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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020 No. 207 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was I used these words: [So that he could] of the Senate’s time. But above and be- called to order by the President pro enjoy the blessings of hearth and home. yond that, the strategic realities dic- tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). Now, I am not so sure that he took tate that Congress should not stand in f my advice to heart. I recently learned the way of this sale. that Tom has been moonlighting in re- In August, the UAE reached the first PRAYER tirement as an intrepid crew member of the Abraham Accords, the landmark The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- sailing the icy waters of the North At- peace deal with Israel, brokered by the fered the following prayer: lantic. In fact, he joined the crew of 59 Trump administration, which Bahrain Let us pray. North Sailing for five voyages. His soon went on to reprise. That step, the Heavenly Father, keep us from dis- most recent adventure found Tom first normalization of relations be- appointing You. Inspire us in all we say aboard Ice Bear navigating gale force tween the Arab nation and the State of and do to glorify You. Empower our winds in and around the rugged coast- Israel in nearly 30 years, cemented an Senators to strive to please You in line of Newfoundland. important new chapter in the UAE’s their every thought and action. They say you can’t take the farm out international relations and its close re- Lord, we acknowledge that You are of an Iowa farm kid. The same must be lationship with the United States. our rock of safety and our fortress dur- true for a lifelong sailor and the sea. Of course, it is a key American objec- ing every season of distress. Give our Tom recently celebrated his 81st tive to preserve and protect Israel’s lawmakers the wisdom to honor Your birthday in November. Barbara and I quantitative military edge. Fortu- Name in their work, entrusting You to wish him many more trips around the nately, Israel’s Ambassador, Defense take care of all their tomorrows. Set Sun and as many adventures at sea Minister, and Prime Minister have all them in a safe place because of Your that his heart desires. made sure they are comfortable with unfailing love and faithfulness. I yield the floor. this deal. Senators considering this sale need We pray in Your merciful Name. I suggest the absence of a quorum. to consider a reality we cannot escape. Amen. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The A significant competition for influence clerk will call the roll. f in the Middle East is underway, and The senior assistant legislative clerk China and Russia will be more than PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE proceeded to call the roll. happy to meet the demand for ad- The President pro tempore led the Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, vanced capabilities if the United States Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: I ask unanimous consent that the order simply takes our ball and goes home. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the for the quorum call be rescinded. If our colleagues make the Senate United States of America, and to the Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without vote on this measure, I urge all my col- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, objection, it is so ordered. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. leagues to vote against it. f The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. f HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Iowa. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL ENZI LEADER Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- now, on an entirely different matter, minute in morning business. jority leader is recognized. my colleagues here in the U.S. Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f are, to put it mildly, an impressive objection, it is so ordered. bunch. It always makes it a challenge UNITED ARAB EMIRATES f to pay adequate tribute when one Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, leaves our ranks. TRIBUTE TO TOM HARKIN this week, some Senators indicate they But even by the high standards of Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, may attempt to move a privileged reso- this place, the course charted by the long before he was sworn into the U.S. lution to disapprove of the administra- Senator, whom I have to send off this Senate, my former colleague, Tom Har- tion’s proposed sale of advanced arma- morning, stands out. The senior Sen- kin from Iowa, served in the U.S. Navy ments to the United Arab Emirates, a ator from Wyoming, Senator MIKE in Vietnam. He and I represented critical partner in our fight against ENZI, has accomplished enough in one Iowans for 30 years together here in the terrorists. It is a little baffling to sug- career to fill two. He seemingly glided U.S. Senate. gest that now, of all times, a protest from business success to military serv- Six years ago, I came to the floor to gesture with no chance of obtaining a ice, to local government, to State poli- wish my friend well in retirement, and veto-proof majority is of valuable use tics, to the U.S. Senate, where he has

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When Flip source that after wrapping up one than-flattering nickname of ‘‘Dirt.’’ passed away much too soon in 2016, this meeting with Bono, the world-famous But new discoveries in the American entire institution felt the loss. front man of U2 and a leader in the energy business were in the course of MIKE’s staff likes to say he has a fight against AIDS, MIKE cheerfully of- changing everything. A major oil and whole collection of useful hats he can fered the following parting remark to gas boom meant more people. More wear to approach Senate business: the the well-established superstar: ‘‘Well people meant more sales at MIKE’s NZ perspective of a mayor or of a small . . . good luck with the band!’’ Shoes store—that is the letter ‘‘N’’ and business owner or a State legislator or If you have seen MIKE in action the letter ‘‘Z.’’ an accountant or a Wyomingite. Well, around the Senate—devouring details, MIKE could have just sat back and that hasn’t just been a winning com- mastering issue after issue—it is hard cruised, but MIKE saw Gillette strug- bination for the people of Wyoming. It to imagine him making time for much gling to keep up with the growth, and has benefited our entire country. of anything outside his work. But you basic services were lagging. Nearly ev- MIKE’s trade secret has been what he would be badly mistaken, because one eryone who encountered him in town calls the 80–20 rule. Across all the of the worst kept secrets around the or in the junior chamber of commerce issues he tackled, he insists about four- Capitol is that MIKE is one of the very meetings concluded this up-and-comer fifths of the subject matter is potential warmest Members of the Senate fam- had real leadership talent. I understand common ground ripe for progress. He ily. the final prod into public service came said: You just can’t let the controver- As we prepare to bid him farewell, from no less a Wyoming statesman, our sial 20 percent blow everything up. MIKE’s colleagues may miss his wise own former colleague, Al Simpson. Well, that approach made our col- leadership on legislation, but I suspect They had crossed paths. Alan had league from Wyoming downright pro- the loss will be greater for future class- heard MIKE speak. He took the prom- lific. MIKE has been directly respon- es of Senate pages, who will be denied ising young man aside to tell him rath- sible for the passage of more than 100 the pizza and ice creams parties MIKE er pointedly that his town sure did bills. He has become a go-to leader on threw to celebrate their successes. The need a good mayor. To be precise, MIKE everything from budget, tax reform, staff at a favorite nearby Mexican res- tells us the phrasing was typically and the deficit to AIDS relief and taurant will miss a couple who, along blunt Al Simpson: ‘‘Put your money workplace safety. His sober, prudent with the Barrassos and the Grassleys, where your mouth is.’’ approach—not to mention his practical spent years ranked among their most Our future colleague took it under experience keeping the books and mak- devoted weekly visitors. advisement. But MIKE almost didn’t ing payroll—made MIKE exactly the More than anything, I know the dedi- survive long enough to announce his sort of person taxpayers hope are man- cated staff of the Senate, who don’t get campaign. The way he told it on the aging their dollars. thanked enough—from the Parliamen- floor last week, when he worked up the He used budget resolutions to steer tarian’s office to food services, to the courage to relay that suggestion to the Federal Government toward more Capitol Police—will miss the massive Diana on their long drive home, she al- sustainable fiscal help. He helped shep- holiday cookie parties orchestrated by most swerved right off the road. Fortu- herd the first major overhaul of the Field Marshal Diana Enzi. nately, they were unharmed, and the Federal Tax Code in a generation. He Diana has organized the production more they talked, the more they liked has keep a watchful eye on the unin- of hundreds of dozens of baked treats the idea of making a difference. tended consequences of legislation, every year. MIKE is more like her as- So, at the ripe old age of 30, this up- such as the recent work to help relieve sistant in that endeavor. Their and-coming businessman ran for Main Street lenders from the one-size- unstoppable tradition of giving back to mayor, and he won. On his watch, what fits-all burden of Dodd-Frank. our colleagues, even this year, encap- could have been a municipal disaster Back when Chairman ENZI was steer- sulates just what kind of hearts this became an economic golden age for Gil- ing the HELP Committee, his Demo- couple shares. lette. It didn’t take long for the town’s cratic counterpart was Ted Kennedy—a As we know, these labors of love fortunes to become the talk of political fastidious small-government guy from come on top of Diana’s own important minds around Wyoming. Wyoming and the ‘‘liberal lion’’ from work, like her longtime focus on clear- After a few years off, the former Massachusetts. Call it the 80–20 rule’s ing land mines in Eastern Europe. Mayor ENZI was representing his neigh- final exam, and they passed that exam. I don’t mean any of this to guilt bors as State representative and then They worked together to create bipar- MIKE into staying, because MIKE al- as State senator. And just like water tisan outcomes on things like worker ways has his head on straight, his plans seeks its own level, talent tends to safety, pension reform, and mental laid, and his priorities lined up. So he seek its best outlet. So, after squeak- health parity. knows that even on our best days, the ing out a close primary victory over So, to be clear, there has been no Senate can’t hold a candle to the joys his now-fellow Senator from Wyoming, lack of conservative conviction in of the next chapter he and Diana have JOHN BARRASSO, MIKE packed his bags MIKE’s career. Just ask our Democratic planned. for Washington in late 1996, and this colleagues about the times their de- It turns out that the man whose Sen- body gained, at that time, its only bates with MIKE landed in the 20 per- ate website includes a page of trained accountant. cent, and that is when the gloves came ‘‘Grandfatherly advice’’ is looking for- Now, MIKE knew that if he was going off. This is the Senator one broadcaster ward to more free time for delivering to properly serve his beloved State, he in 2013 called ‘‘the Paul Revere of that advice to his own grandkids in would need fellow Wyomingites work- ObamaCare.’’ person. ing alongside him—people who shared But MIKE never lost sight of the mis- And I understand there are still sev- his no-nonsense affection for careful sion. He kept up the hunt for common eral States in which MIKE has yet to planning and thrift in government. ground, autism research, vocational cast a line. One of the Senate’s most One of his best decisions was per- training, and carried the torch for intrepid anglers will no longer have to suading his longtime collaborator, the PEPFAR, the historic fight against plan around this body’s schedule as he onetime town manager of Gillette, Flip AIDS in Africa. seeks to correct this oversight. McConnaughey, to move to Washington MIKE’s insatiable appetite for making So, MIKE, while all of us here are and be his chief of staff. MIKE says he a difference brought some interesting sorry to see you go, I know our col- initially had 500 applications for that characters into his life. It turned out leagues join me in wishing you ‘‘tight job, but none of them was the one he that quite a few high-profile celebrities lines.’’ We are so glad you brought

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I particularly appre- mission for a term of five years from ter for our fellow Americans. ciate the comments about Flip July 1, 2019. And over his 6 years here in the Sen- McConnaughey, whom I worked with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- ate, he has helped make life better for for 40 years before he passed away from jority whip. his constituents in all four corners of cancer. If there was ever anybody in TRIBUTE TO CORY GARDNER his State and for the American people. the United States who had a municipal Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I rise Nobody could have worked harder for problem, he would work with me as we today to recognize and pay tribute to Colorado over the past 6 years—no- grew Gillette, and he was able to solve two Senators whom I had hoped to body—and he has done more for his a lot of those municipal problems. So serve with longer: CORY GARDNER and State in a single term than many have he was the go-to person on the Hill for MARTHA MCSALLY. managed to do in twice as long a time all of that. One of the first things that became period. I say to the Senator, I really appre- clear about CORY GARDNER when he We were fortunate to have CORY here ciate those comments, as well as all of came to the Senate is that he is an in- in the U.S. Senate. I will miss serving the other things you mentioned, par- credibly hard worker. He is tireless. with him, but I look forward to seeing ticularly the ones about Diana. With- CORY has not only a great sense of what he does next. Whatever it is, I am out her, I would not have had the shoe humor; I remember back during im- confident of one thing: It will be great. store, I would not have been in politics, peachment when we were working TRIBUTE TO MARTHA MCSALLY I would not have been here, nor would some really late nights, he left 5-hour Madam President, I didn’t get as I have been able to do anything. I ENERGY drinks for all of us in our much time as I would have liked to wouldn’t have traveled around Wyo- mailboxes. work with MARTHA MCSALLY. She ming. She does most of the driving so I have to say, you kind of need a 5- spent just 2 years with us here in the that I can work on speeches and legis- hour ENERGY drink to keep up with Senate, but she made the most of lation, and it is a chance for us to visit CORY. Seriously, though, CORY has a them. a little bit too. We don’t get to do a lot tremendous amount of energy and MARTHA’s record is well known: 26 of that here in Washington because of focus and drive, and he has left it all on years in the Air Force, multiple de- the schedules, again. the field during his time in the Senate. ployments to the Middle East and Af- But I particularly want to thank you I think he knew when he was elected ghanistan, the first woman in U.S. his- for your leadership during this time. It that he might not be here forever, and tory to fly a fighter jet in combat, the has been phenomenal, like the research he has made every moment over the first woman in U.S. history to com- that you did on that speech. The strat- past 6 years count. He is a results-ori- mand a fighter squadron in combat, the egy that you put into legislation is in- ented person. He is interested in get- Bronze Star, six Air Medals, Member of credible. You get a lot done, in spite of ting things done, and he has built an the U.S. House of Representatives. And the differences we might have with the impressive record. the list goes on. House or with the other side of the Serving the people of Colorado has I am a longtime runner, basketball aisle or occasionally with the Presi- been the first thing on his mind every player, sports fan, so I am pretty com- dent, but you keep us moving forward. day. He spent a lot of time working on mitted to exercise, and one of the It is a talent that is hard to do under Colorado priorities, from protecting places I got to know MARTHA after she the circumstances that we work, and I our public lands to improving wildfire came to the Senate was in the Senate really appreciate it. So thank you for preparedness, to expanding healthcare gym. MARTHA was a regular there. your comments. access for veterans by ensuring the I have always believed that you can I yield the floor. completion of the VA hospital in Au- tell a lot about somebody by the work I suggest the absence of a quorum. rora, CO. ethic that they bring when they are ap- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The He has also been a leader on foreign proaching physical exercise, something clerk will call the roll. policy issues, specifically on the issue I saw growing up with my dad. He was The senior assistant legislative clerk of holding North Korea and China ac- a World War II fighter pilot who em- proceeded to call the roll. countable for their lack of freedom and bodied the humility and quiet service Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask their human rights violations, such as that characterized the ‘‘greatest gen- unanimous consent that the order for China’s mass incarceration of Uighurs eration,’’ and those traits carried over the quorum call be rescinded. and its targeting of Chinese citizens in his approach to sports. He was a bas- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without who dissent from the Communist Party ketball and track coach when I was objection, it is so ordered. line. growing up and, prior to that, the most CORY has also been a great friend to valuable player for the University of f Taiwan. Among other things, he au- Minnesota basketball team back in RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME thored the TAIPEI Act, which the 1941. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under President signed into law earlier this He approached everything with hu- the previous order, the leadership time year, legislation that makes it U.S. mility and service. Those were the val- is reserved. policy to support Taiwan’s efforts to ues that he emphasized the most. Your strengthen its relationships with coun- job as a member of the team was to f tries in the Indo-Pacific and around the make the team better, not to make CONCLUSION OF MORNING world. A free, prosperous, and safe Tai- yourself look good. And if the team BUSINESS wan is in the interest of the United needed you to make the basket, then The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning States, and CORY understands this well. great, but if the team needed you to business is closed. In addition to being one of the hard- make that extra pass so that someone est working people you will ever meet, else could make the shot, then that is f CORY is also one of the most pleasant. what you did. EXECUTIVE SESSION He has an upbeat personality and a That is the way that my dad taught contagious cheer, and committee hear- us, the way that he coached us, and I ings and meetings are always more en- have always said and believed that you EXECUTIVE CALENDAR joyable when he is around. can tell a lot about someone by how The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under He has been called a happy warrior. I they approach physical exercise and the previous order, the Senate will pro- think it is a fitting title. He is an eter- sporting events and that sort of thing.

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The Republican leader seems paired—one Democrat, one Repub- She pushes herself to her limits, and to have forgotten about it entirely. lican—to keep balance on the board, those are the qualities that she has dis- Amazingly, it has been over 8 months but here in the waning days of a lame- played throughout her career, whether since Congress came together to pass duck Presidency, the Republican ma- she was breaking glass ceilings in the the CARES Act, and the leader’s posi- jority is rushing to approve a single military or fighting here in Congress to tion has not budged. The majority Republican nominee. protect the A–10 Warthog. leader continues to insist that the Sen- The nominee himself is far from She has made the most of her 2 years ate accept one of his partisan Repub- uncontroversial. Mr. Simington’s key in the Senate, tying for the most bills lican proposals, each one of which has qualifications seem to be that he sup- signed into law during her first year. been sorely inadequate and each of ports President Trump’s desired And Arizona has benefited from her te- which has contained poison pills de- changes to section 230, a law that regu- nacity and commitment. signed to ensure the bill’s failure. lates internet speech. In fact, it ap- MARTHA is tough and determined, but The most conspicuous of these poison pears that he severely misled Senators she is also kind and generous, all traits pills is the so-called ‘‘red line’’ the ma- on the Commerce Committee when he that were displayed in her farewell jority leader has tried to draw on the told them that while working for a speech last week. There was a lot to issue of corporate immunity. Contrary Federal agency, he played only an ad- admire in that speech. I was particu- to the majority leader’s dire pre- ministrative role in his Department’s larly struck by the gratitude that she dictions, there has been no flood of petition for the repeal of section 230. It displayed. A lesser person might have COVID lawsuits—in fact, quite the op- turns out that Mr. Simington was not betrayed some bitterness at the brevity posite. Almost a year into this pan- only pushing the petition himself, he of her time here. MARTHA was just demic, with nearly 15 million Ameri- was actively lobbying FOX News to grateful—grateful for the opportunity cans infected and 280,000 lives lost to support it for political reasons. to serve, grateful for the team who COVID–19, there have only been 111 I strongly urge my colleagues on worked with her, grateful for what she COVID-related lawsuits filed regarding both sides of the aisle to reject Mr. was able to accomplish for Arizona. conditions of employment, 23 suits for Simington’s nomination to the FCC. I am grateful not only to have served personal injury for exposure to the TRIBUTE TO TOM UDALL with her but to have had her as a part coronavirus in a public place, and 11 Madam President, finally, as we ap- of the whip team here in this Congress. COVID-related medical malpractice proach the end of the Senate session, I Unsurprisingly, she was a dedicated suits. have the unhappy task of bidding fare- and effective deputy whip, and I will Far from a pandemic of lawsuits, well to Senators who will be con- miss having her on the team. there has barely been a trickle. Yet the cluding their time in this Chamber. At the end of her farewell address, Republican leader continues to prevent Within an hour, our dear friend and MARTHA said: Americans from getting the aid they so dear colleague, Senator TOM UDALL of Today represents a change in seasons for desperately need and deserve until he New Mexico, will give his final speech me. I don’t yet have clarity on what my next gets this piece of partisan, ideological here on the Senate floor. mission will be, but I do know who is the au- legislation. Again, yesterday, while the For the past 12 years, Senators have thor and finisher of my faith and that He leader was busy accusing Democrats of been lucky to work with a legislator of created each of us with a purpose. blocking ‘‘bipartisan’’ legislation that Senator UDALL’s caliber, someone who I am confident that the author of our ‘‘everyone agrees on’’—his words— possesses a mastery of public policy, faith has more great missions in mind other Members of the Republican lead- who is practical as well as principled. for MARTHA MCSALLY, and I look for- ership were making it clear that Lead- You always know where Senator UDALL ward to seeing her take them on. er MCCONNELL continues to insist on stands on an issue, but you also know I yield the floor. this particular poison pill. The Repub- he is always willing to sit with you and I suggest the absence of a quorum. lican whip said that any relief must work with you until you find common The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have corporate immunity provisions ground. Because of these qualities, TOM clerk will call the roll. that ‘‘satisfy Senator MCCONNELL.’’ will leave this Chamber as a supremely The senior assistant legislative clerk Imagine holding emergency aid hos- accomplished legislator, a fierce de- proceeded to call the roll. tage—help for the unemployed, help for fender of the environment, and a true Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I small businesses, help to pay the sala- champion of the American West. ask unanimous consent that the order ries of police and firefighters, help for A lot of politicians get described as for the quorum call be rescinded. individual Americans, funding to de- wunderkinds for getting elected at a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without liver a vaccine—in order to give cor- young age. You would be hard-pressed objection, it is so ordered. porations legal immunity. But that has to find someone who got their start in RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER been the Republican position for the politics earlier than TOM. He made his The PRESIDING OFFICER. The past 8 months, and it is the leader’s po- debut at the plucky age of 5, hoisting Democratic leader is recognized. sition today. campaign signs on the back of his dad’s CORONAVIRUS For the sake of bipartisan negotia- convertible during his dad’s first bid Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, tions, Republican leadership should for Congress. everywhere you look, there are signs forsake these hard-line positions. You Public service runs deep in the veins the country needs emergency Federal can’t claim to want bipartisanship of a Udall. It might be called the sap of relief before the end of the year. Cases, while actively demanding the Senate the Udall family tree. Alongside his fa- hospitalizations, and deaths are rising. accept partisan legislation. ‘‘Bipar- ther, TOM looked up to his uncle Mo, COVID restrictions are snapping back tisan’’ does not mean Democrats must who succeeded his father in Congress into place in cities and States around agree to whatever the Republican lead- and ran for President as one of his gen- the country. Economists are warning er wants on whatever issue he picks. eration’s great environmental advo- of a double-dip recession if Congress ‘‘Bipartisan’’ means both sides—both cates. Not too long ago, the Senate fails to pass another round of fiscal sides—sitting down and finding agree- rollcall featured two Udalls, TOM and stimulus. ment to meet the needs of the country his cousin Mark. Even now, our col- The situation is really quite simple. and make a law. That process is hap- league from Utah, Senator LEE, is a There are flaring needs in the country, pening with the Gang of 8. It should second cousin to the Udall clan. and we need to work across party lines continue until we get a solution. Ultimately, it was TOM’s dad who to pass legislation to meet those needs. NOMINATION OF NATHAN SIMINGTON taught him a lifelong love of the polit- Let me say it again. We need both par- Madam President, the Senate will ical process. During the years Stewart ties to sit down and compromise on also vote on the nomination of Nathan Udall served as Interior Secretary, TOM

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TOM’s because they had the right mix of in- as my friend PATRICK LEAHY says, we work with Senator Vitter led to one of spiration and perspiration. He said: Senators are often just a constitu- his greatest accomplishments in office: ‘‘They were both visionaries, but they tional impediment to the staff. Over the first major revision of the Toxic were also doers.’’ I can think of no bet- the years, I have been blessed with Substances Control Act in 40 years. At ter description of TOM UDALL himself— staffers who are full of talent, skill, the time, it was the most significant a visionary but also a doer. drive, and heart. environmental law to pass Congress in TOM, as you move on to the next I don’t want to leave anyone out, so over 20 years. chapter in your life, I wish you and Jill I ask unanimous consent to have print- TOM also had become one of the Sen- the very best of luck on the road ed in the RECORD a list of all of my ate’s leading authorities on Tribal pol- ahead. staff who have been part of Team icy, cosponsoring over a quarter of the I yield the floor. UDALL. bills that passed through the Indian Af- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- There being no objection, the mate- rial was ordered to be printed in the fairs Committee on their way to being ator from New Mexico. RECORD, as follows: signed into law. Legislation to improve FAREWELL TO THE SENATE Tribal access to affordable healthcare Mr. UDALL. Madam President, I Ned Adriance, Anna Alexander, Beverly Allen, Anna Apodaca, Gabe Apodaca, Lauren thank Senator SCHUMER for those kind and funding to support Native Amer- Arias, Michael Bales, Paloma Arroyo- ican language preservation programs remarks earlier. Lefebre, Jonathan Black, Greg Bloom, Jes- and boost support for Native American As you know, I announced last year sica Borchert, Billy Busch, Rene Camacho, entrepreneurs all bear the Udall stamp. that I wasn’t running for reelection, Xochitl Campos, Jack Carpenter, Nick Car- When it comes to protecting our en- and if I had known everyone was going ter, Sameer Chintamani, Dorcas Cisse, vironment and public lands, no one to be so nice to me, I might have an- Leeanne Clark, Sarah Cobb, Emma Coghlan, commands greater respect than the nounced it earlier. Jennifer Collins, Michael Collins, Clinton Cowan, Tiffany Cox, Laura Creech, Walter senior Senator from New Mexico. TOM I am not the only Senator who is giv- ing a farewell speech. Many of us got to Cross, Kevin Cummins, Cal Curley, Laura helped increase funding for the Depart- Davidson, Reyes De La Cruz, Sabrina De ment of Interior by 25 percent, includ- hear LAMAR ALEXANDER last week. Santiago, Leticia Delgado, Francesca Di ing billions to protect our national LAMAR is the perfect example of what a Palma, Kristine Dietz, Meredith Dixon, parks and expand our wildlife pre- U.S. Senator should be. Before I was Noelle Dominguez, Elizabeth Driggers, Pablo serves. Through the Great American wet behind the ears in the Senate, in Duran, Roger Duran. Bobbie Ferrell, Rachel Fleischer, Meagan Outdoors Act, TOM helped secure per- my first week here, LAMAR invited me and Jill, my wife, to dinner. There it Foster, Tannis Fox, Claudette Frausto, Julia manent funding for the Land and Friedmann, Jenna Frosch, Adam Fullerton, Water Conservation Fund—a fund his began. Jill and Honey, LAMAR’s wife, Ariel Garayar, Jack Gardner, Rene´e Gasper, dad helped establish over 40 years ago. became fast friends, and LAMAR and I Cara Gilbert, Fern Goodhart, Melanie Good- One of TOM’s favorite authors, Wal- grew closer, building the kind of man, Marco Grajeda, Jessica Grubesic, lace Stegner, once wrote: friendship that is essential here in the Stephenne Harding, Jesse Hale, Emma Ham- Something will have gone out of us as a Senate. We worked together to get ilton, Miranda Hernandez, Sierra Howlett, people if we ever let the remaining wilder- things done for our States in bolstering Cynthia Hull, Carolyn Ice, Michele Jacquez- ness be destroyed. . . . We simply need that our National Laboratories and con- Ortiz, Stephen Jochem, Michael Johnson, wild country available to us, even if we never serving our great outdoors. Something Alex Jordan, Michelle Kavanaugh, Edward do more than drive to its edge and look in. Kellum, Sean Kennedy, Caroline Klaff, else we shared was Mario, our barber in Stephanie Kuo, Talia Lapid, Jeffrey Lopez, Well, TOM did a whole lot more than the Senate barbershop. To be honest, Michael Lopez, Yesenia Luna, Jeanette ‘‘look in.’’ He preserved, he conserved, that is the best place to learn the wis- Lyman, Rachel Marchand, Crystal Martinez, and he expanded the great American dom of the Senate—by sitting in Jaime McCarthy. wilderness for generations hence. Mario’s chair. Jake McCook, Amber McDowell, Everette These highlights, impressive as they Friendships like I have with LAMAR McKoy, Matt Miller, Elisa Morales, Donda are, are only the tip of the iceberg. and Mario are what I will miss most Morgan, Rachel Montoya, Raven Murray, Tom Nagle, Ben Nathanson, Matt Nelson, Over his 12 years in office, TOM’s legis- about the Senate. It is the friendships Casey O’Neill, Annie Orloff, Steven Ortega, lative accomplishments ran the gamut because, as any good Senator will tell Bianca Ortiz Wertheim, Marissa Padilla, of consumer protection, conservation you, friendships are what get you over Matthew Padilla, Olivia Padilla, Russell policy, climate change, the protection the finish line. I will cherish the friend- Page, Carmela Quintana, Anna Rael Delay, of Tribal nations, and, most recently, a ships I have forged over the last 12 Eddie Render, Alyssa Roberts, Kelly Romero, principled stand against the current years. Rene Romo, Ken Rooney, Zachary Rosen- administration’s attempts to roll back I will miss serving the people of New berg, Carlos Sanchez, Joshua Sanchez, Ben Salazar, Laura Salgado, Alethea Scally, critical environmental protections. Mexico in Congress. The greatest honor Alicia Schreiner, Anthony Sedillo, Kelly Through it all, TOM has been of my life has been doing that, and I Seibert, Leo Sheehan, Sam Simon, Alyson unendingly civil, decent, and kind. He am confident that New Mexico will be Sincavage, Joshua Sisneros, Jeffrey Stein. has deep friendships, real friendships, in good hands with my friend Senator Jake Stewart, Kristina Swallow, Tomas long-lasting friendships in our caucus HEINRICH, my great partner over the Talamante, Jennifer Talhelm, Michael and across the aisle. He prefers to solve last 8 years. With his dedicated advo- Thorning, Xochitl Torres Small, Patsy Tru- problems, no matter who gets the cred- cacy for our communities and his love jillo, Lisa Van Theemsche, Roberto Vasquez, Anna Vavruska, Andrew Wallace, Daniel it, sometimes resisting the urge to of the land—all of that—MARTIN has Watson, Zoe Wilson-Meyer, David Williams, make a splash in public. been an inspiration, and Senator-Elect Devon Wohl, Bill Woldman, Timothy Kidding aside, TOM is as down-to- BEN RAY LUJA´ N, whom I have the privi- Woodbury, Veronica Yoo, Jan Zastrow. earth as they come. There is just no ar- lege of calling a friend, I know will Mr. UDALL. I want to say thank you tifice about him. He is a decent Sen- fight for New Mexico families every from the bottom of my heart to each of ator and a man. You couldn’t find any single day in the Senate. you for your hard work, your public better. Other Senators will attest to I will miss the righteous struggle we service, and your commitment. these qualities, I am sure, and so will take up in these Halls to build a more I want to thank my family—my par- his staff—a tribute that is perhaps even perfect Union, and I will miss all of ents Stewart and Lee Udall, who in- greater. The respect and loyalty that you—my staff, colleagues, and every- stilled in me the will to do good and to Senator UDALL commands from those one who works around the clock—and be good. who work for him day in and day out is the unsung heroes who keep the Senate To my brothers, sisters—my sister something extraordinary. running, people like John, Leigh, Mary Lori, who is here—and cousins who

