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Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 No. 176 House of Representatives The House met at noon and was the Federal Land and Water Conserva- two reasons for the American Revolu- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- tion Fund. tion that came about. The right of pri- pore (Mr. FERGUSON). Current law requires the territories vacy is a natural right, as Thomas Jef- f and D.C. to split six ways a single ferson said, one of the rights given to State’s annual LWCF allocation. This us by our Creator. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO bill fixes this disparity by providing a So, our ancestors wrote the Fourth TEMPORE full, State-equivalent share of Land Amendment, unique to the United The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- and Water Conservation Fund funding States, and here is what it says: fore the House the following commu- for each territory and D.C. every year. ‘‘The right of the people to be secure nication from the Speaker: This additional funding is needed to in their persons, houses, papers, and ef- WASHINGTON, DC, improve our public parks, our outdoor fects, against unreasonable searches October 31, 2017. sports fields, and our community open and seizures, shall not be violated, and I hearby appoint the Honorable A. DREW spaces on Guam and the other terri- no warrants shall issue, but upon prob- FERGUSON, IV to act as Speaker pro tempore tories, especially as Puerto Rico and able cause, supported by oath or affir- on this day. the U.S. Virgin Islands rebuild from re- mation’’—that means the officer has to PAUL D. RYAN, cent hurricanes. Speaker of the House of Representatives. swear to it—‘‘and particularly describ- So, Mr. Speaker, I encourage our col- ing the place to be searched, and the f leagues to cosponsor this bipartisan persons or things to be seized’’—Fourth MORNING-HOUR DEBATE legislation and support the LWCF par- Amendment. ity for the territories and the District So what does that have to do with us The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- of Columbia. ant to the order of the House of Janu- today? I will explain. f ary 3, 2017, the Chair will now recog- Congress has passed the FISA legisla- nize Members from lists submitted by WE MUST NOT ABUSE THE tion, the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- the majority and minority leaders for FOURTH AMENDMENT lance Act, which allows government to morning-hour debate. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The go after terrorists and people who are The Chair will alternate recognition Chair recognizes the gentleman from working as an agent of a foreign gov- between the parties. All time shall be Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. ernment and search their information. equally allocated between the parties, Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, gov- They go to a secret court and get a se- and in no event shall debate continue ernments, militaries, and civilizations cret warrant—it is called a FISA war- beyond 1:50 p.m. Each Member, other sometimes ignore history to justify rant—from a FISA judge to allow that than the majority and minority leaders their actions against individuals. search of all that information. Sepa- and the minority whip, shall be limited A bit of history is important here. rate the bad guys from Americans who to 5 minutes. When the British controlled the Colo- they may be communicating with unre- f nies, they heavily taxed the Colonies. lated to terrorism. They may be cous- Citizens had to pay a tax on goods they ins talking about whatever. But gov- LWCF PARITY FOR TERRITORIES brought in to the Colonies. The Colo- ernment, our government, NSA, seizes AND DC ACT nies had no say on the imposition of that information on Americans— The SPEAKER pro tempore. The those taxes. That is another issue. emails, conversations, text messages— Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from The King issued writs of assistance. seizes all that information and keeps it Guam (Ms. BORDALLO) for 5 minutes. What that was was a piece of paper al- forever. Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I am lowing the British military to go into And here is what happens in the vio- indeed proud to introduce the LWCF businesses and homes, unreasonably, to lation of Americans’ right of privacy: Parity for Territories and D.C. Act, search to see if the Colonies were pay- Government then can go back into that with the support of all six Members of ing the tax on imported goods. For ex- information, unrelated to terrorism, to the House representing our U.S. terri- ample, John Hancock was a merchant. search to see if those people are paying tories and the District of Columbia as They would search his business to see their taxes. Maybe somebody didn’t original cosponsors. if he had a tax stamp on the rum he pay their taxes on importation of Irish Mr. Speaker, this bipartisan bill brought the Colonies. whiskey. So the government, IRS, files gives parity to Guam, the other terri- The right of privacy and the right to a criminal case against that American tories, and D.C. in annual funding from say something about your taxes were citizen.

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Downstream how important it is for Congress to act. vacy. It is in a section called 702. It collection occurs as data move outside the The pardon power is supposed to be a really gets down in the weeds. 702 has country along fiber optic cables and satellite safety valve against injustice, a vestige been abused by government to seize links. from when we were part of Britain and American information and then keep it Data captured from both upstream and the King had this power. We are no downstream sources are stored in massive longer part of Britain, and that power forever. Government then peruses that, databases, available to be searched when an- based upon their high-tech guys in the alysts need to, often months or as much as should not be as complete as it is. It is NSA, to see if crimes were committed two years after the captures took place. not supposed to be a way for Presidents or not. They have no warrant, no prob- The prohibited searches the court men- to put themselves, their families, and able cause, nobody sworn to the war- tioned involved NSA queries into the up- members of their administration and rant. stream databanks, which constitute a frac- their campaign team above the law, to I used to be a judge. I signed lots of tion of all the data NSA captures around the obstruct justice if there is an inves- probable cause warrants. But here it is globe but are more likely to contain the tigation of wrongdoing. emails and phone calls of people in the Unless we change the Constitution, just seized because government says: United States. Well, we have got it because we were Federal law empowers the NSA and CIA to this is how it can be used and may be looking for a terrorist and it is an inci- battle foreign terrorist actions against the used. We should stop this conflict of in- dental search, and we want to keep it. United States by collecting the electronic terest from ever arising. That is a violation of the Constitu- communications of targets believed to be There are already serious questions tion. We should make sure Americans’ outside the country. While communications swirling around the current President, right of privacy is protected before we of U.S. citizens or residents may get his family, and members of his admin- reauthorize FISA. hoovered up in such sweeps, they are consid- istration and his campaign staff, in- ered ‘‘incidental’’ and must be ‘‘mini- Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD mized’’—removing the identities of Ameri- cluding possible collusion with Russia this article, ‘‘Secret Court Rebukes cans—before broader distribution. during the 2016 Presidential election NSA for 5-Year Illegal Surveillance of The court filing noted an NSA decision currently being investigated by special U.S. Citizens,’’ to illustrate. March 30 to narrow collection of ‘‘upstream’’ counsel Robert Mueller. To ensure that SECRET COURT REBUKES NSA FOR 5-YEAR data within the United States. Under that everyone is treated equally under the ILLEGAL SURVEILLANCE OF U.S. CITIZENS decision, the NSA acknowledged that it had law, we need to amend the Constitu- erred in sweeping up the communications of (By Tim Johnson) tion to narrow the scope of the pardon U.S. citizens or residents but said those er- power. WASHINGTON.—U.S. intelligence agencies rors ‘‘were not willful.’’ Even so, the NSA conducted illegal surveillance on American said it would no longer collect certain kinds For some who may say this is only citizens over a five-year period, a practice of data known as ‘‘about’’ communications, because of the current President, I that earned them a sharp rebuke from a se- in which a U.S. citizen was merely men- would say: I objected to the pardon of cret court that called the matter a ‘‘very se- tioned. the brother of a President in the past; rious’’ constitutional issue. The NSA announced that change publicly in 1977, I proposed changing the pardon The criticism is in a lengthy secret ruling on April 28, two days after the court ruling, power in Tennessee through a constitu- that lays bare some of the frictions between saying the agency would limit its sweeps to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court tional convention item that would communications either directly to or from a have said four Supreme Court Justices and U.S. intelligence agencies obligated to foreign intelligence target. That change obtain the court’s approval for surveillance would reduce ‘‘the likelihood that NSA will could disapprove of a gubernatorial activities. acquire communications of U.S. persons or pardon; and I also proposed in 2007, in The ruling, dated April 26 and bearing the others who are not in direct contact with one this Congress, a change in the pardon label ‘‘top secret,’’ was obtained and pub- of the agency’s foreign intelligence targets.’’ power with the Supreme Court of our lished Thursday by the news site Circa. The court document also criticized the United States where a vote of six mem- It is rare that such rulings see the light of FBI’s distribution of intelligence data, say- bers could veto a pardon. day, and the lengthy unraveling of issues in ing it had disclosed raw surveillance data to the 99-page document opens a window on how The pardon power is a vestige of a sectors of its bureaucracy ‘‘largely staffed by day gone by. It is not something that the secret federal court oversees surveillance private contractors.’’ activities and seeks to curtail those that it The ‘‘contractors had access to raw FISA we should have complete and total deems overstep legal authority. information that went well beyond what was ability of the President to use to par- The document, signed by Judge Rosemary necessary to respond to the FBI’s requests,’’ don whomever and whatever he pleases M. Collyer, said the court had learned in a it said, adding that the bureau discontinued and to obstruct justice. notice filed Oct. 26, 2016, that National Secu- the practice on April 18, 2016. I ask my fellow Members to join me rity Agency analysts had been conducting in this amendment to protect America, prohibited queries of databases ‘‘with much Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, we greater frequency than had previously been must remember history. We must not to see that our Constitution is current disclosed to the court.’’ abuse the Fourth Amendment. It is and reflects our values, and to not be It said a judge chastised the NSA’s inspec- Congress’ responsibility to protect the complicit in any activities that this tor general and Office of Compliance for Op- natural right of citizens’ right of pri- President may use with the pardon erations for an ‘‘institutional ‘lack of can- vacy. Get a warrant or don’t make the power to free up wrongdoers. dor’ ’’ for failing to inform the court. It de- search. f scribed the matter as ‘‘a very serious Fourth And that is just the way it is. Amendment issue.’’ CONGRATULATING EISENHOWER The Fourth Amendment protects people f MEMORIAL COMMISSION from unreasonable searches and seizures by LIMIT PRESIDENTIAL PARDON the government, and is a constitutional bed- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The rock protection against intrusion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Parts of the ruling were redacted, includ- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) for 5 minutes. ing sections that give an indication of the Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) for 5 minutes. Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, grow- extent of the illegal surveillance, which the Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise ing up in Kansas, I had many opportu- NSA told the court in a Jan. 3 notice was today in support of a constitutional nities to visit the Dwight D. Eisen- partly the fault of ‘‘human error’’ and ‘‘sys- amendment I have introduced today to hower Presidential Library, Museum tem design issues’’ rather than intentional prevent the President of the United and Boyhood Home. illegal searches. The NSA inspector general’s office tallied States, or any future President of the Some of my greatest memories go up the number of prohibited searches con- United States, from pardoning himself back to visiting Ike: on my 10th birth- ducted in a three-month period in 2015, but or herself, members of their family, day, my entire family drove up to Abi- the number of analysts who made the members of their administration, or lene, Kansas, to visit the museum, and,

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Mr. Speaker, this to avoid paying their fair share, lower during his funeral procession from week is National Veterans Small Busi- the rates for middle class families and Washington, D.C., to Abilene, Kansas. ness Week, so I rise today to acknowl- for small businesses, and to broaden Like many fellow Kansans, I found edge the contribution that these folks the tax base. We have the chance to Ike’s devotion to public service, his have given not only in their service to make real, lasting changes to our bro- leadership, and his integrity to be in- our country, but also to their commu- ken and bloated tax system, and we spiring, both in his role as Supreme Al- nities and businesses. need to act now. lied Commander during World War II Veterans bring a unique perspective As a CPA and a member of the Small and during his time as the 34th Presi- to entrepreneurship, taking the leader- Business Committee and as a con- dent of the United States. ship skills that they developed during cerned taxpayer, I am committed to In October of 1999, this Congress rec- their military careers and applying it fighting for real tax reform based on ognized the significance of General Ei- to starting and growing a business. three core principles: encouraging senhower to the United States and Nearly 1 in every 10 businesses in this growth, simplifying the Tax Code passed legislation directing the con- country is owned by a veteran, cre- itself, and increasing service for the struction of a national memorial in his ating annual sales of over $1 trillion taxpayers. The time is now to act. honor. This week, this very week, this each year and employing over 5 million Friday, the Eisenhower Memorial Com- RECOGNIZING BILL PEZZA Americans across the country. mission will finally break ground on Veteran-owned businesses are a pillar Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, the construction of this memorial to of our economy. I applaud the success earlier this year, Bristol Borough won commemorate the favorite son of Kan- of these veteran entrepreneurs, both in the Small Business Revolution, earning sas here in our Nation’s Capital. Kansas and across the country, and ask the borough a $500,000 grant to revi- I want to congratulate and thank my colleagues to join me in celebrating talize the community through small several other Kansan legends who are a National Veterans Small Business business development and entrepre- part of this commission—Senator Bob Week. neurship. Dole, Senator PAT ROBERTS, and Sen- Mr. Speaker, there are so many vet- ator Nancy Kassebaum—for their work Integral to this effort was Mr. Bill eran businesses I can honor today, but on achieving this milestone, and we Pezza, an individual who defines every- here are just a few of them listed from look forward to sharing Ike’s legacy thing that is great about Bucks County our own Fort Riley area, Junction with generations to come. and everything that is great about City: Tim’s Auto Sales, Godfrey’s Bristol Borough. PREMATURITY AWARENESS MONTH Shooting Range, Coyotes Saloon, Dis- Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, No- Bill is a lifelong resident of Bristol, abled American Veterans Engraving vember is Prematurity Awareness and his love for his hometown shines Service, Donnerson Mobile Gaming, Month, and I rise today to discuss the through in everything he does. He has Mastercut Lawn and Landscape, Rain- fight to prevent premature births. served the community as an educator bow International, The Veteran I remember my very first night alone on the Bristol Borough Council, as a Woman, JC CrossFit, 360 Kayaking, at Bayfront Medical Center as a second member of the school board, and as a Fitzgerald’s Gunsmithing, and Studio year OB/GYN resident when I was sum- community activist. Pink Candy Boutique. moned to the labor and delivery unit at Mr. Speaker, those are just but a few He has championed local businesses, 2 in the morning. There, I found a of the veteran-led businesses in my creating an organization called Raising young lady who never had prenatal own district, and we are so proud of the Bar, a program which brought com- care, who literally was bleeding to them and salute them on this week. munity leaders and business owners to- death as her placenta was tearing away gether to support the local Bristol Bor- from her uterus. As we rushed her back f ough economy. Focused on develop- to the operating room, I did a quick b 1215 ment and community preservation, he sonogram to figure out if these babies OUR ECONOMY IS GROWING continues to find new ways to serve the were viable. Just glancing at her, she Bristol Borough community today. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The looked like she was 22 or 23 weeks Bill would be the first one to tell you Chair recognizes the gentleman from along. I quickly saw that not only was that the many recognitions he has Pennsylvania (Mr. FITZPATRICK) for 5 there one baby in this uterus, but there earned throughout the years belong to were two babies. Though we got the ba- minutes. Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, the community and not just to him, bies out in less than 30 seconds, both of which is a true sign of his character. those babies perished from their ex- several economic indicators show us that our economy is growing: the un- However, Mr. Speaker, it is my honor treme prematurity. to recognize Bill today for being named That has been 25 or 30 years ago, Mr. employment rate is down, the stock Person of the Year at this year’s Bris- Speaker, and to this day prematurity market is up, consumer confidence is tol Fall Classic. is still the number one cause of death at its highest level in over a decade, for infants. One out of ten babies are and businesses are starting to invest in I am deeply grateful to Bill for the still born premature, and one out of their future again. However, we cannot positive impact on our community, and three of those still die. Though we have rest on this short-term snapshot. I congratulate him, his wife, Karen, done a great job in treating these pre- For too long, top-down policies from and his entire family for this much-de- mature babies, we have done very little Washington have built a system that is served recognition. to lower the incidence of premature based on protecting the status quo births. rather than helping small businesses f That is why I rise today: to recognize and middle class families. We need to this problem, and to tell everyone that embrace a governing vision that ad- RECESS the most important step you can do to vances the American Dream and puts prevent premature birth is early pre- jobs and economic growth above the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- natal care. That is why, wherever I partisanship that too often divides us, ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair have been, whether it was a residency and this starts with tax reform. declares the House in recess until 2 in St. Petersburg, Florida, or deliv- If this Congress is serious about p.m. today. ering babies in Great Bend, Kansas, I standing up for middle class families Accordingly (at 12 o’clock and 19 made sure that every patient, regard- and unleashing the power of the Amer- minutes p.m.), the House stood in re- less of their ability to pay, had early ican economy, tax reform is the nat- cess.

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The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick f NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM VEGE- TATION MANAGEMENT PILOT J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: MADE IN SOUTH CAROLINA PROGRAM ACT OF 2017 Compassionate and merciful God, we CREATES JOBS give You thanks for giving us another Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina day. move to suspend the rules and pass the Give the Members of this House asked and was given permission to ad- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- bill (H.R. 2921) to establish a vegeta- strength, fortitude, and patience. Fill tion management pilot program on Na- their parties with charity; their minds vise and extend his remarks.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. tional Forest System land to better with understanding; their wills with Speaker, I am grateful to recognize the protect utility infrastructure from courage to do the right thing for all of statewide consortium of ten institu- passing wildfire, and for other pur- America. tions of higher education in South poses. In the work to be done in the week to Carolina for receiving a 5-year Re- The Clerk read the title of the bill. come may they rise together to accom- search Infrastructure Improvement The text of the bill is as follows: plish what is best for our great Nation. Track-1 grant from the National H.R. 2921 Last week, we honored, and we thank Science Foundation’s Established Pro- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- You for the service rendered to the Al- gram to Stimulate Competitive Re- resentatives of the United States of America in lied cause of the Filipino veterans of search. This grant led to the creation Congress assembled, World War II. May we always be grate- of the Materials, Assembly, and Design SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ful for the courageous in our midst, Excellence in South Carolina initia- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National and the sacrifices of so many that we tive—or MADE in South Carolina—to Forest System Vegetation Management might enjoy the freedoms we have as a create jobs. Pilot Program Act of 2017’’. nation. This grant encourages small busi- SEC. 2. UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE RIGHTS-OF- May all that is done this day be for nesses to grow by providing seed WAY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM. Your greater honor and glory. money through the Small Business In- (a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—To encour- Amen. novation Research and Small Business age owners or operators of rights-of-way on f Technology Transfer awards to busi- National Forest System land to partner with nesses and materials-related projects. the Forest Service to voluntarily perform THE JOURNAL This consortium will further foster re- vegetation management on a proactive basis The SPEAKER pro tempore. The search and development in the State by to better protect utility infrastructure from Chair has examined the Journal of the focusing on advanced materials dis- potential passing wildfires, the Secretary last day’s proceedings and announces covery and optimization efforts that shall conduct a limited, voluntary pilot pro- to the House his approval thereof. are in high demand. MADE in South gram, in the manner described in this sec- Carolina will boost the manufacturing tion, to permit vegetation management Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- projects on National Forest System land ad- nal stands approved. and materials science workforce by jacent to or near such rights-of-way. f adding new undergraduate degree pro- (b) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS.—A participant grams and expanding current in the pilot program must have a right-of- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE coursework, which will provide and in- way on National Forest System land. In se- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the crease the skilled-labor workforce. lecting participants, the Secretary shall give gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. As a proponent of creating jobs and priority to holders of a right-of-way who WILSON) come forward and lead the encouraging manufacturing across have worked with Forest Service fire sci- House in the Pledge of Allegiance. South Carolina, I look forward to see- entists and used technologies, such as Light ing these higher education institutions Detection and Ranging surveys, to improve Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led utility infrastructure protection prescrip- the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: utilizing the grant to stimulate small business growth, jobs, and valuable re- tions. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the (c) PROJECT ELEMENTS.—A vegetation man- United States of America, and to the Repub- search. agement project under the pilot program in- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, In conclusion, God bless our troops, volves limited and selective vegetation man- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and we will never forget September the agement activities, which— 11th in the global war on terrorism. f (1) shall create the least amount of dis- f turbance reasonably necessary to protect MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT utility infrastructure from passing wildfires RECESS A message in writing from the Presi- based on applicable models, including Forest The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Service fuel models; dent of the United States was commu- (2) may include thinning, fuel reduction, nicated to the House by Mr. Brian ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair declares the House in recess until ap- creation and treatment of shaded fuel Pate, one of his secretaries. proximately 5 p.m. today. breaks, and other measures as appropriate; f Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 4 min- (3) shall only take place adjacent to the utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. participant’s right-of-way or within 75 feet of COMMUNICATION FROM THE the participant’s right-of-way; CLERK OF THE HOUSE f (4) shall not take place in any designated The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- b 1700 wilderness area, wilderness study area, or fore the House the following commu- inventoried roadless area; and AFTER RECESS (5) shall be subject to approval by the For- nication from the Clerk of the House of est Service in accordance with this Act. Representatives: The recess having expired, the House was called to order by the Speaker pro (d) PROJECT COSTS.—A participant in the OFFICE OF THE CLERK, pilot program shall be responsible for all tempore (Mr. POE of Texas) at 5 p.m. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, costs, as determined by the Secretary, in- Washington, DC, October 27, 2017. f curred in participating in the pilot program, Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER unless the Secretary determines that it is in The Speaker, House of Representatives, PRO TEMPORE the public interest for the Forest Service to Washington, DC. contribute funds for a vegetation manage- DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ment project conducted under the pilot pro- mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair gram.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC7.006 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8281 (e) LIABILITY.— GENERAL LEAVE Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to (1) IN GENERAL.—Participation in the pilot Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask vote ‘‘yes,’’ and I yield back the bal- program does not affect any existing legal unanimous consent that all Members ance of my time. obligations or liability standards that— have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I (A) arise under the right-of-way for activi- tend their remarks and include extra- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from ties in the right-of-way; or (B) apply to fires resulting from causes neous material on the bill under con- North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER). other than activities conducted pursuant to sideration. Mr. CRAMER. Mr. Speaker, I thank an approved vegetation management project. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there the gentleman for yielding. (2) PROJECT WORK.—A participant shall not objection to the request of the gen- It is no secret that a reliable supply be liable to the United States for damage tleman from Arkansas? of electricity is important to us on proximately caused by activities conducted There was no objection. many levels, from human health, and, pursuant to an approved vegetation manage- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I of course, to commercial productivity. ment project unless— yield myself such time as I may con- As a former public service commis- (A) such activities were carried out in a sume. sioner, I can tell you that one of the manner that was grossly negligent or that Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. main reasons for large outages is trees violated criminal law; or 2921, the National Forest System Vege- growing in power lines. And one of the (B) the damage was caused by the failure of tation Management Pilot Program Act reasons for forest fires, oftentimes, is the participant to comply with specific safe- of 2017. This legislation authorizes the ty requirements expressly imposed by the power lines falling in the forest. Fires Forest Service as a condition of partici- U.S. Forest Service to create a pilot get to the power lines; power lines cre- pating in the pilot program. program to assist in the management ate fires. This bill, I think, helps al- (f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall of our Federal forests to reduce wild- leviate some of that. utilize existing laws and regulations in the fire risk and associated costs. These With consumers and regulators de- conduct of the pilot program and, in order to management pilot projects are ap- manding, of course, reliable service, implement the pilot program in an efficient proved by the Forest Service, but will and a utility company’s natural incen- and expeditious manner, may waive or mod- be conducted and paid for by the pri- ify specific provisions of the Federal Acquisi- tive to keep the sale of electrons flow- vate sector. ing, vegetation management has im- tion Regulation, including modifications to This collaborative approach will en- allow for formation of contracts or agree- proved tremendously over the years. ments on a noncompetitive basis. sure a more stable power grid for However, deep within the lands that (g) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS.—Notwith- Americans in rural areas. Deterio- are managed by our Federal agencies, standing any other provision of law, the Sec- rating forest health is a problem felt the potential for problems persists. retary may— across the United States, particularly My bill creates a pilot program, as (1) retain any funds provided to the Forest in the West. This has resulted in in- the chairman described, for utility Service by a participant in the pilot pro- creased fire threats to the electric companies to partner with the Forest gram; and transmission and associated utility in- Service to voluntarily perform vegeta- (2) use such funds, in such amounts as may frastructures across the Forest Service be appropriated, in the conduct of the pilot tion management proactively. Under land. Forest Service approval, utilities can program. The Government Accountability Of- (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: propose a plan to selectively manage (1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—The fice has found that fuel reduction vegetation within 75 feet of the right- term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means treatment projects reduce flammable of-way with the least amount of dis- land within the National Forest System, as vegetation, minimize the severity of turbances as reasonably possible, and defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and wildland fires, create landscape resil- outside of designated wilderness areas Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning iency to fire, and provide firefighter is a very important point. Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)) exclusive of the access during fire suppression activi- National Grasslands and land utilization All of that work would be paid for by ties. the utility company, not by the Fed- projects designated as National Grasslands Utility infrastructure destroyed by a eral Government. Currently, this offer administered pursuant to the Act of July 22, fire or a fallen dead tree is costly to re- 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010–1012). of right-of-way work is the responsi- pair or replace, and outages can result (2) PASSING WILDFIRE.—The term ‘‘passing bility of the government, and with a wildfire’’ means a wildfire that originates in significant economic costs to busi- nesses and homes. strict liability standard, Mr. Speaker, outside the right-of-way. to any utility company to step in and (3) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The term ‘‘right-of- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to way’’ means a special use authorization support this legislation to allow utili- help. There is not an incentive—in fact, issued by the Forest Service allowing the ties to collaborate with the Forest there is a disincentive for them to do placement of utility infrastructure. Service to keep the lights on in rural so. So under the pilot program, these (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ communities, and I reserve the balance activities will be subject to a more ap- means the Secretary of Agriculture. of my time. propriate standard of liability, a gross (5) UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- negligence standard, along with any ‘‘utility infrastructure’’ means electric self such time as I may consume. specific safety requirements imposed transmission lines, natural gas infrastruc- I rise today in support of H.R. 2921, under the programs in agreement with ture, or related structures. (i) DURATION.—The authority to conduct the National Forest System Vegetation the Forest Service. the pilot program, and any vegetation man- Management Pilot Program Act of It removes the barrier for utility agement project under the pilot program, ex- 2017. companies to carry out this important pires December 21, 2027. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2921 is a bipartisan work not currently being done by (j) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than bill that would help protect electric them, to reduce direct impacts to dam- December 31, 2019, and every two years there- transmission lines from forest fires and age utility infrastructure, and the after, the Secretary shall issue a report to other potential forest management amount of fuel for possible forest fires. the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- issues. The bill creates voluntary pilot There is a lot of bipartisan support sources of the Senate, the Committee on Ag- riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the project authority for the U.S. Forest for this. I appreciate my friends in the Senate, the Committee on Natural Resources Service to partner with the private sec- more mountainous and more forested of the House of Representatives, and the tor to proactively undertake limited regions than the prairies of North Da- Committee on Agriculture of the House of and selective vegetation management kota on both side of the aisle. I know Representatives on the status of the program projects near utility infrastructure. there is good support in the Senate as and any projects established under this sec- These pilot projects include, but are well. tion. not limited to, things like tree Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my col- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- thinning and fuel reduction, which leagues to support this important bill. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- would help to alleviate some of the risk Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I urge kansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) and the gentle- of forest fires and enhance electric reli- all Members to support the passage of woman from Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) each ability. H.R. 2921, and I yield back the balance will control 20 minutes. H.R. 2921 requires that all projects of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentleman comply with existing environmental The SPEAKER pro tempore. The from Arkansas. laws. question is on the motion offered by

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC7.005 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE H8282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 31, 2017 the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. (A) to maximize the marketability of the have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- CRAWFORD) that the House suspend the conveyance; or tend their remarks and include extra- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2921. (B) to achieve management objectives; and neous material on the bill under con- The question was taken; and (two- (2) establish any terms and conditions for sideration. the conveyances under this Act that the Sec- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there thirds being in the affirmative) the retary determines to be in the public inter- rules were suspended and the bill was est. objection to the request of the gen- passed. (d) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration for a tleman from Arkansas? A motion to reconsider was laid on conveyance of Federal land under this Act There was no objection. the table. shall be— Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I (1) in the form of cash; and f yield myself such time as I may con- (2) in an amount equal to the market value sume. KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST of the Federal land being conveyed, as deter- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support LAND CONVEYANCE ACT mined under subsection (e). of H.R. 2941, the Kisatchie National (e) MARKET VALUE.—The market value of Forest Land Conveyance Act. Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I the Federal land conveyed under this Act move to suspend the rules and pass the shall be determined— This measure introduced by our col- bill (H.R. 2941) to provide for the con- (1) in the case of Federal land conveyed league, Mr. ABRAHAM, authorizes the veyance of certain National Forest under subsection (b), by an appraisal that USDA to sell specified Federal land in System land within Kisatchie National is— Winn Parish, Louisiana. The rural resi- Forest in the State of Louisiana. (A) conducted in accordance with the Uni- dential qualities of the land make it The Clerk read the title of the bill. form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land incompatible with National Forest The text of the bill is as follows: Acquisitions; and management, and this transfer would (B) approved by the Secretary; or eliminate unnecessary administrative H.R. 2941 (2) if conveyed by a method other than the Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- methods described in subsection (b), by com- and boundary maintenance costs on resentatives of the United States of America in petitive sale. the already strained Forest Service. Congress assembled, (f) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.— The Kisatchie National Forest is rich SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (1) IN GENERAL.—In any conveyance of Fed- in renewable wildlife resources, and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kisatchie eral land under this Act, the Secretary shall supporting wilderness habitat is vital National Forest Land Conveyance Act’’. meet disclosure requirements for hazardous to their sustainability. This transfer, SEC. 2. FINDING. substances, but shall otherwise not be re- supported by the Forest Service, will Congress finds that it is in the public in- quired to remediate or abate the substances. allow the forest to be managed at the (2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section other- terest to authorize the conveyance of certain highest level of stewardship. Federal land in the Kisatchie National For- wise affects the application of the Com- prehensive Environmental Response, Com- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of est in the State of Louisiana for market my time. value consideration. pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) to the conveyances of Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. Federal land. self such time as I may consume. In this Act: SEC. 5. PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND. I rise in support of H.R. 2941, the (1) COLLINS CAMP PROPERTIES.—The term The Secretary shall deposit the proceeds of Kisatchie National Forest Land Con- ‘‘Collins Camp Properties’’ means Collins a conveyance of Federal land under section 4 Camp Properties, Inc., a corporation incor- veyance Act. in the fund established under Public Law 90– porated under the laws of the State. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2941 permits the 171 (commonly known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ sale of two isolated parcels of U.S.C. 484a). means the Secretary of Agriculture. Kisatchie National Forest land, total- SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION. (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the ing approximately 50 acres. These par- (a) COSTS.—As a condition of a conveyance State of Louisiana. of Federal land to Collins Camp Properties cels are isolated from the forest’s core SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF CONVEYANCES, under section 4, the Secretary shall require lands and are intermixed with private KISATCHIE NATIONAL FOREST, LOU- land and residences, leaving it incom- ISIANA. Collins Camp Properties to pay at closing— (1) reasonable appraisal costs; and patible with the National Forest man- (a) AUTHORIZATION.— (2) the cost of any administrative and envi- (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing agement. rights and subsection (b), the Secretary may ronmental analyses required by law (includ- The proceeds from the sale of these convey the Federal land described in para- ing regulations). parcels will be made available for the (b) PERMITS.— graph (2) by quitclaim deed at public or pri- acquisition of lands and interest in the (1) IN GENERAL.—An offer by Collins Camp vate sale, including competitive sale by auc- Properties for the acquisition of the Federal Kisatchie National Forest. tion, bid, or other methods. land under section 4 shall be accompanied by Under H.R. 2941, the Secretary of Ag- (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The Federal a written statement from each holder of a riculture is required to first convey a land referred to in paragraph (1) consists of— Forest Service special use authorization portion of the land to Collins Camp (A) all Federal land within sec. 9, T. 10 N., with respect to the Federal land that speci- Properties. Collins Camp Properties R. 5 W., Winn Parish, Louisiana; and fies that the holder agrees to relinquish the (B) a 2.16-acre parcel of Federal land lo- must pay reasonable appraisal costs special use authorization on the conveyance cated in the SW1⁄4 of sec. 4, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., and costs of any required administra- of the Federal land to Collins Camp Prop- Winn Parish, Louisiana, as depicted on a cer- tive and environmental analysis. erties. tificate of survey dated March 7, 2007, by H.R. 2941 allows the Kisatchie Na- (2) SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATIONS.—If any Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436. tional Forest to consolidate ownership holder of a special use authorization de- (b) FIRST RIGHT OF PURCHASE.—Subject to scribed in paragraph (1) fails to provide a of natural lands and continues the valid existing rights and section 6, during written authorization in accordance with strong tradition of the National Forest the 1-year period beginning on the date of that paragraph, the Secretary shall require, Service acting as stewards for the envi- enactment of this Act, on the provision of as a condition of the conveyance, that Col- ronment. consideration by the Collins Camp Prop- lins Camp Properties administer the special erties to the Secretary, the Secretary shall Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to use authorization according to the terms of convey, by quitclaim deed, to Collins Camp vote in favor of the bill, and I yield the special use authorization until the date Properties all right, title and interest of the back the balance of my time. on which the special use authorization ex- United States in and to— Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I urge pires. (1) not more than 47.92 acres of Federal all Members to support the passage of land comprising the Collins Campsites with- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- H.R. 2941. I thank the gentlewoman in sec. 9, T. 10 N., R. 5 W., in Winn Parish, ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- from Ohio for her support. Louisiana, as generally depicted on a certifi- kansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) and the gentle- I yield back the balance of my time. cate of survey dated February 28, 2007, by woman from Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) each The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Glen L. Cannon, P.L.S. 4436; and will control 20 minutes. question is on the motion offered by (2) the parcel of Federal land described in The Chair recognizes the gentleman the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. subsection (a)(2)(B). from Arkansas. (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary CRAWFORD) that the House suspend the may— GENERAL LEAVE rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2941. (1) configure the Federal land to be con- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask The question was taken; and (two- veyed under this Act— unanimous consent that all Members thirds being in the affirmative) the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC7.013 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8283 rules were suspended and the bill was reserve any future interest in the property Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. passed. to be conveyed under this section, except 3567. A motion to reconsider was laid on such interest as may be acceptable to the H.R. 3567 will allow California’s Riv- the table. Conservation District. erside-Corona Resource Conservation (d) HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.—Notwith- District to purchase at appraised value f standing section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and the parcel of property on which it is AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF currently located, which is the former SMALL PARCEL OF NATURAL Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et U.S. Salinity Laboratory. RESOURCES CONSERVATION seq.), in the case of the property purchased The property is currently adminis- SERVICE PROPERTY IN RIVER- by the Conservation District under this sec- tered by the USDA’s Natural Resources SIDE, CALIFORNIA tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall be Conservation Service and is being co- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I only required to meet the disclosure require- managed under a cooperative agree- move to suspend the rules and pass the ments for hazardous substances, pollutants, ment. The cooperative agreement dates bill (H.R. 3567) to authorize the pur- or contaminants, but shall otherwise not be back to 1996. Since that time, the Riv- required to remediate or abate any such re- chase of a small parcel of Natural Re- erside-Corona Resource Conservation leases of hazardous substances, pollutants, District has invested $2.8 million into sources Conservation Service property or contaminants, including petroleum and in Riverside, California, by the River- petroleum derivatives. the property with the understanding side Corona Resource Conservation (e) COOPERATIVE AUTHORITY.— that NRCS would eventually transfer District, and for other purposes. (1) LEASES, CONTRACTS, AND COOPERATIVE ownership. The Clerk read the title of the bill. AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED.—In conjunction The Riverside-Corona Resource Con- The text of the bill is as follows: with, or in addition to, the purchase of the servation District provides natural re- property by the Conservation District under H.R. 3567 source conservation through education, this section, the Secretary of Agriculture Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- collaboration, and technical assistance may enter into leases, contracts and cooper- in southern California. resentatives of the United States of America in ative agreements with the Conservation Dis- Congress assembled, Mr. Speaker, I support this legisla- trict. tion and I urge my colleagues to vote SECTION 1. FINDINGS. (2) SOLE SOURCE.—Notwithstanding sec- Congress finds as follows: tions 3105, 3301, and 3303 to 3305 of title 41, in favor of this measure. (1) Since 1935, the United States has owned United States Code, or any other provision of I yield back the balance of my time. a parcel of land in Riverside, California, con- law, the Secretary may lease real property Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I sisting of approximately 8.75 acres, more spe- from the Conservation District on a non- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from cifically described in section 2(a) (in this sec- competitive basis. California (Mr. CALVERT). tion referred to as the ‘‘property’’). (3) NON-EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.—The au- Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise (2) The property is under the jurisdiction thority provided by this subsection is in ad- today to urge the House to approve of the Department of Agriculture and has dition to any other authority of the Sec- H.R. 3567, a necessary and long-overdue been variously used for research and plant retary. piece of legislation. This is a straight- materials purposes. forward, commonsense bill that au- (3) Since 1998, the property has been ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ministered by the Natural Resources Con- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- thorizes the purchase of a small parcel servation Service of the Department of Agri- kansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) and the gentle- of Natural Resources Conservation culture. woman from Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) each Service property in Riverside, Cali- (4) Since 2002, the property has been co- will control 20 minutes. fornia, by the Riverside-Corona Re- managed under a cooperative agreement be- The Chair recognizes the gentleman source Conservation District. tween the Natural Resources Conservation from Arkansas. Since 1996, the conservation district Service and the Riverside Corona Resource GENERAL LEAVE has partnered with NRCS to acquire, Conservation District, which is a legal sub- colocate and manage what was pre- division of the State of California under sec- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members viously the USDA Salinity Laboratory. tion 9003 of the California Public Resources Following acquisition of the property, Code. have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- (5) The Conservation District wishes to tend their remarks and include extra- NRCS has not obligated any Federal purchase the property and use it for con- neous material on the bill under con- funds for plant materials research at servation, environmental, and related edu- sideration. the Riverside location in question. On the other hand, the conservation cational purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there district, as has been mentioned, has in- (6) As provided in section 2, the purchase of objection to the request of the gen- the property by the Conservation District vested $2.8 million in improvements tleman from Arkansas. would promote the conservation education and upgrade to the property. All along, and related activities of the Conservation There was no objection. Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I the conservation district has an under- District and result in savings to the Federal standing with NRCS that they would Government. yield myself such time as I may con- sume. eventually transfer the property to its SEC. 2. LAND PURCHASE, NATURAL RESOURCES ownership. CONSERVATION SERVICE PROP- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support ERTY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALI- of H.R. 3567, to authorize the transfer b 1715 FORNIA. of the title of land owned by the NRCS (a) PURCHASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary Following a series of changes in per- of Agriculture shall sell and quitclaim to the in Riverside, California, to the River- sonnel within NRCS, the conservation Riverside Corona Resource Conservation Dis- side-Corona Resource Conservation district was informed that legislation trict (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Con- District. The conservation district has authorizing such a transfer would be servation District’’) all right, title, and in- invested $2.8 million in the facility necessary. terest of the United States in and to a parcel with the hope of eventually acquiring H.R. 3567 authorizes USDA to sell the of real property, including improvements the property, and would like to invest NRCS property in Riverside to the con- thereon, that is located at 4500 Glenwood in further improvements when the servation district for an amount equal Drive in Riverside, California, consists of ap- property title issue is resolved. proximately 8.75 acres, and is administered to the appraised value of the property. by the Natural Resources Conservation Serv- Conservation districts work closely The legislation further states that cur- ice of the Department of Agriculture. As nec- with their Federal partner, the NRCS. rent NRCS operation at the property essary or desirable to facilitate the purchase This legislation is a simple fix to allow shall be allowed to continue at no cost of the property under this section, the Sec- the Riverside-Corona district to utilize to the Federal Government. retary or the Conservation District may sur- the facility and serve the local folks on In closing, this legislation will pro- vey all or portions of the property. the ground through voluntary, incen- vide long-term security for the con- (b) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for tive-based conservation. servation district and the investments the purchase of the property under this sec- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to it has, and will continue to make, in tion, the Conservation District shall pay to the Secretary of Agriculture an amount support this measure, and I reserve the the property. It also protects the inter- equal to the appraised value of the property. balance of my time. ests of the NRCS and the Federal Gov- (c) PROHIBITION ON RESERVATION OF INTER- Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- ernment for as long as its limited use EST.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall not self such time as I may consume. of the property is needed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC7.015 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE H8284 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 31, 2017 H.R. 3567 is a win-win solution for all peanut industry to be eligible for ap- the South Carolina delegation. It gives stakeholders, and I urge my colleagues pointment to the Peanut Standards the hard-working peanut farmers of to support the bill. Board, which is tasked with the impor- South Carolina a voice and say on the Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I tant role of establishing quality and United States Department of Agri- thank the gentleman from California handling standards for domestic and culture Peanut Standards Board. South for his remarks, I thank the gentle- imported peanuts. Carolina is fortunate to have Agri- woman from Ohio for her support, and At the time the Peanut Standards culture Commissioner Hugh Weathers I urge all Members to support the pas- Board was created, South Carolina was from Bowman for his leadership. sage of H.R. 3567. not a major peanut-producing State. When the 2002 farm bill created the Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance However, now they are the fourth larg- USDA Peanut Standards Board to ad- of my time. est peanut-growing State and produce vise on standards for the handling and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The over 8 percent of U.S.-grown peanuts, quality of peanuts, South Carolina was question is on the motion offered by and they deserve to have input into the not a substantial peanut grower. Since the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. establishment or alteration of industry then, South Carolina peanut produc- CRAWFORD) that the House suspend the standards. This bill would accomplish tion has increased significantly, as it rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3567. that by including South Carolina in now produces 8 percent of the United The question was taken; and (two- the Virginia/Carolina peanut-producing States peanut crop, making the Pal- thirds being in the affirmative) the region for the purpose of appointments metto State the fourth largest peanut- rules were suspended and the bill was to the Peanut Standards Board. producing State. passed. I want to thank Representative WIL- As I have said before, South Carolina A motion to reconsider was laid on SON and the entire South Carolina dele- appreciates peanuts so much that the the table. gation for their work on this legisla- State legislature has selected the tion. This measure is broadly sup- boiled peanut as the State’s official f ported by the U.S. peanut industry and snack. Each year, I look forward to the SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT PARITY the American Farm Bureau Federa- Pelion Peanut Party festival which ACT OF 2017 tion. celebrates the importance of peanuts which is held in Pelion, South Caro- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this common- lina, led by Mayor Barbara Carey. move to suspend the rules and pass the The midlands of South Carolina is sense legislation, and I reserve the bal- bill (H.R. 2521) to amend the Farm Se- fortunate to have enterprising entre- curity and Rural Investment Act of ance of my time. Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- preneurs promoting boiled peanuts 2002 to include South Carolina as a part with Four Oaks Farm of Lexington of the Virginia/Carolina peanut pro- self such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 2521, the owned by the Mathias family and the ducing region for purposes of appoint- appreciated Cromer’s peanuts of Co- ment to the Peanut Standards Board. South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017. lumbia, heralded as ‘‘guaranteed worst The Clerk read the title of the bill. in town.’’ That is actually meant as a The text of the bill is as follows: Mr. Speaker, the 2002 farm bill estab- lished the Peanut Standards Board to compliment. H.R. 2521 My South Carolina colleagues and I advise the Secretary of Agriculture on are grateful to acknowledge the signifi- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- quality and handling standards for do- cant increase in the peanut crops in resentatives of the United States of America in mestically produced and imported pea- Congress assembled, the State and to advocate for the in- nuts. The board consists of 18 members SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. crease to be reflected on the Peanut representing three regions: the South- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘South Caro- Standards Board. We look forward to east, the Southwest, and the Virginia/ lina Peanut Parity Act of 2017’’. encouraging peanut farmers in South North Carolina region. SEC. 2. SOUTH CAROLINA INCLUSION IN VIR- Carolina creating jobs and having their Despite its status as the Nation’s GINIA/CAROLINA PEANUT PRO- valuable input reflected on the na- DUCING REGION. fourth largest peanut-producing State, tional level. Section 1308(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Farm Secu- South Carolina is not represented on Mr. Speaker, I urge support today of rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 the Peanut Standards Board. U.S.C. 7958(c)(2)(B)(iii)) is amended by strik- H.R. 2521. H.R. 2521, or the South Carolina Pea- Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ing ‘‘Virginia and North Carolina’’ and in- nut Parity Act of 2017, would correct serting ‘‘Virginia, North Carolina, and South thank the gentleman from South Caro- Carolina’’. this problem by adding South Carolina lina for his leadership on this issue. to the Virginia/North Carolina region Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and making peanut farmers and indus- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. try representatives from the State eli- NORMAN), a member of the State’s dele- kansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) and the gentle- gible for board appointments. gation. woman from Ohio (Ms. FUDGE) each The legislation has the support of the Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise will control 20 minutes. entire South Carolina delegation as today in support of H.R. 2521, the South The Chair recognizes the gentleman well as the support of South Carolina, Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017. from Arkansas. Virginia, and North Carolina peanut I am proud to join Representative GENERAL LEAVE growers. JOE WILSON, who has been a real leader Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask In conclusion, H.R. 2521 gives South in the area, and the entire South Caro- unanimous consent that all Members Carolinians a rightful opportunity to lina delegation as a cosponsor of the may have 5 legislative days within serve on the Peanut Standards Board. South Carolina Peanut Parity Act of which to revise and extend their re- Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- 2017, an important bill for South Caro- marks and include extraneous material leagues to support this bill, and I yield lina’s peanut farmers. I also commend on the bill under consideration. back the balance of my time. Harry Ott of the Farm Bureau who has The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I been a great leader in this effort. objection to the request of the gen- yield 3 minutes to the distinguished Mr. Speaker, South Carolina has ex- tleman from Arkansas? gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. perienced explosive growth in peanut There was no objection. WILSON). farming in recent years, going from Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. producing very few peanuts in the yield myself such time as I may con- Speaker, I want to thank Congressman early 2000s to becoming the fourth larg- sume. RICK CRAWFORD for his leadership est peanut-producing State today, led Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. today. by Brent Cogdill from Sumter. This 2521, the South Carolina Peanut Parity I am grateful to sponsor and support legislation will finally give South Act of 2017. the South Carolina Peanut Parity Act Carolina peanut farmers their much- This legislation would allow for a of 2017, H.R. 2521. This bipartisan bill is deserved representation on the Peanut representative of the South Carolina cosponsored by all seven Members of Standards Board.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:35 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC7.017 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8285 Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to determined that it is necessary to con- Dent King (IA) Raskin DeSantis King (NY) Ratcliffe support this important piece of legisla- tinue the national emergency declared DeSaulnier Kinzinger Reed tion for South Carolina’s peanut pro- in Executive Order 13067, as expanded Deutch Knight Reichert ducers. by Executive Order 13400, with respect Diaz-Balart Krishnamoorthi Renacci Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Chairman, I to Sudan. Dingell Kuster (NH) Rice (NY) Doggett Kustoff (TN) Rice (SC) would like to thank the gentleman DONALD J. TRUMP. Donovan Labrador Richmond from South Carolina for his comments. THE WHITE HOUSE, October 31, 2017. Doyle, Michael LaHood Roby And to my friend, the gentlewoman F. LaMalfa Roe (TN) f Duncan (SC) Lamborn Rogers (AL) from Ohio, if only the farm bill was Duncan (TN) Lance Rogers (KY) this easy. RECESS Dunn Langevin Rooney, Francis Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Ellison Larsen (WA) Rooney, Thomas of my time. Emmer Larson (CT) J. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Engel Latta Rosen The SPEAKER pro tempore. The declares the House in recess until ap- Eshoo Lawrence Roskam question is on the motion offered by proximately 6:30 p.m. today. Espaillat Lawson (FL) Ross the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Accordingly (at 5 o’clock and 26 min- Estes (KS) Lee Rothfus Esty (CT) Levin Rouzer CRAWFORD) that the House suspend the utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. Evans Lewis (GA) Roybal-Allard rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2521. f Farenthold Lewis (MN) Royce (CA) The question was taken. Faso Lieu, Ted Ruiz The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the b 1830 Ferguson Lipinski Rush Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Russell opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being AFTER RECESS Fleischmann Loebsack Rutherford in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Flores Lofgren Sa´ nchez Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, on The recess having expired, the House Fortenberry Long Sanford was called to order by the Speaker pro Foster Loudermilk Sarbanes that I demand the yeas and nays. Foxx Lowenthal Scalise The yeas and nays were ordered. tempore (Ms. TENNEY) at 6 o’clock and Frankel (FL) Lowey Schakowsky The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- 30 minutes p.m. Fudge Lucas Schiff ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- Gabbard Luetkemeyer Schneider f Gaetz Lujan Grisham, Schrader ceedings on this motion will be post- Gallagher M. Schweikert poned. SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT PARITY Gallego Luja´ n, Ben Ray Scott (VA) ACT OF 2017 Garrett Lynch Scott, Austin f Gibbs MacArthur Scott, David The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Gohmert Maloney, Sensenbrenner CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- Gomez Carolyn B. Serrano EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO ished business is the vote on the mo- Goodlatte Maloney, Sean Sessions SUDAN—MESSAGE FROM THE tion to suspend the rules and pass the Gosar Marchant Sewell (AL) PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED Gottheimer Marino Shea-Porter bill (H.R. 2521) to amend the Farm Se- Gowdy Marshall Sherman STATES (H. DOC. NO. 115–75) curity and Rural Investment Act of Granger Massie Shimkus The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- 2002 to include South Carolina as a part Graves (GA) Mast Shuster Graves (LA) Matsui Sinema fore the House the following message of the Virginia/Carolina peanut pro- Graves (MO) McCarthy Sires from the President of the United ducing region for purposes of appoint- Green, Al McCaul Slaughter States; which was read and, together ment to the Peanut Standards Board, Green, Gene McClintock Smith (MO) Grothman McCollum Smith (NE) with the accompanying papers, referred on which the yeas and nays were or- Guthrie McEachin Smith (NJ) to the Committee on Foreign Affairs dered. Hanabusa McGovern Smith (TX) and ordered to be printed: The Clerk read the title of the bill. Handel McHenry Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Harper McKinley Smucker To the Congress of the United States: Harris McMorris Soto question is on the motion offered by Section 202(d) of the National Emer- Hartzler Rodgers Speier the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hastings McNerney Stefanik gencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides CRAWFORD) that the House suspend the Heck McSally Stewart for the automatic termination of a na- rules and pass the bill. Hensarling Meadows Stivers tional emergency unless, within 90 Herrera Beutler Meehan Suozzi The vote was taken by electronic de- days before the anniversary date of its Hice, Jody B. Meeks Swalwell (CA) vice, and there were—yeas 394, nays 1, Higgins (LA) Messer Takano declaration, the President publishes in not voting 37, as follows: Higgins (NY) Mitchell Taylor the Federal Register and transmits to Himes Moolenaar Tenney the Congress a notice stating that the [Roll No. 591] Holding Moulton Thompson (CA) YEAS—394 Hollingsworth Mullin Thompson (MS) emergency is to continue in effect be- Hoyer Murphy (FL) Thompson (PA) yond the anniversary date. In accord- Abraham Brooks (AL) Cole Hudson Nadler Tiberi ance with this provision, I have sent to Adams Brooks (IN) Collins (GA) Huffman Napolitano Tipton Aderholt Brown (MD) Collins (NY) the Federal Register for publication the Huizenga Neal Titus Allen Brownley (CA) Comer Hultgren Newhouse Tonko enclosed notice stating that the na- Amash Buchanan Comstock Hunter Noem Torres tional emergency with respect to Amodei Buck Conaway Issa Nolan Trott Sudan declared in Executive Order Arrington Bucshon Connolly Jackson Lee Norcross Tsongas Babin Budd Conyers Jayapal Norman Turner 13067 of November 3, 1997, is to continue Bacon Burgess Cook Jeffries Nunes Upton in effect beyond November 3, 2017. Banks (IN) Bustos Cooper Jenkins (KS) O’Halleran Valadao Despite recent positive develop- Barletta Byrne Correa Jenkins (WV) O’Rourke Vargas Barton Calvert Costa ments, the crisis constituted by the ac- Johnson (GA) Olson Vela Bass Capuano Costello (PA) Johnson (LA) Palazzo Visclosky tions and policies of the Government of Beatty Carbajal Courtney Johnson (OH) Pallone Wagner Sudan that led to the declaration of a Bera Ca´ rdenas Cramer Johnson, E. B. Palmer Walberg national emergency in Executive Order Bergman Carson (IN) Crawford Johnson, Sam Panetta Walden Beyer Carter (GA) Crist Jones Paulsen Walker 13067; the expansion of that emergency Biggs Carter (TX) Crowley Jordan Payne Walorski in Executive Order 13400 of April 26, Bilirakis Cartwright Cuellar Joyce (OH) Pearce Walters, Mimi 2006; and with respect to which addi- Bishop (GA) Castor (FL) Culberson Kaptur Pelosi Walz Bishop (MI) Castro (TX) Cummings tional steps were taken in Executive Katko Perlmutter Wasserman Bishop (UT) Chabot Curbelo (FL) Keating Perry Schultz Order 13412 of October 13, 2006, Execu- Black Cheney Davidson Kelly (IL) Peters Waters, Maxine tive Order 13761 of January 13, 2017, and Blum Chu, Judy Davis (CA) Kelly (MS) Peterson Watson Coleman Executive Order 13804 of July 11, 2017, Blunt Rochester Cicilline Davis, Danny Kelly (PA) Pingree Weber (TX) Bonamici Clark (MA) Davis, Rodney Kennedy Pittenger Webster (FL) has not been resolved. These actions Bost Clarke (NY) DeFazio Khanna Poe (TX) Welch and policies continue to pose an un- Boyle, Brendan Clay Delaney Kihuen Poliquin Wenstrup usual and extraordinary threat to the F. Cleaver DeLauro Kildee Posey Williams Brady (PA) Clyburn DelBene national security and foreign policy of Kilmer Price (NC) Wilson (FL) Brady (TX) Coffman Demings Kind Quigley Wilson (SC) the United States. I have, therefore, Brat Cohen Denham

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:49 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC7.020 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE H8286 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 31, 2017 Wittman Yarmuth Young (IA) Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise for 1 minute and to revise and extend Womack Yoho Zeldin Woodall Young (AK) today to honor the life and memory of his remarks.) Leslie Amundson from my hometown Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Su- NAYS—1 of Sunnyside, Washington. Les was a zanne thought that Jason was the per- Blumenauer decorated war veteran, a small-busi- fect boyfriend. He was protective, lov- NOT VOTING—37 ness owner, a farmer, and, truly, a pil- ing, and attentive. But after he moved Aguilar Gonzalez (TX) Rohrabacher lar of our local community. in with Suzanne, she noticed his darker Barr Griffith Rokita Les served this country honorably. side. He became obsessive, jealous, and Barraga´ n Grijalva Ros-Lehtinen As an Army Air Corps pilot during enraged. He began shoving and striking ´ Blackburn Gutierrez Ruppersberger World War II, his plane was shot down her. Once, he pushed her so hard her Bridenstine Hill Ryan (OH) Butterfield Hurd Simpson over Holland. He and his crew spent a head smashed against the wall. DeGette Love Thornberry month hiding underground and being Fed up with his excuses, she made DesJarlais Meng Veasey cared for by the Dutch people before him leave, but her safety was short Duffy Mooney (WV) Vela´ zquez Franks (AZ) Moore being captured by the Nazis. Les served lived. One night as Suzanne returned Westerman Frelinghuysen Pascrell 18 months at a prisoner of war camp home with friends, Jason ambushed her Yoder Garamendi Pocan and earned a Purple Heart. and forced her into the house at Gianforte Polis His family’s roots were only knifepoint. Horrified, her friends ran b 1855 strengthened when Les married and into the street to flag down the police. Mr. MEADOWS changed his vote bought a farm in Sunnyside where he Despite Suzanne’s pleas, Jason from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ and his wife, Helen, raised their five stomped on her face and neck until she So (two-thirds being in the affirma- children. He would often find opportu- was unconscious. Then she later woke tive) the rules were suspended and the nities to contribute and to help those up to find him pouring boiling water bill was passed. around him, and his appreciation for over her body. About that time, the po- The result of the vote was announced the community showed in his actions. lice broke in and saved her life. as above recorded. Les leaves behind a legacy of devo- Mr. Speaker, this month is Domestic A motion to reconsider was laid on tion to the people of Sunnyside and to Violence Awareness Month. Domestic the table. our Nation. violence is a health issue, and it is also Stated for: My thoughts and prayers are with his a criminal matter. As my grandmother Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Madam family during this difficult time, and I used to say: ‘‘You never hurt somebody Speaker, I had a family commitment and could ask my colleagues to please join me in you claim you love.’’ not attend votes. Had I been present, I would remembering my friend Les Amundson. And that is just the way it is. have voted ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall No. 591. f Mr. HURD. Madam Speaker, I was unavoid- RUSSIAN INVESTIGATION MUST f ably detained. Had I been present, I would CONTINUE IN HOUSE UNIMPEDED REJECT TAX PLAN FOR BILLION- have voted ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall No. 591. (Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI asked and AIRES AND CORPORATIONS f was given permission to address the REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO- House for 1 minute and to revise and (Ms. LEE asked and was given per- VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF extend his remarks.) mission to address the House for 1 H.R. 2936, RESILIENT FEDERAL Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speak- minute.) FORESTS ACT OF 2017 er, yesterday we learned that the first Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in total charges of Special Counsel Mueller’s opposition to the Republicans’ rigged Mr. NEWHOUSE, from the Com- investigation had been filed against tax plan for billionaires and corpora- mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- President Trump’s campaign chairman, tions. leged report (Rept. No. 115–378) on the Paul Manafort, and his business asso- Despite having one of the largest resolution (H. Res. 595) providing for ciate Rick Gates. economies in the world, one in five consideration of the bill (H.R. 2936) to But just as importantly, we learned Californians live in poverty. Yet Re- expedite under the National Environ- that former Trump campaign foreign publicans in Congress are pursuing one mental Policy Act of 1969 and improve policy adviser George Papadopoulos priority: tax breaks for billionaires and forest management activities on Na- pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI corporations. tional Forest System lands, on public about his attempts to contact the Rus- Their tax package is Robin Hood in lands under the jurisdiction of the Bu- sian Government. The investigation is reverse: it steals from the poor and reau of Land Management, and on gaining momentum and must go on. gives to the rich. And it will decimate Tribal lands to return resilience to In the Senate, Majority Leader Medicare. It will cripple many essen- overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, MCCONNELL has refused to commit tial programs like the child tax credit and for other purposes, which was re- floor time to legislation to protect and the earned income tax credit. ferred to the House Calendar and or- Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation This billionaires-first plan will dev- dered to be printed. from outside interference. If the Sen- astate many States, including my f ate refuses to act, the House must. It is home State of California. California REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER imperative that we allow the investiga- will suffer tremendously. The earned AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 620 tion into Russian interference in our income tax credit and child tax credit democracy to continue unimpeded and really has saved more than 1 million Mr. RUSH. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- unhindered. Californians from falling below the mous consent to be removed from H.R. Yesterday’s news may be the first poverty line. Undermining the earned 620. public revelations, but they cannot be income tax credit and child tax credit The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the last. The investigation into the would push millions of Californians GALLAGHER). Is there objection to the Russian Government’s attempts to sab- even deeper into poverty. request of the gentleman from Illinois? otage our democracy must continue. I Americans should not be forced to There was no objection. urge Speaker RYAN and the House lead- pay more than their fair share in order f ership to commit to safeguarding the to give tax breaks to the ultrarich. b 1900 independence and integrity of Special Any tax plan that pushes even one Counsel Mueller’s investigation. more American deeper into poverty HONORING THE LIFE OF LESLIE f and forces middle-income people to pay AMUNDSON more should not even be on the table. (Mr. NEWHOUSE asked and was DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A HEALTH Mr. Speaker, we need to reject this given permission to address the House ISSUE AND A CRIMINAL MATTER plan that lavishes tax breaks on Presi- for 1 minute and to revise and extend (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was dent Trump, his billionaire buddies, his remarks.) given permission to address the House and giant multinational corporations.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC7.010 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8287 CONGRATULATIONS TO JEFFER- THANKING MARY BOTTINI FOR For years, programs such as CHIP SON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE and community health centers have COUNCIL (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given been lifelines to underserved, espe- (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania permission to address the House for 1 cially rural communities: 9 million asked and was given permission to ad- minute and to revise and extend her re- children rely on CHIP for health cov- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- marks.) erage; 25 million patients use commu- vise and extend his remarks.) Ms. TENNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise nity health centers; and 750 residency Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. today to recognize Mary Bottini, a gen- spots were created by teaching health Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratu- erous and dedicated constituent of the centers to combat doctor shortages. late Jefferson County Development 22nd Congressional District of New Yet, despite months of assurances to Council for being named Partner of the York. work together, Democrats continue to Year by the Pennsylvania Economic In 2010, after a fruitful 29-year career, stall the reauthorization. It is not un- Development Association. Mary retired and began to volunteer reasonable to ask Medicare recipients The Jefferson County Development her time at the Oneida County Histor- making over $500,000 to pay a little Council has demonstrated outstanding ical Society, where she was recently extra in premiums or to roll back accomplishments and, over the past named Volunteer of the Year for 2017. lengthy enrollment periods so people year, has gone above and beyond in Mary is an active member of our can’t game the system. It is certainly carrying out its mission to serve exist- community, a grandmother of three, not unreasonable to ask lottery win- ing and new businesses in Jefferson and a passionate purveyor of our his- ners who hit the jackpot to forego Med- County, Pennsylvania. Led by Brad tory. Her commitment and civic en- icaid coverage. Lashinsky, director of economic devel- gagement are the impetus for this well- We can’t afford any more delay. opment and planning, the Jefferson deserved award. These programs are supported time County Development Council works to Oneida County has a rich history, after time in a bipartisan fashion. This help new businesses start up, relocate, and it is through the efforts and hard bill is worthy of that same support. I work of volunteers like Mary that its or expand. urge my colleagues to come together to The Jefferson County Development heritage and collective memory is pre- get this bill done this week. served. Mary serves as a shining exam- Council was named Partner of the Year f for effectively utilizing various funding ple of what it means to give back. Please join me today in thanking CELEBRATING WOMEN’S SMALL sources to complete a number of com- Mary for her commitment to our com- BUSINESS MONTH munity and economic development munity and her years of exceptional projects. It also facilitated the forma- (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was service. tion of the Jefferson County Resource given permission to address the House Partnership, which is a collection of f for 1 minute and to revise and extend professionals who make up the eco- HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT his remarks.) nomic development delivery system in ANNIVERSARY Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, throughout the month of October, we the county and who focus on providing (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given have celebrated the Women’s Small assistance to businesses in all stages of permission to address the House for 1 Business Month. business development and growth. minute and to revise and extend his re- According to the National Women’s Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the Jef- marks.) Business Council, there are around 9.8 ferson County Development Council for Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, 15 million women-owned businesses in our the work it does, and I wholeheartedly years ago this week, Congress passed country. Collectively, women-owned congratulate them on this outstanding the Help America Vote Act, which pro- businesses produce about $1.4 trillion achievement. vided much-needed Federal aid to over- in annual receipts and employ over 8 f haul our aging election infrastructure. I was proud to support this invest- million employees, as this graphic HONORING THE LIFE OF SENATOR shows. ARNETT GIRARDEAU ment in our elections, which helps States expand opportunities for all The largest number of women-owned (Mr. LAWSON of Florida asked and Americans to cast ballots and know businesses are in my home State of was given permission to address the that they were properly counted. California. California has about 1.3 mil- House for 1 minute.) Unfortunately, today, much of our lion women-owned firms. In addition, Mr. LAWSON of Florida. Mr. Speak- election infrastructure is again in need in my district, the cities of Stockton er, I rise to honor the life and legacy of of a refresh. Among many challenges, and Lodi were ranked by WalletHub in former Florida Senator Dr. Arnett Russia has mounted a direct attack on 2016 as the second best place in Cali- Girardeau, who passed away last our elections, and it is absolutely im- fornia for women entrepreneurs. Thursday. perative that we shore up our defenses. Despite the challenges women-owned Senator Girardeau represented Jack- To address this issue, among others, I firms encounter, women entrepreneurs sonville in the Florida Legislature. He introduced the PAPER Act with Con- employ many residents that make up was among the first African Americans gressman MARK MEADOWS, to provide the vitality of our local communities to serve in the Florida Senate, and the States with resources to assess the se- across the United States. That is why I first African American to serve as a curity risks posed to their election sys- stand here today to acknowledge and senate president pro tempore. tems and implement cybersecurity best celebrate women-owned small busi- During the 16 years that he served in practices, including postelection audits nesses such as the Valley Brewing the Florida Legislature, he provided of paper ballots. Company in Stockton, California, principled leadership and service to our Mr. Speaker, it is time to recommit owned by Kellie Jacobs, a friend of State, to our country, and he served as to the ideals of HAVA. I urge my col- many years. a role model of excellence to many of leagues to pass the PAPER Act and re- Let’s support and thank all of the us who would follow in his footsteps. store the integrity of our elections. women entrepreneurs in our country As a young legislator, Senator f and honor all of these businesses. Girardeau helped to mentor me and f many of my other colleagues in north SUPPORT CHAMPIONING HEALTHY Florida. He was a founding member and KIDS SUPPORT NAFTA RENEGOTIATION chairman of the Florida Conference of (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given Black State Legislators. permission to address the House for 1 permission to address the House for 1 We extend our condolences to not minute and to revise and extend his re- minute.) only his wife, Carolyn, but especially marks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, smart to his family. He truly was an out- Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I rise dealmakers don’t divulge their tactics. standing leader and a trailblazer in the today in support of the Championing Yet, according to a report from Inside State of Florida. Healthy Kids Act. Trade, President Trump told a group of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:04 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC7.027 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE H8288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 31, 2017 Senators that his so-called threats to the greatest team in the world. Go Mr. HILL (at the request of Mr. withdraw from NAFTA are just a nego- Astros. MCCARTHY) for today and November 1 tiating tactic. Mr. Speaker, workers in Mr. Speaker, tomorrow, November 1, 2017 on account of a family commitment. Ohio will tell President Trump that too marks the beginning of the fifth ‘‘Open Enroll- Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia (at the much is at stake in NAFTA renegoti- ment Season’’ for the Affordable Care Act. request of Mr. MCCARTHY) for today on ations to be playing games and During open enrollment people can sign up account of a family commitment. telegraphing empty threats. for health insurance coverage for 2018. f I hope that the President’s focus is Open season ends on December 15, 2017, on balancing our ballooning NAFTA so I encourage all Americans to act without PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE trade deficit with Mexico and Canada, delay to ensure that they and their loved ones RULES which just accumulates more red ink are covered. RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, at astronomical levels of outsourced More than 12 million people nationwide AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 115TH CONGRESS jobs. We need an agreement that stops have selected individual healthcare plans HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- job outsourcing, an agreement that through federal and state marketplaces. MITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND creates a level playing field for work- If you held individual or family health insur- TECHNOLOGY, ers and businesses alike. It should give ance, and we all do, now is the time to sign- Washington, DC, October 26, 2017. Hon. PAUL RYAN, farmers and laborers on this continent up. Under the Affordable Care Act—more com- The Speaker, House of Representatives, equal status and a living wage. monly known as ‘‘Obamacare’’—you can sign Washington, DC. Among other protections for work- up for health insurance on your state’s health DEAR MR. SPEAKER: (Pursuant to clause ers, I have called for a tri-party labor insurance exchange or individual marketplace 2(a)(2) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House secretariat that will represent workers of Representatives, I hereby submit the rules but only during an annual open enrollment pe- in all three NAFTA nations. NAFTA of the Committee on Science, Space, and riod that this year starts November 1 and will must address fair labor standards and Technology for the 115th Congress for publi- end on December 15. cation in the Congressional Record. These robust enforcement of rules, including The only other times you may purchase for agricultural labor, the largest seg- rules were adopted by the Committee on health insurance is following a ‘‘qualifying life February 7, 2017, in a meeting that was open ment of our tri-national workforce. event,’’ such as getting married or divorced or to the public. NAFTA renegotiation is a once-in-a- having a baby. Thank you for your consideration. lifetime opportunity to create a conti- If you buy health insurance through your Sincerely, nental compact to boost fair oppor- workplace, your employer will inform you LAMAR SMITH, tunity across North America. Let’s not about its open enrollment period. Chairman. indulge in phony boardroom The following information is for people buy- RULE I. GENERAL brinksmanship. Let’s come together ing health insurance on their own. (a) Application of Rules. and put our communities and workers If your are buying health insurance on your (1) The Rules of the House of Representa- first. own, you have several options for purchasing tives (‘‘House Rules’’) are the rules of the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- f a policy: From your state’s health insurance market- nology and its Subcommittees with the spe- b 1915 cific additions thereto contained in these place—check Healthcare.gov to find the mar- rules. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT OPEN ket place for your state; (2) Except where the term ‘‘Sub- ENROLLMENT SEASON Directly from a health insurance company; committee’’ is specifically referred to, the (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was From websites like Insure.com that offers following rules shall apply to the Committee given permission to address the House health insurance quotes from multiple carriers; and its Subcommittees as well as to the re- for 1 minute.) or spective Chairs and Ranking Minority Mem- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, be- From a health insurance agent. bers. We know the Trump Administration is at- fore I start, I would like to express my (b) Other Procedures. The Chair may estab- tempting to sabotage enrollment during this lish such other procedures and take such ac- sympathy and concern for those who year’s shortened open enrollment period by tions as may be necessary to carry out these lost their life in New York through an cutting back on the outreach needed to inform rules or to facilitate the effective operation alleged terrorist act and to pray for the public about Open Enrollment Season. of the Committee. their families. The Center for American Progress esti- (c) Use of Hearing Rooms. In consultation Let me also make mention of the with the Ranking Minority Member, the mates that under good-faith management of fact, Mr. Speaker, that tomorrow, No- Chair of the Committee shall establish the marketplaces and the open enrollment vember 1, begins the open enrollment. guidelines for the use of Committee hearing process, 2018 marketplace enrollment would We know that this President has tried rooms. hold steady at about 12.2 million plan selec- to sabotage the Affordable Care Act; RULE II. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL tions. but, in fact, you have until December MEETINGS Unfortunately, the Trump Administration’s (a) Regular Meetings. The regular meeting 15. We believe that more than 12 mil- repeated actions to destabilize insurance mar- lion people will register. day of the Committee for the conduct of its kets, repeal the ACA, and undermine open en- business shall be on the first Thursday of This is a very important opportunity rollment, threaten this progress and are de- each month, if the House is in session. If the because, many times in the past, under signed to depress enrollment in 2018. House is not in session on that day, then the the previous affordable healthcare The President is creating uncertainty in the Committee shall meet on the next Thursday structure, you wouldn’t have this time nation’s health insurance marketplaces, which of such month on which the House is in ses- to apply. But the Affordable Care Act prior to January 20, 2017 were on track for sion, or at another practicable time as deter- mined by the Chair. is still the law of the land, and we continued growth in the number of people with should extend that law for everyone to (1) A regular meeting of the Committee health insurance. may be dispensed with if, in the judgment of be able to enroll. This weekend, if you have health insurance Finally, let me thank the Texans for the Chair, there is no need for the meeting. take time to make sure that your relatives (2) The Chair may call and convene, as he taking a knee in recognition of oppos- have enrolled. considers necessary and in accordance with ing language where football players The most important thing that Americans the notice requirements contained in these were called inmates in a prison. I, can do to preserve access to affordable health rules, additional meetings of the Committee frankly, believe I wanted to come to insurance is to enroll in a health care plan be- for the consideration of any bill or resolu- the floor to make that point. Later in fore the December 15, 2017 deadline. tion pending before the Committee or for the conduct of other Committee business. the week, I will take a knee on this f floor to acknowledge them. (b) Bills and Subjects to be Considered. Finally, I would like to indicate that LEAVE OF ABSENCE (1) The Chair shall announce the date, place, and subject matter of any Committee I hope that there will be an apology By unanimous consent, leave of ab- meeting, which may not commence earlier coming from General Kelly for Con- sence was granted to: than the third day on which Members have gresswoman WILSON. Mr. GRIFFITH (at the request of Mr. notice thereof, unless the Chair, with the Finally, I want to be able to say MCCARTHY) for today on account of concurrence of the Ranking Minority Mem- something good, which is, Go Astros, family considerations. ber, or the Committee by majority vote with

