deal with conscience and when we deal row, to talk about this issue. These two So they ran their famous Fact Checker with late-term abortions and when we bills are two of their priorities, but of on this issue. The Washington Post ran deal with children who are born alive, course their priority is to honor life. through all of it and looked at it and that we find resolution in those areas. The March for Life is designed to do ex- said: This sounds like this is not cor- I am aware this is a difficult topic. I actly that. rect. They ran through the whole understand that for many people, this Clearly, the March for Life—now in study, looked at it, fact-checked the conversation is painful to even con- its 45th year—is not a celebration. It is whole thing, and at the end of it came sider and that for the millions of Amer- not an anniversary or a celebration; back and said: No, it actually is cor- ican women who have experienced rather, it is a time to remember that rect. What seemed a dubious statement abortion in their personal lives, this is there is a lot that we still need to do to in the beginning they fact-checked and painful to even consider. But I am also ensure that our society is a society gave what the Washington Post calls aware that until we talk about these their elite Gepetto qualification—that hard issues and resolve them, they will that values every human life no matter means no Pinocchios; true statement. continue to advance. how small, no matter how vulnerable, We should be able to resolve this. I We are better than this as a nation. no matter how little capacity that life have made no secret that I believe that Let’s prove it in the way we treat our has to protect itself. And the way that life begins at conception, but I would most vulnerable. society, I think, has decided to deal say to this group that not everyone With that, I ask unanimous consent with this is looking at things like par- agrees with me on this, but we should for colloquy time with some of my col- tial-birth abortion, the description of at least be able to protect life when it leagues, and I would like to be able to which was every bit as bad as the dis- is viable. recognize Senator BLUNT from Mis- membering abortions, but Congress Let me add one more detail to this souri. stepped forward on that topic. Some that is painful to even discuss. Of those The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without people who performed that particular late-term abortions that occur—those objection, it is so ordered. act didn’t stop doing it, but they are in 1.3 percent of abortions that occur dur- The Senator from Missouri. trouble when you find out they have ing this late time period—the child is Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I am here done it. too large and too well developed to ac- with the Senator from Oklahoma—and So thousands of people from all over tually have a traditional abortion pro- we are about to be joined by the Sen- the country—in fact, tens of thousands cedure, so the abortions are done by ator from Iowa—to talk about the of people; it is a number that I believe the abortion doctor reaching in with a topic Senator LANKFORD just said is is always underreported. Based on tool into the womb and literally pull- difficult to talk about. When you actu- looking at the March for Life crowd ing the child’s arms and legs off, allow- ally stand up and explain what is going and any other crowds we see here, I ing the child to bleed to death in the on, it is hard to imagine that we still guarantee that the final number—if womb and then pulling its parts out a let these things happen. you take any of those crowds and look piece at a time. Why do we allow that I would suggest to the Senator from at them, I believe there is a willingness in America? As I said, 191 other nations Oklahoma that we could talk about the to ignore the thousands of people who do not. All of Europe does not. When is fact that the minds of people have come in buses from all over the coun- the last time you heard me say our so- changed on this issue. Almost all try, in the worst possible weather more cial policy needs to catch up with Eu- change their minds once we explain the years than not, to stand up and say: We rope? We are better than this. two things the Congress is focused on don’t want this to happen. One last statement, because I have this year. Polling on this shows that I I think young people are increasingly some colleagues who want to join me believe 63 percent of all Americans now more and more defensive of the idea of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.012 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S273 life and more and more offended about Since coming to Washington, I have little boy. Stories like Micah’s show all the places where we have chosen not to tried to hold Congress accountable to of us that at 5 months, an unborn child draw the line. How can you possibly do its part to protect the most vulner- is a child—just as Micah would say—a justify a baby who is born alive and the able in our society. The Senator from baby. process that Senator LANKFORD just de- Missouri has mentioned that we can There is also significant scientific scribed where you can’t take that life measure a society, and ours is a great evidence that at 5 months of develop- but you can step back and not do any- society, but we can do more to protect ment, these babies can feel pain. Yet thing to save that life, or the uniquely those who are vulnerable. For example, there is no Federal law protecting troubled countries we are involved in last January, I introduced legislation these vulnerable babies from abortion. that allow developed children—boys to defund Planned Parenthood while As a result, every year in our country, and girls, 10 fingers, 10 toes, the ability protecting women’s healthcare centers. the lives of thousands of babies just to feel pain—to inflict that pain on As I have stated time and again, tax- like Micah end painfully through abor- those children at that time. payers should not be forced to foot the tion. Currently, the United States is 1 The American people don’t support bill for roughly half a billion dollars of only 7 countries to allow abortions this. Almost nobody who understands annually for an organization like at 5 months of gestation. We are in the what is going on supports it. But if you Planned Parenthood that exhibits such company of China and North Korea. are asked in polling, I think, as I said disrespect for human life. Despite what Folks, this is unacceptable. earlier, 63 percent—more than 6 out of they may claim otherwise, Planned There is much work to be done in the 10 Americans—say: How can we be con- Parenthood is not the Nation’s pre- ongoing fight to protect life. We under- tinuing to let that happen? eminent provider of women’s stand that. As folks from across the So supporting those who come here, healthcare. For example, Planned Par- country travel to Washington to responding to those who understand enthood facilities don’t even perform ‘‘March for Life’’ this week, I am urg- this—and certainly the two Senators in-house mammograms. They don’t do ing my colleagues to join me in calling on the floor here—the Senator from that. Community health centers, on for a vote on this critical legislation Iowa and the Senator from Oklahoma the other hand, continue to greatly that recognizes these unborn babies as are among the best advocates for life, outnumber Planned Parenthoods. They the children they are and provides among the best advocates for getting provide greater preventive primary them the same protection from pain information out about life, about adop- healthcare services, regardless of a per- and suffering that all of our children tion, about what happens and what our son’s ability to pay. deserve—again, as Micah Pickering laws allow and the laws of other coun- Additionally, last April, President would say, ‘‘a baby.’’ tries don’t allow. Trump signed my legislation into law The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Certainly I will be welcoming the that ensures States are not forced to DAINES). The Senator from Oklahoma. March for Life this year in Missouri provide entities like Planned Parent- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I and other States. The Vice President hood—the Nation’s single largest pro- would like to ask Senator SASSE to last year became the first Vice Presi- vider of abortions—with Federal title X join us for this colloquy as well. dent in the history of the country to dollars. Mr. SASSE. Mr. President, I say speak to March for Life and made it I am grateful to have worked with thank you very much to the Senator clear where his views were and where Congresswoman DIANE BLACK, a dear from Oklahoma and thanks to the Sen- the administration stands. friend in the House; my Senate col- ator from Montana for spelling me. I The missing component here to do leagues, who are with me here today; have been sitting in the Presiding chair the right thing is in Congress itself. We and President Trump to make sure during this colloquy, so I have not been have an opportunity to step up and do States are not forced to award pro- on the ground floor able to participate, that. We need to have this debate on viders like Planned Parenthood with but I would like to associate myself the floor because people, once they taxpayer dollars through title X family with this colloquy and with the leader- enter into this debate, realize it is not planning grants. ship of the Senators from Oklahoma, a debate that they want to be in, be- Another effort my colleagues and I Missouri, Iowa, and Montana. cause the wrong side of this is the side continue to work on is passing Senator I, too, know Micah, and it is an where slightly more than a handful of GRAHAM’s Pain-Capable Unborn Chil- amazing thing. I wish all 100 Senators countries allow it to happen, what we dren Protection Act in the Senate. had a chance to know Micah and his allow to happen. Whenever I discuss this bill, I cannot family. I also want to associate myself I am pleased to be here on the floor help but share the remarkable story of with the comments of the Senator from with Senator LANKFORD and Senator a very special family from Newton, IA. Oklahoma, as he began this, that we ERNST. In July 2012, Micah Pickering was are one of only four countries in the I yield to the Senator from Iowa. born prematurely at just 20 weeks world that allow elective abortion at Mrs. ERNST. Mr. President, I wish to postfertilization—the very age at any time for any reason. Our peers in thank my colleagues from Oklahoma which this bill would prohibit abor- this are North Korea, China, and Viet- and Missouri, and we will be joined tions. When he was born, Micah was nam, and it is a genuine shame. The shortly by the Senator from Montana only—if you can imagine it—about the American people need to understand as well. size of a bag of M&Ms, about the size of that, and this body needs to grapple I am rising today to discuss the im- the palm of my hand. Yet Micah was with that reality. portance of protecting and celebrating still a perfectly formed baby with 10 As the Senator from Missouri said, it life. fingers and 10 toes. is special to be a part of the rally and As I travel across the State of Iowa, When I first met Micah, he was just march over the next 36 hours because I have had the opportunity to hear di- a few years old, and he came to visit the college kids who are coming here rectly from families whose lives have me in my office. We had a photo of understand this far better than the been changed by the innovative, life-af- Micah when he was just born. Again, general public. There is a movement in firming services offered by their local folks, he was the size of the palm of my this country to want to respect and pregnancy resource center. There are hand, a little bag of M&Ms. I had that celebrate life, and good things are hap- so many more stories of vulnerable photo in my office. Little Micah ran up pening generationally with this cause. lives saved all across the country, not to that photo, and he pointed at it and I want to associate myself with this just in Iowa but all across the country. said: Baby. colloquy and thank the Senator from I would like to begin by recognizing And we said: Yes, Micah, that is a Montana for spelling me from the the critical, on-the-ground actions of baby. That is a baby. chair. Thank you. these pregnancy resource centers, ma- Just a few months ago, I had the op- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, this ternity homes, and adoption agencies portunity to visit again with Micah is a difficult issue for so many people across the country that are changing and his parents in my DC office. I can because it is intensely personal for so and saving lives. I want to thank them attest that now at 5 years old, Micah many people. We understand full well for all they do. remains a happy, healthy, energetic the grief some families have when this

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.013 S18JAPT1 S274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 topic comes up because there are mil- about all abortions, but today we are bate, quite frankly. I think it is en- lions of men and women who they focused on late-term abortions. Thir- tirely appropriate for us to be able to know their child has been aborted. We teen thousand children a year die from talk about these kinds of difficult get that. We want to have incredible late-term abortions. At 20 weeks, these issues and try to find some resolution. compassion for them as they struggle babies can suck their thumb, they can The American people have these dia- through some of the most difficult de- yawn, they can stretch, they can make logues, and we should have them here cisions of their life. We understand faces, and science shows these babies and be able to bring the debate to the that when they go to the mall and they are also capable of feeling pain. forefront. watch a small child laugh in the food Our ears may be deaf to their cries, This is not about people whom we court of the mall, they wonder in the but we don’t have to live in ignorance, hate. It is always interesting to be able back of their head, ‘‘Would that have not when research and even common to get the dialogue and pushback from sounded like my child when they sense tells us these unborn children people who say: You just hate people laughed?’’ feel pain. In fact, there is a reason un- because of whatever reason. It is not We get the grief they live with for born babies are oftentimes given anes- true. It is, actually, that we love chil- the rest of their life as they process thesia during fetal surgery. That is dren. That is really the issue. There is through what some physician told why we must pass the Pain-Capable a vulnerable child in the middle of this them was tissue, but in their heart Unborn Child Protection Act. It is un- conversation, and sometimes they they know was a child. This is a nation conscionable that we are allowing un- don’t seem to come up in the conversa- that can set some basic principles to born children as old as 20 weeks—that tion about protecting rights or about help those individuals, to promote is 5 months—to be killed when they giving people privacy. All of those adoption, to be able to encourage those can feel pain. In fact, do a Google things are wonderful euphemisms, but families and help walk alongside them. search. If you have a smartphone, are in the middle of that, there is a very We are good at grace and compassion sitting in front of a computer, type in small child who is being discussed. We as a nation. We can continue to be bet- ‘‘20 weeks.’’ You don’t even have to are trying to elevate their voice—to ter at it. One of the ways we have to be type in ‘‘baby.’’ Just type in ‘‘20 literally speak for those who cannot able to express that is for the most vul- weeks.’’ Then, take a look at the pic- speak for themselves. We think that is nerable, for those children who have tures, the images that come up after an appropriate role for government—to yet to be born. you complete that search. This is one speak out for the most vulnerable and I would like to invite the Senator of them. In fact, I had my smartphone see if we can find justice for those indi- from Montana to also join in this col- last night. I said to my staff: I typed in viduals. This week is not only the week that loquy. ‘‘20 weeks’’ in the Google search, and we have the anniversary of Roe v. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. this is the image that comes up. Wade; it is also the week that we cele- PERDUE). The Senator from Montana. How can we say that is not a baby? brate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I thank While much of the media turned a blind would say that he is a terrific role Senator LANKFORD for leading this very eye to the atrocious acts of Kermit model in this conversation. His basic important conversation. I thank Sen- Gosnell, and they didn’t watch the hor- teaching is that hate doesn’t win over ator BLUNT, Senator ERNST, and Sen- rific videos taken undercover at a friend, that only love can do that. ator SASSE for joining us today as well Planned Parenthood clinics, many of Only love can transform an enemy into in this discussion. us did. We did watch, and we cannot sit a friend. That is what we are trying to Mr. President, 28 years ago, I became in silence. Most of us would not wish a first-time dad. By the grace of God, do. that treatment on even our most hated To the people who oppose this idea, we got to see three more children born of enemies, let alone a child of any age. we get it. We can have that dialogue. after our first child David was born. I The United States is just one of They are not our enemies, though. can tell you, my wife Cindy and I were seven countries that allows elective Quite frankly, we want to respond to excited and a little bit terrified when abortions after 20 weeks. It is not a their comments in love and say, ‘‘Let’s we welcomed David into the world. good list to be on. It is the same list we sit down and have a reasonable dia- As a parent, one of the toughest share that has China and North Korea logue. Let’s express our affection for things is to see your child in pain. I re- on it. As an American citizen, I believe children,’’ and be able to talk about member when David cried, I would in our founding principle that all men how valuable they really are in our so- have given an arm and a leg to stop and women are endowed by their Cre- ciety. Let’s talk about adoption. Let’s that pain. I remember when he was just ator with certain unalienable rights, talk about ways to be able to continue a little baby taking David to the pedia- and among these are life, liberty, and to take care of them. In the middle of trician to get that shot and so forth, the pursuit of happiness. it, let’s talk about a child as a child, and the pain David felt and the As a person of faith, I am called—we not just as tissue that is random, be- screams and the crying I think were are called—to help the most vulnerable cause tissue that is just random much harder on the parents than on in our society. As a U.S. Senator, it is doesn’t suck its thumb and smile back the baby. my honor to support this legislation, at you. It doesn’t stretch and yawn. It I think we all recognize the pain a the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protec- is a child who does that. We want to be child feels after they are born. As I tion Act, and I urge its swift passage. able to have that conversation. have gone on and researched this issue Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I would urge this body to stop ignor- of pain and babies and so forth, science there has just been a dialogue—a col- ing what millions of the American peo- tells us that a baby feels pain before loquy—here on the floor. I thank Sen- ple see as the issue. Let’s talk about they are born. Senator SASSE men- ator DAINES from Montana, Senator the child, and let’s see where we are tioned earlier that we are one of four BLUNT from Missouri, Senator ERNST going to go. I think a good first step nations that allows elective abortion from Iowa, and Senator SASSE from Ne- for us to be able to talk about this is at any time during a pregnancy. The braska for joining in a dialogue of this with the Born-Alive Infants Protection question is, if we were 1 hour before de- basic issue of life. Act, what we call the pain-capable bill, livery—the baby is 1 hour from being In 1973 this week, Roe v. Wade was which deals with late-term abortions— delivered—as a nation, can we at least passed by the Supreme Court in a split very late, 5 months and later—and the agree that we should have a law that decision. We are still having this dia- issue of conscience. says abortions should not be allowed logue, and there is still an ongoing ar- Are we really going to compel people because it is pretty clear that the baby gument about looking into the womb. to perform procedures they find mor- is going to feel pain? The question is, We know a lot more now—about times ally reprehensible in the destruction of at what point do we know they feel now—than they knew in 1973, and we a child rather than in the protection of pain during the pregnancy? know a lot more about the develop- a child? We should be able to find com- It is shocking to think our Nation ment of a child now than they knew in mon ground on those. loses 13,000 children a year to late-term 1973. We are still having this ongoing Let’s then keep the conversation abortions. We can have the debate debate that, I think, is a righteous de- going because it is a reasonable thing

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.015 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S275 for us to be able to discuss. If we can- are trying to help keep him from get- kids. Without CHIP, Danielle’s family not talk about life, liberty, and the ting ill. would be unable to afford the medica- pursuit of happiness in this place, As Jaxon’s mom would say, when tion she needs. Without CHIP, Danielle where can we talk about it? Jaxon gets ill, the only way to keep wouldn’t be walking. Again, I thank my colleagues for par- him from having to be flown to Mis- Danielle and Jaxon and the thou- ticipating and for their tenacity and soula is to get him seen by his pediatri- sands of other Montana kids and their their compassion and their affection cian as soon as possible so that if he families need us to work for them. So for all Americans whether they agree does get sick, it is relatively minor. I am saddened that partisan politics or disagree on this issue. I appreciate I can tell you that this family in would get in the way of access to very much their engagement. Montana is grateful for Healthy Mon- healthcare for these children. We have I appreciate very much the volun- tana Kids, which is Montana’s CHIP the opportunity today to reauthorize teers who are scattered around the program. They are thankful for its pro- CHIP for 6 years and avert a govern- country right now who are serving viding Jaxon’s insurance and the copay ment shutdown at the same time. women in some of the most difficult for his care and his medical supplies. I urge my colleagues to do the right moments of their lives at crisis preg- His mom says that the insurance is thing here, to do the right thing for the nancy centers, at women’s resource what makes it possible to manage 24,000 Montana kids who use this im- centers, and other locations. They are Jaxon’s condition and possible to af- portant program. I urge them to sup- volunteering; they are providing ford well-baby checks instead of their port a 6-year reauthorization of CHIP clothes; they are providing help; they just going to the doctor’s on an emer- and to keep the government open. are providing sonograms and preg- gency basis. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who nancy tests; and they are walking To add more background to the story, Jaxon’s dad was disabled in a yields time? those families through those tough If no one yields time, time will be workplace accident, so he is home, car- days. Thanks to those volunteers as charged equally to both sides. well today, wherever they may be, and ing for Jaxon and the family’s other The Senator from Vermont. bless them for the ongoing work that two children. Jaxon’s mom works, and f they do. her employer has been phenomenal to I yield the floor. her—those are her words—as they have FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- faced Jaxon’s hospitalizations, but the Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, we are ator from Montana. family of five couldn’t afford Jaxon’s at a pivotal moment. If the Congress f care without Healthy Montana Kids. A does not get its act together by tomor- helicopter bill for the ride from Helena CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE row, there will be a government shut- to Missoula alone can be as much as PROGRAM down. A government shutdown will be $34,000, and Jaxon has taken that flight extraordinarily destructive to the peo- Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, access to six times. ple of our country, millions of whom healthcare is on the line today for This family doesn’t know what it will depend upon government services. It 24,000 Montana children. The House of do if the funding for CHIP runs out, but will be destructive to millions of Fed- Representatives is working to pass leg- the family is committed to caring for eral employees who keep their families islation that will reauthorize a pro- its son no matter what. That is why I going with a paycheck from the gov- gram called the Children’s Health In- support a 6-year reauthorization of ernment. It will be destructive to the surance Program, better known as CHIP. U.S. Armed Forces, men and women CHIP, for 6 years and will keep the gov- Let me provide another reason. who put their lives on the line to de- ernment open. If passed, it will then This is Danielle. She is 9 years old, fend us. So it seems to me that we have come to us for a vote. and she lives in Deer Lodge, MT. When to do everything we can to prevent a Why don’t we take the opportunity she was just 18 months old, she sud- government shutdown. before us to come together on issues we denly lost the ability to walk. As everyone knows, we have a Repub- agree on instead of always fighting on Cindy and I are the parents of four lican Party that controls the U.S. Sen- what divides us? I think we can all children. I cannot imagine a more ate, a Republican Party that controls agree on keeping Montana kids frightening moment as a parent if one the U.S. House of Representatives, and healthy. has an 18-month-old child, and he sud- a Republican who is in the White Let me tell you a story about a fam- denly loses his ability to walk. House, President Trump. We are now ily from Helena, MT, the A-Gee family. Danielle was diagnosed with a form 31⁄2 months into the fiscal year, and the Jaxon was a normal baby—a happy, of juvenile arthritis. You don’t think Republican Party has yet to give us an healthy baby—until October of 2016, about arthritis affecting an 18-month- annual budget. when he was just 8 months old. That is old child. This is a disease that causes The U.S. Government is a $3 trillion when he was first flown from Helena to pain, swelling, a stiffness of joints, as operation. There is no business in this Missoula’s Community Medical Cen- well as vision problems. country of any size that can run week ter’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. He Thankfully, Danielle was started on to week, month to month. We need an was deathly ill with a respiratory in- a medication—a twice-a-month injec- annual budget, and now the Repub- fection. tion that controls the swelling and in- licans are coming back, asking for a At that time, it was not clear why flammation. Because of that, she can fourth continuing resolution. You can- Jaxon had gotten so sick, but his par- walk and even run again. Yet these in- not run a government like that. It is ents soon learned that he had Leigh jections are expensive. To pay outright unfair to the American people, unfair syndrome, a disease in which the body for just 1 month, it costs over $6,000. to the Armed Forces, unfair to all of is not able to process energy properly, Last summer, for 3 months, Danielle us. which leads to muscle weakness, swal- was unable to get the injections. She Three and a half months have gone in lowing problems, and severe illnesses stopped walking, and she no longer the fiscal year; yet the Children’s with just a simple or a common cold. could go to school. Her mom had to Health Insurance Program has not His parents quickly learned to manage carry her through the house. been reauthorized. This is a program his new feeding tube, to suction his When Danielle was approved for Mon- that has existed for decades with bipar- mouth and his throat, and to put him tana’s CHIP program, she was able to tisan support. How can we not reau- on oxygen monitors at night. go to the doctor’s and get on another thorize the CHIP Program? Unfortunately, Jaxon has had five medication—an infusion this time. She Three and a half months of the fiscal more serious infections. Each time, he is now back at school and running year have come and gone, and we have has become ill. It has happened so around—to quote Mom—‘‘like a kid not reauthorized the Community quickly that he has had to be flown to who doesn’t have any problems.’’ Health Center Program, which provides Missoula even though he has a team of Danielle loves to study math and primary healthcare, dental care, men- pediatricians, nurses, dietitians, speech science, and when she grows up, of all tal health counseling, low-cost pre- therapists, and physical therapists who things, her dream is to be a doctor for scription drugs to 27 million Americans

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.016 S18JAPT1 S276 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 in every State in this country. If legis- The Washington Post wrote an arti- for that is the tragic opioid and heroin lation were brought to the floor of the cle a few weeks ago—unbelievable—and epidemic, which claimed some 60,000 Senate today, the Blunt-Stabenow bill what they said is that over the last lives last year. We cannot ignore that reauthorizing the community health year, if you can believe it, 10,000 people problem. We have to invest in preven- centers, I suspect, would get 70, 75 with disabilities who had applied for tion. We have to invest in treatment. votes; yet Republicans, after 31⁄2 Social Security benefits died while We have to help States all over this months, have not been able to reau- waiting for those claims to be proc- country and the families who are thorize the CHIP Program or the Com- essed. They were not processed in a struggling with this issue. munity Health Center Program. timely manner because the Social Se- My point is, we need parity, not for When we talk about the budget proc- curity Administration does not have some abstract, inside-the-beltway rea- ess, we are talking about three major the workers it needs and has been sig- son; we need parity in spending because issues; there are more, but there are nificantly underfunded. For the sake of we need more in this country than just three major issues. No. 1, will we con- the senior citizens of our country, for a strong military. We need a strong tinue to have parity in spending be- the sake of the disabled, any budget middle class. We need a strong working tween defense spending and nondefense agreement when we have parity must class. We cannot turn our backs on spending? Since 2011, in four different supply sufficient amounts of money for tens of millions of people who are budgets, there has been a bipartisan the Social Security Administration so struggling. agreement that for every dollar spent that they can do their work. The second issue that we have to deal on defense is a dollar you will spend on Every Veterans Day, every Member with here in the Congress is the issue the needs of a struggling middle class, of this body talks about how much of DACA and the need for clean Dream- millions of people who are struggling they love veterans. The Veterans’ Ad- ers legislation. In September, Presi- every day to keep their heads above ministration today has 30,000 vacan- dent Trump initiated a very serious water economically—a dollar here, a cies, which means that our veterans crisis. What he did is rescind President dollar there. That has been agreed are not getting the quality and timely Obama’s Executive order providing upon on four separate occasions, but care that they must be able to receive. legal status through DACA to 800,000 several weeks ago, the Republican We have to start filling those vacan- young people. These are young people leader, Senator MCCONNELL, came to cies. Any budget agreement must in- who were raised in the United States of the floor and said: We want to do away clude increased funding for the VA. America. These are young people who with that parity. We want to be able to In my State of Vermont and all over today are working. They are in school; spend more on the military and less on this country, there are millions of they are in the military. This is the the needs of working families. young people who went to college, went only home they have ever known. This We have a middle class that is to graduate school, and have left is the only country that any of them or shrinking. We have people all over this school deeply in debt. Because of high country working two or three jobs. We many of them can even remember. The interest rates, some of those people have the highest rate of childhood pov- idea of simply doing away with the erty of almost any other major country now owe more money today after pay- legal status that they have, subjecting on Earth. We have millions of elderly ing off, year after year, their debts them to deportation, subjecting them people who can’t make it on $12,000 or than they did when they took out the to being taken away from the only $13,000 a year. We have a crisis sweep- debt. We have to address the debt crisis country they have ever known and ing the Nation, hitting my State of facing some 40 million Americans. loved is literally beyond comprehen- In Vermont and all over this country, Vermont very hard. We have infra- sion and unspeakable. if you are a working person, what do structure that is crumbling. We cannot In September, when Trump initiated you do if you have a 3-year-old or a 2- ignore the needs of the working fami- this process by rescinding Obama’s Ex- lies of this country and spend huge year-old? Well, you look for decent, ecutive order on DACA, he said to the amounts of money only on the mili- quality childcare. But all over this Congress, the Republican leadership in tary. country it is extremely difficult to find the House and Senate: You fix it. Get Some of the things we have to do as that quality childcare. Any serious legislation. we come together, as we must, for a bi- budget agreement we reach must in- Well, there are people right now— partisan agreement is, of course, reau- clude increased funding for childcare so Senator DURBIN, Senator GRAHAM, and thorize CHIP and, of course, reauthor- that working people in this country others—who are working on legisla- ize the Community Health Center Pro- know, when they leave their kid at a tion, which doesn’t go as far as I would gram. The Stabenow-Blunt bill has center, that child will receive quality like it to go, but they are working on nine Republican cosponsors. Every care at a cost that is affordable. Every serious legislation in the House. The Democrat will support it. We have the dollar we invest in early childhood edu- vast majority of Democrats and many votes. Let’s do it. cation is a dollar very, very well spent. Republicans understand that we cannot We have to deal with the pension All over this country, in this, the turn our backs on these young people. issue. One and a half million American wealthiest Nation in the history of the That is not just what we feel here in workers are about to lose 50 to 60 per- world, we have infrastructure—roads, the House and in the Senate; it is what cent of the pensions they were prom- bridges, water systems, waste water the American people want. Poll after ised by the U.S. Government. That can- plants—which is crumbling. In many poll shows that 70, 75, 80 percent of the not be allowed to happen. We have to parts of rural America, including the American people say: Provide these stand with those workers. State of Vermont, we do not have high- 800,000 young people with legal status. I went to a meeting earlier today quality, affordable broadband or cell Provide them with a path toward citi- dealing with the Social Security Ad- phone service. How do you maintain a zenship. Very few people think that we ministration. The Social Security Ad- community, how do you bring business should turn our backs on these young ministration provides a process—the into a community, how do kids do their people, let DACA expire, and subject administrative arm makes sure that homework if you don’t have decent them to deportation. Let us do what the elderly, disabled, and people who broadband or cell phone service? We the American people want us to do, and get Social Security benefits get those have to invest in rural America and let us pass a strong Dreamers Act. benefits in a timely manner. For years make certain that every community in Last but not least, we had some ter- now, Republicans have underfunded this country has broadband and the rible hurricanes some months ago. that administration, and today there kind of infrastructure that it needs in They brought a lot of disaster to are simply not enough employees to do order to prosper. Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the the work that has to be done. Amaz- One of the tragedies taking place in Virgin Islands. Months have gone by, ingly enough, over at the House they this country today is resulting, unbe- and we have yet to pass the kind of dis- are talking about massive cuts to the lievably, in a lowered life expectancy aster relief that communities in those Social Security Administration on top rate here in the United States of Amer- States and territories desperately need. of all the cuts they have already re- ica. Our life expectancy rate is actu- We cannot continue to kick the can ceived. ally in decline, and one of the reasons down the road. We cannot continue to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.018 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S277 run a $3 trillion government on a Minkah Fitzpatrick, who is a safety, that there is a looming government month-by-month basis. It is unfair to won the Bednarik Award for best defen- shutdown—Friday at midnight; that if everybody. We have to sit down and ne- sive player in the Nation and the Congress hasn’t passed a spending bill, gotiate a serious budget agreement. Thorpe Award for best defensive back it is possible the government could And what Republicans must under- in the Nation. He was also named Asso- shut down. That would be a big mis- stand is that, yes, they have a 51-to-49 ciated Press First Team All-American. take. Government shutdowns do not majority here in the Senate, but you Bradley Bozeman, an offensive line- make sense. need 60 votes to pass this type of legis- man, was named AP Second Team All- We have legislation called End Gov- lation. You need 60 votes, and that American. ernment Shutdowns, by the way, which means you cannot do it alone. You can- Jonah Williams, an offensive line- says that when Congress doesn’t do not give the Democratic caucus a fait man, was named AP Third Team All- their appropriations bills on time— accompli and expect Democrats to say: American. which is never or rarely—that there Oh, yes, sir, we are going to follow you. Additionally, five players on the Uni- should not be a shutdown; rather, con- This requires bipartisan discussion on versity of Alabama’s football team tinue the spending from the previous the parity issue and domestic spending were named First Team All-SEC. year, but ratchet it down over time to and bipartisan discussion on DACA. Head Coach Nick Saban has now won give the Appropriations Committee and We have a strong majority of Mem- six college football national champion- Congress and the Senate an incentive bers of the Senate who support a ships, equaling the record of former to get the job done. But let’s not shut Dreamers piece of legislation and a Alabama football Head Coach Paul down the government. When we do path toward citizenship. We have a ‘‘Bear’’ Bryant. The Crimson Tide that, it doesn’t help anybody. It strong majority of the American people coaching staff has helped produce high- doesn’t help us as taxpayers because we and a strong majority of Members of caliber student athletes and gentle- end up coming back and paying people, the Senate who want disaster relief. men. This team has brought great and the inefficiencies of it create more This should not be a difficult problem. pride to the University of Alabama, the costs. So I hope we are not even talk- The American people want a resolu- loyal fans of the Crimson Tide, and to ing about that. tion, and they want it done in a bipar- the entire State of Alabama. In the so-called continuing resolu- tisan way. Let’s do it. Let’s not kick I would like to take a minute to tion, which is a short-term spending the can down the road. Republicans thank Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick bill—which, again, is not the best way must understand that they must nego- Saban, Athletic Director Greg Byrne, to govern, but that is what our choice tiate in a bipartisan way. President Stuart Bell, and Chancellor is—in that continuing resolution to With that, I yield the floor and sug- Ray Hayes for their leadership. keep the government from shutting gest the absence of a quorum. Mr. President, at this time, I ask down, there is also, as I understand it, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The unanimous consent that the Senate going to be something that is very clerk will call the roll. proceed to the consideration of S. Res. good for our country. So, one, shutting The senior assistant legislative clerk 375, submitted earlier today. down doesn’t make sense, but two, let’s proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask be sure that the short-term spending clerk will report the resolution by bill that we do pass includes something unanimous consent that the order for title. the quorum call be rescinded. very important—important to about The senior assistant legislative clerk 219,000 children in my home State of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without read as follows: objection, it is so ordered. Ohio and millions of families around A resolution (S. Res. 375) congratulating the country who depend on a program f the University of Alabama Crimson Tide called the Children’s Health Insurance football team for winning the 2018 National CONGRATULATING THE UNIVER- Program, CHIP. SITY OF ALABAMA CRIMSON Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff National Championship. CHIP has traditionally been a bipar- TIDE FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WIN- tisan program. It is supported by There being no objection, the Senate NING THE 2018 NATIONAL COLLE- Democrats and Republicans alike. In proceeded to consider the resolution. GIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION fact, the reauthorization of the Chil- Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF dren’s Health Insurance Program, unanimous consent that the resolution NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHIP, came out of the Finance Com- be agreed to, the preamble be agreed mittee with a vote that was unani- Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise to, and the motions to reconsider be mous—Republicans and Democrats today to offer my congratulations to considered made and laid upon the alike. Again, that doesn’t happen the University of Alabama’s Crimson table with no intervening action or de- often. It happened because people be- Tide on the 2018 College Football Play- bate. off National Championship victory The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lieve it is important to have that safe- against the University of Georgia Bull- objection, it is so ordered. ty net program for our kids and for dogs. The resolution (S. Res. 375) was those families. I join the University of Alabama, the agreed to. Right now, that program is really on Crimson Tide Faithful, and the entire The preamble was agreed to. life support. We are told that if we do State of Alabama—my State—in com- (The resolution, with its preamble, is not extend that program, some States mending this team on its hard-fought printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- will begin running out of money even win and for showing perseverance in mitted Resolutions.’’) in the next few weeks. One of those the midst of adversity time and time Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I sug- States could be Ohio, we are told. The again. This year, the Tide overcame a gest the absence of a quorum. numbers are not exactly accurate, I host of injuries and midseason strug- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The don’t think, because nobody knows. gles to reach this achievement. The clerk will call the roll. That makes it very unpredictable and team even had to overcome, as the Pre- The senior assistant legislative clerk uncertain for those families and chil- siding Officer will recall, a 13-point def- proceeded to call the roll. dren. We know there are States run- icit in the second half of the champion- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask ning out of money right now. ship game in Atlanta, winning ulti- unanimous consent that the order for By the way, the program ended in mately 26 to 23 in the first overtime in the quorum call be rescinded. September, and since September 30, it a college football playoff national The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without has been given these short-term au- championship game. What a game. objection, it is so ordered. thorizations. That doesn’t make sense. Under Head Coach Nick Saban’s lead- f My understanding is that the House ership, the Crimson Tide fought to earn of Representatives is going to actually its fifth national title since 2009—dem- CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE put into the continuing resolution that onstrating, I believe, nearly 10 years of PROGRAM they are going to send over here a dominance. This year’s team, among Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, con- longer term extension of the Children’s other things, won various awards. stituents of mine are hearing today Health Insurance Program—in fact, a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.020 S18JAPT1 S278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 6-year extension, which would be the ters, for instance. Again, that has been gress—the House and the Senate— longest extension ever. I think that is bipartisan in the past. These centers passed legislation 21 years ago that very important. have been very effective in dealing they are able to hide behind. They have I heard from some families last week with issues that relate to our commu- immunity under the Federal law called in Ohio who are wondering: Are you nities, health issues, such as opioid ad- the Communications Decency Act. guys going to actually provide us with diction. Community health centers Ironically, it was actually put in place the certainty that our kids can con- have been very helpful in providing to push back against child pornog- tinue to receive the treatment they are treatment to people, particularly in raphy—in other words, to protect chil- getting? rural areas that don’t have access to dren from viewing pornography. It is These are children who have serious other healthcare treatment centers. We being used now to say: Well, we don’t health problems and who need that should provide them with that long- have responsibilities as websites even kind of care and rely on CHIP to pro- term funding and certainty. if we knowingly are selling children vide it. I hope my colleagues on the other online. Can you imagine that? For all the disagreements we have in side of the aisle will vote to extend Our legislation to deal with that is this Chamber—and there are plenty of these important health insurance pro- something we have been working on for them—there will be healthy and spir- grams for our children. Again, CHIP a couple of years. We had a 2-year in- ited debate on lots of issues later stands for Children’s Health Insurance vestigation on this online trafficking. today, I am sure. This is one on which Program. It should not be a bargaining It focused a lot on one website—an evil we can come together and agree that chip for other political purposes. Let’s website that sells people online and children should have that basic get that done. This is a chance for ev- knowingly has been providing ads out healthcare. erybody to ensure that we have that there for underage girls and boys— I came to the Senate floor last certainty for our children and help backpage.com. As we looked into it and month—back in December—to strongly them to live up to their God-given po- did more research, it became clear that urge my colleagues and the leadership tential in life. even though they were doing this and on both sides of the aisle to take the even though there were people suing politics out of this and get CHIP done, f them because of it, none of the law- get the long-term authorization done, STOP ENABLING SEX suits were successful—whether from in the last spending bill. That was not TRAFFICKERS ACT prosecutors or victims, whether crimi- done. In fact, it was just a short-term Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I want extension of CHIP that basically coin- nal suits or civil suits—because of this to talk about another vulnerable group immunity they were claiming under cides with the spending bills. That was of Americans. This is an issue that disappointing. I said so at the time. It Federal law. doesn’t relate to the looming govern- We found out that backpage.com— was not done last time. That was a ment shutdown or the spending bill this one website—was responsible for mistake. Now we have the opportunity that will avoid that shutdown, but it about 75 percent of all child trafficking to do it. Let’s take that opportunity. I relates to another issue that Congress reports that the National Center for am here to once again say, let’s act to has the opportunity to address this provide that long-term stability in the Missing and Exploited Children was re- month. ceiving. In other words, the great ma- program. January is Human Trafficking Pre- Again, I am encouraged by what I jority of this was happening on this vention Month. Last Thursday was Na- hear—that the House of Representa- one website. We found out there has tional Human Trafficking Awareness tives is likely to include that stability been a dramatic increase in trafficking Day. We had a lot of people here in to ensure that children everywhere can because of this ruthless online effi- town talking about that issue. receive adequate and affordable ciency. I think everybody in this Chamber healthcare. The House 6-year extension When we got through our investiga- would agree with me that we live in a would also return CHIP to a traditional tion, we also found out that this great country. We are blessed to be Federal-State partnership, which has website actually knew that some of Americans. In this age of rapid sci- been a bipartisan effort, and provide these ads were related to children and entific, medical, and technological in- additional protections for low-income yet published them anyway. They went novation, we have been able to change children and more flexibility for the so far as to try to, as they called it, the world in positive ways. That is States. ‘‘clean’’ the ads for illegal trans- There are some changes to the pro- good. But something else is happening actions. Someone would place an ad, gram and some reforms to the program that is discouraging; that is, in this pay for the ad, and then backpage that have been bipartisan through country, in the 21st century, we are ac- would say: You need to change this ad committee, and I am hopeful that will tually seeing an increase in a part of a little bit because you are using words be part of it as well. human trafficking, and that is heart- like ‘‘schoolgirl’’ or ‘‘cheerleader,’’ The House bill that includes this breaking. This is sex trafficking that is which indicates they are underage. CHIP extension—it would be the long- occurring in our country. Often it in- In other words, they knew these kids est extension since the creation of the volves children, underage, who are were underage. Yet they edited the ads program more than 20 years ago. In- being sold much like property. Experts and placed the ads anyway and took stead of these short-term ones, we are tell us that this increase is happening the profit. That is what we are up going to have a long-term extension, if primarily for one reason and one rea- against. we can pass this. By doing it long term, son alone, and that is because of the The cost to these families, the the Congressional Budget Office says internet. It is sort of the dark side of human suffering that results from this, we will actually save taxpayers $1 bil- the internet. It is a ruthlessly efficient is incalculable. I met with victims all lion. Having that predictability and way to conduct this trafficking busi- around the State of Ohio and some certainty—not having the start-and- ness. from other States who have come here, stop nature of CHIP—saves taxpayers This is a stain on our national char- as they did last week for this rally. Can money. acter. It is something we should all be you imagine being in that situation as Is this CR perfect in terms of involved with, Republican and Demo- a parent? healthcare? No. There are other things crat alike, all of us as Americans, to Kubiiki Pride, who was here last we should do as well. We can do that say: Let’s push back. Let’s not allow week, had her 14-year-old daughter go with regard to the longer term spend- our country, during this period of so missing. She was a teenager. Her mom ing bill we will probably be doing a many positive technological changes, was stricken with grief and concern couple of weeks from now or a few to use this technology—in this case, over her. After 10 weeks, she couldn’t weeks from now or whenever we come online websites selling people—in a find her anywhere. Finally, somebody to the end of whatever the continuing way that devastates these families and said: You ought to look on this website resolution is tomorrow. creates so many dislocations in our called backpage because they are sell- We do need to find long-term funding communities. Traffickers are using the ing girls online. God forbid, they were solutions for community health cen- internet because of the fact that Con- right, and she found her daughter. She