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I got my start them for their constant love and sup- (Laughter.) in politics by working with my father port. —I would like to talk about a few of in fighting alongside the Navajo ura- Most importantly, thank you to my the highlights of my career and what I nium miners who had been hurt and brilliant and beautiful partner of 42 have learned from them. many who had died. They had been years, Jill Cooper Udall. Jill has been As you know, protecting America’s hurt by this Nation, by our nuclear my rock. She has been my chief coun- outdoor treasures is a cause close to weapons program. My work as vice sel. She has been my everything, and I my heart. It is something of a family chair of the Indian Affairs Committee couldn’t have asked for a better part- project. My family homesteaded in the has been the honor of a lifetime and ner with whom to have this public ad- West almost 180 years ago, and like another area in which this committee venture. generations of Udalls before me, I grew has achieved bipartisan progress. It has truly been an adventure for up with a special connection to the I thank my chairmen, Senator this son of the West, for after 20-plus land—to the gorgeous, untamed beauty HOEVEN and Senator BARRASSO before years, it is time for me to go back of the West, to the 60-mile vistas, to him, for their partnership and friend- home. As the great western writer Wal- the snow-covered, rugged mountains, ship. We have worked together as a lace Stegner wrote, ‘‘It is not an un- alpine lakes, and abundant wildlife. committee for better healthcare, edu- usual life curve for Westerners to live MITT ROMNEY knows this, for our cation, housing, and urgently needed in and be shaped by the bigness, sparse- great-grandfathers settled the same resources for Native communities, es- ness, space, clarity, and hopefulness of small western community. Stegner pecially as they battle this pandemic. the West—to go away for study and en- called the West the ‘‘geography of The Federal Government’s obligation largement and the perspective that dis- hope.’’ It sure is for me. It is what has to uphold its trust and treaty obliga- tance and dissatisfaction can give—and inspired much of my public service, and tions is sacred. Some of my proudest then to return to what pleases the that is why I am so proud of what we achievements have been the result of sight and enlists the loyalty and de- have accomplished together to con- working with Tribal leaders to advance mands the commitment.’’ serve our natural heritage. the Indian Country’s priorities and to Stegner said that we fall into two On the Appropriations Committee, support New Mexico’s 23 Tribes. categories. We are either boomers or we have worked together for resources Recently, a bipartisan coalition stickers. Boomers ‘‘pillage and run.’’ for our public lands and environmental passed legislation to strengthen the Stickers are ‘‘motivated by affection, protection, on a bipartisan basis, in the principle of Tribal self-governance, by such a love for place and its life face of massive proposed cuts, and we provide Native entrepreneurs critical that they want to preserve it and re- have held off anti-environmental riders resources, and secure investments in main in it.’’ that have had no place in these bills. I am telling you here today that I am Native language revitalization. Thank you to my friend LISA MUR- a sticker. I am also an optimist. I want The achievements I remember most KOWSKI, who has been the best partner to be more accurate: I am a troubled fondly are ones like these—those we I could ask for in this work. In New optimist. I have tried to open my eyes did together. Indeed, those are the only Mexico, where public lands are central to the challenges we face, while never kinds of achievements that are possible to our way of life, we have had enor- losing conviction in our ability to meet in this body. mous success unlocking tens of thou- those challenges. Take the Frank R. Lautenberg Chem- As the scientist Rachel Carson said, sands of acres of enchanted land for all ical Safety for the 21st Century Act— one way to open your eyes is to ask of us to enjoy—and for MARTIN to hunt our landmark reform of the Toxic Sub- yourself, ‘‘What if I had never seen this on every now and then. Each of these stances Control Act. It was the biggest before? What if I knew I would never efforts was collaborative and commu- environmental reform in a generation. see it again?’’ nity-driven, and that collaborative I was proud to lead that effort to pro- I believe this Nation has arrived at a work has culminated in one of the big- tect our families from toxic chemicals. moment when we are opening our eyes gest conservation victories in Amer- It was hard work, and it took years. to the enormous challenges before us ican history—the passage of the Great But if you can get a project where JIM and also to their solutions. Our planet American Outdoors Act. Thanks to the INHOFE and ED MARKEY are working for is in crisis—facing mass extinction and determination of a grassroots coalition the same goal, you can get a lot done climate change. Our people are in and many champions here in Congress, around here. coronavirus—ravaged by a pandemic we got this bill over the finish line. It is another example of how friend- that has laid bare the inequities of our For the first time, we have realized ships get you over the finish line. My society. Also, our democracy is in cri- the promise of the Land and Water friendship with David Vitter, my part- sis as the people’s faith in their govern- Conservation Fund—the promise my ner on TSCA reform, was sort of like ment is shaken. father envisioned almost 55 years ago, Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch’s friend- We cannot solve one of these crises when he helped to create our Nation’s ship, a political odd couple—me, the without solving the others, and that is most successful conservation program. son of Mormon pioneers; David, a son why I am troubled, but all I have to do After more than 20 years of fighting for of New Orleans—two very different po- to be optimistic is to look around me. this in Congress, I am thrilled we have litical backgrounds and different views I look at the young people across this gotten it done, and we have gotten it on the big problems before us. country who are calling for change, for done together. But I will never forget the dinner we climate action, for voting rights, for The law is a model for how conserva- had after Frank Lautenberg passed immigrant rights, and for economic, tion and economic recovery can go away, when we decided to take on environmental, and racial justice. They hand in hand. It will help us to achieve TSCA reform. We looked at each other have held sit-ins in my office—prob- the urgent goal of protecting 30 percent after that dinner and shook hands and ably in yours too. They are demanding of our lands and waters by 2030. Enact- said: We are going to get this done. that we do better, and their determina- ing the Great American Outdoors Act, And we did. It passed the Senate tion gives me hope. I am optimistic as at a time of immense division, is a tre- unanimously. We agreed that there was I look back on the small acts of kind- mendous feat, and it tells us a lot a problem, and we found common ness and the big acts of progress that about what we are capable of. It tells ground on a solution. That is still pos- define my time in the Congress. I be- us that conservation is popular—a po- sible in the Senate. lieve that there are lessons in these ac- litical winner. Environmental protec- But I didn’t come here to just list ac- complishments. tion can be an area of cooperative ac- complishments. You can check my

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They punish When we emerged from the wilder- lege of learning from many dedicated compromise. ness, we learned what Apollo 11 had servants. One of them was Senator Our government is supposed to re- achieved. We had landed on the Moon— John McCain. spond to the will of the majority while the Moon that seemed so impossibly Senator McCain was a friend to me protecting the rights of the minority. far away. and a friend to my family. When John Instead, we have ‘‘the tyranny of the We should never forget that we can first came to the House, my Uncle minority.’’ That tyranny is super do—we, all of us, can do—the impos- Mo—big Uncle Mo, 6 feet 5 inches— wealthy, politically powerful, and dan- sible when we open our eyes to the took him under his wing. John did the gerously out of touch with the Amer- challenge and work together to meet same for me, and we worked together ican people. it. on issues like campaign finance re- The majority of Americans support So as I return home to the West, I am form, Native American issues, and oth- pandemic relief, healthcare for every clear-eyed about—even troubled by— ers. American, action on global warming, how far away our destination is. But I John often said to me: ‘‘We disagree racial justice and police reform, and so am optimistic that we will get there, in politics—but not in life.’’ Let’s re- many other priorities that don’t see like we always have. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- member that. ‘‘We disagree in poli- much progress in the Senate. ator from New Mexico. People are losing their faith in the tics—but not in life.’’ Mr. HEINRICH. Madam President, it My great-grandfather helped settle system—rightfully so. We have to do is my honor today to commend the sen- St. John’s, a small farming and cattle something to fix this. ior Senator from New Mexico, my long- If we are to take bold action nec- community on the Arizona-New Mexico time partner in this Chamber, my good border, in the 1880s. He had an embroi- essary to tackle the urgent problems friend TOM UDALL, for his years of serv- dery that hung on his frontier home before us, we must reform our democ- ice to our great State of New Mexico that read: ‘‘If the good folks don’t get racy. We must make it easier to vote. and to our Nation. into politics, the scoundrels will take We must end the dominance of Big Before I speak about Tom, I would over.’’ Money, and we must root out corrup- like to quickly take a moment, too, to I believe there are a lot of good folks tion. recognize the service of Congress- here in the Senate, but the system we And we do not have any time to woman XOCHITL TORRES SMALL over are caught in makes it too hard to waste. We have no choice but to be bold these last 2 years. work together. We need to remember because the crises before us demand Congresswoman TORRES SMALL actu- that we disagree in politics but not in bravery. Hundreds of thousands of ally served for a time in Senator life. Americans are dead from a pandemic— UDALL’s office in Las Cruces, and for I am not the first to say in a farewell a pandemic that this administration these last 2 years in the House of Rep- address, and I won’t be the last: But has callously ignored, a consequence of resentatives, she has dedicated herself the Senate is broken. The Senate is its continued rejection of science. In to delivering resources for the people broken, and it is not working for the New Mexico, we have surpassed 108,000 of southern New Mexico. And I am so American people. cases, over 1,700 are dead, and tens of very grateful to have served alongside We are becoming better and better thousands have lost their jobs. XOCHITL in our congressional delega- political warriors. We are good at land- Meanwhile, our Nation is facing dual tion, and I am greatly looking forward ing a punch, at exposing the hypocrisy, climate and nature crises of epic pro- to seeing how she will contribute her and at riling each other up, but we portions. Earlier this year, much of the heart and her talents to New Mexico aren’t fostering our better angels. Our American West was engulfed in wild- next. She certainly learned a great deal peacemaking skills are atrophied. fire. As an arid State, New Mexico is in from our senior Senator. Every hurt takes time to heal, and the crosshairs of climate change. We TRIBUTE TO TOM UDALL each time we hurt each other, it sets us lose a football field’s worth of nature Now, let me tell you a little bit about back. every 30 seconds. our senior Senator, TOM UDALL. But, unfortunately, the structures we A million species are at risk of ex- One of the first times I ever spent have built reward us for hurting one tinction because of human activity. any serious time with TOM UDALL was another. We need to reform those Our planet’s life support system is actually on horseback. Tom was serv- structures or we will never make that under threat. As the climate crisis ing at the time as the Congressman for progress we need to make. worsens, ecosystems are destroyed, and northern New Mexico’s Third Congres- I have proposed Senate rules changes as ecosystems are destroyed, we emit sional District, and I was leading a when I was in the minority and when I more harmful greenhouse gases. We group called the Coalition for New was in the majority to make sure this cannot solve one crisis without solving Mexico Wilderness. Together, we rode institution does not remain a grave- the other. into rugged mesas and canyons east of yard for progress. Protecting nature is about protecting Las Vegas, NM—that is the original The Founders did not envision a Sen- humanity. It is just that simple. And Las Vegas—that I hoped would soon be ate requiring 60 votes to act. The fili- marginalized communities, commu- designated as the Sabinoso Wilderness. buster came to be through historical nities of color, low-income commu- It was clear right away that Tom accident, and it is now woven into the nities, and indigenous people are bear- shared my sense of wonder in the out- institutional framework. The promise ing the worst consequences of the envi- doors and wild places and a strong of the filibuster is that the majority ronmental destruction and pollution commitment to protect those precious will find common ground with the mi- caused by the rich and the powerful. landscapes for future generations, and nority, but the reality of the filibuster We have the power to solve these cri- despite his day job walking the Halls of is paralysis—a deep paralysis. ses—the power and the obligation. All Congress, he was pretty comfortable on On top of this, we have a campaign fi- it takes is clear eyes and political will that horse of his—much more so than nance system that is out of control. and remembering that we may disagree myself. John McCain told you that over and in politics but not in the future that More than a decade later, Tom and I over again, and he called money the we want for our children. would repeat that horseback ride in cancer growing on our democracy. And When I was a young man, I spent the Sabinoso, alongside President Trump’s John McCain knew a lot about cancer. summer of 1969 in the mountains of then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Secret money floods campaigns to Colorado, teaching students wilderness We were both serving in the Senate buy influence instead of letting the skills. Each night, we would look up by this point. We had successfully

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Peaks National Monument, and the Rio how to stay true to your principles but Finally, it goes almost without say- Grande del Norte National Monument. also how to find the deliberative com- ing, but I am confident that TOM’s Now we were working to convince promises that have become all too rare leaving the Senate will not mean leav- Secretary Zinke—someone I might de- in today’s Senate. TOM knows that to ing behind his lifetime commitment to scribe as a bit of a wilderness skeptic— get anything done, especially in this service—in fact, far from it. Whatever to sign off on the Bureau of Land Man- era of extremely polarized party poli- his next chapter brings, I am certain agement’s acceptance of a generous tics, you need to be able to bring peo- that TOM will never stop looking for land donation by the Wilderness Land ple together, to break bread, to have ways to help the people of New Mexico, Trust. This land donation would finally the patience to work through disagree- although I do hope he will find the open up public access to the spectac- ments, and to focus on results, not pol- time to get outside, to spend time in a ular opportunities in the Sabinoso, itics. remote mountain pass from time to which was then actually completely That was perhaps best demonstrated time or on a fast flowing river. landlocked by private lands, and it in his ability to pass a landmark, bi- It has truly been the honor of a life- would substantially grow the Sabinoso partisan overhaul of the Toxic Sub- time to serve alongside Senator UDALL Wilderness area. stances Control Act—likely one of the for these last 12 years and to fight to- A couple of hours of both of us riding greatest environmental law achieve- gether to deliver resources and results into Canyon Largo alongside Secretary ments in the last decade. TSCA is just for New Mexicans. Zinke, alongside local sportsmen and about the most complicated piece of Thank you, TOM, for everything that public lands advocates and community- law that you can possibly imagine; you have taught me and for everything elected leaders, accomplished what however, the powers that it grants to that you and Jill have done for New months of testy congressional hearings the Environmental Protection Agency Mexicans and for Americans. Julie and and office meetings and phone calls are some of the only things protecting I certainly wish you the best in this here in Washington, DC, could not. us, standing between us and many next chapter in your life, and it has Just days after his visit, Secretary harmful chemicals. truly been my honor. Thank you. Zinke announced that his reservations In the last decade, it became increas- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- over accepting new wilderness were as- ingly clear that the original law, which ator from Utah. suaged and that he would approve the had passed back in the 1970s, was sim- Mr. LEE. Madam President, I stand donation at the Department of Inte- ply no longer effective and required today to give tribute to my friend and rior. significant reforms, but getting a new colleague, the senior Senator from New Thanks to those efforts and that law passed had proved to be practically Mexico, TOM Udall, who was assigned horseback ride, for years to come, all impossible for many Senators who had to be my mentor when I first arrived in New Mexicans and all Americans will tried for years to get this done. the Senate nearly 10 years ago. be able to visit this stunning wilder- Because of all the major industry in- Over a series of meetings we had over ness that we all own together. terests, disagreements from various breakfast, lunch, and in our offices, This story is but one example from groups, TSCA reform had become one TOM mentored me and tutored me on Senator UDALL’s long career that dem- of the many things that conventional the rules of the Senate. He took the onstrates how bringing people to- wisdom simply said would never get time to explain the nuances of the fili- gether, even those who may have major done, especially in today’s gridlocked buster and how the Senate has deviated disagreements—especially about poli- Congress. But TOM did not take no for from the rule as it was originally de- tics—can still help to find common an answer. He took on the years-long, signed. The concept is not a familiar ground and forge a path forward. That daunting challenge of convening an in- one, nor is it intuitive, and yet TOM is one of the main lessons that I will credibly wide range of stakeholders to was able to explain it to me in a way always take with me about the exam- get the details right and successfully that was simple and easy to understand ple that Senator UDALL has set as such steered a new law all the way to final and helped me grasp the passion that a principled leader. passage. I believe TOM Udall was suc- he has for addressing that issue and for TOM has devoted his entire career to cessful in this precisely because of the reforming the Senate for the better serving the people of my State. As our way that he stands up for his principles ever since then. State’s attorney general, TOM took on with moral clarity. He had a way of doing it that didn’t major challenges, from curbing perva- At a time when our democracy has make anyone feel demeaned but made sive drunk driving to domestic vio- felt fragile, TOM has led the way in them, rather, more enthusiastic about lence, to prosecuting unethical and fighting the corrosive effects of dark making the Senate a better place in corrupt elected officials and protecting money in our politics. He championed which to work, operate, and legislate. consumers and seniors from all manner voting rights, and he called for rules I have no idea whether the person of predatory scams. reforms to make this body, to make who assigned TOM as my mentor knew Then, during his 10 years of service in this Senate work for ‘‘we the people’’ that TOM and I were related, that we the U.S. House of Representatives, TOM once again. are second cousins, that his grand- fought to deliver for northern New Through his role on the Foreign Re- mother and my grandfather were Mexico’s communities. He stood firmly lations Committee, TOM has held ad- brother and sister, or that my grand- against the Bush administration’s tax ministrations from both parties ac- mother on the other side of the family cuts for the wealthy. He opposed the countable for responsibly exercising was his U.S. history teacher at James misguided invasion of Iraq. He called American power overseas. Fenimore Cooper Intermediate and on Congress to rein in the civil lib- He has been a steadfast champion Junior High, but our paths seemed des- erties abuses in the PATRIOT Act. and ally for Indian Country, fighting tined to cross. TOM was first elected to serve our for water access, education, healthcare, I didn’t know TOM well growing up, State in the U.S. Senate in the exact and law enforcement resources for although I knew his father Stewart, same year that I was first elected to Tribal nations. and I knew his Uncle Morris. TOM was Congress. It has been a privilege to sit For years, TOM has called on us to fi- already off to fame and stardom by the in a front-row seat during this time nally confront the climate crisis that time I came along, but I knew his fam- while he led our State’s congressional threatens New Mexico’s land and water ily long before I got to know him. In delegation. and, frankly, the future of our country many ways, they saved the best for I believe that all of us in this body and our planet. I have been so proud to last. can agree that there are few greater ex- partner with TOM over these last years Even though I got to know your dad amples than TOM Udall in embodying to pass landmark protections for the and your Uncle Morris before I got to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.012 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7255 know you, I tremendously enjoyed get- fairs Committee that I chaired, and he Now, the Udalls have never been ting to work with you. You and I come was the ranking member. I will tell flashy. They might not be the equiva- from similar parts of the country, from you that I will miss my friend TOM lent of political royalty. You might some of the same ancestral pioneer Udall. find the Udalls more likely to be in stock, and we have very different ideas. Bobbi and I will miss your life part- cowboy boots and jeans than expensive Yet TOM Udall has always been some- ner Jill as well. We are so grateful for suits, but they are a family that is one with whom I have been able to your friendship and your leadership in deeply rooted in public service, pro- communicate freely and frankly and this body. tecting the people and the places of the from whom I have always heard posi- When Senator UDALL started today West, and just being some of the tive, uplifting communication, even on the floor, he mentioned that he was kindest, hardest working, most decent when we disagree, which happens from a son of the West and mentioned that folks you could ever meet, period. time to time. it is something that runs in the family. Senator TOM Udall has certainly Thank you so much for your service. Madam President, TOM’s father, Stew- lived up to his family’s legacy during It has been a pleasure getting to work art Udall, was Secretary of the Interior his long career in public service. New with you as a colleague. I wish you and of the United States. If you go to the Mexico is so fortunate to have been Jill the very best success and happiness Interior Department office, you will represented by him, and I feel so fortu- in your future endeavors. see it is the Udall name on the building nate to have him as my friend. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- because of this ongoing commitment TOM, it has been such a pleasure to ator from Oregon. and love that the Senator has spoken work with you on so many different Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, about today. issues. You talk about the land, and I Senator UDALL and I came here in the What many don’t know is the rela- talk a lot about water. And even same class 12 years ago. It is hard to tionship between Wyoming and the though you are not surrounded by the believe that 12 years have passed. How Udall family. It was Stewart Udall, Great Lakes, as we are, you have been can that happen so quickly? We have Secretary of the Interior, who came to as passionate in working with us to seen the Senate in various chapters as Wyoming with a young President a protect our beautiful water, as you it sought to address the big challenges number of years ago. That President have with other natural resources. So facing America. was John F. Kennedy. It was Sep- thank you for protecting the funding Colleagues have already noted TOM’s tember of 1963. for the Great Lakes Restoration Initia- I went back to the archives at the intense advocacy for the wildlands of tive. University of Wyoming and found the West and the poetry that he Also, I thank him for ensuring that photos of TOM’s dad and the President brought to it in his speech today with our community health centers receive at the time, John Kennedy, and a num- Mr. Stegner’s reflections on the maj- full funding, for strengthening rural ber of Wyoming leaders at the time. I esty and importance of the wildlands of communities, and for improving serv- gave copies to TOM and to Jill to share the West and all of his efforts to pro- ices for our veterans. the bond of our States. I appreciate so much your leadership tect those lands. It would surprise many, I think, in in the bipartisan efforts, and I was Colleagues have mentioned how, this body to know that I have a pic- proud to support you and help on tax when folks thought it couldn’t be done, ture, actually, of John Kennedy hang- reform. I have been so impressed by he dived into this partnership with ing in my office up in the Dirksen Of- your work on clean energy and on pro- Senator Vitter to drive the Lautenberg fice Building—John Kennedy address- tecting the wild places that make our Toxic Substances Act and got it ac- ing the crowd at the University of Wy- States so special, and, of course, your complished through months and oming Arena-Auditorium in September work on reforming the Senate and months of intense negotiations. of 1963. shining the light of day on money and He cares about the function of this As TOM this morning talked about politics. body and has shared with us idea after conservation, John Kennedy talked of I am so grateful for your strong lead- idea on how we might make it work conservation that very day that he ership on the Indian Affairs Committee better—ideas that we should still work gave that speech with your father on and your hard work and advocacy—so to consider in the months and years the stage, together so many years ago. effective in advocating for our Nation’s ahead. At the time, John Kennedy talked of Tribes. As he thought about protection of the living balance between man’s ac- You have also set yourself apart lands, he thought about protection of tions and nature’s reaction to it and through your work on Foreign Rela- the oceans and the role of plastics in the living balance that must exist. tions and on keeping our Nation safe. I the oceans. He spearheaded efforts for So, today, I come and thank my will never forget our trip to Vietnam us to reconsider how we produce so friend for his stewardship, for his lead- and South Korea last year. We were, much plastic waste and where it ends ership, and for his friendship, and I say over the Easter weekend, flying in up and the damage that it does—a vi- this with a great deal of appreciation Southeast Asia, and it was such a won- sion that others will have to carry the and admiration and respect. derful moment when Jill organized a baton on after his departure. I yield the floor. Passover Seder for everyone on the He has stood up fiercely for the con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- plane—what a special moment on this stitutional vision of a nation and a ator from Michigan. bipartisan trip. It brought everybody government of, by, and for the people, Ms. STABENOW. Madam President, I together to focus on our common hu- that money is not speech, and that cor- rise today to honor someone whom I manity and what we are each called to porations are not people. have had the good fortune of working do, which is to serve others. TOM, thank you. Thank you for fight- with both in the U.S. House and the Whatever the future holds for you, I ing for the vision of our Constitution, U.S. Senate. Senator UDALL and I spent have no doubt that you will continue for a government that can and will a long time together, and I am very, serving the people of New Mexico and take on the issues facing us. We will very grateful. this Nation, and I believe we have more miss you. I personally hope that you I want to take a step back just for a than benefitted from your leadership. will have a major role in continuing to moment and say that in American po- Public service, that is what Udalls do. advance the protection of those litical history there are certain names Senator UDALL, congratulations on wildlands in the West in the near fu- that carry a legacy. There are the Roo- your retirement. Thank you for a job ture. All my best, and take care in sevelts, a family of great means who, well done, and so many best wishes to your next chapter. nonetheless, understood the deeply per- you and your life partner Jill and your The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. sonal pain of the Great Depression and entire family. You have been a real BLACKBURN). The Senator from Wyo- helped bring a nation through it. There blessing not only to New Mexico but to ming. are the Kennedys, a family that for our country. Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, generations has been near the center of I yield the floor. just a little reflection on TOM Udall American power and popular culture. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and working together on the Indian Af- And there are the Udalls. ator from Maryland.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.013 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7256 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I three decades. Your cousins—Mark Our goals were always the same: to just really want to thank Senator Udall, MIKE LEE, and Gordon Smith— break the grip of special interests on UDALL for his commitment to public have all served in the Senate. Your fa- our politics and government while service. When I think of a person of his ther, Stewart Udall, answered Presi- making it more affordable for men and talent, his expertise, and his effective- dent Kennedy’s call for the best and women with good ideas but without ness, he has devoted his entire life to brightest and served as President Ken- massive wealth to run for Congress. public service to make New Mexico nedy’s Secretary of the Interior. These last years have shown us how better, to make America better, and I want to mention one footnote that fragile our democracy can be and how for global justice. I just really want to should never be forgotten, particularly much work we have to do to restore thank him for his many years of public at this moment in history. When we people’s faith in government. service. I know that he has not finished watch the NFL and their dedication to I want to point out one particular his commitment to try to help our the notion of Black Lives Matter, they bill—TSCA. Tom, I will never forget community, but we are going to miss should remember that over 50 years what you did with that. I don’t know him on the floor of the U.S. Senate. ago, it was your father, as Secretary of how many months—maybe even I had a chance to work with Senator the Interior, who said to the NFL foot- years—that you weathered on despite UDALL when he and I were in the House ball team that was using RFK Stadium opposition, not only from the other of Representatives, and we worked on that they had to integrate and bring in side of the aisle but sometimes from so many issues—from the environment their first Black player or he wasn’t our side of the aisle, to get this issue to justice issues, to integrity in the going to renew their Federal lease on into perspective. There were chemicals process to make sure our system of jus- that premises. He changed, overnight, that were being put into things as tice, our system of law, and our system the fate of that Washington football basic as furniture that American fami- of legislating meet the high expecta- franchise when it came to the issue of lies had no idea would be dangerous. race. That shows the kind of leadership tions of our democracy. We know that I have never forgotten this image. which 50 years later looked so vision- we can do better to form a more perfect You told this story on the floor. To ary. think that that cushion on your couch union. We are on that path, and we can But when it comes to preserving is treated with some chemical that do better. And thanks to Senator America’s national treasures in the could be harmful to individuals and UDALL, we have done better, but we 20th century, the Udall name ranks that every time you, as a father, sat still have a road ahead of us. right up there with Teddy Roosevelt. down on that couch and pulled that So, you are an inspiration to all of Roosevelt was a giant of conservation. baby close to you, you could have been us. We want you to know that. We love He believed that we have a moral obli- spraying chemicals in that baby’s face. you. We greatly admire your service to gation to preserve our planet and the I thought about that ever since you this body and to our community. As treasures of it for future generations. has been said by others, we are not I have no doubt that your father and gave that speech and how much work only going to miss your relationship on your mother would be proud of your you did to make sure that we remedy working with issues here; we are going service in the Senate. You have carried that wrong and that we gave notifica- to miss the friendship and seeing you on this legacy with such perfection by tion and clearance before these chemi- on a more regular basis. preserving America’s irreplaceable na- cals were being used in products that We know that your life partner Jill tional treasures. I have vivid memories American families didn’t even know has been a steady supporter of what of two majestic national monuments about. I gave you my word that I would you have done. So on behalf of your that are in Utah—Bears Ears and push hard with you on that. I was just colleagues in the U.S. Senate, we say Grand Staircase-Escalante. President one of the soldiers in the back of the thank you for a job well done. We are Obama showed real leadership in cre- ranks, but I was proud of every mo- proud to have called you our friend and ating those monuments, and you have ment of it. associate, and we will continue to work led the fight to preserve them through I wish you and your wife Jill a spe- with you. the current administration. cial happiness in the next chapter. Jill, I yield the floor. The passion with which you spoke of course, is originally a native of St. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- about the history and importance of Louis, and I grew up across the river. ator from Illinois. these treasures is something I will We had many fun times talking about Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I never forget. I was proud to cosponsor her youth and reminiscing about mu- had the privilege of knowing TOM your proposal, the ANTIQUITIES Act, tual friends. She is just an exceptional UDALL’s uncle when I served in the to make clear that only Congress can person herself, and you know it and I House of Representatives. He was not alter the list of protected national do too. To your daughter Amanda, I only a great leader, but he was a funny monuments. Thank goodness we have wish an equally happy and healthy fu- man. I have repeated some of his lines public servants like TOM UDALL, who is ture. As our friend John Lewis might and jokes so often. I don’t even give willing to fight to preserve a piece of say, may you continue to find ways to him credit anymore. I hope his family this world so that future generations get into good trouble. and his memory will forgive me. can see it as God created it. Your ‘‘30 In this Senate, you have been the I have often repeated his prognosis by 30 Resolution,’’ which you cospon- voice for so many people who had no for politicians. Morris Udall said: Once sored with Senator BENNET of Colo- voice. You have chosen to be an advo- you get politics in your bloodstream, rado, is another example of creative, cate for Native Americans. And if there only embalming fluid will replace it. I innovative Udall ‘‘conservationism.’’ is ever a cause which every single have often thought of what drives us, Your efforts to preserve America’s Member of the Senate and the House the men and women of the Senate and most sacred treasures do not end with should take as their own, it is to bring the House, to continue to engage in open spaces and a healthy environ- justice to this group of people who this life’s work of politics, with all the ment. You have also been a brave and were here before us and were not treat- cost that it incurs in our lives. Clearly, tireless champion of the need to pre- ed well by this government. we are driven by something more than serve the fundamentals of our democ- I will close now with a thought from just comfort. racy. Along with your efforts to pro- one of their great leaders, Sitting Bull. To my friend, TOM UDALL, let me say tect national monuments, you also led In negotiations with the Federal Gov- I am glad you proved your uncle wrong. to preserve the delicate balance of pow- ernment, Sitting Bull advised: Let us As much as I wish you were staying ers envisioned by our Founders. You put our minds together and see what with us for a while longer, I know that were the lead sponsor in this Chamber future we can make for our children. you are not leaving public service. You in the For the People Act to protect This is the spirit which TOM UDALL never will. You are just leaving this voting rights, strengthening govern- has brought to the U.S. Senate in every chapter. ment ethics, and changing the way aspect of public service. It has been an In the Udall family, public service is congressional campaigns are funded—a honor to work with you, Tom. I wish a noble tradition. Your uncle always bill that I have built on myself to try you all the best because you are the served with honor in the House for to protect our body politic. best.

