E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 115 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2018 No. 136 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, August 17, 2018, at 9 a.m. Senate THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2018

The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY time in the days ahead to discuss and called to order by the President pro LEADER detail all of the ways this legislation tempore (Mr. HATCH). The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- will help our country, as well as to con- sider amendments. f jority leader is recognized. f Yesterday was a promising start. We PRAYER agreed to proceed to these two impor- APPROPRIATIONS The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- tant funding bills by consent after we Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, the fered the following prayer: wrap up the nominations that are be- Senate is back in session this August Let us pray. fore us today. Now we need to keep up for a simple reason: We have more to Holy God, lover of our souls, come do for the families across America who the collaboration. into our hearts this day, bringing count on us to work hard and to fight There is a reason why it has been sweetness, contentment, and peace. for them. That is why the next legisla- quite some time since we have com- Lord, support our Senators, enabling tion the Senate will consider is a pair them to proceed in their work with pleted a full, regular process. There is of critically important appropriations total trust in You. May they remember a reason why, for example, it has been bills that will fund our national de- with thankfulness the showers of bless- 15 years—15 years—since the Senate fense, along with the Department of ings You send them each day. Release passed the Labor, Health, and Edu- Labor and the Department of Health them from sorrow, filling them with cation bill in time for the start of the and Human Services. true faith and sacred consolation. As fiscal year. Talk about subjects that are vital to they strive to trust You with all their the American people, at stake is a 2.6- This process is not easy. It is hard hearts, direct their steps, leading them percent pay raise for U.S. servicemem- work for our Appropriations sub- to Your desired destination. Today, bers, the largest pay raise for troops in may they live to please You. committees and the full committee to almost a decade; the equipment, tools, We pray in Your precious Name. craft this legislation. Then, on the and training they need to complete Amen. floor, we need cooperation from both their mission; and funding to support sides to process amendments, while re- f the necessary programs we just author- sisting the temptation to turn the ap- ized when the John S. McCain National propriations process into a free-for-all PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Defense Act became law earlier this week. on all manner of policy issues. But this The President pro tempore led the year, that is exactly what we are Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: At stake are billions of dollars to fight back against the opioid crisis, doing. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Repub- hundreds of millions to support and re- The Senate has already passed 7 of 12 lic for which it stands, one nation under God, train American workers who need a bills. In the next several days, we will indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. boost back into the labor force, hun- consider Nos. 8 and 9. Once we finish dreds of millions more for employment them, they will encompass more than f training specifically for our veterans, 87 percent—more than 87 percent—of funding for the Centers for Disease RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Control and the National Institutes of total discretionary spending—two more The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Health, and Federal funding for our Na- big strides toward avoiding another HELLER). Under the previous order, the tion’s schools. I have only scratched omnibus and appropriating the tax- leadership time is reserved. the surface. There will be plenty of payers’ money in the right way.