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.021 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S279 found several photographs of her will be able to have access now to the will break your heart. Some were the daughter—not photographs she wanted courts to be able to take on these parents, some were trafficking victims to see, but on the other hand, there was websites and, again, hold them ac- themselves. They have shown great her daughter alive. She said: My first countable. The prosecutions, again, courage by sharing their stories, bring- reaction was relief that she was alive. have been thwarted because of this im- ing their tragedy public, and now we Then, of course, I called backpage, and munity. owe them the opportunity to get this I said: I found my daughter. She is on These are very narrow changes. They legislation passed, to ensure that we your site. She is 14 years old. Please don’t affect the freedom of the internet can protect some of the most vulner- take her ad down. at all. In fact, I would argue it helps to able among us. Backpage said: Did you pay for the ensure a free internet. To take care of Thank you, Mr. President. ad? these bad actors and by holding these I yield back my time. She said: No, I didn’t pay for the ad. folks accountable, it is going to pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- That is my daughter. She is 14 years vide the justice the victims deserve. SIDY). The Senator from Indiana. old. It is a fair and commonsense ap- f They said: No, we can’t take down proach, and that is why it has the sup- the ad. You didn’t pay for it. port not just of the Members I have PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD Can you imagine? mentioned but actually, now, 66 or 67 PROTECTION ACT She was eventually reunited with her Members of the U.S. Senate. That is Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I rise to daughter. And there is a film called ‘‘I out of 100 Members. That is a rare talk about an issue that is very impor- am Jane Doe’’ in which she and other thing to have that kind of support. It tant to Hoosiers: protecting our unborn women, mothers and young women, are has the majority of the Republicans on children. Right now, Hoosiers from featured. You can see more about her board. It has the majority of the Demo- across the State of Indiana are trav- story and what a brave woman she is crats on board. eling to Washington, DC, to take part because she is now standing up to it. It is a fair and commonsense ap- in tomorrow’s March for Life. This an- She filed a lawsuit, but the lawsuit was proach that is going to make a real dif- nual event brings together the unsung not successful because the judge said ference in the lives of the people we heroes of the life movement—those there is this immunity. represent. It will be effective at curb- who have dedicated their lives to sav- By the way, the courts that have ing this increase in trafficking that we ing innocent children. ruled that these websites are protected see online. Every day we don’t act, Now, despite what is often portrayed by this Federal law have said that Con- there are more women and more chil- in the media, life-affirming principles gress ought to do something about dren who are being trafficked unneces- are supported by a majority of Ameri- that. Most recently, last August, a sarily. cans. A poll by POLITICO and the Har- Sacramento judge dropped charges It also has the support of an extraor- vard T.H. Chan School for Public against backpage, stating: ‘‘If and until dinary coalition of law enforcement or- Health showed that 58 percent of Amer- Congress sees fit to amend the immu- ganizations, anti-trafficking advocates, icans—almost three in five Ameri- nity law, the broad reach of section 230 survivors, faith-based groups, civil cans—oppose allowing Medicaid fund- of the Communications Decency Act rights communities, major businesses, ing to be used for abortion. even applies to those alleged to support and even some members of the tech According to the Quinnipiac Univer- the exploitation of others by human community that initially pushed back sity polling, 60 percent of Americans, trafficking.’’ against this legislation. Looking at it, including 46 percent of Democrats, sup- To me that is an invitation for Con- I think many of them realized this is port Federal legislation limiting abor- gress to act, saying: We get it; they are not a defensible position to say we tion after 20 weeks. exploiting human beings online, but shouldn’t amend this Federal law that I am proud to cosponsor the Pain-Ca- this Federal law gives them immunity. is providing immunity to these bad ac- pable Unborn Child Protection Act. This immunity was put in place 21 tors. This act would protect unborn children years ago in an effort to try to ensure Members of the U.S. Senate who have at 20 weeks postfertilization—the point that we could have a free internet, and cosponsored the bill, including col- at which scientific evidence proves that is very important, but it was leagues of mine who are in the Senate abortion inflicts pain. never intended to provide immunity to Chamber this afternoon, are saying: I It is estimated that this common- illegal activity like this—certainly not want to be part of the solution. They sense legislation will save roughly to keep people in the business of sex are showing some courage, and I appre- 12,000 to 18,000 babies annually, and it trafficking. ciate that. People who have really will not apply, incidentally, to cases of That injustice is why we introduced shown courage are these survivors— rape, incest, or when the life of the our legislation. It is called the Stop these children and these women who mother is at risk. Enabling Sex Traffickers Act, or have been trafficked—and they need Before being elected to the U.S. Sen- SESTA. I introduced it with Senators our help. ate, I sat on the board of directors of BLUMENTHAL, MCCAIN, MCCASKILL, We need 60 votes to pass most things Hannah House. This is in Bloomington, CORNYN, HEITKAMP, and others. Sen- around here. In this case, we will have IN, where I live. It offers women loving ators THUNE and NELSON took this bill some objections, apparently, and so support during pregnancy. through the Commerce Committee late having 66 or 67 supporters of this legis- I further spent 2 years as a smalltown last year. lation is a key number. It enables us to attorney in little Paoli, IN, and I of- We had a spirited debate in that com- ensure that we can get this onto the fered free legal services for parents mittee, and it ended up coming out of floor and passed on the floor. So why who wanted to adopt. So you can see the committee with a unanimous vote. are we waiting? We shouldn’t wait. We why I am very passionate about help- Why? Because after hearing from the should move this month, during ing children find loving homes and victims, after hearing from the experts Human Trafficking Awareness Month, helping caring adults become parents. I on both sides, the Senators said: Whoa. Human Trafficking Prevention Month. have seen firsthand, through my own This doesn’t make any sense. As Sen- We should move because it is the right experiences, the importance of advo- ators, it is our responsibility to change thing to do for these victims and those cating for those who cannot advocate this law. who might be victims between now and for themselves. It provides justice for victims of on- when we act. It is the right thing to do The United States is one of only line sex trafficking because they will because it will create a safer and a bet- seven countries in the world that al- have the opportunity to sue. It holds ter and a more just society. Elected of- lows abortions after 20 weeks. This list these websites accountable that know- ficials like us are elected to do just includes human rights violators like ingly facilitate crimes. It also helps in that. China and North Korea. This isn’t com- terms of prosecutions because the There were hundreds of sex traf- pany we want to keep. State prosecutors now—the AGs, the ficking survivors on Capitol Hill last During this time, when there is prin- local prosecutors at the State level— week, and I met with them. The stories cipled disagreement on so many

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.022 S18JAPT1 S280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 issues—Republicans disagreeing with Now, I am especially concerned about HASSAN, I have urged the Senate to Democrats, conservatives disagreeing the damage that government by CR is make an immediate emergency $25 bil- with progressives, surely, we can come inflicting on our Armed Forces and na- lion Federal investment in treatment together and take action that a signifi- tional security. Those of us who serve and prevention—a down payment on a cant majority of Americans want. So I on the Armed Services Committee were sustained, reliable funding stream to am hopeful this critical legislation will disturbed by testimony from the Chief support efforts by States and commu- receive a vote on the Senate floor very of Naval Operations, ADM John Rich- nities. At long last, we could provide a soon. ardson, in September of 2016. He said: response that is commensurate with Thank you. ‘‘Our ability to achieve true effective- the magnitude of this public health cri- I yield back my time. ness and efficiency has been under- sis. I suggest the absence of a quorum. mined by budget instability, workforce There is bipartisan support in this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The limitations, and eight—now likely body and throughout Congress to ad- clerk will call the roll. nine’’—and it was nine—‘‘straight dress the opioid epidemic. President The senior assistant legislative clerk years of budget uncertainty and con- Trump promised when he was cam- proceeded to call the roll. tinuing resolutions.’’ paigning, and since he became Presi- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask I remember when Admiral Richard- dent, that he was going to work to end unanimous consent that the order for son came and spoke to the Navy cau- this epidemic. Yet we are still waiting the quorum call be rescinded. cus, and we were asking him what his to see the resources that States and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without concerns were. He said: Well, you communities need. objection, it is so ordered. know, my biggest concern is budget Now, last week many of us watched f certainty, and what we tell everybody with great anticipation when President FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT in the Navy now to figure on is to fig- Trump invited bipartisan representa- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, the ure that they can’t do anything in the tives from both the House and Senate, Senate and the House right now are first quarter of a fiscal year because and the television cameras, to talk struggling to pass yet another short- they are going to be operating under a about how we were going to address the term continuing resolution to avoid a continuing resolution. funding situation that we are in, and He pointed out: ‘‘This compromises Federal shutdown at midnight on Fri- how we were going to address DACA— our mission, and drives inefficiency day. For nine consecutive years now, those young people who were brought and waste into all that we do.’’ since I have gotten to the Senate, we to this country through no fault of In a similar vein, the Army Chief of have begun the fiscal year without reg- their own and are now in a situation Staff, GEN Mark Milley, has repeat- ular appropriations bills being enacted where they don’t have citizenship and edly warned us of the damaging im- into law. If we pass another continuing they don’t have a way forward. pacts that budget uncertainty has on Senators GRAHAM and DURBIN spent resolution this week, it will be the the Army’s combat readiness. Training four months negotiating an excellent, fourth continuing resolution for fiscal cycles are disrupted, and sometimes bipartisan agreement to strengthen year 2018. There were three CRs, or they are discontinued. All non-mission- border security and to give Dreamers continuing resolutions, for fiscal year critical maintenance is postponed for the path to citizenship that they de- 2017. This ‘‘government by CR’’ is cha- the length of a CR. serve. The President, in that meeting otic and it is disruptive. It is inflicting Now, I share the views of many in that we all watched said: Bring me a real damage on our Armed Forces, as this Congress that we need to increase solution, and I will sign it. well as on critical domestic programs support for our military. We live in an Well, they reached an agreement that that benefit people across this country. uncertain world, where we are facing would likely pass in the Senate with at I live in a very small town in New security threats from ISIS to Russia least 60 votes. Last week, President Hampshire called Madbury, and if our and North Korea, and we could go down Trump applauded the deal. He invited board of selectmen in Madbury com- a long list. We must be prepared to re- Senators GRAHAM and DURBIN to the mitted this kind of budgetary mal- spond, but we can’t increase military White House to finalize it. And when practice, we would get rid of them. spending at the expense of funding our they got there, they were shocked to The fact is that the frantic scramble domestic needs. find that the President had completely to pass a new CR by midnight on Fri- When it comes to funding domestic reversed himself. day is yet another manufactured crisis needs, no challenge is more urgent and This morning, Senator GRAHAM was here in Washington. It is a crisis that frightening than the nationwide opioid stating the obvious when he said: ‘‘We is completely unnecessary. The Appro- epidemic. In my State of New Hamp- do not have a reliable partner in the priations Committees in both Houses of shire, nearly everyone has a heart- White House.’’ Congress have completed their work in breaking story of a family member, a Well, we do have reliable partners in a thoughtful, timely manner. In this friend, or a colleague whose life has this body. Give us that bill. Let us vote Congress, the House passed all 12 of its been destroyed by opioids. We can just on it. Let’s send it to the President, appropriations bills out of committee. look at these headlines and see what and let the President veto it if he In the Senate, the Appropriations Com- the challenge is. This is on August 16, doesn’t like it. mittee passed 8 of our 12 bills, and we 2017, from our State newspaper, the Yesterday, Majority Leader MCCON- did that with overwhelming bipartisan Concord Monitor, in the capital: ‘‘N.H. NELL said: ‘‘As soon as the President support. The only reason we didn’t re- drug overdose deaths—mostly from figures out what he is for, then I will port the other four bills out of com- fentanyl—continue at a high rate.’’ be convinced that we are not just spin- mittee is because the leadership di- The CDC recently said that New ning our wheels but actually dealing rected us to stop. Hampshire has the highest overdose with a bill that can become law.’’ So let’s be very clear. This is not death rate from fentanyl, the third Well, again, we have a bipartisan deal about appropriators not being able to highest in the country. Nationwide, in on DACA. Let’s vote on it. get our work done and not being able 2016, more than 63,000 Americans died There are very real consequences to to agree on what we want to do. This is from overdoses—more than 63,000 peo- the constant chaos, turmoil, and policy about the leadership in Congress—the ple. If we were losing that many Amer- reversals that have become the new Republican majority—which has re- icans to a disease outbreak, to a war in normal under this President. We must fused to allow us to go forward with a the Middle East or elsewhere, there commit ourselves on a bipartisan basis regular order budget process. The would be an outcry in Congress and we to restoring order to the appropria- House, the Senate, and the White would pass legislation to address the tions process. It is time to fulfill our House are all controlled by Repub- crisis in a matter of days. Well, this constitutional responsibility to pass licans, and if they wanted to complete current funding crisis is an oppor- full-year appropriations bills that ad- the appropriations process in a timely tunity for us to address the opioid epi- dress the needs of the American people. manner, we could have done so, and we demic. As we work to resolve this current could have done it with bipartisan sup- In recent weeks, along with my col- fiscal impasse, any agreement should port. league from New Hampshire, Senator include a number of basic provisions.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:57 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.023 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S281 We should fund government for the re- olution comes over here, but that is portunity to make real and long-last- mainder of this year—no more short- what the leadership of this body is ing reforms for farmers, ranchers, and term continuing resolutions—enough. dealing with. The reauthorization of every American working in our agri- It is enough. We need to stop that. The the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- cultural industry. majority of Members in this Chamber gram has been elevated in this debate, Broadly speaking, across the board, and throughout Congress understand so people know that those who have rate reductions will let Americans that we can’t keep doing this. Any deal been crying for a long period of time keep more of their own money. This should increase support for our mili- about finally having CHIP reauthorized will afford farmers the opportunity to tary, and it should provide parity for could be in a situation of voting reinvest in their operations instead of our domestic needs: to address the against what they have been pleading sending that financial capital to politi- opioid epidemic; for our veterans; for for over a long period of time. cians in Washington. the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- My colleague from the Senate Judici- Tax reform legislation expands sec- gram and community health centers; ary Committee, Senator FEINSTEIN, tion 179 of the Tax Code, which helps for those Medicaid payments that are said: ‘‘Healthcare coverage for kids farmers finance overhead costs. It en- so critical to our rural hospitals; for should be a no-brainer.’’ I agree. This ables farmers to deduct more expenses disaster relief in Florida, Texas, Cali- Children’s Health Insurance Program in the year they occurred and also ex- fornia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Is- reauthorization is a no-brainer, both in pands the availability of cash account- lands; and for pension relief for people the value it has for the kids and in sav- ing to more farmers in Iowa and who have worked their whole lives and ing us money at this point. throughout the country. These provi- who are facing old age without the pen- Senators WARNER and KAINE from sions will allow farmers to invest in sions they paid into. Virginia wrote: ‘‘We ask that you in- the equipment necessary to do the job We can get this done. There are clude bipartisan legislation reauthor- of feeding the Nation and the world. enough people of goodwill on both sides izing the Children’s Health Insurance The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowers of the aisle in this body and in the Program in any upcoming funding leg- taxes on capital investment and in- other body so that we can do this if we islation.’’ Well, it is here for all of cludes a business income deduction, are allowed to work together. So those Senators who want the Chil- which will help level the playing field Democrats and Republicans, let’s get dren’s Health Insurance Program reau- between farms that file as corporations this done. Let’s keep the government thorized. This is the opportunity to re- and those that file as individuals. More funded, and let’s show the American authorize it. than 94 percent of farms are taxed people that we can work together in Will you vote against what you have under the IRS provisions affecting indi- the interests of this country. been advocating for a long time—the vidual taxpayers. The bulk of agri- Thank you, Mr. President. reauthorization of the Children’s culture producers who operate outside I yield the floor. Health Insurance Program? In my the corporate tax code deserve basic The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- State of Iowa, 68,792 children—the lat- fairness. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ator from Iowa. est enrollment—are in CHIP and are makes sure that those taxed under the f depending upon Congress to do the individual and corporate tax codes are right thing. The right thing to do is to treated with more equity. CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE reauthorize the Children’s Health In- One of the most frequently discussed PROGRAM surance Program as soon as possible— issues in tax reform discussion is the Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank the Pre- which could be today or tomorrow—for estate tax, which can force family siding Officer. 6 years so that we don’t have to deal farms to break up operations to pay Should the Children’s Health Insur- with it for a long period of time. the IRS following the death of family ance Program be reauthorized? Of My fellow Senators, this is a time for members. That doesn’t happen at the course it should be reauthorized. It has statesmanship, not gamesmanship. It death of a lot of farmers, but in a few a long history of strong bipartisan sup- is time to vote for a prompt reauthor- cases it does, and it seems to me to be port. This is a major issue in reaching ization of the Children’s Health Insur- very unfair to break up a farming oper- the point of whether we need to get ance Program. ation to pay as a result of the con- something passed—and we do need to f sequence of death. I support a full re- get something passed so the govern- peal of this unfair tax, but was pleased ment doesn’t shut down. In regard to TAX REFORM that in this tax reform legislation we the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I were able to make significant progress gram being a part of that, this started would like to speak about a tax issue. in alleviating its burden on family very early last fall, when the Senate It was nearly 3 weeks ago that the farmers by doubling the estate tax ex- Finance Committee overwhelmingly President signed into law the Tax Cuts emption. This substantial change passed a 5-year extension from that and Jobs Act. It is the most sweeping would let more family farmers pass committee, once again stating the reform of our Tax Code in more than their hard-earned life’s work on to strong bipartisan support that the three decades. This tax reform provides their children, paving the way for the Children’s Health Insurance Program both tax simplification and tax cuts for next generation of family farmers. has. the vast majority of taxpayers. According to the Iowa Farm Bureau, Thankfully, it is moving along in the Importantly, the tax reform bill given the price of farmland, about 30 House of Representatives. That body made good on its commitment to pro- percent of crop farms in Iowa exceeded has included a 6-year extension of the vide real relief to small business own- the $5 million estate tax exemption in Children’s Health Insurance Program ers, and that also includes family farm- 2016, based on land values. The dou- in the continuing resolution that we ers and ranchers. As one of only three bling of the exemption amount will go have to get through the U.S. Senate. Republican Senators on both the Fi- a long way toward alleviating the That 6-year extension would be the nance Committee and the Agriculture nightmare that is the death tax for longest extension of the program since Committee, it was a priority of mine to many Iowa farmers. it was created over 20 years ago. represent agriculture and the family I have long advocated for common- I am sure this is going to be sur- farm institution throughout the tax re- sense tax relief measures because they prising to our constituents, for sure, form debate. will help Iowa and the Midwest and and maybe even surprising to Members Fair treatment for farmers under tax will make life easier for middle-class of this body, but this reauthorization reform was especially important to me, Americans. of 6 years actually saves $1 billion. given the large role agriculture plays Farmers’ hard work provides the I cannot believe that we are in a situ- in the economy of the State of Iowa. healthy and affordable food that we so ation where people who have said that Ag accounts for one out of every five often take for granted. We should do they support the Children’s Health In- jobs in the State and makes up 33 per- everything in our power to support surance Program would vote against cent of Iowa’s economy. The tax reform that segment of our economy and cre- its reauthorization when the House res- bill provided a once-in-a-generation op- ate an environment where these small

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.024 S18JAPT1 S282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 businesses and hard-working families parents to seek a better life. Under the nouncement that the program will end. can thrive and prosper. That is what DACA Program, they were entitled to a It puts their lives on hold in fear, and tax reform will do for farmers, for 2-year renewable work permit and the they wonder whether they need to go Iowans, and for all Americans. Whether ability to remain in this country with- into the shadows of the United States they are middle-class farmers or mid- out fear of deportation. Each one has of America. dle-class nonfarmers, all will benefit to go through a criminal background This is a crisis which was created by from other provisions of the tax bill, check. They need to be enrolled in President Trump when he announced such as doubling the standard deduc- school. They must either be high the end of the DACA Program in 6 tion, doubling the child tax credit, re- school graduates or in the U.S. mili- months. That will expire in March. ducing the 15-percent bracket to 12, re- tary. President Trump’s actions to rescind ducing the 25-percent bracket to 22, In the United States today, we have the DACA Program are wrong. We can and there are a lot of other features in 800,000 who are registered under the correct it. That is what Congress can this bill to benefit not only farmers but Dreamers. There are about 10,000 in my do and what we must do. also other middle-class families. State of Maryland, and they are con- Our university community in Mary- I yield the floor. tributing half a billion dollars to Mary- land strongly supports the DACA Pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- land’s gross domestic product. They gram. I have heard from the University ator from Maryland. are a key part of our economy. They of Maryland system, Johns Hopkins f are the next generation of teachers, University, and many other schools in doctors, engineers, and entrepreneurs. our State. This fall, I received a joint DACA AND TPS They are going to help build America. letter from the public school secondary Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, the Most know no other country but the systems of Prince George’s County, Dreamers are part of this country. United States, which is their home, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, They are America’s future. They are and our values, which make America Montgomery County, and Baltimore helping to build this great Nation, and the great Nation it is. City. This is what the school super- they need our attention now. We are a welcoming country. We are intendents wrote to me: The Republicans control the House, a country in which people have come Maryland is a national leader in providing the Senate, and the White House. One over the years to build this great Na- students with a world-class education. Es- of their principal responsibilities is to tion. That is America’s strength. Let sential to our success is our commitment to pass a budget. We are now 4 months us build on our strength, not run away providing children in our schools with a safe into the fiscal year and we don’t have from it. Are we going to turn our back and welcoming environment to learn. Termi- a budget and we are talking about an- now on the values that built this coun- nation of DACA will have direct and dam- other continuing resolution through try? Are we going to rip families apart? aging effects on the Maryland students who are current beneficiaries. mid-February. Is that what America stands for? I find A couple weeks ago, we were told on that hard to imagine. The schools’ letter continues: the floor to give it a couple more weeks At the same time, we would hurt our It is a direct threat to Maryland’s eco- and we would work some of these economy and hurt ourselves. I have nomic stability and safety, as it will strip issues out, but that time has now met with many Dreamers in Maryland. students of their ability to work and drive come, and we still do not have a budg- legally, pay taxes, and pursue post-secondary We had one in my office a few weeks opportunities. Parents who lose work au- et. We should not be going into Feb- ago who had tears in her eyes. She thorizations will face deportation or be ruary without dealing with the prob- said: I have an expiration date on my moved into a dangerous underground econ- lems of this country. We need a deal on back. She doesn’t know what is going omy, causing financial uncertainty for their the budget. We need a deal for an to happen when that date occurs. To families and harmful stress on their chil- agreement on the Dreamers. We have me—and I hope to all Americans—this dren—our students. so many issues that need to be ad- country is not a country where some- In addition, the DACA decision could im- dressed. There is no excuse why the Re- one should have to live under those pact our ability to motivate our youth to re- publican leadership has not brought main committed to their education and pur- fears. We need to take action to help suing college or careers, and will lead to these issues to the floor of the Senate the Dreamers. worsening economic hardships of our DACA for action. I have had several roundtable discus- community. I want to start, in regard to the sions with Dreamers in Maryland. I had This is from our school systems in Dreamers, by commending the bipar- them in College Park, Baltimore, and Maryland. tisan work of a group convened by Sen- other areas throughout Maryland. Let I heard similar concerns from law en- ators GRAHAM and DURBIN. They have me just mention two Dreamers I met forcement officials. Tom Manger, who come up with a good plan that address- with. Adam was originally born in Can- cochairs the Law Enforcement Immi- es key issues needed for a compromise ada. His family grew up in Pakistan. gration Task Force and is the police on immigration reform. I was pleased He came to the United States with his chief in Montgomery County, wrote: to see they put on their website a sum- parents when he was very young. mary of the proposed legislation that Becky—who was born in Peru—came Our support for a legislative solution for Dreamers is consistent with our long- deals with the Dreamers. It deals with here with her parents to the United standing support for bipartisan reform of our border security, deals with diversity States. I mention them collectively be- immigration system. We support measures visas, those who are in temporary pro- cause they both attend the University allowing law-abiding people to feel safe and tective status, and family reunification of Maryland, College Park. secure in their communities, which reinforce and migration. Our State allows Dreamers to have trust and cooperation with state and local The draft legislation we saw would instate tuition to go to college and get law enforcement. Beyond the significant provide a 12-year pathway to citizen- the tools they need in order to succeed. contributions Dreamers make to our commu- ship for Dreamers, with up to 2 years of They need work permits because they nities, we are concerned that, absent action credit for time with DACA. The quali- by Congress, the Dreamer population will be have to work; otherwise, they never driven back into the shadows and be hesitant fied Dreamers must have entered the would have been able to get through to report crimes and cooperate with inves- United States by June 15, 2012, when school. They need a driver’s license. tigations. Such an outcome would risk un- President Obama and the Department Adam explained to me he needed a dermining community safety. When Dream- of Homeland Security announced the driver’s license to get to a magnet ers, and all immigrants, feel safe engaging creation of the DACA Program. I think school so he could advance his own with local police, all of our communities are most of us know DACA stands for De- education. safer. ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals That was all possible—the ability to I certainly agree with Chief Manger. Program. get a driver’s license and the ability to A group similar to the Dreamers are Let me just talk a few minutes about work—because of President Obama’s those who are here in temporary pro- the Dreamers. These are individuals Executive order, the DACA Program. tected status, or TPS. There are 437,000 who entered our country as minors, Now all of that has been put in doubt people in America from El Salvador, when they were brought here by their because of President Trump’s an- Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia,

