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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 No. 103 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020, at 10 a.m. Senate WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020

The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was to the Senate from the President pro healthcare professionals, and paralyze called to order by the Honorable SHEL- tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). schools, universities, and employers LEY MOORE CAPITO, a Senator from the The senior assistant legislative clerk that are eager to reopen. Of course, State of West Virginia. read the following letter: there is also the important business we f U.S. SENATE, would have needed to have addressed PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, even before the pandemic. PRAYER Washington, DC, June 3, 2020. So, for all of these reasons and more, The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- To the Senate: while the Democratic House of Rep- fered the following prayer: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, resentatives may be absent—with no Let us pray. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby plans to return for weeks and weeks— Eternal God, ruler of the universe, we appoint the Honorable SHELLEY MOORE CAP- the U.S. Senate is here and working for ITO, a Senator from the State of West Vir- the American people. rejoice because You are near. Lord, we ginia, to perform the duties of the Chair. are grateful we belong to You, and You This week, we are filling more crit- CHUCK GRASSLEY, desire us to call You our Father in ical vacancies throughout our govern- President pro tempore. ment. Yesterday, we confirmed the good and bad times. We can face any Mrs. CAPITO thereupon assumed the Special Inspector General for Pan- calamity with the knowledge that Chair as Acting President pro tempore. nothing can separate us from Your demic Response. This is a brandnew po- love. Death and life can’t. Our fears for f sition born of immediate necessity and today and our worries about tomorrow RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY goals shared by Members of both par- can’t. Whether we are high above the LEADER ties. Yet, though our Democratic col- leagues said for weeks that CARES Act clouds or in the deepest ocean, nothing The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- in all creation can separate us from oversight was a top priority, our col- pore. The majority leader is recog- leagues chose to delay this nomination You. May this knowledge of Your abid- nized. ing and indestructible love inspire our for as long as possible. When the rubber Senators to trust You with all their f met the road, yet again, picking small fights with President Trump took prec- hearts and depend upon Your wisdom. BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE We pray in Your awesome Name. edence over urgent work for the com- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, Amen. mon good. our Nation is caught within a number At the same time, we also hear from f of grave problems at the same time. the very same Democratic colleagues PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE This week, in cities all across Amer- that they wish the Senate would spend The Presiding Officer led the Pledge ica, the pain of racial injustice has less time on nominations. Well, the of Allegiance, as follows: been compounded by violent riots that good news is that the Senate Demo- have drowned out peaceful protests and I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the crats can change that whenever they United States of America, and to the Repub- hurt innocent people. Millions of work- want, but as long as they continue to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ing families continue to face the his- visit delays and obstruction on even indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. toric economic fallout from the these lower level executive branch ap- f coronavirus pandemic, including unem- pointments, just for the sake of irri- ployment levels not seen in decades, tating the White House, the Senate APPOINTMENT OF ACTING and, lest we forget, the actual pan- will continue to do our job the hard PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE demic itself is still with us. The virus way. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The continues to claim hundreds of Amer- Of course, in the weeks ahead, we clerk will please read a communication ican lives every day, challenge will also tackle significant legislation

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03JN6.000 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S2660 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 3, 2020 for our country. We will turn to legis- administrations. The President’s strat- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lation to strengthen the implementa- egy and diplomacy have helped create pore. The clerk will call the roll. tion of the Paycheck Protection Pro- a path for discussions among Afghans— The senior assistant legislative clerk gram for the workers and small busi- the only thing that could actually se- proceeded to call the roll. nesses that are struggling to weather cure the country’s future. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I this storm. We will consider a bipar- If these qualified successes continue, ask unanimous consent that the order tisan bill from Senators DAINES and it would be appropriate to further re- for the quorum call be rescinded. GARDNER to safeguard America’s abun- duce our American presence as certain The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. dant public lands. For the 60th con- conditions are met, but we must retain LOEFFLER). Without objection, it is so secutive year, we will also take up the enough forces and influence to main- ordered. National Defense Authorization Act to tain our counterterrorism capabilities. RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER help guide the strategic and oper- Given recent reports and our long- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ational priorities of our Nation’s standing experience, we cannot just Democratic leader is recognized. Armed Forces in the face of evolving trust the Taliban will sever ties to al- PROTESTS AND BUSINESS OF THE SENATE threats. Qaida and other terrorist networks. We Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, need to be vigilant. We need to main- f this has been a very difficult week tain enough presence to judge whether AFGHANISTAN after what has been a very difficult few the Taliban complies with agreements months. A nation, beleaguered by dis- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, and help the Afghan Government im- ease and economic depression, has once make no mistake, the foreign actors pose consequences if it does not. We again come face-to-face with the racial who seek to harm the United States need to maintain enough presence to injustice that infects our society. The have not let up while we have attended preserve our strategic foothold against death of George Floyd in police cus- to other problems. For example, in Af- ISIS, the Haqqani Network, and al- tody was a searing reminder of a long ghanistan, despite agreeing just Qaida. We should also maintain enough list of unarmed African Americans months ago to engage in further peace presence to help prevent a full replay whose lives have been taken under negotiations with the Afghan Govern- of Iraq or Syria—a bloodbath and a similar circumstances—Breonna Tay- ment and sever its ties with al-Qaida, human rights collapse, particularly for lor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many oth- the Taliban has, instead, continued its generations of Afghan women. ers—a well of grief and loss and pain violent campaign against the Afghan Last year, a bipartisan supermajority too deep to express. It was a searing re- people. in the Senate voted for an amendment minder of the bigotry and discrimina- President Trump has expressed frus- I authored, which warned against pre- tion that African Americans encounter tration with the Taliban’s failures and cipitous withdrawals from Afghanistan as part of their daily reality. is reportedly considering withdrawing and Syria in ways that could jeopardize That is why so many Americans of from Afghanistan even more rapidly. the hard-won progress we have at- all ages, colors, and faiths are out in Yet, as we weigh our options, we must tained, embolden Iran and Russia, and the streets protesting right now. They not forget the painful lessons of the create more pain for us and everyone are fed up with racial injustice in this last administration’s mistakes. else in the future. country and want to see some change. Former President Obama and Vice Our enemies would be thrilled if the Here in the Senate, Member after President Biden were intent on beating United States would grow too tired to Member has come to the floor to share a hasty retreat from Iraq, conditions continue the hard work of standing support for the same cause. on the ground notwithstanding. Just as with our partners, confronting our ad- Yesterday, our caucus held a somber, many of us warned at the time, their versaries, and maintaining measured emotional, and very personal meeting, recklessness left a vacuum that terror- leadership that projects our security during which our Members shared their ists and Iran readily filled. ISIS flour- around the world. Our enemies would own lived experiences of racism and ished. Tragically, the rest is history. be delighted if we would grow too spoke about what we need to do next The resulting chaos threatened our in- weary to act in our own long-term in- because the truth is, while speeches terests and drew American efforts back terest. We must not give them that and protests are vital, they will never into the region. satisfaction. By contrast, the Trump administra- be enough. tion has seen a number of successes in f We need greater accountability and this difficult region. The President’s RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME transparency in police departments strategy has secured a territorial de- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and reformed police practices so these feat of ISIS. It has put new pressure on pore. Under the previous order, the events don’t happen in the first place. Iran and given the Iraqi people a fight- leadership time is reserved. We need to reform the criminal justice ing chance, which their new govern- system that is still too short on justice f ment seems inclined to take. and begin chipping away at the racial Yet helping Iraq stand up to Iranian CONCLUSION OF MORNING disparities that exist in healthcare, influence will not be an overnight BUSINESS housing, education, and in the econ- project. Iran wants to drive the United The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- omy. States from the region. China and Rus- pore. Morning business is closed. These issues will not be solved in a sia would also be thrilled with a reduc- week or a month or in a year. Let’s f tion of American presence and influ- hope they can be solved in this decade. ence there. So, as we struggle to clean EXECUTIVE SESSION But I will be damned if we don’t at up the broken pieces of one rushed least try to make some progress. Al- withdrawal, we need to avoid repeating ready, my colleagues Senators BOOKER, those mistakes somewhere else. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR HARRIS, CARDIN, KLOBUCHAR, I applaud the Trump administration The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- DUCKWORTH, SCHATZ, SMITH, and others for its approach thus far in Afghani- pore. Under the previous order, the are working with the Congressional stan. The President has taken con- Senate will proceed to executive ses- Black Caucus in the House to develop straints off U.S. forces. We have helped sion to resume consideration of the fol- legislation to address a number of Afghan forces go after the terrorists. lowing nomination, which the clerk issues related to police violence and ra- We have ratcheted up the costs on the will report. cial justice. Senate Democrats will not Taliban, bolstered the Afghan forces The senior assistant legislative clerk wait to propose and push for bold, bold that bear the brunt of the violence, and read the nomination of James H. An- change. won international support for our mis- derson, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Will our Republican colleagues join sion there. We have done all of this Under Secretary of Defense. us? Leader MCCONNELL, commit to put with fewer resources and fewer per- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, a law enforcement reform bill on the sonnel than during the previous two I suggest the absence of a quorum. floor of the Senate before July 4.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.001 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2661 I have made this request for several increased school class sizes, longer once great party, even though I didn’t days without an answer from the Re- emergency response times, fewer serv- agree with it, has declined so—no cour- publican leader. Even more dis- ices to keep the elderly at home and age, no principle, but simply cowering appointing, the Republican leader out of nursing homes. These cuts not for President Trump and his crazy blocked a simple resolution I offered only exacerbate the recession but the theories that even they know are last night that reaffirmed Americans’ wrath of the coronavirus itself. That is crazy. constitutional rights to peaceful pro- what is happening while Senate Repub- The American people, of course, test, condemned the violence that is licans wait until July, maybe, to con- should be furious with the President as occurring in too many places, and con- sider another relief bill. well. On Monday night, Americans demned the President as well for hav- America, look at what our Repub- watched Federal officers, under the di- ing gas and rubber bullets used on a licans are doing: not giving the relief rection of the President and the Attor- peaceful protest in Lafayette Park, you need for your safety, for your ney General, use gas and rubber bullets where there were families and children schools, for the services that local gov- to disperse a crowd of peaceful pro- protesting in the grand American tra- ernment provides. testers in a public park so that the dition of peaceful protest. The Republican majority doesn’t President could stage a photo op in There was no partisan rhetoric in seem to have time to address a cas- front of a church, waving the Holy this resolution. It was three simple cading series of national crises—no Bible as a prop. concepts, a recitation of the facts, but time. Why is that? Last night, Americans saw an even because Senate Republicans are so Where is President Trump? Where is more haunting image on the internet afraid—shivering—at the thought of his Cabinet? They all know that we and their televisions: rows of camou- criticizing the President, even when need more. They all know we haven’t flage troops standing at attention on they know his actions are way out of solved the economic problem—far from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, like line, Leader MCCONNELL came and it. They all know that we have to do a an occupying force defending a critical blocked this resolution. Shame, shame, lot more on testing. position. shame. So our Republican majority doesn’t When you see the image of troops We all know there are very few seem to have time to address the dressed for combat flanking the Lin- checks on the President, especially a COVID national crisis, but do you coln Memorial, an altar of freedom, President who believes he can do any- know what it does have time for? Chas- you cannot help but think of thing he wants—and he said it. One of ing President Trump’s wild conspiracy Tiananmen Square. This administra- the most effective checks on President theories. It sounds like the death knell tion ordered Federal officers to gas Trump could be the caucus of Repub- of the Republican Party as we know it. peaceful protesters and charge on lican Senators for once standing up to They can’t deal with the two major cri- horseback and defend our monuments him when he is way out of line. Where ses of the day—racial justice and the like battlefield positions. are they? Where are they? COVID crisis—and they are busy pur- What is President Trump doing to Even a columnist like George Will suing conspiracy theories, some of this grand democracy? What is he has shown a disgust at the Republican them emanating from Russia, to go doing? And why are our Republican Senate, and he is a conservative, for after President Obama and Vice Presi- colleagues just going along? their failure to stand up to Donald dent Biden. President Lincoln’s second inaugural Trump on issues like this. All too often This makes no sense. This, again, address is engraved in that building on thorny issues such as gun safety, ra- sounds like the death knell of the Re- where armed soldiers stood. During a cial justice, and police reform, my Re- publican Party. The Republican Party moment of extreme political division publican colleagues sort of say what is we used to know would have some prin- and civil strife, President Lincoln necessary to get through the day, when ciples but not be afraid to run to every urged malice toward none, charity to- there is an immediate crisis, and then major issue—to any major issue al- ward all, and sought to bind up the Na- wait for public attention to fade. most. But that is what they are doing. tion’s wounds. Leader MCCONNELL called us back Today, in the Judiciary Committee, There could be no greater contrast into session in early May during the the Republican committee chairman between Lincoln and this President, height of the COVID pandemic, but we has called in Rod Rosenstein to dredge this President who seems to have mal- still have not considered a single piece up the President’s favorite conspiracy ice toward all and charity for none, of legislation on the floor. Now listen theory related to the 2016 election. It is who seeks to deepen our Nation’s to this. Yesterday, when Leader an egregious misuse of the institu- wounds rather than bind them up. Our MCCONNELL was listing legislative pri- tion—the Senate. Nation is crying out for leadership, for orities for June, he did not mention Nearly a quarter of our workforce is direction, for some healing and some COVID legislation. Let me repeat for unemployed. Over 100,000 Americans unity. Will this President even try to those who may have missed it in the are dead from a strange and contagious provide it? swirl of news and events of the day. disease; Americans are in the streets I yield the floor. When listing his June priorities to re- demanding racial justice; and shop- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- porters, Leader MCCONNELL did not worn, discredited conspiracy theories jority whip is recognized. mention COVID-related legislation. are what the Republican majority is fo- Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I Other Republican Senators have said cused on? What alternative universe do want to speak here in just a moment to that another relief bill might come in they live in? What alternative reality the issue of internet traffic and how late July—might, might. are they in the midst of? One detached that has been impacted by the This is shocking. This should be a from the real reality that the Amer- coronavirus, how it has impacted our wake-up call to the American people. ican people face: conspiracy theories to lives during the coronavirus. Before I Americans of all ages, races, creeds, help President Trump’s reelection, do that, though, I want to just respond and philosophies, call your Republican rightwing judges, many of whom have to a few things the Democratic leader Senators. Demand action. antipathy to the civil rights we are mentioned. The recession will get deeper. It talking about now. He again pointed out that the Repub- could develop into a depression if we The Republican Party in the Senate lican Senate isn’t doing work here. It don’t have relief. We have not done has moved so far into a corner, the cor- is hard to fathom how he can possibly enough in the eyes of every economist ner that Donald Trump is in, that they come to that conclusion. The Demo- I have looked at and respected. Gov- can’t address two of the most impor- crat-run House of Representatives is ernors and mayors across the country tant and major issues that have af- out of session for the entire month— in red States are slashing budgets in fected this country in decades. the entire month of June. They are not advance of the new fiscal year, which The American people should be furi- even here. The Democratic House of for most States starts July 1. States ous with the Republican Senate major- Representatives isn’t even in town. will be forced to cut millions of jobs ity, and the American people and histo- The Senate is here doing work, and and critical services. These cuts mean rians will record with sadness how this important work, I might add. He said

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:22 Jun 05, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD20\JUNE\S03JN0.REC S03JN0 abonner on DSK9F5VC42PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S2662 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 3, 2020 we haven’t passed any legislation. Today, in the Senate Commerce used, as the Treasury has pointed out, Well, the week before the Memorial Committee, another committee on given the States’ flexibility, for emer- Day break we passed the Foreign Intel- which I serve, we are going to be exam- gency personnel, first responders, po- ligence Surveillance Act reauthoriza- ining the impact of the coronavirus on lice, all the things that the Senator tion, a critical piece of national secu- our transportation infrastructure and from New York talked about. That is rity and intelligence legislation that how important this transportation has flexibility the States have now to be all our intelligence experts tell us is been throughout the course of the able to meet the needs that they have critical to fighting the war against ter- coronavirus in ensuring that we keep and to work with their local govern- rorists. Pretty important legislation, I commerce going, that we keep food in ments and meet the needs of the local would say. the grocery stores. governments. He pointed out that the agenda for We are going to be looking at both So there is a lot of money in the the month of June doesn’t include the highway aspect, the rail aspect—all pipeline, not to mention, of course, much. Well, that is only if you don’t of those—and how they are impacted first and foremost, the money we put think that the National Defense Au- by the coronavirus and what we might out there for investment in thera- thorization Act is not important. need to do to ensure that they continue peutics, in vaccines, in diagnostic test- Funding the military, authorizing the to be able to provide the services that ing, and all the money that has gone weapons systems, paying the per- they do going forward. out to hospitals and nursing home pro- sonnel, the technology, the intel- So we are consistently looking at, on viders and long-term care facilities to ligence, all the things that go into pro- a daily basis, the coronavirus, the im- help them get through this crisis in the tecting the country seem to me to be pact it is having on our economy, the form of direct assistance. So there is a pretty important. impact it is having on the health of lot of money in the pipeline—as I said, So the National Defense Authoriza- people in this country, the health about $2.9 trillion that has already tion Act is a piece of legislation that emergency, and putting measures in been authorized, and I think about 40 the Senate will process during the up- place that would deal not only with percent, maybe, has been spent. So coming weeks here in the month of that health emergency but also with there is still a lot of assistance going June. In fact, that will probably take a the economic crisis created by it. out there. good week to move across the floor of In the meantime, we are seeing the My friend, the Democratic leader, the Senate. It typically does. It is economy start to open up again, which would just want to put a whole bunch something we have to do on an annual I think is a very good thing. I am hope- more money out there without know- basis, but there is nothing more impor- ful we will see, as the economy opens ing what the need is, and I think, at a tant and more critical to the national up, that people will get out, consumers time when we are already running a $21 security of the United States than the will spend, investors will invest, and trillion—now $25 trillion—debt, we National Defense Authorization Act. we will see that economy start to grow ought to be very circumspect and pay We will be passing a major parks bill again, jobs to come back. attention to what is happening in our this next week, which will help fund Obviously, we have very high unem- economy, what the needs are, what we the backlog in a lot of our national ployment right now—a major concern. need to keep the economy opening up parks—something that has been a pri- We also have a major unemployment and responding, what we continue to ority for many Democrats here in this insurance piece of legislation that was need to do to help people who are un- Chamber for a long time. In fact, it is moved by this Congress earlier to pro- employed, what we continue to need to a great bipartisan bill. In fact, I think, vide assistance and help for those who, do to help families in this country who out of the Democratic caucus, there through no fault of their own, have had are struggling through this crisis. are somewhere on the order of 43 of the to go on unemployment. But we ought to do that based on the 47 Democrats who are cosponsoring the To suggest for a moment that we need, not just somebody saying: Well, piece of legislation that will be called aren’t focused on the coronavirus is let’s just throw a bunch more money up later this week and be on the floor completely missing the point—as is to out there and hope that it has an im- most of next week. suggest, also, that we haven’t done a pact. We have done that. We have So it is something that has been lot already. We passed four major flooded the zone with dollars. There is around here for a while. It is going to pieces of legislation, totaling almost $3 a tremendous amount of resources out be a major legislative accomplishment. trillion, and that is $3 trillion if you there right now, a lot of which has yet It will be a bipartisan accomplishment don’t include the amount of leverage to be spent, and it strikes me, at least, when it passes. we gave to the Federal Reserve and the that, in the eyes of most Americans, So I would just say that the fact that Treasury to extend credit and create li- they would view it as pretty impor- we aren’t doing the things the Demo- quidity out there. With the power of tant, before we spend more tax cratic leader wants to do doesn’t mean that leverage, it is somewhere on the money—all of which, I might add, is the Senate isn’t very busy. The things order of about $6 trillion in assistance going to be borrowed money—that we he wants to do, the things he talks that we have put out there through dif- see how what we have done already is about wanting to do, are things that we ferent legislative vehicles to the Amer- working, if it has been effective and is are doing. We are dealing with the ican people. having the desired impact. coronavirus on a daily basis around So you are seeing that translated There is so much going on around here. into the Paycheck Protection Pro- here dealing with the coronavirus, it I am a member of the Senate Finance gram, which is keeping people em- just completely defies any sort of logic Committee. Yesterday, the Senate Fi- ployed, keeping jobs in this country, to what the Democratic leader sug- nance Committee had a hearing in keeping businesses functioning and op- gested was happening here in the Sen- which officials from the FDA, for ex- erating. It has been a very successful ate. ample, critical agencies when it comes program. He made one other comment, which I particularly to pharmaceuticals in this You are seeing it in the form of di- think I have to respond to. He said that country, attended, and the subject of rect assistance to State and local gov- the Senate is in the process—Repub- the hearing was the pharmaceutical ernments. And $150 billion has been put licans in the Senate are processing supply chain and what we need to do to out there, much of which hasn’t been rightwing judges who have antipathy shore that up, to make sure that in fu- spent, and that is on top of a lot of for the very civil rights issues that we ture pandemics, with lessons learned other assistance to State and local gov- are dealing with right now. from this one, we aren’t dependent ernments, which totals somewhere on I don’t know how you can make a upon unreliable supply chains in places the order of about $500 billion. Almost statement like that. I don’t know how around the world that, frankly, may half a trillion dollars, so far, sum total, you can ascribe motive or intent to not be dependable. That is a pretty im- has gone out to State and local govern- judges. You don’t know who these portant issue when it comes to dealing ments. judges are. with the effects and the impacts of the Much of that, as I said, is in the pipe- We have a judge we are going to be coronavirus. line, hasn’t been spent yet. It can be processing here for the DC circuit. It is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.005 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2663 a pretty important circuit in this coun- But like any new technology, 5G net- We have noticed. As many of my col- try. He is the district judge from Ken- works will present new risks and vul- leagues and I have expressed, we stand tucky. He has been rated as very ‘‘well nerabilities. And because 5G will mean with Hong Kong. We must carefully qualified’’ by the American Bar Asso- a vastly greater number of connected consider an appropriate response, one ciation. The American Bar Association devices, the risks with 5G will be great- that will rebuke the Communist Party isn’t a rightwing group at all. In fact, er. That is the why a central part of de- of China without negatively affecting many on our side think they certainly ploying 5G networks has to be looking the people of Hong Kong, their well- drift the other direction. Yet they have at how we can mitigate security risks. being, and their democratic aspira- said this judge is a well-qualified judge. We need to ensure that our compo- tions. Do you think they would be saying nent parts of our devices and, criti- We didn’t need COVID–19 or China’s something like that about a judge who cally, the component parts of tele- recent actions in Hong Kong to know had antipathy for civil rights? I mean, communications networks, like cell that giving the Chinese Government a that is just, I would say, a reckless and towers and the small cells that will be backdoor into American communica- irresponsible statement unless you required for 5G, are secure. A primary tions networks is a bad idea. But it cer- have something to back that up and way to do that is by ensuring that 5G tainly underscores the need to make support it. equipment comes from trusted vendors. sure that 5G infrastructure is not made So I just thought it would be impor- Currently, one of the biggest sup- by companies beholden to the Chinese tant to respond to some of the things pliers of 5G equipment worldwide is a Government. The United States has that the Democratic leader just said Chinese company, Huawei, which is taken a number of steps to prevent with respect to the agenda here in the supported by the Chinese Government. equipment from Huawei and another Senate, which, as I pointed out earlier, China’s 2017 national intelligence law suspect Chinese company, ZTE, from is a very full one. If you compare it to requires Chinese companies to support being used in U.S. communications the agenda of our colleagues in the the Chinese Government’s intelligence networks, but these companies still Democrat-controlled House, which is activities. American security officials pose a risk to the United States. zilch because they are not here for the have raised concerns that much of For starters, some U.S. broadband entire month, it seems to me the Sen- Huawei’s equipment is built with back providers, often in rural areas, still ate is getting a lot of work done. doors that give the Chinese Govern- have equipment from Huawei and ZTE 5G ment access to global communications in their communications networks. A So, Madam President, what I came networks. number of our allies and trade part- I don’t need to tell anyone that we here to talk about—I came down to the ners—entities with whom we regularly should be wary of China’s motives and floor a couple of weeks ago to talk share information, including sensitive that China’s interests are frequently about how the coronavirus is high- national security information—have lighting the importance of strong opposed to those of the United States. China’s handling of the coronavirus used or are using technology from internet networks. Huawei and ZTE. Despite the surge we have seen in is a striking current example of the What can we do? An initiative is al- internet traffic that the coronavirus Chinese Government’s prioritizing its ready underway to replace suspect tele- has produced, with Americans using own interests or pride over the public communications components in U.S. the internet for everything from work good. As a New York Times article networks with hardware from trusted to school to family dinners, U.S. net- noted in February, ‘‘The [Chinese] gov- ernment’s initial handling of the epi- companies. works have held up tremendously well. In March, the President signed legis- Americans have been able to enjoy demic allowed the virus to gain a tena- lation developed by the Commerce the same speed and streaming quality cious hold. At critical moments, offi- Committee chairman, ROGER WICKER, that they typically enjoy, something cials chose to put secrecy and order the Secure and Trusted Communica- that hasn’t happened in a lot of other ahead of openly confronting the grow- countries, and that is a direct result of ing crisis to avoid political alarm and tions Network Act, to help speed up the United States’ light-touch ap- political embarrassment.’’ this process. This legislation, which I proach to internet regulation, which Whether it was driven by the hubris cosponsored, will help small tele- has encouraged American companies to of the Communist Party or merely the communications providers with the invest in the latest communications in- callous indifference the Communist cost of replacing network components frastructure and new technologies to state has for the well-being of its own that pose a security risk. make more efficient use of spectrum. citizens, China was not transparent Also, In March, I introduced legisla- Our Nation is currently preparing for about the grave danger of COVID–19. It tion to help address the other part of the widespread adoption of the next failed to release accurate information the problem, and that is the use of generation of internet technology— about the nature and spread of the Huawei technology by our allies and what is known as 5G. We need to make virus, and it took active steps to make our trading partners. We regularly ex- sure that our 5G networks will be as sure the truth did not get out in other change information, including sen- strong as our current networks, but we ways. Whistleblowers were punished; sitive national security information, still have some work to do to get to the centers were censored; and journal- with our allies and trading partners. that point. ists were expelled. And this information can only be se- I come down here frequently to the Despite the fact that its negligence cure if networks on both ends are se- floor to discuss that work, which in- undoubtedly contributed to the global cure. That is why the United States cludes paving the way for the wide- spread of COVID–19, China still con- has called for other countries to reject spread installation of the small cells tinues to be less than forthcoming telecommunications technology from that are necessary for 5G networks, en- about the virus. Unfortunately, this is Huawei and ZTE. hancing the availability of the mid- run-of-the-mill governing in China, as A number of countries have com- band spectrum that is necessary for 5G we saw with the SARS outbreak in the mitted to using trusted companies to deployment, and investing in a 5G early 2000s and as we have seen in build out their telecommunications workforce. many other instances. networks, but other countries are still But there is also another aspect we Not content with its role in aggra- planning to make use of Huawei’s tech- need to think about when it comes to vating the spread of the coronavirus, nology. My legislation, the Network 5G, which is sometimes not talked the Chinese Communist Party has also Security Trade Act, would make tele- about as much, and that is network se- taken advantage of the pandemic to communications security a key objec- curity. With its incredible speed and strip Hong Kong of its autonomy and tive when negotiating future trade connectivity, 5G will usher in a new freedom. China’s hope is that our Na- deals. era of innovation: advances in medical tion is too preoccupied with this pan- We should be using trade agreements care, the large-scale deployment of pre- demic to notice its efforts to under- to push for enhanced network security cision agriculture, safer transportation mine what should be Hong Kong’s au- globally, which would benefit not only technologies. 5G will bring all of these tonomy under the one state, two sys- our country but every country with things and more. tems construct. which we do business.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.006 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S2664 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 3, 2020 We recently opened negotiations on a lying about it. But keep in mind that they don’t work as hard. It is not be- new trade deal with the United King- we are 5 percent of the world’s popu- cause of individual choices. We all dom, which has been using Huawei lation, and 30 percent of the deaths work hard. We are all trying to do technology to build its 5G networks. I from the coronavirus have been Ameri- something productive for our families am pleased that it now looks like the cans. This President continues to make and our communities. We all want to UK is reconsidering its use of Huawei excuses and point fingers. And the build a better country for our daugh- components. I hope they will decide to compliant, always obedient, sheeplike ters and our sons. No; it is because of a reject the suspect technology. Members of the Republican caucus con- racist system that is making it harder I hope the trade negotiations will ference of the Senate continue to stay for their work to pay off and putting at emphasize the importance of using quiet, continue to do nothing about risk their lives for generations, long trusted companies to build out the this President’s behavior and the before this virus appeared. UK’s telecommunications networks. 105,000 deaths from coronavirus in this A grocery store worker in Cincinnati The security of our communications country. said to me: They tell me I am essential, with our trading partners and allies— PROTESTS but I feel expendable. I don’t feel safe particularly those allies like Britain— Mr. President, the protests around at work, and they don’t pay me very needs to be a priority. our State, throughout our country, are much. I feel expendable. As we move forward into the 5G fu- an expression of fear and grief and frus- Long before this pandemic, millions ture, we need to make sure that our tration and of anger. Black commu- of Americans knew we had a system technological advancements are nities led the Nation in mourning the that treats them like they are expend- matched with advancements and net- killings of George Floyd and Breonna able. Their hard work isn’t paying off. work security. That starts with keep- Taylor over the last week. They are For some, it feels like the system is ing Huawei and other suspect tech- now leading calls for justice and long- broken. For Black and Brown workers, nology out of our networks and, if at term changes to dismantle the systems it never worked to begin with. all possible, out of the networks of our of oppression that hold them back. In the midst of the trauma and the allies. Instead of listening to those calls grieving, millions of those same Ameri- I will continue to do everything I can from the people who built this country, cans still go to work day after day, to ensure that we have not only the in- instead of offering leadership and ris- week after week, in grocery stores, as frastructure but the security needed to ing to meet this moment—as every one delivery people, in drugstores, as bus- keep American networks at the fore- of his predecessors of both parties did drivers, and the people who do the front of the telecommunications revo- in times of trouble for our country— linen and change the beds in hospitals, lution. President Trump fails yet again. In- the food service workers, the Before I close, let me just say one stead of uniting, he divides. Instead of custodians, the security people, the more word about China. As I said ear- comforting, he stokes fear. He points first responders. In the midst of the lier, China’s coronavirus deception is fingers. He places blame. Instead of trauma and grieving, those same Amer- undoubtedly partly responsible for the healing, he rubs salt in the open icans—millions of them—still go to fact that this virus has now spread to wounds of Black Americans. work day after day, week after week. every corner of the world. China’s re- On Monday night, the President of Our job is to show the victims of sys- cent actions with regard to Hong Kong the United States turned the arm of temic racism at the hands of their own underscore the hostility of the Chinese the state on peaceful protesters—we government that the same government Government to the values that free- saw the video—tear-gassing the citi- can and will protect them from this dom-loving countries hold dear. zens he is supposed to serve, all so he pandemic. We hear them. We see them. China has a lot of work to do if it could walk across the street and stage We fight for them. Their lives matter. ever hopes to rebuild trust with other a photo op at a church he doesn’t at- Our response to this crisis must be to nations. At a bare minimum, we expect tend and hold up a Bible that he stand behind all the people who make China to uphold its recent trade com- doesn’t read. The timid—you choose this country work, all workers, wheth- mitments, which are critical to Amer- the adjective—timid, cowardly, spine- er you swipe a badge or punch a clock, ica’s hard-hit farmers and ranchers. I less Republican colleagues in this Sen- whether you earn a salary or make will be looking, and our entire govern- ate just remained silent. How offended tips, whether you are raising children ment will be looking, to see if China’s they would have been if a Democratic or caring for an aging parent; all work- word on trade agreements can be relied President had done what this President ers, whether your hard work isn’t pay- upon. I hope that the Chinese Govern- does and fails to do—the tear-gassing ing off now or whether it never paid off ment will live up to its commitments. of citizens he is supposed to serve, the the way it should. I yield the floor. photo op at a church, the holding up of Dr. King said: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the Bible he doesn’t read, the excuses, One day our society will come to respect ator from Ohio. the divisiveness, all of that. the sanitation worker. For the person who Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I ask People are tired. People are angry: picks up our garbage, in the final analysis, is unanimous consent that following my more Black sons and daughters and as significant as the physician, for if he remarks, the senior Senator from Okla- mothers and fathers killed by police of- doesn’t do his job, diseases are rampant. All homa is recognized. ficers—the very people who are sup- labor has dignity. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there posed to protect all Americans; more It is Black and Brown workers who objection? death, when many are already griev- have too often, far too long, far too Without objection, it is so ordered. ing—so many in the Black community often been robbed of their dignity on CORONAVIRUS already grieving the loss of family the job. If we want to be a country Mr. BROWN. Madam President, I members and friends for the where all people have dignity, we need note with some interest that one Re- coronavirus, grappling with the eco- to start by recognizing that all labor publican colleague after another comes nomic stress this pandemic has caused. has dignity. But so far, our response to to the floor—their ‘‘protect the Presi- The pandemic has been the ‘‘great re- the crisis is not the response of a gov- dent at all costs’’ colleagues, no matter vealer.’’ We know Black and Brown ernment that believes that. This Sen- what he does, no matter what he says, communities have been hit hardest by ate, this President, can always find no matter how he acts, no matter how the coronavirus. They are more likely trillions of dollars for corporations— incompetent, no matter how divisive— to get sick. They have less access to for tax cuts, for bailouts. But when and continues to point their fingers at healthcare. They make up the commu- hard-working families need help with the Chinese for the coronavirus. God nities hurt by Jim Crow laws and red- rent or to put food on the table, Presi- knows, China deserves heaps of blame lining and now the locking in of those dent Trump and Leader MCCONNELL for the outbreak in the early spread of rules and regulations by the Trump ad- say we can’t afford it. the coronavirus. There is no question ministration. Black and Brown com- The President and the administra- they deserve a lot of blame for the out- munities disproportionately make up tion have already made racial and eco- break in the early spread, and they are our essential workers. It is not because nomic inequality worse and undone

