S6850 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2016 But if there is one thing we know RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY mentioned, my dad was a miner, a about HARRY, he doesn’t give up easily. LEADER hard-rock miner, an underground It wasn’t long before the two of them The PRESIDING OFFICER. The miner, but work wasn’t very good in were heading off on their first date. As Democratic leader is recognized. Searchlight. The mines during World many dates do, it started with a movie War II were especially gone—all over f and ended—as no dates do—with America but especially in Nevada. Landra push-starting his car. HARRY THANKING MITCH MCCONNELL There were a few things that went on worried, as many of us might, that this Mr. REID. MITCH, thank you very after the war, promotions. He would could well be their first date and their much for those nice remarks. work, and sometimes they would pay last date. But then he looked over at Mr. President, I have heard for him, sometimes there were bad checks Landra. She smiled as she pushed along years—especially from the press and that would bounce. Sometimes they beside him. He said it was the kind of others—how do you get along with wouldn’t pay him, they would just smile that said: Who cares about the MITCH MCCONNELL? It is obvious it is leave. car? I am with you. It was a smile that not very good. My mom worked really hard. We had has stayed with him ever since. HARRY It is simple, everybody. He and I un- this old Maytag washer. There were said: ‘‘There are moments that turn a derstand our relationship. We are both lines outside. She worked really hard. life . . . that stay with you until the lawyers. I have been to court lots of Searchlight had about 250 people last breath, [and] this was one of those times, over 100 jury trials, and when I then. It had seen its better days. moments for me.’’ would go to those trials, I would really Searchlight was discovered in 1898 fix on my opponent. How could he feel when gold was discovered, and for 15 or The Reids have never been strangers 18 years, it was a booming, booming to pushing through challenges. They that way about an issue? He is wrong on the law, he is wrong on the facts, town. It was one of the most modern have confronted a lot over nearly six and we are going to take care of this in cities in all of Nevada. It had elec- decades in marriage. But hand in hand, court. tricity—turn of the century, elec- sweat on the brow, they have always Fortunately, I was fairly blessed with tricity. It had a telegraph. It had tele- moved forward together. Through it my trials; it turned out OK most of the phones. It had a fire station, all, Landra has never stopped smiling time. But MITCH and I understand that firetrucks. It had roads with signs on and HARRY has never stopped counting is what we do here. When the trial was them designating the name of the every lucky star for Landra. His idea of over—I have walked out of a courtroom street. It had a railroad. When I grew the perfect night out is still a quiet with Neil Galatz or whoever it was—it up, that was all gone. Searchlight, as I night in with her. Landra is his con- was over with. It was gone. We were said, had 250 people. fidant, his high school sweetheart, and friends. We were there, each doing our So people may ask: How did my his best friend. She is his everything. thing to effect our cause, and that is mother work so hard in a town with 250 For a guy who grew up with nothing, what we do here. people? We had at that time no mines, that is something. MCCONNELL and REID don’t need to be but 13 brothels at one time in Search- HARRY REID didn’t have an easy hugging out here every day. That is not light—13, not over time but at one childhood. He faced tragedy from a what we do. We are advocates for our time. The biggest was the El Rey Club. young age. There were times when he cause. I do the very best I can; he does So that tells everyone what wash my just wanted to leave Searchlight and the very best he can. And he laid that mom did, from the casinos and from never look back, but these experiences out just fine a few minutes ago. the brothels. She worked really hard. helped shape him too. This is a guy So this is not a love session for REID She ironed. She washed. As I look back on my growing up in who has seen it all. He has been on the and MCCONNELL, although I want ev- Searchlight, I never felt, during the wrong side of electoral nail-biters, and eryone here to know that MITCH time I was a boy, that I was deprived of he has been on the other side of them MCCONNELL is my friend. He and his anything. I never went hungry. Some- too. He even won a primary against wonderful wife have been kind and times we didn’t have, I guess, what my somebody named ‘‘God Almighty.’’ thoughtful to us. I have said that be- fore; let me repeat it. When Landra was mom wanted, but we were fine. HARRY will now retire as the longest But as I look back, it wasn’t that in that very dreadful accident, they serving U.S. Senator from his State good, I guess. We had no inside toilet. were there—letters, flowers. They took with some three decades of Senate We had a toilet outside. You had to care of us. When Landra had the dev- service behind him. It is clear that walk about 50 yards to that because my astating breast cancer, they were HARRY and I have two very different dad didn’t want it close to the house, there. When I hurt myself, MITCH world views, two different ways of and we had a good time, even with called me. doing things, and two different sets of that. My poor mother, what a wonder- So everybody go ahead and make up legislative priorities, but through the ful woman she was. Sometimes, my all the stories you want about how we years we have come to understand younger brother and I sometimes, just hate each other. Go ahead. But we some things about one another, and we to be funny, when my mother would go don’t. If it makes a better story, go to the toilet, which had tin walls—it have endeavored to keep our disagree- ahead and do it, but maybe somebody was made out of tin—and we would ments professional rather than per- should write this. sonal. We have also found some com- throw rocks at that. ‘‘Let me out,’’ she Thank you very much, MITCH. mon ground through baseball. OK, everybody, now my final speech. would say. It doesn’t sound like much I hardly know what it is like to serve fun, but it was fun at the time. f When I started elementary school, here without HARRY—he came into of- FAREWELL TO THE SENATE there was one teacher for grades one fice just a couple short years after I through four and then another teacher did—but I do know this: Come next Mr. REID. Mr. President, the history for grades five through eight, but when month, you will know where to find of Searchlight starts this way, the first I got to the fifth grade, there were not him. He will be right next to Landra, paragraph of that book: enough students for two teachers so writing new chapters, making new Searchlight is like many Nevada towns and one teacher taught all eight grades. I memories, and continuing a love story cities: it would never have come to be had gold not been discovered. Situated on rocky, learned at that time in that little that began with a smile more than 50 school that you can really learn. I have years ago. windy, and arid terrain without artisan wells or surface water of any kind, the place we never ever forgotten a woman by the Today the Senate recognizes the call Searchlight was not a gathering spot for name of Mrs. Pickard. I can still see Democratic leader for his many years Indian or animal. her with those glasses, just a stereo- of service to Nevada, to the country, Searchlight. It is a long way from type spinster teacher—but she was a and to his party. We wish him and Searchlight in the U.S. Senate. teacher. She taught me that education Landra the best as they set off on their I grew up during World War II in was good, to learn is good. When I next journey. Searchlight. As Senator MCCONNELL graduated, we had a large graduating

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:46 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.003 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE December 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6851 class: six kids. The Presiding Officer tion. I worked really hard, long hours. I walked out of that event that night from Nevada should feel good about I took all the hours they would give a different person, a new man. From me. I graduated in the top third of my me. I saved up enough money—I had that day forward, I was from Search- class. $250—I was going to buy my mother light. When I got out of law school, I My parents did the best they could. some teeth. I went to a man—he was a bought little pieces of property so I had My dad never graduated from eighth big shot. They named a school after contacts there. My parents lived there, grade. My mom didn’t graduate from him, and he was on the school board in and I went there all the time, but I be- high school. In Searchlight—this is Las Vegas. He married this beautiful came HARRY REID, the guy from probably no surprise to anyone—there woman from Searchlight. I went to Searchlight. was never ever a church service in him. I had never met him before, but So one thing people ask me all the Searchlight that I can ever remember. Dr. Smith knows who I am. His name time—they say: You have done OK. There was no church, no preachers, no was J.D. Smith. Tell me what you think are the impor- nothing regarding religion. That is how I said: I want to buy my mother some tant aspects—especially young people I was raised. teeth. ask all the time—and ‘‘young’’ is a rel- My brother and I were born in our He said: I don’t do credit here. ative term—what would you rec- house. There was no hospital. It had He insulted me. So I went to Dr. Mar- ommend? What do you think is the way long since gone. I didn’t go to a dentist shall in Henderson and bought my to success? I tell them all the same until I was 14 years old, but I was for- mom some teeth. It changed my moth- thing. I didn’t make it in life because tunate. I was born with nice teeth, es- er’s life. My mother had teeth. of my athletic prowess. I didn’t make My parents lived in Searchlight until pecially on the top. The bottoms aren’t it because of my good looks. I didn’t they both died. There are a number of so good, but rarely have I had a cavity make it because I am a genius. I made people who know, at least my staff of any kind. I have just been fortunate it because I worked hard. I tell every- knows, that my dad killed himself. I in that regard. one, whatever you want to try to do, can remember that day so plainly. I We didn’t go to doctors. It was a rare make sure you work as hard as you can had been out and spent 2 hours with occasion. There was no one to go to. I Muhammad Ali, he and I, one of his to try to do what you want to do. I be- can remember my father having such a handlers and one of my staff. It was lieve that is a lesson for everyone. bad toothache, I watched him pull a The little