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The following Senators I said to him when he finished speak- The reason we had to pass the Toxic are necessarily absent: the Senator ing: In my 46 years here, it is one of the Substance Control Act is that the Fed- from Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER), the finest and most moving, heartfelt, hon- eral law that we passed a quarter cen- Senator from Georgia (Mr. PERDUE), est speeches I have heard. I have also tury ago before didn’t work, and every and the Senator from South Dakota sent a note, I say to Senator UDALL, to other State stepped in and decided to (Mr. ROUNDS). Jill Udall to tell her how great you are, have their own State version. It was a Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the but I think she probably knew it. But I patchwork quilt. It just didn’t work. Senator from California (Ms. HARRIS) is will speak further at another time. He pointed it out and made it happen, necessarily absent. I yield the floor. made a change, and I just will always The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- be grateful for that. any other Senators in the Chamber de- ator from Delaware. The other thing I want to say is that siring to vote? Mr. CARPER. Madam President, I he is a friend. I think if you talk to The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 49, ask unanimous consent to complete my anybody here, they would say that he nays 47, as follows: brief remarks before the vote. is a friend. I don’t care if you are a Re- [Rollcall Vote No. 255 Ex.] The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without publican or a Democrat; he is a friend. YEAS—49 objection, it is so ordered. My wife and I and our sons, Chris- Alexander Ernst Portman Mr. CARPER. Madam President, I topher and Ben, had the opportunity at Barrasso Fischer Risch want to say a few words about leader- the end of an Aspen Institute seminar Blackburn Gardner Roberts ship. When I think of the word ‘‘leader- in Tanzania, which was just an incred- Blunt Graham Romney ship,’’ I think of TOM UDALL. Boozman Grassley Rubio ible experience, to stay for 4 or 5 days Braun Hawley Leaders are humble, not haughty. afterward and just travel throughout, Sasse Burr Hoeven Scott (FL) Leaders have the heart of a servant. go on a safari, and have a chance to see Capito Hyde-Smith Scott (SC) Cassidy Inhofe They realize that our job is to serve, amazing things—amazing things. When Shelby Collins Johnson Sullivan not to be served. Leaders have the it was all over, we went back to the Cornyn Kennedy Thune courage to stay in step when everyone airport in Tanzania, the Kilimanjaro Cotton Lankford else is marching to the wrong tune. Cramer Lee Tillis airport, to catch a flight back to the Toomey Leaders unite, not divide. They build Crapo McConnell States. I will never forget. Our son Cruz Moran Wicker bridges, not laws. Ben, who is our younger son, said to his Daines Murkowski Young Leaders surround themselves with mom and dad and his older brother: Enzi Paul the very best people they can find. That was the best vacation we have NAYS—47 When the team does well, the leader ever had. Baldwin Heinrich Rosen gives the credit to the team. When the We talk about things we share with Bennet Hirono Sanders team falls short, the leader takes the one another, but that is one that is es- Blumenthal Jones Schatz blame. pecially close to my heart. Booker Kaine Schumer The best leaders among us realize Brown Kelly Shaheen Godspeed. God bless you. Cantwell King they don’t build themselves up by tear- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sinema Cardin Klobuchar Smith ing other people down. Leaders are as- CRUZ). The Senator from Idaho. Carper Leahy Stabenow Casey Manchin pirational. They appeal to our better Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask Tester Coons Markey Udall angels. unanimous consent that the manda- Cortez Masto Menendez Van Hollen Camus—a Frenchman—used to say tory quorum call be waived. Duckworth Merkley that leaders are purveyors of hope. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Durbin Murphy Warner Warren Leaders seek to do what is right, not objection, it is so ordered. Feinstein Murray Gillibrand Peters Whitehouse what is easy or expedient but what is CLOTURE MOTION Hassan Reed Wyden right. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant NOT VOTING—4 Leaders embrace the Golden Rule: to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Treat other people the way they want Harris Perdue Senate the pending cloture motion, Loeffler Rounds to be treated. The Golden Rule is in which the clerk will state. every major religion on the planet. He The legislative clerk read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this vote, the yeas are 49, the nays are 47. embodies it. CLOTURE MOTION The motion is agreed to. Leaders believe that we should pur- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- sue excellence in everything we do. If it ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the f isn’t perfect, let’s make it better. And Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby RECESS when a leader knows that he or she is move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- right, they just won’t give up. They nation of Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under don’t give up. to be a Member of the Federal Communica- the previous order, the Senate stands Those are the qualities that we all tions Commission for a term of five years in recess until 2:15 p.m. admire in leaders. To be totally honest, from July 1, 2019. Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:48 p.m., Mitch McConnell, Cindy Hyde-Smith, I fall short on a number of them. And recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassem- Joni Ernst, John Barrasso, Tim Scott, bled when called to order by the Pre- I guess if we are all truthful, we would Lamar Alexander, Pat Roberts, Kevin all say the same thing. Cramer, Shelley Moore Capito, Lindsey siding Officer (Mrs. CAPITO). He doesn’t fall short on any of them. Graham, John Thune, Marco Rubio, f Mike Crapo, Todd Young, Thom Tillis, TOM UDALL is the personification of EXECUTIVE CALENDAR—Continued what a leader should be and a friend as Marsha Blackburn, Steve Daines. well. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I just want to say thanks to his par- imous consent, the mandatory quorum ator from Colorado. ents for raising him, bringing him into call has been waived. FAREWELL TO THE SENATE the world, and putting him on the right The question is, Is it the sense of the Mr. GARDNER. Madam President, path, giving us a chance to serve with Senate that debate on the nomination thank you to the people of Colorado for him. of Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia, to this incredible honor that you have I also thank Jill, his wife, for being be a Member of the Federal Commu- lent to me these last 6 years to serve just a terrific partner with him. When nications Commission for a term of you in the U.S. Senate.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.016 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7258 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 Thank you to my family—Jaime, I was honored to help move the Bu- corridor, I saw a Capitol tour guide Alyson, Caitlyn, Thatcher, to Mom and reau of Land Management head- pointing at a phrase that was painted Dad and Lisa—who supported me in quarters to Colorado and to finally get on the wall. I looked at it and read it this last decade of service with your funding for the construction of the Ar- too. It was William Jennings Bryan, love and sacrifice, through missed ball kansas Valley Conduit, and I helped and painted on the wall were these games and lost teeth, school concerts lead the passage of legislation to com- words: ‘‘Our government, conceived in and junior high dances, sore throats plete our VA hospital in Colorado, to freedom and purchased with blood, can and first moments. advance our cybersecurity, and to fos- be preserved only by constant vigi- Thank you to my incredible staff, ter our relationships with Taiwan, lance.’’ many in the Chamber today, who are in South Korea, and beyond. I looked at the group reading it, and Colorado and Washington, who made so And it was an honor of my time in there in the center of them all was a many great things happen and whose the Senate to work with LAMAR and young veteran in a wheelchair with difference will be felt for generations Senators MANCHIN, CANTWELL, HEIN- bandages around his knees where his to come. You leave a mark on the RICH, WARNER, KING, PORTMAN, DAINES, legs used to be. The gravity of this country far beyond the etching of a sig- and BURR on the Great American Out- place, that moment, and the duty that nature on a desk on the floor. doors Act, the holy grail of conserva- we owe to this Nation struck hard. Thank you to my colleagues and to tion legislation. As I walked home, I kept thinking Senator BENNET for the honor of serv- In my first remarks on the Senate about it—about those words, about ing along your side and for your com- floor, I spoke about how no matter that moment, about that veteran, mitment to our Nation—and to the where across Colorado’s four corners about this Nation and our responsi- Capitol Police, the staff, to the support that you live—or across this great Na- bility. I thought about how that wall staff in the Senate who make it all pos- tion—we all hope for the same thing was painted with that phrase, but there sible. for our children: to live in a loving are others that are blank and empty, But above all, and most importantly, home that values every citizen; that spaces that have been left empty so thank you to this great and extraor- they learn the value of hard work and that future generations can fill them in dinary Nation for all that it means and perseverance; where hard work is met with their history—with new portraits represents—the hope and optimism with merited reward; that they find a and new phrases and new moments. But that for over two centuries has led peo- nation of liberty and freedom that they no matter the moment in time or the ple around the globe to give up every- help make a little bit more free and a point in history, it is the same patri- thing they have just to be here; to be a little bit more perfect. All of us here in otic responsibility that we owe to this part of this Nation, to then turn the Senate, the American people—all Chamber—to defend and serve our Na- around and fight for it through polit- of us—are responsible for the starting tion, her Constitution, and the Amer- ical strife and pandemics; to go to war point that we hand off to the next gen- ican people. to save the Union; to know how lucky eration, and we have a moral obliga- George Washington in his Farewell and blessed that we are that out of all tion to make it the best starting point Address said that the name ‘‘Amer- of the billions of people through the possible. ican’’ must always exalt the just pride thousands of years of human history, The accomplishments that we have of patriotism. He spoke of our Con- we have had the privilege of being here had together truly have helped create stitution and how it must be sacredly in this place at this point to be a part more opportunity for the next genera- maintained and that virtue and wisdom of it. tion, and the work that we continue to must stamp every act. And despite the There has been a lot of coverage in do to get through this pandemic to- differences over policy and politics, it the news lately about how the pollsters gether will ensure that the next gen- is our Union that ought to be consid- got it wrong. But one thing they seem eration can indeed take advantage of ered as a main prop of our liberty, and to get right—and it won’t come as a those accomplishments and that the that love of the one ought to endear us shock to my colleagues on the floor: starting point for them is better than to the preservation of the other. Congress is about as popular as a the generation past despite the strug- I believe that is what LAMAR ALEX- Rocky Mountain oyster in a bullpen. gles of today. You know, in Sunday ANDER very eloquently spoke about on We have been, together, able to do school we learned an important lesson this very floor in his farewell just days many good things, and I hope that we about this—that struggles and tribu- ago. It is our country and the unity of can use those successes to drive even lation produce perseverance; persever- nation that, despite our differences, more successes and show the American ance, character; and character, hope. will help preserve and will preserve our people that faith in this institution is And since that very first speech that liberty. actually well deserved. I gave on the Senate floor, I have come Washington offered his advice in his Over the last 6 years I have worked to recognize something that all of us— farewell as an old and affectionate hard to pass the first-ever mandatory that everyone here—has undoubtedly friend—a friend who recognized our ob- sanctions on Kim Jong Un and North experienced—that our service to coun- ligation to create a better starting Korea to denuclearize that regime. It try is filled with moment after moment point for every new generation. was an honor to work with Senator that gives us that lump in the throat, But how do we heed this advice in a MENENDEZ throughout this process. that brings a tear to our eyes, that fills world of viral social media, click bait, Senator MARKEY and I led the pas- our hearts with wonder for this Nation. and sound bites? sage of the first-ever comprehensive Perhaps it happened to you when see- Colorado Senator Bill Armstrong strategy for a free and open Indo-Pa- ing the majesty of the United States once said that while he was firm in his cific, the Asia Reassurance Initiative. Capitol brightly shining in all its glory principles, he was flexible on the de- GARY PETERS, along with LAMAR on a crisp State of the Union Address tails. We all come to this place because ALEXANDER and me, led the reauthor- night or maybe when we hear the pas- of our core values and beliefs about ization of the America Competes legis- sion in the voices of our colleagues as this Nation. Those principles make us lation to keep the United States com- they tell the story of life and struggle who we are. They drive our actions. petitive in science and engineering, to and hope for the future. For me, these They drive our debates. But, today, it get more women and minorities into moments happen every day, and I am seems as though we live in a world the STEM fields, and to advance our sure they do for you as well—just part where tactics are elevated to the same scientific research and discoveries. of the wonder of this Nation and its status and importance as principles, The 988 suicide prevention bill that Capitol. and staying true to principle means TAMMY BALDWIN and I were able to pass It was late at night for me nearly 10 that the tactics used to achieve that into law represents the first bill in years ago when I was leaving the Cap- principle are elevated to the same im- American history to pass the Senate itol building. I had walked through the portance as the principle itself. It is al- and House unanimously with LGBTQ- Hall of Columns, and I heard some ways my way or the highway. Senator specific language. This bill will save voices ahead near the door that I was Armstrong’s flexible details would now lives. heading toward. When I turned into the be derided as violations of principle.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.026 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7259 We cannot govern when every tactic ceived the Bronze Star with ‘‘V’’ device man, woman, and child that lives here and detail is elevated to the level of for valor aboard the USS Arizona Me- our commitment to them to not pass principle. There is no compromise with morial, with Donald Stratton attend- on to the next generation a nation that this approach. We cannot find ways to ing one last time. He was fighting for is in decline or retreat but a nation bring people together for that unity of this country and his countrymen to the that rises, a nation that reminds itself nation of which Washington spoke very end. that ours is a country worth fighting when the test for principles becomes so When I asked him how he did it, how for, a nation that believes in itself, be- impossible to pass that only the very he survived the attack and those cause when you believe in America, factions that he warned against can flames and got back into the fight for when you believe in this country, the prevail. this Nation, he chuckled, he laughed, world has not seen anything yet. To my staff I often talk about this and he gave me an answer that I truly Thank you to my colleagues. Thank challenge as being one of the pillar and didn’t see coming at all. He said: ‘‘Well, you for the honor of serving with you. the paint. The pillars in a building are Cory, everybody has to be somewhere.’’ And, Madam President, this kid from more than just ornamental. They are Everybody has to be somewhere. He Yuma yields the floor. structurally necessary to the building is right. We are here in the U.S. Sen- (Applause, Senators rising.) itself. The pillars are our principles. ate. Most of you will still be here next The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- They make us who we are. But the Congress. Don’t waste this opportunity ator from Colorado. paint color—the details—we can figure to be who this Nation needs you to be Mr. BENNET. Madam President, I that out together. at this moment of great challenge, to want to take just a few minutes to We can respect the pillar and find recognize the difference between the speak about my colleague from Colo- agreement on the paint. We can hold paint and the pillar, to know the dif- rado, Senator CORY Gardner—a kid people’s principles in place, respecting ference between a principle and a tac- from Yuma, as he described himself a those core beliefs that make you who tic, where to take a stand and where to minute ago—and to recognize the work you are, while finding ways to work to- stand together, to bring a nation to- that we have done for our State to- gether to find solutions to common gether in unity for the preservation of gether in a bipartisan way. challenges. That is how we pass the liberty, to recognize that to be Amer- Over the past 6 years, one of the most test of unity that brings people to- ican carries with it the greatness of a common and sometimes surprising gether, respecting principles while nation forged by fight and fire, tem- questions I have gotten from reporters achieving solutions, because not every pered by wisdom, and made great by and constituents was: How is your rela- detail is a principle, and not every men, like Donald Stratton, who recog- tionship with Senator GARDNER? Can principle is a detail, and we need a leg- nized that their duty and their time you work together with Senator GARD- islative body that can recognize this. didn’t just end with the last calling of NER? By doing so, we will follow through on the roll. Everybody has to be some- It is really an innocent question, but the advice of Washington and preserve where. Make it count for this Nation I have come to think about it as a re- our liberty with unity of nation. that you are here. flection of the sad state of our politics Too many people have given up on If you go into any of my offices, you and the Senate for the moment, in par- the institutions of their government, will see on the wall my mission state- ticular. Behind the question is the as- and it is my hope that the American ment, and it ends with this: sumption that because CORY is a Re- people will find this pillar-and-paint We represent a State where the words to publican and I am a Democrat we, approach to be one that can make a ‘‘America the Beautiful’’ were written—we somehow, can’t work together for the difference because if they believe it— will always look up to the Rocky Mountain benefit of our State. That hasn’t been they believe that it will—then the horizon in the work that we do and remind the case, far from it. American people will make sure their ourselves that only through our actions will Sometimes he would say and some- values are reflected in the representa- God continue to shed his grace on our great times I would say that we felt like tives they elect. nation. there were times when we were work- Several years ago, I had the honor of Ours is a Nation founded on the opti- ing together better than States that meeting a man named Donald Strat- mism that no generation waits for the were represented by two people from ton. He came to my office accompanied next to be told where to go. It is the the same political party. by his family and the family of a sailor great American horizon that compels In this Congress, Colorado is 1 of just named Loren Bruner and the family of us to continue to reach ahead, to rise, 10 States that isn’t represented by Sen- another sailor, Joe George. to achieve, and to believe in America. ators from the same party. Think They were looking forward to yet an- Ten years ago I sat on the floor of about that—just 1 of 10 States with a other commemoration of the attack on the United States House of Representa- split caucus in this body, just 10 out of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941—79 tives as we prepared—some of my col- 50. You would think it would be a lot years ago yesterday. Both Donald leagues here with me—to be sworn into higher, given how evenly divided we Stratton and Loren Bruno were on the the 112th Congress. I watched with our are as a country. USS Arizona when it was attacked. daughter Alyson patiently sitting by A lot has been written about the di- Donald Stratton was on one of the my side as the peaceful transition of vide in our country today, and one of ship’s towers. He was surrounded by power took place—the hallmark of our the divides is the rural-urban divide in flame and surely believed that he Republic. As the most powerful con- America, which reporters like to talk would perish, when out of the chaos of stitutionally prescribed Member of the about. In our delegation, CORY and I that morning came a rope thrown by a Congress, the Speaker of the House have tried to bridge that and, I have to yet-unknown-to-him sailor by the gave the gavel to a newly elected say, it has helped a lot that CORY was name of Joe George, who was aboard Speaker without gunshot or war, born and raised in Yuma, CO, a town on the USS Vestal, which was moored next peacefully transitioning to a new ma- the Eastern Plains with a population of to the USS Arizona. This rope saved jority. 3,500 people, roughly. It is the place Donald Stratton’s life and several Today, I speak on the Senate floor where CORY grew up, working in his other shipmates. with a heart of gratitude. As I leave, parents’ implement dealership—the red No one knew their lifeline was with a new Congress set to begin, I go tractors, not the green tractors—where thrown to them by Joe George until home not because of or due to the community tradition and ties to the years later. Once they learned who it threat of violence or revolution but be- land, like a lot of places in our State, was, they spent the rest of their lives cause of the same constitutional gov- run very, very deep; a place where rush fighting to get Joe George honored and ernance that has given this country hour means getting behind a tractor. recognized by the Navy. over two centuries of strength and cer- It is a beautiful place, and CORY was I was honored to be a part of that ef- tainty—a jewel among nations, excep- kind enough to invite me to Yuma fort, and, finally, on December 7, 2017, tionally blessed by God. after he was elected. During that visit led by Donald Stratton and the Ari- It has been a privilege to serve with we made a commitment to work to- zona’s remaining few, Joe George re- you for this country. We owe every gether despite our political differences,

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He has problem-solving devotion to America would be no bill we could pass that brought a lot more of that to the and to his State that have distin- would do more to lift the reputation of Chamber than I have, and I have been guished him. this body than that one. Over half the trying to make up for it now that he people who leave here don’t retire but won’t be here this year. CORY’s landmark achievement, which become lobbyists. It was hard to find All of that is to say that I have been he discussed today, is the Great Amer- somebody to cosponsor that legisla- extremely grateful for the opportunity ican Outdoors Act. I was proud to co- tion. CORY saw the benefit of it, and we to work with Senator GARDNER over sponsor his legislation. This historic have been fighting for it ever since. the past 6 years to do a lot of work to- bill, at long last, fully and perma- We wrote bipartisan legislation to gether for our State. nently funds the Land and Water Con- prevent government shutdowns; to On a personal level, I would like to servation Fund and provides funding to make our energy grid more resilient; to say to his family that I also want to address significant parts of the multi- say how much I appreciated the con- secure funding, as CORY mentioned, for billion-dollar national parks mainte- sistent kindness CORY and Jaime have the Arkansas Valley Conduit, a critical nance backlog. The Great American shown to me and my family, even at water project that Washington has Outdoors Act will help to ensure that been promising Colorado since John F. moments that have been difficult ones both current and future generations Kennedy came to Pueblo, when he was for them. President. My staff are also deeply grateful for can enjoy the pristine beauty of our We fought to hold the VA account- the close collaboration with CORY’s natural treasures in Colorado, in the able to care for our veterans across the team over the years, and I want to great State of Maine, and throughout Rocky Mountain region. With CORY’s thank them for their extraordinary our country. CORY’s hard work to leadership, we fought to keep the U.S. work. bridge the partisan divide and secure Space Command in Colorado. We I know there are a lot of folks today support from both sides of the aisle partnered to fund critical improve- who have things to say about my col- leave a lasting legacy that the Amer- ments to our infrastructure, from I–25 league from Colorado. So let me just ican people will cherish. I would note along the Front Range to the South- end with this. Serving in this body, as that he never gave up in his pursuit of west Chief. he said, is an enormous privilege, but seeing this landmark legislation signed And just last week, Senator COLLINS, as everyone here knows, it does not into law. come without a cost, especially for a 127 years after Colorado became the That is typical of the approach that first State to grant women the vote by parent with young children. I have CORY takes. He doesn’t give up. He per- popular referendum and 100 years after watched CORY, as his kids have begun sists. But he does so in such a delight- ratification of the 19th Amendment, to grow up, put his family first at all the Senate passed our bill to install times and our State a close second be- ful way—always in search of a solu- America’s first outdoor monument hind them. To watch him get on a tion—that it is very difficult for his honoring the women’s suffrage move- plane, as I did this week, with his fam- colleagues to ever say no to him. ment here in Washington, DC. ily and the care and attention he paid CORY’s commitment to environ- That was typical of the legislation them is a reminder to me—and has mental stewardship extends from the that we carried together, because the been over the last 10 years—of what is great outdoors to the frontier of tech- idea actually came from Fort Collins, really most important. nology to advance the development and CO. It didn’t come from Washington, I will miss our work together, but I deployment of energy from renewable, suspect Senator GARDNER is not done DC. So many of the best ideas that we sustainable, and clean energy sources. worked on together came from Colo- with his contribution to the country, rado. CORY is a student of Colorado his- to the State of Colorado, and to his CORY, as was mentioned by Senator tory and the country’s history, and he community, and I look forward to con- BENNET, has also been a champion for understands the significance of a bill tinuing our work together in whatever those who have served our Nation in like that. capacity he ends up choosing to serve. uniform. In 2017, a troubling GAO re- Over the years we have worked to- I yield the floor. port revealed an unacceptable trend of gether late into the night to help com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- VA facilities failing to report munities across our State get back on ator from Maine. healthcare providers who made major Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, their feet after devastating floods, medical errors to the boards respon- CORY Gardner and I first met in 2011, wildfires, the Gold King Mine spill of sible for tracking dangerous practi- when he became the first alumnus of 2015, and now the COVID–19 pandemic, the United States Senate Youth Pro- tioners, or, in some cases, revoking or where CORY’s leadership was absolutely gram to be sworn into the House of suspending their licenses. As a result, essential. Representatives. As the first Senate these practitioners can go into private I could go on all afternoon. practice from their work at the VA or The point is, even though CORY and I Youth Program delegate elected to the simply move across State lines without have had plenty of differences over the U.S. Senate, I felt an immediate con- years, there is a real record of bipar- nection to this new Member of Con- disclosing prior performance problems tisan accomplishment for our State, gress from Colorado. One year, both of to either patients or State regulators. and one of the reasons for that is be- us had the privilege of addressing the To solve this serious problem, CORY cause, whatever our differences on pol- student delegates to this wonderful introduced the Department of Veterans icy, I have never for a moment doubted program that had made such a dif- Affairs Provider Accountability Act. CORY’s commitment to serving the in- ference in the lives of both of us. His bill, which passed the Senate terests of Colorado and his genuine ap- Since he joined the Senate 6 years unanimously, helps to protect patients preciation for what makes us the best ago, CORY has demonstrated his leader- by requiring the VA to disclose major State in America. ship on many issues which we have errors committed by its medical pro- heard described today. His upbeat per- In a lot of ways, CORY has embodied viders. many of our State’s best qualities. We sonality and his commitment to com- are a young and restless State, and promise, to solutions, and to biparti- Time and again, I have seen CORY put CORY has represented it always with sanship have had a positive influence into practice the values that the Sen- energy and with drive. Agree with him on this Chamber. As the renowned col- ate Youth Program imparts to high or not, you can’t say he hasn’t worked umnist George Will once called CORY, school students—a deep respect for our hard every single second that he has he is ‘‘a human beam of sunshine.’’ I enduring system of government, a dedi- been here. am sure that is the phrase that was cation to public service, and a willing- You have probably also heard that going through the mind of his col- ness to work in a bipartisan spirit to Colorado has 300 days of sunshine a league from Colorado. get the job done.

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The Sen- about the future of the country, I re- try. ator from Missouri. member one of the first stories I heard We need to make sure that we are Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, well, CORY tell, after he got here, in a small working hard as a result of the pan- some farewell speeches are different group of people. I think his son Thatch- demic and for people to understand than others. I think this farewell er was headed out the door that he that broadband is now essential to our speech should very much be just a mo- wasn’t supposed to be going out, and healthcare, to being able to work, and mentary pause for us to think about CORY said: That reminds me of one of certainly to the education of our chil- what comes next. my speeches late in the campaign. I dren. According to the AP, 16 percent CORY Gardner is incredibly accom- was done. I thought we were all done. I of families with children have no ac- plished. He has been good for the Sen- look around, and Thatcher’s shoes are cess to broadband, and we need to ate. He has been great with his col- still on the platform, even though make sure that all students have the leagues, and he has been, beyond that, Thatcher shouldn’t have ever been on tools for distance learning. even more constantly focused on Colo- the platform. We need to make sure that Washing- rado. And as CORY goes back to pick up tonians have access to broadband for He has become, for me, a valued per- Thatcher’s shoes, he holds them up and healthcare centers and clinics and to sonal friend. Our families, for whatever says: This is why I am running. This is make sure that their initial contacts reason, from almost the first time we why I am running—for this little pair can be done online, just to help us in spent any time together, sort of gravi- of shoes and all the other pairs of shoes fighting the pandemic. tated toward each other and continued that represent the future. Especially, we need to preserve a free to do things together. And why not? I think CORY has done an incredible and open internet that is not divided Jaime is great. CORY is that beam of job here focusing on not just the into haves and have-nots. The innovation economy is so impor- sunshine that Senator BENNET and Sen- present but the future. Frankly, as tant to my State, but it is important ator COLLINS both have talked about, Senator BENNET said, I am personally 365 days a year. He is optimistic. He is interested in seeing what comes next in to the entire United States, and we determined. He is realistic. Those are the future of a person and a family who need to have nominees who will fight for these policies, to get them imple- all three pretty doggone good charac- have so much to offer and are willing mented. That is why it is important teristics for a successful legislator. He to offer it in service to others. This is a day that I am ready to look that we look at FCC Commissioners. also continues to figure out, OK, that Mr. Simington was before our Com- didn’t work and what can we do that and see what the next chapter of the Gardner story looks like and I think it merce Committee. We had another makes that work in some other way, to nominee whom the White House be determined to get the job done, to is going to be optimistic and I think CORY will be smiling all the way abruptly, unexpectedly pulled from its be realistic about how an obstacle can renomination—Commissioner be in the way and understand how to through it. I yield the floor. O’Rielly—just days after the com- come together and make all those Mr. BENNET. Madam President, I mittee reported that nomination to the things work. suggest the absence of a quorum. Senate, allegedly because he spoke his Now, Senator COLLINS, particularly, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mind and because he did not agree with mentioned that long list of truly great clerk will call the roll. the President of the United States. Mr. legislative fights that CORY has suc- The senior assistant legislative clerk Simington was nominated instead just cessfully led in. One of them we worked proceeded to call the roll. a few weeks later, coming from NTIA, together on has been the effort to be Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I which asks the FCC to issue rules. sure that people who weren’t able to ask unanimous consent that the order It raises questions in my mind about get broadband—people in rural areas for the quorum call be rescinded. the White House’s choice in Mr. and people in urban areas who maybe The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Simington, particularly given these had broadband but couldn’t afford it. BLACKBURN). Without objection, it is so issues as it relates to the FCC and key By the way, I think that is the next big ordered. responsibilities. I have questions about fight about broadband. It is not just ac- NOMINATION OF NATHAN A. SIMINGTON his neutrality and independence on cessibility but also, even though it Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I issues before the Commission and may be running right by where you come to the floor today to urge my col- about whether he aggressively and ac- live, how do we work in ways that as- leagues to vote against the nomination tively sought the media attention to sure you are part of it. of Nathan Simington to be a member of personally and explicitly direct pres- In little towns like I grew up in or the Federal Communications Commis- sure onto the FCC. This involvement CORY grew up in, it is the difference in sion. might sound insignificant or just par- whether you can compete or not. We We definitely want the FCC to focus tisan to some, but it is so important have seen that so dramatically in the on commonsense consumer protections, for the FCC to continue to play an im- last few months, where kids going to universal broadband, and the survival portant and independent role from the school without the ability to have that of our news and local journalism indus- President of the United States. access were dramatically hampered by try as it faces unbelievable and unfair So I hope we will not pass the that. People who couldn’t use competition and practices by the tech Simington nomination. But I am em- broadband for mental health or tele- sector, and we also want to make sure phasizing to my colleagues that the health and people who just couldn’t that the next President of the United President will deserve his nominee as live where they prefer to live because States also gets to choose their mem- well, and I hope our colleagues will they didn’t have the connectedness ber and representation to the FCC. move quickly to confirm them once they need to have are hampered by The Senate has a tradition of con- they are nominated. that. That is a fight that CORY has firming Commission nominees in pairs NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT been in the middle of, and he under- to ensure equality on both sides of the Madam President, I also wanted to stood it only maybe as you would un- aisle. I think moving this nominee take a couple of minutes to discuss ac- derstand it if half of your State is without that democratic paring is con- tion that all of us have been working vertical and the other half is hori- trary to what we have usually operated on on a bipartisan and bicameral basis, zontal. You have got to figure out how under in good governance. and that is the action that has now re- to get the connectedness you would Every Member of this body should be sulted in the National Defense Author- like to have. concerned about setting a precedent ization Act which we will be taking up

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WICKER, Senator SULLIVAN, and Sen- tion of the virus to a vaccine in 11 Well, some of you may have said: ator MARKEY for working on all of months. That is remarkable speed to Well, I think we already got geography; these issues. I want to thank Senator get something done, though I have read we knew we were an Arctic nation. But MURKOWSKI, as I said, for the Arctic recently that the New York Times is this is the first time that we will be au- Shipping Federal Advisory Committee now putting out this quiet little accu- thorizing a fleet of six icebreakers for and many people who are helping us sation that the Trump administration the United States of America. get to this point, to say not only do we didn’t buy enough of the Pfizer vac- Some people think: Well, why is that recognize geographically we are an cine, and the rest of the world is going important? What is so important about Arctic nation, but we are going to do to get it. The Times just conveniently icebreakers? Well, certainly to the something about it by making sure we leaves out that the administration ac- Northwest Passage and the ability to have the capacity on this waterway to tually purchased 700 million doses of move cargo and to move people and to be heard and seen and to help the com- the vaccine from multiple different new transportation routes, it is very merce that is going to emerge from the manufacturers very early on, taking important. new developments in the Arctic. the appropriate risk to say that we When you look at where we are in the I yield the floor. don’t know which one is going to be United States of America with an I suggest the absence of a quorum. successful, so let’s try to purchase icebreaking fleet, we don’t compete The PRESIDING OFFICER. The from all of them, not knowing if six of with other nations that have been able clerk will call the roll. them will be successful or if one of to access and transverse those water- The legislative clerk proceeded to them will be successful. It was the ways because they have somebody who call the roll. right strategy then. It remains the can clean the waterway and make it Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, I right strategy. safe and secure. That is why we need, ask unanimous consent that the order In addition to the fact that the Pfizer in the United States, to have an for the quorum call be rescinded. vaccine is coming out first—which we icebreaking fleet beyond the capacity The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without are all very grateful for—it is 95 per- we have today, which is two vessels but objection, it is so ordered. cent accurate as far as setting aside basically not the full capacity of those CORONAVIRUS the virus. It is 100 percent effective two vessels. Mr. LANKFORD. Madam President, against severe outbreaks of the virus. This is why it is so important for us four different times in the last 4 It is a remarkable vaccine, but it has to put the money and investment into months, we have had votes on this to be stored at negative 70 degrees. a program to get us icebreakers so that floor to talk about COVID relief. There There are very few places in my State we, too, can look at this northern wa- is a real need to be able to give relief and in many other States that have an terway and passage and say to the to a lot of people in my State, and, ultracold freezer that maintains that. United States of America and to the quite frankly, in States around the It is a great vaccine, but it is limited world community: Yes, we will be in country. in the way that you can actually dis- the Arctic as well. There are individual items that need tribute it quickly. My colleagues on both sides of the to be done that are unfinished. I think There is a Moderna vaccine that is aisle realize that this is a very bipar- we need to actually finish them. We coming a week later that we will actu- tisan issue, that it is a national secu- have this week and next week to finish ally have twice as much of, but it rity issue, and that it is an environ- the task at hand. We have 12 appropria- doesn’t require the same ultracold mental issue. It is about us and making tions bills. We have a national defense storage. sure that we communicate. authorization. But in my State, people So this first round of vaccines will be I have also supported additional lan- want to know most what is going to coming to my State by this weekend, guage about an Arctic shipping Federal happen with COVID relief. Where is another round of vaccines from another advisory committee. A committee that going to go? manufacturer by next weekend, and by made up of representatives from Fed- Well, apparently, now we can actu- the end of this year—in just the next eral agencies, including the Coast ally have the debate. After the election few weeks—we will have 20 million peo- Guard and the Department of Defense, was over, Speaker PELOSI announced ple who will get vaccinated. the Secretary of Transportation, and that she was ready to actually nego- That is a great start, but, clearly, others would be part of a process to en- tiate the bill now that the election was there are another 300 million people to sure that our Arctic efforts are better finished. Well, great. Folks in my State go. By the time that we get to the end coordinated and impactful. have actually been waiting because of February, we will have 100 million So I hope that my colleagues will four times in the last 4 months we people who will have been vaccinated, look favorably on this legislation. brought up bills that were serious bills and that doesn’t even count the addi- We all know how important the to be able to actually debate this out tional vaccines that are coming online. Coast Guard is to our Nation and an ex- and to get the aid that is needed to be The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a ample of that icebreaking capacity, done, starting with additional money single-dose vaccine. It should be online but there are other aspects of this for distribution for vaccines. in February. That is very significant to Coast Guard bill that we are also proud The first vaccine will come on mar- us because that will also provide us of—making sure that it works more ket by this Friday. It will be in arms tens of millions of additional individ- robustly with fishermen on fishing by this weekend or at the latest, Mon- uals who can be vaccinated. We could safety; doing more to examine the im- day, in my State, in Oklahoma. very well be completely vaccinated as pacts of tar sands; making sure that As I visit with the people in my State a country by the time we get to this our orca population is saved from noise who are in charge of the distribution, summer. We could be completely vac- impact and further reducing that im- they have a terrific plan that they are cinated with the most vulnerable in pact on our orca population; and insti- engaged in to work with healthcare our population—everyone in our tuting new reforms within the Coast providers across the State to give them healthcare, every single nursing home, Guard to really help empower women, first access. For these folks who have every single skilled nursing, every sin- to make significant investment in the been living in PPE for months and gle assisted living, and all those with 40 percent of the workforce of the months and months, to now have the high-risk conditions like Parkinson’s Coast Guard that are women and to opportunity to get a vaccine will be a and Alzheimer’s and individuals with make sure they have what they need— tremendous gift to them. It is incred- diabetes and heart disease—those indi- vital childcare opportunities for Coast ibly important that this happen. viduals could be completely vaccinated

