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Senate the Senate Met at 9:30 A.M E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2016 No. 43 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was I want to join with the Republican Mr. President, I suggest the absence called to order by the President pro leader in recognizing the work of the of a quorum. tempore (Mr. HATCH). U.S. Capitol Police Chief, Kim Dine. He The PRESIDING OFFICER. The f spent his life in law enforcement. He clerk will call the roll. spent his entire professional life serv- The legislative clerk proceeded to PRAYER ing and protecting the people of Wash- call the roll. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- ington, DC, and the entire metro area. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I fered the following prayer: He started as a young officer here in ask unanimous consent that the order Let us pray. Washington 41 years ago and over the for the quorum call be rescinded. Eternal God, You are the shepherd of course of three decades has moved up The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without our souls. Because of You, blessings the ranks of the Metropolitan Police objection, it is so ordered. overtake us. Thank You for inscribing Department, becoming assistant chief f each of us on the palms of Your hands. of police. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY In 2002, he was selected to serve as Great is Your faithfulness. LEADER Bless our Senators and those who chief of police of Frederick, MD. He labor with them. Give them strength to served the people of Maryland with dis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- meet today’s challenges with a peace tinction for 10 years. jority leader is recognized. that comes from total trust in You. Re- In 2012, our Sergeant at Arms asked f mind them that the way to find life is Chief Dine to come back to Wash- TRIBUTE TO UNITED STATES to lose it in service for others. ington, this time as Chief of the U.S. CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF KIM DINE Surround us all with Your favor, as Capitol Police Department. We are Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, this You complete the work You have start- very fortunate that took place. weekend U.S. Capitol Police Chief Kim ed in each of us. Chief Dine helped oversee President Dine will retire his badge and say good- We pray in Your marvelous Name. Obama’s 2013 inauguration, and since bye to the Senate after several decades Amen. then it has been event after big event: four State of the Union Addresses, Me- of law enforcement service, including f morial Day and Fourth of July con- more than three right here in the Cap- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE certs, and, of course, Pope Francis’s itol. The President pro tempore led the historic visit here last year. During all Chief Dine was police chief in a near- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: of those proceedings, it was his obliga- by Maryland suburb when he first came to this position in December of 2012. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the tion to protect the people who are vis- United States of America, and to the Repub- iting and to protect the people who You could say the appointment was a lic for which it stands, one nation under God, work within this beautiful Capitol bit of a homecoming for him given that indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Complex. At every one of those events, Chief Dine began his more than 40 f Chief Dine and his department did a su- years in law enforcement with the DC perb job protecting 30,000 people—Sen- Metropolitan Police Department. He RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY ators, Congressmen, and staff—who are served there for 27 years and rose LEADER in the Capitol Complex virtually every through the ranks, eventually becom- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. day. And that doesn’t include the visi- ing assistant chief of police. HELLER). The minority leader is recog- tors who come here. I know it is never easy to leave the nized. So now, as the Chief embarks upon a Capitol, but you have to imagine Chief f well-deserved retirement, we thank Dine has a lot to look forward to in re- him for his service. We thank his wife tirement. After all, this is a guy who TRIBUTE TO UNITED STATES Robin and their two daughters for shar- has been known to get into the office CAPITOL POLICE CHIEF KIM DINE ing their husband and father with us before the sun rises and leave after it Mr. REID. Mr. President, my friend the past few years. I am sure this man sets. Most would need some rest after the Republican leader will be here was as taken care of at home as he has so many years of that kind of schedule. shortly. I have something to do down- taken care of all of us in the metropoli- So here is what we would like to say: town, so I will have to leave. I cer- tan area. I hope his family takes satis- The Senate appreciates Chief Dine’s tainly do not want to get ahead of him. faction in the outstanding work he has willingness to serve our country. And I know he is going to say something be- rendered to the American people. after nearly four decades in law en- cause we have talked about Chief of I thank you very much, Chief. We forcement, we wish him all the best in Police Kim Dine, who has retired. wish you nothing but the best. his retirement. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S1553 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:36 Mar 18, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17MR6.000 S17MRPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S1554 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 17, 2016 FILLING THE SUPREME COURT I thank Ranking Member MCCASKILL ities during a Presidential election VACANCY AND SUBPOENA EN- for all she has done. I thank Chairman year. The people of New Jersey elected FORCEMENT RESOLUTION PORTMAN for all he has done. me to serve a full 6-year term. That We saw Senator PORTMAN’s great means my duties and obligations as a Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, let Senator—or the duties and obligations me state an obvious point. When it work last week in passing bipartisan of each of the 100 Senators in this comes to filling the current Supreme legislation to help address America’s body—should not be interrupted by a Court vacancy—which could fundamen- heroin and opioid crisis, and again Presidential year. That is especially tally alter the direction of the Court today we will see Senator PORTMAN’s true when those duties are explicitly for a generation—Republicans and great work in leading on another im- laid out in the Constitution and when Democrats simply disagree. We simply portant issue and doing so once more the duties impact a coequal branch of disagree. Republicans think the people in a bipartisan manner. Mr. President, I suggest the absence government, such as the Supreme deserve a voice in this critical decision; Court. the President does not. So we disagree of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I have only served in the Senate in this instance, and as a result, we since October of 2013. This is my first logically act as a check-and-balance. clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to Supreme Court nominee to consider, There is no reason one area of dis- and I look forward to thoroughly re- agreement should stop us from looking call the roll. Mr. BOOKER. Mr. President, I ask viewing Chief Judge Garland’s record, for other areas of agreement, though. to meeting with him face to face, and We will continue our work in the Sen- unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. hopefully, I believe rightfully, taking ate as the American people make their an up-or-down vote on his confirma- voices heard in this important national The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. PERDUE). Without objection, it is so or- tion. conversation. For instance, we will ad- That is what all of us swore an oath dered. dress another very important issue and signed up to do when a vacancy oc- today, which I would like to talk about f curs on the Supreme Court. That is the now. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME duty the American people expect of Senator PORTMAN and Senator us—to abide by the Constitution and MCCASKILL are the top Republican and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under provide our advice and consent regard- top Democrat on the Homeland Secu- the previous order, the leadership time ing a Presidential nomination of this rity Committee’s Permanent Sub- is reserved. significance—a lifetime appointment— committee on Investigations. Over the f to the Supreme Court, a coequal past year, they have worked together branch of government. in a bipartisan way to examine human MORNING BUSINESS We may not ultimately agree on trafficking. Their probe has revealed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under whether Chief Judge Garland should be how trafficking has flourished in the the previous order, the Senate will be confirmed. The Senate can vote no. age of the Internet. It has also revealed in a period of morning business until Senators have that independent choice.
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