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It is not a coincidence 1983. I think it is important that we do continued to support terrorist groups that many of the people they consider this. About every 10 years I do this. that threaten our personnel in Iraq. It expendable are Black and Brown work- And we are going to be successful now has repeatedly attacked our partners ers. because I have a commitment from the across the region. What is even worse Since the President is unwilling to President that he is going to stay is Iran seeks a nuclear weapon capa- protect people—whether that is pro- hitched on an issue—a huge issue in bility, and President Obama’s Iran deal tecting their lives or protecting their the past. would have, ultimately, let it have ex- financial future—we in the Senate In 1983, not much was known about actly what it wanted. must fill the leadership void. As we do Iran’s efforts to train and arm the rad- Fortunately, we now have a Presi- that, we work for change. We need to ical proxies and to kill Americans and dent who takes a strong stance against be clear that part of leading is listen- to kill our partners and our allies. Peo- Iran with the imposing of sanctions ing. ple know now. In fact, only a few years and the pulling out of the flawed Iran The best ideas don’t come out of earlier, Ayatollah Khamenei led a vio- nuclear deal that the previous adminis- Washington—the solutions we need to lent revolution in Iran. Khamenei’s re- tration put us in. fix the justice system, to address gime introduced himself to the world By the way, I had a joyful conversa- wealth inequality, to reverse dispari- by taking American diplomats hostage tion for a half an hour yesterday with ties in healthcare, to help communities for 444 days—444 days. We all remember Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of that have been hurt by redlining and when that happened. That was some- Israel. He was reminding me that I was Jim Crow laws and so much more. thing unprecedented. It was all tied in Israel and in the Prime Minister’s Whenever we talk about this, when- into Khamenei. Of course, he used office at the very moment that Presi- ever people bring up the ways the sys- other people. Nothing has changed dent Trump pulled out of the Iran deal, tem has failed so many Americans on since that time. and I had never seen him so jubilant. the Senate floor or at a protest march, Nonetheless, for the next decade, We just talked about that yesterday. there are always naysayers—almost al- until his death in 1989, Khamenei was Go back now to October 23, 1983, ways White, usually men, often pretty the ruthless face of an Iranian regime when 241 Americans were killed by an well-off—who say: How can you be so that applied a brutal version of reli- Iranian-backed suicide bomber. It was negative? Why do you want to dwell on gious law, murdered innocent people, a terrible day in U.S. history, and, in all the worst parts of our history? suppressed religious and ethnic minori- 2003, a U.S. court ruled that Iran was Don’t you love our country? ties, and supported radical Islamists. responsible. That suit against Iran, My response to our country’s He hated Western value, and he hated brought by the victims’ families—the naysayers and sunshine patriots is this: the freedoms that we enjoy. Almost 4 families of the 241 who died—provided How can you be so pessimistic as to be- years into his rule as Supreme Leader, punitive and compensatory relief in the lieve that this is the best our country October 23, 1983, 241 Americans, both can do? Do you really think the Amer- form of Iranian assets. In 2007, the dis- U.S. marines and other service per- trict court judge awarded just over $2.5 ican people, with our ingenuity and our sonnel serving a peace mission in Bei- billion to the families of those mur- optimism and tenacity—do you really rut, were attacked at their barracks by think the American people can’t create dered in that atrocity. a truck that was carrying 2,000 pounds Our work isn’t done now. You would a fair economy and a more just govern- of explosives by terrorists who were think that it would be, but it is not be- ment? Do you truly believe we can’t armed and trained by Iran. That was in have a society that works for every- cause there is nearly $1.7 billion in 1983. Two hundred and forty-one died. laundered Iranian assets in a Luxem- one—Black and White and Brown, These terrorists later became what bourg bank named Clear Street, and we women and men—no matter who you we know as Hezbollah. That is the first need to make sure that it stays there. are, no matter what kind of work you time they surfaced and were identified do? Protesting, working for change, or- as they are today, as an arm of Iran. Yet I have this gnawing feeling that, ganizing, demanding our country do Hezbollah struck. once something is over in Luxembourg better—those are some of the most pa- In 2003, 20 years after the attack on or someplace like that, all of a sudden, triotic things any of us can do. our marines, the United States District you wake up and find that Iran has $1.7 I love my country. If you love this Court for the District of Columbia billion it is not entitled to in order to country, you fight for the people who ruled in a civil suit brought by the spread terrorism throughout the world. make it work, all of them. families of the victims—the 241 who In last year’s NDAA—now, the NDAA I yield the floor. were killed—that Iran had used is the largest bill we do each year. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Hezbollah as a proxy to bomb the Ma- chair the defense authorization. It is Chair would remind Senators that rine barracks in Beirut on that October called the National Defense Authoriza- under rule XIX, it is provided that ‘‘no day. tion Act. We pass it every year. We in- Senator in debate shall, directly or in- Not much has changed with Iran, un- cluded language that made those assets directly, by any form of words impute fortunately. It is the same way they available to the victims’ families, and to another Senator or to other Sen- operate now. They don’t play by the the President signed it. I talked to the ators any conduct or motive unworthy rules. They never have. They are ter- President, and he is anxious to do this. or unbecoming a Senator.’’ rorists. They are worse than terrorists. We have one obstacle that we have to The Senator from Oklahoma is recog- They are the ones who are training the get past, which is some activity by the nized. terrorists. That became even more ap- second circuit where it is now being Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I parent when we began to learn more played out. want to respond to the accusations about their ties to Islamist terror orga- President Trump has been a firm that were made. And I worded that nizations and how they use proxy orga- leader against the aggressive Iran, and carefully not to violate any rules. I am nizations, with no true allegiance but I certainly stand with him. That is why going to do that. on behalf of a twisted interpretation of this is a clear opportunity to continue I see kind of an active desperation Islamic religious text, to murder and President Trump’s maximum pressure that is creeping in on statements and then sneak back into the shadows. campaign against the current Iranian things that are said about other people. That is the way they operated, and regime so as to ensure these assets do And right now, we are experiencing that is the way they operate today. not return to Iran, where they would some things that actually are a suc- It happened under Ayatollah surely be used to help the proxy orga- cess. Khamenei, and it happens under the nization, such as Hezbollah.

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What has to do that. those 241 victims who were killed in happen is the President must issue a The accusations against General Beirut receive this money as opposed proclamation ordering any insurgents Milley are especially troubling to me to having the money go back. to disperse within a set period of time. because I know, from working with PROTESTS Now, that is really important because him, of his commitment to our Nation, Mr. President, in responding to a that is the warning shot. He says this to the Constitution, and to the Amer- couple of things that were said a few is going to happen, but only you can ican people—of keeping them safe and minutes ago, we all know this is a real- keep this from happening. The Presi- giving his best military advice. It is ly trying time for our Nation. I begin dent has to issue the proclamation or- striking below the belt to make these with the obvious, which is what hap- dering any insurgents to disperse with- accusations and to try to scare the pened to George Floyd was a crime. It in a set period of time. It will mean American people. It is my duty as was a horrible crime, and it has caused that our Nation’s military and security chairman of the Committee on Armed a groundswell of people joining to- leaders, including our Commander in Services to have strong oversight over gether and standing against injustice Chief—the President—will have deter- this issue. We have oversight over it. If and hate, not just for George Floyd but mined that the situation will have de- what they are saying is true, we still for so many others. teriorated in a way that local officials have the oversight. Protests are meaningful and positive will not have managed on their own. In I assure you, right now, we are events—standing up for dignity and re- virtually every case, local officials watching what our military is doing spect for all people. Protesting is a have agreed with that. and what it has always done, which is cherished part of our democratic soci- We are not there now. We are not its duty within the law and constitu- ety that is enshrined in the First there at all, and I hope we don’t get tional limits, and that is exactly what Amendment. The rights of peaceful there. This will only be as a last resort. General Milley has done and is doing protest should be supported and cele- If we do, I am confident this decision right now. We are seeing a lot of finger- brated, period. We understand that. will be made with the advice of the top pointing and blame going around. We Yet those protests are not the same as civilian and military officials who have owe it to ourselves and our neighbors the dangerous, destructive activity we all been confirmed with wide bipar- to believe the very best in each other, have seen in many of our cities just in tisan support and margins. not assume the worse. We need to rec- the last couple of days. Emotions are GENERAL MARK A. MILLEY ognize everyone’s inherent value and high, and tensions are high, which is Mr. President, I would like to say a dignity and treat each other with re- understandable. We need law and order little something about simple military spect and dignity as Christ calls us to if we are going to move forward, and I relations. This is something I care a lot do. Only then can we listen with both think every reasonable person agrees about as chairman of the Senate Com- of our ears and with our hearts. That is with that. mittee on Armed Services. In par- what I am asking the American people We are trying to have tough con- ticular, I want to speak about General to do. versations about inequality, but we are Milley. Many of those in the protests are in facing a lot of misinformation, espe- General Milley is the Chairman of a group that has been referred to as cially when it comes to our military. If the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this job, antifa. Certainly, George Floyd’s death we let this misinformation spread, it General Milley is the President’s top was a tragedy and went beyond un- will just make things worse. All of the military adviser. Don’t forget he thinkable dimensions, but did any of people out there—I am talking about doesn’t have any command authority them know who he was? I suggest, no, the ‘‘hate Trump’’ people—are using over the military forces. This is impor- they really didn’t. So I would only say this to try to lie to the American peo- tant. This is not what you hear people this: I think, in answer to the accusa- ple. So I would like to correct the talking about when they misrepresent tions that were made, that I would record, and I hope every American here the situation. This is very important. quote only one or two sentences out of understands and believes these words. He is there as the adviser to the Presi- a speech that our President made 2 This is very important. Here is what is dent of the United States, and he days ago in the Rose Garden. This is happening. doesn’t have any command authority. very self-explanatory and does explain Right now, the National Guard has There has been a lot of criticism about the situation in response to the accusa- not been federalized for response. Right his wearing his battle dress uniform— tions that have been made falsely now, Active-Duty troops have not been his BDU, as they call it—on Monday about him. sent into any city, including DC. I was when the President spoke. Here is an- We cannot allow the righteous cries and here last night. I was visibly looking other area in which I want to set the peaceful protesters to be drowned out by an around and making sure that this was record straight. angry mob. The biggest victims of the riot- not the case, and it was not. There General Milley was getting ready to ing are peace-loving citizens in our poorest were no Active-Duty troops in spite of visit with troops around DC—I know communities. And as their President, I will that. I was talking to him that day— fight to keep them safe. I will fight to pro- things you have heard to the contrary. tect you. I am your President of law and Right now, local and State law en- who were also in their BDUs. That was order and an ally of all peaceful protesters. forcement are being supported by the the dress uniform for their function at I yield the floor. National Guard but only when they are that time. Then he was called to the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. requested by their States. The Depart- White House. We all know why he was SASSE). The Senator from Tennessee. ment of Defense believes that, and by called to the White House. He is the ad- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I and large, they are doing a fine job. I viser to the President. I think everyone first thank my friend, Senator LEAHY, agree with that. Our military is pre- can agree that we want that voice at for allowing me to speak, for we are all pared to step in if the situation dete- the table in situations like this to pro- dealing with the Committee on the Ju- riorates dramatically and only if our vide the best military advice, as is his diciary. President finds he has to step in. To be statutory authority and responsibility. I ask unanimous consent that Sen- crystal clear, the President hasn’t done On Monday, after General Milley ator LEAHY be recognized as soon as I that yet. walked outside with the President, he finish my brief remarks. I ask my fellow Americans to slow assessed the situation and immediately The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without down and understand what will happen removed himself. Now, this isn’t just objection, it is so ordered. if and only if the President does so. It me talking. I know that he did because Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I doesn’t mean that our streets will im- I was with him shortly before that and want to say just a couple of things to mediately be flooded with uniformed also after that. So that was a fact. He Tennesseans and to Americans. and armed troops. There is a process also told me that he intended to honor All are expressing their rage and that has to be followed just as it was in his oath and uphold the delicate bal- grief over the murder of George Floyd

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Too often the accountability for life and his cries for help. The offi- I yield the floor. comes after incontrovertible evidence, cers responsible should be prosecuted The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- such as a damning video, happens to to the fullest extent of the law. ator from Vermont. surface and the public demands justice. I offer my prayers and condolences to PROTESTS I can say, as one who served proudly the Floyd family, just as so many Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, we know in law enforcement and has served other Members of this Chamber have that America is hurting. It is reeling proudly in the Senate, ultimately ac- done, and I support the President’s call from a deadly pandemic that has taken countability will require dismantling for the Justice Department to inves- more than 100,000 lives and then from this culture of impunity, as well as en- tigate this death. witnessing the broad daylight murder— suring that law enforcement agencies CENSORSHIP murder—of yet another Black man by have training and policies in place to Mr. President, our country was built an officer of the law. It seethes with serve to rebuild trust in communities on the premise of dissent, and we have rage and sorrow about the racial injus- of color. seen the power that peaceful protests tices that still plague our society. The protesters demand more from have in their ability to bring change to America is suffering from unprece- our justice system. They demand more every level of government. Unfortu- dented political divisions that are rou- from a nation that promises that no- nately, over the past week, we have tinely worsened and deepened by a body is above the law. Well, I stand also seen what happens when criminals President whose every utterance only with them, and Congress has to, too. and shadowy professionals exploit tears us further apart. In my decades None of us condone, and indeed I have these public expressions of frustration in the U.S. Senate, I have never seen strongly condemned, the looting and and pain. violence that has sadly taken place Every single day, Americans are our country so in need of healing. I was a prosecutor. So, when I first alongside the peaceful protests and the waking up to find that their neighbor- saw the video of George Floyd’s mur- extremists and opportunists who have hoods have been destroyed, and they der—a human being who was pinned co-opted the peaceful process. They are watch news reports that are dominated down by the neck, cried ‘‘I can’t not serving justice. They are not going by lawlessness. Many activists and breathe,’’ and desperately called out to bring the change our country so members of the mainstream media for his mother—I was shocked to my have attempted to force us into choos- badly needs. My hero, a dear friend who has called ing between solidarity and maintaining core. For millions of Americans and for me his brother, Representative JOHN law and order. This is a false choice. It me, that shock swiftly turned into LEWIS, said just a few days ago: is one that we ought to reject. Instead, anger. How could a police officer, who has we should fight for accountability, [L]ooting and burning is not the way. sworn an oath to protect and serve, so Organize. Demonstrate. Sit-in. Stand-up. compassion, and understanding. At the casually take a human being’s life? Vote. Be constructive, not destructive. same time, we must condemn racism, Why did his fellow officers who wit- I hope everybody will listen to what hatred, and the violence that has torn Representative LEWIS said. I hope our apart so many neighborhoods this very nessed the murder that we all wit- fellow Americans will heed his wise week. nessed on video stand there and do We should also celebrate and defend nothing to stop it? How could this hap- words. I refuse to partake in efforts our right to peaceful disagreement in pen in plain sight when multiple on- seeking to delegitimize all protesters the streets, in the classroom, and on- lookers begged the officer to relent— and create even more distrust and divi- line just as well as in this very Cham- stop his murderous conduct—as George sion. Demonstrators demanding ac- ber. Unfortunately, too often, this fell unconscious? countability are not thugs, as Presi- right is not celebrated. Over the years, I was left sickened and shaken. dent Trump has called them. No one we have documented Big Tech’s history I do not know and did not know should threaten state-sanctioned vio- of censorship, particularly the censor- George Floyd, but imagine if he were lence against protesters, as this Presi- ship of dissenting conservative voices. your neighbor or your friend. Imagine dent and some of his allies have. I During the 2018 election cycle, a series if George Floyd were your brother, strongly oppose any efforts to invoke of pro-life ads that I sponsored on so- your son, your husband, or your grand- the Insurrection Act to unleash our cial media were taken down for having child. Imagine if George Floyd simply military against these domestic dem- content the platform labeled as ‘‘in- looked like your loved one and shared onstrations, as President Trump has flammatory.’’ the same skin color. Imagine the con- absurdly threatened. For years, conservatives have been cern you would have for such a person Our military is one of our Nation’s fighting a losing war against content who lived in constant fear of those who most sacred institutions. It serves to moderation policies that act as a drag- are responsible to protect us all. So it safeguard our constitutional rights net for dissenting opinions. Last week, is no surprise that protests swept our against enemies abroad. They should Twitter rolled out a new ‘‘fact-check- Nation in the wake of this murder. never be ordered to American streets ing’’ feature and almost immediately Communities of color and all those who as the battlefield, which would only in- botched a fact check on one of Presi- sympathize with them are fed up. They cite further chaos and deprive Ameri- dent Trump’s tweets. Unfortunately, are sick and tired of the fact that Afri- cans of their right to peacefully assem- for Twitter, the President was not can Americans are nearly 21⁄2 times as ble. That is not the America we know afraid to point out how easy it is for likely as White Americans to be killed and love. It is not the America I know private companies to make mistakes by police officers. No one of good con- and love. that turn moderation into speech polic- science can sit idly by while African- Unfortunately, President Trump has ing. We know that social media compa- American lives are treated with less proven that he is incapable or perhaps nies have subjectively manipulated worth. Our country long ago promised he is uninterested in healing and unit- their algorithms to capture conserv- equal rights and equal justice. ing our Nation. At every turn his in- ative opinions and conservative elected Now protesters are aching for real ac- stinct is to divide and escalate. During officials. They have been doing this for countability for officers of the law who every crisis he manages to manufac- too long for it to just be a mere mis- engage in lawless violence. It is not ture another of his own making. When take. These are not unintended con- simply justice for George Floyd; it is Americans are in desperate need of a sequences. justice for Eric Garner, Michael Brown, consoler in chief, a role that I have Last week, President Trump signed Tamir Rice. The list goes on and on, seen every past President play during an Executive order to bring some much which is why the protests go on and on. my years in the Senate—every one of

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I never imagined I would say that the spirit of favoritism in the President, and asked him to provide the details and of any American President of either tend greatly to prevent the appointment of documents related to that work to see party, certainly not of all the prede- unfit characters. if there was an inappropriate transfer cessors I have had the honor to know. Those words should resonate in this of funds from a position of responsi- So we must instead look to ourselves Chamber now. The individual who will bility to the personal profit of Michael and each other. How do we heal our come before us, Michael Pack, set up a Pack. But Mr. Pack has refused to pro- country? At the local, State, and na- nonprofit called Public Media Lab, or vide details. He has refused to provide tional levels, we must carry on the PML, apparently for the sole purpose documents related to that work. cause of criminal justice and police re- to channel contracts to his for-profit In addition, he prematurely resigned form. We must push for systematic law operation known as Manifold Produc- from his role at the Claremont Insti- enforcement reform. We must elect tions. Over a period exceeding a dec- tute, and it is shrouded in mystery. We leaders who will prioritize racial jus- ade, he channeled $4 million from the do not know if the board found ethical tice and work tirelessly to achieve nonprofit to the for-profit. Not a single issues. We do not know if they found some measure of that. We must work contract went anywhere else—no other criminal conduct because he has not to build bridges in communities so that contracts. responded to our request for documents we better empathize with the struggles Utilizing a nonprofit to launder for- related to his premature resignation. faced by those who have been profit contracts, in the process of Given the gravity of these issues, it marginalized for decades on end. which providing tax subsidies to your makes sense, when he was renomi- On Monday, Terrence Floyd, George’s customers and advantage over your nated, that he would reappear before brother, stood on the spot where his competitors, raises both ethical and the committee to help clear up these brother died. He made an emotional ap- legal issues. The legal issues, including concerns and these issues. Well, we peal to the hundreds of people watch- potential criminal conduct, have not have not had such a hearing. ing and to the Nation. He pled for the been resolved. Mr. Pack is, at this mo- To summarize, when an individual protests to remain peaceful. He pled for ment, under investigation by the attor- makes false statements to the IRS and those who believe they are ney general of the District of Colum- refuses to correct them, when they marginalized and disenfranchised not bia. make false statements to the com- to give up hope, that their voice mat- Mr. Pack, in tax filings to the IRS in mittee, not in the first time before the ters, and he pled for justice. 2011 through 2018, did not accurately committee but the second time before His brother died because he needed a disclose a relationship between his the committee, when they refuse to breath. His family now asks to take a nonprofit and his for-profit. When he provide relevant documents to provide breath for justice, a breath for peace, a was asked if, in fact, there were com- significant issues of ethical conduct or breath for our country, and a breath mon officers between the two, he an- potential criminal conduct, when there for George. We should honor his mem- swered no when the answer was clearly is an active investigation into that po- ory by heeding their anguished advice. yes. He did not disclose that his for- tentially criminal conduct, then we There is so much to do. Congress profit benefited from the setup of the should simply say to the President: must get to work. During my years in nonprofit. Send us a different name. the Senate, I have seen America in cri- Mr. Pack did admit to the Committee This man may be well qualified, but sis. But every time, without exception, on Foreign Relations that he made he does not wish to provide the infor- I have seen America emerge a more oversights; that is the term he used— mation necessary for the Senate to do just and stronger nation. The crises ‘‘oversights.’’ But he has refused to its responsibility as a check and bal- America faces today feel over- correct his tax filings. ance on potentially unfit individuals. whelming, historic—some would say Mr. Pack, when he was renominated To exercise advice and consent in ac- existential. But if we stay true to the in 2020, inaccurately stated in the cordance with responsibilities charged values that define our Republic—equal- records to the committee that his tax to us, we must insist on upholding the ity, justice, the rule of law—I am hope- returns were complete and accurate. standards for records and documents ful we will make it through as a slight- He has refused to provide critical docu- and truthfulness to the committee. We ly more perfect union. ments to the committee and, in that must insist that outstanding investiga- I weep for our country; I pray for our sense, to the Senate to examine these tions be completed when they involve country; and I look for better days. significant issues. He has refused to potentially criminal conduct. We must I yield the floor. provide the agreements between PML insist that verifiably false statements The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and Manifold, his nonprofit and his for- be corrected. These are not high or ex- ator from Oregon. profit, to examine the propriety of the ceptional standards; these are funda- NOMINATION OF MICHAEL PACK relationship. He has said simply that mental, basic, elementary responsibil- Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, this those documents are confidential and ities that we carry. week our majority leader is asking the proprietary. That is why I have written a resolu- Senate to vote on the nomination of But we should realize that serving in tion declaring that the Senate should Michael Pack to serve as Chief Execu- the executive branch is a privilege. We not vote on a nominee who has made tive of the U.S. Agency for Global asked for information so that we can verifiably false statements to Congress Media. exercise our constitutional responsi- or the executive branch and who re- Mr. Pack’s nomination should trou- bility. When an individual confronted fuses to correct those statements. ble all of us in this Chamber. It raises with substantial ethical and legal Until those statements to both the the question of whether the U.S. Sen- issues simply says ‘‘I will not provide Foreign Relations Committee and to ate is committed to being the check them’’ and if the Senate committee the IRS are corrected, Michael Pack’s and balance on the qualifications of says ‘‘That is OK,’’ then we are failing nomination should be set aside. We those potentially vested with substan- in our constitutional responsibility to should simply tell the President and tial responsibility into positions in our examine the qualifications of the indi- exercise our responsibility, for which executive branch. vidual. This is no light responsibility we have taken an oath of office, to send His nomination draws into question we bear in this Chamber. This is a very us someone else. This individual is not the challenge we have, the responsi- significant check and balance of the prepared to provide the information bility we have to ensure that only indi- U.S. Constitution, which each and necessary for the Senate to proceed viduals of talent, experience, and of in- every one of us swore to uphold when with his nomination. That is what we tegrity serve America in the executive we took our oath of office. should be saying, and we should still be

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Res. 604, which was reviewed. Look, the committee has had been, keep in mind, this is all politics. submitted earlier today. I further ask this in its hands for almost 2 years. I If you see the kind of work that he has that the resolution be agreed to, the have been really patient. Every time done, he makes America proud when he preamble be agreed to, and the motions that I set this for a hearing and they makes a documentary. to reconsider be considered made and wanted more time, I let that go. So I would object to the resolution laid upon the table with no intervening Finally, the last time, I was really, that has been proposed. action or debate. really disappointed in the Democrats’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. engagement of the political system, en- tion is heard. joining it with the potential criminal SCOTT of Florida). Is there objection? The Senator from New Jersey. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- justice system, to try to stop this. Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask ator from Idaho. The night before the business meet- to speak for up to 5 minutes before the Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, reserving ing, I got a letter from the attorney vote. the right to object, what you are seeing general for the District of Columbia— The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there here today is a pure, unadulterated ex- obviously a partisan individual—that objection? ercise in politics—politics that are says that he is going to look at this Without objection, it is so ordered. steeped with the difference of political and, therefore, he is investigating it. Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I philosophy between the two parties. The Democrats then said: Well, we want to, first of all, thank Senator With relation to the complaint that can’t go ahead with this because he is MERKLEY for his leadership on the reso- my colleague has just made that this being investigated by this partisan per- lution and for his thoughtful and sub- nomination hasn’t been adequately son from DC. stantive contributions as a member of Look, I am on the Ethics Committee. vetted, this nomination was made 2 the Senate Foreign Relations Com- There are six of us. Half of us sit on the years ago tomorrow, June 4, 2018. mittee and to express our deep dis- Foreign Relations Committee. In every Mr. Pack came before the committee. appointment that our Republican col- instance I can think of on the Ethics He has been before the committee leagues are blocking his resolution, Committee where the U.S. Justice De- twice. He has produced numerous docu- which basically says that we should partment has asked us to stand down ments due to the complaints of the not move forward on a nominee—in because they were doing a legitimate Democrats on the committee. He has this case, this nominee—when there criminal investigation, we have done been looked at by the White House. His are false statements to the IRS and to so. the Foreign Relations Committee for business dealings have been looked at In this particular case, it was a par- which he refuses to correct the record, by the Justice Department, by the In- tisan agency of the District of Colum- which would have consequences. Those ternal Revenue Service, and he has bia that noticed that they were going are indisputable. been cleared of anything. to do this investigation. The U.S. Agency for Global Media is I started my career as a prosecutor. I It is abundantly clear that we need an important agency because it is have always felt that the justice sys- to formalize some standards that apply charged with supporting international tem and the prosecuting system should equally to all nominees, Democrat and broadcasting outlets around the world be above politics, but to get a partisan Republican alike, and we should think in the face of the kinds of misinforma- individual to send a letter—after 2 of it as a floor beneath which the Sen- tion and things that are put out by years—on the eve of the business meet- ate should not fall. other countries that are untrue. ing, that he was going to open a busi- Now, it is amazing to me that I know The real reason for the objection to ness meeting again, after many delays, my Republican colleagues used to care Mr. Pack’s nomination is that this was just too much. about tax issues. As a matter of fact, man is a patriot. This is a man who But I did delay the business meeting they denied a previous distinguished makes documentary films that portray for 1 week, and after that 1 week we majority leader of the Senate—on some the greatness of America. had a business meeting. The Democrats arcane issue—the opportunity to be- Anyone who disagrees with that made motion after motion to delay. come the Secretary of Health and ought to spend the time to look at the Again, I was as patient as I could be. Human Services. They have done it a documentary he just made, which was I said during these motions that we bunch of times. run on public TV within the last 30 were only going to go on so long with This issue is a $4 million tax issue in days, regarding Clarence Thomas and this. Finally, as was noted by some of which Mr. Pack took his nonprofit, to- what he had to go through to get on the attorneys in the room, had this oc- tally controlled by him—totally con- the Supreme Court. It was a superb currence happened in a court of law, trolled by him—and had all the moneys representation of what happened in the attorneys would have been held in that were solicited to the nonprofit that. If you watch that, you will see contempt of court for making repet- then sent to his for-profit company, to- why the Democrats are absolutely op- itive motions that were obviously tally controlled by him—totally con- posed to Mr. Pack. delay motions and done spuriously. trolled by him. And no other disburse- But don’t take our word for this. So, after the eighth motion, I de- ments were made from the nonprofit RealClearPolitics, after this whole clared the motions out of order, and we for anyone else, for any other entity. thing started, did its own investigation went to what democracies do. We went I didn’t hear until now that the Jus- into this, and they noted that the busi- to a vote. To no one’s surprise, it was tice Department and the IRS has re- ness arrangements of Mr. Pack used to a straight party-line vote: 12 votes to viewed this. It should be forthcoming, make these documentaries are very send Mr. Pack’s confirmation to the then, that they have cleared this, that common for documentary filmmakers floor for confirmation and 10 votes this is now in the course of business. and, like Pack, filmmakers and tele- against that. We can create a nonprofit; go ahead vision producers also use nonprofits to This is a democracy. The way we do and get moneys from people; they will collect contributions from donors and this is we have disagreements, particu- get their deductions; and then we can then set up a for-profit company to larly when it comes to political mat- send it to ourselves for profit. That is make these films. This is exactly what ters such as this, but to try to engage one heck of a process. Senator MERKLEY was objecting to. the justice system in this I find just Now, the chairman continues to say Having said that, they went on to really, really disheartening. ‘‘2 years.’’ Well, 2 years ago there was interview others, including attorneys We are going to have a vote on Mr. a Republican chairman of the com- and everything else. Another producer Pack, and it is very simple. If you mittee—our colleague Bob Corker. He