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.024 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7263 by the time we get to February. That year over year, and I hear the same Americans to take advantage of that. is just 2 months away. We are finally from many of my counterparts. It is Nonprofits around the country des- getting close. highly likely we will have to go perately need assistance right now. But we do need some additional dol- through another round of furloughs in What we have written into a proposal lars set aside for the distribution to ac- January. Honestly, it would probably is to double that for next year for indi- tually get to that point. We need addi- make sense now, but we are not going viduals, $600, or for a couple filing tional dollars for testing. We have done to do that to anyone through the holi- jointly, $1,200. You could write off your 200 million tests on COVID–19. I have days. We are hoping for some assist- taxes completely, even if you don’t had several of those. Most everyone in ance to keep people on payroll and ben- itemize, if you would donate that this Chamber has had several. Most ev- efits. At worst case, if there is no relief amount to a not-for-profit. eryone across my State has had several for us, I hope there is additional unem- What would cause that? Philosophi- to evaluate them. I always tested nega- ployment coming so people aren’t des- cally, for me, it is a couple of things. I tive. I am grateful for that. There are titute. It may be April before we are believe in the power and strength and many people who still continue to get able to support our business based on efficiencies of not-for-profits. In small that testing. We need to continue that. our own revenue. towns around my State and around the We have individuals across my State These comments are not uncommon country, there are local not-for-profits and across all of our States who need from many others I have received. and churches and faith-based institu- access to the Paycheck Protection Pro- They can make this and have a viable tions, and they are doing the work to gram. This was a risk that we took in business but just not in this kind of en- help the hurting and hungry and home- March to try an assistance for individ- vironment right now. less. We should support them. They are uals in a completely different way, What are we going to do about that? in real need right now of our support. knowing that the unemployment as- Well, I have recommended not only the There are groups all around our Na- sistance in all of our States is anti- attestation for forgiveness for small tion that need people to step up and quated and would be overrun by indi- businesses but also a second round to walk alongside them as they walk viduals. There had to be another way allow those who have been through the alongside the neediest in our commu- to sustain individuals who would be un- small business Paycheck Protection nities. The best way we can do that is employed and to sustain small busi- Program to go through it again and get to incentivize that with taxes. We can nesses to not go out of business as we a second bite of that apple short term either say we could have a larger tax go through this. for the hardest hit businesses and also piece here or encourage people to actu- What we created was something to allow some of those businesses that ally give locally. I think that is an effi- called the Paycheck Protection Pro- are legitimate small businesses to ac- cient way to help people. gram. I was honored to be a part of tually get a first shot. We need to step up, as my friend who that small group who helped write this Many people don’t know that not-for- had emailed me yesterday reminded and dream it out. It was for small busi- profits, including faith-based not-for- me. If we can’t get the paycheck pro- nesses and not-for-profits, and for the profits and small businesses, all got ac- tection extension done—and I hope we first time ever, included faith-based cess to the Paycheck Protection Pro- can—we need to make sure the unem- not-for-profits, knowing many of them gram if you were supported by donors ployment extension is done because we are key safety nets in our communities or by a bank or credit union. But if are going to have more people on un- across the country. We could not lose your business was organized by private employment. We should really do both. that safety net during the time of the equity, and that was your original cap- We can extend paycheck protections pandemic. ital, you couldn’t get access to the to protect those individuals in those I have had individuals who have Paycheck Protection Program. So businesses and secure them, but we asked me over and over again for two thousands and thousands of small busi- also need to secure our unemployment key things in the Paycheck Protection nesses were out simply based on where assistance program. We have many Program: No. 1, please make it clear they got their original capital from to folks with diabetes and other how to get final forgiveness to close open their business. That is not right. healthcare needs who can’t return to this out. There are literally millions of When we have the second round of work right now. They are not in a posi- small businesses that have a paycheck paycheck protection, we should at tion where they can telework, and they protection loan. They want to get for- least allow some of those other small need the opportunity to be sustained. given, but the process of going through businesses to get a first round through Literally, their benefits are running forgiveness is so complicated they are this process. We need to continue what out in days. struggling with closing that out. They we are doing for not-for-profits. This is a moment we should extend want to get it done. Our safety nets are very clear in that out for multiple more months to There is an easy way to do it that America. Our families are our first allow them the gap they need to get KEVIN CRAMER has actually coordi- safety net; our second safety net is our through the pandemic to be able to get nated and led in this body. Senator not-for-profits; and our third safety net a vaccine—which is coming soon—and CRAMER’s work has been remarkable is government—State, local, and Fed- then to get back to work as they have and tenacious to help guide us to a eral. That second safety net that is out been dying to do. simple solution to get to individuals there that is so important in our com- We need to get liability protections. and businesses that took out loans of munities, we need to do what we can to A lot of people have a lot of uncer- $150,000 or less, to get forgiveness for support them. tainty, and they are worried about law- that in a simple process, in a single- In the CARES Act, I helped put in a suits coming down on them. They don’t page attestation to be able to do that. provision there that would give every know how to manage around them. That needs to be included in whatever American a $300 deduction on their I have letters from small businesses, we are doing. taxes above the line, even if they don’t large businesses, and university presi- We need to have a second round for itemize their taxes. They can get a $300 dents in my State who are all saying those businesses that are the hardest straight deduction from their taxes if the same thing: Help us just know what hit. they will give to a nonprofit. They can the rules of the game are going to be Let me tell you an example of that. I pick any nonprofit they want to give because there is litigation coming at had a business leader of a small busi- to—the arts community, the homeless us, and we don’t know how to evaluate ness in my State just yesterday, and community, those that are helping this because this has never been done this is part of his email. He said: It with mental health, those that are before. Help us just know the rules of sounds like there is a chance for an- helping with food programs, churches, the road on liability. other relief bill. I hope that is true. We synagogues, mosques. They can choose That is not an unreasonable request are expecting—our sales have fallen any nonprofit they want to. If they for every university, large and small through the floor again. With the give to a nonprofit, every single Amer- businesses across our Nation. Schools change in weather and rising case ican gets a deduction up to $300. That are going to need some additional help. counts, we have lost over 50 percent counts for this year. I would encourage That is based on just that child, no

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.028 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7264 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 matter where they attend—public, pri- CORY GARDNER and I came to the The FCC is the key to their partici- vate, faith-based, charter, whatever it House of Representatives together in pating in schools, and it is the key to may be—it is a child whose parent is a 2011. We became fast friends for his businesses being able to communicate taxpayer. Education is important, and winning smile and his tenacious work with customers. The FCC is at the they should all be treated the same. ethic. He is a solid guy for whom I have crossroads of making rights real. Na- Childcare issues are at the top of the great respect. We came to the Senate than Simington is dangerous to those list as well. Childcare facilities are out together at the same time as well. We rights and to the FCC at this moment there in desperate need right now and served 4 years in the House together in history. are open and functioning. They can’t and now have served 6 years in the Sen- Why is he the nominee? The answer have the worker or job ratio they used ate together. He just lost his election is that the current FCC Commissioner, to have, but the costs are still the in November, and he will be heading Michael O’Rielly, was originally nomi- same. We need to get additional flexi- back to Colorado. I will miss my friend. nated for another term, and the Com- bility to our States. In my State— CORY and I had a lot of great con- merce Committee even held a vote for many entities within my State still versations about a lot of legislation. him in July. Yet, after Twitter and have additional dollars left over from We had a lot of conversations about Facebook had the temerity to label the CARES Act. So $1.5 billion came to our families. During the times that we Donald Trump’s misinformation about the State of Oklahoma through the would occasionally sit side by side in voting and COVID–19, the President CARES Act. That is an enormous Bible studies here, we had lots of time issued an Executive order that had the amount of money. They are still work- to talk. I will not forget one key mo- simple purpose of retaliating against ing through to be able to handle it effi- ment, though. It was our first day in these social media platforms. The ciently, how they are going to manage the U.S. Senate, in this Chamber, when President, in effect, demanded that the that. Thankfully, most towns in my one of the staff approached us and said: FCC revise section 230 of the Commu- State have had sales tax revenue that The two of you have the same number nications Decency Act in order to pun- has gone up this year. That is not true of years in the House of Representa- ish those companies for the mild incon- for all of it, but for many of them, it tives, and you are both coming in from venience of a fact check. They didn’t has been. Their expenses have also the same class to the Senate, which take down his posts; they said they gone up. needed to fact check them. So the challenge at this point would means you are tied for seniority in the Senate, and your seniority has to be re- Commissioner O’Rielly recognized be, how can we get the States max- the dangers and the potential illegality imum flexibility with the dollars they solved by a coin toss. So CORY and I stood there, side by of the President’s Executive order. have to make sure they don’t have to side, while we flipped a coin. I won, and Again, he had the temerity to speak up squander those funds quickly just to be and tell the American public on C– able to get it done because the deadline I rubbed it in to him for 6 years that I had seniority over him in the U.S. Sen- SPAN that he had ‘‘deep reservations’’ to use them is December 31? More flexi- if they, meaning Congress, ‘‘provided bility would be a good gift both to do ate. As I sat and listened to him speak for any additional authority for the FCC wise spending and to be able to give the last time today and talk about pa- in this matter.’’ In a later speech, he them greater flexibility in the days triotism and his incredible love for his appeared to challenge the order on ahead. That would be for States, coun- First Amendment grounds, which it ties, cities, and Tribes. State and his country, all I could think We should allow for the reprogram- of was, this is the guy I have seniority well-deserved, in fact, because it poten- ming of funds. Interestingly enough, over, my friend, whom I will miss here. tially violated the First Amendment. Despite years of a pristine record of the Paycheck Protection Program had CORY, thank you for being a great Republican positions, this objection about $130 billion left over in it when it servant of the people of Colorado and a now was disqualifying to Commissioner expired. We all gave it a lot of money fantastic workaholic, happy warrior O’Rielly in the view of the White not knowing how much would be need- Senator. ed for small businesses, but the vast With that, I yield the floor. House. The President pulled his nomi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- majority of small businesses that could nation and substituted Mr. Simington, ator from Connecticut. take it were able to take it. There are who was well qualified, for he had many, as I mentioned before, that are NOMINATION OF NATHAN A. SIMINGTON auditioned for the role of doing the wanting to do a second round with it. Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Madam Presi- President’s bidding. We know Mr. The best way to do that is to repro- dent, in just a few moments, we will Simington tried to pressure the FCC to gram the unused funds that are there. vote on the nomination of Nathan cave in to the White House and to That would be more efficient. The Fed- Simington to be a member of the Fed- rightwing media outlets on this very eral Reserve has unused funds in the eral Communications Commission. We issue, section 230. It is an unprece- hundreds of billions of dollars. We will do so in the middle of a pandemic dented assault on the integrity and should cancel out those programs and when this agency is of more impor- independence of the FCC, and he was reuse those funds. That is a wise use of tance than ever to students, busi- clearly the White House’s wingman on funds to make sure we are not squan- nesses, and families who are vitally de- this issue. dering American tax dollars. pendent on broadband, on the con- Very simply, Nathan Simington is Every single dollar that is spent on sumer protection that this agency pro- the wrong person and is clearly the COVID–19 right now is debt money. So vides, and to net neutrality, which is a wrong person at the wrong time for the we should pay attention to all of those vital issue for them and for our coun- FCC. He is unprepared and unqualified. issues of debt money, knowing that we try. Last month, before the Senate Com- need to be careful with other people’s ‘‘Nathan Simington’’ is not exactly a merce Committee, he was asked about money. household word, but his name and his his plan for the FCC. He couldn’t pro- There are things that we need to do presence on the FCC will have impor- vide one single measure for which he in the next 10 days here as well as to tant meaning to households around the would advocate. He couldn’t answer have conversations in private and in Nation; nor is the ‘‘FCC’’ a household even basic questions from Democrats public, like this, to say: Let’s get it word, but it, too, affects literally hun- and Republicans. His answers were in- done. Let’s finish the tasks that we dreds of millions of households. The adequate, incomplete, and evasive. I need to get done. FCC will have an increasingly impor- asked him again, in the questions for TRIBUTE TO CORY GARDNER tant role in this Nation as we conquer the record, to say three steps that he Madam President, I would like to the pandemic and deal with the eco- would take to provide and prepare for take one moment of personal privilege. nomic crisis that faces this Nation. those millions of students who are out About an hour ago, while sitting in There are 15 to 16 million students of the classroom and lack connectivity this chair behind me, I had the oppor- who are locked out of the internet be- to the internet, which now is like lack- tunity to listen to a friend speak on cause of the unavailability of ing connection to the classroom. A stu- the Senate floor for the last time, my broadband connectivity or devices that dent without that connectivity is, in friend CORY GARDNER. make the internet real in their lives. effect, barred from the classroom. He

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.029 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7265 couldn’t provide one meaningful re- to be a Judge of the United States There is a sufficient second. sponse or step, even in writing, and Court of Federal Claims for a term of The clerk will call the roll. that is plainly alarming. It should be fifteen years. The senior assistant legislative clerk disqualifying. VOTE ON SCHWARTZ NOMINATION called the roll. This nomination, though, is dan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. All Mr. THUNE. The following Senators gerous on more than any single issue postcloture time has expired. are necessarily absent: the Senator because it threatens the independence The question is, Will the Senate ad- from Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER), the and political integrity of the FCC. The vise and consent to the Schwartz nomi- Senator from Georgia (Mr. PERDUE), political independence and integrity of nation? and the Senator from South Dakota the FCC depend on its balance. Nor- Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I (Mr. ROUNDS). mally, nominations are paired politi- ask for the yeas and nays. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the cally to reflect the bipartisan balance The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Senator from California (Ms. HARRIS) of the agency. What we will have at the sufficient second? and the Senator from Rhode Island FCC now is potential gridlock. There appears to be a sufficient sec- (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) are necessarily ab- One month ago, voters overwhelm- ond. sent. ingly elected a new President, and he The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there has promised to close the homework The bill clerk called the roll. any other Senators in the Chamber de- gap, the digital divide, to reinstate net Mr. THUNE. The following Senators siring to vote? neutrality, and to renew our commit- are necessarily absent: the Senator The result was announced—yeas 49, ment to consumer protection. This from Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER), the nays 46, as follows: nomination threatens all of those goals Senator from Georgia (Mr. PERDUE), [Rollcall Vote No. 257 Ex.] for a new administration. In fact, the and the Senator from South Dakota YEAS—49 OUNDS Senate has traditionally moved these (Mr. R ). Alexander Ernst Portman nominations in bipartisan pairs, which Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Barrasso Fischer Risch is lacking here. In fact, it is contra- Senator from California (Ms. HARRIS) is Blackburn Gardner Roberts dicted by this nomination. necessarily absent. Blunt Graham Romney Boozman Grassley I think the purpose of confirming The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- Rubio Braun Hawley Sasse SIDY). Are there any other Senators in this nominee, very simply, is to dead- Burr Hoeven Scott (FL) lock the Commission and undermine the Chamber desiring to vote? Capito Hyde-Smith Scott (SC) Cassidy Inhofe the President-elect’s ability to achieve The result was announced—yeas 49, Shelby Collins Johnson Sullivan the mandate the American people have nays 47, as follows: Cornyn Kennedy Thune given him and his administration in [Rollcall Vote No. 256 Ex.] Cotton Lankford Tillis going forward. That may be what the YEAS—49 Cramer Lee Crapo McConnell Toomey giant telecommunications industry Alexander Ernst Portman Cruz Moran Wicker wants. It may be what the media com- Barrasso Fischer Risch Daines Murkowski Young panies hope to achieve—an FCC that is Blackburn Gardner Roberts Enzi Paul absent or neutralized, an FCC that is Blunt Graham Romney Boozman Grassley Rubio NAYS—46 gridlocked and dysfunctional. I hope it Braun Hawley Sasse Baldwin Heinrich Rosen is not the result of this nomination if Burr Hoeven Scott (FL) Bennet Hirono Sanders he is confirmed, but my fear is that it Capito Hyde-Smith Scott (SC) Blumenthal Jones Schatz Cassidy Inhofe Shelby Booker Kaine Schumer will be, and if it is, this body bears a Collins Johnson Sullivan Brown Kelly Shaheen responsibility. Cornyn Kennedy Thune Cantwell King Sinema I urge my colleagues to vote against Cotton Lankford Cardin Klobuchar Cramer Lee Tillis Smith this nominee for the sake of those 16 Toomey Carper Leahy Stabenow Crapo McConnell Casey Manchin Wicker Tester million students who are now lacking Cruz Moran Coons Markey Young Udall in having a connection to the internet. Daines Murkowski Cortez Masto Menendez Van Hollen That connectivity is essential to their Enzi Paul Duckworth Merkley Warner lives and their educational progress. I NAYS—47 Durbin Murphy Feinstein Murray Warren urge this body to vote against him be- Baldwin Heinrich Rosen Gillibrand Peters Wyden cause he is dangerous to an agency Bennet Hirono Sanders Hassan Reed that is supposed to be independent and Blumenthal Jones Schatz Booker Kaine NOT VOTING—5 above politics. Schumer Brown Kelly Shaheen Harris Perdue Whitehouse I yield the floor. Cantwell King Sinema Loeffler Rounds I suggest the absence of a quorum. Cardin Klobuchar Smith The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Carper Leahy Stabenow The nomination was confirmed. Casey Manchin Tester The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under clerk will call the roll. Coons Markey Udall the previous order, the motions to re- The bill clerk proceeded to call the Cortez Masto Menendez Van Hollen roll. Duckworth Merkley consider are considered made and laid Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I Durbin Murphy Warner upon the table, and the President will Warren ask unanimous consent that the order Feinstein Murray be immediately notified of the Senate’s Gillibrand Peters Whitehouse for the quorum call be rescinded. Hassan Reed Wyden actions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The Senator from Oklahoma. NOT VOTING—4 objection, it is so ordered. f Mr. WICKER. Madam President, I Harris Perdue ask unanimous consent that the Loeffler Rounds LEGISLATIVE SESSION Schwartz vote begin now, some 2 min- The nomination was confirmed. utes early. f MORNING BUSINESS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without EXECUTIVE CALENDAR objection, it is so ordered. Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask VOTE ON SIMINGTON NOMINATION unanimous consent that the Senate f The PRESIDING OFFICER. All proceed to legislative session for a pe- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR postcloture time is expired. riod of morning business, with Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under The question is, Will the Senate ad- ators permitted to speak therein for up the previous order, the Senate will re- vise and consent to the Simington to 10 minutes each. sume consideration of the following nomination? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nomination, which the clerk will re- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. port. for the yeas and nays. Mr. INHOFE. I ask to be recognized. The bill clerk read the nomination of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, sufficient second? objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.031 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7266 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 UAE ARMS SALES everything that we ask—fight along- gion but also the broader strategic re- Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, we have side our soldiers, pursue shared inter- alignment that is happening. a vote coming up—it could be the end ests in the region, and make meaning- Why is that happening? Because we of this week—that has to do with the ful peace with Israel—the United all recognize—the United States, arms sales to the United Arab Emir- States won’t have their backs. This is Israel, our traditional Gulf Arab allies, ates. I strongly support this; however, not the reputation that we want to our traditional Arab allies in the re- some of my colleagues do not support gain. gion—that the biggest challenge, the it, and there is now a joint resolution The truth is, they are reliable, and biggest threat in the region is the ter- of disapproval. I would hope that we we appreciate that. We are reliable, rorist regime in Iran, which is the big- gest challenge and biggest threat to would really stop and think about that and the United States has long stood peace and security in the region. because this is a very significant thing with its partner Israel against its ad- versary, the Iranian regime. There has been enormous progress. that we are talking about. The President and his team deserve a The agreement between Israel and This sale to the UAE is consistent lot of the credit. Rebuilding our mili- UAE is one of the Abraham Accords. It with that approach. Nobody here would tary deserves a lot of credit, which we is a very significant one. It is one that support it if Israel were not on board, have all done here. But we need to send President Trump was able to get to- but they are on board. What is more, a signal that policies that have been gether with the two countries, Israel they will bolster our longstanding ef- forts to counter Iran’s nefarious re- tried before, particularly policies that and UAE, and it is really a great thing. appease the largest state-sponsor of It is a major breakthrough in the Mid- gional activities. The UAE is a strong partner that al- terrorism in the world, don’t work. The dle East. policies of strength, the policies of He has done a lot of great things, the ready has cutting-edge technology standing together—Israel, United President has. I know he is controver- from our F–16 activity. They have been States, our traditional Arab allies— sial, but in terms of his energy policy, using that fighter aircraft for a long that is what is working, and that is the military, and the economy he has period of time, and this sale of the F– 35 fighter jet is a continuation of that what is bringing peace. been right on target. This vote that is going to happen So anyway, Arab-Israeli peace is not partnership. For these reasons, I urge my col- soon is a lot more than just a vote on unprecedented, but the agreement be- weapon sales. It is a vote on this body tween Israel and the UAE has moved leagues to support the sale and to op- pose the joint resolution of dis- helping to cement the reorientation in further and faster than any other the region toward peace and toward agreements that preceded it in the approval. A vote against the resolution is a vote for peace in the Middle East. recognizing what the challenge is. past. The challenge that we all face is the It seems that the UAE and Israel are A vote for this resolution is a vote to give Iran, China, and Russia more biggest terrorist regime in the world, finding new areas of cooperation al- which threatens the United States, most every day. They are now working power and influence in that region, and it would make our world less safe. It threatens Israel, threatens the UAE, together on security, pandemic re- and threatens Saudi Arabia. That is sponse, education, and even media. would send a message, also, around the world that we don’t support our why we need a strong vote in the way This partnership is deep and reflects the chairman of the Armed Services the growing acceptance of our friend friends. It is a very significant vote to take place for the successes we have Committee just talked about. I am Israel in the region. fully supportive of where he is, and I Most importantly, it did not require had in the Middle East, and I encour- am hopeful that this body will vote for Israel to do anything. They didn’t have age people to oppose the resolution of continued peace and strength, particu- to give up anything. So this is a major, disapproval. larly as it relates to the terrorist re- major achievement. Now is the time to I yield the floor. gime in Iran, and not send the wrong take advantage of the gains that we The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- signal to our friends and allies, par- have. ator from Alaska. ticularly when historic progress—yes, President Trump has treated Israel Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I it has been historic progress—is being like a friend, and other countries have want to echo what the chairman of the Armed Services Committee said with made in the region. rushed in to that friendship. We have I yield the floor. several other countries in Africa and in regard to this upcoming vote. It is, ac- tually, a very important vote, and I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the Middle East who are joined in with ator from West Virginia. Israel that have never been there be- think that when you look at the lead- fore. ership of the UAE and what they have f The sale ensures that Israel’s quali- done, we are seeing major peace agree- REMEMBERING CASSIE JOHNSON tative military edge is not affected. We ments between our traditional Gulf Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, I rise know this because the Israelis them- Arab allies and Israel. This is really today to honor the life and legacy of selves have said this. Moreover, this significant. This is a whole different one of West Virginia’s finest. sale deepens the UAE’s partnership approach to addressing some of the Patrolwoman Cassie Johnson of the with the United States and prevents it long-term challenges with regard to Charleston Police Department rep- from turning toward China and Russia. the Middle East, and it is starting to resented the very best of who we are as Now, this is the problem that we work. a statewide community. She was taken have. If we don’t do this, if we don’t co- I think it is imperative that this from us far too soon, on December 3, operate with these countries in the body, particularly at this time, send a 2020, at the age of 28. Middle East, then you are going to message of support to countries and Cassie was the daughter of an iron- have China and Russia out there tak- leaders—the UAE, in particular, given worker. She shared her mother’s steely ing advantage of it. this upcoming vote—that have taken resolve and iron constitution. The UAE is worthy of this sale be- risks. Leadership sometimes requires Being a police officer in the city she cause it is strongly aligned with the you to take risks, and we know that loved and grew up in was a dream come United States in the Middle East. It is the history in the Middle East is some- true for Cassie. She was sworn in by a vital counterterrorism partner. The times—when you have countries and Mayor Amy Goodwin in January 2019 UAE has fought alongside our troops in leaders who take risks with regard to and had previously worked as a city Afghanistan and against ISIS. They peace with Israel, those leaders can ac- humane officer. have been our friend for a long time. tually have dire consequences. Look Cassie was born and raised in our It is also vital to the U.S. efforts what happened in Egypt, after that State’s capital. She could have gone against Iran—both Iran’s ambition of peace agreement, with their leaders. anywhere, and she chose to stay and regional dominance and its support for I think it is very important that we, protect and serve the community that terrorist proxies. as a body, in a bipartisan, strong way made her who she was. Voting down this sale would signal to come down in support not just of the She was truly a beautiful person in our partners that even when they do progress that has been made in the re- every way.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.034 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7267 Growing up, Cassie was an athlete have and will blaze their own trails and questions seriously. He was respected and particularly loved softball. She continue to make our State and entire in the U.S. Senate for his service, of would one day find that the Little Nation proud. course, to Maryland, and he was just a League field she played on as a child I have such tremendous respect for good person. He brought real integrity was on her beat. So she watched over it our police officers and all of our first to the U.S. Senate. with great care so the current genera- responders. Cassie’s compassion, cour- So when I learned that he passed tion of children could play in safety. age, and selflessness will live on away just a few days ago, I wanted to One of the first things she did when through the memories of those who put a few things in the RECORD. she was assigned to the field was to knew and loved her, as well as through He was a man of towering intellect clean up the drug paraphernalia to the countless lives she touched and in- and integrity, but he was modest. He make the field a safe place for kids. Be- spired every day. didn’t care about headlines. He did so cause of her efforts, children and their She leaves us having made a pro- much good work behind the scenes. He families have been able to enjoy the found impact in the community that was given some of the toughest assign- field as a clean, safe, fun place to play. she loved, as well as in the lives of ments. Cassie was an animal lover and dedi- those around her. Think about the responsibility of cated her life to rescuing pets who had I had the tremendous and humbling dealing with the great recession and been cast aside, even taking an animal honor of visiting with Cassie’s family then working with Republican Con- behavior class in Tennessee so she at her bedside in her final hours. It is gressman Oxley to put together a real- could better understand the language clear to me that Cassie came from ly significant reform of Wall Street of dogs. strong roots and that her life was filled and the financial community. We knew Cassie’s beloved dog Emma was a with joy and love. She was a beloved we could trust Paul Sarbanes to do it, chocolate lab who passed away a few daughter and sister and a loyal friend, and he did it in a bipartisan fashion. months ago. Cassie grieved deeply for who adored her three dogs and all ani- He was a proud son of immigrants. Emma because she had a special con- mals. He never forgot it. His parents emi- nection with her. Cassie was an organ donor. Her final grated from the same town in Greece Years ago, when Cassie was in high act of selflessness has given someone but only met in America. school, Emma had nine chocolate lab else a chance. The Sarbanes owned a famous res- pups in Cassie’s bedroom. Her mom The Charleston Police Department taurant in Salisbury, MD, and gave it tells the story of taking the runt of the has retired Cassie’s unit number, 146. the quintessentially American name— litter with her to pick up Cassie at I know I join the entire Mountain the Mayflower Restaurant. Paul school. When they got home, there State in mourning our shared loss of worked in the restaurant as a boy, and were chocolate lab pups running every- this bright, generous, and vibrant spir- he and his family lived above the res- where. This was just one of the many it. taurant. adventures Cassie had with Emma. No Gayle and I extend our deepest con- He graduated from public high doubt, they are reunited again. dolences to Cassie’s mother Sheryl, sis- school, won a scholarship to Princeton Cassie was a music lover, most likely ter Chelsea, brother Terry, and all of University, studied as a Rhodes scholar because her mother sang her to sleep as her family and friends, her colleagues at Oxford University, and in 1960 a child. She was surrounded by instru- with the Charleston Police Depart- earned a law degree from Harvard. Not ments and music throughout her life. ment, as well as the city of Charleston, bad for an immigrant’s son. She loved to make the world beautiful, and will forever keep them in our pray- From Harvard, Paul went to the and that is also why she enjoyed deco- ers. White House, where he was one of the rating for the holidays. May God watch over Cassie. best and brightest who answered Presi- The weekend before she passed, she I suggest the absence of a quorum. dent John Kennedy’s call to public decorated her mother’s house for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The service. There, he worked as an admin- Christmas, alongside her dear sister clerk will call the roll. istrative assistant to Walter Heller, Chelsea. One of the last actions she The legislative clerk proceeded to who was Chairman of President Ken- took the day of her passing was to wipe call the roll. nedy’s Council of Economic Advisers. the snow from those holiday decora- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask Paul Sarbanes’ parents taught him tions because she always looked out for unanimous consent that the order for that serving one’s nation in public her mother any way that she could. the quorum call be rescinded. service was a noble calling. Most importantly, Cassie was a genu- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. MUR- One of the many Greek words Paul inely good person, and she lived her KOWSKI). Without objection, it is so or- Sarbanes learned from his parents was whole life with West Virginia values. dered. the word ‘‘idiotes.’’ It is the Greek root She worked hard and bought her own f word for the English word ‘‘idiot,’’ but home at the age of 25. She was beloved it has a different meaning in Greek. It REMEMBERING PAUL SARBANES in the community and in her profes- means someone who takes no part in sion, as evidenced in the tremendous Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, the affairs of his community. In the outpouring of grief. The support and when you are new to the U.S. Senate, it Sarbanes family, that was almost a fellowship that followed her tragic is not unusual for friends and people curse. passing has been unbelievable. back home, after you have been there a Paul and his parents believed that Her mother describes her as respect- while, to say: So who are the good guys service to others and to their adopted ful and well-mannered throughout her and who are the bad guys in the Sen- homeland was a noble calling. So Paul whole life. ate? Who are the ones you really like first ran for elective office. In 1966, he Cassie will be deeply be missed, not and what can you tell us about the rest was elected to the Maryland House of only because of who she was but be- of them? Delegates. cause we are all so keenly aware of and It is a common question that is In 1970, the people of Maryland elect- sorrowful for what might have been. asked, and I do remember, as a new ed him to the U.S. House of Represent- No one can take away what Cassie Senator here, reflecting on that ques- atives. He was a young Congressman represented to the Charleston commu- tion and saying: You know, if I had an when he wrote one of the successful Ar- nity and the entire Mountain State. important decision to make in the Sen- ticles of Impeachment against then- Every one of our female leaders in West ate, whatever the issue might be, there President Nixon for lying about his Virginia is an epitome of strength and are two Senators whom I always want Watergate burglary. advancement in their fields and serve to sit down and get their advice. One In 1976, he won his first election to as inspiring role models for the next was Carl Levin of Michigan—one of the the U.S. Senate. He would go on to generation. That is due in great part to most thoughtful, smart guys I had a serve 30 years in the Chamber. He was the women who broke ground in gen- chance to serve with, and the other was a voice of reason on both the Senate erations past. Because of their accom- Paul Sarbanes. He just always struck Iran-Contra and Whitewater commit- plishments, young women like Cassie me as a man of substance, who took tees.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:08 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.040 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7268 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 When corporate swindling at Enron pecially to their children—Michael, has, I think, brought them to the nego- and other large corporations cheated Janet, and a man I have come to know tiating table. millions of Americans out of their life and respect, his son, Congressman JOHN As Iran grows increasingly bellig- savings, it was Paul Sarbanes’ leader- SARBANES, as well as their grand- erent toward the United States and our ship that enabled the Senate to pass children, his friends and former staff allies, these military assets that we the most far-reaching corporate ac- members, and the countless people will sell to our friends in the UAE will countability reform since the Securi- whose lives are better because of Paul serve as a stabilizing force, a force ties and Exchange Commission was cre- Sarbanes. multiplier, and a source of protection ated 70 years before. I yield the floor. for the United States and our security That Sarbanes-Oxley reform law I suggest the absence of a quorum. interests. We have learned a hard les- passed in 2002. It was designed to pre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The son that American boots on the ground vent the kind of corporate abuses that clerk will call the roll. is something we want to do as a last re- had so damaged America’s economy The bill clerk proceeded to call the sort. But if we can work by, with, and and shaken the faith of the American roll. through our friends and allies to pro- people in the economic markets. Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I vide that security and stability against In 2002, things came full circle for ask unanimous consent that the order a common enemy, we should do it. me. There was created an award in the for the quorum call be rescinded. The arms sale will allow greater name of Senator Paul Douglas of Illi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without military cooperation between the nois—a man whom I first met as a col- objection, it is so ordered. United States, the UAE, and Israel and lege intern who inspired me to get f strengthen a growing coalition of started in this business. Paul Sarbanes aligned forces in the region. It will also ARMS SALE RESOLUTION won in 2002 and became the first recipi- make sure the United States remains ent of the Senator Paul Douglas Ethics Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, over the partner of choice. in Government Award that is presented the last 4 years, we have seen a series It is not as if the United States is the by the University of Illinois to honor of encouraging developments in the only one that has a say. Obviously, if men and women in public service who Middle East—a place where there isn’t we don’t provide them the military exhibit the finest qualities of leader- a long trend line of positive develop- equipment they need, they will go ship. It was a perfect match, and, for ments. looking for other sellers, and that me, it came full circle. We have destroyed the ISIS caliph- would certainly be less desirable for us What a coincidence it is that the peo- ate. We have brought down dangerous and for them because we are their part- ple who have been my heroes in public terrorist leaders like al-Baghdadi and, ner of choice in the region. Russia and life so far, so many are named Paul: of course, the head of the IRGC, particularly China have sought to in- Paul Douglas, who had started me as Soleimani, who was personally respon- crease their malign influence in the an intern, who introduced me to Paul sible for American blood on his hands, Middle East, and they would be more Simon, who preceded me in the U.S. particularly providing explosives that than happy to fill the void left by any Senate, where I served with Paul Sar- penetrated our armor in Iraq. refusal on the part of the United States banes. Through congressional action and to make this sale. So blocking this sale They basically say in my office that the work of the Trump administration, would only strengthen the position of I have been raised according to the we strengthened bilateral ties with our China and Russia, while significantly Gospel of ‘‘Saints’’ Paul. closest friends and allies, including weakening our own. I want to quote briefly from Senator Israel and Jordan. This summer, the As we continue to make progress in Sarbanes’ final speech in the Senate administration helped forge historic the decades-long quest for peace and before he retired in 2006. It speaks pow- peace deals between Israel and Arab stability in the Middle East, I support erfully to the kind of leaders America nations in the region. The United Arab the administration’s strategic decision is looking for today. Emirates became the third Arab coun- to sell arms to the UAE. This would Here is what Paul Sarbanes said: try and first Gulf State to recognize provide the UAE with critical national Throughout my years in public service, I and normalize relations with Israel by security assets, such as access to the have worked to the limits of my ability to the signing of the Abraham Accords F–35 fifth-generation fighter, un- provide the people of Maryland and the Na- Peace Agreement. It was only a matter manned aerial vehicles, and other ad- tion dedicated, informed, and independent of days until Bahrain followed suit and vanced munitions to act as a deterrent, representation based upon the fundamental announced its agreement with Israel to and if worse comes to worse, it actu- principles of integrity and intelligence. I open formal diplomatic negotiations. ally gives them a comparative advan- have been guided in this effort by a vision of tage with other countries in the region. a decent and just America, based on a strong These historic breakthroughs rep- resent serious progress in our efforts to The Israeli Ambassador to the United sense of community and offering fairness and States, Ron Dermer, perhaps summed opportunity to all its people. fight terrorism and establish lasting it up best when he said: I know I join all my colleagues in peace and stability in the Middle East. What keeps me up at night is actually not thanking Paul for doing his part so While more work obviously remains, it is great to see the mounting pressure the proposed F–35 sale to the Emirates. What nobly and so well to help us move to- keeps me up at night is the idea that some- ward a more perfect Union. against Iran—the region’s greatest an- body would return to the nuclear deal with And let me say a word about his wife tagonist and largest state sponsor of Iran. Christine. She was his real partner in terrorism. f life. I can recall when he retired, and I Last month, the Trump administra- said: Paul, I am sorry to see you go. tion announced that it intended to sell CORONAVIRUS And he said: Let me ask you a ques- arms to our friends in the United Arab Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, on tion. When are you supposed to leave Emirates—a move that I support. This another matter, this week, I hope we around here? It is a question many of will help the UAE work with the are able to make more progress on the us have asked ourselves over and over. United States and our friends to deter coronavirus relief negotiations so we As far as he was concerned, I said: and defend these threats from Iran and can pass another bill before recessing What do you want to do the most? He other hostilities in the region. What it for the holidays. There are a lot of peo- said: Travel with Christine. seems to me is that it focused ple in this country, all throughout the They were able to do that for a lim- everybody’s attention on the recogni- country, who are hurting, who are anx- ited period of time because Christine tion that Iran represents the single ious, and who are worried about their died of cancer in 2009. She was a won- biggest destabilizing and dangerous in- ability to pay the rent and to meet derful person—intelligent, just like fluence in the Middle East today, and their other obligations in the face of Paul—and the two of them were pure it is the recognition that they are the this pandemic, and I think it would be happiness together. common adversary of not only the a dereliction of duty on our part to Loretta and I wish to express our Arab nations in the region but also the leave here without addressing those condolences to the Sarbanes family, es- United States and our ally Israel that real needs.