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My ditionally, conditions in Haiti were fur- and who has repeatedly said that own State’s recipients contributed $1.2 ther complicated by two category 5 maybe we need a good government billion to the gross domestic product of hurricanes—Irma and Maria, which shutdown so he can get his vanity wall. my State, so this is a major part of the struck in September. These recent de- Donald Trump and the Republicans Maryland economy. velopments exacerbate already fragile will be held responsible for any govern- This is a very similar situation to conditions in Haiti. ment shutdown. They have created this the Dreamers. They get a 6- to 18- As the Department of Homeland Se- situation, and the American people will month extension. They have been here curity’s own internal memorandum hold them accountable. for decades because the underlying con- from April 2017 outlined, an estimated Democrats have been open and trans- ditions in the countries from which 30 percent of the population—approxi- parent about the things we are fighting they came still exist. I have been to mately 3.2 million people—suffer from for. We are fighting to reauthorize the Central America. I can tell you that it food insecurity, and 40 percent of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, is not safe for people to return to those population lacks access to fundamental CHIP, so 9 million kids across the gang communities. They have the same health and nutrition services. country can continue to access the life- situation—they know no other country In other words, it is not safe for those saving healthcare they need. We are fighting to restore funding to commu- but America. If they are required to go individuals to go back to Haiti. They nity health centers that serve millions back to the country in which they were have been here. This is their home. of underserved Americans in rural com- born, it will tear families apart. We They want to make this their home, munities, whether they live in Kansas, need to act. We need to act in order to and we should give them that oppor- Ohio, or any of the other States Trump protect this group of citizens. tunity. I want to acknowledge legislation won. We are fighting to protect the Let me conclude by again quoting that was introduced. I join my col- Dreamers who could be deported to Becky, one of the Dreamers I met at leagues, Senators VAN HOLLEN, FEIN- countries they know little of because the University of Maryland, College STEIN, and others, who will provide a the President unnecessarily and cru- Park. She said that the best present legislative fix, S. 2144, the SECURE elly ended the DACA Program. We are she ever got was on her 13th birthday Act. I am pleased that the outline of also fighting for parity in funding for when President Obama executed the the Durbin-Graham compromise immi- defense and domestic spending in any Executive order that gave her legal gration legislation includes relief for budget deal. status and hope here in America. TPS recipients. The legislation will These are not partisan Democratic Well, we can give her an even better make changes to the diversity visa lot- priorities. If one were to put each of present right now. We can give her the tery program and reallocate half of the these priorities up for a vote, they present of Congress acting to provide annual visas to recipients of TPS. That would all pass with bipartisan support protection for the Dreamers and for would amount to about 27,000 visas an- in the House and the Senate. In fact, nually. those on TPS so they don’t have to we could have passed each of these bills Under the draft, TPS recipients worry again and they know they have a a long time ago. Yet, instead of doing would maintain legal status and work home here in America. something that would actually help authorization while awaiting visas. I urge my colleagues to pass legisla- people, the Republicans spent months This would give TPS recipients protec- tion that will protect the Dreamers working as hard as they could behind tion from deportation, work authoriza- and TPS. closed doors to give the wealthiest 1 tions, green cards, and ultimately a Mr. President, I certainly hope we percent of the people in our country pathway to citizenship. After the TPS will do the minimum that the Congress and corporations huge tax cuts. Now backlog is cleared—which could take of the United States can get done, and they are trying to convince the other roughly a decade to do, given the that is to pass a budget before the 99 percent of the American public that 300,000-plus recipients of TPS in the deadline of tomorrow evening. this tax bill was a good deal for them, United States today—the annual visas With that, I yield the floor. but that is another story and is an- would be allocated to nationals of pri- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. other example of misplaced priorities. ority countries. BLUNT). The Senator from Hawaii. In getting back to the matter at In the past few months, the Depart- f hand, which is the urgency of pre- ment of Homeland Security has placed FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT venting a government shutdown, the termination dates on TPS for those House is trying to pass another short- from El Salvador and Haiti and has ex- Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, Repub- term spending bill that only includes a tended the deadline for a decision on licans control every level of the Fed- reauthorization for children’s health Honduras. These individuals are at eral Government. They hold majorities and not the other important priorities risk. We need to act. in the House and the Senate. They we need to support. The Republicans in Maryland has a large number of El have the Presidency. Yet the very peo- Congress are trying to pit commu- Salvadorans. I am gravely concerned ple—the Republicans—who set the nities, children, families, and Dreamers about what will happen to these indi- agenda in Washington and have majori- against one another in an attempt to viduals—many mixed-nationality fami- ties in both the House and the Senate divide and conquer. They are hoping we lies who have been part of American are desperately trying to convince the will support yet another government communities for so long. For nearly a American people that a government funding bill that kicks the can down decade, El Salvador has consistently shutdown should be blamed on anyone the road because they will have funded suffered per capita murder rates that else but them. Give me a break. children’s health, even as, in their bill, have been among the worst in the Nobody wants a shutdown except, they abandon the Dreamers and the world. In 2016, the people of El Sal- maybe, the President, who seems to rural communities that depend on com- vador were victims of over 5,200 homi- relish a government shutdown as a way munity health centers. cides—an alarming rate of more than of ‘‘shaking things up,’’ regardless of We cannot allow this cynical Repub- 80 per 100,000 and the highest globally. who gets hurt. Members of Congress lican ploy to succeed. We need to keep El Salvador has limited capacity to ab- should know better, and Republicans fighting for children’s health, for com- sorb the nearly 200,000 individuals who should get down to business and nego- munity health centers, for Dreamers, could be subjected to immediate depor- tiate with Democrats in good faith. and for parity. I will not vote for any tation. We welcomed these individuals Republicans in the House and Senate government funding bill that does not to America to save them from danger. have brought us to the brink of a shut- include all four of these important and As another example, although Haiti down because they are terrified of the urgent priorities. We cannot leave any- has made important strides toward re- ideological extremists in their own one behind because it is clear Donald

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He barely waited for us pay lip service to Dreamers like Getsi project to work on, and you prove to to leave the White House before reneg- by doing our jobs to protect them and them that you can pay the money back ing on that promise. Then we all know provide healthcare to millions of chil- in 90 days and then you pay them back. what happened last week during the dren and families across the country or Well, that is how we are running the meeting with Senators DURBIN and are we going to bend to the whims of business of the most important Nation GRAHAM at the White House when he an unpredictable, mercurial, and unre- that has ever existed. A 1-month CR, a was presented with a bipartisan com- liable President? 3-month CR, or a 12-month CR is not promise. Rather than waiting for the Presi- the way you run the greatest Nation on We cannot let the President’s irre- dent to make up his mind, I call on the the face of the planet. It has a number sponsible behavior stop us from fight- majority leader to recognize that as a of problems with it, not the least of ing for Dreamers who deserve our sup- separate branch of government, Con- which is that you can’t give the mili- port and protection, Dreamers like gress should be a check on the excesses tary any certainty to know what they Getsi from Beaverton, OR, whom I met of the executive branch. It is about can invest in for the next new genera- late last month when she traveled to time the majority leader and Repub- tion weapon or defense system, because Washington, DC, to fight for the pas- licans in Congress stepped up to do they simply don’t know if the money sage of the Dream Act. Getsi’s parents their jobs. will be there for them to make that in- brought her to Oregon from Mexico I yield the floor. vestment. It means that we are getting when she was only 4 years old. The I suggest the absence of a quorum. far less production for our dollar, we journey was long and hard, and Getsi’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. The are inefficient, and we are sending a sister was left behind. clerk will call the roll. message to the world that we are not While growing up, Getsi’s parents The legislative clerk proceeded to serious about the long-term invest- warned her not to talk about her immi- call the roll. ment that we need to make for our gration status because even men- Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, I ask safety and security. tioning it to the wrong person could re- unanimous consent that the order for It also affects a number of other sult in their deportations. She lived in the quorum call be rescinded. agencies, but I think this is very im- constant fear. While growing up, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without portant in these times with all the Getsi’s parents always emphasized the objection, it is so ordered. heightened threats across the world. If importance of her obtaining a higher Mr. TILLIS. Mr. President, most peo- we send a message that we are not here education, and while her mom and dad ple who are watching TV or who are for the long term and we are not will- only completed the 5th and 12th grades, watching C–SPAN know we are at a ing to make those long-term invest- respectively, they instilled a love of very important place here. We are in a ments, that is a bad message to send. learning in their daughter and a deep position wherein, at midnight tomor- That is the problem with CRs versus desire to go to college. row night, if Congress doesn’t act, we what we call regular order—to sit After working hard in high school, will shut down the government. What down, negotiate appropriations, pass Getsi enrolled in Western Oregon Uni- does shutting down the government appropriations bills, and give the men versity, where she is studying to be- mean? It means a lot of things. and women in uniform, give the gov- come a gerontological nurse. Getsi It means there are going to be a num- ernment employees, and give the peo- works incredibly hard. She is taking 20 ber of employees who will be wondering ple who rely on our safety net some credits a semester. I remember, when I when they will get their next pay- certainty. That is our job. was in college, 15 credits was a lot. She checks or whether they will get repaid, That is why I support a bill that Sen- is taking 20 credits a semester, is work- depending upon whether we make a de- ator HELLER is proposing. It is called ing full time at an assisted living facil- cision to pay them for time worked. the No Budget, No Pay Act. I think the ity, and has recently become a certified It means people who need desperately Senate Members and the Members of rock climbing instructor. Getsi is needed services may be wondering the House should not get a paycheck scheduled to graduate a year early, in whether they will be able to get those when they fail to do their job. Doing May, from Western Oregon University. services, and—if, for no other reason, their job means they pass appropria- After graduation, she is planning to en- even if the money is there—is the dis- tions bills, they pass a budget, and roll in an accelerated nursing master’s traction going to slow down badly they actually do the job they swore program so she can realize her dream needed services to a number of people they would do if they won a race for of becoming a gerontological nurse who rely on the Federal Government as the Senate or the Congress. I hope that practitioner. their safety net? bill gets a debate on the floor. I look When I asked what inspired her to It is going to mean our military will forward to supporting it when it does. pursue such a selfless career, Getsi wonder whether America will really be Let’s go back to the CR. The CR is talked about wanting to care for people behind them anymore because the simple. It is 4 weeks long. All it really like her grandmother back in Mexico games we are playing in the Senate are does is to make sure that we have fund- and for her parents as they got older. more important than the work they ing for our servicemembers. It makes Without the protections DACA pro- are doing to protect the Nation and to sure we have funding for our veterans. vides, Getsi will lose her work author- protect our allies. It is going to mean It makes sure we have funding for the ization, and if she is not able to work, a lot of very negative things that CHIP program. It actually authorizes she will not be able to pay for school should be avoided. I am going to talk a it for several years. It gives certainty and will be unable to pursue her little bit about it. to States and to people who need sup- dreams. What I first want to do is to summa- port that it is going to be there. It also When I asked her why she traveled rize what we are trying to do—people provides funding for small business for days to come to Washington to like me who are going to support the loans and funding for the National In- share this message with Congress, her continuing resolution. Now, to be hon- stitutes of Health. It does a number of response was very moving. She said: est with you, I hate the whole con- other things, but those are critically tinuing resolution process. important. I have so many dreams and aspirations, When I was younger, there was a We have some Members who are try- and I urge people here to understand how much these Dreamers have to give to the time when our family was struggling. ing to negotiate a deal for the DACA U.S. We were brought at such a young age, My father was doing construction population. DACA is the Deferred Ac- we don’t know anything about our home- work, and he literally had to borrow tion for Childhood Arrivals. It is a pro- lands. I want to be able to stay in the U.S., money to pay for the materials he gram that President Obama put into

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I can’t are their positions in the past, let’s who actually want to shut down the speak to you all directly, but if I were pass the spending bill, let’s work hard government because we haven’t speaking to the pages, I would ask to get DACA done, and let’s stop this reached a bipartisan agreement that I them whether or not they saw the theater that is not helping anybody. think is not that far away. The prob- ‘‘Peanuts’’ cartoon. There is a common All this is doing is making people who lem that I have with that is that I theme that we talk about with Lucy work and rely on government funding think it is going to create a toxic envi- and the football. The scene is where worry, and it is making people who ronment in Washington, DC, that is not you are running down the field and you rely on government funding and the only going to provide all the uncer- are about to kick the football, and just DACA population even more worried. tainty that I talked about on the prior at about the time that you are going to Every day they think they are 1 day slide, but it is even going to alienate do it, there is a group of people who closer to having an illegal status here. people who are coming to the table try- want to pull the football away. That is We see speeches on the floor about ing to negotiate a bipartisan agree- what they are doing again. the Dreamers, the people who are doing ment. Now we are at a point where we Honestly, it gets tiring to see us well. Most of them are going to school, are trying to figure out if we can fund come so close, to have so many reason- working, or serving in the military. I the government either through a vote ably minded people. Guess what. There believe every single one of them. There sometime tomorrow or if there will be are unreasonable people. It is a bipar- are tens of thousands and hundreds of a shutdown tomorrow night. tisan situation we have here. I have thousands of more examples. That is I have only been here for about 3 friends. They are friends of mine, but why I am so motivated to come up with years, and I have been in politics for 12 on certain issues they become unrea- a solution. That is why I am so frus- years. I find it interesting how things sonable. They are not part of the solu- trated with those playing these games change overnight, how things that tion. All of a sudden they create these when we are so close. were untenable or awful just a couple coalitions, and they are the Lucy tak- So let’s talk about DACA. There is of months or a couple of years ago are ing away the football from those of us the so-called gang that is putting to- justified today based on the disagree- who actually want to score, want to gether a bill. Let me back up and talk ment we have on the DACA deal, which make progress, want to fund the Gov- about a meeting that I attended in the I am convinced we will get done before ernment, and want to provide a solu- White House last Tuesday. In the prior the March 5 deadline, and I hope sooner tion for the DACA population. Now we meeting I attended the previous Thurs- than that because there are a lot of have another Lucy and the football day, Republicans met with the Presi- good kids who came to this Nation scenario on both the spending bill and dent. We said: Mr. President, the way through no fault of their own, through also the DACA bill. for us to get to a solution is to call a decision made by an adult, who de- I also have to talk about the CHIP Democrats and Republicans into a serve a path to citizenship, who deserve program. The CHIP program is some- room, Members of the House and Sen- the respect of this Nation, and who thing I wanted to reauthorize in Sep- ate, have us air our differences and should be welcome because there are a tember of last year. September of last then agree to a timeline for negoti- lot of good kids. year was the month before the program ating a deal that we can bring to the I will keep working on a solution, but technically expired. However, there American people and solve this prob- now we have people who want to dis- was sufficient money in reserves for lem. tract us, not only to distract us from the States to continue to run the pro- The President responded by calling a trying to negotiate a reasonable out- grams. Those States are starting to run meeting on that Tuesday. Some people come for DACA but adding the distrac- out of money, including States like may have seen it. There was about 50 tion and creating the toxic environ- mine, North Carolina. Now we have an minutes of press coverage. Senator ment that shutting down the govern- opportunity to reauthorize for years, GRASSLEY, the chairman of the Judici- ment will cause. to provide certainty to this child popu- ary Committee, who just came in here, If we go back, what is amazing to me lation for years, and we are going to was a part of that meeting. We all felt is that the very people who are now hold it hostage because we have an great about it. We aired our dif- saying we should shut down the gov- honest disagreement over things I ferences. We knew there were dif- ernment made these kind of state- think we can work out with the DACA ferences we needed to bridge. We ments in the past. This is from former Program. agreed to four different pillars that we Speaker PELOSI in the House: ‘‘Not too We have seen what people have said would use as a basis for negotiation. long ago it was an unthinkable tactic in the past. In fact, one of these Sen- Come up with something that the to use in a political debate.’’ ators actually had a countdown on how DACA population needs, something There is a long list of people. many days we failed to reauthorize compassionate—something very simi- Senator NELSON: ‘‘You don’t hold the DACA. It may very well be that when lar or maybe something between the country hostage.’’ we take the vote tonight, that very bill that Senator LANKFORD, Senator But that is exactly what they are same Senator will vote against a HATCH, and I proposed, the SUCCEED proposing today. multiyear reauthorization for the CHIP Act and the Dream Act—and bridge the Senator KING: ‘‘. . . the constant hos- program. That doesn’t make sense. It differences. We were making progress. tage-taking situation to get something is irrational. It doesn’t solve anything. We also knew that we had to deal with in that process that you couldn’t get It creates a bigger problem when it things like the diversity lottery, bor- through the normal process.’’ comes to the funding discussion and der security, and what some of our col- It is a hard quote to read, but the when it ultimately comes to a reason- leagues call family reunification, point is that now they want to take able outcome for the DACA population. which has been abused and needs to be hostages. Now they want to do exactly Finally, we can talk about the words fixed. Others call it chain migration. what they thought, not long ago, was of the Democratic leader. Again, it is At the end of that meeting, we inappropriate, unkind, unfair, and amazing to me how things have agreed that what we needed to do was uncompassionate. changed. to have the leaders, the whips of the Then we have Senator HEITKAMP: ‘‘It So did you believe what you were House and the Senate—the Democrats is really bullying behavior when the saying then? Or is who we see now and and the Republicans—agree to a small minority does this.’’ what position you are taking now who timeline and a schedule and then get I think it will be a minority that will you really are? People need to come to together and work out our differences. oppose funding the government. So the floor and let me know. Is this what I, for one, think those meetings should

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Now we have another group of the backroom trying to figure out how when you reach an agreement, the people that say: We have something to make this more difficult than it President will sign it—it seems to me that is pretty close and we may file a needs to be. that is a significant way to move for- bill, or you need to get on to the bill. I am telling and imploring the Mem- ward. But things tend to take different Let me tell you the problem I have bers of the Senate, whether you are Re- routes around here, and I am here be- with that bill or the concept of the bill. publican or Democrat, vote for funding cause of some routes that I think are No. 1, has it been introduced? No. So it the Government. Vote for our soldiers. very puzzling at this point—pretty is ‘‘thoughtware.’’ None of us can talk Vote for our veterans. Vote for the much along the lines of what the Sen- about the specific provisions because children who require these programs ator from North Carolina just stated. we don’t have something we can score, who are desperately in need of cer- Last week, speaking to my col- look at, or understand the benefits and tainty. Then, quickly, get on DACA leagues, I told this body that we still risks and issues associated with it and and vote for the Dreamers who need weren’t any closer to a legitimate and whether or not we can get the votes. our support. Vote for border security fair deal that promotes and protects The question is, Does the bill have so we can know who is coming across the interests of the American people in the support of the President? Well, I this border and we can make the Na- a lawful immigration system, and, at think you saw what was vetted on tion safer. These are commonsense, ra- the same time, what is very important Thursday, which was not a specific pro- tional, and reasonable expectations, is providing a fair and equitable solu- vision, and that meeting last week and if we lower the temperature here, tion on DACA. But we also want to didn’t go too well on several different if we treat people with respect, and if take care of the interests of the Amer- levels. We don’t have an agreement. we actually not let the polar opposites ican people, particularly the safety of The other question is, if you don’t impact what those of us in the center the American people when it comes to have an agreement with the President, want to do, then we can avoid this cri- criminal aliens. you have to understand the process of sis and we can do great things for mil- Since I made that speech a week ago, the Congress. If the President were to lions of people. we made some progress in a meeting veto the bill, and we are struggling to Thank you, Mr. President. that went on at the White House, get 60 votes, now we would have to get I yield the floor. which I just told you about. In spite of 67 votes. Does anybody here honestly The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the many events of these past 2 weeks, believe we will get 67 votes to with- YOUNG). The Senator from Iowa. the pronouncement I just made that we stand a veto override? So we have to Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, be- don’t have a legitimate, fair deal on get back to this one, to get the Presi- fore I speak—because Senator PERDUE one hand to protect the American peo- dent behind it, because that is not wants to speak right after me—I ask ple and, on the other hand, to deliver going to happen. Even if that could unanimous consent that Senator the humanitarian ends that we need for happen, then we have to go to the PERDUE, assuming he shows up before I the DACA kids—that pronouncement House. It is not about a simple major- am done, be the next one in line to fol- still holds true. ity of the House Members. We have to low me. Unfortunately, immigration has be- think about a supermajority of House The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without come the ‘‘Groundhog Day’’ of the U.S. Members that would override a Presi- objection, it is so ordered. Senate. Democrats, and even some Re- dential veto. Right now, based on the f publicans, keep repeating the same number of Members who are in the mistakes that we have been making for House—there are a couple of open DACA the past 30 years, and they don’t seem seats—that is 288 votes. That isn’t Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I to be learning from them. I should going to happen. That is not a very come to the floor today to offer re- probably tell my colleagues what I good scorecard. It is not a recipe for marks about an issue of utmost impor- have learned in those 30 years. success. tant to this body and to the American Thirty years ago, when I voted for an I am one of the ones who want people—the ongoing negotiations over immigration bill—the last great big re- checked boxes next to a bill that the the future of the Deferred Action for form of immigration—we had 3 million President supports, that the Senate Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. undocumented people here. In good will get 60 votes on, and the House will I should explain the justification for faith, we thought we had secured the get more than half, so that we can these young people. The children were border because throughout the history solve the problem for the DACA popu- brought here by their parents. Their of the country, from the beginning, it lation. parents crossed the border without pa- had never been illegal to hire an illegal Things happen quickly here, and, pers, violating the law, but the chil- alien, and for the first time, we made it hopefully, this is another example dren cannot be held guilty for the sins illegal for our employers to hire some- where they will. I hope my Republican of their parents. That is why we feel it one who is undocumented, taking away colleagues recognize that voting is very legitimate to do this humani- the magnet to come to this country. against the funding bill is a bad idea. tarian thing of legalizing DACA chil- We thought it would secure the border How do you work out of a shutdown? dren—not in and of itself, but, as you if they couldn’t be legally hired, and Almost certainly it will not end well. heard from my colleague from North we legalized 3 million people. We didn’t So I hope my Republican colleagues Carolina and you will hear from other take into consideration the whole in- will vote for the spending bill, and I people, the necessity of making sure dustry of false documents in which, if I hope a majority or a good number of that we have border security, that we go to an employer and show him a false my Democratic colleagues will, so that do away with chain migration, and document and they believe it is a true we get the spending issue off the table. that we also do away with diversity document, then they are not guilty of Then I hope that same group of people visas—this is the scope of negotiations hiring me, even though I am tech- will come together and recognize that that ought to be going on to get a com- nically an undocumented worker, be- the gaps are not that hard to bridge for promise for the humanitarian reason of cause I am using a fraudulent docu- the DACA solution, that the border se- giving certainty to these young DACA ment. curity measures are reasonable, that people. What happens when you reward ille- the changes in the elimination of the Those things were narrowed at the gality? You get more of it. So instead diversity lottery and a more reasonable White House a week ago Tuesday, not of the 3 million people we had legal- way to allow merit-based immigration the famous Thursday meeting that you ized, we now have an 11-million person makes sense. We can deal with under- heard so much about last weekend but issue. That is what I have been told.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.030 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S287 We don’t want to repeat those mis- 5 to come to a meaningful solution visas a year. I am no mathematician, takes, and that is why, besides legal- that can earn bipartisan support. but that doesn’t seem to be a very bal- izing DACA kids, border security and Well, here is what we do know about anced agreement to me. They seem to doing away with chain migration are their proposal, from one-page sum- be making the same mistakes I made so important. One of the bombers in maries. The bill would provide a mas- in 1986. New York was here because of chain sive amnesty to millions of people who Finally, their proposal doesn’t even migration—the terrorist who was just are in this country unlawfully—before end the Diversity Visa Program. Re- about ready to—well, he didn’t kill border security, making the same mis- member, this is one of four agreements anyone, but he injured a lot of people. take we did in 1986. Their proposal in a bicameral, bipartisan meeting Then we have another person who was doesn’t just provide status to the with the President of the United States here on a diversity visa and killed 8 young men and women enrolled in the that everybody left the White House people and injured 12 while driving DACA Program, which everyone in this with an agreement that we were going down the streets of New York. So we Chamber agrees should be done; it dra- to break within those four. have a major problem we have to take matically expands the scope, granting This Diversity Visa Program, we all care of. legal status to potentially millions of know, is subject to fraud and abuse, The President is very interested in others, including those who knowingly and colleagues on both sides of the taking care of this problem, as he violate the law. It is unthinkable to me aisle have long called for its elimi- enunciated in that Tuesday meeting, that we should reward that unlawful nation—and I mean elimination, not which was bicameral and bipartisan conduct, and it is ridiculous that reallocation. The proposal they are and narrowed the issues so that it Democrats and some Republicans are floating around doesn’t do that. would be easier for us to reach an turning the tables and making this To sum it up, this proposal is heavy agreement here. Instead of dealing last-minute demand when there was on amnesty, learning nothing from the with 100 things, 4 are taken care of— such a successful meeting at the White 1986 mistake I learned a lot from. Too DACA, border security, doing away House a week ago Tuesday. It was bi- bad there is only a handful of us with diversity visas, and doing away partisan, bicameral, with the President around the U.S. Senate from that time with chain migration. leading the discussion and everyone because there would be a lot more mis- We don’t want ‘‘Groundhog Day’’ to agreeing that we would narrow the 100 sionaries saying that what happened in happen again in the U.S. Senate be- issues down to 4: DACA, border secu- 1986 shouldn’t be repeated. cause it has been happening quite fre- rity, diversity visas, and ending chain Also, more importantly, it is non- quently. In the last 30 years, we migration. existent on security measures. This ap- thought we could solve this problem Surely then, in exchange for this proach has been tried time and again, once and for all by taking away the massive amnesty, their proposal would and that approach has failed. The magnet for people to come here for provide significant border security, en- American people simply don’t want to jobs, and we would secure the border. forcement, and chain migration re- provide a massive amnesty first and se- Well, 30 years later, you can under- forms. If you were hoping for that an- cure the border later. For those Mem- stand why the President wants a wall swer to be yes, don’t hold your breath. bers who think we can do amnesty first and more border security. Their proposal has a paltry amount of and security second, I think I made it In recent days, several of my col- funding for existing border security in- quite clear: I think that is the wrong leagues formed what can best be de- frastructure improvement. That is approach. I know because I have been scribed as a poor man’s version of the right—no new infrastructure. here a long time, and I have been here Gang of 8. The Gang of 8 is affiliated Their proposal also doesn’t add new at the time those mistakes have been with a very bad bill called comprehen- legal authorities to make it easier for made. We know they failed the goals sive immigration. It passed in 2013 and law enforcement to apprehend, detain, we sought. I remember why it failed. went nowhere in the House of Rep- and deport dangerous criminal aliens. Maybe—just maybe—if we actually resentatives because it was unrealistic. Now, I think they are somewhat em- provide safety first and then consider These six Senators have decided that barrassed that they don’t have some more comprehensive reforms later, we they—and they alone—will come up proposals in there that dangerous can break this repetitive cycle and end with a solution to the DACA crisis. criminal aliens ought to be deported this immigration ‘‘Groundhog Day.’’ Now they are demanding that their so- easier than they are today. Maybe I ought to add to those four lution—and no other solution—receive So I have to ask, is there a reason points that were agreed to at the White a vote or they will shut the govern- why these Senators don’t want to make House. The President was promoting ment down at midnight tomorrow it easier to remove these dangerous another step or two called comprehen- night. That is right. These Senators, criminals? Do they want to protect sex sive immigration reform, but get this along with many Democrats, are offenders? Do they want to protect done first. Secure the border first. If we threatening to shut the government child molesters? Do they want drunk actually provide security first, doing so down unless this plan gets a vote. drivers, gang members, like MS–13, would instill trust with the American Surely, if these Senators are willing human traffickers, and drug smugglers people that we are dedicated to fixing to prevent basic services from being roaming throughout this great United this immigration issue, not simply de- provided to law-abiding, tax-paying States of America? laying the same debate. American citizens and legal immi- I can’t imagine the answer to any of I yield the floor. grants, their plan must be something these questions is yes. If I am right, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- that could garner wide bipartisan sup- then they need to tell the American ator from Georgia. port, pass the House, and be signed into people why they refused to give our f law by the President. It is far short of government the new authorities needed those four things that were agreed to to remove these individuals who have FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT at the bipartisan, bicameral meeting at endangered our communities. They ei- Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, as an the White House. ther support removing dangerous outsider to this process, one of the first What is actually in this grand plan criminals or they don’t. There is no realizations was that, as I got here, these Senators have come up with? going in between. things don’t always move in a linear Well, as of today, neither I nor my staff Their plan also fails to truly end fashion from point A to point B. Many have actually seen text of the bill they chain migration. In fact, in that one- times, the people who are trying to are promoting. Why are they threat- page document I have seen, these Sen- move an issue from point A to point B ening a shutdown of the Federal Gov- ators acknowledge their chain migra- aren’t interested in getting to point B. ernment over a bill that almost no one tion fix would only affect 26,266 visas I would like to talk tonight about has been given a chance to read, and per year. That is right, just a little one of those issues. I think we have a why are they threatening to shut down above 26,000. So in exchange for a po- situation here where both sides in this the government when there is still tential amnesty for 8 million people, body—and I dare say in the House— plenty of time? The deadline is March they have agreed to eliminate 26,000 pretty much want the same thing, but