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While he may not have Thune, John Boozman, Shelley Moore Capito, Marco Rubio, Todd Young, ly Senate resolution sponsored by near- been my nominee, I agreed to have a John Barrasso, James Lankford, Tim ly half of the Members of this Cham- hearing, which is one of the standards Scott, James E. Risch, Cindy Hyde- ber. What did the resolution call for? we have in the Senate Foreign Rela- Smith. Well, it urged the United States to join tions Committee. There is an agree- The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- global coronavirus vaccine and treat- ment between the chair and ranking. imous consent, the mandatory quorum ment efforts. That doesn’t sound like a That has been violated for Mr. Pack. call has been waived. radical idea, does it? In the midst of a He actually went to a vote before the The question is, Is it the sense of the global pandemic that is causing so committee without my agreement, so Senate that debate on the nomination much suffering and so many deaths, it that comity has been violated for the of James H. Anderson, of Virginia, to would seem that asking the United future. be a Deputy Under Secretary of De- States to join other countries of the At the end of the day, we have some- fense, shall be brought to a close? world in searching for therapies and one who will not ultimately—he says: The yeas and nays are mandatory vaccines is just common sense. Yes, I made a ‘‘mistake’’—it is a $4 mil- under the rule. We don’t know where or when a vac- lion mistake—and, yes, I should have The clerk will call the roll. answered differently. The bill clerk called the roll. cine will be discovered. We don’t know Well, why not correct it? If it is so Mr. THUNE. The following Senators if an effective treatment will be discov- simple, if it is so benign, why not cor- are necessarily absent: the Senator ered in the United States or in some rect it? The reason you don’t want to from North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER), the other place. Certainly, with the re- correct it is that there are con- Senator from North Dakota (Mr. spected medical and scientific leader- sequences that flow from that correc- HOEVEN), and the Senator from South ship in the United States, you would tion, including probably an IRS inves- Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS). hope that it would be here, but let’s be tigation. Further, if present and voting, the honest. If a safe and effective vaccine Finally, it is interesting that, I Senator from North Dakota (Mr. against the coronavirus is discovered guess, when Attorney General Barr HOEVEN) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ in some other country, the United does something, it is not political, but Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the States would want to be there and be when the attorney general of the Dis- Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- part of the discussion about its produc- trict of Columbia does it, it is political. KEY), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. tion and distribution. Wouldn’t we? I didn’t know we were going to start SANDERS), the Senator from Hawaii That is all this resolution says. choosing and picking which law en- (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator from Min- Why not team up with allies around forcement entities are political in this nesota (Ms. SMITH), and the Senator the world since we are all looking for country. from Montana (Mr. TESTER) are nec- the same thing—a safe and effective The attorney general of the District essarily absent. vaccine. Whether that vaccine is of Columbia had an investigation that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there stamped ‘‘Made in the USA’’ or is made was preceding before any action of the any other Senators in the Chamber de- in some other country is secondary. Is committee—preceding before any ac- siring to vote or change their vote? it safe? Is it effective? Will it save tion of the committee or any informa- The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 74, lives? Do we really want the American tion brought to the attention of the at- nays 18, as follows: people to be left out of such an effort? torney general. Evidently, he considers [Rollcall Vote No. 108 Ex.] It was a global effort to eliminate it significantly serious enough—poten- YEAS—74 smallpox, Ebola, polio, and so many tial IRS violations on taxes. Alexander Feinstein Perdue other deadly diseases we took for So here are our Republican col- Barrasso Fischer Peters granted. We were all in it together. Bennet Gardner Portman These viruses and diseases don’t leagues who, in the past, railed against Blackburn Graham Reed anyone who had violations of the IRS Blunt Grassley Risch know any boundaries. People around Tax Code, saying they are not worthy Boozman Hassan Roberts the world have the same fears and con- Braun Hawley Romney cerns that we have in the United of being a nominee, to going ahead and Brown Hirono ramming through someone who ulti- Rosen States about what we are paying in Burr Hyde-Smith Rubio mately has some serious issues to the Capito Inhofe Sasse price of suffering and death until we Carper Johnson tune of $4 million, and that is not a Scott (FL) find a way to avoid it. This resolution Casey Jones Scott (SC) problem. Under investigation—that is Cassidy Kaine would just call on the United States to Shaheen not a problem. Collins Kennedy be part of a global effort to find a ther- Coons King Shelby So I urge my colleagues to consider Sinema apy and a vaccine, but this resolution what you are doing here. Not only was Cornyn Lankford was blocked here in the Senate. Since Cortez Masto Lee Stabenow a precedent set at the committee, but Cotton Loeffler Sullivan then, since the 2 weeks that have you will set a precedent on the floor, Crapo Manchin Thune passed, we have lost over 100,000 Amer- and it will be very hard for you to get Cruz McConnell Tillis ican lives. Sadly, the number still Daines McSally Toomey up and rail about somebody’s tax li- Duckworth Menendez Warner grows. This has been 100,000 lives in abilities and what they did and didn’t Durbin Moran Whitehouse just a few months—the same number of do honestly with the taxes at the end Enzi Murkowski Wicker American casualties in the wars of of the day. Ernst Paul Young Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan With that, I yield the floor. NAYS—18 combined. CLOTURE MOTION Baldwin Harris Murray What was President Trump’s re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Blumenthal Heinrich Schumer sponse? Was there empathy or a mes- Booker Klobuchar Udall to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Cantwell Leahy Van Hollen sage of national unity or healing dur- Senate the pending cloture motion, Cardin Merkley Warren ing this tragic moment? No. Once which the clerk will state. Gillibrand Murphy Wyden again, President Trump refused to take The bill clerk read as follows: NOT VOTING—8 any responsibility for leadership during CLOTURE MOTION Cramer Rounds Smith this crisis. Sadly, he has cast blame in We, the undersigned Senators, in ac- Hoeven Sanders Tester every direction and ignored his own re- cordance with the provisions of rule Markey Schatz sponsibility amid a deadly global pan- XXII of the Standing Rules of the Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this demic that has had devastating con- ate, do hereby move to bring to a close vote, the yeas are 74, the nays are 18. sequences for the American people.

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What is he think- selves from the international ways of largest donor to the Global Fund and ing—that we would walk away from finding treatments and the develop- U.N. agencies, including UNICEF. the organization that has called to the ment of a vaccine. Doing so not only I hope that there isn’t a suggestion table countries from around the world wastes time but risks there being a loss that we are withdrawing from collabo- in an effort to find a safe and effective of life. rative efforts to develop a COVID–19 vaccine? Here we are, on the 40th anni- UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. RES. 579 vaccine because we did not directly versary of the World Health Organiza- Mr. President, as if in legislative ses- participate in the EU pledging con- tion’s historic achievement in eradi- sion, I ask unanimous consent that the ference. In reality, leading partners in cating small pox, stumbling along with Committee on Foreign Relations be that effort include the Global Fund and a President who is more interested in discharged from further consideration Gavi, where we are the major donors, settling a score, casting blame, and of S. Res. 579, a resolution encouraging so we will be participating in the col- finding ways to divide us. Once again, the international community to re- laborative effort to develop vaccines the majority of his party here in the main committed to collaboration and for COVID–19. Senate is not chiming in and joining us coordination to mitigate and prevent I think it is also important to note in this effort to pass this resolution. the further spread of COVID–19 and that the President has made a his- While we continue to have some of urging renewed United States leader- toric—a historic 3-year pledge and is the world’s best researchers and ex- ship and participation in any global ef- strongly supporting Gavi’s COVID–19 perts, it is plausible that a vaccine will forts on therapeutics and vaccine de- efforts. Gavi stands for the global alli- be found and developed elsewhere. In a velopment and delivery to address ance for vaccines. It was essentially rush to research and validate a vac- COVID–19 and prevent further deaths; the brainchild of Bill Gates. He and cine, ramp up production, address glob- that the Senate proceed to its imme- Melinda, of course, in my judgment, al allocation and supply needs, ensure diate consideration; that the resolution are on an equal level with Mother Te- affordability and access worldwide, and be agreed to, the preamble be agreed resa for what they have done with glob- make sure the United States gets its to, and that the motions to reconsider al health. We are participating with fair share of any safe and effective vac- be considered made and laid upon the Gavi and, like I said, the President has cine, where will we stand if the Presi- table with no intervening action or de- made a historic 3-year pledge to that. dent insists on being on the sidelines, bate. I appreciate the feelings the good unengaged? When the United States The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- Senator from Illinois has about the pursues this Trump go-it-alone ap- NEY). Is there objection? President of the United States, and he proach while the rest of the world is The Senator from Idaho. did indeed put the brakes on WHO be- working together, where does that Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, reserving cause he felt there were shortcomings leave us? Pride cometh before the fall. the right to object. with WHO when it came to WHO’s work Just as with the smallpox effort, a First of all, let me commend my good with China and their failure really to global, collaborative approach makes friend from Illinois for bringing this. I get after China at the very beginning obvious sense, and it will save Amer- know he is frustrated, as all of us are, of this to do what it really should have ican lives. Joining forces with other with what has happened with this pan- done. countries around the world will help to demic that came out of China and I am going to object to this resolu- speed the development and eventual swept the world and caused all the tion not because the effort by the good distribution of the coronavirus vaccine grief that it has for America and for Senator from Illinois isn’t well-taken. we desperately seek. every other country on the planet. It is well-taken. We had a similar one Do you want to know what one Re- It is important to note, I think, as we 2 weeks ago and they came out here publican Senator from Tennessee said start, that the United States has been and objected to it and the Senator is about this? He said: ‘‘I disagree with the single most generous donor of glob- frustrated because he feels we should the President’s decision.’’ al health assistance around the world. be doing more. Withdrawing U.S. membership from We do hear people, from time to time, First of all, during the 2 weeks—we the WHO could, among other things, criticize the foreign assistance that obviously were gone for 1 week—but let interfere with clinical trials that are America gives out. Probably the pan- me tell you what was going on during essential to the development of a vac- demic that we have just gone through, that week and the subsequent week. I cine. No one knows where this vaccine with this COVID–19 from China, is the promised, at that time, that the For- will eventually be perfected or pro- best indication that there is for why eign Relations Committee was going to duced. God willing, it will be soon. Yet certain foreign assistance is so crucial. take this issue on because it is of such why shouldn’t we be joining in this This foreign assistance we give in the importance that we don’t go through global effort? Why? Why, at this mo- healthcare area is given, amongst this again, and there is a lot more that ment in history, has President Trump other reasons, to keep those things we can do than simply pass a resolu- said we are stepping away from the or- from spreading to the United States. tion. ganization that leads this effort? Last year alone, we, the United It is my ambition to create a very Given this President’s—sadly, I hate States of America, we American tax- significant piece of legislation that to use the word—‘‘obsession’’ with payers, provided over $9 billion in glob- will be bipartisan, that creates a vehi- blaming everyone but himself for mis- al health assistance through the State cle to address a fast-moving virus like handling this situation, maybe his Department and USAID. That $9 billion this. We can all argue about the WHO dereliction of duty should come as no does not account for the amount that and what they did or didn’t do, their surprise, but what a bitter, bitter dis- the CDC spent in global health efforts. connections to China and that sort of appointment it is. So it is well over $9 billion that we thing, but that is not going to help us I return to the floor to ask unani- Americans have put out there. as we go forward. What we do know is mous consent on a straightforward res- We strengthen health systems; we that WHO has done good work in the olution—a simple resolution that train health workers; we build supply past. They were a really good partner should have passed without any fanfare chains; we connect health networks; we with us, as the Senator knows, when it by a voice vote unanimously in the support cutting-edge research and in- came to implementing PEPFAR and Senate. This resolution calls on the novation; and, yes, develop and expand doing great things in the battle against United States to join in the global ef- access to therapeutics and vaccines, AIDS. They were very helpful with fort to find a safe and effective vac- which is what my good friend from Illi- Ebola and very helpful with smallpox, cine—something that we have done nois is addressing here when it comes but this was a different virus. This was

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When ward to get to a piece of very signifi- mitted their resources and their input the fire bell rings, we need a vehicle to cant legislation that will hopefully to this, and I am convinced they are address a virus. take us forward like PEPFAR did and working in good faith, just as everyone This is going to happen again because as some of the other monumental here is, to try to reach these goals of in the Wuhan district, there is a vast pieces of legislation did that can ad- doing something better in the future bat population, and they are carrying dress this incredibly difficult situation than what we have experienced just re- about 2,000 different species of virus. and hurtful situation not only for cently. Unfortunately, and frighteningly, we America but for the world. Senator, again, thank you for your don’t know what all those viruses can And I state to the Senator that I in- attention to this. Thank you for your do. Heaven help us if we get one out of vite your participation, encourage your input, and I commend to you that we there that is worse than COVID–19 that participation, and assure you that we will work together on this as we go for- we have had, but we need a fire depart- will work in good faith to try to reach ward. ment that can address this. these goals. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I hope we are going to be able to en- With that, I object for the reasons ator from Illinois. gage China. If not, we are going to have stated. PROTESTS to find ways of dealing with this. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, Monday, Where is that vehicle going to be car- tion is heard. President Trump stood in the Rose ried? Is it going to be a new part of The Senator from Illinois. Garden and called for the use of mili- WHO? Is it going to be part of the CDC? Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I have tary force against individuals who have Is it going to be a new international or- respect for my colleague and thank been gathering across the country pro- ganization? I can’t answer that, but I him for his positive statement about testing racism and police brutality can tell you this. On a bipartisan basis, the work to be done in the Foreign Re- against Black Americans. This historic Senator MURPHY, who is also on the lations Committee. There is nothing in call for empowering the Commander in Foreign Relations Committee, and I this resolution that preempts or tries Chief to militarize law enforcement in have introduced a bill to address a to impact on anything he mentioned. our Nation pushes this President’s number of these things, including the The operative language is a few words, reach for new Executive authority to vaccine question and including work- ‘‘urging renewed United States leader- the most extreme level. ing on getting a vehicle to do what I ship and participation in any global ef- This follows the President’s tweets have described. forts on therapeutics and vaccine de- since last week, threatening to turn I think everyone is working on this velopment and delivery to address ‘‘vicious dogs’’—his words—on pro- in good faith. The bill that will be in- COVID–19 and prevent further death.’’ testers outside the White House and troduced is written on paper. It is not How we do that, whether we create quoting the racist phrase from the 1967 written on stone. We are wide open to an agency or not, this is simply an ex- Miami police chief, stating: ‘‘When the suggestions as to what kind of a vehi- pression of policy that I hope we can looting starts, the shooting starts,’’ cle it is that will address this like fire- embrace. I will be back if we don’t bringing to mind, sadly, for many, men and not in a slower fashion like move forward with alternatives. Lives shameful moments in our Nation’s other health challenges have presented. are at stake, and we should be part of struggle for civil rights. Senator MURPHY and I have had a the international conversation to avoid President Trump said nothing to ad- number of discussions on this. We are it. dress the anguish felt by many in this both committed to reach the goals that Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, would the country, particularly people of color, I know Senator DURBIN and that I Senator yield for a few moments? and instead called on Governors to think this whole body wants to reach. Mr. DURBIN. Certainly. ‘‘dominate the streets,’’ as though the We are going to hold a series of hear- Mr. RISCH. Thank you. I appreciate Americans, who peacefully exercise ings as to how to do this, how best to these comments. There is nothing that their right to protest, are an enemy do it, how it should be funded, how it the Senator just stated that I disagree force. should be organized, and how the man- with. One point, in passing, and I say Initially, Defense Secretary Esper agement should take place. What it is this in the spirit of trying to get to the went even further when he referred to not going to focus on is the finger- objective that I laid out, and that is, it cities as a ‘‘battlespace.’’ I am heart- pointing for what happened after is my intent to engage the second ened by the fact that he has made it COVID escaped from a bat into a branch of government, not only the clear that he does not support the human being in Wuhan, China, and agencies that are responsible for this— President’s suggestion of militarizing what happened after it left Wuhan, Health and Human Services, Homeland the police forces and police across China, and went around the world. We Security, the State Department, America. These calls by the President have really good information on that USAID—but also the White House. The to militarize cities across America ig- already. President has to have a role here. He nore that for far too long he urged law There is going to be a lot of other in- has obviously undertaken the role. I enforcement to ‘‘dominate,’’ as the vestigations and hearings and that sort have already spoken to him about this. President often says, rather than to of thing. We want to talk about, what I intend to have other lengthy con- protect and serve, which is exactly do we do when this happens in the fu- versations about this. I am engaging what is contributing to the challenge ture? How can we create an agency the President to assist us. This is not a we face today. that just like the fire department, partisan issue. The other night, minutes before when the bell rings, they pull their As Mr. DURBIN has pointed out, and Mayor Bowser’s 7 p.m. curfew came boots on; they slide down the pole; rightfully so, this virus doesn’t care into effect, the President used law en- they get on the truck; and they go put whether you are a Republican or Demo- forcement personnel to use tear gas out the fire. crat; it doesn’t care whether you are an and rubber bullets on peaceful dem- I guarantee Senator DURBIN that we American or not an American. It onstrators in LaFayette Square across will continue to work on this. My staff doesn’t care if you are a President of the street from the White House. They tells me—and I am glad to hear that the United States or, in the case of even beat these peaceful demonstrators Mr. DURBIN’s staff is working with some countries around the world, a with batons and shields. There are con- them on the language on this par- member of the highest authority there flicting reports as to whether the Na- ticular resolution, and I thank the Sen- is in that country. The virus just tional Guard participated in the vio- ator for that and I invite him and com- doesn’t care. lence. I have made a direct inquiry to mit to him that we will work with him In order for us to accomplish this, it the Department of Defense, and they as we develop this new legislation and is going to be a bill—it is not going to have denied it. as we go through the hearings. be a resolution—and it has to be ap- According to press reports, the as- So, again, please don’t take this as proved by the second branch of govern- sault began with law enforcement combative. It is not. It is intended, in ment. They fully understand what we kneeling, not to express any solidarity

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Monday night was not foreign policy, saw his walk to St. John’s persed, the President marched across the legacy this country deserves. much differently. ‘‘What kind of church I LaFayette Square to St. John’s Epis- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- need PERMISSION to attend,’’ tweeted Pas- copal Church. The Attorney General, tor Mark Burns of South Carolina after sent that the Washington Post article Budde and others said Trump should have let the Secretary of Defense, and the and the statements of the Episcopal them know he was coming. ‘‘Jesus welcomes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff bishop of Washington be printed in the All.’’ all followed—only the battle that they RECORD. Johnnie Moore, a spokesman for several of were witnessing was against Americans There being no objection, the mate- Trump’s evangelical religious advisers, using their voices to stop racism who rial was ordered to be printed in the tweeted favorably about the incident as well. ‘‘I will never forget seeing @POTUS got in the way of a Presidential photo RECORD, as follows: @realDonaldTrump slowly & in-total-com- opportunity. [From the Washington Post] mand walk from the @WhiteHouse across I simply cannot understand what the EPISCOPAL BISHOP ON PRESIDENT TRUMP: ‘EV- Lafayette Square to St. John’s Church President and each of these senior offi- ERYTHING HE HAS SAID AND DONE IS TO IN- defying those who aim to derail our national cials were thinking, if they were con- FLAME VIOLENCE’ healing by spreading fear, hate & anarchy,’’ sciously deciding to be part of this by (By Michelle Boorstein and Sarah Pulliam he wrote. ‘‘After just saying, ‘I will keep you taking a stroll in the aftermath of the Bailey) safe.’ ’’ Trump did not enter St. John’s on Monday violence in Lafayette Square and The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Epis- evening. No one associated with the church whether they approved of that treat- copal bishop of Washington, was seething. was present for his visit. ment of their fellow Americans. President Trump had just visited St. Andrew Whitehead, a sociologist at The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the John’s Episcopal Church, which sits across Clemson University who studies Christian Episcopal bishop of Washington, DC, from the White House. It was a day after a nationalism, said the president’s appearance fire was set in the basement of the historic was an attempt to promote the idea of Amer- said she was not even given a courtesy building amid protests over the death of call by the White House ahead of the ica as a distinctly Christian nation after his George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis Rose Garden speech. President’s action. In fact, the bishop police. ‘‘Going to the church, not going in it, not was outraged by the use of physical Before heading to the church, where presi- meeting with any clergy, holding up a Bible, force and tear gas in the shadow of her dents have worshiped since the days of but not quoting any scripture, after an au- church to remove peaceful protesters James Madison, Trump gave a speech at the thoritarian speech, was about using the reli- so that the church and the Bible could White House emphasizing the importance of gious symbolism for his ends,’’ Whitehead law and order. Federal officers then used be used for some photo opportunity. said. force to clear a large crowd of peaceful dem- ‘‘It was a signal to the people that embrace President Trump has ‘‘not acknowl- onstrators from the street between the the idea of a Christian nation, that he will edged the agony of our country right White House and the church, apparently so defend Christianity in the public sphere,’’ now,’’ she said in an interview. ‘‘Every- Trump could make the visit. Whitehead said. ‘‘He said he’ll make America thing he has said and done is to in- ‘‘I am outraged,’’ Budde said in a telephone safe. That raised the question, for whom? It’s flame violence.’’ interview a short time later, pausing be- largely for white, mostly Protestant Amer- President Trump’s actions violate tween words to emphasize her anger as her ica.’’ the sanctity of our First Amendment voice slightly trembled. Budde—who spent 18 years in as a rector in She said she had not been given any notice Minneapolis before being elected bishop of freedoms and represent an abuse of his that Trump would be visiting the church and the Washington diocese—said the Episcopal authority. We know this President well did not approve of the manner in which the Church disassociates itself from the mes- after more than 3 years. As shocking as area was secured for his appearance. sages offered by the president. Monday night’s events were, they rep- ‘‘I am the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese ‘‘We hold the teachings of our sacred texts resent through and through who this of Washington and was not given even a to be so so grounding to our lives and every- President really is. It is wrong. courtesy call, that they would be clearing thing we do,’’ she said. ‘‘It is about love of [the area] with tear gas so they could use neighbor and sacrificial love and justice.’’ The American people will have the Following a tradition set by President last word in November, but I am en- one of our churches as a prop,’’ Budde said. She excoriated the president for standing Franklin D. Roosevelt, Trump attended a couraged to see that in my home State in front of the church—its windows boarded service at St. John’s before his swearing-in of Illinois officials have rejected the up with plywood—holding up a Bible, which ceremony in 2017. He visited the church use of military force and are com- Budde said ‘‘declares that God is love.’’ again that year to mark a national day of mitted to American’s right to protest. ‘‘Everything he has said and done is to in- prayer for victims of Hurricane Harvey and Governor Pritzker said the President’s flame violence,’’ Budde of the president. ‘‘We in 2019 on St. Patrick’s Day. need moral leadership, and he’s done every- Budde said she learned he was headed back call to send troops to Illinois is ‘‘ille- to the yellow, 19th-century building on Mon- gal’’ and ‘‘ridiculous.’’ Chicago Mayor thing to divide us.’’ In a written statement, Presiding Bishop day by watching the news. Lightfoot has called to ‘‘turn our pain ‘‘No one knew this was happening,’’ she Michael Curry, head of the Episcopal de- said. ‘‘I don’t want President Trump speak- into purpose’’ and to ‘‘learn from this nomination, accused Trump of using ‘‘a ing for St. John’s.’’ moment and move forward together.’’ church building and the Holy Bible for par- In my hometown of Springfield, IL, The Rev. Robert W. Fisher, the church rec- tisan political purposes.’’ tor, said he felt blindsided by the visit. Usu- on Tuesday, three high school stu- ‘‘This was done in a time of deep hurt and ally, the White House gives the church at dents, young African-American women, pain in our country, and his action did noth- least 30 minutes’ notice before the president sponsored a Black Lives Matter rally, ing to help us or to heal us,’’ Curry wrote. comes by. and 1,000 people in Springfield, IL, ‘‘The prophet Micah taught that the Lord ‘‘We want St. John’s to be a space for gathered peacefully to demonstrate requires us to ‘do justice, love mercy and grace, as a place where you can breathe,’’ he walk humbly with our God,’ ’’ he continued, against racism in law enforcement. No said. ‘‘Being used as a prop, it really takes calling on Trump and others in power to be away from what we’re trying to do.’’ windows were broken. No one was ar- moral. ‘‘For the sake of George Floyd, for all Earlier in the day, Fisher said, he and rested. They exercised their constitu- who have wrongly suffered, and for the sake other clergy were outside the church hand- tional rights, and I am damn proud of of us all, we need leaders to help us to be ing out water bottles and granola bars to them. They speak for me and for Amer- ‘one nation, under God, with liberty and jus- protesters, and expressing solidarity with ica; that we still have the right to tice for all.’ ’’ their cause. He said he left the area to be stand up and express ourselves, and Budde and Curry are among the pantheon interviewed on television about the damage of progressive religious leaders who have from the fire the previous night and later they did so effectively. long been critical of Trump’s political agen- Right now those around the Presi- watched images of the protest being disman- da. The Episcopal Church’s policies include tled ‘‘with disbelief.’’ dent should look themselves in the supporting abortion rights, refugee resettle- Fisher, 44, became the rector of St. John’s mirror and ask whose agenda they are ment, an expansion of health care and other in June 2019 and has not yet hosted a presi- serving and whether it is the right issues that Trump has opposed or not em- dential visit. The church usually draws

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Watching the Every American—African American, been happening in the streets outside the death of Mr. Floyd, for so many Ameri- Hispanic, White, Asian American—it White House. cans, brought forth the long history in doesn’t matter; our laws protect every- Fisher said that when people have talked this country of racial discrimination, a one. That should have been a unifying about the church being burned, he has tried history that began with centuries of moment, and the cynical, violent, rad- to redirect them, saying it was likely one slavery in America, a history that has person who does not represent the majority ical criminals decided to co-opt these of people protesting. seen Jim Crow laws, that has seen the protests to turn them into, in far too ‘‘That has pulled away from the more im- Ku Klux Klan, that has seen overt and many instances, riots—violent riots, portant message that we have to address rac- also implicit discrimination. terrorizing their fellow citizens. ism in this country,’’ he said. Young African Americans too often George Floyd was a native The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- fear interactions with law enforce- Houstonian—my hometown. I love the ator from Texas. ment, fear that their rights will not be city of Houston. George Floyd was ac- PROTESTS protected. Our Nation’s journey toward tive in his church in Houston. Next Mr. CRUZ. Mr. President, I rise at a civil rights has had many troubled week, Mr. Floyd will be coming back to time of crisis. For several months now, stops along the way, but I, for one, Houston for the last time to be buried our Nation has been dealing with two agree with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Houston. I am proud that last night, simultaneous crises: a global health that the arc of history bends toward in the city of Houston, thousands came pandemic that has claimed the lives of justice. I also agree with the vision out to protest, and there wasn’t vio- over 100,000 Americans, over 300,000 that Dr. King put forth standing on the lence last night; that the people of people across the globe, and an eco- steps of the Lincoln Memorial, to an Houston demonstrated that you can nomic crisis that has cost over 40 mil- assembled crowd and an assembled pro- speak, you can speak for racial justice, lion Americans their jobs. test, that he wanted to live in a nation you can speak out against brutality And in the midst of these two crises, where we would be judged—all of us without engaging in violence. we are now faced with yet another cri- would be judged not by the color of our But there has been too much violence sis: a crisis of anger, a crisis of racial skin but by the content of our char- across the country and, sadly, too division, flames that are pulling this acter. many politicians who are complicit in That is a vision that has animated country apart. violence, who have made the political America on our journey toward justice, This crisis was precipitated by the judgment to turn a blind eye to rioters, and outrage at what happened to wrongful death of George Floyd in Min- to thugs, to murderers, to those terror- George Floyd prompted Americans neapolis, MN. At this point, most, if izing communities. across this country to speak out, to ex- not all, of us have seen that horrifying The riots must stop. The violence ercise their First Amendment right to video: Mr. Floyd, in handcuffs, must stop. The first responsibility of speak out for racial justice, to speak facedown on the pavement, incapaci- government is to keep people safe. out against police brutality, to speak tated, not posing a threat to anyone, Right now, in too many of our cities, out against abuse of power. All of that and a police officer with his knee on government is failing in that task. is legitimate. All of that is protected the neck of Mr. Floyd, pressing down Across the country, we see the lives by the Constitution. hard on the neck of Mr. Floyd and But then we saw things take an omi- which have been taken. To date, 6 U.S. keeping that knee there for 8 long min- nous turn, a dangerous turn. What, for States and 13 U.S. cities have declared utes. some, was legitimate First Amendment a state of emergency because of the Mr. Floyd begs the officer, pleads speech, speaking out for justice, be- riots they are facing. Chicago police with the officer, says he can’t breathe. came co-opted, became taken over by superintendent David Brown said that He is in obvious and serious physical violent criminal radicals. over the weekend, 132 police officers distress. Other officers are standing Now, let’s be clear because so much were injured, there were 48 shootings, there, watching a defenseless, hand- of the news media does not like clarity and 699 arrests. cuffed man, pinned to the ground for 8 in this regard. When I say that, I am In Las Vegas on Monday night, riot- long minutes, with a knee pressing not saying that everybody speaking is ers shot a police officer who is right down on his neck. a violent criminal radical. Indeed, now on life support. Over the past 3 As we all know, those actions took there are a great many people speaking days, Las Vegas police officers have ar- the life of Mr. Floyd, and, rightly, fol- out whose heart cries for justice, cries rested 338 rioters. lowing what happened, the U.S. De- for the justice that has been the many- In St. Louis, four police officers were partment of Justice opened a civil centuries-long journey of this country. shot on Monday night. Fortunately, rights investigation into the police of- But there are radicals who cynically their wounds appear not to be life- ficers’ conduct. Also rightly, I believe, took advantage of these protests to threatening, but a beloved retired po- the local prosecutor opened—began—a sow division, to sow fear, to engage in lice captain, David Dorn, was shot and criminal prosecution, a homicide pros- murder, to engage in violent assaults, killed by looters at a pawn shop that ecution, against the officer for his con- to engage in looting, to engage in same night. duct. theft, to engage in intimidation, to en- Mr. Dorn joined the St. Louis police Now, anytime you have an officer-in- gage in fear. force in 1969. He was a dedicated law volved shooting, it is easy for people to The First Amendment protects your enforcement officer for nearly 40 years. let rhetoric get carried away. It is easy right to speak; the First Amendment His wife and the St. Louis community to jump to conclusions. And too many protects your right to peaceably pro- are grieving his loss. Mr. Dorn was also players in the political world, I think, test; but none of us has a right to vio- African American. quickly move to demonize the police lently assault another person. None of The phrase ‘‘Black lives matter’’ has officer and assume the officer is wrong us has a right to murder another per- become fraught with politics. It is ab- in every circumstance. That is not how son. None of us has a right to burn the solutely true that Black lives matter. responsible leaders, that is not how re- cars of police officers, to shatter the We should be horrified at what hap- sponsible Americans should behave. We shop windows of shops throughout this pened to George Floyd, but we should should wait to see what the facts and country, to engage in acts of terror, also be horrified at what happened to circumstances are. threatening the lives of our fellow David Dorn. To those with political But here we have a video, and we can Americans. agendas seeking demagogue that tear see what the facts and circumstances To those radicals who cynically tried this country apart, somehow David are, and there are zero legitimate law to co-opt these protests, I will say Dorn—another Black man, a different