boy from Searchlight has so—for me, as someone who has always tooth with a pair of pliers. been able to be part of the changing wanted to be an athlete, an athlete My mother was hit in the face with a State of Nevada. I am grateful I have want-to-be, that was great. Some of softball when she was a young woman been part of that change. you know I fought, but he was in a dif- in Searchlight and it ruined her teeth. When I graduated from law school, ferent world than I, but he was nice. He As I was growing up, I saw her teeth the population of Nevada was less than was generous with his time and he was disappear—a few, a few less, and finally 300,000 people. The State of Nevada has so much fun. He said: Pay no attention no teeth. My mom had no teeth. now 3 million people. We grew from one to me. I am fighting some White guy My brother was riding his bicycle, Member of Congress in 1864 to 1882. One and I am going to cause some trouble slid on the dirt, broke his leg, never was all we had. Now we have four. Dur- out here. He kicked the walls and went to the doctor. I can remember it yelled and screamed, and I was happy. ing my 34 years in Congress, I have as if it were 10 minutes ago, my broth- I walked to my car, got to my office, seen the country change. I have seen er Larry in bed. We couldn’t touch the and my receptionist, Joanie, said to Nevada change. The change for the bed, it hurt him so much, but it healed. me, Mr. REID, your mom is on the country and Nevada has been for the The bottom part of one leg is bent, but phone. I talked to my mother all the better. it healed. time—many, many times a week. She Now I am going to spend a little bit I can remember once a TB wagon said: Your pop shot himself. So she of time talking about some of the came through Searchlight, the only lived in Searchlight. It took me an things I have been able to do as a Mem- time I remember. People had tuber- hour, an hour and a half to get out ber of the United States Senate. I know culosis, or TB. I can remember Con there. I can still remember seeing my it is long and I know it is somewhat te- Hudgens had TB. I don’t remember who dad on that bed. I was so sad because dious, but I have been here a long time, else. We had miners who were there my dad never had a chance. He was de- so please be patient. who had silicosis, some of them, my pressed always. He was reclusive. I did My legislation. dad included. My mom had one of those things; he never came to anything that Reducing tax burdens. I am sorry he tests. She went into the big truck and I did. I never felt bad that he didn’t be- is not here—David Pryor from Arkan- had her chest x-rayed—I guess that is cause I knew my dad. My mom came to sas. I don’t want to hurt the feelings of what they did. A few weeks later, she everything she could. But I felt bad any of my very capable friends, but the got a postcard that said her test was about that. I will talk a little more best legislator I have ever served with positive and she should go see a doctor. about suicide in a little bit, but I think in State government, Federal Govern- She never went to see a doctor. I wor- everyone can understand a little bit of ment, was David Pryor. He was good. ried about that so much. I can’t imag- why I have been such an avid supporter He was not a big speaker, but he was ine how my mother must have felt, but of ObamaCare, health care. good at getting things done. obviously it was a false positive. Think I was ashamed, embarrassed about The first speech I gave as a Member about that, never going to the doctor Searchlight. When I went to college, of the Senate was way back there when you are told you have tuber- when I was in high school, law school, where CORY BOOKER is right now. I gave culosis. I just didn’t want to talk about Search- a speech. I tried to do it in the House; As I learned more about my dad, I light. I was kind of embarrassed about it was called the Taxpayers’ Bill of know how important health care would it. It was kind of a crummy place. I Rights. I couldn’t get Jake Pickle, the have been for him, to be able to see didn’t show people pictures of my chair of that subcommittee on Ways somebody to try to explain more to my home. and Means, to even talk to me in the dad so he could understand himself a Many years later, I was a young man, House. But I came over here and gave little better. and I was in government. Alex Haley, a that speech, and David Pryor was pre- I am sure I haven’t done all the good famous writer who wrote the book siding. He was subcommittee chair of in life I could do, but I am here to tell ‘‘Roots,’’ was a speaker at the Univer- the committee dealing with that in fi- everyone that there is one thing I did sity of Nevada foundation dinner in nance. CHUCK GRASSLEY was also lis- in my life that I am so proud of, and I Reno. He gave a speech that was stun- tening to my speech. Pryor sent me a will always be. I hope I am not boast- ning. It was so good. Basically, what he note when I finished and said: I want to ing; if I am, I am sorry. I worked long said to everyone there—he directed his help you with this. GRASSLEY did the hours at a service station. As MITCH in- remarks to me, I thought, and of same thing. So my first speech led to dicated, there was no high school in course he didn’t, but he said: Be proud the passage of the Taxpayers’ Bill of Searchlight so I went to school in Hen- of who you are. You can’t escape who Rights, with the help of David Pryor derson, NV. I worked in a Standard sta- you are. and CHUCK GRASSLEY. It was landmark