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.031 S18JAPT1 S288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 I am afraid politics have gotten in- today—I think the world is more dan- I believe there is a better way, and volved to where we are focusing more gerous than any time in my lifetime. I there is a proposition to do just that. on the differences of what we might can’t think of anything worse than to There was a meeting in the White hope for than on what we agree upon. tie up the funding for our men and House last week on Tuesday, and the That is a shame because not only do we women in uniform with an issue like President started out the conversa- put a great confusion on these issues this; that we all want to solve anyway. tion—it was bipartisan, bicameral. You that I will talk about tonight, but we I am shocked the Democrats would heard my colleague from Iowa Senator lose the confidence of the American advocate that we shut down the gov- GRASSLEY talk about this. As part of people that we can even govern up ernment over a bill no one has even that meeting, I was moved by how the here. seen yet and an issue that has nothing President introduced this topic. He Last year, this President wanted to to do with getting the government said, with regard to the DACA situa- focus on getting the economy going. He funded. Creating a false deadline for a tion, we need to develop a compas- wanted to focus on energy. He wanted DACA solution, I believe—and using it sionate approach that demonstrates to focus on regulations. He wanted to to hold military certainty hostage—is love in dealing with these young people focus on taxes. Check the boxes. We did no way to govern. I think most people who are here illegally but through no that. I believe we are seeing some of back home agree with that. That is fault of their own. The President, in the early manifestations of that in the what is wrong with this institution that meeting, defined the scope, and he economy now, where 123 businesses just today. Both sides need to stop it right brought a sense of urgency to this announced at the end of the year, year- now. We need to get to a vote and fund topic. He expects a result. end bonuses related to this tax bill this government. He undid what we believe was an ille- that we passed last year. That is an ex- f gal act by the past President in giving ample of where we can get together and IMMIGRATION work status to these individuals, and make things happen. said—now this is President Trump—he Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, I would I was in the Chair last night pre- said: This is the responsibility of Con- like to make a few comments about the siding over an hour and listening to gress to put a law in place to deal with current immigration system. That conversations about a topic that I be- this. I agree with that, but let’s be very seems to be the topic of the day re- lieve is very critical to where we are cently. I want to tell you some of us clear about what is going on right now. today. I heard several descriptions of a have been working on this for years. We are not debating what to do with DACA bill but a bill no one has seen Some in this body have been working the DACA individuals, mostly aged 15 yet. It hasn’t been presented. This is on it at least the last decade. Three to 36. My colleagues spoke last night as merely 1 day before we have to fund times in the last 11 years, this body has though they are the only ones com- the government—before midnight to- tried to solve this problem unsuccess- mitted to solving the DACA problem. morrow night. fully. In my opinion, I think most people in I believe one of the problems with That is not true. People on both sides America believe it is irresponsible that each of those solutions or attempts at of the aisle—in this body and in the Members of this body are threatening a solution was they tried to be com- House—believe we need to solve this to shut down the Federal Government prehensive. People are misusing that problem. These individuals did not over this DACA issue. word today when they talk about what break the law, their parents did. We all Members of the other side of the aisle we are trying to do on this side. These agree there is a solution to be had. used to agree with that position. In three attempts, over the last 11 years, Again, the question is whether we are 2013, the current minority leader said— attempted to solve not just the illegal going to solve DACA without dealing and other people talked about this situation and the temporary work visa with the things that created it in the today: ‘‘We could say, ‘we’re shutting situation, but they also tried to solve first place. down the government . . . until you the legal situation. They tried to solve The President was very clear last pass immigration reform.’ It would be all of this. week—and he has been consistent on governmental chaos.’’ Today, what we are trying to do on this issue, as have those of us who have Well, that is what we are facing to- our side is to solve just the illegal im- been working on this over the last night. I just don’t think there is any migration system before we even talk year, this new, focused approach on need for it because, honestly, if you about DACA. The legal situation is legal immigration. The President made want to solve the DACA situation, this: 1.1 million green cards are given it very clear that any solution on there is a deal to be done, but serious out every year today. That is up from DACA has to include border security— negotiations aren’t being made right 300,000 in 1965, when this bill—the law including a wall—an end to chain mi- now because one side wants to create we operate under today—was first gration, and an end to this perverse di- this issue and threaten to shut down passed. What we believe is, if we get versity visa lottery. the government, thinking they can get this done, then the next step would be If we don’t actually solve what cre- both, a financing deal that they favor, to move to the temporary work visas, ated this, we are going to be right back along with this DACA proposition. where we give out 2.2 million tem- here in just a few years. That is the That is unfortunate. porary work visas every year. Those problem I have with the bill that is Our men and women in uniform de- need desperate work. Both sides agree being discussed here, this so-called serve better than that. You are an ex- to that. Some categories probably need Graham-Durbin exercise. I just don’t officer. You know what I am saying. It to be increased; others need to be know why we would do that and know- is absolutely ridiculous that we are in streamlined. There might need to be a ingly put ourselves in the same posi- the fourth month of this fiscal year in new category created, but that needs tion in just a few years. the middle of January—our fiscal year speciality work. Haven’t we learned our lesson from started October 1. It is absolutely ridic- Then, of course, we have to deal with what we did in 1986, 1991? We know ulous that we are sitting here today the people who are here illegally. Re- kicking the can down the road on this having not funded the government per- member, 40 percent of the people here is not going to give us any solution, manently for the balance of this year. illegally, or thereabouts, came into but we have an opportunity because we No other entity that I know of any- this country under a legal temporary have commonality in this body about where—any business or any facet of op- work visa or a student visa, or some what we need to do going forward with eration—can do that except the U.S. other form of temporary visa and over- not only the DACA situation but this Federal Government. stayed their visa. We are one of the few legal immigration system. There is a These two issues we are talking countries in the developed world that great deal of commonality in thought. about have nothing to do with it and can’t track overstays, but that is not I have done deals in the business world, should not be tied together; that is, the what we are trying to do. We are trying and when you get this level of com- DACA solution and funding the Federal to bring focus to an issue that will stop monality, a deal should get done. There Government. Given our global security this continuing evolution of immigra- is a lot of symmetry here to be had if crisis—and I do mean the word ‘‘crisis’’ tion problems. we would just talk with each other and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.033 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S289 get at the real issues and put political that is not our position. We believe we have things to talk about on the Re- issues aside. need to protect the family of that im- publican side on this issue. What is If we give DACA recipients a path for mediate worker. missing in this process is a good-faith legal status without a real investment There are some of us who are trying effort to negotiate the details of a deal in border security and a wall, we are to get to a merit-based immigration and make it happen. going to further incentivize a new wave system like Canada and Australia have To try to make an end run on that of illegal immigration. been using for decades and they have process is not going to work. I don’t be- By the way, the President has said proven works. It helps their society, lieve it, and I don’t think the American this publicly. It is not necessarily a builds their economy, and opens their people want it. What they want is to 2,000-mile wall, but it is a system of doors with a welcoming hand for those solve DACA and ensure that we are not constraints where we know that we can who want to come. Canada is no bas- doing it again in just a few short years. protect our southern borders. It is not tion of conservatism in its immigra- This means that we need a real invest- just an immigration issue; it is a na- tion policy. Yet it has a merit-based ment in border security. We need to tional security issue, as has been dem- immigration system. put a focus on the immediate family of onstrated by two acts of terror just in Now, we are not proposing that. We the sponsored new U.S. citizen, the recent months. The plans I heard last are happy to wait for phase two, which family of the incoming immigrant, and night don’t even address that seriously. the President talked about last week. we need to end this archaic, outdated A $1.8 billion allocation is not a serious Many people on the other side have ab- diversity visa lottery. attempt at that. The Dream Act—the solutely discredited his words and con- The solutions are here. I might not estimated cost back in 2013 for doing fused them knowingly. What the Presi- be 100 percent happy, they might not that was $26 billion. Today, who knows dent is talking about right now is, be 100 percent happy, but I promise you what that estimate would be. It has to focus on this legal immigration sys- that in my experience, this situation is be greater than that. tem, solve DACA, solve the border cri- closer to a deal, a negotiated deal right The second criteria in this was that sis, eliminate the chain migration now because both sides really want to if we are going to solve the DACA prob- issue, and eliminate the diversity visa see an end to the situation where there lem and eliminate the things that cre- lottery. It is just that simple. is a question about the DACA recipi- ated this issue going forward, we have The diversity visa lottery is the last ents. But we want to make sure we are to deal with how to protect the family thing in his scope, and it is so easy. We not back here in 5 years or even sooner of the immigrant, the primary worker. all know that needs to be eliminated. dealing with the same problem again. We must protect the immediate family The issue comes up in their bill that That is the lesson we should have of the person who is sponsored and they want to reallocate the 50,000 peo- learned from 1986 and 1991. comes in as a citizen. But I believe ple who are coming in today. We know It is an honor to be in this body, but there is a great deal of confusion about that the diversity visa lottery is it is time for action. It is time to get that. This is the so-called chain migra- fraught with fraud. We know that it to point B. We know we have been try- tion. There is nothing derogatory has been related to at least one act of ing for over a decade with many Mem- about that term. That was a term used terrorism, and it needs to be elimi- bers of this body who are well-in- by the Gang of 8 in 2013. The Demo- nated. How to do it is the question. tended. I, for one, am ready to nego- cratic leader and the whip of the Demo- Well, let’s talk about that. tiate. The President is ready to nego- crats right now all used that term re- There is no reason why that can’t be tiate. Let’s get together and make this peatedly. There was nothing deroga- negotiated. But the Graham-Durbin happen. It is time for action. The tory and there is certainly nothing bill, if it is ever offered, ensures that American people demand it. But let’s prejudicial about that term; it was a we will be right back here in a few please don’t tie this solution to the mere description of what happens in short years. What we want is to have a funding of the Federal Government. the current law. solution on the DACA side and protect That is totally irresponsible. Our men The current law says this: The person America from repeating this mistake and women in uniform deserve better. sponsored for citizenship comes in as a With that, I yield the floor. again and again and again. I suggest the absence of a quorum. legal permanent resident, moves Let me be very clear. If we do what is through a period of time, and becomes The PRESIDING OFFICER. The on the table today in the Graham-Dur- a citizen. If they apply, they become a clerk will call the roll. bin bill, it would allow the parents of citizen. After that process, as a citizen, The senior assistant legislative clerk DACA recipients legal status. This they can then sponsor their spouse, proceeded to call the roll. would ignite future waves of parents their immediate minor children, their Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask entering the United States, putting family, their adult married children, unanimous consent that the order for their children at risk as they come their adult unmarried children, their the quorum call be rescinded. across the border illegally. Thank God parents, and their siblings. The only The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without most of us have never had to deal with thing we are talking about is limiting objection, it is so ordered. that. Imagine putting your children at that to the primary worker and their f risk coming across the border illegally. immediate family, and that would FUNDING THE GOVERNMENT break the so-called chain as described But then their children will eventually Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, Demo- by our Members across the aisle. be given legal status, according to this Let’s be very clear. Seventy-two per- bill and precedent, and then they will crats here in the Senate have really cent of Americans believe that immi- be able to sponsor their parents, who raised obstruction to an art form in gration should be limited to the indi- broke the law in the first place. Then this Congress. The Presidential nomi- vidual worker, their spouse, and their here we go, reigniting another wave. So nees—they have obstructed and ob- immediate family. Again, the only dif- we have not done anything to prevent structed some more, even when they ference between that ethos and what being right back here just a few short ultimately planned to support the we have today are the parents and the years from now. nominee. We have had many nominees siblings. I believe it is time for action. My col- who have come to the floor who have Somebody says: Well, I want to pro- leagues last night talked about, well, been objected to and had to go through tect the family. nobody is offering up any other solu- the long postcloture process, only to Well, so do we. But whose family? tion. Well, that is just not true. There get to the end of it and have those The family of the sponsored worker or are three Republican Senate bills right nominees be voted out in many cases their parents’ family or their parents’ now that relate to this issue, active unanimously. I have seen that happen parents’ family or their parents’ par- bills that have been filed, and they are in the committee that I chair, the ents’ siblings’ family? Which family? I out there. The language is out there. Commerce, Science, and Transpor- believe the American people have spo- You can read them. There is one bill in tation Committee. We have nominees ken loud and clear about which family. the House. Chairman GOODLATTE was over here who are noncontroversial There is a significant portion who be- there in committee and brought out a who are being held up by the Demo- lieve it should just be the worker, but bill. So it is just not true that we don’t crats. Many of them are in important

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.035 S18JAPT1 S290 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 positions in our government. The threatened, which represents a par- together to pass this bill and to move FRA—Federal Railroad Adminis- ticular danger as we try to rebuild our on to the other important priorities trator—is a key safety position in the military after years of neglect under that are facing our Nation. administration who is being held up by the Obama administration. Also, of I hope that cooler heads will prevail, the Democrats even though he is su- course, as I mentioned, the Children’s that people here in this Chamber will premely qualified for the job and I Health Insurance Program will not get come to their senses, and that we can think will have a huge bipartisan vote funded, and 9 million low-income chil- pass a funding bill this evening that here in the Senate, were it to occur. dren will be well on the way to losing would avoid a government shutdown We have seen this consistent pattern their healthcare coverage. tomorrow and would fund for 6 years of obstruction when it comes to nomi- The Children’s Health Insurance Pro- the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- nees and giving the President an oppor- gram extension that we want to pass as gram and set up the conditions that tunity to fill his administration with part of this bill is something that has would allow the discussions to con- the positions that are key to not only long been supported by Democrats. In tinue about how to resolve some of the his getting his agenda done but the fact, the policy in this bill is virtually outstanding and unrelated issues that American people seeing their govern- identical to the bipartisan extension still need to come to a resolution. ment function in a way that represents legislation that was introduced by Sen- That is my hope. I hope our col- their interests. ators Hatch and Wyden and passed by leagues on both sides will come to the Tax reform. Well, Democrats abso- the Senate Finance Committee last realization that this idea that is being lutely refused to work with Repub- year, except that we have included an put forward by the Democrats—and for licans on a bill. They fought hard additional year of funding. I serve as a which, as I said, they are taking credit against passage despite the fact that member of the Senate Finance Com- right now—of shutting down the gov- the Democrats have previously called mittee, and when we passed that bill ernment is really a bad idea and not in for reform and supported many of the last year, it was a 5-year authorization. the best interests of the American peo- very proposals that were included in The legislation that we will have in ple, nor those 9 million children who the law. front of us this evening that will fund would benefit from a long-term exten- Now, of course, the Democrats are the government includes a 6-year reau- sion of the Children’s Health Insurance threatening to shut down the govern- thorization of the Children’s Health In- Program. ment and block funding for the Chil- surance Program. That would mark the I yield the floor. dren’s Health Insurance Program—a longest extension of the Children’s Mr. President, I suggest the absence program they claim to support—be- Health Insurance Program since the of a quorum. cause they are not happy that they are program was created back in 1997. It The PRESIDING OFFICER. The not getting an immigration bill that would provide 6 years of guaranteed clerk will call the roll. they want this week. That is right, Mr. funding so that care for children and The senior assistant legislative clerk President—Democrats are threatening pregnant women can continue without proceeded to call the roll. to shut down the government and disruption. Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I ask block funding for health insurance for 9 It is extremely difficult to under- unanimous consent that the order for million low-income children because stand how the same Democrats who the quorum call be rescinded. they are not getting the bill they want have strongly advocated for this pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. when they want it. gram are now opposing legislation to CAPITO). Without objection, it is so or- Members on both sides of the aisle extend it and seeking to shut down the dered. are eager to find a legislative solution government. In fact, Democrats are Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, to to the status of children who were now actively bragging that they have paraphrase a Republican President I brought to this country illegally the votes to shut down the govern- enjoyed knowing, here we go again. through no fault of their own. There is ment. In 1995 Republicans shut down our broad support among both Democrats Nobody thinks the short-term fund- government. They wanted to recklessly and Republicans for getting a solution ing bill before us is ideal. We would cut education programs and environ- to that. In fact, there is a group who much rather have a long-term agree- mental programs, and they even want- has been meeting every day on that ment, and eventually we will. But this ed to raise Medicare premiums on mil- very issue in an attempt to try to put bill will fund the government, it will lions of senior citizens, and they were together a solution that would help ad- protect the military, and it will pro- willing to shut down the government dress that issue in a way that not only vide a very significant extension of an to do it. resolves the status of these young peo- essential healthcare program for low- Of course, more recently in 2013, Re- ple who came to this country illegally income children. publicans once again sought to strip but also addresses the broader issue of Democrats’ intention of opposing the healthcare of millions of Ameri- border security and chain migration this bill because they are upset that cans. They wanted to shut down the and visa lotteries and all those sorts of they can’t get exactly what they want, government in a failed effort to repeal things. So there are a series of issues when they want it, is irresponsible the Affordable Care Act. Actually, that that relate to immigration that are given the good-faith efforts that are is an effort they continued this sum- being worked on now by both sides of being made by both sides to come to an mer instead of negotiating a bipartisan the aisle in the hope that they can agreement when it comes to the issue budget deal that could have averted come to a solution about that, but of immigration and when it comes to the situation we find ourselves in there is no agreement just yet. the issue of the broader funding debate today. While we hope to get to a deal as we are having here in the Senate. This In 2015 Republicans continued their soon as possible, the deadline for reach- attempt by the Democrats is totally attack on healthcare by bringing us to ing an agreement is not imminent, not shortsighted. It is a partisan, political the brink of yet another government to mention that passing a bill on the maneuver that will harm our troops shutdown in an attempt to defund status of Dreamers is completely unre- and some of the most vulnerable Planned Parenthood. Planned Parent- lated to the need to fund the govern- among us. hood is the source of healthcare to mil- ment. We still have time before the govern- lions of Americans in rural America. If the Democrats continue with their ment shuts down, and I hope the more Millions of American women, men, and plan to block government funding, the moderate elements of the Democratic young people—certainly, tens of thou- government will shut down tomorrow Party here in the Senate will rethink sands of Vermonters in my little night. That means that all kinds of their leader’s opposition to funding the State—trust and depend on Planned government services will be affected in government and to extending health Parenthood for their basic healthcare areas ranging from veterans, to public insurance for low-income children and needs, including annual health exams, health, to worker and product safety, for pregnant women. That is what we cervical and breast cancer screening, and to national parks and monuments. are talking about. That is simply what and HIV screenings—terrible that they Funding for our military will also be this does. There is still time to come might provide that care to Americans.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.036 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S291 They tried to shut down the govern- Democrats have been ready and willing President laid out himself. But instead ment because of it. It was also in 2015 to negotiate a spending agreement he continues to favor governing by that the Republicans began their at- since last June. Instead of working to- chaos. He continues to move the goal tack on Dreamers. They attempted to ward that goal, congressional Repub- posts. He continues to push the agree- shut down the entire Department of lican leadership has spent the last year ment further out of reach. He con- Homeland Security, which protects our overturning consumer protections. tinues to say that our country needs a skies, our borders, and everything else, They stripped healthcare from millions good shutdown. So much for the ‘‘Art and they were risking our national se- of Americans. They passed a massive of the Deal.’’ I would never hire some- curity because they wanted to block tax cut for big corporations and one to make a deal like that. DACA, the Dreamers bill. wealthy Americans, paid for by middle- The latest effort to kick the can If these were just talking points and class Americans and future generations down the road, which Republicans political ploys, it would be one thing, because it adds trillions to the deficit. passed out of the House this evening, but they have real consequences. But during that time, they continued does not address any of these issues. Its The 2013 Republican shutdown dealt a to kick the can down the road. attempt to address the needs of the devastating blow to economic growth They have failed to do their jobs to Children’s Health Insurance Program is amounting to $1.5 billion per day. For a pass sensible spending bills to keep our public relations, but it is inadequate, State the size of Vermont, $1.5 billion government open. They have cast aside and based on the President’s own twit- is a lot of money. It was an estimated Congress’s fundamental responsibil- ter feed—which I get dizzy trying to $1.5 billion for each of the days of the ities in pursuit of a hyperpartisan follow—goes in and out of favor with shutdown, and there were 16 of those agenda. As a result, we haven’t reached the President hourly. Why does the bill days. That is economic growth we lost a bipartisan budget deal that would extend CHIP for 6 years when extend- that we never get back. Hundreds of allow us to strengthen our military— ing this bipartisan program for 10 years thousands of Federal workers were fur- something both Republicans and Demo- would actually save the taxpayers $6 loughed through no fault of their own crats want. We haven’t reached a bipar- billion? Why are community health for a combined total of 6.6 million tisan budget deal to allow us to invest centers—which millions of Americans days. Lifesaving research on cancer, on in our communities—something I be- and CHIP recipients depend upon for diabetes, on heart conditions ground to lieve both Republicans and Democrats their primary care—not extended? Why a halt. The doors and fences of our want. don’t we protect Americans and our iconic national parks and monuments We all agree that the consequences of taxpayers? Most importantly, why was that Americans have always relied on sequestration have been devastating. this program allowed to expire and to to go and see were shuttered. We have to lift the spending caps set be used as a negotiating part in the Now, in 2018, President Trump wants into law by the Budget Control Act. first place? to shut down the government over a Every Republican and Democrat I Republican leadership, led by the cynical and misbegotten ‘‘big, beau- talked with has said they do, but we President, has brought us to the brink tiful wall.’’ And he wants that ‘‘big, have to invest equally in our military of a government shutdown. I have been beautiful wall’’—whatever it might and our communities because our na- here a long time. I have looked at a lot be—to be paid for by U.S. taxpayers, tional security is intrinsically linked of good legislation and bad legislation. not Mexico. He is using the Dreamers to the investments we make in our I do not want to say the most terrible as negotiable commodities, as though communities. We are the greatest thing possible about the House bill be- they are some kind of money, instead country in the world exactly because cause I know the respect we show back of people, to meet his unreasonable de- we make a commitment to invest in and forth. But the House bill is a joke mands to spend $18 billion on last cen- education and infrastructure. If we and does not have my support. It leaves too much in doubt. What it attempts to tury’s technology. President Trump is back off of that commitment, we are address is woefully inadequate. making these demands after he prom- no longer great. We aim to provide the The majority now wants bipartisan ised taxpayers it wouldn’t cost us a necessary resources to combat the support. Why not do as we always used cent because Mexico would pay for it. opioid epidemic, and we strive to en- to and work with Democrats, instead of Well, if he really believes that, open a sure that no child goes to school hun- appealing for our support only after bank account, and let Mexico send the gry, but if we don’t have defense and they have written a mishmash, laugh- money. When they send the money, we nondefense parity in spending, we can’t able bill crafted behind closed doors? will build the wall. I mean, be serious. achieve these goals. I have been here over 40 years. I un- He said they will build it. Now he We have not passed a comprehensive derstand reality. Republicans control wants the American taxpayers—who disaster relief package that takes into the House; Republicans control the are strapped on so many things—to consideration the unique needs of Puer- Senate; Republicans control the Presi- build last century’s technology. Let to Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. dency. If Republicans want the govern- Mexico send us the money. When they These are American citizens. They ment to stay open, it will stay open. If do, we will build it. If he is telling the have been living without power and Republicans want the government to truth, they will send it. If he is not without access to clean drinking water, shut down, it will shut it down. I wish telling the truth, of course, they will and communities, devastated by nat- they would stop kicking the can down not. ural disasters for months, are without the road and start negotiating in good But he is also just continuing the Re- adequate help from their own coun- faith, as so many Senators in both par- publican tradition of being the ‘‘shut- try—the U.S. Government—and people ties have been willing to. down party.’’ We have some very re- are dying. It is time to stop kicking the can sponsible Republicans and Democrats The Dreamers, who are American down the road and time to start negoti- in the House and the Senate. I have not citizens in every way but on paper, ating in good faith. Keep our govern- heard a single one of them say we need have been thrown into crisis, a crisis of ment open, and show respect to those a good government shutdown. I take it President Trump’s own making, a cri- who live here in this country who con- back. One Republican has: Donald sis that threatens to tear them from sider themselves Americans. Trump. Donald Trump has said that the only lives they have ever known. Madam President, I suggest the ab- our country needs ‘‘a good shutdown.’’ Remember, the President is solely re- sence of a quorum. That is the only person, Republican or sponsible—not Members here on this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democrat, I have heard say that they floor—for creating this untenable situ- clerk will call the roll. want a shutdown. ation faced by the Dreamers. The The senior assistant legislative clerk I wonder if that is what he has asked President, all by himself—actually he proceeded to call the roll. his own party to angle for—a manufac- is a party of one—rescinded the DACA Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, tured crisis to distract from the fact policy. I ask unanimous consent that the order that they are not doing their job. I can Now we have a path forward, put to- for the quorum call be rescinded. say, as the vice chairman of the Appro- gether by Republicans and Democrats, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without priations Committee, I know the which meets the requirements the objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:12 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.039 S18JAPT1 S292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 TRIBUTE TO BOB BUTLER Rafael Sabatini, ‘‘Scaramouche.’’ It sage of the Western Oregon Tribal Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I opens with this line: ‘‘He was born with Fairness Act, P.L. 115–103, which is es- would like to take a few moments to a gift of laughter and a sense that the timated to increase spending by $5 mil- acknowledge my friend, Mayor Bob world was mad.’’ lion over the next 10 years. The Armed Butler of Marion, IL. Since April 16, With his 91st birthday approaching Services Committee, on the other 1963, the people of Marion have known next week, I want to thank Mayor But- hand, reduced spending over the budget Bob Butler as mayor. Think about this. ler for his extraordinary commitment window. The National Defense Author- During Bob Butler’s span as mayor, to the people of Marion and his work to ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, P.L. there have been 11 U.S. Presidents and help his community and the world be 115–91, produced $16 million in outlay 10 Illinois Governors. Mayor Butler is just a little less mad. I wish him and savings over the enforceable window. the second longest serving active his family all the best in their next chapter. Table 2 gives the amount by which mayor in the country and is believed to the Senate Committee on Appropria- be the longest serving mayor of Illi- f tions is below or exceeds the statutory nois. That is quite an accomplishment. BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT Prior to becoming mayor, Bob Butler spending limits. This information is served in the U.S. Army Counter Intel- Mr. ENZI. Madam President, I wish used to determine points of order re- ligence Corps after the wars in Japan to submit to the Senate the budget lated to the spending caps found in sec- and Korea. Service was in his blood, so scorekeeping report for January 2018. tion 312 and section 314 of the CBA. it came as no surprise when Bob de- The report compares current-law levels While no full-year appropriations bills cided to run for mayor. Known for his of spending and revenues with the have been enacted for Fiscal Year 2018, straight-shooting, old-school style, Bob amounts the Senate agreed to in the subcommittees are charged with per- outlined his simple approach to govern- budget resolution for fiscal year 2018, manent and advanced appropriations ance during his first campaign: ‘‘It’s up H. Con. Res. 71. This information is that first become available in that to the mayor to study each problem as necessary for the Senate Budget Com- year. mittee to determine whether budget it arises, determine in his own mind The budget resolution contains two points of order lie against pending leg- what is best to do for all the people. I points of order limiting the use of islation. The Republican staff of the think the mayor of any town has got to changes in mandatory programs in ap- stand on his own two feet and make up Senate Budget Committee and the Con- gressional Budget Office CBO prepared propriations bills, CHIMPS. Tables 3 his mind without being dictated to by and 4 show compliance with Fiscal any individual or group. I think also this report pursuant to section 308(b) of the Congressional Budget Act, CBA. Year 2018 limits for overall CHIMPS when a man is elected mayor, the peo- and the Crime Victims Fund CHIMP, ple are entitled to know where he The enforceable levels included in this report reflect all of the numerical respectively. This information is used stands. He ought to be able to tell the for determining points of order under people. If a matter requires a ‘yes’ or adjustments made to the resolution since its passage. These adjustments section 4102 and section 4103 of H. Con. ‘no’ answer, he should say ‘yes’ or Res. 71, respectively. Notably, there ‘no.’ ’’ include an update to enforceable levels Southern Illinois’ newspaper of for legislation enacted after the June have not been any full-year bills en- record, the Southern Illinoisan, en- 2017 CBO baseline was released but be- acted thus far for Fiscal Year 2018 that dorsed Butler’s candidacy, saying: fore enactment of the resolution, Octo- include CHIMPS. ‘‘Marion voters will choose Tuesday be- ber 30, 2017; a revision to aggregates In addition to the tables provided by tween orderly, progressive city govern- and allocations to accommodate legis- Budget Committee Republican staff, I ment or a continuation of the present lation fulfilling the budget resolution’s am submitting CBO tables, which I will slap-dash regime . . . Butler, in short, reconciliation instructions, December use to enforce budget totals approved offers an excellent alternative . . . He 19, 2017; and a revision to aggregates by the Congress. has our wholehearted support.’’ Bob and the Appropriations Committee’s allocation for emergency spending CBO provided a spending and revenue Butler won by 687 votes and never report for Fiscal Year 2018, which helps looked back. He won the next 13 may- found in Fiscal Year 2018’s third con- tinuing resolution, H.R. 1370, December enforce aggregate spending levels in oral elections in Marion. budget resolutions under CBA section During Mayor Butler’s first council 21, 2017. 311. In its report, CBO annualizes the meeting, an entire block on the city The information contained in this re- square caught fire. The new council port captures legislative activity from temporary effects of the latest con- took office and shortly thereafter ad- the passage of the budget resolution tinuing resolution, which provides journed to help fight the fire. The fire through January 11, 2018. funding through January 19, 2018. For shined a light on many of Marion’s Republican Budget Committee staff the enforcement of budgetary aggre- problems, inadequate firefighting re- prepared tables 1 through 4 of this re- gates, the Budget Committee excludes sources and water supply, but that was port. this temporary funding. As such, the just the tip of the iceberg. Mayor But- Table 1 gives the amount by which committee views current-law levels as ler inherited a city in financial crisis. each Senate authorizing committee ex- being $836.3 billion and $468.6 billion Marion needed more people. Why? Be- ceeds or is below its allocation for below budget resolution levels for cause more people meant more money budget authority and outlays under the budget authority and outlays, respec- from the State. Mayor Butler got to most recently adopted budget resolu- tively. work and, due to his leadership, turned tion. This information is used for en- Current-law revenues continue to be Marion around. forcing committee allocations pursu- in excess of the levels assumed by the Mayor Butler transformed Marion ant to section 302 of the CBA. For this budget resolution. On-budget revenue reporting period, 13 of the 16 author- and southern Illinois through good old- levels currently exceed assumed levels izing committees are in compliance fashioned hard work. Over the years, by $17.2 billion in Fiscal Year 2018, $84.3 with their allocations. First, the Vet- Mayor Butler’s agenda helped turn billion over the Fiscal Year 2018–2022 erans’ Affairs and Health, Education, Marion into a regional powerhouse period, and $135.4 billion over the Fis- Labor, and Pensions Committees vio- along Interstate 57. During his tenure, cal Year 2018–2027 period. These figures Marion’s population has grown nearly lated their allocations in December 2017, the former with a $2.1 billion ex- reflect current enforceable levels fol- 92 percent. According to Mayor Butler, lowing the use of the reserve fund the secret to Marion’s success was sim- tension of the Veterans Choice Pro- found in section 3003 of H. Con. Res. 71 ply ‘‘A strong business community and gram and the latter through a package for H.R. 1, which is commonly referred a strong city working together [that] of health extenders. Both of these ex- to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, produced great results.’’ He is abso- tensions were included as separate divi- P.L. 115–97. lutely right. sions on the Further Additional Con- Anyone who knows Mayor Butler tinuing Appropriations Act, 2018, P.L. Social Security outlay levels are con- knows that he is an avid reader. He is 115–96. The Energy and Natural Re- sistent with the budget resolution’s on record saying that his favorite po- sources Committee violated its alloca- figures for all enforceable periods. So- litical book is a three-part novel by tion earlier this month with the pas- cial Security revenues, however, are

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:00 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.037 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S293 $500 million below levels assumed for TABLE 1.—SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES—ENACTED TABLE 3.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- Fiscal Year 2018, $2.8 billion greater DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE (+) OR BELOW (¥) BUDGET ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAMS over the next 5 years and $26.9 billion RESOLUTIONS—Continued (CHIMPS)—Continued greater than assumed over the next 10 (In millions of dollars) (Budget authority, millions of dollars) years. These off-budget effects were 2018– 2018– 2018 generated by the reconciliation bill but 2018 2022 2027 not covered by the reserve fund adjust- Senate Appropriations Subcommittees ment filed, which pertained only to on- Armed Services: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 0 Budget Authority ...... ¥33 ¥102 ¥76 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies ...... 0 budget enforcement. Outlays ...... ¥24 ¥15 ¥16 Defense ...... 0 CBO’s report also provides informa- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Energy and Water Development ...... 0 Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Financial Services and General Government ...... 0 tion needed to enforce the Senate pay- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Homeland Security ...... 0 as-you-go, PAYGO rule. The Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ...... 0 Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Re- PAYGO scorecard currently shows def- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 lated Agencies ...... 0 Energy and Natural Resources: Legislative Branch ...... 0 icit reduction of $24 million in Fiscal Budget Authority...... 0 2 5 Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs, and Re- Year 2018, $14 million over the Fiscal Outlays ...... 0 2 5 lated Agencies ...... 0 Environment and Public Works: State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ...... 0 Year 2017–2022, and $15 million over Fis- Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, cal Year 2017–2027 periods. For Fiscal Outlays ...... 0 0 0 and Related Agencies ...... 0 Finance: Year 2018, legislation has been enacted Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Current Level Total ...... 0 that would reduce outlays by $24 mil- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Total CHIMPS Above (+) or Below (¥) Budget Foreign Relations: Resolution ...... ¥17,000 lion. Over the Fiscal Year 2017–2022 pe- Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 riod, legislation has been enacted that Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Homeland Security and Governmental Af- TABLE 4.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- CBO estimates will decrease outlays by fairs: $13 million and increase revenues by $1 Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAM Outlays ...... 0 0 0 million. Over the Fiscal Year 2017–2027 Judiciary: (CHIMP) TO THE CRIME VICTIMS FUND period, legislation has been enacted Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 (Budget authority, millions of dollars) Outlays ...... 0 0 0 that CBO estimates will decrease out- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 2018 Budget Authority ...... 705 ¥46 ¥46 lays by $11 million and increase reve- ¥ Outlays ...... 205 318 39 Crime Victims Fund (CVF) CHIMP Limit for Fiscal Year nues by $4 million. Notably absent Rules and Administration: 2018 ...... 11,224 from these amounts are the veterans Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Senate Appropriations Subcommittees and health extenders from the third Intelligence: Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 0 continuing resolution discussed earlier. Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies ...... 0 Outlays ...... 0 0 0 Defense ...... 0 This is due to a provision in that meas- Veterans’ Affairs: Energy and Water Development ...... 0 ure that mandated the exclusion of Budget Authority ...... 2,100 2,100 2,100 Financial Services and General Government ...... 0 Outlays ...... 1,050 2,100 2,100 Homeland Security ...... 0 those budgetary effects from both the Indian Affairs: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies ...... 0 Senate and statutory PAYGO score- Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Re- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 lated Agencies ...... 0 cards. The Senate’s PAYGO rule is en- Small Business: Legislative Branch ...... 0 forced by section 4106 of H. Con. Res. Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs, and Re- Outlays ...... 0 0 0 lated Agencies ...... 0 71, the Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolu- State Foreign Operations, and Related Programs ...... 0 tion. Total: Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, Budget Authority ...... 2,772 1,954 1,983 and Related Agencies ...... 0 Finally, included in this submission Outlays ...... 1,231 2,405 2,050 is a table tracking the Senate’s budget Current Level Total ...... 0 Total CVF CHIMP Above (+) or Below (¥) Budget enforcement activity on the floor since TABLE 2.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE— Resolution ...... ¥11,224 the adoption of the budget resolution. ENACTED REGULAR DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS 1 U.S. CONGRESS, During this reporting period, there (Budget authority, in millions of dollars) were seven budgetary points of order CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, raised in the Senate. Six of these 2018 Washington, DC, January 18, 2018. Hon. MIKE ENZI, points of order were raised during con- 2 2 Security Nonsecurity Chairman, Committee on the Budget, sideration of fiscal year 2018 reconcili- Statutory Discretionary Limits ...... 549,057 515,749 U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. ation legislation. Votes to waive the DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The enclosed report CBA with respect to each of the points Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee shows the effects of Congressional action on Agriculture, Rural Development, and of order, ranging from Byrd Rule viola- Related Agencies ...... 0 9 the fiscal year 2018 budget and is current tions to committee allocation Commerce, Justice, Science, and Re- through January 11, 2018. This report is sub- lated Agencies ...... 0 0 mitted under section 308(b) and in aid of sec- breaches, failed. Senator RAND PAUL Defense ...... 46 0 tion 311 of the Congressional Budget Act, as raised the final budgetary point of Energy and Water Development ...... 0 0 Financial Services and General Govern- amended. order, for a violation of the Budget ment ...... 0 0 The estimates of budget authority, out- Committee’s jurisdiction, against H.R. Homeland Security ...... 0 9 lays, and revenues are consistent with the Interior, Environment, and Related 1370, the third continuing resolution. Agencies ...... 0 0 technical and economic assumptions of H. The Senate waived the CBA with re- Labor, Health and Human Services, Con. Res. 71, the Concurrent Resolution on spect to this point of order by a vote of Education and Related Agencies ..... 0 24,698 the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018. Legislative Branch ...... 0 0 This is CBO’s first current level report for 91–8. Military Construction and Veterans’ Af- fairs, and Related Agencies ...... 0 63,878 fiscal year 2018. All years in the accompanying tables State Foreign Operations, and Related Sincerely, are fiscal years. Programs ...... 0 0 KEITH HALL, Transportation and Housing and Urban I ask unanimous consent that the ac- Development, and Related Agencies 0 4,400 Director. companying tables be printed in the Enclosure. Current Level Total ...... 46 92,994 RECORD. Total Enacted Above (+) or Below There being no objection, the mate- (¥) Statutory Limits ...... ¥549,011 ¥422,755 TABLE 1.—SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPEND- ING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, AS OF rial was ordered to be printed in the 1 This table excludes spending pursuant to adjustments to the discre- RECORD, as follows: tionary spending limits. These adjustments are allowed for certain purposes JANUARY 11, 2018 in section 251(b)(2) of BBEDCA. (In billions of dollars) 2 Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense budg- TABLE 1.—SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES—ENACTED et function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other spending. Current DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE (+) OR BELOW (¥) BUDGET Level RESOLUTIONS TABLE 3.—SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE—EN- Budget Current Over/Under Resolution Level (¥) (In millions of dollars) ACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY SPENDING PROGRAMS Resolution (CHIMPS) 2018– 2018– (Budget authority, millions of dollars) On-Budget: 2018 2022 2027 Budget Authority ...... 3,085.1 3,333.9 248.7 Outlays ...... 3,101.4 3,260.3 158.9 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 2018 Revenues ...... 2,497.1 2,514.3 17.2 Budget Authority...... 0 0 0 Off-Budget: Outlays ...... 0 0 0 CHIMPS Limit for Fiscal Year 2017 ...... 17,000 Social Security Outlays a 849.6 849.6 0.0

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Current Level Budget Current Over/Under Resolution Level (¥) Resolution

Social Security Revenues 873.3 872.8 ¥0.5 Source: Congressional Budget Office. TABLE 2.—SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, AS OF JANUARY 11, 2018 (In millions of dollars)

Budget Authority Outlays Revenues

Previously Enacted: a Revenues ...... n.a. n.a. 2,658,139 Permanents and other spending legislation ...... 2,106,043 2,004,065 n.a. Appropriation legislation ...... 513,307 n.a. Offsetting receipts ...... ¥866,685 ¥866,685 n.a. Total, Previously Enacted ...... 1,239,358 1,650,687 2,658,139 Enacted Legislation: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (P.L. 115–91) ...... ¥33 ¥24 0 Department of Defense Missile Defeat and Defense Enhancements Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115–96, Division B) ...... 4,686 803 0 CHIP and Public Health Funding Extension Act (P.L. 115–96, Division C) ...... 705 205 0 Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017 (P. L. 115–96, Division D) ...... 2,100 1,050 0 An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 (P. L. 115–97) ...... ¥8,600 ¥8,600 ¥143,800 Total, Enacted Legislation ...... ¥1,142 ¥6,566 ¥143,800 Continuing Resolution: Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (P.L. 115–96, Division A) b ...... 1,085,037 627,519 0 Entitlements and Mandatories: Budget resolution estimates of appropriated entitlements and other mandatory programs ...... 1,010,879 988,931 0 Total Current Level: a, c ...... 3,333,869 3,260,308 2,514,339 Total Senate Resolution: d ...... 3,085,147 3,101,424 2,497,139 Current Level Over Senate Resolution ...... 248,722 158,884 17,200 Current Level Under Senate Resolution ...... n a. n.a. n a. Memorandum: Revenues, 2018–2027 Senate Current Level ...... n.a. n.a. 31,131,371 Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. 30,995,967 Current Level Over Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. 135,404 Current Level Under Senate Resolution ...... n.a. n.a. n.a. Source: Congressional Budget Office. Notes n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = Public Law. a Emergency funding that was not designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 does not count for certain budgetary enforcement pur- poses. These amounts, which are not included in the current level totals, are as follows: Budget Authority Outlays Revenues

Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 (P.L. 115–63) 263 263 0

b Sections 1001–1004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114–255), provided funding for innovation projects and state responses to opioid abuse. CBO estimated that for fiscal year 2018, these sections provided a combined $866 million in budget authority, which would result in $706 million in outlays. However, consistent with sections 1001–1004 of P.L. 114–255, for the purposes of estimating the budgetary effects of those provisions under the Congres- sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (Budget Control Act) and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Deficit Control Act), those amounts are estimated to provide no budget authority or outlays. c For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the Senate, the resolution, as approved by the Senate, does not include budget authonty, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts. As a result, current level does not include these items. d Periodically, the Senate Committee on the Budget revises the budgetary levels in H. Con. Res. 71, pursuant to various provisions of the resolution: Budget Authority Outlays Revenues

Senate Resolution as Passed ...... 3,136,721 3,131,688 2,490,936 Adjustments made pursuant to section 4205 of H. Con Res. 71 ...... 36,780 21,753 3 Assumed discretionary spending not constrained by the budgetary cap established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112–25) ...... ¥84,440 ¥44,220 0 Assumed witholding of budgetary effects of reconciliation legislation held in reserve pursuant to section 3003 of H. Con. Res. 71 ...... 0 0 150,000 Revisions: Pursuant to section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and section 3003 of H. Con. Res. 71 ...... ¥8,600 ¥8,600 ¥143,800 Pursuant to sections 311 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ...... 4,686 803 0 Revised Senate Resolution ...... 3,085,147 3,101,424 2,497,139

TABLE 3.—SUMMARY OF THE SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS, AS OF JANUARY 11, 2018 (In millions of dollars)

2018 2017–2022 2017–2027

Beginning Balance a ...... 0 0 0 Enacted Legislation: b,c,d Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (H.R. 304, P.L. 115–83) ...... * * * TSP Modernization Act of 2017 (H.R. 3031, P.L. 115–84) ...... * * * FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017 (H.R. 3243, P.L. 115–88) ...... * * * National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (H.R. 2810, P.L. 115–91) ...... ¥24 ¥16 ¥21 Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017, Improvements Act (S. 371, P.L. 115–94) ...... * * * An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop train- ing programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes. (H.R. 1370, P.L. 115–96) e ...... * * 1 An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 (H.R. 1, P.L. 115–97) f ...... * n.a. n.a. To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation (H.R. 560, P.L. 115–101) ...... * * * 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act (H.R. 1242, P.L. 115–102) ...... * * * Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act (H.R. 1306, P.L. 115–103) ...... * 2 5 To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John L. Canley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War while a member of the Marine Corps. (H.R. 4641) ...... * * * Current Balance ...... ¥24 ¥14 ¥15 2018 2017–2022 2017–2027 Changes to Revenues ...... 0 1 4 Changes to Outlays ...... ¥24 ¥13 ¥11 Source: Congressional Budget Office. Notes: P.L. = Public Law; * = between ¥$500,000 and $500,000.