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The Declaration of Independ- destroyed, looted, and damaged. In At- If you are not willing to say that ence tells us we hold these truths to be lanta, a Black-owned small business, a what happened to George Floyd was self-evident that all men—not some clothing store, was completely looted wrong, it was unacceptable, it was men, not just White men or White in the wee hours of a Saturday morn- criminal, then you should get the hell women, but all men—of every race, of ing. To store owner Kris Shelby, the out of public office. But if you are also every creed, of every religion—are cre- loss was devastating. not willing to say that what has hap- ated equal and are endowed by their Mr. Shelby told the New York Times pened to these store owners, what has Creator with certain unalienable rights that ‘‘as a black man, and this is a happened to these police officers—the that, among them, are the right to life, black-owned business, it’s just sad.’’ stores that have been looted, the offi- liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Looting and destroying Mr. Shelby’s cers who have been murdered and as- Now, our country has not always de- business does not further the cause of saulted—if you are not willing to say livered on that promise for every racial justice. It is the act of a cynical, that is wrong, it is criminal, it is unac- American, but that is the journey we violent thief and a thief willing to be a ceptable, and it must stop, then you have traveled toward that vision. bigoted racist on top of it. need to get the hell out of public office. David Dorn’s life matters. For every In Philadelphia over the weekend, This ain’t complicated. Protect peo- reporter fanning up division who nearly 250 businesses were burglarized, ple’s lives. Protect their rights. doesn’t stop to honor David Dorn, over 375 fires set ablaze. Pause and In Minneapolis, where George Floyd shame on you. His life mattered, and think about that number. One city, was killed, Tiwana Jackson, an Afri- he didn’t need to be murdered by vio- Philadelphia, the city of brotherly can-American small business owner lent looters exploiting the tensions and love—370 fires. with an eyelash extension studio, told division. This is wrong. This is shocking. This a Business of Fashion reporter that her In protests Monday night in Buffalo, is horrifying. You are not exercising store had been looted and vandalized NY, three police officers were run over your First Amendment rights when during the riots. Tiwana said: ‘‘Burn- by a car, breaking a leg and shattering you are lighting a police car on fire. ing stores down, stealing things—how the pelvis of one of the officers. You are not exercising any constitu- is that going to get justice for George In New York City, almost 2,000 people tional rights when you are burning and Floyd?’’ have been arrested since the rioting terrorizing and assaulting your fellow She continued: ‘‘It almost took my started, and 700 people were arrested citizens. Eighteen law enforcement of- focus away on why this whole thing just on Monday night. At least two ficers were injured in Philadelphia— started in the first place, which was New York City police officers were hit some hit by Molotov cocktails, others racism.’’ by cars on Monday and nearly 50 New by rocks and bricks. Ross Martinson, In Richmond, VA, David Waller saw York Police Department officers have the owner of a small business called the jewelry store that he runs—that his been injured since the protests began. the Philadelphia Runner, told the grandfather founded in the year 1900— In Salt Lake City, 21 police officers Philadelphia Enquirer: ‘‘What is left is ransacked by rioters over the weekend. were injured over the weekend, includ- mush’’ after rioters attempted to light Waller and Company is one of the old- ing an officer who was hit in the head three fires in his store, stole clothes, est Black-owned businesses in Rich- with a bat. stole shoes, smashed the windows, and mond. How is that justice? On Sunday, during the riot that took left the store flooding from the sprin- In Washington, DC, not only was the place outside the White House when klers. historic St. John’s Church burned— the historic St. John’s Church was In Los Angeles, the rioting and where every President we have had has burned, when arsonists burned the looting has brought back painful worshipped—but the Lincoln Memorial church, 14 Secret Service agents were memories of the 1992 Rodney King riots was vandalized, as well as the World injured. that resulted in 50 deaths, thousands of War II Memorial was vandalized, and In San Francisco over the weekend, arrests, and the destruction of over the Victims of Communism Memorial at least 20 fires were set, 33 people were 1,000 businesses and buildings. was vandalized. That is not standing up arrested for looting, and 2 police offi- One Santa Monica furniture store, for justice. cers were attacked. the owner named Roman, told the L.A. The Lincoln Memorial—Abraham On Friday night, David Patrick Times that over the weekend, ‘‘we lost Lincoln led this Nation during the Underwood, an officer in the Depart- everything in 10 minutes.’’ Roman said bloodiest war we have ever encoun- ment of Homeland Security, was shot that 10 minutes of looting resulted in tered, the Civil War. Six hundred thou- and killed during protests in Oakland, $6 million in damages. sand Americans died in the Civil War. CA. Mind you, all of this is happening And Abraham Lincoln’s vision, restor- David Patrick Underwood, like David after months of small businesses being ing this country and ending the abomi- Dorn, was African American. George on the verge of bankruptcy from the nation of slavery—I have to say, the Floyd’s life matters. So does David coronavirus pandemic and the eco- Lincoln Memorial is my favorite place Dorn’s. So does David Patrick nomic catastrophe we are facing. in all of Washington to go and stand Underwood’s. No elected leader should Now we have local politicians saying: and read the words etched in stone, to sit idly by while David Patrick Under- We are not going to let police officers read the Gettysburg Address, to read wood or David Dorn or George Floyd is protect your store. We are not going to the second inaugural of the President murdered. If Black lives matter, then let police officers protect your liveli- who signed the Emancipation Procla- all Black lives matter, not just those hood. Everything you own can be taken mation, the President whose leadership which are politically convenient for and destroyed by violent criminals. through that Civil War, whose leader- politicians. In New York, according to ABC7 New ship to end slavery cost him his life at It has been reported that at least 25 York, businesses, such as delis, phar- the hands of an assassin. Yet vandals cities in the United States have seen macies, beauty supply stores, were de- defaced it. deadly, destructive riots in the last stroyed and multiple fires set in Ford- The U.S. Park Police reported that week. According to the Claims Journal, ham in the Bronx on Monday, while the the protests on the National Mall and which reports and analyzes the prop- flagship Macy’s store and scores of at Lafayette Park across the street erty claims industry, 75 businesses in other retail stories were burglarized, from the White House resulted in 51 in- Madison, WI, have been looted; 50 busi- looted, damaged, in downtown Manhat- jured U.S. Park Police officers. Eleven nesses in Seattle; 50 businesses in tan over the weekend and Monday. And of those injured officers had to go to

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In Austin, a Molotov cocktail; and 18 USC, section are deliberately targeting the African- over the weekend, protesters tried to 2314, makes it a crime to transport American community, I will tell you block a highway and destroyed mul- interstate or sell goods that are stolen. right now, you are not advancing racial tiple businesses, including a gas sta- All of those are Federal laws that are equality if you are supporting violent tion, a Food Mart, a hotel, a Target, a available for Federal prosecutors, that criminals who are destroying far too Foot Locker, and other stores and busi- are available to the FBI. The message many African-American communities nesses. that needs to come clear—loud and and Hispanic communities. That is not In Houston, another group of pro- clear—from every elected official is if helping the problem. testers closed down Highway 59, and ri- you engage in violence, if you engage We need to keep America safe. We oters destroyed businesses and injured in looting, if you destroy shops, if you need to protect every American, re- police officers. shatter windows, if you light police gardless of race, regardless of skin This must stop. There are a host of cars on fire, if you commit acts of vio- color. We need to come together and tools that can be used to stop it. The lence, if you physically assault your keep America safe. first lines of defense when it comes to fellow citizens, if you physically as- I yield the floor. violent crime are the brave men and sault police officers, if you kill your The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. women of our police departments who fellow citizens, if you kill police offi- LOEFFLER). The Senator from Iowa. are risking their lives every night as cers, you will be prosecuted. You will CORONAVIRUS they engage with rioters and violent be prosecuted, and you will go away to Ms. ERNST. Madam President, for criminals. jail for a very long time. months, as our Nation has confronted Just as it is a slander to say that There are organizations that are pro- this pandemic together, everyone in every protester is a violent rioter, it is moting this, that are funding this, that America—every single one of us—has also a slander—an absolute vicious are coordinating this—organizations been asked to make serious sacrifices, lie—to paint every police officer as a like antifa. For 2 years, I have been whether that has meant working over- racist, to paint every police officer as calling on the administration to des- time in a hospital caring for the af- someone who commits abuse of power ignate antifa as a domestic terrorist flicted, temporarily closing a family and police brutality, as we saw with organization. They have engaged in business, euthanizing hogs and cattle, George Floyd. acts of violence all across this country. or forgoing important life events like a Yes, there are some who break the But this past week has been antifa’s high school prom or a college gradua- law, and that is why the officers are most shameful act. tion. COVID–19 has brought with it being prosecuted. The rule of law ex- This week, the President rightly an- very challenging times. tends to everyone. If a police officer nounced that antifa would be des- While we have missed milestones and breaks the law, he or she should be ignated as a terrorist organization. time together, Americans across the prosecuted. But when we are looking to That means we can use law enforce- country have stepped up to help slow protect our own families, when we are ment resources to track down—if you the spread of this virus and its toll on looking to protect our spouse, when we are providing funding and organizing, the lives of our fellow citizens. While are looking to protect our children— you will be prosecuted. We will use the we cannot return to life as usual just the people we call on to be our first RICO laws against you, the same laws yet, we are entering a new phase. Step line of defense are the men and women that take down drug dealers. by step, State by State, America is in blue. If you are handing out bricks to safely reopening. Local officials who have decided po- young African-American men, trying In Iowa, Governor Kim Reynolds has litically that they are not going to let to incite them to commit acts of vio- led our State with a steady hand dur- the police officers arrest the rioters, lence, that is a criminal activity. It is ing this critical time. Under Governor but they are going to release the riot- also a cynical, bigoted activity. This Reynolds’ thoughtful plan and guid- ers; the media that turn a blind eye must stop. ance from public health officials at the and don’t report on the police officers Our first responsibility is to protect local, State, and Federal level, Iowa being murdered; the Hollywood celeb- our fellow citizens, to protect their communities and businesses are start- rities who virtue signal and raise lives, to protect their safety, to protect ing to safely reopen, and many activi- money to pay the bail for the people their rights. The President has that re- ties are carefully resuming. Iowans can being arrested for violent looting— sponsibility. The Attorney General has once again participate in America’s every one of them is contributing to that responsibility. Every U.S. attor- great pastime and play golf. Places of this problem. ney in the country has that responsi- worship are opening for services while We also have Federal resources. I bility. The FBI has that responsibility. taking smart precautions. And while have spoken with U.S. attorneys in the The Governors of all 50 States have they will not be as crowded as they State of Texas who are directing Fed- that responsibility. Mayors have that once were, restaurants and bars are eral resources. There are Federal laws responsibility. Police chiefs have that taking the first steps in opening again, on the books against rioting: 18 USC, responsibility. as well as are places that we all grew section 2101, makes it a crime to travel It is time for this to stop. It is time up going to in Iowa—our amusement in or use interstate commerce to incite for us to come together. And it is time parks, racetracks, outdoor performance a riot or participate in a riot; 18 USC, for the demagogues who peddle the vi- venues, movie theaters, and museums— section 231, makes it a crime to ‘‘ob- sion, who seek personal benefit in fan- all with important public health guide- struct, impede, or interfere’’ with a law ning the flames of racial animosity, to lines in mind. enforcement officer performing his or stop playing games with people’s lives. All of this is contingent, of course, her duties ‘‘in any way’’ that affects If you are a Hollywood celebrity and upon having smaller groups of people commerce; 18 USC, section 844, makes want to make a contribution, make a and continuing to practice social it a crime to ‘‘maliciously [damage] or contribution to a fund rebuilding the distancing—simple precautions that [destroy], or [attempt] to damage or small businesses, the African-American can make a big difference. destroy, by means of fire or an explo- businesses, the Hispanic businesses While we all yearn for life to return sive, any building, vehicle, or other that have been looted and burned and back to how it was a few months ago, real or personal property used in inter- destroyed. Make a contribution to a we must be smart about taking the ap- state or foreign commerce’’; 18 USC, fund to the families of the police offi- propriate steps. Certainly, we want to section 1962, the RICO statute, makes cers murdered. Don’t pay to bail out see our elderly relatives, gather with it a crime for anyone associated with the criminals assaulting those police our family and friends once again, and

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It is im- As this process moves forward, Wash- am anguished at the violence we are portant, as we move now to responsibly ington can make this transition more seeing all across our streets today. reopening our economy, to continue to safe and successful. Working in part- There is no question that we must do follow the guidelines that have been nership with the administration, State our part to change racist attitudes prepared by our public health experts— leaders, and the private sector, we can that, unfortunately, exist today, and washing our hands, social distancing, continue to increase testing and ensure this must be done in a peaceful way. avoiding touching your face, and wear- those who may be infected are fol- Looting and violent riots are not the ing your mask. Following these guide- lowing proper guidelines and getting way to do this, and it is not the way to lines will help to make America’s re- the care and information they need to honor George Floyd or those who are opening successful. It will protect your limit the spread of the virus. We need protesting peacefully, which is the health and the health of your commu- to make sure our essential workers and great majority of people. nity. Hindering the spread of the dis- others returning to the workforce have The other day, George’s brother en- ease while allowing businesses to re- the personal protective equipment—the couraged all of us to peacefully protest. main open as they follow the guidelines PPE—necessary to allow America to He said that violence will not bring his will aid in our economic recovery as get back to work while ensuring the brother back. No, it will not bring his well. Most Americans understand there is safety of our great workers. brother back. In addition, these frontline essential It makes me sad to see businesses no way to choose between public health workers should absolutely be able to and monuments that honor some of our and a strong economy because you can- keep more of their hard-earned pay- bravest heroes destroyed and violence not have one without the other. We check—something I am working on happening in cities across the Nation. can’t have a strong economy if we are not protecting people from becoming closely with the administration and In my State of West Virginia, there sick, and we will not be able to make my colleagues. Our small businesses have been protests. However, they have the necessary long-term investments in must be protected from predatory law- been peaceful. I commend my West Vir- public health if we don’t have a strong suits so that Iowa’s mom-and-pop ginians for peacefully protesting, and I economy. That is why a responsible, shops can continue to provide pay- encourage them to continue this. In- step-by-step approach to reopening the checks to their hard-working employ- stead of violence, we need to come to- economy that is driven by the data in ees. gether as a nation, to listen to one an- Of course, we must continue to sup- States and local communities is so other, and to learn from one another. port our families—our moms and dads very important. This is how real change can happen. who are struggling to purchase diapers; West Virginia’s cumulative percent- President George W. Bush and Mrs. our childcare providers and workers age of positive tests now stands at 2 Laura Bush published a statement yes- who have continued to look after our percent, which is less than one-fifth of terday, and I would like to read the kids; our family caregivers who are the national average. As of this morn- last paragraph because I found it really helping Iowa seniors and those who are ing, our daily positive test percentage quite moving as to how we are going to most at risk during this pandemic—and was 0.88 percent. This is despite the address this issue. make sure we are prepared for what- fact that West Virginia has tested a ever might come next. The rule of law ultimately depends on the higher percentage of our residents than Let’s not only focus on the imme- fairness and legitimacy of the legal system. the national average and all of our And achieving justice for all is the duty of neighboring States. Even more encour- diate needs but on the long-term na- all. This will require a consistent, coura- tional priority for critical medical sup- geous, and creative effort. We serve our aging is that, even as we began reopen- plies and other materials to be pro- neighbors best when we try to understand ing our businesses in May, our cumu- duced right here in the United States their experience. We love our neighbors as lative percent of positive tests has re- of America. We should never again de- ourselves when we treat them as equals, in mained below 3 percent since April 25. pend on a foreign nation to protect our both protection and compassion. There is a Yet we have faced challenges. Out- citizens, especially one like the Com- better way—the way of empathy, and shared breaks at our long-term care facilities munist Party of China, which has been commitment, and bold action, and a peace in Monongalia County, Wayne County, continually and unsurprisingly decep- rooted in justice. I am confident that to- Jackson County, and Kanawha County gether, Americans will choose the better have resulted in 43 deaths, but do you tive about this threat from the very be- way. ginning. know what? Our State responded Folks, while we still have a ways to I appreciate so much the entire state- quickly and tested every resident and go before we can return to life as we ment. Those last several words, as I every staff member in the nursing know it, we will get through this, and said, really touched me. homes in our State. We were the first when we do, we will revive the great On the matter before us today, many State in our Nation to do this and set economy we have built together and communities in our country are begin- the example that many have followed. prepare for an even stronger future to- ning to open, including in my State of Just last week, we had an outbreak at gether. West Virginia. As everywhere, COVID one of our prisons, where we had 118 I yield the floor. has had a terrible impact on many of positive tests. So we know that this is The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. our communities all across the coun- still there and that it still presents a PERDUE). The Senator from West Vir- try. The disease has affected every part danger, but I am really proud of the ginia. of our lives. More than 105,000 of our way we have pulled together during Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I am fellow Americans have lost their lives this crisis and addressed these chal- very pleased to join my colleague from because of this terrible virus. That in- lenges. Iowa to highlight the need to respon- cludes 78 West Virginians. The unoffi- The progress reflected by the statis- sibly reopen America and our economy cial unemployment rate is 14 percent in tics is only possible because our State’s as we continue to fight this COVID this country, but in my State of West residents have followed the guidelines. pandemic. Virginia, it is a shade over 15 percent, I thank all of the medical profes- PROTESTS and we expect those numbers to rise sionals, the first responders, and the Mr. President, before I talk about re- when the May numbers are published frontline workers who have gone be- opening America, I would like to ad- later this week. yond the call of duty to protect public dress a deep tragedy—the brutal death State and local officials across the health and keep our communities run- of George Floyd. country closed much of our economy in ning during this most difficult time. It is clear that our entire country is order to slow the disease. Our goal as a Opening our economy is paramount, united in horror and opposition to the nation was to bend the curve in order and opening it responsibly must be

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Most importantly, it difference in Tennessee for some of our RESTART ACT would bring employees back to work, nonprofit organizations, like the East Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, last which is exactly where they want to Tennessee-based Appalachia Service week, I traveled around the great State be. Project. ASP teams travel throughout of Indiana on my RESTART tour. Over the last several weeks, I have Central Appalachia. They repair homes I visited small businesses up and spoken to more than 22,000 Hoosiers by for low-income families. Mayors in the down the State—eight cities, in fact— using Zoom teleconferencing capabili- communities that ASP visit are run- where we have seen so many Hoosiers ties, having conference calls, and other ning on tight budgets, and they depend adversely impacted by this pandemic. means. I have to say I am truly in- on volunteers to fix up unsafe or un- Like many other States, Indiana is spired by the way Hoosiers have come inhabitable homes. You can only imag- starting to open up our economy, and I together to help one another during ine how it felt to the people at ASP to know so many Hoosiers welcome that. this pandemic. Everyone has done his watch their funding evaporate, know- Our Governor, Eric Holcomb, has been part. Hoosiers want to work, and busi- ing that the leaky roof that needed at- implementing a five-stage plan for ness owners are eager to pay them. The tention over in Sneedville would end up safely reopening Indiana’s economy. RESTART Act can help make sure this turning into a rotten floor and a moldy The cities on my tour have busi- happens, and I hope my colleagues will wall and would be a safety hazard for nesses that are in various stages of re- give it strong consideration in the the individuals who lived there. Fortu- opening. Restaurants like Catablu coming days. nately, ASP was able to get an SBA Grille in Fort Wayne, Arni’s in Lafay- I yield the floor. loan that gave it a little bit of breath- ette, and Woody’s Library in Carmel The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ing room. Although it has had to can- are open at 50-percent capacity right ator from Tennessee. cel its volunteer program, its essential now. The nonprofit Terre Haute Chil- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I staff and contractors will be able to dren’s Museum remains closed, unfor- ask unanimous consent that Senator continue working all through the sum- tunately, and is struggling to pay its BRAUN and I be allowed to complete mer. employees. I visited Zimmer Biomet our remarks prior to the rollcall votes. The various rescue programs that Hibbard, which is a medical device The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Congress agreed to implement were not company in Valparaiso. I enjoyed the objection, it is so ordered. perfect by any means, but did they tour and visiting with the employees, CORONAVIRUS have a positive effect? From what we but I discovered that its sales had Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I are hearing in Tennessee, they did, and dropped 95 percent in March. Fortu- have to say that Tennesseans are en- they have been put to good use. nately, it received a Paycheck Protec- joying being out and about. They are I yield the floor. tion Program loan, and that enabled it so thrilled to see the restart of our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to keep all 23 of its employees on the economy. Whether you are going to ator from Indiana. payroll. hair salons, restaurants, shopping cen- Mr. BRAUN. Mr. President, I am a It is clear that we need to continue ters, office parks, or manufacturing fa- Main Street entrepreneur. I have spent evaluating additional relief measures cilities, what we are hearing from Ten- my career building a little business for small businesses and Indiana’s non- nesseans is: Thank goodness we can get into a large one over many years in my profits. My RESTART Act is a viable back to work. They are grateful that hometown. My wife, as well, has oper- approach to help keep our hardest hit they have had the PPP to help them ated a home accessory and gift store on businesses and nonprofits going. The bridge from the shutdown to the re- Main Street, literally. I am elated to RESTART Act is a bipartisan measure start. There has been $8.8 billion that see the American economy starting to I introduced with Senator BENNET. The has made its way into our State get off to a smart restart. effort here is to build upon the success through the PPP program, and our I addressed, in a couple of floor of the Paycheck Protection Program. Governor, our Tennessee General As- speeches before we left in March, the We have seen that more than 74,000 sembly, and our mayors are really question of how to reopen our econ- Hoosier businesses have benefited from working diligently to be certain that omy. I believe businesses are dis- PPP, with loans totaling nearly $9.4 our economy opens up, that people are ciplined and ready to pay attention to billion in the State of Indiana. Just for at work safely, and that we continue to the rules—the new normal—to make context, that is an average loan of defeat this COVID–19. sure their employees and their cus- about $130,000. These are for small busi- Over the past few months, we have tomers stay safe. Business owners will nesses like those that we see up and seen Congress push forward, putting follow the rules. It is in their own best down our State. about $3 trillion into the economy for a interests to do so. They have much to The Paycheck Protection Program restart, and State and local govern- lose from a new spike in the requires funds to be spent in just 8 ments have already put over $139 bil- coronavirus. Businesses are always weeks, but most restaurants, gyms, lion worth of aid to good use by sup- more adept, more agile than govern- boutiques, and so many other busi- porting local healthcare, helping to ment, and I am heartened to see the in- nesses were not permitted to be open rescue businesses, and keeping compa- novative approaches many businesses during part or all of that 8-week pe- nies working and local payrolls going— are taking across our country to ad- riod. So the first part of the RESTART keeping people on the job. dress this challenge. Act merely extends the timeframe to 16 Our Governor and general assembly The virus does not affect all popu- weeks for our Nation’s hardest hit in Tennessee have just announced a lations, industries, and areas of our businesses. new program that they are doing in country in the same way. So, natu- Secondly, we know that the PPP was conjunction with local businesses. rally, the reopening in Indianapolis meant to be a bridge to reopening the Now, imagine for a moment what it will be different from that on Main economy, but many small businesses was like to watch the economy tumble Street in Jasper, IN. have much longer bridges to cross. from the perspective of a community We should remember that although That is why our new RESTART Pro- that was already struggling and trying this presents challenges, a one-size- gram would provide loans that would to make ends meet. The pandemic fits-all is rarely the best policy course cover up to 6 months of payroll and caused catastrophic damage to the tra- of action, and decisions that affect citi- fixed operating expenses. That is just ditional economy and also to many of zens are best made by the level of gov- for those businesses that have taken a the service organizations that were ernment closest to them—mayors,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.035 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2679 town councils, and State governments. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Coons Kaine Rosen Cortez Masto King Schumer We cannot use the blanket approach the previous order, the motion to re- Duckworth Klobuchar Shaheen the government took in shutting down consider is considered made and laid Durbin Leahy Sinema the economy to reopen it. Instead, we upon the table, and the President will Feinstein Manchin Stabenow need to provide the tools to empower be immediately notified of the Senate’s Gillibrand Menendez Udall Harris Merkley Van Hollen local leaders and businesses who know action. Hassan Murphy Warner their communities best to reopen safe- Heinrich Murray Warren f ly so that our country can function Hirono Peters Whitehouse again. CLOTURE MOTION Jones Reed Wyden I believe that through the persever- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant NOT VOTING—5 ance and innovation that American to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Markey Schatz Tester Sanders Smith business has always exhibited, we can Senate the pending cloture motion, get our economy back on the path to which the clerk will state. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this recent heights without yielding back The senior assistant legislative clerk vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 42. any territory to the virus. read as follows: The motion is agreed to. I yield the floor. CLOTURE MOTION f VOTE ON ANDERSON NOMINATION We, the undersigned Senators, in ac- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The PRESIDING OFFICER. All cordance with the provisions of rule postcloture time has expired. XXII of the Standing Rules of the Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The question is, Will the Senate ad- ate, do hereby move to bring to a close clerk will report the nomination. vise and consent to the Anderson nomi- debate on the nomination of Drew B. The legislative clerk read the nomi- nation? Tipton, of Texas, to be United States nation of Drew B. Tipton, of Texas, to Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I District Judge for the Southern Dis- be United States District Judge for the ask for the yeas and nays. trict of Texas. Southern District of Texas. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Mitch McConnell, Deb Fischer, Steve Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to sufficient second? Daines, Cory Gardner, Tim Scott, Ted consider the nomination. There appears to be a sufficient sec- Cruz, David Perdue, James E. Risch, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ond. Roger F. Wicker, Pat Roberts, Lindsey Democratic leader. The clerk will call the roll. Graham, Mike Crapo, Michael B. Enzi, UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—H.R. 7010 The senior assistant legislative clerk John Barrasso, Marsha Blackburn, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, in a called the roll. John Thune, Richard C. Shelby. moment I will ask unanimous consent Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- to pass legislation that makes urgently Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- imous consent, the mandatory quorum needed reforms to the PPP to make the KEY), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. call has been waived. program much more functional for SANDERS), the Senator from Hawaii The question is, Is it the sense of the all—underline ‘‘all’’—small businesses. (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator from Min- Senate that debate on the nomination Let me just name a few of the nesota (Ms. SMITH), and the Senator of Drew B. Tipton, of Texas, to be changes. First, it expands the loan pe- from Montana (Mr. TESTER) are nec- United States District Judge for the riod from 8 weeks to 24 weeks. Cur- essarily absent. Southern District of Texas, shall be rently, workers may be brought back The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- brought to a close? for the 8 weeks, but what good is it if TON). Are there any other Senators in The yeas and nays are mandatory they are again laid off after that short the Chamber desiring to vote? under the rule. period? It is unrealistic, and small The result was announced—yeas 78, The clerk will call the roll. businesses need assistance that can nays 17, as follows: The legislative clerk called the roll. cover the full length of this crisis. [Rollcall Vote No. 109 Ex.] Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Second, the legislation removes the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- YEAS—78 25-percent restriction imposed by the KEY), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Alexander Feinstein Paul Trump administration on the use of Barrasso SANDERS), the Senator from Hawaii Fischer Perdue loans for fixed costs, rents, mortgages, Bennet Gardner Peters (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator from Min- Blackburn Graham Portman utilities, and replaces it with new 60–40 nesota (Ms. SMITH), and the Senator Blunt Grassley Reed payroll-to-nonpayroll expenses. This from Montana (Mr. TESTER) are nec- Boozman Hassan Risch change will continue PPP’s support in Braun Hawley Roberts essarily absent. getting workers back on the payroll Brown Hirono Romney The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Burr Hoeven Rosen but giving small businesses more flexi- any other Senators in the Chamber de- Capito Hyde-Smith Rounds bility to survive in this crisis, which is Carper siring to vote? Inhofe Rubio essential to the long-term employment Casey Johnson Sasse The result was announced—yeas 53, Cassidy prospect of the workers. Jones Scott (FL) nays 42, as follows: Collins Kaine Scott (SC) For my home State of New York, we Coons Kennedy Shaheen [Rollcall Vote No. 110 Ex.] have high rents, high utility costs. Cornyn King Shelby YEAS—53 Cortez Masto Lankford Sinema Many businesses were frozen out when Cotton Leahy Stabenow Alexander Fischer Perdue there was 25 percent, but 40 percent Cramer Lee Sullivan Barrasso Gardner Portman will get them in, and that applies to Crapo Loeffler Thune Blackburn Graham Risch Cruz Manchin Tillis Blunt Grassley Roberts the more high-cost areas throughout Daines McConnell Toomey Boozman Hawley Romney the country. Even though these are Duckworth McSally Warner Braun Hoeven Rounds small businesses, they are struggling Burr Hyde-Smith Durbin Menendez Whitehouse Rubio under those costs. Enzi Moran Wicker Capito Inhofe Sasse Cassidy Johnson Ernst Murkowski Young Scott (FL) Third, the proposal extends the pro- Collins Kennedy Scott (SC) gram to the end of the year and makes NAYS—17 Cornyn Lankford Shelby December 31 the deadline to rehire Baldwin Harris Schumer Cotton Lee Cramer Loeffler Sullivan workers in order to get full forgiveness Blumenthal Heinrich Udall Thune Booker Klobuchar Crapo McConnell on the loan. We have a long way to go Van Hollen Tillis Cantwell Merkley Cruz McSally Warren Toomey before the economy will come back in Cardin Murphy Daines Moran Wyden Wicker real ways. This will give businesses a Gillibrand Murray Enzi Murkowski Ernst Paul Young more realistic timeline to get the help NOT VOTING—5 NAYS—42 they need while bringing back employ- Markey Schatz Tester ees. Sanders Smith Baldwin Booker Cardin Bennet Brown Carper The bill ensures any amounts of the The nomination was confirmed. Blumenthal Cantwell Casey loan not forgiven will have at least a 5-