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.004 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE S6852 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2016 legislation. It put the taxpayer on but he became one of America’s leg- was a big project. We had 11,000, 12,000 more equal footing with the tax col- endary entrepreneurs. workers there at one time. An above- lector. Everybody liked it so much, we Many years ago, as a young new law- ground test—I could remember seeing have done two more iterations of it yer, I met him, and for many years I them. We were a long ways away in since then to make it even stronger. helped him and especially his brother Searchlight, but you could see that Source tax. I am sure it is just a bor- with their legal issues. He is the man flash. You wouldn’t always feel it. ing thing to everybody, but it wasn’t who helped create Las Vegas the way it Sometimes it would bounce over boring to people who came from Cali- is. He did something unique. He decided Searchlight. But it was a very big deal. fornia and tried to retire someplace he was going to build something on the We didn’t know it was making people else. The State of California was merci- Las Vegas Strip called CityCenter. sick, but they were good enough to less in going after people. They had the When you go to Nevada, look at that make sure the tests didn’t go off when law on their side, they thought. If you sometime. You could be in the middle the wind was blowing toward Las had worked in California, it didn’t mat- of New York City—you would think Vegas. It blew up toward Utah, and ter where you went, they would go you were there, basically. This is a Utah suffered terribly because those after you—for your pension, is what it magnificent operation. Well, it started were aboveground tests. So we worked amounted to. I tried for 15 years to get before the Recession. They were des- to make sure the test site workers that changed, and I got it changed. No perate to get it finished. More than were a part of it because they were the longer can California—with all due re- 10,000 people worked on that project. I reason we were winning the Cold War, would drive by there and count the spect to FEINSTEIN and BOXER—do that. because what they did was dangerous. They can’t do that anymore. If you re- cranes—25, 30 cranes at one time there We passed that. It took a number of tire in California and move someplace at work. Well, I interceded in that. I different segments to get it done. So did some things that probably a lot of else, they can’t tax that money. we have done a lot to protect people. Mortgage tax relief. We all partici- people wouldn’t do, but I did it because Nevada transportation. McCarran pated in that. I initiated it when the I thought it was very important that Airport. I have tried for years to get the operation didn’t shut down. collapse of Wall Street took place. the name taken off—a Democratic Sen- Kerkorian had already put billions of That was a big help. ator from Nevada who was an awful Tax incentives for solar and geo- dollars of his own money in it, and man. I tried to get his name off that, they had an investor from one of the thermal—very important. I will talk a and it didn’t work. I tried to get J. Middle Eastern countries. I did a lot of little bit more about that. Edgar Hoover’s name off the FBI Build- Payment in lieu of taxes. All my things, I say, that a lot of you probably ing; that didn’t work. We had a vote western Senators will appreciate that. wouldn’t do, but I did it and I saved here. I can still remember how mad that project. I won’t go into detail, but It was just 4 or 5 years ago that we ORRIN HATCH was when I did that, but, I called people whom I doubt any of were able to fully fund PILT, payment anyway, everybody had to vote on it. I you would call. I called bank presi- in lieu of taxes. I worked very hard think I made a mistake. I tried to dents, and I called leaders of countries. with Baucus and Wyden, and we did name it after Bobby Kennedy. That Anyway, it is completed now. I take things to take care of some issues they was a mistake I made on that. some credit for that. Anyway, McCarran Airport. It is I had. That is the first time it had ever The stimulus, the American Recov- think the fifth busiest airport in Amer- been fully funded. ery and Reinvestment Act. We got that Cancellation of indebtedness. Those ica now. We have gotten money for a done. Yesterday, the Presiding Officer new air traffic control center. It is one are buzzwords for people who under- was the senior Senator from Maine. Oh, of the largest structures in the Western stand taxes a little better. But what she was so helpful. I will probably get United States. We have done a good job happened is people—everything col- her in trouble by boasting about her taking care of McCarran, with all kinds lapsed. They would try to get out of here today, but she and her colleague of construction funding for runways the debt they had. They couldn’t be- from Maine, Olympia Snowe, and Arlen and rehabilitation of runways. In the cause the IRS would tax them at the Specter—we only had 58 votes as Demo- stimulus bill, one of the last things we value of it when they bought it. It was crats, and they were the difference. We put in that was bonding capacity that unfair, and we got that changed. That were able to get that passed only be- allowed McCarran Field to build a big was in the stimulus bill. We got that cause of them, and it was so good for new terminal. More than $1 billion we changed. our country. got