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Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 No. 137 Senate The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was Senator from the State of Oklahoma, to per- call with respect to the cloture motion called to order by the Honorable JAMES form the duties of the Chair. be waived. LANKFORD, a Senator from the State of ORRIN G. HATCH, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Oklahoma. President pro tempore. pore. Without objection, it is so or- Mr. LANKFORD thereupon assumed dered. f the Chair as Acting President pro tem- CONTINUING RESOLUTION pore. PRAYER Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, f Members on both sides have been work- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- ing toward an agreement to respon- fered the following prayer: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER sibly fund the government. We have Let us pray. made a lot of important progress al- Almighty God, Ruler of all nations, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ready. I expect to move forward this show our lawmakers clearly what their pore. The majority leader is recog- week on a continuing resolution duty is and strengthen them to be nized. through December 9 at last year’s en- faithful in doing it. May they do even f acted levels that includes funds for the small duties in a way that will glo- LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPRO- Zika control and our veterans. Talks rify You, transforming common tasks PRIATIONS ACT, 2017—MOTION TO are continuing and leaders from both into acts of worship. May they fear PROCEED parties will meet later this afternoon only to be disloyal to the highest and at the White House to discuss the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I best they know, never betraying those progress and the path forward. who trust them. Help them to meet to- move to proceed to H.R. 5325. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER day’s joys with gratitude, its difficul- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ties with fortitude, and its duties with pore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: pore. The minority leader is recog- fidelity. Bring them to this evening nized. unashamed and with peaceful hearts. Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 516, H.R. CONTINUING RESOLUTION We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. 5325, a bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending Mr. REID. Mr. President, my staff f September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. has been working diligently to work CLOTURE MOTION with the majority to come up with a PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. MCCONNELL. I send a cloture way to go forward on spending. We es- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge motion to the desk. pecially need to take care of that, but of Allegiance, as follows: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- we also need to address Zika funding. I I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the pore. The cloture motion having been am not going to lay down any markers United States of America, and to the Repub- presented under rule XXII, the Chair here today because we are still trying lic for which it stands, one nation under God, directs the clerk to read the motion. to work something out, but I do want indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The legislative clerk read as follows: to say this. Republicans need to get away from their vendetta against f CLOTURE MOTION We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Planned Parenthood. We are not going APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the to play any funny games and try to PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby find the money someplace else. move to bring to a close debate on the mo- Planned Parenthood should not be part The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion to proceed to Calendar No. 516, H.R. of Zika funding. clerk will please read a communication 5325, an act making appropriations for the More than 2 million women received to the Senate from the President pro Legislative Branch for fiscal year ending care at Planned Parenthood clinics tempore (Mr. HATCH). September 30, 2017, and for other purposes. around the country last year. They Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Orrin G. The legislative clerk read the fol- didn’t go there for abortions. They lowing letter: Hatch, Shelley Moore Capito, Thom Tillis, Mike Rounds, Marco Rubio, went there because they needed help U.S. SENATE, Cory Gardner, Pat Roberts, Roy Blunt, with their health care. The women PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, John Barrasso, Roger F. Wicker, Steve needed that, and they still need it. Washington, DC, September 12, 2016. Daines, Daniel Coats, John Thune, To the Senate: They need it more than ever now with Thad Cochran, Susan M. Collins. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, this scourge that is sweeping our coun- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous try, which is Zika. I just want to make appoint the Honorable JAMES LANKFORD, a consent that the mandatory quorum sure that everyone understands that we

