S2852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 10, 2020 that can and should be enjoyed for gen- Grassley Merkley Sinema a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of erations to come. Harris Murkowski Smith 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Hassan Murphy Stabenow Revenue Service, and for other purposes. It is also about ballparks and swim- Hawley Murray Sullivan Mitch McConnell, , John ming pools because not all of these dol- Heinrich Perdue Tester Thune, Cory Gardner, Pat Roberts, lars go to purchase land. In fact, here Hirono Peters Thune Hoeven Portman , Susan M. Collins, is a photo of a ballpark in Pueblo, CO. Tillis Jones Reed Udall , Kevin Cramer, Thom Kaine Roberts Runyon Park was funded through the Van Hollen Tillis, , , Lamar King Rosen Land and Water Conservation Fund. Warner Alexander, , , Klobuchar Rubio Warren , David Perdue. We have swimming pools across Utah Leahy Sanders and Alaska that were funded through it Loeffler Schatz Whitehouse AMENDMENT NO. 1626 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1617 as well. States determine a great por- Manchin Schumer Wicker Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Wyden tion of it. McConnell Scott (FL) have an amendment at the desk, and I McSally Scott (SC) Young Listed here is Paradise Sports Park Menendez Shaheen ask the clerk to report. in Paradise, UT. It sounds like a great The PRESIDING OFFICER. The place. In 2015, $80,000 was used for that NAYS—18 clerk will report. park in Paradise. Barrasso Johnson Risch The senior assistant legislative clerk Cassidy Kennedy Romney In Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula, there Crapo Lankford Rounds read as follows: is the Kenai soccer park in the city of Cruz Lee Sasse The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- Kenai, which received $321,000 from the Enzi Moran Shelby NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1626 Land and Water Conservation Fund. Inhofe Paul Toomey to amendment No. 1617. Let’s lead. Let’s inspire. Let’s show NOT VOTING—3 Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the the American people that, indeed, from Burr Hyde-Smith Markey reading be dispensed with. sea to shining sea, across America, the The motion was agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without beautiful, the Great American Out- objection, it is so ordered. f doors Act can stand as a testament to The amendment is as follows: a Congress that realizes generations TAXPAYER FIRST ACT OF 2019 At the end add the following: ahead of us need for us to work for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ‘‘This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of enactment.’’ them as well. clerk will report the bill by title. I will end this with a quote from the The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas Father of Rocky Mountain National read as follows: and nays on my amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Park, who said: ‘‘Within National A bill (H.R. 1957) to amend the Internal Parks is room—glorious room—room in Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and im- sufficient second? which to find ourselves, in which to prove the Internal Revenue Service, and for There appears to be a sufficient sec- think and hope, to dream and plan, to other purposes. ond. rest and resolve.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- The yeas and nays were ordered. I hope my colleagues will join me in jority leader. AMENDMENT NO. 1627 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1626 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I supporting the motion to proceed, the AMENDMENT NO. 1617 have a second-degree amendment at rollcall vote we are about to take. I (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.) would encourage my colleagues to vote the desk. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I yes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The call up amendment No. 1617. I yield the floor. clerk will report. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. clerk will report. LANKFORD). All time has expired. read as follows: The senior assistant legislative clerk The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- The question is on agreeing to the read as follows: motion. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1627 The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- to amendment No. 1626. Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask NELL], for Mr. GARDNER, proposes an amend- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the for the yeas and nays. ment numbered 1617. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a reading be dispensed with. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous sufficient second? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without consent that the reading be dispensed There appears to be a sufficient sec- objection, it is so ordered. with. The amendment is as follows: ond. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The clerk will call the roll. Strike ‘‘1 day’’ and insert ‘‘2 days’’ objection, it is so ordered. AMENDMENT NO. 1628 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1617 The senior assistant legislative clerk (The amendment is printed in today’s called the roll. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) Mr. THUNE. The following Senators have an amendment to the text of the Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas underlying bill. are necessarily absent: the Senator and nays on my amendment. from North Carolina (Mr. BURR) and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a clerk will report. the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. sufficient second? HYDE-SMITH). The senior assistant legislative clerk There appears to be a sufficient sec- read as follows: Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the ond. Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- The yeas and nays were ordered. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1628 KEY) is necessarily absent. CLOTURE MOTION to the language proposed to be stricken by The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I amendment No. 1617. NEY). Are there any other Senators in Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the the Chamber desiring to vote? send a cloture motion to the desk for reading be dispensed with. The result was announced—yeas 79, the substitute amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nays 18, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- ture motion having been presented objection, it is so ordered. [Rollcall Vote No. 116 Leg.] under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The amendment is as follows: YEAS—79 clerk to read the motion. At the end add the following. Alexander Cantwell Cramer The senior assistant legislative clerk ‘‘This Act shall take effect 3 days after the Baldwin Capito Daines date of enactment.’’ Bennet Cardin Duckworth read as follows: Blackburn Carper Durbin CLOTURE MOTION Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas Blumenthal Casey Ernst We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- and nays on my amendment. Blunt Collins Feinstein ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Booker Coons Fischer sufficient second? Boozman Cornyn Gardner Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Braun Cortez Masto Gillibrand move to bring to a close debate on amend- There appears to be a sufficient sec- Brown Cotton Graham ment No. 1617 to Calendar No. 75, H.R. 1957, ond.