in that legislation. It was really Let’s talk about the economy a little President Obama—the first 2 months important during the recession to have bit. I know some of my Democratic col- after having been elected, the country all those workers. There were thou- leagues will say: Why did you do that? lost 800,000 jobs. Can you imagine that? sands and thousands of them on that Here is what I did. I worked with Re- One month. But because of the stim- new terminal, which is now completed. publican Senator Don Nickles from ulus bill, we were able to reverse that. Reno. I was also able to direct money Oklahoma. There was a Republican We did a lot of wonderfully good things toward getting a new traffic control President. Don and I talked about this. in that that were important for the center there, a new control tower. We We knew the administration would country. have done all the construction funding. change and it would affect every Presi- The Travel Promotion Act. AMY KLO- A lot of stuff, good stuff for the airport dent, Democratic and Republican. It BUCHAR is here; she worked so hard in Reno. was called the Congressional Review helping get that done. It promoted So I feel good about what we have Act. What that said is the President travel to get foreigners to come here, done to help Nevada transportation, promulgates a regulation and Congress come to America, and it worked out so not the least of which, everybody, are has a chance to look it over to see if it well. Seven different clotures I had to the billions of dollars in directed is too burdensome, too costly, too un- file on that to get it done, but we got spending for roads and highways in Ne- fair. And we have done that quite a few it done finally, and it has been remark- vada. It has made a change in Northern times. That was because of REID and ably good for America. Other coun- Nevada and in Southern Nevada. Nickles. That was legislation that I tries—you will see them on TV—are al- It is important for us to be able to did, and it was great when we had Re- ways advertising: Come visit Australia. bring people to Las Vegas, so we made publican Presidents, not so great when Come visit the Bahamas. Come visit deals with the California State Depart- we had Democratic Presidents, but it England. Come visit everyplace. But ment of Transportation, and we par- was fair. now there is advertising around the ticipated in big construction projects One person who has been so impor- world: Come visit America. Now, every- that took place in California, in Bar- tant to the State of Nevada is a man by one knows that Las Vegas gets more stow and San Bernardino. We did that the name of Kirk Kerkorian, an than its share, probably, of visitors, because it would make it easier for uneducated man. He flew over the but it was good for Nevada and it was people to go to Las Vegas. So I wasn’t North Atlantic during World War II for also good for the country. just giving money to Las Vegas, NV; England at great personal sacrifice to Nevada test site workers. We were we also did it, of course, for California himself. As I said, he had no education, the Cold War veterans in Nevada. That because it helped us.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.006 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE December 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6853 Health care. The Affordable Care Act. you shouldn’t deal with; it should be tory of the State of Nevada, we can I have talked about that a little bit. It something for a woman. But I went move power from the north to the would have been wonderful if we had ahead, and I did something about it. south of Nevada. That is underway something like that around to help my We haven’t done as much as we should now. That line will go up into the family when we were growing up. I do, and I hope that we have people who north-northwest. That was good legis- worked hard to help a number of you will pick up this issue. I had a meeting lation. on the Children’s Health Insurance last Friday—the biggest audience I I have had clean energy summits for Program. ORRIN HATCH was certainly have ever had. There was a conference many, many years. We bring in na- involved in that. on female genital mutilation. I say tional leaders. Democrats and Repub- Just like I had trouble coming to that word because that is what it is. licans have focused attention on the grips with my home in Searchlight, I Millions of little girls have been cut. problems America has with energy. had trouble coming to grips with the That is what it is called—‘‘cut.’’ Last The Clintons have come. Obama has fact that my dad killed himself. I was year, no one knows for sure, but prob- been there. We have had Republicans. like most—we are called victims. We ably 250,000 little girls were cut. Here is one who came and did a great shouldn’t be, but that is what we are Last Friday, I had 200 people there. I job—Tom Donohue. Everybody knows called. said: This is wonderful. I said: I have him. We Democrats know him, for sure. This year, about 32,000 people will had 10 people a couple of times. Two or He is head of the U.S. Chamber of Com- kill themselves in America. That three of the people were lost and didn’t merce. doesn’t count the hunting accidents really want to be there. I have no problem with coal. I have that are really suicides or the car acci- It is really important that we do helped fund clean coal technology. The dents that are really suicides. So I something about it. We have some laws Tracy powerplant, outside of Reno, was couldn’t get