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Without (2) Notwithstanding clause 1, upon a mo- legislation, the Chair shall cause the text of further action of the Committee, the Chair is tion the Chair, in consultation with the such legislation to be made publicly avail- authorized to offer a motion under clause 1 Ranking Minority Member, may: able in electronic form. of House Rule XXII whenever the Chair con- i. Designate an specified number of Mem- (3) To the maximum extent practicable, siders it appropriate. bers of the Committee from each party to question a witness for a period of time equal- amendments to a measure or matter shall be RULE III. HEARINGS submitted in writing or electronically to the ly divided between the majority party and (a) Notice of Hearings. designee of both the Chair and Ranking Mi- the minority party, not to exceed one hour (1) The Chair shall publicly announce the nority Member at least 24 hours prior to the in the aggregate; or date, place, and subject matter of any hear- ii. Designate staff from each party to ques- consideration of the measure or matter, and ing to be conducted by the Committee on tion a witness for a period of time equally di- the Chair may oppose any amendment not so any measure or matter at least one week be- vided between the majority party and the submitted. fore the commencement of that hearing. If minority party, not to exceed one hour in (c) Open Meetings. the aggregate. (1) Meetings for the transaction of business the Chair, with the concurrence of the Rank- ing Minority Member, determines there is (3) Members of the Committee have two and hearings of the Committee shall be open weeks from the date of a hearing to submit to the public or closed in accordance with good cause to begin the hearing sooner, or if the Committee so determines by majority additional questions in writing for the record the House Rules. to be answered by witnesses who have ap- (2) Any Member who is not a Member of vote, a quorum being present for the trans- action of business, the Chair shall make the peared before the Committee. The letters of the Committee (or any Committee Member transmittal and any responses thereto shall who is not a Member of the Subcommittee) announcement at the earliest possible date. (2) The Chair shall publicly announce a list be included in the hearing record. may have the privilege of nonparticipatory (d) Claims of Privilege. Claims of common- attendance at Committee or Subcommittee of witnesses to testify at a hearing as soon as a complete list of witnesses, including those law privileges made by witnesses in hearings, hearings or meetings in accordance with or by interviewees or deponents in investiga- to be called by the minority, is compiled. clause 2(g)(2) of House Rule XI. Such Member tions or inquiries, are applicable only at the When practicable, the Chair and the Ranking may not: discretion of the Chair, subject to appeal to Minority Member will seek to have a com- i. vote on any matter; the Committee. ii. be counted for the purpose of estab- plete list of witnesses compiled at or as soon (e) Publication of Transcripts. The tran- lishing a quorum; as practicable after the time that the hear- scripts of those hearings conducted by the iii. participate in questioning a witness ing is publicly announced. Committee, when it is decided they will be under the 5-Minute Rule, unless permitted to (b) Witnesses. printed, shall be published in substantially do so by the Chair; (1) Insofar as is practicable, no later than verbatim form, with the material requested iv. raise points of order; or 48 hours in advance of his or her appearance, for the record inserted at that place re- v. offer amendments or motions. each witness who is to appear before the quested, or at the end of the record, as ap- (d) Quorums. A majority of the Committee Committee shall file, in printed copy and in propriate. Individuals, including Members, shall form a quorum, except that two Mem- electronic form, a written statement of his whose comments are to be published as part bers shall constitute a quorum for taking or her proposed testimony and a curriculum of a Committee document shall be given the testimony and receiving evidence, and one vitae. opportunity to verify the accuracy of the third of the Members shall foam a quorum (2) Each witness shall limit his or her pres- transcription in advance of publication. Any for taking any action other than for which entation to a five minute summary, however requests by those Members, staff, or wit- the presence of a majority of the Committee additional time may be granted by the Chair nesses to correct any errors other than er- is otherwise required. If the Chair is not when appropriate. rors in the transcript, or disputed errors in present at any meeting of the Committee or (3) The Chair, or any Member of the Com- transcription, shall be appended to the Subcommittee, the Vice Chair on the Com- mittee designated by the Chair, may admin- record, and the appropriate place where the mittee who is present shall preside at the ister oaths to witnesses before the Com- change is requested will be footnoted. Prior meeting, unless another Member of the Com- mittee. to approval by the Chair of hearings con- mittee is designated by the Chair. (4) Whenever any hearing is conducted by ducted jointly with another Congressional (e) Postponement of Proceedings. the Committee on any measure or matter, Committee, a memorandum of under- (1) Pursuant to clause 2(h)(4) of House Rule the Minority Members of the Committee standing shall be prepared which incor- XI, the Chair may postpone further pro- shall be entitled, upon request to the Chair porates an agreement for the publication of ceedings when a record vote is ordered on the by a majority of them before the completion the transcript. question of approving a measure or matter of the hearing, to call witnesses selected by (f) Pertinence of Testimony. At the discre- or on adopting an amendment. The Chair the Minority to testify with respect to the tion of the Committee, brief and pertinent may resume proceedings on a postponed vote measure or matter during at least one day of statements may be submitted in writing for at any time after reasonable notice. hearing thereon. inclusion in the record. The Committee is (2) When proceedings resume on a post- (5) In the case of a witness appearing in a the sole judge of the pertinence of testimony poned question, notwithstanding any inter- nongovernmental capacity, a written state- and evidence adduced at its hearing. vening order for the previous question, an ment of proposed testimony shall include a RULE IV. REPORTS underlying proposition shall remain subject curriculum vitae and a disclosure of any (a) Bills and resolutions approved by the to further debate or amendment to the same Federal grants, cooperative agreements, or Committee shall be reported by the Chair extent as when the question was postponed. contracts, or contracts or payments origi- pursuant to clauses 2–4 of House Rule XIII. (f) Time for Statements and Debate. nating with a foreign government, received (b) A proposed investigative or oversight (1) Insofar as is practicable, the Chair, during the current calendar year or either of report shall be considered as read if it has after consultation with the Ranking Minor- the two previous calendar years by the wit- been available to the Members of the Com- ity Member, shall limit the total time of ness or by an entity represented by the wit- mittee for at least 24 hours (excluding Satur- opening statements by Members at a Com- ness and related to the subject matter of the days, Sundays, or legal holidays except when mittee meeting to no more than ten min- hearing. The disclosure shall include the the House is in session on such days). utes, the time to be divided equally between amount and source of each Federal grant (or (c) Every investigative or oversight report the Chair and Ranking Minority Member. subgrant thereof), cooperative agreement, or shall be approved by a majority vote of the When requested, ex officio Members of any contract (or subcontract thereof) related to Committee at a meeting at which a quorum Subcommittee shall also be recognized at a the subject matter of the hearing; and the is present. If at the time of approval of such Subcommittee hearing for five minutes each amount and country of origin of any pay- a report a Member of the Committee gives to present an opening statement. ment or contract related to the subject mat- notice of intent to file supplemental, minor- (2) The time any one Member may address ter of the hearing originating with a foreign ity, additional, or dissenting views that the Committee on any bill, amendment, mo- government. Such statements, with appro- Member shall be entitled to file such views. tion, or other matter under consideration by priate redactions to protect the privacy or (d) Only those investigative or oversight the Committee will be limited to five min- security of the witness, shall be made pub- reports approved by a majority vote of the utes, and then only when the Member has licly available in electronic form not later Committee may be ordered printed, unless been recognized by the Chair. This time than one day after the witness appears. otherwise required by House Rules. limit may be waived by the Chair pursuant (c) Questioning of Witnesses. RULE V. BROADCASTING to unanimous consent. (1) The right to interrogate a witness be- (a) Whenever a meeting for the transaction (g) Requests for Recorded Vote. A record fore the Committee shall alternate between of business, including the markup of legisla- vote of the Committee shall be provided on Majority and Minority Members of the Com- tion or a hearing is open to the public, that

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Subcommittee Chairs may make re- ual coverage of each hearing or meeting for matters relating to competitiveness, tech- quests for referral of specific matters to the transaction of business in a manner that nology, standards, and innovation; standard- their Subcommittee if they believe Sub- allows the public to easily listen to and view ization of weights and measures, including committee jurisdictions so warrant. the proceedings, and maintain the recordings technical standards, standardization, and (e) Subcommittee Procedures and Reports. of such coverage in a manner that is easily conformity assessment; measurement, in- (1) Subcommittee Chairs shall set meeting accessible to the public. Operation and use of cluding the metric system of measurement; dates with the concurrence of the Chair and any Committee internet broadcast system the Technology Administration of the De- after consultation with the other Sub- shall be fair and nonpartisan, and in accord- partment of Commerce; the National Insti- committee Chairs with a view toward avoid- ance with clauses 4(b) and (f) of House Rule tute of Standards and Technology; the Na- ing simultaneous scheduling of Sub- XI and all other applicable rules of the Com- tional Technical Information Service; com- committee meetings or hearings wherever mittee and the House. petitiveness, including small business com- possible. No Subcommittee may meet or RULE VI. SUBCOMMITTEES petitiveness; tax, antitrust, regulatory and hold a hearing at the same time as a meeting other legal and governmental policies re- or hearing of the Committee without author- (a) Committee Jurisdiction. The Com- lated to technological development and com- ization from the Chair. mittee shall have jurisdiction over such mat- mercialization; technology transfer, includ- (2) Each Subcommittee is authorized to ters as determined by the Chair. ing civilian use of defense technologies; pat- meet, hold hearings, receive testimony or (b) Subcommittees and Jurisdiction. There ent and intellectual property policy; inter- evidence, mark up legislation, and report to shall be five standing Subcommittees of the national technology trade; research, develop- the Committee on all matters referred to it. Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- ment, and demonstration activities of the For matters within its jurisdiction, each nology, with jurisdictions as follows: Department of Transportation; surface and Subcommittee is authorized to conduct leg- (1) Subcommittee on Energy. Shall have water transportation research, development, islative, investigative, forecasting, and gen- jurisdiction over the following subject mat- and demonstration programs; earthquake eral oversight hearings; to conduct inquiries ters: all matters relating to energy research, programs and fire research programs, includ- into the future; and to undertake budget im- development, and demonstration projects ing those related to wildfire proliferation re- pact studies. therefor; commercial application of energy search and prevention; biotechnology policy; (3) Each Subcommittee shall provide the technology; Department of Energy research, research, development, demonstration, and Committee with copies of such records of development, and demonstration programs; standards-related activities of the Depart- votes taken in the Subcommittee and such Department of Energy laboratories; Depart- ment of Homeland Security; Small Business other records with respect to the Sub- ment of Energy science activities; energy Innovation Research and Technology Trans- committee as the Chair of the Committee supply activities; nuclear, solar, and renew- fer; voting technologies and standards; other deems necessary to ensure compliance with able energy, and other advanced energy tech- appropriate matters as referred by the Chair; the House Rules. nologies; uranium supply and enrichment, and relevant oversight. (4) After ordering a measure or matter re- and Department of Energy waste manage- (4) Subcommittee on Space. Shall have ju- ported, a Subcommittee shall issue a report ment; fossil energy research and develop- risdiction over the following subject mat- in such form as the Chair shall specify. To ment; clean coal technology; energy con- ters: all matters relating to astronautical the maximum extent practicable, reports servation research and development, includ- and aeronautical research and development; and recommendations of a Subcommittee ing building performance, alternate fuels, national space policy, including access to shall not be considered by the Committee distributed power systems, and industrial space; sub-orbital access and applications; until after the intervention of 48 hours from process improvements; pipeline research, de- National Aeronautics and Space Administra- the time the report is submitted and made velopment, and demonstration projects; en- tion and its contractor and government-op- available to the Committee. Printed hear- ergy standards; other appropriate matters as erated labs; space commercialization, includ- ings thereon shall be made available, if fea- referred by the Chair; and relevant over- ing commercial space activities relating to sible, to the Committee, except that this sight. the Department of Transportation and the Rule may be waived at the discretion of the (2) Subcommittee on Environment. Shall Department of Commerce; exploration and Chair after consultation with the Ranking have jurisdiction over the following subject use of outer space; international space co- Minority Member. matters: all matters relating to environ- operation; the National Space Council; space mental research; Environmental Protection RULE VII. VICE CHAIRS applications, space communications and re- Agency research and development; environ- (a) The Chair of the Committee shall des- lated matters; Earth remote sensing policy; mental standards; climate change research ignate a Member of the majority party to civil aviation research, development, and and development; the National Oceanic and serve as Vice Chair of the Committee, and demonstration; research, development, and Atmospheric Administration, including all shall designate a Majority Member of each demonstration programs of the Federal Avia- activities related to weather, weather serv- Subcommittee to serve as Vice Chair of the tion Administration; space law; other appro- ices, climate, the atmosphere, marine fish- Subcommittee. Vice Chairs of the Com- priate matters as referred by the Chair; and eries, and oceanic research; risk assessment mittee and each Subcommittee serve at the relevant oversight. pleasure of the Chair, who may at any time activities; scientific issues related to envi- (5) Subcommittee on Oversight. Shall have ronmental policy, including climate change; terminate his designation of a Member as general and special investigative authority Vice Chair and designate a different Member remote sensing data related to climate on all matters within the jurisdiction of the change at the National Aeronautics and of the majority party to serve as Vice Chair Committee. of the Committee or relevant Subcommittee. Space Administration (NASA); earth science (c) Composition of Subcommittees. (b) The Chair may assign duties, privileges, activities conducted by the NASA; other ap- (1) The Chair shall assign Members to the and responsibilities to the Vice Chairs of the propriate matters as referred by the Chair; Subcommittees. Minority party assignments Committee or the various Subcommittees. and relevant oversight. shall be made only with the concurrence of (3) Subcommittee on Research and Tech- the Ranking Minority Member. The Chair RULE VIII. OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS nology. Shall have jurisdiction over the fol- shall determine the ratio of Majority Mem- (a) The Committee shall review and study, lowing subject matters: all matters relating bers to Minority Members of each Sub- on a continuing basis, the application, ad- to science policy and science education; the committee; provided that the ratio of Major- ministration, execution, and effectiveness of Office of Science and Technology Policy; all ity Members to Minority Members on each those laws, or parts of laws, the subject mat- scientific research, and scientific and engi- Subcommittee (excluding any ex officio ter of which is within its jurisdiction, includ- neering resources (including human re- Member) shall be no less favorable to the ing all laws, programs, and Government ac- sources); all matters relating to science, majority party than the ratio for the Com- tivities relating to nonmilitary research and technology, engineering and mathematics mittee. development in accordance with House Rule education; intergovernmental mechanisms (2) The Chair and Ranking Minority Mem- X. for research, development, and demonstra- ber of the Committee shall be ex officio (b) Not later than February 15th of the tion and cross-cutting programs; inter- Members of each Subcommittee to which first session of the 115th Congress, the Com- national scientific cooperation; National such Chair or Ranking Minority Member has mittee shall meet in open session, with a Science Foundation; university research pol- not been assigned by the Chair. They are not quorum present, to adopt its authorization icy, including infrastructure and overhead; authorized to vote on Subcommittee mat- and oversight plan for submission to the university research partnerships, including ters. Unless they are regular Members of the Committee on Oversight and Government those with industry; science scholarships; Subcommittee, they shall not be counted in Reform and the Committee on House Admin- computing, communications, networking, determining a Subcommittee quorum other istration in accordance with the provisions and information technology; research and than a quorum for taking testimony. of clause 2(d) of House Rule X. development relating to health, biomedical, (d) Referral to Subcommittees. The Chair (c) Any investigation undertaken in the and nutritional programs; research, develop- shall expeditiously refer all legislation and name of the Committee shall be approved by

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A letter from the Board Chairman and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- The power to authorize and issue sub- CEO, Farm Credit Administration, transmit- cy’s direct final rule — Air Plan Approval; poenas is delegated to the Chair as provided ting the Administration’s direct final rule — Ohio; Redesignation of the Fulton County for under clause 2(m)(3)(A)(i) of House Rule Assessment and Apportionment of Adminis- Area to Attainment of the 2008 Lead Stand- XI. trative Expenses (RIN: 3052-AD30) received ard [EPA-R05-OAR-2017-0256; FRL-9969-67-Re- RULE X. DEPOSITION AUTHORITY October 26, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. gion 5] received October 12, 2017, pursuant to 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. The Chair may authorize the staff of the 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Committee to conduct depositions pursuant Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. 2998. A letter from the Assistant General ergy and Commerce. to section 3(b) of House Resolution 5, 115th 3006. A letter from the Director, Regu- Counsel, Division of Regulatory Services, Of- Congress, and subject to any regulations latory Management Division, Environmental fice of the General Counsel, Department of issued pursuant thereto. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Education, transmitting the Department’s cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- RULE XI. COMMITTEE RECORDS interim final rule — Student Assistance Gen- mulgation of Air Quality Implementation eral Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Pro- (a) The records of the Committee at the Plans; District of Columbia; Interstate gram, Federal Family Education Loan Pro- National Archives and Records Administra- Transport Requirements for the 2010 1-Hour gram, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan tion shall be made available for public use in Sulfur Dioxide Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2014- Program, and Teacher Education Assistance accordance with House Rule VII. 0701; FRL-9969-51-Region 3] received October for College and Higher Education Grant Pro- (b) The Chair shall notify the Ranking Mi- 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); gram [Docket No.: ED-2017-OPE-0108] (RIN: nority Member of the Committee of any de- Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to 1840-AD25) received October 26, 2017, pursuant cision, pursuant to clauses 3(b)(3) or 4(b) of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rule VII, to withhold a record other- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 3007. A letter from the Director, Regu- wise available, and the matter shall be pre- Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on latory Management Division, Environmental sented to the Committee for a determination Education and the Workforce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- on the written request of any Member of the 2999. A letter from the Acting Assistant cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- Committee. General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pen- mulgation of Air Quality Implementation sion Benefit Guaranty Corporation, trans- RULE XII. OFFICIAL COMMITTEE WEBSITE Plans; Minnesota; Regional Haze Progress mitting the Corporation’s final rule — Bene- Report [EPA-R05-OAR-2015-0034; FRL-9969-59- The Chair shall maintain an official Com- fits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Region 5] received October 12, 2017, pursuant mittee website for the purpose of furthering Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Ben- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, the Committee’s legislative and oversight re- efits received October 26, 2017, pursuant to 5 Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on sponsibilities, including communicating in- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. Energy and Commerce. formation about the Committee’s activities 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Edu- 3008. A letter from the Director, Regu- to Committee Members and other Members cation and the Workforce. latory Management Division, Environmental of the House. The Ranking Minority Member 3000. A letter from the Assistant General Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of the Committee may maintain a similar Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Division, Con- cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- website for the same purpose, including com- sumer Product Safety Commission, trans- mulgation of Air Quality Implementation municating information about the activities mitting the Commission’s final rule — Safe- Plans; Pennsylvania; Adoption of Control of the minority to Committee Members and ty Standard for Infant Bouncer Seats [Dock- Techniques Guidelines for Control of Vola- other Members of the House. et No.: CPSC-2015-0028] received October 25, tile Organic Compound Emissions from Mis- 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public RULE XIII. COMMITTEE BUDGET cellaneous Metal Parts Surface Coating, Mis- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the cellaneous Plastic Parts Surface Coating, From the amount provided to the Com- Committee on Energy and Commerce. and Pleasure Craft Surface Coatings [EPA- mittee in the primary expense resolution 3001. A letter from the Director, Regu- R03-OAR-2017-0437; FRL-9969-32-Region 3] re- adopted by the House of Representatives in latory Management Division, Environmental ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the 115th Congress, the Chair shall designate Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 one-third of the budget, after adjustment for cy’s withdrawal of direct final rule — Air Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and the salaries of the shared administrative Plan Approval; Connecticut; Nonattainment Commerce. functions for the Clerk, Printer and Finan- New Source Review Permit Requirements for 3009. A letter from the Director, Regu- cial Administrator, under the direction of the 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R01- latory Management Division, Environmental the Ranking Minority Member for the pur- OAR-2017-0150; FRL-9969-54-Region 1] re- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- poses of minority staff, travel expenses of ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- minority staff and Members, and all other 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 mulgation of Air Quality Implementation minority office expenses. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Plans; Virginia; Amendment to Ambient Air RULE XIV. AMENDMENTS TO COMMITTEE RULES Commerce. Quality Standard for Ozone [EPA-R03-OAR- 3002. A letter from the Director, Regu- The rules of the Committee may be modi- 2016-0592; FRL-9969-40-Region 3] received Oc- latory Management Division, Environmental fied, amended, or repealed, in the same man- tober 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ner and method as prescribed for the adop- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 cy’s withdrawal of direct final rule — Air tion of committee rules in clause 2 of House Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Plan Approval; AL; VOC Definitions and Par- Rule XI, but only if written notice of the Commerce. ticulate Emissions [EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0436; proposed change has been provided to each 3010. A letter from the Director, Regu- FRL-9969-35-Region 4] received October 12, such Member at least 3 days before the time latory Management Division, Environmental 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public of the meeting at which the vote on the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the change occurs. Any such change in the rules cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- Committee on Energy and Commerce. of the Committee shall be published in the mulgation of Air Quality Implementation 3003. A letter from the Director, Regu- Congressional Record within 30 calendar Plans; West Virginia; 2015 Ozone National latory Management Division, Environmental days after their approval. Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R03- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- OAR-2017-0413; FRL-9969-48-Region 3] re- cy’s withdrawal of direct final rule — Air ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. f Plan Approval; Alabama: PSD Replacement 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Units [EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0371; FRL-9969-22- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and ADJOURNMENT Region 4] received October 12, 2017, pursuant Commerce. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, 3011. A letter from the Director, Regu- Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, I move Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on latory Management Division, Environmental that the House do now adjourn. Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- The motion was agreed to; accord- 3004. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s direct final rule — Approval and Pro- ingly (at 7 o’clock and 17 minutes latory Management Division, Environmental mulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Designated Facilities and Pollutants; City of p.m.), under its previous order, the cy’s withdrawal of direct final rule — Air Philadelphia; Control of Emissions from Ex- House adjourned until tomorrow, Plan Approval: South Carolina; Standards isting Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste In- Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at 10 for Volatile Organic Compounds and Oxides cinerator Units [EPA-R03-OAR-2017-0453; a.m. for morning-hour debate. of Nitrogen [EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0388; FRL- FRL-9969-45-Reigon 3] received October 12,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC7.018 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE H8292 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 31, 2017 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Commerce. Committee on Transportation and Infra- 3012. A letter from the Director, Regu- 3021. A letter from the Director, Regu- structure. latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental f Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s direct final rule — Significant New Use cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Georgia; REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Rules on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA- Cross-State Air Pollution Rule [EPA-R04- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS HQ-OPPT-2017-0166; FRL-9964-42] (RIN: 2070- OAR-2017-0452; FRL-9969-30-Region 4] re- AB27) received October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 committees were delivered to the Clerk 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and for printing and reference to the proper ergy and Commerce. Commerce. calendar, as follows: 3013. A letter from the Director, Regu- 3022. A letter from the Director, Regu- Mr. BRADY of Texas: Committee on Ways latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental and Means. H.R. 849. A bill to repeal the pro- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- visions of the Patient Protection and Afford- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; South cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Georgia: able Care Act providing for the Independent Carolina; Cross-State Air Pollution Rule New Source Review Updates [EPA-R04-OAR- Payment Advisory Board; with an amend- [EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0364; FRL-9969-27-Region 2017-0078; FRL-9969-43-Region 4] received Oc- ment (Rept. 115–373, Pt. 1). Referred to the 4] received October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 tober 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Committee of the Whole House on the state U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 of the Union. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Finan- ergy and Commerce. Commerce. 3014. A letter from the Director, Regu- 3023. A letter from the Director, Regu- cial Services. H.R. 3903. A bill to amend the latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- to use testing the waters and confidential cy’s direct final rule — Air Plan Approval; cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Florida; draft registration submissions, and for other Michigan; Regional Haze Progress Report Interstate Transport (Prongs 1 and 2) for the purposes; with amendments (Rept. 115–374). [EPA-R05-OAR-0058; FRL-9969-61-Region 5] 2010 1-hour NO2 Standard [EPA-R04-OAR- Referred to the Committee of the Whole received October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 2017-0079; FRL-9969-20-Region 4] received Oc- House on the state of the Union. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A Public Law 104-121, Sec. tober 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Finan- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 cial Services. H.R. 1585. A bill to amend the ergy and Commerce. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain quali- 3015. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. fications of individuals as accredited inves- latory Management Division, Environmental 3024. A letter from the Director, Regu- tors for purposes of the securities laws; with Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental an amendment (Rept. 115–375). Referred to cy’s direct final rule — Air Plan Approval; Il- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- the Committee of the Whole House on the linois; Regional Haze Progress Report [EPA- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; AL; VOC state of the Union. R05-OAR-2017-0082; FRL-9969-64-Region 5] re- Definitions and Particulate Emissions [EPA- Mr. SMITH of Texas: Committee of ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. R04-OAR-2017-0436; FRL-9969-36-Region 4] re- Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 1224. A 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. bill to amend the National Institute of Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Standards and Technology Act to implement Commerce. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and a framework, assessment, and audits for im- 3016. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. proving United States cybersecurity; with an latory Management Division, Environmental 3025. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media amendment (Rept. 115–376). Referred to the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- Committee of the Whole House on the state cy’s direct final rule — Air Plan Approval; sion, transmitting the Commission’s final of the Union. Florida; Stationary Sources Emissions Moni- rule — Revitalization of the AM Radio Serv- Mr. WALDEN: Committee on Energy and toring [EPA-R04-OAR-2017-0500; FRL-9969-39- ice [MB Docket No.: 13-249] received October Commerce. H.R. 3043. A bill to modernize hy- Reigon 4] revived October 12, 2017, pursuant 26, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); dropower policy, and for other purposes; with to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to an amendment (Rept. 115–377, Pt. 1). Referred Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Committee on Energy and Commerce. to the Committee of the Whole House on the Energy and Commerce. 3026. A letter from the Chairman, Council state of the Union. 3017. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the District of Columbia, transmitting Mr. NEWHOUSE: Committee on Rules. latory Management Division, Environmental D.C. Act 22-169, ‘‘DC HealthCare Alliance Re- House Resolution 595. Resolution providing Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- certification Simplification Amendment Act for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2936) to ex- cy’s final rule — Fenpicoxamid; Pesticide of 2017’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. pedite under the National Environmental Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0392; FRL- 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest man- 9966-73] received October 12, 2017, pursuant to Oversight and Government Reform. agement activities on National Forest Sys- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 3027. A letter from the Chairman, Council tem lands, on public lands under the jurisdic- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- of the District of Columbia, transmitting tion of the Bureau of Land Management, and ergy and Commerce. D.C. Act 22-153, ‘‘Capitol Riverfront Business on Tribal lands to return resilience to over- 3018. A letter from the Director, Regu- Improvement District Amendment Act of grown, fire-prone forested lands, and for latory Management Division, Environmental 2017’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. other purposes (Rept. 115–378). Referred to Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on the House Calendar. cy’s final rule — Triflumezopyrim; Pesticide Oversight and Government Reform. DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0142; FRL- 3028. A letter from the Chairman, Council Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the 9966-13] received October 12, 2017, pursuant to of the District of Columbia, transmitting 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. D.C. ACT 22-130, ‘‘Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Committees on Energy and Commerce 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Support Act of 2017’’, pursuant to Public Law and Rules discharged from further con- ergy and Commerce. 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the sideration. H.R. 849 referred to the 3019. A letter from the Director, Regu- Committee on Oversight and Government Committee of the Whole House on the latory Management Division, Environmental Reform. state of the Union. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 3029. A letter from the Charmian, Council Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval: Ala- of the District of Columbia, transmitting Committee on Oversight and Govern- bama; Transportation Conformity [EPA-R04- D.C. Act 22-152, ‘‘General Obligation Bonds OAR-2017-0174; FRL-9969-24-Region 4] re- and Bond Anticipation Notes for Fiscal ment Reform discharged from further ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Years 2018-2023 Authorization Act of 2017’’, consideration. H.R. 3043 referred to the 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); Committee of the Whole House on the Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight state of the Union. Commerce. and Government Reform. f 3020. A letter from the Director, Regu- 3030. A letter from the Attorney, U.S. latory Management Division, Environmental Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Secu- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- rity, transmitting the Department’s final cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Ken- rule — Recreational Boat Flotation Stand- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public tucky; Regional Haze Progress Report [EPA- ards — Update of Outboard Engine Weight bills and resolutions of the following R04-OAR-2016-0462; FRL-9969-26-Region 4] re- Test Requirements [Docket No.: USCG-2016- titles were introduced and severally re- ceived October 12, 2017, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1012] (RIN: 1625-AC37) received October 26, ferred, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:18 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L31OC7.000 H31OCPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with HOUSE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8293 By Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Ms. H.R. 4175. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- H.R. 4183. A bill to condition a State’s eli- TITUS, Mr. TROTT, and Mr. KILDEE): enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against gibility for grants under the National Crimi- H.R. 4168. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- income tax for equity investments in small nal History Improvement Program on com- enue Code of 1986 to treat in the same man- business concerns; to the Committee on pliance with certain requirements relating ner as a machine gun any bump fire stock, or Ways and Means. to increasing reporting of domestic violence any other devices designed to accelerate sub- By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for records, and for other purposes; to the Com- stantially the rate of fire of a semiautomatic himself and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN): mittee on the Judiciary. weapon; to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 4176. A bill to strengthen air cargo se- By Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for him- Means. curity, and for other purposes; to the Com- self, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. ROS- By Mr. MARCHANT (for himself, Mr. mittee on Homeland Security. LEHTINEN, and Ms. WILSON of Flor- SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SIMPSON, and By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. ida): Mr. FERGUSON): LANCE, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. H.R. 4184. A bill to adjust the immigration H.R. 4169. A bill to amend title XVIII of the DEUTCH, Mr. DENT, Mr. FARENTHOLD, status of certain foreign nationals in tem- Social Security Act to remove the enroll- Ms. NORTON, Mr. CRIST, Mr. PETERS, porary protected status who are in the ment restriction on certain physicians and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. United States, and for other purposes; to the practitioners prescribing covered outpatient GARAMENDI, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CUM- Committee on the Judiciary. drugs under the Medicare prescription drug MINGS, and Mr. LOWENTHAL): program; to the Committee on Energy and H.R. 4177. A bill to enhance the Federal By Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. Commerce, and in addition to the Committee Government’s planning and preparation for SMITH of Washington, and Ms. on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- extreme weather and the Federal Govern- JAYAPAL): quently determined by the Speaker, in each ment’s dissemination of best practices to re- H.R. 4185. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- case for consideration of such provisions as spond to extreme weather, thereby increas- enue Code of 1986 to increase state alloca- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee ing resilience, improving regional coordina- tions for the low-income housing credit; to concerned. tion, and mitigating the financial risk to the the Committee on Ways and Means. By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for Federal Government from such extreme By Mr. HIMES (for himself, Ms. NOR- himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GAETZ, weather, and for other purposes; to the Com- TON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. BIGGS, Mr. BUCK, and Mr. BABIN): mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Mrs. TORRES): H.R. 4170. A bill to amend the Foreign ture, and in addition to the Committee on H.R. 4186. A bill to amend title 18, United Agents Registration Act of 1938 to promote Oversight and Government Reform, for a pe- States Code, to protect more victims of do- greater transparency in the registration of riod to be subsequently determined by the mestic violence by preventing their abusers persons serving as the agents of foreign prin- Speaker, in each case for consideration of from possessing or receiving firearms, and cipals, to provide the Attorney General with such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- for other purposes; to the Committee on the greater authority to investigate alleged vio- tion of the committee concerned. Judiciary. lations of such Act and bring criminal and By Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. By Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH: civil actions against persons who commit GOHMERT, and Mr. CONAWAY): such violations, and for other purposes; to H.R. 4178. A bill to amend title XVIII of the H.R. 4187. A bill to amend title 18, United the Committee on the Judiciary. Social Security Act to provide for reform to States Code, to prohibit former Members and By Mr. GIANFORTE (for himself and and a permanent extension of the Medicare- elected officers of Congress from lobbying Mr. CONNOLLY): dependent hospital program, and for other Congress at any time after leaving office; to H.R. 4171. A bill to amend title 5, United purposes; to the Committee on Ways and the Committee on the Judiciary. States Code, to extend the authority to con- Means. By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself, duct telework travel expenses test programs, By Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Miss Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. YODER, and and for other purposes; to the Committee on GONZA´ LEZ-COLO´ N of Puerto Rico, Ms. Mr. MARSHALL): Oversight and Government Reform. NORTON, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. H.R. 4188. A bill to designate the facility of By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. THOMP- SABLAN, and Ms. PLASKETT): the United States Postal Service located at SON of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. H.R. 4179. A bill to amend title 54, United 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. States Code, to apply the same apportion- the ‘‘Amelia Earhart Post Office Building’’; LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. BLU- ment formula to territories and the District to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- MENAUER, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DANNY of Columbia as is applied to States with re- ment Reform. K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. SA´ NCHEZ, Mr. spect to amounts made available for State By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: HIGGINS of New York, Ms. SEWELL of purposes from the Land and Water Conserva- H.R. 4189. A bill to reduce the disadvan- Alabama, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. JUDY tion Fund, and for other purposes; to the tages of individual retirement arrangements CHU of California, Ms. NORTON, Mr. Committee on Natural Resources. with respect to employer-sponsored retire- EVANS, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- ment plans by helping taxpayers comply WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. HUFFMAN, sylvania (for himself, Mr. KHANNA, with laws affecting individual retirement ar- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Ms. Ms. MOORE, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. BLU- rangements, by providing for reduced pen- PLASKETT): MENAUER, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. NORTON, alties under the Internal Revenue Code of H.R. 4172. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Ms. SHEA-PORTER): enue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for H.R. 4180. A bill to amend the Victims of 1986 for certain self-corrections with respect major disasters declared in any of calendar Crime Act of 1984 to provide that in order to to such laws, and for other purposes; to the years 2012 through 2015, to make certain tax be eligible to receive a grant for a crime vic- Committee on Ways and Means. relief provisions permanent, and for other tim compensation program, such program By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for purposes; to the Committee on Ways and shall provide for the tolling of any limita- herself and Mr. JENKINS of West Vir- Means, and in addition to the Committee on tion period relating to the submission of an ginia): Energy and Commerce, for a period to be application for compensation for victims of H.R. 4190. A bill to amend the 21st Century subsequently determined by the Speaker, in sexual assault with backlogged sexual as- Cures Act to ensure the equitable distribu- each case for consideration of such provi- sault evidence collection kits, and for other tion of resources to address the opioid epi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- demic, and for other purposes; to the Com- committee concerned. ary. mittee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BANKS of Indiana (for himself, By Mr. COHEN: By Mr. LONG (for himself and Ms. Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. MESSER, Mr. H.R. 4181. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- MATSUI): BUCSHON, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. cation Act of 1965 regarding proprietary in- H.R. 4191. A bill to amend the Public MOULTON): stitutions of higher education in order to Health Service Act to authorize the Sec- H.R. 4173. A bill to direct the Secretary of protect students and taxpayers; to the Com- retary of Health and Human Services to des- Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the mittee on Education and the Workforce. ignate an officer within the Department of Veterans Crisis Line; to the Committee on By Mr. COMER (for himself, Mr. MEAD- Health and Human Services as having pri- Veterans’ Affairs. OWS, and Mr. JODY B. HICE of Geor- mary responsibility for the information se- By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin (for him- gia): curity (including cybersecurity) programs of self, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. GOWDY, H.R. 4182. A bill to amend title 5, United the Department, and for other purposes; to and Mr. KILMER): States Code, to modify probationary periods H.R. 4174. A bill to amend titles 5 and 44, with respect to positions within the competi- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. United States Code, to require Federal eval- tive service and the Senior Executive Serv- By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. KELLY uation activities, improve Federal data man- ice, and for other purposes; to the Com- of Illinois, and Ms. NORTON): agement, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- H.R. 4192. A bill to establish a grant pro- mittee on Oversight and Government Re- form. gram to encourage States to adopt certain form. By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania policies and procedures relating to the trans- By Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself (for himself and Miss RICE of New fer and possession of firearms; to the Com- and Mr. SCHNEIDER): York): mittee on the Judiciary.

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A bill to direct the Mayor of the awareness of domestic violence and its dev- Congress has the power to enact this legis- District of Columbia to establish a District astating effects on individuals, families, and lation pursuant to the following: of Columbia National Guard Educational As- communities, and support programs designed Article I, Section 8 of the United States sistance Program to encourage the enlist- to end domestic violence in the United Constitution ment and retention of persons in the District States; to the Committee on Education and By Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin: of Columbia National Guard by providing fi- the Workforce. H.R. 4174. nancial assistance to enable members of the By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- National Guard of the District of Columbia WENSTRUP): lation pursuant to the following: to attend undergraduate, vocational, or tech- H. Res. 596. A resolution commending the Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- nical courses; to the Committee on Oversight heroism and achievements of Team USA at stitution grants the Congress the authority and Government Reform. the Invictus Games Toronto 2017; to the to enact this law. By Ms. NORTON: Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- By Mr. SMITH of Missouri: H.R. 4195. A bill to amend the Congres- tion to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- H.R. 4175. sional Accountability Act of 1995 to provide ernment Reform, for a period to be subse- Congress has the power to enact this legis- enhanced enforcement authority for occupa- quently determined by the Speaker, in each lation pursuant to the following: tional safety and health protections applica- case for consideration of such provisions as Article I, Section 8, clause 1 provides Con- ble to the legislative branch, to provide fall within the jurisdiction of the committee gress with the power to ‘‘lay and collect whistleblower protections and other concerned. Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises’’ in order antidiscrimation protections for employees By Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. to ‘‘provide for the . . . general Welfare of of the legislative branch, and for other pur- SHIMKUS, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Geor- the United States.’’ poses; to the Committee on House Adminis- gia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. By Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: tration, and in addition to the Committees KING of Iowa, and Mr. HUNTER): H.R. 4176. on the Judiciary, and Education and the H. Res. 597. A resolution recognizing 500 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Workforce, for a period to be subsequently years since the Protestant Reformation and lation pursuant to the following: determined by the Speaker, in each case for its significance for many Americans; to the The United States Constitution Article 1, consideration of such provisions as fall with- Committee on Oversight and Government Section 8, Clause 18, that Congress shall have in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Reform. the power to make all laws which shall be cerned. By Ms. NORTON: necessary and proper. By Mr. PALLONE: H. Res. 598. A resolution recognizing the By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: H.R. 4196. A bill to prohibit price gouging life and legacy of Isaac ‘‘Ike’’ Fulwood, Jr., H.R. 4177. after a major disaster, and for other pur- Police Chief for the Metropolitan Police De- Congress has the power to enact this legis- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- partment of the District of Columbia from lation pursuant to the following: merce. 1989 to 1992; to the Committee on Oversight Article I, Section 8, Clause 3. To regulate By Mr. POSEY: and Government Reform. commerce with foreign nations, and among H.R. 4197. A bill to create qualifications the several states, and with the Indian for, and certain limitations on, staffs of spe- f tribes. cial counsels; to the Committee on the Judi- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY By Mr. ARRINGTON: ciary, and in addition to the Committee on STATEMENT H.R. 4178. Oversight and Government Reform, for a pe- Congress has the power to enact this legis- riod to be subsequently determined by the Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of lation pursuant to the following: Speaker, in each case for consideration of the Rules of the House of Representa- United States Constitution Article I Sec- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- tives, the following statements are sub- tion 8 tion of the committee concerned. mitted regarding the specific powers By Ms. BORDALLO: By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 4179. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BRENDAN F. tion to enact the accompanying bill or BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. CLARK of lation pursuant to the following: Massachusetts, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. joint resolution. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2; Article I, ESPAILLAT, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. By Mr. FITZPATRICK: Section 8, Clause 17; and Article I, Section 8, MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New H.R. 4168. Clause 3 Mexico, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, lation pursuant to the following: sylvania: Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 4180. TAKANO, Ms. TITUS, and Ms. By Mr. MARCHANT: Congress has the power to enact this legis- BONAMICI): H.R. 4169. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4198. A bill to promote the economic Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- security and safety of survivors of domestic lation pursuant to the following: tion under the General Welfare Clause. violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or Article 1, Section 8 clause 1: The Congress By Mr. COHEN: stalking, and for other purposes; to the Com- shall have power to lay and collect taxes, du- H.R. 4181. mittee on Education and the Workforce, and ties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts Congress has the power to enact this legis- in addition to the Committees on Financial and provide for the common defense and gen- lation pursuant to the following: Services, Ways and Means, and the Judici- eral welfare of the United States; but all du- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 ary, for a period to be subsequently deter- ties, imposts and excises shall be uniform By Mr. COMER: mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- throughout the United States; Article 1, Sec- H.R. 4182. sideration of such provisions as fall within tion 8, clause 18: To make all laws which Congress has the power to enact this legis- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. shall be necessary and proper for carrying lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. SLAUGHTER: into execution the foregoing powers, and all Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 4199. A bill to direct the Attorney other powers vested by this Constitution in By Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania: General to establish a national pharma- the government of the United States, or in H.R. 4183. ceutical stewardship program to facilitate any department or officer thereof. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the collection and disposal of prescription By Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana: lation pursuant to the following: medications; to the Committee on Energy H.R. 4170. Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- and Commerce. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. JONES, lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CURBELO of Florida: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. RASKIN, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 4184. Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. By Mr. GIANFORTE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- JAYAPAL, and Ms. WILSON of Florida): H.R. 4171. lation pursuant to the following: H.J. Res. 120. A joint resolution proposing Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 4: The Congress an amendment to the Constitution of the lation pursuant to the following: shall have Power *** To establish an uniform United States limiting the pardon power of Article 1, Section 8 Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the President; to the Committee on the Judi- By Mr. NEAL: the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the ciary. H.R. 4172. United States.

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By Ms. DELBENE: Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitu- H.R. 1444: Mr. SMITH of Texas and Mr. H.R. 4185. tion. GRAVES of Louisiana. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. SLAUGHTER: H.R. 1445: Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4199. H.R. 1456: Mr. SHERMAN and Mr. CROWLEY. Article I, Section 8, clause 1 Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1472: Ms. SLAUGHTER. By Mr. HIMES: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1515: Ms. LEE. H.R. 4186. Article I, Section 8. H.R. 1539: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COHEN: New York. lation pursuant to the following: H.J. Res. 120. H.R. 1552: Mr. WENSTRUP. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1626: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. GAETZ. States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1661: Mr. GOMEZ. By Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH: Article V H.R. 1749: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. H.R. 4187. H.R. 1817: Ms. DELAURO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- f H.R. 1819: Ms. MOORE. lation pursuant to the following: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1841: Mr. GALLEGO. Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States H.R. 1876: Mr. STIVERS. Constitution: To make all Laws which shall Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1880: Ms. SLAUGHTER. be necessary and proper for carrying into were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 1886: Ms. NORTON. Execution the foregoing Powers, and all tions, as follows: H.R. 1896: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California other Powers vested by this Constitution in and Mr. POCAN. H.R. 113: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. the Government of the United States, or in H.R. 1897: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- ADAMS, Mrs. DEMINGS, and Mr. MACARTHUR. any Department or Officer thereof. fornia. H.R. 158: Ms. WILSON of Florida. By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas: H.R. 1953: Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 163: Mr. EVANS. H.R. 4188. H.R. 1955: Mr. KIND and Mr. GARAMENDI. H.R. 191: Mr. KIND. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1987: Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. CLAY, Mr. H.R. 299: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. GOSAR, lation pursuant to the following: ELLISON, and Mr. TED LIEU of California. and Ms. FUDGE. Article I, Section 8: H.R. 2092: Mr. SMITH of Missouri. H.R. 365: Mr. GARRETT. The Congress shall have Power To estab- H.R. 2095: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 389: Mr. AMODEI. lish post offices and post roads. H.R. 2228: Mr. MOULTON. H.R. 392: Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: H.R. 2234: Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. ZELDIN, and Ms. PINGREE. H.R. 4189. and Mr. HIMES. H.R. 435: Mr. MCNERNEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2248: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 439: Mr. DELANEY. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2259: Mr. WALDEN and Mrs. DINGELL. H.R. 444: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Article I Section 8 of the United States H.R. 2285: Mr. COLLINS of New York. H.R. 502: Mr. CROWLEY and Mr. GENE GREEN Constitution. H.R. 2339: Mr. POSEY and Mr. ROSS. of Texas. By Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire: H.R. 2340: Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. PASCRELL, H.R. 564: Mr. RICE of South Carolina. H.R. 4190. Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. H.R. 613: Mr. NORMAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- NAPOLITANO, and Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 643: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2358: Ms. NORTON. MITH Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of Mr. S of Texas. H.R. 2392: Mr. PAYNE and Ms. MOORE. the United States H.R. 669: Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. KIHUEN, Ms. H.R. 2401: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. By Mr. LONG: SHEA-PORTER, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. ROYBAL- ESPAILLAT, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. PAS- H.R. 4191. ALLARD, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. TAKANO. CRELL. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 681: Mr. LAMALFA. H.R. 2404: Mr. PASCRELL. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 696: Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 2418: Ms. JACKSON LEE and Mrs. CARO- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 740: Ms. NORTON. LYN B. MALONEY of New York. By Ms. MOORE: H.R. 747: Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. H.R. 2482: Mr. MCKINLEY. H.R. 4192. FERGUSON, and Mr. DESANTIS. H.R. 2499: Mr. CARSON of Indiana and Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 807: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia and Mr. HECK. lation pursuant to the following: PETERS. H.R. 2501: Mr. DONOVAN. Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 816: Ms. WILSON of Florida. H.R. 2589: Mr. COHEN. Constitution H.R. 820: Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. JODY B. HICE H.R. 2626: Ms. STEFANIK. By Ms. MOORE: of Georgia, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. H.R. 2627: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 4193. FRANKS of Arizona, and Mr. BRAT. H.R. 2633: Ms. BONAMICI. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 821: Ms. HANABUSA. H.R. 2641: Mr. MARSHALL. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 849: Ms. PLASKETT and Mr. LABRADOR. H.R. 2651: Mr. DENHAM, Mr. DUNN, Mr. TIP- Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 878: Mr. MEADOWS. TON, and Mr. HASTINGS. Constitution H.R. 881: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 2663: Mr. NORCROSS. By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 936: Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. H.R. 2723: Mr. HARPER and Mr. WOMACK. H.R. 4194. HIMES, Mr. ROSS, and Mr. BERA. H.R. 2790: Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LARSEN of Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1017: Mr. PANETTA and Mr. RUTHER- Washington, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SHERMAN, lation pursuant to the following: FORD. and Ms. DELAURO. clauses 16, 17, and 18 of section 8 of article H.R. 1038: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of H.R. 2799: Mr. PANETTA. I of the Constitution. New Mexico. H.R. 2856: Mr. YODER. By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 1046: Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. COLLINS of H.R. 2881: Mr. KIND. H.R. 4195. Georgia, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. WEBSTER H.R. 2938: Mr. MOULTON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- of Florida. H.R. 2957: Mr. WILLIAMS. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1057: Mrs. HANDEL and Mr. RUIZ. H.R. 2961: Mr. DESAULNIER. clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 1094: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. H.R. 2987: Mr. GIANFORTE and Mr. WELCH. Constitution. H.R. 1098: Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. H.R. 2996: Mr. ROTHFUS. By Mr. PALLONE: YARMUTH, and Mrs. WAGNER. H.R. 3086: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 4196. H.R. 1143: Mrs. NAPOLITANO and Mr. H.R. 3089: Mr. CAPUANO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- TAKANO. H.R. 3138: Mr. COOK and Mr. AGUILAR. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1155: Mr. CARTER of Georgia and Mr. H.R. 3179: Mr. ROTHFUS and Mr. STIVERS. Article I, Section VIII of the United States DELANEY. H.R. 3220: Mr. KIND. Constitution. H.R. 1173: Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. MICHELLE H.R. 3222: Mr. NOLAN, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. By Mr. POSEY: LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mrs. NAPOLI- SCHRADER, Mr. GOMEZ, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. H.R. 4197. TANO, and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. MALONEY of New York. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1243: Ms. JACKSON LEE. H.R. 3227: Mr. LIPINSKI. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1267: Mr. SCHIFF and Mr. HUDSON. H.R. 3238: Mr. MCNERNEY and Mr. CULBER- This bill is enacted pursuant to the power H.R. 1279: Mr. O’ROURKE. SON. granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 1300: Ms. SINEMA. H.R. 3248: Mr. RASKIN. 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitu- H.R. 1318: Mr. PANETTA. H.R. 3251: Mr. BROWN of Maryland and Mr. tion. H.R. 1357: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. POCAN. DELANEY. By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: H.R. 1374: Mr. SERRANO and Mr. CARSON of H.R. 3254: Mr. EVANS and Mr. JEFFRIES. H.R. 4198. Indiana. H.R. 3273: Mr. SOTO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1406: Ms. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. CROWLEY, H.R. 3274: Mr. KIND, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. REICHERT. Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. KIHUEN, Mr. POCAN, Ms.

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KAPTUR, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CARSON of In- H.R. 3828: Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. H.R. 4103: Mr. SOTO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. diana, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. JACKSON LEE, TSONGAS, and Mr. BROWN of Maryland. GIANFORTE, Mr. SHUSTER, and Mr. DENT. Mr. KHANNA, and Mr. KIND. H.R. 4114: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California H.R. 3275: Mr. PETERS. H.R. 3866: Ms. NORTON. and Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 3282: Mr. WENSTRUP and Mr. GARRETT. H.R. 3875: Ms. JUDY CHU of California. H.R. 4119: Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. ROSS, Mr. H.R. 3294: Mr. EVANS, Mr. COMER, Mr. H.R. 3887: Mr. COLLINS of New York and Mr. HUNTER, Mr. BANKS of Indiana, Mr. BUCSHON, LAWSON of Florida, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. LONG. and Mr. ROKITA. ESPAILLAT, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. MURPHY of Flor- H.R. 3889: Mr. POLIQUIN. H.R. 4127: Mrs. WAGNER. ida, and Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 3892: Mr. MESSER. H.R. 4129: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 3299: Ms. MOORE. H.R. 3897: Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. SHUSTER, Mrs. H.R. 4131: Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. ABRAHAM, H.R. 3314: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. HARTZLER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. BARR, Mr. OLSON, Mr. H.R. 3320: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, BUCSHON, Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. RENACCI. Texas. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MARSHALL, and H.R. 4143: Mr. GAETZ and Mr. LONG. H.R. 3325: Mr. PETERS and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. MCEACHIN. H.R. 4145: Mr. ESPAILLAT. H.R. 3327: Mr. CRAMER. H.R. 3907: Mr. VALADAO. H.R. 4146: Mr. JONES. H.R. 3356: Mrs. LOVE, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, H.R. 3913: Mr. COOK, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of H.R. 4148: Mr. ROSS. and Mr. COHEN. Illinois, Mrs. LOVE, and Mr. CLAY. H.R. 4152: Ms. DELBENE and Mr. NADLER. H.R. 3361: Mr. EVANS. H.R. 3917: Ms. LOFGREN and Ms. MAXINE H.R. 4155: Mr. PALLONE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. H.R. 3365: Mr. JONES. WATERS of California. BARRAGA´ N, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of H.R. 3395: Mr. DELANEY, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. H.R. 3923: Mr. HUFFMAN and Ms. MICHELLE New York, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, LAWRENCE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. VARGAS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. BEYER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New H.R. 3924: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of Cali- CAPUANO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. York, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. WATSON COLE- fornia. PINGREE, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of MAN, Mr. WELCH, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 3929: Mr. HUFFMAN. New York. H.R. 3396: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 3931: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 4156: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 3409: Mr. SOTO. H.R. 3939: Mr. CRAWFORD. H. Con. Res. 57: Mr. WEBER of Texas. H.R. 3419: Mr. GAETZ. H.R. 3942: Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. BISHOP of H. Con. Res. 81: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 3441: Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. WEBER of Michigan, Mr. FLORES, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. H. Con. Res. 88: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Texas, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. POSEY, and Mr. Ms. NORTON, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. BABIN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WEBER of Texas. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. BLUM, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. MARCHANT, H.R. 3949: Mr. WENSTRUP and Mr. GALLA- CASTOR of Florida. and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. GHER. H. Res. 142: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 3447: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama and Mr. H.R. 3956: Mr. MCCAUL. H. Res. 252: Mr. KHANNA. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 3967: Mr. ELLISON. H. Res. 307: Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. JOHNSON H.R. 3477: Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 3983: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. of Georgia, and Mr. HUNTER. H.R. 3478: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 3988: Mr. GROTHMAN. H. Res. 393: Mr. POCAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. OUNG H.R. 3497: Ms. JENKINS of Kansas and Mr. H.R. 4007: Mr. Y of Alaska. CICILLINE, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. EDDIE BER- H.R. 4012: Mr. ZELDIN. MCNERNEY. NICE JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 4020: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Mr. H.R. 3507: Mr. KILMER. H. Res. 401: Ms. GABBARD. JEFFRIES. H.R. 3529: Mr. MARSHALL. H. Res. 443: Mr. BACON. H.R. 4022: Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. H.R. 3566: Mr. KIND. H. Res. 495: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM ROSS and Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3577: Mr. DESAULNIER. of New Mexico and Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 4062: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. H.R. 3632: Ms. TENNEY and Mrs. BUSTOS. H. Res. 524: Mr. NORCROSS. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 3635: Mr. BLUMENAUER and Ms. H. Res. 529: Mr. SOTO and Miss RICE of New DEGETTE. H.R. 4082: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. ESHOO, York. URBELO Ms. DELBENE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, H.R. 3642: Mr. C of Florida, Mr. H. Res. 534: Mr. HUNTER and Mr. POLIS. UTHRIE ACKSON EE ENKINS Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Mr. CARSON of G , Ms. J L , Ms. J of H. Res. 570: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. ONES ANCE EEHAN Indiana. Kansas, Mr. J , Mr. L , Mr. M , H. Res. 571: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. ADEWAGEN USH INEMA H.R. 4087: Mr. TED LIEU of California and Mrs. R , Mr. R , Ms. S , Mr. H. Res. 576: Mr. FLORES, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. YAN PEIER ALORSKI Mr. ELLISON. R of Ohio, Ms. S , Mrs. W , BABIN, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. CULBERSON, and Mr. ATSON OLEMAN ABBARD H.R. 4090: Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MCKIN- Mrs. W C , Ms. G , Mr. MCCAUL. ORTENBERRY TEFANIK LEY, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- F , and Ms. S . H. Res. 588: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. H.R. 3664: Ms. NORTON. fornia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, H.R. 3671: Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, and Mr. f H.R. 3687: Mr. WELCH and Ms. STEFANIK. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3711: Mr. DUNN and Mr. BUCSHON. H.R. 4092: Mr. DUNN. H.R. 3767: Mr. POCAN and Mr. CHABOT. H.R. 4098: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM H.R. 3768: Mr. CARBAJAL. H.R. 4101: Mr. PETERSON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 3770: Mr. THOMPSON of California and DUFFY, Mr. FASO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. MAR- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Mr. KIND. SHALL, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WELCH, Mr. EVANS, were deleted from public bills and reso- H.R. 3792: Mr. POCAN. Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. H.R. 3806: Ms. JACKSON LEE. BISHOP of Michigan, Mr. AMODEI, and Mr. lutions, as follows: H.R. 3811: Ms. JAYAPAL and Mr. COHEN. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 620: Mr. RUSH.

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Vol. 163 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 No. 176 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was As I said last week, no single bill or As government officials review this called to order by the President pro program is going to solve this crisis on morning’s report and as agencies de- tempore (Mr. HATCH). its own. Only a sustained, committed velop new plans to fulfill its objectives, f effort can do that. That has been my I will continue to work with partners view over the many years that I have in Washington and Kentucky to ad- PRAYER been involved in this issue, from the dress this important crisis. The goal, of The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- first time I invited the White House course, is that one day we can finally fered the following prayer: drug czar down to Eastern Kentucky to put the pain of opioid abuse behind us Let us pray. see the challenges posed by prescrip- once and for all. Sovereign Lord of the Universe, we tion drug abuse firsthand to my work f pray today for all who govern. Use our on other initiatives, such as helping JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS Senators for Your glory, providing pass a law to help address the tragedy them with wisdom to live with the in- of babies born addicted to drugs. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, yes- tegrity that brings stability to nations. It is also what I believed as the Re- terday the Senate advanced the nomi- Because of their labors, enable us to publican-led Senate worked hard to nation of Professor Amy Barrett, live peaceful, quiet, godly, and dig- pass important legislation such as President Trump’s impressive nominee nified lives, growing in grace and in a Jessie’s Law, the 21st Century Cures to be a judge on the Seventh Circuit knowledge of You. Act, and the Comprehensive Addiction Court of Appeals. She is the first of Lord, inspire our lawmakers in every and Recovery Act in the last Congress. four strong nominees to our Nation’s situation to seek to glorify You, doing I believe President Trump took the circuit courts that the Senate will con- justly, loving mercy, and walking hum- same view as he announced another im- firm this week. bly on the path You have chosen. May portant step last week by declaring a Professor Barrett’s experience as a they speak for those who cannot speak public health emergency for opioids. I distinguished law professor at the Uni- for themselves, ensuring justice for would like to, once again, thank the versity of Notre Dame shows her quali- those who are perishing. Lord, keep our President for his commitment to con- fications to serve our Nation on the Senators ever in the circle of Your un- fronting this crisis. Federal bench. She is going to be an folding providence as they find delight We all know there is much further to asset to our judiciary. in doing Your will. go, and as we move forward, Repub- Of course, some on the left have tried We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen. licans and Democrats, the House and to invent any reason to prevent this f the Senate, the States and the White President’s nominees from advancing. House, we should remain committed to For an outstanding nominee such as PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE working together on policies and pro- Professor Barrett, their task was not The President pro tempore led the grams that actually deliver results. easy. They can’t attack her creden- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: About an hour ago, the Government tials, which are truly impressive; they I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Accountability Office released a report can’t attack her belief in the rule of United States of America, and to the Repub- I requested about the Federal Govern- law—Professor Barrett’s writings and lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ment’s response to opioid use disorders. her testimony clearly show a nominee indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The Government’s chief watchdog rec- who will uphold our Constitution and f ommends that as the Department of our Nation’s laws as they are written— Health and Human Services expands as they are written—not as she wishes RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY access to medication-assisted treat- they were. LEADER ment, it should also develop clear Unbelievably, some on the political The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. measures to gauge performance. This left, including some of our Democratic SASSE). The majority leader is recog- GAO study will help to ensure that dol- colleagues, are actually criticizing nized. lars are spent wisely to fight the crisis Professor Barrett for a law review arti- f of opioid abuse taking lives in commu- cle she cowrote back in law school by nities all across our country. The an- saying it says the opposite of what it OPIOID CRISIS nouncement of GAO’s conclusions will actually says. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, the help us as we continue to build a com- They claim Professor Barrett wrote opioid crisis is hurting communities prehensive approach to combating her- that a judge should put her personal across our country. Its challenges are oin and prescription drug abuse. It is beliefs ahead of the rule of law, when, complex and its causes are many. another step in the right direction. in fact, she said a judge should not do

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Prof. Barrett is so flimsy, that you tion, which the clerk will report. Senate Republicans turned obstruc- have to wonder whether there isn’t The senior assistant legislative clerk tion of judicial nominees into an art some other, unspoken, cause for their read the nomination of Amy Coney form under President Obama. Yet Sen- objection.’’ Barrett, of Indiana, to be United States ator MCCONNELL, day after day, has It does make you wonder. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. said: ‘‘I think President Obama has To those using this matter as cover The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- been treated very fairly by any objec- to oppose Professor Barrett because of sistant Democratic leader. tive standard.’’ her personally held religious beliefs, Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, Senator He comes to the floor now regularly let me remind you, there are no reli- MCCONNELL has come to the floor to to complain about ‘‘obstruction’’ of gious tests—none—for public office in complain about what he calls obstruc- Trump nominees. Senator MCCONNELL this country. That is not how we do tion of President Trump’s judicial and the Senate Republicans set the things here. Our government and our nominees. The majority leader must standard for obstruction. If Leader Nation are made better through the feel that many of us suffer from amne- MCCONNELL thinks President Obama service of qualified people of faith. sia. was treated fairly with these facts, it is That will surely be true of Professor It was just last year Senate Repub- hard to understand why he is com- Amy Barrett. licans, under the leadership of the plaining about the treatment of Presi- I look forward to voting to confirm same Senator MCCONNELL, set a new dent Trump’s judicial nominees. this accomplished law professor and de- standard of obstruction. The most So far this year, the Senate has con- voted mother of seven later today, and prominent victim of Republican ob- firmed four of President Trump’s cir- I would urge our colleagues to join me. struction, Chief Judge Merrick Gar- cuit court nominees and four of his dis- Once we do, the Senate will advance land, was President Obama’s nominee trict court nominees. At the same another of President Trump’s well- for the Supreme Court. Never, never in point in his first year, President qualified circuit court nominees, the history of the U.S. Senate has the Obama had one circuit court nominee Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Senate denied a Supreme Court nomi- and three district court nominees con- Larsen, to serve on the U.S. Court of nee a hearing and a vote. Senator firmed. Twice the number have been Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. MCCONNELL led the Republicans last confirmed under President Trump as Justice Larsen is the second of three year in doing that. were confirmed under President Obama accomplished women whom the Senate Then, Senator MCCONNELL refused to in each of their first years. President will consider this week for appoint- even meet with Judge Garland, refused Trump’s nominees are moving twice as ment to our circuit courts. I assume to give him the courtesy of a meeting, fast as President Obama’s. that all three of these impressive even though the judge’s qualifications Senator MCCONNELL controls the women will receive strong support were unquestioned and even though he floor schedule. If he wants to schedule from our Democratic colleagues who had been confirmed to the DC Circuit more votes on judges, I suppose he has never seem to miss an opportunity to with broad bipartisan support. the power to do so. He is exercising talk about the war on women. The way Senate Republicans treated that power by doing something that Here is what nominees such as Lar- Merrick Garland was disgraceful, but has never happened in the history of sen and Barrett and the others we will Judge Garland was far from the only the Senate. Four circuit court judge consider this week represent for our victim of Republican systematic ob- nominees will be considered this week Federal judiciary: equal justice under struction during the Obama Presi- in the Senate. the law for all and a fair shake for dency. In 2016, there were 30 non- Since the Republicans in the Senate every litigant. What a refreshing de- controversial judicial nominees—17 are dedicating this week to judicial parture from President Obama and his women and 13 men—who were denied a nominations, it gives us a good oppor- so-called empathy standard for select- floor vote by Senate Republicans. All tunity to look at the nominees Presi- ing judicial nominees—really just an- but two of these nominees were re- dent Trump has put forward for life- other of the left’s ideological purity ported out of the Judiciary Committee time appointments to the second high- tests and one that was anything but with a unanimous vote of Democrats est courts in the Federal system. empathetic for individuals on the other and Republicans. Some of these nomi- Time and again, we have seen Presi- side of the case. If you are the litigant nees—like Edward Stanton of Ten- dent Trump nominate people who are for whom the judge does not have em- nessee and Julien Neals of New Jer- far outside of the judicial mainstream. pathy, you are in a tough position be- sey—sat on the Senate calendar for For example, there is John Bush, now a fore such a judge. more than a year, waiting for a vote judge on the Sixth Circuit, who blogged Finally, I would like to express my which the Republican majority leader about the false claim that President gratitude, once again, to Chairman and his Members refused to give them. Obama wasn’t born in the United During the last 2 years of President CHUCK GRASSLEY for his continued States, compared abortion to slavery, work to bring these outstanding nomi- Obama’s administration, the Repub- and said in his hearing that he thinks nees to the Senate floor. lican-controlled Senate confirmed only impartiality is an aspiration for a 22 judges in 2 years. That is the lowest judge, not an expectation. f number of confirmations in a Congress There is Damien Schiff, nominee for since 1952. By comparison, in the last 2 the Court of Federal Claims under RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME years of George W. Bush’s Presidency, President Trump, who called Supreme The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the Democratic-controlled Senate con- Court Justice Anthony Kennedy ‘‘a ju- the previous order, the leadership time firmed 68 judicial nominees—22 under dicial prostitute.’’ is reserved. Republicans and Obama and 68 under There is Jeff Mateer, a Trump nomi- Democrats for President Bush. nee for the district court in Texas, who f That is not all. Republicans also ob- described transgender children as part structed 18 Obama nominees by deny- of ‘‘Satan’s plan’’ and who lamented CONCLUSION OF MORNING ing them blue slips. That is the permis- that States were banning so-called BUSINESS sion slip from a Senator from the State ‘‘conversion therapy,’’ the pseudo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning of the judicial nominee. That included science of attempting to ‘‘convert’’ business is closed. five nominees who had been State su- LGBT Americans into heterosexuals.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.002 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6887 There is Thomas Farr, Trump nomi- Given her lack of judicial record and should have any impact on the dis- nee for the district court in North her minimal record as a practicing law- charge of judicial duties of a Catholic Carolina, whom the Congressional yer, the Judiciary Committee looked judge. Black Caucus describes as ‘‘the pre- at Professor Barrett’s academic So was it any surprise that at least eminent attorney for North Carolina writings to try to understand who she five different Senators—three Repub- Republicans seeking to curtail the vot- is and what she believes. Basically, licans and two Democrats—asked her ing rights of people of color.’’ that is all we had to go on. about the article that she coauthored? There is Greg Katsas, nominee for Much of Professor Barrett’s writings It is no surprise that the gravity of this the DC Circuit, who refused to say at deal with when she believes it is ac- publication and the issue it raised led his hearing whether the torture tech- ceptable for judges to deviate from committee members on both sides of nique known as waterboarding is ille- precedent. For example, in a 2003 law the aisle to ask questions about the gal. journal article, she called for ‘‘federal nominee’s religious beliefs, the con- There is Brett Talley, a nominee by courts to restore flexibility to stare de- tents of her writings, and how it would President Trump to be Federal trial cisis doctrine.’’ In a 2013 article, she impact the discharge of her duties if judge in Alabama, who has never tried said that it is ‘‘more legitimate for [a she was approved by the Senate. a single case and he wrote in a blog: ‘‘I justice] to enforce her best under- Who asked the first question about pledge my support to the National standing of the Constitution rather the religious beliefs of Amy Coney Bar- Rifle Association, financially, politi- than a precedent she thinks clearly in rett? It was the Republican chairman cally, and intellectually.’’ conflict with it.’’ These are extraor- of the Committee, CHARLES GRASSLEY. There is Alabama district court and dinary—some would say even ex- He noted that Professor Barrett had Trump nominee Liles Burke, who hung treme—views of the obligation of a been outspoken about her Catholic a portrait of Confederate President Jef- Federal judge to follow established faith and asked her when it was proper ferson Davis in his office and defended precedent from someone who is seeking for a judge to put religious views above it at his hearing, saying it had ‘‘histor- a lifetime appointment to the second applying the law. Chairman GRASSLEY ical significance.’’ highest court in the land. also asked, in his second question, how There is Oklahoma district court I would like to address Barrett’s Law she would decide when she needs to nominee Charles Goodwin, who re- Review article. She co-wrote an article recuse herself on grounds of con- ceived a very rare rating of ‘‘not quali- in 1998 with John Garvey in the Mar- science. fied’’ to be a Federal judge from the quette Law Review entitled ‘‘Catholic Senator MCCONNELL comes to the American Bar Association. floor and suggests that any reference The list of Trump nominees goes on. Judges in Capital Cases.’’ This article was about what she perceived then as to that article somehow raises ques- Routinely, we see judicial nominees tions of religious bias. Let me say for under President Trump who have a his- the recusal obligations of ‘‘orthodox Catholic’’ judges. The article said some the record that I do not believe Chair- tory of taking ideologically driven po- man GRASSLEY is guilty of religious sitions that are out of the mainstream. provocative things. Here are some ex- amples: bias, nor have I ever seen any evidence Nearly all of these nominees are mem- of it. It was hard to imagine how he bers of the rightwing Federalist Soci- ‘‘A judge will often entertain an ideo- logical bias that makes him lean one could avoid the obvious. She had writ- ety, which President Trump uses as his ten a lengthy article—coauthored an gatekeeper for the Federal bench. way or another. In fact, we might safe- ly say that every judge has such an in- article on a subject, and he felt duty- Do you remember Neil Gorsuch, the bound, as chairman of the Judiciary Supreme Court Justice? Do you know clination.’’ Committee, to ask her questions about how he was notified that he had been ‘‘Litigants and the general public are her beliefs on the subject. I don’t be- chosen to be a candidate for the Su- entitled to impartial justice, and that lieve that Chairman GRASSLEY would preme Court? You would expect a call may be something that a judge who is ever apply a religious test to any nomi- from the White House, right—maybe heedful of ecclesiastical pronounce- nee, but he and many of us felt it im- even a call from the President? No. The ments cannot dispense.’’ portant to ask Professor Barrett to White House decided to delegate to the She wrote, when discussing the ‘‘be- state her position clearly on the con- Federalist Society to notify him. They havior of orthodox Catholics in capital vergence of her faith, her conscience, called Mr. Leo, their director, and said: cases,’’ that ‘‘the judge’s cooperation and her duties as a Federal judge. Why don’t you call Mr. Gorsuch and with evil passes acceptable limits when Similarly, Republican Senator ORRIN give him the good news? Well, it is no he conducts a sentencing hearing.’’ HATCH felt it necessary to ask Pro- surprise to those of us who know that This is an article written by the fessor Barrett to make clear a judge’s the Federalist Society, this conserv- nominee. This is an issue raised by the duty when the laws or Constitution ative group, is now the gatekeeper of nominee. It was such a profound state- conflicts with the judge’s personal reli- all the Federal judges under President ment about the relationship between gious beliefs. Again, I do not believe Trump. conviction, conscience, and religious Many of these nominees have given belief, that it was the subject of many Senator ORRIN HATCH, Republican of no reassurance that they will be inde- questions from many Senators on the Utah, would apply a religious test to pendent as judges. And the question ob- Judiciary Committee. any nominee, but the nominee’s viously is, What impact will the Presi- For the last 2 days, Senator MCCON- writings and the questions those dent—who has unfortunately deni- NELL has come to the floor and talked writings raised led him to ask the grated and pressured Federal judges in about the left asking questions about nominee that question. Later in the hearing, Senator TED the past—have on them? Amy Coney Barrett’s religious beliefs. Let’s consider the nominees before Obviously Senator MCCONNELL has not CRUZ, Republican of Texas, raised the the Senate this week. read the transcript from the Senate Ju- same issue. I will quote what he said to Professor Amy Coney Barrett, who diciary Committee. Professor Barrett: has been nominated to sit on the Sev- Some have suggested it was inappro- I’ve read some of what you’ve written on enth Circuit Court of Appeals, is a dis- priate for the Judiciary Committee to Catholic judges and in capital cases, and in tinguished professor at Notre Dame even question the nominee about the particular, as I understand it, you argued that Catholic judges are morally precluded Law School. She has strong academic impact of religious belief on the dis- from enforcing the death penalty. I was credentials. She clerked for Justice charge of her duties. Some of my col- going to ask you to just please explain your Scalia on the Supreme Court. But she leagues have questioned the propriety views on that because that obviously is of has no judicial experience. And she told of such questions in light of the Con- relevance to the job for which you have been the Judiciary Committee that she stitution’s clear, unequivocal prohibi- nominated. could only recall three litigation mat- tion on religious tests. But I would re- That was from Republican Senator ters that she worked on in her entire mind the Senate that it was the nomi- TED CRUZ. I do not suggest that he was career—three. She has never served as nee herself, in this 47-page Law Review guilty of any religious bias in asking a counsel of record in an appellate case article, who raised this issue on wheth- the question about an article written or ever argued an appeal. er the teachings of the Catholic Church by the nominee.