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Even today, Basque influences, Quattlebaum, a graduate of Rhodes to transform the overall business cli- like chorizo, lamb, and sweetbreads, College and the University of South mate in our country. In the words of are still staples of life in northern Ne- Carolina. He presently serves as a dis- Bernie Fineman, Caldwell’s CEO, ‘‘the vada. trict judge for the District of South most important thing that it’s done is As the son of a Basque sheepherder, Carolina. At noon the Senate will vote to provide hope’’—hope—‘‘for our fu- Paul made his mark early in life by at- to confirm his nomination. ture.’’ tending Carson High School, playing on When he was nominated to the Fed- So while these developments alone the 1938 State championship basketball eral bench last year, Judge are remarkable, the conditions that team, and as a student body presi- Quattlebaum received strong, bipar- made them possible are not a fluke— dent—which is significant, and I will tisan support from the Senate. The not in a State that has recently seen share more in a few minutes. Paul would go on to serve his country American Bar Association deemed him its unemployment rate drop to a 42- in the U.S. Army as a medic during unanimously ‘‘well-qualified,’’ their year low, not in a country where the World War II, and he saw action in the highest possible rating. number of filing for unem- Philippines. After the war, like many Once we complete consideration of ployment benefits is about as low as it Americans, Paul started a family. He Judge Quattlebaum, we will turn to has been in half a century. married Jackalyn Ross in 1946, and Jay Richardson. Mr. Richardson is a Tax reform and regulatory reform they had six children: Gail, Sheila, graduate of Vanderbilt University and helped to make this happen. They Michelle, Kevin, Kathleen, and John the University of Chicago Law School. helped to unleash free enterprise and Paul. He has held clerkships with Seventh give Caldwell’s customers the con- Paul began his career in public serv- Circuit Judge Richard Posner and with fidence to fill up the warehouse’s back- ice when he served as a district attor- the late Supreme Court Chief Justice logs and drive up 2018 sales by 14 per- ney for what was then Ormsby County, . cent so far. Caldwell is just one case study in NV. He then won his first statewide Since 2009, he has served as assistant what has become a national phe- race, serving as Lieutenant Governor U.S. Attorney for the District of South nomenon. Nationwide, consumers are from 1963 to 1967. During his term, Paul Carolina. Current and former peers in experiencing renewed confidence. Re- made the decision to run for the U.S. the U.S. Attorney’s Office say he has a tail sales are up 6.4 percent from July Senate in 1964 and challenged then- ‘‘well-earned reputation for excellent of last year. According to one industry Senator . In one of the preparation, good judgment, fairness, survey, a majority of U.S. manufactur- closest races in Nevada history, Paul and hard work.’’ ers say this favorable policy climate lost his bid for the Senate by just 48 In that role, Mr. Richardson led the has been more likely—more likely—to votes. A result like that could break a successful prosecution of the gunman raise wages for their workers. lesser man, but Paul picked himself up who murdered nine innocent people at Bustling warehouses and rising wages and won the Nevada governorship just Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, weren’t exactly what our Democratic a few years later. SC, back in 2015. Our colleagues on the colleagues predicted when they railed Under Governor Laxalt, Nevada Judiciary Committee have received a against tax reform last year or voted in began growing and turning into the letter from Jennifer Pinckney, the wife lockstep to oppose its passage, but one State we know today. He helped estab- of the late Clementa Pinckney, one of would hope that hindsight is helping lish the community college system and the victims of that senseless violence. our Democratic colleagues to see how the first medical school in Nevada. Ms. Pinckney wrote to enthusiastically tax reform and regulatory relief were Under his guidance, Nevada’s gaming support Mr. Richardson’s confirmation. exactly what the doctor ordered and industry was transformed, and his vi- She said that he ‘‘will make a fine ju- how they have contributed to a healthy sion for our State’s future is now en- rist.’’ economy that is paying dividends for joyed by millions of tourists each year I urge my colleagues to join me in American workers and middle-class who visit Nevada for our world-class voting to confirm both of these impres- families. attractions, our services, and our en- sive nominees. I suggest the absence of a quorum. tertainment. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The It was during that time that Paul clerk will call the roll. started to become friends with another TAX REFORM The legislative clerk proceeded to famous Governor in neighboring Cali- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on call the roll. fornia—. Together, they one final matter, Members were back Mr. HELLER. Madam President, I worked to protect and preserve Lake in our home States meeting with con- ask unanimous consent that the order Tahoe for future generations. The stituents last week. I had the oppor- for the quorum call be rescinded. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency—the tunity to visit a remarkable business The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. TRPA—is the premier bistate compact in my hometown of Louisville. HYDE-SMITH). Without objection, it is to save the lake, and in 2020 we will Caldwell Tanks has been making so ordered. celebrate its 50th year. large industrial and water storage f After his work as Governor, Paul de- tanks in Kentucky for over 100 years. It cided the time was right to make an- is no secret that they do good business, REMEMBERING PAUL LAXALT other run for the U.S. Senate. This but when I stopped by on Friday, they Mr. HELLER. Madam President, I time he won, and he served the State of had some especially good news to come to the floor today to pay tribute Nevada from 1974 to 1987. As a U.S. Sen- share. In 2018 they invested $100,000 in and honor to one of the great Nevadans ator, he continued his faithful dedica- upgrades to their fleet of cranes. Their of our lifetime—Senator Paul Laxalt. tion to his friend Ronald Reagan and 150 Kentucky employees, along with Last week, Senator Laxalt passed away served as his Presidential campaign hundreds more in other States, are see- at the age of 96, having forever changed chairman in 1976, 1980, and 1984. He also ing estimated wage increases of up to the State of Nevada and this country. served as general chairman of the Re- 10 percent or more. Preload, Caldwell’s The State motto in Nevada is ‘‘All for publican National Committee from 1983 sister company, which makes our Country,’’ and Senator Laxalt ex- to 1987. prestressed concrete tanks, has in- emplified that principle every day by Senator Laxalt was famously called vested $500,000 in new manufacturing giving his all through public service for ‘‘the first friend’’ of President Rea- equipment. every Nevadan. gan’s. Together, they helped each other

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