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We recog- heard from small businesses in our affect our Nation. nize now that 8 weeks is not long States that while they are glad there is I yield the floor. enough, and that is why this legisla- a program—they would have gone The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tion would change that 8 weeks to 24 under without it; it is a very good ator from Maryland. weeks, giving small businesses a great- thing—it needed some changes to make Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, first, let er opportunity to qualify for a max- it work for so many small businesses me thank Senator SCHUMER for bring- imum amount of loan forgiveness and that have been left out or rejected. ing this issue to the floor at this time. giving small businesses more flexi- I say to small businesses across the Senator SCHUMER has been a great bility on how they allocate those funds country: After this changes, apply leader on what we need to do to help between payroll and nonpayroll ex- again even if you applied the first time respond to COVID–19. He recognized penses. because it will be easier to meet the re- from the beginning that we needed a As we heard today in our first over- quirements and criteria. balanced program to deal with the sight hearing in the Small Business This is not controversial. The House health pandemic, with the Marshall and Entrepreneurship Committee, of Representatives passed this legisla- Plan, to deal with the help to our State small businesses are different. Maybe 8 tion with a vote of 417 to 1. We can’t and local governments, and to deal weeks works for some, but maybe it wait any longer. Businesses are really with the economic consequences of doesn’t work for others. Maybe 75 per- suffering for lack of these changes, and COVID–19. cent of payroll works for one but to wait and wait and wait—if someone Senator SCHUMER helped us develop a doesn’t work for another. We need a wants to make changes, let’s do it balanced approach to deal with the eco- program that can fit the vast majority when we get to the Heroes bill, to nomic challenges while, yes, helping of small businesses, and the changes COVID 4. But to delay another week or the individual through unemployment represented in the House bill rep- 2 weeks or 3 weeks to get this all bol- insurance and direct checks from the resents those changes that if we had lixed up—we can’t afford to wait. Our IRS but also helping our businesses. recognized in March that this pan- small businesses cannot afford to wait. For small businesses we created new demic would have continuing impact These changes are universally agreed tools; for larger businesses we had on our economy well beyond 8 weeks, to as good ones, and we shouldn’t let loans. would have certainly been considered someone who wants a small change I was proud to be part of a task force during that period of time. say: Let’s stop it until we go forward. that was charged with developing the Now is the time to pass this. I just The bill has the broad support of tools for small business. I want to want to underscore this point. The 8 small businesses across industries, thank my partner Senator SHAHEEN for weeks will expire for the first loans mom-and-pop restaurants, underserved her incredible help and leadership in that were issued under the PPP pro- businesses, minority businesses, non- crafting the programs of the Paycheck gram next week. Small businesses need profits that have been hit hard by this Protection Program while also dealing predictability. They need to know pandemic. It should be passed by the with the economic disaster loan pro- whether this is going to be the law or Senate right now. gram, which was new and a loan for- not before they apply for their forgive- These fixes will not solve every prob- giveness program. ness. So we don’t have any extra time. lem in PPP. Too many underserved We did this working with Senators We need to pass this right now. It is a small businesses and minority small RUBIO and COLLINS. It was truly bipar- bipartisan effort and is a bipartisan businesses are still struggling to get tisan. We did it in a matter of literally bill. the help they need in these troubled a few days—a week or so, and we were What Senator SCHUMER said is abso- times. These will not diminish in any able to get this program crafted in a lutely correct. We will have other op- way the urgency of passing legislation way that it provided incredible relief portunities to deal with other provi- like the Heroes Act, which provides ad- to the small businesses of our country. sions to help small businesses. We are ditional help not only for businesses So today, what is the record? There not finished. We recognize that there but for homeowners, renters, essential are 4.4 million loans that have been are small businesses that may need ad- workers, medical facilities, local and issued under the Paycheck Protection ditional help, particularly those who State governments, and more. Our Re- Program, and $510 billion has been have seen dramatic reductions in their publican colleagues must come to the made available to small businesses in revenues and the smaller of the small table and work with us to pass future this country. It literally has been a businesses and those underserved com- reforms. lifeline allowing small companies to munities. We need to pay attention to Nor will it divert our caucus in its continue to exist. You see, with small do something about that. But let’s get quest for police reform and racial jus- companies, we get more job growth this program working right today. tice. We have to do that as well. than bigger companies. We get ideas on Let’s give the notices to small busi- But today we have an opportunity to how to deal with economic challenges. nesses and get this passed through the pass meaningful reforms that our small But in economic downturns they don’t Senate today so that small businesses businesses need now. We must get this have the liquidity and resilience that can plan on how to deal with the next done. Businesses are going under every larger companies have. That is why we several months. day. Small businesses that have strug- had to pass this type of help. We did I yield the floor. gled and sweated—my dad’s was one of that in March, and when we passed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- them—that need help and can’t get those bills in March, quite frankly we ator from New Hampshire. help because of certain problems in thought that by now the economy Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I am this bill will be so relieved when we would be in a much better shape than so pleased to be able to join Leader pass this legislation, which has already it is and that small businesses would be SCHUMER and my colleague and rank- passed the House. able to return to somewhat of a normal ing member of the small business com- I want to particularly thank two peo- economy. Well, that is not the case. mittee, Senator CARDIN. I am grateful ple on our side who have worked long We recognize that certain busi- for his leadership and for the partner- and hard on this legislation, who will nesses—such as those in the hospitality ship that we had back in March with speak now. One is Senator CARDIN from field, health clubs, caterers, museums, Senators RUBIO and COLLINS. It truly Maryland, the ranking member of the and the list goes on and on—have vir- was a bipartisan partnership to try and Committee on Small Business, and one tually not been able to open at all yet, address the challenges that small busi- is Senator SHAHEEN, the senior Senator and they are going to need more help nesses are facing across this country. from New Hampshire, who is also a than just the 8 weeks that was planned In New Hampshire small businesses very active member of the Small Busi- in the Paycheck Protection Program. are our lifeblood. They were going

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So I ask unanimous consent that the that don’t need it, thereby denying In New Hampshire we have 22,000 Senate proceed to the immediate con- those businesses that truly do need it small businesses and nonprofits that sideration of H.R. 710, which was re- in a more targeted fashion. have received over $2.5 billion in for- ceived from the House; that the bill be So, Madam President, I object. givable loans under the program. considered read a third time and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- But we have also heard from many of passed; and that the motion to recon- tion is heard. those businesses that there are im- sider be considered made and laid upon The Democratic leader. provements and fixes that are nec- the table. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I essary, businesses like The Little The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. respect the good faith and sincerity in my colleague from Wisconsin. Grille, a New Hampshire restaurant BLACKBURN). Is there objection? I would say this: If we change this with locations in Littleton and The Senator from Wisconsin. bill and then go to conference with the Woodsville. They said that PPP has Mr. JOHNSON. Madam President, re- House, we risk too much delay. We been a lifesaver. But they have only 2 serving the right to object, I appreciate should move the bill now. We are will- weeks remaining on their forgivable my colleague’s desire to help small ing to, certainly, look at the changes term, and if the terms of the loan are businesses. I really don’t think there is that my colleague from Wisconsin pro- not addressed, the owners of The Little a stronger advocate in support of small poses, and we can do that in a UC to- Grille told us that they will be back in business in all of Congress. I think I morrow, next week, whenever—but not the same position they were at the have proved that with my work in tax hold this bill up because, even if the start of the pandemic, and they may be reform, fighting for 95 percent of Amer- Senator is right in his interpretation— forced to lay off staff. ican businesses that are pass-through We have heard from the Portsmouth entities. which may be right; it may be wrong— Brewery, which received their PPP I think my colleagues on the floor it doesn’t affect 95 percent of the busi- loan, and they want to rehire their 28 here today realize that what the House nesses in the next few weeks that need employees but they need more flexi- passed has one very significant flaw in help. So we ought to pass this bill, help the bility and extensions to the program to it—probably a technical drafting error urgent needs that those businesses resume operations. but a significant flaw—which says that Then, of course, we have heard from if you don’t spend 60 percent of the have, and whatever corrections that Big Dave’s Bagels & Deli in North PPP loan on payroll, you get no for- my colleague from Wisconsin wishes to Conway. His 32-year-old bakery was giveness, which was a dramatic dif- make, I am sure my colleagues from predominantly takeout before the pan- ference from what it was when you had Maryland and New Hampshire and I demic, but he was able to keep his em- 75 percent. would look at it. But to hold this bill ployees on and offer hazard pay be- I am in favor of all those changes. As up now, which passed 417 to 1 in the House and which does so many good cause his approval for the PPP loan Senator SHAHEEN pointed out, there came through at the very end of April. are a lot of problems with PPP that and needed things, unaffected by the Now he needs flexibility and loan terms need to be corrected. My only objection provision that he is having trouble if he is going to keep his employees on is, before we authorize this and put an with, I think would be a sincere mis- the payroll. authorization date all the way to De- take. So I would ask him to reconsider. We I could go on and on with example cember 31, we need to make sure those need to pass this bill today. after example, but the important thing changes are made. Mr. JOHNSON. Will the Democratic So my only objection is we should is, as Senators SCHUMER and CARDIN leader yield? have said so eloquently, those first not extend this authorization without Mr. SCHUMER. I will be happy to loans are about to end, and if we don’t significant reforms that I hope my col- yield. do something to help those businesses, leagues would all agree with; for exam- Mr. JOHNSON. What we are working they are going to be back in the same ple, the fact that many businesses— on is not a change to this legislation. place that they were in in March when again, I am not denying that PPP pro- The way we are working this we will the shelter-at-home and the stay-at- vided very swift funding to businesses still be able to pass this piece of legis- home orders began in New Hampshire that truly needed it. It was a real life- lation unamended, unchanged, with a and across this country. line. It worked from that standpoint. letter of intent from the chairs and the So we need to do something. This leg- But, in our case, we all knew that we ranking members of the Small Busi- islation addresses the concerns that had to do something massive, we had ness Committees of both the House and people have expressed. I think we also to do something quick, but we also the Senate—together with a commit- need to provide additional funding or knew it was going to be far from per- ment from the majority leader—and we additional help over the next month fect. In our haste in crafting this, we can pass this as-is. until things open back up in the econ- made it possible for many businesses We don’t have to delay it. We are just omy. that didn’t need it at all to have access this close. I am objecting at this time. But, in the short term, the legisla- to those funds, and we don’t have an Give us a little bit more time to work tion addresses the concerns that we unlimited checking account. out that method, and then we will be have been hearing from small busi- When we give money to support busi- able to pass this measure without nesses, and I hope we are going to see nesses that don’t need it, we are going amendment—no changes—pass this and our colleagues pass it by unanimous to have less money to give to those then work in good faith together to consent so that there is some certainty that truly do need it. make those changes I think we all for those businesses as they try and Unfortunately, what we are down to agree need to be changed in the future. open back up in this very difficult en- here with this unanimous consent re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- vironment. quest—we have been working in good ator from New Hampshire. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, let faith with the sponsors of the House Mrs. SHAHEEN. Will my colleague me thank my colleagues from Mary- bill, with the Republican leadership. I from Wisconsin yield for a question? land and New Hampshire for their elo- reached out to the Democratic leader, Mr. JOHNSON. Sure. quence. saying that we are very close; I think Mrs. SHAHEEN. Do I understand Again, we need to act now. We have we will probably be able to pass the that you think you will have some res- waited long enough to make these House bill, with assurances, by unani- olution of this by this afternoon, so changes. The House passed them 417 to mous consent, just not at this moment. you expect at that point to come back 1. There may be changes people want to So, again, I appreciate their in with another UC request to pass this make, but I would urge that we pass thoughts. I am really not disagreeing bill?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.038 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S2682 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 3, 2020 Mr. JOHNSON. Yes. With coopera- think, innovative ideas for what we can try to work those out, it would make tion from the chairmen and the rank- do to help restore capital for businesses eminent sense to delay this one, as ing members of both committees, I that are going to need it to reopen our well, and try to work that out and pass think we will be able to get this thing economy, and I would love to work this bill. You never know what hap- done. very closely. pens. Again, our request is really very sim- I obviously have experience in busi- We should pass it today, not wait for ple. I am not the only one. We don’t nesses and small businesses and would tomorrow. We should pass it now, not want to see this program automati- like to work with the chairman and wait a few hours. Lord knows what can cally reauthorized until the end of De- ranking member of the Small Business happen. Businesses are crying out. cember. Now, there is some dispute as Committee. I think our moving here will move to whether the language actually does The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the process forward. It wouldn’t have that. It sounds like the intent was not ator from Maryland. moved as quickly as if we didn’t move to do that; it was just to allow people Mr. CARDIN. If the Senator would the bill, but it is still a better bet to to spend money through the end of De- yield, he has mentioned several dif- help small businesses, even with the cember, which we have no problem ferent issues. I appreciate the fact that concern my colleague has, to pass this with. we are trying to get this done today bill now. Mrs. SHAHEEN. That is my under- and that he is indicating we have a I would make one final plea: Let’s standing of the bill; it doesn’t allow path forward to get this completed this pass it now. If not, we should pass it you to apply for the loan through De- afternoon and the House bill to the today. cember. President, which is our objective, so Mr. JOHNSON. I am happy to come Mr. JOHNSON. So, again, CRS actu- that small business owners under- back or let you come back and ask for ally interprets it as a full authoriza- stand—24 weeks before their loans ex- unanimous consent if we get this ham- tion, so we just need to show what that pire and understand the additional mered out, and I will not object. But, true intent is, put that letter into the flexibility on how they can spend the at this point, I am going to object until we get this hammered out. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD so that we are money because they are making those The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- certain that we are not reauthorizing decisions, literally, today. tion is heard. The Senator mentioned several dif- this or authorizing it through Decem- Mr. SCHUMER. I yield the floor. ber 31; that the authorization does end ferent issues that he is concerned The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- June 30 so that, if we do want to put about, but it appears that the one area ator from Maryland. more funds into a program like PPP, in which he is seeking consensus here Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I that new program will have the type of deals with the authority to issue a loan rise today as the United States of directed reforms that I think we really under the PPP program through June America, again, faces the enormous could gain agreement on. of this year, which is what the law is, challenge and responsibility of striving Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I and I don’t believe it is changed by the to live up to the preamble of the Con- thank my colleague. I would simply House bill. Is that the issue for which stitution of the United States. say that it seems to me he has it a lit- you are seeking to get consensus from The preamble provides: ‘‘We the Peo- tle backward. the ranking member and chairman? ple of the United States, in Order to We should pass this bill and then Mr. JOHNSON. I believe so. Again, form a more perfect Union, establish work on the changes—not hold this bill there is a dispute as to what the lan- Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, up. Who knows what can happen? guage actually says. Again, I have no provide for the common defense, pro- Maybe it will happen today; maybe it problem with the full $660 billion that mote the general Welfare, and secure will not. We have the moment to do it has already been appropriated to be the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves now. We waited 21⁄2 days. We could have spent whenever. But I don’t want to re- and our Posterity, do ordain and estab- done the UC Monday. We waited until authorize the program past June 30 lish this Constitution for the United Wednesday afternoon. We are leaving without the types of reforms that we States of America.’’ here tomorrow at about 1. can talk about. Then we will pass it I note that our Founders, who were The House is not in session now. It through regular order. far from perfect when it came to racial would be very, very wise and helpful to What I am suggesting here is to just issues, thought that justice was more small business—and I have talked to wait until we have this letter of intent important than domestic tranquility. many of them all across the country— for the RECORD. We are just asking the They listed justice first. to pass this bill now, and then we will chairman or ranking member of the Today, America is grieving over the work in good faith on the small change Small Business Committees of both brutal and unnecessary death of George that my colleague wished to have. houses to agree to and sign, and then Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Both Mr. JOHNSON. Will the Senator we will pass this bill as-is, unchanged, State and Federal law enforcement of- yield? to give those small businesses the cer- ficers are moving quickly to bring the Mr. SCHUMER. I yield. tainty we want to provide them. police officers in this case to justice Mr. JOHNSON. The way we are work- Mr. CARDIN. I am just trying to fig- and hold them accountable for their ac- ing this out, there would be no change ure out what I am supposed to be sign- tions, as Mr. Floyd’s cries of ‘‘I can’t required, just a letter for the CONGRES- ing as ranking member of the com- breathe’’ went unanswered as the life SIONAL RECORD stating what I believe mittee. If I understand—because the drained out of him. the intent was, just to allow people to Senator had mentioned problems with Video taken by several witnesses spend to the end of December. We are the 60 percent—— show that George Floyd—who was just working out the details of that Mr. JOHNSON. We will deal with Black and was unarmed—was hand- language, and then we will be able to those in the future. cuffed and pinned to the ground by a allow this to pass by unanimous con- Mr. CARDIN. I just want to make police officer who held his knee against sent. sure we have—— Mr. Floyd’s neck as he pleaded for his By the way, I have gotten other Mr. JOHNSON. I have no demands life. Mr. Floyd was on the ground, re- Members who are objecting to this to other than one—again, we are so close. peatedly telling the officer that he agree to this as well. We are first working it out on our side, could not breathe. And despite the fact So just give us a little bit more time; and then we will consult you, and that bystanders are all heard on video agree to that language. Hopefully, the maybe we will pass it yet tonight or begging the officer to relent, he did not ranking member would agree with that early tomorrow morning. That is my remove his knee from Mr. Floyd’s neck letter for the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. goal as well. until after an ambulance arrived. Pass this bill, unchanged. Then, in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Eventually Mr. Floyd lost conscious- future—because this PPP will expire Democratic leader. ness. He was pronounced dead after June 30, but the need does not. Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, if being transported to a local hospital. If you read my article in the Wall my friend from Wisconsin is willing to As leaders, regardless of party, we Street Journal, I have a number of, I delay the other changes he wants and cannot stay silent about George

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How many other Black men This bill also mandates training on ment of Justice to overhaul its entire and women have died at the hands of racial profiling issues as part of Fed- police force so that policing its citizens law enforcement or vigilante civilians eral law enforcement training, the col- is both fair and effective. due to the color of their skin but have lection of data on all routine and spon- As many of my colleagues have said not been caught on video? Those vic- taneous investigatory activities, and before, ‘‘Civil Rights is still the unfin- tims deserve justice too. the creation of procedures for receiv- ished business of America.’’ Prejudice, We must act, working together, to ing, investigating, and responding discrimination, and outright racism fundamentally reform the ways police meaningfully to complaints alleging continues to limit the lives of the large across this Nation interact with the racial profiling by law enforcement. number of our people. We must con- communities they serve. Systematic racism will not disappear tinue the struggle today in order to On Monday night, President Trump overnight. We must engage all law en- make urgent progress. once again failed to lead this Nation in forcement in aggressive training and As I close, I am reminded of my dear a time of crisis, and he has forfeited his then have data to show where there is friend, the late Representative Elijah moral authority as President. Spraying progress and where challenges remain. Cummings, who died last year. He was tear gas at peaceful protesters to clear Our bill authorizes the Department of a fellow Baltimorean and fellow grad- a path for a photo op is opposite of Justice grants for the development and uate of the University of Maryland American values and basic human implementation of best policing prac- Law School. He gave the eulogy for rights. It violates civil and human tices. Freddie Gray in 2015, who died after rights under any circumstances. The second bill is the Law Enforce- being arrested and taken into police President Trump fans the flames of ment Trust and Integrity Act that I department custody. racism and seeks to divide Americans have filed. The Law Enforcement Trust During the church service, he closed for political purposes, just as he did in and Integrity Act takes a comprehen- with a quote from the Book of Amos: Charlottesville and far too many places sive approach at addressing the issue of I want justice, oceans of it. I want fairness, since. He seems willfully blind to the police accountability and building rivers of it. That’s what I want. That’s all I reason people are protesting in the trust between police departments and want. first place—to end systematic racism their communities. Elijah also asked a pointed question in the repeated and tragic targeting of This legislation provides incentives of those of us at the funeral that day, Blacks by law enforcement. for local police organizations to volun- as well as to the news cameras that Congress, finally, must act to pass a tarily adopt performance-based stand- were broadcasting the event nationally comprehensive plan to reform police ards to ensure that instances of mis- and around the world. Elijah asked: community relations, improve training conduct will be minimized through ap- ‘‘Did anyone recognize Freddie when he and hiring of police officers, and hold propriate management, training, and was alive . . . did anyone see him?’’ police accountable for misconduct and oversight protocols. The bill provides Elijah asked whether society had use of excessive force. We must rebuild that if such incidents do occur, they done all that it could have done when trust between the police and the com- will be properly investigated. Gray was ‘‘struggling to simply be all munities they serve. The bill provides police officers—the God meant for him to be?’’ For those who are asking ‘‘Why did it vast majority of whom perform their Today, I ask my fellow Americans to take so long?’’ the answer is ‘‘We have job professionally, putting their lives ask that question when it comes to the been trying.’’ It should not have taken on the line daily, protecting their com- lives of not only George Floyd but so long, but year after year too many munities—with the tools necessary to Tony McDade, Sean Reed, Breonna of my colleagues have put partisanship improve community relations and en- Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. I say here before justice and equality. hance their professional growth and today to Black Americans: I see you. I As both the House and Senate pre- education. hear you. You are men and women. You pare to hold hearings on police reform It authorizes $25 million for addi- have families. You have the same and racial profiling issues, I want to tional expenses related to the enforce- rights as every other individual in this bring to my colleagues’ attention two ment of civil rights statutes, including country. pieces of legislation that I have filed: compliance with consent decrees or In a 2019 interview with ‘‘60 Min- The End Racial and Religious Profiling judgments regarding police misconduct utes,’’ Steve Kroft noted as follows: Act and the Law Enforcement Trust brought by the Department of Justice. Cummings is not a patient man. It’s a les- and Integrity Act. If enacted, these two In Baltimore City, for example, the son he learned from his late grandmother, bills could make an enormous dif- Baltimore Police Department volun- who imparted her mindset shortly before she ference and constitute a giant step for- tarily entered into a consent decree in died. White people, she told him, had been ward in reforming police departments 2017 with the U.S. Department of Jus- telling African Americans to wait—and he shouldn’t. in America and rebuilding trust be- tice to overhaul the police department. She says, ‘‘Your daddy, he been waiting tween police officers and the commu- An earlier Department of Justice re- and waiting and waiting for a better day,’’ nities they are sworn to protect and port had found a widespread pattern Cummings recalled. She said, ‘‘He’s going to serve. and practice of illegal and unconstitu- wait, and he’s going to die.’’ She said, ‘‘Don’t The End Racial and Religious tional conduct by the Baltimore Police you wait.’’ Profiling Act is designed to enforce the Department through targeting African- Then, in his late sixties, Elijah Cum- constitutional right to equal protec- American residents for dispropor- mings said that when he looks into the tion under the law by eliminating ra- tionate and disparate treatment. future, he also reflects on his life. ‘‘I cial profiling at all levels of law en- The legislation I have authored also realized that with African American forcement by changing the policies and authorizes appropriations for addi- people, where we’ve been blocked from procedures underlying the practice. tional expenses related to conflict reso- being all that God meant for us to be, First, the bill provides a prohibition lution, including programs managed by I don’t have time to be patient.’’ on racial profiling, enforceable by de- the Department of Justice’s Commu- Yes, Elijah often said of America claratory or injunctive relief. It cre- nity Relations Services within the that ‘‘we are better than this.’’ Let’s ates a standard definition of racial Civil Rights Division. prove Elijah right. I urge the Senate profiling, which now includes religion, I am pleased that, to date, the pro- not to be patient any longer and wait gender, and other protected categories tests in Baltimore have been largely for the next death of an African Amer- for Federal, State, and local law en- peaceful, especially compared to 2015 ican in police custody before taking ac- forcement, enforcing criminal, civil, after the death of Freddie Gray in Bal- tion. Let us hold our hearings and then and immigration laws. timore Police Department custody. expeditiously take up and pass legisla- Can law enforcement still provide a I do hope my fellow Americans look tion, including the two bills I have ex- detailed description of a suspect that to Baltimore in 2020 as an example for plained on the floor today, as the next

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This is an important step lowed to complete my remarks before more than a year ago, we have learned in protecting the rights of American the vote occurs. more about the behind-the-scenes work citizens and making sure that our in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that guided the Russia probe. telligence and law enforcement au- objection, it is so ordered. Thanks to Inspector General Horo- thorities perform their job consistent RUSSIA INVESTIGATION witz and his team at the Department of with congressional intent and direc- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, Justice, thanks to the DNI, the Direc- tion. But these verified, in other words, since the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tor of National Intelligence, and others sworn documents are critical, in which tion launched the Crossfire Hurricane for declassifying important informa- accuracy is paramount. That is why counterintelligence investigation in tion, we have a whole lot more insight they are required to be verified—that July of 2016, there has been no shortage and transparency into exactly what is, sworn to—by the top officials at the of media coverage of Russia’s involve- happened. But these revelations have Department of Justice. ment in our 2016 election. For the bet- given all of us pause for grave concern. We now know that the applications ter part of 3 years, there has been news; They have highlighted a pattern of of the former Trump campaign aide there has been speculation; there have sloppiness and outright abuse of power Carter Page were riddled with errors. been rumors; there have been partisan at the highest levels of the Federal Bu- In the initial Carter Page FISA appli- accusations made about that topic. reau of Investigation and beyond and cation, Inspector General Horowitz Trying to keep up with the names raised red flags that must be addressed. identified what he called seven mis- and the dates, the allegations left you In the Senate, it is our duty to get to takes. In the three renewals, he had feeling like an old-school detective the bottom of how and why this hap- found an additional 10. These weren’t show—names and photos pinned to a pened. I can’t imagine any Democrat, necessarily honest mistakes. In fact, board, with strings of yarn connecting any Republican, any American saying they included significant and material all the pieces. Everyone expected the what happened in the 2016 election to release of the special counsel’s report errors, including the deliberate fal- Hillary Clinton and to Donald Trump to be the moment when those dots were sification, lying—lying to the Foreign was OK. Our law enforcement agencies finally connected and it explained what Intelligence Surveillance Court about should not play a starring role in an happened and who was responsible. Carter Page’s past service to the U.S. It is safe to say that did not happen. election leading up to the Nation’s Government. Even though the Mueller report did not highest office. To make matters worse, even as new This morning, the first step in our in- find any collusion or obstruction, there and exculpatory material came to vestigation into the origins, means, was a lot of information that since has light, this information was not re- and methods of the Crossfire Hurricane been made public about its origins, its flected in renewal applications. It was motivation, and the means by which investigation occurred in the Judiciary sort of a cut-and-paste job. Those that investigation occurred. In fact, Committee. That is where we heard agents who prepared those materials rather than settling the matter, these from Deputy Attorney General Rod that were signed by people like Rod revelations have prompted a whole new Rosenstein. He wasn’t the Deputy At- Rosenstein lied to deceive the court so range of questions about the investiga- torney General until the spring of 2017, they could continue to surveil, or spy, tion itself. but he did play a key role in the inves- on an American citizen—something we First of all, we had Rod Rosenstein in tigation. He signed one of the applica- do not want to happen unless they are the Judiciary Committee. He was the tions for the Foreign Intelligence Sur- truly an agent of a foreign power and Deputy Attorney General. I asked him veillance Act warrant that allowed the there is probable cause to show that whether he was aware of any precedent FBI to essentially surveil an American they are such. for what happened in 2016 when, at the citizen. He was the one who appointed These revelations were very trou- same time, both major parties’ polit- Special Counsel Bob Mueller. He ended bling in December of 2019, and they are ical nominees for President of the up being not only an investigator but just as troubling today. It does also United States were the subject of open also a witness in the process. raise questions about the motivations FBI investigations. He said: No, there His account of what happened in the for the investigation, in the first place. is no precedent for that. Crossfire Hurricane investigation is Falsifying a FISA application is clear- First, of course, it was the Hillary important to understanding both the ly not an action one would take if you email scandal, after which Director actions and the motivations that drove were in pursuit of the truth. We need Comey made another unprecedented that investigation. In fact, he said this to know why the initial application move and had a press conference saying morning, in response to Chairman and three renewals were riddled with that even though she had been essen- LINDSEY GRAHAM’s question, if you lies and omissions and how these inac- tially grossly negligent in handling knew then what you know now, would curate applications were approved by this private email server, he thought you have signed, sworn to this verified high-ranking officials at the Depart- that no reasonable prosecutor would application for a warrant to surveil an ment of Justice. bring charges against her. American citizen, Carter Page? He Second, this raises serious questions As much as Secretary Clinton might said: No. To his credit, he said no. ‘‘If about the way investigations of aver- have appreciated that announcement, I knew then, what I know now.’’ age Americans are being handled. If or not, a few weeks later, the FBI Di- Some of my greatest concerns stem these agents were able to break every rector wrote another letter and said: from the Department of Justice Inspec- rule in the book to spy on a Presi- Hey, we have some Anthony Weiner tor General’s report about those FISA dential candidate—who ultimately was emails that came up on his laptop, so abuses, as they are called—Foreign In- elected—and are facing no con- we need to reopen the investigation telligence Surveillance Act. This is ex- sequences, no accountability, what pro- just a few days before the general elec- traordinary authority given by Con- tections exist for the rest of us in tion. gress under very strict rules, and they America? Who is going to notice their Well, you can imagine Secretary are supervised by the Foreign Intel- error-ridden FISA applications if it is Clinton didn’t appreciate that. Many ligence Surveillance Court, which was John or Jane Q. Public? people have said that it is because of established to provide oversight of What is even more disconcerting is, if the FBI’s unprecedented involvement these surveillance activities, including this happened once—and it did happen in the middle of a Presidential election surveillance of American citizens more than once—what is to stop it that it damaged, if not decided, the under very narrow and restricted from happening again? The American election in 2016. guardrails. people need and deserve answers to