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KOCH BROTHERS what happened earlier this year when The Kochs and their dark-money em- Mr. President, Webster’s dictionary the junior Senator from Kansas, Mr. pire are flooding the airwaves with defines an oligarchy as ‘‘a government MORAN, had the audacity to admit and misleading and false advertisements. in which a small group exercises con- suggest that Merrick Garland’s nomi- The ads from the Koch brothers are not trol for corrupt and selfish purposes.’’ I nation to the Supreme Court deserved always easy to identify. The groups will state that again: ‘‘a government in consideration. He didn’t say he was that sponsor them have names that which a small group exercises control going to vote for him. He simply said sound harmless enough. Turn on your for corrupt and selfish purposes.’’ By he deserved consideration. TV or open your mailbox, and you will that definition, it appears that our What happened after that? Senator see a quick disclaimer in tiny print government is moving ever closer to an MORAN may be the Kochs’ biggest and that says who paid for it. It says things oligarchy just like Putin’s Russia. most outspoken supporter in the Sen- like: ‘‘Sponsored by Concerned Vet- For the last 8 years, Charles and ate. He has proven that time and again. erans of America,’’ ‘‘Sponsored by David Koch and their inner circle of He has defended his home State billion- Freedom Partners,’’ ‘‘Paid for by the billionaires have wielded immense aires here on the Senate floor multiple LIBRE Initiative,’’ or ‘‘Paid for by power within our democracy. Indeed, it times, but even the loyalty he showed .’’ They are is no exaggeration to say that the Re- could not spare him from the Kochs’ afraid to tell us how much money they publican Congress is bought and paid wrath. The Koch brothers rallied their get from the Koch brothers. Take, for for by the Koch brothers. These two massive political machine against example, the U.S. Chamber of Com- brothers, who are worth $100 billion, their home State Senator, Mr. MORAN. merce. No one knows and they won’t are going to spend any amount nec- One of their groups, the Judicial Crisis tell us. It has been suggested that 80 essary to ensure that their interests Network, threatened to launch an ad percent of their money comes from the are represented in city halls, state- campaign against Senator MORAN. Koch brothers. I don’t know if that is houses, and even the very Capitol. What happened? Senator MORAN per- right, but I do know that they are Last year, at one of their secret plan- formed a breathtaking about-face in doing a lot of spending against the in- ning meetings, the Kochs and their cro- about 10 minutes, and he has since re- terests of Democrats. As to this dis- nies vowed to spend unlimited monies fused to support a hearing or a vote for claimer, such as being paid for by to exert influence in this year’s elec- Merrick Garland. Whether it is the Americans for Prosperity, the LIBRE tions. I have been disappointed that nomination for the Supreme Court, the Initiative, Freedom Partners, or Con- this Republican Senate has done noth- Keystone Pipeline, or the Export-Im- cerned Veterans of America, it would ing to stop the Koch’s crooked oligar- port Bank, Senate Republicans always be accurate to simply say: Paid for by chy agenda. Campaign finance reform seem to take the Koch brothers’ side, the billionaires, the Koch brothers. is a nasty word to Senate Republicans. and the Kochs’ interest is always based Take a look at Nevada, where the The Senate has a history of standing on the profit motive—their profit. Koch brothers are spending millions of up to the corrupt interests of tycoons Since Republicans took control of dollars through their shadow organiza- like the Kochs. The Sherman Antitrust the Senate, they have done nothing for tions so they can tip the scales for Act was written by the Judiciary Com- the middle class, nothing to increase their anointed Senate candidate, JOE mittee against the wishes of the Car- the minimum wage or to help to ease HECK. He is their puppet. Who is he negie family, the Carnegie monopoly, the burden of student debt—nothing. going to side with on issues that are the Vanderbilt family, the Vanderbilt But the Republican leader has sched- important to Nevada? The out-of-State monopoly, the Rockefeller family, and uled multiple votes on Keystone and billionaire barons who spent millions the Rockefeller monopoly. When the has tried to roll back EPA greenhouse in buying his election or Nevadans? We system is broken, we have a responsi- gas emissions often. already know the answer to that ques- bility to try to fix it. Our system of How long will it take Republicans to tion. JOE HECK’s voting record in the government is being attacked by the deny climate change? Climate change House of Representatives says it all. He Koch oligarchy money, but Repub- is real, and it is here. A week ago yes- voted with the Koch brothers 90 per- licans have done nothing to oppose this terday, had an un- cent of the time—in the last year, 90 march toward an oligarchy. precedented article giving specific ex- percent, and in the past, just about the This Republican Senate has showed amples of what is happening now—not same. So it is 90 percent of the time. no spine—zero—in confronting the