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I think that is an absurd posi- Senators on the Judiciary Committee— ward their views on issues like the tion, given that the debate here is over three Republicans and two Democrats, intersection of law and faith as part of her own nomination and getting infor- including myself—felt the writings of the academic legal debate, I think it is mation for her own recusal decisions. the nominee warranted an inquiry fair for members of the Judiciary Com- I also asked Justice Larsen if she about her views on the impact of her mittee to ask them about it. That is no agreed, as a factual matter, with Presi- religion on a judge’s role. That is far religious test by my measure. dent Trump’s patently absurd claim from a religious test in violation of the I voted against Professor Barrett’s that 3 to 5 million people voted ille- Constitution. nomination in committee because I gally in the 2016 election. I think that At her hearing, I asked Professor don’t believe she has sufficient experi- is an easy question. Justice Larsen Barrett several questions about her ence to be a circuit court judge and be- ducked it, saying that this was a polit- 1998 Law Review article. I asked her cause of her writings about precedent. ical debate. I am troubled by these an- whether she still agreed with her arti- No one doubts that she is smart, but swers. I believe Justice Larsen has not cle. She said in general that she did. I she has barely spent any time in the shown the necessary independence said that even though I am a Catholic, courtroom. The only basis we have to from the President or rightwing groups even though I have gone through 19 judge her on is on her academic like the Judicial Crisis Network, and years of Catholic education, I have writings. she does not earn my vote. never run into the term ‘‘orthodox Let’s be honest. If a Democratic NOMINATION OF ALLISON EID Catholic,’’ which she used in that arti- President had put forward a nominee I oppose the nomination of Colorado cle. I asked her if she could define it. with as little practical legal experience Supreme Court Justice Allison Eid to What was she saying? Whom did she de- as Professor Barrett and with a similar the Tenth Circuit. She is another on scribe? She said it was an imperfect history of advocating for not following the short list of 21 Supreme Court term but explained the context for her precedent, I think we know exactly nominees that the Federalist Society use of it. I asked her whether she con- how the Senators on the other side of and the Heritage Foundation assem- sidered herself in that category, using the aisle would have voted. As it bled for President Trump. She has now her term which she put forward as car- stands, I cannot support Professor been nominated to the seat of the rying certain obligations on judicial Barrett’s nomination. Tenth Circuit once held by Supreme recusal. She acknowledged again that NOMINATION OF JOAN LARSEN Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. the term is a proxy and that it wasn’t I oppose the nomination of Michigan I am troubled by the dissents Justice a term in current use. Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen to Eid wrote in a number of cases. I asked Some have argued that I was impos- the Sixth Circuit. She is one of the 21 her about one of those cases during her ing a religious test—somehow, the Supreme Court candidates that the hearing. A 2015 case, Westin Operator, three Republican Senators asking the Federalist Society and the Heritage LLC v. Groh, involved a hotel that same question have not been chal- Foundation handpicked for President evicted a group of college-age, intoxi- lenged—or that I was insinuating that Trump. Clearly, those rightwing orga- cated friends into freezing weather one Catholics can’t serve on the bench. nizations are confident that they will night. The young adults ended up get- That is absurd. I myself am Catholic. I like her rulings if she is confirmed. ting into a car and driving away. The deeply respect and value the freedom of When she appeared before our com- car crashed, and a person was killed. religion in our country and the Con- mittee, I asked some simple questions, The family of Caitlin Groh, who suf- stitution. And I will let my record and I was troubled by the responses. fered traumatic brain damage in the speak for itself about the number of In 2006, Justice Larsen wrote an op-ed accident, sued the hotel for negligently Catholic nominees whom I have ap- defending President Bush’s use of a evicting the guests into a foreseeably pointed to the bench or tried to ap- signing statement on the McCain tor- dangerous environment. point to the bench with the concur- ture amendment. The McCain amend- Justice Eid’s dissent argued that the rence of the Senate during the course ment prohibited torture and cruel, in- court should have dismissed the Groh’s of my career. I voted for many judicial human, or degrading treatment. I family claim on a motion for summary nominees who are of the Catholic reli- asked Justice Larsen about that op-ed judgment. She said that she saw no gion, including Judge Ralph Erickson, and asked her if she believes material dispute of fact in the case be- who is outspoken about his Catholic waterboarding is torture and illegal. cause she claimed the hotel video faith and whom I voted to confirm sev- She would not answer the question. showed there were taxis in the area eral weeks ago. I am also sure I voted The law is clear on this matter, and I that the evicted guests could have against nominees who were Catholic as have voted against nominees in the taken. But the majority of the court well because I didn’t think they had past who would not acknowledge this. saw the same evidence, the same video, the experience, judgment, or tempera- I also asked Justice Larsen about the and came to the opposite conclusion. ment to serve in the Federal judiciary. $140,000 in ads that a dark money front The majority wrote: At nomination hearings, I ask ques- group called the Judicial Crisis Net- Video footage from hotel security cameras tions to try to understand how the work had run in support of her nomina- shows two taxis in the vicinity during the nominee would approach the job of a tion. This is the same rightwing, dark general timeframe of the eviction. No taxi is judge. I asked Professor Barrett ques- money organization that spent mil- visible on screen during the time in which tions about issues she raised in her lions of dollars in undisclosed dona- the group exited the hotel and walked to the academic writings that could directly tions running ads to oppose Merrick parking lot en masse, but there is a police impact the discharge of her judicial du- Garland’s nomination to the Supreme car parked at the entrance. It is unclear ties. Court and to support the nomination of from the record whether the taxis visible at I would note that Professor Barrett other times in the video were occupied or Neil Gorsuch. available for service, whether any member of put forward her views as part of the I am troubled that special interest the group saw the taxis, and whether the se- academic legal debate. Contrast that groups are making undisclosed dona- curity guards evicting the group were aware with Paul Abrams, President Obama’s tions to these nomination front groups. if a taxi was immediately available. . . . One nominee for the Central District of These special interests likely have a of the people evicted testified at his own dep- California, who was aggressively ques- stake in the cases that will come be- osition that he tried to look for a cab outside tioned by committee Republicans last fore these judges. The donations should the hotel but didn’t see one. year about statements he made while be transparent so that judges can make In other words, looking at the same speaking at his synagogue. Republicans informed decisions about recusal. evidence, the majority of the court ultimately blocked Paul Abrams’ nom- I asked Justice Larsen if she could could not reach the same conclusion. It ination. No one on this side of the call on this front group to stop running is difficult to understand how Justice aisle—not this Senator or any Sen- ads in support of her nomination unless Eid saw this evidence as undisputed ator—questioned whether they were donations to the groups are made pub- and why she wanted this case dismissed

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The case In written questions I asked Justice eralist Society—on September 3, 2009, was weak, yet it was aggressively pur- Eid if she had also considered the bur- at George Mason; on October 21, 2009, sued by then-attorney Bibas. Professor den the court’s decision would place on at the University of Florida; on Octo- Bibas apologized at his hearing for this these young adults and their families. ber 22, 2009, at Florida State. Incred- prosecution, but we have seen over and She did not respond. ibly, this presentation by Professor over again that many people try to This is one of her troubling dissents, Bibas was advertised with the title walk away from who they are and what but there were others. In the 2014 case ‘‘Corporal Punishment, Not Imprison- they have done when it comes to a con- of City of Brighton v. Rodriguez, her ment: The Shocking Case for Hurting firmation hearing. dissent would have denied workers’ Criminals.’’ This is an insensitive title I believe these cases that I men- compensation for a city employee who for a presentation that called for ad- tioned, particularly this outrageous ar- fell down the stairs to her office and ministering electric shocks to human ticle, show a real insight into the judg- needed brain surgery. In the 2017 case beings. ment and temperament of this judicial of People v. Boyd, her dissent criticized In his draft article, Professor Bibas nominee. the State’s decision not to prosecute a thanked nine other people for their I have been a member of the Senate person on appeal based on a marijuana thoughts and comments on this paper. Judiciary Committee for a number of possession statute that is no longer op- This was not something the professor years, and I have seen many nominees. erative. The cases go on and give ample wrote as a child or even as a student. I will tell you without fear of con- reason why I do not believe this trou- When he wrote this paper in 2009, Pro- tradiction that I have never seen a bling record justifies Justice Eid re- fessor Bibas was a professor at the Uni- nominee who has written an article placing Justice Gorsuch on this impor- versity of Pennsylvania Law School, that is so unsettling and so worrying. I tant court. and he had already worked as an assist- wonder about the temperament of this NOMINATION OF STEPHANOS BIBAS ant U.S. attorney. He wrote this paper nominee. Given the power that we are The last nominee I will address is, I after Congress had considered the about to give him to judge the fate of believe, one of the most unusual I have McCain torture amendment. others for decades to come, can we ever seen before the Senate Judiciary At the hearing I asked Professor really trust his temperament? Can we Committee—Stephanos Bibas, who has Bibas: Do you remember the debate we really trust his judgment? been nominated for a lifetime appoint- went through as Americans about the Sadly, if the shoe were on the other ment to the Third Circuit Court. In acceptable method of interrogation for foot, if this were a nominee who had 2009, Professor Bibas wrote a lengthy suspected terrorists overseas? Do you been proffered by a Democratic Presi- draft paper entitled ‘‘Corporal Punish- remember the debate we had on the dent before that same committee, I ment, Not Imprisonment.’’ In it, he floor when Senator MCCAIN, the victim know exactly what his fate would have said that for a wide range of crimes of torture himself as a prisoner of war been. He would never have been taken ‘‘the default punishment should be in the Vietnam war, came forward and seriously or considered for such a high non-disfiguring corporal punishment, authored an amendment, which got a position. such as electric shocks.’’ He went on to vote of 90 to 9, condemning torture, Mr. President, the article by Amy call for ‘‘putting offenders in the cruel, inhuman, and degrading treat- Coney Barrett, ‘‘Catholic Judges in stocks or pillory where they would sit ment of prisoners suspected of being Capital Cases,’’ published in the Mar- or stand for hours bent in uncomfort- terrorists? I asked him if he remem- quette Law Review can be found online able positions.’’ Professor Bibas then bered that debate, which occurred 3 at http://scholarship.law.marquette went on to say that ‘‘bystanders and years before he wrote this outrageous .edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article victims could jeer and pelt them with article. =1443&context=mulr, and the article by rotten eggs and tomatoes (but not He said at the hearing: Well, I want Stephanos Bibas entitled ‘‘Corporal rocks).’’ to make it clear that I don’t support Punishment, Not Imprisonment,’’ can For more severe crimes, Professor waterboarding. be found online at https:// Bibas called for ‘‘multiple calibrated I said: So you support electric shock www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/ electroshocks or taser shots’’ with on American prisoners, but you do not stephanos-bibas-corporal-punishment, medical personnel on hand to ensure support waterboarding? so that those who read my statement ‘‘that the offender’s health could bear He said on the record, under oath: ‘‘I will understand exactly what it was it.’’ [knew] it was a crazy idea.’’ based on. He also wrote ‘‘instinctively, many This is a man seeking a lifetime ap- I yield the floor. readers feel that corporal punishment pointment to the second highest court I suggest the absence of a quorum. must be unconstitutionally and in the land. This paper deeply troubles The PRESIDING OFFICER. The immorally cruel, but neither objection me. Not only did Professor Bibas go a clerk will call the roll. long way down a dangerous path with withstands scrutiny.’’ He then wrote The senior assistant legislative clerk his proposals, but this law school pro- that corporal punishment ‘‘in modera- proceeded to call the roll. fessor got the law wrong. The Supreme tion, without torture or permanent Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask Court had made clear in 2002 in the damage, is not cruel.’’ unanimous consent that the order for Professor Bibas said at his hearing case of Hope v. Pelzer that the corporal the quorum call be rescinded. that he didn’t ultimately publish the punishment practiced in the State of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 60-page, footnoted paper because he re- Alabama of restraining prisoners by objection, it is so ordered. alized that his writings were wrong and tying them to a hitching post in un- offensive. He now says that he rejects comfortable positions constituted cruel RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER his paper. But his 2009 paper was not and unusual punishment in violation of The Democratic leader is recognized. just scribblings on a notepad. This was the Eighth Amendment. RUSSIA INVESTIGATION a polished, heavily footnoted, 60-page Professor Bibas wrote his paper, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, yes- draft law review article. workshopped it, took it to six different terday morning we learned that two Professor Bibas admitted that he pre- universities, and then ran away from it members of the Trump campaign—Mr. sented this draft paper at conferences— only after he heard how offensive his Manafort, his one-time campaign on June 8, 2009, a conference at the proposals were. chairman, and Mr. Gates, a close asso- University of Pennsylvania Law That is not my only concern about ciate of Manafort’s—were indicted on a School; on July 20, 2009, at George his nomination. We spent a lot of time dozen charges as part of Special Coun- Washington University Law School; on at the hearing talking about his ag- sel Mueller’s investigation, including

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If anything, it like a liar, dishonest, and this, that, or morrow. We will see if they can do it suggests that the Trump campaign was the other thing. This has demeaned and and, if so, just how detailed it will be. negligent in hiring as its chairman a degraded our Presidency and even our What everyone in America should focus man who was an unregistered foreign country. There are places where it on is the question of who exactly the agent working for a pro-Russian proxy must stop, and it should stop at the Republican plan will benefit. Will it be party in Ukraine. That man is now al- rule of law. I say that to President the poor, the working class, or the mid- leged to have been laundering large Trump, who may never listen, but I say dle class, or will it be big corporations sums of money and concealing his iden- that to my Republican colleagues here and the richest 1 percent? tity as a foreign agent from the FBI in this Chamber. We live in a time of immense in- and the Department of Justice, includ- The Founders of the Republic put at equality, so much so that it strains the ing during his time during the Trump the center of our civic life no religion, bonds of affection that bind us together campaign. Imagine having such poor dogma, or sovereign, but rather the in this country. The wealthy have vetting and poor judgment to hire such rule of law. It is what separated the amassed astonishing wealth—and God a person as your campaign manager. American experiment from the heredi- bless them. We don’t begrudge them for We also learned that a Trump cam- tary monarchies of the era and out- their success, but working Americans paign adviser met with a Kremlin con- dated ideas like the divine rights of and middle-class Americans have tact to discuss ‘‘dirt’’ they possessed on Kings. slipped further and further behind. The Secretary Clinton and had several The rule of law holds in check our President is surely aware of this. He email exchanges with other Trump of- people, including our President. Donald rode into the White House by chan- ficials about his outreach to the Rus- Trump is President, not King. He can- neling the legitimate anger and anx- sians. This disclosure should put an not decree things to go away or say iety of working-class Americans who end to the idea that there was no com- that facts are not facts. He is as sub- have seen their wages diminished and munication or possible connection be- ject as anyone else to the rule of law. their jobs shipped overseas. tween the Trump campaign and Russia. That is what makes our democracy so Will President Trump and his Repub- It is not fake news, Mr. President. It grand. No one—no one—is below the lican Party, once in power, turn around is not fake news. There was a connec- rule of law’s protection, and no one is and rewrite the Tax Code to benefit the tion between the Trump campaign and above its reproach, including the Presi- wealthy few at the expense of the mid- Russia. Who was involved, how much, dent of the United States. It safeguards dle class? Will he do a 180-degree turn and what happened are yet to be deter- our democracy from the usurpations of from what he campaigned on and what mined, but there was a connection, demagogues and would-be dictators. It he talks about and pass a plan for the even though the President has denied is why this noble experiment—the hard right—those wealthy thousand that connection for months. American experiment—continues, and people who give so much money to the The President can assert whatever he Donald Trump is shaking the founda- Republican Party and think tanks? wants on Twitter, but the facts are the tion of that when he tries to get out Will he bow to them against everything facts. There were official members of from Special Counsel Mueller’s due he campaigned on and what he says? It the Trump campaign who were recep- process. sure seems so. tive to working with a hostile foreign What Special Counsel Mueller rep- On Wednesday, Republicans will like- power to obtain damaging information resents is the rule of law at work in ly propose to eliminate or substan- about their political opponent. These 21st century American democracy. In- tially reduce the State and local tax revelations should concern every Mem- tentionally and spuriously impugning deductibility, a bedrock middle-class ber of this body—Democrat, Repub- his integrity or smearing his efforts as deduction claimed by over one-third of lican, Independent, liberal, moderate, partisan is not only inaccurate, it is all taxpayers—not just the wealthy— and conservative. not only false, it is not only fake, but most of whom are in the middle class I understand the strength of the cen- it is damaging to a core ideal in our or the upper middle class. The proposal trifugal forces in our politics that warp country, the independent and impartial caused such angst in the House that it everything into a partisan battle be- rule of law that no man—even the almost brought down the budget reso- tween two sides. There are two sides to President of the United States, even lution. So Republicans have crafted a every argument, but no one is above Donald Trump, think what he may—is compromise that would allow tax- the law, no matter what side of the ar- above the rule of law. payers to claim State and local deduc- gument one is on. The rule of law and Special Counsel Mueller’s investiga- tions on property taxes but not sales American democracy are indisputable tion must be allowed to proceed and income tax. That compromise as our bedrock. We cannot abandon it unimpeded, and my friends on the would still cost taxpayers $900 billion. for political expediency. other side of the aisle must help dispel Taxpayers in high sales tax States, Special Counsel Mueller, who served the notion that his investigation is in like Tennessee, Florida, and Nevada, both Republican and Democratic ad- any way partisan. To their great cred- would get whacked, as would taxpayers ministrations—a lifetime public serv- it, many of my colleagues have done in high income tax States, like New ant and a man of unimpeachable integ- just that in the last 24 hours, and I sa- York, New Jersey, California, Min- rity—was appointed by President lute them. nesota, and Colorado. Go figure that Trump’s Deputy Attorney General. Mr. The American people must have faith high property tax States, like Texas, Mueller was a career prosecutor and is that when the very foundations of our Chairman BRADY’s State, would be bet- as straight of a shooter as they come. democracy are shaken by a hostile for- ter off under the proposal. He must be allowed to finish the work eign power, our independent judicial Picking winners and losers like this he started without any interference. If system built on the rule of law will not doesn’t solve the problem. The new he had nothing to fear, as he claims, be degraded by partisan politics. We State and local compromise is still a President Trump would encourage Spe- must loudly reject forces and actors nearly $1 trillion tax hike on the mid- cial Counsel Mueller to follow every that will try to make it so—on both dle class to pay for tax giveaways to lead and pledge his full cooperation. In- ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Our lead- big corporations and the very wealthy. stead, President Trump is again trying ers—our Republican leaders in the I say to my Republican colleagues in to divert our attention by making spu- House and Senate—have an obligation the House, particularly to those from rious allegations and trying to knock to tell Donald Trump to lay off suburban and fairly affluent districts, down anyone or anything in his way, Mueller’s investigation. Let it proceed middle-class and upper middle class

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Why are there all damage still remains, and don’t think a step with where the American public is these guns—many of them, if not most small compromise—a small haircut— on many of these issues. of them, illegal guns—if you have can let you escape from the political I have come to the floor over the strong gun laws in places like New whirlwind you would reap if you vote course of the last 4 years every few York, Illinois, and Connecticut? The for this bill. weeks in order to talk about the fact reason is that gun trafficking doesn’t The Republicans are also likely to that there is no other country in the recognize State boundaries, and the unveil tomorrow what they plan to do world where 80 to 90 people every single guns used to commit crimes in places with 401(k)s. We have heard reports day die from guns. The numbers are like Connecticut come from outside of that Republicans want to tax 401(k)s to just absolutely stunning. Some 2,800 Connecticut. get more revenue to pay for their tax people a month die from guns, and A comprehensive, groundbreaking giveaways to the rich. It is another 33,000 a year. The majority of those are survey of gun crimes in New York City clear example that this plan is not suicides, but there are record numbers found that 75 percent of the guns that going to be for the middle class. The of homicides and accidental shootings are used to commit crimes in New 401(k)s are one of the best tools we in this country. Americans by and York City come from outside of New have to encourage Americans to start large don’t accept this rate of slaugh- York State. They come from States saving early for retirement. We know ter. Americans want us to change our with looser gun laws, where you as a Americans aren’t doing enough of that laws, and they don’t want a judiciary criminal can easily buy a gun without right now, at the same time that de- that is going to stand in the way of having to prove you are a responsible fined benefit plans are enjoyed by Congress’s ability to follow the wishes gun owner. fewer Americans than in the past, as of our constituents. How do all these illegal guns get into companies reduce or eliminate pen- I have been coming down to the floor Bridgeport such that somebody can sions. Why make it even harder for to tell the story of the victims. My turn a corner and walk into a barber- Americans to prepare for their retire- hope is that, although the data hasn’t shop with a weapon in their hand? It is ment on their own by saving through moved this Congress—90 percent of because criminals with criminal 401(k)s? Why tax them so that you can Americans want stronger gun laws— records go into gun shows in States give tax cuts to the very rich? the data incontrovertibly shows that in that don’t require background checks We Democrats have a better deal to places that have universal background at those forums, buy up dozens of offer the American people on 401(k)s. checks or laws requiring you to get weapons, load them into their cars, and Rather than having Uncle Sam dip his local permits before you buy a gun, then drive up to States with tougher hands into American retirement plans, there are less gun crimes. gun laws and sell them on the black we Democrats believe Americans de- Maybe if the data doesn’t move my market. serve a helping hand when it comes to colleagues, the story of the victims Congress willingly allows this to hap- their retirement. In just a short time, will. Deon Rodney was shot on October pen because we have not moved our we will release our 401(k) plan. 14 of this year, just a few weeks ago. He mandatory system of background I yield the floor. was working at Just Right Cutz, where The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. checks to the places in which gun pur- he was a barber, in Bridgeport, CT. He chases are made today. Data is a little STRANGE). The Senator from Con- was the 22nd homicide victim in necticut. bit hard to pin down, but anywhere Bridgeport this year. from 25 to 40 percent of gun sales today GUN VIOLENCE He had just finished cutting a young Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, last don’t involve a background check. You boy’s hair in a chair when a masked can understand why. Sales have mi- week, we voted on a judge who felt it gunman chased somebody else into the necessary to sign up for a lifetime grated to online. They have migrated barbershop. Police said Deon was pro- to gun shows. They have gone to places membership with a political organiza- tecting the young boy, shielding the tion in order to get his nomination for- where background checks aren’t re- young boy from this intruder who came quired. warded back before this body. running in. He jumped out of his chair The judge we voted on last week be- I mentioned what the data tells us to try to get in between the boy sitting when it comes to background checks. came a lifetime member of the NRA in in the barber’s chair and the gunman, between his appointment by President The data tells us background checks and the gunman shot him. save lives. Here is one slice of the data. Obama and, then, his appointment by The owner of the barber shop said: President Trump—a signal, apparently, In States that have universal back- Deon had just finished his haircut and the ground check laws, 47 percent fewer to the new Republican White House boy was getting ready to go outside when the that he would align with their inter- gunman came in. He saved everyone in the women get shot by an intimate partner ests and views on issues related to the barbershop. than States without universal back- regulation of firearms in this country. Deon was 31 years old. He left behind ground check laws. That is because, in We are going to see a parade of very his wife, his mother, plenty of other the heat of passion, domestic abusers interesting choices for the Federal ju- family members, and an 8-year-old often go to get a weapon and use it to diciary come through this body, and daughter. perpetuate a domestic violence crime. they are going to be moved in rapid Speaking about their daughter, You can’t do that if you have a domes- succession, as they are this week. I Deon’s wife said: tic violence history in a State with a have been told that never before have He loved her endlessly, unconditionally. universal background check law be- cause wherever you go, you are going we taken four votes on appellate nomi- His mother said: to be prohibited from buying that nees in a single week. Of course, that Deon is a part of me. He was my son, but stands in contrast with the Republican he was also my friend. weapon. Since November of 1998, more than Senate that refused to give even a His cousin said: hearing to one Supreme Court Justice 2.4 million gun sales to prohibited pur- I know that everyone is recognizing his over the entirety of 2016. I think it is chasers have been prevented because of heroism now, but he was always like this. 1 worth noting that this body can move Always a role model and always willing to background checks; 2 ⁄2 million people fast when it wants to, and yet we give. Always willing to go out of his way to who were criminals or who were ad- watched a Supreme Court seat be sto- help a stranger. Nothing has changed all dicts or who were seriously mentally len by this Senate from a Democratic these years. I guess I’m glad that the masses ill were stopped from buying guns be- President who, by constitutional right, can now see this. cause of our background check laws. had the ability to make that appoint- The owner of the barbershop went on Because we now have at least one-quar- ment. to say of Deon: ter of all sales happening without I bring up the lifetime membership in He’s dead because of these people running background checks, that means there the NRA because it is increasingly around with guns. are hundreds of thousands of criminals,

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They have executed a I would argue there is not another they are buying in order to kill Ameri- well-funded campaign to rig the rules issue out there in American politics cans. of the game so the powerful always today that enjoys 90 percent support Why wouldn’t we adjust our laws to come out on top and the people come amongst Republicans and Democrats. recognize that the new weapon of out on the bottom, and they know the Senator DURBIN corrected me the other choice of terrorists is not an airplane, courts are the place where they can day and said the latest survey states but it is today a tactical weapon shape the law for decades to come. that the number is actually 94 percent bought outside of the background Most Americans already know that support from Republicans and Demo- check system. I have a million more while we have one set of laws on the crats. The only slice of the American reasons why we should do what 90 per- books, we really have two different ju- electorate that you can get under 90 cent of the American people want, and dicial systems. One justice system is percent support of background checks someday maybe we will get there. for the rich and the powerful. In that is NRA members. NRA members sup- So 33,000 people a year, 2,800 a month, system, government officials fret about port universal background checks at a 93 a day—that is a rate of gun violence being too tough on white-collar crime 75-percent clip. Background checks that is not twice that of other industri- so wealthy individuals or giant cor- save lives, they are supported by the alized nations. It is not 5 times, it is porations that break the law walk vast majority of the American public, not 10 times, it is 20 times higher than away with a small fine and a pinkie promise not to do it again, and when and yet we can’t get it done. the rate of gun violence in other indus- those executives break that promise, This month, I, along with a couple trialized countries in this world. It is they get 2nd, 3rd, and 23rd chances. dozen cosponsors, introduced a new not because we have more people who Every time they get caught, the cycle version of legislation allowing for are mentally ill, and it is not because repeats. The corporation pays the fine, background checks to occur in every we spend less money on law enforce- says some magic words, and everyone commercial sale that is conducted in ment. It is, by and large, because we this country, with commonsense excep- goes right back to breaking the law. have a set of gun laws that allow for il- The second justice system is for ev- tions, making sure that when you are legal guns, dangerous weapons to flow eryone else. In that system, tough on gifting a firearm to a family member into the hands of very dangerous peo- crime is the name of the game. People or you are loaning a gun to a friend ple. are locked up long before they go to who wants to take it to go hunting, I hope my Republican colleagues will trial because they don’t have the you don’t have to conduct a back- take a look at the new background money for bail. Individuals who com- ground check under those cir- checks legislation I have introduced mit minor, nonviolent offenses are cumstances, but if it is a traditional with many of my colleagues, and we slapped with long prison sentences, and arm’s-length sale, then you have to go can finally get to a place that 90 per- even after they serve those sentences through a process, which normally cent of our constituents want us to be. and are released, they are branded with takes 10 minutes in order to prove you I yield the floor. a scarlet letter that creates barriers to are not a criminal. Again, this proposal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- employment, to housing, and to oppor- is supported by 90 percent of Ameri- ator from Massachusetts is recognized. tunity. That second justice system cans. It is time we recognize that it is Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, just even traps families, children, and el- directly connected to this epidemic of last week, the Republican-controlled derly parents whose families are blown gun violence that plagues the country. Congress rammed through a budget apart and whose communities are de- Let me close by making another ar- with the sole purpose of allowing Re- stroyed. gument to you. I know a lot of my Re- publicans to enact a tax plan that That second justice system has publican friends talk a lot on this floor would take money from working Amer- earned America the dubious title of and on the cable news shows about the icans and put it into the pockets of holding the world’s highest incarcer- threat of terrorism to this country. giant corporations and wealthy indi- ation rate. Despite having less than 5 When the terrorists decided to use viduals. The following week they killed percent of the world’s population, the planes as their weapon of choice to at- an important rule that would have United States holds more than 20 per- tack our country, we changed the way made it easier for Americans to hold cent of the world’s incarcerated popu- our law protects us from attacks by big banks and corporations account- lation. Russia, China, and North Korea airplanes. We made sure we screened able when they lie, cheat, and steal don’t even come close—not only in raw individuals before they got on these from working families. numbers but in the percentage of their planes to make sure they don’t have There have been countless stories of population behind bars. America’s weapons or bomb-making material that the Trump administration in dis- legal system is great at locking people could ultimately threaten the rest of array—juicy rumors of distrust and di- up but terrible at doing what it is sup- us. We now all take off our shoes every vision between and among congres- posed to do, dispensing equal justice time we get on an airplane because we sional Republicans and the White under law. recognized that we needed to change House, reports of Republicans’ inabil- Those words—‘‘Equal Justice Under our laws to understand that these ity to advance key parts of their agen- Law’’—are etched into the front of the planes were being used to attack Amer- da, but that is only half the story. The Supreme Court. If we truly believe ican citizens. other terrifying half is this. Since day those words, we need to start making These terrorist groups have recog- one of this administration, President some changes, and in recent years, we nized that it is now pretty hard to get Trump and congressional Republicans have seen some progress. Some State somebody with a weapon or an explo- have been working hard to make gov- and local governments have made real sive device on a plane so they are now ernment work better and better for the efforts to reduce crime and lower in- directing would-be attackers to a dif- rich and the powerful. While they have carceration rates. Massachusetts is one ferent forum. An issue of Rumiyah, fumbled on their legislative agenda, of the States leading the way with which is Isis’s propaganda magazine, they have been quietly working to help elected officials in both parties debat- encouraged recruits in the United powerful interests capture our courts. ing transformative changes to the judi- States to take advantage of our loose That shouldn’t come as a surprise. cial system aimed at replacing this gun laws. It specifically told people go For decades, those powerful interests tough-on-crime policy with smart-on- to gun shows where you will not have have poured eye-popping amounts of crime policies. The call for reform also to present identification or submit to cash into electing politicians who will extends to corporate crime. Public out- background checks in order to buy promote their interests in Washington. rage at corporate greed has created

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Rejecting judicial nominees who their own set of rules while everyone think that there would be plenty of will make it worse is a really good first else gets crushed under the awesome work for a Federal prosecutor with step. It is not just the right thing to power of law enforcement. oversight of Wall Street and all of the do, it is what the American people sent This week will be a big step forward other corporate executives in New us here to do. for the two-part justice system as this York City. You would think that, but I yield the floor. Senate prepares to hand lifetime ap- you would be wrong. Mr. Bibas’s most I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The pointments to four judges whose ca- famous case involved prosecuting a 51- year-old woman who was accused of clerk will call the roll. reers make it clear that they have no The legislative clerk proceeded to interest at all in fixing our broken jus- stealing $7 from the cash register at her cafeteria job. That is right. While call the roll. tice system. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I ask going to work every day in the shadow Let’s take a look at their records. unanimous consent that the order for of Wall Street, Mr. Bibas decided that NOMINATION OF ALLISON EID the quorum call be rescinded. it was the best use of his time and Fed- Colorado Supreme Court Justice Alli- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without eral Government resources to pursue a son Eid, who was nominated to serve objection, it is so ordered. $7 case. He eventually lost the case but on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I not before the woman lost her job. has used her power as a State Supreme have the opportunity to speak to this Then there is Amy Coney Barrett, Court Justice to shield corporations body today about Amy Barrett. Her President Trump’s nominee for the from accountability. She has voted to nomination is currently pending to be Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She make it harder for individuals to bring a circuit court judge. There is a pretty has also taken a throw-the-book-at- class action lawsuits against huge cor- high standard for those individuals be- them approach to crime—at least to porations that break the law. Sound fa- cause they handle some incredibly dif- not-white-collar crime. She believes miliar? Ms. Eid would fit right in with ficult constitutional cases. What is that the Miranda doctrine, which pro- the Senate Republicans, who just voted good about this is that Amy Barrett tects criminal defendants from coer- to make it easier for big banks and fi- meets the high standard for those cive police tactics, is not required by nancial institutions to cheat people qualifications. the Constitution, and she has criticized and walk away scot-free. Professor Barrett received her B.A. efforts to reverse the damage that has in English literature magna cum laude Ms. Eid also voted to deny workers’ been done by the sentencing disparity compensation to an employee who was from Rhodes College and her J.D. between powder and crack cocaine—a summa cum laude from Notre Dame injured at work and knocked uncon- disparity that has been rightly criti- scious because—get this—he couldn’t University Law School, where she cized by Republicans, Democrats, reli- served as executive editor of the Notre remember the details of what hap- gious leaders, and civic leaders across pened. So Ms. Eid said that meant that Dame Law Review. this country as rooted in our long his- She currently serves as a research there was going to be no liability tory of racial disparities in law en- professor of law at Notre Dame Univer- there. forcement. sity Law School. Professor Barrett This kind of blocking and tackling We have two justice systems in teaches and researches in the areas of for powerful companies that hurt con- America—one for the rich and powerful Federal courts, constitutional law, and sumers and workers should be embar- and one for everyone else. Part of the statutory interpretation, publishing rassing. With this President and this way we fix that problem is by making scholarship in leading legal journals, White House, though, it buys a lifetime sure that we put judges on the Federal such as the Columbia, Virginia, and appointment to the Federal bench in bench who are fair, impartial, and com- Texas Law Reviews. Those aren’t easy order to shield corporations from the mitted to dispensing equal justice areas to be able to publish in or an law on an even bigger stage. under the law. Fair and impartial easy professorship to be able to land. NOMINATION OF JOAN LARSEN judges are supposed to stand up for jus- Before joining Notre Dame, Professor Ms. Eid is not the only nominee up tice when prosecutors try to ruin some- Barrett clerked for Justice Scalia of for consideration who would leave one’s life over allegedly grabbing seven the Supreme Court of the United working Americans out in the cold. bucks from the cash register. They are States and for Judge Silberman of the Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan supposed to stand up for justice when U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Cir- Larsen, who has been nominated to consumers and workers seek a day in cuit. Following her clerkships, she was serve on the Sixth Circuit Court of Ap- court against giant companies that an associate, where she litigated con- peals, voted again and again to block have injured them. But the judges be- stitutional, criminal, and commercial injured plaintiffs from having their fore the Senate this week do not stand cases both in trial and appellate cases heard. Giant companies and mil- up for justice; instead, they stand up courts. Professor Barrett also served as lionaires liked her so much that they for the powerful against the people who a visiting associate professor at George spent over half a million dollars to get desperately need someone who will be Washington University Law School. her elected to the Michigan Supreme fair even to those who do not have She seems to be eminently qualified. Court. And why wouldn’t they? Now money. These nominees are right at Then what seems to be the issue? Inter- she is going to be elevated to a lifetime home in Washington’s rigged system. estingly enough, she faced a very odd appointment on the Federal bench, and They are judges who will continue to set of questions during her confirma- that is a pretty good return on their in- apply one set of rules to the rich and tion process—questions not about her vestment. powerful and an entirely different set legal scholarship, not about her quali- Yes, these judicial nominees have of rules to everyone else. fications, but, oddly enough, about her bent over backward to help the It is no wonder that Americans are so Catholic faith. It wasn’t about her tem- wealthy and the well-connected escape angry with Washington. They have had perament. It wasn’t about her fairness. accountability, but that is only half of it up to their eyeballs with bought-and- It wasn’t about scholarship. It was the story. Trump nominees have a very paid-for politicians who spend more whether her Catholic faith would get in different view of what justice means time catering to their wealthy bene- the way of her being a good judge. for individuals who lack the money or factors than promoting the interests of Quite frankly, it wasn’t about whether the resources to pay high-powered legal constituents who are back home. They she had chosen a faith; it was the prob- teams or to pay political campaigns to are tired of giant corporations getting lem that she actually seemed to live influence judge decisions and judge se- a slap on the wrist for massive wrong- her faith that became a big challenge lection. doing while people from their home- during the questioning time period.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.013 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 It is odd for us as Americans because that they believe in things like do not is the whole nation that will be the loser, in this seems to be an issue we resolved murder, do not steal, do not covet, the eyes of Catholics and non-Catholics 200-plus years ago. We resolved it in ar- honor your father and mother, or even around the world, in the eyes of history, and ticle VI of the Constitution, which says things as radical as, in whatever you in the eyes of our own people. that there is no religious test for any do, do unto others as you would have This should be a settled issue for us, officer of the United States. There is them do unto you. not a divisive one. We are a diverse na- no requirement to be of a certain faith It doesn’t seem that radical of a be- tion—diverse in backgrounds, perspec- or, if you are of a certain faith, to take lief that we would have to challenge tives, attitudes, and yes, diverse in that faith off if you are going to serve and wonder whether one was able to be faith. I look forward to supporting Pro- in the United States. We have in our a judge if they believe in those things. fessor Barrett in this position, and I Constitution a protection not of free- We dare to believe in something be- look forward to seeing her decisions as dom of worship, which I hear some peo- yond us, as do millions of other Ameri- they come out of that court, consistent ple say—they are free to worship as cans. with the law—as she is well trained to they choose—that is not our constitu- I really thought that our Nation was be able to do—and consistent with our tional protection. Our constitutional past this, that our Nation that speaks convictions as Americans. protection is the free exercise of your so much of diversity and of being open With that, I yield the floor. religion—not just that you can have a to other ideas is somehow closing to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- faith, but you can both have a faith people of faith. People who say they ator from Virginia. and live your faith according to your want to demand that everyone be in- AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE own principles. That is consistent with cluded are afraid of people who have Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise to who we are as Americans, that we faith and live their faith. Why would speak on a topic I have often spoken allow any individual to have a faith that be? If we are going to be an open about on the floor. and to live their faith both in their pri- society, is it not open as well to people We have been at continuous war vate and public life or to have no faith of faith to not only have a faith but to since September 14, 2001, when Con- at all if they choose to have no faith at live their faith? gress passed an Authorization for Use all. That is a decision for each Amer- We hit a moment like this in the of Military Force to go after the per- ican. 1960s, and I thought we had moved past petrators of the 9/11 attacks. That was But we don’t ask individuals—as has it. There was a Senator at that time 16 years, 1 month, and 18 days ago as of been asked of this individual—whether who was running to be President of the today. faith will be the big issue and whether United States. We know him as John The war in Afghanistan is the longest faith becomes a question in whether Kennedy. armed conflict in America’s history, they are capable to serve other fellow Senator Kennedy was speaking to a and it shows no signs of abating, even Americans. group of ministers in Houston, TX, in 6 years after the death of Osama bin What is so dangerous, quite frankly, the 1960s, and he had to stand before Laden. The conflict has been going on about her Catholic faith and her Chris- them and explain his Catholic faith be- for so long that many are somewhat tian beliefs as far as her being a judge? cause, quite frankly, there was this immune to it. I heard a high schooler Are people afraid that she will actually buzz: Could someone be a Catholic and recently say: War is all I have ever live out what the Book of Proverbs be President? What would that mean? known. It is the status quo. It is the says—to speak up for those who cannot Would you have difficulties with that? background music to daily life. speak for themselves, speak for the The questions that were asked of Yet only 0.4 percent of the population rights of all who are destitute, speak Professor Barrett were strikingly simi- of the United States serves in the mili- up and judge fairly, defend the rights of lar to the questions that were asked of tary. That is down from 1.8 percent in the poor and the needy? Is that what Senator Kennedy when he was running 1968 and 8.7 percent in 1945, so it is in- everyone is afraid of, that she will ac- to be President of the United States. creasingly unlikely that many of us tually live out that Biblical principle? Here is how Senator Kennedy re- even know those who are deployed and I am a little confused why comments, sponded: fighting in this ever-expanding global such as ‘‘The dogma lives loudly within For while this year it may be a Catholic conflict. you,’’ were said during her questioning against whom the finger of suspicion is Sadly, last week, for tragic reasons, in the committee, and there were other pointed, in other years it has been, and may these issues were brought to the fore- questions to challenge her Catholic some day be again, a Jew—or a Quaker or a front with the death of four brave faith. Faith is a choice that each indi- Unitarian or a Baptist. It was Virginia’s har- American servicemembers in Niger: vidual has, and it is an extremely per- assment of Baptist preachers, for example, Army SGT La David Johnson, SGT sonal but also extremely important that helped lead to Jefferson’s statute of re- Bryan Black, SGT Jeremiah Johnson, ligious freedom. Today I may be the victim, choice. and SGT Dustin Wright. Some individuals in America—myself but tomorrow it may be you—until the whole fabric of our harmonious society is Two of those killed—the two Ser- included—choose to look past the mun- ripped at a time of great national peril. . . . geants Johnson—were part of a 12-man dane, day-to-day events and to think And in fact, this is the kind of America for patrol whose mission is not clear. We there is someone and something higher which our forefathers died, when they fled know that their trained military occu- than us. We don’t just look at the cre- here to escape religious test oaths that de- pational specialties—vehicle mechanic ation around us; we wonder about the nied office to members of less favored and chemical-biological specialist— Creator who made it. We don’t just churches; when they fought for the Constitu- were outside traditional combat roles. wonder about cosmic dust smashing tion, the Bill of Rights, and the Virginia In a June war powers letter, the De- into each other; we ask a logical ques- Statute of Religious Freedom; and when partment of Defense described the mis- they fought at the shrine I visited today, the tion: If cosmic dust were to smash into Alamo. sion of over 645 military personnel in each other in space and create all there Niger as ‘‘advise and assist,’’ but none is, who made space and who made the JFK had visited the Alamo that day. of the varying accounts of what took cosmic dust that smashed into each For side by side with Bowie and Crockett place in early October seem to support other, and how did that happen? Faith died McCafferty and Bailey and Carey. But that seemingly benign summary of no one knows whether they were Catholic or drives us to ask harder questions and not, for there was no religious test at the what occurred. to look a little longer at things that Alamo. Frustration over this lack of under- other people just see as plain in front standing of that mission and the events Then he made this closing statement: of them. We ask what is behind it. A that transpired were shared by every- lot of Americans do. It is not irra- If I should lose on the real issues [of the one from Secretary Mattis to all the Presidential race], I shall return to my seat Members here. I can’t imagine what tional; it is a part of who we are and a in the Senate, satisfied that I had tried my part of how we are made. best and was fairly judged. But if this elec- the servicemembers on duty and their It is a challenge to us as Americans tion is decided on the basis that 40 million families must be feeling. We see the to be able to challenge an individual Americans lost their chance of being presi- strain that an ever-expanding oper- and to say: That person is so radical dent on the day they were baptized, then it ational commitment is having on our

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I I would like to have a process that strained that their crews are unable to was tough on President Obama about informs Congress—and informs the safely navigate international waters. this, as well, that the 60-word author- public—that is equal in transparency Being a Senator from Virginia, a ization from 2001 covers military ac- to what we put in contracting docu- State with one of the largest military tion all over the globe. But there is ments to inform military contractors. presences that is home to tens of thou- some legal dispute about the question, So Senator FLAKE and I have intro- sands of servicemembers and their fam- still. duced an authorization for military ilies, I have a personal responsibility to Beyond the legal question, there are force intended to keep the Congress ensure that these strains don’t lead to also questions of moral authority, po- and the American people not only in- any more tragic mistakes. litical authority, and the abdication of formed of our military operations but The attack in Niger has also laid responsibility in this body. Seventy- also engaged in carrying out our con- bare other issues: how little informa- five percent of the Members of Con- stitutional duty. The intent is to rec- tion is provided to Congress about U.S. gress today were not even here when ognize the fluid environment in which troops deployed abroad equipped for the 2001 authorization was passed and, our military must operate to imple- combat; how little Congress exercises thus, have never had to cast a vote on ment the counterterrorism campaign. the authority and oversight of these it, even as our men and women risk Terrorist organizations don’t nec- issues and demands information to de- their lives and, in some instances, are essarily operate in just one country. bate before the public; and the possible killed in action. They don’t follow Geneva Conventions. ‘‘mission creep’’ and growth of military Simply put, the 2001 AUMF has be- It is a different kind of military action, forces in Africa—an increase by a fac- come a golden ticket that justifies U.S. but the requirement for congressional tor of 17 over the past decade—in which military action against terrorist approval is no less important. We need hundreds of missions are being run groups all over the globe without the to make our legal authorities, which daily in over 20 countries where there need for additional congressional ap- are now dated, current and appro- is no specific authorization for use of proval. I am not surprised the Execu- priately scoped. military force provided by Congress. tive wants to keep it that way. Who I applaud my Foreign Relations The Niger operation really identified a wouldn’t prefer such flexibility? But we chair, Senator CORKER, who, after the gray area between advising and assist- have a job to do. hearing yesterday, said that we would ing in combat operations, which keeps Here is what we need to do. This is move to a markup and clearly, I sus- some deployments just beyond the trip- what I think needs to happen. We need pect, an amendment of the proposal wire of requiring congressional notifi- to end the legal gymnastics with the Senator FLAKE and I have put on the cation. 2001 AUMF—a 60-word authorization table. We have done a lot of work on it. SASC held a briefing last week with against the perpetrators of 9/11. Apply- A war authorization should be bipar- the Department of Defense to try to ing that now to the fight against ISIL, tisan. If anything in this body should understand the scope of the Niger mis- Boko Haram, and others is a stretch. be bipartisan, I think a war authoriza- sion, the reason for the escalation of The AUMF outlines the focus of mili- tion should be. We don’t pretend that our footprint, and why this surprising tary action as follows: ‘‘Nations, orga- we have thought of everything; we attack left our troops without support nizations, or persons [the President] don’t pretend that the bill cannot be for so long. determines planned, authorized, com- improved. But beyond the immediate tactical mitted, or aided the terrorist attacks In conclusion, I want to make a few answers, we need a strategic and funda- that occurred on September 11, 2001, or comments. This week, the New York mental understanding of how and harbored such organizations or per- Times reported that President Trump where this country engages in military sons.’’ has approved—without providing Mem- operations and if the war on terror has There were 19 hijackers for the 9/11 bers of Congress any information on become the ‘‘forever war’’ with ever- attacks, and we have now used the 2001 why these changes are necessary— changing objectives and no end in AUMF in 37 instances to send forces changes giving the Department of De- sight, absolving the need for Congress prepared for combat and engaged in fense and the CIA more latitude in pur- to weigh in and speak. combat to 14 nations, including Libya, suing ‘‘counterterrorism drone strikes Yesterday, in Foreign Relations, we Turkey, Georgia, Syria, Iraq, Afghani- and commando raids’’ against Islamic held a much overdue hearing on legal stan, Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia, terrorist groups scattered across the authorization for military force. We Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, the Phil- world, all while using the 2001 AUMF heard solid testimony and straight- ippines, and Cuba. as its legal justification. This expan- forward answers by Secretaries of Were all of these instances and na- sion of war will only continue to mag- State Tillerson and Mattis. I am en- tions and places really associated with nify and mutate and will do so without couraged that we had the hearing, and planning or support of the attacks of 9/ public scrutiny, unless and until Con- I am encouraged that our chair, at the 11? These legal interpretations are in gress steps up to provide the oversight end of the hearing, expressed the desire addition to now countless ‘‘train and and legal authority we are required to to move forward to finally, after 16- advise’’ missions around the world, to do. plus years, engage in a debate and a include those that took the lives of the I have come to the floor of the Sen- congressional vote on war authoriza- four servicemembers in Niger. ate since I came here in 2013 to speak tion. This was not an unforeseen combat about war powers, to speak about a I was disappointed that the two Sec- environment. I found this interesting. need to revise the War Powers Resolu- retaries, who were being candid, took In April of 2014, the U.S. Government— tion of 1974, to critique and challenge the position that the Trump adminis- the Department of the Navy—solicited President Obama around the Libya tration needs no more legal authority contractual bids for ‘‘Personnel Recov- mission, which had no vote from Con- to do what they are doing. But I have ery, Casualty Evacuation, and Search gress, and to critique President to acknowledge the position they take and Rescue,’’ aviation support in ‘‘at Obama—who is a personal friend—over is actually the position that the Obama risk’’ environments in the following 14 the offensive campaign against ISIL administration took, and it is exactly countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, without requiring a congressional vote. the position that the Bush administra- Chad, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Ni- Since I was clear and repetitive in my tion took, so I was not completely sur- geria, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana, critiques of President Obama for using prised. In fact, we shouldn’t be sur- Benin, Togo, Tunisia and as directed by war powers without Congress being in- prised when the administration says: operational requirements. Only 5 of volved, I am going to do the same with We don’t need any more authority. But those 14 countries have ever been noti- respect to President Trump.

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A po- ness side of the Tax Code so that we I do worry about a progressive loos- litical calculation has caused Congress can give Americans access to the kind ening of the rules from the Bush ad- to abdicate a responsibility while oth- of jobs, wages, and opportunities that ministration to the Obama administra- ers are shouldering the burdens of re- will set them up for a secure future. tion to the Trump administration, sponsibility—and even losing their In order for individual Americans to which eventually has turned the 2001 lives in the process. thrive economically, we need American AUMF into a golden ticket that allows Finally, Senator Jacob Javits wrote businesses to thrive. Thriving busi- for action against nonstate terrorist a book in 1973 entitled ‘‘Who Makes nesses create jobs. They provide oppor- groups anywhere in the world on a War’’ after Congress passed the War tunities. They increase wages and in- Presidential say-so. Powers Resolution during the Vietnam vest in their workers, and they invest We shouldn’t take our institutions war. He offered a very prescient com- in new equipment, facilities, and prod- and, frankly, the fairly radical rebal- mentary. I will close here: uct lines to innovate and expand their ancing of powers in the Constitution Many advocates of presidential prerogative businesses. for granted. When Madison and the in the field of war and foreign policy seem to Right now, though, our Tax Code is other drafters put the declaration of be arguing that the President’s powers as not helping businesses thrive. Instead, war authority in the hands of Congress, Commander in Chief are what the President it is strangling both large and small they knew they were doing something alone defines them to be. The implication businesses with high tax rates. pretty radical. They knew the world of that the Presidency is beyond the range of Our Nation has the highest corporate the day—1787, 230 years ago last congressional authority to check in the exer- tax rate in the industrialized world—at cise of the war powers raises a serious con- month—was a world of Kings, Emper- stitutional danger. If we accept such a view least 10 percentage points higher than ors, Monarchs, Sultans, and Popes. War we accept a situation in which the American the majority of our international com- was primarily for the Executive, but people are dependent solely on the benign in- petitors. That is a problem for Amer- they decided they wanted to do some- tent and good judgment of the incumbent ican workers because high tax rates thing different. Ten years after the President. We may not always be fortunate leave businesses with less money to in- Constitution was done, Thomas Jeffer- enough to see a person with such qualities in vest in their workers, to increase son, as President, was grappling with a the White House. wages, or to create new jobs. This situ- nonstate terrorist group in Northern With that, I yield the floor. ation is compounded when you are an Africa—the Barbary Coast pirates—and I suggest the absence of a quorum. American business with international what could be done about them? He The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. competitors that are paying a lot less wrote a letter to James Madison and CRUZ). The clerk will call the roll. in taxes than you are. asked what was behind the war-making The bill clerk proceeded to call the It is no surprise that U.S. businesses powers in the Constitution’s article I. roll. struggling to stay competitive in the Madison described it very well. He said: Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask global economy don’t have a lot of re- Our constitution supposes what the unanimous consent that the order for sources to devote to creating new jobs history of all governments dem- the quorum call be rescinded. and increasing wages. A study from the onstrates, that it is the Executive most The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without White House Council of Economic Ad- interested in war and, thus, most prone objection, it is so ordered. visers estimates that reducing the cor- to war. For this reason, we, with stud- Mr. THUNE. I ask unanimous con- porate tax rate from 35 percent down to ied care, granted the question of war in sent that I be able to speak until such 20 percent would increase average the legislature. time as my remarks are concluded. household income by $4,000 annually. They were trying to change human The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without A second study shows a similar pay history. They were trying to say that objection, it is so ordered. increase. Boston University professor we shouldn’t be at war unless there was TAX REFORM and public finance expert Larry a legislative, collective judgment—not Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, the Kotlikoff found that lowering the cor- 116 years ago by 25 percent of the peo- House and the Senate are moving for- porate tax rate to 20 percent would in- ple who were there then, but a legisla- ward on a final draft of our tax reform crease household income by $3,500 per tive, collective judgment expressed in bill, and I am excited about the year on average. That is a significant an authorization that we should be in progress we are making. We have one pay raise for hard-working Americans. war. We are lacking that now. goal in mind with tax reform. It is to In addition to lowering the corporate It is not hard to imagine a future provide real relief to ordinary Ameri- tax rate, there is another important President, whether it is President cans—to the parents who are ques- thing we can do to increase the avail- Trump in the remainder of his term or tioning whether they can afford the car ability of jobs here at home; that is, re- Presidents in the future, using the ex- they need to fit their growing family, forming our outdated, worldwide tax panding war authorities to increas- to the single mom who is wondering system. Under our worldwide tax sys- ingly justify initiating war without the how she is going to pay the bills this tem, American companies pay U.S. permission of Congress. month, and to the middle-age couple taxes on the profit they make here at We asked President Trump for the worrying about a secure retirement. home, as well as on part of the profit legal authority justifying the Syrian Everything in our tax reform frame- they make abroad, once they bring missile strike on Syria that he made in work is centered on providing relief to that money home to the United States. March, and they have not yet provided these Americans. The problem with this is that most an answer about their legal authority. To start with, we are going to pro- other major world economies have What Congress has done is basically vide them with a substantial amount of shifted from a worldwide tax system to told Presidents: You can do whatever direct relief by lowering their tax rates what is called a territorial tax system. you want. That has a way of creeping and doubling the standard deduction so In a territorial tax system, you pay and growing, and I think it already that they are keeping more of their taxes on the money you earn where you has. I think the American people de- paycheck every month. make it and only there. You aren’t serve better, but, especially, our troops We are also going to significantly ex- taxed again when you bring money deserve better. pand the child tax credit. back to your home country. I have said it before; I will say it And we are going to simplify and Most American companies’ foreign again. I can’t think of anything more streamline the Tax Code so that it is competitors have been operating under publicly immoral—public, civic immo- easier for Americans to figure out what a territorial tax system for years. So rality—than ordering troops to risk benefits they qualify for and so they they are paying a lot less in taxes on their lives and be killed, as the four don’t have to spend a lot of time and the money they make abroad than were in Niger, while Congress is unwill- money filing their taxes. American companies are, and that

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When for- agreement you have with them but made it the very first freedom men- eign companies beat out American simply because you don’t like the per- tioned in the Bill of Rights. companies for new business, it is not son who is doing the nominating. People of faith have made incalcu- just American companies that suffer. It Democrats’ delays are ultimately lable contributions to our country, and is American workers. It is the Amer- pretty pointless. We are not going to faith has driven some of the greatest ican workers employed by these com- stop confirming nominees just because movements in American history, from panies who live and work in literally Democrats are dragging out the proc- the abolitionist movement to the civil every State in the Union, and it is the ess, but these delays are a disservice to rights movement. American workers who work for the the American people. There are a lot of I hope the Democratic Party doesn’t small and medium-sized companies important issues that the Senate needs move further down the path of exclud- that form the supply chain here in the to be debating, from spending bills to ing religious people from public life. If United States. tax reform, and the time that we waste they ever succeed in excluding people For every American company that on pointless partisan exercises is time of faith from government, they will operates in countries around the world, taken from those important issues. have destroyed one of the freedoms on While Democrats’ partisanship is there are countless companies here at which our country rests. frustrating, there is a much more seri- home that supply the raw material for I yield the floor. ous issue that has come up during the products that are sold abroad— The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- businesses that handle the packaging these judicial confirmations; that is, the anti-religious sentiment displayed ator from Alaska. and shipping of those product and en- Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I ask terprises that supply support services by some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle during the hearing on unanimous consent for an appropriate like accounting, legal, and payroll amount of time to finish my remarks. services. judicial nominee Amy Barrett’s nomi- nation, which we will be voting on this The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without America’s global companies rely on a objection, it is so ordered. web of supporting businesses that week. TRIBUTE TO CHRIS APASSINGOK spans the country, and when these Ms. Barrett’s qualifications are well global companies struggle, so do these known. The American Bar Association, Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, one supporting businesses and their work- which rates judicial nominees, has of the privileges of being in the Senate ers. given her its highest rating of ‘‘well is actually being able to preside, as the By transitioning from a worldwide qualified.’’ Presiding Officer is doing right now—to As my colleague the minority leader tax system to a territorial tax system, sit at the Chair and listen and watch has said, the American Bar Associa- we will not be just boosting wages, my colleagues talk about issues that tion’s evaluation is the ‘‘gold standard jobs, and opportunities for American matter to them, and a lot of times by which judicial candidates are workers employed by these global com- issues that matter to their States. In judged.’’ this amazing country of ours we have panies, but we will also be increasing Despite her judicial qualifications, it wages, jobs, and opportunities for so many great States, great stories, became clear in the hearing on her and great traditions. When I am pre- workers at the countless small and me- nomination that some of my colleagues dium-sized businesses throughout our siding, some relate to Texas, where the think she should be disqualified be- current Presiding Officer is from, cele- country that make up the supply chain cause she is a practicing Catholic. That for America’s global companies. brating our unique traditions, while is right. Apparently, practicing your still appreciating that at our best we Finally, our tax plan will tackle the religion is now grounds for declaring other key part of improving the play- share values as Americans together— you unfit to be a judge. opportunity, liberty, justice, and fair- ing field for American workers; that is, Here is what the Constitution has to ness. It really is one of the things that lowering the tax rates on small busi- say about that. This is from article VI: makes the Senate a great body and nesses. ‘‘No religious Test shall ever be re- what makes us strong as a nation. Small businesses are incredibly im- quired as a Qualification to any Office portant for new job creation, but like or public Trust under the United One of the things I like to do is to big companies, right now small busi- States.’’ come to the Senate floor and talk nesses are being strangled by high tax Let me repeat that: ‘‘No religious about some of the traditions in my rates. That can make it difficult for Test shall ever be required as a Quali- State—some of the things that I think small businesses to even survive, much fication to any Office or public Trust make Alaska the greatest State in the less thrive and expand their operations. under the United States.’’ Nation. I know some of my colleagues Lowering small business tax rates and In other words, in the United States, will not fully agree with that, but we making it easier for small businesses you can’t be disqualified from serving all get to brag about our State. When I to recover their invested capital more as a judge because you are a believing do that, I like to talk about an indi- quickly will free up the money that Catholic or a believing member of any vidual whom we recognize as the Alas- small business owners need to expand faith. The only qualification the Con- kan of the Week. Often, it is somebody their businesses to add workers or to stitution imposes is a commitment to who is doing something in a remote give employees a raise. uphold the Constitution. part of Alaska whom not a lot of people Together, these aspects of tax reform Yet the second-ranking Democrat in know about. It is very important to are essential to reversing the lack- the Senate apparently thought it was share that with my colleagues in the luster economy of the last 8 years. appropriate to ask Ms. Barrett if she Senate and other colleagues watching Americans deserve better, and tax re- was a practicing member of her reli- on TV. form can be the key to putting this gion, with the implication that if she Today, I would like to recognize a country back on the path to solid, sus- was, it might jeopardize her fitness for young Alaskan from Gambell, AK, tainable economic growth. being a judge. named Chris Apassingok, a young Mr. President, before I close today, I Democrats’ questioning is not going whaler who is helping to keep the tra- wish to switch gears for a minute and to stop Ms. Barrett’s nomination, but dition that we have in Alaska—Native talk about judicial nominations. We it is simply disturbing, nonetheless. It whaling—alive and well. He is our Alas- have had the chance to confirm some is a scary thing when leaders of a kan of the Week. excellent nominees so far this year, major political party imply that there This year, Chris was a keynote many of whom Democrats have ulti- is no role for religious people in public speaker at the Elders and Youth Con- mately supported. But despite this life. ference, which is a precursor to the

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AFN, as we call it in Alas- time for celebration in the community, issue of economic growth. ka, is certainly a highlight of my year. and this time was no different, but We would think this should not be a My wife and I and our kids always try shortly after this, things unfortunately partisan issue, but one of the things I to get there. went sour for Chris and the commu- am struck by, in my little under 3 Let me spend a few minutes talking nity. years in the Senate, is how little we about why Chris’s speech about whal- A radical special interest activist, have talked about economic growth. ing was so important and what hap- with a large online following, read the I have tried to come down to the Sen- pened after he landed a huge bowhead story about Chris and the whale and he ate floor and speak about this issue a whale in Alaska and why that was so began to attack Chris and so did many lot. In my view, with the exception of inspiring for so many in my great of his followers, from all across the national defense, this is the most im- State and, really, around the country. globe—hundreds of people, most of portant issue Congress can be focused Gamble, AK, is where Chris comes them adults, cyber bullying and at- on right here, this issue of growth. How from, a Yupik village of about 700 peo- tacking a 16-year-old boy from is the U.S. economy doing? Is it ple on St. Lawrence Island, on the Gambell, AK, who had, at that point, strong? Is it weak? Are we healthy or northwest edge of Alaska. It is 1 of 11 only left his village once in his life. are we sick? By any measure over the Alaska communities that participate They were shameful, no respect, no last 10 years, we are sick. in two whaling seasons, recognized and civility, and I mean vicious attacks. I I bring this chart to the floor a lot to authorized by the International Whal- will not repeat them here. It is enough talk about what has gone on in the last ing Commission. These are subsistence to say they were greatly upset. In the several decades in terms of economic communities. What does that mean? community, Chris, his family, and his growth. This has the growth rates of They are subsistence communities be- mother cried all night. Chris was angry every administration dating back to cause whale meat is actually a neces- that he and his family were being at- President Eisenhower. If you look at sity in feeding these communities. tacked for partaking in this necessary the numbers, this red line is the impor- I should point out that we have no tradition that his community and his tant line. This is 3 percent GDP road systems at all in Northern Alas- ancestors have been doing for thou- growth. It is not great. It is not bad. ka. Most of Alaska has no roads con- sands of years—thousands of years. Since the founding of the Republic, the nected from community to community, However, this young man, despite the average since World War II is closer to and certainly not in Gambell. The Pre- hateful messages from adults, from 4 percent, but 3 percent is OK. It is cer- siding Officer and I have had the oppor- adults who live a world away, despite tainly what we should be focused on in tunity to travel around Alaska. He has the names they were calling him, terms of hitting. seen our great State. He knows that Chris, now 17, cut through the noise, If we look at this chart, in certain many communities are only accessible stood strong, and gave a great speech years, Eisenhower, Kennedy—by the by air or seasonal barge. Some areas at AFN, that he will continue to hunt way very bipartisan—we have had very can only be reached at certain times of and feed his family and his community strong growth. When people talk about the year because of the weather. These the way his ancestors have done for what makes America great, this is communities need food. They need millennia. what makes America great: strong eco- whales. At his speech last week at AFN, he nomic growth. This is what has driven The annual bowhead whale migration asked: ‘‘Will you stand with me as I our country for decades. provides the largest subsistence re- continue my hunting [traditions of my We see some of the numbers, Ken- source available in these remote areas family]?’’ The crowd applauded, all of nedy, Johnson, 5, 6, 7 percent; Reagan, of our great State. Even so, when a whom rose when he asked this: ‘‘Will Clinton, 5, 6, 7 percent. Then we look at whale is taken, the sharing does not you stand with me’’ as we continue our the last decade—boom, a giant dropoff. stop with the residents of the commu- subsistence activities that we have un- We haven’t hit 3 percent GDP growth nity. Each whale produces between 6 dertaken for thousands of years? in well over 10 years—well over 10 and 25 tons of food, on average. This I hope everyone across the country years. As a matter of fact, President meat is shared with other subsistence stands with this extraordinary young Obama was the first President ever to communities in our State and with man—truly brave and courageous—as not hit it. family members and elders throughout he continues his tradition and his right What happened? Did anyone talk the State. That is a hugely important to hunt and feed his community. about it? Did the last administration part of Alaskan Native culture. This is This afternoon, I will be holding a talk about it? They never talked about another example of the resourcefulness hearing in the Commerce Committee it. As a matter of fact, what they did is of the Alaskan Native peoples, which about whaling in Alaska and how nec- they started telling Americans: Don’t has enabled them to survive in the Arc- essary it is for subsistence and the sur- worry. We are going to dumb down ex- tic—with some of the toughest weather vival of these important cultures. I pectations. We are going to tell you— and conditions anywhere in the world hope all Americans also stand with so despite this chart, despite what this for millennia—and which has shaped many other proud Alaska whalers, pro- really means—this represents the the culture of Alaska and the character tecting their rights to hunt the way American dream. Despite the fact that of our State today. their ancestors have hunted. all previous administrations were fo- Back to Chris, he is an extraordinary Thank you, Chris—a young man in cused on 3 percent, we are not going to hunter, even by the standards of Alaska, 17 years old—for standing tall talk about that. We will dumb it down Gambell, a community of extraor- for your people, for all of Alaska. I also and call this anemic growth back dinary hunters. He could aim and shoot want to thank his parents Susan and here—1 percent, 11⁄2—the new normal. a rifle at the age of 5. By 11, he had Daniel for raising such a fine hunter. What does that mean? That means trained himself to strike whales, as one Congratulations, Chris, for being our we are going to surrender. We are going writer put it, ‘‘standing steady in the Alaskan of the Week. to say, well, this is really America hit- front of the skiff with the gun, riding ECONOMIC GROWTH ting on all cylinders. This is what you Bering Sea swells like a snowboarder.’’ Mr. President, I want to follow on as Americans should expect in the fu- This past April, Chris and his father with regard to what my colleague and ture. set out on a boat in the Bering Sea to good friend from South Dakota talked I think this idea of the new normal, do what their ancestors have been about in terms of tax reform. We are which a lot of people in DC talk about, doing for thousands of years. debating tax reform now. We are mark- is probably one of the most dangerous After they got a bearded seal, they ing up a bill. The Finance Committee concepts in Washington, DC, right now. spotted a spouting bowhead. Chris took has not marked up the bill yet. It is The new normal means that despite

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Certainly, hurricane—where are they going to be Mayo’s renown as a center of excel- the Congress is starting to focus on able to get temporary assistance for lence not only in the treatment of can- this issue, and the Senate is starting to housing? It is a fact that this is hap- cer but in virtually every field of medi- focus on this issue with policies like pening in the State of Florida, and it cine. A nonprofit institution, Mayo has tax reform, with policies like regu- has to be changed. large hospitals in Rochester, Min- latory streamlining, with policies like Thus, you see the bipartisan effort of nesota, Phoenix, and Jacksonville, FL, infrastructure, with policies like en- my colleague from Florida MARCO which employ almost 50,000 people. ergy. As the Presiding Officer knows, RUBIO and me writing to the head of Mayo also operates a network of more our two great States are part of the en- FEMA today to say: Look, what hap- than 70 affiliated hospitals and clinics, ergy renaissance that can drive eco- pened? Years ago, during the debacle of to which more than 1.3 million persons nomic growth well above 3 percent. Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, turned for treatment this year, pa- As we focus on tax reform, as this they experienced an average wait time tients from all 50 States and 137 dif- body focuses on tax reform, I am hope- of 10 minutes before they could get ferent countries. Moreover, the Mayo ful my colleagues, on both sides of the FEMA on the line to help them. Now system operates several premier col- aisle, can all agree that one of the key we have people waiting as much as 4 leges of medicine and is a world leader elements of what we are doing with re- hours. I wanted to bring this to the at- in medical research. This breadth of gard to tax reform, and every other tention of the Senate. activity, outstanding in each facet, is policy in this body, is to get us back to After a hurricane, 2 months later, we remarkable. It is no exaggeration to traditional levels of U.S. economic cannot have an aftermath where our claim that the Mayo Clinic is central growth, to get us back to where people people are hurting, they are suffering. to the astonishing success of American say: Wow. I have great opportunities. They can’t live in a healthy condition medicine. Look at this economy—not the dol- in the homes that have been destroyed I have made my own career in public drums and the anemic growth and the in the hurricane. service, but as I reflect on my experi- sub-3 percent new normal that we have I yield the floor. ence as a cancer patient, I am humbled been told by other Federal officials to by the example of service to mankind f accept as our fate. provided by the entire Mayo family. I That shouldn’t be our fate. We should RECESS am and will always remain deeply have policies, particularly tax reform, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under grateful to everyone involved in my that are focused on getting back above the previous order, the Senate stands care. that red line, and I am certainly hope- in recess until 2:15 p.m. RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE ful that all my colleagues—all 100 U.S. Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:59 p.m., Mr. President, I come to the floor Senators—can agree on that goal, recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassem- today to recognize a remarkable group strong economic growth for American bled when called to order by the Pre- of physicians, people to whom I and families and reigniting the American siding Officer (Mr. PORTMAN). many others owe a profound debt. I dream with strong GDP growth that is refer to the team that has led my much higher than what we have seen in f treatment at the National Cancer In- the last 10 years. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR—Continued stitute of the National Institutes of I yield the floor. Health in Bethesda, MD. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Every year, cancer claims the lives of ator from Florida. ator from Arizona. hundreds of thousands of Americans Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask and millions of others across the globe. unanimous consent that I be allowed to unanimous consent that I be recog- It is a relentless and complex disease. speak despite the order for recess. nized to speak as in morning business. It comes in many forms that demand The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without varied and specialized treatments. objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. There are many centers of excellence HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY EFFORT The Senator is recognized. in the struggle against cancer, but NCI Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, it has RECOGNIZING THE MAYO CLINIC plays a special role. The physicians as- been 2 months since Hurricane Irma hit Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I rise sembled there are recruited from the Florida and basically covered up the today to express my deepest gratitude most outstanding medical institutions State, and our people are still hurting to my friends at the Mayo Clinic’s Ari- of the world to lead the fight. Yes, NCI because they don’t have sufficient zona campus, where I was recently conducts its own research and treat- housing. treated for cancer. This is not my first ment programs, and I am among its If you lived in a mobile home, if you obligation to the Arizona branch of many patients, but more importantly, lived in a low-lying area, your home this landmark medical institution, it oversees and funds our national ef- was destroyed. It is uninhabitable. The which has been a synonym for medical fort against cancer, awarding grants ceiling is collapsing. The mold and the excellence for more than 100 years. I re- and supporting a nationwide network mildew, because of all the water which ceived outstanding care for a prior, un- of 69 NCI-designated cancer centers. has now accumulated, makes it an un- related tumor in the year 2000. NCI’s role in the development of anti- inhabitable home. In July of this year, I found myself at cancer drugs has been especially note- FEMA, through individual assist- Mayo once again. It is no exaggeration worthy: Roughly two-thirds of cancer ance, is supposed to provide temporary to say that the team of doctors, nurses, medications approved by the FDA have housing. This is the law. That is what and technicians who looked after me emerged from NCI-sponsored trials. the people of Florida are entitled to— were my salvation. They located and Despite the special tenacity of this just like the people of Texas are enti- removed a brain tumor—a glio- disease, we have made enormous tled to in the Presiding Officer’s blastoma—that threatened my life. I strides. To the lives of cancer patients, State—but it is not happening in Flor- will always be indebted for their timely NCI has added decades where once ida. Why? Because they get on the tele- and skillful intervention and for the there were only years and years where phone, and they have to wait up to— outstanding support provided to my once there were only months. They are documented—4 hours to get somebody family by the entire Mayo community. closing in on the enemy, in all its on the phone from FEMA or, for home Their professionalism is unmatched, as forms, giving hope to millions of fami- inspections, it takes 45 days before is their compassion. Thanks to my lies and offering a real prospect of

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I suspect the ratings don’t cle about potential issues Catholic out for special mention a few who have actually matter to them since they judges may face that Professor Barrett won my particular gratitude and that have voted against most of the ‘‘well wrote in law school. The article was of my family, but NCI has requested qualified’’ nominees this Congress. The about Catholic judges but could have that I not do so. Instead, I will say minority has even requested that I not been written about the biasses of this: All too often in American culture, hold hearings on nominees when the judges of any religion or of no religion we associate heroism with physical committee hasn’t received the ABA at all. My friends in the minority have manifestations of courage—the tough- ratings for that nominee, as if the looked at a few of her comments from ness of the athlete, the daring of the ABA—an outside group—can and this article and seem to have concluded soldier or sailor. My friends, we would should dictate the committee’s sched- that she will base her judicial decisions do well to remind ourselves of and to ule. But even when we have ‘‘well off of what her religion teaches. teach our children the more patient qualified’’ or ‘‘qualified’’ ratings from During her hearing, one Senator even forms of bravery exemplified by our the ABA, the minority still votes implied that Professor Barrett could doctors and nurses and research sci- against these nominees, so the actual not separate her religion from her judi- entists who wage the war against can- significance of the rating to the minor- cial decision making, but Professor cer day after day, year after year. ity doesn’t make a lot of sense. Barrett had said and argued quite the Through their tireless effort, the physi- Furthermore, lack of appellate expe- opposite and had done it several times. cians and researchers of NCI remind us rience hasn’t mattered before. When She believes that it is highly inappro- of the heroes of the medical art, show- President Clinton nominated Justice priate for a judge to use his own reli- ing it to be, as Samuel Johnson called Kagan to the DC Circuit Court of Ap- gious beliefs in legal reasoning. In fact, it, ‘‘the greatest benefit to mankind.’’ peals, she had no appellate experience. she concludes the very article the It has certainly been a great benefit to But I remember my friend from Democrats are concerned with this me, and I am deeply, deeply grateful. Vermont saying that the Senate should way: ‘‘Judges cannot—nor should they The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- vote on her nomination because she ator from Iowa. try to—align our legal system with the was an ‘‘outstanding woman.’’ Her lack church’s moral teachings whenever the Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, of appellate experience didn’t appear to today the Senate will vote on the nom- two diverge.’’ be of concern to my friends in the mi- I think opposition to her nomination ination of Notre Dame Law Professor nority at the time of Kagan’s nomina- Amy Barrett to serve on the Seventh ultimately comes down to the fact that tion coming before the committee, so I Circuit Court of Appeals. She is an her personal views about abortion do don’t understand why the standard is eminently qualified and exceptionally not line up with the minority’s views different now. about abortion. I knew the minority bright nominee who has received praise Another reason some of my col- and support across the legal profession. would ask her about her views on abor- leagues gave when voting against her is tion, so during her nomination hearing, She clerked for Judge Silberman on the that they say she will disregard judi- DC Circuit Court of Appeals and for I took advantage of being the first to cial precedent. Of course, if that is ask her if she would allow her religious Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court. true, that would be a very serious con- She has experience in private practice views to dictate her legal decisions. sideration, but looking at all of Pro- and many years as a law professor She said that she would not. I also fessor Barrett’s writings and listening teaching classes on constitutional Law, asked her if she would follow Supreme to the testimony she gave, not once did Federal courts, statutory interpreta- Court precedent involving abortion, she say that circuit or district court tion, among others. She was appointed and she simply and succinctly an- judges could disregard precedent. In by Chief Justice John Roberts to sit on swered: ‘‘Absolutely, I would.’’ fact, during her hearing, she told the the Advisory Committee on Federal At her hearing, the statement was committee that she understood ‘‘cir- Rules of Appellate Procedure, where made—now, can you believe this?— cuit judges to be absolutely bound by she served for 6 years. ‘‘You are controversial because many Her nomination has also received the precedent of the Supreme Court’’ of us that have lived our lives as wide support. For example, in a letter and that ‘‘circuit courts are bound to women really recognize the value of fi- to the Judiciary Committee, a bipar- follow the precedent of their own cir- nally being able to control our repro- tisan group of law professors encour- cuit.’’ That doesn’t sound like a nomi- ductive systems.’’ aged the committee to confirm her nee who will not respect precedent. In This statement alone is stunning to nomination, saying that Professor Bar- fact, she understands exactly the role me for two reasons—first, that a nomi- rett ‘‘enjoys wide respect for her care- of precedent and the limitations and nee is controversial because she might ful work, fair-minded disposition, and restrictions placed on lower court share the views of over half the coun- personal integrity.’’ Her colleagues at judges. try, which is that abortion is wrong; Notre Dame described her ‘‘as a model Another Senator argued that she has second, that this statement amounts to of the fair, impartial, and sympathetic written provocative things like ‘‘A a religious test. In response, Professor judge.’’ judge will often entertain an ideolog- Barrett said over and over that she has Despite this, all the Democratic ical bias that makes him lean one way no power to overrule Roe or any other members of the Judiciary Committee or the other. In fact, we might safely abortion-related Supreme Court case voted against her nomination in com- say that every judge has such an incli- nor does she have interest in chal- mittee, and I suspect most of the mi- nation.’’ I am not sure why this state- lenging that specific precedent. nority will vote against her confirma- ment is provocative. I think everyone A further statement was made: tion later today. This, of course, is a here knows that every person has their own biases and policy preferences, [R]eligion . . . has its own dogma. The law shame, and it does not speak well of is totally different. And I think in your case, our institution, the U.S. Senate, and I whether or not they are a judge. In professor, when you read your speeches, the would like to explain why. writing this, Professor Barrett shows conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives When the Judiciary Committee voted the awareness to recognize that every loudly within you, and that’s of concern on Professor Barrett’s nomination, I person comes to their job with personal when you come to big issues that large num- listened to the reasons my colleagues biasses and views. This is especially bers of people have fought for years in this gave for voting against her. Some said important for judges to recognize country. that she didn’t have enough experience about themselves. In fact, she is so So the Democrats are saying that to be a circuit court judge. Well, the self-aware that this is a potential prob- women who have personal beliefs that American Bar Association rated Pro- lem for judges that she cowrote an ar- are consistent with their religions are fessor Barrett as ‘‘well qualified.’’ ticle arguing that if a judge cannot set not eligible to be Federal judges even