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I realize that this is a Cardin Kaine Stabenow from all angles—covering the FISA Carper King Udall grave and serious charge, but I think it Casey Leahy Van Hollen abuses, unmasking requests, and the is one conclusion you could draw based Coons Manchin Warner origins of both Crossfire Hurricane, and Cortez Masto Menendez on what we know. Warren Duckworth Merkley the appointment of special counsel. It is high time we learned the truth. Whitehouse The trove of declassified transcripts Durbin Murphy If this kind of misbehavior and decep- Feinstein Murray Wyden that recently were released by the tion becomes routine, it will jeopardize House Intelligence Committee—actu- NOT VOTING—7 important legal authorities that we ally, declassified by the Director of Na- Burr Sanders Tester rely on to protect our national secu- tional Intelligence—only underscores Klobuchar Schatz rity. It is counter to our values and is Markey Smith the important need for oversight by a direct blow to the foundation of our the Senate and by the Congress. In The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under reading these transcripts, which were democracy. the previous order, the motion to re- taken in secret, in a secure facility, I appreciate Chairman GRAHAM’s consider is considered made and laid and only recently made public, I have prioritizing these oversight hearings. I upon the table, and the President will been shocked at some of the state- know we have a lot of work to do in be immediately notified of the Senate’s ments made by former Obama adminis- order to restore public confidence in actions. tration officials. our justice system as well as in our in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Based on the way Chairman SCHIFF telligence community—the people Democratic whip. repeatedly claimed to have direct evi- charged with protecting the American dence, you would think these officials people. We need to learn what really IMMIGRANT HEALTHCARE HEROES would provide the smoking gun to the happened so we can make sure this Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, Ameri- committee. But no—witness after wit- never ever, ever happens again. cans owe a great debt of gratitude to the healthcare heroes on the frontlines ness confirmed they had no evidence of I yield the floor. of the fight against the COVID–19 collusion, coordination, or conspiracy The PRESIDING OFFICER. The between anyone in the Trump cam- virus. question is, Will the Senate advise and Today I would like to spend a minute paign and Russia. What did they do? consent to the Tipton nomination? They walked outside of that secure fa- talking about one special group of cility, and they spoke to the TV cam- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I those healthcare workers: immigrants. Consider this: One out of every six eras assembled there, and they lied. ask for the yeas and nays. healthcare and social service workers They misrepresented what was said The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a in America is an immigrant—3 million during that classified testimony. sufficient second? out of 18 million immigrants. They are This really begs the question: Why There appears to be a sufficient sec- playing a critical role in the battle did this investigation begin and how, ond. against the pandemic. Yet our broken without evidence, did it last for nearly The clerk will call the roll. 2 years? immigration laws do not allow many of Additionally, I have a lot of ques- The senior assistant legislative clerk them to fulfill their dreams of actually tions about the sloppy and incomplete called the roll. becoming Americans. investigative work surrounding Cross- Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is I have come to the floor today to tell fire Hurricane when it came to the use necessarily absent: the Senator from the story of one of our immigrant of something called a confidential North Carolina (Mr. BURR). healthcare heroes. I will continue to human source. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the highlight these stories in the coming weeks. There has been so much nega- Christopher Steele, former intel- Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLO- tive publicity about immigrants. Yet, ligence officer from the United King- BUCHAR), the Senator from Massachu- when you follow what is happening in dom, was hired by Fusion GPS to do setts (Mr. MARKEY), the Senator from hospitals across America—large and opposition research against the Trump Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Senator small, rural and urban—and so many campaign for the Hillary Clinton cam- from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator times you ask ‘‘Doctor, where were you paign. Yet, at the same time, he was from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH), and the born?’’ you find they weren’t born in considered by the FBI as a confidential Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER) human source. are necessarily absent. the United States, but they came here Inspector General Horowitz’s report to practice medicine, and now their makes clear Mr. Steele and his FBI The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. work is saving lives every day. handler did not even agree on the CRAMER). Are there any other Senator I invite my colleagues and others to terms of their arrangement. Steele in the Chamber desiring to vote? share stories from their own commu- said: I am a businessman collecting in- The result was announced—yeas 52, nities and their own States and to use formation. The FBI said: Well, this is nays 41, as follows: the social media hashtag ‘‘Immigrant just between us, and you can’t talk to [Rollcall Vote No. 111 Ex.] Health Heroes.’’ the public, which he clearly did, and he Thousands of immigrant health YEAS—52 did so at the same time he was sup- workers are suffering because of a seri- posed to be a confidential human Alexander Gardner Portman ous problem in our immigration sys- Barrasso Graham Risch source. Blackburn Grassley Roberts tem. It is called the green card back- The FBI background check into Blunt Hawley Romney log. If you are not in immigrant status, Christopher Steele was so sloppy, they Boozman Hoeven Rounds you may not know anything about it, Braun Hyde-Smith Rubio didn’t even understand that his loyal- Capito Inhofe but trust me, they do. ties were not with the FBI and the U.S. Sasse This backlog puts them and their Cassidy Johnson Scott (FL) Collins Kennedy Government, they were with his pay- Scott (SC) families at risk of losing their immi- Cornyn Lankford master—Fusion GPS, his employer. Shelby gration status, and it hinders their Cotton Lee Sullivan That is one reason there were such in- Cramer Loeffler ability to join in the fight against accuracies throughout this investiga- Crapo McConnell Thune COVID–19. Under current law, there are tion, including in the FISA applica- Cruz McSally Tillis not nearly enough immigrant visas— Toomey Daines Moran also known as green cards—available tions. Enzi Murkowski Wicker So we need answers, and we need ac- Ernst Paul Young each year. As a result, many immi- countability. Based on what I have Fischer Perdue grants in the United States are stuck

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United States on a temporary visa Congress works on the next legislation Here is what Dr. Mehta wrote to me while many more are waiting abroad, to address the COVID–19 pandemic, I about this: separated from their American fami- am going to join my Republican col- Seeing COVID patients, treating them, lies. leagues and push for the Healthcare taking care of them, and saving their lives is Only 226,000 family green cards and Workforce Resilience Act to be in- part of my job, and I will never shy away 140,000 employment green cards are cluded. from doing my job. But how is it fair that available each year. The backlogs are a Today, let me tell you the story of my family gets no protection if I die doing real hardship on these families caught one immigrant healthcare worker my job? in immigration limbo. For example, stuck in this green card backlog wait- Dr. Mehta’s story makes it clear why children in many of these families age ing indefinitely, for years, and he Congress needs to pass the Healthcare out and face deportation. While their would benefit from the Healthcare and Workforce Resilience Act. Under parents are waiting for the green card, Workforce Resilience Act: Dr. Parth our bill, Dr. Mehta and thousands of the child reaches the age where they Mehta, born in India. others like him could receive their are deported, at age 21. As a child, he was inspired to pursue green cards. They and their families The green card backlog includes a career in medicine by his grand- would get the permanent immigration thousands of doctors currently working father, who worked as an assistant to a status they deserve and be able to use in the United States on temporary physician, and by his older sister, who their skills to serve on the frontlines of visas. These doctors face many restric- is a surgeon. the pandemic, where they are needed tions due to their temporary status, Dr. Mehta came to the United States most. such as not being able to take shifts at in the year 2004. He has been here 16 Don’t put a sign in the window say- hospitals in COVID–19 hotspots where years. He obtained a master’s in public ing that you love healthcare workers, they may be desperately needed. health at Saint Xavier University in don’t come out at 7 at night and beat The solution to the green card back- the city of Chicago. He then completed on a pan to show that you care for log is very clear: Increase the number his residency in internal medicine at healthcare workers and ignore the re- of green cards. St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago. ality that this man in Peoria, IL, is In 2013, I joined a group of four Re- In 2010, 10 years ago, Dr. Mehta began risking his life every day to treat those publicans and four Democrats who au- working as a hospitalist at UnityPoint patients, and we have written a law thored bipartisan comprehensive immi- Health Methodist Medical Center in that says you are basically not wel- gration reform legislation. Our bill, downstate Peoria, IL. come in the United States. which passed the Senate on a strong bi- He sent me a letter, and here is what How can we say this to him, to thou- partisan 68-to-32 vote, would have he says about being a doctor: sands just like him, doctors and nurses eliminated this green card backlog. I feel that it is a great privilege to help who are really caring for the people we Last year I introduced the RELIEF people, comforting them, healing them, and love and risking their own lives in the Act, legislation based on the 2013 com- making them better when they are most vul- process? prehensive immigration reform bill, nerable. It would be great, in these times of which would clear the backlogs for all Dr. Mehta lives in Peoria with his political division, if we could come to- immigrants waiting in line for green wife and his 10-year-old son and 4-year- gether in this Congress to quickly aid cards within 5 years. I will keep fight- old daughter, and he writes, in addi- these immigrant healthcare heroes. ing to help these immigrants here in tion: The bill that I have introduced with the United States who simply want a We have called Peoria home for 10 years Senator PERDUE, Senator YOUNG, and chance to continue to serve this Na- now and we love our community here. We others is a step toward reality, toward tion. have bought a home here, built a career here, realizing that people just like these Last month I joined with my col- and we plan to stay in this community as make us a better nation and a stronger leagues—Senators PERDUE of Georgia, long as we can. nation. YOUNG of Indiana, CORNYN of Texas, Now Dr. Mehta is on the frontlines of Dr. Mehta and his family, with all COONS of Delaware, and LEAHY of the pandemic, treating COVID–19 pa- their fears, should know that there are Vermont—to introduce legislation to tients. He was also selected as the prin- many here in Congress, particularly quickly address the plight of immi- cipal investigator for a COVID–19 trial here in the Senate, who want to move grant doctors and nurses stuck in this for which the hospital has applied, but as quickly as possible and make sure green card backlog. unfortunately, Dr. Mehta is one of that their lives are better because they This backlog poses a significant risk thousands of doctors who are stuck in have done so much to make the lives of to our ability to effectively respond to this green card backlog. He has been on others better. this pandemic. Our bill, the Healthcare a temporary work visa for 13 years. He I yield the floor. Workforce Resilience Act, is a tem- has been forced to renew his visa four The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- porary stopgap effort that will times since he became a doctor. His ator from Utah is recognized. green card petition was filed in 2011, strengthen our healthcare workforce f and improve healthcare for Americans but he will have to wait years and in the midst of this national emer- years and years before he receives a LEGISLATIVE SESSION gency. green card. Our bill would reallocate 25,000 un- In the midst of this pandemic, Dr. used immigrant visas for nurses and Mehta’s immigration status puts him MORNING BUSINESS 15,000 unused immigrant visas for doc- at great risk. If, God forbid, he con- Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- tors. These are visas that Congress has tracts COVID–19 and becomes disabled mous consent that the Senate be in a previously authorized but were not or dies, his family would immediately period of morning business, with Sen- used. lose their immigration status and be ators permitted to speak therein for up It is important to note that our bill forced to leave the United States. to 10 minutes each. requires employers to attest to a very Dr. Mehta has written goodbye let- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without important fact. They have to attest ters to his wife and kids and prepared objection, it is so ordered. that immigrants from overseas who re- an emergency binder with all the nec- f ceive these visas will not displace an essary information for his family if he American worker. We want to ensure dies. To keep his family safe, Dr. HONORING NATE LYDAY that the beneficiaries of this bill help Mehta has isolated himself by living in Mr. LEE. Mr. President, it is with a build our workforce but not at the ex- the basement of his home. He is espe- very heavy heart that I stand today in

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There is no ex- ly and gather peacefully. And they tion but not much. cuse for what the police did to Mr. honored the memory of Officer Lyday, I always thought that was unfair. For Floyd. His killers are being brought to who lost his life answering the call of example, Texas, our sister State—I justice. duty just a few days before. love Texas—owns from its coastline 10 His death, we hope, will not be re- ‘‘I gave them my condolences for miles out. We only own 3 miles out. membered for the senseless violence their fallen officer—our fallen officer— More oil and gas wells were drilled in launched falsely in his name but, rath- because we’re all part of the same com- the Gulf of Mexico. It became one of er, hopefully, in the long-term reform munity,’’ Dayo said of the police after the major—if not the major—sources of of policing policies across our country. the protest. oil and natural gas for energy needs of In my home State of Utah, the city And Dayo is right. Nate Lyday’s loss America up to the point that we were of Ogden is mourning another death, is our loss. George Floyd’s loss is our producing and still are producing about that of Police Officer Nate Lyday. loss. And we ought to honor and re- $5 billion that goes right into the On Thursday, May 28, a woman called member them both. Treasury of the United States of Amer- 9–1–1 saying that her husband was We must all work to uphold justice ica. threatening her life. Lyday and a group for all. Both of these tragic, horrific In 2006, Congress passed GOMESA. of officers arrived promptly at the deaths last week show us just how far Thank you, Congress, for doing this. house. The man began shooting at we still have to go to achieve this goal. GOMESA said that the Federal Govern- them from inside the home. Lyday was It is work that must be undertaken by ment is going to start sharing some of mortally wounded. each and every one of us, each and those oil and gas royalties. We are not He was just 24 years old. He was every day. We cannot do that work by going to share all of them. We are just about to celebrate his fifth wedding an- pitting ourselves against one another— going to share the oil and gas royalties niversary with his wife Ashley. race versus race, police versus pro- from lands under the ocean in the Gulf He had been on the job as a police of- tester. of Mexico for all future leases after ficer for just 15 months. By all ac- We will never move forward if we 2006—not past leases, only future counts, he did that job honorably and continue to reduce human beings to leases. Here is the new deal, according completely up to the last moment. the color of their skin or the color of to Congress. On all these new leases Nate Lyday was an officer who sought their uniform. We are all one Nation, drilled after 2006, the U.S. Treasury to uphold justice and protect the inno- and it will only be in standing and in will take 50 percent of oil and gas roy- cent, even making the ultimate sac- working together, in peaceful soli- alties. The gulf-producing States will rifice on behalf of a threatened and darity, that we can finally heal the take 37.5 percent. By the gulf-pro- fearful family. wounds in our Nation. ducing States, I mean Louisiana, Nate Lyday was a ‘‘son of Ogden,’’ as What the people of Ogden did this Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama. And Police Chief Randy Watt said. Ogden weekend is an example for us all. And 12.5 percent of the oil and gas royalties was where he was born and raised, it is a reason for hope. from these new leases—not old leases, where he went to high school, and I yield the floor. these new leases—will go to the Land The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- where he worked on a regular basis at and Water Conservation Fund. I will ator from Louisiana. the Fresh Market on 20th Street and come back to the Land and Water Con- where he got his degree in criminal jus- f servation Fund in a moment. tice from Weber State University. THE GULF OF MEXICO Keep in mind, I said that under And it was where he was proud to Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I want GOMESA, Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, serve and protect his community as a to talk for a few minutes today about and Mississippi share in 37.5 percent of sworn police officer. According to Lieu- the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security all the oil and gas royalties from the tenant Brian Eynon, Lyday was an offi- Act, the Land and Water Conservation new leases, not the old leases. But the cer who ‘‘worked over and above the Fund, the Great American Outdoors amount that we are entitled to receive call of duty.’’ Eynon said that when- Act, and fairness. is capped. ever he passed Lyday in the hallways, Let me start with the Gulf of Mexico To give you an idea of the money we the young officer would always smile Energy Security Act—GOMESA, as you are talking about, in 2019, the four Gulf at him, even before he had a chance to know. producing States received about $350 smile first. Louisianians started drilling off our million in offshore oil and gas royal- As his colleagues, his friends, and his coast in the Gulf of Mexico in the 1930s. ties. Louisiana received $155 million of classmates remember him, Nate Lyday They were Louisiana people, Louisiana that $350 million. There is a formula made everyone around him feel like a companies. There were some other that apportions the money between friend, no matter how well they knew States represented, as well, but they and among the four gulf-producing him because they were indeed his were primarily Louisiana companies. States. friends. A lot of people laughed at us, said it GOMESA caps, in a fairly com- This Saturday, while far too many can’t be done: We know you can drill plicated formula, the amount the gulf- other communities throughout our Na- for oil and natural gas and supply the producing States can receive under tion were tearing themselves apart, country’s energy needs by onshore pro- GOMESA at $375 million. Our four Ogden came together. Hundreds of duction, but offshore, man, you are States will hit that cap in 2024. It Ogden residents gathered near the dreaming. doesn’t matter how much drilling in- front steps of the Ogden Municipal We did it. Then we did it again and creases in the Gulf of Mexico, the four Building to honor the memory of we did it again and we did it again. gulf-producing States can only receive George Floyd and to call for nation- All of a sudden, the Federal Govern- $375 million, split among themselves, wide police reform. ment said: Huh, there is money to be until, I think, 2055. But this was not a divisive event de- had. And the Federal Government Other States not located on coast- signed to make everyone choose sides came in and said: Louisiana, you can’t lines also have Federal lands on which between police and protesters. As do that anymore. We own all the land oil and natural gas and coal and other Malik Dayo, an Ogden activist and or- under the oceans and the Gulf of Mex- minerals are produced. I am happy for ganizer, said that day: ico. them. They, as a result of congres- This is a peaceful protest. . . . This is not Well, predictably, Louisiana dis- sional legislation—by ‘‘they’’ I mean an anti-cop rally. This is a solidarity rally. agreed. We went to court. After 30 those other States, 24 of them—get 50

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I enough for a Mack truck to fall speak for them either, but my col- wish we got 50 percent—‘‘we’’ meaning through. They have a backlog of de- leagues from the gulf-producing the gulf-producing States. It seems un- ferred maintenance of $12 billion. And States—all we are saying is: Let’s be a fair to me that we don’t. We only get we are going to dedicate some money little fair here. If you don’t have a cap 37.5 percent on certain leases. Our sis- to try to chip away at that deferred onshore, let’s don’t have a cap offshore. ter States onshore get 50 percent of all maintenance. That is a good thing too. My little old amendment would just re- leases. Their money isn’t capped; ours Here is what we end up with. We end move that cap and make the Great is. up with a lot of our States getting 50 American Outdoors Act even greater. Let me talk about the Land and percent of all of the oil and gas and Senator CASSIDY and I and other Sen- Water Conservation Fund. As you coal produced in their State with no ators from the gulf-producing States know, this is a fund that was set up in cap. Now these States that have na- are also working on some other ideas 1964. It had to be authorized every now tional parks—again, I am happy for that I don’t feel comfortable talking and then. We made it permanent 2 them; I love national parks—they are about today, but we have some other years ago—‘‘we’’ meaning, of course, going to get an extra big slug of money ways we think we can improve the Congress. The purpose of the Land and from the Gulf of Mexico. In the mean- Great American Outdoors Act. Water Conservation Fund is to take time, the gulf-producing States—pri- I wanted to come here today and say, money appropriated by Congress and marily Louisiana, but also Texas, Ala- once again, I am not criticizing any of put it into that fund and use it to buy bama, Mississippi—we are going to be my sister States. I am happy as I can land and water to make that land and stuck at 37.5 percent. It is capped. It is be for all the States that don’t have water public so that all Americans can capped. It is capped at a weeny $375 caps and that do get to share in 50 per- enjoy it. I am supportive of that. I million a year from now until 2055. cent of the royalties. I am just asking think most of us are. With inflation, by 2055, it will be worth for a little fairness and equity, just a The only money dedicated to the about 7 bucks and 23 cents. little bit for the gulf-producing States Land and Water Conservation Fund is That doesn’t seem fair to me. It espe- by allowing us to remove that cap. that 12.5 percent I talked about dedi- cially doesn’t seem fair to me when With that, I either yield the floor or cated to the fund through GOMESA. you consider that basically the Gulf of I suggest the absence of a quorum, The other moneys that have been put Mexico is producing the money—actu- whichever the Parliamentarian tells into the fund through the years, other ally, oil companies are. But how do the me to do. than the GOMESA moneys, have had to oil companies do that? They do it with I suggest the absence of a quorum. be appropriated by Congress on a year- Louisiana. Most of the leases and wells The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to-year basis. Once again, I am sup- are off Louisiana’s coast. I am not put- clerk will call the roll. portive of the concept, and I am happy ting down Mississippi, Alabama, or The legislative clerk proceeded to as a clam at high tide that my sister Texas because there is drilling off their call the roll. States out west get 50 percent. I just coast as well. But facts are facts. Most Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unan- think it is unfair that we only get 37.5 of the drilling is off Louisiana’s coast. imous consent that the order for the percent. A lot of the workers are from Lou- quorum call be rescinded. As you know, we are going to con- isiana. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sider a bill next week called the Great Do you know what makes that drill- objection, it is so ordered. American Outdoors Act. Here is what ing possible? Louisiana tax dollars. We f it would do. No. 1, it will set up a dedi- pay for the roads that support Port PROTESTS cated automatic funding source for the Fourchon, which is vital and located in Land and Water Conservation Fund. my State for that oil and gas produc- Mr. REED. Mr. President, for the That dedicated source is going to come tion. We pay for the schools that edu- past week, our Nation has been en- from oil and gas royalties produced in cate the kids of the workers. We take gulfed by protests in dozens of cities the Gulf of Mexico. all the risk. over the senseless murder of George Remember, I told you that under We know what happened with the BP Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands GOMESA, the Federal Government oilspill. If there is another oilspill in of police officers. Americans are angry, automatically gets 50 percent of the the Gulf, it is Louisiana and Texas and frustrated, and grieving, not just for royalties from the new leases. Hence- Alabama and Mississippi that are going Mr. Floyd’s and Ms. Taylor’s deaths forth, at least half of the 50 percent to get slammed. It is not going to be but for centuries of injustice and bru- that is going into the Federal Treasury the inland States. That is where I said tality against African Americans. The will now go into the Land and Water I am going to talk about fairness. instances are too numerous to count. Conservation Fund. That is No. 1—per- Senator CASSIDY—and I don’t see Yet these instances of violence keep manent source of funding for the fund. speak for Senator CASSIDY. Under- happening while meaningful reforms Some have argued that we are—I stand, he is my senior Senator. But he have not taken place. mean, we are not having to borrow this and I are working on a way to improve The protests are set against the money, and that is a good thing. But the Great American Outdoors Act. It is backdrop of the deadly novel this money didn’t fall from Heaven. It going to make it so much better. coronavirus pandemic. As our country is coming out of the moneys the U.S. I am introducing a bill tomorrow, copes with this crisis, African-Amer- Treasury would receive otherwise from and I am going to offer an amendment ican communities have suffered dis- oil and gas production offshore. That to the Great American Outdoors Act— proportionately high infection and means if the Land and Water Conserva- once again, I don’t speak for Senator death rates. Compounding this tragedy, tion Fund takes this money from the CASSIDY, but I think he will support we are in the midst of an economic share that goes to the Federal Govern- it—that is going to remove the cap on downturn that rivals the Great Depres- ment and uses it for the fund, some- the amount of oil and gas royalties sion, with communities of color bear- body else is going to get screwed be- that the four gulf-producing States can ing the brunt of the economic fallout. cause the money is going to be taken receive under GOMESA. Millions of hard-working Americans from somebody else and given to the Let me say it again. Right now, no- have lost their jobs through no fault of Land and Water Conservation Fund. body else is capped. We are capped. The their own. They are struggling to pro- The Great American Outdoors Act most that Louisiana, Alabama, Mis- vide for their families, put food on also does something else. It sets up an- sissippi, and Texas can receive, split their table, and keep a roof over their other sort of separate fund that a good among ourselves, is $375 million. We head.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:40 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.053 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2689 These protests are not isolated. They brutality. It wasn’t to reflect on the ican people regardless of who is in of- are taking place in every State in the pain and division that is rife within our fice. Bringing the military into domes- Nation and in many other countries. country and contemplate what actions tic politics risks a rupture in the sa- Protesters are of every race and eth- he could take to heal our Nation, like cred trust between the civilian and nicity and run the gamut in age from President Lincoln often did during the military leadership and undermines high school and college students to Civil War. The President crossed a fundamental American values. parents and grandparents. The people street, aggressively cleared of peaceful As former Chairman of the Joint participating in these protests rep- protesters for a photo op that was Chiefs of Staff GEN Martin Dempsey resent the diversity that is the meant to say he was strong, and he was stated shortly after the 2016 Presi- strength of America. in charge. Unfortunately, for him, it dential conventions, ‘‘If senior military The overwhelming majority of these had the opposite effect. leaders—active and retired—begin to protests are emotional but nonviolent. President Trump’s rhetoric and some self-identify as members or supporters They embrace a fundamental tenant of of the events that have occurred are of one party or another, then the inher- civil engagement, which is the Amer- not ones that many of us ever thought ent tension built into our system of ican right and tradition of peacefully we would see on American streets or government between the executive protesting to make their voices heard hear from an American President. branch and the legislative branch will and to rectify injustice. They are the words and actions that bleed over into suspicion of military On the fringes of these peaceful pro- happen in authoritarian states, words leaders by Congress and a further ero- tests, there are opportunists who are and actions that past American Presi- sion of civil-military relations.’’ Over the last few years, that erosion sowing mistrust and division. Their dents have condemned. They are words has increased steadily as recent events primary goal is to loot and destroy and actions that violate the demo- have made eminently clear. This ero- property, that cause chaos that puts cratic norms our Nation has stood for sion is a toxic force that will under- innocent lives in harm’s way. Let me and American servicemembers have mine one of the most essential ethics state clearly, theft and looting are a died for. of the American military. Soldiers, crime. They are unacceptable and un- While the President does have the au- sailors, marines, airmen, and coast- dermine the powerful message of thou- thority to call up military personnel guardsmen serve the Constitution, not sands demanding justice and change. under the Insurrection Act, it does not the President. That is the oath many They offer an easy way out to those mean he should. It was last invoked in of us took as young men and women. 1992 when California Governor Pete who would rather turn away from this That is the oath that defines the mili- Wilson requested Federal military as- challenge of justice and simply indulge tary of the United States, unlike many sistance from President George Herbert in their own petty objectives of vio- other countries, fortunately, for us. lence, diversion, and destruction. Walker Bush to respond to the L.A. According to press reports, Secretary Our Nation is in pain. We need lead- riots following the acquittal of police of Defense Esper told senior military ers who bring calm, unity, empathy, officers for the beating of Rodney King. leaders to ‘‘stay apolitical during these and aid. Instead, our Nation has a Before that instance, the act was in- turbulent days,’’ but I would urge Sec- President who treats it as a field of voked in the 1950s and 1960s to enforce retary Esper to heed his own advice. war. He does not even attempt to bring civil rights laws and end segregation in Traditionally, the Secretary of De- people together, to listen to others, or the South. fense, while a Cabinet member and ap- to accept the reality that leaders in a The Insurrection Act serves as an ex- pointed by the President, has taken a democracy are neither infallible nor ception to posse comitatus and to the nonpolitical stand—staying away from omnipotent. broad principle embedded deeply in campaign events and avoiding even the In a tweet on May 30, President American democracy and history that potential of a political photo op. As Trump said: the Active Armed Forces should not be General Milley discovered Monday Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis will used to enforce State laws or to exer- evening, once the civilian leader of the never be mistaken for the late, great Doug- cise police power reserved to the States military joins the political fray, it is las McArthur or great fighter General unless absolutely necessary as a last difficult for the military to stay neu- George Patton. . . . Get tough and fight. resort. The act is, by design and tradi- tral. In a call with our Nation’s Gov- tion, rarely invoked. Our Nation is in crisis, but it is not ernors, Secretary of Defense Esper The Insurrection Act envisions that, a crisis that can or should be solved by said: ‘‘I think the sooner that you mass when Active military forces are used to American military force against its and dominate the battlespace, the supplement State police forces to en- own citizens. I think, if you ask any quicker this dissipates and we can get force State laws, they do so only at the young man or woman who took the back to the right normal.’’ request of the Governor or legislature, oath to join the forces of the United These are American city streets that which is ultimately responsible for the States—whatever branch—was he or we are talking about, filled with Amer- execution of the laws within the she doing it to go fight Americans, icans exercising their rights, not bat- States. In the present moment, I am they would answer no. He or she is tlefields filled with the enemy. not aware of any Governor or legisla- doing everything they can to protect Then, in a statement in the White ture calling for the Federal Govern- Americans, to protect the system of House Rose Garden on June 1, Presi- ment to step in and take control. Put government, and, ultimately, the Con- dent Trump said: ‘‘If a city or a state simply, if they need help, I have no stitution. That is the oath we take. refuses to take the actions that are doubt they will ask for it. The strength of this Nation and of necessary to defend the life and prop- The President’s ability to invoke the the great American experiment in rep- erty of their residents, then I will de- Insurrection Act without the Governor resentative democracy goes far beyond ploy the United States military and or State legislature requesting assist- our military strength. It goes to our quickly solve the problem for them.’’ ance rests on the need to enforce or civil traditions, our Constitution, our America learned shortly thereafter protect Federal law, which is not the sense of civic responsibility, and our what actions the President was pre- case here. If President Trump were to ability to constantly evolve and im- pared to take. The U.S. Park Police invoke the Insurrection Act today, ab- prove ourselves even from our earliest and others near Lafayette Park used sent a request from a State, it would days stained with slavery. We need tear gas, flash-bang grenades, and rub- only be to further his own political in- leaders who will listen and commit to ber bullets to aggressively push back a terests. He would be using Active mili- change and then implement that peaceful crowd 30 minutes before the tary forces as a political and propa- change. We need leaders who will not DC curfew went into effect. ganda tool in contravention of every- exacerbate the problem but will seek Why was this assault undertaken? It thing our military stands for. to solve it and bring people together as wasn’t to step inside St. John’s Church Using the Insurrection Act on a whim our greatest Presidents have done and offer a prayer for George Floyd, his risks politicizing the military. The throughout history. In short, we need family, or the countless other Ameri- military’s mission is to defend and leaders who are builders, not destroy- cans who have been victims of police serve the Constitution and the Amer- ers, and until those leaders emerge, I