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I ask unanimous , Pat Roberts. read as follows: consent that the reading be waived. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without consent that the mandatory quorum NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1629 objection, it is so ordered. call be waived. to amendment No. 1628. The amendment is as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the Strike ‘‘5 days’’ and insert ‘‘6 days’’ objection, it is so ordered. reading be dispensed with. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and nays on my amendment. LEGISLATIVE SESSION objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The amendment is as follows: sufficient second? ask unanimous consent to move to leg- Strike ‘‘3 days’’ and insert ‘‘4 days’’ There appears to be a sufficient sec- islative session. CLOTURE MOTION ond. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The yeas and nays were ordered. question is on agreeing to the motion. send a cloture motion to the desk for AMENDMENT NO. 1632 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1631 the underlying bill. The motion was agreed to. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The Senator from Maryland. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- have a second-degree amendment at ture motion having been presented JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT the desk. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise under rule XXII, the Chair directs the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk to read the motion. today in strong support of the Justice clerk will report. in Policing Act, introduced yesterday The senior assistant legislative clerk The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: by my colleagues Senator HARRIS from read as follows: OOKER CLOTURE MOTION California and Senator B from The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- New Jersey. NELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1632 I am proud to be an original cospon- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the to amendment No. 1631. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby sor of this legislation. This legislation move to bring to a close debate on Calendar Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous is urgently needed after the death of No. 75, H.R. 1957, a bill to amend the Internal consent that the reading of the names George Floyd in police custody in Min- Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and im- be waived. nesota, which has sent shock waves prove the Internal Revenue Service, and for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without through the Nation and the world. I am other purposes. objection, it is so ordered. pleased that the protests have been Mitch McConnell, John Hoeven, John The amendment is as follows: largely peaceful, and that where the Thune, Cory Gardner, Pat Roberts, Strike ‘‘6 days’’ and insert ‘‘7 days’’ Lindsey Graham, Susan M. Collins, Senate sits in Washington, our local John Boozman, Kevin Cramer, Thom Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I leaders have moved to deescalate ten- Tillis, Rob Portman, Roy Blunt, Lamar ask unanimous consent that the man- sions. Alexander, Todd Young, Steve Daines, datory quorum calls for the cloture I was pleased on Monday to hold a Shelley Moore Capito, David Perdue. motions be waived. Facebook Live session with Hillary MOTION TO COMMIT WITH AMENDMENT NO. 1630 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Shelton, the director of the NAACP’s Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I objection, it is so ordered. Washington bureau and senior vice move to commit the bill to the Energy f president for advocacy and policy, as and Natural Resources Committee with well as Marc Morial, the president and instructions to report back forthwith EXECUTIVE SESSION chief executive officer of the National with amendment No. 1630. Urban League and the former mayor of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The New Orleans. We talked about this leg- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR clerk will report. islation in some detail. The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I I received feedback from several of read as follows: move to proceed to executive session to my constituents at my Facebook Live The Senator from Kentucky [Mr. MCCON- consider Calendar No. 710. event on how to improve relations be- NELL] moves to commit H.R. 1957 to the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tween police and the communities they mittee on Energy and Natural Resources question is on agreeing to the motion. serve and how to rebuild trust between with instructions to report back forthwith The motion was agreed to. them. with Amendment No. 1630. The clerk will report the nomination. Before they first put on a badge, a Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask that the The senior assistant legislative clerk police officer takes an oath to uphold reading be dispensed with. read the nomination of Justin Reed the law. Most do so with the best in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Walker, of Kentucky, to be United tentions and carry out their duties objection, it is so ordered. States Circuit Judge for the District of with a willingness to help commu- The amendment is as follows: Columbia. nities. But in far too many commu- At the end add the following. CLOTURE MOTION nities around the country, the system ‘‘This Act shall take effect 5 days after the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I in which they work has been failing. date of enactment.’’ send a cloture motion to the desk. People are dying at the hands of police, Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask for the yeas The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- predominantly people of color. Ac- and nays on the motion to commit ture motion having been presented countability has been tied to public with instructions. under rule XXII, the Chair directs the videos rather than doing the right The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a clerk to read the motion. thing. Incremental reform is no longer sufficient second? The senior assistant legislative clerk an option when it comes to police re- There appears to be a sufficient sec- read as follows: form. We have been patient, but we ond. CLOTURE MOTION must do better to protect the civil The yeas and nays were ordered. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- rights, human rights, and lives of men, AMENDMENT NO. 1631 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1630 ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the women, and children of this country. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Congress must finally pass a com- have an amendment to the instruc- move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- prehensive plan to improve training tions. nation of Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, and community relations, hold police

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