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They will go into and we knew we had to respond quick- to follow those guidelines—because it session in January, and I presume they ly, and we did. The funding we provided ensures more compliance. To now play will try to fill in any holes they feel has gone a long way to support our a game of ‘‘gotcha’’ with them and say: like we left when it comes to liability healthcare and economic response, but It wasn’t good enough, so now you are protection. But without a uniform Fed- as our war against COVID–19 continues going to have to pay or maybe even eral standard, we are going to end up in to rage on, additional support is need- just defend a lawsuit that you ulti- a dangerous venue shopping situation, ed, and it is needed now. mately will win—we all know that will and it is only to be expected that the The good news is, as earlier, there cost a lot of money and will take a lot lawyers will find the place most favor- are a number of areas that we agree on of time, and I would prefer to see them able for their lawsuits. They will seek what the support should look like, in- rebuild their businesses and restore the to pursue those claims using class ac- cluding funding for schools, assistance jobs that were lost as a result of the tion procedures, and we will be right for the hardest hit workers and small pandemic. back at the worst nightmare that I businesses, and another investment in So because of my concern about the think many folks would have con- the distribution of the vaccine that need for some liability shield, we intro- templated unless we provide for this can’t come soon enough, but we remain duced a bill called the SAFE TO WORK Federal liability shield. hung up on a couple of important Act that provides commonsense protec- points, including liability protection tions for those who acted in good faith The goal is not to protect bad actors. for businesses, schools, nonprofits, and to keep their customers and their em- What we do need to clearly spell out is others who in good faith did their best ployees safe, while still preserving the for the schools, colleges, nonprofits, to follow guidance from the CDC and right to sue for those who were victims churches, and businesses that are ask- other public health authorities but now of gross negligence or intentional mis- ing us to provide them some guidance face the prospect of litigation. conduct. and some security. This is not a blanket liability shield It is pretty hard to follow the guid- Our Democratic colleagues have not ance as knowledge of this virus has that won’t permit the really truly bad expressed a lot of enthusiasm for this evolved. I remember before April, the actors from facing due consequences. It legislation, and my Republican col- head of the CDC, including Dr. Fauci won’t ban coronavirus lawsuits, and it leagues and I have tried to work with and others, said that masks were use- won’t give anyone a get-out-of-jail-free them to reach a result that both sides less. Then they changed their guidance card. So we need to get that straight can support. But the nature of com- in April. That is fine. I respect that up front. In cases of gross negligence or promise, as we all know, is give-and- based on what we have learned about willful misconduct, where the applica- take, but so far it has been pretty the virus. But we simply can’t expose ble public health guidelines were not people who have tried their best to followed, the person affected has every much one-sided. We have offered muddle along in the face of this pan- right to sue and be made whole in a changes to appease our Democratic col- demic, following the guidance from court of law. No one is asking to leagues’ concerns while still preserving public health officials, and say: You change that. What we do need, though, the basic goal of the legislation, but didn’t know then what we know now, is to put safeguards in place to ensure the truth is, they really haven’t moved so you must have been negligent, and that those who operated in good faith much in any meaningful way. you need to pay compensation in the and were following all the relevant I think the truth is that our coun- form of litigation. guidelines, even as they evolved over try’s long-term economic recovery Well, I don’t think that is fair to time, cannot be sued out of existence. from this virus depends on these liabil- those entities, those individuals, those First and foremost are protections ity protections in large part. Busi- businesses, those schools, those for our incredible healthcare heroes nesses doing the best they can during a churches, mosques, and synagogues. who made tremendous physical and worldwide emergency should not face But this is something that is on the mental sacrifices over the last several bankruptcy because of concerns about minds of a lot of people, from months. This legislation sets a willful the trial bar. I mean, who are we here healthcare workers, to teachers, to misconduct or gross negligence stand- working for—the American people or nonprofits, to small business owners. ard for coronavirus-related medical li- for lawyers who—and this isn’t nec- Those who continue to provide essen- ability suits to ensure that only legiti- essarily designed to be a criticism— tial services and goods didn’t have any mate cases are brought against our who are looking out for their own eco- choice but to show up and go to work. healthcare workers who, again, didn’t nomic interests first and foremost? Our Now they are worried that by opening have any choice but to show up for view must be much broader than that, their doors to people who really needed work. and the greatest good for the greatest their help at the time, they have also In addition to protecting our number I think should be our guiding now opened themselves up to an end- healthcare heroes, we need to ensure principle. less parade of lawsuits by the trial bar. that a fear of lawsuits doesn’t prevent Our essential workers and institu- We all know that lawyers can be very schools, nonprofits, churches, small tions need to know that if they have creative and opportunistic. That is businesses, and a range of other organi- been operating in good faith and obey- part of what lawyering involves. But zations and institutions that are vital ing the guidelines that have been pro- the litigation we expect against doc- to our communities and our economy mulgated by the public health authori- tors, nurses, colleges, churches, small from opening their doors. This spells ties, they won’t be subjected to litiga- businesses—anyone and everyone could out in black and white that these enti- tion, and only Congress can provide be blamed for another person’s harm. If ties will be protected from COVID–19 that certainty. those lawsuits are feasible, they will exposure claims as long as they comply follow. And the statute of limitations with mandatory public health guide- Now, this is not a permanent Federal is a couple years, so even though we lines. takeover of State tort law by any are not necessarily seeing it now, we do It is true that a number of States means. It really is comparable to what know that class action litigation could have already provided similar protec- we did after Y2K—or in the run up to be filed in any favorable jurisdiction tions, including the minority leader’s Y2K—and also with other national

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I them to do that because we know it is SARBANES was on the Judiciary Com- am just going to mention three because in the public interest. mittee and was given the responsibility they were really reflective of what Sen- But across the country, we are al- of the first Article of Impeachment ator Sarbanes accomplished during his ready seeing these lawsuits rolling in, against President Nixon. That article career. He got the Paul H. Douglas and without action from Congress, we dealt with obstruction of justice. It Ethics in Government Award for his in- are going to emerge from this pan- was the key engagement against Presi- credible standard of integrity and eth- demic only to find ourselves in not an- dent Nixon on impeachment, and it is ics; the Roth Award for extraordinary other wave of the virus but in a second very telling that that responsibility impact on policy, on economic busi- wave of litigation that will be dev- was given to a young Member of the ness, and finance—his lasting legacy on astating for many. House of Representatives, Congressman the financial institutions here in In order for our country and our Paul Sarbanes. It was because of his America; and the Cox, Richardson, economy to recover, these workers and work ethic, his commitment to schol- Coleman Award for distinguished pub- these institutions need to know that arship, and his understanding of issues lic service. He was a Senator’s Senator. they can follow the guidelines and then that he was entrusted with that re- He devoted his life to public service. safely reopen their doors and do their sponsibility. In a way, Paul Sarbanes represents jobs with confidence. They need to He then served five terms in the U.S. the American success story. He was a know that if they follow these guide- Senate, the longest term for any Sen- son of Greek immigrants, grew up on lines and act in good faith, they won’t ator in Maryland. Paul Sarbanes was the Eastern Shore of Maryland in be subjected to perhaps business-ending known as a Senator’s Senator for his Salisbury, and rose to serve in the U.S. litigation that could tie them up in integrity, for his public commitment Senate. court and drain their remaining re- to public service, and his strong com- His lifetime partner was Christine. sources dry. mitment to principles. He was a All of us remember Paul and Christine As I have said, the way we reach Rhodes scholar who chose to serve the together. What a couple they made. agreements around here is through bi- public rather than using his skills in What a love story it was. partisan negotiations. It took a little the private sector for his own personal There are three children. JOHN, whom compromise, and neither side achieved gain. His entire life was devoted to we all know very well because he 100 percent of what they wanted, but public service. What a legacy he has serves in the House of Representatives, we eventually have gotten there. We left us by his incredible public service. holds the seat in the Third Congres- have done that four times in the In 2002, the Enron scandal hit Amer- sional District. It is the same seat that coronavirus response, and I hope we ica, and Chairman Sarbanes, the chair- Barbara Mikulski held, the same seat can do it again here. man of the Banking Committee here, that I held; the same seat that Paul I hope our Democratic colleagues teamed up with Chairman Oxley in the Sarbanes held is now being held by will approach these negotiations with House to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley legis- Paul’s son JOHN, and what a great job the gravity they deserve. We can’t lation. George W. Bush—President he is doing. It is interesting that he leave people waiting and wondering Bush—said it was ‘‘the most far-reach- was the leading sponsor of H.R. 1 in what their future looks like any longer ing reforms of American business prac- this Congress, which was basically the if there is something we can do to pro- tices since the time of Franklin Delano good governance legislation that vide them some safety and security and Roosevelt.’’ The leadership of Senator passed overwhelmingly in the House, some confidence about what the future Sarbanes was deeply needed at that and so many other things that follow may look like. time, and he delivered on behalf of the in his father’s tradition. I hope we will all work together to American people. Paul’s other son Michael has had a deliver these critical liability protec- Senator VAN HOLLEN and I know distinguished career, and Janet, his tions for folks across the country in all firsthand what Senator Sarbanes did in daughter, has also had a distinguished 50 States. helping to create the Federal partner- career. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ship in the Chesapeake Bay Program. Paul had seven grandchildren. Chris- ator from Maryland. It was during the time that he was the tine predeceased Paul. f junior Senator from Maryland, along I want to just talk a moment about with Senator Mathias, that the two of the partnership between Senator Sar- HONORING THE LIFE AND them partnered in order to develop the banes and Senator Mikulski. They had ACHIEVEMENTS OF FORMER Federal program for the Chesapeake different styles. I think most people UNITED STATES SENATOR PAUL Bay, and then Senator Sarbanes car- would acknowledge that from the be- SPYROS SARBANES ried the burden of that partnership. ginning, Paul was very much stately Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I For many years, it was through his ef- and represented the traditional, I take this time, along with my col- forts in the U.S. Senate that we were guess, demeanor that you would expect league from Maryland, Senator CHRIS able to continue and expand the Fed- of a U.S. Senator. And I love Barbara VAN HOLLEN—and I am also pleased eral partnership for the bay. Mikulski, but no one would ever accuse that we are joined by Senator STABE- Now, those of us who live in the bay her of having that type of demeanor. NOW and Senator REED. We take this region—and I know that Senator STA- But the two of them had an incredible time, on a very sad note, to announce BENOW has heard me talk about this relationship together. They were called the death of Paul Spyros Sarbanes, our many times when we talk about the the ‘‘Diner Democrats’’ because Paul’s former colleague in the U.S. Senate, great water bodies. We know that the father’s family ran a diner, and Bar- who passed away on December 6, 2020, Chesapeake is the largest estuary in bara Mikulski’s family ran Mikulski’s at the age of 87. our hemisphere. It is the most diverse Bakery, as we all know. They worked I first got to know Senator Sarbanes estuary, and it is a challenge because together in true partnership over so when he first ran for public office in of the way that the water flows and it many years. It was a friendship that 1966. We both were elected to the Mary- cleanses itself. So we started this Fed- was really one of total trust and re- land General Assembly that year, and eral partnership—Senator Sarbanes spect. we became good friends. Delegate Sar- did—and it has provided incredible I had a chance to communicate with banes at that point made a name for dividends for the people of Maryland Senator Mikulski, and she, because of himself on the House Judiciary Com- and the people of our Nation—indeed, COVID, could not join us tonight. mittee in the Maryland General Assem- the global community. Madam President, I ask unanimous bly and was a rising star from his first He was an expert on foreign policy. consent that her statement be printed day in the Maryland General Assembly. He served on the Senate Foreign Rela- in the RECORD of these proceedings.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.047 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7271 There being no objection, the mate- I have every confidence that our Nation will He went on to a very distinguished rial was ordered to be printed in the prevail in the face of great challenges and career in public service that ended here RECORD, as follows: that its future will be assured. in the U.S. Senate, but he never ever MIKULSKI STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF It is our responsibility to heed those forgot his humble roots in Salisbury, SENATOR PAUL S. SARBANES words of Senator Sarbanes and strive where his parents owned a small res- BALTIMORE.—Retired U.S. Senator Barbara to carry out his legacy. taurant they called the Mayflower. A. Mikulski (D–MD) today issues the fol- Before I yield to Senator VAN HOL- In his farewell speech in the Senate, lowing statement remembering Senator Paul LEN, the two of us, on behalf of all of Senator Paul Sarbanes said: Sarbanes: the Members of the U.S. Senate, have My parents came to this country as immi- ‘‘We join Maryland and all of America in filed a resolution to honor Paul Sar- grants from Greece, both my mother and mourning the loss of Senator Paul Sarbanes. banes. This has been cleared. [my] father, and it was from them that I We extend our condolences and sympathies first learned about the meaning of a demo- to his family and loved ones during this I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of cratic society and the potential it offers to time. move up the ladder of opportunity on the America has lost a great statesman, the S. Res. 797, submitted earlier today. basis of ability, hard work, and conviction. state of Maryland has lost a champion, and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Their memory is still a very powerful influ- I, along with so many others, have lost a clerk will report the resolution by ence in my life. friend. title. As we heard from Senator CARDIN, The Maryland Delegation calls itself Team The senior assistant legislative clerk Maryland, and we became a team because of Senator Barbara Mikulski, who served Senator Sarbanes’s work in reaching hands read as follows: here so well, was his friend and part- across the aisle to Senator Mac Mathias. A resolution (S. Res. 797) honoring the life ner, and for years she always joked Senator Sarbanes knew that each of us could and achievements of former United States that they were the ‘‘Diner Democrats,’’ make a difference but working together was Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes and express- a nod to the Mayflower restaurant, how we would make change. His legacy of ing condolences to the family of Paul Spyros Sarbanes on his passing. owned by Paul Sarbanes’s father, her bringing Marylanders together to make roots in the Polish-American commu- change lives on in the Delegation today. There being no objection, the Senate Senator Sarbanes never forgot his family’s nity in Baltimore, and their mutual proceeded to consider the resolution. commitment to fighting for working strong immigrant roots or their belief in the Mr. CARDIN. I ask unanimous con- American Dream. He knew the trans- people, for the dignity of work, for the sent that the resolution be agreed to; formational power of education and cham- reality of the struggles so many Ameri- pioned an opportunity ladder and increased that the preamble be agreed to; and cans face, and the need to give every access to higher education. An unabashed be- that the motions to reconsider be con- American a fair shot. liever in America’s promise, he became a sidered made and laid upon the table Paul Sarbanes carried the values he voice for civil rights and voting rights. And with no intervening action or debate. learned from his parents on Maryland’s in his advocacy on housing, he worked to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Eastern Shore, first to the Maryland eliminate barriers of discrimination. He objection, it is so ordered. championed the stabilization of the Social House of Delegates, then to the House The resolution (S. Res. 797) was of Representatives, and later here to Security and Medicare trust funds and agreed to. worked tirelessly to protect and preserve the the U.S. Senate. Chesapeake Bay for tomorrow while advo- The preamble was agreed to. From the very start, he developed a cating for jobs on the Port of Baltimore (The resolution, with its preamble, is reputation for thoughtfulness and today. printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- honor. He could make simple and con- Senator Sarbanes believed that discussion mitted Resolutions’’.) fident arguments, based on evidence, to and debate should always be based on civil- Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I win others to his cause—Members from ity, intellectual rigor, and respect for others. now yield the floor in anticipation that He was a workhorse, not a show horse, who both parties. my colleague from Maryland—the two He was in his first term in the House cared more about the getting job done and of us have joined together to pay trib- getting it done right, than in taking credit. of Representatives during the Water- We served together in Congress for 30 ute to Senator Sarbanes—be recog- gate hearings, and he approached the years, 20 of them together in the Senate. And nized. proceedings on the Judiciary Com- just as he was Maryland’s champion, he was The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- mittee with his signature seriousness my champion, too. As well as my ally and ator from Maryland. of purpose. He considered the evidence, friend. We joked that we were ‘‘diner demo- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Madam Presi- he listened to President Nixon’s coun- crats,’’ not ‘‘dynasty democrats.’’ He was the dent, I want to start by thanking my son of a diner owner, and I was the daughter sel’s statements, and methodically ad- friend and colleague, the senior Sen- dressed and responded to their argu- of a grocer. We were both raised to ask how ator from Maryland, Senator BEN we could help those around us every day. ments. Because of his own unimpeach- CARDIN, for his remembrance of Paul Senator Sarbanes took that lesson to heart; able conduct, the chairman of the it was his commitment to helping not only Sarbanes. I am honored to join him and House Judiciary Committee called the people of Maryland, but every American others in offering a resolution in mem- upon him, a new member, and asked that drove him. And each of us is better off ory of Senator Paul Sarbanes. him to introduce the first article of im- for having been helped by him. I should say that Senator Sarbanes peachment against President Nixon— He was always there when you needed him. was very pleased that BEN CARDIN suc- He will be missed.’’ the charge of obstruction of justice. ceeded him in his seat here in the U.S. Paul Sarbanes had the legal acumen to Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, let Senate. So I am honored to join with take on that responsibility, but he also me conclude by just quoting from Sen- him, Senator STABENOW, Senator REED, had the integrity to be a moral voice in ator Sarbanes himself on the final Senator DURBIN, and others in remem- the Congress at that moment for the speech that he gave when he left the bering somebody who was a friend, who country. Senate. He said: was a mentor, and who was the excel- Writing about his dignified work dur- Throughout my years in public service, I lent role model for every elected offi- ing the Watergate proceedings, jour- have worked to the limits of my ability to cial—Senator Paul Sarbanes. nalist Elizabeth Drew commented: provide the people of Maryland and the Na- He was a thoughtful and brilliant ‘‘Paul Sarbanes would not have looked tion dedicated, informed, and independent Senator, a kind man, and a dedicated representation based on the fundamental at all bad at the Constitutional Con- principles of integrity and intelligence. I public servant. As we have heard, he vention; he might have [even] been one have been guided in this effort by the vision was born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore of the great ones.’’ of a decent and just America, based on a to parents who emigrated from Greece. After three terms in the House, Paul strong sense of community and offering fair- He graduated from the local public Sarbanes ran for the Senate. I first met ness and opportunity to all its people. high school, Wicomico High School, Senator Sarbanes in the 1980s, when I Service in this body has reinforced, many and was recruited to attend Princeton was serving as a staff member on the times over, my understanding and commit- on a full scholarship. He excelled in his Senate Foreign Relations Committee. ment to the institutions upon which our sys- studies as he would in his career, be- tem of Democratic governance critically de- I know everybody who served with pends. coming a Rhodes scholar and grad- Paul Sarbanes will understand what a So long as [that] vision of America’s prom- uating from Oxford before attending master class it was to watch him dur- ise continues to shine brightly in this body, Harvard Law School. ing a hearing. On cross-examination,