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a On October 26, 2017, 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 Excludes amounts designated as emergency requirements. e Pursuant to Division E of P.L. 115-96, the budgetary effects of divisions C and D are excluded from the Senate’s PAYGO Scorecard. f Section 3003 of H. Con. Res. 71, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, granted the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee the authority to revise balances on the Senate PAYGO ledger to fully incorporate the budgetary effects of P.L. 115-97. The Chairman exercised this authority with a filing in the Congressional Record on December 19, 2017.

ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 115TH CONGRESS

Vote Date Measure Violation Motion to Waiver 1 Result

294 December 1, S. Amdt. 1720 to S. Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1—created a point of order against 313(b)(1)(A)-Byrd violation 2 ...... Sen Sanders (I–VT) 46–54, Not 2017. legislation that cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits. Waived. 295 December 1, S. Amdt. 1854 to S. Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1—amended the Internal Revenue 302(f)-Exceeds a committee’s 302(a) allocation 3 ...... Sen. Brown (D–OH) 48–52, Not 2017. Code of 1986 to increase the Child Tax Credit. Waived. 296 December 1, S. Amdt. 1850 to S. Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1—increased the refundability of the 302(f)-Exceeds a committee’s 302(a) allocation 4 ...... Sen. Rubio (R–FL) 29–71, Not 2017. Child Tax Credit. Waived. 299 December 2, S. Amdt. 1846 to S. Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1—provided for middle class tax relief 4105-Unknown Budgetary Effects 5 ...... Sen. Kaine (D–VA) 34–65, Not 2107. Waived. 301 December 2, S. Amdt. 1717 to S. Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1—struck title II ...... 30(f)-Exceeds a committee’s 302(a) allocation 6 ...... Sen. Cantwell (D– 48–52, Not 2017. WA). Waived. 322 December 20, H.R. 1—provided for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent 313(b)(1)—Byrd Rule violations 7 ...... Sen. Enzi (R–WY) 51–48, NOt 2017. resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. Waived. 324 December 21, H.R. 1370—continuing resolution ...... 306-Budget Committee jurisdiction 8 ...... Sen. Collins (R– 91–8, Waived. 2017. ME). 1 All motions to waive were offered pursuant to section 904 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 2 Senator Enzi raised a 313(b)(1)(A) point of order against the Sanders amendment because the amendment did not produce a change in outlays or a change in revenues and was extraneous to the reconciliation instruction. 3 Senator Enzi raised a 302(f) point of order as S. Amdt. 1854 would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the Finance Committee’s section 302(a) allocation of new budget authonty or outlays, 4 Senator Wyden raised a 302(f) point of order as S. Amdt. 1850 would cause the underlying legislation to exceed the Finance Committee’s section 302(a) allocation of new budget authority or outlays. 5 Senator Toomey raised this point of order because the budgetary effects of the Kaine amendment were unknown at the time of consideration. 6 Senator Murkowski raised a 302(f) point of order because the Cantwell amendment, if adopted, would have caused the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to exceed its section 302(a) allocation of budget authority or outlays. 7 Senator Sanders raised a 313(b)(1)(A) point of order against section 11000(a), and 313(b)(1)(D) points of order against page 75, line 17 through page 76, line 9 and against the phrase ‘‘tuition-paying’’ as it appeared on page 309, line 12, and page 309, lines 14 through 15. 8 Senator Paul raised a section 306 point of order in relation to the statutory pay-go scorecard.

ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION Major Defense Equipment* $4.53 billion Information System (ALIS); Full Mission Other $2.00 billion Trainer, Weapons Employment Capability, Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, section Total $6.53 billion and other Subsystems, Features, and Capa- 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- bilities; F–35 unique infrared flares; Re- requires that Congress receive prior no- tities of Articles or Services under Consider- programming center; F–35 Performance tification of certain proposed arms ation for Purchase: Based Logistics; software development/inte- sales as defined by that statute. Upon Major Defense Equipment (MDE): gration; aircraft ferry and tanker support; such notification, the Congress has 30 Thirty-four (34) F–35 Joint Strike Fighter support equipment; tools and test equip- Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) ment; communications equipment; spares calendar days during which the sale Aircraft. may be reviewed. The provision stipu- and repair parts; personnel training and Thirty-eight (38) Pratt & Whitney F–135 training equipment; publications and tech- lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- Engines (34 installed, 4 spares). nical documents; U.S. Government and con- tion of proposed sales shall be sent to Non-MDE: Also included are Electronic tractor engineering and logistics personnel the chairman of the Senate Foreign Warfare Systems; Command, Control, Com- services; and other related elements of logis- Relations Committee. munications, Computer and Intelligence/ tics and program support. The estimated In keeping with the committee’s in- Communications, Navigational, and Identi- total case value is $6.53 billion. fication (C4I/CNI); Autonomic Logistics tention to see that relevant informa- This proposed sale will contribute to the Global Support System (ALGS); Autonomic foreign policy and national security of the tion is available to the full Senate, I Logistics Information System (ALIS); Full United States by helping to improve the se- ask unanimous consent to have printed Mission Trainer; Weapons Employment Ca- curity of an ally and partner nation which in the RECORD the notifications which pability, and other Subsystems, Features, has been, and continues to be, an important have been received. If the cover letter and Capabilities; F–35 unique infrared flares; force for political and economic stability in Reprogramming center; F–35 Performance references a classified annex, then such Western Europe. annex is available to all Senators in Based Logistics; software development/inte- This proposed sale of F–35s will provide the office of the Foreign Relations gration; aircraft ferry and tanker support; support equipment; tools and test equip- Belgium with a credible defense capability to Committee, room SD–423. deter aggression in the region and ensure There being no objection, the mate- ment; communications equipment; spares and repair parts; personnel training and interoperability with U.S. forces. The pro- rial was ordered to be printed in the training equipment; publications and tech- posed sale will augment Belgium’s oper- RECORD, as follows: nical documents; U.S. Government and con- ational aircraft inventory and enhance its DEFENSE SECURITY tractor engineering and logistics personnel air-to-air and air-to-ground self-defense ca- COOPERATION AGENCY, services; and other related elements of logis- pability. Belgium will have no difficulty ab- Arlington, VA. tics and program support. sorbing these aircraft into its armed forces. Hon. BOB CORKER, (iv) Military Department: Air Force (BE– The proposed sale of this equipment and Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, D–SAD). support will not alter the basic military bal- U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. (v) Prior Related Cases, if any: None. ance in the region. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- (vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid, Of- The prime contractors will be Lockheed porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of fered or Agreed to be Paid: None. Martin Aeronautics Company, Fort Worth, the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained TX; and Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. in the Defense Article or Defense Services East Hartford, CT. This proposal is being of- 17–80, concerning the Air Force’s proposed Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. fered in the context of a competition. If the Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Gov- (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: proposal is accepted, it is expected that off- ernment of Belgium for defense articles and January 18, 2018. set agreements will be required. All offsets services estimated to cost $6.53 billion. After *As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms are defined in negotiations between the Pur- this letter is delivered to your office, we plan Export Control Act. chaser and the contractor. to issue a news release to notify the public of POLICY JUSTIFICATION Implementation of this proposed sale will this proposed sale. Belgium—F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft require multiple trips to Belgium involving Sincerely, The Government of Belgium has requested U.S. Government and contractor representa- CHARLES W. HOOPER, to buy thirty-four (34) F–35 Joint Strike tives for technical reviews/support, program Lieutenant General, USA, Director. Fighter Conventional Take Off and Landing management, and training over the life of Enclosures. (CTOL) aircraft, and thirty-eight (38) Pratt the program. U.S. contractor representatives TRANSMITTAL NO. 17–80 & Whitney F–135 engines (34 installed, 4 will be required in Belgium to conduct Con- Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of spares). Also included are Electronic Warfare tractor Engineering Technical Services Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Systems; Command, Control, Communica- (CETS) and Autonomic Logistics and Global Arms Export Control Act, as amended tions, Computer and Intelligence/Commu- Support (ALGS) for after-aircraft delivery. (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of nications, Navigational, and Identification There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- Belgium (C4VCNI); Autonomic Logistics Global Sup- fense readiness as a result of this proposed (ii) Total Estimated Value: port System (ALGS); Autonomic Logistics sale.

