S7034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 12, 2019 to; that the committee-reported sacred by SS troops near Wereth, Belgium, ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER amendment to the preamble be agreed and were identified as James Stewart of 13, 2019, AND MONDAY, DECEM- to; that the Cramer amendment at the West Virginia, Due Turner of Arkansas, Cur- BER 16, 2019 desk to the preamble be agreed to; that tis Adams of South Carolina, Mager Bradley Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the preamble, as amended, be agreed of Mississippi, George Davis, Jr. of Alabama, Thomas Forte of Mississippi, Robert Green ask unanimous consent that when the to; and that the motions to reconsider Senate completes its business today, it be considered made and laid upon the of Georgia, James Leatherwood of Mis- adjourn and then convene for a pro table. sissippi, Nathaniel Moss of Texas, George The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Moten of Texas, and William Pritchett of forma session only, with no business objection, it is so ordered. Alabama; being conducted, on Friday, December The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Whereas the impressive leadership of Lieu- 13, at 11:45 a.m. I further ask that when Res. 23) was agreed to. tenant General George S. Patton of the the Senate adjourns on Friday, Decem- The committee-reported amendment Third Army accelerated the success of the ber 13, it next convene at 3 p.m., Mon- to the preamble was agreed to. Allied Forces during the Battle of the Bulge; day, December 16; that following the The amendment (No. 1256) to the pre- Whereas, the heroic defense of Bastogne by prayer and pledge, the morning hour be the 101st Airborne Division became personi- amble was agreed to as follows: deemed expired, the Journal of pro- fied by General Anthony McAuliffe’s reply to ceedings be approved to date, the time (Purpose: To add language to the preamble) the German request to surrender with one Between the seventh and eighth whereas word: ‘‘Nuts!’’; for the two leaders be reserved for their clauses in the preamble, insert the following: Whereas, although Belgium lost more than use later in the day, morning business Whereas, the heroic defense of Bastogne by 74,000 civilians during the war, in addition to be closed, and the Senate resume con- the 101st Airborne Division became personi- many more having suffered through other sideration of the conference report to fied by General Anthony McAuliffe’s reply to atrocities that come with war, the people of accompany S. 1790; finally, that not- the German request to surrender with one Belgium persevered through the difficult pe- withstanding the provisions of rule word: ‘‘Nuts!’’; riod of time and rebuilt their lives the best XXII, the cloture motion filed during The preamble, as amended, was they could after the war ended; today’s session ripen at 5:30 p.m., Mon- agreed to. Whereas the success of the Allied Forces in day. The concurrent resolution with its beating back the German attack in the Bat- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without preamble, as amended, read as follows: tle of the Bulge made possible the final de- objection, it is so ordered. S. CON. RES. 23 feat and surrender of Nazi Germany in May Whereas the Battle of the Bulge was the 1945; f last major German offensive in Western Eu- Whereas the citizens of Belgium and Lux- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 11:45 A.M. rope during World War II, designed to split embourg have generously hosted thousands TOMORROW the Allied Forces, regain the initiative in the of United States veterans and kept the mem- West, and pressure the Allies to seek a nego- ory of the Battle of the Bulge alive through Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if tiated peace; numerous memorials and museums, includ- there is no further business to come be- Whereas, in the Ardennes region of Bel- ing the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- gium and Luxembourg, more than 650,000 and Memorial, the Ardennes American Cem- sent that it stand adjourned under the troops from the United States, Great Brit- etery and Memorial, the Luxembourg Amer- previous order. ain, Belgium, Canada, and other Allied ican Cemetery, the Battle of the Ardennes Forces defeated Germany in the Battle of the There being no objection, the Senate, Museum, the Bastogne War Museum, and the Bulge, which began December 16, 1944, and at 5 p.m., adjourned until Friday, De- Bastogne December Historic Walk; and ended January 25, 1945; cember 13, 2019, at 11:45 a.m. Whereas the Battle of the Bulge resulted in Whereas, after the Battle of the Bulge f over 89,000 United States casualties, includ- ended, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, ‘‘This is undoubtedly the ing 19,000 soldiers killed, 47,500 wounded, and CONFIRMATIONS more than 23,000 captured or missing-in-ac- greatest American battle of the war and will, tion; I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous Executive nominations confirmed by Whereas the Allied Forces overcame formi- American victory.’’: Now, therefore, be it the Senate December 12, 2019: dable obstacles that included being greatly Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR outnumbered by the German Army, harsh resentatives concurring), That the Senate— AURELIA SKIPWITH, OF INDIANA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF weather conditions, and the treacherous and (1) commemorates, on December 16, 2019, THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. unknown terrain of the Ardennes Forest re- the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the DEPARTMENT OF STATE gion of Belgium and Luxembourg; Whereas, on December 17, 1944, during one Bulge in World War II; JOHN JOSEPH SULLIVAN, OF MARYLAND, TO BE AM- (2) recognizes the valiant efforts of the var- BASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF of the worst atrocities of the war in Europe, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE RUSSIAN FED- the Malmedy Massacre, 84 unarmed Amer- ious Allied Forces; and ERATION. (3) remembers the individuals who made ican prisoners of war were shot by troops of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES the 1st SS Panzer Division; the ultimate sacrifice, which contributed to the Allied victory in the European Theater. STEPHEN HAHN, OF TEXAS, TO BE COMMISSIONER OF Whereas 11 African American soldiers of FOOD AND DRUGS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion were mas- HUMAN SERVICES.

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