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Our fellow citizens des- religious litmus test on our nominees— to, simply, policy differences, but dis- perately need our help. this is an unfortunate day for the Sen- sent and a difference of opinion do not Listen to what one New Yorker told ate and for the country. equal hate, and it is wrong to compare me about how dangerous things are Others have spoken on the issue of a an organization like the ADF to that of right now, especially for the sick and religious test, but I will remind my col- the Ku Klux Klan or the Nazi Party elderly. leagues that the Constitution specifi- and, by extension, imply that the My constituent was trying to help cally provides that ‘‘no religious test nominees before us sympathize with someone in Puerto Rico who was autis- shall ever be required as a qualification such actual hate groups. tic and bedridden and under the care of to any office under the United States.’’ Finally, I would note that the South- his 93-year-old father. He needed sur- It is one of the most important found- ern Poverty Law Center designates the gery. He was taken to at least three ing principles. I do not think an eval- American College of Pediatricians and separate medical facilities, and he uation of how religious a person is or the Jewish Defense League as hate spent countless hours in an ambulance how religious she might not be should groups. So some of the Southern Pov- with his elderly father. He was trans- ever be a part of that evaluation. erty Law Center’s designations appear ported from one location to the next, We have received many letters on to be discriminatory in and of them- but the medical facilities were finding this topic, including one from Prince- selves. it extremely difficult to communicate ton University’s president, who is a Professor Barrett is a very accom- with each other. After all of that, his former law clerk to Justice Stevens plished, impressive nominee, and we doctor could not find any facility on and happens to be a constitutional know that her personal story is com- the island that would accept him into scholar. He writes that the questions pelling. She has seven children, several its care. He was finally able to get his the Democrats posed to Professor Bar- who were adopted from Haiti and one treatment, but how many more people rett about her faith were ‘‘not con- who has special needs. She is an accom- are still waiting for help? Another of my constituents is strug- sistent with the principle set forth in plished attorney and a well-respected gling to help her father, who is in a the Constitution’s ‘no religious test’ law professor. I will be strongly sup- rural area of Puerto Rico. She has only clause’’ and that the views expressed in porting her nomination today, and I been able to speak to him briefly and her law review article on Catholic urge every one of my colleagues to do exchange limited text messages. Her judges are ‘‘fully consistent with a the same. father suffers from heart issues and judge’s obligation to uphold the law I yield the floor. Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I glaucoma, and he may need a prescrip- and the Constitution.’’ tion refill very soon if not right now. Finally, this morning, my friend wish to explain my vote today in oppo- There are countless more stories just from Illinois justified the Democrats’ sition to the nomination of Amy Coney like these throughout my State and, no questions to Professor Barrett in com- Barrett to serve as a U.S. Circuit Judge doubt, in many of my colleagues’ mittee by noting that I also asked for the Seventh Circuit. In Professor Barrett’s hearing before the Judiciary States as well. questions in the committee about her The $36 billion that is for all of Committee, I focused my questions on article, but there is a difference in sim- Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Professor Barrett’s views and previous ply asking a nominee if her religious U.S. Virgin Islands is just not enough. views will influence her judicial deci- writings on the circumstances under After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it sion making and trying to ascertain which judges must adhere to precedent cost the Federal Government $120 bil- just how religious a nominee is by ask- and on the doctrine of originalism. It lion to rebuild the Gulf Coast. That is ing, ‘‘Do you consider yourself an or- was on the basis of her responses to the amount of funding that we need to thodox Catholic?’’ or by saying, ‘‘The those questions that I have concluded be thinking about for Puerto Rico and dogma lives within you.’’ that I am unable to support her nomi- the U.S. Virgin Islands right now. My questions gave Professor Barrett nation. It will take at least $5 billion just to a chance to explain her law review arti- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- rebuild Puerto Rico’s power grid, and cle, which was an article I knew the ator from New York. that will not even cover improvements Democrats would question her over. PUERTO RICO AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS to make the system more resilient and The other side’s questions and com- RECOVERY EFFORT more efficient than it was before the ments went to figure out just how Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I storm. Right now, two-thirds of Puerto strongly she would hold to her faith, rise to speak about the disaster supple- Rico still does not have power. That which was the inappropriate line of mental that the Trump administration means no refrigeration so that people questioning. is expected to send to Congress as early can have food to eat or can keep medi- I will make one more related com- as tomorrow. While Congress has cine from spoiling. It means no elec- ment. I mentioned this in the Judici- passed two supplemental aid bills since tricity for oxygen tanks in nursing ary Committee, but I think that it this year’s hurricanes, I want to make homes and no lights at night to keep bears repeating on the floor because it very clear that what we have already people safe. It will take additional the issue will continue to come up. passed is not even close to what we will funding to restore roads so that what- Professor Barrett and a few other need to help Puerto Rico and the U.S. ever supplies do make it to Puerto Rico nominees have a relationship with or Virgin Islands fully recover and re- can actually be delivered, and people ties to the Alliance Defending Freedom build. can get to their loved ones in need. group, which, as several Senators have Hurricane Maria destroyed their The Small Business Administration recently pointed out, has been labeled power grids and has significantly dam- will need billions of dollars to help peo- as a hate group by the Southern Pov- aged their water infrastructure so as to ple rebuild their businesses, which are erty Law Center. When the nominees make clean drinking water dan- vital to their basic economic recovery. have been asked about this, they have gerously scarce. Three of Puerto Rico’s The Army Corps of Engineers will need pointed out that the Southern Poverty biggest industries—manufacturing, fi- funding and the authority to rebuild Law Center’s designation is, in itself, nance, and tourism, which drive their the dams and the ports that were dam- highly controversial. I would say that already struggling economy—remain aged so that commerce can actually go it is completely unfounded. The ADF, severely damaged because the hurri- on, and FEMA will likely need $8 bil- Alliance Defending Freedom, is an ad- cane wiped out so many factories, lion more just to respond to all of the vocacy organization that litigates reli- buildings, and hotels. Many Puerto households that have requested assist- gious liberty cases. It has won six cases Ricans who had jobs the day before ance to repair and rebuild their homes in front of the Supreme Court in the Maria struck no longer have anywhere through its Individual Assistance Pro- past 6 years, including cases that are to go to work. In other words, in Puer- gram.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:00 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.027 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 In other words, the recovery effort MAY 19, 2017. Law School, Charles S. Rhyne Professor of must be massive. There is no way Re Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Law; Donald Earl Childress III, Pepperdine around it, because we can never turn United States Court of Appeals for the School of Law, Professor of Law; G. Marcus Seventh Circuit. Cole, Stanford Law School, William F. Bax- our backs on fellow citizens, whether ter-Visa International Professor of Law; they are in New York or Texas or Flor- Hon. CHARLES GRASSLEY, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Barry Cushman, Notre Dame Law School, ida or the U.S. Virgin Islands or Puerto Senate, Washington, DC. John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Rico. What we need right now is a Mar- Hon. DIANNE FEINSTEIN, Law; Nestor M. Davidson, Fordham Law shall Plan. That is the only way that Ranking Member, Committee on the Judiciary, School, Professor of Law; Marc O. Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is- U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. DeGirolami, St. John’s University School of Law, Professor of Law; Erin F. Delaney, DEAR CHAIRMAN GRASSLEY AND RANKING lands are ever going to really fully re- Northwestern University Pritzker School of MEMBER FEINSTEIN: We are writing to ex- cover. A new Marshall Plan would help Law, Associate Professor of Law and Polit- Puerto Rico greatly reduce its crushing press our strong support for the nomination of Professor Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. ical Science; John F. Duffy, University of debt owned by hedge funds, and a new Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. We Virginia School of Law, Samuel H. McCoy II Marshall plan would also completely are a diverse group of law professors who Professor of Law; Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Van- derbilt Law School, Professor of Law; Nicole modernize infrastructure in Puerto represent a broad range of fields and perspec- Stelle Garnett, Notre Dame Law School, Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, by re- tives. We share the belief, however, that Pro- John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of fessor Barrett is exceptionally well qualified building their energy grid, hospitals, Law; Richard W. Garnett, Notre Dame Law to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals, and we roads and bridges, reservoirs, schools, School, Paul J. Schierl/Fort Howard Cor- urge the Senate to confirm her as a judge of dams, and the thousands of buildings poration Professor of Law; Mary Ann that court. and homes that were destroyed by Glendon, Harvard Law School, Learned Hand Professor Barrett has stellar credentials Professor of Law; Michael Heise, Cornell Law these hurricanes. for this position. She received her under- School, Professor of Law; F. Andrew Hessick, graduate degree magna cum laude from I urge all of my colleagues to join me University of North Carolina School of Law, in this effort. We must never stop Rhodes College and her law degree summa Professor of Law; Kristin Hickman, Univer- fighting for Puerto Rico and the U.S. cum laude from the University of Notre sity of Minnesota Law School, Distinguished Virgin Islands to get the funding they Dame, where she finished first in her law McKnight University Professor, Harlan Al- school class. She served as a law clerk to need to fully recover and fully rebuild. bert Rogers Professor in Law; Roderick M. Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Hills, NYU Law School, William T. Comfort, I yield the floor. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and to III Professor of Law; Clare Huntington, Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Fordham Law School, Professor of Law; The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Court. After her clerkships, she practiced President pro tempore, the Senator John Inazu, Washington University Law law in both trial and appellate litigation in School, Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Pro- from Utah. Washington, D.C. at Miller, Cassidy, fessor of Law & Religion; Neal Kumar Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask Larroca, & Lewin, and at Baker Botts. She Katyal, Georgetown University Law Center, has served as a law professor at the Univer- Paul Saunders Professor; William K. Kelley, unanimous consent that I be permitted sity of Notre Dame since 2002. to finish my full speech. Notre Dame Law School, Associate Professor As a law professor, Professor Barrett has of Law; Daniel B. Kelly, Notre Dame Law The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without distinguished herself as an expert in proce- School, Professor of Law; Cecelia M. objection, it is so ordered. dure, interpretation, federal courts, and con- Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law stitutional law. She has published several School, Assistant Professor of Law; Randy J. Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, the Sen- important and influential law review articles Kozel, Notre Dame Law School, Professor of ate will consider this week four nomi- on these topics in leading journals. Although Law; Kurt T. Lash, University of Illinois Col- nations for the U.S. courts of appeals. we have differing perspectives on the meth- lege of Law, Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Two are well regarded professors at ods and conclusions in her work, we all agree Law; Rene´e Lettow Lerner, George Wash- prestigious law schools, and two are that Professor Barrett’s contributions to ington University Law School, Professor of legal scholarship are rigorous, fair-minded, highly respected State supreme court Law; Gregory E. Maggs, George Washington respectful, and constructive. Her work dem- University Law School, Professor of Law; justices. Each of them has received the onstrates a thorough understanding of the Jenny S. Martinez, Stanford Law School, highest rating from the American Bar issues and challenges that federal courts Professor of Law & Warren Christopher Pro- Association, ‘‘well qualified,’’ which confront in their daily work. In addition, we fessor in the Practice of International Law my Democratic colleagues have said is admire Professor Barrett’s strong commit- and Diplomacy; Michael W. McConnell, Stan- the gold standard for evaluating nomi- ment to public service, including her work as ford Law School, Richard and Frances nees. a member of the Advisory Committee on the Mallery Professor of Law; Alan J. Meese, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure from William and Mary Law School, Ball Pro- I applaud the majority leader for 2010–2016. fessor of Law and Tazewell Taylor Research committing to do what it takes to con- In short, Professor Barrett’s qualifications Professor of Law; Thomas Merrill, Columbia firm these nominees, including, if nec- for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for Law School, Charles Evan Hughes Professor essary, working through the weekend the Seventh Circuit are first-rate. She is a of Law; Robert A. Mikos, Vanderbilt Univer- distinguished scholar in areas of law that sity Law School, Professor of Law. to get it done. matter most for federal courts, and she en- David H. Moore, BYU Law School, Wayne I want to address the state of the joys wide respect for her careful work, fair- M. and Connie C. Hancock Professor of Law; confirmation process by focusing on minded disposition, and personal integrity. Michael P. Moreland, Villanova Law School, one of these nominees, as well as at- We strongly urge her confirmation by the University Professor of Law and Religion; tempts to change the process itself. Senate. Derek T. Muller, Pepperdine University Sincerely, School of Law, Associate Professor of Law; Later today we will confirm Amy Jonathan H. Adler, Case Western Reserve John Copeland Nagle, Notre Dame Law Coney Barrett to the Seventh Circuit. University School of Law, Johan Verheij Me- School, John N. Matthews Professor of Law, She has taught at the Notre Dame Law morial Professor of Law; Richard Albert, Caleb E. Nelson, University of Virginia School for 15 years in fields that are es- Boston College Law School, Professor of School of Law; Emerson G. Spies Distin- Law; William Baude, University of Chicago guished Professor of Law; Grant S. Nelson, pecially relevant to the work of a Fed- Law School, Neubauer Family Assistant Pro- William H. Rehnquist Professor of Law, eral appellate judge. A distinguished fessor; Anthony J. Bellia Jr., Notre Dame Pepperdine University, Professor of Law and diverse group of more than 70 law Law School, O’Toole Professor of Constitu- Emeritus, University of California, Los An- professors at schools from Massachu- tional Law; Patricia L. Bellia, Notre Dame geles; Nell Jessup Newton, Notre Dame Law setts to California and from Minnesota Law School, William J. and Dorothy K. School, Joseph A. Matson Dean and Pro- to Florida wrote that her scholarship is O’Neill Professor of Law; Mitchell Berman, fessor of Law; Michael Stokes Paulsen, Uni- ‘‘rigorous, fair-minded, respectful and University of Pennsylvania Law School, versity of St. Thomas, Minnesota, School of constructive.’’ Leon Meltzer Professor of Law and Professor Law, Distinguished University Chair and of Philosophy; Samuel L. Bray, UCLA School Professor; James E. Pfander, Northwestern I ask unanimous consent to have of Law, Professor of Law; Steven G. University Pritzker School of Law, Owen L. printed in the RECORD that letter. Calabresi, Northwestern University Pritzker Coon Professor of Law; Jeffrey A. School of Law, Clayton J. and Henry R. Bar- Pojanowski, Notre Dame Law School, Pro- There being no objection, the mate- ber Professor of Law; Nathan Chapman, Uni- fessor of Law; Saikrishna Bangalore rial was ordered to be printed in the versity of Georgia School of Law, Assistant Prakash, University of Virginia School of Record, as follows: Professor of Law; Guy-Uriel Charles, Duke Law, James Monroe Distinguished Professor

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Inquiring Robertson, Case Western Reserve Law been her view for nearly two decades. about her religious beliefs themselves School, Professor of Law and Laura B. In a 1998 law journal article she coau- is something very different, and I be- Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar; thored, she explored the real-world sit- lieve it should be off limits. Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Georgetown uation of how a judge should approach I enthusiastically support Professor University Law Center, Professor of Law; the death penalty when her religious Barrett’s nomination precisely because Stephen E. Sachs, Duke Law School, Pro- she knows the difference between her fessor of Law; Sean B. Seymore, Vanderbilt beliefs counsel against capital punish- Law School, Professor of Law; David Arthur ment. Professor Barrett wrote that personal beliefs and the law and she is Skeel, University of Pennsylvania Professor ‘‘judges cannot, nor should they, try to completely committed to maintaining of Law, S. Samuel Arsht Professor of Cor- align our legal system with the that distinction when she becomes a porate Law; Steven D. Smith, University of church’s moral teaching whenever the judge. San Diego School of Law, Warren Distin- two diverge.’’ Let me now take a step back from guished Professor of Law; Lawrence Solan, In her hearing, I asked Professor Bar- this nominee and focus on the con- Brooklyn Law School, Don Forchelli Pro- rett about this article and about what firmation process itself. fessor of Law; Kevin M. Stack, Vanderbilt The Constitution gives the power to Law School, Professor of Law; John F. should happen when a judge faces a Stinneford, University of Florida Levin Col- conflict between her personal views nominate and appoint judges to the lege of Law, University Term Professor; Kate and the law. I wanted the record to be President and it gives the power of ad- Stith, Yale Law School, Lafayette S. Foster crystal clear so that her views would vice and consent to the Senate as a Professor of Law; Catherine T. Struve, Uni- not be distorted or misrepresented. check on the President. The latest dis- versity of Pennsylvania Law School, Pro- Here is what she said, as shown on this pute about the Senate’s part in this fessor of Law; Lisa Grow Sun, BYU Law chart: process concerns a practice used in the School, Associate Professor of Law; Jay Judiciary Committee to highlight the Tidmarsh, Notre Dame Law School, Judge I believe that the law wins . . . if a judge James J. Clynes, Jr., Professor of Law; ever felt that for any reason she could not views of Senators regarding judicial Amanda Tyler, University of California, apply the law, her obligation is to recuse. I nominees who would serve in their Berkeley School of Law, Professor of Law; totally reject and I have rejected throughout States. Judiciary Committee chairmen Adrian Vermeule, Harvard Law School, my entire career the proposition that a judge have come to use a blue piece of paper Ralph S. Tyler, Jr. Professor of Constitu- should decide cases based on a desire to to inquire about a home State Sen- tional Law; Christopher J. Walker, Ohio reach a certain outcome. ator’s views on a particular nominee. State University Moritz College of Law, As- Her critics appear, to put it most We call it the blue slip. sociate Professor of Law; Kevin C. Walsh, charitably, to have read a different ar- Today Democrats and their grass- University of Richmond School of Law, Pro- ticle by a different Professor Barrett. fessor of Law; Jay D. Wexler, Boston Univer- roots and media allies are demanding sity, Professor of Law; Ernest A. Young, My Democratic colleagues observed that the blue-slip process be used as a Duke Law School, Alston & Bird Professor of that religious dogma and the law are single-Senator veto, even though the Law. different—so far, so good, as far as I am vote is for a court of appeals judge who Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, the criti- concerned. But then there is this: ‘‘The will represent a wide variety of States cisms of Professor Barrett are laugh- dogma lives loudly within you, and if not the whole country. They demand able and ridiculous. One leftwing that is of concern.’’ Can you imagine, that a single home-State Senator be group, for example, objects because she in this day and age, one of our col- able, at any time and for any reason, to has no judicial experience. I don’t re- leagues asking a question like that? stop a nomination dead in its tracks call this group being concerned about Professor Barrett, as I described, has without any Judiciary Committee con- the nearly 60 appeals court judges ap- consistently argued for nearly 20 years sideration at all. That is ridiculous. pointed by recent Democratic Presi- that judges may not decide cases based I can understand why they want to dents who had no prior judicial experi- on their personal religious beliefs. So weaponize the blue slip like this. After ence. In fact, President Clinton ap- what is the problem? It appears that all, they once used the filibuster to pointed a judge with a profile strik- the problem for some critics is not Pro- prevent confirmation of Republican ingly similar to Professor Barrett’s—a fessor Barrett’s religious faith in gen- judges but then abolished nomination woman who clerked on both the U.S. eral but the particular religious faith filibusters so that no one else could use court of appeals and the U.S. Supreme she has. Now this sounds disturbingly them. Today, Democrats are trying to Court and who, after a few years in pri- like a religious test for public office. In turn the blue-slip process into a de vate practice, taught at a well-known fact, it is a religious test by some of facto filibuster. They want a single Midwestern law school for 15 years and our colleagues, who ought to be Senator to be able to do in the Judici- then received the ABA’s highest rating ashamed of themselves. ary Committee what it once took 41 to serve on this very same court. Left- I thought America’s Founders put Senators to do on the Senate floor. wing groups supported the Democratic that to rest when they wrote article VI Shortly after Democrats abolished President’s nominee but opposed the of the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting a nomination filibusters, Judiciary Com- Republican President’s nominee. religious test for public office. I mittee Chairman PATRICK LEAHY It appears that Professor Barrett has thought we had grown past periods in warned: ‘‘As long as the blue-slip proc- one big strike against her, and that is our history when suspicion was leveled ess is not being abused by home-state her religious faith—an important part against someone running for public of- Senators, then I will see no reason to of her life, by the way. That is all it fice simply because of the church to change that tradition.’’ He was right. takes for her critics to say that she has which he or she belonged. I thought the The key is to know when that line has no place on the Federal bench, that free exercise of religion protected by been crossed, and Senator LEAHY made women or men with such personal reli- the First Amendment included being that point. gious faith cannot be impartial judges free from that kind of suspicion and I have served on the Judiciary Com- who respect the rule of law. That is prejudice. mittee for more than 40 years. That ex- bunk. It is ridiculous, it is despicable, Earlier today, the assistant Demo- perience leads me to suggest two it is stupid, and it is beneath the dig- cratic leader tried to distract attention things that can help us prevent abuse nity of this body. I strongly reject that from the clearly inappropriate exam- of this part of the confirmation proc- view. I find it appalling. ination of Professor Barrett’s religious ess. The first thing to keep in mind is These critics apparently believe that beliefs. He suggested that by asking the history of the blue-slip process. judges decide cases based on their per- Professor Barrett whether a judge’s Now, 19 Senators have chaired the sonal beliefs. They may believe that, personal beliefs should take precedence Judiciary Committee, including me, but Professor Barrett certainly does over the law is no different than ex- since this practice began in 1917—10

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They could With regard to judges, whoever is tive blue slip as a single-Senator veto. have taken a few hours but instead President ought to be given great con- Home-State Senators could express took 2 weeks from the filing of the clo- sideration for the choices. That is what their objections in confirmation hear- ture motion to the final unanimous we do when we elect a President. I ings, and the Judiciary Committee confirmation vote that took place here. know it is tough on the other side that might report a nomination to the Sen- Now, this is not the only time Demo- President Trump is the President, but ate with a negative recommendation, crats forced cloture votes to slow con- he is the President, and he is picking but in each case the process moved for- sideration of nominees they end up really excellent people for these judi- ward. supporting. What was the point of all cial nominations. I hope we start Senator James Eastland, who was that? It is simple. Democrats want to changing this process and get it back chairman when I first joined the Judi- make confirming President Trump’s to being a reasonable, effective, honest, ciary Committee—a Democrat—was judicial nominees as cumbersome and and good process. the first chairman to treat a negative time-consuming as possible. With that, I yield the floor. blue slip more like a veto. Since then, At this point in President Obama’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- according to CRS, the blue-slip policy first year, when Republicans were in jority leader. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I has been modified to ‘‘prevent a home- the minority, the Senate took cloture ask unanimous consent that notwith- state Senator from having such abso- votes on less than 1 percent of the ex- standing rule XXII, that at 3:30 p.m. lute power over the fate of a nominee ecutive and judicial branches—1 per- today, there be 30 minutes of from their state.’’ cent of all the nominees that we con- postcloture time remaining on the Bar- Under Chairman Ted Kennedy, for ex- firmed. This year, with Democrats in rett nomination, equally divided be- ample, a negative blue slip did not stop the minority playing confirmation tween the leaders or their designees; consideration of a nominee. Chairman spoiler, the Senate has been forced to that following the use or yielding back Joe Biden actually put his policy in take cloture votes on more than 27 per- of that time, the Senate vote on the writing in a letter to President George cent of the nominees we confirmed. In confirmation of the Barrett nomina- H.W. Bush in early 1989. A negative fact, including those we take this tion; and that if confirmed, the motion blue slip, wrote Chairman Biden, would week, Democrats have forced us to to reconsider be considered made and not be a veto if the administration had take 51 cloture votes on President laid upon the table and the President consulted with home-State Senators. Trump’s nominees so far this year. be immediately notified of the Senate’s That is seven times as many as during When I became chairman of the Judici- action. ary Committee in 1995 and again in the combined first years of all nine The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1997, I wrote the White House Counsel Presidents since the cloture rule has objection, it is so ordered. that I would continue the Biden policy. applied to nominations. The Senator from Arizona. The second thing to remember is the These were the nominations under Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I rise to purpose of the blue-slip process. As I Obama and this is President Trump. discuss a matter of religious liberty. In wrote in both 1995 and 1997, it is ‘‘a What is going on here? That is seven particular, I urge this body to respect courtesy the Committee has estab- times as many as during the combined our constitutional values and avoid lished to ensure that the prerogative of first years of all nine Presidents since any hint of applying religious tests to home state Senators to advise the com- the cloture rule applied to nomina- those who heed the call of government mittee of their views is protected.’’ tions. service. Nearly two decades later, in the 2014 In 2013, Democrats abolished the abil- Freedom of religion is as op-ed I wrote for The Hill, I said the ity of 41 Senators to prevent confirma- foundational a principle as we have in same thing—that highlighting the tion. Today, they are demanding the this country. Yet some in this Chamber views of home-State Senators encour- ability of just one Senator to prevent want to take a cabined view of it. If ages genuine consultation with the confirmation. If that is not an abuse of you are a judicial nominee, it is fine to Senate when the President chooses ju- the confirmation ground rules, I don’t attend the occasional worship service, dicial nominees. know what is. but don’t let on that you take it too se- The history and purpose of the blue- It would be a mistake to do to the riously. That seems to be unacceptable. slip process will help identify when it blue-slip process what has been done to From the inception of our Republic, is being used properly and when it is other elements of the Senate’s advice religious believers have chosen to serve being abused, and, believe me, con- and consent role. This can be prevented the country in countless ways. Wheth- firmation abuses have occurred. Before by following the less partisan guidance er through the Armed Forces, holding 2001, for instance, only 1 percent of ju- of history and purpose to chart our way elected office, or sitting on the courts, dicial nominees with no opposition forward. Americans of faith always answered were confirmed by a time-consuming The blue-slip process exists to high- the call. We should welcome this serv- rollcall vote. Under President George light the views of home State Senators ice, and we should not sit idly by while W. Bush that figure jumped to 56 per- and of course to encourage the execu- others question the propriety of their cent. tive branch in this country—whoever is service by suggesting a de facto reli- Before 2001, there had been four fili- the President—to be open to the feel- gious test. busters of judicial nominees and no ings of the home State Senators and to The Framers of the Constitution majority-supported judicial nominee consult with them when choosing judi- were fearful of this very thinking. had ever been defeated by a filibuster. cial nominees. If it is serving those They understood the importance of re- Under President George W. Bush, purposes, the blue-slip process should ligious participation and foresaw the Democrats conducted 20 filibusters and not become yet another tactic for hi- benefits religious believers of all back- ultimately kept multiple appeals court jacking the President’s power to ap- grounds would contribute to the com- nominees from being confirmed. point judges. mon good. They also knew, from cen- In July, we held another unnecessary What we have going on here today turies of war and suffering in Europe, cloture vote on a district court nomi- with President Trump’s nominees is the high cost of religious intolerance. nee. hypocritical, and it is wrong. It is de- That is why they made it clear in ar- After voting 97 to 0 to end the debate bilitating to the courts, and it is un- ticle VI of the Constitution that no that no one apparently wanted in the constitutional. It bothers me that my public officers could be subject to a re- first place, Democrats forced us to colleagues on the other side are doing ligious test. This edict was entirely un- delay the confirmation vote by 2 more this when they, themselves, were treat- ambiguous in its language and its in- days. This was the first time in history ed much more fairly by our side—not tent. This country is to be served by

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I was uals from around 15 different faiths. depth, but suffice it to say that Pro- at the confirmation hearing, where she Each of us has sworn an oath to uphold fessor Barrett has been attacked for, in faced inappropriate questions and ob- the Constitution. Each of us here feels effect, professing her Catholic faith. jections based on her religious views. I we can competently carry out our du- Her article, however, makes clear witnessed a citizen heeding the call to ties, as do those in the judicial branch that any line of criticism that she serve her country, only to face inquir- who swear a similar oath to uphold the would somehow subjugate the rule of ies into her religious beliefs that bor- Constitution. law and the Constitution to her reli- dered on ridicule. My friends on the Let us stand together today without gious views is baseless. That same Law other side of the aisle defended their equivocation and say no to religious in- Review article said: ‘‘Judges cannot— questions and their conduct, and I tolerance in all its forms by examining nor should they try to—align our legal don’t doubt their sincerity, but there is the jurisprudential views and profes- system with the Church’s moral teach- little comfort in the defense that it sional qualifications of judicial nomi- ing whenever the two diverge.’’ In doesn’t matter that Professor Barrett nees, not their relationship with the other words, Professor Barrett is a is a Catholic, but somehow it matters Almighty. strong proponent of upholding the rule what sort of Catholic she is. These are I yield back. of law over privately held desires for The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. unconstitutional distinctions without what it should say, whether they are HOEVEN). The assistant majority lead- differences. based on one’s religious convictions or In addition, otherwise respectable er. some other reason. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, last news outlets have provided sensational Former Chief Justice William night we held a cloture vote on the reports of Professor Barrett’s personal Rehnquist once said that no judicial nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, who nominee is a tabula rasa—a blank charismatic religious practices. As a has been nominated to the U.S. Court Member of the Senate, I find this trou- slate. That is also true of Ms. Barrett. of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She is a person of faith who doesn’t bling, as a person of faith, I find this Thanks to a unanimous consent re- hide it, and she certainly need not objectionable, and above all, as an quest by the majority leader just mo- apologize for it either, nor is it a dis- American, I find this abhorrent. ments ago, we will be voting on that It is religious liberty—enshrined in nomination at around 4 p.m. That ap- qualification for her serving as a judge constitutional provisions like article peals court covers cases from Indiana, on the circuit court of appeals. The article she coauthored 20 years VI and the First Amendment—that has Illinois, and Wisconsin. allowed my faith and so many others By all accounts, Professor Barrett is ago stated that judges should not shy to flourish in the United States. It is a devoted wife and the mother of seven away from honoring and upholding also religious liberty that is threatened children. She is also an exemplary core tenets of their religious faith and when we seek to evaluate the fitness of scholar whose research focuses on Fed- recusing or disqualifying themselves nominees for high office based on reli- eral courts, constitutional law, and when—in very rare cases—judicial deci- gious orthodoxy. statutory interpretation. By all ac- sion making may constitute coopera- I have endeavored to be consistent on counts, she is a consummate profes- tion with evil. In other words, if there this issue during my time in public sional, a beloved teacher, a gifted writ- were a conflict between her religious service. When the Presidential nominee er, and a generous person. There is no beliefs and the law in a way that she of my party—the party of Lincoln— doubt in my mind she would make an could not reconcile, clearly she would called for a Muslim ban, it was wrong, excellent addition to one of our Na- make that choice, in an individual and and I said so. That is not what we tion’s highest courts. rare case, by recusing herself from de- stand for. When a judge expressed his We know, based on what we have ob- ciding that case rather than imposing personal belief that a practicing Mus- served in the Senate since President her religious views or other deeply held lim shouldn’t be a Member of Congress Trump was sworn in on January 20— personal views in place of the Constitu- because of his religious faith, it was and some of the comments made by the tion and the law. That is commendable. wrong; that this same judge is now my distinguished former chairman of the It is not controversial—or it shouldn’t party’s nominee for the Senate from Senate Judiciary Committee from be. To attempt to faithfully honor both Alabama should concern us all. Reli- Utah, Senator HATCH—we know that the law and one’s deeply held moral gious tests have no place in Congress. our Democratic colleagues are delib- convictions is what we all do every Standing up for people of faith— erately slow-walking judicial and other day. It is not an either/or situation. whether Muslim or Catholic—who are nominations, but it makes absolutely Some liberal interest groups have en- facing unfair prejudice should be an act no sense to slow-walk the nomination gaged in smear tactics against Pro- of basic conscience. It should be ex- of Professor Barrett. fessor Barrett. They are trying to dis- pected of all of us, regardless of party. They should remember some of their credit her by making spurious claims It is no better for Democrats to evalu- own previous statements. For example, about organizations that she has given ate the judicial nominee based on how the senior Senator from Vermont said presentations to and by distorting the many books are in the Bible on which in 2013: ‘‘We need more women in our text of the very article I just men- she swears her oath, than it is for Re- Federal courts,’’ emphasizing that tioned. We all remember, for example, publicans to judge a Congressman who ‘‘women are grossly underrepresented’’ questions during the Judiciary Com- swears his oath on the Koran. there. Well, Professor Barrett would mittee hearing about ‘‘orthodox Catho- To suggest that somehow a Roman help solve what the Senator from lics.’’ One of my colleagues admitted to Catholic judge would discard the Con- Vermont claimed he saw as a problem. having an ‘‘uncomfortable feeling’’ stitution in favor of Church doctrine— The junior Senator from Washington about the nominee and stated with which she has emphatically and repeat- that same year said that having more mild disdain that ‘‘the dogma lives edly said she would not—is as wrong as females on the court is ‘‘incredibly im- loudly within’’ Professor Barrett— suggesting that a Muslim judge would portant.’’ I agree. That is all the more whatever that means. This sort of be somehow forced to follow sharia law reason for this body to expedite Pro- backhanded way of painting the pro- over the Constitution. fessor Barrett’s confirmation instead of fessor as somehow radical or out of the Religious liberty must not depend on dragging our heels because, as I said mainstream, insinuating that because the religion in question. So I ask, in yesterday, thanks to the former Demo- her moral views may be unfashionable light of these circumstances, who will cratic majority leader, Harry Reid, the in some of the circles in which some of stand today against all cases of reli- Democratic’s delay tactics will not the Senators operate—the idea that gious bigotry? Are there true liberals change the outcome. they are somehow disqualifying should

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Mr. President, I ask fied.’’ erate this sort of commentary and unanimous consent that the order for All 49 of her fellow faculty members these religious tests, I fear that even the quorum call be rescinded. at Notre Dame Law School did the worse, more openly hostile religious The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without same. They said: objection, it is so ordered. discrimination will result down the We have a wide range of political views, as Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I rise road. We should not start down this well as commitments to different approaches today to speak in support of a fellow to judicial methodology and judicial craft. path. Hoosier, Amy Coney Barrett, who has I join my colleague, the senior Sen- We are united, however, in our judgment been nominated by President Trump to ator from Utah, who questioned quite about Amy. serve on the U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- legitimately whether certain of our Their endorsement comes as no sur- peals for the Seventh Circuit. colleagues were beginning to impose an prise since Professor Barrett has served Professor Barrett’s credentials are on committees dedicated to bettering inappropriate, unconstitutional, and well known. She is a mother of seven highly disconcerting religious litmus the lives of students, faculty, and em- children, a distinguished legal scholar ployees of the University of Notre test for public office. Of course, there at the University of Notre Dame Law should never be such a test, not in the Dame. School, where she herself graduated In particular, she has dedicated her United States of America under this with high honors and served as editor Constitution. time to the professional development of the Notre Dame Law Review. She of women. She serves on the University In Professor Barrett’s case, she clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia on passes with flying colors the only tests of Notre Dame’s Committee on Women the Supreme Court of the United Faculty and Students. As the faculty that are appropriate. Let’s talk for a States and Judge Silberman on the Cir- moment about her impeccable creden- adviser for Notre Dame Law School’s cuit Court for the District of Columbia, Women’s Legal Forum, she has twice tials, which show not only that she is and she is an expert on the Federal highly intelligent but also that she is been recognized by her students with courts. the Distinguished Teaching Award, widely respected by a diverse array of Unfortunately, some of my col- which is selected by the graduating students, scholars, and practitioners. leagues on the left have made an issue class to honor a faculty member. She She received her undergraduate de- of Professor Barrett’s Catholic faith. was selected twice to receive that gree magna cum laude from Rhodes Echoing what Leader MCCONNELL has award. College and her law degree summa cum said, we do not have religious tests for laude from the University of Notre One former student, Conor Dugan, office in the United States of America, shared his story about her willingness Dame, where she finished first in her period. to help him navigate the next steps of law school class. She has been twice se- I applaud all of those who have spo- his career right after law school. He lected as the Distinguished Professor of ken up as the Senate weighs Professor the Year at Notre Dame, where she has Barrett’s confirmation. That includes said that despite not having Professor taught since the year 2002. Notre Dame president, Rev. John Jen- Barrett for a big class, she wrote him It is clear that her students love her. kins. He expressed deep concern at the back right away and took time out of They seek out her classes and are in- questioning of Professor Barrett’s her busy schedule to help someone who spired by her formidable presence and faith. Following Professor Barrett’s was no longer at the school. Conor says Professor Barrett has al- her piercing analysis. All of her fellow hearing in the Senate Judiciary Com- ways been very responsive and a gen- faculty members have endorsed her. mittee, Reverend Jenkins wrote: ‘‘It is erous mentor over the years. Most im- Every full-time member of the Notre chilling to hear from the United States portantly, he said, she tries to help Dame law faculty has supported her Senator that this might now disqualify people keep their perspective about the nomination. As on any law school fac- someone from service as a federal ulty, that presumably includes schol- most important things in life. judge.’’ Judge Silberman, for whom Professor ars who self-identify as liberal. The president of Princeton Univer- Barrett clerked on the Circuit Court In a separate letter, 70 law professors sity has also asked the Senate to avoid for the District of Columbia, had the from across the country, representing a a religious test in judicial appoint- following to say about why she will broad range of political perspectives ments. In a letter to the Senate Judici- make an outstanding Federal judge: and areas of expertise, called the pro- ary Committee, President Eisgruber fessor’s qualifications ‘‘first-rate.’’ wrote that Professor Barrett and all She is an honorable and straight as an arrow woman. She looks at the law without They strongly urged her confirmation nominees ‘‘should be evaluated on the preconceived notions, and she’s brilliant. She by the Senate and explained that Ms. basis of their professional ability and is the only law clerk I ever had from Notre Barrett ‘‘enjoys wide respect for her jurisprudential philosophy, not their Dame, and she is as smart as any law clerk careful work, her fair-minded disposi- religion.’’ He wrote: ‘‘Every Senator I have ever had. She is compassionate, and tion, and her personal integrity.’’ That and every American should cherish and she has a lively sense of rumor. is exactly the type of person we need safeguard vigorously the freedom guar- Judges, former law students, fellow on the Federal bench. anteed by the inspiring principle set law professors, and even the American Finally, Professor Barrett’s legal ex- forth in Article VI of the United States Bar Association, who rates Professor perience is not just as an academic; she Constitution.’’ Barrett as ‘‘well qualified,’’ all seem to clerked for two highly respected Despite the rhetoric surrounding agree that she is well suited for the judges—Judge Laurence Silberman of Professor Barrett’s nomination, I have job. the DC Circuit and the late Justice yet to hear any significant doubts Now, being nominated to serve in a Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme about her legal qualifications. lifetime appointment for a U.S. circuit Court. She followed those clerkships by Professor Barrett has made clear court of appeals is a privilege few in practicing appellate law at the pres- that her personal views will have no the legal profession will ever attain. tigious Houston-based law firm of bearing on her rulings as a judge. She This is a historic opportunity, as Pro- Baker Botts. These and other qualifica- brings the skill set and the tempera- fessor Barrett would be the first Hoo- tions show that Professor Barrett ment needed for the job. She will rule sier woman to have a seat on the Sev- would serve the cause of justice skill- according to the law and according to enth Circuit Court. fully and impartially. controlling precedents, and she will be I offer my strong support for Pro- I will close by saying to my col- faithful to the Constitution. There is fessor Barrett’s nomination, and I look leagues, let’s send Amy Barrett to the no question that Professor Barrett will forward to the Senate’s confirming her Seventh Circuit, where she belongs. make an outstanding appellate judge. today.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.034 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6907 Thank you, Mr. President. Even when the United States, in its what it says—then, the judge looks at I yield the floor. earlier times, may have quietly dis- what the law says—not what it should The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under criminated against people of faith, it say, in his or her opinion, but what the the previous order, there are now 30 was never publicly stated. Sometimes law does say. So there is no real room minutes of postcloture time remaining, it took a long time for the first Jew to for a faith determination there. The equally divided between the two lead- serve on the Court and a little time for only job of the judge is to decide what ers or their designees, prior to a vote the first Catholic to serve on the Su- the law says. The second job, if there is on the confirmation of the Barrett preme Court, but there was never a a second job, would be to ensure that it nomination. stated question like there has been in also conforms to what the Constitution The Senator from Missouri. this Senate about those topics. It is says the Congress and the President Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I am here shocking, in many ways, that it would are allowed to do. today to join my colleague from Indi- be something we would be talking One thing the Congress and the Con- ana in support of the nomination of about in the United States of America stitution are not allowed to do is to es- Amy Coney Barrett to be on the U.S. today. tablish a religious test for public of- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Cir- The idea that a qualification for pub- fice. Whether Americans have any faith cuit. As we all know, that is the high- lic office would require a religious test, or no faith at all, they should be con- est court you can serve on, except for in fact, was specifically prohibited not cerned if we begin to talk about this the Supreme Court. The circuit court just in the Bill of Rights, in the protec- differently. Even though it was already is the court that often makes the final tions for religion there, but in the Con- in the Constitution, the Founders list- determination of what the law says if stitution itself. The people who wrote ed freedom of religion as the first free- the Supreme Court chooses not to act the Constitution did so at a time when dom in the First Amendment. No other or isn’t asked to act. These are impor- a religious test was often the test for country has ever set out as one of its tant jobs to be filled and carry great service and of fealty to a specific reli- foundational principles freedom of reli- responsibility. gion or the tradition of fealty to the gion. This week, Amy Coney Barrett, two monarch, who was the head of the President Jefferson—not known to be other women, and one man will come church in that country. Many coun- the most religious of all of our Presi- before this Senate to be confirmed to tries had a church where the monarch dents and maybe to be the most ques- various circuit courts around the coun- was clearly understood to be the prin- tioning of religion generally—said in a try. As others have come to the floor cipal representative of the church in letter in the last year of his Presidency to point out, she is extremely qualified. that country. Even in a time when that that of all of the rights that we have, She should be confirmed by the Senate was still the case and fresh in their the one we should hold most dear is this week. minds and when there may have been what we called the right of con- In letters to the Senate Judiciary religious tests in some of the colonies— science—the right to believe what your Committee, 73 law professors agreed even then—in the Constitution, article conscience leads you to believe is the that ‘‘Professor Barrett’s qualifica- VI says: ‘‘No religious Test shall ever right thing to believe. Jefferson said tions for a seat on the U.S. Court of be required as a Qualification to any that is the right we should hold most Appeals for the Seventh Circuit are Office or public Trust under the United dear. Whether you are Muslim or Jew- first rate.’’ States.’’ ish or Catholic or Buddhist or any Her former law school students wrote So is it even appropriate to ask a re- other faith or no faith at all, there is that they would like to see her on the ligious question? Most questions in no religious test. For any individual court. America you are free to ask, but are and for all individuals of any faith or She is a distinguished scholar in you free to ask that under the deter- all faiths or no faith, religious freedom areas of law that matter most to the mination of the Constitution, as if it includes the right of an individual to Federal courts. She respects the Con- matters? In response to this line of live, to work, to associate, and, if they stitution. She understands that the job questioning, some members of the Sen- choose, to worship in accordance with of a judge is to see what the Constitu- ate Judiciary Committee made it clear their beliefs. tion and the law say, rather than what that it is never appropriate for those The belief that a person’s religion she thinks they should say. She is questions to be asked, while others would in some way disqualify that per- known for her careful work, for her asked them. But Professor Barrett, in son from public service has to be fairminded disposition, and for her per- her own writings, has said that if a per- strongly and fully rejected. sonal integrity. son’s religious faith or their faith prin- There is no other legitimate question Similar things have been noted by ciples ever become an obstacle to de- raised about this nominee today. So people who served with her as Supreme termining what the law says, then they certainly I am pleased to see many of Court law clerks. Law clerks, her should step back and not be a part of my colleagues come to the floor to talk former students, and lots of other that case. They should not, according about this topic. Professor Barrett did groups that have had reason to know to her, impose their personal convic- receive some bipartisan support on the her and evaluate her work over the tions on the law but read what the law cloture vote yesterday. One way to years have been universal in one thing; says. If they can’t do that, they should demonstrate that there is clearly no that is, that she would be a great addi- make way for a judge who can. I think, objection to a person of faith, who says tion to a circuit court in the United maybe, that is one of the differences in that faith should never get in the way States and particularly to this court. a judicial nominee who believes that of the job they do as a judge, is simply It is discouraging that during her their job is to determine what the law to vote for the judge. confirmation hearings, several of my says as opposed to determining what I intend to do that today. I urge my colleagues felt it appropriate to ques- the law should say. colleagues to do that as well. A life- tion Professor Barrett’s faith. She is So we have somebody here who is time appointment to the circuit court not the only one of President Trump’s well prepared, well written, and who of the United States of America is no nominees who have been subject to this has clearly made the case that her job small obligation. It is no small trust in line of questioning. In fact, in June, as a judge—or any judge’s job—would an individual’s capacity to do the job one Senator held out the idea that a not be to determine what the law that you ask them to do. All of the person who was going to be in the Of- should say based on their view of faith nominees—the four circuit nominees fice of Management and Budget might or their view in the world but to look whom we will have before us this not be well suited or able to serve in at the law and say: What does the law week—are prepared for these jobs. I that job not because he didn’t have the say? wish them happy service and a long background, not because he didn’t have The Constitution guides the Con- and healthy life as they set out on the the preparation, not because he didn’t gress. The Congress passes the law. As task that they have agreed to accept, if know what the job was all about but long as that law meets constitutional and when they are confirmed, and this because of his answers to questions principles based on what the Constitu- week the Senate will confirm them to about his personal view of faith. tion says—not what it should say, but these jobs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.035 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6908 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 I yield the floor. Senate the pending cloture motion, EXECUTIVE CALENDAR I suggest the absence of a quorum. which the clerk will state. WASTEFUL GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The senior assistant legislative clerk ECONOMIC GROWTH clerk will call the roll. read as follows: Mr. PERDUE. Mr. President, since The bill clerk proceeded to call the CLOTURE MOTION 2001, the Federal Government has ex- roll. ploded in constant dollars from $2.4 Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the trillion in 2000 to last year almost $3.9 unanimous consent that the order for Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby trillion in costs. Those are constant the quorum call be rescinded. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- dollars. In September of this year, just The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. nation of Joan Louise Larsen, of Michigan, a few weeks ago, our national debt sur- STRANGE). Without objection, it is so to be United States Circuit Judge for the passed $20 trillion for the first time, ordered. Sixth Circuit. and no one in Washington blinked an Mitch McConnell, Steve Daines, Tom VOTE ON BARRETT NOMINATION eye. If that is not enough of a wakeup The question is, Will the Senate ad- Cotton, Pat Roberts, John Boozman, Mike Rounds, Patrick J. Toomey, John call, this debt is projected to increase vise and consent to the Barrett nomi- Barrasso, Cory Gardner, Richard Burr, over the next 10 years, according to the nation? Thom Tillis, Roger F. Wicker, James budget we are operating under now, by Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask for E. Risch, John Cornyn, Lamar Alex- another $11 trillion. If that is not the yeas and nays. ander, Dan Sullivan, Chuck Grassley. enough, over the next 30 years alone, it The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- is projected that over $100 trillion of sufficient second? imous consent, the mandatory quorum future unfunded liabilities—Social Se- There appears to be a sufficient sec- call has been waived. curity, Medicare, Medicaid, pension ond. The question is, Is it the sense of the benefits for Federal employees, and the The clerk will call the roll. interest-only debt—are coming at us The bill clerk called the roll. Senate that debate on the nomination like a freight train. These are unfunded Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the of Joan Louise Larsen, of Michigan, to liabilities. Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- be United States Circuit Judge for the Today, with $20 trillion in debt, we KILL) and the Senator from New Jersey Sixth Circuit, shall be brought to a are only paying about $270 billion every (Mr. MENENDEZ) are necessarily absent. close? year in interest only. I say that be- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. The yeas and nays are mandatory cause just in the last year, we have JOHNSON). Are there any other Sen- under the rule. seen four increases in the Federal funds ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The clerk will call the roll. rate, which fundamentally increases The result was announced—yeas 55, The senior assistant legislative clerk our interest by 100 basis points. That nays 43, as follows: called the roll. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the 100 basis points over the next few years [Rollcall Vote No. 255 Ex.] will grow our interest on the debt by Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- YEAS—55 more than $200 billion on top of the KILL) and the Senator from New Jersey Alexander Flake Paul $270 billion. By the way, today that is Barrasso Gardner (Mr. MENENDEZ) are necessarily absent. Perdue almost 25 percent of our discretionary Blunt Graham Portman The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Boozman budget, already, just at the $270 billion. Grassley Risch any other Senators in the Chamber de- Burr Hatch Roberts If it doubles, it will be almost half of siring to vote? Capito Heller Rounds our discretionary budget. If interest Cassidy Hoeven The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 60, Rubio rates just go back to their 30-year Cochran Inhofe Sasse nays 38, as follows: Collins Isakson Scott norm—between 4 percent and 5 per- Corker Johnson [Rollcall Vote No. 256 Ex.] Shelby cent—we could be paying as much as $1 Cornyn Kaine Strange YEAS—60 Cotton Kennedy trillion on our Federal debt. That is al- Crapo Lankford Sullivan Alexander Flake Paul most equal to today’s discretionary Cruz Lee Thune Barrasso Gardner Perdue budget. Tillis Daines Manchin Blunt Graham Peters It is going to take a long-term fix. Donnelly McCain Toomey Boozman Grassley Portman Enzi McConnell Wicker Burr Hatch Risch We can’t tax our way out of this prob- Ernst Moran Young Capito Heitkamp Roberts lem. We can’t cut our way out of this Fischer Murkowski Carper Heller Rounds problem, and we can’t just simply grow Cassidy Hoeven Rubio NAYS—43 Cochran Inhofe Sasse our way out. It is going to take a Baldwin Gillibrand Reed Collins Isakson Scott multifaceted approach. There are five Bennet Harris Sanders Corker Johnson Shelby interwoven imperatives that are at Blumenthal Hassan Schatz Cornyn Kennedy Stabenow work in solving this problem. It is one Booker Heinrich Schumer Cotton Lankford Strange Crapo thing to call the crisis, but it is an- Brown Heitkamp Shaheen Lee Sullivan Cruz Manchin Thune Cantwell Hirono Stabenow other to call out the ways to fix it, and Daines McCain Tillis Cardin King Tester they are all within our grasp today. Donnelly McConnell Toomey Carper Klobuchar Udall No. 1, we need to fix Washington’s Casey Leahy Enzi Moran Warner Van Hollen Coons Markey Ernst Murkowski Wicker broken budget process. Warner Cortez Masto Merkley Fischer Nelson Young No. 2, we need to root out all the Warren Duckworth Murphy wasteful spending in the Federal Gov- Whitehouse NAYS—38 Durbin Murray ernment today. Feinstein Nelson Wyden Baldwin Franken Murray Franken Peters Bennet Gillibrand Reed No. 3, we have to grow the economy Blumenthal Harris by repealing and pulling back on a lot NOT VOTING—2 Sanders Booker Hassan Schatz of regulations that are unnecessary, by McCaskill Menendez Brown Heinrich Schumer revamping our tax structure and by Cantwell Hirono The nomination was confirmed. Shaheen unleashing our energy potential. Cardin Kaine Tester The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Casey King Udall No. 4, we have to save Social Secu- Coons Klobuchar the previous order, the motion to re- Van Hollen rity and Medicare, of which both trust Cortez Masto Leahy Warren funds go to zero in 14 short years. consider is considered made and laid Duckworth Markey Whitehouse upon the table and the President will Durbin Merkley Lastly, we finally have to get after be immediately be notified of the Sen- Feinstein Murphy Wyden the real drivers of spiraling healthcare ate’s action. NOT VOTING—2 costs. f As we are working to change our ar- McCaskill Menendez chaic tax system to become competi- CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this tive with the rest of the world and to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant vote, the yeas 60, the nays 38. get our economy rolling again, I want to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the The motion is agreed to. to talk about two things today. One is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.036 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6909 this wasteful spending, and two is eco- This is spending in error. These are It is going to take tough decisions to nomic growth. These are two of the just common mistakes made by an solve the debt crisis, and we are going five imperatives that I just outlined. oversized bureaucracy. It is not a par- to have to be making these very quick- According to the General Account- tisan talking point. Both sides bear re- ly, but eliminating redundant spend- ability Office, today and also every sin- sponsibility in this debacle. ing, improper payments, and elimi- gle year, this Federal Government Again, these are numbers from the nating this tax gap are at the top of wastes hundreds of billions of dollars. nonpartisan Government Account- the list. It is estimated today—and this bipar- ability Office. I am apoplectic that I Along with reducing our spending by tisan organization has identified this— even have to be here bringing this to almost 20 percent each year, we need to that we are overspending about $700 the attention of my colleagues. Wash- grow the economy to solve this debt billion a year. ington knows about these problems and crisis. The single most important thing Let’s put that in perspective. As I has known for years—decades. Yet that we can do to grow the economy just said, we spent $3.9 trillion running nothing is done. A former Member, this next year is to change this Tax the entire Federal Government. That is Senator Tom Coburn, actually worked Code. about $1 trillion for discretionary hard on this. There are others who are Let me remind this body that so far spending and about $3 trillion for man- beginning to pick up this mantle here, this year, under this President’s guid- datory spending—so almost $4 trillion. as I am. ance, we eliminated over 860 rules. Of that, over $700 billion has been iden- But as we talk about the tax package These were rules made by the Federal tified as wasteful spending. I will de- changes—the tax changes that will get Government that were choking the scribe those in a second, but to put it this economy growing again—I wanted very life out of our free enterprise sys- in perspective, that is almost 20 per- us to reflect on the opportunity we tem. The result of that this year alone cent of everything we spend as a Fed- have right here that can more than pay is that in the third quarter we have eral Government. It is a larger number for what we need to do to give the mid- now achieved a 3-percent growth again. than what we spend on the national se- dle class a tax break and get our econ- This is not the Holy Grail. curity of our country. Let me say that omy growing again. There are things Who knows what this economy again. The number identified by the identified in this report by the Govern- should be growing at right now if we General Accountability Office of waste- ment Accountability Office. There are just get Washington out of the way? ful spending is larger than what we recommendations that can get at most Part of the way to do that is to correct spend on our military. of this $700 billion of wasted spending. this archaic tax policy. Changing the There are three facets to this as they Let me give you a couple of exam- Tax Code will mean more jobs and outlined. No. 1 is redundant agencies. ples. If the Department of Defense just higher wages for the American worker. These are agencies targeted to do ex- manages commissaries more effec- For example, if we eliminate the repa- actly the same thing that one adminis- tively, there is a $2 billion opportunity triation tax on our corporations— tration or another has come in and there over the next 5 years. If the De- again, we are the last country in the added and that basically do the same partment of Defense weapon acquisi- world to have a double tax on U.S. things. That costs about $135 billion tion programs were more effective, it is profits made overseas—it is estimated every year. estimated that tens of billions of dol- by independent, nonpartisan groups, Just since 2003, we spent $1.2 trillion lars over the next 10 years could be that this would mean $4,000 to $9,000 of in improper payments. That is about saved in terms of purchasing the same annual income for the average worker $144 billion every year. These are over- level of equipment and machinery. If in the United States. payments—improper payments. This is the Department of Defense simply I don’t know what else to tell you, not fraud. This is not anything like completed an audit, we believe it would except that we are not competitive that. It is basically an administrative identify further opportunities for wise today. We have to become more com- error, where the Federal Government spending of our taxpayers’ money. petitive. What we are talking about has made a mistake and made improper But since coming to the United here should not be partisan issues. payments—Social Security Disability, States Senate, I was shocked to under- America needs to be competitive. We SNAP overpayments, unemployment stand that the largest line item on our all know that. insurance, and others. This is out- budget has never been audited. It is The idea that bigger government will rageous. high time that we complete that audit. create more jobs has been proven not The third item is that it is estimated By the way, there is a law that was to work. Look at the last 8 years. We that we have a net tax gap of $406 bil- passed in this body in 1991 requiring have had the lowest economic growth lion. This is a 17-percent error rate in the Department of Defense to submit in the history of the United States. the IRS Tax Code. That means that an audit. Here we are in 2017, and we As we debate how to fix this archaic people are underpaying or not paying still don’t have that audit. tax system and become competitive what is calculated, according to the In my opinion, as hard as it is for the with the rest of the world, I am re- General Accountability Office. The American people to earn their salaries minding us tonight that we also need Federal Government last year took in and to pay their taxes, it is uncon- to get serious about cutting this waste- almost $3.5 trillion of taxes. Yet we had scionable that I am standing before the ful spending. This spending is not bene- this $400 billion. That is a 17-percent U.S. Senate tonight reminding us all fiting anybody. It is not providing for error rate. I don’t know what else to that there is $700 billion a year that we national security. It is not taking care say. Those three things add up to about spend in error—just bureaucratic error. of people who need help. These are just $700 billion of wasted spending. We Because of that and because of this fi- simply overpayments, mispayments, have to get to the bottom of this. Let nancial intransigence, we have built up and they are creating problems that me also put it in perspective another a debt that has created a crisis in our should not have been created. Changing way. That $700 billion every year is $7 country. Because of these years of fis- the Tax Code, as I said, is a historic op- trillion over the next 10 years. cal intransigence, we are losing the portunity to generate growth and This tax package we are talking ability to fund our government the way make us more competitive. Elimi- about has an initial cost of about $1.5 it should be funded. nating this spending, which amounts to trillion, as identified by both sides, be- We are losing the right to do the 20 percent of what we spend as a Fed- fore you get to the economic growth right thing when it comes to funding eral Government, is absolutely manda- that more than pays for it. A 0.4 per- things like emergencies and disaster tory. People back home should be de- cent of growth pays for this tax pack- relief efforts. Just a couple of weeks manding that. age that we are working on. But this $7 ago, we passed a $15 billion relief pack- There is a lot of heavy lifting to dig trillion of wasted spending is over- age for two hurricanes. Last week, we out of this debt crisis, but these two spending by the Federal Government, passed a $36 billion supplemental, as if things I am reminding us of tonight unnecessarily. Nobody in this body—no nothing had happened. Every time we should be at the top of the list. We sim- Democrat, Republican, or Inde- do that, it is borrowed money. We can ply cannot fail the American people to pendent—has voted on this spending. wait no longer to solve this debt crisis. get this done. I am committed to that.

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The program that says, if you are fleeing a month, his parents could be deported clerk will report the pending nomina- country because of one of these horrific to Honduras early next year. In other tion. conditions, during that short period of words, if TPS is not extended for The senior assistant legislative clerk time, you can legally come to the Hondurans and others from those other read the nomination of Joan Louise United States. countries, they will be in the same po- Larsen, of Michigan, to be United For example, Liberia was granted sition. States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Cir- TPS status because of the Ebola crisis. Jose Ramos is a TPS resident who cuit. Some Liberians came to the United owns his own freight company and has The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- States to seek refuge and were granted his own home. He is actually a job cre- ator from Maryland. legal status here under that humani- ator. He employs other people in our Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President. I tarian program. Haiti was granted TPS community. The question is whether agree with my colleague from Georgia status after the 2010 earthquake, which he will be allowed to stay. that we need to simplify our Tax Code. killed over 300,000 Haitians. El Sal- I want to emphasize that in order to We need real tax reform. We have seen vador was also granted TPS status be- continue under the TPS status, these a lot of junk built up in the Tax Code cause of a devastating earthquake that individuals have to be vetted every 6 to over many years, put there by special took place in El Salvador. So these are 18 months to make sure that they are interests that seek special deals for individuals who came to the country here working and that they are law- themselves—deals that are not enjoyed legally under this program to grant abiding. The statistics overwhelmingly by the American public. We should do protection to people who are fleeing show that these are exactly the kinds tax reform. devastating situations. Many of these of people we want to have in the United What we should not do is increase TPS individuals have been in the States helping in our communities and our national debt and our national United States for over 20 years now. helping build jobs. For example, 94 per- deficits, and we all know that the They are small business men and cent of the men and 82 percent of the budget plan that passed this Senate— women. They are homeowners. They women are working, and they have pro- and just recently passed the House— are contributing to our communities vided community services as well. In has written right into it an increase in and to our economy. fact, many of these individuals are the national debt of $1.5 trillion over The reason I am raising this issue helping provide hurricane relief down the next 10 years. In other words, it is today is that 5 days from now, next in Texas. So I come to the floor today simply engineered right into that bill. So I week, the Department of Homeland Se- to urge our colleagues to call upon the hope our colleagues who really do care curity will announce whether they will President and the Trump administra- about reducing our national debt will continue to allow these individuals to tion to make the right decision with make sure that, as we discuss this tax stay in this country, individuals who respect to these individuals who, No. 1, proposal, we do not increase our na- came here with this protected status, came to the United States legally, tional debt. individuals who came here legally, in- under a humanitarian program; No. 2, We should, of course, eliminate un- dividuals who, in many cases, have go through a periodic vetting process necessary and wasteful expenditures, been here 20 years or more. In 5 days to ensure that they are playing by all but we should not have a tax proposal the Department of Homeland Security that increases our debt by $1.5 trillion the rules; and No. 3, in many cases they will decide whether individuals who have been here as long as 20 years, have and possibly more. As it appears now, came here from El Salvador and Hon- that would primarily be done to pro- built small businesses, are living in our duras and then made their home here— communities, and have children who vide big tax breaks to very wealthy whether they can stay or whether they people and big corporations, at the ex- are American citizens. will be subject to deportation early I call upon all of us to ask the admin- pense of everybody and everything else next year. The decision by DHS on Hai- in the country. istration to make the right decision tians who came here under the pro- next week so that these people who But we will have a fuller debate tected status program is due on No- starting tomorrow when the House have contributed to our communities vember 23. and to our country are allowed to stay Ways and Means Committee unveils its I think we can all see that while this proposal. and not be subject to deportation early matter has not hit the headlines yet, it next year. TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS IMMIGRANTS will soon be grabbing more attention Let’s do the right thing for our coun- Mr. President, we have also had a around the country. try. Let’s make sure that we continue pretty vigorous discussion in this body I come to the floor today to call upon to allow these individuals who have and around the country about the President Trump and to call upon Act- played by the rules and who have come Dreamers. These are young people who ing Secretary Duke to make the right here legally to stay and continue to were brought to the United States as call and to make the humane call to contribute to our country. kids. They have grown up knowing allow these individuals to stay in the I yield the floor. only America as their home. They United States. They are hard-working The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- pledge allegiance to our flag, and it is people who have been playing by the ator from Florida. really important that in the coming rules. Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask months, we ensure that they have a se- Let me share the story of Norma Her- unanimous consent to speak as in cure home and place in the country. It rera and Miguel Espinal, who fled Hon- morning business. is imperative that we address that duras back in 1998. Seeking a better The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without issue soon because, of course, President life, they fled after Hurricane Mitch. objection, it is so ordered. Trump has started the clock ticking on The United States decided that the TAX REFORM their deportation early next year. hurricane was so severe and that it had Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, tomorrow But I come to the floor today to talk such catastrophic humanitarian con- the House will announce its plan for about another group of people who sequences that we should create that tax reform as a starting point. I doubt have not gotten much news coverage little window of time when people everybody here will agree with every- but really demand the attention of the could come here legally. They applied, thing that is in it, but I imagine we country. That is the future of about and they were granted protected sta- will find a lot of good in it, and it will 300,000 immigrants who came to the tus. They have worked very hard to be a good starting point for this de- United States legally. build and create the American dream bate. But it actually is about a broader

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It is one I tell not because I to enter into tax reform—perhaps one this country, one of the things that want you to know more about me but of the most meaningful public policy truly distinguishes us is not that we because I want you to understand what debates we will have had in this city, have rich people. Every country in the motivates me in public policy. certainly in the time I have been here world has rich people. We have an ex- Even though my dad worked in the and perhaps for the better part of two traordinary amount of success. We service sector his entire life and my to three decades in terms of our econ- have earned success in this country, mother did as well, they owned a home omy—without in any way talking and we celebrate it; we don’t criticize and they retired with dignity. All four about what tax reform means for the it. But every society in the world has of their kids went to college. That was millions of Americans I just described. rich people. possible through a combination of The one thing it should mean is that Sadly, we are also not the only coun- things: jobs that paid enough and the for those jobs that have left, some of try that has people who are poor, who ability to have programs like Social them should be able to come back be- are struggling. That is something that Security and Medicare that allowed cause, frankly, our own policies have challenges our principles, as a nation them to retire with dignity—programs forced some of those jobs to go some- founded on the idea of equal oppor- they paid into all of the years they where else. When other countries are tunity to life, liberty, and the pursuit were working. making it easier to open up factories of happiness. But the one thing that The reason I raise this is that people and create jobs over there instead of really distinguishes America is that, who fit that profile have been hurt over here, we are going to lose some of by and large, the overwhelming num- more than anyone else over the last 15 those jobs. I am not saying all of them ber of Americans do not consider them- to 20 years. It is not necessarily any- were a result of that, but a lot of them selves to be either rich or poor; they one’s fault. The economy has changed. were. If we have tax policies, as we do, consider themselves to be hard-work- For example, the jobs my parents once that do not allow us to compete and ing people. We can come up with any did don’t pay nearly enough to afford create those jobs here, we have to re- term we want, whether it is middle today what they could afford back verse that. class or working class, but these are then. As a bartender and a maid Tax reform should be about that, but basically people who work hard every today—if my parents were doing that it also has to be about working Ameri- single day to provide not just a better now, I am not sure what house they cans—not Americans who are rich and life for themselves—to be able to retire would buy in Miami-Dade County, can hire fancy accountants and lawyers with dignity and leave their children where I live. I am not sure they would and even lobbyists to help them create better off than themselves. They take be able to buy one anywhere near special tax statuses. I am not talking pride in that. What they value is not where we live now, not because our about Americans who are depending on how much money they make or how neighborhood is some fancy place but government programs. I am not talk- many things they own; it isn’t even the because everything costs so much com- ing about disability or Medicare or So- title of the job. They value the dignity pared to how much those jobs paid cial Security—programs they have paid that comes from the work they do, and, then. into; I am not talking about programs more importantly, they value what it So everything costs more, the jobs that assist anti-poverty programs—a allows them to do, and it is not com- aren’t paying enough, and then they whole other topic that we should talk plicated things. It allows them to own were hit with the recession. That is about one day because some of them a home in a neighborhood that is safe— just the nature of changes in our econ- aren’t working the way we hoped they not a mansion, but a home. We see that omy. Many people lost their jobs alto- would in terms of helping people escape every weekend. People spend countless gether. The industry they were once in poverty. I am talking about people who hours to constantly keep up the home vanished. It went to another country or work and they make just enough to not that they take great pride in, and they machines took their place or they just qualify for any of that stuff but not take great pride in their children and don’t need as many people as they used nearly enough to afford the cost of liv- their churches and their synagogues to because they are able to do more ing. That is just them. You add to that and their religious organizations and with fewer employees. the cost of raising those children. It is the voluntary groups that they belong Then they were hit with this reces- more expensive to raise kids today to. This has been the fundamental core sion, and it really hit them badly. than ever before, and the costs keep of our country. Maybe it wiped out their retirement going up, and the paychecks are not That does not mean that others who savings; it cut in half the value of their keeping pace. do not fit that profile are not impor- home, the most important investment There is nothing we can do in tax re- tant to the country, as well, but it is they have, and to this day they haven’t form by itself that solves all of those what distinguishes us because most fully recovered. problems, but there is no way we can countries in the world don’t really Then you add to all of that the idea do tax reform without addressing the have that. In most societies in human that in American politics today, we millions of Americans who feel as history, you are either rich or poor. spend an extraordinary amount of time though every time there is a debate in There are a lot of poor people and a debating how we can help everyone else Washington, it is about helping every- handful of people in whom all of the except for them. I don’t think we do one else except for them. wealth is concentrated. That sort of that on purpose or that people around Take, for example, the issue of the dynamic is what has separated us from here don’t care about people like that. child tax credit, which is called the the rest of the nations on Earth and, to I don’t know why it happens; I am just child tax credit, but it really is about this day, in many ways still does. telling you that it has. helping families—parents and children. This is something I talk about not The result is somewhat of a little bit Take, for example, a married couple because I read about it or because I saw of resentment, but certainly there is a with two children. Let’s say one of a documentary about it last weekend, sense of isolation and the notion and them works in a warehouse and the but because, in many ways, I lived it. the belief that they have been left be- other one is a home health aide. These My parents were that. Neither one had hind. They are upset about it, and they are not unusual jobs to find in the much of an advanced education. I don’t have a right to be. It is not just about economy. know how far my dad went in school— money, and it is not just about eco- Let’s say, based on the Bureau of probably not beyond third or fourth nomics; it is about the values of hard Labor Statistics, their annual income grade; my mom, perhaps not much work and dignity and responsibility combined is going to be around $55,000 more than that. They actually came to and doing what you need to do to be a a year. Depending on where you live— this country and barely spoke any good citizen of this country and con- that is not a lot of money probably

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President Trump has the child tax credit and leave it as it is, ing but who don’t make enough, then made his ideology very clear during his that couple making $55,000 with two the only way—and they are trying to first months in office: He is anti-immi- children—if we do nothing—they are raise a family—the child tax credit is grant, anti-union, anti-worker, and going to have a tax increase of $738. I the best way to do it. anti-woman. He prioritizes the inter- cannot imagine a single person here So as we move forward, I truly hope ests of corporations over the rights of voting for a tax reform package that that some of these voices I hear, treat- individuals. I am not often given to hy- does nothing on the child tax credit ing the child tax credit as some sort of perbole, but in this case I am so and thereby raises taxes on a couple welfare program or giveaway or gim- alarmed by Donald Trump’s nominees making $55,000 a year with two chil- mick, well, reconsider that attitude. to the Federal bench that calling them dren by a penny, not to mention $700 a Reconsider that attitude because the extreme is not extreme. year. child tax credit applies only to families Congress has a constitutional obliga- What if we do a little less, as some who are working, who make less than a tion, through advice and consent, to people are suggesting? Let’s just raise certain amount of money, and who are fight back against these types of ap- the tax credit to $500, but let’s not raising children, our future taxpayers. pointments. This is particularly impor- make it refundable against payroll tax. I am going to ask this: If our Tax tant for circuit court judges, but under They will get a tax cut of about $263. Code does not help working families, Republican leadership, the Senate is When you compare that to some of the given all the other challenges they shirking its responsibilities. Too often, tax cuts we are going to see in other face, how—that is inexcusable. How we are forced to consider too many parts of this tax reform, I would say can we pass tax reform that is loaded judges at one hearing. that is not nearly enough, certainly up on how we are going to help the The Judiciary Committee has al- ready had nearly as many hearings not enough to make a difference. business sector—and it should, because But what if you do this: What if we it creates jobs and it will have higher with two circuit court nominees on the hearing agenda in 9 months as the double the value of the tax credit from pay down the road and billions upon Obama administration had in 8 years. $1,000 to $2,000 and make it refundable billions of dollars to help the poor—but Sometimes they even add district court toward payroll tax? That couple with do nothing for the backbone of our and Department of Justice nominees to those two children will have a tax cut economy, the one thing we all say that an already crammed hearing agenda. of $1,263. That doesn’t solve all of their we take extraordinary pride in, the That is not right. Each circuit court problems, but it makes a difference. working class, the working people of nominee should be considered in a sep- I can give other examples. Others we this country? There is no way we can will get to in the weeks to come and arate hearing. have a tax plan that doesn’t do those There was a time when there was the days to come, but let’s just take a things—no way. If we do head in that consensus that controversial nominees family like the one I grew up in—a bar- direction, that will convince millions needed more scrutiny. Apparently, this tender and a maid. The median income of Americans that they were right all President is sending us who he deems of the bartender and the maid is about along, that the people in charge of this the best and the greatest nominees, $42,000, $43,000 a year. They have three country, in both parties, and the people and we are supposed to trust him that children. Without anything in the child who advise them don’t care about, look they will safeguard our rights and tax credit—we just leave it the way it down on, and have no idea about what treat all Americans fairly. In short, is and do the framework—they are life is like for people like them, who this I cannot do. going to pay $1,276 more in taxes. Can work hard every day, who seek nothing The Senate Judiciary Committee has you imagine a tax reform plan that from the government other than a fair an obligation to vigorously vet and raises taxes on a bartender and a maid chance. That is all they want. question these nominees, and we expect with three children, making $43,000 a All I am advocating for is that we them to be honest, candid, and com- year, and it raises their taxes by al- allow them to keep more of their own plete in their replies. We have had a most $1,300 a year? Who here is going money so that they can provide for number of very frustrating exchanges to vote for that? I dare you. You won’t. their families and a better future and so far at these nomination hearings. Actually, I don’t dare you. I don’t want rebuild those working-class values and On several occasions, nominees have you to vote for that. That is not what that working-class backbone that I be- disavowed direct quotes of their past we are going to do. lieve are what has made America so writings and comments, even when So let’s just do this symbolic thing: great. members of the committee repeat them Raise it by $500 and make it nonrefund- I look forward to continuing to work word-for-word and follow up with spe- able. They will get a tax cut of about in this direction. We better do some- cifics to the contrary. Sometimes the the same—$233. You might as well keep thing real, and we better do it right; nominees will acknowledge their past it because it won’t make any dif- otherwise, I don’t know how we pass statements, but they think we are ference. But what if we doubled the tax reform. I am hopeful that is where naive enough to believe them when value of the child tax credit and made we are headed. I know we still have they say that, if confirmed, they will it refundable toward payroll tax. Then, some work to do, and I know tomorrow ‘‘follow precedent.’’ their tax cut is $1,733. That is a tax cut. is only a starting point. But I will re- Give me a break. As circuit court That is the direction we have to go. peat, once again, any tax plan that judges, they will be involved in setting I have heard some people say we doesn’t cut taxes for working families or rewriting precedent if the judge goes shouldn’t make it refundable to payroll with children is not one worth sup- in that direction—which a judge could tax because that is just more people porting. I hope that is the direction in very well do. Some have even written who aren’t paying anything in taxes. which we will move. that they think that is what lower They are talking about the income tax. I yield the floor. court judges are permitted to do. I am That is the way people here talk and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- talking about district court judges. think. That is the way economists ator from Hawaii. CONFIRMATION OF AMY BARRETT think and the way accountants might Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, the Just a short time ago, the Senate think. But for the people who work and American people depend on the Federal narrowly voted to confirm a nominee get a paycheck every week or every judiciary to be fair and unbiased. A who would apply her own ideology to two weeks, when they get that pay- judge should decide a case based on the the decisions she makes rather than check, it shows that money came out facts at hand and the law, not in serv- the law or precedent, and this nominee of their paycheck. It doesn’t matter if ice of a particular ideology. is Amy Coney Barrett. that money went into income tax or Over the past 9 months, I have been As a professor at the University of payroll tax; that is money they earned deeply concerned that President Trump Notre Dame Law School, Ms. Barrett’s

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In a Texas Law Review article enti- past year, our Navy has had four seri- As the Fitzgerald and McCain colli- tled ‘‘Precedent and Jurisprudential ous mishaps at sea, including fatal col- sions have demonstrated, the short- Disagreement’’ she wrote: ‘‘I tend to lisions involving the USS Fitzgerald on term costs of ‘‘doing more with less’’ agree with those who say that a jus- one occasion and the USS John S. are simply unacceptable. The long- tice’s duty is to the Constitution and McCain on another. In the McCain and term implications will prove dev- that it is thus more legitimate for her Fitzgerald accidents, 17 of our sailors astating to American power and the to enforce her best understanding of were killed. global order it underpins. the Constitution rather than a prece- In response to these serious inci- The U.S. military’s commanders have dent she thinks clearly in conflict with dents, the Chief of Naval Operations, identified 18 maritime regions where it.’’ ADM John Richardson, directed the the Navy must secure American inter- In a University of Colorado Law Re- comprehensive review take place. ests. Our current naval strategy is de- view article, ‘‘Stare Decisis and Due Today, the Senate Armed Services signed to command the seas in those Process,’’ she wrote that the ‘‘rigid ap- Committee was briefed on the results regions. The Navy needs a minimum of plication’’ of stare decisis ‘‘unconsti- of this comprehensive review. The re- 355 ships to get this done. tutionally deprives the litigant of the sults will be made public either tomor- If the Navy cannot get the bare min- right to a hearing on the merits of her row or the next day, and Americans imum it needs, then our naval strategy claim.’’ will be able to see the serious situation must change—and, I can assure you, it In a third piece, ‘‘Statutory Stare we are in. would be a change for the worse. In- Decisis’’ in the Courts of Appeal, pub- There are various reasons for these stead of a global command of the seas, lished in the George Washington Law collisions and these fatalities, includ- what we would get would be a new, Review, she goes further, saying: ing, regrettably, human error and un- weaker strategy. ‘‘Whatever the merits of statutory fortunate circumstances, but, also, the What would this look like? In the Na- stare decisis in the Supreme Court, the review makes it clear that we are not tional Review article I previously men- inferior courts have no sound basis for doing right by our sailors, we are not tioned, authors O’Brien and Hendrix following the Supreme Court’s prac- doing right by the Navy, and we are lay out two alternatives. Neither one tice.’’ not doing right by the taxpayers, in of them are pretty. Her lack of respect for stare decisis is terms of making sure these brave men First, the Navy could strategically deeply disconcerting and raises serious withdraw from certain maritime re- concerns about her future conduct on and women have what they need. We need to work quickly with the gions and hope our allies and partners the court, if confirmed. will pick up the slack. Let Norway, Professor Barrett has also expressed Navy here in Congress to implement Denmark, and Canada patrol the Arc- a number of highly controversial polit- the recommendations that will be com- tic; let the Baltic States, Poland and ical positions that could influence her ing forward later this week. We need to Germany, patrol the Baltic Sea; let ability to fairly hear and decide the enhance training and readiness, and we Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria patrol cases that come before her. need to recognize—and I think the ma- In criticizing the Supreme Court’s jority of this Senate does recognize— the Black Sea. Really? Let Taiwan, the ruling upholding the Affordable Care that the size of the fleet has contrib- Philippines, and Malaysia patrol the Act, for example, she wrote that Chief uted to the problems. South Sea China—and hope for the best Justice Roberts had ‘‘pushed the Af- Simply put, we need to acknowledge or we could return to the pre-World fordable Care Act beyond its plausible that the Navy has a supply-and-de- War II unacceptable surge and exercise meaning to save the statute.’’ mand problem. We have a demand for model. This strategy involved consoli- Her views on the rights of detainees more naval action than the supply of dating a smaller fleet into a few stra- are similarly disconcerting. In 2008, the our ships can produce. Our ship force tegic hubs, deploying occasionally for Supreme Court held that non-U.S. citi- has declined recently by some 20 per- exercises, and greatly reducing the zens held at Guantanamo Bay were en- cent. We are asking too few ships to do number of missions the Navy could per- titled to file habeas corpus petitions to too many things for American secu- form in peacetime and in crisis. challenge their detentions. She argued rity, and that needs to be rectified. In their article, O’Brien and Hendrix in turn that the Court’s decision in The consequences of this supply-and- note that these two strategies ‘‘make that case was ‘‘contrary to precedent demand mismatch were summed up by the past eight years of ‘lead from be- and unsupported by the Constitution’s naval analysts Robert C. O’Brien and hind’ look like an assertive foreign pol- text’’ and that the dissenters ‘‘had the Jerry Hendrix in a recent National Re- icy.’’ These two strategies would create better of the argument.’’ view online article. They argue that dangerous power vacuums and shifting During her confirmation hearing, the Navy is on the precipice of a allegiances. Our adversaries would use Professor Barrett ignored or deflected ‘‘death spiral,’’ wherein more over- the Navy’s absence to rewrite the rules with nonanswers the concerns I and my worked and damaged ships place an in- of global commons. Our allies would colleagues raised about her past state- creasingly greater strain on the re- accommodate challengers to the Amer- ments, beliefs, and judicial philosophy. maining operational ships, thus erod- ican-led order. Abandoned by America, Instead of addressing what she wrote ing readiness across the fleet. in some cases, they would have no head-on, Professor Barrett denied she I agree with Mr. O’Brien and Mr. choice but to cut deals with Beijing, was trying to overturn precedent and Hendrix that this situation will result Moscow, and Tehran. insisted she would follow the law. Her in ‘‘more collisions, more injuries, and I know my colleagues in Congress writings raise serious concerns to the more deaths in the fleet.’’ To avoid this want a different future. In fact, I am contrary. death spiral, we need to commit to hopeful we can take the first steps this Unfortunately, Professor Barrett’s growing the Navy and meeting its min- year toward building up the fleet. As nomination is not the only one we will imum requirement of 355 ships. former Navy Secretary John Lehman consider this week. I have the privilege of chairing the told our subcommittee this year, Presi- Before I vote in favor of a lifetime Seapower Subcommittee, which has dent Reagan ‘‘reaped 90 percent of the appointment to a Federal court, I held a series of oversight activities, benefits of his rebuilding program . . . should be able to conclude that the both classified and unclassified, on the in the first year.’’ This took place in nominee in question would rule with- Navy’s 355 ship requirement. We have the early 1980s and made clear that out bias or obvious ideology. Amy examined the security environment President Reagan, Congress, and the Barrett’s answers and record made it that drives the requirement to add Pentagon were serious about rebuilding impossible for me to draw such a con- about 80 more ships to the fleet. We the fleet. It sent a signal to our allies clusion regarding her nomination. have listened to Navy leadership, out- and to the Soviets that America and