my arms around the sui- now. It is against the law in the United a clean coal plant. It didn’t work. So cide. Republican Senator Cohen from States. They can’t go away for the pur- they had to go to another type of fuel. Maine was chairman of the Aging Com- pose of being cut. There is a lot more I have nothing against coal. However, I mittee upon which I served, and we that needs to be done. Our government was upset about this. Nevada is very were doing a hearing on senior depres- has done almost nothing. pristine. I have told a couple of people I am going to spend a little bit on the sion. Mike Wallace came—the famous this. journalist—and here is what he said: I environment. I have been chairman of People don’t understand Nevada. Ev- the Environment and Public Works have wanted to die for years. I would erybody thinks it is the deserts of Las Committee twice—not for very long. I take the most dangerous assignments I Vegas, but it is not. Nevada is the most gave it up once because I had to, be- could hoping I wouldn’t come back. mountainous State in the Union, ex- cause of the control of Congress, and You know, I am OK now, though. I cept for Alaska. We have 314 separate one time I gave it away. Remember? I want to live forever. mountain ranges. We have a mountain gave it away. I gave my chairmanship He said: I take a pill once in a while, that is 14,000 feet high. We have 32 and my committee spot to Jim Jef- I see a doctor once in a while, and I am mountains over 11,000 feet high. It is a fords. I love that committee. good. I am OK. I have been involved in environment very mountainous State. I said for the first time publicly: Mr. When I learned from reading the pa- and energy issues since I came here. Chairman, my dad killed himself. That pers that we were going to have power The State of Nevada is 87-percent was a long time ago, but I think it owned by the Federal Government; 87 companies come to Nevada in the most would be extremely important for this percent of the State of Nevada is Fed- pristine areas and they were going to committee to hold a hearing on senior eral land. The rest, 13 percent, is pri- build three or four new powerplants suicide because we have learned—since vate land. Of course, I should be con- fueled by coal, I said no. My staff said: You can’t do that. You my focusing on suicide, we have done cerned about it. As to Yucca Mountain, some good things as Members of Con- I am not going to get into a long dis- are up for reelection, and they will de- gress. We have directed spending to sertation about that. We spent about $8 stroy you. They tried. They left leaflets on all study why people kill themselves be- billion there so far, maybe more. It is the cars in the parking lots and said I cause we don’t know for sure. gone. Isn’t it interesting that most suicides Someone asked me the other day: was running up the power bills. I won; take place in the western part of the Well, you know, Republicans are in they lost. There are no coal-fired pow- United States? You would think it power now. They are going to come erplants in Nevada. There are two left. would be in the dark places, like Maine back to Yucca Mountain now. I said: One of them is going out of business in and Vermont, where it is so dark and Well, they better bring a checkbook 2 weeks; the other is on its way out, cold, but, no, it is in the bright sun- with them because there is nothing probably within a year. We are not shine of the West. We are learning a lot there. They would have to start all going to have coal-fired plants in Ne- more. That has been so good to me as over again. With the big auger, they vada, but we do have a lot of renewable a person, and we have now funded spent well over $1 billion digging that energy. projects around America where there tunnel. That is scrap metal. There is I have done work, especially with are suicide prevention programs that nothing there. You can probably get it John Ensign, when he was here, on are extremely important. There are going again now for $10 billion, $12 bil- major land bills—Clark County, Lin- suicide victims programs where people lion. If you have a way to pay for it, coln County, White Pine County, Car- can get together after a loved one kills good luck. If you were smart, what you son County—and we were able to do a themself. That is something I am glad would do is leave it where it is in dry lot of good things to save land. He was I worked on. cast storage containers, which is prov- a real conservative guy, and because of Finally, health care. So 24 years ago, en to be extremely safe and effective. him, I had to make deals to make some one of my friends from Las Vegas That is what should be done. of the 87-percent land private. I was called me, Sandy Jolly, and she said: I Renewable energy transmission. Part able to do that. He was able to work would like you to look at this film I of the stimulus bill said one of the with me to create more wilderness, and am going to send you. You are not problems we have with energy is that we worked together to get that done. going to want to watch it, but I want we don’t have a way of transmitting I created the first national park in you to watch it. What it showed was a electricity to where it should go. We Nevada, Great Basin National Park. It beautiful little girl in Africa in a white talk about all this renewable energy, is wonderful. Everything within the party dress. She looked so pretty. It which is produced in places where there Great Basin is in that park. It is hard was a party. Suddenly, two men aren’t a lot of people, but you can’t get to believe, but in Nevada we now have grabbed her, spread her legs apart, and it anyplace where there are a lot of a glacier. We have the oldest living cut out her genitals—right there, with people. That has been changed with the trees in the world on that mountain. a razor blade. stimulus bill. Those old pine trees are there. They I thought: Man, that is hard to com- For example, in Nevada we have Line are 6,000 or 7,000 years old—bristlecone prehend. My staff said it is something One, and for the first time in the his- pine. It is a beautiful, beautiful park.