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TRANSMITTAL NO. 17–80 red (NFLIR) imaging. The system contains ground crews of the amounts and types of Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of both SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements stores, fuel, and other supplies or equipment Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the and contains technology representing the needed to quickly turn the aircraft for the Arms Export Control Act latest state-of-the-art in several areas. Infor- next mission. The system contains both SE- Annex Item No. vii mation on performance and inherent CRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements and vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- contains technology representing the latest (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: ware (object code) is classified SECRET. The state-of-the-art in several areas. Information 1. The F–35 Conventional Take-Off and NFLIR capability provides infrared (IR) im- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities Landing (CTOL) Block 3 aircraft is classified agery directly to the pilot’s Helmet-Mounted is classified SECRET. Software (object code) SECRET, except as noted below. It contains Display (HMD) for navigation in total dark- is classified SECRET. current technology representing the F–35 low ness, including takeoff and landing, and pro- (2) The Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) observable airframe/outer mold line, Pratt & vides a passive IR input to the F–35’s sensor functionality provides operational modes to Whitney engine, radar, integrated core proc- fusion algorithms. The all-aspect missile identify ground station and to provide bear- essor central computer, mission systems/ warning function provides time-critical ing-to-station, slant range-to-ground sta- electronic warfare suite, a multiple sensor warnings of incoming missiles and cues other tion, bearing-to-airborne station and slant suite, operational flight and maintenance subsystems to provide effective counter- range to the nearest airborne station or air- trainers, technical data/documentation, and measure employment. EODAS also provides craft. TACAN is not unique to the F–35 air- associated software. As the aircraft and its an IRST function that can create and main- craft but is standard on most U.S. Air Force subsystems are under development, many tain Situational Awareness-quality tracks aircraft. Information on performance and in- specific identifying equipment/system no- (SAIRST). EODAS is a mid-wave Infrared herent vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. menclatures have not been assigned to date. (IR) system consisting of six identical sen- Software (object code) is classified SECRET. Sensitive and classified elements of the F–35 sors distributed around the F–35 aircraft. (3) The Identification Friend or Foe Inter- CTOL Block 3 aircraft include hardware, ac- Each sensor has a corresponding airframe rogator and Transponder Identification cessories, components, and associated soft- window panel integrated with the aircraft functionality consists of integrated Mark ware for the following major subsystems: structure to meet aerodynamic and stealth XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) trans- a. The Propulsion system is classified SE- requirements. ponder capability to provide identification of CRET and contains technology representing e. The Electronic Warfare (EW) system other friendly forces. The CNI system sup- the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. contains technology representing the latest ports sensor fusion by supplying data from Information on performance and inherent state-of-the-art in several areas. Information IFF interrogations and off-board sources vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities through the intra-flight data link. The sys- ware (object code) is classified SECRET. The is classified SECRET. Software (object code) tem contains both SECRET and UNCLASSI- single 40,000–lb thrust class engine is de- is classified SECRET. Sensitive elements in- FIED elements and contains technology rep- signed for low observability and has been in- clude: apertures; radio frequency (RF) and resenting the latest state-of-the-art in sev- tegrated into the aircraft system. Pratt & infrared (IR) countermeasures; and Elec- eral areas. Information on performance and Whitney, with the F–135, is developing and tronic Countermeasures (ECM) techniques inherent vulnerabilities is classified SE- producing engine turbo machinery compat- and features. The reprogrammable, inte- CRET. Software (object code) is classified ible with the F–35 and assures highly reli- grated system provides radar warning and SECRET. able, affordable performance. The engine is electronic support measures (ESM) along (4) The Global Positioning System Naviga- designed to be utilized in all F–35 variants, with a fully integrated countermeasures tion functionality includes the Global Posi- providing unmatched commonality and (CM) system. The EW system is the primary tioning System (GPS) aided inertial naviga- supportability throughout the worldwide subsystem used to enhance situational tion to provide high-quality positional navi- base of F–35 users. The CTOL propulsion con- awareness, targeting support and self defense gation, and the Instrument Landing System figuration consists of a main engine, through the search, intercept, location and (ILS)/Tactical Air Control and Navigation diverterless supersonic inlet, and a Low Ob- identification of in-band emitters and to (TACAN) to provide navigation and landing servable Axisymmetric Nozzle (LOAN). automatically counter IR and RF threats. cues within controlled airspace. Information b. The AN/APG–81 Active Electronically The IR and RF countermeasures are classi- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities Scanned Array (AESA) provides mission sys- fied SECRET. This system uses low signa- is classified SECRET. Software (object code) tems with air-to-air and air-to-ground tracks ture-embedded apertures, located in the air- is classified SECRET. which the mission system uses as a compo- craft control surface edges, to provide direc- (5) The Multi-Function Advanced Data nent to sensor fusion. The AESA allows the tion finding and identification of surface and Link (MADL) is used specifically for commu- radar to direct RF energy in a way that does airborne emitters and the geo-location of nications between F–35 aircraft and has a not expose the F–35, allowing it to maintain surface emitters. The system is classified very low probability of intercept, contrib- low observability in high-threat environ- SECRET. uting to covert operations. The system con- ments. The radar subsystem supports inte- f. The Command, Control, Communica- tains both SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED ele- grated system performance for air-to-air tions, Computers and Intelligence/Commu- ments and contains technology representing missions by providing search, track, identi- nications, Navigation, and Identification the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. fication, and AIM–120 missile data link (C4I/CNI) system provides the pilot with un- Information on performance and inherent functionality. The radar also provides syn- matched connectivity to flight members, co- vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- thetic aperture radar mapping for locating alition forces, and the battlefield. It is an in- ware (object code) is classified SECRET. surface targets and weather mapping for tegrated subsystem designed to provide a (6) The Inertial Navigation System is an weather avoidance. The radar functions are broad spectrum of secure, anti-jam, covert all-attitude, Ring Laser Gyro-based naviga- tightly integrated, interleaved, and managed voice and data communications, precision tion system providing outputs of linear and by an interface to sensor management func- radio navigation and landing capability, self- angular acceleration, velocity, body angular tions within mission software. The hardware identification, beyond visual range target rates, position, altitude (roll, pitch, and plat- and software are classified SECRET. identification, and connectivity with off- form azimuth), magnetic and true heading, c. The Electro Optical Targeting System board sources of information. The altitude, and time tags. Information on per- (EOTS) contains technology representing the functionality is tightly integrated within formance and inherent vulnerabilities is latest state-of-the-art in several areas. Infor- the mission system for enhanced efficiency classified SECRET. Software (object code) is mation on performance and inherent and effectiveness in the areas of communica- classified SECRET. vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- tions, navigation, identification, and sensor (7) The Radar Altimeter functionality is a ware (object code) is classified SECRET. The fusion. Information on performance and in- module provided in the CNI system rack 3A EOTS subsystem to the sensor suite provides herent vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. and uses separate transmit and receive an- long-range detection and tracking, Infrared Software (object code) is classified SECRET. tennae. It measures and reports altitude, and Search and Track (IRST) capability, a For- The CNI function includes both SECRET and altitude rate of change. Control data is ward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor for pre- UNCLASSIFIED elements. Sensitive ele- transferred over to a configurable avionics cision tracking, and Bomb Damage Indica- ments of the CNI subsystems include: interface card which translates the informa- tion (BDI) capability. EOTS replaces mul- (1) The VHF/UHF Voice and Data (Plain tion to the F–35 aircraft computers. Informa- tiple separate internal or podded systems and Secure) Communication functionality tion on performance and inherent typically found on legacy aircraft. The includes air-to-air UHF/VHF voice and data, vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- functionality of the EOTS employs the fol- both clear and secure, to provide commu- ware (object code) is classified SECRET. lowing modes: Targeting FLIR; Laser Range- nications with other friendly and coalition (8) The Instrument Landing System (ILS) Finding and Target Designation; EO DAS aircraft, air-to-ground UHF voice to provide measures, and reports azimuth course and and EOTS Performance. communications with ground sites, and alignment, elevation course alignment, and d. The Electro-Optical Distributed Aper- intercommunication voice and tone alerts to distance to the runway. Data from the ILS is ture System (EODAS) is a subsystem to the provide communications between the avi- used to drive visual flight instrumentation. sensor suite and provides full spherical cov- onics system and the pilot. UHF/VHF Information on performance and inherent erage for air-to-air and air-to-ground detec- downlink of air vehicle status and mainte- vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- tion and Navigation Forward Looking Infra- nance information is provided to notify the ware (object code) is classified SECRET.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.048 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S297 (9) The Tactical Data Link is a secure efficient management of DMS and Tech- VOTE EXPLANATION broadcast Tactical Digital Information Link nology Insertion, if additional processing is (TADIL) used for real-time voice/data ex- needed, a second ICP will be installed in the Mr. ROUNDS. Madam President, on change for command and control, relative space reserved for that purpose, more than December 21, 2017, Senator ISAKSON was navigation, and Precise Position Location doubling the current throughput and mem- necessarily absent for the vote on the Identification (PPLI), providing Link–16 ory capacity. continuing resolution. He intended to type capabilities. The system contains both (3) The F–35 Helmet Mounted Display Sys- vote yea, and it was my intention to SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements and tem (HMDS) is SECRET and contains tech- vote no. As a courtesy to Senator ISAK- contains technology representing the latest nology representing the latest state-of-the- SON, I voted yea, in order to pair our state-of-the-art in several areas. Information art in several areas. Information on perform- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities ance and inherent vulnerabilities is SE- votes. is classified SECRET. Software (object code) CRET. Software (object code) is SECRET. f is classified SECRET. Sensitive elements include: HMDS consists g. The F–35 Autonomic Logistics Global of the Display Management Computer-Hel- TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT Sustainment (ALGS) includes both SECRET met, a helmet shell/display module, a quick GENERAL FRANK G. KLOTZ and UNCLASSIFIED elements. It provides a disconnect integrated as part of the ejection Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam President, fully integrated logistics management solu- seat, helmet trackers and tracker proc- tion. ALGS integrates a number of func- essing, day- and night-vision camera func- along with Senator FEINSTEIN, I would tional areas, including supply chain manage- tions, and dedicated system/graphics proc- like to pay tribute to Lt. Gen. Frank ment, repair, support equipment, engine sup- essing. The HMDS provides a fully sunlight G. Klotz, USAF, Retired, upon his re- port, and training. The ALGS infrastructure readable, bi-ocular display presentation of tirement as the Administrator of the employs a state-of-the-art information sys- aircraft information projected onto the pi- National Nuclear Security Administra- tem that provides real-time, decision-worthy lot’s helmet visor. The use of a night vision tion. information for sustainment decisions by camera integrated into the helmet elimi- Today we pay tribute to Lt. Gen. flight line personnel. Prognostic health mon- nates the need for separate Night Vision Frank G. Klotz, USAF, Retired for a itoring technology is integrated with the air Goggles (NVG). The camera video is inte- system and is crucial to the predictive main- grated with EO and IR imaging inputs and distinguished career of nearly 45 years. tenance of vital components. displayed on the pilot’s visor to provide a His career began with his graduation in h. The F–35 Autonomic Logistics Informa- comprehensive night operational capability. 1973 from the Air Force Academy and tion System (ALIS) includes both SECRET (4) The Pilot Life Support System is SE- concludes when he steps down Friday and UNCLASSIFIED elements. The ALIS CRET and contains technology representing after 4 years as Under Secretary for provides an intelligent information infra- the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. Nuclear Security and Administrator of structure that binds all of the key concepts Information on performance and inherent the National Nuclear Security Admin- of ALGS into an effective support system. vulnerabilities is SECRET. Software (object ALIS establishes the appropriate interfaces code) is SECRET. Sensitive elements in- istration, NNSA. among the F–35 Air Vehicle, the warfighter, clude: a measure of Pilot Chemical, Biologi- Lieutenant General Klotz has ex- the training system, government informa- cal, and Radiological Protection through use celled in many challenging positions. tion technology (IT) systems, JSF oper- of an On-Board Oxygen Generating System As commander of Air Force Global ations, and supporting commercial enter- (OBOGS); and an escape system that provide Strike Command, he established and prise systems. Additionally, ALIS provides a additional protection to the pilot. OBOGS led a new organization that merged re- comprehensive tool for data collection and takes the Power and Thermal Management sponsibility for all U.S. nuclear-capa- analysis, decision support, and action track- System (PTMS) air and enriches it by re- ble bombers and land-based missiles ing. moving gases (mainly nitrogen) by adsorp- i. The F–35 Training System includes both tion, thereby increasing the concentration of under a single chain of command. He SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements. The oxygen in the product gas and supplying also served as vice commander of the Training System includes several types of breathable air to the pilot. Air Force Space Command, director for training devices, to provide for integrated (5) The Off-Board Mission Support System Nuclear Weapons Policy and Arms Con- training of both pilots and maintainers. The is SECRET and contains technology rep- trol on the National Security Council, pilot training device includes a Full Mission resenting the latest state-of-the-art in sev- and as a defense Attache to the U.S. Simulator (FMS). The maintainer training eral areas. Information on performance and Embassy in Moscow. A Rhodes Scholar, devices include an Aircraft Systems Mainte- inherent vulnerabilities is SECRET. Soft- nance Trainer (ASMT), Ejection System ware (object code) is SECRET. Sensitive ele- General Klotz earned a master of phi- Maintenance Trainer (ESMT), and Weapons ments include: mission planning, mission losophy in international relations and Loading Trainer (WLT). The F–35 Training briefing, maintenance/intelligence/tactical a doctor of philosophy in politics at System can be integrated, where both pilots debriefing, sensor/algorithm planning, EW Oxford University. and maintainers learn in the same Inte- system reprogramming, data debrief, etc. As Administrator of NNSA over the grated Training Center (ITC). Alternatively, 1. Publications: Manuals are considered past 4 years, Lieutenent General Klotz the pilots and maintainers can train in sepa- SECRET as they contain information on air- has been responsible for maintaining rate facilities (Pilot Training Center and craft/system performance and inherent the U.S. nuclear deterrent, preventing Maintenance Training Center). vulnerabilities. j. Weapons employment capability is SE- 2. The JSF Reprogramming Center is clas- nuclear proliferation worldwide, and CRET and contains technology representing sified SECRET and contains technology rep- advancing the naval nuclear propulsion the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. resenting the latest state-of-the-art in sev- mission. These missions require ex- Information on performance and inherent eral areas. This hardware/software facility is traordinary dedication, and our Nation vulnerabilities is SECRET. Software (object located in the U.S. and provides F–35 cus- is safer today because of his steadfast code) is classified SECRET. Sensitive ele- tomers a means to update JSF electronic leadership. ments include co-operative targeting. warfare databases. Sensitive elements in- Under his guidance, NNSA made sig- k. Other Subsystems, Features, and Capa- clude: EW software databases and tools to bilities: modify these databases. nificant advances in modernizing the (1) The Low Observable Air Frame is SE- 3. (U) If a technologically advanced adver- nuclear stockpile and reversed a dec- CRET and contains technology representing sary were to obtain knowledge of specific ades-long trend in the decline of Amer- the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. hardware, the information could be used to ica’s nuclear weapons infrastructure. Information on performance and inherent develop countermeasures which might re- His commitment to reducing global nu- vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- duce weapons system effectiveness or be used clear threats ensured continued ware (object code) is SECRET. Sensitive ele- in the development of a system with similar progress in removing dangerous nu- ments include: the Radar Cross Section and or advanced capabilities. its corresponding plots, construction mate- 4. (U) A determination has been made that clear materials from countries around rials and fabrication. Belgium can provide substantially the same the globe, and his personal engagement (2) The Integrated Core Processor (ICP) degree of protection for sensitive technology expanded partnerships with other coun- Central Computer is SECRET and contains being released as the U.S. Government. This tries to reduce the risks of nuclear pro- technology representing the latest state-of- proposed sustainment program is necessary liferation and nuclear terrorism. the-art in several areas. Information on per- to the furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy Perhaps most importantly, formance and inherent vulnerabilities is SE- and national security objectives outlined in Lieutenent General Klotz cared about CRET. Software (object code) is classified the policy justification. SECRET. Sensitive elements include: F–35 5. (U) All defense articles and services list- his people. He worked tirelessly to im- Integrated Core Processor utilizing Commer- ed on this transmittal are authorized for re- prove the work environments of his cial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Hardware and Mod- lease and export to the Government of Bel- people, increase the focus on safety and ule Design to maximize growth and allow for gium. security, and foster a culture of pride,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.048 S18JAPT1 S298 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 employee engagement, and excellence EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED eral Register to Members of Congress across the nuclear security enterprise. As in executive session the Presiding and other officers and employees of the We enjoyed the many interactions we Officer laid before the Senate messages United States, and for other purposes, had with General Klotz. He was always from the President of the United with an amendment, in which it re- happy to sit down and discuss any con- States submitting sundry nominations quests the concurrence of the Senate. cerns we had and work with us to re- which were referred to the appropriate f solve those issues. He also worked committees. MEASURES REFERRED closely with us to get large construc- (The messages received today are The following bills were read the first tion projects, like the Uranium Process printed at the end of the Senate pro- and the second times by unanimous Facility, on schedule and on budget. ceedings.) His selfless commitment to serving consent, and referred as indicated: f our Nation has left us safer and better H.R. 3326. An act to increase account- prepared to respond to threats around MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE ability, combat corruption, and strengthen the world. He leaves a legacy of serv- At 11:03 a.m., a message from the management effectiveness at the World ice, commitment to people, and dedica- Bank; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- House of Representatives, delivered by tions. tion to our Nation. With our deepest Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, H.R. 3776. An act to support United States gratitude, we wish him the very best in announced that the House has passed international cyber diplomacy, and for other retirement after an impressive and the following bills, in which it requests purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- impactful career. the concurrence of the Senate: tions. H.R. 4258. An act to promote the develop- f H.R. 3326. An act to increase account- ment of local strategies to coordinate use of ability, combat corruption, and strengthen ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the management effectiveness at the World United States Housing Act of 1937 with pub- Bank. lic and private resources, to enable eligible H.R. 3445. An act to enhance the trans- families to achieve economic independence TRIBUTE TO CURTIS AND MARLYS parency and accelerate the impact of pro- and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes; SCHWADERER grams under the African Growth and Oppor- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and tunity Act and the Millennium Challenge ∑ Mr. DAINES. Madam President, Urban Affairs. Corporation, and for other purposes. today I have the distinct honor of rec- H.R. 4279. An act to direct the Securities H.R. 3776. An act to support United States ognizing Curtis and Marlys Schwaderer and Exchange Commission to revise any international cyber diplomacy, and for other rules necessary to enable closed-end compa- for their many years of service to the purposes. nies to use the securities offering and proxy community of Superior, MT, as owners H.R. 4258. An act to promote the develop- rules that are available to other issuers of of Mineral Pharmacy. For decades, ment of local strategies to coordinate use of securities; to the Committee on Banking, Mineral Pharmacy has been a corner- assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the Housing, and Urban Affairs. stone business in the community, pro- United States Housing Act of 1937 with pub- viding vital services for its people. lic and private resources, to enable eligible f A graduate of the pharmacy school at families to achieve economic independence REPORTS OF COMMITTEES the University of Montana, Curtis pur- and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes. H.R. 4279. An act to direct the Securities The following reports of committees chased the pharmacy 27 years ago. To- and Exchange Commission to revise any were submitted: gether, he and his wife, Marlys, ran the rules necessary to enable closed-end compa- By Mr. GRASSLEY, from the Committee business and raised two sons in the nies to use the securities offering and proxy on the Judiciary: community. As Superior has struggled rules that are available to other issuers of Report to accompany S. 2070, A bill to with the decline of the timber industry securities. amend the Violent Crime Control and Law with rising unemployment and falling ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the incomes, the Schwaderers and their At 12:37 p.m., a message from the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert business have been a constant and sta- House of Representatives, delivered by Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death re- bilizing presence, a beacon of certainty Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, lating to the wandering characteristics of in uncertain times. announced that the Speaker has signed some children with autism (Rept. No. 115– In November, after 43 years as phar- the following enrolled bill: 200). macist and 27 years at Mineral Phar- S. 117. An act to designate a mountain f macy, Curtis retired, and he and peak in the State of Montana as ‘‘Alex Marlys announced they were selling Diekmann Peak’’. EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES the business. Under new ownership, the The enrolled bill was subsequently pharmacy continues to serve the com- signed by the President pro tempore The following executive reports of munity of Superior, and the (Mr. HATCH). nominations were submitted: Schwaderers themselves remain mem- ENROLLED BILL SIGNED By Mr. THUNE for the Committee on Com- bers of the community. The At 4:03 p.m., a message from the merce, Science, and Transportation. Schwaderers and Mineral Pharmacy *Dana Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commis- House of Representatives, delivered by sioner of the Consumer Product Safety Com- are an excellent example of what com- Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- mitted community members and a mission for a term of seven years from Octo- nounced that the Speaker has signed ber 27, 2017. business can mean to a small town. the following enrolled bill: *James Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Every day, in small towns across Mon- S. 139. An act to amend the Foreign Intel- Administrator of the National Aeronautics tana, you will find hard-working people ligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve and Space Administration. like the Schwaderers and small busi- foreign intelligence collection and the safe- *Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a nesses like Mineral Pharmacy working guards, accountability, and oversight of ac- Commissioner of the Consumer Product hard to keep our communities strong. quisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend Safety Commission for a term of seven years They are truly the lifeblood of our title VII of such Act, and for other purposes. from October 27, 2018. *Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be State. The enrolled bill was subsequently Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Thank you, Curtis and Marlys, for signed by the President pro tempore Commission. your many years of hard work and (Mr. HATCH). *Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a Member service to your community. I wish you of the Federal Communications Commission all the best in your next chapter.∑ At 7:57 p.m., a message from the for a term of five years from July 1, 2018. *Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to f House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT announced that the House agrees to *Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Messages from the President of the the amendment of the Senate to the Atmosphere. United States were communicated to bill (H.R. 195) to amend title 44, United *Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to be a the Senate by Ms. Cuccia, one of his States Code, to restrict the distribu- Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors secretaries. tion of free printed copies of the Fed- for a term of five years.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.040 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S299 By Mr. CORKER for the Committee on ATTACHMENT A 5. Grandparents: Nate Grenell—Deceased; Foreign Relations. Linda Evans, John McCallum for Congress, Esther Grenell—Deceased; Rueben Pearson— *Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be Perma- 2013–$1,000. Deceased; Gladys Pearson—Deceased. nent Representative of the United States of Linda Evans, Pridemore for Congress, 2013– 6. Brothers and Spouses: Bradley Grenell, America to the Organization of American $1,000. None; Jeffrey Grenell, None; Kerri Grenell, States, with the rank of Ambassador. Linda Evans, The Guardian Fund, 2013– None; Jane Grenell, None. 7. Sisters and Spouses: Deborah Grenell Nominee: Carlos Trujillo. $1,000. Kells, None; Dennis Kells, None. Post: Permanent Representative of the Linda Evans, Westmoreland, Lynn A., 2013– United States of America to the Organiza- $1,000. tion of American States, with the rank of *Samuel Dale Brownback, of Kansas, to be Linda Evans, Shannon for Senate, 2014– Ambassador at Large for International Reli- Ambassador. $1,000. (The following is a list of all members of gious Freedom. Linda Evans, Nathan Deal for Governor, my immediate family and their spouses. I *Yleem D. S. Poblete, of Virginia, to be an Inc., 2014–$6,300. have asked each of these persons to inform Assistant Secretary of State (Verification J. Randolph Evans, Republican National me of the pertinent contributions made by and Compliance). Committee, 2012–$2,500. them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, for the J. Randolph Evans, Republican National formation contained in this report is com- Committee, 2013–$32,400.00. Committee on Foreign Relations I re- plete and accurate.) J. Randolph Evans, Republican National port favorably the following nomina- Contributions, amount, date, and donee: tion lists which were printed in the 1. Self: $1,000, 12/22/2015, Carlos Lopez- Committee, 2014–$32,400.00. RECORDs on the dates indicated, and Cantera for Senate. J. Randolph Evans, Republican National 2. Spouse: Carmen Maria Mir, None. Committee, 2015–$25,000.00. ask unanimous consent, to save the ex- 3. Children and Spouses: Carlos Manuel J. Randolph Evans, Georgia Republican pense of reprinting on the Executive Trujillo, none; Isabella Alba Trujillo, none; Party, Inc., 2016–$270. Calendar that these nominations lie at Juan Pablo Trujillo, none; Felipe Andres J. Randolph Evans, Georgia Republican the Secretary’s desk for the informa- Trujillo, none. Party, Inc., 2016–$750. tion of Senators. 4. Parents: Georgina Hernandez, none; J. Randolph Evans, Georgia Republican Party, Inc., 2016–$1,000. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Ruben Trujillo, none. objection, it is so ordered. 5. Grandparents: Manuel Jose Fernandez, J. Randolph Evans, Republican Party, Inc., none; Alba Rosa Fernandez—deceased, none; 2017–$225. *Foreign Service nominations beginning Domingo Ruben Trujillo, none; Mirta Tru- James Evans, Georgia Republican Party, with Marc Clayton Gilkey and ending with jillo, none. Inc., 2012, $800.00. Mark A. Myers, which nominations were re- 6. Brothers and Spouses: David Trujillo, James Evans, Georgia Republican Party, ceived by the Senate and appeared in the none; Gianina Trujillo, none; Catalina Tru- Inc., 2012, $1,000.00. Congressional Record on January 8, 2018. *Foreign Service nominations beginning jillo, none; Ruben Trujillo, none. James Randolph Evans, Republican Na- 7. Sisters and Spouses: Jennifer Hernandez, tional Committee, 2016, $350. with Alyce S. Ahn and ending with Michele none. Randy Evans, Romney for President, Inc., D. Woonacott, which nominations were re- * Joel Danies, of Maryland, a Career Mem- 2012, $2,500. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the ber of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Randy Evans, Republican National Com- Congressional Record on January 8, 2018. *Foreign Service nominations beginning Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary mittee, 2013, $350. with Priya U. Amin and ending with Erik Z. and Plenipotentiary of the United States of Randy Evans, Georgia Republican Party, Zahnen, which nominations were received by America to the Gabonese Republic, and to Inc., 2013, $125. the Senate and appeared in the Congres- serve concurrently and without additional Randy Evans, Nathan Deal for Governor, sional Record on January 8, 2018. compensation as Ambassador Extraordinary Inc., Primary 2014, $6,300. *Foreign Service nominations beginning and Plenipotentiary of the United States of Randy Evans, Nathan Deal for Governor, with Angela P. Aggeler and ending with Mari America to the Democratic Republic of Sao Inc., General 2014, $6,300. Jain Womack, which nominations were re- Tome and Principe. Randy Evans, Senate District 12, 2015, $500. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the Nominee: Joel Danies. Randy Evans, Republican National Com- Congressional Record on January 8, 2018. Post: Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe. mittee, 2016, $300. The following is a list of all members of (minus 1 nominee: Robert F. Grech) Randy Evans, Republican National Com- By Mr. ALEXANDER for the Committee my immediate family and their spouses. I mittee, 2016, $300. on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. have asked each of these persons to inform Randy Evans, Republican National Com- *Barbara Stewart, of Illinois, to be Chief me of the pertinent contributions made by mittee, 2016, $19,600. Executive Officer of the Corporation for Na- them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- Randy Evans, Georgia Republican Party, tional and Community Service. formation contained in this report is com- 2016, $130. *William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commis- plete and accurate. Randy Evans, Donald J. Trump for Presi- sioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee: dent, Inc., 2016, $2,700. Labor, for a term of four years. 1. Self: $200, 10/19/2012, Obama for America. Randy Evans, Trump for President, 2016, *James Blew, of California, to be Assistant 2. Spouse: Caren Danies: $200, 10/30/2016, $25,000. Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Pol- Hillary Victory Fund. Randy Evans, Georgia Republican Party, icy Development, Department of Education. 3. Children and Spouses: Judson A. Danies 2016, $270. *Brett Giroir, of Texas, to be Medical Di- 0; Blair H. A. Danies 0. Randy Evans, Georgia Republican Party, rector in the Regular Corps of the Public 4. Parents: Edgard Danies—Deceased; 2016, $750. Health Service, subject to the qualifications Marie-Therese Daines—Deceased. Randy Evans, Georgia Republican Party, therefor as provided by law and regulations, 5. Grandparents: George Danies—Deceased; 2016, $1,000. and to be an Assistant Secretary of Health Lucy Danies—Deceased; Narbal Boucard— and Human Services. Deceased; Leoni Boucard—Deceased. *Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, to be As- 6. Brothers and Spouses: None. *Richard Grenell, of California, to be Am- sistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Depart- 7. Sisters and Spouses: Alexandra Hepler, 0. bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Fed- ment of Education. *Scott A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, to be an *James Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be eral Republic of Germany. Nominee: Richard Allen Grenell. Assistant Secretary of Labor. Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- *Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be Deputy potentiary of the United States of America Post: U.S. Ambassador to Germany. (The following is a list of all members of Secretary of Labor. to Luxembourg. *Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, my immediate family and their spouses. I Nominee: James Randolph Evans. to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour have asked each of these persons to inform Post: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen- Division, Department of Labor. ipotentiary of the United States of America me of the pertinent contributions made by *Mitchell Zais, of South Carolina, to be to Luxembourg. them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- Deputy Secretary of Education. (The following is a list of all members of formation contained in this report is com- By Mr. GRASSLEY for the Committee on my immediate family and their spouses. I plete and accurate.) the Judiciary. have asked each of these persons to inform Contributions, Amount, Date, and Donee: David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, to be me of the pertinent contributions made by 1. Self: $1,000, 6/19/2013, Lindsey Graham; United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth them. To the best of my knowledge, the in- $250, 9/11/2013, Mitch McConnell; $1,000, 9/16/ Circuit. formation contained in this report is com- 2014, Ed Royce; $5,400, 6/05/2015, Rob Portman; Elizabeth L. Branch, of Georgia, to be plete and accurate.) $1,000, 6/11/2005, John McCain. United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Contributions, amount, date, and amount: 2. Spouse: None. Circuit. Self, Spouse, Children and Spouses, Par- 3. Children and Spouses: None. Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be ents, Grandparents, Brothers and Spouses, 4. Parents: Judith Grenell, None; Denny United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Sisters and Spouses: See Attachment A Grenell—Deceased. Circuit.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:49 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.015 S18JAPT1 S300 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 Annemarie Carney Axon, of Alabama, to be S. 2320. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- United States District Judge for the North- enue Code of 1986 to increase the national sor of S. 514, a bill to direct the Sec- ern District of Alabama. limitation amount for qualified highway or retary of Veterans Affairs to carry out Thomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to surface freight transfer facility bonds; to the a pilot program to provide access to be United States District Judge for the East- Committee on Finance. ern District of North Carolina. By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. CAR- magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance William M. Ray II, of Georgia, to be United PER, Mr. UDALL, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. therapy to veterans. States District Judge for the Northern Dis- MARKEY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. KLO- S. 892 trict of Georgia. BUCHAR, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Liles Clifton Burke, of Alabama, to be S. 2321. A bill to amend the Presidential the name of the Senator from West United States District Judge for the North- Transition Act of 1963 to require the develop- Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a ern District of Alabama. ment of ethics plans for certain transition Michael Joseph Juneau, of Louisiana, to be teams, and for other purposes; to the Com- cosponsor of S. 892, a bill to amend the United States District Judge for the Western mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Controlled Substances Act to establish District of Louisiana. mental Affairs. additional registration requirements Emily Coody Marks, of Alabama, to be By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself, Mr. for prescribers of opioids, and for other United States District Judge for the Middle WYDEN, Mr. RISCH, and Ms. BALDWIN): purposes. District of Alabama. S. 2322. A bill to amend the Federal Food, S. 915 Jeffrey Uhlman Beaverstock, of Alabama, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the term to be United States District Judge for the natural cheese; to the Committee on Health, At the request of Mr. BROWN, the Southern District of Alabama. Education, Labor, and Pensions. names of the Senator from Massachu- Holly Lou Teeter, of Kansas, to be United By Mr. HELLER: setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator States District Judge for the District of Kan- S. 2323. A bill making continuing appro- from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) sas. priations for veterans benefits and services were added as cosponsors of S. 915, a Terry Fitzgerald Moorer, of Alabama, to be in the event of a Government shutdown, and United States District Judge for the South- bill to amend title II of the Social Se- for other purposes; to the Committee on Ap- curity Act to repeal the Government ern District of Alabama. propriations. Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., of Tennessee, to By Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. pension offset and windfall elimination be United States District Judge for the West- MANCHIN): provisions. ern District of Tennessee. S. 2324. A bill to amend the Investment S. 1503 R. Stan Baker, of Georgia, to be United Company Act of 1940 to change certain re- States District Judge for the Southern Dis- At the request of Ms. WARREN, the quirements relating to the capital structure names of the Senator from Arizona trict of Georgia. of business development companies, to direct Charles Barnes Goodwin, of Oklahoma, to the Securities and Exchange Commission to (Mr. FLAKE) and the Senator from West be United States District Judge for the West- revise certain rules relating to business de- Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN) were added as ern District of Oklahoma. velopment companies, and for other pur- cosponsors of S. 1503, a bill to require Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, of Texas, to be poses; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- the Secretary of the Treasury to mint United States District Judge for the North- ing, and Urban Affairs. coins in recognition of the 60th anni- ern District of Texas. Eli Jeremy Richardson, of Tennessee, to be f versary of the Naismith Memorial Bas- United States District Judge for the Middle SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ketball Hall of Fame. District of Tennessee. SENATE RESOLUTIONS S. 1576 Brian Allen Benczkowski, of Virginia, to At the request of Mr. BENNET, the The following concurrent resolutions be an Assistant Attorney General. name of the Senator from New Mexico Jeffrey Bossert Clark, of Virginia, to be an and Senate resolutions were read, and (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor Assistant Attorney General. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: of S. 1576, a bill to provide that the Eric S. Dreiband, of Maryland, to be an As- By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, sistant Attorney General. owner of a water right may use the Mr. MURPHY, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE): John H. Durham, of Connecticut, to be S. Res. 374. A resolution expressing support water for the cultivation of industrial United States Attorney for the District of for the designation of February 12, 2018, as hemp, if otherwise authorized by State Connecticut for the term of four years. ‘‘Darwin Day’’ and recognizing the impor- law. Michael T. Baylous, of West Virginia, to be tance of science in the betterment of human- S. 2055 United States Marshal for the Southern Dis- ity; to the Committee on Commerce, trict of West Virginia for the term of four At the request of Mr. PETERS, the Science, and Transportation. name of the Senator from Connecticut years. By Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Daniel R. McKittrick, of Mississippi, to be URPHY JONES): (Mr. M ) was added as a cosponsor United States Marshal for the Northern Dis- S. Res. 375. A resolution congratulating the of S. 2055, a bill to amend the Public trict of Mississippi for the term of four University of Alabama Crimson Tide football Health Service Act to better address years. team for winning the 2018 National Colle- substance use and substance use dis- *Nomination was reported with rec- giate Athletic Association College Football orders among young people. Playoff National Championship; considered ommendation that it be confirmed sub- S. 2121 ject to the nominee’s commitment to and agreed to. At the request of Mr. HELLER, the respond to requests to appear and tes- f name of the Senator from South Caro- tify before any duly constituted com- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- mittee of the Senate. sor of S. 2121, a bill to amend title (Nominations without an asterisk S. 14 XVIII of the Social Security Act to re- were reported with the recommenda- At the request of Mr. HELLER, the quire reporting of certain data by pro- tion that they be confirmed.) name of the Senator from North Caro- lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- viders and suppliers of air ambulance f sponsor of S. 14, a bill to provide that services for purposes of reforming re- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Members of Congress may not receive imbursements for such services under JOINT RESOLUTIONS pay after October 1 of any fiscal year in the Medicare program, and for other The following bills and joint resolu- which Congress has not approved a con- purposes. tions were introduced, read the first current resolution on the budget and S. 2122 and second times by unanimous con- passed the regular appropriations bills. At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the sent, and referred as indicated: S. 298 name of the Senator from Wisconsin By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. COCHRAN, the (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- HOEVEN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. LEE, and Mr. name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. sor of S. 2122, a bill to amend the Fair HATCH): MCCAIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding S. 2319. A bill to empower States to man- 298, a bill to require Senate candidates reasonable break time for nursing age the development and production of oil to file designations, statements, and mothers. and gas on available Federal land, and for reports in electronic form. S. 2147 other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. S. 514 At the request of Mr. BROWN, the By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the name of the Senator from Minnesota WARNER): name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.020 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S301 of S. 2147, a bill to amend the Internal DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor the public health and the environment. Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pen- of S. 2254, a bill to prevent unfair dou- That is the balance we all want—and sion Rehabilitation Trust Fund to es- ble taxation by ensuring that the de- these States are doing it—without tablish a Pension Rehabilitation Ad- duction for State and local taxes is not Washington adding another unneces- ministration within the Department of reduced, suspended, or eliminated. sary layer of redtape. the Treasury to make loans to multi- S. 2271 In 2016, it took an average of more employer defined benefit plans, and for At the request of Mr. REED, the than 250 days for the Federal Bureau of other purposes. names of the Senator from Mississippi Land Management to issue permits to S. 2152 (Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from drill for oil on public land. It took At the request of Mr. HATCH, the Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- State agencies an average of 30 days. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. sponsors of S. 2271, a bill to reauthorize Look at the difference—States, 30 days; RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. the Museum and Library Services Act. Federal, 250 days. That is the difference 2152, a bill to amend title 18, United S. 2274 in what happens when Washington gets States Code, to provide for assistance At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the involved. The delays cost jobs, they for victims of child pornography, and name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. slow down economic growth, and com- for other purposes. CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- munities lose important tax revenue. S. 2159 sor of S. 2274, a bill to provide for the My home State of Wyoming is Amer- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, compensation of Federal employees af- ica’s largest producer of natural gas, the name of the Senator from Massa- fected by lapses in appropriations. and we are the second largest producer chusetts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a S. 2317 of oil on Federal lands. Wyoming has a cosponsor of S. 2159, a bill to require At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the long history of managing oil and gas covered harassment and covered dis- name of the Senator from Wisconsin development on Federal lands. We crimination awareness and prevention (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- know how to do it. We do it safely. We training for Members, officers, employ- sor of S. 2317, a bill to amend the Con- do it responsibly. Wyoming continues ees, interns, fellows, and detailees of trolled Substances Act to provide for to be the place people from all over the Congress within 30 days of employment additional flexibility with respect to world want to see because of how beau- and annually thereafter, to require a medication-assisted treatment for tiful the scenery and the environment biennial climate survey of Congress, to opioid use disorders, and for other pur- are. This legislation strips away that amend the enforcement process under poses. needless layer of Washington regula- the Office of Congressional Workplace tion, and it lets States like Wyoming S. RES. 368 Rights for covered harassment and cov- manage oil and gas development the ered discrimination complaints, and At the request of Mr. CORKER, the way we know how to do it. name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. for other purposes. Our legislation also eliminates the HELLER) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 2174 administrative fee that gets taken out Res. 368, a resolution supporting the At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the of States’ share of revenues from oil right of all Iranian citizens to have name of the Senator from Michigan and gas production. Washington takes their voices heard. (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor money that has been created locally, of S. 2174, a bill to direct the Secretary f and it sends the money out of the com- of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED munity and back to Washington. This on the Veterans Crisis Line. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS is millions of dollars that States and S. 2194 By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, local communities need to fund vital At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. LEE, public services. Our bill ends this un- name of the Senator from New Hamp- and Mr. HATCH): fair redistribution. shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- S. 2319. A bill to empower States to The ONSHORE Act also stops Wash- sponsor of S. 2194, a bill to remove a manage the development and produc- ington from imposing extra permitting limitation on a prohibition relating to tion of oil and gas on available Federal burdens and environmental reviews on permits for discharges incidental to land, and for other purposes; to the energy development that takes place normal operation of vessels. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- on non-Federal lands. These require- S. 2236 sources. ments are a classic example of Wash- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ington overreach. They don’t help the the name of the Senator from Massa- wish to speak today about legislation I environment; they just keep oil and chusetts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a am introducing to spur American en- gas in the ground and keep hard-work- cosponsor of S. 2236, a bill to require ergy development on Federal land. This ing Americans out of work. This legis- covered discrimination and covered is the Opportunities for the Nation and lation will create jobs and expand our harassment awareness and prevention States to Harness Onshore Resources economy by creating an environment training for Members, officers, employ- for Energy Act. It is also known as the where American energy can dominate. ees, interns, fellows, and detailees of ONSHORE Act. It is a commonsense I want to thank the cosponsors of Congress within 30 days of employment approach that streamlines the permit- this legislation for their support—Sen- and annually thereafter, to require a ting process for oil and gas develop- ators HOEVEN, ENZI, LEE, and HATCH. I biennial climate survey of Congress, to ment. also want to thank my colleagues in amend the enforcement process under Oil and gas production has increased the House for starting this conversa- the Office of Congressional Workplace dramatically on non-Federal land in tion with their bill, which is called the Rights for covered discrimination and recent years. Production on Federal SECURE American Energy Act. I look covered harassment complaints, and land has fallen behind. That is because forward to working with my colleagues for other purposes. energy producers face costly delays to pass this legislation as quickly as S. 2250 when they have to deal with outdated possible. At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, and inefficient regulations from Wash- By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and the name of the Senator from Massa- ington, DC. Mr. WARNER): chusetts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a The legislation we are introducing S. 2320. A bill to amend the Internal cosponsor of S. 2250, a bill to ensure reduces these unnecessary delays by Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the due process protections of individuals giving authority to States that have national limitation amount for quali- in the United States against unlawful established regulatory programs. Let’s fied highway or surface freight transfer detention based solely on a protected let the States make those decisions. facility bonds; to the Committee on Fi- characteristic. These are States that have a proven nance. S. 2254 track record of managing oil and gas Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the development efficiently and effec- unanimous consent that the text of the name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. tively. At the same time, they protect bill be printed in the RECORD.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.023 S18JAPT1 S302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 There being no objection, the text of SENATE RESOLUTION 375—CON- (C) the Head Coach of the University of the bill was ordered to be printed in GRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Nick the RECORD, as follows: OF ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE Saban. S. 2320 FOOTBALL TEAM FOR WINNING f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- THE 2018 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND resentatives of the United States of America in ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION COL- PROPOSED Congress assembled, LEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NA- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SA 1903. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Building amendment to the bill H.R. 195, to amend United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. title 44, United States Code, to restrict the distribution of free printed copies of the Fed- Development Act’’ or the ‘‘BUILD Act’’. JONES) submitted the following resolu- SEC. 2. INCREASE NATIONAL LIMITATION eral Register to Members of Congress and tion; which was considered and agreed other officers and employees of the United AMOUNT FOR QUALIFIED HIGHWAY to: OR SURFACE FREIGHT TRANSFER States, and for other purposes. FACILITY BONDS. S. RES. 375 SA 1904. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 142(m)(2)(A) of amendment to amendment SA 1903 proposed Whereas the University of Alabama Crim- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 195, supra. son Tide football team won the 2018 National by striking ‘‘$15,000,000,000’’ and inserting SA 1905. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an Collegiate Athletic Association College ‘‘$20,800,000,000’’. amendment to the bill H.R. 195, supra. Football Playoff National Championship, de- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments SA 1906. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an feating the University of Georgia Bulldogs made by this section shall apply to bonds amendment to amendment SA 1905 proposed by a score of 26 to 23 at the Mercedes-Benz issued after the date of the enactment of this by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 195, supra. Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 10, Act. SA 1907. Mr. McCONNELL proposed an 2018; amendment to amendment SA 1906 proposed f Whereas this victory marks the fifth Col- by Mr. MCCONNELL to the amendment SA lege Football National Championship in the SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS 1905 proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill last 9 years for the University of Alabama H.R. 195, supra. and the 17th National Championship overall; SENATE RESOLUTION 374—EX- Whereas the 2018 National Collegiate Ath- f PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE letic Association College Football Playoff TEXT OF AMENDMENTS DESIGNATION OF FEBRUARY 12, National Championship was the 69th postseason football bowl appearance and the SA 1903. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed 2018, AS ‘‘DARWIN DAY’’ AND 39th football bowl victory for the University an amendment to the bill H.R. 195, to RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE of Alabama; amend title 44, United States Code, to OF SCIENCE IN THE BETTER- Whereas the 2017–2018 Crimson Tide foot- restrict the distribution of free printed MENT OF HUMANITY ball team consistently showed perseverance copies of the Federal Register to Mem- Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. in the midst of adversity, including over- bers of Congress and other officers and coming a 13-point deficit in the second half MURPHY, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) sub- of the National Championship game; employees of the United States, and for mitted the following resolution; which Whereas the 2018 National Collegiate Ath- other purposes; as follows: was referred to the Committee on Com- letic Association College Football Playoff At the end add the following. merce, Science, and Transportation: National Championship game was the first ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the S. RES. 374 National Championship game to extend into date of enactment.’’ Whereas Charles Darwin developed the the- overtime; ory of evolution by the mechanism of nat- Whereas head coach Nick Saban has now SA 1904. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed ural selection, which, together with the won 6 College Football National Champion- an amendment to amendment SA 1903 monumental amount of scientific evidence ships, equaling the modern-era record of proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill Charles Darwin compiled to support the the- former University of Alabama football head H.R. 195, to amend title 44, United ory, provides humanity with a logical and in- coach Paul ‘‘Bear’’ Bryant; States Code, to restrict the distribu- Whereas this victory extends the record of tellectually compelling explanation for the tion of free printed copies of the Fed- diversity of life on Earth; Coach Saban to 127 wins and 20 losses in a decade of dominance; eral Register to Members of Congress Whereas the validity of the theory of evo- and other officers and employees of the lution by natural selection developed by Whereas ‘‘The Process’’, as outlined by Charles Darwin is further strongly supported Coach Saban, has produced not only quality United States, and for other purposes; by the modern understanding of the science student-athletes, but well-rounded young as follows: of genetics; men; Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’ Whereas it has been the human curiosity Whereas members of the 2017–2018 Crimson Tide football team have been honored by var- and ingenuity exemplified by Charles Darwin SA 1905. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed ious awards throughout the season and dur- that has promoted new scientific discoveries an amendment to the bill H.R. 195, to that have helped humanity solve many prob- ing the postseason; Whereas Chancellor Ray Hayes, President amend title 44, United States Code, to lems and improve living conditions; restrict the distribution of free printed Whereas the advancement of science must Stuart Bell, and Athletic Director Greg be protected from those unconcerned with Byrne have emphasized the importance of copies of the Federal Register to Mem- the adverse impacts of global warming and academic success to the Crimson Tide foot- bers of Congress and other officers and climate change; ball team and to all student-athletes at the employees of the United States, and for Whereas the teaching of creationism in University of Alabama; and other purposes; as follows: Whereas the 2017–2018 Crimson Tide foot- some public schools compromises the sci- At the end add the following. ball team has brought great pride and honor entific and academic integrity of the edu- ‘‘This Act shall take effect 3 days after the to the University of Alabama, the loyal fans cation systems of the United States; date of enactment.’’ Whereas Charles Darwin is a worthy sym- of the Crimson Tide, and the entire State of Alabama: Now, therefore, be it bol of scientific advancement on which to SA 1906. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed focus and around which to build a global Resolved, That the Senate— an amendment to amendment SA 1905 celebration of science and humanity in- (1) congratulates the University of Ala- proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the bill tended to promote a common bond among all bama Crimson Tide for winning the 2018 Na- the people of the Earth; and tional Collegiate Athletic Association Col- H.R. 195, to amend title 44, United Whereas February 12, 2018, is the anniver- lege Football Playoff National Championship States Code, to restrict the distribu- sary of the birth of Charles Darwin in 1809 game; tion of free printed copies of the Fed- and would be an appropriate date to des- (2) recognizes the achievements of all play- eral Register to Members of Congress ignate as ‘‘Darwin Day’’: Now, therefore, be ers, coaches, and staff who contributed to and other officers and employees of the it the championship season; and United States, and for other purposes; Resolved, That the Senate— (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary as follows: (1) supports the designation of ‘‘Darwin of the Senate prepare an official copy of this Day’’; and resolution for presentation to— Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ (2) recognizes Charles Darwin as a worthy (A) the President of the University of Ala- symbol on which to celebrate the achieve- bama, Dr. Stuart Bell; SA 1907. Mr. MCCONNELL proposed ments of reason, science, and the advance- (B) the Athletic Director of the University an amendment to amendment SA 1906 ment of human knowledge. of Alabama, Greg Byrne; and proposed by Mr. MCCONNELL to the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.017 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S303 amendment SA 1905 proposed by Mr. ary 18, 2018, at 2 p.m., to conduct a cer of the Corporation for National and MCCONNELL to the bill H.R. 195, to hearing on the following nominations: Community Service, and other pending amend title 44, United States Code, to Samuel Dale Brownback, of Kansas, to nominations. restrict the distribution of free printed be Ambassador at Large for Inter- f copies of the Federal Register to Mem- national Religious Freedom, Richard GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL bers of Congress and other officers and Grenell, of California, to be Ambas- employees of the United States, and for sador to the Federal Republic of Ger- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, other purposes; as follows: many, Yleem D. S. Poblete, of Virginia, the House has sent us a bill that should Strike ‘‘4’’ and insert ‘‘5’’ to be an Assistant Secretary be an easy ‘‘yes’’ vote for every Sen- ator in this Chamber—an easy ‘‘yes’’ f (Verification and Compliance), James Randolph Evans, of Georgia, to be Am- vote. This bill continues government AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO bassador to Luxembourg, Joel Danies, funding, prevents a needless shutdown, MEET of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the and extends a key health insurance Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I have Gabonese Republic, and to serve con- program for vulnerable children for 6 9 requests for committees to meet dur- currently and without additional com- years. Its content is bipartisan. There ing today’s session of the Senate. They pensation as Ambassador to the Demo- are no provisions that any of my have the approval of the Majority and cratic Republic of Sao Tome and Prin- Democratic friends oppose. It is a sim- Minority leaders. cipe, Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be ple step that will let us continue bipar- Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph Permanent Representative of the tisan talks without throwing the gov- 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- United States of America to the Orga- ernment into disarray for no reason. ate, the following committees are au- nization of American States, with the Americans are surprised this is even thorized to meet during today’s session rank of Ambassador, and routine lists a debate. I don’t blame them. I share of the Senate: in the Foreign Service, all of the De- their surprise that some Democratic COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES partment of State. Senators see the prospect of a govern- The Committee on Armed Services is COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ment shutdown for more than 300 mil- authorized to meet during the session RESOURCES lion Americans, see a possible lapse in The Committee on Energy and Nat- of the Senate on Thursday, January 18, health coverage for 9 million vulner- ural Resources is authorized to meet 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing able American kids, and they have at- during the session of the Senate on on the following nominations: Michael tempted to hold all of that hostage Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 10 a.m. D. Griffin, of Alabama, to be Under until we resolve a nonimminent prob- to conduct a hearing on the following Secretary for Research and Engineer- lem related to illegal immigration. nominations: Melissa F. Burnison, of ing, Phyllis L. Bayer, of Mississippi, to The surprise is compounded for any- Kentucky, to be an Assistant Secretary be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, one who listens to the public state- (Congressional and Intergovernmental and John Henderson, of South Dakota, ments of my Democratic colleagues Affairs), and Anne Marie White, of and William Roper, of Georgia, each to and takes them at their word. Less Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary be an Assistant Secretary of the Air than a week ago, the senior Senator (Environmental Management), both of Force, all of the Department of De- from Colorado was asked whether it the Department of Energy. fense. was prudent to shut the government COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, down over the issue of illegal immigra- COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AND PENSION tion. He insisted it was not. AFFAIRS The Committee on Health, Edu- Last month, my friend, the senior The Committee on Banking, Housing, cation, Labor, and Pension is author- Senator from West Virginia, had this and Urban Affairs is authorized to ized to meet during the session of the to say: ‘‘I’m not going to make 300 mil- meet during the session of the Senate Senate on Thursday, January 18, 2018, lion people suffer because I can’t get on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at 9:45 at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing enti- the process working the way it a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled tled ‘‘Reauthorizing the Higher Edu- should.’’ ‘‘CFIUS Reform: Examining the essen- cation Act: Financial Aid Simplifica- The junior Senator from Virginia put tial elements.’’ tion and Transparency.’’ it even more clearly. This is what he COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, had to say: ‘‘I will exercise every bit of TRANSPORTATION AND PENSION leverage I can . . . but if there is a vote The Committee on Commerce, The Committee on Health, Edu- that would lead to a shutdown, that is Science, and Transportation is author- cation, Labor, and Pension is author- where I draw the line.’’ ized to meet during the session of the ized to meet during the session of the Not more than 2 days ago, the senior Senate on Thursday, January 18, 2018, Senate on Thursday, January 18, 2018, Senator from Missouri said she wasn’t at 11 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the at 12:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing sub- ‘‘interested in drawing a line in the following nominations: Leon A. West- committee assignments and on the fol- sand’’ because ‘‘that’s how negotia- moreland, of Georgia, to be a Director lowing nominations: Mitchell Zais, of tions get blown up.’’ of the Amtrak Board of Directors, South Carolina, to be Deputy Sec- Well, I hope their votes this evening Barry Lee Myers, of Pennsylvania, to retary, Kenneth L. Marcus, of Virginia, reflect those recent statements. be Under Secretary of Commerce for to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Some of my colleagues say they are Oceans and Atmosphere, Diana Rights, and James Blew, of California, reluctant to support this measure not Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, because of illegal immigration but sim- Assistant Secretary of Transportation, Evaluation, and Policy Development, ply because they are tired of con- Brendan Carr, of Virginia, to be a all of the Department of Education, tinuing resolutions. They point out Member of the Federal Communica- Patrick Pizzella, of Virginia, to be that this is a suboptimal way to fund tions Commission, James Bridenstine, Deputy Secretary, Scott A. Mugno, of our government, especially our of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Sec- warfighters. the National Aeronautics and Space retary, Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South That is precisely why Republicans Administration, and Ann Marie Carolina, to be Administrator of the worked hard all last month and all this Buerkle, of New York, to be a Commis- Wage and Hour Division, and William month—all last month and all this sioner, and to be Chairman, and Dana Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner month—to try to negotiate a long-term Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner, of Labor Statistics, all of the Depart- spending caps agreement that would both of the Consumer Product Safety ment of Labor, Brett Giroir, of Texas, bring stability back to government Commission. to be Medical Director in the Regular funding, but the Democratic leadership COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Corps of the Public Health Service, and made it clear they would not be serious The Committee on Foreign Relations to be an Assistant Secretary of Health about these spending talks until this is authorized to meet during the ses- and Human Services, Barbara Stewart, unrelated immigration issue was sion of the Senate on Thursday, Janu- of Illinois, to be Chief Executive Offi- solved.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.032 S18JAPT1 S304 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 So now, unfortunately, a continuing ing health coverage through SCHIP. Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, resolution is the only option our They want a sensible compromise on not to prolong the debate, but the Armed Forces have this evening. Let’s immigration. But they cannot for the Presidency under our constitutional not pretend for a moment—not a mo- life of them understand why—why— system is not irrelevant. He is the per- ment—that our men and women in uni- some Senators would hold the entire son who signs things into law. And form and their families benefit from a country hostage until we arrive at a most of us in the House and Senate on government shutdown. solution to a problem that doesn’t fully the Republican side are interested in This is how we got here. My Demo- materialize until March. what his views are, and those have not cratic colleagues’ demand on illegal Military families, veterans, and chil- been made fully apparent yet. immigration, at the behest of their far- dren benefiting from the SCHIP pro- What we have before us deals with a left base, have crowded out all other gram don’t need to be shoved aside— real emergency—tomorrow night at important business. They have crowded they don’t need to be shoved aside— midnight. What our friends on the it all out over the issue of illegal immi- while we continue good-faith negotia- other side are pushing is not an emer- gration. Now they are threatening to tions. So we ought to pass this resolu- gency. It doesn’t have anything to do crowd out the needs of veterans, mili- tion, and we ought to get back to work. with what is before us. It is completely tary families, opioid treatment cen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The irrelevant to the issue of avoiding a ters, and every other American who re- Democratic leader. government shutdown and taking care lies on the Federal Government, all Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I of 300 million Americans, most of over illegal immigration. will have much more to say after this whom depend on the government in one There is no imminent deadline facing vote on the motion to proceed, which way or another. the DACA Program. Congress has at Democrats will support because we f least until March to arrive at a bipar- want to move forward. We want to get tisan solution that is acceptable to Re- something done. We don’t want to keep FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING publicans, Democrats, and the person kicking the can down the road. But I SAVINGS ACT OF 2017—MOTION who needs to sign the bill—the Presi- just had to answer the leader, briefly. TO PROCEED The leader is looking to deflect dent of the United States. Do veterans, Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, opioid treatment centers, and the fami- blame, but it just won’t work. We all I understand the Senate has received a lies of fallen soldiers need to suffer be- know what the problem is; it is com- message from the House to accompany fore a compromise is reached? plete disarray on the Republican side. H.R. 195. Democratic Senators’ fixation on il- The bottom line is very simple. Our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- legal immigration has already blocked Republican leader has said that he will ator is correct. us from making progress on long-term not negotiate until he knows where Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, spending talks. Now, that same fixa- President Trump stands. That is why I move that the Chair lay before the tion over illegal immigration has them negotiations haven’t gotten anywhere. Senate the message to accompany H.R. threatening to filibuster funding for Let me quote. Here is what the leader 195 and ask for the yeas and nays on the whole government. said just yesterday: ‘‘I am looking for my motion. Years ago, my friend, the Democratic something that President Trump is The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a leader, described how irresponsible it going to support, and he has not yet in- sufficient second? would be to shut down the government dicated what measure he is willing to There appears to be a sufficient sec- ITCH MCCONNELL said that he over the issue of immigration. He said sign.’’ M ond. still has to ‘‘figure out what the Presi- it would result in ‘‘governmental The question is on agreeing to the dent is for.’’ How can you negotiate chaos.’’ That is what my friend, the motion. when the President, who has to sign Democratic leader, said a while back, The clerk will call the roll. the legislation, is like a sphinx on this but earlier today on the floor, he in- The senior assistant legislative clerk issue or says one thing one day and one sisted that we put every other Amer- called the roll. thing the next? ican priority on hold—put it on hold— Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator So here is what we can do to solve until we resolve immigration. Only is necessarily absent: the Senator from then, he said, can we work on defense the problem. We could solve it right Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). now. The four leaders could sit down— spending or domestic spending or CHIP The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. or disaster relief—put all of that on there has been a lot of discussion—and HOEVEN). Are there any other Senators come to an agreement and do what the hold over the issue of illegal immigra- in the Chamber desiring to vote? President said at one point: Send it to tion with no imminent deadline. It The result was announced—yeas 97, his desk and he will sign it. We could only needs to be addressed by March. nays 2, as follows: Well, that is apparently how our get that done before the deadline of to- Democratic colleagues rank their pri- morrow night expires, or we could give [Rollcall Vote No. 13 Leg.] orities. It is not how I would rank the President a few days to come to the YEAS—97 mine. I don’t think it is how many of table, now that he knows this plan Alexander Durbin Manchin our colleagues on either side would won’t work, and we could get this done Baldwin Enzi Markey Barrasso Ernst McCaskill rank theirs either, but we will have a in a few short days and not kick the Bennet Feinstein McConnell chance to find out in the coming days. can down the road. Blumenthal Fischer Menendez It is certainly not how the American This is the fourth CR that we have Blunt Flake Merkley Booker Gardner Moran people expect us to act. I think the done and accomplished nothing. There Boozman Gillibrand Murkowski American people clearly would not ex- is no promise and no likelihood that Brown Graham Murphy pect us to act this way. another kicking of the can down the Burr Grassley Murray The bill before us is an opportunity road will get something done. We have Cantwell Harris Nelson Capito Hassan Perdue to correct course. It is a chance for my to sit down together and solve this, Cardin Hatch Peters colleagues to remember that we rep- with the President or without. Until Carper Heinrich Portman resent millions and millions of Amer- that happens, no amount of CRs will Casey Heitkamp Reed ican citizens. Cassidy Heller Risch get this done. Cochran Hirono Roberts The American people want the Fed- I would suggest we all vote for the Collins Hoeven Rounds eral Government open for veterans, motion to proceed but instead move a Coons Inhofe Rubio military families, and the vulnerable. very short-term CR, and we will either Corker Isakson Sanders Cornyn Johnson Sasse They want food and drug inspections to negotiate it ourselves or the President Cortez Masto Jones Schatz continue without interruption. They will join us, and we can get the job Cotton Kaine Schumer want death benefits to continue to go done. Crapo Kennedy Scott out to the families of servicemembers I yield the floor. Cruz King Shaheen Daines Klobuchar Shelby killed in action. They want children in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- Donnelly Lankford Smith low-income families to continue receiv- jority leader. Duckworth Leahy Stabenow