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Amy Barrett was confirmed ization bills contain the Wicker-Witt- and a 355-ship fleet will not happen just hours ago. There is another vote man SHIPS Act, which would establish overnight. New ship construction is scheduled for tomorrow. These individ- a 355-ship requirement as our national critical to achieve this objective, but uals, as I will go through in a moment, policy. Both bills also contain the Navy should also examine service don’t come here with the types of multiyear procurement authority for life extension programs for older ships qualifications that really should allow Virginia-class attack submarines and and perhaps even reactivating ships in them to be considered for lifetime ap- Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. the Ready Reserve. It is irresponsible pointments. Multiyear procurement will stabilize to retire ships early if they have useful Time and time again, we have heard the industrial base for those ships and life. Such ships may have to be reas- from our Republican leadership that generate billions in savings, which signed to less stressing missions, but Democrats are engaged in a massive, would be plowed into more ship- they should not be prematurely sold ‘‘often-mindless partisan obstruction,’’ building. Both bills contain cost-con- overseas or sunk as target practice. It in the words of the majority leader. trol measures to protect taxpayers. Al- is equally irresponsible to miss oppor- From where comes this evaluation? though negotiations are ongoing, the tunities to reactivate retired ships if Well, he wants to move judiciary nomi- final NDAA conference report should the benefits exceed the cost. Let’s at nees faster, without due consideration. include the SHIPS Act, multiyear pro- least look at that. And certainly he does know something curement, and acquisition cost con- The Senate Defense authorization about obstructing judicial nominations trols. bill includes my amendment directing since he spent the entire 8 years of the The Defense authorization bill is a the Navy to look at service life exten- Obama administration leading the ef- good start, but Congress also needs to sion and reactivation. The Navy needs fort to obstruct consideration of nomi- add funding for shipbuilding in upcom- to go ship by ship through the inven- nees here in this Chamber. ing appropriations legislation. We need tory and provide Congress with a thor- Eighty percent of President Obama’s an agreement that eliminates the ough analysis of these options, and nominees waited 181 days or longer. Budget Control Act with regard to de- that is what the Navy is doing. That is certainly far more than under fense spending or at least provides re- As O’Brien and Hendrix write, ‘‘Na- President George Bush, President Clin- lief. vies and international influence go ton, the first President Bush, or Presi- The bottom line is that a buildup will hand in hand.’’ A smaller Navy means dent Reagan—obstruction taken to the require more funding. President Rea- a smaller role for America, and we maximum, 6 months or longer to work gan’s first defense budget included a 35- can’t afford that. We must cultivate their way through the confirmation percent increase for the Navy com- the national will to avoid this fate. process. pared to President Carter’s last pro- I urge my colleagues to help me, to Throughout President Obama’s en- posed budget, and it was well worth it. help the Armed Services Committees tire 8 years in office, just 55 circuit More resources are needed to accel- in both Houses in an effort to begin re- court judges were confirmed. That is erate shipbuilding. It is time to end the building our naval power at once. the lowest number for any President. two decades of low-rate shipbuilding Mr. President, I yield the floor. And by this point in the previous ad- that has brought us to this point. Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ministration—in the Obama adminis- pared to its earlier planned levels, the RUBIO). The Senator from Oregon. tration—just one nominee had been Navy’s Accelerated Fleet Plan con- Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, there confirmed for a spot on the circuit cludes that the shipyards can produce are few things we do here in the Senate court. But here we are taking a look at 29 more ships over the next 7 years. In- that matter more or have longer last- how in this time period just one had vestment is needed—particularly in ing impacts on our Nation than con- been confirmed for Obama, but we will submarine facilities—but the yards are firming individuals to lifetime appoint- have, at the end of this week—assum- up to the challenge, especially those ments in district courts, circuit courts, ing each individual gets the full major- with hot production lines. and the Supreme Court. ity—eight circuit court nominees con- I was disappointed to hear that Act- It is the Senate’s duty, as Alexander firmed. That is one for Obama and ing Under Secretary Thomas Dee, an Hamilton laid out in the Federalist Pa- eight for President Trump. That num- Obama holdover still in the Depart- pers, to ‘‘prevent the appointment of ber wasn’t reached substantially into ment of the Navy, said last week that unfit characters.’’ Hamilton thought President Obama’s second year in of- 355 ships is probably out of reach until that this power would be used rarely fice. the 2050s. Mr. Dee’s pessimism about because a President would seek to We can look at the average number the Navy’s own requirement is per- make sure that he or she sent qualified of days that it has taken from com- plexing, when it is incumbent on the individuals to the Senate for confirma- mittee report to confirmation for the Navy to develop fleet buildup options tion, but we are seeing something quite first seven nominees. President within budget constraints. Those cur- different today. We are seeing the Trump’s first seven circuit and district rent and likely future physical envi- President engaged in a zeal to pack the court nominees waited 37 days for con- ronments were accounted for in the court with extreme rightwing firmation once they were reported out Navy’s 2016 Force Structure Assess- ideologues and to ram them through of the Judiciary Committee. Let’s com- ment of 355 ships. So we can do it, and this confirmation process without due pare that to President Obama, where the leadership of the Navy, with the ex- review. the Judiciary Committee held them up ception of Under Secretary Dee, knows Just yesterday, the American Bar for 75 days. So once again Democrats in we can do it. Association sent a letter to the Judici- the minority are moving far, far faster CNO Richardson’s white paper on the ary Committee saying that Leonard to date than did our colleagues when future Navy notes that we ought to Grasz, President Trump’s nominee to President Obama was in office. Cer- achieve a 355-ship fleet in the 2020s— the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, is tainly by comparison, President not the 2040s, not the 2050s, but the not qualified to serve as a Federal Trump’s nominees are sailing through 2020s. Thank goodness for the foresight judge. Yet his confirmation hearing is at a rapid pace. and positive attitude of the Chief of scheduled for this week. So let’s not hear any more about the Naval Operations. He is right—a 355- Putting extreme and unqualified peo- preposterous false news coming from ship fleet should be our goal for the ple on the court is a disservice to the majority side about things being next decade. Regrettably, Acting Under America’s judiciary. It will impact the slowed down when the facts are quite Secretary Dee must have been asleep protection of fundamental American the opposite. But why this emphasis on

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They tried to our jails has nothing to do with race or was added at the last moment to an- get something done by trying to strip with mandatory minimums despite all other circuit court nominee’s con- healthcare from 20 to 30 million Ameri- of the research and data that show oth- firmation hearing, which was against cans in 5 different versions of the erwise. the Senate’s practices and against mi- TrumpCare monster. They didn’t quite He takes on and disagrees with the nority opposition. Why do you add get it done, thankfully. And I doubt experts on medical care, who under- someone at the last moment? It is to that the American people—in fact, I stand the fundamentals of addiction. ensure that the committee does not know that they certainly would not He says, simply, though drug addiction have enough time to adequately review have been appreciative of the bill in is painted as a disease that requires her record. That is always a cause for which my Republican colleagues said: medical intervention, all of that is un- suspicion—someone is changing the Let’s strip all this healthcare away necessary. Drug addicts can just stop procedure so that a person’s record from 20 to 30 million people so we can using drugs. If only it were that easy. cannot be reviewed before the com- give massive, multitrillion-dollar tax He has such a profound misunder- mittee sits down to the hearing. benefits, tax giveaways to the very standing of the basic healthcare issue. This is probably fitting with Ms. richest Americans. Person after person after person on Larsen’s long-held disdain for the legis- Wow. That is certainly not a way to both sides of this aisle has come to say lative branch. She coauthored a law re- win the hearts and minds of Ameri- that opioid addiction is an addiction view article that stressed the impor- cans—attack working Americans time that needs medical treatment; yet he is tance of protecting the President from after time in order to deliver the Na- a nominee who does not understand Congress, she said, ‘‘the most dan- tional Treasury to the very richest any of that. gerous branch of government.’’ Americans. Perhaps my colleagues will He also believes that when it comes She goes on to denigrate the use of be glad they didn’t succeed in that ef- to legal sentences, corporal punish- committees in Congress. She says that fort. ment should be applied that is ‘‘public, Congress has maintained an extensive, Now there is a tax plan on the floor— shameful, and painful.’’ Perhaps the costly, extra-constitutional network of a tax plan being considered that will understanding of rare and unusual pun- committees that watch over the work once again take $1.5 trillion out of ishment was something missing in his of Cabinet departments because ‘‘the healthcare to deliver several trillion legal education. ambition and love of power of our Sen- dollars to the richest 1 percent of Let’s look at his 2 years as a pros- ators and Representatives caused them Americans. We see it time and time ecutor in the Southern District of New to lust after the patronage and media again—attack working Americans to York—the notable case of United glory that a committee post could deliver incredible gifts from the Na- States v. Williams, which the New bring.’’ tional Treasury—really a raid on Fort York Times described at the time as a Is there any deeper or more profound Knox. Has ever such an audacious theft ‘‘legal legend in the making.’’ They did misunderstanding of the committee been considered previously in U.S. his- not say that because of its being a wise process here in Congress? Does she tory than the theft that my colleagues have any idea that the reason we have are trying to perpetuate both through or insightful decision. He was working committees is that there are complex the healthcare strategy and now as a prosecutor, and he wanted to real- topics? As President Trump said: Who through this tax strategy? ly go after the little guy. But there is a bigger purpose at work He used his position to marshal pros- knew healthcare could be so com- here, and that is a goal to rewrite the ecutorial, law enforcement, and court plicated? So you have a committee of vision of our Constitution. Our Con- resources to bring charges against a members that specializes in that effort, stitution has this incredibly powerful, cashier at a veterans hospital who had that learns the details so that it can meaningful vision of government of, been accused of stealing $7—not $7,000, fairly consider the ideas for legislation. by, and for the people, but my col- not $700,000, and not the $700 million or It has very little to do with ambition leagues don’t like that vision, and they $1 billion being laundered by a big bank and a love of power and a lusting after decided that the best way to change it but the accusation of a cashier who had patronage. There really is not patron- is to put people onto the court who like stolen $7. Stealing is never acceptable age on a committee. We, the members, a different vision—government of, by, and never appropriate, but it did not do not hire the staff. and for the privileged and the powerful. matter that the cashier maintained With her being someone with such a We saw it in their healthcare bill, we that she had given the seven crinkled profound misunderstanding of the see it in their tax bill, and now we are $1 bills that she had straightened out branches of government, why do my seeing it in their nomination strategy or that the security cameras did not colleagues say that they want her in to the court—a GOP agenda that will show her pocketing them or that the there? Is it because of this vision of a tip the scales of justice to favor the customer who was right there saw it government that is by and for the pow- powerful and privileged over working and stated that she was innocent. It did erful that takes on the little people, Americans; judges who want to legis- not matter. None of those facts beats them up, squeezes them dry, and late from the bench on behalf of the mattered. He wanted to go after the delivers the benefits to the richest in powerful; judges who want to legislate little guy rather than go after the big our society on every single issue—on from the bench on behalf of the privi- folks who steal us blind. healthcare, on taxes, on judicial ap- leged, who want to support predatory The morning of the trial comes pointments? consumer practices, who want to strip around, and a detective testifies that NOMINATION OF ALLISON EID away individual rights of women to de- he found those seven $1 bills in the Then we have Allison Eid, President termine their own healthcare, who cash register, just as the customer had Trump’s nominee for the Tenth Circuit want to deny a fair day in court by al- stated. Meanwhile, this nominee saw Court of Appeals. She holds the seat lowing binding arbitration where the fit to spend huge amounts of Federal that was previously held by Neil seller of the services gets to pick and resources in going after an individual Gorsuch before a seat was stolen from pay for the judge. Judges, rather than who, by every form of testimony, had one administration and delivered to pursuing neutrality, are pursuing gov- not committed a crime in the first the next for the first time in U.S. his- ernment for the powerful—that is the place. It is easy to go after the little tory—a complete denigration of the in- radical rightwing agenda attack on people, and if you believe in govern- tegrity of this body and the legitimacy working America. ment by and for the powerful and the of the Court, a mar in the record of We should do all that we can to stop privileged, as these nominees do, then this Chamber that knows no equal in it, including having opposition in this that is your mission in life—to go after decades. Yet there she is in that seat, Chamber. the little people. Yet she lost out be- adhering to an extraordinary degree of

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Wendt To be brigadier general eminent domain to rip away a piece of IN THE NAVY property from individuals—private Col. Roger D. Murdock The following named officer for appoint- property owners—in order to give it to IN THE AIR FORCE ment in the United States Navy to the grade a for-profit corporation, which is the The following named officer for appoint- indicated while assigned to a position of im- opposite of the purpose of eminent do- ment in the United States Air Force to the portance and responsibility under title 10, grade indicated while assigned to a position U.S.C., section 601: main—once again, an individual of importance and responsibility under title To be vice admiral hating, if you will, of public purpose 10, U.S.C., section 601: Vice Adm. Christopher W. Grady and a ripping away of individual To be lieutenant general rights—destroying them—on behalf of The following named officer for appoint- Maj. Gen. David D. Thompson ment in the United States Navy to the grade a for-profit corporation. The following Air National Guard of the She has advocated for narrowing the indicated while assigned to a position of im- United States officer for appointment in the portance and responsibility under title 10, scope of the Federal Government’s leg- Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- U.S.C., section 601: cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 islative powers to such a degree that it To be vice admiral would be virtually impossible to pro- and 12212: Rear Adm. Bruce H. Lindsey tect clean air, clean water, and civil To be brigadier general rights. She has attacked the increasing Col. Ralph L. Schwader NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY’S DESK of funding for public schools while she IN THE ARMY has supported sending public funds to The following named officer for appoint- IN THE AIR FORCE private religious schools. ment in the Reserve of the Army to the PN1125 AIR FORCE nominations (2) begin- This path of using legislation like grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section ning JAMES A. FANT, and ending DUSTIN 12203: D. HARLIN, which nominations were re- the healthcare bill and legislation like ceived by the Senate and appeared in the this tax bill to crush working America To be brigadier general Col. Donald B. Absher Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. on behalf of the very wealthy is simply PN1126 AIR FORCE nomination of Erik M. wrong, and it is wrong to do it by try- The following named officers for appoint- Mudrinich, which was received by the Senate ing to pack the court, and we need to ment to the grade indicated in the United and appeared in the Congressional Record of States Army under title 10, U.S.C., section October 16, 2017. do everything that we can to stop it. 624: PN1127 AIR FORCE nominations (152) be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- To be brigadier general jority leader. ginning SCOTT M. ABBOTT, and ending Col. Richard E. Angle KRISTINA M. ZUCCARELLI, which nomina- f Col. Milford H. Beagle, Jr. tions were received by the Senate and ap- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Col. Sean C. Bernabe peared in the Congressional Record of Octo- Col. Maria A. Biank ber 16, 2017. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Col. James P. Bienlien IN THE ARMY ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Col. Brian R. Bisacre PN642 ARMY nomination of Adrian L. Nel- Col. William M. Boruff ate proceed to the consideration of Ex- son, which was received by the Senate and Col. Richard R. Coffman ecutive Calendar Nos. 443 through 454 appeared in the Congressional Record of Col. Charles D. Costanza and all nominations placed on the Sec- June 15, 2017. Col. Joy L. Curriera retary’s desk; that the nominations be PN654 ARMY nomination of Todd M. Col. Johnny K. Davis Chard, which was received by the Senate and confirmed, the motions to reconsider Col. Robert B. Davis appeared in the Congressional Record of be considered made and laid upon the Col. Thomas R. Drew June 15, 2017. table with no intervening action or de- Col. Michael R. Eastman PN957 ARMY nomination of Tristan D. bate; that no further motions be in Col. Brian S. Eifler Harrington, which was received by the Sen- Col. Christopher L. Eubank order; that any statements related to ate and appeared in the Congressional Col. Omuso D. George the nominations be printed in the Record of September 5, 2017. Col. William J. Hartman RECORD; that the President be imme- PN1128 ARMY nomination of David S. Col. Darien P. Helmlinger diately notified of the Senate’s action, Lyle, which was received by the Senate and Col. David M. Hodne appeared in the Congressional Record of Oc- and the Senate then resume legislative Col. Jonathan E. Howerton tober 16, 2017. session. Col. Heidi J. Hoyle PN1129 ARMY nomination of George B. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Col. Thomas L. James Inabinet, which was received by the Senate objection, it is so ordered. Col. Christopher C. Laneve and appeared in the Congressional Record of Col. Otto K. Liller The nominations considered and con- October 16, 2017. Col. Vincent F. Malone, II firmed are as follows: PN1130 ARMY nominations (13) beginning Col. Charles R. Miller IN THE AIR FORCE BENJAMIN A. BARBEAU, and ending Col. James S. Moore, Jr. BLAIR D. TIGHE, which nominations were The following named officer for appoint- Col. Michael T. Morrissey received by the Senate and appeared in the ment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the Col. Antonio V. Munera Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. grade indicated while assigned to a position Col. Frederick M. O’Donnell PN1131 ARMY nominations (3) beginning of importance and responsibility under title Col. Paul E. Owen GARRETT K. ANDERSON, and ending 10, U.S.C., section 601: Col. Walter T. Rugen ROGER D. PLASTER, which nominations To be lieutenant general Col. Michelle A. Schmidt were received by the Senate and appeared in Col. Mark T. Simerly Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris the Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. Col. Michael E. Sloane IN THE ARMY PN1132 ARMY nominations (77) beginning Col. William D. Taylor JOSHUA A. AKERS, and ending D013005, The following named officer for appoint- Col. William L. Thigpen which nominations were received by the Sen- ment in the United States Army to the grade Col. Thomas J. Tickner ate and appeared in the Congressional indicated while assigned to a position of im- Col. Matthew J. Vanwagenen Record of October 16, 2017. portance and responsibility under title 10, Col. Darren L. Werner U.S.C., section 601: PN1133 ARMY nominations (325) beginning The following named Army National Guard JONATHAN L. ABBOTT, and ending BOVEY To be lieutenant general of the United States officer for appointment Z. ZHU, which nominations were received by Maj. Gen. Paul J. LaCamera in the Reserve of the Army to the grade indi- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- The following named officer for appoint- cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 sional Record of October 16, 2017. ment in the Reserve of the Army to the and 12211: PN1134 ARMY nominations (6) beginning grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section To be major general JANETTA R. BLACKMORE, and ending 12203: Brig. Gen. Keith Y. Tamashiro JEFFREY E. OLIVER, which nominations

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:57 Nov 03, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD17\OCTOBER\S31OC7.REC S31OC7 October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6917 were received by the Senate and appeared in C. YOON, which nominations were received The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- objection, it is so ordered. PN1135 ARMY nominations (8) beginning sional Record of October 16, 2017. STEVEN A. BATY, and ending ALISA R. PN1156 NAVY nominations (174) beginning f WILMA, which nominations were received by ROY A. ADUNA, and ending KIRTLEY N. REMEMBERING TED COOK the Senate and appeared in the Congres- YEISER, which nominations were received sional Record of October 16, 2017. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, PN1136 ARMY nominations (25) beginning sional Record of October 16, 2017. today I remember the life of a great WESLEY J. ANDERSON, and ending HOPE PN1157 NAVY nominations (6) beginning Kentuckian, Ted Cook, who passed M. WILLIAMSONYOUNCE, which nomina- CALVIN LOPER, and ending BILLY W. away on October 1, 2017, at the age of tions were received by the Senate and ap- YOUNG, which nominations were received by 70. He was a great friend, a local busi- peared in the Congressional Record of Octo- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- nessman, and a fixture of Laurel Coun- ber 16, 2017. sional Record of October 16, 2017. ty. Passing away after a battle with PN1137 ARMY nominations (46) beginning PN1158 NAVY nominations (4) beginning MAUREEN M. DERKS, and ending JEF- cancer, Ted’s loss will be felt by many. GINA E. ADAM, and ending DAVID R. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Ted ZINNANTE, which nominations were re- FREY P. SHARP, which nominations were ceived by the Senate and appeared in the received by the Senate and appeared in the was driven by a sense of patriotism and Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. community service. He was a generous PN1138 ARMY nominations (12) beginning PN1159 NAVY nominations (13) beginning man and a strong supporter of the Ken- DAVID J. H. CHANG, and ending MATTHEW DANIEL T. BARNES, and ending JAC- tucky High School Athletics Associa- J. YANDURA, which nominations were re- QUELYN 0. VERMILLOHERMAN, which tion. Ted made it a priority to watch ceived by the Senate and appeared in the nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of Oc- every basketball game he could, and he Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. was an ideal role model for the next PN1139 ARMY nomination of Samuel A. tober 16, 2017. Redding, which was received by the Senate PN1160 NAVY nominations (16) beginning generation of Kentuckians. and appeared in the Congressional Record of SHAMIRE E. BRANCH, and ending ALANNA Ted loved the outdoors, spending October 16, 2017. B. YOUNGBLOOD, which nominations were time hunting, fishing, and raising PN1140 ARMY nomination of Sativa M. received by the Senate and appeared in the quail. He tried to instill that passion in Franklin, which was received by the Senate Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. young people, especially his children and appeared in the Congressional Record of PN1161 NAVY nominations (19) beginning and, later, his grandchildren. Ted also DAVID L. AGUILAR, and ending DAVID K. October 16, 2017. helped lead local, State, and national PN1141 ARMY nominations (2) beginning ZIVNUSKA, which nominations were re- ceived by the Senate and appeared in the organizations dedicated to the service MAURICE O. BARNETT, and ending AARON of others. C. BARTA, which nominations were received Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN1162 NAVY nominations (20) beginning Ted rarely sought any recognition for sional Record of October 16, 2017. REBECCA L. ANDERSON, and ending KEN- his good works, instead always caring PN1145 ARMY nomination of Grant R. NETH R. VANHOOK, JR., which nomina- primarily for others. Those he im- Barge, which was received by the Senate and tions were received by the Senate and ap- pacted with his love and friendship, appeared in the Congressional Record of Oc- peared in the Congressional Record of Octo- however, will always remember him. tober 16, 2017. ber 16, 2017. PN1163 NAVY nominations (34) beginning Elaine and I send our condolences to PN1146 ARMY nomination of Michael W. ARTHUR D. ANDERSON, III, and ending Ted’s wife, Debbie, their children, their Chung, which was received by the Senate and JOHN E. WEAVER, which nominations were family, and friends. I hope that their appeared in the Congressional Record of Oc- received by the Senate and appeared in the tober 16, 2017. fond memories of Ted will help ease Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. PN1148 ARMY nominations (2) beginning their grief. PN1164 NAVY nominations (39) beginning CHEMITRA M. CLAY, and ending JOHN C. Mr. President, the Corbin Times- JOSHUA D. ALBRIGHT, and ending LISA L. HUBBARD, which nominations were received Tribune recently published an article SNOH, which nominations were received by by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- the Senate and appeared in the Congres- on Ted’s life and career. I ask unani- sional Record of October 16, 2017. sional Record of October 16, 2017. mous consent that a copy of the article PN1149 ARMY nomination of Charles K. PN1165 NAVY nomination of Joe F. be printed in the RECORD. Bergman, which was received by the Senate Moralez, II, which was received by the Sen- There being no objection, the mate- and appeared in the Congressional Record of ate and appeared in the Congressional October 16, 2017. rial was ordered to be printed in the Record of October 16, 2017. RECORD, as follows: PN1150 ARMY nomination of Robert S. PN1166 NAVY nominations (8) beginning [From the Corbin Times-Tribune, Oct. 2, Patton, Jr., which was received by the Sen- JESSICA B. ANDERSON, and ending MI- 2017] ate and appeared in the Congressional RANDA V. WILLIAMS, which nominations Record of October 16, 2017. were received by the Senate and appeared in TED COOK WILL BE MISSED BY MANY PN1151 ARMY nominations (116) beginning the Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. (By Les Dixon) JASON P. AFFOLDER, and ending D012388, PN1167 NAVY nominations (898) beginning Myself and many others across the State which nominations were received by the Sen- MARCO A. ACOSTA, and ending KEITH E. lost a great friend on Sunday with the pass- ate and appeared in the Congressional ZUMAR, which nominations were received ing of Ted Cook. Mr. Cook—he would always Record of October 16, 2017. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- PN1152 ARMY nominations (151) beginning correct me to call him Ted—was one of the sional Record of October 16, 2017. greatest men I have ever known. He would do ANDRE B. ABADIE, and ending G001060, PN1168 NAVY nominations (2) beginning which nominations were received by the Sen- anything for anyone, and I do mean anyone. WILLIAM J. ROY, JR., and ending RAQUEL He was one of the biggest supporters of kids ate and appeared in the Congressional T. BUSER, which nominations were received Record of October 16, 2017. throughout the State that I have known. by the Senate and appeared in the Congres- We would always engage in high school PN1153 ARMY nominations (205) beginning sional Record of October 16, 2017. sports talk any time we saw each other. It WINFIELD A. ADKINS, and ending D013960, PN1169 NAVY nominations (64) beginning didn’t matter if we were at a restaurant or if which nominations were received by the Sen- GREGORY F. ALLEN, and ending CLINTON I paid him a visit at Cook Tire, high school ate and appeared in the Congressional M. WOODS, which nominations were re- sports was always the topic of discussion— Record of October 16, 2017. ceived by the Senate and appeared in the well, sometimes politics would be as well, IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE Congressional Record of October 16, 2017. but only to give one of our friends a hard PN1066 FOREIGN SERVICE nominations f time. (61) beginning Julie P. Akey, and ending Even though I am a writer, I find it hard to Vera N. Zdravkova, which nominations were LEGISLATIVE SESSION write about people I truly care about. It received by the Senate and appeared in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- sounds odd doesn’t it? But I just don’t think Congressional Record of October 2, 2017. ate will now resume legislative session. anything I can write would do justice about my good friend Mr. Cook. IN THE MARINE CORPS f I know he was a joy to be around and he al- PN1170 MARINE CORPS nomination of ways made me feel like I was one of his own. John J. Straub, which was received by the MORNING BUSINESS Heck, he was able to do that with anyone he Senate and appeared in the Congressional Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I interacted with. Record of October 16, 2017. ask unanimous consent that the Sen- I always looked forward to seeing Mr. Cook IN THE NAVY ate be in a period of morning business, at the Sweet Sixteen Boys Basketball Tour- PN1155 NAVY nominations (78) beginning with Senators permitted to speak nament. You could bank on it every Wednes- SUZANNE T. ALFORD, and ending LAURA therein for up to 10 minutes each. day morning, I would go over to say hello

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You could bank on Navy Pier continues to promote tour- recently awarded the Medal of Honor the same routine happening every year. ism and support economic growth in for his heroic actions as a combat The one thing that will stick out to me Chicago and the Midwest, while im- medic during the Vietnam war. From more than anything is how Mr. Cook always proving its facilities and core missions May 13 to 15, 1969, then-PFC dressed in his ‘Sunday’s best’ for the Sweet to better provide services to visitors. It McCloughan repeatedly put himself in Sixteen Boys championship game. He was al- is with great pride that I join Senator the line of fire to extract and treat his ways in a suit and a tie and that always DUCKWORTH in honoring Navy Pier and fellow soldiers. stood out to me. He showed respect to the its many accomplishments. Specialist 5 McCloughan was born in event just like he showed respect to every- one he met. Ms. DUCKWORTH. Mr. President, South Haven, MI, in 1946 and spent his I never really ventured over to Cook Tire today I join my close friend and col- childhood in Bangor, MI. He became a as much as I should to see how he would be league, Senator DICK DURBIN, to honor four-sport varsity athlete at Bangor doing, but our paths always crossed, usually one of the magnificent landmarks of Il- High School and would go on to play at least once a month and even more during linois, Chicago’s Navy Pier. football, baseball, and to wrestle at high school basketball season. Since Chicago architect Daniel Olivet College. Three months after ac- I believe KHSAA Commissioner Julian Burnham first established his vision of cepting a teaching and coaching posi- Tackett said it best on his Facebook page: a public pier to transform Chicago’s tion with South Haven Public Schools, Ted Cook’s passing means the loss of another McCloughan was drafted into the U.S. of that great generation of men who were landscape and draw visitors to experi- ence the lakefront, what opened as Mu- Army in 1968. independent, self sustaining and hard work- McCloughan’s superiors took notice ing. In addition to being one of the biggest nicipal Pier in 1916 has been a gath- supporters of kids throughout the state, he ering point for the community. In of his knowledge of sports medicine, was a counselor for so many people and a World War I and World War II, it be- and he was assigned to Fort Sam Hous- great friend. came central to the war effort and ton, TX, to report for advanced train- I will end with this. I hope someday to be Navy Pier got its name to honor the ing as a medical specialist. Upon his completion of training, McCloughan half the man Mr. Cook was, it would be an sailors who served and continued to honor. was assigned as a combat medic with serve in defense of our Nation. Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infan- f Many institutions of Chicago began try Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Bri- in Navy Pier before finding their home 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF gade, American Division, and was de- CHICAGO’S NAVY PIER elsewhere in the city, like the Univer- ployed to Vietnam. sity of Illinois’ Chicago campus, the Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I join On the morning of May 13, 1969, two Taste of Chicago, and the trade shows my colleague and friend Senator American helicopters were shot down that continue to come through Chicago DUCKWORTH to recognize the 100th an- near Tam KY, and one crashed 100 me- to take advantage of the city’s com- niversary of Chicago’s Navy Pier, one ters from McCloughan and Charlie mercial infrastructure. Navy Pier has of the most visited attractions in Illi- Company. A squad was sent to rescue been a place for people to meet and ex- nois and the Midwest. the downed crew and found a wounded perience the Great Lakes, city skyline, Navy Pier, originally named Munic- soldier too injured to move. and various attractions that have ipal Pier, was the first of its kind. The McCloughan ran 100 meters through an sprung up and grown through the city. pier was created to bring revenue into open field, dodging crossfire between Locals, Illinoisans, Americans, and the city by supporting industry and Charlie Company and the NVA, reached international visitors alike experience tourism. The pier opened in 1916 and the wounded soldier, and carried him the Midwest through the lens of the back to the company and successfully served as a port for commercial ship- pier, and it reflects back on our city saved his fellow soldier from being cap- ping and provided the entertainment the multicultural, historical aspects of tured or killed. and recreation needed to transform our city and this Nation. You only Later that same day, McCloughan Chicago’s lakefront into a popular have to look at the iconic ferris wheel displayed another act of heroism in the tourist attraction. to see how it has transformed Chi- midst of an American airstrike against During World War I and World War cago’s skyline and become such an in- nearby NVA targets. While in a trench, II, the pier was used as a naval training tegrated, iconic part of the city. he saw two U.S. soldiers huddled to- center for over 60,000 Navy recruits and As a public venue for culture and gether without weapons in the midst of was later named Navy Pier to honor commerce, Navy Pier continues to re- an ambush. McCloughan dropped his the Navy personnel who served and vitalize so that it can be sustainable, weapon and rushed into the ambush to contributed to the national war effort. universal, and accessible to all. I am check on his comrades. While inspect- Throughout its history, Navy Pier proud to come before this body with ing them for wounds, he was hit with was home to several Chicago institu- Senator DURBIN and honor Navy Pier shrapnel when a rocket-propelled gre- tions and traditions. as it celebrates its centennial anniver- nade exploded nearby. McCloughan Navy Pier was also the former home sary. pulled the two soldiers back to the to the University of Illinois at Chicago (At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the trench and would go back into the am- from 1946 to 1965, nicknamed ‘‘Harvard following statement was ordered to be bush zone four more times to extract on the Rocks,’’ and served more than printed in the RECORD.) wounded comrades. Wounded and bleed- 100,000 students. ing himself, McCloughan refused to Navy Pier originally held the famous f evacuate and remained on the battle- Taste of Chicago in 1978 and today con- field to treat the wounded and prepare VOTE EXPLANATION tinues to host a variety of festivals, them for extraction. conferences, trade shows, and live en- ∑ Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I The next day, Charlie Company en- tertainment. was unavailable for rollcall vote No. gaged NVA forces near Nui Yon Hill. Navy Pier opens its doors to locals 255, on the nomination of Amy Barrett Similar to the day before, McCloughan and visitors to experience Chicago’s to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sev- again went into the crossfire zone nu- rich historical and cultural history enth Circuit. Had I been present, I merous times to treat and extract while enjoying activities and the city’s would have voted nay. wounded soldiers. He was wounded lakefront. Its popular attractions, in- Mr. President, I was unavailable for again by RPG shrapnel and small arms cluding the iconic ferris wheel, have rollcall vote No. 256, on the motion to fire. McCloughan again showed his her- attracted more than 9 million visitors invoke cloture on Joan Larsen, of oism when he volunteered to hold a a year, generated millions of dollars in Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for blinking light in the open while bullets revenue, and created thousands of jobs the Sixth Circuit. Had I been present, I and RPGs hit around him so his com- for the region. would have voted nay.∑ pany could be resupplied.

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Of the staggering number of mote diversity in its police force. diers alive during the night and is cred- cases that Bob worked as a constituent Judge Keith heard cases that pre- ited with saving the lives of 10 mem- advocate for residents of Arizona, near- sented new questions and challenged bers of Charlie Company in the 48-hour ly as many more were for veterans long-held interpretations of the Con- timespan. from across the country and indeed stitution. In the 1971 landmark case, Upon returning home, McCloughan across the world. He helped them all United States v. United States District would resume his job as a teacher and equally with the same quiet but stead- Court, widely known as the Keith Case, coach at South Haven High School. He fast commitment, and I feel there is the Supreme Court upheld Judge taught sociology and psychology and truly no measure for how many lives Keith’s ruling that the Nixon adminis- coached football, baseball, and wres- he touched and how many men and tration could not wiretap citizens with- tling until his retirement in 2008. women he helped by the end of his sto- out a court order, even in cases involv- SPC5 James McCloughan is an Amer- ried career. ing domestic terrorism. This ruling ican hero who consistently put his life I will forever be thankful that Bob protected Fourth Amendment rights on the line to save the lives of his fel- Currieo’s intrinsic desire to serve put for all Americans and enforced the low Americans. He has always inspired him on a path to Arizona that fortu- boundaries of warrantless surveillance, others, whether by his actions on the nately crossed my own. I will fondly re- paving the way for the U.S. Foreign In- battlefield or for his students in the member the years of friendship and telligence Surveillance Act, FISA, of classroom. I urge my colleagues to join wise counsel that he so selflessly gave, 1978, which provides judicial and con- me today in congratulating and thank- and I hope his dear Cecilia will find gressional oversight of the govern- ing Specialist 5 McCloughan for his comfort in the immeasurable legacy ment’s foreign intelligence surveil- continued dedication and service to our left behind by such an honorable man. lance activities. Nation. Thank you. After the tragedy of the terror at- f f tacks on September 11, 2001, and the subsequent war on terror, we once REMEMBERING JAMES ‘‘BOB’’ ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS CURRIEO again faced circumstances that tested Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I come the balance between the power of the to the floor today to remember the life TRIBUTE TO DAMON J. KEITH government and fundamental civil lib- erties. Judge Keith found himself rul- and legacy of one of our Nation’s vet- ∑ Mr. PETERS. Mr. President today, I erans, a longtime staffer, and a man ing against another administration in wish to recognize a crusader and legal the 2002 case, Detroit Free Press v. whom I was fortunate to call my titan, the Honorable Damon J. Keith of friend, James ‘‘Bob’’ Currieo. Fol- Ashcroft. Attorney General John Detroit, MI, for his legendary 50-year Ashcroft and Chief Immigration Judge lowing his retirement from my Tucson career as a Federal judge. office in 2013, I am grateful that Bob Michael Creppy directed that hearings Judge Keith’s career in public service regarding immigration and deportation was able to spend his final years with began during World War II, when he his beloved wife, Cecilia, before his cases, deemed to be of interest to the served in a segregated military where investigation of the September 11, 2001, passing on October 17, 2017. It is times he faced discrimination as he served like these that we must reflect on the attacks, be closed to the public. When his Nation. The injustice he experi- this case came before Judge Keith, he legacy of such individuals, who chose enced led him to dedicate his life to service above self-interest, and Bob’s affirmed that the directive was uncon- equality for all Americans. stitutional and that deportations 83-year life and service to our Nation Judge Keith received his law degree and to the great State of Arizona can- should not be shrouded in secrecy, fa- from the prestigious Howard Univer- mously proclaiming that, ‘‘Democ- not be understated. sity. His professor and mentor was By the time I met Bob in 1982, he had racies die behind closed doors.’’ none other than the Honorable already begun his tenure as the na- It is my pleasure to recognize the Thurgood Marshall, who argued the tional commander-in-chief for the Vet- Honorable Damon J. Keith for his in- landmark case Brown v. Board of Edu- erans of Foreign Wars; however, his credible half century on the bench and cation and the first African-American legacy of service began long before. A as one of the most influential jurists in decorated Korean war veteran, Bob Justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme American history. Judge Keith has a honorably served over a 22-year career Court. Just like his mentor, Judge heart of gold and a will of steel, show- in the U.S. Army, including a fortunate Keith would go on to make ing great courage in the face of danger assignment to the U.S. Army Combat groundbreaking rulings. and injustice. In his relentless pursuit Surveillance School at Fort Huachuca While African-American citizens in of equality and justice, he has garnered that would bring him to Arizona. Si- the South suffered through the institu- many honors and admirers. In his life, erra Vista introduced Bob to the rug- tionalized practices of segregation, Judge Keith not only witnessed some ged and diverse beauty of our great Michigan was not immune from racial of the most critical moments in this State, a place that he would consider discrimination. After his 1970 decision Nation’s history, but he has also con- home for the remainder of his life. in Davis v. School District of Pontiac, tributed immensely to making Amer- I was fortunate that Bob accepted a allowing busing to help integrate ica a better and more fair place. I ask role in my early Senate staff, but so schools, Judge Keith faced threats of my fellow colleagues to join me in evident was Bob’s innate dedication to violence from the Ku Klux Klan. De- thanking the Honorable Damon J. service that I fully understood and sup- spite threats placed against his own Keith for safeguarding the bedrock of ported when he temporarily departed life, Judge Keith stood firm. Judge our society the U.S. Constitution.∑ Arizona for the opportunity to con- Keith continued his fight for civil tinue his duties with the VFW as an ex- rights in 1971 when he found that the f ecutive in Washington, DC. We stayed city of Hamtramck practiced discrimi- TRIBUTE TO CHIEF ROBERT ‘‘BOB’’ in touch over the years, and I was most natory community development which JENKINS grateful when he returned to his be- largely displaced African American loved Arizona in 1996 and agreed to re- residents. He ordered the city to re- ∑ Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, today join my Tucson office. There, he would place the homes that were demolished. I would like to recognize retired Fire spend the final 17 years of his well- After the civil unrest in Detroit in 1967, Chief Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Jenkins for 55 decorated career advocating on behalf actions were taken to improve racial years of exemplary service to his com- of veterans and servicemembers. inequality in the city. African-Ameri- munity and to Vermont. We are fortu- Every Senator will likely stress the cans accounted for one-third of De- nate to have such a dedicated public importance of providing constituent troit’s population but were underrep- servant as Chief Jenkins in our State,

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After serving for 5 years in has unselfishly protected and served services officer; Janet Marantz, immi- Vergennes, Bob helped establish the his community for 55 years. He is a gration services officer; Ryan Marlow, New Haven Volunteer Fire Department model for what leadership is about. We immigration services officer; Nathan in 1967, which became part of the must keep in mind that Bob did not do Matusick, immigration services officer; Addison County Firefighters Associa- this alone. He had the commitment and Sara Rutanhira, immigration services tion Mutual Aid system the following understanding of his wife of 52 years, officer; Susan Sheehan, immigration year. For five decades, Bob continued Mary Jane; his daughter, Robin; his services officer; Danielle Spooner, im- to work with the New Haven Fire De- son, Chris; and his stepsons, Tim, migration services officer; Shelly Wal- partment with training and guidance, Mark, and Ricky—even when Bob spent ters, immigration services officer; and whenever needed. On May 6, 2017, at the time away from home, missing family Brian Woods, immigration services of- department’s 50th anniversary, Bob dinners, family outings, birthdays, ficer. was presented with an honorary mem- holidays, and school events. The recipient of the Leadership bership. This follows the honorary I will finish with some words from Award is Michael Parascando, super- membership he received from the New Haven Assistant Chief Dean Gil- visory special agent, Homeland Secu- Vergennes Fire Department in 1982. more: ‘‘If you add Bob’s love for his rity Investigations Tip Line, Office of Bob joined the Ferrisburgh Volunteer family, his love for his community, and Intelligence, U.S. Immigration and Fire Department in 1968, where he was his love for his fellow firefighters; his Customs Enforcement, Williston. soon promoted to the rank of captain. family’s love for him, and his fellow The recipient of the Public Safety In 1970, recognizing his dedication and firefighters; his fellow firefighters’ love Award is John Marquissee, Border Pa- leadership, the department elected him for him and his family; his commu- trol agent, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. chief, a position he held for 19 years. nity’s love for him, his family, and his Customs and Border Protection, Derby. Bob remained very active after step- fellow firefighters; we have one power- The recipient of the Community ping down as chief, spending countless ful feeling in our hearts that is ever- Service Award is Julia Hoefel, immi- hours working with successive chiefs, lasting.’’∑ gration services analyst, Northeast Re- passing on knowledge and expertise to f gional Office, U.S. Citizenship and Im- help maintain a professional and high- VERMONT FEDERAL EXECUTIVE migration Services, South Burlington. ly trained department with well-main- ASSOCIATION 2017 AWARDS The recipients of the Collaboration tained equipment. His service was de- and Partnership Award are Linette servedly recognized this past summer, ∑ Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, to Boyse and Erin Hakey, immigration when the Ferrisburgh Fire Department commemorate Public Service Recogni- services analysts, Process Improve- took delivery of a brand-new frontline tion Week, the Vermont Federal Exec- ment and Efficiency Team, Vermont engine and dedicated it in honor of utive Association recognized Federal Service Center, U.S. Citizenship and Chief Jenkins. employees with Excellence in Govern- Immigration Services, St. Albans. Bob has been a mentor to many other ment awards. Vermont is fortunate to The recipient of the Valor Award is chiefs and firefighters throughout have thousands of Federal employees Christopher Whipple, U.S. Customs and Addison County, as well as the State of working across the State, and I am Border Protection officer, U.S. Cus- Vermont. He served on numerous com- proud of the good work they do for toms and Border Protection, Highgate mittees of the Addison County Fire- their fellow citizens. I would like to Springs. fighters Association, including Ser- offer special congratulations to the And finally, the recipient of the geant at Arms at the annual business 2017 award winners, who have truly ex- Vermont Federal Employee of the Year meeting and awards banquet. He was emplified the very best in government. Award is Amelia Palmer human re- presented with life membership to the The recipients of the Excellence in source specialist, Recruitment and association in 1993. He also served for Management and Program Support Placement Branch, Human Resources many years as an instructor for the an- Award are the Vermont Service Center Operations Center, U.S. Citizenship and nual Addison County Regional Fire Employee Services Team, U.S. Citizen- Immigration Services, South Bur- School, which draws firefighters from ship and Immigration Services, St. Al- lington. around Vermont, New York, and Can- bans, including Steffan Defeo, super- Once again, I congratulate these ada. In 1994, the 24th Annual Regional visory operational support specialist; Vermont Federal employees.∑ Fire School was dedicated to Bob for Julie Kuhn, supervisory operational his commitment to the training pro- support specialist; Angelina Bucio, f gram. operational support specialist; Joreen Bob also served as an instructor for Hatin, supervisory immigration serv- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT the Vermont State Firefighters’ Asso- ices officer; Michael Kane, supervisory A message from the President of the ciation and is a charter member of the immigration services officer; Forest United States was communicated to Vermont Fire Academy training center Glodgett, operational support spe- the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- in Pittsford. He is passionate about cialist; Ann Gratton, operational sup- retaries. teaching young firefighters all aspects port specialist; Lee Ann Jette, oper- of the fire service, from today’s fire- ational support specialist; Lisa Kline, f fighting skills to department history. operational support specialist; and His expertise in building construction Sarah Sherman, operational support PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE has been particularly important during specialist. training and has helped keep many The recipients of the Professional Vermont firefighters safe during fire Award are the Vermont Service Center REPORT RELATIVE TO THE CON- calls. He also teaches respect for what Phase 1—Strategic Plan Team, U.S. TINUATION OF THE NATIONAL firefighters do, for fellow members, for Citizenship and Immigration Services, EMERGENCY RELATIVE TO THE leadership, and for our communities. In St. Albans, including Judith Hochberg, return, he has gained the respect of his section chief; Kyle Davis, supervisory ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF THE fellow firefighters for his willingness to immigration services officer; Joreen GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN AS DE- share his time and knowledge. Hatin, supervisory immigration serv- CLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER Bob’s community service does not ices officer; Michael Kane, supervisory 13067 OF NOVEMBER 3, 1997—PM 18 stop with firefighting. He has served immigration services officer; Michael The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- the town of Ferrisburgh in many dif- Hoeflich, supervisory immigration fore the Senate the following message ferent ways, including overseeing con- services analyst; Paul Novak III, super- from the President of the United struction of a new firestation in 1993, visory immigration services analyst; States, together with an accompanying

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:54 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G31OC6.041 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6921 report; which was referred to the Com- October 25, 2017; to the Committee on Agri- ‘‘Second Five-Year Review of the Compact of mittee on Banking, Housing, and culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Free Association, As Amended, Between the Urban Affairs: EC–3279. A communication from the Acting Governments of the United States and the Administrator, Rural Housing Service, De- Republic of the Marshall Islands’’; to the To the Congress of the United States: partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Section 202(d) of the National Emer- suant to law , the report of a rule entitled sources. gencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), provides ‘‘Multi-Family Housing Program Require- EC–3288. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, for the automatic termination of a na- ments to Reduce Financial Reporting Re- quirements’’ ((7 CFR Part 3560) (RIN0575– Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tional emergency unless, within 90 AC98)) received in the Office of the President ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- days before the anniversary date of its of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Com- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; State declaration, the President publishes in mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- Board Requirements’’ (FRL No. 9970–14–Re- the Federal Register and transmits to estry. gion 5) received in the Office of the President the Congress a notice stating that the EC–3280. A communication from the Acting of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Com- emergency is to continue in effect be- Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence), mittee on Environment and Public Works. EC–3289. A communication from the Direc- yond the anniversary date. In accord- transmitting, pursuant to law, the Depart- ment of Defense’s fiscal year 2015/2016 report tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ance with this provision, I have sent to to Congress relative to the Worldwide Nu- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- the Federal Register for publication the clear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- enclosed notice stating that the na- Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat (OSS titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Illinois; Volatile tional emergency with respect to 2017–1119); to the Committee on Armed Serv- Organic Compounds Definition’’ (FRL No. Sudan declared in Executive Order ices. 9970–17–Region 5) received in the Office of the 13067 of November 3, 1997, is to continue EC–3281. A communication from the Sec- President of the Senate on October 25, 2017; retary of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to to the Committee on Environment and Pub- in effect beyond November 3, 2017. lic Works. Despite recent positive develop- law, a report relative to the current and fu- ture military strategy of Iran (OSS–2017– EC–3290. A communication from the Direc- ments, the crisis constituted by the ac- 1157); to the Committee on Armed Services. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tions and policies of the Government of EC–3282. A communication from the Assist- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Sudan that led to the declaration of a ant Secretary for Export Administration, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- national emergency in Executive Order Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; 2017 13067; the expansion of that emergency ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Revisions to NR 400 and 406’’ (FRL No. 9969– to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- 89–Region 5) received in the Office of the in Executive Order 13400 of April 26, President of the Senate on October 26, 2017; 2006; and with respect to which addi- ments to Existing Validated End-User Au- thorization in the People’s Republic of to the Committee on Environment and Pub- tional steps were taken in Executive China: Lam Research Service Company, lic Works. Order 13412 of October 13, 2006, Execu- Ltd.’’ (RIN0694–AH40) received in the Office EC–3291. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tive Order 13761 of January 13, 2017, and of the President of the Senate on October 25, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Executive Order 13804 of July 11, 2017, 2017; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- has not been resolved. These actions and Urban Affairs. EC–3283. A communication from the Assist- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air and policies continue to pose an un- Quality Implementation Plans; Pennsyl- usual and extraordinary threat to the ant Secretary, Division of Trading and Mar- kets, Securities and Exchange Commission, vania; Pennsylvania’s Adoption of Control national security and foreign policy of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Techniques Guidelines for Automobile and Light-Duty Truck Assembly Coatings’’ (FRL the United States. I have, therefore, a rule entitled ‘‘Covered Securities Pursuant No. 9969–83–Region 3) received in the Office of determined that it is necessary to con- to Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933’’ the President of the Senate on October 26, tinue the national emergency declared (RIN3235–AM07) received in the Office of the 2017; to the Committee on Environment and President of the Senate on October 30, 2017; in Executive Order 13067, as expanded Public Works. by Executive Order 13400, with respect to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and EC–3292. A communication from the Direc- to Sudan. Urban Affairs. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–3284. A communication from the Dep- DONALD J. TRUMP. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- uty General Counsel for Operations, Depart- THE WHITE HOUSE, October 31, 2017. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ment of Housing and Urban Development, titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State f transmitting, pursuant to law, four (4) re- Air Quality Plans and Designated Facilities EXECUTIVE AND OTHER ports relative to vacancies in the Depart- and Pollutants; City of Philadelphia; Control ment of Housing and Urban Development, re- COMMUNICATIONS of Emissions from Existing Sewage Sludge ceived in the Office of the President of the Incineration Units’’ (FRL No. 9969–92–Region The following communications were Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee 3) received in the Office of the President of laid before the Senate, together with on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. the Senate on October 26, 2017; to the Com- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- EC–3285. A communication from the Assist- mittee on Environment and Public Works. ant Director for Regulatory Affairs, Office of uments, and were referred as indicated: EC–3293. A communication from the Direc- Foreign Assets Control, Department of the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–3276. A communication from the Direc- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, report of a rule entitled ‘‘Global Terrorism ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Sanctions Regulations’’ (31 CFR Part 594) re- titled ‘‘Determination of Attainment by the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ceived in the Office of the President of the Attainment Date for the 2008 Ozone Stand- titled ‘‘Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain Senate on October 30, 2017; to the Committee ard; Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, F727; Exemption from the Requirement of a on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. PA–NJ–MD–DE Nonattainment Area’’ (FRL Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 9968–40–OCSPP) re- EC–3286. A communication from the Presi- No. 9969–93–Region 3) received in the Office of ceived in the Office of the President of the dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- the President of the Senate on October 26, Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee suant to law, a report relative to the des- 2017; to the Committee on Environment and on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. ignation as an emergency requirement all Public Works. EC–3277. A communication from the Direc- funding (including the repurposing of funds EC–3294. A communication from the Direc- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, and cancellation of debt) so designated by tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- the Congress in the Further Continuing and Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Security Assistance Appropriations Act, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- titled ‘‘Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tolerances’’ 2017, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz- (FRL No. 9968–12–OCSPP) received in the Of- Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit ardous Air Pollutants for Wool Fiberglass fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the en- Manufacturing; Flame Attenuation Lines’’ ber 25, 2017; to the Committee on Agri- closed list of accounts; to the Committee on (FRL No. 9970–08–OAR) received in the Office culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. the Budget. of the President of the Senate on October 26, EC–3278. A communication from the Man- EC–3287. A communication from the Assist- 2017; to the Committee on Environment and agement Analyst, Grain Inspection, Packers ant Secretary for Insular Areas, Office of the Public Works. and Stockyards Administration, Department Secretary, Department of the Interior, trans- EC–3295. A communication from the Direc- of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to mitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports en- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Scope of titled ‘‘Second Five-Year Review of the Com- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Sections 202(a) and (b) of the Packers and pact of Free Association, As Amended, Be- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Stockyards Act’’ (RIN0580–AB28) received in tween the Governments of the United States titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz- the Office of the President of the Senate on and the Federated States of Micronesia’’ and ardous Air Pollutants: Publicly Owned

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC6.003 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6922 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 Treatment Works Residual Risk and Tech- State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- 2015’’ ; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- nology Review’’ (FRL No. 9969–95–OAR) re- port relative to the amendment of a designa- rity and Governmental Affairs. ceived in the Office of the President of the tion of a group as a Foreign Terrorist Orga- EC–3312. A communication from the Chair- Senate on October 26, 2017; to the Committee nization by the Secretary of State (OSS– man of the Council of the District of Colum- on Environment and Public Works. 2017–1115); to the Committee on Foreign Re- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–3296. A communication from the Direc- lations. on D.C. Act 22–150, ‘‘Access to Emergency tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–3304. A communication from the Regu- Epinephrine in Schools Clarification Tem- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- lations Coordinator, Office of Strategic Oper- porary Amendment Act of 2017’’ ; to the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ations and Regulatory Affairs, Department Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- titled ‘‘Voluntary Consensus Standards Up- of Health and Human Services, transmitting, ernmental Affairs. date; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–3313. A communication from the Chair- Composite Wood Products’’ ((RIN2070–AK36) ‘‘Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amend- man of the Council of the District of Colum- (FRL No. 9962–84)) received in the Office of ments of 1988 (CLIA); Fecal Occult Blood bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report the President of the Senate on October 26, (FOB) Testing’’ (RIN0938–AS04) received in on D.C. Act 22–151, ‘‘Public School Nurse As- 2017; to the Committee on Environment and the Office of the President of the Senate on signment Temporary Amendment Act of Public Works. October 19, 2017; to the Committee on 2017’’ ; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- EC–3297. A communication from the Dep- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. rity and Governmental Affairs. uty Chief Counsel, Economic Development EC–3305. A communication from the Assist- EC–3314. A communication from the Asso- Administration, Department of Commerce, ant General Counsel for Regulatory Services, ciate General Counsel for General Law, De- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Office of Postsecondary Education, Depart- partment of Homeland Security, transmit- a rule entitled ‘‘Elimination of Regulations ment of Education, transmitting, pursuant ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a Implementing Community Trade Adjust- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Student vacancy in the position of Director, United ment Assistance Program’’ (RIN0610–AA70) Assistance General Provisions, Federal Per- States Citizenship and Immigration Serv- received in the Office of the President of the kins Loan Program, Federal Family Edu- ices, Department of Homeland Security, re- Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee cation Loan Program, William D. Ford Fed- ceived in the Office of the President of the on Finance. eral Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Edu- Senate on October 26, 2017; to the Committee EC–3298. A communication from the Chief cation Assistance for College and Higher on the Judiciary. of the Trade and Commercial Regulations Education Grant Program’’ (RIN1840–AD25) EC–3315. A communication from the Chief Branch, Bureau of Customs and Border Pro- received in the Office of the President of the of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- tection, Department of Homeland Security, Senate on October 24, 2017; to the Committee tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revitaliza- a rule entitled ‘‘Removing the Prohibition EC–3306. A communication from the Acting on the Importation of Jadeite or Rubies tion of the AM Radio Service’’ ((MB Docket Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory No. 13–249) (FCC 17–119)) received in the Of- Mined or Extracted from Burma, and Arti- Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corpora- cles of Jewelry Containing Jadeite or Rubies fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- ber 25, 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, Mined or Extracted from Burma’’ ((RIN1515– port of a rule entitled ‘‘Benefits Payable in AE27) (CBP Dec. 17–15)) received in the Office Science, and Transportation. Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest EC–3316. A communication from the Attor- of the President of the Senate on October 25, Assumptions for Paying Benefits’’ (29 CFR 2017; to the Committee on Finance. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Part 4022) received in the Office of the Presi- EC–3299. A communication from the Regu- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- dent of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to the lations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare ant to law, the report of a rule entitled and Medicaid Services, Department of Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and ‘‘Recreational Boat Flotation Standards— Health and Human Services, transmitting, Pensions. Update of Outboard Engine Weight Test Re- EC–3307. A communication from the Acting pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled quirements’’ ((RIN1625–AC37) (Docket No. Director, Retirement Services, Office of Per- ‘‘Medicare Program; End-State Renal Dis- USCG–2016–1012)) received in the Office of the sonnel Management, transmitting, pursuant ease Prospective Payment System, Payment President of the Senate on October 25, 2017; to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to In- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Employees’ Retirement System; Government dividuals with Acute Kidney Injury, and and Transportation. Costs’’ (RIN3206–AN22) received in the Office End-State Renal Disease Quality Incentive EC–3317. A communication from the Assist- Program’’ ((RIN0938–AT04) (CMS–1674–F)) re- of the President of the Senate on October 25, ant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, ceived in the Office of the President of the 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Consumer Product Safety Commission, Senate on October 30, 2017; to the Committee rity and Governmental Affairs. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–3308. A communication from the Acting on Finance. a rule entitled ‘‘Safety Standard for Infant EC–3300. A communication from the Assist- Director, Office of Personnel Management, Bouncer Seats’’ ((16 CFR Part 1229) (Docket ant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Depart- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of No. CPSC–2015–0028)) received in the Office of ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to the a rule entitled ‘‘Prevailing Rate Systems; the President of the Senate on October 25, Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, Definition of Brown County, Wisconsin, and 2017; to the Committee on Commerce, the report of the texts and background state- Forsyth and Mecklenburg Counties, North Science, and Transportation. Carolina, to Nonappropriated Fund Federal ments of international agreements, other f than treaties (List 2017–0176–2017–0187); to the Wage System Wage Areas’’ (RIN3206–AN50) Committee on Foreign Relations. received in the Office of the President of the PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Senate on October 25, 2017; to the Committee EC–3301. A communication from the Dep- The following petition or memorial uty Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Department of State, transmitting, pursuant fairs. was laid before the Senate and was re- to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control EC–3309. A communication from the Asso- ferred or ordered to lie on the table as Act, the certification of a proposed license ciate General Counsel for General Law, De- indicated: for the export of defense articles, including partment of Homeland Security, transmit- POM–131 A joint resolution adopted by the technical data, and defense services to Can- ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a Legislature of the State of Texas rescinding ada to support the design, development, dem- vacancy in the position of Secretary of certain applications made by the Texas Leg- onstration, qualification, assembly, manu- Homeland Security, received in the Office of islature to the United States Congress to facture, processing, analysis , test, and modi- the President of the Senate on October 25, call a national convention under Article V of fication of Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, 2017; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- the United States Constitution for proposing Wirelessly-guided (TOW) Launch Motor pro- rity and Governmental Affairs. any amendment to the Constitution, to the EC–3310. A communication from the Acting pellant for the TOW Weapon System in the Committee on the Judiciary. amount of $28,000,000 or more (Transmittal Administrator, National Aeronautics and SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 38 No. DDTC 17–051); to the Committee on For- Space Administration, transmitting, pursu- eign Relations. ant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator Whereas, Over the years, the Texas Legis- EC–3302. A communication from the Dep- (URL) for the Administration’s 2016 FAIR lature has approved resolutions officially ap- uty Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Act Commercial Activities Inventory, the plying to the Congress of the United States Department of State, transmitting, pursuant 2016 FAIR Act Inherently Governmental Ac- to call a convention, under the terms of Arti- to law, a report consistent with the Author- tivities Inventory, and the 2016 FAIR Act Ex- cle V of the Constitution of the United ization for Use of Military Force Against ecutive Summary; to the Committee on States, to offer various amendments to that Iraq Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107–243) and the Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Constitution; and Authorization for the Use of Force Against fairs. Whereas, While no Article V amendatory Iraq Resolution (P.L. 102–1) for the June 9, EC–3311. A communication from the Acting convention has yet taken place thus far in 2017–August 8, 2017 reporting period; to the Director, Office of Personnel Management, American history, nevertheless, there is a Committee on Foreign Relations. transmitting, pursuant to law, a report enti- very real possibility that one, of more than EC–3303. A communication from the Bu- tled ‘‘Federal Equal Opportunity Recruit- one, could be triggered at some point in the reau of Legislative Affairs, Department of ment Program (FEORP) for Fiscal Year future; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:19 Nov 02, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD17\OCTOBER\S31OC7.REC S31OC7 October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6923 Whereas, Regardless of their age, such past REPORTS OF COMMITTEES By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. applications from Texas lawmakers remain MORAN): alive and valid until such time as they are The following reports of committees S. 2040. A bill to designate the facility of later formally rescinded: Now, therefore, be were submitted: the United States Postal Service located at it By Mr. THUNE, from the Committee on 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as Resolved, That the 85th Legislature of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the ‘‘Amelia Earhart Post Office Building’’; State of Texas, Regular Session, 2017, hereby with an amendment in the nature of a sub- to the Committee on Homeland Security and officially rescinds, repeals, revokes, cancels, stitute: Governmental Affairs. voids, and nullifies any and all applications S. 1586. A bill to require the Under Sec- By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. from Texas legislators prior to the 85th Leg- retary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update WYDEN, Mr. HEINRICH, and Mr. islature, Regular Session, 2017, other than periodically the environmental sensitivity FRANKEN): the application provided by H.C.R. No. 31, index products of the National Oceanic and S. 2041. A bill to promote the use of resil- Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Ses- Atmospheric Administration for each coastal ient energy systems to rebuild infrastructure following disasters; to the Committee on sion, 1977, that apply to the United States area of the Great Lakes, and for other pur- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Congress for the calling of a convention, pur- poses (Rept. No. 115–180). fairs. suant to Article V of the United States Con- S. 1015. A bill to require the Federal Com- By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. stitution, regardless of how old such pre- munications Commission to study the feasi- GRASSLEY, Mr. DURBIN, and Mrs. SHA- vious applications might be, and irrespective bility of designating a simple, easy-to-re- member dialing code to be used for a na- HEEN): of what subject matters such applications S. 2042. A bill to authorize a joint action pertained to; and, be it further tional suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system. plan and report on drug waste; to the Com- Resolved, That the 85th Legislature of the mittee on Finance. State of Texas, Regular Session, 2017, hereby f By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. declares that any application to the United INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KLO- States Congress for the calling of a conven- JOINT RESOLUTIONS BUCHAR, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. FEIN- tion under Article V of the United States STEIN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. LEAHY, and Constitution that is submitted by the Texas The following bills and joint resolu- Mr. CARDIN): Legislature during or after this Regular Ses- tions were introduced, read the first S. 2043. A bill to promote the economic se- sion shall be automatically rescinded, re- and second times by unanimous con- curity and safety of survivors of domestic vi- pealed, revoked, canceled, voided, and nul- sent, and referred as indicated: olence, dating violence, sexual assault, or lified if the applicable convention is not stalking, and for other purposes; to the Com- called on or before the eighth anniversary of By Mrs. ERNST: S. 2033. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and the date the last legislative vote is taken on Pensions. enue Code of 1986 to eliminate the deduction the application; and, be it further By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, for living expenses incurred by members of Resolved, That, in a manner which would Mr. MURPHY, Mr. REED, Ms. HIRONO, Congress; to the Committee on Finance. furnish confirmation of delivery and track- Mr. MARKEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. GILLI- By Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. ing while en route, the Texas secretary of BRAND, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. MURRAY, COONS): state shall transmit properly certified copies S. 2034. A bill to strengthen resources for Ms. WARREN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. of this joint resolution of rescission, pursu- entrepreneurs by improving the SCORE pro- BROWN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HARRIS, ant to the Standing Rules of the United gram, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. BOOKER, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): S. 2044. A bill to amend title 18, United States Senate (namely, Rule VII, paragraphs mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- States Code, to protect more victims of do- 4, 5, and 6), to the vice president of the ship. mestic violence by preventing their abusers United States (in his capacity as presiding By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Ms. officer of the United States Senate and ad- from possessing or receiving firearms, and COLLINS): for other purposes; to the Committee on the dressed to him at the office which he main- S. 2035. A bill to provide increased security Judiciary. tains inside the United States Capitol Build- for the voting systems of the United States, By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, ing); to the secretary and parliamentarian of to protect against intrusion, theft, manipu- Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. DUR- the United States Senate; and to both United lation, and deletion of voter registration BIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. WARREN, States senators representing Texas; accom- data and ballots, or votes cast, and to pre- Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, panied by a cover letter to each addressee vent cyberattacks from malicious computer Ms. HARRIS, Mr. BOOKER, and Mrs. drawing attention to the fact that it is the hackers, and for other purposes; to the Com- FEINSTEIN): 85th Texas Legislature’s courteous, yet firm, mittee on Rules and Administration. request that the full and complete verbatim S. 2045. A bill to establish a grant program By Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mrs. to encourage States to adopt certain policies text of this joint resolution be duly pub- ERNST, and Mr. PORTMAN): lished in the United States Senate’s portion and procedures relating to the transfer and S. 2036. A bill to make necessary changes possession of firearms; to the Committee on of the Congressional Record as an official to the competitive need limitations provi- memorial to the United States Senate, and the Judiciary. sion of the Generalized System of Pref- By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. that this joint resolution be referred to erences, and for other purposes; to the Com- whichever committee or committees of the SCHATZ): mittee on Finance. S. 2046. A bill to amend titles 5 and 44, United States Senate that would have appro- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. REED, United States Code, to require Federal eval- priate jurisdiction in this matter; and, be it Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. uation activities, improve Federal data man- further WARREN, and Mr. CARPER): agement, and for other purposes; to the Com- Resolved, That, in a manner which would S. 2037. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- furnish confirmation of delivery and track- cation Act of 1965 regarding proprietary in- mental Affairs. ing while en route, the Texas secretary of stitutions of higher education in order to By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Ms. state shall likewise transmit properly cer- protect students and taxpayers; to the Com- DUCKWORTH, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. BOOKER, tified copies of this joint resolution of rescis- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. sion, pursuant to the Rules of the United Pensions. WARREN, and Mr. UDALL): States House of Representatives (namely, By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. S. 2047. A bill to restrict the use of funds Rule XII, clauses 3 and 7), to the speaker, TESTER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. for kinetic military operations in North clerk, and parliamentarian of the United BROWN, Mr. WYDEN, and Ms. COL- Korea; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- States House of Representatives; and to all LINS): tions. members of the United States House of Rep- S. 2038. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. resentatives who represent districts in States Code, to provide for a presumption of CASEY, and Ms. STABENOW): Texas; likewise accompanied by a cover let- herbicide exposure for certain veterans who S. 2048. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ter to each addressee drawing attention to served in Korea, and for other purposes; to enue Code of 1986 to provide a credit for em- the fact that it is the 85th Texas Legisla- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. ployer-provided worker training; to the Com- ture’s courteous, yet firm, request that the By Mr. GRASSLEY: mittee on Finance. substance of this joint resolution be accu- S. 2039. A bill to amend the Foreign Agents f rately summarized in the United States Registration Act of 1938 to promote greater House of Representatives’ portion of the transparency in the registration of persons SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Congressional Record as an official memorial serving as the agents of foreign principals, to SENATE RESOLUTIONS to the United States House of Representa- provide the Attorney General with greater The following concurrent resolutions tives, and that this joint resolution be re- authority to investigate alleged violations of ferred to whichever committee or commit- such Act and bring criminal and civil actions and Senate resolutions were read, and tees of the United States House of Rep- against persons who commit such violations, referred (or acted upon), as indicated: resentatives that would have appropriate ju- and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. HEIN- risdiction in this matter. Foreign Relations. RICH, Mr. ENZI, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC6.019 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6924 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 INHOFE, Mr. UDALL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. a voluntary registry to collect data on S. 1064 TESTER, Mr. HATCH, Mr. DONNELLY, cancer incidence among firefighters. At the request of Mr. UDALL, the Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. S. 497 name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. THUNE, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. BENNET, Mr. At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor ROBERTS, and Ms. HEITKAMP): S. Res. 315. A resolution designating No- name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. of S. 1064, a bill to amend the Richard vember 4, 2017, as National Bison Day; con- KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. B. Russell National School Lunch Act sidered and agreed to. 497, a bill to amend title XVIII of the to prohibit the stigmatization of chil- By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Social Security Act to provide for dren who are unable to pay for meals. UDALL, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. THUNE, Medicare coverage of certain S. 1169 Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MUR- lymphedema compression treatment At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the RAY, Mr. DAINES, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. items as items of durable medical name of the Senator from Connecticut HIRONO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. HELLER, Ms. equipment. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- MERKLEY, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. KING, Mr. S. 548 sponsor of S. 1169, a bill to amend title FRANKEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. TESTER, At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the XIX of the Social Security Act to pro- Ms. STABENOW, and Mr. HEINRICH): names of the Senator from South Caro- vide States with an option to provide S. Res. 316. A resolution recognizing Na- lina (Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator from medical assistance to individuals be- tional Native American Heritage Month and Virginia (Mr. KAINE) were added as co- tween the ages of 22 and 64 for inpa- celebrating the heritages and cultures of Na- sponsors of S. 548, a bill to amend the tient services to treat substance use tive Americans and the contributions of Na- tive Americans to the United States; consid- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re- disorders at certain facilities, and for ered and agreed to. form the low-income housing credit, other purposes. By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. BOOK- and for other purposes. S. 1706 ER, and Mr. SCOTT): S. 646 At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, her S. Res. 317. A resolution celebrating the At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, name was added as a cosponsor of S. 40th anniversary of the Senate Black Legis- the name of the Senator from New 1706, a bill to prevent human health lative Staff Caucus and its achievements in York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a the Senate; considered and agreed to. threats posed by the consumption of By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. cosponsor of S. 646, a bill to amend equines raised in the United States. MERKLEY): title 38, United States Code, to improve S. 1718 S. Res. 318. A resolution honoring the Port- the enforcement of employment and re- At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the land Thorns FC as the champion of the Na- employment rights of members of the name of the Senator from Colorado tional Women’s Soccer League in 2017; to the uniformed services, to amend the (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor Committee on Commerce, Science, and Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to im- Transportation. of S. 1718, a bill to authorize the mint- prove the protection of members of the ing of a coin in honor of the 75th anni- f uniformed services, and for other pur- versary of the end of World War II, and ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS poses. for other purposes. S. 778 S. 179 S. 1753 At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the At the request of Mr. HELLER, the At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the name of the Senator from Connecticut names of the Senator from Oklahoma names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- KING) and the Senator from North (Mr. LANKFORD) and the Senator from sponsor of S. 778, a bill to require the Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added as co- Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) were added as co- use of prescription drug monitoring sponsors of S. 1753, a bill to amend the sponsors of S. 179, a bill to expand the programs and to facilitate information S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of use of E–Verify, to hold employers ac- sharing among States. countable, and for other purposes. 2008 to provide a temporary license for S. 793 S. 324 loan originators transitioning between At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the employers, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. HATCH, the name of the Senator from California S. 1829 name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor sponsor of S. 793, a bill to prohibit sale At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the of S. 324, a bill to amend title 38, of shark fins, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor United States Code, to improve the S. 833 provision of adult day health care serv- of S. 1829, a bill to amend title V of the At the request of Mr. TESTER, the Social Security Act to extend the Ma- ices for veterans. name of the Senator from New Hamp- ternal, Infant, and Early Childhood S. 339 shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- Home Visiting Program. At the request of Mr. NELSON, the sponsor of S. 833, a bill to amend title name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 38, United States Code, to expand S. 1893 MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of health care and benefits from the De- At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the S. 339, a bill to amend title 10, United partment of Veterans Affairs for mili- name of the Senator from Alabama States Code, to repeal the requirement tary sexual trauma, and for other pur- (Mr. STRANGE) was added as a cospon- for reduction of survivor annuities poses. sor of S. 1893, a bill to amend the Dodd- under the Survivor Benefit Plan by S. 925 Frank Wall Street Reform and Con- veterans’ dependency and indemnity At the request of Mrs. ERNST, the sumer Protection Act to specify when compensation, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from New Jersey bank holding companies may be sub- S. 374 (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor ject to certain enhanced supervision, At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the of S. 925, a bill to amend title 38, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. United States Code, to improve the S. 1976 ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. ability of health care professionals to At the request of Mr. SCOTT, the 374, a bill to enable concrete masonry treat veterans through the use of tele- name of the Senator from North Da- products manufacturers to establish, medicine, and for other purposes. kota (Ms. HEITKAMP) was added as a co- finance, and carry out a coordinated S. 967 sponsor of S. 1976, a bill to allow all in- program of research, education, and At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the dividuals purchasing health insurance promotion to improve, maintain, and name of the Senator from Massachu- in the individual market the option to develop markets for concrete masonry setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- purchase a lower premium copper plan. products. sponsor of S. 967, a bill to amend title S. 2006 S. 382 XVIII of the Social Security Act to in- At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, crease access to ambulance services name of the Senator from Connecticut her name was added as a cosponsor of under the Medicare program and to re- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- S. 382, a bill to require the Secretary of form payments for such services under sponsor of S. 2006, a bill to require Health and Human Services to develop such program, and for other purposes. breast density reporting to physicians

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC6.012 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6925 and patients by facilities that perform ‘‘(B) FEDERAL FUNDS.—In this paragraph, ‘‘(IV) the amount of Federal funds provided mammograms, and for other purposes. the term ‘Federal funds’ means any Federal to the institution to pay institutional financial assistance provided, under this Act charges for a student that were refunded or S. 2009 or any other Federal law, through a grant, returned; and At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the contract, subsidy, loan, guarantee, insur- ‘‘(V) the amount charged for books, sup- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. ance, or other means to a proprietary insti- plies, and equipment, unless the institution BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. tution, including Federal financial assist- includes that amount as tuition, fees, or 2009, a bill to require a background ance that is disbursed or delivered to an in- other institutional charges. check for every firearm sale. stitution or on behalf of a student or to a ‘‘(D) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than S. 2011 student to be used to attend the institution, July 1, 2018, and by July 1 of each succeeding except that such term shall not include any At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the year, the Secretary shall submit to the au- monthly housing stipend provided under the name of the Senator from Connecticut thorizing committees a report that contains, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance for each proprietary institution of higher (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- Program under chapter 33 of title 38, United education that receives assistance under sponsor of S. 2011, a bill to amend title States Code. title IV and as provided in the audited finan- XVIII of the Social Security Act to ‘‘(C) IMPLEMENTATION OF NON-FEDERAL REV- cial statements submitted to the Secretary provide for the negotiation of lower ENUE REQUIREMENT.—In making calculations by each institution pursuant to the require- covered part D drug prices on behalf of under subparagraph (A), an institution of ments of section 487(c)— Medicare beneficiaries and the estab- higher education shall— ‘‘(i) the amount and percentage of such in- ‘‘(i) use the cash basis of accounting; stitution’s revenues received from Federal lishment and application of a for- ‘‘(ii) consider as revenue only those funds mulary by the Secretary of Health and funds; and generated by the institution from— ‘‘(ii) the amount and percentage of such in- Human Services under Medicare part ‘‘(I) tuition, fees, and other institutional stitution’s revenues received from other D, and for other purposes. charges for students enrolled in programs el- sources.’’. igible for assistance under title IV; S. 2016 (b) REPEAL OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(II) activities conducted by the institu- At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of tion that are necessary for the education and names of the Senator from Massachu- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094) is amended— training of the institution’s students, if such (1) in subsection (a)— setts (Ms. WARREN) and the Senator activities are— (A) by striking paragraph (24); from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY) were added ‘‘(aa) conducted on campus or at a facility (B) by redesignating paragraphs (25) as cosponsors of S. 2016, a bill to pre- under the control of the institution; through (29) as paragraphs (24) through (28), vent an unconstitutional strike against ‘‘(bb) performed under the supervision of a respectively; North Korea. member of the institution’s faculty; and ‘‘(cc) required to be performed by all stu- (C) in paragraph (24)(A)(ii) (as redesignated f dents in a specific educational program at by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘sub- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED the institution; and section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ‘‘(III) a contractual arrangement with a Federal agency for the purpose of providing (D) in paragraph (26) (as redesignated by By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. job training to low-income individuals who subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subsection REED, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. are in need of such training; (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; MURPHY, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. ‘‘(iii) presume that any Federal funds that (2) by striking subsection (d); (3) by redesignating subsections (e) CARPER): are disbursed or delivered to an institution S. 2037. A bill to amend the Higher on behalf of a student or directly to a stu- through (j) as subsections (d) through (i), re- dent will be used to pay the student’s tui- spectively; Education Act of 1965 regarding propri- (4) in subsection (f)(1) (as redesignated by etary institutions of higher education tion, fees, or other institutional charges, re- gardless of whether the institution credits paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘subsection in order to protect students and tax- such funds to the student’s account or pays (e)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’; and payers; to the Committee on Health, such funds directly to the student, except to (5) in subsection (g)(1) (as redesignated by Education, Labor, and Pensions. the extent that the student’s tuition, fees, or paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘subsection Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask other institutional charges are satisfied by— (a)(27)’’ in the matter preceding subpara- unanimous consent that the text of the ‘‘(I) grant funds provided by an outside graph (A) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(26)’’. bill be printed in the RECORD. source that— (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Higher There being no objection, the text of ‘‘(aa) has no affiliation with the institu- Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) the bill was ordered to be printed in tion; and is amended— ‘‘(bb) shares no employees with the institu- (1) in section 152 (20 U.S.C. 1019a)— the RECORD, as follows: tion; and (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking S. 2037 ‘‘(II) institutional scholarships described ‘‘subsections (a)(27) and (h) of section 487’’ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- in clause (v); and inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(26) and (g) of resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘(iv) include no loans made by an institu- section 487’’; and Congress assembled, tion of higher education as revenue to the (B) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)(I), by striking SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. school, except for payments made by stu- ‘‘section 487(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting dents on such loans; 487(d)’’; Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2017’’ or ‘‘(v) include a scholarship provided by the (2) in section 153(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1019b(c)(3)), ‘‘POST Act of 2017’’. institution— by striking ‘‘section 487(a)(25)’’ each place SEC. 2. 85/15 RULE. ‘‘(I) only if the scholarship is in the form of the term appears and inserting ‘‘section (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(b) of the monetary aid based upon the academic 487(a)(24)’’; Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. achievements or financial need of students, (3) in section 496(c)(3)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)) is amended— disbursed to qualified student recipients dur- 1099b(c)(3)(A)), by striking ‘‘section 487(f)’’ (1) in paragraph (1)— ing each fiscal year from an established re- and inserting ‘‘section 487(e)’’; and (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ stricted account; and (4) in section 498(k)(1) (20 U.S.C. after the semicolon; ‘‘(II) only to the extent that funds in that 1099c(k)(1)), by striking ‘‘section 487(f)’’ and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the pe- account represent designated funds, or in- inserting ‘‘section 487(e)’’. riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and come earned on such funds, from an outside (C) by adding at the end the following: source that— By Mr. GRASSLEY: ‘‘(F) meets the requirements of paragraph ‘‘(aa) has no affiliation with the institu- (2).’’; tion; and S. 2039. A bill to amend the Foreign (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para- ‘‘(bb) shares no employees with the institu- Agents Registration Act of 1938 to pro- graph (3); and tion; and mote greater transparency in the reg- (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol- ‘‘(vi) exclude from revenues— istration of persons serving as the lowing: ‘‘(I) the amount of funds the institution re- agents of foreign principals, to provide ‘‘(2) REVENUE SOURCES.— ceived under part C of title IV, unless the in- the Attorney General with greater au- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to qualify as a stitution used those funds to pay a student’s thority to investigate alleged viola- proprietary institution of higher education institutional charges; tions of such Act and bring criminal under this subsection, an institution shall ‘‘(II) the amount of funds the institution derive not less than 15 percent of the institu- received under subpart 4 of part A of title IV; and civil actions against persons who tion’s revenues from sources other than Fed- ‘‘(III) the amount of funds provided by the commit such violations, and for other eral funds, as calculated in accordance with institution as matching funds for any Fed- purposes; to the Committee on Foreign subparagraphs (B) and (C). eral program; Relations.