in the future but now—with climate I will give one example from earlier Kochs, who are trying to buy America. change, but Senate Republicans, be- this year. House Republicans had a bill In fact, the evidence suggests that they cause of the Kochs, continue to close called the Preventing IRS Abuse and are more than content to go along with their eyes to the reality that the water Protecting Free Speech Act. The the billionaire brothers from Kansas. levels are rising, putting neighbor- names are a little misleading, and that The Republican leader’s voting hoods, whole cities, bridges, and mili- is an understatement. record is a perfect example. Between tary installations under water. There Notwithstanding that bill’s mis- 2009 and 2015, the senior Senator from are the islands off our coasts that have leading title, the legislation sought to Kentucky has voted in lockstep with causeways that go to them. You can’t make it even easier for the Koch broth- the Koch brothers at least 178 times. go many weeks of the year because ers to funnel even more to Think about that—178 times in 7 years. they are now swamped with water. their dark money groups. That is what The senior Senator from Kentucky is It is clear who this Republican Sen- it was all about. not the only Republican with a docu- ate is trying to help, and it is certainly The Koch network got the word to mented history of siding with the not working American families. But House Republicans to vote for this bill. Kochs. The junior Senator from Flor- Charles and David Koch are not satis- So how did JOE HECK vote? Of course he ida has voted with the Kochs 92 percent fied. They want to expand their bud- voted with the Kochs. He and his Re- of the time. The senior Senator from ding oligarchy until it consumes our publican colleagues overwhelmingly Oklahoma has voted with the Kochs 85 American democracy. The Kochs don’t voted with the Kochs. That is whom percent of the time. The junior Senator even mask their intention. Their own the Kochs want in the Senate—lackeys from Pennsylvania has voted with the publicist explained that the Koch who will gut consumer and environ- Kochs 84 percent of the time. The as- brothers are trying to buy a new gov- mental protection and streamline Koch sistant Republican leader has voted ernment. Here is what he said: ‘‘It is Industries’ path to even more profit. with the Kochs 82 percent of the time. because we can make more profit, Bankrolling extreme candidates is seen There are many others in the Repub- OK?’’ That is a direct quote. In order to as an investment by the Kochs, and lican caucus who I could refer to, but I add a few more billion dollars to their they want these investments to pay think the foregoing gives us all an idea bottom line, the Kochs are dumping off—for them.

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Kennedy was killed when This is not the American democracy yond that by December 9. I was in junior high school. I remember our Founding Fathers established. It is pretty clear everybody under- exactly where I was when President The Supreme Court’s disastrous Citi- stands that a CR, as we call it around Kennedy was assassinated. So it is that zens United decision has constructed a here—a continuing resolution—is real- I remember exactly where I was and political system that has effectively ly a stop-gap spending bill to fund the what I was doing when those planes hit put our government up for sale to the government, and it is the result of our the World Trade Center and those 3,000 highest bidder. Because of Citizens Democratic colleagues filibustering the Americans lost their lives. United, our country has no real restric- regular appropriations process. As the It is important for us to send a mes- tions on the money a billionaire or Presiding Officer knows, there are 12 sage that evil shall not prevail. Ameri- anyone else can spend to buy the gov- appropriations bills that need to be cans from all backgrounds came to- ernment they want. This is proven day considered by each of the appropria- gether in a beautiful display of patriot- after day with the Kochs. They are in tions subcommittees, then they are ism and fraternity following that ter- fat city. They have unlimited amounts voted on by the committee itself, and rible day of September 11, 2001. Of of money. then they come to the floor of the U.S. course, following those attacks, the I went to one of these minor billion- Senate, where we take them up in a United States took military and diplo- aires a couple of years ago, and I said: transparent and orderly sort of way— matic action to bring justice not only You have wasted your money. It didn’t each of those 12 bills—or at least that to those families but to demonstrate help. You know what he said to me? He is the plan. We brought up bill after the consequences of attacking the said: It doesn’t matter. I have it to bill to do just exactly that this year, American homeland, but the truth is, waste. I guess the Kochs, with their and this is the first time since 2009 that the victims and their families still $100 billion—the man I met was just a all 12 bills have been voted out of the don’t have the ability to get justice billionaire, but they have even more to committee and are now available for us from the people—including the govern- waste. to act