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.041 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S305 Sullivan Udall Wicker move to bring to a close debate on the mo- There is a sufficient second. Tester Van Hollen Wyden tion to concur in the House amendment to The yeas and nays were ordered. Thune Warner Young the Senate amendment to H.R. 195. Tillis Warren AMENDMENT NO. 1906 Toomey Whitehouse Mitch McConnell, John Boozman, Marco Rubio, Deb Fischer, John Barrasso, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I NAYS—2 Richard Burr, John Cornyn, Thom have an amendment to the instruc- Lee Paul Tillis, John Hoeven, Richard C. Shelby, tions. Tom Cotton, Joni Ernst, James M. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The NOT VOTING—1 Inhofe, Shelley Moore Capito, Steve clerk will report. McCain Daines, James Lankford, Roy Blunt. The legislative clerk read as follows: The motion was agreed to. MOTION TO CONCUR WITH AMENDMENT NO. 1903 The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1906 move to concur in the House amend- to the instructions of the motion to refer FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. H.R. 195 to the Committee on Appropria- SAVINGS ACT OF 2017 195, with a further amendment. tions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous Chair lays before the Senate the Mes- clerk will report the motion. consent that the reading of the amend- sage from the House. The legislative clerk read as follows: ment be dispensed with. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Resolved, That the House agree to the NELL] moves to concur in the House amend- objection, it is so ordered. amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 195, The amendment is as follows: 195) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend title 44, with an amendment numbered 1903. Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ United States Code, to restrict the distribu- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas tion of free printed copies of the Federal ask unanimous consent that the read- Register to Members of Congress and other and nays on my amendment. officers and employees of the United States, ing of the amendment be dispensed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a and for other purposes.’’, with an amend- with. sufficient second? ment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There is a sufficient second. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- objection, it is so ordered. The yeas and nays were ordered. The amendment is as follows: jority leader. AMENDMENT NO. 1907 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1906 At the end add the following. MOTION TO CONCUR Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I date of enactment.’’ have a second-degree amendment at move to concur in the House amend- the desk. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ment to the Senate amendment to H.R. and nays on the motion to concur with clerk will report. 195. amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: I ask unanimous consent that there The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a now be up to 10 minutes of debate, sufficient second? The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- equally divided, on the motion to con- NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1907 There appears to be a sufficient sec- to amendment No. 1906. cur and that following the use or yield- ond. ing back of that time, the Senate vote The yeas and nays were ordered. The amendment is as follows: on the motion to concur with no inter- Strike ‘‘4’’ and insert ‘‘5’’ AMENDMENT NO. 1904 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1903 vening action or debate. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there have a second-degree amendment at Democratic leader. objection? the desk. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, to Mr. SCHUMER. Reserving the right The PRESIDING OFFICER. The delay a vote on cloture makes no sense to object. clerk will report. when we all know the outcome. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The legislative clerk read as follows: government’s funding expires tomor- Democratic leader. row night at midnight. Let’s vote to- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1904 night on cloture so we can move for- would simply like to read a statement to amendment No. 1903. ward so, perhaps, we can bring the from Dana W. White, chief Pentagon President to the table—if not, so we spokesperson: Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amend- can undergo serious negotiations to get We have been working under a Continuing ment be dispensed with. things done. Resolution for three years now. Our current You have just heard from the Pen- CR expires tomorrow, 19 Jan. This is waste- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. tagon. The Pentagon thinks this CR is ful and destructive. We need a fully-funded wrong for our military. This is again FY18 budget or face ramifications on our The amendment is as follows: the statement from Dana White, the military. Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’ chief Pentagon spokesperson. I want to The leader wants to move that very MOTION TO REFER WITH AMENDMENT NO. 1905 repeat it so my colleagues can all hear CR that the Pentagon objects to even Mr. MCCONNELL. I move to refer the it. without a 60-vote margin. I strenuously House message on H.R. 195 to the Com- object. We have been working under a Continuing mittee on Appropriations to report Resolution for three years now. Our current The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- back forthwith with instructions. CR expires tomorrow, 19 Jan. This is waste- tion is heard. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ful and destructive. We need a fully-funded The majority leader. clerk will report the motion. FY18 budget or face ramifications on our CLOTURE MOTION The legislative clerk read as follows: military. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- Because of the urgent needs we face— send a cloture motion to the desk on NELL] moves to refer the House message on the military and so many of the others: the motion to concur. H.R. 195 to the Committee on Appropriations opioids, veterans, pensions—we should The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- to report back forthwith with instructions, not delay any further. We should move ture motion having been presented being amendment numbered 1905. cloture tonight and see the outcome— under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The amendment is as follows: I think we all know it will be de- clerk to read the motion. At the end add the following. feated—and start serious negotiations The senior assistant legislative clerk ‘‘This Act shall take effect 3 days after the tomorrow morning. That is what we read as follows: date of enactment.’’ should do. CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas I ask unanimous consent that the We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- and nays on my motion. mandatory quorum call be waived and ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby sufficient second? cloture motion filed on the motion to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:28 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.041 S18JAPT1 S306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 concur in the House amendment to the has been impervious to compromise for else thinks it is a good shutdown. Of Senate amendment to H.R. 195 ripen at several months. Another is that he course, no shutdown can be good for 10 p.m. on Thursday, January 18—10 cannot maintain a consistent position. the American people. Let us strive to p.m. tonight. We all know that. He accepts bipar- avoid one. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there tisan overtures on one day only to re- I urge my colleagues to reject this objection? ject them on the next. He makes and measure for the reasons I mentioned. It Mr. MCCONNELL. I object. then rescinds and then remakes de- was not fair. We were not consulted. It The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- mands. He encourages compromise one was take it or leave it. That is not how tion is heard. day only to thwart it the next by say- it should work. That is how almost The Democratic leader. ing he will only accept a deal that none of us want this to work. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, the gives him 100 percent of what he wants. If we cannot figure this out by to- leader addressed extensively what was That is not what a great deal maker morrow night, I urge the majority happening before the vote on the mo- does. leader, in particular, and the majority tion to proceed. I would like to address Folks, the people in Congress in his to support a clean extension of funding that now. own party don’t even know what he for a few days so that we can finally The House of Representatives has wants. I feel for them. I feel for our come to a resolution and get down to sent the Senate a continuing resolu- leader. He is in an awful, difficult posi- so many of the other things that we tion that has been constructed by the tion. I know that. We all know that. need to do in this Chamber. Republican Speaker and passed with- Yesterday, Leader MCCONNELL said I yield the floor. out the consultation of House Demo- that he is still trying to figure out The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- crats or Senate Democrats, whatso- what the President is for. Only a few jority leader. ever. The Republican leader is now say- moments ago, the leader said the Presi- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, this ing to us: Take it or leave it. dent’s views have not been made fully is not terribly complicated. Here is why Members from both sides apparent yet. Letting this ambivalence We have been in discussions for a of the aisle want to leave it. We have and chaos continue for another month couple of months on all of the issues been skating by on continuing resolu- is just not the answer. It is not a good that are urgent—the funding of the tion after continuing resolution for al- way to get a deal. It is not the right government, the Children’s Health In- most 6 months. First, we passed a 3- way to run our country—our dear, be- surance Program—and other matters month CR. Then we passed a 2-week CR loved country. that we all know need to be dealt with. and then a 1-month CR. Now we are of- Tonight or tomorrow, the President My good friend, the Democratic lead- fering another month-long delay of the will see—I had hoped it would be to- er, is saying we have had too many inevitable. night; we cannot waste any time—that continuing resolutions but suggests we We cannot keep kicking the can this approach was rejected on a bipar- pass yet another one, and the bill that down the road and shuffling our feet tisan basis. Hopefully, he will see the is before us that we just voted to pro- after it. In another month, we will be light, come to the table, and negotiate ceed to, I believe, enjoys the support— right back here at this moment with seriously for the first time in this every element of it enjoys the support the same web of problems at our feet lengthy process. of almost everybody on both sides of and in no better position to solve them. Ultimately, the answer here might be the aisle. So it is appropriate to ask The government of the most powerful to pursue an idea that has been floated the question, Why are we where we nation in the world should, simply, not by a few of my Republican colleagues— are? There is only one reason: the con- be run this way. pass a clean extension of government tinuous interjection of an issue, about These successive, short-term funding funding for 4 or 5 days to give us a which there is no urgency, into a dis- bills hurt our military, as I have men- hard, final deadline to finalize a deal. cussion about how to deal with a pot- tioned. Just ask Secretary Mattis if Passing a short-term continuing reso- pourri of issues that do need to be ur- this is what he would prefer we do—an- lution ensures that both sides remain gently met, and that is the issue of il- other continuing resolution—or an at the table and can quickly reach a legal immigration. honest to goodness budget that allows deal that funds our military, our do- So what our friends on the other side our Defense Department to plan ahead mestic priorities, like the fight against are saying is, they are prepared to shut and meet its obligations. We all know opioids, that protects Dreamers, and down the government over the issue of he would prefer the latter. that funds healthcare and aid for those illegal immigration. On that issue, That is why some of my Republican harmed by recent disasters. Everyone there is a bipartisan interest in solving colleagues have already said they join in this Chamber wants some of those the DACA problem, but the President with Democrats to reject this bill. things, if not all. has given us until March. The last time They know, like I know, that this is no Frankly, I think we can still solve I looked this was January. My col- way to do our business. This is not a this by the deadline tomorrow. As my leagues, where is the urgency here? partisan issue. We should be united in friend from South Carolina said: We There isn’t any. trying to come to a solution, not just could solve all of this in 30 minutes if So the reason these talks have gone kick the can down the road. only folks were willing. It may not on so long is because they have in- The truth is that we don’t have to do quite be 30 minutes, but knowing the sisted, continuously, on throwing the it this way. In his speech earlier, the negotiations as I do, we could do it illegal immigration issue into the pool majority leader, my friend, tried to re- rather quickly. Certainly, it wouldn’t of these other issues and are now say- duce this to a binary choice: Take my take us 30 days. ing to the American people: We are bill or else shut down the government. Hopefully, after the CR goes down, going to shut the government down if That is not the case. It is simply not. folks will be willing, and with a little we can’t have our way on this issue These aren’t the only options available more time on our hands, maybe the right now, even though it only becomes to him or to any of us. Democrats and majority leader—we are trying to help a problem in March. Republicans have been negotiating for you, MITCH—can pin down just what So I hope the American people under- months about several issues. A bipar- President Trump wants in order to get stand why we are where we are. No tisan deal is within reach on lifting the a deal. Nobody wants to shut down the amount of trying to obfuscate this and caps for both defense and domestic government. Democrats don’t want to confuse it with all of these other issues spending, on healthcare issues, on dis- shut down the government, and Repub- makes any sense at all. There is pretty aster relief, on immigration issues. A licans don’t want to shut down the gov- broad bipartisan agreement that we bipartisan deal is within reach. I have ernment. I believe that sincerely. The need to address every single one of been a part of those negotiations on all only person who has ever rooted for a these issues, but the reason we are here of these issues, and now is the time to shutdown, frankly, is our President, right now is, our friends on the other reach it, not a month from now. who said our country could use a good side say: Solve this illegal immigration One reason we haven’t gotten one al- shutdown. Only President Trump could problem right now or we are going to ready, frankly, is that the President come up with that phrasing. Nobody shut the government down. That is a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.052 S18JAPT1 January 18, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S307 fact. That is not spin. That is a fact. need to deal with that issue as well. So So make no mistake about it, we are That is the only reason why we are there are lots of issues to deal with, where we are for one reason and one where we are tonight. So I hope the and on all of these important issues, all reason only, within a day of a govern- American people will not be confused of them, this resolution kicks the can ment shutdown, and that is the insist- about this. down the road and gives us no reason ence of our friends on the other side We want to fund the government. We to believe it will be any different than that we deal with this nonemergency want to solve the S-CHIP problem and the first CR, the second CR, the third right now because they were unwilling a variety of other issues that almost CR, and the fourth CR. to close out all of these other issues we all others agree on, and we wanted to What we are proposing is not original have been discussing ad nauseam, lit- do it before tomorrow night, but my with us. It was proposed by three or erally for months. assumption is at some point between four Members on that side of the aisle. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- now and tomorrow night, 41 Members A very short-term increase would force publican whip. of the opposition party are going to the President to the table, hopefully, Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I appre- prevent us from passing a measure, the because that has been the barrier, in ciate the majority leader clarifying for details of which they all support, be- the words of the majority leader, for us what this is all about, and actually cause they can’t get their way on this solving the DACA problem and other I have to thank the Democratic leader illegal immigration issue which really issues and would get us to act. These for clarifying that this is really about only becomes urgent in March. are not such easy issues. Without a the issue of illegal immigration. That I yield the floor. deadline, we may never get them done, is the reason there has been no agree- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and the fears of the Pentagon, so well ment on spending caps, because our Democratic leader. stated tonight by the DOD spokes- friends across the aisle don’t want to Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, just a person, will get worse and worse and agree on spending caps because they brief rejoinder. First, there have been worse. want to use everything else as leverage very good attempts, bipartisan at- So I would, in an act of bipartisan- in order to get an outcome on this dis- tempts to solve this problem. Three ship—not accusing one side or the pute over illegal immigration. Democrats and three Republicans met other—I didn’t accuse one side or the As the majority leader pointed out, the problem right in the middle. It was other of shutting down the govern- this isn’t so much about what is in the the other side, your side, Leader, that ment. I am not trying to play for polit- bill as what they said should be in the didn’t want to go along with that ical points, even false ones. I am trying bill because I presume our colleagues agreement. It was a fair and decent to get us to come together in a bipar- are for the 6-year reauthorization of agreement in which each side gave. It tisan nature to get something done. I the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- is an important agreement. It is a vital hope all of us on both sides of the aisle gram, which was voted almost unani- agreement, and no one—no one—no rise to the occasion. mously out on a bipartisan basis in the one—has figured out a way to pass a I yield the floor. Senate Finance Committee. The mat- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- bill independently in February. Any ter of veterans that the Democratic jority leader. vote, any bill that might get a major- leader mentioned—well, veterans are ity of the Republicans in the House on Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, the going to be hurt by what they have this issue will not get Democrats, and Democratic leader has mentioned a va- done or will do tomorrow, I presume, in any bill that gets a majority of Demo- riety of issues, all of which were being defeating this 1-month continuing reso- crats will not get a majority of the Re- discussed over the last 2 months in the hopes that we could reach an agree- lution. publican side in the House and will not I find it rather disingenuous to say ment to address them all. So now, I be put on the floor. So this is the way we are against this short-term con- gather, he is saying he opposes the bill to go on that issue, but there are many tinuing resolution because we want an- because it doesn’t have everything we other issues out here too. Make no mis- other short-term continuing resolu- take about it. have been talking about in it, even tion, guaranteeing that there will yet Opioids. Our national lifespan rate though the things that are in the bill again be another short-term resolu- has declined, how long we live has de- he does like. So the complaint now is, clined because of opioids. We haven’t it doesn’t have the other issues in it. tion. Once the spending caps are agreed funded it. Every one of us in our States The reason it doesn’t have the other to, it is going to take a couple of weeks knows we need that. This resolution issues in it is because we haven’t been for the bill to be put together so we can does nothing on opioids. able to reach a global agreement on actually vote on it. So our colleagues Veterans. In my State and in your how much we are going to spend. across the aisle who say they want an- States, veterans are waiting in line for These talks have been going on end- other 3- or 4-day continuing resolution, treatment after they risked their lives lessly. Many of you have not been in- that guarantees yet another con- for us. This resolution doesn’t fund it. volved in them. We are exhausted. On tinuing resolution, and all of this is You say: Well, maybe we will do it and on and on we have been talking really camouflage to hide their true in- after a month, but we sure haven’t about all this—everything the Demo- tention—as the majority leader pointed done it for 6 months. cratic leader has mentioned. Why will out—trying to force a decision where What about pensions? The millions of they never let us reach an agreement? there is yet not consensus and a will- Americans, working people, who have Illegal immigration. That is what they ingness of the President to support it paid in month after month who lost shoehorned into all this—shoehorned on the issue of Deferred Action for salary—they declined salary increases that issue right into this and said: We Childhood Arrivals. That deadline for so they would know they could live a will not solve any of this other stuff people who can no longer re-sign up is life of decency—hardly wealth—when until we deal with this. March 5. In the meantime, nobody is in they retire, that is being extinguished. Now I gather the Democratic leader any jeopardy, none of the 690,000 young We have an urgent obligation to deal is questioning the good faith of some of people who were brought here as chil- with those people. We feel it, and I us about whether we want to deal with dren are in any kind of jeopardy, and know many people on the other side the DACA issue. I do. I see Senator we are having discussions on a daily feel it. COTTON back here, Senator TILLIS—I basis. We had one today with Senator There are so many other issues. think we all would like to deal with DURBIN. STENY HOYER, the Democratic Healthcare issues. I see my friend from the DACA issue, but there are some se- whip; the majority leader in the House, Maine. We had a discussion last night, rious problems with legal immigration, KEVIN MCCARTHY; and I again met with and I talked subsequently to my friend and this is a big enough issue to war- the White House and Department of from Washington State and my friend rant being discussed all by itself with- Homeland Security to try to make from Florida. We could come to an ar- out being shoehorned into a bill full of some progress, and I think there was rangement on that rather quickly and real emergencies because there is no the beginning of some real progress to- deal with that issue. real emergency in the immigration ward a resolution. Disaster relief for Texas, for Florida, area. We have until March to deal with I find it disingenuous to try to claim for Puerto Rico, and for the West. We it. that we are killing this 1-month CR,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G18JA6.053 S18JAPT1 S308 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 continuing resolution, because we aisle or on our side of the aisle. We The Senator from Maine. don’t want to hurt the military. This have presented it to the Senate, we Mr. KING. Mr. President, I object. damages the military because it cre- have defended it over the last several The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- ates further chaos and uncertainty weeks, and I want to thank the addi- tion is heard. when it comes to a long-term spending tional four Republican Senators who Mr. KING. I don’t understand why we deal because our military has been un- have joined us in this effort to finally are adjourning when we are in this ur- derfunded for way too long. Why? Be- enact a bipartisan solution to this. So gent situation. We could vote tonight cause our Democratic colleagues will to say that we have done nothing and on cloture and have an entire day to- not agree to fund our national defense we have so much time—let me tell you, morrow to work on this matter. This is until we agree to raise spending on there is a sense of urgency here. irresponsible, and I just don’t under- nondefense matters. So it strikes me as Just this week, when the Secretary stand it, so I object to the motion. very odd that you would say you are of DHS testified before the Judiciary The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- voting against this continuing resolu- Committee, she conceded the fact that tion is heard. tion because you are against con- the President does not have authority Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I tinuing resolutions only to guarantee to extend this deadline of March 5, that suggest the absence of a quorum. that we will have at least two more we are going back and forth in court as The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and then to claim it is about some- to whether there will be any protection clerk will call the roll. thing else, when really it is about the for these young people whatsoever, and The legislative clerk proceeded to she acknowledged that her Department matter of illegal immigration. call the roll. has said that it will take them 6 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I months to write the regulations once sistant Democratic leader. ask unanimous consent that the order we pass the law that will affect their Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, let me for the quorum call be rescinded. lives and the lives of hundreds of thou- say at the outset that what we are try- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ing to achieve is fund the military and sands. You know how I feel about this issue. objection, it is so ordered. critical agencies of our government im- Some of you have presided over the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I mediately and to do it with a budget, Senate, have seen the presentations we renew my unanimous consent request to do it with appropriations bills. I have made over the years. I have that I propounded earlier. have to use that term and remind you, brought 107 photographs to the floor so The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there yes, we used to have appropriations that people could see the urgency and objection? bills in the U.S. Senate—not anymore. need for this issue now. It is sad; it is Without objection, it is so ordered. We deal with continuing resolutions, unfortunate that those who stand on f we lurch from week to week, day to the floor tonight continue to charac- day, month to month, and as the Sec- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 11 A.M. terize these as illegal immigrants—ille- TOMORROW retary of Defense has told us, we are gal immigrants. Children, toddlers, in- not doing the men and women of the fants brought to the United States, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if military any favors with this kind of who have lived their whole lives here there is no further business to come be- approach. Make no mistake about it, and are simply asking for a chance to fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- the Democrats are soundly behind na- be part of our future, are being swept sent that it stand adjourned under the tional security, and we want to fund away as illegal immigrants. They are previous order. them properly rather than the way more than that. They are the sons and There being no objection, the Senate, they have been funded to this date. daughters of America who want to be at 10:15 p.m., adjourned until Friday, Let me address another issue that part of our future. They are people who January 19, 2018, at 11 a.m. has been raised—and my name has been inspire me every day. They are folks f mentioned by my friend from Texas. It who guarantee us that the American NOMINATIONS has been said on the floor tonight that Dream will be alive for another genera- there is no urgency. Where’s the ur- tion because they are willing to work Executive nominations received by gency when it comes to DACA? Where for it, to study for it, and to fight for the Senate: is the urgency when it comes to it. This is worth our attention. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Dreamers? If you want to know the ur- We have produced this bipartisan KENNETH STEVEN BARBIC, OF THE DISTRICT OF CO- gency, look into the Gallery behind measure. A lot of hard work went into LUMBIA, TO BE AN ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRI- me. Look at the people who have gath- it. We would simply ask that the Sen- CULTURE, VICE TODD A. BATTA, RESIGNED. ered here late this night, who are fol- ate take up the measure that we pro- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE lowing every word that we are debat- duced or produce a better one, and the THOMAS E. AYRES, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE GEN- ERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR ing. Why are they here if there is no leadership has refused. That is part of FORCE, VICE GORDON O. TANNER. urgency? the reason we find ourselves at this JAMES N. STEWART, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE AN There is an urgency. There is an ur- ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, VICE TODD A. moment, but I want to assure you, it is WEILER. gency in their lives because of the un- an urgent matter. Their lives matter NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD certainty of tomorrow—whether to- too. JOHN F. RING, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO BE morrow will mean deportation for The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. BAR- A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD themselves and their families, whether RASSO). The majority leader. FOR THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS EXPIRING DECEMBER 16, 2022, VICE PHILIP ANDREW MISCIMARRA, TERM EXPIRED. they will be able to work, complete ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2018 FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION school, have a life in America. Yes, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I SERVICES there is a real urgency, and let me tell ask unanimous consent that when the you what we have done about that ur- MICHAEL STOKER, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE FEDERAL Senate completes its business today, it MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION DIRECTOR, VICE ALLI- gency. adjourn until 11 a.m., Friday, January SON BECK, RESIGNED. A group of us—three Democrats and 19; further, that following the prayer DEPARTMENT OF STATE three Republican Senators—sat down 4 and pledge, the morning hour be FRANCIS R. FANNON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSIST- months ago to answer President deemed expired, the Journal of pro- ANT SECRETARY OF STATE (ENERGY RESOURCES), VICE Trump’s challenge to replace DACA. ceedings be approved to date, the time JOHN STERN WOLF. Was there a meeting of a committee in for the two leaders be reserved for their UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT this Senate on the same subject? There use later in the day, and morning busi- was one public hearing, but no bill, no JOHNATHAN MILLER, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSIST- ness be closed; finally, that following ANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY markup, nothing. The activity really leader remarks, the Senate resume FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, VICE LINDA I. came from and evolved from the six of consideration of the motion to concur ETIM. us working together—three Democrats in the House amendment to the Senate INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY and three Republicans. We reached an amendment to H.R. 195. JACKIE WOLCOTT, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REPRESENTA- agreement. It wasn’t easy. Ask the TIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, WITH THE Senators involved on your side of the objection? RANK OF AMBASSADOR.