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Mr. President, I ask copy of such demand upon the person from ‘‘(c) PROTECTED MATERIAL OR INFORMA- unanimous consent that the text of the whom the discovery was obtained and notify TION.— bill be printed in the RECORD. the person to whom such demand is issued of ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A civil investigative de- There being no objection, the text of the date on which such copy was served. mand issued under subsection (a) may not re- ‘‘(2) LIMITING INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY SERVE quire the production of any documentary the bill was ordered to be printed in AS DESIGNEES.—The Attorney General may material, the submission of any answers to the RECORD, as follows: not designate any individual other than the written interrogatories, or the giving of any S. 2039 Assistant Attorney General for National Se- oral testimony if such material, answers, or Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- curity or a Deputy Attorney General to testimony would be protected from disclo- resentatives of the United States of America in carry out the authority provided under this sure under— Congress assembled, section. ‘‘(A) the standards applicable to subpoenas SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(b) CONTENTS AND DEADLINES.— or subpoenas duces tecum issued by a court This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disclosing ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each demand issued of the United States in aid of a grand jury Foreign Influence Act’’. under subsection (a) shall— investigation; or SEC. 2. REPEALING EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRA- ‘‘(A) state the nature of the conduct con- ‘‘(B) the standards applicable to discovery TION UNDER FOREIGN AGENTS REG- stituting the alleged violation of this Act requests under the Federal Rules of Civil ISTRATION ACT OF 1938 FOR PER- which is under investigation and the provi- Procedure, to the extent that the application SONS FILING DISCLOSURE REPORTS sion of this Act alleged to be violated; of such standards to any such demand is ap- UNDER LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT propriate and consistent with the provisions OF 1995. ‘‘(B) if such demand is for the production of documentary material— and purposes of this Act. (a) REPEAL OF EXEMPTION.—Section 3 of ‘‘(2) EFFECT ON OTHER ORDERS, RULES, AND the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ‘‘(i) describe each class of documentary LAWS.—Any such demand which is an express (22 U.S.C. 613) is amended by striking sub- material to be produced with such definite- ness and certainty as to permit such mate- demand for any product of discovery super- section (h). sedes any inconsistent order, rule, or provi- (b) TIMING OF FILING OF REGISTRATION rial to be fairly identified; sion of law (other than this Act) preventing STATEMENTS.—Section 2 of the Foreign ‘‘(ii) prescribe a return date for each such or restraining disclosure of such product of Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. class which will provide a reasonable period discovery to any person. Disclosure of any 612) is amended— of time within which the material so de- product of discovery pursuant to any such (1) in subsection (a), in the matter pre- manded may be assembled and made avail- express demand does not constitute a waiver ceding paragraph (1), in the fourth sentence, able for inspection and copying or reproduc- of any right or privilege, including without by striking ‘‘The registration statement tion; and limitation any right or privilege which may shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as pro- ‘‘(iii) identify the custodian to whom such be invoked to resist discovery of trial prepa- vided in subsection (h), the registration material shall be made available; ration materials, to which the person mak- statement shall include’’; and ‘‘(C) if such demand is for answers to writ- ing such disclosure may be entitled. (2) by adding at the end the following: ten interrogatories— ‘‘(d) SERVICE; JURISDICTION.— ‘‘(h) TIMING FOR FILING OF STATEMENTS BY ‘‘(i) set forth with specificity the written ‘‘(1) BY WHOM SERVED.—Any civil investiga- PERSONS REGISTERED UNDER LOBBYING DIS- interrogatories to be answered; tive demand issued under subsection (a) may CLOSURE ACT OF 1995.—In the case of an agent ‘‘(ii) prescribe dates at which time answers of a person described in section 1(b)(2) or an to written interrogatories shall be sub- be served by an appropriate investigator, or entity described in section 1(b)(3) who has mitted; and by a United States marshal or deputy mar- registered under the Lobbying Disclosure ‘‘(iii) identify the custodian to whom such shal, at any place within the territorial ju- Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), after the answers shall be submitted; and risdiction of any court of the United States. agent files the first registration required ‘‘(D) if such demand is for the giving of ‘‘(2) SERVICE IN FOREIGN NATIONS.—Any under subsection (a) in connection with the oral testimony— such demand or petition filed under sub- agent’s representation of such person or en- ‘‘(i) prescribe a date, time, and place at section (k) may be served upon any person tity, the agent shall file all subsequent which oral testimony shall be commenced; who is not to be found within the territorial statements required under this section at ‘‘(ii) identify an investigator who shall jurisdiction of any court of the United the same time, and in the same frequency, as conduct the examination and the custodian States, in such manner as the Federal Rules the reports filed with the Clerk of the House to whom the transcript of such examination of Civil Procedure prescribe for service in a of Representatives or the Secretary of the shall be submitted; foreign country. To the extent that the Senate (as the case may be) under section 5 ‘‘(iii) specify that such attendance and tes- courts of the United States can assert juris- of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 timony are necessary to the conduct of the diction over any such person consistent with U.S.C. 1604) in connection with the agent’s investigation; due process, the United States District Court representation of such person or entity.’’. ‘‘(iv) notify the person receiving the de- for the District of Columbia shall have the same jurisdiction to take any action respect- SEC. 3. PROMOTING ENFORCEMENT OF REG- mand of the right to be accompanied by an ISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR attorney and any other representative; and ing compliance with this Act by any such FOREIGN AGENTS BY AUTHORIZING ‘‘(v) describe the general purpose for which person that such court would have if such ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE the demand is being issued and the general person were personally within the jurisdic- CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS. nature of the testimony, including the pri- tion of such court. The Foreign Agents Registration Act of mary areas of inquiry, which will be taken ‘‘(e) SERVICE UPON LEGAL ENTITIES AND 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended by add- pursuant to the demand. NATURAL PERSONS.— ing at the end the following: ‘‘(2) PRODUCT OF DISCOVERY.—Any civil in- ‘‘(1) LEGAL ENTITIES.—Service of any civil ‘‘SEC. 12. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMANDS. vestigative demand issued under this section investigative demand issued under sub- ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.— which is an express demand for any product section (a) or of any petition filed under sub- ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—Whenever the of discovery shall not be returned or return- section (k) may be made upon a partnership, Attorney General or the Attorney General’s able until 20 days after a copy of such de- corporation, association, or other legal enti- designee has reason to believe that any per- mand has been served upon the person from ty by— son may be in possession, custody, or control whom the discovery was obtained. ‘‘(A) delivering a duly executed copy of of any documentary material, or may have ‘‘(3) DATE.—The date prescribed for the such demand or petition to any partner, ex- any information, relevant to an investiga- commencement of oral testimony pursuant ecutive officer, managing agent, or general tion under this Act, the Attorney General or to a civil investigative demand issued under agent of the partnership, corporation, asso- designee may, prior to the institution of a subsection (a) shall be a date which is not ciation, or entity, or to any agent thereof civil or criminal proceeding by the United less than 7 days after the date on which de- authorized by appointment or by law to re- States thereon, issue in writing, and cause to mand is received, unless the Attorney Gen- ceive service of process on behalf of such be served upon such person, a civil investiga- eral or the Attorney General’s designee de- partnership, corporation, association, or en- tive demand requiring such person to termines that exceptional circumstances are tity; produce such documentary material for in- present which warrant the commencement of ‘‘(B) delivering a duly executed copy of spection and copying or reproduction, to an- such testimony within a lesser period of such demand or petition to the principal of- swer in writing written interrogatories with time. fice or place of business of the partnership, respect to such documentary material or in- ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—The Attorney General corporation, association, or entity to be formation, to give oral testimony concerning shall not authorize the issuance under this served; or such documentary material or information, section of more than one civil investigative ‘‘(C) depositing an executed copy of such or to furnish any combination of such mate- demand for oral testimony by the same per- demand or petition in the United States rial, answers, or testimony. Whenever a civil son unless the person requests otherwise or mails by registered or certified mail, with a investigative demand is an express demand unless the Attorney General, after investiga- return receipt requested, duly addressed to for any product of discovery, the Attorney tion, notifies that person in writing that an such partnership, corporation, association, General or designee shall cause to be served, additional demand for oral testimony is nec- or entity at its principal office or place of in any manner authorized by this section, a essary. business.

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‘‘(2) NATURAL PERSONS.—Service of any ‘‘(1) PROCEDURES.—The examination of any ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person compelled to such demand or petition may be made upon person pursuant to a civil investigative de- appear for oral testimony under a civil inves- any natural person by— mand for oral testimony served under this tigative demand issued under subsection (a) ‘‘(A) delivering a duly executed copy of section shall be taken before an officer au- may be accompanied, represented, and ad- such demand or petition to the person to be thorized to administer oaths and affirma- vised by counsel. Counsel may advise such served; or tions by the laws of the United States or of person, in confidence, with respect to any ‘‘(B) depositing an executed copy of such the place where the examination is held. The question asked of such person. Such person demand or petition in the United States officer before whom the testimony is to be or counsel may object on the record to any mails by registered or certified mail, with a taken shall put the witness on oath or affir- question, in whole or in part, and shall brief- return receipt requested, duly addressed to mation and shall personally, or by someone ly state for the record the reason for the ob- such person at the person’s residence or prin- acting under the direction of the officer and jection. An objection may be made, received, cipal office or place of business. in the officer’s presence, record the testi- and entered upon the record when it is ‘‘(f) PROOF OF SERVICE.—A verified return mony of the witness. The testimony shall be claimed that such person is entitled to refuse by the individual serving any civil investiga- taken stenographically and transcribed. to answer the question on the grounds of any tive demand under subsection (a) or any peti- When the testimony is fully transcribed, the constitutional or other legal right or privi- tion filed under subsection (k) setting forth officer before whom the testimony is taken lege, including the privilege against self-in- the manner of such service shall be proof of shall promptly transmit a copy of the tran- crimination. Such person may not otherwise such service. In the case of service by reg- script of the testimony to the custodian. object to or refuse to answer any question, and may not directly or through counsel oth- istered or certified mail, such return shall be This subsection shall not preclude the taking erwise interrupt the oral examination. If accompanied by the return post office re- of testimony by any means authorized by, such person refuses to answer any question, ceipt of delivery of such demand. and in a manner consistent with, the Federal a petition may be filed in the district court ‘‘(g) DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL.— Rules of Civil Procedure. of the United States under subsection (k)(1) ‘‘(1) SWORN CERTIFICATES.—The production ‘‘(2) PERSONS PRESENT.—The investigator for an order compelling such person to an- of documentary material in response to a conducting the examination shall exclude swer such question. civil investigative demand served pursuant from the place where the examination is held ‘‘(B) COMPELLED TESTIMONY.—If such per- to this section shall be made under a sworn all persons except the person giving the tes- certificate, in such form as the demand des- son refuses to answer any question on the timony, the attorney for and any other rep- grounds of the privilege against self-incrimi- ignates, by— resentative of the person giving the testi- ‘‘(A) in the case of a natural person, the nation, the testimony of such person may be mony, the attorney for the Government, any compelled in accordance with the provisions person to whom the demand is directed; or person who may be agreed upon by the attor- ‘‘(B) in the case of a person other than a of part V of title 18, United States Code. ney for the Government and the person giv- ‘‘(8) WITNESS FEES AND ALLOWANCES.—Any natural person, a person having knowledge of ing the testimony, the officer before whom the facts and circumstances relating to such person appearing for oral testimony under a the testimony is to be taken, and any ste- civil investigative demand issued under sub- production and authorized to act on behalf of nographer taking such testimony. such person, section (a) shall be entitled to the same fees ‘‘(3) WHERE TESTIMONY TAKEN.—The oral and allowances which are paid to witnesses to the effect that all of the documentary ma- testimony of any person taken pursuant to a in the district courts of the United States. terial required by the demand and in the pos- civil investigative demand served under this ‘‘(j) CUSTODIANS OF DOCUMENTS, ANSWERS, session, custody, or control of the person to section shall be taken in the judicial district AND TRANSCRIPTS.— whom the demand is directed has been pro- of the United States within which such per- ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Attorney General, duced and made available to the custodian. son resides, is found, or transacts business, or designee in accordance with this Act, ‘‘(2) PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS.—Any per- or in such other place as may be agreed upon shall designate an investigator to serve as son upon whom any civil investigative de- by the investigator conducting the examina- custodian of documentary material, answers mand for the production of documentary ma- tion and such person. to interrogatories, and transcripts of oral terial has been served under this section ‘‘(4) TRANSCRIPT OF TESTIMONY.—When the testimony received under this section, and shall make such material available for in- testimony is fully transcribed, the investi- shall designate such additional investigators spection and copying to the investigator gator or the officer before whom the testi- as the Attorney General determines from identified in such demand at the principal mony is taken shall afford the witness (who time to time to be necessary to serve as dep- place of business of such person, or at such may be accompanied by counsel) a reason- uties of the custodian. other place as the investigator and the per- able opportunity to examine and read the ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR MATERIALS; DIS- son thereafter may agree and prescribe in transcript, unless such examination and CLOSURE.— writing, or as the court may direct under reading are waived by the witness. Any ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An investigator who re- subsection (k)(1). Such material shall be changes in form or substance which the wit- ceives any documentary material, answers to made so available on the return date speci- ness desires to make shall be entered and interrogatories, or transcripts of oral testi- fied in such demand, or on such later date as identified upon the transcript by the officer mony under this section shall transmit them the investigator may prescribe in writing. or the investigator with a statement of the to the custodian. The custodian shall take Such person may, upon written agreement reasons given by the witness for making physical possession of such material, an- between the person and the investigator, such changes. The transcript shall then be swers, or transcripts and shall be responsible substitute copies for originals of all or any signed by the witness, unless the witness in for the use made of them and for the return part of such material. writing waives the signing, is ill, cannot be of documentary material under paragraph ‘‘(h) INTERROGATORIES.— found, or refuses to sign. If the transcript is (4). ‘‘(1) ANSWERS.—Each interrogatory in a not signed by the witness within 30 days ‘‘(B) PREPARATION.—The custodian may civil investigative demand served pursuant after being afforded a reasonable opportunity cause the preparation of such copies of such to this section shall be answered separately to examine it, the officer or the investigator documentary material, answers to interrog- and fully in writing under oath, and it shall shall sign it and state on the record the fact atories, or transcripts of oral testimony as be submitted under a sworn certificate, in of the waiver, illness, absence of the witness, may be required for official use by any inves- such form as the demand designates, by— or the refusal to sign, together with the rea- tigator, or other officer or employee of the ‘‘(A) in the case of a natural person, the son, if any, given therefor. Department of Justice. Such material, an- person to whom the demand is directed; or ‘‘(5) CERTIFICATION AND DELIVERY TO CUSTO- swers, and transcripts may be used by any ‘‘(B) in the case of a person other than a DIAN.—The officer before whom the testi- such authorized investigator or other officer natural person, the person or persons respon- mony is taken shall certify on the transcript or employee in connection with the taking of sible for answering each interrogatory. that the witness was duly sworn by the offi- oral testimony under this section. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATES.—The cer- cer and that the transcript is a true record of ‘‘(C) NO EXAMINATION.—Except as otherwise tificate submitted under paragraph (1) shall the testimony given by the witness, and the provided in this subsection, no documentary state that all information required by the officer or investigator shall promptly deliver material, answers to interrogatories, or demand and in the possession, custody, con- it or send it by registered or certified mail to transcripts of oral testimony, or copies trol, or knowledge of the person to whom the the custodian. thereof, while in the possession of the custo- demand is directed has been submitted. To ‘‘(6) FURNISHING OR INSPECTION OF TRAN- dian, shall be available for examination by the extent that any information is not fur- SCRIPT BY WITNESS.—Upon payment of rea- any individual other than an investigator or nished, the information shall be identified sonable charges therefor, the investigator other officer or employee of the Department and reasons set forth with particularity re- shall furnish a copy of the transcript to the of Justice authorized under subparagraph garding the reasons why the information was witness only, except that the Attorney Gen- (B). The prohibition in the preceding sen- not furnished. eral, or the Attorney General’s designee in tence on the availability of material, an- ‘‘(3) OBJECTIONS.—If any interrogatory is accordance with this Act, may for good swers, or transcripts shall not apply if con- objected to, the reasons for the objection cause limit such witness to inspection of the sent is given by the person who produced shall be stated in the certificate instead of official transcript of the witness’s testi- such material, answers, or transcripts, or, in an answer. mony. the case of any product of discovery pro- ‘‘(i) ORAL EXAMINATIONS.— ‘‘(7) CONDUCT OF ORAL TESTIMONY.— duced pursuant to an express demand for

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:31 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC6.020 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6928 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 such material, consent is given by the person ‘‘(ii) transmit in writing to the person who ‘‘(i) within 20 days after the date of service from whom the discovery was obtained. produced such material, answers, or testi- of the civil investigative demand, or at any Nothing in this subparagraph is intended to mony notice of the identity and address of time before the return date specified in the prevent disclosure to the Congress, including the successor so designated. demand, whichever date is earlier, or any committee or subcommittee of the Con- ‘‘(B) SUCCESSOR.—Any person who is des- ‘‘(ii) within such longer period as may be gress, or to any other agency of the United ignated to be a successor under this para- prescribed in writing by any investigator States for use by such agency in furtherance graph shall have, with regard to such mate- identified in the demand. of its statutory responsibilities. rial, answers, or transcripts, the same duties ‘‘(B) GROUNDS FOR RELIEF.—The petition ‘‘(D) EXAMINATION BY CERTAIN PERSONS.— and responsibilities as were imposed by this shall specify each ground upon which the pe- While in the possession of the custodian and section upon that person’s predecessor in of- titioner relies in seeking relief under sub- under such reasonable terms and conditions fice, except that the successor shall not be paragraph (A), and may be based upon any as the Attorney General shall prescribe— held responsible for any default or derelic- failure of the portions of the demand from ‘‘(i) documentary material and answers to tion which occurred before that designation. which relief is sought to comply with the interrogatories shall be available for exam- ‘‘(k) JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.— provisions of this section, or upon any con- ination by the person who produced such ma- ‘‘(1) PETITION FOR ENFORCEMENT.—When- stitutional or other legal right or privilege terial or answers, or by a representative of ever any person fails to comply with any of the petitioner. During the pendency of the that person authorized by that person to ex- civil investigative demand issued under sub- petition, the court may stay, as it deems amine such material and answers; and section (a), or whenever satisfactory copying proper, compliance with the demand and the ‘‘(ii) transcripts of oral testimony shall be or reproduction of any material requested in running of the time allowed for compliance available for examination by the person who such demand cannot be done and such person with the demand. produced such testimony, or by a representa- refuses to surrender such material, the At- ‘‘(4) PETITION TO REQUIRE PERFORMANCE BY tive of that person authorized by that person torney General may file, in the district court CUSTODIAN OF DUTIES.—At any time during to examine such transcripts. of the United States for any judicial district which any custodian is in custody or control ‘‘(3) USE OF MATERIAL, ANSWERS, OR TRAN- in which such person resides, is found, or of any documentary material or answers to SCRIPTS IN OTHER PROCEEDINGS.—Whenever transacts business, and serve upon such per- interrogatories produced, or transcripts of any attorney of the Department of Justice son a petition for an order of such court for oral testimony given, by any person in com- has been designated to appear before any the enforcement of the civil investigative de- pliance with any civil investigative demand court, grand jury, or Federal agency in any mand. issued under subsection (a), such person, and case or proceeding, the custodian of any doc- ‘‘(2) PETITION TO MODIFY OR SET ASIDE DE- in the case of an express demand for any umentary material, answers to interrog- MAND.— product of discovery, the person from whom atories, or transcripts of oral testimony re- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person who has re- such discovery was obtained, may file, in the ceived under this section may deliver to such ceived a civil investigative demand issued district court of the United States for the ju- attorney such material, answers, or tran- under subsection (a) may file, in the district dicial district within which the office of such scripts for official use in connection with court of the United States for the judicial custodian is situated, and serve upon such any such case or proceeding as such attorney district within which such person resides, is custodian, a petition for an order of such determines to be required. Upon the comple- found, or transacts business, and serve upon court to require the performance by the cus- tion of any such case or proceeding, such at- the investigator identified in such demand a todian of any duty imposed upon the custo- torney shall return to the custodian any petition for an order of the court to modify dian by this section. such material, answers, or transcripts so de- or set aside such demand. In the case of a pe- ‘‘(5) JURISDICTION.—Whenever any petition livered which have not passed into the con- tition addressed to an express demand for is filed in any district court of the United trol of such court, grand jury, or agency any product of discovery, a petition to mod- States under this subsection, such court through the introduction thereof into the ify or set aside such demand may be brought shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine record of such case or proceeding. only in the district court of the United the matter so presented, and to enter such ‘‘(4) CONDITIONS FOR RETURN OF MATERIAL.— States for the judicial district in which the order or orders as may be required to carry If any documentary material has been pro- proceeding in which such discovery was ob- out the provisions of this section. Any final duced by any person in the course of any in- tained is or was last pending. Any petition order so entered shall be subject to appeal vestigation pursuant to a civil investigative under this subparagraph must be filed— under section 1291 of title 28, United States demand under this section, and— ‘‘(i) within 20 days after the date of service Code. Any disobedience of any final order en- ‘‘(A) any case or proceeding before the of the civil investigative demand, or at any tered under this section by any court shall court or grand jury arising out of such inves- time before the return date specified in the be punished as a contempt of the court. tigation, or any proceeding before any Fed- demand, whichever date is earlier, or ‘‘(6) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL RULES OF eral agency involving such material, has ‘‘(ii) within such longer period as may be CIVIL PROCEDURE.—The Federal Rules of Civil been completed, or prescribed in writing by any investigator Procedure shall apply to any petition under ‘‘(B) no case or proceeding in which such identified in the demand. this subsection, to the extent that such rules material may be used has been commenced ‘‘(B) GROUNDS FOR RELIEF.—The petition are not inconsistent with the provisions of within a reasonable time after completion of shall specify each ground upon which the pe- this section. the examination and analysis of all docu- titioner relies in seeking relief under sub- ‘‘(l) DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.—Any docu- mentary material and other information as- paragraph (A), and may be based upon any mentary material, answers to written inter- sembled in the course of such investigation, failure of the demand to comply with the rogatories, or oral testimony provided under the custodian shall, upon written request of provisions of this section or upon any con- any civil investigative demand issued under the person who produced such material, re- stitutional or other legal right or privilege subsection (a) shall be exempt from disclo- turn to such person any such material (other of such person. During the pendency of the sure under section 552 of title 5, United than copies furnished to the investigator petition in the court, the court may stay, as States Code, as described in subsection (b)(3) under subsection (g)(2) or made for the De- it deems proper, the running of the time al- of such section. partment of Justice under paragraph (2)(B)) lowed for compliance with the demand, in ‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— which has not passed into the control of any whole or in part, except that the person fil- ‘‘(1) the term ‘custodian’ means the custo- court, grand jury, or agency through intro- ing the petition shall comply with any por- dian, or any deputy custodian, designated by duction into the record of such case or pro- tions of the demand not sought to be modi- the Attorney General under subsection (j)(1); ceeding. fied or set aside. ‘‘(2) the term ‘documentary material’ in- ‘‘(5) APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR ‘‘(3) PETITION TO MODIFY OR SET ASIDE DE- cludes the original or any copy of any book, CUSTODIANS.— MAND FOR PRODUCT OF DISCOVERY.— record, report, memorandum, paper, commu- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the event of the ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any civil nication, tabulation, chart, or other docu- death, disability, or separation from service investigative demand issued under sub- ment, or data compilations stored in or ac- in the Department of Justice of the custo- section (a) which is an express demand for cessible through computer or other informa- dian of any documentary material, answers any product of discovery, the person from tion retrieval systems, together with in- to interrogatories, or transcripts of oral tes- whom such discovery was obtained may file, structions and all other materials necessary timony produced pursuant to a civil inves- in the district court of the United States for to use or interpret such data compilations, tigative demand under this section, or in the the judicial district in which the proceeding and any product of discovery; event of the official relief of such custodian in which such discovery was obtained is or ‘‘(3) the term ‘investigation’ means any in- from responsibility for the custody and con- was last pending, and serve upon any investi- quiry conducted for the purpose of trol of such material, answers, or tran- gator identified in the demand and upon the ascertaining whether any person is or has scripts, the Attorney General or the Attor- recipient of the demand, a petition for an been engaged in any violation of this Act; ney General’s designee in accordance with order of such court to modify or set aside ‘‘(4) the term ‘investigator’ means any at- this Act shall promptly— those portions of the demand requiring pro- torney or investigator employed by the De- ‘‘(i) designate another investigator to serve duction of any such product of discovery. partment of Justice who is charged with the as custodian of such material, answers, or Any petition under this subparagraph must duty of enforcing or carrying into effect this transcripts; and be filed— Act, or any officer or employee of the United

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC6.020 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6929 States acting under the direction and super- tees of Congress on the results of the review were under the stewardship of private pro- vision of such attorney or investigator in carried out under paragraph (1) not later ducers, creating jobs, and contributing to connection with an investigation; than 1 year after the date of enactment of the food security of the United States by ‘‘(5) the term ‘official use’ means any use this Act and annually thereafter. providing a sustainable and healthy meat that is consistent with the law, and the regu- SEC. 5. ANALYSIS BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT- source; lations and policies of the Department of ABILITY OFFICE. Whereas a bison is portrayed on 2 State Justice, including use in connection with in- Not later than 3 years after the date of en- flags; ternal Department of Justice memoranda actment of this Act, the Comptroller General Whereas the bison has been adopted by 3 and reports; communications between the of the United States shall— States as the official mammal or animal of Department of Justice and a Federal, State, (1) carry out an analysis of the effective- those States; or local government agency, or a contractor ness of the enforcement and administration Whereas the buffalo nickel played an im- of a Federal, State, or local government of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of portant role in modernizing the currency of agency, undertaken in furtherance of a De- 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), including the ex- the United States; partment of Justice investigation or pros- tent to which the amendments made by this Whereas several sports teams have the ecution of a case; oral examinations; deposi- Act have improved the enforcement and ad- bison as a mascot, which highlights the tions; preparation for and response to civil ministration of such Act, and taking into ac- iconic significance of bison in the United discovery requests; introduction into the count the comprehensive strategy developed States; record of a case or proceeding; applications, and implemented under section 4; and Whereas a small group of ranchers helped motions, memoranda and briefs submitted to (2) submit the analysis to the Attorney save bison from extinction in the late 1800s a court or other tribunal; and communica- General, the Inspector General of the De- by gathering the remaining bison of the di- tions with Government investigators, audi- partment of Justice, and the appropriate minished herds; tors, consultants and experts, the counsel of committees of Congress. Whereas on December 8, 1905, William other parties, arbitrators and mediators, SEC. 6. DEFINITION. Hornaday, Theodore Roosevelt, and others concerning an investigation, case or pro- In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate commit- formed the American Bison Society in re- ceeding; and tees of Congress’’ means— sponse to the near extinction of bison in the ‘‘(6) the term ‘product of discovery’ in- (1) the Committees on the Judiciary and United States; cludes— Foreign Relations of the Senate; and Whereas on October 11, 1907, the American ‘‘(A) the original or duplicate of any depo- (2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Bison Society sent 15 captive-bred bison sition, interrogatory, document, thing, re- House of Representatives. from the New York Zoological Park, now sult of the inspection of land or other prop- SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. known as the ‘‘Bronx Zoo’’, to the first big erty, examination, or admission, which is ob- The amendments made by this Act shall game refuge in the United States, now tained by any method of discovery in any ju- take effect 180 days after the date of the en- known as the ‘‘Wichita Mountains Wildlife dicial or administrative proceeding of an ad- actment of this Act. Refuge’’; versarial nature; Whereas in 2005, the American Bison Soci- f ‘‘(B) any digest, analysis, selection, com- ety was reestablished, bringing together pilation, or derivation of any item listed in SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS bison ranchers, managers from Indian tribes, subparagraph (A); and Federal and State agencies, conservation or- ‘‘(C) any index or other manner of access ganizations, and natural and social scientists to any item listed in subparagraph (A). SENATE RESOLUTION 315—DESIG- from the United States, Canada, and Mexico ‘‘(n) SUNSET.—The authority of the Attor- NATING NOVEMBER 4, 2017, AS to create a vision for the North American ney General to issue a civil investigative de- NATIONAL BISON DAY bison in the 21st century; mand under this section shall expire upon Whereas there are bison herds in National the expiration of the 5-year period which be- Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. HEIN- Wildlife Refuges, National Parks, and Na- gins on the date of the enactment of this sec- RICH, Mr. ENZI, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. tional Forests; tion.’’. INHOFE, Mr. UDALL, Mr. MORAN, Mr. Whereas there are bison in State-managed SEC. 4. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE TESTER, Mr. HATCH, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. herds across 11 States; ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRA- Whereas private, public, and tribal bison TION. PORTMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. THUNE, leaders are working together to continue (a) DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY.—The At- Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. BENNET, Mr. ROBERTS, bison restoration throughout North Amer- torney General shall develop and implement and Ms. HEITKAMP) submitted the fol- ica; a comprehensive strategy to improve the en- lowing resolution; which was consid- Whereas there is a growing effort to cele- forcement and administration of the Foreign ered and agreed to: Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 brate and officially recognize the historical, et seq.) that addresses the following issues: S. RES. 315 cultural, and economic significance of the (1) The coordination and integration of the Whereas on May 9, 2016, the North Amer- North American bison to the heritage of the work of the agencies that perform investiga- ican bison was adopted as the national mam- United States; and tions of alleged violations of the Act and mal of the United States; Whereas members of Indian tribes, bison bring actions (including criminal prosecu- Whereas bison are considered a historical producers, conservationists, sportsmen, edu- tions) to enforce the Act with the overall na- symbol of the United States; cators, and other public and private partners tional security efforts of the Department of Whereas bison were integrally linked with have celebrated the annual National Bison Justice. the economic and spiritual lives of many In- Day since 2012 and are committed to con- (2) An assessment of the appropriateness of dian tribes through trade and sacred cere- tinuing this tradition annually on the first the exemptions provided under the Act that monies; Saturday of November: Now, therefore, be it permit persons who represent the interests Whereas there are more than 60 Indian Resolved, That the Senate— of foreign principals to avoid registering tribes participating in the Intertribal Buf- (1) designates November 4, 2017, the first under the Act. falo Council; Saturday of November, as National Bison (3) A formal cost-benefit analysis of the ap- Whereas numerous members of Indian Day; and propriateness of the fee structure under the tribes are involved in bison restoration on (2) encourages the people of the United Act. tribal land; States to observe the day with appropriate (4) An assessment of the value of making Whereas members of Indian tribes have a ceremonies and activities. advisory opinions under the Act available in combined herd on more than 1,000,000 acres f whole as an informational resource. of tribal land; (b) REVIEW BY INSPECTOR GENERAL; RE- Whereas the Intertribal Buffalo Council is SENATE RESOLUTION 316—RECOG- PORTS TO CONGRESS.— a tribal organization incorporated pursuant NIZING NATIONAL NATIVE (1) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the to section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (com- AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Department of Justice shall carry out a reg- monly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization AND CELEBRATING THE HERIT- ular, ongoing review of— Act’’) (25 U.S.C. 477); AGES AND CULTURES OF NA- (A) the extent to which the Attorney Gen- Whereas bison can play an important role eral has developed and implemented the in improving the types of grasses found in TIVE AMERICANS AND THE CON- comprehensive strategy described in sub- landscapes to the benefit of grasslands; TRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE AMERI- section (a); and Whereas a bison has been depicted on the CANS TO THE UNITED STATES (B) the usage, effectiveness, and any poten- official seal of the Department of the Inte- Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. tial abuse of the authority granted to the At- rior since 1912; UDALL, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. THUNE, Ms. torney General by this Act to issue civil in- Whereas bison hold significant economic vestigative demands. value for private producers and rural com- HEITKAMP, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MURRAY, (2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Inspector munities; Mr. DAINES, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. General of the Department of Justice shall Whereas, as of 2012, the Department of Ag- HIRONO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. HELLER, Ms. submit a report to the appropriate commit- riculture estimates that 162,110 head of bison KLOBUCHAR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:51 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC6.020 S31OCPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S6930 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 31, 2017 MERKLEY, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. KING, Mr. and contributions of Native Americans and the Providence Park venue with spirit and FRANKEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. TESTER, Ms. their ancestors: Now, therefore, be it pride, are the best fans in the NWSL; STABENOW, and Mr. HEINRICH) sub- Resolved, That the Senate— Whereas the Portland Thorns FC holds the mitted the following resolution; which (1) recognizes the month of November 2017 record for highest average game attendance as ‘‘National Native American Heritage was considered and agreed to: in the NWSL in 2017 and has held that record Month’’; in each year since the establishment of the S. RES. 316 (2) recognizes the Friday after Thanks- NWSL in 2013; Whereas, from November 1, 2017, through giving as ‘‘Native American Heritage Day’’ Whereas the goalkeeper of the Portland November 30, 2017, the United States cele- in accordance with section 2(10) of the Native Thorns FC, Adrianna Franch, was named the brates National Native American Heritage American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (Public NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year for 2017; Month; Law 111–33; 123 Stat. 1923); and Whereas the Portland Thorns FC adopted Whereas National Native American Herit- (3) urges the people of the United States to the official State motto of Oregon, ‘‘Alis age Month is an opportunity to consider and observe National Native American Heritage Volat Propriis’’, meaning ‘‘She Flies with recognize the contributions of Native Ameri- Month and Native American Heritage Day Her Own Wings’’, to capture the independent cans to the history of the United States; with appropriate programs and activities. spirit of Oregon; Whereas Native Americans are descendants f Whereas the Portland Thorns FC holds of the original, indigenous inhabitants of community service events to inspire and in- what is now the United States; SENATE RESOLUTION 317—CELE- volve young women and men in the Portland Whereas the Bureau of the Census esti- BRATING THE 40TH ANNIVER- community through science, technology, en- mated that, in 2010, there were more than SARY OF THE SENATE BLACK gineering, mathematics, and environmental 5,000,000 individuals of Native American de- LEGISLATIVE STAFF CAUCUS education; and scent in the United States; Whereas the success of the Portland Whereas Native Americans maintain vi- AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE SENATE Thorns FC soccer team will broaden an ap- brant cultures and traditions and hold a preciation of athletics in young people and deeply rooted sense of community; Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. BOOKER, encourage Oregonians to engage in their Whereas Native Americans have moving and Mr. SCOTT) submitted the following communities: Now, therefore, be it stories of tragedy, triumph, and persever- resolution; which was considered and Resolved, That the Senate— ance that need to be shared with future gen- agreed to: (1) honors the Portland Thorns FC as the erations; 2017 champion of the National Women’s Soc- S. RES. 317 Whereas Native Americans speak and pre- cer League; serve indigenous languages, which have con- Whereas, in 1977, Jackie Parker and Ralph (2) recognizes the outstanding achievement tributed to the English language by being Everett had the vision and courage to im- of the players, ownership, and staff of the used as names of individuals and locations prove the working conditions of Black Sen- Portland Thorns FC; and throughout the United States; ate staffers; (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary Whereas Congress has consistently re- Whereas the Senate Black Legislative of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of affirmed the support of the United States of Staff Caucus continues to promote diversity this resolution to— tribal self-governance and self-determination and inclusion within the Senate; (A) Merritt Paulson, the Chief Executive and the commitment of the United States to Whereas, for the first time in its 40-year Officer of the Portland Thorns FC; improving the lives of all Native Americans history, the Senate Black Legislative Staff (B) Gavin Wilkinson, the General Manager by— Caucus celebrates 3 African-Americans serv- of the Portland Thorns FC; and (1) enhancing health care and law enforce- ing simultaneously in the Senate; ment resources; and (C) Mark Parsons, the Head Coach of the Whereas the Senate Black Legislative Portland Thorns FC. (2) improving the housing and socio- Staff Caucus recognizes each of the 10 cur- economic status of Native Americans; rent or former Senators of African-American f Whereas the United States is committed to descent; and strengthening the government-to-govern- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Whereas, the Senate Black Legislative MEET ment relationship that the United States has Staff Caucus continues to fight for the jus- maintained with the various Indian tribes; tice and equality that started during the Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I Whereas Congress has recognized the con- civil rights movement of the 1960s: Now, have 9 requests for committees to meet tributions of the Iroquois Confederacy and therefore, be it the influence of the Iroquois Confederacy on during today’s session of the Senate. Resolved, That the Senate honors the Sen- They have the approval of the Majority the Founding Fathers in the drafting of the ate Black Legislative Staff Caucus for its Constitution of the United States with the many contributions and commitment to en- and Minority leaders. concepts of— rich the Senate community. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph (1) freedom of speech; 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- (2) the separation of governmental powers; f and ate, the following committees are au- (3) the system of checks and balances be- SENATE RESOLUTION 318—HON- thorized to meet during today’s session tween the branches of government; ORING THE PORTLAND THORNS of the Senate: Whereas, with the enactment of the Native FC AS THE CHAMPION OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND American Heritage Day Act of 2009 (Public NATIONAL WOMEN’S SOCCER TRANSPORTATION Law 111–33; 123 Stat. 1922), Congress— LEAGUE IN 2017 (1) reaffirmed the government-to-govern- The Committee on Commerce, ment relationship between the United States Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Science, and Transportation is author- and Native American governments; and MERKLEY) submitted the following res- ized to meet during the session of the (2) recognized the important contributions olution; which was referred to the Senate on Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at of Native Americans to the culture of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 10 a.m., in room SR–253 to conduct a United States; Transportation: hearing on the following nominations: Whereas Native Americans have made dis- tinct and important contributions to the S. RES. 318 Leon A. Westmoreland, of Georgia, to United States and the rest of the world in Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the be a Director of the Amtrak Board of many fields, including the fields of agri- National Women’s Soccer League (referred Directors, Raymond Martinez, of New culture, medicine, music, language, and art; to in this preamble as the ‘‘NWSL’’) Cham- Jersey, to be Administrator of the Fed- Whereas Native Americans have distin- pionship on October 14, 2017; eral Motor Carrier Safety Administra- guished themselves as inventors, entre- Whereas the Portland Thorns FC won the tion, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, of Mary- preneurs, spiritual leaders, and scholars; NWSL Championship, an event that has been land, to be an Assistant Secretary of Whereas Native Americans have served held for 5 years, for the second time by de- with honor and distinction in the Armed feating the North Carolina Courage by a Transportation, and Bruce Landsberg, Forces and continue to serve in the Armed score of 1 to 0; of South Carolina, to be a Member of Forces in greater numbers per capita than Whereas Portland Thorns FC midfielder the National Transportation Safety any other group in the United States; Lindsey Horan scored the only goal in the Board. Whereas the United States has recognized 2017 NWSL Championship and was named the COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL the contribution of the Native American Most Valuable Player of that Championship; RESOURCES code talkers in World War I and World War Whereas the Head Coach, Mark Parsons, The Committee on Energy and Nat- II, who used indigenous languages as an un- and Chief Executive Officer, Merritt breakable military code, saving countless Paulson, of the Portland Thorns FC won the ural Resources is authorized to meet lives in the United States; and NWSL Championship for the second time; during the session of the Senate on Whereas the people of the United States Whereas the Rose City Riveters and the Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at 10 a.m., in have reason to honor the great achievements fans of the Portland Thorns FC, who provide room SD–366 to conduct a hearing.

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Without the 21st Century Cures Act: Achieving RESIDENT ALIENS objection, it is so ordered. the Promise of Health Information Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I f Technology.’’ ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND ate proceed to the immediate consider- NOVEMBER 1, 2017 GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ation of Calendar No. 244, S. Res. 245. The Committee on Homeland Secu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I rity and Governmental Affairs is au- clerk will report the resolution by ask unanimous consent that when the thorized to meet during the session of title. Senate completes its business today, it the Senate on Tuesday, October 31, The senior assistant legislative clerk adjourn until 10 a.m., Wednesday, No- 2017, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing read as follows: vember 1; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be entitled ‘‘2017 Hurricane Season: Over- A resolution (S. Res. 245) calling on the sight of the Federal Response.’’ Government of Iran to release unjustly de- deemed expired, the Journal of pro- COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND tained United States citizens and legal per- ceedings be approved to date, the time GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS manent resident aliens, and for other pur- for the two leaders be reserved for their The Committee on Homeland Secu- poses. use later in the day, and morning busi- rity and Governmental Affairs is au- There being no objection, the Senate ness be closed; finally, that following thorized to meet during the session of proceeded to consider the resolution. leader remarks, the Senate proceed to the Senate on Tuesday, October 31, Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous executive session and resume consider- 2017, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing consent that the resolution be agreed ation of the Larsen nomination under entitled ‘‘2020 Census: Examining Cost to, the preamble be agreed to, and the the previous order. Overruns, Information Security, and motions to reconsider be considered The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Accuracy.’’ made and laid upon the table with no objection, it is so ordered. SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE intervening action or debate. f The Select Committee on Intel- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT ligence is authorized to meet during objection, it is so ordered. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if the session of the Senate on Tuesday, The resolution (S. Res. 245) was there is no further business to come be- October 31, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.., in room agreed to. fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- SD–106 to conduct a hearing on the The preamble was agreed to. sent that it stand adjourned under the nomination of John C. Demers, of Vir- (The resolution, with its preamble, is previous order, following the remarks ginia, to be an Assistant Attorney Gen- printed in the RECORD of August 3, 2017, of Senators CASEY and SANDERS. eral, Department of Justice. under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE f objection, it is so ordered. The Select Committee on Intel- The Senator from Pennsylvania. ligence is authorized to meet during RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY f the session of the Senate on Tuesday, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I October 31, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., in room ask unanimous consent that the Sen- OUR SYSTEM OF JUSTICE SH–219 to conduct a closed hearing. ate proceed to the en bloc consider- Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise this SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANS, ATMOSPHERE, ation of the following Senate resolu- evening to talk about our system of FISHERIES, AND COAST GUARD tions which were submitted earlier justice. If we were to walk out from the The Subcommittee on Oceans, At- today: S. Res. 315, S. Res. 316, and S. Senate, out the front door, and across mosphere, Fisheries, and Coast of the Res. 317. the front of the Capitol directly, we Committee on Commerce, Science, and There being no objection, the Senate would find ourselves across the street Transportation is authorized to meet proceeded to consider the resolutions from the U.S. Supreme Court. during the session of the Senate on en bloc. As everyone knows, inscribed across Tuesday, October 31, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous the front of the U.S. Supreme Court in room SR–253 to conduct a hearing consent that the resolutions be agreed are these words: ‘‘Equal justice under entitled ‘‘Exploring Native American to, the preambles be agreed to, and the law’’—a pretty simple statement about Subsistence Rights and International motions to reconsider be considered our system of justice, but of course Treaties.’’ made and laid upon the table, all en that has a profound meaning in our SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIME AND TERRORISM bloc. system. The Subcommittee on Crime and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Hundreds of years ago, Saint Augus- Terrorism of the Committee on the Ju- objection, it is so ordered. tine said the following about justice: diciary is authorized to meet during The resolutions were agreed to. Without justice what are kingdoms but the session of the Senate on Tuesday, The preambles were agreed to. great bands of robbers. October 31, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., in room (The resolutions, with their pre- So we have always had this focus on SH–216 to conduct a hearing entitled ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD what justice means. It came into ‘‘Extremist Content and Russian under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) sharper focus, of course, when our Na- Disinformation Online: Working with f tion was born. We set up three Tech to Find Solutions.’’ branches of government—or, I should UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- f say, our Founders set up three MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR branches of government—one of them APPOINTMENT Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I being the judiciary and, of course, that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ask unanimous consent that notwith- was followed, after the Constitution Chair announces, on behalf of the standing rule XXII, that at 11:30 a.m. was ratified, by the Judiciary Act of Democratic leader, pursuant to the on Wednesday, November 1, there be 30 1789. We have had that system of jus- provisions of Public Law 114–224, the minutes of postcloture time remaining tice in one form other another all these appointment of the following indi- on the Larsen nomination, equally di- years. vidual to serve as a member of the Vir- vided between the leaders or their des- In so many ways, our system of jus- gin Islands of the United States Cen- ignees, and that following the use or tice sets us apart from the world. Our

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We know that case, in that district, or in that one is denied equal justice under the that throughout our history—and even Supreme Court case. law even one time, of course, our sys- more recently—there are several exam- The tilt toward corporate interests tem hasn’t worked well. ples of one judge being able to stop the at the expense of everyday Americans When you see the numbers that I executive, one judge being able to re- is not confined to the Supreme Court. I cited earlier, that the Chamber of Com- verse policy or, at least, force the exec- have had serious concerns about many merce has a success rate of 70 percent, utive to make amendments to an Exec- of the judicial nominees put forward by I am not sure we can say that equal utive order, as has happened over the the Trump administration, particu- justice under the law—that principle— last couple of months. larly those nominated to sit on the cir- has been adhered to. When that hap- I think we always have to ask our- cuit courts, the highest appellate court pens, of course, what Saint Augustine selves whether or not our system of in the land other than the Supreme reminded us hundreds of year ago— justice is getting it right, whether or Court. In essence, these circuit courts, that without justice, what are king- not the balance is there. There are lots which sometimes cover more than one doms but a great band of robbers—peo- of ways to express the tension between State, are effectively the highest court ple are robbed of justice in maybe one one side and another in our system of in the land for the vast majority of case. Unfortunately we know from the justice. One way to express it—not the cases that are not heard by the Su- record that it is a lot more than one only way, but one way, when you con- preme Court. The Supreme Court may case. But one is too many if you be- sider the awesome appropriate power in take only a few cases a year, some- lieve in equal justice under law. a nation like ours—is, Will we have a times a very low percentage, or less So I have serious concerns that this system that allows everyone to get a than 5 percent in most years. basic promise—the ultimate promise of fair shot at justice, to literally fulfill The President has plucked many of justice that was enshrined in our Con- the obligation or the goal of equal jus- these nominees for the circuit courts stitution by our Founders and was tice under the law? Or will we have a from a list compiled by the Federalist brought forward by the Judiciary Act system of justice that rewards, sup- Society and the Heritage Foundation, of 1789 and which has continued to this ports, or seems to find in favor of cor- two substantial conservative organiza- present day—of equal justice under law porate interests or have a court, tions. I don’t want the Supreme Court could be in jeopardy. Some would say whether it is the Supreme Court or a chosen by the Federalist Society and that it is in jeopardy already as this Federal court of one kind or another, the Heritage Foundation. I certainly administration puts its stamp on the that is beholden to corporate interests? don’t want circuit court judges chosen, judiciary. So one way to suggest the tension and handpicked, and designated ahead of We must demand that the judiciary sometimes the conflict is to have a fair time who only have been selected from live up to the principles of equal jus- shot for everyone versus a corporate this list. That is apparently what hap- tice under the law for all the people in tilt or a corporate court or a corporate pened in the midst of the campaign. all the cases all the time. justice system. They gave the Republican nominee a I yield the floor. I would have to say that when you list and said: That is your list. You The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. look at some of the evidence most re- choose from them only. It wasn’t a sug- STRANGE). The Senator from Vermont. cently, the Supreme Court under Chief gested list. It was a directive. f Justice Roberts has been an ever more I think I am joined by a lot of people reliable ally to both big corporations across the country in my concern when HEALTHCARE and those with great power, those with groups like that have veto power over Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, let me great wealth. A major study published who sits on the Supreme Court or who begin by pointing out an op-ed that ap- by the Minnesota Law Review in 2013 has veto power over those who sit on peared in the Boston Globe today. It is found that the four conservative Jus- Federal courts. an op-ed that I wrote. It is called ‘‘The tices currently sitting on the Court— Like several of the conservative Jus- health care crisis no one is talking Justices Alito, Roberts, Thomas, and tices on the Supreme Court, many of about.’’ Kennedy—are among the six most busi- these nominees on this list from the Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- ness friendly Supreme Court Justices Federalist Society and the Heritage sent that this op-ed be printed in the since 1946. So found the major study in Foundation have a corporate philos- RECORD. the Minnesota Law Review just 4 years ophy, a philosophy that ignores the re- There being no objection, the mate- ago. So four Justices on the Court now alities faced by many Americans, the rial was ordered to be printed in the were found among the six most busi- realities faced by many workers across RECORD, as follows: ness friendly. That is one indicator. our country. [From the Boston Globe, Oct. 31, 2017] Another review by the Constitutional The records of these nominees indi- THE HEALTH CARE CRISIS NO ONE IS TALK- Accountability Center, which, of cate that this problem will only be ex- ING ABOUT course, is ongoing as decisions are acerbated and workers and their fami- (By Bernie Sanders) handed down, shows the consequences lies will continue to have the deck The United States faces a major crisis in of the Court’s corporate tilt, finding stacked against them in the real world, primary health care, and unless Congress that the Chamber of Commerce has had not the world of briefs and the world of acts immediately it is likely to become a success rate of 70 percent—7–0, a suc- Supreme Court juris prudence and the much worse. cess rate of 70 percent—in cases before world of arguments in front of the Su- Millions of Americans are at risk of losing the Roberts Court, a significant in- preme Court. But in the real world, the their access to health care because Congress crease over previous Courts. So these decks will be stacked against them—in did not renew funding for the community health center program at the end of the fis- are two major indicators of the cor- the real world of making ends meet in cal year, Sept. 30. Unless we renew funding porate tilt of this Supreme Court. a family, in the struggles that people immediately, 70 percent of funding will be Now, these cases are important to have every day, and in the real world of cut, the doors of 2,800 community health cen- every person—cases involving, for ex- working every day for long hours and ters will close, and 9 million patients will ample, rules for consumer contracts, sometimes in not the best working con- lose access to quality health care. That is challenges to regulations ensuring fair ditions and up against very powerful unacceptable. pay and labor standards, attempts by forces. Our nation’s community health centers consumers to hold companies account- The fundamental promise of our provide affordable, high-quality health care able for product safety and much, court system is this principle of justice to more than 27 million people. This includes not only primary health care, but also den- much more. Because the Supreme I talked about earlier—the principle tistry, counseling, and low-cost prescription Court’s decisions set precedents fol- that everyone should have a fair shot drugs. For the 13 million rural patients lowed by every Federal district court at justice, all the time, in every case, served, community health centers often are across the Nation—hundreds of district without exception, in every court, in the only health care provider for hundreds of

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This is a major cri- community health center visit com- providers, community health centers save on sis today, but unless Congress acts im- pared to an emergency room visit. So average $2,371 per Medicaid patient and up to mediately, that crisis is going to be- it is an opportunity not only to provide $1,210 per Medicare patient. What’s more, come much, much worse. good quality care but to save substan- community health centers have played a piv- Millions of Americans are at risk of tial sums of money. Compared to other otal role in generating more than $49 billion losing their access to healthcare be- providers, community health centers in savings to the entire health care system. cause Congress has still not renewed Not only do we have to renew funding for save, on average, $2,371 per Medicaid the community health center program, we funding for the Community Health patient and up to $1,210 for Medicare must also improve and expand the National Center Program, which expired on Sep- patients. Health Service Corps—the program that pro- tember 30. So we hear a whole lot of What is more, community health vides debt forgiveness for young doctors, discussion about a whole lot of serious centers have played a pivotal role in nurses, dentists, mental health providers, healthcare problems. This is one that generating more than $49 billion in sav- and pharmacists who are prepared to work in we do not hear very much about, and our nation’s most underserved areas. With- ings to the entire healthcare system. that is that Congress has still not re- They provide quality primary out debt forgiveness, it is very hard to get newed funding for the Community new doctors to choose primary care—an area healthcare. They save money by keep- Health Center Program, which expired of medicine that does not pay the big bucks. ing people out of emergency rooms or It is also difficult to attract medical profes- on September 30. Unless we renew that keeping them out of the hospitals. Not sionals into the underserved areas of our funding immediately, some 70 percent only do we have to renew funding of country where they are needed the most. of funding will be lost. Seventy percent the Community Health Center Pro- It is widely acknowledged that we cur- of funding for community health cen- gram, we must also improve and ex- rently have the most wasteful, inefficient, ters will be lost. The doors of 2,800 and expensive health care system in the pand the National Health Service service sites will close and 9 million Corps, which is a program that pro- world. Despite spending almost $10,000 per patients will lose access to the capita on health care, twice as much as any vides debt forgiveness for young doc- healthcare they currently have. Nine other country, 28 million Americans have no tors, nurses, dentists, mental health insurance, even more are underinsured, with million people will find that when they providers, and pharmacists who are high copayments and deductibles, and we go to a community health center, that prepared to work in our Nation’s most pay the highest prices in the world for pre- center will no longer be able to treat underserved areas. Without debt for- scription drugs. The rarely discussed truth is them. Clearly, this is unacceptable. giveness, without telling young grad- that thousands of Americans die each year Our Nation’s community health cen- uates of medical school who often leave because they cannot afford to get to a doctor ters provide affordable, high-quality school $200,000, $300,000, and $400,000 in when they should. healthcare to more than 27 million debt—without giving them the oppor- We must not allow a bad situation to get Americans in every State in this coun- worse. tunity to get those very large debts try. This includes, by the way, in terms We cannot tell millions of low-income and forgiven, it will be very hard to attract of community health centers, not only working people in every state in this country physicians and nurses and psycholo- primary healthcare but also dental that they will no longer be able to access the gists to rural areas or urban areas, care, which is a major crisis in this health care, dental care, mental health coun- where we have a significant ‘‘under- seling, and low-cost prescription drugs they country. It is very hard in many parts serving’’ in terms of medical care. desperately need. of America to find affordable dental We cannot tell pregnant women that they care. It also includes mental health So we need to fund not only commu- will not be able to get the necessary prenatal counseling, which is another major nity health centers but the National care they require in order to have healthy issue, especially within the context of Health Service Corps. We currently babies. have 1,100 National Health Service We cannot tell the young person addicted the opioid and heroin epidemic we face. In addition to all of that, community Corps members who are in school or in to opioids or heroin that there is no treat- residency programs who will not be ment available. health centers provide low-cost pre- We cannot tell chronically ill senior citi- scription drugs at a time when many able to complete their training and be- zens that they will have to survive without Americans cannot afford the medicine come primary care professionals. We the prescription drugs they have used for they need. need to provide the workforce for com- years. They play a vital role in community munity health centers and other under- We cannot force community health cen- after community, State after State, in served areas in this country. ters, which provide some of the most cost-ef- providing healthcare to some 27 mil- Here is the very good news: The truth fective health care in the country, to lay off is, for many years, our community the doctors, nurses, dentists, and adminis- lion Americans. For the 13 million trators who keep these centers going. rural patients served, community health centers, which are playing a Historically, the community health center health centers often are the only vital role all over this country—urban program has enjoyed widespread bipartisan healthcare provider for hundreds of areas and rural areas—have received support, and that support continues. Today, miles in rural America. There are bipartisan support. I know a lot of the along with almost all Democrats, there are a deserts in which Americans cannot ac- bipartisan efforts of the past have kind number of Republicans who fully understand cess a doctor, and community health of disappeared in the current political how important these centers are to the well- centers are the oasis in that desert. In climate, but I am very happy to say being of their states and want to see the pro- there is a very strong piece of legisla- gram refunded. addition to all of that, community The time for delay is over. Congress must health centers often provide a lot of tion introduced by Senator ROY BLUNT, act immediately to fully fund the commu- good jobs in underserved communities a Republican from Missouri, which has nity health center program and the associ- that need them the most. a number of Republican cosponsors on ated workforce programs that provide them Community health centers not only it. with the well-trained staffing they need. save lives, but they also save money. My own view is, I think every Mem- Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, the Every dollar we invest in strong pri- ber of the Democratic caucus would United States today faces a major mary healthcare saves us dollars in the sponsor it, but I think there is a whole healthcare crisis. I think we all under- long run. Instead of people ending up in lot of Republican support for this com- stand that. In the midst of that expensive emergency room care—and munity health center bill. So not only healthcare crisis, we face an even emergency room care is the most ex- is Mr. BLUNT the sponsor of the bill, we greater crisis in primary healthcare, pensive primary care in the country— have Senator CAPITO, Senator GARD- and that means that there are many, or ending up in the hospital because NER, Senator COLLINS, Senator WICKER, many millions of people, not just peo- they can’t and do not go to the doctor Senator FISCHER, Senator BOOZMAN,

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URKOWSKI OCH OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER Senator M , and Senator C - which provide some of the most cost- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: RAN—who are all Republicans—onboard effective healthcare in this country—to To be brigadier general this legislation. lay off doctors, nurses, dentists, and I believe, if that bill came to the administrators who keep these centers COL. RALPH L. SCHWADER IN THE ARMY floor today as a stand-alone bill, it going. would pass overwhelmingly because THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT Historically, the Community Health IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- people in rural America, people in Center Program has enjoyed wide- CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: urban America—Democrats, Repub- spread bipartisan support, and I am To be brigadier general licans, and Independents—understand glad to say that for this program, that COL. DONALD B. ABSHER the very important role community support continues. What I am asking THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT health centers are playing. What this TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY today is for strong support for the UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: bill is about, significantly, is funding Blunt legislation. Let’s get it onto the To be brigadier general for 5 years not quite at the level I floor of the Senate as quickly as we COL. RICHARD E. ANGLE would like to see but at about 4 percent can. Let’s pass it. Let’s demand that COL. MILFORD H. BEAGLE, JR. a year which, in terms of medical infla- COL. SEAN C. BERNABE the House work with us to pass strong COL. MARIA A. BIANK tion, really means level funding. Now, legislation. The time for delay is over. COL. JAMES P. BIENLIEN that is in contrast to a bill that is COL. BRIAN R. BISACRE Congress must act immediately to COL. WILLIAM M. BORUFF being discussed in the House, which is fully fund the Community Health Cen- COL. RICHARD R. COFFMAN simply not satisfactory. The House bill COL. CHARLES D. COSTANZA ter Program, the National Health Serv- COL. JOY L. CURRIERA is talking about 2 years of funding, ice Corps, and the Teaching Health COL. JOHNNY K. DAVIS which means it is level-funded, which COL. ROBERT B. DAVIS Centers Program today. COL. THOMAS R. DREW means it is a significant decline in real We know these programs work. We COL. MICHAEL R. EASTMAN dollars for community health centers. COL. BRIAN S. EIFLER know they save money and lives. These COL. CHRISTOPHER L. EUBANK Also, there are pay-fors for the bill programs must be funded for 5 years, COL. OMUSO D. GEORGE which are totally unsatisfactory. It is a COL. WILLIAM J. HARTMAN which is what the Blunt bill does. We COL. DARIEN P. HELMLINGER question of taking money from Peter should not continue to ignore this very COL. DAVID M. HODNE to pay Paul and taking money from COL. JONATHAN E. HOWERTON serious problem for another day. COL. HEIDI J. HOYLE very important healthcare programs to I yield the floor. COL. THOMAS L. JAMES put money into this important pro- COL. CHRISTOPHER C. LANEVE f COL. OTTO K. LILLER gram. COL. VINCENT F. MALONE II It is widely acknowledged that we ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. COL. CHARLES R. MILLER TOMORROW COL. JAMES S. MOORE, JR. currently have the most wasteful, inef- COL. MICHAEL T. MORRISSEY ficient, and expensive healthcare sys- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under COL. ANTONIO V. MUNERA COL. FREDERICK M. O’DONNELL tem in the world, despite spending al- the previous order, the Senate stands COL. PAUL E. OWEN most $10,000 per capita on healthcare, adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow. COL. WALTER T. RUGEN COL. MICHELLE A. SCHMIDT which is twice as much as any other Thereupon, the Senate, at 6:35 p.m., COL. MARK T. SIMERLY country. I just returned from Canada adjourned until Wednesday, November COL. MICHAEL E. SLOANE COL. WILLIAM D. TAYLOR the other day. They spend about 50 per- 1, 2017, at 10 a.m. COL. WILLIAM L. THIGPEN cent per capita of what we spend of COL. THOMAS J. TICKNER f COL. MATTHEW J. VANWAGENEN guaranteed healthcare to all of their COL. DARREN L. WERNER people, and many of their healthcare CONFIRMATIONS THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF outcomes are, in fact, better than they THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN Executive nominations confirmed by THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED are in the United States. So we spend a the Senate October 31, 2017: UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: whole lot of money, and we are not get- THE JUDICIARY To be major general ting particularly good value. AMY CONEY BARRETT, OF INDIANA, TO BE UNITED BRIG. GEN. KEITH Y. TAMASHIRO One of the areas where we are getting STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED good value is in the area of community IN THE AIR FORCE health centers. We need to not allow a WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: bad situation to get worse. We have a IN THE RESERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- To be lieutenant general very serious crisis in this country with CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION MAJ. GEN. ERIC P. WENDT primary healthcare, dental care, and 601: IN THE NAVY certainly, mental health counseling. To be lieutenant general We are in deep trouble. If we do not im- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT LT. GEN. STAYCE D. HARRIS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED mediately fund the Community Health WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND IN THE ARMY Center Program, the National Health RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be vice admiral Service Corps, and the other workforce IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED programs, a very bad situation will be- WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND VICE ADM. CHRISTOPHER W. GRADY come tragically worse. We cannot tell RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be lieutenant general IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED millions of low-income and working WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND people in every State in this country MAJ. GEN. PAUL J. LACAMERA RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: that they will no longer be able to ac- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be vice admiral IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- cess the healthcare, dental care, men- CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: REAR ADM. BRUCE H. LINDSEY tal health counseling, and low-cost pre- To be brigadier general IN THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JAMES A. scription drugs they desperately need. COL. TWANDA E. YOUNG FANT AND ENDING WITH DUSTIN D. HARLIN, WHICH We cannot tell pregnant women they THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- will not be able to get the necessary THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED 16, 2017. prenatal care they require in order to UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: AIR FORCE NOMINATION OF ERIK M. MUDRINICH, TO BE deliver healthy babies. We cannot tell To be brigadier general LIEUTENANT COLONEL . the tragic number of people who are AIR FORCE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SCOTT M. COL. ROGER D. MURDOCK ABBOTT AND ENDING WITH KRISTINA M. ZUCCARELLI, struggling today with opioid or heroin WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE IN THE AIR FORCE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- addiction that there is simply no treat- TOBER 16, 2017. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ment available to them because com- IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- IN THE ARMY munity health centers do a lot of that CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION ARMY NOMINATION OF ADRIAN L. NELSON, TO BE treatment. We cannot tell chronically 601: MAJOR. ill senior citizens they will have to sur- ARMY NOMINATION OF TODD M. CHARD, TO BE MAJOR. To be lieutenant general ARMY NOMINATION OF TRISTAN D. HARRINGTON, TO vive without the prescription drugs BE MAJOR. they have used for years. We cannot MAJ. GEN. DAVID D. THOMPSON ARMY NOMINATION OF DAVID S. LYLE, TO BE COLONEL. THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED ARMY NOMINATION OF GEORGE B. INABINET, TO BE force community health centers— STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE COLONEL.

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ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH BENJAMIN A. ARMY NOMINATION OF MICHAEL W. CHUNG, TO BE WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE BARBEAU AND ENDING WITH BLAIR D. TIGHE, WHICH MAJOR. AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CHEMITRA M. TOBER 16, 2017. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER CLAY AND ENDING WITH JOHN C. HUBBARD, WHICH NOMI- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH DAVID L. 16, 2017. NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- AGUILAR AND ENDING WITH DAVID K. ZIVNUSKA, WHICH ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GARRETT K. AN- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- DERSON AND ENDING WITH ROGER D. PLASTER, WHICH 16, 2017. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATION OF CHARLES K. BERGMAN, TO BE 16, 2017. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER COLONEL. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH REBECCA L. AN- 16, 2017. ARMY NOMINATION OF ROBERT S. PATTON, JR., TO BE DERSON AND ENDING WITH KENNETH R. VANHOOK, JR., ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOSHUA A. COLONEL. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AKERS AND ENDING WITH D013005, WHICH NOMINATIONS ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JASON P. AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- AFFOLDER AND ENDING WITH D012388, WHICH NOMINA- WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE TOBER 16, 2017. TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ARTHUR D. AN- IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JONATHAN L. DERSON III AND ENDING WITH JOHN E. WEAVER, WHICH ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ANDRE B. ABBOTT AND ENDING WITH BOVEY Z. ZHU, WHICH NOMI- NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ABADIE AND ENDING WITH G001060, WHICH NOMINATIONS NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. 16, 2017. 16, 2017. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH WINFIELD A. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JOSHUA D. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JANETTA R. ADKINS AND ENDING WITH D013960, WHICH NOMINATIONS ALBRIGHT AND ENDING WITH LISA L. SNOH, WHICH NOMI- BLACKMORE AND ENDING WITH JEFFREY E. OLIVER, WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- 16, 2017. TOBER 16, 2017. IN THE MARINE CORPS NAVY NOMINATION OF JOE F. MORALEZ II, TO BE LIEU- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH STEVEN A. MARINE CORPS NOMINATION OF JOHN J. STRAUB, TO TENANT COMMANDER. BATY AND ENDING WITH ALISA R. WILMA, WHICH NOMI- BE MAJOR. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH JESSICA B. AN- NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- DERSON AND ENDING WITH MIRANDA V. WILLIAMS, PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER IN THE NAVY WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE 16, 2017. AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SUZANNE T. ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH WESLEY J. AN- TOBER 16, 2017. ALFORD AND ENDING WITH LAURA C. YOON, WHICH DERSON AND ENDING WITH HOPE M. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MARCO A. WILLIAMSONYOUNCE, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RE- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER ACOSTA AND ENDING WITH KEITH E. ZUMAR, WHICH CEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- 16, 2017. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- GRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH ROY A. ADUNA PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GINA E. ADAM AND ENDING WITH KIRTLEY N. YEISER, WHICH NOMINA- 16, 2017. AND ENDING WITH DAVID R. ZINNANTE, WHICH NOMINA- TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH WILLIAM J. ROY, TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. JR. AND ENDING WITH RAQUEL T. BUSER, WHICH NOMI- IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH CALVIN LOPER NATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH DAVID J. H. AND ENDING WITH BILLY W. YOUNG, WHICH NOMINA- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER CHANG AND ENDING WITH MATTHEW J. YANDURA, WHICH TIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED 16, 2017. NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH GREGORY F. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MAUREEN M. ALLEN AND ENDING WITH CLINTON M. WOODS, WHICH 16, 2017. DERKS AND ENDING WITH JEFFREY P. SHARP, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- ARMY NOMINATION OF SAMUEL A. REDDING, TO BE NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER LIEUTENANT COLONEL. PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. ARMY NOMINATION OF SATIVA M. FRANKLIN, TO BE 16, 2017. LIEUTENANT COLONEL. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH DANIEL T. FOREIGN SERVICE ARMY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH MAURICE O. BARNES AND ENDING WITH JACQUELYN O. BARNETT AND ENDING WITH AARON C. BARTA, WHICH VERMILLOHERMAN, WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RE- FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE AND AP- CEIVED BY THE SENATE AND APPEARED IN THE CON- JULIE P. AKEY AND ENDING WITH VERA N. ZDRAVKOVA, PEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER GRESSIONAL RECORD ON OCTOBER 16, 2017. WHICH NOMINATIONS WERE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE 16, 2017. NAVY NOMINATIONS BEGINNING WITH SHAMIRE E. AND APPEARED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON OC- ARMY NOMINATION OF GRANT R. BARGE, TO BE MAJOR. BRANCH AND ENDING WITH ALANNA B. YOUNGBLOOD, TOBER 2, 2017.