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Lots of small busi- The legislative clerk proceeded to Senator TILLIS, and Senator GARDNER nesses said they couldn’t dare be able call the roll. for their hard work on these modifica- to pay them back in 2. These are Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous tions. among the most important changes in consent that the order for the quorum the bill, as well as some others. call be rescinded. The Senate delivered for workers and I am glad our Republican friends The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. small businesses when we first passed have relented and passed the bill here CRAMER). Without objection, it is so or- the CARES Act. We delivered again as we are about to close session for this dered. when we added more money to this popular program back in April, and we week. It passed the House. We Demo- f are delivering again today. crats have been pushing to get it done. PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM The PRESIDING OFFICER. The For the last 3 days, there were some Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, Democratic leader. problems on the other side, and I am back in March, as the coronavirus pan- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, this is glad they have been worked out. I want demic began to grip our country, the a very good day because very much to thank Senator JOHNSON. He had Senate’s historic CARES Act set up the needed improvements to the PPP pro- problems, but we talked on the phone Paycheck Protection Program to help gram will now pass the Senate as they repeatedly and worked those problems protect American workers from layoffs passed the House, 417 to 1. The PPP out with the help of Senator CARDIN. during the crisis. program is desperately needed by small And this is an improvement that is Thanks especially to its chief archi- business, and it was not in the original much needed and comes at the last tects, Senator RUBIO and Senator COL- proposal of our Republican friends or of minute but not too late. So many busi- LINS, the PPP has literally saved tens the President. We worked very hard nesses—8 weeks—will expire so soon, of millions of American jobs. Our col- and pushed hard to get this done, and I and now it is extended to 24 weeks. leagues’ bold policy has meant the want to salute Senators CARDIN and So I am glad this bill passes. I am mailboxes of working families in all 50 SHAHEEN for their efforts. glad we can do it by unanimous con- States have continued to bring people The program was not at all perfect. sent. We Democrats are fully in sup- their regular paychecks instead of pink When it first rolled out, too many of port of this, every Democrat. We have slips. the big shots got money and not no problems moving it forward. I know Through the end of May, this re- enough of the small businesses—the it will help a lot of small businesses. markable program has delivered more mom and pops, the butcher, baker, and I yield the floor. than half a trillion dollars to keep candlestick maker. And nonprofits The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- American workers on payroll all across were not entitled. I pushed very hard jority leader. our country. to get nonprofits, including church-re- f One recent survey found that more lated nonprofits, religious-related non- than three-quarters—three-quarters— PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM profits, in the bill. They can now ben- FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 2020 of all small business owners have ap- efit from the bill just like the small Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I plied for a PPP loan and more than 90 businesses can. percent of those applicants have re- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- We Democrats said, there has to be ceived one. ate proceed to the immediate consider- some money set aside—not just to give The Senate has always committed to ation of H.R. 7010, which was received more money in COVID 3.5—to the ex- standing behind this popular program. from the House. isting businesses that had connections Back in April when it ran low on funds, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The with bankers but to the smaller busi- we worked together to add more re- clerk will report the bill by title. nesses, and $125 billion was set aside. sources, and today we are passing an- The senior assistant legislative clerk That was a very good thing. Now it has other piece of legislation that makes a read as follows: changed from a program that has gone few targeted changes to the program. mainly to those that had good connec- A bill (H.R. 7010) to amend the Small Busi- To help workers and small businesses ness Act and the CARES Act to modify cer- through these lengthy shutdowns that tions to bankers that were well con- tain provisions related to the forgiveness of are just now beginning to ease, we are nected to many smaller businesses as loans under the paycheck protection pro- increasing the loan forgiveness period well. gram, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness from 8 weeks to 6 months. In the second round, States that real- under the paycheck protection program to Since keeping workers on payroll ob- ly needed the help got a greater per- defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes. viously requires small businesses to centage of the help, like my State of There being no objection, the Senate stay afloat in the first place, we are ex- New York. So this program has been proceeded to consider the bill. panding firms’ ability to use these one that Democrats have been, ini- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I funds to meet obligations like their tially, very positive about and helped appreciate the good faith efforts of rent, their mortgage, or their utility propose and write but constantly Senator JOHNSON to make sure the bills, but we maintain the overall re- worked on improving to make it bet- terms of the program and its legisla- quirement to avoid layoffs to keep the ter, better, and better. That improve- tive intent are properly understood. In strong protection for workers in place. ment continues today. The House addition, I commend his leadership in And we are providing payroll tax defer- Democrats put together a bill that looking at the program overall, and ral for the small businesses involved. would deal with the kinds of problems making suggestions about reforms This is a bipartisan bill that passed we continue to see. should Congress determine that addi- the House overwhelmingly. I am proud Eight weeks is running out soon. Yet tional money is needed in the future the Senate is sending it on to the small businesses may not get all the for the program. The program was de- President’s desk to become law. money—may not be able to use the signed intentionally to get money into I want to thank Senator COLLINS and money when the program runs out, and the hands of small businesses quickly Senator RUBIO once more for their extending it to 24 weeks is vital. In as government took the extraordinary leadership in authoring this historic many States, like mine in New York, and unprecedented step of shutting program in the first place. They have only 25 percent of the money could go down the economy because of the pan- kept right on with their essential lead- to OTPS expenses, other than per- demic. However, should we need to re- ership, carefully monitoring the policy sonnel expenses. That wasn’t enough. A plenish the fund, he is absolutely cor- as it has taken effect. lot of businesses didn’t want to apply. rect that we should ensure that money

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03JN6.055 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2691 flows to small businesses and enter- United States Senator. umental accomplishment that has al- prises that truly need it. I look forward DEAN PHILLIPS, lowed her the opportunity to have a to working with him and our col- Member of Congress. lasting impact on countless young leagues on reforms to the program RON JOHNSON, lives. United States Senator. should Congress make the decision to BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, A number of children of my staff extend it. United States Senator. were fortunate to have Ms. Pia as a Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- CHIP ROY, teacher and cannot say enough wonder- sent that the letter I send to the desk Member of Congress. ful things about her, so much so that be printed in the RECORD. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous they still keep in touch and bring their There being no objection, the mate- consent that the bill be considered read children by to visit years after leaving rial was ordered to be printed in the a third time. the center. Elle, Oliver and Leo, just RECORD, as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there three of many examples, still recognize CONGRESSIONAL INTENT FOR H.R. 7010 objection? Ms. Pia as an impactful figure in their We, the undersigned Members of Congress, Without objection, it is so ordered. early lives and in their education. would like to clarify the congressional in- The bill was ordered to a third read- Pia, a stalwart New York Yankees tent for H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection ing and was read the third time. Program Flexibility Act of 2020. The Pay- fan, started at the Senate Employees Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- Childcare Center in May 1995, always check Protection Program (PPP) was au- ther debate on the bill. thorized by Congress under the CARES Act working in the pre-kindergarten class as a short-term solution to help businesses The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there to help children prepare for the big make ends meet and continue to pay their further debate? jump to elementary school kinder- employees during the initial shocks of the The bill having been read the third garten. Over the last two and half dec- COVID–19 pandemic. Under the CARES Act, time, the question is, Shall the bill ades, she taught more than 400 chil- authorized funds for the program are set to pass? dren, including many siblings. expire on June 30, 2020, allowing for no new The bill (H.R. 7010) was passed. Ms. Pia has a unique understanding loans to be issued after this date. Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous H.R. 7010 amends the CARES Act to pro- consent that the motion to reconsider of how each child learns differently and vide businesses with greater flexibility for be considered made and laid upon the loving ability to meet those individual their use of PPP loans. Section 3(a) of H.R. needs at such a tender and formative 7010 changes the definition of the ‘‘covered table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without age. Not surprisingly, she is described period’’ defined by section 1102(a) of the by her colleagues as a walking encyclo- CARES Act to be from February 15, 2020 to objection, it is so ordered. December 31, 2020 instead of from February pedia of knowledge on child develop- f 15, 2020 to June 30, 2020, as under current law. ment, and her classroom lessons and We wish to clarify the congressional intent ORDER OF BUSINESS caring style reflect these incredible of this extension of the covered period to De- talents. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I cember 31, 2020, and our expectations about One of her special field trips was a how the amended program will operate. ask unanimous consent that notwith- The CARES Act requires that PPP loans standing the provisions of rule XXII, walk over to the late Senator John may only be spent on allowable uses during the cloture motion with respect to the Glenn’s office when her students were the covered period. In addition to the uses Pack nomination ripen at 11:40 a.m. to- studying space. A picture of this outing otherwise allowed by section 7(a) of the morrow, with 20 minutes of debate still hangs at the center. Small Business Act, the CARES Act author- under the control of Senator MENENDEZ Pia also helped organize a visit to izes as allowable uses ‘‘payroll costs; costs prior to the vote; I further ask that if related to the continuation of group health this very Senate floor for her class. care benefits during periods of paid sick, cloture is invoked on the Pack nomina- They listened patiently as the Sec- medical, or family leave, and insurance pre- tion, the postcloture time expire at 1:30 retary of the Senate gave her own pre- miums; employee salaries, commissions, or p.m. tomorrow; finally, if confirmed, K version of School House Rock. It similar compensations; payments of interest the motion to reconsider be considered was, without a doubt, the most well-be- on any mortgage obligation (which shall not made and laid upon the table and the haved gathering that the Senate floor include any prepayment of or payment of President be immediately notified of has seen in years. principal on a mortgage obligation); rent (in- the Senate’s action. Pia makes such an impression on cluding rent under a lease agreement); utili- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ties; and interest on any other debt obliga- children that many of her former stu- tions that were incurred before the covered objection, it is so ordered. dents still reach out to her, including period.’’ The intention of the extension of f one recent college graduate who want- the covered period in H.R. 7010 is to allow ed to say thank you all these years TRIBUTE TO PIA CORONA borrowers who received PPP loans before later. I know children of some of my June 30, 2020 to continue to make expendi- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, there staff have returned to the center to tures for allowable uses until December 31, are so many critical jobs that go on read to Ms. Pia’s students during 2020. The extension of the covered period around the Capitol that may not al- does not authorize the Small Business Ad- storytime. ways get the spotlight or appreciation ministration (SBA) to issue any new PPP As we struggle with the coronavirus they deserve. loans after June 30, 2020, as this date remains pandemic, we have all been reminded Today, I would like to mention one fixed by section 1102(b) of the CARES Act. once again of the critical importance The extension of the covered period defined such amazing person, Pia Corona, or as of our teachers and schools. Ms. Pia’s in section 1102(a) of the CARES Act should she is affectionately known, Ms. Pia. students certainly knew that was the not be construed so as to permit the SBA to You see, Pia is a teacher at the Sen- case from their time in her class. continue accepting applications for loans ate Employees Childcare Center, a car- after June 30, 2020. Our intent and under- ing, nurturing, and deeply special com- We all remember a teacher or two standing of the law is that, consistent with ponent of the Senate community. who made a lasting impact on our lives the CARES Act as amended by H.R. 7010, growing up—challenging us, inspiring when the authorization of funds to guarantee Six years ago, on the 30th anniver- new PPP loans expires on June 30, 2020, the sary of the center, then-Senator Tom us, nurturing us. Ms. Pia will surely be SBA and participating lenders will stop ac- Harkin described the teachers and ad- one that many remember as just such a cepting and approving applications for PPP ministrators at the center as, ‘‘some of special teacher. loans, regardless of whether the commitment the unsung heroes of the Senate.’’ I congratulate Pia Corona on her no- level enacted by the Paycheck Protection I couldn’t agree more, and it is a table anniversary and deeply meaning- Program and Health Care Enhancement Act has been reached. privilege to pay special tribute today ful contribution to the Senate commu- MIKE LEE, to one of those unsung heroes. nity. Our country and our world need United States Senator. This month marks Pia’s 25 year anni- good news and kindness right now. MARCO RUBIO, versary teaching at the center, a mon- Simply put, that is Ms. Pia.

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Tipton, of Texas, to be United section 9 of the Constitution states Congressional Power of the Purse Act. States District Judge for the Southern ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the This bill will restore Congress’s central District of Texas. On vote No. 110, had Treasury, but in Consequence of Appro- role in funding decisions, increase I been present, I would have voted no priations made by Law.’’ That means transparency in the executive branch, on the motion to invoke cloture on Mr. Congress, not the executive branch, is and add teeth to existing budget laws. Tipton. charged with making decisions about The bill strengthens the Impound- Mr. President, I was absent when the how to invest and spend Federal rev- ment Control Act, including the addi- Senate voted on vote No. 111 to confirm enue. As the vice chairman of the Ap- tion of penalties for failure to comply. Executive Calendar No. 644, Drew B. propriations Committee, I take this re- The bill strengthens administration re- Tipton, of Texas, to be United States sponsibility very seriously. porting requirements and congres- District Judge for the Southern Dis- When Congress appropriates Federal sional oversight tools, so Congress can trict of Texas. On vote No. 111, had I dollars, we expect those dollars to be better follow the money and ensure the been present, I would have voted no on used as directed. We expect appropria- law is being complied with. Finally, the motion to confirm Mr. Tipton.∑ tions laws to be upheld, and we expect the bill reforms the National Emer- f the administration to be transparent in gencies Act of 1974 to provide more DEFENSE NOMINATIONS its actions. Congressional control over these des- But for too many years, Presidents of ignations and how they are used. I hope Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, both parties have encroached on the all members can support it. after Monday’s shameful display by the power of the purse as they have tried I commend Representative LOWEY Secretary of Defense, I voted against to expand their budgetary powers and, and Representative YARMUTH for intro- the President’s nominees to be Deputy in some cases, substitute their judge- ducing a similar bill in the House, and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ment for that of Congress. This has I hope that the House will send the bill and Assistant Secretary of Defense for been acutely true under this adminis- to the Senate in July. Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities. tration. No President has pushed the I ask unanimous consent that the fol- The language of war has no place on boundaries of and contorted appropria- lowing members be listed as original American streets in the face of peace- tions law more than President Trump. cosponsors: Senators MURRAY, VAN ful protests. Secretary Esper’s dan- When Congress refused to give Presi- HOLLEN, FEINSTEIN, COONS, BALDWIN, gerous comment that the military dent Trump the money he requested for WYDEN, MERKLEY, WHITEHOUSE, needs to ‘‘dominate the battlespace’’— a wall on the southern border, he di- SCHATZ, SANDERS, SHAHEEN, TESTER, referring to American cities—threat- rected his administration to sidestep UDALL, CARDIN, REED, DURBIN, MURPHY ened the lives of American citizens ex- Congress and take it from funding for and MANCHIN. I would note that this ercising their constitutional rights. His our military and their families. He con- list of cosponsors includes every Demo- willingness to accompany the Presi- tinues to do so to this day. cratic Member of the Appropriations dent to a photo-op after gassing peace- The President wanted to pressure the Committee. ful protesters underscores the moral Government of Ukraine into inves- (At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the rot in the Department’s leadership. tigating his political rival, so he with- following statement was ordered to be At this time, I have lost confidence held security money for Ukraine in vio- printed in the RECORD.) that any nominee can be trusted to lation of the Impoundment Control f stand up to the President’s attempts to Act. An action that would eventually weaponize the Defense Department for lead to his impeachment. VOTE EXPLANATION his personal and political ends. For Last year, the administration as- ∑ Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I was that reason, I voted against his nomi- serted to Congress that it had the absent when the Senate voted on vote nees in the Department. power to propose rescissions in the last No. 104 to invoke cloture on Executive f quarter of the fiscal year and further Calendar No. 655. Victor G. Mercado, of asserted it had the power to allow the California, to be an Assistant Sec- INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST funds to lapse if Congress did not act retary of Defense, vote No. 105 to con- HOMOPHOBIA, TRANSPHOBIA on its proposal, essentially claiming firm Mr. Mercado, vote No. 106 to in- AND BIPHOBIA the executive branch, not Congress, voke cloture on Executive Calendar No. Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I had the last word on spending. The 652, Brian D. Miller, of Virginia, to be rise to mark the start of LGBT Pride Government Accountability Office, Special Inspector General for Pan- Month with reflections on the recent GAO, thankfully and rightfully, dis- demic Recovery, and vote No. 107 to International Day against agreed. Last year, this administration confirm Mr. Miller. On votes Nos. 104 Homophobia, Transphobia and also overturned a long held precedent and 105, had I been present, I would Biphobia—IDAHOBIT. For more than that the executive branch did not need have voted yea on the motion to in- 50 years, Pride Month has been a re- to respond to findings by GAO of viola- voke cloture and confirm Mr. Mercado. minder that, despite recent progress, tions of the Anti-Deficiency Act. Fi- On votes Nos. 106 and 107, had I present, every day, millions of people around nally, this administration has sup- I would have voted no on the motion to the world face social stigmatization, pressed OMB and executive branch invoke cloture and confirm Mr. Miller. legal prosecution, and even violence agency cooperation with GAO in inves- Mr. President, I was absent when the based on their sexual orientation or be- tigating the execution of appropriated Senate voted on vote No. 108 to invoke cause of their gender identity. COVID– funds. cloture on Executive Calendar No. 656, 19 is necessitating adjustments to how The push and pull over the power of James H. Anderson, of Virginia, to be a this month is celebrated, with orga- the purse between Congress and the ex- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. On nizers moving large-scale parades from ecutive branch did not start with vote No. 108, had I been present, I the streets of towns and cities to the President Trump and will not end when would have voted yea on the motion to internet, where a 24-hour online Global he is no longer in office. Administra- invoke cloture on Mr. Anderson. Pride celebration is planned for later tions of both parties have clashed with Mr. President, I was absent when the this month. Congress over this authority. But the Senate voted on vote No. 109 to confirm Two short weeks ago was the annual actions of this President make clear Executive Calendar No. 656, James H. commemoration of the International that Congress needs to reassert itself Anderson, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Day against Homophobia, Transphobia

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03JN6.012 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2693 and Biphobia—IDAHOBIT. Started on Within the United States, the Trump accompanying papers, reports, and doc- May 17, 2004, IDAHOBIT was estab- administration has issued rules sanc- uments, and were referred as indicated: lished by LGBTQ activists in 2004 to tioning employment, housing, medical, EC–4638. A communication from the Sec- commemorate the World Health Orga- and other forms of discrimination retary of Defense, transmitting a report on nization’s historic decision in 1990 to based on gender identity. It has also re- the approved retirement of Lieutenant Gen- remove homosexuality from the Inter- peatedly used religious liberty as a eral Charles D. Luckey, United States Army national Classification of Diseases. As shield to enable discrimination on the Reserve, and his advancement to the grade of in the United States, despite the basis of sexual orientation. On a global lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services. progress we have made since 1990, scale, the administration has at- EC–4639. A communication from the Sec- around the world, homophobia, tempted to undermine internationally retary of Defense, transmitting a report on transphobia, and biphobia continue to recognized definitions of human rights the approved retirement of Admiral James flourish in many parts of the world. through the U.S. State Department’s G. Foggo III, United States Navy, and his ad- The theme of this year’s Inter- Commission on Inalienable Rights and vancement to the grade of admiral on the re- national Day against Homophobia, turned a blind eye to the persecution of tired list; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Transphobia and Biphobia was ‘‘Break- LGBTQ people in other countries. It is ices. EC–4640. A communication from the Sec- ing the Silence.’’ Millions of LGBTQ said that you can measure the strength individuals around the world continue retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- of a democracy by the rights it affords ant to law, a six-month periodic report on to be forced to hide their identities be- to marginalized communities, these ac- the national emergency with respect to Bu- cause of who they are or whom they tions do not reflect the strong democ- rundi that was declared in Executive Order love. They struggle to achieve the most racy that we strive to be. 13712 of November 22, 2015; to the Committee basic of human rights, let alone respect Looking at the state of the world on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. and visibility. The International Les- today, it is clear that we need more EC–4641. A communication from the Sec- bian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex champions for LGBTQ rights on the retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- ant to law, a six-month periodic report on Association—ILGA—lists 70 countries international stage. We need more in which same-sex activities are out- the national emergency with respect to per- leaders to break the silence and speak sons who commit, threaten to commit, or lawed, and penalties range from 8 up for everyone’s right to live truly as support terrorism that was declared in Exec- years’ imprisonment to the death pen- themselves. This Pride Month, I am utive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001; to the alty. Even in countries that do not hopeful that the United States will Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban criminalize homosexuality, many still once again be one of those voices. For Affairs. have laws on the books that make liv- my part, I will keep fighting to protect EC–4642. A communication from the Sec- ing openly next to impossible. Only LGBTQ rights at home and around the retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- five countries, of which the United ant to law, a six-month periodic report on globe, so that all people can pursue the national emergency with respect to Iran States is not one, ban the damaging happiness and love without fear. that was declared in Executive Order 12170 of practice of conversion therapy. f November 14, 1979; to the Committee on This type of discrimination has only Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. been compounded by the global out- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS EC–4643. A communication from the Sec- break of COVID–19. In addition to the retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- widespread health and economic hard- ant to law, a six-month periodic report on ship that this pandemic is creating, it TRIBUTE TO ART STAVENS the national emergency with respect to the is producing new risks and forms of ∑ Mr. CRAMER. Mr. President, I want stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Ex- persecution for the LGBTQ commu- to honor the service and dedication of ecutive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003; to the one of North Dakota’s most dedicated Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban nity. Affairs. In Uganda, security forces stormed volunteer firefighters. EC–4644. A communication from the Sec- an LGBTQ shelter, binding the occu- Art Stavens of Hatton, ND, became a retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- pants’ hands with rope before marching member of the Hatton Volunteer Fire ant to law, a six-month periodic report on them to a nearby police station on Department in 1951 and has served ever the national emergency with respect to the charges of disobeying social distancing since. Art turned 95 on May 19 and was Central African Republic that was declared rules. In Latin America, transgender, honored by his fellow firefighters and in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014; to nonbinary, and queer people who community residents with a surprise the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. present as gender-nonconforming are drive-by parade past his home. It ap- EC–4645. A communication from the Sec- being detained or fined for going to the propriately included several fire retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- grocery store on days designated by trucks. ant to law, a six-month periodic report on the government as ‘‘men-only’’ or His time in the department has in- the national emergency with respect to ‘‘women-only.’’ Hungarian Prime Min- cluded being the fire chief for 6 years Belarus that was declared in Executive Order ister Viktor Orban has used the pan- and assistant fire chief for another 3 13405 of June 16, 2006; to the Committee on demic as an excuse to move legislation years. When Art stopped responding to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. that will ban the legal recognition of fire calls, he could be found standing EC–4646. A communication from the Pro- gram Specialist, Office of the Comptroller of transgender citizens. Meanwhile, in on the highway directing vehicles to the Currency, Department of the Treasury, South Korea, there is a disturbing rise the location of a fire. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of in online hate speech blaming the Art still attends firefighter functions a rule entitled ‘‘Director, Shareholder, and LGBTQ community for spreading the such as meetings and conventions, and Member Meetings’’ (RIN1557–AE94) received coronavirus. A number of religious he remains as dedicated as ever to the in the Office of the President of the Senate leaders around the world have cruelly role of volunteers who step forward to on June 1, 2020; to the Committee on Bank- attributed the spread of COVID–19 to protect their communities. ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. divine retribution for recognition of Art Stavens may be the longest serv- EC–4647. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management same-sex marriages. ing volunteer firefighter in the United Agency, Department of Homeland Security, The COVID–19 pandemic will eventu- States. On behalf of all North Dako- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ally fade, but the abuse of LGBTQ peo- tans, I thank him for his 69 years of a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community ple will continue unless we come to- service on the Hatton Volunteer Fire Eligibility, Internal Docket ID FEMA–8629’’ gether as a global community to put an Department. I congratulate him on his ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. FEMA–2020– end to it. Historically, the United 95th birthday and wish him many more 0005)) received during adournment of the States has been a strong international years of health and happiness.∑ Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on leader on issues of human rights like f this one. However, the current admin- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC–4648. A communication from the Chief istration’s neglect of LGBTQ rights, EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS Counsel, Federal Emergency Management both at home and abroad, has hurt our Agency, Department of Homeland Security, credibility and diminished our power to The following communications were transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of make positive change. laid before the Senate, together with a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community