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As extraordinary a public servant as and procedures to follow. One of my He was a Senate workhorse in the he was, Paul Sarbanes was, above all, a new assignments was the Banking, truest and best sense. Former Majority family man. He was devoted to his wife Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Leader George Mitchell once said: Christine, whom he met at Oxford. Re- where Senator Sarbanes served as the ‘‘Paul was effective because he didn’t calling their first encounter, Paul said: chairman. seek credit, which endeared him to his She came to a meeting of the American As- By that time, Senator Sarbanes was colleagues.’’ sociation I headed. I forgot what was on the already an institution. As my col- He wasn’t afraid to take his time to agenda. All I remember of that meeting was leagues have mentioned, he introduced get to the bottom of an issue, build his that was where I met Christine. the first article of impeachment case, and convince his colleagues. In She was brilliant and kind, an educa- against President Richard Nixon, as a the wake of the Enron scandal, he held tor in Latin, Greek, French, and the junior Congressman. And as a freshman 10 hearings to ensure that the congres- classics, who matched Senator Sar- Senator in 1978, he was a forceful advo- sional response would be thorough and banes’s intelligence and shared his love cate for treaties that gave control, effective and rallied the entire Senate of service. They used to knock on doors among other things, of the Panama to support the ensuing Sarbanes-Oxley together during his political cam- Canal to Panama. So it felt a little Act, the law that is credited with re- paigns, and she was a sounding board surreal to find myself at the table with storing greater investor confidence in throughout his career. They raised a brilliant leader like Senator Paul the market and providing transparency three children, including our friend, Sarbanes. But he could not have been more gra- and oversight for corporate govern- JOHN SARBANES, who now serves Mary- ance. land so well in the House of Represent- cious and more generous with his time He loved the State of Maryland, and atives. He was enormously proud of for me as a freshman Member. He was especially the Chesapeake Bay. As Sen- them and his seven grandchildren. always willing to answer my questions. ARDIN indicated, he took on the ator C I also extend my condolences today He was a wonderful mentor. We, of mantle of forging and strengthening to Senator Sarbanes’s former staff. His course, worked on banking issues to- the Federal partnership to clean up his legacy goes well beyond the laws he gether, including the crafting of the beloved Chesapeake Bay. Sarbanes-Oxley Act, where I was able, wrote to the way he worked. He shared He wanted everybody to have a fair up close, to watch his legislative mas- with them: Do your homework, under- deal and worked to improve access to tery. affordable housing and to protect con- stand the details, act with integrity, We also worked on public transit pro- sumers from his seat on the Banking and hold firm to your values. It is an visions in our transportation bill, Committee. He believed in the United example for all of us to follow. which was very important for us in States as a force for good in the world Senator Sarbanes was not a flashy Michigan. and supported foreign assistance, the presence. In fact, political opponents We shared a passion for protecting treaties to return control of the Pan- once tried to belittle him with the our water. My colleagues have talked ama Canal to Panama, and strongly name ‘‘the stealth Senator.’’ But as he about the Chesapeake Bay. For me, it supported legislation to impose sanc- joked, stealth ‘‘is one of the most im- was the Great Lakes, and we often tions under the then-apartheid regime portant weapons in our military arse- talked about the beauty of the lakes, of South Africa. He opposed senseless nal. . . . if you let somebody else take as well as the bay. and unnecessary wars. the credit, you can get the result.’’ Senator Sarbanes gave his final I came to the House of Representa- That was Paul Sarbanes—enormous speech on the Senate floor on this very tives in 2003, along with my friend and accomplishments, never taking the day, 14 years ago. He was a humble colleague from Baltimore, Congress- credit. His quiet confidence left an im- man, and his remarks were quite brief. man Dutch Ruppersberger. Senator pression on all who served with him. He closed, in part, with this: ‘‘I want Sarbanes was then the leader of our We have lost a great Senator. Amer- my colleagues to know how deeply I delegation. He welcomed us kindly, but ica has lost a great Senator, and many appreciate their friendship and [their] as captain of Team Maryland, he char- of us have lost a very good friend. But counsel and how highly I value the acteristically was eager to allow all we should be comforted in the knowl- privilege of having been their col- Members, however new they were to edge that he achieved what we would league.’’ the delegation, to play an important all wish for ourselves: He served well, Today, I can say exactly the same role. he made the world better for others, he words about Senator Paul Sarbanes. He Not surprisingly, Senator Sarbanes treated all he knew with respect and was a statesman, and I was lucky was a favored son of the Greek-Amer- earned their respect in return, and he enough to call him my friend. I value ican community. He was a member of leaves us with fond memories. the privilege of having been his col- the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the May God grant those who loved him league. Annunciation in Baltimore and held the strength to bear his loss, and may I want to offer his family, including the highest lay office in the church. We his memory be eternal. Congressman JOHN SARBANES, all of shared strong bonds in the Greek- Thank you. Paul’s friends, and the entire State of American community because, like I yield the floor. Maryland my deepest condolences. We Paul’s parents, my wife Katherine’s The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- have lost an incredible leader and pub- mother’s family immigrated from NEY). The Senator from Michigan. lic servant. Greece. Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I I yield the floor. As a strong believer in promoting rise this evening with my colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- democratic values at home and abroad, from Maryland and with Senator REED ator from Rhode Island. Senator Sarbanes was proud of those from Rhode Island to pay tribute to Mr. REED. Mr. President, it is an Greek roots and spoke often of democ- someone whom I was lucky enough to honor to join my colleagues from racy’s roots with the ancient Greeks. have as a mentor when I first entered Maryland, Senator CARDIN and Senator He used to speak to students about the the Senate. And I want to associate VAN HOLLEN, and my colleague from importance of public service, telling myself with all of the wonderful words Michigan, Senator STABENOW, to take a them that in ancient Athens, people of my friends from Maryland. moment to recognize and remember who lived only a private life, without With any new job, there is a learning my esteemed former colleague and dear view of the public good, were failing to curve. There are certainly things that friend, Senator Paul Sarbanes, who live fully. you don’t know and that you don’t passed away last Sunday.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.045 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7273 Paul Sarbanes spent 30 years in this gram and was one of the chief sup- I yield the floor. Chamber doing what he knew was porters of improvements to our Na- I suggest the absence of a quorum. right. In that time, he built a legacy tion’s public housing programs during The PRESIDING OFFICER. The most could not achieve in two life- his Senate tenure. clerk will call the roll. times. Senator Sarbanes also recognized the The senior assistant legislative clerk Paul’s work on banking, the econ- essential role that public transpor- proceeded to call the roll. omy, housing, transportation, and so tation plays in bringing communities Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask many other issues had a profound and together, fostering economic develop- unanimous consent that the order for significant impact on our country. But, ment, and promoting a cleaner envi- the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without more importantly, his work had a di- ronment. As ranking member of the objection, it is so ordered. rect impact on so many families whose Banking Committee, he led the effort lives were made better because of his to reauthorize the Nation’s transit pro- f unsung efforts over three decades. grams and the fight to ensure that CORONAVIRUS I had the distinct honor of serving transit received its fair share of fund- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I am with Senator Sarbanes and working di- ing. here on the floor today to talk again rectly with him on the Banking, Hous- Time after time, Paul Sarbanes did about the need for Congress to act to ing, and Urban Affairs Committee and the right things for the right reasons. pass a COVID–19 bill that helps the the Joint Economic Committee. He could not care less whether he got people we represent. I am told this is Senator Sarbanes was a constant and the credit, the press, or the fanfare. His the 20th time I have come to the floor steady champion of commonsense fis- primary motivation was simply know- to make this plea, meaning that I cal policies to help create jobs, expand ing that he made a meaningful dif- haven’t been all that convincing, I our economy, and increase consumer ference in the lives of his constituents guess. and investor protections. Indeed, he and the American people, and, in this But the reality is there is hope in the used his power and influence to help regard, there are few who are as accom- air. There is a bipartisan group that is those with the least power and influ- plished as Paul Sarbanes. working on a package. I am part of ence in our society, which is a hall- His keen intellect, his extensive that group, as is the Presiding Officer. mark of our finest public servants. And knowledge of the issues, and his con- It is bipartisan: about five Democrats, Paul still remains one of our finest cern for Americans across this great about five Republicans. public servants—indeed, one of the fin- country all contributed to his impres- Maybe more significantly, today the est of the finest. sive body of legislative accomplish- White House apparently made an offer Many would agree that the Sarbanes- ments. to Speaker PELOSI to reengage in con- Oxley Act of 2002 stands among his best Now, I had the occasion to speak versation to try to get to a package work. Responding to a number of major with JOHN SARBANES, Congressman that meets the needs of everyone. The corporate accounting scandals, Senator from Maryland, who is carrying on the package that was presented was actu- Sarbanes’ legislation began the process proud tradition of the Sarbanes family, ally very similar to the package that of trying to restore investor confidence and he said his dad was best described this bipartisan group has been working in corporate America and our securi- as a workhorse, not a show horse, and on over the past few weeks. So there is ties markets. Eighteen years later, this that is right. Paul Sarbanes did the hope in the air, and that is good be- law continues to be a critical pillar of work of the people. He did not try to cause we need the help, and we need it our financial system. garner the praise and the acclaim; he now. During his tenure as chair of the just wanted to make sure the work was Let’s talk for a minute about why we Joint Economic Committee in the late done and done well. And he did need this help. I would guess that pret- eighties and early nineties, Paul throughout his entire career. ty much everybody in this Chamber framed many of the important eco- My best wishes go to Paul’s family, has seen firsthand the health crisis nomic issues and debates that the including his sons Michael Sarbanes that we are facing. The number of country was experiencing at the time. and Representative JOHN SARBANES; his cases is up. The number of people in in- He held timely hearings on income in- daughter Janet Sarbanes; and his tensive care is up. Hospitalizations are equality, trade deficit, and unemploy- grandchildren. They have lost a father up. And, sadly, fatalities have in- ment during a time at which the coun- and a grandfather. The country has creased. try was only beginning to come to lost one of its greatest champions. And Some of my colleagues in this Cham- grips with the notion that there needed I have lost a dear and precious friend. ber have had to fight cases of COVID– to be a different direction in our econ- May he rest in peace. 19 themselves. Thank God they are all omy. I yield the floor. OK. But that is not true with everyone Unfortunately, our Nation is now The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- we represent. I would bet that everyone battling a pandemic that is furthering ator from Maryland. in this Chamber knows somebody and economic inequalities, and both the Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, on be- probably multiple people who have had Senate and the country could use and half of Senator VAN HOLLEN and my- a very tough time or who have even greatly misses Senator Sarbanes’ self, I want to thank our colleagues for succumbed to this terrible disease. thoughtfulness, incisiveness, and com- their tribute to Senator Paul Sar- Last week, another friend of mine passion during these difficult times. banes—Senator STABENOW and Senator died because of COVID–19. His name Senator Sarbanes was also one of our REED. I know that Senator SCHUMER was Mike Crabtree. Mike was a county Nation’s greatest champions for afford- and Senator DURBIN have spoken on commissioner in Scioto County, OH—a able housing. He fought his entire ca- the floor. Many of us have and many friend, a standup guy who helped me on reer for our Nation’s working families, have expressed their condolences a lot of tough issues in Southeast Ohio. trying to make it possible for more through our office to the family. We He was always there for his community families in our country to have decent, just want to express our appreciation. and for me. Today, of course, we offer safe, and affordable housing. As Senator VAN HOLLEN said, I had our prayers to his wife Diane, his fam- Most notably, Paul was one of the the honor—or the challenge—to follow ily, and to all of his friends in Scioto original authors of the Home Invest- Senator Sarbanes in this body. I have County. ment Partnerships Program, known as his seat in the Senate. When I was It is personal. In the face of these the HOME Program. This program has sworn in almost 14 years ago, Senator personal tragedies and the sad reality provided critical funding to our Na- Sarbanes escorted me to take the oath that in many States we are now experi- tion’s States and localities, helping of office. As I mentioned earlier, he is encing this higher number of cases—in them maintain or expand their supply an inspiration to all of us. many States it is the highest we have of affordable housing for many Ameri- I want to thank our colleagues for had since the beginning of this pan- cans. the tribute they have paid to an out- demic—we do have some promising Paul also fought aggressively for standing Marylander, an outstanding news on one front, and that is on the funding of the section 8 voucher pro- American, and he will be missed by all. vaccine front.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.046 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7274 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 It now seems clear that later this of Americans saying they were com- ment, on businesses, on schools, on month, and then over the next 3 to 4 fortable getting the vaccine. That nonprofits, and, yes, on State and local months, help is on the way in the form number in last couple of weeks has governments. As I see it, our job is to of very effective new vaccines being de- gone up to 58 percent. It is heading in provide that bridge so that the eco- veloped by Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & the right direction. nomic rebound that we have begun to Johnson, AstraZeneca, and other U.S. We need people to understand that see can continue. manufacturers. this is based on science. These vaccines I am concerned that the recovery we The unprecedented support that Con- are like the vaccine for smallpox or have seen, which has been called a K- gress has provided for vaccine develop- polio or measles—virtually, wiping out shaped recovery—you know, you like ment, the Trump administration’s in- these diseases in this country. My dad to see a recovery come in a V-shape, novative approach to cut bureaucratic had polio as a kid. Now people don’t where you have a recession, you lose redtape through what is called Oper- even talk about it. That is because of jobs and economic growth, and then it ation Warp Speed, and the commit- the vaccine. They work. We have to comes back up the way it went down. ment and ingenuity of our researchers view it that way. It is called a V-shape. This has been who have been working around the It is not like the flu vaccine, frankly. more like a ‘‘K.’’ clock, our scientists, and our manufac- The flu vaccine is only effective about For some people, it has been OK. If turers have combined to put us on a one-third of the time. These, what they you are a big-box hardware store or path to having multiple vaccines, at call efficacy rates, meaning how effec- grocery store in America, you are prob- unprecedented speed, with efficacy tive it is, have come in at 90, 95 percent ably doing pretty well right now. If you rates above 90 percent. and higher. So we will see what the are a small business, say, a small retail This is incredible. This is good news. FDA says here in the next couple of store or sitdown restaurant next to Safe, effective vaccines are expected to weeks. those big boxes, you are not doing OK. be available to frontline healthcare I am encouraged that we are likely to You may already be closed down. Your workers, first responders, long-term get some approvals and likely to begin employees may already be unemployed. care facilities, and others just in the being able to provide these vaccines for If not, you are hanging by a thread and next few weeks. This is good news. those on the frontlines, for those in hoping and praying that Congress Within the next few months, we long-care facilities, for our first re- passes legislation to help you. would expect that these vaccines would sponders, and then out from there to It has been different for different be more broadly available, and hope- the entire population. people. If you have a blue-collar job, fully by March, maybe April, pretty Because these vaccines won’t be you can’t telework. If you are in the fi- much everybody would be able to find a widely available for 3 or 4 months, we nancial services industry, you are prob- way to get that vaccine, free, for them need to act here and act now to provide ably doing OK, but if you work in a and for their family. That has to be our a bridge to more normal times. That is kitchen making 15 bucks an hour, you goal here, as quickly as possible, to get really how I see it. This is a short-term are probably not. So it is different for safe, effective vaccines. emergency response to a desperate different people in different sectors of I am concerned—as some of my col- need we have right now as cases are our economy. I get that. For some, leagues know, because I talk about it a rising and the economic consequences again, they are doing OK; for others, lot—that the number of people who say are being felt in every family in Amer- they are really struggling. they are willing to get the vaccine is ica—more and more pain. Poverty, overall, is up because of too low. That is one reason I entered My hope is that Congress will make what is happening, and this is sad to one of the trials myself. I am in the good on the promise we have seen over me. And we can see it in our commu- Janssen J&J trial. I either got the vac- the last couple of weeks, where Repub- nities. Go to your local food bank, see cine or I got a placebo—I don’t know— licans and Democrats, alike, have come how many cars are lined up, how many but I did it to be able to go out and together to say we do have a lot of people are waiting for 3, 4, 5, in Ohio, talk about it and tell people that these common ground here; we actually sometimes 6 hours just to get food for scientists, these experts, the people agree on most of this stuff. Who their families. with the white coats, not the politi- wouldn’t be for more money for vac- Before the pandemic hit, we had very cians, are the ones calling the shots cines and distribution? We need that. strong economic growth. I think the here on these vaccines and they are Who wouldn’t be for more money for pro-growth policies that were put in being safe and they are being careful. small businesses? Who wouldn’t be for place here in Congress really helped. It is going through a process at the more money for people who are losing The tax reform, the tax cuts, the regu- FDA, the Food and Drug Administra- their jobs through no fault of their latory relief, using our energy—it all tion, that is actually more stringent own? They are struggling to pay the was working. We were having a period than it was pre-COVID. To get this rent and pay their car payment. That of growth that was strong, but also it emergency use authorization, they is what this legislation can do. I am ex- was a very ‘‘opportunity’’ economy. have to go through more testing, and cited about that possibility. People who had been on the sidelines they have to show efficacy rates above Meanwhile, in the first week of De- for years were coming back into our 50 percent, which they normally cember, we have lost 13,726 Americans economy. A lot of the benefits were wouldn’t. That is good. We want it to to COVID–19 compared to half that being felt by lower and middle-income be safe. many in the first week of November. In workers. Even with all that hard work that is 1 month, we have had a doubling of the Let me give you an example. In Feb- being done, all those scientists and re- number of fatalities. At no point in ruary of this year, just before the pan- searchers working around the clock, time during this pandemic have we demic started, we had 19 straight there are some Americans who are un- seen daily mortality rates like this, ex- months of wage growth of over 3 per- willing and concerned. Part of this is cept in the early days in March and cent. That is fantastic. We have been because some politicians, I think, have April when New York and New Jersey wanting that for a decade and a half in played politics with this, and I hate hospitals were being overrun. We have Ohio. We had flat wages, even not keep- that—as if, somehow, in the Trump ad- a real crisis. ing up with inflation. Finally, we were ministration, this wouldn’t be trusted. Of course, this healthcare crisis is seeing wage growth. That 3 percent was Of course, this is not a political game. having a direct impact on the economy compounding and was really helping This is about saving lives. too. Even with these vaccines on the people feel like if they worked hard I am encouraged by the process that horizon, it is clear we have to do more and played by the rules, they could get we have seen. I hope people will sign to help the economy get through this ahead. Sadly, when the coronavirus up. When I got into the trial, the Gal- period of time before we are back to hit, that ended. lup poll that is being done periodically more a normal time. Before the coronavirus, the national to determine whether people are saying We have to help, in the short term, to poverty rate was the lowest in the his- whether they are willing to take it or address the impact this healthcare cri- tory of America. In February, it was not was at 50 percent—only 50 percent sis is having on families, on employ- 10.5 percent, the lowest rate since we

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It included pro- My town is doing great or my State is have been depending on if they have grams like the stimulus checks and ex- doing great or this industry is doing lost their jobs through no fault of their panded unemployment insurance. It ac- great. I get that. It is a K-shaped re- own. tually helped drive the poverty rate covery. For some people, it is going The pandemic emergency employ- down for a while. well. The fact is that 10 million peo- ment compensation program that au- Since then, this continual economic ple—10 million people—that is how thorizes another 13 weeks of State ben- pain felt particularly by low- and mid- many jobs we are down since February. efits, helped by the Federal tax dollar, dle-income Americans, combined with A further slowdown in the economy ends at the end of this month. the lack of action on our part here in is going to be tough for these long- Of course, there is a moratorium on Congress to help them, has meant the term unemployed. My concern is some evictions that ends at the end of this poverty rate has actually gone back up may never reenter the workforce with- month. since May by a significant amount. It out action here to help businesses start The bottom line is that the people, now sits at 11.4 percent. That means hiring again. Some of the hardest hit State and local governments, the in- that 7 million more Americans have industries in our States, like the trav- dustries, the sectors of our economy fallen into poverty since the spring—7 el, leisure, hospitality industries, are that have been hardest hit to date by million. facing real losses. the economic crisis caused by COVID– When you fall into poverty, it is hard Our airline industry is expected to 19 are going to be the ones who are to get back out. As long as this econ- cut the equivalent of about 90,000 jobs likely to be hurt most by a continued omy remains partly shut down—in by the end of this year—90,000 jobs economic slowdown. some of our States, it is largely shut alone in the airline industry. I spoke to As I said, these are problems that, down if you are in the hospitality busi- the president of American Airlines right now, can only be fixed by all of us ness or travel business. As long as this today. They are big in Ohio. He called. stepping forward. Congress needs to happens and we can see more shut- Guess what. He is really eager for us to take action and take action now. We downs in the coming weeks and pass this coronavirus legislation we are have about a week. We have about a months, of course, as this crisis con- talking about. He is really eager be- week. tinues to worsen, we will see poverty cause he needs it desperately to hold Fortunately, again, I am pleased to levels rise unless we provide some re- on to his employees. He doesn’t want say that the proposal that is in the lief. to furlough any more people, but he works on a bipartisan basis here in the Along with the rising poverty rate, doesn’t have the business to keep them Senate is going to help. It has a total what is concerning to me is the fact working. price tag of $908 billion, and you have that more and more people are just giv- According to a November survey all heard that, probably, if you have ing up hope. There is a stat called the from the American Hotel and Lodging been following what has been going on labor force participation rate. It is the Association, more than 70 percent of with this continuing negotiation. share of Americans who are over 16 hotels have said that they won’t be It helps everybody. It helps individ- years old, either working or looking for able to stay in business another 6 uals; it helps families; it helps small a job. In February, we hit a 5-year high months without more assistance—70 businesses; it helps industries; it helps for labor force participation. That is a percent. Almost 80 percent said they those who have been the hardest hit— good thing. In other words, we had had to lay off more people. with targeted resources. It is focused. more people participating in the work- Our restaurant industry lost jobs in It is targeted. It is not the $3.5 trillion force than we had in 5 years. November for the first time since legislation that has been talked about Unfortunately, it has gone back April. It is a worrying sign that while over the last several months. It is tar- down. It was up to 63.4 percent. Now it restaurants were starting to pick up, geted. It is focused. Actually, although is down to 61.7 percent. The October things were getting better, in Novem- it is $908 billion, it is really more like number works out to a labor force that ber, because of the news of the high $350 billion because it takes back has nearly 4 million fewer participants level of cases and the concern people money that was spent in the CARES than it did in February. Just people had about going out in public and also, Act, which was appropriated by this participating in the economy has gone in some States, because of a govern- Congress but not used, and repurposes down. ment edict saying you can’t go—in it for these purposes. So I think it is a Why do we need this package? We some places, they even said you can’t focused, targeted effort that will really have a real problem on our hands. It is have outdoor dining anymore, not just help. a healthcare crisis, but it is also an indoor dining. Think of what this does Again, what is exciting about it is economic crisis for so many people. to those restaurants, most of which are that, today, there was a proposal made Unfortunately, a record number of small businesses, family-owned, and that says we have this bipartisan women and older Americans are also were already stressed. Some of those framework, which is very similar, ap- having to leave the workplace due to restaurants have closed their doors. I parently, and my hope is that the either a lack of opportunity or the know some of them are never going to Speaker of the House, the majority need to stay home with their kids. For reopen again. It is not just restaurants. leader here in the Senate, the Demo- a lot of women, not having childcare is It is bowling alleys; it is movie thea- cratic leader here in the Senate, the a real problem because the schools are ters; it is the place you get your hair Republican leader in the House, and closed. This is driving people out of the cut. A lot of them are suffering. the President of the United States can workforce as well. This is bad news for A lot of these challenges are going to all figure out how to get together and businesses trying to reopen, but it is get worse soon because the number of make this work. This bipartisan pro- also bad news for our long-term eco- the programs we put in place in this posal that we have been working on nomic health. pandemic to help provide relief for peo- here, I think, does provide a good tem- People who can’t find a way off the ple struggling are going to expire. That plate. By the way, all of those actors I sidelines right now won’t be able to is another reason we have to act. talked about—all of those players— help power the eventual economic re- At the end of this year—actually, the have said good things about the pro- covery we all hope for, and they will day before Christmas—we are going to posal. miss out on the economic recovery see some of these programs begin to ex- It has funding in there to extend the that does happen. It is a bad position pire. The pandemic unemployment as- Paycheck Protection Program for to be in. sistance program that helps the self- small businesses. It targets those small

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That commitment to our Constitu- icans who have lost their jobs through I talked today to some experts in that tion was put to the test in early 2019 no fault of their own—the unemploy- area who know a lot more about it when the President issued an emer- ment insurance extension that I talked than I do, and they said it is necessary. gency declaration that diverted $ 3.6 about earlier. As a bridge to normalcy, We actually have to provide more fund- billion from 127 military construction we need this funding. It provides funds ing to keep the vaccine train moving so projects that Congress duly approved for State, local, and Tribal govern- that, by March and April, we will have and funded and the President had ments based on their revenue shortfalls it widely available. Again, my hope is signed into law. TOM stood strong or their expenses due to COVID—in that Americans will step up and be vac- against this clear violation of the sepa- other words, needs-based. cinated. ration of powers doctrine that is so We are also working on commonsense By the way, there is also bipartisan vital to our enduring Republic, and I liability reforms to give businesses, legislation that four of us introduced was proud to stand with him. nonprofits, schools, healthcare pro- last week—two Republicans, two In a powerful floor statement on the viders, religious organizations, and Democrats—to provide for a public resolution we introduced to overturn others the legal protection they need service campaign, not with politicians the emergency declaration, TOM got to reopen with the confidence that talking about the importance, as I am right to the point. He said: they are not going to be subjected to doing tonight, but with the experts This is no longer about the president’s frivolous lawsuits that could put them talking about why the science says wall. This is not about party. This is about out of business. That is really impor- protecting the very heart of our American that it is a good idea to get vac- system of governance. Congress—and only tant because getting these businesses cinated—again, just like we do for Congress—holds the power of the purse. back up and running is a critical part smallpox or polio or the measles. TOM also made clear that this en- of getting our economy through these Will another COVID–19 bill solve croachment upon Congress’s authority next few months. In my view, these every problem we face right now? No, was not an isolated incident but part of protections are essential. but we could do a lot with this proposal a dangerous pattern Congress has per- I am hopeful that both sides can now to help the most vulnerable individuals mitted over many decades and under come together and find common just get by for the next several months many Presidents. And make no mis- ground on liability protections that we rather than slip into poverty, rather take—the hyperpartisanship that af- can all support. Several of my col- than miss out on mortgage payments flicts Congress far too often aids and leagues are working on a proposal here, or miss out on their rent, miss out on abets this lamentable historical trend. right now, in the U.S. Senate. All of their car payments, and other bad out- By pursuing a bipartisan response to this gives us hope that we will have comes. We can help the most vulner- this Executive overreach, TOM helped better days around the corner. able businesses keep their lights on and to make real progress in defending the By the way, this proposal is not what their employees on payroll. Frankly, separation of powers. any of us would write. It is not the pro- this is work we should have been doing It has been a pleasure to work with posal I would write. It is not the pro- months ago, but we are here now. Let’s Tom on many other issues over the posal our Presiding Officer, who is here get it done. years. From land conservation and en- in the Chamber, would write. Person- My hope is that we can end this year vironmental protection to rural health ally, I would put more emphasis on tax by recapturing that spirit of biparti- care and pandemic relief, he has been incentives for hiring. We have some sanship that was on display in March an informed and effective legislative good proposals for that. I would put tax of this year when we passed the CARES partner. incentives in place to get businesses to package here in the U.S. Senate by a TOM leaves the Senate with an im- reopen safely—one called the healthy vote of 96 to nothing. That doesn’t hap- pressive record of accomplishments. workplaces tax credit so they could get pen very often. The CARES Act was Even more important, he leaves a leg- compensated for putting up the parti- not a perfect bill either, but we all rec- acy of reverence for our Constitution tions or for having the PPE and pro- ognized it was a bill needed for the mo- and courage in defending it. I thank viding safer work environments. I ment. I hope we can also recognize that him for his service to the people of our would expand the work opportunity tax another bill is needed now even if it is Nation and wish him well in the years credit to help those, again, who are on not perfect. Let’s build on the bipar- to come. the sidelines in order to bring them tisan proposal we have put forward, f back to work through a credit. I would and let’s ensure that the people we rep- help with regard to the employee re- resent get the targeted economic relief REMEMBERING ERNIE BAPTISTA tention credit, which was in the they desperately need in the coming ∑ Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, CARES Act, that could pick up some of months. we recently lost a great Rhode Is- these companies that aren’t picked up Folks, let’s not leave for the holidays lander, Ernie Baptista. by the PPP program, companies that until we have done that. Ernie was immensely successful in have slightly more employees, let’s I yield the floor. his professional life; his wise counsel say, so that they don’t otherwise qual- f was sought not just around the country ify. but around the globe. Ernie was also a So there is more I would like to do, TRIBUTE TO TOM UDALL civic-minded community leader at but do you know what? This proposal is Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, when home, with a passion for politics. He needed. It is needed so badly that, of Senator TOM UDALL announced last immersed himself in Rhode Island’s po- course, all of us, regardless of our par- year that he would not seek reelection, litical whirl, where he was well liked ticular interests or our particular he said, ‘‘The worst thing anyone in and well regarded by people of many ideas, know it is right, and all of us public office can do is believe the office different political perspectives. Ernie’s should get behind it. Let’s not make belongs to them, rather than to the keen insight and advice was relied the perfect the enemy of the good—I people they represent.’’ Throughout his upon by many candidates, including would even say the enemy of the nec- more than three decades of service to myself and Senator REED. We both essary. Targeted relief now, I think, is his State and to our Nation, TOM has treasured Ernie’s quick wit, sharp in- the right approach. demonstrated time and again his ad- tellect, and great sense of humor. He Most importantly, all of these sig- herence to that principle. As New was bright, insightful, and loyal and al- nificant economic problems I laid out Mexico’s attorney general, Congress- ways provided wise counsel. and the healthcare crisis I laid out man, and Senator, he has always treat- Ernie enjoyed the good things in life: need to be addressed now. As I said ear- ed public office as a public trust. good friends, good meals, and good

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Benor the Presidential Rank Award of along with an off-duty firefighter, freed Our deepest condolences go to Ernie’s Meritorious Executive, one of the high- a man who was trapped in the vehicle— beloved family, Sharon, Peter, and Jen- est awards that a career Senior Execu- just seconds before it was engulfed in nifer. We mourn your great loss. tive Service member may receive. flames. For his lifesaving action, Scott To Ernie, rest in peace, dear friend.∑ Dave Benor’s impact on public health was honored with a number of awards, f will be felt for years to come both including a Carnegie Medal, a national honor that recognizes those who risk TRIBUTE TO DAVID E. BENOR through his work on a wide variety of public health programs and by the in- their lives to an extraordinary degree Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I spiring example he has provided for the while saving or attempting to save the am honored to thank and congratulate many attorneys with whom he worked lives of others. one of my constituents and one of the and mentored. I was pleased to have a Throughout his service, Scott ap- Federal Government’s unsung heroes, flag flown over the U.S. Capitol over proached everything with humor, kind- David E. ‘‘Dave’’ Benor, who is retiring the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as a ness, and patience. He never com- on January 3, 2021, after more than 48 symbol of our Nation’s thanks to this plained, and he always served with an years of service as a public health at- outstanding public servant. incredible amount of professionalism. torney at the U.S. Department of I ask my colleagues to join me in Above all, Scott’s main commitment Health and Human Services’ Office of paying tribute to Dave Benor for his was to his family. His service would the General Counsel, HHS–OGC. distinguished service to our country not have been possible without the sup- After graduating from Harvard Law and to wish him all the best in the port and love of his wife Susan, his School in 1972, Mr. Benor began his ca- coming years as he enjoys his well- sons Zachary and Matthew, and his ex- reer at HHS–OGC and never left, rising earned retirement. tended family. to positions of increasing responsi- I am grateful for Scott’s friendship bility throughout the years. Since 2004, f and his years of dedication to the peo- he has served as the Associate General ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ple of New Hampshire. His retirement Counsel for Public Health. In this lead- is well-deserved, and I know that he ership role, he has led HHS–OGC’s Pub- will continue to look for ways to im- lic Health Division, a 100-person office TRIBUTE TO SCOTT FRYE prove his community and the entire within HHS–OGC that provides legal ∑ Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, today I Granite State. services to the Assistant Secretary for rise to honor the career of New Hamp- I hope that you will join me in recog- Health, the Surgeon General, and mul- shire State Trooper Scott Frye, who nizing the years of service of State ∑ tiple agencies that comprise the Public recently retired from the force. Trooper Scott Frye. Health Service, including the National A native of Milford, NH, Scott served f Institutes of Health, the Centers for with the New Hampshire State Police REMEMBERING DEE BENSON Disease Control and Prevention, the In- for more than 22 years as a road troop- ∑ Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I rise today dian Health Service, the Health Serv- er, a member of the narcotics unit, and to honor Judge Dee Benson, who passed most recently as head of the executive ices and Resources Administration, the away this week after a heroic battle protection detail. During his time in Substance Abuse and Mental Health with cancer. Dee had a remarkable and executive protection, Scott served Services Administration, and the Agen- far-reaching legal career, making an under three Governors, including for 4 cy for Healthcare Research and Qual- impact throughout Utah and the coun- years during my time as Governor. ity. Mr. Benor has worked extensively try. But even more than that, he has on product liability, grant law, organ Through our work together, I saw made an indelible mark as a beloved transplant, and vaccine issues, and has firsthand Scott’s commitment to the teacher, mentor, role model, and particular expertise with the Public Granite State. He always sees the big friend. Health Service safety net programs, in picture; he can step into a room and Dee grew up on small farm in Jordan, public health emergency response immediately assess it and the people in UT, across from the old Jordan High issues, and in implementing regulatory it, both as a security risk, but also for School. He served a 2-year mission in and compensation programs. need. Scott can find a way to connect Sweden for the Church of Jesus Christ Mr. Benor has dedicated his entire with and put almost anyone at ease. As of Latter-day Saints and afterwards at- career to implementing HHS’s mission a result, he is greeted as a welcome tended BYU, graduating in 1973 with a to advance the health of all people. He friend wherever he goes in New Hamp- degree in physical education. After a has done this by providing authori- shire. brief stint as a student teacher and tative legal advice on major health ini- While Scott served for nearly a dozen soccer coach at Hillcrest High, he de- tiatives, including those related to bio- years on the security detail of Gov- cided to change career paths and on a terrorism preparedness, biomedical re- ernors, he never lost sight of his com- whim applied to law school. search, organ transplantation, vaccine mitment and obligation to protect the Dee stumbled onto what would be- development and liability, and the pro- safety of every person in New Hamp- come a brilliant vocation in law. He vision of healthcare to medically un- shire. was one of the very first law students derserved populations through such Scott’s experience and deep under- at Brigham Young University, when programs as the community health standing of the Granite State were an my late father, Rex Lee, was founding center program, the Ryan White HIV/ important benefit to those he worked BYU’s J. Reuben Clark Law School. AIDS Program, and maternal and child with. When we would travel to sites of Dee quickly took to law, grasping legal health grants. He has been a key legal natural disasters during my time as concepts with speed and ease, and soon adviser on the Department’s inter- Governor, Scott always had a sense became a star of his class, even with- national health initiatives, including about who needed to be checked in out spending all his time in the libary. Afghan and Iraqi reconstruction, global with and what a community or a public He was an equally affable student, AIDS programs, and quarantine activi- safety official needed in challenging loved by all of his classmates. A gifted ties for diseases such as SARS, pan- times. Even when his day ended and he athlete, he still managed to participate demic influenza, and monkey pox, and was officially off-duty, if he were on his in school activities and sports while in has been part of multidisciplinary way home and an extra State trooper law school, even playing for the soccer teams working on the public health re- was needed, he would be there to help team during his final year and fin- sponse to the War on Terrorism, in- in any way that he could. ishing near the top of his class. cluding the response to anthrax at- Perhaps nothing exemplifies Scott’s After graduating in 1976, Dee spent a tacks, smallpox vaccine development, dedication, bravery, and heroism more few months playing professional soccer