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HONORING THE PASSING OF William ‘‘Bill’’ James Sloan, graduate of RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING STANLEY COOLIDGE SMU Class of 1949, served in the U.S. Navy THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF from October 1942 to May 1946. DEER PARK, TX HON. DOUG LaMALFA Raymond Earl Sloan, graduate of SMU OF CALIFORNIA Class of 1949, served in the US Army from HON. BRIAN BABIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1944 to 1946. OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, October 31, 2017 These gentlemen served with honor and Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, it is with great distinction and I thank them for their service. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 sadness that I rise today to honor the passing Mr. BABIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- of Stanley Coolidge and his fiance´e, Roseann f ognize and celebrate the 125th anniversary of Hannah, whose lives were tragically lost on the City of Deer Park, in Harris County, Texas. October 9, 2017 while trapped in their North- RECOGNIZING THE 2017 ABOVE AND After an overwhelming Texian victory at Bat- ern California home as it was destroyed by the BEYOND BREAKFAST FIRST RE- tle of San Jacinto, General Sam Houston, In- Cascade wildfire. SPONDER AWARD RECIPIENTS terim President David G. Burnet, and mem- Coolidge, a retired attorney and father to bers of the Texas Cabinet met in present-day Chico City Council member Andrew Coolidge, Deer Park and began to draft the initial treaty was born in San Francisco and spent the last HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY documents securing Texas’ independence 50 years in the mountains of Loma Rica, Cali- from Mexico. Because of this historic event on OF VIRGINIA fornia. What began as the faint smell of a dis- Deer Park soil, Deer Park holds the distinction tant fire quickly turned to tragedy as the di- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of being the true ‘‘Birthplace of Texas.’’ verse trees and wilderness surrounding An- Deer Park was founded on December 20, drew’s childhood home were ignited by the Tuesday, October 31, 2017 1892 by Simeon Henry West, a farmer, retired legislator, and pioneer from Illinois. He named rapidly approaching Cascade fire. With little Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the area Deer Park after the large number of warning, gusts of wind brought the fire sweep- to recognize an outstanding group of individ- deer that roamed the coastal prairie. As set- ing down across Stan’s 100 acres of land, uals in Northern Virginia. These individuals tlers from the north arrived to build homes and leaving only ashes behind. As Stan and have demonstrated superior dedication to pub- Roseann attempted a hurried evacuation, the farms, West built a hotel and post office in lic safety and to their community and are house was engulfed by flames before they 1893. West granted the land for the first rail- being recognized by the Greater Springfield could escape. Their cars, still parked in the road through Deer Park for one dollar and Chamber of Commerce at their annual Above driveway, were also destroyed by the flames. later built a wharf on Buffalo Bayou that was and Beyond Breakfast. Only a brick chimney remained of the house. later destroyed by The Great Galveston Hurri- Roseann was a resident of Grass Valley, This event recognizes first responders in the cane of 1900. On October 3, 1902, West do- California, and both Stan and Roseann were Greater Springfield area who better their com- nated the right-of-way to the Houston Ship incredibly valued members of their commu- munity by quietly volunteering personal time, Channel to the United States of America. nities. An avid Harley Davidson enthusiast, energy, and financial support to fill a need out- In 1928 Shell Oil Company began building a Stan was an active member in The Americans side of their day-to-day duties. In addition to new refinery. In the 1930s an independent Motorcycle Club. He often used that platform honoring first responders, a portion of the pro- school district was established, the population to help the club raise money for children’s ceeds raised at the Above and Beyond Break- began to grow, and the town began to flourish. cancer research, as well as periodically stag- fast are donated to charitable organizations Deer Park voted to incorporate as a general ing puppet shows for young and sick children. designated by the honorees. law city on December 11, 1948. On December Thousands in Northern California have 6, 1960 the residents of Deer Park voted to This year, three members of the public safe- evacuated as their homes have been de- become a home rule city. By 1960 the city’s stroyed by these catastrophic fires, with many ty community are being honored by the Cham- population was five thousand with a fire sta- still missing and dozens confirmed dead. My ber. It is my honor to include in the RECORD tion, city hall, parks, independent water sup- thoughts and prayers are with the Coolidge the names of the following individuals: ply, and four major industries within the city and Hannah families, as well as the families of Private First Class Tom Black, Fairfax limits. Today, Deer Park has approximately all who we’ve lost as a result of these fires in County Sheriff’s Office, for his work with sen- thirty-three thousand residents, a school dis- the West. Their loss will take a heavy toll on iors, Camp Sunshine and World Vision trict with fifteen campuses, numerous major in- both of their families, as well as the many Private First Class Anthony Capizzi, Fairfax dustrial facilities, and several smaller light in- people they have impacted over the years. County Police Department, for his work with dustrial companies. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to recog- Stan and Roseann will be missed. the Boy Scouts of America f nize and celebrate the 125th anniversary of Mr. John ‘‘JJ’’ Jackson, Greater Springfield the City of Deer Park. May God continue to RECOGNIZING THREE TEXANS ON Volunteer Fire Department, for his faithful op- bless Deer Park in these next 125 years. VETERANS DAY eration of Canteen 422, Fire Station 12 f HON. PETE SESSIONS Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the 2017 Above 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF SSG and Beyond Breakfast first responder award MICHAEL OLLIS POST 9587 OF TEXAS recipients, and thank each of the men and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES women who serve in the Fairfax County Sher- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 iff’s Office, Fairfax County Police Department HON. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR. OF NEW YORK Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, in honor of and the Greater Springfield Volunteer Fire De- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Veterans Day, I rise today to recognize three partment. Their efforts, made on behalf of the World War II veterans who have honorably citizens of our community, are selfless acts of Tuesday, October 31, 2017 and faithfully served their country. heroism and truly merit our highest praise. I Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Milledge A. ‘‘Mitch’’ Hart, III, graduate of the ask my colleagues to join me in applauding recognize the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ SSG US Naval Academy Class of 1956, served for this group of remarkable citizens and in thank- Michael Ollis Post 9587 on the 70th anniver- 5 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. His final ing them for their dedication to the safety and sary of its founding. rank was 1st Lieutenant, selected for Captain, protection of our residents, businesses, and On November 29, 1947, 40 veterans from USMC. properties. the Staten Island community founded VFW

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Karol paper publishing, Vernon has held leadership Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Cierpica. To honor their lifetime member, VFW positions in the Butler County Chapter of the recognize a community mainstay in the north- Post 9587 was renamed to ‘‘SSG Michael Salvation Army and the Community Develop- west Bronx who has helped to promote the Ollis Post 9587’’ in 2014. ment Corporation of Butler County. area both professionally and personally for Since its creation, the Post has focused on Vernon exemplifies the best qualities of a three decades. serving and assisting their community on Stat- devoted newsman and an engaged citizen. He Terhi Edwards has been a resident of River- en Island in accordance with the VFW’s na- is a credit to Pennsylvania’s third congres- dale since 1987. She has also been a real es- tional goals. Today, members who have con- sional district. I am very happy for him and tate professional in the area for nearly as long. tributed to the Post’s ability to reach this mile- Sarah, his wife of 64 years. I congratulate Terhi specializes in selling this wonderful stone include both the Ladies Auxiliary and them and thank them for their contributions to neighborhood, which for those who have lived the Men’s Auxiliary. These groups, which the Butler region. or visited there is surrounded by beauty and make up the VFW Auxiliary, have played a nature. major role in the Post’s success. I thank all of f Currently a homeowner herself, Terhi is par- ticularly aware of the special qualities that the members for their continued dedication to HONORING JOHN CARDINALLI their community. make Riverdale unique, and such a wonderful I would like to commend SSG Michael Ollis destination for people. Originally from Finland, Terhi honed her Post 9587 for consistently helping veterans HON. JIMMY PANETTA customer service prowess and flair for relating and their families, assisting in times of com- OF CALIFORNIA to people of different cultures while traveling munity crisis and promoting community civic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the world as flight attendant. As the Ranking interests. The great work the Post’s members Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Member of the House Foreign Affairs Com- performed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy mittee, I do quite a bit of travel, and know just is altruism in its purest form. Although their Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to how effective it is in learning to understand building experienced water damage, they fo- honor a lifelong member of the Central Coast and appreciate people from all walks of life. cused on the needs of the community around community, World War II veteran and member Terhi seamlessly transitioned her customer it by serving as a disaster relief center for any- of the Office of Strategic Services, John service skill to real estate, drawing upon her one who needed help. Cardinalli. Mr. Cardinalli grew up on the Mon- love of working with the public, in addition to Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the terey Peninsula speaking Italian to a family of her passion for architecture and interior de- VFW’s SSG Michael Ollis Post 9587 on its commercial fishermen. Drafted into the Army sign. She is a member of the National Asso- 70th Anniversary. Its long success has bene- in 1942, he began his service to the United ciation of Realtors, the Bronx Manhattan North fited not just veterans and their families, but States at the Presidio of Monterey where he Board of Realtors, and Westchester-Putnam the surrounding community as well and for completed Army basic training. He was quali- Multiple Listing Service. Walk around the com- that, I am deeply thankful. fied as a Morse code expert and was sent to the Signal Corps. At Fort Bragg, he responded munity and you’ll find plenty of people who f to a call for volunteers who were proficient in say they came to Riverdale because of the job CONGRATULATING VERNON L. Morse code and a second language. Mr. Terhi did as their realtor. WISE, JR. FOR HIS RECEPTION Cardinalli responded and would find himself This year, the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van OF THE PENNSYLVANIA NEWS swearing a 65-year oath of secrecy to the Of- Cortlandt Development Corporation is hon- MEDIA ASSOCIATION’S 2017 LIFE- fice of Strategic Services. oring Terhi at their annual Greenway Gala TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD During his time in the OSS, he became pro- celebration, for all the work she has done in ficient in collecting clandestine information the community. She is most deserving of this about Axis forces. He was primarily stationed wonderful recognition. Congratulations to Terhi HON. MIKE KELLY on receiving this honor. OF PENNSYLVANIA in the Netherlands, where he worked with f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES members of the Dutch underground to ship weapons, ammunition and supplies to Allied Tuesday, October 31, 2017 RECOGNIZING THE 2017 LITERACY forces. He volunteered to escort a Polish spy VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA- Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, across the River Rhine in the cover of dark- PRINCE WILLIAM AWARD RECIPI- today I am very pleased to recognize my con- ness, which was instrumental towards obtain- ENTS stituent, Vernon L. Wise, Jr. of Butler County, ing information about German defenses. He for his reception of the Pennsylvania News also participated in the Battle of the Bulge, the Media Association’s 2017 Lifetime Achieve- last German offensive on the Western Front in HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA ment Award. Belgium and Luxembourg. Mr. Cardinalli IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vernon is the former publisher and chair- served in our intelligence community before man of the board of the Butler Eagle. The pa- the creation of the Central Intelligence Agen- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 per’s current publisher and general manager, cy, paving the road for future intelligence ana- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in rec- Ron Vodenichar, nominated Vernon for this lysts and operatives. ognition of Literacy Volunteers of America- prestigious award, emphasizing the techno- After World War II, he returned to the Mon- Prince William, Incorporated, and their 26 logical innovations he made as well as his terey Peninsula and was a sardine fisherman years of service to the adult learners residing commitment to the newspaper and printing for 25 years. He raised a family along with his in the Greater Prince William Area. company’s family ownership. wife of 70 years, Josephine. In 2008, he was Founded in June 1991, by beloved librarian The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes allowed to tell his story of service in the OSS. Dona M. Swanson, Literacy Volunteers of ‘‘outstanding service and accomplishment Mr. Cardinalli’s service to the nation as a America-Prince William, Inc. is one of 1200 spanning a career in journalism.’’ It could not member of the OSS became fundamental to- 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations affiliated have gone to a more fitting recipient. Vernon wards the creation of the Central Intelligence with ProLiteracy America, a nationwide organi- is a member of the third generation (out of five Agency. Current and future analysts and offi- zation dedicated to empowering, educating, generations in his family) to be involved in cers within the CIA and our nation’s seventeen and connecting adults through the establish- publishing the Butler Eagle. He began his ca- intelligence communities have many individ- ment of a safer, stronger, and sustainable so- reer as a carrier, and continued working at the uals to look up to, and John Cardinalli is cer- ciety. newspaper during high school and college. tainly one of them. Mr. Speaker, please join Since its inception, Literacy Volunteers of After attending Princeton University and serv- me in honoring and commending John America-Prince William, Inc. has served over ing in the United States Army during the Ko- Cardinalli for his many years of service, devo- 8500 adults and positively impacted the social rean War, he returned to the paper, becoming tion, and contributions to our nation. and economic wellbeing of 35,000 family

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K31OC8.014 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1455 members. Last year, the organization served is an active community volunteer, serving in ministrators (ATIXA) and am here rep- over 700 adult learners with the assistance of multiple service organizations donating hun- resenting over 3,500 members at schools and more than 220 trained volunteer tutors. Com- dreds of hours each year to serve our local colleges nationwide. I am also Managing Partner of a law and consulting firm that ad- munity volunteers are trained to become tutors community. It is my honor to recognize Patti vises thousands of K through 12 and higher and are matched based on the needs of as the inaugural recipient of the Patti J. education administrators, teachers, faculty adults seeking to improve their literacy or Beattie Volunteer of the Year Award recipient. and students on issues of sexual violence, English language skills. Provided services in- Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join consent in sexual interactions, harassment clude small and large classroom tutoring, one- me in commending the 2017 Literacy Volun- and discrimination in all its forms, as well as on-one tutoring, pre-GED and GED classes, teers of America-Prince William, Incorporated critical issues of mental health and well- basic literacy for English speakers and English honorees and in thanking all students, tutors, being, behavioral intervention, and alcohol as a second language learners, conversation volunteers, Board of Directors, and staff for and drugs. classes, Naturalization test preparation, and their dedication, generosity, and commitment Over the last six years, the Department of job readiness training. to adult literacy and its lasting impact on the Education has given significant time and at- Each year, the dedicated staff reviews the Greater Prince William Area. tention to sexual violence at colleges and universities, but has largely failed to give progress of each student and asks tutors and f needed time and attention to sexual violence students to provide feedback. This year, 93 and consent-based issues in K through 12 percent of students have met a personal de- PUEBLO ANIMAL SERVICES education. Sexual violence has been called velopment goal. Feedback generally aligns TRIBUTE an ‘‘epidemic’’ at colleges, and universities with the organization’s mission statement to and our members indicate that such a label teach adults the life-changing skills of reading, HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON is both accurate and reflective of the imme- writing and speaking English that will enable diate needs to prevent and address sexual vi- OF COLORADO them to confidently participate and prosper in olence on their campuses. If higher edu- cation is facing an ‘‘epidemic,’’ then K society. I have the distinct pleasure of includ- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES through 12 is facing an even more serious, ing in the RECORD the 2017 Literacy Volun- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 plague-like level of sexual violence, that teers of America-Prince William, Inc. hon- Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to continues largely unabated. The lack of legal orees: honor Lauren McCoy, Community Animal Re- and regulatory attention given to the matter Student of the Year: Noris Quintanilla is both startling and frustrating, as many of sponse Team coordinator at the Humane So- Born and raised in El Salvador, Noris has the issues involve abuse of minors and chil- ciety of the Pikes Peak Region, Jeremy lived in the United States of America for the dren. Further, K through 12 remains well be- Colburn, Animal Care supervisor at the Hu- past 17 years and is a U.S. citizen. In 2012, hind higher education in educating its ad- mane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, and Noris obtained her GED certificate and sought ministrators, teachers and students about Lois Benson, Megan Miller, Jasmine sexual violence and the many related issues the assistance of Literacy Volunteers of Amer- Pattschull, and Kate Scheer who were Com- of consent, substance abuse, and healthy re- ica-Prince William to further her education and munity Animal Response Team volunteers. lationships. As one member told me last transition into a career in office administration. Following Hurricane Irma, they all assisted week, K through 12 needs something like Today, Noris volunteers at Literacy Volunteers with helping to meet animal sheltering needs Clery and Section 304 of the Violence of America-Prince William, Inc. where she Against Women Act to ensure appropriate in Georgia when they were travelling through never misses the opportunity to learn some- training, prevention, response and account- the area following the devastating hurricane. thing new. Her commitment to instruction and ability are present. The team voluntarily flew to Georgia to as- volunteerism has helped Noris hone her lan- To be fair, K through 12 administrators sist in caring for the large number of animals guage skills, build her confidence, and inspire face a litany of demands on their time and a the Atlanta Humane Society had taken in as a her peers. host of unrelated legal and regulatory re- result of the hurricane. The Humane Society quirements such that, absent a crisis, a law Tutor of the Year: Amy Feinberg of the Pikes Peak Region’s Community Animal or a regulation, sexual violence prevention Amy has volunteered with Literacy Volun- Response Team was specially trained to han- and response receives little, if any attention. teers of America-Prince William, Inc. for the dle this type of natural disaster that affects the The result is that K through 12 administra- past six years where she has tutored in both wellbeing of pets and livestock. tors largely lack the training necessary to classroom and individual settings. Over the appropriately and fairly address issues of past year, Amy has taught more than 100 stu- The shelter in Atlanta was opened before sexual violence in their schools and districts. dents and provided more than 250 volunteer and during Hurricane Irma where more than Further, school-based instruction of K hours to the program. Amy inspires students 600 animals were located in the 60,000 through 12 students about consent in sexual with her kindness, patience, and compassion. square foot facility. The entire Third District of interactions is rare, leaving the students to Colorado is incredibly proud of the work com- learn about sexual interactions, consent and As an active community volunteer, Amy takes the impact of alcohol and drugs from peers, great pride in helping others to succeed and pleted during a time of national crisis. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize the Internet and other media. Certainly, par- her role in building a stronger, more vibrant ents play a role in educating their children, community. these Colorado natives for the work they ac- but in our members’ experience, few parents Tutor of the Year: Alison Prevost complished during Hurricane Irma. Their hard discuss the nuances of sex, alcohol and con- Alison has served as a volunteer with Lit- work and service is an example to us all and sent with their children prior to college. We eracy Volunteers of America-Prince William, I stand with the residents of the Third District are seeing significant issues of sexual vio- Inc. for the past 4 years. She has provided in thanking them. lence at all levels of K through 12, but espe- cially in middle and high school. Any discus- f classroom tutoring to more than 100 students sion also needs to recognize the role that and has donated over 300 volunteer hours to DANIEL SWINTON: TESTIMONY BE- technology plays in increasing the number adult literacy over the past year. Alison takes FORE THE BIPARTISAN TASK and complexity of issues our members are great pride in helping adults improve their lit- FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIO- seeing in their schools. eracy skills and become self-sufficient and ac- LENCE Training and prevention efforts lag, poli- tive members of the community through Lit- cies and procedures remain inadequate, and eracy Volunteers of America-Prince William, prevention is reserved to basic training on Inc. and other community-based organizations. HON. ANN M. KUSTER how to report child abuse. I want to stress Volunteer of the Year: Patti J. Beattie OF NEW HAMPSHIRE that the current state is not for lack of de- sire, but, given the nature, complexity and For the past 15 years, Patti has shared her IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES time and service with Literacy Volunteers of decentralized nature of K through 12 edu- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 cation, stems largely from lack of guidance, America-Prince William, Inc. and its adult funding or grants, legal requirements and ac- learners through multiple capacities as a vol- Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. countability. unteer tutor, dedicated member of the Board Speaker, I include in the RECORD the fol- Our members are anxious to give these of Directors, tutor trainer, employee, and lit- lowing: critical matters time and attention, but buy- eracy advocate. In honor of her tireless efforts My name is Dr. Daniel Swinton and I am in and resources tend to follow only once to our community, the Volunteer of the Year honored to be here today. I serve as Vice Congress makes it mandatory. Thank you Award has been renamed in her honor. Patti President of the Association of Title IX Ad- for your time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K31OC8.004 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1456 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 HONORING CHIEF DAVID year’s Black and Gold Scholarship Ball will Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the ‘‘Spe- DONZELLA support scholarships for ten college-bound cialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office’’, had I high school students. During the last nineteen been present I would have voted yes. HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH years, one-hundred students have received (Roll no. 563) On passage of H.R. 3243— FITARA Enhancement Act, had I been present OF FLORIDA scholarships awarded by the foundation and I would have voted yes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES have attended some of the top colleges and universities in the country. With the typical col- (Roll no. 564) On motion to Instruct Con- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 lege graduate’s debt averaging about $30,000, ferees on H.R. 2810—National Defense Au- Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the foundation’s continued support of these thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, had I honor David Donzella on the occasion of his students is absolutely crucial. been present I would have voted no. retirement as Fire Chief for the city of Light- I am pleased to include in the RECORD the (Roll no. 565) On motion to Close Portions house Point, Florida. following names of the 2017 scholarship win- of the Conference on H.R. 2810—National De- Chief Donzella was born in Tarrytown, NY ners: fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, as the grandson of Italian immigrants. He Jordyn Bingham (Westfield HS) had I been present I would have voted yes. began his fire service career after graduating Ibrahim Eltahir (Falls Church HS) (Roll no. 566) On passage of the House in 1976 from McArthur High School in Holly- Nathanial Herbert (Dominion HS) Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. wood, Florida David was hired as a Firefighter Morgan Hobson (Fairfax HS) 2266—Additional Supplemental Appropriations Paramedic with the City of Pembroke Pines Kevin Lacey (Rock Ridge HS) for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, had I Fire Department and ascended through the Andrew Lewis (Riverside HS) been present I would have voted yes. (Roll no. 567) On motion to recommit with Department to achieve the rank of Battalion Nicole Monlyn (Rock Ridge HS) instructions to S. 585—Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Chief, later being promoted to Division Chief Justin Shelby (South Lakes HS) Whistleblower Protection, had I been present I of Rescue Operations. Elijah Williamson (Herndon HS) After Hurricane Andrew, David was instru- Mathewos Yiheyis (Hayfield SS) would have voted no. (Roll no. 568) On passage of S. 585—Dr. mental in promoting changes to the fire serv- Mr. Speaker, these students represent our Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection, had ice in the City of Pembroke Pines. One high- country’s next generation of gifted leaders who I been present I would have voted yes. light of his career was securing the coveted will have great impact on our society and fu- (Roll no. 569) On passage of H.R. 3551— ISO Class 1 rating for the Department, making ture. I thank the Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington C-TPAT Reauthorization Act, had I been it the first Department in Broward County and Charitable and Education Foundation and the present I would have voted yes. the 44th in the nation at the time to obtain that Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi (Roll no. 570) On passage of S. 504—Asia- rating. Alpha Fraternity for their dedicated commit- Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel David retired from the Pembroke Pines Fire ment to fostering success in our youth and Cards Act, had I been present I would have Department in 2004, but chose to join the commend all of the scholarship winners for voted yes. Lighthouse Point Fire Rescue Department in their academic excellence. I ask that my col- (Roll no. 571) On approval of the Journal, 2006, where he has served as Chief since leagues join me in congratulating these tal- had I been present I would have voted yes. 2007. ented students and in wishing them great suc- (Roll no. 572) On ordering the previous Chief Donzella has also served as President cess in all their future endeavors. question providing for consideration of H.R. of the Fire Chiefs Association of Broward f 469—the Sunshine for Regulations and Regu- County and Chair of the ‘‘First There, First latory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Care EMS Conference’’ which over the years and H.R. 732—the Stop Settlement Slush has grown to be the largest EMS conference Funds Act of 2017, had I been present I would in the State of Florida. He has secured numer- HON. BILLY LONG have voted yes. ous grants for both fire and EMS personnel to OF MISSOURI (Roll no. 573) On adoption of the combined better serve their communities. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rule providing for consideration of H.R. 469— His community service also includes in- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 the Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory volvement with the Davie Kiwanis Club, Lead- Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 and ership Broward, and the Pompano Beach Ex- Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, Octo- H.R. 732—the Stop Settlement Slush Funds change Club Most recently, David received the ber 10, 2017, Wednesday, October 11, 2017, Act of 2017, had I been present I would have Shining Star Award from the Pompano Beach Thursday, October 12, 2017, Monday, October voted yes. Chamber of Commerce in honor of his com- 23, 2017, Tuesday, October 24, 2017, and the (Roll no. 574) On passage of H.R. 2142— munity involvement throughout the years. first vote series on Wednesday, October 25, International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency I join Broward County in offering my sincere 2017, I was unable to vote on legislative Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband thanks and appreciation to Chief Donzella for measures due to a foot injury. Had I been with Technology (INTERDICT) Act, had I been his years of service and contributions to the present, I would have voted the following: present I would have voted yes. South Florida community. (Roll no. 558) On passage of H.R. 1858— (Roll no. 575) On agreeing to the amend- f To designate the facility of the United States ment of Mr. Cohen of Tennessee Part B Postal Service located at 4514 Williamson Amendment No. 2 to H.R. 732—Stop Settle- RECOGNIZING THE 2017 BLACK AND Trail in Liberty, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Staff ment Slush Funds Act had I been present I GOLD SCHOLARSHIP BALL Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post Office’’, had would have voted no. AWARD RECIPIENTS I been present I would have voted yes. (Roll no. 576) On agreeing to the amend- (Roll no. 559) On passage of H.R. 2464— ment of Mr. Johnson of Georgia Part B HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY To designate the facility of the United States Amendment No. 3 to H.R. 732—Stop Settle- OF VIRGINIA Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon ment Slush Funds Act, had I been present I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the would have voted no. ‘‘John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office’’, had I (Roll no. 577) On agreeing to the amend- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 been present I would have voted yes. ment of Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas Part B Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- (Roll no. 560) On ordering the previous Amendment No. 4 to H.R. 732—Stop Settle- ognize the Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Chari- question providing for consideration of S. ment Slush Funds Act, had I been present I table and Educational Foundation and the 585—Dr. Chris Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Pro- would have voted no. Zeta Upsilon Lambda Chapter of the Alpha tection Act of 2017, had I been present I (Roll no. 578) On agreeing to the amend- Phi Alpha Fraternity on the occasion of their would have voted yes. ment of Mr. Cicilline of Rhode Island Part B 37th annual Black and Gold Scholarship Ball. (Roll no. 561) On adoption of the rule pro- Amendment No. 5 to H.R. 732—Stop Settle- Since 1980, these two organizations have viding for consideration of S. 585—Dr. Chris ment Slush Funds Act, had I been present I made tremendous contributions to promoting Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of would have voted no. academic opportunities for youth in Northern 2017, had I been present I would have voted (Roll no. 579) On agreeing to the amend- Virginia and in the greater Washington, D.C., yes. ment of Mr. Conyers of Michigan Part B metropolitan region. (Roll no. 562) On passage of H.R. 452—To Amendment No. 6 to H.R. 732—Stop Settle- The programs offered by the foundation are designate the facility of the United States ment Slush Funds Act, had I been present I vital to the success of our students. This Postal Service located at 324 West Saint would have voted no.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dock District is one of the healthiest commu- (Roll no. 582) On ordering the previous Tuesday, October 31, 2017 nities in all of Northern Virginia. That is due in no small part to the actions of those honored question providing for consideration of the Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 71—es- here this evening. I extend my congratulations recognize the employees of the Garfield Coun- to all of tonight’s honorees and commend tablishing the congressional budget for the ty Department of Human Services for their United States Government for fiscal year 2018 them for their efforts on behalf of others and dedication to child welfare. Their work recently in making our community one of the best and setting forth the appropriate budgetary garnered national recognition from the U.S. levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, had places in the country in which to live, work Department of Health and Human Service’s and raise a family. I been present I would have voted yes. Children’s Bureau. (Roll no. 583) On adoption of the rule pro- Every year the U.S. Department of Health It is my honor to include in the RECORD the viding for consideration of H. Con. Res. 71— and Human Service’s Children’s Bureau re- following recipients of the 2017 Best of Brad- establishing the congressional budget for the views child welfare practices across the na- dock Awards: United States Government for fiscal year 2018 tion. The Department selected Denver, Pueb- Katie Pope—This Annandale High School and setting forth the appropriate budgetary lo, and Garfield Counties in Colorado for in- student has an impressive record of commu- levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, had person reviews this year. The child welfare di- nity service to a number of civic, church and I been present I would have voted yes. vision is the second largest division in the charitable organizations. (Roll no. 584) On approval of the Journal, Garfield County Department of Human Serv- The Friends of Lake Accotink Park had I been present I would have voted yes. ices; it employs 31 individuals, who each re- (FLAP)—This organization takes responsibility spond to and manage cases related to child for supporting all of the numerous upkeep ac- f abuse, neglect, and protection for at-risk tivities necessary to maintain a 493 acre park. adults. From January 1 through September HONORING LORRAINE L. PALAIS 20, 2017, roughly 350 referrals were assigned Meghan Walker—The organizer and man- to the division, 85 percent of which were ager of all of the FLAP activities in support of HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL cases related to parental substance abuse. the Park. During the in-person review, 27 of Garfield Kiley Foster—This energetic first grader OF NEW YORK County’s cases were analyzed in-depth to de- (one of the youngest Honorees ever) has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES termine whether the child welfare division fol- started on an exemplary path of community Tuesday, October 31, 2017 lowed federal guidelines and focused on child service through her contributions to her protection, outcomes of permanency, safety church, charitable organizations, and other Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and well-being. service groups such as ‘‘Girls on the Run.’’ honor a friend and pillar of the Yonkers com- While it is rare for any entity to be awarded Irene Merrill—Nominated by the Briarwood munity, Lorraine L. Palais, who this year is a perfect score, at the conclusion of the De- Court Condo Association, Irene has continu- being honored by the Aquehung Women’s partment’s evaluation, nine of Garfield Coun- ously improved and produced the Association Democratic Club at their 52nd Annual Lunch- ty’s cases were marked in the 100 percent newsletter for over 10 years. eon. category. The review results are a testament Lorraine has been active in the community to the passion and dedication that each mem- Jeremiah Bethea—This All-Conference, All- and the local political scene for many years. ber of the child welfare division brings to their Regional, and All-State pole vault competitor Her and her husband, Elliott, moved to Yon- work every day. In addition to its review find- also finds time outside of athletics to earn kers with their son in 1961 and by April 1962, ings, the U.S. Department of Health and service awards from his neighborhood, write she had become a member of the ‘‘William Human Services also praised Garfield County for the student newspaper, participate in stu- Haber Second Ward Democratic Club.’’ for going above and beyond to engage in dent Government, and qualify for Math and Lorraine’s involvement in the club was only timely communication with families involved in Social Studies Honor Societies. the beginning. She was a Ward Leader for cases. Suzanne Metz—This physical education over thirty years, and still is a District Leader. Mr. Speaker, Garfield County’s exemplary teacher is the organizer of ‘‘Walk to School’’ She has served as Treasurer for a successful performance in the field of child welfare is in- and ‘‘Bike to School’’ days. She has also been Mayoral candidate, for City Judges, County credibly valuable to communities in the county instrumental working with the PTA to establish Judges as well as a New York State Supreme and our state as a whole. We are thankful for a summer camp. Court Judge. She also managed and was their continued efforts to improve the lives of Norene Gerstner—This avid gardener has Treasurer of Elliott’s campaigns as well as young children and adults in the Third Con- served the Braddock District for 21 years as a other state and county candidates. gressional District. I stand with the residents of volunteer working in and around the Kings Lorraine later joined Aquehung Women’s Colorado in thanking the employees of the Park Library. She has been a leader in con- Democratic Club when it was open to the en- child welfare division for their service. ceptualizing and implementing the unique gar- tire City. She was the first woman to receive f den surrounding the library along with her the Americanism Award from the Yonkers RECOGNIZING THE 2017 BEST OF ‘‘Gardening Friends of Kings Park Library’’ Central Committee of Veterans’ Organizations, BRADDOCK AWARD RECIPIENTS Group. and also received the Exchange Club ‘‘One Nation Under God Award.’’ In addition, Lor- Morton Berger—The first posthumous hon- raine has received the Kiwanis International HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY oree, he volunteered thousands of hours with ‘‘Walter Zeller’’ Award, the PTA Jenkins Award OF VIRGINIA VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service) to memo- and other Honors. And above all else, she is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rialize through photograph numerous police currently serving her thirty-fifth year as Presi- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 activities for the Fairfax County Police Depart- dent of the Yonkers Police Second Precinct Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- ment. Community Council. ognize the recipients of the annual Best of Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Lorraine Palais has dedicated her life to Braddock Awards. These awards are the re- in congratulating the 2017 Best of Braddock helping improve the lives of those around her, sult of collaboration between the Braddock honorees for their tremendous contributions to and she has been an outstanding servant of District Council and Braddock District Super- Fairfax County and Northern Virginia. I also the people. I am proud to call her a friend and visor and are presented to individuals and or- wish to extend special recognition to George I too would like to congratulate her on this ganizations whose extraordinary efforts make Klein, the chair of the Braddock District Coun- wonderful honor and recognition from the our community a better place. cil, for his work in organizing this event and for Aquehung Women’s Democratic Club. It is I have been proud to represent this commu- his tireless efforts on behalf of others in our well-deserved. nity since my days as Chairman of the Fairfax community.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.005 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1458 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 ANNE HEDGEPETH: TESTIMONY A similar trend is present in K–12 schools. programs to disclose campus crime statistics BEFORE THE BIPARTISAN TASK Just this week AAUW released additional and security information. Every school pro- FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIO- analysis of the 2013–14 data from the Civil vides this information publicly. Thanks to LENCE Rights Data Collection (CRDC) to get a pic- updates to the Clery Act in the Violence ture of where sexual harassment in public Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, schools is being reported. In our analysis we schools are now required to report crime sta- HON. ANN M. KUSTER specifically examined public schools whose tistics (on rape, domestic violence, dating vi- OF NEW HAMPSHIRE students include those enrolled in grades 7 olence, and stalking), update procedures fol- through 12. In analyzing the CRDC data we IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lowing an incident of sexual violence, and found that nationally, 79 percent of these provide prevention and bystander interven- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 schools disclosed zero reported incidents of tion training to all students and employees. sexual harassment. The rate of reporting Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. These new requirements are separate and varied across states, from Florida and Ha- apart from the long-standing obligations Speaker, I include in the RECORD the fol- waii, where 98 percent of schools reported lowing: that schools have under Title IX. These laws zero incidents of sexual harassment, to can work together to ensure that students On behalf of the more than 170,000 bipar- Vermont, where only 46 percent of schools have the information they need regarding tisan members and supporters, over 1,000 reported zero incidents. campus safety, as well as a clear course of branches, and almost 800 college and univer- Contrast that to findings from AAUW’s action when sexual violence occurs. sity partners of the American Association of groundbreaking study, Crossing the Line, University Women (AAUW), I want to thank which found that nearly half (48 percent) of While Title IX remains the law of the land you for inviting me to testify at today’s students surveyed had experienced some and students continue to have protection roundtable on the topic of ‘‘Promoting form of sexual harassment in the past school from sexual harassment and violence in Healthy Relationships in K–12 Education and year, with nearly 9 in 10 (87 percent) saying schools, AAUW is disappointed that the De- Preventing and Responding to Sexual Vio- it had had a negative impact on them. The partment of Education has recently with- lence on College Campuses.’’ extraordinarily high number of zeros at both drawn the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sex- AAUW is the nation’s leading voice pro- the K through 12 and higher education levels ual Violence as well as the 2014 Questions moting equity and education for women and suggests that some students continue to feel and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Vio- girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW uncomfortable coming forward to report lence. Both were critical guidance tools members have examined and taken positions such incidents. This should be a cause for schools requested to clarify their respon- on the fundamental issues of the day—edu- concern for all schools. Our educational in- sibilities under Title IX when responding to cational, social, economic, and political. As stitutions must take an honest look at their sexual violence. In their place, a new, less ro- early as 1945, AAUW was studying the impact processes: Do they facilitate accurate data bust Questions and Answers guidance docu- of sex discrimination on college campuses. In collection, welcome reporting, and provide ment is to be used. This is a blatant rollback 1972, we were instrumental not only in win- resources and training to support survivors? from the strong and much-needed guidance ning passage of Title IX but also in securing Respond fairly and promptly to incidents that was in place. This ever-changing land- the subsequent regulations to aid compliance and prevent their recurrence? If not, reforms scape could potentially sow confusion for with the law. Today AAUW continues to must be made. schools, administrators and staff, students, fight for gender equity in education through PREVENTION IS CRITICAL parents, and communities. The new interim research, legal case support, fellowships and First and foremost it is important that guidance was also issued following an open grants, and advocacy. schools commit to preventing sexual harass- comment period where the Department of When education environments are hostile ment and violence before it occurs. As the Education heard from thousands of stake- due to sexual harassment, assault, or vio- CDC recommends, a comprehensive approach holder including more than 10,000 AAUW ad- lence, students cannot learn and end up to prevention focuses on several strategies vocates urging the protection of Title IX. missing out on true educational opportuni- that together have an impact. These strate- The department’s willingness to ignore the ties. AAUW’s own research reveals that two- gies include, ‘‘promoting social norms that overwhelming support for Title IX, its regu- thirds of college students experience sexual protect against violence; teaching skills to lations, and prior guidance is proof that the harassment and nearly half of students in prevent SV; providing opportunities, both agenda was not to listen and take into ac- grades 7 through 12 face sexual harassment. economic and social, to empower and support count input from the community but rather In addition, many studies have found that girls and women; creating protective envi- to move forward with a predetermined plan around 20 percent of women are targets of at- ronments; and supporting victims/survivors of action. tempted or completed sexual assault while to lessen harms.’’ Several evidence-based they are college students. AAUW looks forward to weighing in as the programs support this approach and can be Recently, AAUW has taken a look at what Department of Education engages in its stat- utilized in schools. information schools collect and report re- ed rulemaking process. In the meantime we garding the number of incidents experienced SCHOOL RESPONSE continue to work with schools to ensure that by students. We have concerns about the Schools must also work to end sexual har- students’ civil rights are upheld. Congress continued underreporting of sexual harass- assment violence by implementing a prompt also has the opportunity to continue to drive ment and violence reveled in our analyses and fair response to incidents, as required by progress on the important issue of ending and what this tells us about the lack of federal law. Doing this can help contribute sexual harassment and violence in schools. progress educational institutions have made to the change necessary to end sexual har- AAUW urges Representatives to support leg- in removing barriers for survivors to come assment and violence in schools. Several fed- islation including, but not limited to, the forward. eral laws play an important role in shaping Gender Equity in Education Act, the Title With regards to higher education, AAUW schools’ responses to incidents. IX Protection Act, the Hold Accountable and has examined the data required by the Clery Title IX of the Education Amendments of Lend Transparency Act, the Safe Schools Act. Our findings indicate that the annual 1972 is the federal law that prohibits sex dis- Improvement Act, and the Student Non-Dis- statistics collected by colleges and univer- crimination in education. This includes pro- crimination Act. In addition, Congress sities still do not tell the full story of sexual tecting all students from sexual harassment should fund prevention education through violence on campus. Eighty-nine percent of and sexual violence regardless of who the the Rape Prevention & Education Program college campuses disclosed zero reported harasser may be. And Title IX applies to all (RPE), administered by the CDC Injury Cen- incidences of rape in 2015. With about 11,000 education programs, including both K–12 ter, at the Senate approved levels for FY18. campuses providing annual crime data, an schools and institutions of higher education. Increase funding for the Student Support overwhelming majority of campuses certified Title IX has long required schools to evalu- and Academic Enrichment Grants, adminis- ate their current practices, adopt and pub- that in 2015 they did not receive a single re- tered by the Department of Education. Con- port of rape. In addition, for 2015 about 9 per- lish a policy against sex discrimination, and gress should also continue to support the cent of campuses disclosed a reported inci- implement grievance procedures providing Civil Rights Data Collection and Clery Act dent of domestic violence, around 10 percent for prompt and equitable resolution of stu- data collection so that students, parents, ad- disclosed a reported incident of dating vio- dent and employee discrimination com- ministrators, and community members can lence, and about 13 percent of campuses dis- plaints. Under Title IX, schools are required continue to monitor the prevalence of sexual closed a reported incident of stalking. So in to eliminate sexual harassment and sexual harassment and violence in schools. each of these categories as well, most cam- violence, prevent its recurrence, and address puses did not disclose any reported incidents its effects. Thank you for the opportunity to partici- in 2015. Among the main or primary cam- The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Se- pate in today’s roundtable discussion. AAUW puses of colleges and universities with en- curity Policy and Campus Crime Statistics looks forward to working with the Bipar- rollment of at least 250 students, 73 percent Act (Clery Act) requires colleges and univer- tisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence on disclosed zero rape reports in 2015. sities who participate in federal financial aid these critical issues.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.008 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1459 HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY Mr. Domino’s wife, Mrs. Rosemary Domino, den death in 2010 he was named Herndon OF MR. ANTOINE ‘‘FATS’’ died in 2008. Survivors, all of whom live in the Citizen of the Year in and recognized for his DOMINIQUE DOMINO, JR. New Orleans area, include four sons, Anatole, community efforts in a joint resolution from the Andre, Antonio and Antoine III Domino; four Virginia General Assembly. HON. CEDRIC L. RICHMOND daughters, Antoinette Smith, Anola Hartzog, Mr. Kofi Dennis OF LOUISIANA Adonica Domino and Andrea Brimmer, numer- A Master Teaching Artist with Wolf Trap In- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ous grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. stitute for Early Learning through Arts since Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Mr. Speaker, I celebrate the life and legacy 1998, Mr. Dennis has shared his skills in of Mr. Antoine ‘‘Fats’’ Domino, a beloved fa- drumming and story-telling with children and Mr. RICHMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ther, grandfather, and a true example of New adults of all ages. He provides Arts Integrated to honor the life and legacy of Mr Antoine Orleans culture personified. classroom residencies and professional devel- ‘‘Fats’’ Dominique Domino Jr., a lifelong New f opment workshops in music and creative Orleanian musician known as a founding fa- drama for early childhood educators locally, ther of rock ‘n’ roll, who passed away on Octo- RECOGNIZING THE AWARD RECIPI- nationally and internationally. He has also ber 24, 2017 at the age of 89 ENTS OF THE 2017 CENTREVILLE brought drumming and storytelling to juveniles Mr. Domino was born on February 26, 1928, IMMIGRATION FORUM ANNUAL and prisoners in area jails. This past summer, in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Lou- DINNER he was part of a team of Wolf Trap master isiana, the youngest of eight in a family of teaching artists and administrators who spent modest means. He earned his nickname three weeks in Singapore. In collaboration with thanks to his short, squatty stature. As a boy, HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY OF VIRGINIA the National Arts Council and Early Childhood he became obsessed with the piano, teaching Development Agency (ECDA), this team led himself to play along with songs on the radio. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES programs to train, facilitate workshops, and He practiced so much that his parents put the Tuesday, October 31, 2017 conduct STEM residencies in arts integration piano in the garage. Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- Mr. Domino took cues from rhythm and for teachers, administrators and artists. ognize the Centreville Immigration Forum on Mr. Speaker, the efforts of these individuals blues stars Louis Jordan and Charles Brown the occasion of its 3rd Annual Dinner. The and blues singer Amos Milburn, even as he are noteworthy not only because they are theme of this year’s gala is ‘‘Celebrating Our rooted in an appreciation for our region’s cul- developed his own highly rhythmic style. He Global Community’’ and will recognize the rich started out performing on the side while doing tural and ethnic diversity, but also because diversity of cultures in Northern Virginia. they help to strengthen the bonds of friendship a variety of odd jobs, delivering ice to homes Northern Virginia is blessed by its diversity. that didn’t have refrigerators, fitting springs and cooperation in our community. I congratu- In Fairfax County, nearly 1 in 4 residents is late them on their awards and ask my col- into bed frames, working in an auto-repair foreign born. More than 100 languages are shop that a cousin owned and tending the leagues to join me in commending them for spoken in our schools, and we are home to cousin’s bar next door. their service to the Northern Virginia region. more minority-owned technology firms than Conversation of his high-spirited approach f to the piano spread, and he started attracting anywhere else in the nation. Our variety of cultures and heritages do not divide us; they HONORING DR. OLIVIA SMITH- crowds to the Hideaway Club on Desire BLACKWELL AS SHE RECEIVES Street, in the Upper 9th Ward. His signature make us stronger. THE 2017 GOLDEN STETHOSCOPE piano triplets—three notes for every beat—be- Three exceptional individuals will be hon- AWARD came the basis of rock and pop songs for the ored during this gala who have gone above next three decades. His lone gimmick involved and beyond in ensuring that everyone, regard- using his immense girth to push the piano to less of their country of origin, has full access HON. BRIAN HIGGINS the front of the stage-and this he did only dur- to the benefits and opportunities this commu- OF NEW YORK ing his encore. Visionary New Orleans nity and our nation provide. I am pleased to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES include in the Record the names of the fol- bandleader, producer, songwriter, trumpeter Tuesday, October 31, 2017 and Imperial Records talent scout Dave Bar- lowing 2017 Annual Dinner honorees: tholomew discovered Domino at the club. Ms. Diana Katz Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. Speaker, I Their first collaboration, ‘‘The Fat Man,’’ re- Ms. Katz is a co-founder of the Giving Circle rise today to honor Dr. Olivia Smith-Blackwell corded in December 1949 at Cosimo of Hope which provides grants to area non- as she receives the Golden Stethoscope Matassa’s J&M studio on North Rampart profits with budgets below $2 million. She also Award from the Erie County Chapter of the Street, is arguably one of the first true rock ‘n’ co-founded NoVIE, a member driven, CEO- New York State Academy of Family Physi- roll records. It launched one of the most suc- level forum that brings together ideas, knowl- cians at the 2017 Cheplove Dinner. As we cel- cessful collaborations in rock history, as Dom- edge and support to benefit the health and vi- ebrate local leaders in family medicine, Dr. ino and Bartholomew created a body of work ability of social good organizations. She was Smith-Blackwell’s career and accomplishments for Imperial Records that moved New Orleans the driving force behind the NV Rides program deserve recognition. to the vanguard of popular music. that provides transportation for the elderly, and Dr. Smith-Blackwell’s career demonstrates The dozens of Fats Domino singles included has recently co-founded the Latino Engage- her depth and breadth in the field of medicine, ‘‘Shake Rattle and Roll,’’ ‘‘When the Saints Go ment and Achievement Fund under the um- including experience in public health, hospital Marching In,’’ ‘‘Ain’t That a Shame,’’ ‘‘Blue- brella of the Community Foundation of North- administration, and clinical care. Her first en- berry Hill,’’ and so much more. ern Virginia. The Latino Engagement and deavor out of medical school was to serve our Mr. Domino sold in excess of 60 million Achievement Fund will be awarding its first community as Associate Medical Director of records in the 1950s, more than anyone ex- grant this year. the Medical Assistance Program at the Erie cept Elvis Presley, according to the Rock and Mr. Mukit Hossain (posthumously) County Department of Health, earning a pro- Roll Hall of Fame’s official biography. He Mr. Hossain was a telecommunications ex- motion to Medical Director two years later. For dominated Billboard’s pop and rhythm-and- ecutive in northern Virginia who became a thirteen years, Dr. Smith-Blackwell continued blues charts from 1955 to 1963. The Rock and grass-roots activist following the September 11 her public role as the Western Regional Roll Hall of Fame inducted him in 1986, its terrorist attacks. He was instrumental in en- Health Director for the New York State Depart- first year. The next year, he won a Grammy couraging fellow Muslims to become more po- ment of Health’s Office of Public Health. She for lifetime achievement. President Bill Clinton litically engaged through his role as president brought her skills next to Sheehan Hospital, honored him with a National Medal of Arts in of the Virginia Muslim Political Action Com- where she was President & CEO until 2002. 1998. mittee. In 2006, he joined with Jewish leaders Dr. Smith-Blackwell then moved on to open The city of New Orleans and the inter- to push successfully for a Virginia state law Meadow Family Medicine in North Tona- national community lost one of our favorite that made it illegal to falsely label kosher and wanda, where she continues to provide pri- sons. Fats Domino’s many musical contribu- halal foods. He started Food Source, an orga- mary care to patients in our community. tions will live on through generations of musi- nization to feed the homeless in Fairfax, and Her educational background is equally as cians to come. A pioneer celebrated on the used his organizing skills on behalf of undocu- varied and impressive. Dr. Smith-Blackwell re- international stage, Fats Domino never out- mented workers—particularly as immigration ceived her medical degree from the University grew his beloved New Orleans. We loved him became a defining political issue in Prince Wil- at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical as much as he loved us. liam and Loudoun counties. Prior to his sud- Sciences, now known as the Jacobs School of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.009 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1460 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She com- The stakes are extremely high for every- They cannot simply refer complainants to pleted her residency in Family Medicine at body in campus disciplinary proceedings. law enforcement and wash their hands of the Deaconess Hospital in Buffalo in 1979. For When a college sweeps an allegation of sex- problem. Likewise, we must not allow our- ual misconduct under the rug, it has not selves to continue under the dubious assump- her undergraduate degree, she attended the only behaved immorally, it is in clear viola- tion that with a few hours of annual training University of Pennsylvania. After earning her tion of Title IX. It is similarly unethical and colleges are equipped to handle these chal- M.D., Dr. Smith-Blackwell went on to attain a unlawful when an institution punishes a stu- lenging investigations and adjudications. Masters of Public Health from Columbia Uni- dent for alleged sexual misconduct without a They are not well suited to adjudicating versity. truly fair and impartial process. We must these complex cases. This gap between what Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to join Dr. not concede that either situation is accept- we demand of institutions and what they are Smith-Blackwell’s husband. Roger Blackwell, able. well-suited to perform has been one of the The attention focused on this issue in re- significant causes of the injustices—which her family, colleagues and friends to recognize cent years by student activists and the De- the impressive contributions she has made in flow in both directions—with which we are partment of Education has shed important all too familiar. the medical field as she receives the Golden light and opened the door for a much needed The final broad principle is that the only Stethoscope Award. So many in Western New examination of whether institutions have way our solutions will be sustainable is if York have benefited from her care, and I am been adequately addressing sexual violence. they are mindful of the rights of all stu- grateful she chose to dedicate her life to Unfortunately, however, some of the par- dents. No one benefits from a system that bettering the well-being of our community. ticular strategies implemented have had a does not have the public’s trust—not vic- pernicious effect. We have too often seen a f tims, not accused students, not institutions, disregard for the rights of victims of sexual and not the public. violence replaced by a disregard for the RECOGNIZING THE MASSAC FIRE wants every institution to know how rights of the accused. Two wrongs do not to assist when a student calls for help in the COUNTY GIRLS GOLF TEAM make a right. Addressing campus sexual misconduct middle of the night. We want institutions to must continue to be a priority. We believe dedicate enough resources to ensure that the HON. JOHN SHIMKUS well-being of victims is a top priority. We OF ILLINOIS that by working together, we can—and in- deed, must—do a better job of protecting the want every student to know that their case IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES rights of victims and accused students alike. will be handled fairly. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 That is why we are pleased that the Depart- Due process—equal justice under law—is not an abstract principle; it is the founda- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recog- ment of Education has committed itself to engaging in formal notice and comment to tion of any system of justice worthy of the nize the Massac County Girls Golf team, who craft a new policy with both of those goals in name, whether on campus or off. We agree are the 2017 Class 1A Illinois team golf cham- mind. with the Secretary that we must ensure that pions. So, today, I’d like to set forth a few prin- every student’s case is handled with the care Massac County’s overall score of 89 was six ciples that we hope will guide you and the that we would expect if one of our loved ones shots better than its nearest competitor, as the Department of Education in your collective were a party, regardless of which side of the Lady Patriots were led by two top 20 finishers, efforts to ensure that campuses are free from table they are sitting on. The status quo is unacceptable. It isn’t with Millie Lawson placing 12th overall, and sex discrimination. First, we must not, under any circumstances, return to the days working for anyone. It isn’t working for vic- Emma Korte tying for 18th place. This cham- when allegations of sexual violence on cam- tims. It isn’t working for institutions of pionship is Massac County’s fourth title in the pus were brushed aside and concealed. At a higher education. And it isn’t working for last 12 years. minimum this will require insisting that in- accused students. We must protect students. I would like to congratulate the entire stitutions have clear, accessible policies, and We must make sure hearings are fair and ac- Massac County Girls Golf Team on this vic- that they make efforts to inform the campus curate. We must help institutions get it tory, Emma Korte, Millie Lawson, Madie community of them and enforce them fairly right. And we must continue to hold them Coakley, Mady Blair, Lauren Coakley, and but unequivocally when necessary. accountable when they do not. Second, we must recognize that govern- Madison Cunningham, as well as Head Coach I thank you for the opportunity to address ment actors and institutions cannot solve you today, and look forward to working with Laurie Glass, on a superb end to a great sea- this problem alone. We will all need to work you on this important mission. son. in partnership with each other and many f Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge committed activists, practitioners, and ex- the excellence of the Massac County Girls perts not now in this room. Today you are RECOGNIZING THE 275TH ANNIVER- Golf Team in winning the 2017 state golf title, undertaking the necessary work of listening SARY OF FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIR- to a broader range of stakeholders affected and I wish the players, and their coach, all the GINIA best in the future. by campus sexual assault. If we want our na- tion’s colleges to employ clear, equitable, f and fair procedures in which everyone can HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY trust—and I believe we all do—we must hear JOSEPH COHN: TESTIMONY BE- OF VIRGINIA from everyone affected and everyone com- FORE THE BIPARTISAN TASK mitted to addressing these issues. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIO- That is why FIRE is adamant that at the Tuesday, October 31, 2017 LENCE regulatory level, government agencies en- gage in formal notice and comment rule- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today HON. ANN M. KUSTER making to hear insight from all parties. to recognize a momentous anniversary. This Through this process, the Department of year marks the 275th anniversary of Fairfax OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Education can combine institutional knowl- County, which I am proud to represent in this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES edge, professional expertise, and the experi- Chamber and which I represented prior to my Tuesday, October 31, 2017 ences of students to create a workable, fair, and effective set of Title IX regulations. election to this body for 14 years on the Fair- Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. Crafting a policy on campus sexual assault fax County Board of Supervisors, including Speaker, I include in the RECORD the fol- without hearing from complainants, the ac- five years as Chairman. lowing: cused, the institutions themselves, medical In 1737, Lord Thomas Fairfax of Cameron DEAR REPRESENTATIVES KUSTER, MEEHAN, professionals, victim’s rights advocates, civil took possession of a piece of land that in- SPEIER, JOYCE, AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF rights advocates, parents, and the many law cluded all of what is now Loudoun, Arlington THE TASK FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE, enforcement professionals who have dedi- and Fairfax Counties in addition to the cities of My name is Joe Cohn, and I am the Legis- cated their careers to ending sexual violence, lative and Policy Director at the Foundation is bound to be inadequate. Falls Church, Fairfax and Alexandria. At the for Individual Rights in Education, or as we Third, our national policy must be careful time, all of this land was part of Prince William are better known, FIRE. I thank you for the to assign only those responsibilities to insti- County. Installing his cousin William as the opportunity to discuss this critical issue. tutions that we are confident they can per- managing agent for that land, Lord Fairfax de- One of the core constitutional rights that form well. Consulting with professional ex- parted back to England to cement his claim. In FIRE defends is due process. Universities are perts only goes so far if the resulting policy 1742, William arranged for that piece of land both morally and legally obligated to re- delegates tasks that require particular ex- to be officially designated as Fairfax County. spond to known instances of sexual mis- pertise to those without the sufficient back- conduct. And for more than 50 years, courts ground, training, and tools to perform those This new county was home to many Ameri- have repeatedly held that the Constitution functions properly. cans who would have an impact on our coun- requires public universities to provide mean- Colleges and universities have a vital role try, most notably future President George ingful due process to accused students. to play in addressing campus sexual assault. Washington. In addition, Fairfax was home to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.010 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1461 the man who many credit with the creation of HONORING THEODORE D. YOUNG eral Wherley and his successor, Major Gen- the Bill of Rights, George Mason. Working COMMUNITY CENTER 50TH ANNI- eral Errol Schwartz, to stem the troublesome with a member of Virginia’s congressional dis- VERSARY loss of D.C. Guard members to other units, in- trict (and future President himself) James cluding National Guards in surrounding states Madison, Mason argued for the creation of HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL that offer such educational benefits to their amendments to the newly created U.S. Con- OF NEW YORK Guards. I am grateful that Congress has pro- stitution to protect individual freedoms. Indeed, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vided funds for the program at our request, Mason was one of only three delegates to the Tuesday, October 31, 2017 most recently $450,000 in fiscal year 2017. Constitutional Convention to refuse to sign the Permanently authorizing the program is nec- new document because of his concerns that Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to essary, however, to ensure that D.C. Guard the federal government would be abusive of honor an organization in my community that members receive the same treatment and its authority absent a document like the Bill of this year is celebrating its 50th Anniversary, benefits as other National Guard members, Rights. the Theodore D. Young Community Center. particularly those in neighboring states that TDYCC has helped countless individuals Fairfax County also played a role in another compete with the District for members and throughout the entire county of Westchester, pivotal time on our Nation’s history, the Civil provide these higher education benefits. strengthening individual communities in the War. The courthouse in Fairfax City served as Today, the Guard for the nation’s capital has a headquarters for the U.S. Army and the re- process. This year marks the 50th anniversary of a diminished ability to compete for regional mains of several forts can still be found Lyndon B. Johnson’s Community Action Pro- residents if membership in the Maryland or throughout the county today. The founder of gram that eventually created the Fairview Virginia Guards is more economically bene- the Red Cross, Clara Barton, treated wounded Greenburgh Community Center. Of the hun- ficial. A competitive tuition assistance program soldiers at St. Mary’s Church in Fairfax Sta- dreds of Community Centers that were cre- for the D.C. Guard would provide a significant tion, an experience that would eventually lead ated as a result of that law, only few remain. and much-needed incentive to help maintain her to found that organization. While the coun- Renamed the Theodore D. Young Community enrollment and level the field of competition. ty was largely spared from major battles (with Center in 1999, it continues to be dedicated to The federal government supports D.C. Guard the exception of the Battle of Ox Hill in 1862), the goals set in place so long ago, and re- functions and understands it should support raids and skirmishes between Union and Con- mains a viable and necessary cornerstone of this small benefit as well, because the appro- federate forces were frequent and portions of the Fairview community and beyond. priators have always funded the D.C. Guard the county changed hands several times over TDYCC has changed the lives of program, even without authorization. However, the course of the war. Greenburgh youth by providing wholesome, depending on appropriations alone leaves the Mr. Speaker, the history of Fairfax County is educational, and relevant programs, such as D.C. Guard program in a tenuous condition at intimately intertwined with the history of the summer camps, dance classes, leadership odds with the tuition programs in nearby United States. Although the founders of this workshops, advocacy outlets, and much more. states. Because the program is not controver- county could not have known the future that TDYCC programming makes for more mature, sial, there is no reason not to permanently au- awaited their holdings, I suspect the evolution self-sufficient, and culturally aware youth. thorize funding for these D.C. National Guard from a rural farming community to today’s sub- Known as the hidden gem in Westchester grants. urban community of over 1 million would County, it is a place that truly welcomes and I appreciate that the appropriators and ulti- please them greatly. Fairfax County has con- serves all. mately Congress have not hesitated to fund sistently been rated among the best places in As Congressman representing parts of the education benefits for the D.C. National the country in which to live, work, raise a fam- Greenburgh, I am extremely thankful for the Guard, arguing strongly for permanent author- ily and start a business. Indeed, it stands as work TDYCC has accomplished and the won- ization. These small education incentives have an example of a community that consistently derful programming they do for my constitu- not only encouraged high-quality recruits, but sees beyond the years. I was proud to serve ents. They are a tremendous organization and have helped the D.C. Guard to maintain the on the Board of Supervisors and have been I want to congratulate their leadership team, force necessary to protect the federal pres- proud to represent it in this body. I ask my col- employees, members and the public commis- ence here, including the possibility of a natural leagues to join me in congratulating Fairfax sioners who support them on 50 tremendous disaster or terrorist attack. I am pleased to in- County on this important anniversary. years. Here’s to 50 more just like it. troduce the bill based on the advice of Guard f f personnel, who best know what is necessary. LWCF PARITY FOR TERRITORIES INTRODUCTION OF THE MAJOR I urge my colleagues to support the bill. AND DC ACT GENERAL DAVID F. WHERLEY, JR., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NA- f HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO TIONAL GUARD RETENTION AND OF GUAM COLLEGE ACCESS ACT CANDICE JACKSON: TESTIMONY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BEFORE THE BIPARTISIAN TASK Tuesday, October 31, 2017 FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIO- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON LENCE Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I am proud OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA to introduce the LWCF Parity for Territories IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and DC Act, with the support of all 6 Members Tuesday, October 31, 2017 of the House representing our U.S. territories HON. ANN M. KUSTER and the District of Columbia as original co- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I intro- OF NEW HAMPSHIRE duce the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr., sponsors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This bipartisan bill gives parity to Guam, the District of Columbia National Guard Retention other territories, and DC in annual funding and College Access Act (NGRCA). This bill is Tuesday, October 31, 2017 from the federal Land and Water Conservation named for General Wherley, former Com- Fund. manding General of the D.C. National Guard, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. Current law requires the territories and DC who, along with his wife, Ann, and seven oth- Speaker, I include in the RECORD the fol- to split—6 ways—a single state’s annual ers were tragically killed when Metro trains lowing: LWCF allocation. Our bill fixes this disparity by collided on the Red Line on June 22, 2009. Thank you Co-Chairs Joyce, Kuster, Mee- providing a full, state-equivalent share of The bill would permanently authorize funding han, Speier and members of the Task Force LWCF funding for each territory and DC, every for a program that provides grants for higher for the opportunity to join you today. I’d year. education to members of the D.C. National like to thank this Task Force for your dedi- This additional funding is needed to improve Guard, which is under the control of the fed- cation to ending sexual violence in all as- public parks, outdoor sports fields, and com- eral, not District of Columbia, government. I pects of our society. For the last six months, munity open spaces on Guam and the other renamed the bill after General Wherley be- I’ve had the honor to serve as the Acting As- territories, especially as Puerto Rico and the cause he worked tirelessly with me to get sistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. We at the Depart- U.S. Virgin Islands rebuild from recent hurri- funding for the program for many years, and ment are dedicated to the mission of the Of- canes. because of his devotion to the youth of the fice for Civil Rights (OCR) to ensure equal Mr. Speaker, I encourage our colleagues to District and to the National Guard. access to education and to promote edu- cosponsor this bipartisan legislation and sup- The NGRCA authorizes an education incen- cational excellence throughout the nation port LWCF parity for the territories and DC. tive program, recommended by the late Gen- through vigorous enforcement of civil rights.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K31OC8.008 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1462 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 Like too many of us, I bring with me to RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVER- the Health Department has dedicated more of this work personal experiences surviving sex- SARY OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY its resources to population-based health serv- ual violence. Being raped at age twenty jeop- HEALTH DEPARTMENT ices that address disparities within its increas- ardized the trajectory of my life and nearly ingly diverse community. The Health Depart- prevented me from graduating law school. It HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY ment’s Adult Day Health Care, Community took years to try and shake the remnants of OF VIRGINIA Health Care Network, Skin Deep Tattoo Re- shame, humiliation, and pain that sexual as- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES moval Program, HIV case management pro- sault inflicted. In my work at OCR, I’ve been Tuesday, October 31, 2017 gram, and Homeless Health Care program deeply moved by talking and working with have been a model for other departments in students and their advocates, hearing story Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Virginia and around the country. after story of how their educations have been to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Research on newer and better methods of derailed and their lives imperiled by sexual Fairfax County Health Department. Through a onsite sewage disposal have often originated violence. All students in our nation’s schools century of continuous service the department in Fairfax County. The department’s laboratory have the right to feel safe and secure at has distinguished itself as a national leader is the largest local public health laboratory in school. All students should know that their and a model public health department working the Commonwealth, performing more than school fosters an environment that decreases to protect, promote and improve the quality of 200,000 scientific tests annually. the risk that any student will suffer sexual life for all its residents. Since the terrorist acts of September 11, harassment or assault. All students have a The origins of the Fairfax County Health De- 2001, the Health Department has assumed a right to expect their school to respond partment can be traced back to April 1917, first responder role with significant responsi- promptly and fairly to incidents of sexual vi- when the county launched a campaign for bet- bility for a wide range of disaster planning and olence. ter health in the very same week that the response activities. In response to lessons United States would enter World War I. When At OCR we are charged by Congress, among learned from the anthrax crisis, the Health De- the first public health physician and his suc- other things, with the critical responsibility partment organized a Medical Reserve Corps for enforcing Title IX, which prohibits sex cessor were sent off to war, it left only one public health nurse to provide services for the (MRC) unit, a cadre of trained volunteers, to discrimination by any school receiving fed- augment surge capacity during public health eral funds. It’s our duty to enforce legal re- entire county. Shortly after war’s end the staff emergencies. In the years since, the Health quirements concerning how a school must re- consisted of a full time health officer, one full Department has activated its Incident Manage- spond to incidents of sexual violence. OCR time sanitation officer, one full time nurse and ment Team and the MRC in response to nat- investigates and resolves complaints over a part-time clerk, with funding provided by the how schools respond to sexual violence, re- Virginia State Health Department, the Fairfax ural disasters such as floods and hurricanes, sulting in changes to schools’ policies and County Board of Supervisors, the County H1N1 influenza pandemic, Ebola virus, Zika procedures to better ensure that schools pro- Chapter of the Red Cross, the Tuberculosis virus and other outbreak investigations. vide the ‘‘prompt and equitable’’ response to Association, and donations from private citi- The Fairfax County Health Department has sexual harassment and violence that federal zens. achieved and sustained a well-earned reputa- regulations require. Our role as an enforce- In the early years, the Health Department tion for excellence due in part to the dedica- ment agency is crucial. We can and will con- was primarily concerned with the spread of in- tion and compassion of its well-trained work- tinue to fulfill that role. fectious diseases like diphtheria, smallpox, tu- force, the quality and innovation of its pro- grams and services, and the commitment of OCR currently has 353 sexual violence berculosis and typhoid fever. With better sani- cases open with colleges and universities, tation, education, and immunization practices, its leadership to continuous quality improve- and 149 cases open with K through 12 school many of these threats began to wane and the ment. That commitment was demonstrated districts. Twenty-five percent of the higher department’s services began to expand to ac- again in 2016 when the department achieved education sexual violence complaints, and commodate the county’s growing population. national accreditation by the Public Health Ac- twenty-eight percent of the K through 12 With more facilities and staff, the depart- creditation Board. cases resulted from complaints filed during ment was able to offer maternal and child Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join the current Administration. We believe this health clinics, home health care, speech and me in recognizing the Fairfax County Health continued influx of complaints reflects an hearing, dental, and school health services. At Department for a century of protecting, pro- improving culture where survivors feel sup- the same time, a systematic program of envi- moting and improving the health and quality of ported coming forward both to their schools ronmental health was developed to include life for all in Fairfax County. Their selfless ef- and to OCR. At the same time, the high num- sewage disposal, protection of water supplies, forts, made on behalf of all citizens of our ber of sexual violence complaints shows that fly and mosquito control, and general cleanli- community are truly worthy of our highest too many students are not yet experiencing ness of dwellings, tourist places and food es- praise. school-level procedures that are prompt and tablishments. f equitable. The Department therefore re- Due to its long history of financial and lead- cently issued interim guidance to encourage ership support for public health, in 1995, Fair- HONORING JON DOUGLAS RILEY schools to ensure their procedures are both fax County sought and was granted the au- supportive to survivors and fair to all in- thority to operate its own health department by HON. MIKE THOMPSON volved parties. The Department will undergo an act of the Virginia General Assembly. Since OF CALIFORNIA a transparent notice-and-comment rule- that change in legislative authority more than IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES making process to solicit perspectives from 20 years ago, the Fairfax County Health De- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 all stakeholders to ensure that Title IX regu- partment has become more efficient, effective, lations result in school procedures that best and responsive. Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, serve Title IX’s critical purpose. Throughout its history, the Health Depart- I rise to honor Mr. Jon Douglas Riley for his It is helpful that this Task Force called ment has been a leader in the prevention and leadership and service to the people of this Roundtable together to discuss pro- control of communicable diseases. During the Vallejo, California. moting healthy relationships in K through 12 polio epidemic of the 1950s, Fairfax County Mr. Riley was born at the Vallejo General schools. One of themes I hear over and over participated in the Salk vaccine trials and be- Hospital on October 7, 1958. His parents, Jon is that by the time many young people ar- came the first county in the United States to Merton and Barbara Riley, raised him along- rive at college, their approach to inter- provide polio vaccine to its grade school chil- side his two sisters, Ronnette and Robin, at personal relations and their basic under- dren. In 1960s, it was the first department in their house on Benson Avenue in Vallejo. His standing (or lack of understanding) of what the nation to participate in a mass measles talent for recognizing and solving problems it means to respect themselves and each vaccination trial program. And in 1989, when were evident in high school. As a student, he other has already been formed throughout there was an outbreak of Ebola virus in mon- spoke in front of the Napa School Board and their K through 12 years. Waiting to address keys at a laboratory in Reston, Virginia—an successfully argued for a smoking area to these interpersonal issues until college is event dramatized in Richard Preston’s book keep students from littering in the grass and problematic. ‘‘The Hot Zone’’—Fairfax County Health De- creek. Mr. Riley graduated from Vintage High I am grateful for the opportunity to share partment was once again on the front lines of School in 1976. with you the work being done at the Office an emerging disease threat. From an early age, Mr. Riley dreamed of for Civil Rights, and look forward to con- While the emphasis on communicable dis- following his father and becoming a firefighter tinuing this dialogue with this Task Force. ease control and prevention has not changed, at the Vallejo Fire Department. He went

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He taught CPR train- for rule-breakers by causing colleges to lose Tuesday, October 31, 2017 ing courses to health care professionals and eligibility to participate in federal student aid the public for 15 years. As a member of the Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to programs after one year of noncompliance recognize the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Oak- Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, he with the new 85–15 rule. Currently, they do helped rewrite the Apprenticeship Standards land Park, and Wilton Manors, Florida for not face penalties until they have been non- being named by the Human Rights Campaign for the department. His work contributed to the compliant for two years. development of policies for the Department’s as top cities fostering LGBTQ equality and I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and inclusivity. Public Information Officer. He taught students help get it passed. at the National Fire Department Instructors Each of these cities received an exceptional Conference’s Hands on Training classes in In- score on the Human Rights Campaign Foun- f dianapolis and Sacramento for five years. dation’s sixth annual Municipal Equality Index. Fort Lauderdale received 87 out of 100 points, Mr. Riley served as the Political Director for HONORING MOUNT VERNON Oakland Park received 99, and Wilton Manors the Napa and Solano Counties Central Labor HEIGHTS CONGREGATIONAL received a perfect 100. These three cities are Council, and, at the time of his retirement, was CHURCH 120TH ANNIVERSARY a Vice President. He currently serves on the among just 86 nationwide with top scores from Solano County Civil Service Commission and states without comprehensive nondiscrimina- Workforce Development Boards. He is the Co- HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL tion laws. These cities showcase South Florida’s long Chair of Solano Counties Help in Recruiting OF NEW YORK and meaningful history of LGBTQ civic en- and Retaining Employees Committee, where IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES he coordinates job placement services. gagement and support for equality. Each year, Mr. Speaker, Jon Douglas Riley is a valu- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 more and more municipalities are recognized by the Human Rights Campaign for their grow- able leader and organizer in our community. Mr. ENGEL. Mr Speaker, I want to acknowl- ing efforts to ensure LGBTQ inclusion in mu- Therefore, it is fitting and proper that we honor edge a Mount Vernon institution that this year nicipal law, policy, and services. I encourage him for his many years of service to the peo- is celebrating its remarkable 120th Anniver- all cities in South Florida to follow the exam- ple of Vallejo, California. sary. Founded on October 7, 1896 the Mount ples set by Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, f Vernon Heights Congregational Church has and Wilton Manors in making theirs a city served parishioners in the Mount Vernon com- INTRODUCTION OF THE PROTECT where LGBTQ individuals thrive. munity and beyond for well over a century. OUR STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS As a member of the Congressional LGBT Their rich history deserves our recognition. (POST) ACT Equality Caucus and as an original sponsor of Though officially founded on a Thursday the Equality Act, I am especially honored to HON. STEVE COHEN evening in 1896, the church’s roots actually represent these cities in the U.S. House of date back to 1892 when members of the com- Representatives. Again, congratulations to OF TENNESSEE munity from all different denominations gath- Fort Lauderdale, Oakland Park, and Wilton IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ered for prayer services at the school house Manors. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 on Garden Avenue. Four years later, a meet- f ing was held in the school house on Garden Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Avenue for the stated purpose of organizing a RECOGNIZING THE 2017 FAIRFAX support of the Protect Our Students and Tax- Congregational church in Mount Vernon COUNTY VOLUNTEER SERVICE payers (POST) Act. AWARD RECIPIENTS If enacted, this legislation would take steps Heights. Eighteen persons were present, and towards eliminating an incentive for for-profit they voted unanimously to carry out this pur- colleges to aggressively recruit and enroll vet- pose. HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY erans, service members and their families, From there, the Church’s rich history began OF VIRGINIA who have sacrificed for this country and de- to bloom. In September, 1915 the corner lot of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES serve the highest quality of education. South Columbus and Beekman Avenues was Tuesday, October 31, 2017 purchased and by 1917 the new chapel was Current law prohibits for-profit colleges and Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, it is my dedicated, which is currently Fellowship Hall. universities from deriving more than 90 per- honor to recognize Volunteer Fairfax and ex- Through time, additional parcels of land were cent of their revenue from the U.S. Depart- press my sincere appreciation to recipients of procured and new buildings were constructed. ment of Education’s federal student aid pro- the 25th Annual Fairfax County Volunteer grams. The other 10 percent is required to Through the years the Mount Vernon Service Awards. come from sources other than the federal gov- Heights Congregational Church has been a Established more than 40 years ago, Volun- ernment. However, because of the way the pillar to the community. The tall white bell teer Fairfax matches the skills and interests of law was written, veterans’ and active duty tower stands high as landmark to many. This thousands of volunteers with the needs of service members’ federal student aid does not church has withstood World War I, World War local non-profit organizations. The success of count towards the 90 percent. Instead, it may II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan this model and its impact on delivery of need- be included among a for-profit institution’s cal- and other military conflicts that have affected ed services is beyond question; Volunteer culation of its 10 percent non-federal revenue. American life. The wall plaques in the church Fairfax has been rated as one of the most ef- As a result, for-profit colleges and univer- lobby stand for its contribution of lives. This fective community service organizations in the sities are left with a powerful incentive to re- church has fostered Boy Scouts and Girl nation. cruit veterans, service members and their fam- Scouts troops; Women Leagues, Bible Study, Last year alone, over 15,000 individuals vol- ilies, offering them degrees that are often less Sunday School, Youth Groups and Support unteered directly through Volunteer Fairfax; an valuable than those from not-for-profit institu- Groups, Home Missionary Society to name a additional 1,700 employees volunteered tions. few. through their employers’ BusinessLink pro- The POST Act would strengthen the defini- Over the years there were many contribu- gram and the value of volunteer services pro- tion of ‘‘federal aid’’ to include G.I. bill funds, tions made by the 14 different pastors that vided exceeded $4.5 million. Department of Defense Tuition Assistance served this church, too many deeds to list. Each year, Volunteer Fairfax selects a few benefits, and all other federal funding sources. And those good deeds have always been mir- exceptional individuals, groups, or organiza- Furthermore, the POST Act would reinstate rored by the congregation, which has raised tions to receive special recognition. It is my a 15 percent minimum on revenue that for- money and donated countless hours to help- great pleasure to include in the RECORD the profit colleges must receive from sources ing their community thrive. I want to congratu- following names of the 2017 Fairfax County other than the federal government. The re- late them on this amazing 120th Anniversary. Volunteer Service Awards honorees:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.017 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1464 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 Community Champions: stalking in the lives of young people ages 12 To prevent dating abuse and sexual vio- Braddock District: David Curtis to 24 across the U.S. Thank you for holding lence among young people, Congress must Dranesville District: Penny Halpern this roundtable today to address the steps fund primary prevention in every school. The funded approaches should meet the best Hunter Mill District: Raul and Maria Garza- Congress can take to support the implemen- tation of K through 12 healthy relationships practices standards set by the CDC, includ- Chapa and consent education, and to thank you ing that the education be: comprehensive; of- Lee District: Michel Margosis each for being champions for ending sexual fered in sufficient dosage; socio-culturally Mason District: Gail Coleman violence. relevant; evidence-based; offered by well- Mount Vernon District: Whitney Minnich Dating abuse and sexual violence are pub- trained implementers; include outcome eval- Providence District: Friends of Oakton Li- lic health epidemics with severe impacts for uations; and employ varied teaching meth- brary young victims: ods. One cannot check social media or news Springfield District: John Pellegrin One in three high school students experi- ence either physical or sexual violence, or outlets today without reading about another Sully District: Karrie Delaney both, perpetrated by someone they are dat- sexual assault case, including on our school At-Large: John K. Wood ing or going out with. campuses. School districts are waking up to Adult Volunteer 250 Hours & Over: Gary Nearly 30 percent of adult victims of inter- the fact that primary prevention programs Pan personal violence homicides from 2003 to 2014 are needed to teach young people about Adult Volunteer 250 Hours & Under: Kate were young women between the ages of 18 healthy and unhealthy relationship patterns Walter and 29. (Unfortunately this CDC study did and what consent means. Many states, in- Adult Volunteer Group: Friends of Huntley not address girls younger than 18.) cluding Virginia, Florida, Georgia, Massa- In Texas alone, 8 young women 19 and chusetts, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon, and Rhode Meadows younger were murdered by an intimate part- Island, are leading the way by requiring that Corporate Volunteer Program: Deloitte LLP ner in 2016. schools include consent and healthy rela- Fairfax County Volunteer: Karla Jamir More than half of women (69.5 percent) and tionships education within their sexual edu- Fairfax County Volunteer Program: CERT men (53.6 percent) who have been physically cation curricula. Family Volunteer: Young Family or sexually abused, or stalked by a dating Budget choices are policy choices, and Integrate Individual: Carolina Calderon partner, first experienced abuse between the Congress has the opportunity to support ages of 11 and 24. these state efforts through adequate funding. Lifetime Achievement: Marie Monsen Among male high school students who One such avenue is the $5 million increase Rising Star: Shannon Dart have experienced sexual and physical abuse for Rape Prevention Education in the Senate RSVP Northern Virginia: Denise Mackey- by a dating partner, more than 1 in 4 have se- Appropriations Bill—the Task Force should Smith riously contemplated suicide, and almost as champion this increase in RPE in the House Senior Volunteer: Bard Jackson many have attempted suicide. as a concrete step towards ending dating Volunteer Program: Wolf Trap First Time Among female high school students who abuse and sexual assault. Campers Program have experienced sexual and physical abuse I want to close with some words from the by a dating partner, nearly half have seri- Youth Volunteer: Emma Houston sister of a dating abuse survivor who Break ously contemplated suicide, and more than 1 the Cycle assisted. She wrote BTC: ‘‘I had Youth Volunteer Group: Stony Brook Jr. Vol- in 4 have attempted suicide. not thought about the need for interventions unteers We also know that raising awareness early for young people. But then when my sister In addition, Benchmark Honors will be is essential to ending this epidemic because: needed help, you were there for her. I will awarded in four different categories to com- More than half (58 percent) of college stu- never be able to thank you enough for what mend those who have contributed 100, 250, dents do not know how to help someone who you did for her. She has since met an amaz- is experiencing dating abuse; and 500, or 1,000 hours of volunteer time to our ing man and will be getting married soon. I Nearly all college students (89 percent) are doubt she will tell you, but you will be there community. not confident in their ability to recognize Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join nonetheless—in the form of a safe and whole the warning signs of dating violence. bride walking into the arms of a man who Both intervention and prevention are keys me in commending Volunteer Fairfax for its loves and respects her.’’ Through adequate to stopping dating abuse and sexual assault decades of outstanding community service. I funding and mandates for healthy relation- among young people. To that end, Break the congratulate the recipients of the 2017 Fairfax ships and consent education in K through 12 Cycle’s work focuses on three: 1) direct legal schools, Congress can be instrumental in pre- County Volunteer Service Awards and thank representation to young victims ages 12 to 24 venting dating violence and sexual assault them and the thousands of other local volun- in Washington, DC, in restraining order, and ensuring that love and respect are the teers for their incredible contributions to our Title IX, and victim witness advocacy cases; touchstones of relationships that young peo- community. Their selfless dedication is worthy 2) supporting youth leadership on dating ple form throughout their lives. of our highest praise and is one of the main abuse issues in schools and communities; and reasons that our community is often ranked as 3) providing education programs to schools f one of the best places in the country to live, and other youth-serving entities on sup- PERSONAL EXPLANATION work, and raise a family. porting young people to prevent dating abuse and sexual assault. My remaining remarks f will address the third element of this work— HON. BILLY LONG AMY SANCHEZ: TESTIMONY BE- prevention education—and how we can en- OF MISSOURI sure that every K through 12 student in the FORE THE BIPARTISAN TASK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S. has access to developmentally appro- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIO- priate programming. LENCE Break the Cycle’s prevention programming Mr. LONG. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, Sep- takes many forms, including Healthy Rela- tember 26, 2017, Wednesday, September 27, HON. ANN M. KUSTER tionships workshops, Resource Manuals for 2017, Thursday, September 28, 2017, Mon- schoolteachers and administrators, and Real day, October 2, 2017, Tuesday, October 3, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Talks. The goal is always to create a space IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for youth to engage in open and honest con- 2017, and Wednesday, October 4, 2017, I was unable to vote on any legislative measures Tuesday, October 31, 2017 versations about healthy and unhealthy rela- tionship behaviors in order to: due to a foot injury. Had I been present, I Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. decrease the isolation that young victims would have voted the following: Speaker, I include in the RECORD the fol- so often feel; (Roll no. 532) On ordering the previous lowing: enable young people to lead conversations question providing for consideration of H.R. about the good, the bad, and the normal in 2824—Increasing Opportunity and Success for Good morning Congresspersons Kuster, dating and relationships today; Speier, Meehan and Joyce. Thank you for in- teach young people how best to provide Children and Parents through Evidence-Based viting me to participate in this important support to each other since we know they Home Visiting Act, and H.R. 2792—Control roundtable before the Bipartisan Task Force often do not report dating/sexual abuse to an Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017, had I to End Sexual Violence. My name is Amy adult; been present I would have voted yes. Sanchez and I am the CEO of Break the allow young people to talk without fear of (Roll no. 533) On adoption of the rule pro- Cycle, a national nonprofit that engages, being judged or influenced by adults; viding for consideration of H.R. 2824—In- educates and empowers youth to build lives educate young people about dating abuse, creasing Opportunity and Success for Children and communities free from domestic and including its warning signs; and dating violence. Break the Cycle believes build on the lived realities of young people and Parents through Evidence-Based Home that everyone deserves a healthy relation- to develop effective engagement strategies Visiting Act, and H.R. 2792—Control Unlawful ship and since 1996 has worked to end dating to end dating violence and create a culture Fugitive Felons Act of 2017, had I been abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and without abuse. present I would have voted yes.