upon. ments—who helped fund those terrorist As a country we must reject the Koch That is the way the legislative proc- attacks. That is where the bill, the brothers’ efforts to buy our democracy. ess is supposed to work and that is the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism We must work to rid the system of this way that is transparent to the Amer- Act, comes into play because if this dark money. We must address the issue ican people so they know exactly what legislation is signed by the President, of campaign finance and the unre- we are doing, and they can call us and it will become the law of the land. It strained spending that is squeezing the say: We don’t like that or they can call will amend the Foreign Sovereign Im- American people out of their own gov- us and say: Well, I do like that. The munities Act in a way that will allow ernment. point is, this is far superior to short- Americans to sue State sponsors of ter- It is time we revive our constituents’ term continuing resolutions or the rorism when the terrorist attack oc- faith in the electoral system and let dreaded omnibus bill that we had to curs on American soil. Believe it or them know their voices are being heard deal with last year; again, as a result not, under current law, that can’t hap- and not just the Koch brothers’ voices. of our inability to get the appropria- pen. So this law is one that is designed Mr. President, will the Chair an- tions process to work. to make sure these families who are nounce the business of the day. This year, our Democratic colleagues still grieving and still don’t have clo- stopped the regular orderly process of f sure will be able to seek justice in a passing appropriations bills. One might court of law against the people who RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ask: For what purpose? Well, it is pret- killed their loved ones on September The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ty obvious their purpose was to make 11. pore. Under the previous order, the sure they had maximum leverage in This is a bipartisan bill. My primary leadership time is reserved. order to force the Federal Government cosponsor in the Senate is Senator f to spend more money—not just on na- SCHUMER from New York. As a matter tional security matters, which would of fact, this is so bipartisan as to be WATER RESOURCES enjoy a lot of support on this side of nonpartisan. It passed the U.S. Senate DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016 the aisle, but to use any increase in na- by unanimous consent. Any individual The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tional security spending to leverage Senator who wanted to, could stand up pore. Under the previous order, the more nondefense discretionary spend- and say: I object, and it wouldn’t have Senate will resume consideration of S. ing, breaking the caps that have been happened, but nobody did. So by unani- 2848, which the clerk will report. agreed upon in a bipartisan way pre- mous consent, we passed this legisla- The legislative clerk read as follows: viously. tion in the U.S. Senate. Last Friday, in A bill (S. 2848) to provide for the conserva- So this is the reason we find our- the U.S. House of Representatives, it tion and development of water and related selves in this distasteful and unpleas- passed without any objection. It passed resources, to authorize the Secretary of the ant position—Democratic obstruction. unanimously. I know it is pretty hard Army to construct various projects for im- Now we are forced to deal with a short- for people to actually believe anything provements to rivers and harbors of the term stopgap bill, which is nobody’s gets passed unanimously here in Wash- United States, and for other purposes. first solution. It is not my second or ington in this polarized political envi- Pending: third, but it is something we must deal ronment, but this bill was passed McConnell (for Inhofe) amendment No. with, and we will. unanimously. 4979, in the nature of a substitute. JUSTICE AGAINST SPONSORS OF TERRORISM ACT Now, just after the anniversary of Inhofe amendment No. 4980 (to amendment Mr. President, separately, yesterday these tragic attacks, the Justice No. 4979), to make a technical correction. our country observed the 15th anniver- Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act is The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sary of the terrorist attacks on the headed to the President’s desk, perhaps pore. The majority whip. World Trade Center and at the Pen- as early as today. This legislation will CONTINUING RESOLUTION tagon and in a field in Pennsylvania, give victims of terror attacks and their Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, shortly where brave patriots brought down this families the opportunity to seek jus- the two leaders of this Chamber will be plane rather than allow it to come to tice in a court of law from those who headed to the White House to update the Capitol and create or cause other fund and facilitate terrorist attacks. the President on discussions over keep- damage and perhaps loss of life. We I want to make clear that contrary ing the government funded and up and know that about 3,000 Americans died to some of the reports, this legislation

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