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.007 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE S6854 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2016 As to Basin and Range National back to them. It has been good for Ne- millions of dollars for both of those op- Monument, I worked with President vada because we can use that water in erations because they have been impor- Clinton on this. There are more than the meantime. tant. 700,000 acres in a remote place of Ne- We have done good work with Cali- We hear a lot about drones. Every vada. It is a place where John Muir fornia. California got most of the water drone attack that takes place in the came as a young man, camping there, out of the Colorado River. They took a world takes place 30 miles outside Las and talked in his diary about how lot more than they should have, and we Vegas at Creech Air Force Base. We beautiful this was. Now everyone can were able to work on that. We worked have all of these great servicemembers, see that. In part of that wonderful with California in a very positive way. mostly airmen, who take care of that. place is a man who is a world famous We help pay for port reservoirs. We They protect us around the world. artist. His name is Michael Heizer. He help line canals. We have done a lot of BARBARA MIKULSKI is here. She was worked for 40 years building this monu- good things to help water in that whole in a position to help me on appropria- ment in the middle of nowhere. It is in area. I am happy about that. tions. She said: This facility in Reno is the middle of nowhere, and it is done. We share Lake Tahoe with Cali- awful, and I—BARBARA MIKULSKI—am It is called the City. It is magnificent. fornia. Lake Tahoe is a stunningly going to do something about it, and she We don’t have roads coming there yet, beautiful place. There are only two al- did, very quickly. We renovated that but we will pretty soon. That is done. pine lakes in the world. One of them is place. It was so bad. It was a little VA Tule Springs. People came to me and in Siberia, and the other is there. I hospital with hallways so narrow they said: We have this place in Nevada have had 20 summits there. We have couldn’t bring in new hospital equip- where we have the oldest and most gotten over $1 billion there with the ment because they couldn’t get it down abundant source of fossils anyplace in cooperation of the California delega- the hall. I appreciate what Senator MI- America. To make a long story short, tion and many others. We have done KULSKI did for that hospital. that is now a national monument. You well in stabilizing and helping the clar- I requested money for two VA hos- can come to Las Vegas if you are an ar- ity of that beautiful lake. pitals, and they were built in Southern chaeologist, or if you are interested in Walker Lake is another lake that Nevada. We had one that was an experi- old fossils, you can come there. I don’t was originally controlled by the Indi- ment. It was a joint venture between mean old people. You can come there. ans. It has been stolen from them by the Veterans’ Administration and the There are all these studies going on us. We now have gotten hundreds of Air Force. It worked great except we with Tule Springs Fossil Beds National millions of dollars directed toward had a Middle East war and the veterans Monument. that, and we have bought up water had to go someplace else so we don’t When I came to Congress, we had rights, and we have saved Walker Lake. have that hospital anymore, but we about 70,000 acres of wilderness in Ne- There are 21 desert terminus lakes in have a huge new one. It is the newest vada. Now we have about 4 million. the world. There are two in America. and best in the entire VA system. They Those are legislative initiatives of They are both in Nevada, and we saved don’t have all of the equipment they mine. We have approximately 4 million those two lakes—Walker and Pyramid need, but it has been functioning very acres of wilderness. We have a million, Lakes. well for the last couple of years. I feel 1.5 million acres of additional con- There was a great big gravel pit. It very proud of that. servation of land, and I mentioned was 10, 15 times bigger than this Cham- The Nevada Test Site is part of our some of it here. ber—huge. There were spots of black national security, and I have done ev- Water has been difficult for Nevada, that appeared on it. The State of Ne- erything I can to make sure that facil- in the north and the south. I knew I vada didn’t have the resources to take ity is taken care of, and it is. There are had been elected to the Senate, and I on the oil companies and airlines. So a lot of experiments going on there all was leaving Reno, NV, on an airplane they didn’t know what was wrong. I got the time. We have fuel spills and dif- and someone asked me: What is the Bill Bradley, who was chairman of the ferent tests that take place there. most difficult problem