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I urge my col- ment of Mr. PASCRELL of New Jersey Amend- FY2018 Budget Resolution, had I been leagues to join me in recognizing his achieve- ment No. 2 to H.R. 2824—Increasing Oppor- present I would have voted no. ments and ask that you join me in wishing tunity and Success for Children and Parents (Roll no. 554) On agreeing to the amend- Gary, his wife Kim and their two boys contin- through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act, ment of Mr. SCOTT of Virginia Substitute ued success and happiness. had I been present I would have voted no. Amendment No. 2 to H. Con. Res. 71— f (Roll no. 536) On motion to recommit with FY2018 Budget Resolution, had I been instructions to H.R. 2824—Increasing Oppor- present I would have voted no. HONORING BILL TAUBNER tunity and Success for Children and Parents f through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act, HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF had I been present I would have voted no. OF NEW YORK GARY S. CHAHIL (Roll no. 537) On passage of H.R. 2824— IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Increasing Opportunity and Success for Chil- dren and Parents through Evidence-Based HON. JIM COSTA Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Home Visiting Act, had I been present I would OF CALIFORNIA Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to have voted yes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honor a pillar of Pelham Manor, Bill Taubner, (Roll no. 538) On ordering the previous who this year is being honored by the Pelham Tuesday, October 31, 2017 question providing for consideration of H.R. Civic Association at their annual Dinner Dance 3823—Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Air- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Gala for his dedication to the community. way Extension Act of 2017, had I been recognize the dedicated service and achieve- A lifelong resident of Pelham Manor and a present I would have voted yes. ments of Mr. Gary Singh Chahil; outgoing Dis- member of the Pelham Civic Association, Bill (Roll no. 539) On adoption of the rule pro- trict Director for my Fresno and Merced Dis- is an exemplary member of the community. viding for consideration of H.R. 3823—Dis- trict offices. In the nearly two years since Gary He is extremely altruistic and benevolent to aster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Exten- has assumed this role, he has served as an charities, individuals, and families in need. Bill sion Act of 2017, had I been present I would advocate for the people of the 16th Congres- has a reputation for being very dependable, have voted yes. sional District. My staff and I will greatly miss especially when it matters most. (Roll no. 540) On passage of H. Res. 311— his presence, generosity and sense of humor. An Executive Vice President of Ball Chain Recognizing that for 50 years the Association Gurjinder ‘‘Gary’’ Singh Chahil was born in Manufacturing, he has been a member of the of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has the great state of Michigan, son of Jaswant Pelham Manor Planning Board, has served as worked toward stability, prosperity, and peace Singh Chahil and Bhagwant Kaur Chahil. He Chair of the board, Director and Coach of in Southeast Asia, had I been present I would is a proud Detroit native. Pelham Little League, Director and Coach of have voted yes. Gary attended the University of Michigan at Pelham Ice Hockey, and as a Pelham Soccer (Roll no. 541) On motion to recommit with Ann Arbor, completing his Bachelor’s degree Coach. Bill has also been integral in the Fund- instructions to H.R. 3823—Disaster Tax Relief in Electrical Engineering, a Masters of Busi- raising Committees of Siwanoy Elementary and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017, ness Administration and a PhD in Business School, Pelham Middle School, and Pelham had I been present I would have voted no. Administration. He is a fiercely proud Wol- High School, demonstrating his commitment to (Roll no. 542) On passage of H.R. 3823— verine and frequently enjoys watching Michi- education and improving the lives of students Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Ex- gan football on Saturday afternoons. in the neighborhood. tension Act of 2017, had I been present I Gary married the love of his life Kamaldeep The Pelham Civic Association has made a would have voted yes. ‘‘Kim’’ Kaur Deol, daughter of Sarbjit Singh fine choice this year in honoring Bill at their (Roll no. 543) On passage of H.R. 2792— Deol and Surinderpal Kaur Deol in 2004. They annual Dinner Dance Gala. I too would like to Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017, are blessed with two boys Kanvar ‘‘Kamran’’ honor, and congratulate him on this well-de- had I been present I would have voted yes. and Bashan. served recognition, and thank him for all of his (Roll no. 544) On passage of H.R. 1547— Gary started his career with Ford Motor Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act, contributions to our community. Company in Dearborn, Michigan. He spent f had I been present I would have voted yes. five years at Ford before job opportunities (Roll no. 545) On passage of H.R. 965— brought him and his family west to California. RECOGNIZING THE 2017 LORDS AND Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Re- He initially settled in San Jose, before moving LADIES FAIRFAX designation Act, had I been present I would to the San Joaquin Valley. have voted yes. (Roll no. 546) On ordering the previous I first met Gary in 2012 at an event I hosted HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY question providing for consideration of H.R. for the Indian community. Throughout the next OF VIRGINIA 36—Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection few years, I would frequently seek Gary’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES council on matters relating to the Indian, and Act, had I been present I would have voted Tuesday, October 31, 2017 yes. specifically Sikh American, communities. An (Roll no. 547) On adoption of the rule pro- interest in politics and desire to serve the Val- Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- viding for consideration of H.R. 36—Pain-Ca- ley led Gary to accept the District Director po- ognize a truly exceptional group of men and pable Unborn Child Protection Act, had I been sition in my office in February 2016. women who are being recognized as the 2017 present I would have voted yes. Throughout his tenure as District Director, Lords and Ladies Fairfax. Every year, each (Roll no. 548) On motion to recommit with Gary has cultivated relationships in Fresno, member of the Fairfax County Board of Super- instructions to H.R. 36—Pain-Capable Unborn Madera and Merced counties and worked hard visors selects two people from his or her dis- Child Protection Act, had I been present I to serve the people of the district. Gary has trict who have demonstrated outstanding vol- would have voted no. worked on a number of high profile policy unteer service, heroism, or other exceptional (Roll no. 549) On passage of H.R. 36— issues, including immigration, international re- contributions to our community. Since the pro- Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, lations, water and agriculture. One project he gram’s inception in 1984, approximately 600 had I been present I would have voted yes. is particularly proud of is the creation of the individuals have earned the honor of being (Roll no. 550) On passage of S. 782—PRO- exchange partnership between California State named a Lord or Lady Fairfax by his or her TECT Our Children Act, had I been present I University, Fresno and the Punjab Agriculture representative on the Board of Supervisors. would have voted yes. University in India. This year, the recipients of the Lord and (Roll no. 551) On ordering the previous Mr. Speaker, I would also like to note that Lady Fairfax awards will be recognized at the question providing for consideration of H. Con. Gary is the first Sikh District Director in the celebration of the 275th anniversary of Fairfax Res. 71—FY2018 Budget Resolution, had I United States Congress, an achievement that County. We are especially honored to wel- been present I would have voted yes. speaks to the great diversity we have in the come Lord Nicholas Fairfax, 14th Lord Fairfax (Roll no. 552) On adoption of the rule pro- San Joaquin Valley. of Cameron and his wife Lady Annabel Fairfax viding for consideration of H. Con. Res. 71— Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I who have traveled from the United Kingdom to FY2018 Budget Resolution, had I been congratulate Mr. Gary Singh Chahil on his join in this celebration. Lord Nicholas shares a present I would have voted yes. successful tenure as District Director for the common lineage with Lord Thomas Fairfax,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.022 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1466 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron after whom Fair- lated projects. This consortium will use this REMEMBERING PASTOR ALVIN fax County and the City of Fairfax are named grant to foster research and development in DUPREE and who lived much of his life in Virginia. the state by focusing on advanced materials The Lord and Lady Fairfax awards recog- discovery and optimization efforts that are in HON. KEVIN YODER nize those individuals who have made tremen- high-demand. MADE in SC will boost the man- OF KANSAS dous impacts through their support of our pub- ufacturing and materials science workforce by IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lic schools, parks, youth sports leagues, arts adding new undergraduate degree programs community, public safety, and human service and expanding current coursework, ultimately Tuesday, October 31, 2017 programs. It is nearly impossible to fully de- increasing the skilled-labor workforce. Mr. YODER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to re- scribe the diversity of accomplishments of the As a proponent of creating jobs and encour- member the life of Pastor Alvin Dupree—a honorees. Their efforts contribute greatly to aging manufacturing in the district and across man who dedicated his life to the service and the quality of life for the residents of Fairfax South Carolina, I look forward to seeing these the betterment of our country and community. County and are worthy of our praise and sin- higher education institutions utilizing this grant Pastor Dupree grew up with eleven siblings cere appreciation. to stimulating small business growth, jobs, and in Kansas City, Missouri, where he learned the It is my honor to include in the Record the valuable research across South Carolina. importance of family and patience. Upon his names of the 2017 Lords and Ladies Fairfax: In conclusion, God Bless our Troops, and graduation from high school, Pastor Dupree At-Large: Lady Jane Miscavage and Lord we will never forget September 11th in the selflessly joined the United States Army and John J. ‘‘Jeff’’ Lisanick Global War on Terrorism. completed a tour of duty in Vietnam. Braddock District: Lady Mary Drake Cortina After returning home from Vietnam, Pastor and Lord Kevin Morse f Dupree continued to follow the call to serve Dranesville District: Lady Sally Horn and when he joined Grace Temple Church in Kan- ´ Lord Gary George Pan HONORING JORGE L. BARON sas City, Kansas. At Grace Temple Church, Hunter Mill District: Lady Therese Martin he served in many capacities, including adju- and Lord Jerry Poje HON. ADAM SMITH tant, deacon, minister, and eventually Pastor. Lee District: Lady Michelle Duell and Lord OF WASHINGTON He did this all with his wife, and later Co-Pas- Richard J. Knapp tor, Linda Dupree by his side. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mason District: Lady Rose Chu and Lord Together, they served the Kansas City com- Daniel H. Aminoff Tuesday, October 31, 2017 munity faithfully for 30 years. Their compas- Mount Vernon District: Lady Mattie Lewis Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I sion and service to those around them will not Palmore and Lord Dale S. Rumberger rise to honor Jorge L. Baro´n for his exemplary be forgotten. Providence District: Lady Sue Kovach work on behalf of immigrant communities and Mr. Speaker, Pastor Alvin Dupree leaves a Shuman and Lord Phillip A. Niedzielski- to congratulate him on receiving El Centro de lasting legacy in Kansas City. My thoughts Eichner la Raza’s 7th Annual Roberto Felipe Maestas and prayers are with his family and friends at Springfield District: Lady Nancy-jo Manney Legacy Award. this time. and Lord Michael W. Thompson, Jr. Jorge has served as the Executive Director f Sully District: Lady Trudy Harsh and Lord of the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project Michael R. Frey HONORING ROBERT J. RUBINSTEIN (NWIRP) since 2008. NWIRP provides free or Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me low-cost legal representation to over 10,000 in commending the 2017 Lords and Ladies immigrant and refugee families in the Pacific HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL Fairfax and in expressing our gratitude to Northwest. With Jorge at the helm, the organi- OF NEW YORK these men and women who have dedicated zation has steadily increased its size and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES themselves to the betterment of our commu- budget and is now the largest of its kind in the Tuesday, October 31, 2017 nity. Their efforts provide immeasurable bene- region. Serving thousands of immigrants each fits to Fairfax County and its residents, and Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to year, Jorge and his colleagues at NWIRP be- are truly worthy of our highest praise. honor a friend and a pillar of the Bronx com- lieve that having access to an attorney is a f munity, Robert J. Rubinstein, a man who has fundamental human right. They strive to rep- given so selflessly to various neighborhood or- MADE IN SC resent as many immigrant families as pos- ganizations throughout the northwest Bronx. sible. Born and raised in the Bronx, Bob attended HON. JOE WILSON Jorge immigrated from Bogota´, Columbia P.S. 86 and the Bronx High School of Science when he was just thirteen years old. After OF SOUTH CAROLINA where he met his wife, Barbara. After grad- graduating from Duke University, he worked in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uating from Bates College on the Dean’s list, the film industry for several years until finding where he was captain of the debate team, he Tuesday, October 31, 2017 his passion for human rights law. He then at- served his country in the Korean War for two Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speak- tended Yale Law School. From his unique per- years as a cryptographic specialist. er, I am grateful to recognize the statewide spective on the immigration system, he not Upon his return, Bob went to NYU Law consortium of ten South Carolina higher edu- only understands the law, but also under- School and graduated in 1958. In 1959, he cation institutions for receiving a $20 million, stands the hopes, fears, and needs that a new and his family moved to Riverdale, at the urg- five-year Research Infrastructure Improvement generation of immigrants face today. ing of his father, Max, who was the first Prin- Track–1 grant from the National Science Jorge’s many accomplishments include cipal of Junior High School 141. Bob and Bar- Foundation’s Established Program to Stimu- helping to secure the return of two individuals bara’s children Lisa, Kenneth, and Adam all late Competitive Research. This grant led to who were turned away from Seattle-Tacoma attended the local public schools and Bob im- the creation of the Materials Assembly and International Airport due to President Trump’s mediately immersed himself in Riverdale life. Design in South Carolina initiative, or MADE in travel ban, and defending the rights of de- As a founder of the Benjamin Franklin Reform SC to create jobs. tained immigrants at the Northwest Detention Democratic Club, of which I myself am a These higher-education institutions are as Center in Tacoma. member, he ran for Assembly in the First follows: The University of South Carolina, The Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award Democratic Primary ever held in the Bronx, Clemson University, The Medical University of honors the legacy of Roberto Maestas by rec- with endorsements from Eleanor Roosevelt South Carolina, Furman University, The Col- ognizing those who are dedicated to ‘‘building and Governor Herbert Lehman. lege of Charleston, USC Beaufort, Winthrop the beloved community’’ and eliminating pov- Bob served as the first President of River- University, South Carolina State University, erty, racism, and social inequity. Jorge’s work dale Senior Services, and is still an active Claflin University, and Florence-Darlington exemplifies these standards. Member of their Board. He is also a former Technical College. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I Vice President and Board Member to the Riv- This grant encourages small business recognize Jorge Baro´n for his vital advocacy erdale Neighborhood House and has been an growth by providing seed funding through efforts on behalf of the immigrant community. active Member of the Riverdale Kiwanis Club Small Business Innovation Research and I have no doubt Jorge will continue to advance for 52 years, serving in various roles ranging Small Business Technology Transfer awards human rights in the Pacific Northwest for from Lieutenant Governor, and Vice President, to South Carolina businesses in materials-re- many years to come. President Board Member.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K31OC8.011 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1467 After serving under Mayor Lindsay as gen- with scientific research methods. Prevention called for ‘‘[m]ore attention and resources’’ to eral Counsel for the then Housing Develop- products should have stated, measurable ‘‘be directed to reducing or mitigating the ment Administration, Bob opened his own law learning objectives that can be evaluated. threat posed by explosives in vessels’ cargo Ongoing evaluation and utilization of the office in Riverdale, where he still practices. holds.’’ best available evidence should also inform Today, the threat of a terrorist attack using Bob plans to continue practicing law in River- the product’s evolution over time. dale and remain an active participant in com- Sexual and relationship violence are air cargo is significant. In fact, in July, then- munity affairs. nuanced issues, so it is vital that prevention Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly This year, The Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van efforts are developed by people with exper- identified cargo-based aviation attacks as a Cortlandt Development Corporation is hon- tise. The best interventions adhere to the major concern, explaining ‘‘there are people oring Bob at their annual Greenway Gala. principles for effective prevention. out there, very smart people, very sophisti- They could not have found a more deserving Effective prevention strategies are in- cated people who do nothing but try to figure honoree. Congratulations to Bob on this won- formed by theories that have been developed out how to blow up an airplane in flight.... and validated through rigorous scientific derful honor. [T]here is a fair amount of cargo, what we scrutiny. Effective prevention products would attribute to just cargo flown on pas- f should be grounded in theories that foster change. senger airplane on space available. [Terror- JANE STAPLETON: TESTIMONY BE- Prevention efforts are most effective when ists] are constantly looking for ways to do FORE THE BIPARTISAN TASK they use multiple modalities such as text, this.’’ FORCE TO END SEXUAL VIO- video, audio, case studies, interactive exer- That same month, Australian authorities ar- LENCE cises, gaming principles, and skills practice. rested four men on charges that that they plot- Products should be developmentally and cul- ted to detonate a bomb to bring down an HON. ANN M. KUSTER turally appropriate to your audience and Etihad Airways passenger plane on behalf of well-suited to the method of dissemination. OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ISIS on July 15. Reportedly, ‘‘a senior ISIS It is critical that all efforts promote a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commander shipped partially assembled com- campus culture that supports survivors. It is ponents of a bomb on a commercial cargo Tuesday, October 31, 2017 important to consider the impact of preven- tion products and programs on members of plane from Turkey to Australia...[and] two Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. the community who are survivors and sec- men in Australia assembled the parts into a Speaker, I include in the RECORD the fol- ondary survivors, and to ensure they are functional explosive device.’’ In response to lowing: trauma-informed products. the foiled Australia attack, the Transportation Good morning Congresswoman Kuster and The product should be informed by those Security Administration (TSA) issued a secu- co-chairs Meehan, Speier and Joyce. for whom it was intended. A prevention rity directive requiring any air cargo from Tur- My name is Jane Stapleton and along with strategy developed for a college student is key bound for the U.S. to undergo enhanced Dr. Sharyn Potter, I am the Director of Pre- most likely not appropriate for a high school screening. The Australia plot came seven vention Innovations Research Center at the student and definitely not for a middle years after a terrorist plot to ship bombs hid- University of New Hampshire. It is an honor school student. to provide testimony on campus sexual vio- Prevention efforts require sufficient dos- den in printer cartridges from Yemen to the lence and promoting healthy relationships age to be effective. Cutting down the preven- United States onboard cargo planes was and consent education in K through 12 tion dosage could lead to inadequate or no thwarted. schools to the Bipartisan Task Force to End effect or could potentially cause harm. One- This increase in the air cargo security risk Sexual Violence. Prevention Innovations is time programs are tempting, and vendors comes at a time when the volume of goods made up of researchers and practitioners may claim that they ‘‘check all the preven- being moved by air cargo has increased, with who work together to create, evaluate and tion boxes,’’ but a solo packaged program or the volume, as of 2016 back to approximately disseminate evidence-based prevention and a single annual event will not change cam- 98.4 percent of pre-recession levels with air- responses to sexual and relationship vio- pus culture. lines transporting 52 million metric tons of lence. We work to build practitioners’ capac- It is vital that prevention messages are ities to respond to survivors, prevent vio- socioculturally relevant and reflect a com- goods. lence and navigate the changing landscape of munity’s diversity. For prevention efforts to In response to this security risk, I am intro- federal laws and mandates. We believe that be effective, members of the community ducing the ‘‘Air Cargo Security Improvement to truly end the problems of sexual and rela- need to see situations and people like those Act of 2017.’’ My legislation would direct the tionship violence in K through 12 schools and they would regularly encounter. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) post-secondary education, we must under- While we know a lot about prevention, to take a number of steps to enhance its re- stand what works in prevention and response there is still so much we do not know, such sponsibilities for air cargo and require the and then implement evidence-based and re- as the impact of consent education on reduc- agency to aggressively move towards ad- search informed prevention strategies. ing sexual assault perpetration; and the ef- dressing current and future threats to air Together, my colleagues and I have devel- fectiveness of on-line prevention modules, oped, evaluated and implemented prevention community and societal level interventions. cargo. Specifically, my legislation would clarify strategies to engage community members as The best way to proceed in our efforts is to air cargo security responsibilities at TSA, en- bystanders who take responsibility to create continue to develop scientifically evaluated courage further technological developments safe and respectful learning and living envi- prevention strategies and implement these for screening air cargo, review existing air ronments. Prevention Innovations’ evidence- evidence-based and research informed pre- cargo programs, and require the Department based prevention strategies include: vention tools in a comprehensive plan that of Homeland Security to make permanent the Bringing in the Bystander, an in-person engages all members of the social ecology. Air Cargo Advance Screening Program. prevention program with high school and On behalf of Prevention Innovations Re- Mr. Speaker, a decade ago, I was the lead adult versions search Center, I would like to thank the Bi- Know Your Power bystander intervention sponsor of legislation that addressed the con- partisan Task Force for your careful consid- cerns raised by the 9/11 Commission about social marketing campaign eration of our suggestions for the most effec- uSafeUS, a mobile app that puts trauma tive elements of prevention in K through 12 the threat of an air cargo-based attack. The informed responses and evidence-based pre- and colleges. I welcome your questions and ‘‘Implementing 9/11 Recommendations Act of vention strategies in the hands of survivors the opportunity to provide additional infor- 2007’’ directed TSA to, for the first time, en- and their allies mation. sure that all cargo carried on passenger Still in development: a Bystander Inter- planes was screened. My bill recognizes the vention Video Game f need to revisit that law and the stark reality Increased attention to sexual and relation- AIR CARGO SECURITY ship violence in schools has led to expo- that as technology has evolved so have ter- nential growth in the number of vendors of- IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2017 rorist capabilities. For instance, in 2007, it was fering solutions to these pervasive public unimaginable for terrorists to use laptops as health problems. Vendors sell products that HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON bombs; however, in 2017, the threat of a guarantee compliance and prevention, often- OF MISSISSIPPI laptop bomb was so severe that TSA consid- times with little to no scientific evidence to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ered banning laptops from airplane cabins, in suggest that they are effective. Prevention response to intelligence about terrorist capa- Innovations has recently published a white Tuesday, October 31, 2017 bilities. The threat posed by terrorists’ abilities paper on choosing prevention products. It seems appropriate to share this guidance Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- and desires to exploit vulnerabilities cannot be with the Bipartisan Task Force. er, thirteen years ago, the 9/11 Commission understated and they have demonstrably set It is essential to know whether prevention raised red flags ‘‘regarding the screening and their targets on air cargo. We need to be time- products have been thoroughly evaluated transport of checked bags and cargo’’ and ly and precise in addressing air cargo security,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:01 Nov 01, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A31OC8.028 E31OCPT1 dlhill on DSK3GLQ082PROD with REMARKS E1468 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 31, 2017 as we cannot afford, nor should the American DETECTIVE MIGDALIA ‘‘MINDY’’ Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to represent public tolerate, otherwise. RAMOS those who have made the Bedford Public Li- Mr. Speaker, I introduce the ‘‘Air Cargo Se- brary such an integral part of the community curity Improvement Act of 2017’’ in the hopes HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL and it is with great pride that I recognize them that Congress will move with urgency to make OF NEW YORK today. I ask that my colleagues in the United Americans more secure from the threat of an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States House of Representatives join me in air cargo-based terrorist attack and urge my congratulating them for this outstanding mile- colleagues to join me in working to advance Tuesday, October 31, 2017 stone and in wishing them all nothing but con- this timely measure. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a tinued success. moment to represent one of the great public f f servants in the northwest Bronx who day after day works hard to keep our community safe. SUGAR LAND MIDDLE SCHOOL RECOGNIZING THE 2017 INSTITUTE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAMS FOR EXCELLENCE IN SALES AND Detective Migdaha Ramos, better known to all of us as Mindy, was born and raised in RAISE MONEY TO HELP BEAT DEVELOPMENT AWARD RECIPI- BREAST CANCER ENTS Manhattan. She attended Fashion Industry High School and upon graduation, worked in the retail and fashion industry. In July of 1998, HON. PETE OLSON HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY Mindy started on a new path as a member of OF TEXAS OF VIRGINIA the New York Police Department. She was ap- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pointed to the 50th Precinct following her com- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Tuesday, October 31, 2017 pletion of the Police Academy, and has for the Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to last 18 years honorably served the community Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- recognize the 7th and 8th Grade Girls’ there in different assignments Volleyball Teams at Sugar Land Middle ognize the 2017 recipients of the Lifetime Detective Ramos started as a Uniform Pa- School for their efforts to raise money to help Achievement Award and the Woman in Sales trol Officer, answering 911 radio calls and ad- Leadership Award presented by the Institute beat breast cancer. dressing community concerns. Shortly there- The teams worked together to raise $1,375 for Excellence in Sales & Business Develop- after, she was assigned to the Domestic Vio- ment (IES). for the Fort Bend Junior Service League’s lence Unit. For the next seven years, she Breast Cancer Fund, in spite of the hardships IES was created to foster excellence in would conduct investigations, arrest violent business sales and development practices and they have faced after Hurricane Harvey. perpetrators, and assist victims in receiving These girls exemplify what it means to be a to help sales professionals and organizations appropriate services. maximize their efforts. IES conducts a variety team, not just on the court, but also working In 2007, Detective Ramos had the pleasure together to give back to our community. The of workshops and programs designed to pro- of being assigned as the Precinct Community vide the knowledge and tools necessary to ad- funds they raised will go toward improving Affairs Officer, the position she still holds to quality of life, diminishing suffering and pro- vance the careers and growth of those who at- this day. Since then, she has established a tend. Each year, IES recognizes individuals, viding access to early detection and treatment great working relationship with the elected offi- for Fort Bend County breast cancer patients. teams, and organizations throughout the cials, business district, community board, and United States who demonstrate exemplary On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- various other entities that serve the commu- sional District of Texas, congratulations again performance through leadership, risk taking, nity. She also has a wonderful rapport with the innovation, vision, and customer development. to the Sugar Land Middle School 7th and 8th residents of the northwest Bronx, which is why Grade Girls’ Volleyball Teams. We are very Awards are presented in categories includ- in December of 2015, she was promoted to ing Excellence in Sales Innovation, Excellence proud of them and look forward to their future Detective. successes. Go Titans. in Sales Training, Excellence in Sales Man- I have always been impressed with Detec- f agement, Excellence in Customer Partnering, tive Ramos’s commitment to the neighborhood and Excellence in Strategic Alliances. In addi- and her responsiveness to the needs of the HONORING THE LIFE OF FORMER tion, Lifetime Achievement Awards are be- community. I know when it comes to my office TUG HILL COMMISSION CHAIR- stowed to a select few who have dem- it has been a true pleasure working with her. MAN KEN VIGUS onstrated continued success and have made This year, the Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van significant contributions in their fields. Cortlandt Development Corporation is hon- The recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achieve- HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK oring Detective Ramos at their annual Green- OF NEW YORK ment Awards is Mr. Paul Smith, Senior Vice way Gala. They have chosen a most deserv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES President and General Manager of Public Sec- ing honoree. I want to congratulate Detective Tuesday, October 31, 2017 tor for Red Hat, North America. In this capac- Ramos on this great honor and thank her for ity, Mr. Smith manages the Red Hat portfolio all she has done to improve and strengthen Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to across the entire federal government, as well our neighborhood. honor the life of Ken Vigus, the former Chair- as the state and local marketplaces as it re- f man of New York State’s Tug Hill Commis- lates to education. Prior to joining Red Hat, sion. Mr. Smith enjoyed successful careers at TRIBUTE TO THE BEDFORD Ken had a great interest in and love for the VERITAS, Netscape Communication and Ora- PUBLIC LIBRARY Tug Hill Region of New York. He was ap- cle. pointed to the Tug Hill Commission in 2002, The recipient of the inaugural Woman in HON. DAVID YOUNG where he worked to help local governments Sales Leadership Award is Ms. Mary Beth OF IOWA and citizens shape the future of the Tug Hill Cockerham, Vice-President of Sales for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Region, which encompasses much of Jeffer- Deltek. In this capacity, Ms. Cockerham man- son, Lewis, Oneida and Oswego counties. ages all sales personnel related to Deltek’s Tuesday, October 31, 2017 With a total of 14 years of service, Ken served GovWinIQ program, which provides business Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise as both Vice Chairman and Chairman of the intelligence to companies that are pursuing today to recognize and congratulate the Bed- Commission. public sector sales. Prior to joining Deltek, Ms. ford Public Library in Bedford, Iowa for cele- Ken’s involvement in the region did not stop Cockerham spent 20 years with Sun Micro- brating their 100 year anniversary. there. He enjoyed hunting on the Tug Hill Pla- systems in a variety of data-related sales The Bedford Public Library was built in 1916 teau and served as President of the Horse roles. as a gift from Andrew Carnegie and is one of Shoe Hunting Club. He was also a member of Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me 101 Carnegie Libraries built in Iowa. It has the Boonville Zoning Board of Appeals and in recognizing Paul Smith and Mary Beth come a long way since 1916, there are no served on the Boonville Town Planning Board. Cockerham for their innovative and effective longer just books housed there. It is home to Earlier in his life, Ken made important con- leadership and in congratulating them on re- five public access computers with high speed tributions to both his country and to his com- ceiving the 2017 IES Lifetime Achievement internet connections along with a number of munity by serving in the Air Force during the Award and Woman in Sales Leadership other modern amenities. The library also con- Vietnam War and then as a professional fire- Award. tains a large genealogy collection. fighter.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise ANNIVERSARY OF NEW LEAF today to recognize and congratulate Becky FAMILY CHURCH BRISCOE JUNIOR HIGH HONOR Peterson for receiving the Hero of Hope BAND SELECTED FOR MARK OF Award from the Iowa American Cancer Soci- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON EXCELLENCE PROGRAM ety at this year’s annual Winter Leadership OF TEXAS Conference in Panora, Iowa. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. PETE OLSON The Hero of Hope Award is presented annu- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 OF TEXAS ally to an outstanding volunteer who exempli- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fies inspirational communication skills, a pas- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 sion for Relay For Life and a commitment to Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the New Leaf the mission of the American Cancer Society. Family Church for its 5th year church anniver- Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Becky exemplified that commitment when she sary. The church started its ministry in Octo- congratulate the Briscoe Junior High Honor went the extra mile with her efforts as event ber 2012 under the leadership of Dr. Corey C. Band for being selected for the Foundation for lead for the Guthrie County Relay For Life. Toney, Sr. Since its beginning, the church has Music Education’s Mark of Excellence Pro- Becky has also had her own personal battle made a strong impact to the Dallas commu- gram. with cancer and has now been cancer free for nity. The Mark of Excellence Project recognizes six years. Dr. Corey C. Toney, Sr. was born and outstanding achievement in performance from Mr. Speaker, I’m proud to represent commu- raised in Dallas. He graduated from Justin F. high school and middle school bands, choirs nity leaders like Becky in the United States Kimball High School in the Dallas Independent and orchestras across the country. The Congress, and it is with great pride that I rec- School District. Afterward, he decided to pur- Briscoe Junior High Honor Band was chosen ognize her today. I ask that my colleagues in sue his passion by studying auto and diesel as a Commended Winner. This is a wonderful the United States House of Representatives mechanics at the Universal Technical Institute honor and speaks to the talent of the band join me in congratulating Becky for this out- in Houston, Texas in 1989. However, he even- members and the school’s music program. standing achievement and in wishing her noth- On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- tually changed fields by entering the ministry. ing but the best. On April 11, 2009, Dr. Toney received his sional District of Texas, congratulations again f Doctorate of Humanity from the Dallas/Fort to the Briscoe Junior High Honor Band. We Worth Bible Institute and Seminary, and in are very proud of them and look forward to KAILEI MCGOWAN HELPS June of 2013, he received his Bachelor’s of their future successes. We are excited to have HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS Arts in Divinity from Vision International Uni- them represent TX–22. versity. The following year, he received his f HON. PETE OLSON Master of Arts in Divinity from Vision Inter- CONGRATULATING PHILIP OF TEXAS national University, where he was named Sa- IMBARRATO ON RECEIVING THE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lutatorian. In 2012, Dr. Toney decided with the help of 2017 VETERAN OF THE YEAR Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Bishop Ray Campbell’s leadership that he was AWARD Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ready to start his own church in Dallas. Now, commend Kailei McGowan of Richmond, TX he is committed to his community in Dallas by HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK for her dedication to helping victims of Hurri- serving as the Founder, Pastor and Teacher OF NEW YORK cane Harvey. of the New Leaf Family Church. The church’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kailei and her family were forced to evac- commitment to its membership and the com- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 uate by boat after their apartment was flooded munity at large is seen through its ministry from Hurricane Harvey. But, that did not stop Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to and work to lift up and engage everyone in the this 9 year old Girl Scout from helping other congratulate Philip Imbarrato on receiving the community. I want to recognize the New Leaf survivors at the Marshall High School Shelter 2017 Veteran of the Year Award. where her family was staying. As soon as they Family Church for the continued success, and Philip Imbarrato has made important con- arrived, Kailei put on her Girl Scout vest and the hope for a bright future that they have tributions to both his country while in the mili- started handing out canned food, water, awaiting them. tary and to his community as a veteran. In clothes and cleaning supplies to folks in need. f 1953, he was drafted to serve in the Korean Like them, she too lost everything, but was War in the 6th Tank Battalion, 24th Infantry Di- TRIBUTE TO REDFIELD LION’S determined to do as much as she could to vision. Upon leaving Korea later that year, he CLUB help. Her spirit and commitment to serving was posted to Mount Fuji Army Base where others exemplify what it means to be both a he served until his discharge in January 1955. HON. DAVID YOUNG Girl Scout AND a Texan. Thanks to people In recognition of his dedication and sacrifice, OF IOWA like Kailei we are Houston Strong. Phil received a promotion to Corporal as well IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- as multiple medals honoring his service in Tuesday, October 31, 2017 sional District of Texas, thank you again to Korea. Kailei for her selfless dedication to serving After completing his enlistment, Phil re- Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise others in their time of need. We are very turned to school at the City College of New today to recognize and congratulate the proud of her and look forward to her future York where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Redfield, Iowa Lion’s Club for celebrating 60 success. years of service to their community. Sales and Management. Throughout his ca- The members of this organization have reer and to the present, Phil has been a mem- f been working since 1956 to meet the Lion’s ber of the Ballston Spa Lions Club, where he RECOGNIZING KING BROTHER’S objectives of empowering volunteers to better served as President in 1983. Phil is also one DAIRY AND NATIONAL GRID their communities, meeting humanitarian of the longest serving Docents at the New needs, encouraging peace and promoting York State Military Museum, a position he has HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK international understanding. Their valued work held since 2006. OF NEW YORK On behalf of New York’s 21st district, I want within the community has been integral to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES people of Redfield and I commend them for to congratulate Phil on his well-deserved their service. award of 2017 Veteran of the Year, and thank Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Mr. Speaker, I applaud and congratulate the him for his service and dedication to both his Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Redfield Lion’s Club for celebrating this out- country and community. recognize King Brother’s Dairy in Schuylerville,

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If there is a chamber event you can be sure she will be there, and she is a 2010, the farm’s owners, Jan and Jeff King, Tuesday, October 31, 2017 member who can always be counted on to do decided to return to their roots by starting King Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Brothers Dairy, a service which provides fresh her part, from stuffing envelopes to putting up thank Jacob, Zachary and Luke Miller of tents. Nicci understands the benefits of having milk and other dairy products directly to the Pearland, TX, for their efforts to raise money strong local businesses in her community, so doors of nearby consumers. By providing high- for victims of Hurricane Harvey. she doesn’t hesitate to help serve food at ly sought after locally sourced food to their Jacob, Zachary and Luke collected $800 for chamber member business’s open houses, as neighbors, the King Family has contributed Harvey victims by setting up a lemonade and well as dishing up tacos for The Shores Sen- greatly to the Upstate New York community, cookie stand in their neighborhood, and are ior Living Community. earning their dairy products the ‘‘New York donating the proceeds to the J.J. Watt Harvey Mr. Speaker, I’m proud to represent commu- State Grown and Certified Producer’’ certifi- Relief Fund. The Miller boys are a shining ex- nity leaders like Nicci in the United States cation in the process. ample of the Texas spirit. They have stepped Congress, and it is with great pride that I rec- The innovative spirit displayed at King up to do whatever they can to help friends, ognize her today. I ask that my colleagues in Brother’s Dairy has also attracted the attention neighbors and strangers alike in their time of the United States House of Representatives of National Grid, who have partnered with the need. Their selfless actions make our commu- join me in congratulating Nicci for this out- farm by providing $100,000 in energy effi- nity Houston Strong. standing achievement and in wishing her noth- ciency and economic development grant fund- On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- ing but continued success. ing. This investment from National Grid has sional District of Texas, thank you again to f assisted King Brother’s Dairy in the develop- Jacob, Zachary and Luke Miller for their hard ment of their new bottling facility, while also work to help those affected by Hurricane Har- LUKE JANIK EARNS EAGLE SCOUT helping to ensure that the farm can continue vey. We are extremely proud of them and look RANK their leadership in the agricultural community. forward to their future accomplishments. f HON. PETE OLSON On behalf of New York’s 21st District, I want OF TEXAS to thank National Grid and King Brother’s HONORING THE SERVICE OF WIN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dairy for their important contributions to local AND POLLY BELANGER agriculture. In addition to encouraging eco- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 nomic development in the North Country, their HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to work provides an important example of the OF NEW YORK congratulate Luke Janik of Katy, TX, for earn- success that can be achieved by working to- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing the rank of Eagle Scout. Eagle Scout is gether. the highest honor a Boy Scout can earn. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Only a small percentage of Boy Scouts f Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reach the rank of Eagle Scout, which requires honor and recognize Win and Polly Belanger years of effort to develop the necessary lead- TRIBUTE TO NORA SCHATZBERG of Willsboro, New York, for their consistent ership, service and outdoor skills. To earn this and enduring dedication to community service. rank, Luke had to earn 21 merit badges, and After retiring from the United States Air develop and provide leadership to others in a HON. DAVID YOUNG Force in 1990, Win Belanger moved to service project. For his project, Luke built Willsboro, New York with his wife Polly, where benches for his high school tennis court. He is OF IOWA they have worked for the betterment of their part of Troop 230. Luke’s dedication to our IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community by lending both their ears and their community has prepared him to be a leader in voices. his future career. The leadership skills he has Tuesday, October 31, 2017 By urging individuals in Essex County to be- learned through Boy Scouts are already bene- come more involved in their government and Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise fiting our community. enter into public service, the Belangers have On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- today to recognize and congratulate Nora helped to encourage authentic and sincere sional District of Texas, congratulations again Schatzberg of Pleasant Hill, Iowa for being representation. Additionally, Win has shown a to Luke for becoming an Eagle Scout. We are named the 2016 Pleasant Hill Citizen of the steadfast commitment to the wellbeing of his proud and confident of his continued success. Year at the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Com- peers through his work on the Willsboro Cen- f merce Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony tral School budget committee, the town zoning earlier this year. board and as a founding member and officer 95TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION The Citizen of the Year award celebrates a of the Willsboro Community Housing Assist- FOR PEOPLE’S MISSIONARY BAP- community member who has devoted their ance Task Force. TIST CHURCH time and energy to making their community a On behalf of Essex County, I would like to better place. Nora has taken a leading role in thank Win and Polly for their service, their pa- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON promoting the arts in Pleasant Hill. She orga- triotism and their friendship, while also wishing OF TEXAS nized the first Art by the Lake event this year, them the best of luck in their future endeavors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which showcased local artists as well as youth f Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in local school districts. Nora’s already begun TRIBUTE TO NICCI BAKER Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. plans for next year, including receiving a grant Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the People’s Mis- from Bravo. She has also organized commu- HON. DAVID YOUNG sionary Baptist Church for its 95 years of serv- nity workshops and programs to spread the ice in the South Dallas community. Since its word about the importance of a community OF IOWA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES beginning, in the home of Sister Alice Cole- having a strong commitment to the arts. man, the church has brought a strong impact Mr. Speaker, I’m proud to represent commu- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in Dallas, as well as the nation at large. nity leaders like Nora in the United States Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise Thanks to the commitment and strong leader- Congress, and it is with great pride that I rec- today to recognize and congratulate Nicci ship of many pastors, the church a strong leg- ognize her today. I ask that my colleagues in Baker of Pleasant Hill, Iowa for being named acy in the Dallas community. the United States House of Representatives the 2016 Pleasant Hill Volunteer of the Year at It was Rev. S. M. Wright, Sr. who came to join me in congratulating Nora for this out- the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce An- lead the church in April of 1957. Rev. Wright, standing achievement and in wishing her noth- nual Dinner and Awards Ceremony earlier this Sr.’s leadership reorganized the church, re- ing but continued success. year. naming it People’s Missionary Baptist Church,

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My bill pro- Sr.’s tenure, his preaching became renowned ing but continued success. vides general whistleblower protections, anti- across the nation. At the time of his death, he f retaliation measures, and makes additional was the president of the National Missionary Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Baptist Convention, president of the Mis- INTRODUCTION OF THE CONGRESS provisions applicables to the legislative sionary Baptist General Convention of Texas, LEADS BY EXAMPLE ACT OF 2017 branch, including providing subpoena authority and president of the Interdenominational Min- to OOC to conduct inspections and investiga- isterial Alliance of Dallas. In 1995, President HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON tions into OSHA violations. George W. Bush renamed Highway 175 to S. OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA This bill also furthers the CAA’s mission to M. Wright Freeway in his honor. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prevent discrimination in legislative branch of- On November 17, 1993, Rev. S. M. Wright, fices by prohibiting the legislative branch from Tuesday, October 31, 2017 II began leading the church with his pastoral making adverse employment decisions on the leadership. His brother, Rev. Calvin W. M. Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I am intro- basis of an employee’s wage garnishment or Wright served next to him as co-pastor. To- ducing the Congress Leads by Example Act, involvement in bankruptcy proceedings pursu- gether, the two men continued Rev. Wright, which would subject Congress and the rest of ant to the Consumer Credit Protection Act and Sr.’s mission by helping to improve the lives of the legislative branch to the federal whistle- Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. This bill people outside the church’s walls by engaging blower and anti-discrimination laws that now requires legislative branch employers to pro- their members in community outreach and protect employees in the private sector and vide their employees with notice of their rights civic matters. the executive branch. Now more than ever, and remedies under the CAA anti-discrimina- Pastor S. M. Wright, II and his family cre- especially given ongoing reports of sexual har- tion provisions through the placement of sign- ated the S. M. Wright Foundation to admin- assment and other workplace abuses in the age in offices highlighting relevant anti-dis- ister the South Dallas Community, the South legislative branch, Congress should abide by crimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Dallas Education Center, the South Dallas Re- the laws it imposes on the American people, Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, source Center, the S. M. Wright Furniture American businesses, and others. Congress and the Age Discrimination in Employment Bank, the South Dallas Entrepreneurship Cen- has already acknowledged the importance of Act. This bill also requires legislative branch ter, and the Financial Management and Invest- accountability in the legislative branch when it offices to provide training to employees about ment Club. These organizations help those in passed the Congressional Accountability Act their CAA rights and remedies. Finally, this bill need obtain furniture, clothing, job training, of 1995 (CAA). bolsters the CAA’s recordkeeping require- and much more. Since November 2014, Pas- The CAA was an important first step in mak- ments. It extends to the legislative branch the tor S. M. Wright, II innovated the Fix-It-Up and ing the legislative branch accountable for its obligation to maintain accurate records of Fill-It-Up Campaign. This campaign has employment practices, but it did not finish the safety information and employee injuries, as worked to renovate the church through tithes job. The CAA did bring the legislative branch otherwise required by OSHA, as well as em- and offerings to make sure that the church under 13 major civil rights, labor and work- ployee records necessary to administer anti- can continue serving its continuously growing place safety and health laws, but it exempted discrimination laws. membership. It finished renovations in March the legislative branch from important notice By passing this bill, Congress will help re- of 2016. and training provisions, and altogether omitted store the public trust in this institution by re- Mr. Speaker, the South Dallas community is important substantive and administrative pro- doubling our efforts to exercise leadership by a greater place, because of the presence of tections. In its annual report for fiscal year example. I urge bipartisan support for this im- the People’s Missionary Baptist Church and 2016, the Office of Compliance (OOC), which portant measure. I’m proud to celebrate their 95th Anniversary. was established through the CAA, identified f additional provisions of federal workplace laws f and standards that should be applicable to the LUNCHES OF LOVE SERVES TWO TRIBUTE TO CHRISTIE BEVING legislative branch. OOC’s recommendations MILLION LUNCHES include mandatory anti-discrimination and anti- HON. DAVID YOUNG retaliation training, providing whistleblowers HON. PETE OLSON with protection from retaliation by making the OF TEXAS OF IOWA Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 applica- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ble to the legislative branch, and urging Con- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Tuesday, October 31, 2017 gress to approve regulations that provide addi- tional protections under the Family and Med- Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise ical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabil- congratulate Lunches of Love for serving its today to recognize and congratulate Christie ities Act. This bill takes into account the OOC two millionth free lunch to children of the Fort Beving of Norwalk, Iowa for being named the report, and seeks to both apply the standard Bend County community. 2017 Norwalk Educator of the Year at the Nor- of fairness to employees in the legislative Lunches of Love has been serving Fort walk Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner branch that Congress requires for other em- Bend County since 2012 by providing nutri- and Awards Ceremony earlier this year. ployees and to provide a safer work environ- tious lunches for children in need. This sum- The Educator of the Year award recognizes ment for Congress, Capitol Hill employees, mer, Lunches of Love distributed their two mil- a local teacher who has exemplified what ex- and visitors by bringing the legislative branch lionth sack lunch and moved one step closer cellence in teaching looks like. Christie has in line with the legal requirements of private to ending childhood hunger. We are extremely been teaching English at the Norwalk Commu- sector employers and the executive branch. proud of Lunches of Love’s dedication to our nity School District for the past 19 years, and My bill is a necessary companion to the children and are grateful for every volunteer this year is serving as an instructional coach. CAA, particularly in light of recent news re- who has helped them reach this milestone. She is known by students and parents alike as ports of appalling behavior on the part of Our hope is that Lunches of Love will no an educator who is student centered, and al- Members of Congress and staff in positions of longer be necessary, but until that day, we ways pushing them to their full potential. Her authority in Member offices and committees. thank them for providing nutrition and love for dedication to the children of Norwalk extends Former and current staffers spoke out on so- children who need it. beyond her classrooms though. She is also a cial media during the #MeToo campaign, On behalf of the Twenty-Second Congres- prep teacher at St. John’s Catholic Church which originated after the Harvey Weinstein sional District of Texas, thank you again to and volunteers for NABC basketball tour- sexual assault and harassment allegations, Lunches of Love for serving the children of naments. sharing horrifying stories of workplace harass- Fort Bend County and helping to eradicate Mr. Speaker, I am proud to represent edu- ment, including groping, inappropriate emails childhood hunger. Thank you for serving two cators like Christie in the United States Con- and text messages, and predatory behavior on million lunches.

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f nel Odom has served as Director of Polk Roll Call Vote No. 589: NO—Establishing County E–911 and on the Cedartown City the congressional budget for the United States TRIBUTE TO JOHN LERDAL Commission for over a decade. Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting His service on the Cedartown City Commis- forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal HON. DAVID YOUNG sion is marked by four years as commission years 2019 through 2027; and OF IOWA chairman, in the period of 2008–2010 and Roll Call Vote No. 590: YES—Iran Ballistic IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2016. Missiles and International Sanctions Enforce- I am proud today to recognize Colonel ment Act. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Odom’s time in public service and his con- f Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise tributions to the people of Georgia. today to recognize John Lerdal of Pleasant I’d like to close by thanking Larry for his TRIBUTE TO CHASE SHILTZ Hill, Iowa for being awarded the Pillar of Serv- service to his country and community. ice Award at the Pleasant Hill Chamber of f HON. DAVID YOUNG Commerce Annual Dinner and Awards Cere- OF IOWA mony earlier this year. TRIBUTE TO KYLE BISCOGLIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Pillar of Service Award celebrates a Tuesday, October 31, 2017 community member who is the model of dedi- HON. DAVID YOUNG Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise cation to the chamber and the community. OF IOWA today to recognize and congratulate Chase John is the director of the Pleasant Hill Public IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Shiltz of Creston High School for winning the Library and has helped lead them through nu- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Class 2A, 182 pound bracket at the Iowa High merous expansions and improvements over Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise School State Wrestling tournament earlier this the years. He is an active member of the year. This is Chase’s third individual State Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce, having today to recognize and congratulate Kyle Biscoglia of Waukee, Iowa for winning the Wrestling championship. served as a board member and volunteer at In addition to the championship win, Chase Class 3A, 113 pound bracket at the Iowa High countless chamber events over the years. was also chosen as the 2017 Dan Gable Mr. School State Wrestling tournament earlier this John has impacted the lives of countless com- Wrestler of the Year in Class 2A. Chase was year. munity members, whether it was at the Lions quoted in the Creston News Advertiser as say- Iowa has a long and proud history of strong Club handing out hotdogs and popcorn or ing, ‘‘ ‘It shows all of the hard work paid off,’ wrestling programs, producing college and reading books to children at the public library Shiltz said. ‘I credit all of the coaches, workout Olympic champions for years. Kyle, a sopho- where the kids know him as ‘‘Mr. John.’’ partners, my parents. It’s a big reward for all more at Waukee High School, capped off a Mr. Speaker, I’m proud to represent commu- of them.’ ’’ great season with 54 wins, 1 loss and a state nity leaders like John in the United States Iowa has a long and proud history of strong championship medal. He is the first Waukee Congress, and it is with great pride that I rec- wrestling programs, producing college and wrestler to win a state championship in this ognize him today. I ask that my colleagues in Olympic champions for years. Winning three particular weight class. the United States House of Representatives state championships in a row has been the Mr. Speaker, I am honored to represent join me in congratulating John for this out- culmination of years of hard work and commit- Kyle and his family in the United States Con- standing achievement and in wishing him ment, not only on the part of Chase, but also gress, and it is with great pride that I recog- nothing but continued success. his parents, his family, coaches and fellow nize him today. I ask that my colleagues in the f teammates. United States House of Representatives join Mr. Speaker, the example set by Chase HONORING LARRY ODOM me in congratulating Kyle on competing in this demonstrates the rewards of dedication and rigorous competition and in wishing him noth- perseverance. It is an honor representing ing but continued success in his education Chase and his family in the United States HON. TOM GRAVES and wrestling career. OF GEORGIA Congress, and it is with great pride that I rec- f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ognize them today. I ask that all of my col- PERSONAL EXPLANATION leagues in the United States House of Rep- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 resentatives join me in congratulating Chase Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise on competing in this rigorous competition and today to honor the service of retired Colonel HON. MIKE THOMPSON in wishing him nothing but continued success Larry Odom. Colonel Odom will be retiring OF CALIFORNIA in his education and in his future college foot- from his position on the Cedartown City Com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ball career at Northwest Missouri State Univer- mission at the end of his term this month. Tuesday, October 31, 2017 sity. Colonel Odom grew up in Cedartown, Geor- Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, f gia, and attended Berry College in Rome, on October 25th and 26th, I was in my District CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF Georgia, graduating with a degree in Mathe- due to events related to wildfires and was un- HARVEY MICHAEL HORIKAWA matics. He later received a graduate degree in able to cast my votes for Roll Call votes 582 Management from William Carey College in through 590. Had I been present, I would have HON. TED LIEU Hattiesburg, Mississippi. voted: Colonel Odom served in the United States OF CALIFORNIA Roll Call Vote No. 582: NO—On Ordering IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Air Force for just shy of 28 years, flying in the Previous Question; combat over Southeast Asia, and later contrib- Roll Call Vote No. 583: NO—Providing for Tuesday, October 31, 2017 uting to the maintenance of the Strategic Air consideration of the Senate amendment to H. Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. Speaker, I Command’s nuclear deterrent force. Con. Res. 71, establishing the congressional rise to speak about my friend Harvey Michael During this time he was awarded the Distin- budget for the United States Government for Horikawa, who passed away earlier this guished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appro- month. Harvey was an amazing individual and Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the Legion priate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 it was an honor to have known him. of Merit Award. through 2027; Harvey was born in Chicago in 1948 and Colonel Odom established Operation Warm Roll Call Vote No. 584: NO—On Approving raised in the Los Angeles area. After grad- Heart while serving at Minot Air Force Base. the Journal; uating from UCLA law school in 1973, he was Operation Warm Heart was created to serve Roll Call Vote No. 585: YES—Johnson of a founding partner in two law firms where he the dependents of those deployed to Oper- Georgia Part A Amendment No. 3; specialized in civil litigation, trials, and admin- ation Desert Storm, and was later expanded Roll Call Vote No. 586: YES—McEachin of istrative law. Mr. Horikawa also worked for into a state-wide program that is still in oper- Virginia Part A Amendment No. 4; three years in the Civil Liabilities Section of ation today. Roll Call Vote No. 587: YES—Cartwright of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, during After his retirement from the Air Force, Pennsylvania Part A Amendment No. 6; which he devoted a significant amount of time Colonel Odom returned home to Cedartown, Roll Call Vote No. 588: NO—Sunshine for defending claims against the Los Angeles Po- where he has worked to improve his commu- Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Set- lice Department. As a result of his extensive nity. In the time since he left the military, Colo- tlements Act; jury trial experience, Mr. Horikawa was invited

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Nov 16, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\RECORD17\OCTOBER\E31OC7.REC E31OC7 October 31, 2017 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1473 to be a member of the American Board of TRIBUTE TO JOEL SHAPIRO championship is the culmination of years of Trial Advocates. hard work and commitment, not only on the While engaged in his law practice, Mr. HON. DAVID YOUNG part of Joel, but also his parents, his family, Horikawa also served as a Commissioner for OF IOWA coaches and fellow teammates. the California Fair Employment & Housing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, the example set by Joel dem- Commission, having been appointed by Gov- Tuesday, October 31, 2017 onstrates the rewards of dedication, and per- ernor George Deukmejian to the Commission Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise severance. I am honored to represent Joel in 1984. today to recognize and congratulate Joel Sha- and his family in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I recognize them Mr. Horikawa continued to practice in the piro of West Des Moines Valley High School for winning the Class 3A, 160 pound bracket today. I ask that my colleagues in the United areas of employment, civil rights, and general at the Iowa High School State Wrestling tour- States House of Representatives join me in litigation up until his death on October 18, nament earlier this year. congratulating Joel on competing in this rig- 2017. His greatest joy was helping those in Iowa has a long and proud history of strong orous competition and in wishing him nothing need and ensuring that everyone was treated wrestling programs, producing college and but continued success in his education and with fairness and compassion under the law. Olympic champions for years. Winning a state wrestling career.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:04 Nov 16, 2017 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\RECORD17\OCTOBER\E31OC7.REC E31OC7 Tuesday, October 31, 2017 Daily Digest Senate lowing individual to serve as a member of the Vir- Chamber Action gin Islands of the United States Centennial Commis- Routine Proceedings, pages S6885–S6935 sion: Senator Nelson. Page S6931 Measures Introduced: Sixteen bills and four resolu- Message from the President: Senate received the tions were introduced, as follows: S. 2033–2048, and following message from the President of the United S. Res. 315–318. Pages S6923–24 States: Measures Reported: Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to S. 1586, to require the Under Secretary for Oceans the continuation of the national emergency relative and Atmosphere to update periodically the environ- to the actions and policies of the Government of mental sensitivity index products of the National Sudan as declared in Executive Order 13067 of No- Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each vember 3, 1997; which was referred to the Com- coastal area of the Great Lakes, with an amendment mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 115–180) (PM–18) Pages S6920–21 S. 1015, to require the Federal Communications Larsen Nomination—Agreement: Senate re- Commission to study the feasibility of designating a sumed consideration of the nomination of Joan Lou- simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for ise Larsen, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis Judge for the Sixth Circuit. Page S6908 hotline system, with an amendment in the nature of During consideration of this nomination today, a substitute. Page S6923 Senate also took the following action: Measures Passed: By 60 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 256), Senate Iran Prisoners: Senate agreed to S. Res. 245, call- agreed to the motion to close further debate on the ing on the Government of Iran to release unjustly nomination. Page S6908 detained United States citizens and legal permanent A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached resident aliens. Page S6931 providing that notwithstanding Rule XXII, that at National Bison Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 315, designating November 4, 2017, as National there be 30 minutes of post-cloture time remaining Bison Day. Page S6931 on the nomination, equally divided between the National Native American Heritage Month: Leaders, or their designees, and that following the Senate agreed to S. Res. 316, recognizing National use or yielding back of that time, Senate vote on Native American Heritage Month and celebrating confirmation of the nomination. Page S6931 the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- the contributions of Native Americans to the United viding for further consideration of the nomination, States. Page S6931 post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Wednes- Senate Black Legislative Staff Caucus 40th An- day, November 1, 2017. Page S6931 niversary: Senate agreed to S. Res. 317, celebrating Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- the 40th anniversary of the Senate Black Legislative lowing nominations: Staff Caucus and its achievements in the Senate. By 55 yeas to 43 nays (Vote No. EX. 255), Amy Page S6931 Coney Barrett, of Indiana, to be United States Cir- Appointments: cuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Pages S6886–99, S6899–S6908 Commission: The Chair announced, on behalf of the 3 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. Democratic Leader, pursuant to the provisions of 47 Army nominations in the rank of general. Public Law 114–224, the appointment of the fol- 2 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. D1145

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Deputy National Coordinator, Office of the National Salgado, Google, Mountain View, California; Clint Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Watts, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadel- Kate Goodrich, Director, Center for Clinical Stand- phia, Pennsylvania; and Michael S. Smith II, ards and Quality, and Chief Medical Officer, Centers Charleston, South Carolina. for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and James A. Cannatti III, Senior Counselor for Health Informa- NOMINATION tion Technology, Office of Inspector General, all of Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a the Department of Health and Human Services. hearing to examine the nomination of John C. EXTREMIST CONTENT AND RUSSIAN Demers, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney DISINFORMATION ONLINE General, Department of Justice, after the nominee Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime testified and answered questions in his own behalf. and Terrorism concluded a hearing to examine ex- tremist content and Russian disinformation online, INTELLIGENCE focusing on working with tech to find solutions, Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in after receiving testimony from Colin Stretch, closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel- Facebook, Menlo Park, California; Sean J. Edgett, ligence matters from officials of the intelligence Twitter, Inc., San Francisco, California; Richard community. h House of Representatives vironmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest Chamber Action management activities on National Forest System Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 32 pub- lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the lic bills, H.R. 4168–4199; and 6 resolutions, H.J. Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to Res. 120 and H. Res. 594–598 were introduced. return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested Pages H8292–94 lands, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 115–378). Additional Cosponsors: Pages H8295–96 Page H8292 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he H.R. 849, to repeal the provisions of the Patient appointed Representative Ferguson to act as Speaker Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the pro tempore for today. Page H8277 Independent Payment Advisory Board, with an Recess: The House recessed at 12:19 p.m. and re- amendment (H. Rept. 115–373, Part 1); convened at 2 p.m. Pages H8279–80 H.R. 3903, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and Recess: The House recessed at 2:04 p.m. and recon- confidential draft registration submissions, and for vened at 5 p.m. Page H8280 other purposes, with amendments (H. Rept. Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules 115–374); and pass the following measures: H.R. 1585, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as ac- National Forest System Vegetation Management credited investors for purposes of the securities laws, Pilot Program Act of 2017: H.R. 2921, to establish with an amendment (H. Rept. 115–375); a vegetation management pilot program on National H.R. 1224, to amend the National Institute of Forest System land to better protect utility infra- Standards and Technology Act to implement a structure from passing wildfire; Pages H8280–82 framework, assessment, and audits for improving Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act: United States cybersecurity, with an amendment (H. H.R. 2941, to provide for the conveyance of certain Rept. 115–376); National Forest System land within Kisatchie Na- H.R. 3043, to modernize hydropower policy, and tional Forest in the State of Louisiana; Pages H8282–83 for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. Authorizing the purchase of a small parcel of 115–377, Part 1); and Natural Resources Conservation Service property H. Res. 595, providing for consideration of the in Riverside, California, by the Riverside Corona bill (H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National En-

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The rule provides one motion to recom- a part of the Virginia/Carolina peanut producing re- mit with or without instructions. Testimony was gion for purposes of appointment to the Peanut heard from Chairman Bishop of Utah and Represent- Standards Board, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 394 ative Lucas. yeas to 1 nay, Roll No. 591. Pages H8284–85 Recess: The House recessed at 5:26 p.m. and recon- Joint Meetings vened at 6:30 p.m. Page H8285 No joint committee meetings were held. Presidential Message: Read a message from the f President wherein he notified Congress that the na- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, tional emergency declared with respect to Sudan is NOVEMBER 1, 2017 to continue in effect beyond November 3, 2017—re- ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and or- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) dered to be printed (H. Doc. 115–75). Page H8285 Senate Senate Referral: S. Con. Res. 28 was held at the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: busi- desk. ness meeting to consider the nominations of David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint, De- Senate Message: Message received from the Senate partment of the Treasury, and Hester Maria Peirce, of by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the Ohio, and Robert J. Jackson, Jr., of New York, both to House today appears on page H8280. be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Quorum Calls—Votes: One yea-and-nay vote de- to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the veloped during the proceedings of today and appears nominations of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be Presi- on pages H8285–86. There were no quorum calls. dent, Kimberly A. Reed, of West Virginia, to be First Vice President, Mark L. Greenblatt, of Maryland, to be Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and ad- Inspector General, and Spencer Bachus III, of Alabama, journed at 7:17 p.m. Judith Delzoppo Pryor, of Ohio, and Claudia Slacik, of New York, each to be a Member of the Board of Direc- Committee Meetings tors, all of the Export-Import Bank, 10 a.m., SD–538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to RESILIENT FEDERAL FORESTS ACT OF 2017 hold hearings to examine the nominations of James Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Bridenstine, of Oklahoma, to be Administrator of the Na- H.R. 2936, the ‘‘Resilient Federal Forests Act of tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, Dana 2017’’. The Committee granted, by record vote of Baiocco, of Ohio, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Nazakhtar Nikakhtar, of 7–3, a structured rule for H.R. 2936. The rule pro- Maryland, and Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, both to be vides one hour of general debate equally divided an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR–253. among and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam- nority member of the Committee on Agriculture and ine the nominations of Irwin Steven Goldstein, of New the chair and ranking minority member of the Com- York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Re- mittee on Natural Resources. The rule waives all becca Eliza Gonzales, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the points of order against consideration of the bill. The Kingdom of Lesotho, Lisa A. Johnson, of Washington, to rule makes in order as original text for the purpose be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, James Ran- of amendment an amendment in the nature of a sub- dolph Evans, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to Luxem- stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee bourg, and Sean P. Lawler, of Maryland, to be Chief of Print 115–36 and provides that it shall be consid- Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., ered as read. The rule waives all points of order SD–419. against that amendment in the nature of a sub- Subcommittee on Multilateral International Develop- stitute. The rule makes in order only those further ment, Multilateral Institutions, and International Eco- amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. nomic, Energy, and Environmental Policy, to hold hear- Each such amendment may be offered only in the ings to examine energy and international development, order printed in the report, may be offered only by 2:30 p.m., SD–419.

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Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hear- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer ing to examine building tribal economies, focusing on Credit, hearing entitled ‘‘Data Security: Vulnerabilities modernizing tax policies that work for Indian country, and Opportunities for Improvement’’, 2 p.m., 2128 Ray- 2:30 p.m., SD–628. burn. Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing the nominations of Leonard Steven Grasz, of Nebraska, to entitled ‘‘An Insider’s Look at the North Korean Re- be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, gime’’, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Terry A. Doughty, to be United States District Judge for Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory the Western District of Louisiana, Terry Fitzgerald Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing entitled Moorer, to be United States District Judge for the South- ‘‘Net Neutrality and the Role of Antitrust’’, 10:30 a.m., ern District of Alabama, and Mark Saalfield Norris, Sr., 2141 Rayburn. to be United States District Judge for the Western Dis- Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, trict of Tennessee, 10 a.m., SD–226. hearing on H.R. 490, the ‘‘Heartbeat Protection Act of Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to exam- 2017’’, 11:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn. ine social media influence in the 2016 United States elec- tions, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Executive Office for House Immigration Review’’, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, oversight committee on National Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Over- hearing entitled ‘‘Accountable Soft Power in the National view of 16 Years of Involvement in Afghanistan’’, 10:30 Interest’’, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, hearing en- 849, the ‘‘Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act of titled ‘‘Securing Consumers’ Credit Data in the Age of 2017’’; and H.R. 3922, the ‘‘Community Health And Digital Commerce’’, 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017’’, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 3 p.m., H–313 Capitol. hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of FirstNet: State Perspec- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee tives’’, 10:40 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. on Energy, hearing entitled ‘‘The Future of Low Dose Ra- Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Over- diation Research’’, 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. sight and Investigations, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Russia Inves- Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery tigative Task Force, hearing entitled ‘‘Impact of Russian Program’’, 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Advertisements on Social Media’’, 2 p.m., HVC–210.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 1 10 a.m., Wednesday, November 1

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Wednesday: Begin consideration of H.R. ation of the nomination of Joan Louise Larsen, of Michi- 2936—Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 (Subject to gan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Cir- a Rule). Consideration of measures under suspension of cuit, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomi- the Rules. nation at approximately 12 noon. Following disposition of the nomination of Joan Louise Larsen, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Allison H. Eid, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Higgins, Brian, N.Y., E1459 Richmond, Cedric L., La., E1459 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1469, E1470 Sessions, Pete, Tex., E1453 Babin, Brian, Tex., E1453 Kelly, Mike, Pa., E1454 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1460 Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1461 Kuster, Ann M., N.H., E1455, E1458, E1460, E1461, Smith, Adam, Wash., E1466 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1463 E1464, E1467 Stefanik, Elise M., N.Y., E1468, E1469, E1469, E1470 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1453, E1454, E1456, E1457, LaMalfa, Doug, Calif., E1453 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1467 E1459, E1460, E1462, E1463, E1465, E1468 Lieu, Ted, Calif., E1472 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1465 Long, Billy, Mo., E1456, E1464 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1462, E1472 Deutch, Theodore E., Fla., E1456, E1463 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Tipton, Scott R., Colo., E1455, E1457 Donovan, Daniel M., Jr, N.Y., E1453 E1461, E1471 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1466 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1454, E1457, E1461, E1463, Olson, Pete, Tex., E1468, E1469, E1469, E1470, E1470, Yoder, Kevin, Kans., E1466 E1465, E1466, E1468 E1471 Young, David, Iowa, E1468, E1469, E1469, E1470, E1470, Graves, Tom, Ga., E1472 Panetta, Jimmy, Calif., E1454 E1471, E1472, E1472, E1472, E1473

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