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UNITED NATIONS To be brigadier general ANTHONY J. FRANKS DEANNA K. FRANKS JACKIE WOLCOTT, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE REPRESENTA- COL. TIMOTHY L. ADAMS MATTHEW M. FRITZ TIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE VI- COL. MARK A. HASHIMOTO ROBERTO GARCIA ENNA OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS, WITH THE RANK COL. KARL D. PIERSON COURTNEY A. HAMILTON OF AMBASSADOR. LARA A. HAUGHT IN THE AIR FORCE CHRISTOPHER G. HAWN IN THE AIR FORCE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CAROLYN K. HEPP THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR BRIAN DAVID HOLLIS UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TRINA RENEE HOOD RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED KENNETH M. JAMBOR UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: To be colonel DOUGLAS C. JANKOVICH ROBERT B. JAYME JIN HWA LEE FRAZIER To be brigadier general SCOTT W. JONES STEVEN J. GROCKI LEO J. KAMPHAUS, JR. COL. MICHAEL L. AHMANN CURTIS S. KATES FRANK R. KINCAID COL. PETER G. BAILEY SANDRA M. KENT GREGORY M. KUZMA COL. MALINDA M. BEGGS ANDREW T. KROG CHRISTOPHER K. LACOUTURE COL. ERIC L. BRATU TYLER E. MERKEL RYAN J. LANDMANN COL. BENJAMIN M. CASON REBECCA C. SALISBURY MICHAEL D. LEONAS COL. MARK A. CHIDLEY JACK DAVID SPENCER COL. TROY T. DANIELS DAVID C. LIONBERGER IV THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT COL. NICHOLAS A. GENTILE, JR. DANIEL A. LOVING TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR COL. THOMAS F. GRABOWSKI PHILLIP D. LUTS FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: COL. ANDREW W. LOVE MICHAEL S. MALONEY COL. RICHARD R. NEELY To be colonel MARILYN G. MANIFOLD COL. RUSSELL L. PONDER VALERIE M. MANNING COL. DONNA M. PRIGMORE COREY L. ANDERSON JOSEPH T. MARCINEK COL. ROBERT D. REYNER STEPHEN C. AUSBAND JAMES JOSEPH MATTEY COL. JAMES A. ROBERTS BRADLEY G. BUTLER MICHAEL S. MAY COL. RAYMOND S. ROBINSON IV SHANNON D. FABER MAUREEN HELEN MCALLEN COL. JAMES P. RYAN ISAAC J. FAIBISOFF DWIGHT D. MEESE COL. DARRIN E. SLATEN BRIAN V. FAVERO CHARLES J. METZGAR COL. CHRISTOPHER L. SMITH IFEOMA S. IZUCHUKWU ADAM J. MEYERS COL. JEFFREY S. SMITH ROBYN T. KRAMER JAY D. MILLER COL. JUSTIN B. SMITH JERRY A. POWELL, JR. JENNIFER L. MULDER COL. MARK A. WEBER JENNIFER R. RATCLIFF JANEL MARIE NELSON COL. JEFFREY L. WILKINSON CHRISTOPHER R. SPINELLI ANNE BREDTHAUER NOEL COL. JOHN P. YORK ROBERT K. TALTON TARA E. NOLAN ISAAC S. OH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE BRIAN D. OSWALT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RACHEL R. OUELLETTE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED BRETT R. PAOLA UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: To be colonel SCOTT D. PETERSON To be brigadier general CURTIS L. PITTS MICHAEL C. MAINE CHARLES VINCENT PRATT COL. CHRISTOPHER R. ALDERDICE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT STEVEN C. PRIEST COL. ROBERT S. GRANT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR JEFFREY M. PRINDLE COL. PAUL N. LOISELLE FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: KEVIN L. RAINEY COL. WAYNE M. MCCAUGHEY SEAN M. RASSAS COL. DAVID J. MOUNKES To be colonel CHRISTOPHER T. RECKER WAYLON S. RICHARDS IN THE ARMY MELISSA A. DAY TODD D. RIDDLE GWYN MARY PARRISATWELL JOHN F. ROBINSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DAVID J. SCHIEBER RICHARD C. ROPAC IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED ROBERTA J. STEMEM WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND TRAVIS M. ROWLEY RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER E. SEDLACEK TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR DAVID E. SHAHADY To be lieutenant general FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: DONALD C. SIEGMUND MAJ. GEN. ERIC J. WESLEY To be colonel KAREN A. SLOCUM XAVIERA SLOCUM THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW M. BIRD JAY MICHAEL SMELTZER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED GREGORY GAITERS JASON L. SMITH WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND SCOTT D. HANING STEPHEN D. SMITH, JR. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: CALEB J. KING ELTRESSA D. SPENCER To be lieutenant general DAWNLEE J. ROBERSON MICHAEL D. STAPLETON BRYAN T. RUSSELL SHARON A. STEHLIK MAJ. GEN. THEODORE D. MARTIN DOUGLAS T. SIMONS KANDACE M. STEINBRINK THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PAUL KELLEY STROUD REX H. STEVES IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT BRYAN A. STONE CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR DANIEL D. STOUT FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: GARRETT C. STUMB To be brigadier general KRISTOFER S. TERRY PATRICIA THOMAS COL. SUSIE S. KUILAN To be colonel ROBERT TAYLOR THOMPSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT HOLLY L. BREWER THOMAS J. THOMSEN IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED ARI JAY FISHER WILLIAM SCOTT TILLMAN WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND JULIE C. SMITH PETER A. TORTORICI, JR. RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: MARIO TOMMASI STERLING E. TREE To be lieutenant general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOHN D. UPTHEGROVE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR MARK D. VAN BRUNT MAJ. GEN. LESLIE C. SMITH FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: WILLIAM B. VAUGHN BRENT E. WEISNER IN THE NAVY To be colonel TIMOTHY M. WELTER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JOHN G. ANDRADE SHAWN P. WERCHAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED CARL R. ARMOUR CHRISTOPHER DAVID WITTER WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND JASON E. BAKER LAWRENCE P. WOOD RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: BRIAN T. BALDWIN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be vice admiral LANCE EDGAR BAXTER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR GREGORY B. BERRY FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: VICE ADM. MATTHEW J. KOHLER BRIAN DAVID BIGGS ERIK G. BRINE To be colonel THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT GREGORY D. BUCHANAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED JOSHUA M. KOVICH GREGORY K. BULES WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND THOMAS S. BUTLER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: BRUCE A. CARPER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR To be vice admiral KARYN L. CHRISTEN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: JOANNA L. COLLINS To be colonel REAR ADM. (LH) JOHNNY R. WOLFE, JR. GERALD M. COOK THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT BRIAN R. CUSSON DAVID M. DERSCH, JR. IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED PAUL R. DELANO, JR. WILLIAM L. HOGGATT UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHERYL M. DELOUGHERY ANDREW C. PAK To be rear admiral (lower half) MICHAEL A. DESANTIS PATRICK J. TRAVERS CHARLES L. DESTEFANI THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CAPT. JOHN C. RING JAMES B. DICKEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR SHERARD C. DORROH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: BRANDON M. DOUGLASS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED KAREN MARIE DOWNES To be colonel UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ALLEN E. DUCKWORTH To be rear admiral WENDI T. DUFFY LANCE J. KIM JUSTIN H. DUNCAN JONATHAN D. KING REAR ADM. (LH) SCOTT D. CONN DANIEL J. EBRECHT MATHEW J. ROYAL DEREK V. SCHOP IN THE MARINE CORPS CHARLES H. EMBS THOMASMORE J. EPISCOPIO SONIA W. S. TAOYI THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MARK J. ESTLUND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE TO THE BRIAN E. FERGUSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: DION R. FLYNN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:45 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A18JA6.006 S18JAPT1 S310 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 18, 2018 To be colonel THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT WILLIAM F. SCHOEN, JR. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY SAMUEL C. SCHOOLFIELD DAVID L. WELLS II UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DEAN A. SCHULZ MICHAEL P. SHAND IN THE ARMY To be lieutenant commander BRIAN P. SHARP THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT HISHAM K. SEMAAN MATTHEW R. SIMMONS PATRICK E. SIMON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TRES C. SMITH ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY MICHAEL W. STEHLE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 5582: To be colonel ROBERT A. SUCHER BYRON D. SULLIVAN JOCELYN A. LEVENTHAL To be lieutenant commander ERIC N. THOMPSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PAUL I. AHN BRADFORD W. TIPPETT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHARLES R. VONBERGEN ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR NAVY KIPP A. WAHLGREN To be colonel UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: ROBERT S. WEILER SIDNEY R. WELCH ALYSSA S. ADAMS To be lieutenant commander WILLIAM T. WILBURN, JR. JUDITH K. BOYD ALLEN G. GUNN ERIC W. YOUNG JUNG W. CHOI ROBERT C. ZYLA IN THE MARINE CORPS JOHN M. COOPER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOSEPH A. FEDORKO THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- ERIC J. FEUSTEL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- RINE CORPS RESERVE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION TIMOTHY D. HAMILTON RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: 12203: DAVID B. HODGKINSON ELIZABETH A. JAENICKE To be colonel To be colonel KEVIN C. KAKAC ARMANDO ACOSTA, JR. MYRNA A. MESA WILLIAM DOCTOR, JR. DION A. ANGLIN BLAKE E. STONE LINA M. DOWNING WAYNE A. BODINE RICHARD A. SUGARMAN WILLIAM M. SCHRADER WILLIAM M. BOWERS BRADLEY O. WOOD SCOTT E. VASQUEZ ADAM W. BRYSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MARK J. CAMPBELL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE PHILLIP E. CONSTANTIN, JR. RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: JASON B. CORCORAN To be colonel To be colonel JOHN D. CORDONE CORY M. CUNNINGHAM KENNETH S. KATROSH JUSTIN J. ANDERSON JENNIFER M. DOLAN DOLLY R. LIVINGSTON JUSTIN J. ANSEL, JR. CHARLES R. DONNELLY, JR. THOMAS A. ATKINSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DAWN N. ELLIS ANTHONY J. BANGO MICHAEL L. FERRELL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DAVID M. BANNING UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: SAMUEL C. GAZZO JOHN C. BARRY JAMES R. HAIDERER To be colonel SHAWN B. BELTRAN JAMES A. HANLEY II GARRETT L. BENSON ROBERT P. HEFFNER, JR. JOSEPH KLOIBER CHRISTOPHER J. BRONZI NATHAN C. HENDERSON PAUL NAVAS III JASON P. BROWN GORDON L. HILBUN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SHAWN J. BUDD GLEN R. HINES, JR. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY WALTER J. BUTLER, JR. STEWART M. JOHNSTON UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SCOTT E. COBB EDWARD KERN DANIEL H. COLEMAN To be colonel DANIEL R. KREIDER COREY M. COLLIER BRENT E. LILLY ERICK C. CREWS JAMES B. CONWAY GARTH P. MASSEY BRIAN P. COYNE SCOTT W. MAYFIELD THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOHN Y. DELATEUR JON C. MCDANIEL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY KEVIN L. DIGMAN ROSS A. MEGLATHERY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: FRANK DIORIO, JR. CHARLES A. MIRACLE To be major WILLIAM P. DONNELLY III ANDREW W. RALSTON ERIC J. DOUGHERTY JULIAN J. RIVERA MICHAEL C. BRADWICK BRIAN S. DRYZGA DEBRA SIMPSON DAVID A. GROVES AMY R. EBITZ AARON J. SMITH DOUGLAS S. YOON JUSTIN W. EGGSTAFF PATRICK F. TIERNAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JOSEPH A. FARLEY BRETT M. WILSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MICHAEL J. FITZGERALD LANCE A. WINDEL UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TRAVIS T. GAINES DAVID K. WINNACKER JEREMY L. GETTINGS THEODORE L. WONG To be major STEVE E. GILLETTE ROGER M. WOOD MATTHEW T. GOOD ZACHARY T. BUSENBARK THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR EDWARD C. GREELEY ELLIOT S. GRANT APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE ROBERT J. GUICE RUSSELL A. MOORE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., ERIC J. HAMSTRA DAVID A. SAMBRONEDARKINS SECTION 624: GABRIELLE M. HERMES JAIME A. SANJUAN RUBIO CHRISTOPHER L. HOLLOWAY To be lieutenant colonel THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ROBERT A. HUBBARD TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY BENJAMIN K. HUTCHINS PAULO T. ALVES UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: RICHARD D. JOYCE PATRICK J. TOAL To be major JEFFREY R. KENNEY THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR BRIAN T. KOCH APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE GABBY V. CANCERAN SCOTT M. KOLTICK UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., JOHN P. CROSS KEVIN R. KORPINEN SECTION 624: DEREK E. LANE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT LUIS F. LARA To be lieutenant colonel TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY VINCENT G. LARATTA MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 THESOLINA D. HUBERT JOHN G. LEHANE AND 3064: TIMOTHY W. WILLIAMS FREDERICK L. LEWIS, JR. To be lieutenant colonel DEVIN O. LICKLIDER THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR MICHAEL J. LIVINGSTON APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE ADAM T. SOTO BRADLEY M. MAGRATH UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TODD M. MANYX SECTION 624: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DONALD G. MARASKA To be lieutenant colonel UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 4336(A): KRISTIN L. MCCANN HENRY W. SOUKUP To be colonel JOHN L. MEDEIROS, JR. PAUL C. MERIDA THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR PHILIP J. DACUNTO THOMAS B. MERRITT, JR. APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE CHRISTOPHER V. MEYERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., MARK W. MICKE SECTION 624: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE BRIAN W. MULLERY ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: CHRISTOPHER P. OCONNOR To be lieutenant colonel ROSS A. PARRISH To be colonel WILLIAM W. INNS III TEAGUE A. PASTEL LYLE A. OURADA TERRY M. PAUSTENBAUGH THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ROBERT A. PETERSEN APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR ARMY MED- FORD C. PHILLIPS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., ICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS TIMOTHY R. POWLEDGE SECTION 624: 531 AND 3064: STEVEN D. PUCKETT To be lieutenant colonel OMAR J. RANDALL To be major MARK R. REID LONNIE M. MCGHEE, JR. BRIAN T. RIDEOUT SHERRY M. KWON THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR BENJAMIN S. RINGVELSKI APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE WILFRED RIVERA IN THE NAVY UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., MICHAEL J. ROACH SECTION 624: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT LEE M. RUSH TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY BRIAN E. RUSSELL To be lieutenant colonel UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DENNIS W. SAMPSON, JR. To be captain DENNIS A. SANCHEZ JAMES B. THOMPSON DOUGLAS C. SANDERS THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICER FOR JASON A. PARISH KURT J. SCHILLER APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE

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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., AUDREY F. CALLANAN ERIC D. FLANAGAN SECTION 624: JOHN J. CAMPBELL KEVIN N. FLIPPIN SEAN C. CAMPBELL MICHAEL S. FLURRY To be lieutenant colonel MARCO A. CAMPOS JEREMY M. FORRER CRAIG A. ELLIOTT JOSHUA C. CANATSEY MATTHEW S. FORSHEE KELLY M. CANDIES WILLIAM J. FORTIN THE FOLLOWING NAMED LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS FOR RYAN F. CAPDEPON DAVID M. FOTI APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE JAMES M. CAPPABIANCA JOHN M. FOUT UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., JEFFREY F. CARBEN BOBBY T. FOWLER SECTION 624: EDGARDO B. CARDONA CALEB L. FRANZOY To be lieutenant colonel SEAMUS B. CAREY JOSHUA C. FREELAND MARCUS J. CARLSTROM GREGORY A. FREVERT BILL W. BROOKS, JR. JUSTIN M. CARRASCO THOMAS A. FREY MICHAEL W. COSTA LINDSEY M. CARROLL JUSTIN A. FRICKIE KYLE L. HOLLIS BRIANA L. CARTER BRADLEY C. FROMM THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MATTHEW E. CARWILE SCOTT A. FURLONG TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- CHRISTOPHER K. CASTAGNETTI ERIC M. GALLOWAY RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ZACHARY J. CESARZ MARCIAL J. GARCIA BRIAN M. CHAMBERLAIN BENJAMIN E. GARDNER To be major KALEY S. CHAN JOHN G. GARLASCO, JR. JOSEPH M. CHAPPELL RAUL P. GARZA EDWARD J. ABMA KEENAN J. CHIRHART TODD J. GASTON PATRICK C. ACOX DANIEL S. CHIRIBOGA JARED R. GASTROCK THOMAS A. ADAMS BRIAN K. CHONG JUSTIN M. GATES JOEL G. ADOLPHSON ERIC J. CHUNG JONATHAN S. GAYMAN MILAD AFKHAMI RUSSELL H. CLARKE BRIAN T. GEISEN JULIE E. AHO MELANIE N. CLIFTON TRAVIS P. GELETZKE ETHAN R. AKERBERG HENRY A. COBB ANDOM T. GHEREZGHIHER ADESINA O. ALADETOHUN JORDAN R. COCHRAN MARK A. GILBERT CHRISTOPHER J. ALFARO JONATHAN M. COHEN JENS A. GILBERTSON DAVID P. ALGER WILLIAM M. COLEMAN MATTHEW F. GLISSON NILS P. ALPERS JOHN T. COLLINS BRENT P. GODDARD II MATTHEW J. ALTOMARI DOUGLAS A. COLUMBUS ROBERT E. GOLIKE RYAN E. ALVIS JAMES P. CONNOLLY LEAH M. GONNELLA ANTHONY J. AMBRIZ DANIEL D. CONTI FOUA C. GONZALES ELIZABETH AMEZCUA KATIE A. COOK EDUARDO A. GONZALEZ JASON D. AMUNDSON SCOTT W. COOK JOSE GONZALEZ SCOTT A. ANDERSEN ROBERT A. COPLEN DAVID A. GOODMAN CLAYTON T. ANDERSON CHRISTOPHER R. CORBEILLE DAVID E. GOODRICH MICHAEL D. ANDERSON SETH C. CORMIER BRIAN A. GOSS RYAN C. ANNESS NARCISO CORRAL, JR. TROY D. GOSS KRYSTA N. ANTHONY ISAAC CORTES DANIEL S. GREEN TYLER J. ANTHONY MIGUEL A. CORTEZ LAWRENCE D. GREENE CARL T. ANTOINE JORGE C. COUTO BRIAN D. GRIFFITH ROSS H. ARMSTRONG DANIEL B. COWDEN CRAIG D. GRINDLE JAMIE L. ASH JOSHUA S. COX ROSS F. GRUNENWALD LOGAN P. ASH LUCAS A. CRIDER BRIAN C. GRYGO SHANNON R. ASHLEY JOHN W. CRITZ ROBERT W. GRZELAK NICHOLAS ASTACIO ROY B. CROCKETT ANTHONY M. GRZINCIC JAMES P. AYULE, JR. VICTORIA M. CROWDER GEOFFREY J. GUTIERREZ DANIEL A. BAIK KYLEIGH M. CULLEN BRIAN D. HALL CHAD R. BAINBRIDGE CHRISTOPHER S. CZEPIEL ELIZABETH M. HALL AARON M. BAKER CHRISTOPHER J. CZUMAK KRISTINE S. HALL BENJAMIN B. BAKER GREGORY R. CZYZEWSKI SHAUN I. HALL JOHN D. BAKER, JR. LANE A. DAIGLE THOMAS C. HAMBIDGE BRIAN T. BALDWIN MATTHEW E. DALTON RYAN L. HAMILTON MATTHEW T. BARNES DUONG X. DAM DANNY A. HAMLER MICHAEL T. BARNUM WILLIAM F. DAMMIN JERROD C. HAMMES WILLIAM E. BARR JASON M. DASILVA CHRISTOPHER B. HAMPTON PHILIP A. BART MATTHEW C. DAUGHERTY KEVIN R. HANRATTY BRIAN J. BASILE MATTHEW H. DAVIDHIZAR CODY L. HARDENBURGH LOUIS T. BATSON V LOGAN M. DAVIS JOSEPH W. HARDIN GARY S. BAXTER MARCUS R. DAVIS MARIA L. HARLEY DANIEL G. BECK RON O. DAVIS ERINN T. HARP ANDREW V. BEHRENDS RUSSELL J. DAWSON ROBERT G. HATCHLEY, JR. CARL P. BEIERL DIRK A. DAZA BILLY J. HAYES COLLIN B. BELL WILLIAM R. DEFRANCIS HUNTER S. HAYES COREY R. BELTON DANIEL DELARA WILLIAM M. HAYNES ROBERT J. BENDA III BRETT A. DEMARIA SAMUEL T. HEATH JOSHUA C. BENSON TRAVIS G. DENNY ELEUTERIO R. HECHANOVA VINCENT J. BERARDINO CODY W. DENTON BRIAN E. HEETER TIMOTHY S. BERGER JOEL L. DETRICK BENJAMIN T. HELD REBECCA K. BERGSTEDT CHRISTOPHER D. DEVRIES WILLIAM A. HEMME EVAN D. BERNSTEIN JASON F. DEWALD JOSHUA D. HERM ADAM E. BEST JAROD W. DICKS TERRY J. HERZOG, JR. BRENT C. BIRCHUM STEPHEN A. DIGIROLAMO BRENDAN P. HEWETT LANIER A. BISHOP III MATTHEW J. DILLON JASON B. HIBLER RICARDO R. BITANGA MATTHEW M. DISTEFANO TIMOTHY M. HICHAK JOHN D. BLACK ANDREW P. DO SEAN C. HICKS MARC J. BLAIR ANDREW N. DOBSON ERIK W. HICKSON STEPHEN M. BLANCHETTE TAYLOR T. DODD GRAHAM D. HILL MARY E. BLOOM WILLIAM H. DODSON RUSSELL A. HILL MELISSA G. BLYLEVEN MICHEAL A. DORSEY JARED D. HIMES MARK W. BOCK, JR. WILLIAM J. DUBOIS BRIAN A. HINRICHS WILLIAM K. BOGNER DEAN R. DUKES JOHN P. HINTON DANIEL J. BONO JACOB S. DUNN BENJAMIN S. HIPKINS JOSEPH H. BORGARDT SEAN M. ECKERT YUWYNN E. HO COLTON G. BOWSER MARK S. EDGAR LEVI A. HOFTS NICHOLAS A. BOXEY STEPHEN V. EGERDAHL PATRICK S. HOLCOMB BOBBY J. BRADFORD THEODORE T. EHLERT JAMES B. HOLDERBAUM BUCK A. BRADLEY TIMOTHY D. EHRHARD MICHAEL G. HOLMBERG JOHN G. BRADLEY EDUARDO ELIZONDO JAMES M. HOLT, JR. KRAEGEN J. BRAMER MEGAN L. ELLIOTT NICOLE P. HOLT RANDY K. BRAZILE ALEXIS R. ELLIS TIMOTHY J. HOOTEN DAVID M. BRENNAN BRENT A. EMERY SARAH K. HORN MICHAEL D. BRESLIN DAVID R. EMISON II BENJAMIN C. HOUGH CHRISTOPHER M. BROMLEY JAMES G. ENGLEHART NATHAN E. HOULE CHARLES E. BROUN JOHN R. EPPES DANIEL R. HOUSINGER BENJAMIN J. BROUSSARD ROBERT J. EPSTEIN JARED B. HOWELLS WILLIAM D. BROWN ANDREW C. ERICSON WILLIAM J. HUNTER MITCH A. BRUCE SLADE B. ERMIS SARAH M. HUTCHINSON STAFFORD A. BUCHANAN DANIEL E. ERTEL RICHARD A. IAFELICE BENJAMIN J. BULLOCK ANTHONY O. ESPINOZA RYAN T. IDEN JESSE A. BURDICK PATRICK S. ESTVOLD TIMOTHY R. IRISH BRIAN L. BURGER MARK D. EVANS JUSTIN Y. ITO LUCAS J. BURKE ANDREW H. EVERITT JUAN J. ITURRIAGA CATHERINE J. BURNS EVAN J. FAIRFIELD JAMES M. JACKSON DANIEL F. BURNS BRIAN A. FELTY MAKOTO C. JACOBS JONATHAN B. BUSH DAVID P. FEMEA ALEX P. JAMES JOHN J. BUSS PHILLIP D. FERNANDEZ DAVID A. JANECKE BENJAMIN G. BUTLER CAITLIN T. FERRARELL ROBERT J. JANKOWSKI DALLAS T. BUTLER DANIEL P. FIRESTONE CLAYTON C. JAROLIMEK NICHOLAS R. BUTNER KARL E. FISHER NATHAN L. JEFFCOAT CHARLES T. BYERS, JR. ALEXANDRA C. FITZGERALD STEPHENSON S. JOHN CHRISTOPHER W. CAIN DANIEL P. FITZGERALD GARRETT D. JOHNSON DAVID M. CAIN MARK T. FITZGERALD JOSHUA J. JOHNSON CODY M. CALHOUN KEVIN J. FITZSIMMONS JOSHUA R. JOHNSON

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ROBERT L. JOHNSON III KYLE T. MEYER JOSEPH M. RUSSELL BRADLEY A. JONES DAVID J. MILLER MATTHEW R. RUSSELL JOHN D. JONES JACOB B. MILLER RYAN J. RUSSELL KEVIN P. JONES NATHANIEL G. MILLER ERIK C. RYE KIMBERLY J. JONES SETH C. MILLER DANE C. SAGERHOLM MARGARET A. JONES MERRITT T. MITCHELL BRANDON A. SALTER NEAL T. JONES CHARLES M. MOHLER VIC E. SANCEDA CORY C. JURE BRADLEY J. MOHR DEREK C. SANDERS KAREN E. KALLAUR FREDERICK D. MONDAY SCOTT B. SANDERS KYLE B. KANODE JEFFREY C. MONROE GEOFFREY L. SANFORD CHRISTOPHER P. KARLE CHRISTOPHER G. MONTGOMERY PAUL W. SANFORD ERIC M. KASKELA DALHIA G. MONTGOMERY VINCENT E. SAPEDA II JESSICA M. KASTER SAMUEL E. MOORE THOMAS J. SCANLAN JOEL M. KATZ SEAN E. MOORE RYAN T. SCHEETZ EDWARD W. KAY III ALEXANDER MORA ERIC A. SCHEIBE GLEN M. KELSO, JR. TAYLOR S. MORAWSKI DUSTIN R. SCHELEGLE MATTHEW S. KENDRICK ROBERT D. MORGAN BROCK H. SCHELLER STEPHEN D. KENT STEVEN L. MORRIS, JR. PATRICK C. SCHERER EUSTRATIOS N. KERAMIDAS WILLIAM C. MORRISON BRADLEY J. SCHMIDT BRIAN D. KERREBROCK MATTHEW M. MORSE JEREMY W. SCHNARR THUONG H. KIEU GREGORY T. MOYNIHAN PATRICK A. SCHRAFFT BRIAN C. KIMMINS JOHN J. MUELLER DANIEL J. SCHREINER RYAN R. KINDER MOLLY A. MULDOON ANDREW P. SCHROERS GREGORY J. KIRSCH JOSHUA W. MUNSEE THOMAS K. SCHUEMAN WILLIAM H. KLOTH LUIS E. MURILLO, JR. CARLY E. SCHWARZENBERG HAROLD A. KNUPP, JR. JOSEPH P. MURPHY CHRISTOPHER L. SCZEPANIK MARK W. KOCIBA DAVID R. MURRAY ADRIENNE C. SERBAROLI ERIC B. KOSELAK THOMAS F. NEWCOMB JACOB L. SHANTON MATTHEW J. KRAYEWSKY ERIN B. NEWPORT KYLE P. SHEA ANDREW C. KREBS KEVIN C. NICHOLSON JASON C. SHEVOKAS MATTHEW A. KREMPEL MICHAEL A. NIEMAN JONATHAN SHIH JOLANTA O. KREMPIN TIMOTHY C. NOLAN DEREK L. SHIVERS JOHN J. KRESS JASON N. NOLL THOMAS A. SHORT MATTHEW M. KRIVOHLAVY JUSTIN M. NOONE BENJAMIN J. SIEGEL MATTHEW J. KRUGGEL MICHAEL A. NORDIN RICHARD M. SIERRA BRYANT J. KRUSE ROSS L. NORMAN DAVID R. SIMON DAVID M. KUCIRKA STEVEN G. NORRIS MICHAEL J. SIMPSON CHARLES A. KUHNMUENCH IV DAVID K. NOVAK RODERICK J. SINGLETON, JR. BRIAN J. KUJAWSKI DUSTIN M. OAKES ZERBIN M. SINGLETON JUSTIN K. KUNERT JEREMY A. OBERDOVE SHARON A. SISBARRO KARL T. KURBIKOFF CASEY M. ODOHERTY MICHAEL J. SKALICKY JAMES M. LAFLEUR BENJAMIN J. ODONNELL JOHN P. SKOGMAN NATALIE M. LAMB MARK R. ODRISCOLL NICHOLAS M. SMART PAUL J. LANCASTER III FELEMAY A. OGBASION ALEXANDER G. SMITH JACK R. LARIMORE III KATHLEEN J. OHARA CHRISTOPHER M. SMITH BRIAN M. LARSON TAKASHI OKAMOTO CLARK K. SMITH LYNN M. LARSON KWABENA O. OKYEREBOATENG GEOFFREY A. SMITH JEREMY D. LAUX CHARLES C. OLSON JACOB S. SMITH BRIDGER LEARY YULIYA OMAROV JAMES S. SMITH BENJAMIN C. LEATHERBURY JORGE A. ORNELAS JUSTIN E. SMITH BENJAMIN R. LENOX SEAN R. OROURKE ALLISON N. SMYCZYNSKI IAN M. LEONARD KEVIN B. OSBORNE SCOTT L. SNYDER JOHN J. LEONE III JAMES T. OSHAUGHNESSY KIMBERLY J. SONNTAG EDWARD J. LESLIE JOSEPH A. PACENTRILLI JOSHUA R. SOUTHERLAND ANDREW M. LEWIS ZACHARY J. PAGAN WILLIAM W. SOUTHWARD III JOSHUA M. LEWIS BRADLEY C. PALM STEVEN M. SPRIGG JUSTIN A. LEWIS JEFFREY P. PARDEE DERICK E. STAFFENSON TOBIN J. LEWIS ANTHONY A. PARKER GEORGE B. STAMPS ALEX H. LIM DAVID J. PARKER DONALD J. STANFORD ADAM V. LINK LAWRENCE T. PARKER, JR. JAMES C. STANLEY RYAN C. LIPTON MATTHEW D. PARSONS WILLIS R. STATON JEFFREY E. LITTLE JONATHAN A. PATRAS BENJAMIN K. STEELE DWAYNE M. LITTLEJOHN JOSEF E. PATTERSON SHAWN C. STELZEL ROBERT K. LIVENGOOD ANDREW E. PAUL DIMITRI STEPANOFF KRISTOFFER P. LJUNGGREN JAMESON S. PAYNE SEAN M. STEPHENSON SHAUN R. LOCKLEAR EDWIN S. PAZ LOUIS V. STRAMAGLIA, JR. BRENT E. LOGAN MARIELA PENA JARED W. STREETER JAMES W. LONG WILLIAM T. PENDERGAST RYAN T. STREHL SHAWN R. LOUGHMAN MICAH J. PENN BRIAN J. STROM DANIEL C. LOVE JARED L. PERRY JOHN P. STUART KEVIN M. LOWE MATTHEW T. PERRY GENEVIEVE M. STUDER GREGORY Z. LUCAS BRADLEY M. PETERSEN JASON L. SULLIVAN THOMAS D. LUCEY TEAL A. PETERSON MILES J. SULLIVAN JOSEPH W. LUKEFAHR JUSTIN D. PETTY SEAN B. SULLIVAN LYNELLE S. LUND TYVON J. PETWAY FRANK W. SWAN, JR. ROBERT J. LUNDGREN CHRISTOPHER M. PHIFER ROBERT S. SWARTZ ADRIAN R. LYONS CHAD J. PIMLEY SPENCER D. SWEET JAMES S. MACKIN SHAWN J. PINER JOSEPH C. SWINDELL JENNIFER V. MACKOWIAK PATRICK J. PORT HEIDI C. SYKAS MICHAEL P. MADIA NICHOLAS J. POTOSKY JOHN W. SYKAS III STEPHEN M. MAGEE CHARLES A. POULTON MITCHELL W. SYMES JOHN R. MAGILL JUSTIN J. POUST DANIEL M. TADROSS WILLIAM A. MAHONEY WOLF J. POWELL RAYMOND N. TAKOR WILLIAM J. MAJESKI IV CHAD R. PRESLEY ERIK J. TARABA DANIEL M. MAJTAN GREGORY B. PROCACCINI BRIAN E. TAYLOR ROBERT E. MALCOLM JAMES P. PSYHOGIS JOSEPH E. TAYLOR MATTHEW J. MALINOWSKI DANIEL B. PURSEL SEAN R. TAYLOR ANDREW R. MANAOIS JOHN D. QUAIL VINCENT J. TEIXEIRA BRUCE A. MANUEL, JR. STEPHAN J. QUIRK LINK T. TERRY VINCE S. MARGIOTTA BRIAN A. RADLER MICHAEL J. THOMAS NICOLE D. MARINELLI ANDREW W. RAICH SHAUN E. THOMAS STEPHEN R. MARO SEAN G. RAMIREZ NICHOLAS M. THOMPSON CHRISTOPHER D. MARSH JEFFREY D. RANDALL VINCENT L. THOMPSON ERIC E. MARSHMAN ELIOT V. RASMUSSEN KEITH I. TOUCEY III ANDREW J. MARTIN JOEL N. REA MICHAEL A. TOZZOLO IV FRANK J. MASTROMAURO BENJAMIN C. READING DAVID J. TRAIL MARIN MATIJEVIC MATTHEW R. RECKER BRADEN T. TRAINOR ERIC J. MATTISON CHRISTOPHER A. REITHMANN KEITH E. TROJNIAK ANDREW G. MAXWELL NORMAN L. RENFRO CHRISTOPHER A. TUCKER SEAN T. MCCARRAGHER VICTOR H. RESILLAS MATTHEW I. TWEED ERIC M. MCCUSKER ERIC C. REW CHRISTOPHER M. ULCAK PATRICK B. MCDONALD TIMOTHY J. REYNOLDS STEVEN J. UZIEL JOHN D. MCDOW ERIK D. RHEINHART RONALD E. VALASEK, JR. GRANT W. MCDOWELL JONATHON L. RICHARDS STEVEN A. VALENTI PATRICK A. MCELROY SCOTT A. RICHARDS MITCHELL J. VANDERKODDE GREGORY W. MCGOUGH THOMAS A. RIGBY GREGORY S. VARELLA JESSE R. MCGOUGH WILLIAM L. RIORDON RICHARD A. VAYNSHTEYN KYLE J. MCHUGH EDDIE R. RIVERA OCIE C. VEST VANESSA M. MCKEE DELL L. ROBINSON GREGORY M. VETETO JEREMY D. MCLEAN ERNEST C. ROBINSON JEFFREY D. VICKERS KEVIN W. MCMULLEN, JR. LARS N. ROCKHOLM SHANE J. VIGIL DANIEL S. MCNEAR SHON C. ROEGGE JAMISON T. VINCENT TIMOTHY J. MCPEAK STEVEN P. ROGERS KURT M. VOGLER CHRISTOPHER A. MEADOWS DAVID M. ROOKS JOSHUA C. WADDELL KYLE D. MEEDER JOHN S. ROSE JONATHAN R. WALASKI JOSEPH S. MEISEL ANNAELIZAB M. RUBIOFLEISCHER JOSHUA J. WALL JASON MERTILUS JOHNATHAN J. RUDY JONATHAN B. WALLACE

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ROBERT K. WALLACE KYLE T. WILSON JOHN ANTHENOR CRAIG M. WARNER WILLUS B. WITHROW MICHAEL E. BELL STEVEN M. WARNER CAMERON P. WOLF LEE A. BOYCE TIMOTHY O. WARREN, JR. CHRISTOPHER J. WOOD DANIEL A. BRENES WILLIAM G. WATHEN MATTHEW L. WOOD KARL A. BRONK TAMARA D. WATKINS TINA J. WOODRUFF THOMAS B. CARSON JASON M. WEAVER JAMES W. WOODS MICHAEL S. GRINER DANIEL E. WEBBER ALEX D. WOODWARD ROBERT C. HOFFMAN NICHOLAS D. WEBSTER MICHAEL D. WRIGHT ZACHARY B. ISBERNER MICHAEL A. WEHNER TYLER C. WRIGHT PATRICK J. JONES SHAWN C. WEHRLE ANDREW A. YAGER TREY B. KENNEDY ROBERT A. WELLS AUSTIN T. YAGLE JOON M. LEE WALTER M. WEST KYLE D. YAKOPOVICH LUIS E. MARTINEZPEREIRA CHAD N. WETHERALD VLADIMIR Y. YARNYKH IAN C. MCDONALD JEREMY A. WHEELER HYUNHAK YIM DAVID K. MOBERG CHRISTOPHER P. WHELAN ANGELA D. YOUMANS ADAM E. MOORE SCOTT A. WHIPPLE VINCENT V. YOUNG TIMOTHY M. MOORE THOMAS K. WHITESEL JACOB M. ZABOROWSKI RICHARD PIERRE ALLEN R. WHITLOW JONATHAN J. ZAINEA CHRISTOPHER S. WHITSON EUGENE J. PORTER GEORGE R. ZEIGLER JULIA N. WEBER JACOB E. WIDRICK DIANNA R. ZEMPEL COREY J. WIELERT STEPHEN W. WHITE GREGORY T. ZERR MICHAEL D. WILCOX DUSTIN L. WILCOX JOSEPH A. ZIMMERMANN DANIEL R. WILHELM THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JACK B. WILLIAMS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE REGULAR MARINE JEREMY R. WILLIAMS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 531: RYAN E. WILLIAMS RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TAYLOR F. WILLIAMS To be major To be lieutenant colonel WAYNE P. WILLIAMS ERIC J. WILMOTT JUSTIN R. ANDERSON STEVEN P. HULSE

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