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE6.006 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7278 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2020 with the Utah Golden Spikers of the Throughout the years, Dee retained December 8, 2020, he has signed the fol- American Soccer League, and then his passion for sports and zest for life. lowing enrolled bills, which were pre- turned to his law career. He started out He ran marathons, was an avid moun- viously signed by the Speaker of the in private practice, first at Marineau tain biker, and mastered every sport House: and Mack and then at Christensen and that caught his interest. He was a de- S. 910. An act to reauthorize and amend the Martineau. He would later be appointed voted father who, despite the many de- National Sea Grant College Program Act, to positions at the highest levels of law mands on his time, seemed to maintain and for other purposes. constant contact with each of his four S. 945. An act to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley by Presidents, Chief Justices, and Sen- Act of 2002 to require certain issuers to dis- ators. children, taking delight in every word close to the Securities and Exchange Com- He came to Washington first to work they uttered and every activity they mission information regarding foreign juris- as counsel for the Senate Judiciary pursued. dictions that prevent the Public Company Committee. Dee was then-Senator Even his cancer diagnosis would not Accounting Oversight Board from per- Orrin Hatch’s chief of staff for 2 years dampen his spirit or slow him down. forming inspections under that Act, and for and while there served as counsel on After being partially paralyzed and other purposes. the Iran-Contra Congressional Inves- bedridden this past May, by the end of S. 1069. An act to require the Secretary of the month he had returned to his Commerce, acting through the Adminis- tigating Committee. He worked as U.S. trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- attorney from 1989 until 1991, when he chambers in Salt Lake City and had pheric Administration, to establish a con- was appointed by President George come into work as recently as last stituent-driven program to provide a digital H.W. Bush to serve on the U.S. District week—steadfast and strong until the information platform capable of efficiently Court for the District of Utah, where end. integrating coastal data with decision-sup- he served for nearly three decades. Judge Dee Benson was a true public port tools, training, and best practices and As Federal judge, he was appointed servant, a gift to Utah and to everyone to support collection of priority coastal who had the good fortune to meet him. geospatial data to inform and improve local, as one of the seven judges to the For- State, regional, and Federal capacities to eign Intelligence Surveillance Act For those of us who knew and loved Dee, the world will now seem incom- manage the coastal region, and for other Court by Chief Justice William purposes. Rehnquist, frequently flying to Wash- plete; but it has been an honor and a S. 1982. An act to improve efforts to com- ington to review requests for warrants blessing to call him a mentor and a bat marine debris, and for other purposes. ∑ and wiretaps against suspected spies friend. S. 4054. An act to reauthorize the United f States Grain Standards Act, and for other and terrorists. He was also appointed purposes. by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT H.R. 3349. An act to authorize the Daugh- on the Judicial Conference of the A message from the President of the ters of the Republic of Texas to establish the United States, a policy-making body Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a United States was communicated to commemorative work in the District of Co- within the Federal judicial system. the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his Dee had a deep love of the law and lumbia, and for other purposes. secretaries. true impartiality as a jurist. In all of H.R. 3465. An act to authorize the Fallen f Journalists Memorial Foundation to estab- his duties, he never sought to impose lish a commemorative work in the District his own agenda but simply to get the EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED of Columbia and its environs, and for other law right—not according to his own In executive session the Presiding Of- purposes. personal beliefs or feelings but as he ficer laid before the Senate a message At 6:29 p.m., a message from the understood it. And as much as Dee from the President of the United House of Representatives, delivered by loved the law, he was loved by those States submitting a nomination which Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks around him. He brought kindness, was referred to the Committee on For- announced that the House has agreed humor, and fun to every environment. eign Relations. to the report of the committee of con- He was known to keep a bicycle in his (The message received today is print- ference on the disagreeing votes of the chambers and a dart board for his ed at the end of the Senate pro- two Houses on the amendment of the clerks. ceedings.) Senate to the bill (H.R. 6395) to author- I myself was lucky enough to have f him as my first boss when I clerked for ize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 him the year after I graduated from MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE for military activities of the Depart- law school. I learned more about the At 11:17 a.m., a message from the ment of Defense, for military construc- practice of law during that clerkship House of Representatives, delivered by tion, and for defense activities of the than I did during all 3 years of law Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, Department of Energy, to prescribe school combined. I will never forget announced that the House has passed military personnel strengths for such our countless conversations about the the following bill, without amendment: fiscal year, and for other purposes. law—deep dives on everything from S. 1153. An act to explicitly make unau- f compelled-speech doctrine , the cocon- thorized access to Department of Education MEASURES REFERRED spirator hearsay rule, and the require- information technology systems and the The following bill was read the first ments for authenticating so-called ‘‘an- misuse of identification devices issued by the Department of Education a criminal act. and the second times by unanimous cient documents’’ under the Federal consent, and referred as indicated: Rules of Evidence—in the courtroom The message also announced that the House has passed the following bill, H.R. 8428. An act to provide for temporary and in his chambers and sometimes protected status for residents of Hong Kong, even while mountain biking or during a with an amendment, in which it re- quests the concurrence of the Senate: and for other purposes; to the Committee on game of ping pong or darts. the Judiciary. S. 461. An act to strengthen the capacity Everyone at the courthouse—from f the prosecutors to the defense counsel, and competitiveness of historically Black colleges and universities through robust pub- ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED from civil litigants to criminal defend- lic-sector, private-sector, and community ants, from probation officers to support partnerships and engagement, and for other The Secretary of the Senate reported staff—loved and learned daily from purposes. that on today, December 8, 2020, she Judge Benson. Despite his keen intel- The message further announced that had presented to the President of the lect and prominence, he was one of the the House has passed the following bill, United States the following enrolled most humble, genuine people I have in which it requests the concurrence of bills: ever known. He cared deeply about the the Senate: S. 910. An act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, happiness of those around them and H.R. 8428. An act to provide for temporary and for other purposes. left everyone more happy and encour- protected status for residents of Hong Kong, S. 945. An act to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley and for other purposes. aged than when he found them. He Act of 2002 to require certain issuers to dis- treated each person who came into his ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED close to the Securities and Exchange Com- courtoom with dignity and respect, no The President Pro tempore (Mr. mission information regarding foreign juris- matter who you were. GRASSLEY) announced that on today, dictions that prevent the Public Company

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.035 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7279 Accounting Oversight Board from per- Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, EC–6049. A communication from the Sanc- forming inspections under that Act, and for transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign other purposes. a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending the Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, S. 1069. An act to require the Secretary of North Korea Sanctions Regulations’’ (31 CFR transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Commerce, acting through the Adminis- Parts 510) received in the Office of the Presi- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending the trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- dent of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators pheric Administration, to establish a con- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 544, and stituent-driven program to provide a digital Urban Affairs. the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Reg- information platform capable of efficiently EC–6042. A communication from the Sanc- ulations, 31 CFR Part 560’’ (31 CFR Parts 544, integrating coastal data with decision-sup- tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign and 560) received in the Office of the Presi- port tools, training, and best practices and Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, dent of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to to support collection of priority coastal transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and geospatial data to inform and improve local, a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending the Urban Affairs. State, regional, and Federal capacities to Zimbabwe Sanctions Regulations’’ (31 CFR EC–6050. A communication from the Sanc- manage the coastal region, and for other Parts 541) received in the Office of the Presi- tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign purposes. dent of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, S. 1982. An act to improve efforts to com- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of bat marine debris, and for other purposes. Urban Affairs. a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Making Amend- S. 4054. An act to reauthorize the United EC–6043. A communication from the Sanc- ments to 31 CFR Part 515, the Cuban Assets States Grain Standards Act, and for other tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Control Regulations’’ (31 CFR Part 515) re- purposes. Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, ceived in the Office of the President of the f transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Com- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule to Implement the mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Syria-related Sanctions Regulations as a fairs. COMMUNICATIONS New Part 569 in 31 CFR Chapter V’’ (31 CFR EC–6051. A communication from the Regu- The following communications were Part 569) received in the Office of the Presi- lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare laid before the Senate, together with dent of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to and Medicaid Services, Department of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Health and Human Services, transmitting, accompanying papers, reports, and doc- Urban Affairs. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled uments, and were referred as indicated: EC–6044. A communication from the Sanc- ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Organ EC–6036. A communication from the Asso- tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Procurement Organizations Conditions for ciate General Counsel, General Law and Re- Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, Coverage: Revisions to the Outcome Measure search Division, Department of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Requirements for Organ Procurement Orga- transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) re- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending the nizations; Final Rule’’ (RIN0938–AU02) re- ports relative to vacancies in the Depart- Nicaragua Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR ceived in the Office of the President of the ment of Agriculture, received in the Office of Part 582, to Incorporate the Nicaragua Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Com- the President of the Senate on December 2, Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of mittee on Finance. 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- 2018’’ (31 CFR Parts 582) received in the Of- EC–6052. A communication from the Regu- trition, and Forestry. fice of the President of the Senate on Decem- lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare EC–6037. A communication from the Asso- ber 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, and Medicaid Services, Department of ciate General Counsel, General Law and Re- Housing, and Urban Affairs. Health and Human Services, transmitting, search Division, Department of Agriculture, EC–6045. A communication from the Sanc- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled transmitting, pursuant to law, three (3) re- tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign ‘‘Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model (CMS– ports relative to vacancies in the Depart- Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, 5528-IFC)’’ (RIN0938–AT91) received in the Of- ment of Agriculture, received in the Office of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of fice of the President of the Senate on Decem- the President of the Senate on December 2, a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending Appen- ber 2, 2020; to the Committee on Finance. 2020; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- dix A of the Reporting, Procedures, and Pen- EC–6053. A communication from the Acting trition, and Forestry. alties Regulations, 31 CFR Part 501, to Director, Office of Acquisition and Assist- EC–6038. A communication from the Sanc- Amend the Definition of ‘Applicable Sched- ance, U.S. Agency for International Develop- tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign ule Amount’ Contained in Appendix A’’ (31 ment, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, CFR Part 501) received in the Office of the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Leave and Holidays transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; for U.S. Personal Services Contractors, In- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending Cer- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and cluding Family and Medical Leave’’ tain Civil Monetary Penalties for Inflation Urban Affairs. (RIN0412–AA86) received in the Office of the Pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties In- EC–6046. A communication from the Sanc- President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; flation Adjustment Act of 1990’’ (31 CFR tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Parts 501, 510, 535, 536, 541, 542, 544, 546, 547, Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, EC–6054. A communication from the Execu- 548, 549, 560, 561, 566, 576, 583, 584, 588, 592, 594, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tive Secretary, United States Agency for 597, and 598) received in the Office of the a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Amending the International Development (USAID), trans- President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and in OFAC’s Reporting, Procedures and Pen- a vacancy in the position of Deputy Adminis- Urban Affairs. alties Regulations, 31 CFR Part 501 Appendix trator, United States Agency for Inter- EC–6039. A communication from the Sec- A’’ (31 CFR Part 501) received in the Office of national Development (USAID), received in retary of the Securities and Exchange Com- the President of the Senate on December 2, the Office of the President of the Senate on mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, December 2, 2020; to the Committee on For- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Statement on Cen- and Urban Affairs. eign Relations. tral Counterparties Authorized under the EC–6047. A communication from the Sanc- EC–6055. A communication from the Acting European Markets Infrastructure Regulation tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Director, Office of Acquisition and Assist- Seeking to Register as a Clearing Agency or Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, ance, U.S. Agency for International Develop- to Request Exemption from Certain Require- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ment, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ments Under the Securities Exchange Act of a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule Making Amend- port of a rule entitled ‘‘The Rules for Pro- 1934’’ received in the Office of the President ments to 31 CFR Part 515, the Cuban Asset curement of Certain Essential Medical Sup- of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Control Regulations’’ (31 CFR Part 515) re- plies Financed by USAID during the COVID– Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban ceived in the Office of the President of the 19 Pandemic’’ (RIN0412–AB02) received in the Affairs. Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Com- Office of the President of the Senate on De- EC–6040. A communication from the Sec- mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- cember 2, 2020; to the Committee on Foreign retary of the Securities and Exchange Com- fairs. Relations. mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the EC–6048. A communication from the Sanc- EC–6056. A communication from the Assist- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Commission State- tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, ment on Certain Provisions of Business Con- Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, duct Standards for Security-Based Swap transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Dealers and Major Security-Based Swap Par- a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule to Implement the a rule entitled ‘‘Benefits Payable in Termi- ticipants’’ (RIN3235–AL10) received in the Of- International Criminal Court-Related Sanc- nated Single-Employer Plans; Interest As- fice of the President of the Senate on Decem- tions Regulations as a New Part 520 in 31 sumptions for Paying Benefits’’ (29 CFR Part ber 2, 2020; to the Committee on Banking, CFR Chapter V’’ (31 CFR Parts 520) received 4022) received in the Office of the President Housing, and Urban Affairs. in the Office of the President of the Senate of the Senate on December 2, 2020; to the EC–6041. A communication from the Sanc- on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and tions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Pensions.

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A communication from the Assist- the brain, to authorize the provision of com- IT Certification Program: Extension of Com- ant Administrator of the Diversion Control pensation to personnel of the Department of pliance Dates and Timeframes in Response Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, State who incur similar disabilities, and for to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency’’ Department of Justice, transmitting, pursu- other purposes; to the Committee on Home- (RIN0955–AA02) received in the Office of the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled land Security and Governmental Affairs. President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; ‘‘Schedules of Controlled Substances: Place- By Mr. KING: to the Committee on Health, Education, ment of Olceridine in Schedule II’’ ((21 CFR S. 4974. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Labor, and Pensions. Part 1308) (Docket No. DEA–715)) received in enue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable EC–6058. A communication from the Direc- the Office of the President of the Senate on tax credit for the installation of energy effi- tor of Rural Development, Rural Housing December 2, 2020; to the Committee on the cient air source heat pumps; to the Com- Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- Judiciary. mittee on Finance. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–6067. A communication from the Pro- By Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. entitled ‘‘Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing gram Analyst, International Bureau, Federal MORAN): Change in Initial Guarantee Fee and Annual Communications Commission, transmitting, S. 4975. A bill to require covered entities to Guarantee Fee’’ (RIN0575–AD15) received in pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled implement and disclose information modera- the Office of the President of the Senate on ‘‘In the Matter of Further Streamlining of tion policies, and for other purposes; to the December 2, 2020; to the Committee on Agri- Part 25 Rules Governing Satellite Services’’ Committee on Commerce, Science, and culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. ((FCC 20–159) (IB Docket No. 18–134)) received Transportation. EC–6059. A communication from the Regu- in the Office of the President of the Senate By Mr. HAWLEY: lations Coordinator, Health Resources and on December 2, 2020; to the Committee on S. 4976. A bill to amend the Trade Act of Services Administration, Department of Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 1974 to reform the Generalized System of Health and Human Services, transmitting, EC–6068. A communication from the Attor- Preferences to better protect United States pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ney Advisor, Media Bureau, Federal Commu- workers; to the Committee on Finance. ‘‘21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, nications Commission, transmitting, pursu- By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Information Blocking, and the ONC Health ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Re- Ms. SINEMA): S. 4977. A bill to amend title 5, United IT Certification Program’’ (RIN0955–AA01) vision of the Commission’s Part 76 Review States Code, to require that a court decree, received in the Office of the President of the Procedures, Modernization of Media Regula- court order, or other similar process ex- Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Com- tion Initiative, Revision of the Commission’s pressly provides for an annuity supplement mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Program Carriage Rules’’ ((MB Docket No. payment; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Pensions. 20–70, 17–105, and 11–131) (FCC 20–162)) re- EC–6060. A communication from the Sec- curity and Governmental Affairs. ceived in the Office of the President of the tion Chief of the Diversion Control Division, By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Com- Drug Enforcement Administration, Depart- CRAMER, Mr. TILLIS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ment of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to Mr. WICKER, Mr. HAWLEY, and Ms. tation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Implemen- ERNST): tation of the Substance Use-Disorder Preven- f S. 4978. A bill to require a study and report tion That Promotes Opioid Recovery and REPORTS OF COMMITTEES on a potential transfer of Israel to the area Treatment for Patients and Communities of responsibility of the United States Central Act of 2018: Dispensing and Administering The following reports of committees Command; to the Committee on Foreign Re- Controlled Substances for Medication-As- were submitted: lations. sisted Treatment’’ ((RIN1117–AB55) (Docket By Mr. WICKER, from the Committee on By Mr. PAUL: No. DEA–499)) received in the Office of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S. 4979. A bill to terminate the Department President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; with an amendment in the nature of a sub- of Education; to the Committee on Home- to the Committee on Health, Education, stitute: land Security and Governmental Affairs. Labor, and Pensions. S. 3152. A bill to require the Federal Com- By Mr. KING: S. 4980. A bill to amend the Public Health EC–6061. A communication from the Execu- munications Commission to incorporate data Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health tive Director of the Federal Retirement on maternal health outcomes into its and Human Services, acting through the Di- Thrift Investment Board, transmitting, pur- broadband health maps (Rept. No. 116–304). rector of the Centers for Disease Control and suant to law, the report of a rule entitled By Mr. MORAN, from the Committee on Prevention, to support research and pro- ‘‘Methods of Withdrawing Funds from the Veterans’ Affairs, with an amendment in the grammatic efforts that will build on previous Thrift Savings Plan’’ (5 CFR Parts 1650) re- nature of a substitute: research on the effects of adverse childhood ceived in the Office of the President of the S. 4393. A bill to improve the provision of experiences; to the Committee on Health, Senate on December 2, 2020; to the Com- health care and other benefits from the De- Education, Labor, and Pensions. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- partment of Veterans Affairs for veterans By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself mental Affairs. who were exposed to toxic substances, and EC–6062. A communication from the Ad- and Mrs. FISCHER): for other purposes. ministrator, U.S. Agency for International S. 4981. A bill to support research on pri- S. 4511. A bill to make certain improve- Development (USAID), transmitting, pursu- vacy enhancing technologies and promote re- ments in the laws administered by the Sec- ant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator sponsible data use, and for other purposes; to retary of Veterans Affairs relating to edu- (URL) for USAID’s Agency Financial Report the Committee on Commerce, Science, and cation, burial benefits, and other matters, for fiscal year 2020; to the Committee on Transportation. and for other purposes. Homeland Security and Governmental Af- By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. WAR- fairs. f NER, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. COTTON): EC–6063. A communication from the Direc- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 4982. A bill to provide incentives for the tor, Office of Acquisition Policy, General production of semiconductors for the United Services Administration, transmitting, pur- JOINT RESOLUTIONS States, and for other purposes; to the Com- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled The following bills and joint resolu- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ‘‘Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal tions were introduced, read the first tation. Acquisition Circular 2021–02, Introduction’’ and second times by unanimous con- f (FAC 2021–02) received in the Office of the sent, and referred as indicated: President of the Senate on December 2, 2020; SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND to the Committee on Homeland Security and By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Ms. SENATE RESOLUTIONS ROSEN): Governmental Affairs. The following concurrent resolutions EC–6064. A communication from the Assist- S. 4972. A bill to direct the Director of the ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De- National Science Foundation to support and Senate resolutions were read, and partment of Homeland Security, transmit- STEM education and workforce development referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ting two (2) legislative proposals relative to research focused on rural areas, and for By Mr. BOOKER: the President of the United States’ Fiscal other purposes; to the Committee on Com- S. Res. 796. A resolution recognizing the Year 2021 budget request for the Department merce, Science, and Transportation. 75th anniversary of the establishment of the of Homeland Security; to the Committee on By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. United Nations; to the Committee on For- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- RUBIO, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. SHAHEEN, eign Relations. fairs. Mr. KING, Mr. SASSE, Mr. CORNYN, By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. VAN EC–6065. A communication from the Dep- Mr. BURR, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. COT- HOLLEN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHU- uty Secretary of Defense, transmitting, pur- TON): MER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE6.023 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7281 Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. kota (Mr. THUNE) and the Senator from from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) and the BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN) were added as co- Senator from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO) BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, sponsors of S. 633, a bill to award a were added as cosponsors of S. 4461, a Mr. BRAUN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Congressional Gold Medal to the mem- bill to provide for a period of con- Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CAR- PER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. bers of the Women’s Army Corps who tinuing appropriations in the event of a COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. were assigned to the 6888th Central lapse in appropriations under the nor- CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. Postal Directory Battalion, known as mal appropriations process, and estab- CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’. lish procedures and consequences in DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, S. 983 the event of a failure to enact appro- Mr. ENZI, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, At the request of Mr. COONS, the priations. Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. S. 4564 GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASS- name of the Senator from Maryland LEY, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. ERNST, the HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, of S. 983, a bill to amend the Energy names of the Senator from New Hamp- Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. Conservation and Production Act to re- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, Mr. authorize the weatherization assist- from Kansas (Mr. MORAN) were added KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. ance program, and for other purposes. as cosponsors of S. 4564, a bill to au- KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, S. 3072 thorize the location of a memorial on Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mrs. LOEFFLER, the National Mall to commemorate Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, the name of the Senator from South and honor the members of the Armed Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a Forces that served on active duty in MURRAY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. cosponsor of S. 3072, a bill to amend the support of the Global War on Ter- PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act rorism, and for other purposes. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. to prohibit the approval of new abor- S. 4593 ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. tion drugs, to prohibit investigational At the request of Mr. BURR, the SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South use exemptions for abortion drugs, and names of the Senator from Missouri Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, to impose additional regulatory re- (Mr. HAWLEY) and the Senator from Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABE- quirements with respect to previously Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) were added NOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. approved abortion drugs, and for other as cosponsors of S. 4593, a bill to award THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. purposes. posthumously the Congressional Gold UDALL, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, S. 3250 Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till- Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ORNYN Mobley. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG): At the request of Mr. C , the S. Res. 797. A resolution honoring the life name of the Senator from Louisiana S. 4613 and achievements of former United States (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the Senator Paul Spyros Sarbanes and express- sor of S. 3250, a bill to ensure U.S. Cus- name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. ing condolences to the family of Paul Spyros toms and Border Protection officers, MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor Sarbanes on his passing; considered and agents, and other personnel have ade- of S. 4613, a bill to amend the Fairness agreed to. quate synthetic opioid detection equip- to Contact Lens Consumers Act to pre- By Mr. PETERS: S. Con. Res. 51. A concurrent resolution ment, that the Department of Home- vent certain automated calls and to re- correcting the enrollment of S. 1869; consid- land Security has a process to update quire notice of the availability of con- ered and agreed to. synthetic opioid detection capability, tact lens prescriptions to patients, and f and for other purposes. for other purposes. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 3418 S. 4711 At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, his At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, his S. 307 name was added as a cosponsor of S. name was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the 3418, a bill to amend the Robert T. 4711, a bill to provide for judicial secu- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer- rity and privacy. HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. gency Assistance Act to allow the Ad- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the 307, a bill to amend the Clayton Act to ministrator of the Federal Emergency name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. modify the standard for an unlawful Management Agency to provide cap- DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. acquisition, and for other purposes. italization grants to States to estab- 4711, supra. S. 560 lish revolving funds to provide hazard S. 4730 At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the mitigation assistance to reduce risks names of the Senator from New Mexico At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, from disasters and natural hazards, and the names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. HEINRICH), the Senator from Colo- other related environmental harm. (Ms. COLLINS), the Senator from Kansas rado (Mr. BENNET), the Senator from S. 4258 (Mr. MORAN) and the Senator from Ar- Delaware (Mr. CARPER), the Senator At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the kansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) were added as from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Sen- name of the Senator from Arkansas cosponsors of S. 4730, a bill to amend ator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- title 31, United States Code, to require Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. HAS- sor of S. 4258, a bill to establish a grant the Secretary of the Treasury to mint SAN), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. program for small live venue operators and issue quarter dollars in commemo- CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator from Ne- and talent representatives. ration of the Nineteenth Amendment, vada (Ms. ROSEN), the Senator from and for other purposes. Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator S. 4433 from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) and the At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the S. 4848 Senator from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO) were name of the Senator from New Hamp- At the request of Mr. COONS, the added as cosponsors of S. 560, a bill to shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- name of the Senator from California amend the Public Health Service Act, sponsor of S. 4433, a bill to authorize (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- the Employee Retirement Income Se- the National Medal of Honor Museum sponsor of S. 4848, a bill to continue the curity Act of 1974, and the Internal Foundation to establish a commemora- whole-of-government approach to end- Revenue Code of 1986 to require that tive work in the District of Columbia ing global wildlife poaching and traf- group and individual health insurance and its environs, and for other pur- ficking by permanently reauthorizing coverage and group health plans pro- poses. the activities of the Presidential Task vide coverage for treatment of a con- S. 4461 Force on Wildlife Trafficking, and for genital anomaly or birth defect. At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the other purposes. S. 633 names of the Senator from Georgia S. 4898 At the request of Mr. MORAN, the (Mr. PERDUE), the Senator from Ten- At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the names of the Senator from South Da- nessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN), the Senator names of the Senator from Oklahoma

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Res. 778, a resolution rec- Whereas the United States has used its (Mr. HAWLEY) were added as cosponsors ognizing Interscholastic Athletic Ad- permanent seat on the United Nations Secu- of S. 4898, a bill to amend title VI of ministrators’ Day on December 15, 2020. rity Council to push for the adoption of mul- the Social Security Act to extend the f tilateral sanctions, including asset freezes, period during which States, Indian travel bans, arms embargoes, trade restric- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Tribes, and local governments may use tions, and other measures, against terrorist Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. organizations like al-Qaida and ISIS, rogue states that seek to obtain weapons of mass S. 4927 SENATE RESOLUTION 796—RECOG- destruction like North Korea, and countries At the request of Mr. KING, the NIZING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY embroiled by internal armed conflict such as names of the Senator from North Da- OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE South Sudan; kota (Mr. CRAMER), the Senator from UNITED NATIONS Whereas the United Nations has provided electoral assistance to more than 100 coun- New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Sen- Mr. BOOKER submitted the following tries and helped facilitate the transition to ator from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO), resolution; which was referred to the democracy in these countries, observing the Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- Committee on Foreign Relations: landmark elections in Cambodia, El Sal- STEIN) and the Senator from Oregon S. RES. 796 vador, South Africa, Mozambique, Timor- Leste, Liberia, Iraq, Nepal, Afghanistan, and (Mr. WYDEN) were added as cosponsors Whereas President Franklin Delano Roo- Sierra Leone; of S. 4927, a bill to exclude EIDL ad- sevelt coined the phrase ‘‘United Nations’’ in Whereas the United Nations adopted the 17 vance amounts from the calculation of January 1942; loan forgiveness under the paycheck Sustainable Development Goals in Sep- Whereas 50 countries met in San Francisco tember 2015, requiring member nations to protection program, and for other pur- to draw up the Charter of the United Nations commit to eradicating extreme poverty, poses. in 1945; fighting inequality, empowering women and Whereas, on June 26, 1945, the Charter of S. 4965 girls, protecting natural resources, improv- the United Nations was signed in San Fran- ing governance, and encouraging sustainable At the request of Mr. COTTON, the cisco at the conclusion of the United Nations name of the Senator from South Caro- and inclusive economic growth; Conference on International Organization, Whereas the United Nations has played a lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- and came into force on October 24, 1945; critical role in improving global public sponsor of S. 4965, a bill to regulate the Whereas, June 26, 2020, marked the 75th an- health, including through the Joint United posting of personal information of gov- niversary of the establishment of the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS; ernment officials on the internet, and Nations; Whereas the World Health Organization, a for other purposes. Whereas, on September 10, 1948, the United United Nations specialized agency, serves as Nations General Assembly adopted the Uni- a multilateral coordinating body responsible S.J. RES. 81 versal Declaration of Human Rights, which for monitoring and leading the response to At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the is the cornerstone for modern-day human outbreaks of infectious disease, spearheading name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. rights and the world’s most translated docu- vaccination efforts, and developing cam- WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of ment; paigns to combat life-threatening illnesses S.J. Res. 81, a joint resolution pro- Whereas, in September 1960, 17 newly inde- like polio and malaria; posing an amendment to the Constitu- pendent countries, including 16 from Africa, Whereas the World Health Organization joined the United Nations, marking the big- tion of the United States to prohibit played a central role in the eradication of gest increase in membership in any one year; smallpox in 1979, to date the only human dis- the use of slavery and involuntary ser- Whereas the United Nations has greatly ease ever to be eradicated; vitude as a punishment for a crime. contributed to international peace and secu- Whereas the United Nations Population S. CON. RES. 50 rity; Fund aims to end the unmet need for family Whereas the United Nations has provided a At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the planning, end preventable maternal deaths, forum for the achievement of international name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. and end gender-based violence and harmful cooperation to address international eco- practices such as child marriage and female MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of nomic, social, cultural, and humanitarian genital mutilation by 2030 in all countries, S. Con. Res. 50, a concurrent resolution problems, including promoting cooperation including those affected by conflict and dis- urging the establishment of a United on climate change, supporting human rights, aster; States Commission on Truth, Racial and combating human trafficking; Whereas the United Nations Population Healing, and Transformation. Whereas, since 1948, the United Nations has Fund has helped reduce maternal mortality deployed 71 peacekeeping and observation by half since 1990; S. RES. 709 missions to some of the world’s most com- Whereas the United Nations Children’s At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, his plex regions and countries; Fund is active in 190 countries and terri- name was added as a cosponsor of S. Whereas the United Nations peacekeeping tories to reach the children and young people Res. 709, a resolution expressing the missions have been charged with mandates in greatest need; sense of the Senate that the August 13, to stabilize conflict zones after a cease-fire, Whereas the United Nations World Food 2020, and September 11, 2020, announce- assist in the implementation of comprehen- Program reaches more than 86,000,000 people ments of the establishment of full dip- sive peace agreements, protect civilians from in 83 countries annually; lomatic relations between the State of violence, facilitate delivery of humanitarian Whereas the United Nations Educational, assistance to vulnerable communities, and Scientific, and Cultural Organization Israel and the United Arab Emirates create stable governing institutions in frag- (UNESCO) seeks to build peace through and the State of Israel and the King- ile states; international cooperation in education, the dom of Bahrain are historic achieve- Whereas the United Nations peacekeepers sciences, and culture, and is preserving 1,073 ments. played an instrumental role in stabilizing Li- World Heritage sites in 167 countries; S. RES. 774 beria following two devastating civil wars, Whereas today, with global population dis- paving the way in 2018 for the first peaceful placement at the highest level recorded since At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the transition of power between democratically World War II, the World Food Program, to- names of the Senator from New Jersey elected Presidents in the country since 1944; gether with the United Nations High Com- (Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from Kansas Whereas the United Nations peacekeepers missioner for Refugees, United Nations Chil- (Mr. ROBERTS), the Senator from Dela- helped to avert a genocide in the Central Af- dren’s Fund, and other United Nations agen- ware (Mr. COONS), the Senator from rican Republic, continue to protect tens of cies, is feeding, clothing, and sheltering mil- South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Sen- thousands of civilians from ethnic and polit- lions from Syria, Iraq, the Central African ator from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY) and ical violence in South Sudan, provide secu- Republic, and numerous other countries; the Senator from New York (Mrs. rity to health workers battling the second Whereas the ongoing COVID-19 crisis high- largest Ebola outbreak in history in eastern lights the need for strong and collective mul- GILLIBRAND) were added as cosponsors Congo, and play an important role in ensur- tilateral action; of S. Res. 774, a resolution honoring the ing that calm and stability prevail along the Whereas, since the beginning of the global United Nations World Food Programme Israel-Lebanon border; COVID-19 pandemic, the entire United Na- on the occasion of being awarded the Whereas, in 2006, under the leadership of tions system has been hard at work: The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. the United Nations, member nations adopted World Health Organization (WHO) is on the