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A communication from the Regu- Government of the United States of America Counsel, Federal Emergency Management latory Specialist, Office of the Comptroller and the Government of the Republic of Nica- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, of the Currency, Department of the Treas- ragua; to the Committee on Finance. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- EC–4667. A communication from the Sec- a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community port of a rule entitled ‘‘Community Rein- retary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to Eligibility, Internal Docket ID FEMA–8625’’ vestment Act Regulations’’ (RIN1557–AE34) law, the Department’s fiscal year 2019 annual ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. FEMA–2020– received during adjournment of the Senate report relative to the Notification and Fed- 0005)) received during adournment of the in the Office of the President of the Senate eral Employee Antidiscrimination and Re- Senate in the Office of the President of the on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Bank- taliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act); to the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC–4659. A communication from the Sec- ernmental Affairs. EC–4650. A communication from the Direc- retary of the Securities and Exchange Com- EC–4668. A communication from the Board tor of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amendments to Fi- Credit Administration, transmitting, pursu- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘In- nancial Disclosures about Acquired and Dis- ant to law, the Administration’s Semiannual terim Final Rule - Regulatory Capital Rule: posed Businesses’’ (RIN3235–AL77) received Report of the Inspector General and the Transitions for the Community Bank Lever- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Semiannual Management Report on the Sta- age Ratio Framework’’ (RIN3064–AF47) re- fice of the President of the Senate on May 28, tus of Audits for the period from October 1, ceived during adjournment of the Senate in 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 2019 through March 31, 2020; to the Com- the Office of the President of the Senate on and Urban Affairs. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, EC–4660. A communication from the Chief mental Affairs. Housing, and Urban Affairs. of the Regulatory Coordination Division, EC–4669. A communication from the Direc- EC–4651. A communication from the Direc- Citizenship and Immigration Services, De- tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General tor of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit partment of Homeland Security, transmit- Services Administration, transmitting, pur- Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘In- titled ‘‘Implementation of the Northern Mar- ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal terim Final Rule - Liquidity Coverage Ratio iana Islands U.S. Workforce Act 2018’’ Acquisition Circular 2020–06, Introduction’’ Rule: Treatment of Certain Emergency Fa- (RIN1615–AC28) received during adjournment ((48 CFR Chapter 1) (FAC 2019–02)) received in cilities’’ (RIN3064–AF51) received during ad- of the Senate in the Office of the President the Office of the President of the Senate on journment of the Senate in the Office of the of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Com- May 14, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Security and Governmental Affairs. President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to EC–4661. A communication from the Chief EC–4670. A communication from the Direc- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and of Regulatory Analysis and Development, tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Urban Affairs. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Services Administration, transmitting, pur- EC–4652. A communication from the Sec- Department of Agriculture, transmitting, suant to law, the report of a rule entitled retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case ant to law, a six-month periodic report on ‘‘Movement of Certain Genetically Engi- 2020–001, Revocation of Executive Order on the national emergency with respect to neered Organization’’ ((RIN0579–AE47) (Dock- Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers’’ North Korea that was declared in Executive et No. APHIS–2018–0034)) received during ad- (RIN9000–AO03) received in the Office of the Order 13466 of June 26, 2008; to the Com- journment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 14, 2020; to mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- President of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Security and fairs. the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, Governmental Affairs. EC–4653. A communication from the Sec- and Forestry. EC–4671. A communication from the Direc- retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- EC–4662. A communication from the Direc- tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General ant to law, a six-month periodic report on tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Services Administration, transmitting, pur- the national emergency with respect to the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Western Balkans that was declared in Execu- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case tive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001; to the Com- titled ‘‘Ea peptide 91398; Exemption from the 2018–007, Applicability of Inflation Adjust- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Requirement of a Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 10007– ments of Acquisition-Related Thresholds’’ fairs. 57–OCSPP) received in the Office of the (RIN9000–AN67) received in the Office of the EC–4654. A communication from the Sec- President of the Senate on June 1, 2020; to President of the Senate on May 14, 2020; to retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, the Committee on Homeland Security and ant to law, a six-month periodic report on and Forestry. Governmental Affairs. the national emergency with respect to Nica- EC–4663. A communication from the Direc- EC–4672. A communication from the Direc- ragua that was declared in Executive Order tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General 13851 of November 27, 2018; to the Committee Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Services Administration, transmitting, pur- on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–4655. A communication from the Direc- titled ‘‘Fenpyroximate; Pesticide Toler- ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal tor of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit ances’’ (FRL No. 10009–14–OCSPP) received in Acquisition Circular 2020–06, Technical Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- the Office of the President of the Senate on Amendments’’ (FAC 2020–06) received in the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘In- June 1, 2020; to the Committee on Agri- Office of the President of the Senate on May terim Final Rule - Regulatory Capital Rule: culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 14, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Temporary Changes to the Community Bank EC–4664. A communication from the Direc- curity and Governmental Affairs. Leverage Ratio Framework’’ (RIN3064–AF45) tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–4673. A communication from the Direc- received during adjournment of the Senate Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General in the Office of the President of the Senate ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Services Administration, transmitting, pur- on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Bank- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Washington; suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Northwest Clean Air Agency’’ (FRL No. ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; FAR Case EC–4656. A communication from the Direc- 10009–59–Region 10) received in the Office of 2016–013, Tax on Certain Foreign Procure- tor of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit the President of the Senate on June 1, 2020; ment’’ (RIN9000–AN38) received in the Office Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursu- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- of the President of the Senate on May 14, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘In- lic Works. 2020; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- terim Final Rule - Real Estate Appraisals’’ EC–4665. A communication from the Direc- rity and Governmental Affairs. (RIN3064–AF48) received during adjournment tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–4674. A communication from the Direc- of the Senate in the Office of the President Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General of the Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Com- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Services Administration, transmitting, pur- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air suant to law, the report of a rule entitled fairs. Quality State Implementation Plans; Provo, ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal EC–4657. A communication from the Sec- Utah Second 10-Year Carbon Monoxide Main- Acquisition Circular 2020–06, Small Entity retary, Division of Trading and Markets, Se- tenance Plan’’ (FRL No. 10009–49–Region 8) Compliance Guide’’ (FAC 2020–06) received in curities and Exchange Commission, trans- received in the Office of the President of the the Office of the President of the Senate on mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Senate on June 1, 2020; to the Committee on May 14, 2020; to the Committee on Homeland entitled ‘‘Amendments to the National Mar- Environment and Public Works. Security and Governmental Affairs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:00 Oct 13, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD20\JUNE\S03JN0.REC S03JN0 sradovich on DSKJLST7X2PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2695 EC–4675. A communication from the Chief titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts; titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Chat- of the Regulatory Coordination Division, Infrastructure State Implementation Plan tanooga Miscellaneous Revisions’’ (FRL No. Citizenship and Immigration Services, De- Requirements for the 2015 Ozone Standard; 10007–15–Region 4) received in the Office of partment of Homeland Security, transmit- Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule’’ (FRL No. the President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- 10009–41–Region 1) received in the Office of the Committee on Environment and Public titled ‘‘Temporary Changes to Requirements the President of the Senate on May 7, 2020; to Works. Affecting H–2A Nonimmigrants due to the the Committee on Environment and Public EC–4692. A communication from the Direc- COVID–19 National Emergency’’ (RIN1615– Works. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, AC55) received during adjournment of the EC–4684. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Senate in the Office of the President of the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Vola- the Judiciary. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tile Organic Compounds Definition Rule Re- EC–4676. A communication from the Chief titled ‘‘Clean Air Plans; 2008 8-Hour Ozone vision for Chattanooga’’ (FRL No. 10006–95– of the Regulatory Coordination Division, Nonattainment Area Requirements; Phoe- Region 4) received in the Office of the Presi- Citizenship and Immigration Services, De- nix-Mesa, Arizona’’ (FRL No. 10009–19–Region dent of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the partment of Homeland Security, transmit- 9) received in the Office of the President of Committee on Environment and Public ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- the Senate on May 7, 2020; to the Committee Works. EC–4693. A communication from the Direc- titled ‘‘Temporary Changes to Requirements on Environment and Public Works. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Affecting H–2B Nonimmigrants due to the EC–4685. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- COVID–19 National Emergency’’ (RIN1615– tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- AC58) received during adjournment of the titled ‘‘Air Quality Plans; Florida; Infra- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Senate in the Office of the President of the structure Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour titled ‘‘Louisiana; Final Approval of State Senate on May 28, 2020; to the Committee on Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Stand- Underground Storage Tank Program Revi- the Judiciary. ard’’ (FRL No. 10007–04–Region 4) received in EC–4677. A communication from the Direc- sions and Incorporation by Reference’’ (FRL the Office of the President of the Senate on tor of the Regulatory Management Division, No. 10008–89–Region 6) received in the Office May 4, 2020; to the Committee on Environ- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2020; ment and Public Works. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- EC–4694. A communication from the Direc- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Georgia; Defini- lic Works. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tion for Permitting’’ (FRL No. 10009–10–Re- EC–4686. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- gion 4) received in the Office of the President tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the Com- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air mittee on Environment and Public Works. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- EC–4678. A communication from the Direc- titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz- vania; Allegheny County Administrative Re- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ardous Air Pollutants; Integrated Iron and visions to Definitions, Remedies, and En- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Steel Manufacturing Facilities Residual forcement Orders Sections and Incorporation ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Risk and Technology Review’’ (FRL No. by Reference of National Ambient Air Qual- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Redesig- 10008–45–OAR) received in the Office of the ity Standards’’ (FRL No. 10005–16–Region 3) nation of the Lemont and Pekin Sulfur Diox- President of the Senate on May 7, 2020; to the received in the Office of the President of the ide Nonattainment Areas’’ (FRL No. 10009– Committee on Environment and Public Senate on May 4, 2020; to the Committee on 08–Region 5) received in the Office of the Works. Environment and Public Works. President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the EC–4687. A communication from the Direc- EC–4695. A communication from the Direc- Committee on Environment and Public tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–4679. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Control titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- of Emissions from Aerospace Manufacture Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- and Rework Facilities’’ (FRL No. 10007–12– and Pollutants; New Mexico and titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Up- Region 7) received in the Office of the Presi- Alburquerque-Bernalillo County, New Mex- dates to the General SIP and New Source Re- dent of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the ico; Control of Emissions from Existing view Permitting Requirements; Correction’’ Committee on Environment and Public Other Solid Waste Incineration Units’’ (FRL (FRL No. 10009–05–Region 6) received in the Works. No. 10006–30–Region 6) received in the Office Office of the President of the Senate on May EC–4688. A communication from the Direc- of the President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; 4, 2020; to the Committee on Environment tor of the Regulatory Management Division, to the Committee on Environment and Pub- and Public Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- lic Works. EC–4680. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–4696. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Infra- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- structure for the 2015 Ozone National Ambi- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ent Air Quality Standards’’ (FRL No. 10006– ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerances’’ 43–Region 6) received in the Office of the titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State (FRL No. 10007–38–OCSPP) received in the Of- President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the Plan (Negative Declaration) for Designated fice of the President of the Senate on May 4, Committee on Environment and Public Facilities and Pollutants: Vermont’’ (FRL 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- Works. No. 10006–58–Region 1) received in the Office trition, and Forestry. EC–4689. A communication from the Direc- of the President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; EC–4681. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, to the Committee on Environment and Pub- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- lic Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–4697. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Chat- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Iowa; State Im- tanooga NSR Reform’’ (FRL No. 10007–17–Re- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- plementation Plan and Operating Permits gion 4) received in the Office of the President titled ‘‘Significant New Use Rules on Certain Program’’ (FRL No. 10009–33–Region 7) re- of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the Com- Chemical Substances (19–1.B)’’ (FRL No. ceived in the Office of the President of the mittee on Environment and Public Works. 10005–30–OCSPP) received in the Office of the Senate on May 7, 2020; to the Committee on EC–4690. A communication from the Direc- President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to the Environment and Public Works. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–4682. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Committee on Environment and Public tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Texas; Dallas- f ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Fort Worth Area Redesignation and Mainte- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Louisiana; With- nance Plan for Revoked Ozone National Am- drawal of Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems bient Air Quality Standards’’ (FRL No. The following reports of committees Requirements’’ (FRL No. 10008–75–Region 6) 10006–97–Region 6) received in the Office of were submitted: received in the Office of the President of the the President of the Senate on May 4, 2020; to By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on Senate on May 7, 2020; to the Committee on the Committee on Environment and Public Foreign Relations, with an amendment in Environment and Public Works. Works. the nature of a substitute and with an EC–4683. A communication from the Direc- EC–4691. A communication from the Direc- amended preamble: tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, S. Res. 148. A resolution supporting efforts Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- by the Government of Colombia to pursue ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- peace and regional stability.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03JN6.015 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S2696 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 3, 2020 By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on of bomber aircraft; to the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment in Foreign Relations, without amendment and Armed Services. the nature of a substitute: with a preamble: By Mr. ROUNDS: H.R. 192. An act to establish an inter- S. Res. 567. A resolution commending ca- S. 3871. A bill to facilitate the performance agency program to assist countries in North reer professionals at the Department of of funeral honors details for veterans; to the and West Africa to improve immediate and State for their extensive efforts to repatriate Committee on Armed Services. long-term capabilities to counter terrorist United States citizens and legal permanent By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. MUR- threats, and for other purposes. residents during the COVID–19 pandemic. KOWSKI, and Ms. MCSALLY): S. 238. A bill to amend the State Depart- By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on S. 3872. A bill to amend the Federal Food, ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to mon- Foreign Relations, with an amendment in Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time- itor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and the nature of a substitute and an amendment limited provisional approval pathway, sub- for other purposes. to the title: ject to specific obligations, for certain drugs By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on S. 712. A bill to provide assistance for and biological products, and for other pur- Foreign Relations, with an amendment in United States citizens and nationals taken poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- the nature of a substitute and with an hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained cation, Labor, and Pensions. amended preamble: abroad, and for other purposes. By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on S. Res. 392. A resolution recognizing the himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. ERNST, Foreign Relations, with an amendment in importance of the Young Southeast Asian Mr. LANKFORD, and Mr. CRAMER): the nature of a substitute: Leaders Initiative to the relationship be- S. 3873. A bill to require law enforcement S. 3176. A bill to amend the Foreign Assist- tween the United States and the member agencies to report the use of lethal force, and ance Act of 1961 and the United States-Israel states of the Association of Southeast Asian for other purposes; to the Committee on the Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to make Nations and to advancing the policy of the Judiciary. improvements to certain defense and secu- United States in the Indo-Pacific region. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. rity assistance provisions and to authorize S. Res. 406. A resolution recognizing that SMITH, Ms. WARREN, Mr. CASEY, Mrs. the appropriations of funds to Israel, and for for 50 years, the Association of South East GILLIBRAND, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. KAINE, other purposes. Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten mem- Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. BALD- bers, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Ma- f WIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. laysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, REED, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF COMMITTEE WYDEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MERKLEY, the United States toward stability, pros- and Mr. JONES): perity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and ex- The following executive reports of S. 3874. A bill making additional supple- pressing the sense of the Senate that the nominations were submitted: mental appropriations for disaster relief re- United States will continue to remain a By Mr. ALEXANDER for the Committee quirements for the fiscal year ending Sep- strong, reliable, and active partner in the on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. tember 30, 2020, and for other purposes; to ASEAN region. * Sethuraman Panchanathan, of Arizona, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, S. Res. 454. A resolution calling for the im- to be Director of the National Science Foun- and Pensions. mediate release of Cuban democracy activist dation for a term of six years. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT Jose Daniel Ferrer and commending the ef- * Julie Elizabeth Hocker, of Pennsylvania, of Florida, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. WICKER, forts of Jose Daniel Ferrer to promote to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor. and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): human rights and fundamental freedoms in * Richard Giacolone, of Virginia, to be S. 3875. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Cuba. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director. enue Code of 1986 to provide bonus deprecia- By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on * Marvin Kaplan, of Kansas, to be a Mem- tion for certain space launch expenditures, Foreign Relations, without amendment and ber of the National Labor Relations Board and for other purposes; to the Committee on with a preamble: for the term of five years expiring August 27, Finance. S. Res. 502. A resolution recognizing the 2025. By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina: 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing * Andrea R. Lucas, of Virginia, to be a S. 3876. A bill to make a technical correc- on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during Member of the Equal Employment Oppor- tion relating to the treatment of refunds of World War II and the raisings of the flag of tunity Commission for a term expiring July merchandise processing fees under the the United States on Mount Suribachi. 1, 2025. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on * Lauren McGarity McFerran, of the Dis- Implementation Act; to the Committee on Foreign Relations, with an amendment in trict of Columbia, to be a Member of the Na- Finance. the nature of a substitute and with an tional Labor Relations Board for the term of By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. BEN- amended preamble: five years expiring December 16, 2024. NET, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. S. Res. 511. A resolution supporting the * Jocelyn Samuels, of Maryland, to be a WARREN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, role of the United States in helping save the Member of the Equal Employment Oppor- Ms. HARRIS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. lives of children and protecting the health of tunity Commission for a term expiring July SANDERS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Ms. people in developing countries with vaccines 1, 2021. and immunization through GAVI, the Vac- * Keith E. Sonderling, of Florida, to be a BALDWIN): cine Alliance. Member of the Equal Employment Oppor- S. 3877. A bill to establish or expand pro- By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on tunity Commission for a term expiring July grams to improve health equity regarding Foreign Relations, without amendment and 1, 2024. COVID–19 and reduce or eliminate inequities with a preamble: in the prevalence and health outcomes of * Nomination was reported with rec- COVID–19; to the Committee on Health, Edu- S. Res. 523. A resolution recognizing the ommendation that it be confirmed sub- 199th anniversary of the independence of cation, Labor, and Pensions. Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece ject to the nominee’s commitment to By Mr. BOOKER: and the United States. respond to requests to appear and tes- S. 3878. A bill to protect employees from By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on tify before any duly constituted com- discrimination based on family caregiver re- Foreign Relations, with amendments and mittee of the Senate. sponsibilities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and with an amended preamble: f S. Res. 525. A resolution expressing the Pensions. sense of the Senate that the United States INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND By Mr. PAUL: should continue to support the people of JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. 3879. A bill to preserve the constitu- tional authority of Congress and ensure ac- Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to pro- The following bills and joint resolu- mote the restoration of democracy and the countability and transparency in legislation; defense of human rights, and use the tools tions were introduced, read the first to the Committee on Rules and Administra- under United States law to increase political and second times by unanimous con- tion. and economic pressure on the government of sent, and referred as indicated: By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Daniel Ortega. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mrs. DUCKWORTH, Mr. COONS, and Mr. DUR- By Mr. RISCH, from the Committee on SHAHEEN): BIN): Foreign Relations, with an amendment in S. 3869. A bill to amend title 10, United S. 3880. A bill to establish the Office of the nature of a substitute and with an States Code, to provide for the expansion of International Disability Rights, and for amended preamble: the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign S. Res. 533. A resolution supporting the to expand the Cyber Institutes Program, and Relations. goals of International Women’s Day. for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. CASEY: S. Res. 542. A resolution commemorating Armed Services. S. 3881. A bill to increase support for State the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the By Mr. ROUNDS: Children’s Health Insurance programs during Dachau concentration camp during World S. 3870. A bill to require the Secretary of the COVID–19 emergency, and for other pur- War II. Defense to recommend a minimum number poses; to the Committee on Finance.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03JN6.030 S03JNPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE June 3, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2697 By Mr. ROUNDS: Mr. CRAMER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. provide financial services to cannabis- S. 3882. A bill to establish the National LANKFORD, Mr. UDALL, Mr. CRAPO, related legitimate businesses and serv- Technology Industrial Base Quadrilateral Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. MURKOWSKI, and ice providers for such businesses, and Council; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Mr. RISCH): for other purposes. ices. S. Res. 606. A resolution designating May 5, By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. 2020, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for S. 1652 SCHUMER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. WAR- Missing and Murdered Native Women and At the request of Mr. CASEY, the REN, Mr. SANDERS, and Mrs. GILLI- Girls’’; considered and agreed to. names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. BRAND): f ROSEN) and the Senator from Ten- S. 3883. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- nessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) were added as enue Code of 1986 to make the earned income ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS cosponsors of S. 1652, a bill to amend tax credit available to residents of posses- sions of the United States; to the Committee S. 525 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to on Finance. At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name provide for a refundable adoption tax By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. credit. Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr. MARKEY): BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1919 S. 3884. A bill to require the Secretary of 525, a bill to preserve and protect the At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the Transportation to support the efforts of free choice of individual employees to name of the Senator from Arkansas State and local governments to provide for priority testing of certain transportation form, join, or assist labor organiza- (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor workers with respect to the Coronavirus Dis- tions, or to refrain from such activi- of S. 1919, a bill to require certain ease 2019 (COVID–19) and require the owners ties. grantees under title I of the Housing and operators of equipment and facilities S. 633 and Community Development Act of used by passenger or freight transportation At the request of Mr. MORAN, the 1974 to submit a plan to track discrimi- employers to clean, disinfect, and sanitize name of the Senator from New Hamp- natory land use policies, and for other that equipment and provide personal protec- purposes. tive equipment to certain employees, and for shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- S. 1938 other purposes; to the Committee on Com- sponsor of S. 633, a bill to award a Con- merce, Science, and Transportation. gressional Gold Medal to the members At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. of the Women’s Army Corps who were the names of the Senator from Mary- PORTMAN): assigned to the 6888th Central Postal land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Senator S. 3885. A bill to direct the Secretary of Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH), the Sen- Veterans Affairs to notify Congress regularly Triple Eight’’. ator from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the of reported cases of burn pit exposure by vet- Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR- erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- S. 815 REN), the Senator from Connecticut mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the By Mr. MERKLEY (for Mr. MARKEY name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), the Senator from (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- MERKLEY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. sponsor of S. 815, a bill to amend the Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator FEINSTEIN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. WARREN, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Sen- Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. a refundable tax credit against income ator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) and the SANDERS, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLO- BALDWIN, Mr. MURPHY, and Ms. tax for the purchase of qualified access technology for the blind. BUCHAR) were added as cosponsors of S. HIRONO)): 1938, a bill to provide for grants for S. 3886. A bill to prohibit the use of funds S. 892 for an explosive nuclear weapons test; to the States that require fair and impartial At the request of Mr. CASEY, the police training for law enforcement of- Committee on Armed Services. name of the Senator from New York By Mrs. SHAHEEN: ficers of that State and to incentivize S. 3887. A bill to defer action regarding cer- (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- States to enact laws requiring the tain debts arising from benefits under laws sor of S. 892, a bill to award a Congres- independent investigation and prosecu- administered by the Secretary of Veterans sional Gold Medal, collectively, to the tion of the use of deadly force by law Affairs for a period of time including the women in the United States who joined enforcement officers, and for other pur- COVID–19 emergency period, and for other the workforce during World War II, poses. purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- providing the aircraft, vehicles, weap- S. 2161 fairs. onry, ammunition, and other materials By Mrs. SHAHEEN: At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name to win the war, that were referred to as S. 3888. A bill to ensure that veterans re- of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. ERNST) ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in recognition of ceive timely and effective health care under was added as a cosponsor of S. 2161, a their contributions to the United the Veterans Community Care Program and bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, Veterans Care Agreements during the States and the inspiration they have and Cosmetic Act to provide for recip- COVID–19 emergency, and for other purposes; provided to ensuing generations. to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. rocal marketing approval of certain S. 932 drugs, biological products, and devices f At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the that are authorized to be lawfully mar- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND name of the Senator from South Caro- keted abroad, and for other purposes. SENATE RESOLUTIONS lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- S. 2163 The following concurrent resolutions sponsor of S. 932, a bill to amend the At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the and Senate resolutions were read, and Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: vide for the tax-exempt financing of COLLINS), the Senator from South certain government-owned buildings. By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Carolina (Mr. SCOTT), the Senator from MENENDEZ, and Mr. DURBIN): S. 948 Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS), the Senator S. Res. 604. A resolution expressing the At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the from North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) and sense of the Senate that the Senate should names of the Senator from Minnesota the Senator from Alaska (Ms. MUR- not vote on the nomination of Michael Pack (Ms. SMITH) and the Senator from Kan- KOWSKI) were added as cosponsors of S. to be Chief Executive Officer of the United sas (Mr. MORAN) were added as cospon- States Agency for Global Media unless and 2163, a bill to establish the Commission until Michael Pack corrects his false state- sors of S. 948, a bill to provide incen- on the Social Status of Black Men and ments to the Committee on Foreign Rela- tives to physicians to practice in rural Boys, to study and make recommenda- tions of the Senate and the Internal Revenue and medically underserved commu- tions to address social problems affect- Service; to the Committee on Rules and Ad- nities, and for other purposes. ing Black men and boys, and for other ministration. S. 1200 purposes. By Mr. PAUL: At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the S. 2327 S. Res. 605. A resolution providing for suffi- cient time for legislation to be read; to the name of the Senator from New Mexico At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Committee on Rules and Administration. (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- the names of the Senator from Mary- By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. sor of S. 1200, a bill to create protec- land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator TESTER, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. WARREN, tions for depository institutions that from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO) were added

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Department of Veterans Affairs have fer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 S. 3611 physical locations for the disposal of Educational Assistance, and for other At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the controlled substances medications. purposes. name of the Senator from Maryland S. 3755 S. 2621 (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the sponsor of S. 3611, a bill to amend the the name of the Senator from Oregon name of the Senator from Georgia Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon- (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit sor of S. 3755, a bill to provide for the sor of S. 2621, a bill to provide for the the authority of the Secretary of the establishment of a COVID–19 Com- restoration of legal rights for claim- Interior to reduce certain royalties, to pensation Fund, and for other pur- ants under holocaust-era insurance amend the CARES Act to limit the pro- poses. policies. vision of assistance to certain busi- S. 3756 S. 2733 nesses, to impose a moratorium on cer- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. ROMNEY, the tain oil and natural gas lease sales, the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. issuance of coal leases, and modifica- DURBIN), the Senator from South Da- CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S. tions to certain regulations, to extend kota (Mr. THUNE) and the Senator from 2733, a bill to save and strengthen crit- certain public comment periods, and Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as ical social contract programs of the for other purposes. cosponsors of S. 3756, a bill to direct Federal Government. S. 3612 the Secretary of Agriculture to estab- S. 3003 At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the lish a renewable fuel feedstock reim- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name bursement program. of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. names of the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER) and the Senator from S. 3763 CRAMER) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3003, a bill to provide requirements for Colorado (Mr. GARDNER) were added as At the request of Mr. CASEY, the the appropriate Federal banking agen- cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to clarify names of the Senator from Rhode Is- cies when requesting or ordering a de- for purposes of the Internal Revenue land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE), the Senator pository institution to terminate a spe- Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus from Alabama (Mr. JONES), the Senator cific customer account, to provide for assistance does not affect the tax from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) and the additional requirements related to sub- treatment of ordinary business ex- Senator from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ poenas issued under the Financial In- penses. MASTO) were added as cosponsors of S. stitutions Reform, Recovery, and En- S. 3659 3763, a bill to establish the Pandemic forcement Act of 1989, and for other At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Responder Service Award program to purposes. her name was added as a cosponsor of express our gratitude to front-line S. 3103 S. 3659, a bill to provide State and local health care workers. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the workforce and career and technical S. 3861 name of the Senator from Mississippi education systems the support to re- At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- spond to the COVID–19 national emer- name of the Senator from Minnesota sponsor of S. 3103, a bill to amend title gency. (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- XVIII of the Social Security Act to re- S. 3660 sponsor of S. 3861, a bill to establish store State authority to waive for cer- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the privacy requirements for operators of tain facilities the 35-mile rule for des- names of the Senator from New York infectious disease exposure notification ignating critical access hospitals under (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the Senator services. the Medicare program. from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as f S. 3221 cosponsors of S. 3660, a bill to provide SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the emergency funding for caseworkers and name of the Senator from Massachu- child protective services. setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- S. 3703 SENATE RESOLUTION 604—EX- sponsor of S. 3221, a bill to place a mor- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE atorium on large concentrated animal names of the Senator from North Caro- SENATE THAT THE SENATE feeding operations, to strengthen the lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from SHOULD NOT VOTE ON THE NOM- Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the Sen- INATION OF MICHAEL PACK TO require country of origin labeling on ator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) and the BE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER beef, pork, and dairy products, and for Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY other purposes. SHAHEEN) were added as cosponsors of FOR GLOBAL MEDIA UNLESS S. 3485 S. 3703, a bill to amend the Elder Abuse AND UNTIL MICHAEL PACK COR- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Prevention and Prosecution Act to im- RECTS HIS FALSE STATEMENTS the names of the Senator from Con- prove the prevention of elder abuse and TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Sen- exploitation of individuals with Alz- RELATIONS OF THE SENATE AND ator from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO), the heimer’s disease and related demen- THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERV- Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), the tias. ICE Senator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the S. 3750 Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. STEIN), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the MENENDEZ, and Mr. DURBIN) submitted CARDIN), the Senator from Rhode Is- name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. the following resolution; which was re- land (Mr. REED), the Senator from KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. ferred to the Committee on Rules and Delaware (Mr. CARPER) and the Senator 3750, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Administration: from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) Social Security Act to modify the ac- S. RES. 604 were added as cosponsors of S. 3485, a celerated and advance payment pro- Whereas the Constitution of the United bill to expand the Outer Continental grams under parts A and B of the Medi- States requires, and the people of the United Shelf Lands Act to expand revenue care program during the COVID–19 States expect and deserve, that the Senate sharing for offshore wind, to reauthor- emergency. provide advice and consent only to those ex- ecutive branch nominees who are fit to hold ize the National Oceans and Coastal S. 3753 positions of public trust in the United States Security Act, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the Government; S. 3597 name of the Senator from New Hamp- Whereas Michael Pack is the nominee to At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- be Chief Executive Officer of the United name of the Senator from Oklahoma sponsor of S. 3753, a bill to direct the States Agency for Global Media, which is

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All motions to waive under this para- today to give notice of my intent to ob- Whereas Michael Pack created and con- graph shall be debatable collectively for not ject to any unanimous consent agree- trols both Public Media Lab, a nonprofit to exceed 3 hours equally divided between company, and Manifold Productions LLC, a the Senator raising the point of order and ment regarding S. 482, the Defending for-profit company which he owns; the Senator moving to waive the point of American Security from Kremlin Ag- Whereas, since the creation of Public order or their designees. A motion to waive gression Act. Media Lab, Michael Pack transferred 100 per- the point of order shall not be amendable. I want to first start by making my- cent of the tax-exempt grants that Public (c) CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.—This reso- self clear: I support the vast majority Media Lab received to his for-profit com- lution is adopted pursuant to the power of the provisions in this bill. It has now pany, Manifold Productions; granted to each House of Congress to deter- been over three years since Russia Whereas, for several years, in documenta- mine the Rules of its Proceedings in article meddled in our last presidential elec- tion submitted to the Internal Revenue Serv- I, section 5, clause 2 of the Constitution of tion, and Congress has yet to hold ice that asked whether Public Media Lab had the United States. provided grants to any entity controlled by Vladimir Putin accountable for it. I f an officer of the nonprofit, Michael Pack re- commend the bill’s sponsors for coming sponded ‘‘no’’ when the true answer was SENATE RESOLUTION 606—DESIG- together, on a bipartisan basis, with ‘‘yes’’; NATING MAY 5, 2020, AS THE legislation that would take real steps Whereas, for several years, in documenta- ‘‘NATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS to address Moscow’s aggression. tion submitted to the Internal Revenue Serv- FOR MISSING AND MURDERED Unfortunately, the bill is burdened ice that asked whether Public Media Lab NATIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS’’ by one extremely problematic, unre- conducted business with any entity with lated section, Title IV, or what was which it shared officers or directors, Michael Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Pack responded ‘‘no’’ when the true answer previously known as the International TESTER, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. Cybercrime Prevention Act. This is was ‘‘yes’’; CRAMER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. LANKFORD, Whereas, in 2019, when the Committee on now the fourth time my colleagues Mr. UDALL, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. MCSALLY, Foreign Relations of the Senate raised the have attempted to jam that bill subject of the false statements that Michael Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. RISCH) sub- through this very chamber. In fact, the Pack had made to the Internal Revenue mitted the following resolution; which same exact language was first floated Service, Mr. Pack claimed, in response to a was considered and agreed to: in 2015, only to be defeated. It was question for the record, that the false state- S. RES. 606 brought up again in 2016, and was, ments were ‘‘an oversight’’; Whereas, according to a study commis- Whereas Michael Pack has refused to cor- again, defeated. Once more, in 2018, sioned by the Department of Justice, in some rect the false statements that he made to this bill was introduced as a standalone Tribal communities, American Indian the Internal Revenue Service; and bill and, again, defeated. women face murder rates that are more than Whereas, in early 2020, Michael Pack pro- The authors of this problematic leg- 10 times the national average murder rate; vided false information to the Committee on islation are giving it one more try, this Whereas, according to the most recently Foreign Relations of the Senate with regard available data from the Centers for Disease time by attempting to bury it within a to his taxes; Now, therefore, be it Control and Prevention, in 2017, homicide largely unrelated 100-page, bipartisan Resolved, That the Senate— legislative vehicle. And, by adding this (1) should provide advice and consent to ex- was the sixth leading cause of death for ecutive branch nominees only if those nomi- American Indian and Alaska Native females language onto an extraneous foreign nees have been truthful in their dealings between 1 and 44 years of age; relations bill, my colleagues have been with Congress and the executive branch; Whereas little data exist on the number of able to bypass the jurisdictional scru- (2) should not vote on any nominee who missing American Indian and Alaska Native tiny of the Senate Judiciary Com- has made verifiably false statements to Con- women in the United States; mittee altogether. gress or the executive branch and who re- Whereas, on July 5, 2013, Hanna Harris, a Title IV of the bill is, at best, an ex- fuses to correct those statements; and member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was reported missing by her family in Lame tremely misguided piece of legislation. (3) should not vote on the nomination of While its proponents claim the lan- Michael Pack to be Chief Executive Officer Deer, Montana; Whereas the body of Hanna Harris was guage is meant to fight botnets and of the United States Agency for Global other malicious cybercrime in a lim- Media unless and until Michael Pack cor- found 5 days after she went missing; rects his false statements to the Committee Whereas Hanna Harris was determined to ited context, its effects would be far on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the have been raped and murdered, and the indi- more broad-reaching. What this bill Internal Revenue Service. viduals accused of committing those crimes would do, in reality, is significantly ex- were convicted; f pand the badly outdated Computer Whereas the case of Hanna Harris is an ex- Fraud and Abuse Act, or the CFAA—a SENATE RESOLUTION 605—PRO- ample of many similar cases; and Whereas Hanna Harris was born on May 5, law that the Department of Justice VIDING FOR SUFFICIENT TIME (DOJ) has time and time again abused FOR LEGISLATION TO BE READ 1992: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— against cybersecurity researchers and Mr. PAUL submitted the following (1) designates May 5, 2020, as the ‘‘National activists, including the late Aaron resolution; which was referred to the Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Swartz. Committee on Rules and Administra- Native Women and Girls’’; and Mr. President, advocates and legal tion: (2) calls on the people of the United States experts have long warned that the S. RES. 605 and interested groups— CFAA chills legitimate speech and re- (A) to commemorate the lives of missing Resolved, search. DOJ has adopted an interpreta- and murdered American Indian and Alaska tion of the CFAA so extreme that it SECTION 1. TIME FOR READING OF LEGISLATION. Native women whose cases are documented (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order and undocumented in public records and the has argued in federal court that it is il- for the Senate to consider any bill, resolu- media; and legal merely for someone to violate a tion, message, conference report, amend- (B) to demonstrate solidarity with the website’s terms of service, such as by ment between the Houses, amendment, trea- lying about their height, weight, or age ty, or other measure or matter until 1 ses- families of victims in light of those trage- sion day has passed since introduction for dies. in an online dating profile. While I every 20 pages included in the measure or f take a back seat to no one when it comes to protecting Americans from matter in the usual form plus 1 session day NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO for any number of remaining pages less than hackers and improving our nation’s cy- PROCEEDING 20 in the usual form. bersecurity, DOJ has stretched this (b) POINT OF ORDER.— I, Senator RON WYDEN, intend to ob- Reagan-era hacking law to absurdity. (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Senator may raise a ject to proceeding to S. 482, a bill to The last time the International point of order that consideration of any bill, strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty resolution, message, conference report, Cybercrime Prevention Act was pro- amendment, treaty, or other measure or Organization, to combat international posed in this chamber, I voted against matter is not in order under subsection (a). cybercrime, and to impose additional it because I believed then, as I do now, A motion to table the point of order shall sanctions with respect to the Russian that the draconian CFAA must be mod- not be in order. Federation, and for other purposes, ernized. I have sought to reform the

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The preamble was agreed to. that is held back by one small and un- COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND (The resolution, with its preamble, is related section. My hope is that, work- ENTREPRENEURSHIP printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- ing in a bipartisan way, we can resolve The Committee on Small Business mitted Resolutions.’’) this glaring problem with DASKA. and Entrepreneurship is authorized to f However, until that happens, I will ob- meet during the session of the Senate ject to any unanimous consent request on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at 10 a.m., ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 4, to proceed to the legislation. to conduct a hearing. 2020 f COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs ask unanimous consent that when the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO is authorized to meet during the ses- MEET Senate completes its business today, it sion of the Senate on Wednesday, June adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, June Mr. SASSE. Mr. President, I have 7 3, 2020, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing. 4; further, that following the prayer requests for committees to meet during SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE and pledge, the morning hour be today’s session of the Senate. They The Select Committee on Intel- deemed expired, the Journal of pro- have the approval of the Majority and ligence is authorized to meet during ceedings be approved to date, the time Minority leaders. the session of the Senate on Wednes- for the two leaders be reserved for their Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph day, June 3, 2020, at 2 p.m., to conduct use later in the day, and morning busi- 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- a hearing. ness be closed; further, that following ate, the following committees are au- f leader remarks, the Senate proceed to thorized to meet during today’s session executive session to resume consider- of the Senate: NATIONAL DAY OF AWARENESS FOR MISSING AND MURDERED ation of the Pack nomination, under COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND NATIVE WOMEN AND GIRLS the previous order. TRANSPORTATION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The Committee on Commerce, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I objection, it is so ordered. Science, and Transportation is author- ask unanimous consent that Senate ized to meet during the session of the proceed to the immediate consider- f Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at ation of S. Res. 606, submitted earlier ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing. today. TOMORROW COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if AND PENSIONS clerk will report the resolution by title. there is no further business to come be- The Committee on Health, Edu- fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- cation, Labor, and Pensions is author- The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: sent that it stand adjourned under the ized to meet during the session of the previous order. Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at A resolution (S. Res. 606) designating May 5, 2020, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness There being no objection, the Senate, 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on for Missing and Murdered Native Women and at 7:08 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, nominations. Girls’’. June 4, 2020, at 10 a.m. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND There being no objection, the Senate f GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS proceeded to consider the resolution. The Committee on Homeland Secu- Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- CONFIRMATIONS rity and Governmental Affairs is au- ther debate on the measure. thorized to meet during the session of Executive nominations confirmed by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there the Senate June 03, 2020: the Senate on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, further debate? at 9 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the If not, the question is on agreeing to THE JUDICIARY following nominations: Donald L. DREW B. TIPTON, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES the resolution. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF Moak and William Zollars to be Gov- The resolution (S. Res. 606) was TEXAS. ernors, U.S. Postal Service, and Hon. agreed to. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Mark A. Robbins, Carl E. Ross, and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I JAMES H. ANDERSON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A DEPUTY Elizabeth J. Shapiro to be Associate ask unanimous consent that the pre- UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

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