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ground in over 140 countries helping coun- Whereas the participation and leadership S. RES. 797 tries scale-up testing and access essential by the United States in the United Nations is Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was born on personal protective equipment, while also essential to securing United States interests February 3, 1933, in Salisbury, Maryland, to coordinating research and innovation efforts in international peace and security: Now, Matina and Spyros P. Sarbanes, who had to advance drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics; therefore, be it emigrated from Laconia, Greece; the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is scaling Resolved, That the Senate— Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes graduated up assistance to refugee camps; UNICEF is (1) recognizes the 75th anniversary of the from Wicomico High School and earned a full supporting the millions of children who are establishment of the United Nations; scholarship and a bachelor’s degree from the out of school; the UN Population Fund (2) recognizes the United Nations for the School of Public and International Affairs at (UNFPA) is strengthening health systems to critical role it plays in maintaining inter- Princeton University in 1954; ensure reproductive and maternal health national peace and security; Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes earned a care; the World Food Programme (WFP) has (3) applauds the United Nations for its Rhodes Scholarship and graduated from established air hubs to distribute vital food leadership and ongoing efforts in addressing Balliol College of the University of Oxford and medical supplies across Africa; and global health crises, including the global with a First Class degree in 1957, and then United Nations peacekeeping missions are fight against HIV/AIDS; graduated from Harvard Law School in 1960; using troop patrols to educate on mitigation (4) applauds the United Nations for its re- Whereas, in 1960, Paul Spyros Sarbanes measures. sponse to unprecedented humanitarian crises married his wife, Christine Dunbar, who was Whereas, in Yemen, which has been on the that have resulted in staggering escalation his partner in all his endeavors, in addition brink of famine for several years and where of displacements and suffering in countries to being a wonderful teacher of the classics, 80 percent of the population relies on human- such as Yemen, Syria, Iraq, South Sudan, Latin, Greek, and French, an avid reader, itarian aid to survive, United Nations agen- Somalia, the Central African Republic, and and a volunteer with the Enoch Pratt Free cies are working to reach 12,000,000 people the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Library, the Walters Art Museum, and the each month with food and nutritional assist- (5) commends the United Nations for its Baltimore Volunteer Groups to the United ance, respond to a cholera epidemic that has commitment to eradicating extreme poverty States Fund for UNICEF; sickened nearly 1,000,000 people since Janu- and hunger; and Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes and his late ary 2018, rehabilitate irrigation systems and (6) urges the President to issue a proclama- wife Christine have— provide agricultural inputs to increase do- tion calling on the people of the United (1) 3 children, John, Michael, and Janet; mestic food production, and provide repro- States to observe the 75th anniversary of the and ductive health care and safe delivery serv- establishment of the United Nations with ap- (2) 7 grandchildren; ices to women; propriate ceremonies and activities. Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes drew inspi- Whereas the United Nations Special Envoy ration and passion for public service from for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, is working to f the ancient Greeks, who said, ‘‘those who broker a diplomatic solution to the conflict lived only in private life were falling short’’; and organized the first direct talks between SENATE RESOLUTION 797—HON- Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was a mem- the Government of Yemen and Houthis in ORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVE- ber of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the December 2018, resulting in an agreement for MENTS OF FORMER UNITED Annunciation in Baltimore, Maryland, and a cease-fire and military redeployment from STATES SENATOR PAUL SPYROS held the highest lay office of the Church, the port of Hodeidah; SARBANES AND EXPRESSING ‘‘Order of St. Andrew, Archon of the Ecu- Whereas the Office of the United Nations CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY menical Patriarchate’’; High Commissioner for Human Rights plays OF PAUL SPYROS SARBANES ON Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was elected a leading role in helping to elevate and ad- to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1966; vance human rights throughout the world; HIS PASSING Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was elected Whereas, in recent years, the Office of the Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. VAN to the United States House of Representa- High Commissioner has aided efforts to un- HOLLEN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHUMER, tives in 1970, and in 1974, he introduced the cover and report on abuses in Syria, Iran, Mr. ALEXANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BAR- first articles of impeachment against Presi- North Korea, Venezuela, Sri Lanka, Yemen, dent Richard Nixon for obstruction of jus- RASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Myanmar, Iraq, Belarus, and a host of other tice; countries; Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was elected Whereas these types of activities help raise BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. to the United States Senate in 1976, and public awareness of human rights violations, BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. served on the Committees on Banking, Hous- magnify the voices of dissidents and civil so- CAPITO, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. ing, and Urban Affairs, Foreign Relations, ciety organizations on the ground, and pro- CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. and Budget of the Senate, and the Joint Eco- vide a tool for pressuring repressive govern- CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COT- nomic Committee; ments and holding abusers accountable; TON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes’s long-time Whereas United Nations Secretary-General partner in the Senate, Senator Barbara Mi- Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DUR- Anto´ nio Guterres has implemented key re- kulski of Maryland, jokingly referred to forms, and continues to be committed to in- BIN, Mr. ENZI, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEIN- them as ‘‘diner Democrats’’ in recognition of stituting necessary reforms to improve the STEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, his parents, who owned a restaurant, and effectiveness of the United Nations and Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. hers, who owned a grocery store, and their strengthen oversight; GRASSLEY, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, dedication to the everyday concerns of Mary- Whereas 2020 marks the start of the decade Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, landers and the people of the United States; of action and delivery for the Sustainable Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes developed a Development Goals, major conferences on INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, Mr. reputation for honesty, intellect, and integ- climate change, biodiversity, nuclear non- rity, working cooperatively with his col- KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. proliferation, and health, the 25th anniver- leagues and preferring results over credit; sary of the landmark Beijing World Con- KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes had a deep ference on Women, the 20th anniversary of Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mrs. LOEFFLER, understanding of economic issues, honed as United Nations Security Council Resolution Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENEN- an aide to Walter Heller on President John 1325, and the 10th anniversary of United Na- DEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. F. Kennedy’s Council of Economic Advisors, tions Women, among others; MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MUR- and was a leader on critical financial issues Whereas the United Nations remains an in- RAY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. including the Community Reinvestment Act, dispensable partner for the United States as PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. affordable housing, and anti-money laun- Congress works to protect United States na- dering efforts; RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. tional security and foreign policy interests Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes served as around the world; ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Whereas the United Nations conducts busi- SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and ness with numerous United States corpora- SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South wrote the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which tions and organizations and annually awards Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, passed the Senate unanimously, to reform United States businesses with over Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, and strengthen oversight of corporate gov- $1,000,000,000 in contracts; Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, ernance and the accounting industry in the Whereas these contracts were executed in Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, wake of the Enron scandal; 30 States and more than 100 cities and com- Whereas President George W. Bush said the Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITE- munities, benefitting hundreds of Americans Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 included ‘‘the who work to provide the United Nations a HOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and most far-reaching reforms of American busi- range of critical goods and services, includ- Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following ness practices since the time of Franklin ing telecommunications, construction, food resolution; which was considered and Delano Roosevelt’’ and President Barack production, and military supplies; and agreed to: Obama called it ‘‘a towering achievement

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The Secretary of Health and Human ceedings against President Richard Nixon lution to the family of the Honorable Paul Services shall issue regulations providing for and the investigations into Iran Contra and Spyros Sarbanes; and notice and an opportunity to appear before Whitewater; (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it the Secretary of Health and Human Services Whereas journalist and author Elizabeth stand adjourned as a further mark of respect and introduce testimony, as described in the Drew, writing about Watergate, wrote of to the memory of the Honorable Paul Spyros first sentence of this subsection, on destruc- Paul Spyros Sarbanes, ‘‘History and process Sarbanes. tion of a drug or device under the seventh lift people, and they have lifted this group— f sentence of this subsection. The regulations and given the public a chance to see it. Paul shall provide that prior to destruction, ap- Sarbanes would not have looked at all bad at SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- propriate due process is available to the the Constitutional Convention; he might TION 51—CORRECTING THE EN- owner or consignee seeking to challenge the have been one of the great ones’’; ROLLMENT OF S. 1869 decision to destroy the drug or device. Where Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was com- the Secretary of Health and Human Services mitted to the United States’ leadership in Mr. PETERS submitted the following provides notice and an opportunity to appear the world, sought peaceful engagement with concurrent resolution; which was con- and introduce testimony on the destruction our allies, played a key role in the ratifica- sidered and agreed to: of a drug or device, the Secretary of Health tion of the Panama Canal treaties and anti- S. CON. RES. 51 and Human Services shall store and, as ap- apartheid laws, and voted against the au- plicable, dispose of the drug or device after Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- thorization of use of military force in Iraq in the issuance of the notice, except that the resentatives concurring), That in the enroll- 2003; owner and consignee shall remain liable for ment of S. 1869, an Act to require the disclo- Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes received costs pursuant to subsection (c).’’. sure of ownership of high-security space numerous awards for his time in service, in- (b) DEFINITION.—Section 201(h) of the Fed- leased to accommodate a Federal agency, cluding the Paul H. Douglas Ethics in Gov- eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. and for other purposes, the Secretary of the ernment Award, the Rolfe Award for Ex- 321(h)) is amended— Senate shall, in section 4(c)(3) of the Act, traordinary Impact on Policy in Economics, (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (1), (2), strike ‘‘thereafter for years’’ and insert Business, and Finance, and the Cox, Cole- and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respec- ‘‘thereafter for 9 years’’. man, Richardson Award for Distinguished tively; and Public Service; f (2) after making such redesignations— Whereas, in his farewell speech to the Sen- AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND (A) by striking ‘‘(h) The term’’ and insert- ate, Paul Spyros Sarbanes said, ‘‘Throughout ing ‘‘(h)(1) The term’’; and my years in public service, I have worked to PROPOSED (B) by adding at the end the following: the limits of my ability to provide the people SA 2694. Mr. PORTMAN (for Mr. ALEX- ‘‘(2) The term ‘counterfeit device’ means a of Maryland and the Nation dedicated, in- ANDER) proposed an amendment to the bill device which, or the container, packaging, or formed, and independent representation H.R. 5663, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, labeling of which, without authorization, based on the fundamental principles of integ- and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the bears a trademark, trade name, or other rity and intelligence. I have been guided in Secretary of Health and Human Services, identifying mark or imprint, or any likeness this effort by a vision of a decent and just acting through the Commissioner of Food thereof, or is manufactured using a design, of America, based on a strong sense of commu- and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices. a device manufacturer, processor, packer, or nity and offering fairness and opportunity to distributor other than the person or persons f all its people’’; who in fact manufactured, processed, packed, Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes continued TEXT OF AMENDMENTS or distributed such device and which thereby in his farewell speech that ‘‘Service in this falsely purports or is represented to be the body has reinforced, many times over, my SA 2694. Mr. PORTMAN (for Mr. product of, or to have been packed or distrib- understanding and commitment to the insti- ALEXANDER) proposed an amendment to uted by, such other device manufacturer, tutions upon which our system of democratic the bill H.R. 5663, to amend the Federal processor, packer, or distributor.’’. governance critically depends’’ and ‘‘So long Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give f as the vision of America’s promise continues authority to the Secretary of Health to shine brightly in this body, I have every and Human Services, acting through AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO confidence that our Nation will prevail in the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, MEET the face of great challenges and that its fu- to destroy counterfeit devices; as fol- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 2 ture will be assured’’; Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was the lows: requests for committees to meet during longest-serving Senator from the State of Strike all after the enacting clause and in- today’s session of the Senate. They Maryland when he retired in 2006; sert the following: have the approval of the Majority and Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes served as a SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Minority leaders. mentor and friend to his colleagues and the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe- Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph dedicated staff in his offices on Capitol Hill guarding Therapeutics Act’’. 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- and in the State of Maryland; SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO DESTROY COUNTERFEIT ate, the following committees are au- Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes will be re- DEVICES. thorized to meet during today’s session membered for— (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(a) of the Fed- of the Senate: (1) his intellect, understanding of issues, eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND and incisive questioning of witnesses before 381(a)) is amended— GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS his committees; (1) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ‘‘or (2) the trust he built and wisdom and coun- counterfeit device’’ after ‘‘counterfeit drug’’; The Committee on Homeland Secu- sel he shared with his colleagues; and and rity and Governmental Affairs is au- (3) his unwavering commitment to the peo- (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of the thorized to meet during the session of ple of the United States, and especially the Treasury shall cause the destruction of’’ and the Senate on Tuesday, December 8, people he served in Maryland; and all that follows through ‘‘liable for costs pur- 2020, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. Whereas Paul Spyros Sarbanes was a lov- suant to subsection (c).’’ and inserting the SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION. OPERATIONS, ing husband, father, grandfather, and son following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury SAFETY, AND SECURITY who passed away on December 6, 2020, at the shall cause the destruction of any such arti- age of 87: Now, therefore, be it cle refused admission unless such article is The Subcommittee on Aviation, Op- Resolved, That— exported, under regulations prescribed by erations, Safety, and Security of the (1) the Senate— the Secretary of the Treasury, within 90 days Committee on Commerce, Science, and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:22 Dec 09, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE6.019 S08DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE December 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7285 Transportation is authorized to meet The concurrent resolution (S. Con. (I) the fiscal year in which the Secretary during the session of the Senate on Res. 51) was agreed to. approves the financial assistance agreement Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., (The concurrent resolution is printed with respect to the grant; and (II) the following 5 fiscal years; to conduct a hearing. in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Submitted (iv) for a grant made under section 31103 of f Resolutions.’’) that title— PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR f (I) the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement Mr. UDALL. Mr. President, I ask MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANT RELIEF ACT OF 2020 with respect to the grant; and unanimous consent that the following (II) the following 2 fiscal years; and members of my staff—Ned Adriance, Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask (v) for a grant made or a cooperative agree- Lauren Arias, Clinton Cowan, Renee unanimous consent that the Senate ment entered into under section 31313 of that Gasper, Cara Gilbert, Annie Orloff, Leo proceed to the immediate consider- title— Sheehan, and Lisa Van Theemsche—be ation of Calendar No. 587, S. 3729. (I) the year in which the Secretary ap- proves the financial assistance agreement given floor privileges for the remainder The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. with respect to the grant or cooperative of the 116th Congress. agreement; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The senior assistant legislative clerk (II) the following 5 fiscal years. objection, it is so ordered. read as follows: (B) APPLICABILITY.— Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask A bill (S. 3729) to provide relief for the re- (i) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 unanimous consent that Doug cipients of financial assistance awards from AND 2020.—The periods of availability de- Galuszka, military fellow in Senator the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- scribed in subparagraph (A) shall apply tration, and for other purposes. only— BRAUN’s office, be granted floor privi- There being no objection, the Senate (I) to amounts awarded for fiscal year 2019 leges for the remainder of the Con- or 2020 under a grant or cooperative agree- gress. proceeded to consider the bill, which was reported from the Committee on ment described in clauses (i) through (v) of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without that subparagraph; and objection, it is so ordered. Commerce, Science, and Transpor- (II) for the purpose of expanding the period The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tation. of availability during which the recipient ator from Ohio. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask may expend the amounts described in sub- unanimous consent that the bill be clause (I). f considered read a third time and passed (ii) AMOUNTS AWARDED FOR OTHER YEARS.— SECURE FEDERAL LEASES FROM and that the motion to reconsider be The periods of availability described in sub- ESPIONAGE AND SUSPICIOUS EN- considered made and laid upon the paragraph (A) shall not apply to any TANGLEMENTS ACT table. amounts awarded under a grant or coopera- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tive agreement described in clauses (i) Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask through (v) of that subparagraph for any fis- that the Chair lay before the Senate objection, it is so ordered. cal year other than fiscal year 2019 or 2020, the message to accompany S. 1869. The bill (S. 3729) was ordered to be and those amounts shall be subject to the pe- The Presiding Officer laid before the engrossed for a third reading, was read riod of availability otherwise applicable to Senate the following message from the the third time, and passed as follows: those amounts under Federal law. House of Representatives: S. 3729 (2) REALLOCATION OF RELEASED FUNDS.— Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. any amounts released back to the Secretary 1869) entitled ‘‘An Act to require the disclo- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, under section 31104(i) of title 49, United sure of ownership of high-security space States Code, that were made available to the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. leased to accommodate a Federal agency, Secretary under section 31104(a) of that title This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Motor Car- and for other purposes.’’, do pass with an for fiscal year 2019 or 2020 shall not be sub- rier Safety Grant Relief Act of 2020’’. amendment. ject to any limitation on obligations under MOTION TO CONCUR SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL Federal law. ASSISTANCE AWARDS FROM THE Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY f move to concur in the House amend- ADMINISTRATION. ment and I ask unanimous consent (a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this sec- TELEWORK FOR U.S. INNOVATION that the motion be agreed to and that tion, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- ACT retary of Transportation. the motion to reconsider be considered Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask made and laid upon the table. (b) RELIEF FOR RECIPIENTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEARS 2019 unanimous consent that the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without AND 2020.— now proceed to the immediate consid- objection, it is so ordered. (1) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.— eration of Calendar No. 569, S. 4138. f (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vision of chapter 311 of title 49, United clerk will report the bill by title. CORRECTING THE ENROLLMENT States Code (including any applicable period OF S. 1869 The senior assistant legislative clerk of availability under section 31104(f) of that read as follows: Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask title), and any regulations promulgated under that chapter and subject to subpara- A bill (S. 4138) to amend title 5, United unanimous consent that the Senate States Code, to make permanent the author- proceed to the immediate consider- graph (B), the period of availability during which a recipient may expend amounts made ity of the United States Patent and Trade- ation of S. Con. Res. 51, which was sub- available to the recipient under a grant or mark Office to conduct a telework travel ex- mitted earlier today. cooperative agreement described in clauses penses program. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (i) through (v) shall be— There being no objection, the Senate clerk will report the resolution by (i) for a grant made under section 31102 of proceeded to consider the bill. title. that title (other than subsection (l) of that Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous The senior assistant legislative clerk section)— consent that the bill be considered read read as follows: (I) the fiscal year in which the Secretary approves the financial assistance agreement a third time and passed and that the A resolution (S. Con. Res. 51) correcting with respect to the grant; and motion to reconsider be considered the enrollment of S. 1869. (II) the following 2 fiscal years; made and laid upon the table. There being no objection, the Senate (ii) for a grant made or a cooperative The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without proceeded to consider the resolution. agreement entered into under section objection, it is so ordered. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask 31102(l)(2) of that title— The bill (S. 4138) was ordered to be further that the resolution be agreed to (I) the fiscal year in which the Secretary engrossed for a third reading, was read and the motion to reconsider be consid- approves the financial assistance agreement the third time, and passed, as follows: with respect to the grant or cooperative ered made and laid upon the table with agreement; and S. 4138 no intervening action or debate. (II) the following 3 fiscal years; Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (iii) for a grant made under section resentatives of the United States of America in objection, it is so ordered. 31102(l)(3) of that title— Congress assembled,

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(1) in the section heading, by striking and SEC. 2. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS OF DEPART- (2) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of the ‘‘test’’; MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR Treasury shall cause the destruction of’’ and (2) in subsection (f)— RECEIPT OF PER DIEM PAYMENTS (A) in paragraph (1)— FOR DOMICILIARY CARE AT STATE all that follows through ‘‘liable for costs pur- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph HOMES AND MODIFICATION OF ELI- suant to subsection (c).’’ and inserting the (A), by striking ‘‘committee’’ and inserting GIBILITY FOR SUCH PAYMENTS. following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury ‘‘committees’’; and (a) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.—Notwith- shall cause the destruction of any such arti- (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Gov- standing section 1741 of title 38, United cle refused admission unless such article is ernment’’; States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), exported, under regulations prescribed by (B) in paragraph (2)— the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall mod- the Secretary of the Treasury, within 90 days (i) by striking ‘‘test’’; and ify section 51.51(b) of title 38, Code of Federal of the date of notice of such refusal or within (ii) by striking ‘‘section , including the Regulations (or successor regulations), to such additional time as may be permitted provision of reports in accordance with sub- provide the Secretary the authority to waive pursuant to such regulations, except that the section (d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; the requirements under such section 51.51(b) Secretary of Health and Human Services (C) in paragraph (4)(B), in the matter pre- for a veteran to be eligible for per diem pay- may destroy, without the opportunity for ex- ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and main- ments for domiciliary care at a State home port, any drug or device refused admission tain’’ after ‘‘develop’’; and if— under this section, if such drug or device is (D) in paragraph (5)— (1) the veteran has met not fewer than four valued at an amount that is $2,500 or less (or (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘test’’; of the requirements set forth in such section; such higher amount as the Secretary of the and or Treasury may set by regulation pursuant to (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and in- (2) such waiver would be in the best inter- section 498(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 serting the following: est of the veteran. U.S.C. 1498(a)(1))) and was not brought into ‘‘(B) The Director of the Patent and Trade- (b) MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Section compliance as described under subsection mark Office shall prepare and submit to the 1741(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is (b). The Secretary of Health and Human appropriate committees of Congress an an- amended, in the flush text following subpara- Services shall issue regulations providing for graph (B), by striking ‘‘in a Department fa- nual report on the operation of the program notice and an opportunity to appear before cility’’ and inserting ‘‘under the laws admin- under this subsection, which shall include— the Secretary of Health and Human Services istered by the Secretary’’. ‘‘(i) the costs and benefits of the program; and introduce testimony, as described in the and (c) STATE HOME DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘State home’’ has the meaning first sentence of this subsection, on destruc- ‘‘(ii) an analysis of the effectiveness of the tion of a drug or device under the seventh program, as determined under criteria devel- given that term in section 101(19) of title 38, United States Code. sentence of this subsection. The regulations oped by the Director.’’; and shall provide that prior to destruction, ap- (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘this sec- f propriate due process is available to the tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. SAFEGUARDING THERAPEUTICS owner or consignee seeking to challenge the (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- decision to destroy the drug or device. Where MENTS.—The table of sections for subchapter ACT the Secretary of Health and Human Services I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask provides notice and an opportunity to appear is amended by striking the item relating to unanimous consent that the Com- and introduce testimony on the destruction section 5711 and inserting the following: mittee on Health, Education, Labor, of a drug or device, the Secretary of Health ‘‘5711. Authority for telework travel expenses and Pensions be discharged from fur- and Human Services shall store and, as ap- programs.’’. ther consideration of H.R. 5663 and the plicable, dispose of the drug or device after the issuance of the notice, except that the f Senate proceed to its immediate con- sideration. owner and consignee shall remain liable for costs pursuant to subsection (c).’’. STATE VETERANS HOMES DOMI- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without CILIARY CARE FLEXIBILITY ACT objection, it is so ordered. (b) DEFINITION.—Section 201(h) of the Fed- The clerk will report the bill by title. eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask The senior assistant legislative clerk 321(h)) is amended— unanimous consent that the Com- read as follows: (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (1), (2), mittee on Veterans’ Affairs be dis- A bill (H.R. 5663) to amend the Federal and (3) as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respec- charged from further consideration of Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give au- tively; and S. 4460 and the Senate proceed to its thority to the Secretary of Health and (2) after making such redesignations— immediate consideration. Human Services, acting through the Com- (A) by striking ‘‘(h) The term’’ and insert- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without missioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy ing ‘‘(h)(1) The term’’; and objection, it is so ordered. counterfeit devices. (B) by adding at the end the following: The clerk will report the bill by title. There being no objection, the com- ‘‘(2) The term ‘counterfeit device’ means a The senior assistant legislative clerk mittee was discharged and the Senate device which, or the container, packaging, or read as follows: proceeded to consider the bill. labeling of which, without authorization, A bill (S. 4460) to authorize the Secretary Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous bears a trademark, trade name, or other of Veterans Affairs to waive certain eligi- consent that the Alexander amendment identifying mark or imprint, or any likeness bility requirements for a veteran to receive at the desk be agreed to; that the bill, thereof, or is manufactured using a design, of per diem payments for domiciliary care at a as amended, be considered read a third a device manufacturer, processor, packer, or State home, and for other purposes. time and passed; and that the motion distributor other than the person or persons There being no objection, the com- to reconsider be considered made and who in fact manufactured, processed, packed, mittee was discharged and the Senate laid upon the table. or distributed such device and which thereby proceeded to consider the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without falsely purports or is represented to be the Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous objection, it is so ordered. product of, or to have been packed or distrib- consent that the bill be considered read The amendment (No. 2694) in the na- uted by, such other device manufacturer, a third time and passed and that the ture of a substitute was agreed to, as processor, packer, or distributor.’’. motion to reconsider be considered follows: The amendment was ordered to be made and laid upon the table. (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) engrossed and the bill to be read a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Strike all after the enacting clause and in- third time. objection, it is so ordered. sert the following: The bill was read the third time. The bill (S. 4460) was ordered to be SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. engrossed for a third reading, was read This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe- The bill (H.R. 5663), as amended, was the third time, and passed as follows: guarding Therapeutics Act’’. passed.

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Mr. President, I ask poses of subsection (f)(2), the term ‘parenting ponents’ time immediately prior to the unanimous consent that the Com- time agreement’ means an agreement gov- first vote; finally, that upon the use or mittee on Finance be discharged from erning how much time a child spends with yielding back of that time, the Senate further consideration of S. 3325 and the the child’s custodial parent and the child’s vote on the motions to discharge S.J. Senate proceed to its immediate con- noncustodial parent that is mutually agreed Res. 77 and S.J. Res. 78 in the order to by the parents and is not contested by ei- listed. sideration. ther parent in any forum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘(2) NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.—For purposes objection, it is so ordered. clerk will report the bill by title. of paragraph (1), the term ‘noncustodial par- The senior assistant legislative clerk ent’ means the parent of a child that the f read as follows: child does not live with for the majority of A bill (S. 3325) to amend part D of title IV the child’s time.’’. ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, of the Social Security Act to allow States to Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous DECEMBER 9, 2020 use incentive payments available under the consent that the motion to reconsider Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask child support enforcement program to im- be considered made and laid upon the unanimous consent that when the Sen- prove parent-child relationships, increase table. child support collections, and improve out- ate completes its business today, it ad- comes for children by supporting parenting The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without journ until 10 a.m., Wednesday, Decem- time agreements for noncustodial parents in objection, it is so ordered. ber 9; further, that following the pray- uncontested agreements, and for other pur- f er and pledge, the morning hour be poses. UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- deemed expired, the Journal of pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there MENT—TRIBUTE TO RETIRING ceedings be approved to date, the time objection to proceeding to the meas- MEMBERS OF THE 116TH CON- for the two leaders be reserved for their ure? GRESS use later in the day, and morning busi- There being no objection, the com- ness be closed; finally, that following mittee was discharged, and the Senate Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask leader remarks, the Senate proceed to proceeded to consider the bill. unanimous consent that there be print- executive session and resume consider- Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous ed as a Senate document a compilation ation of the Dickerson nomination. consent that the bill be considered read of materials from the CONGRESSIONAL The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without a third time. RECORD in tribute to retiring Members objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of the 116th Congress and that Mem- f objection, it is so ordered. bers have until Friday, December 18, to The bill was ordered to be engrossed submit such tributes. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. for a third reading and was read the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TOMORROW objection, it is so ordered. third time. Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, if Mr. PORTMAN. I know of no further Mr. PORTMAN. I suggest the absence there is no further business to come be- debate on this bill. of a quorum. fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sent that it stand adjourned under the is no further debate, the bill having clerk will call the roll. provisions of S. Res. 797 as further been read the third time, the question The legislative clerk proceeded to mark of respect for the late Paul Spy- is, Shall the bill pass? call the roll. ros Sarbanes, former Senator for the The bill (S. 3325) was passed, as fol- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask State of Maryland. lows: unanimous consent that the order for There being no objection, the Senate, S. 3325 the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without at 7:46 p.m., adjourned until Wednes- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- day, December 9, 2020, at 10 a.m. resentatives of the United States of America in objection, it is so ordered. Congress assembled, f f SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ORDER OF PROCEDURE This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Providing NOMINATIONS Adequate Resources to Enhance Needed Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask Executive nomination received by Time with Sons and Daughters Act of 2020’’ unanimous consent that the cloture the Senate: or the ‘‘PARENTS Act of 2020’’. motions with respect to Executive Cal- UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEC. 2. EXPANDING PERMITTED USES OF INCEN- endar Nos. 912, 913, and 914 be with- FINANCE CORPORATION TIVE PAYMENTS. drawn. I further ask that at 11 a.m. to- Section 458 of the Social Security Act (42 IRVING BAILEY, OF FLORIDA, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE morrow morning, the Senate vote on BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES INTER- U.S.C. 658a) is amended— confirmation of the nominations in the NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION FOR (1) in subsection (f)— order on which cloture was filed; fur- A TERM OF THREE YEARS. (NEW POSITION) (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and f inserting a semicolon; ther, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- CONFIRMATIONS graph (3); and upon the table and the President be im- (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- Executive nominations confirmed by lowing new paragraph: tion; further, that following disposition the Senate December 8, 2020: ‘‘(2) to develop, implement, and evaluate of the Cooksey nomination, the Senate THE JUDICIARY procedures for establishing a parenting time resume legislative session and it be in agreement when establishing an initial or STEPHEN SIDNEY SCHWARTZ, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A order for Senator MENENDEZ or his des- JUDGE OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL modified child support order or a medical CLAIMS FOR A TERM OF FIFTEEN YEARS. ignee to make motions to discharge support order (including procedures for car- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION rying out a parenting time agreement made S.J. Res. 77 and S.J. Res. 78; and if ei- ther motion is made, that there be 4 NATHAN A. SIMINGTON, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE A MEMBER prior to the establishment or modification of OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FOR A any such order); or’’; and hours of debate concurrently on the TERM OF FIVE YEARS FROM JULY 1, 2019.

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