facing Nevada? I Subcommittee on Energy, to hold a Finally, this is one of the best things said: Water. hearing. It was so important we did I ever did. Yesterday I heard BARBARA Having said that—we have all done that because we determined that oil MIKULSKI say listen to what your con- it—I thought: What am I going to do was coming from broken oil lines, fuel stituents say. A group of veterans now? I had to do something. We did lines, going to the Reno airport. Had came—just a few feet from here—to something. Now it is all done. We set- we not done something, it would have talk to me a number of years ago. One tled a 100-year water war between the been awful. It was declared an emer- of them said: Senator, this is somewhat States of California and Nevada. We gency superfund site, and people imme- strange. I am disabled from the mili- settled all the litigation on the Truck- diately moved in and took care of that. tary, and I am also retired from the ee and Carson Rivers. It took 20 years I am giving a quick look at it. That military. I can’t draw both benefits. I to finally implement that. There were gravel pit is now a beautiful lake. It is said: What are you talking about? He many water systems—the Lake Tahoe called the Sparks Marina. There are said: I can’t. If you retire from the For- region—and they are gone. We had condos, apartments, and businesses all est Service and have a military dis- large wetlands that had gone dry, and around there. People boat on it. It is ability, you can get your pension from that is now getting fresh water in it. It wonderful. It all started out as a gravel the BLM, the Forest Service or what- involved an irrigation district for In- pit. I appreciate Bill Bradley’s good ever it is, and also get your disability, dian tribes and endangered species, and work on that. but not if it is both military. We we were able to get all that done. It I want to talk about national secu- changed that. Now, if you have a dis- made a stable water supply for North- rity. There are people in this Chamber ability and you have retired from the ern Nevada, the Reno area. much better than I am on national se- military, you can draw both. It is Southern Nevada is really a desert. It curity, and I know that, but I have called concurrent receipt. That took a has 4 inches of rain a year in Las worked hard. I worked hard. We have long time, but we got it done. It is not Vegas. We have worked hard with Pat been a dumping ground for all things in perfect, but it is 80 percent complete. Mulroy. She has done wonderful things. the military. We have Nellis Air Force I talked earlier this morning about I see the junior Senator from Arizona Base. It was named after Bill Nellis, being a lawyer. I am proud of the fact here. When he was elected, the States who was from Searchlight. He was a that I was a trial lawyer. I hear Sen- of Arizona and California wouldn’t war hero in World War II. It is the fin- ators talk all the time about these ju- speak to each other. They were fight- est fighter training facility in the dicial selection committees. They have ing over water. Now we work together world. If you want to fly jet airplanes, to help pick whom they will have on on water. It has been remarkable what then you must train at Nellis. They the Federal bench. I am glad they do we have been able to do as partners to have a large gunnery range. The Navy that because I also have a judicial se- get things done. We bank water for Ari- does the same thing in Northern Ne- lection committee. You know who is on zona, and when they need the water vada with the naval air training cen- that committee? Me. No one else is on and it is in our ground, we can give it ter. Frankly, I was able to get tens of it. I select all of my judges. I am the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.009 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE December 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6855 committee, and I am very happy with People come from all over the world to was on George Bush’s policy regarding the what I have been able to do. study what happens to earthquakes. Middle East war. It was eloquent, thought- One of the things I did when I was in Biodiversity study. For many years, I ful. Powerful. the House was name a Federal building I was so impressed that following his directed funding to the biodiversity speech, there had been a quorum call. His in Las Vegas after a very famous fam- study. It was the best science going on seat was way back there. I walked up to him ily of lawyers, the Foley family. They at the time on the environment and and he was sitting, I was standing, looking had two Federal judges, a district at- studying the Great Basin. over him. I said, ‘‘Senator, that was really torney, and a State court judge. They Native Americans in Nevada. We terrific. That was really good.’’ I will never were a wonderful family called the have 26 different tribal organizations. I forget his response. He looked at me without hesitation, with- Foley family. I attended the 10th anni- am really happy with what I have been versary of that, and when I looked up out any braggadocio, no conceit, just humil- able to do to help Native Americans, ity. He looked up at me and said, ‘‘I have a there, I saw nothing but White males. I and, believe me, they haven’t been gift.’’ thought to myself, ‘‘Gee, I hope some- treated well in Nevada or anyplace This wasn’t a boast. This was a fact. I have day I can change that,’’ and as fortune else. I have led the legislative efforts never met anyone with an ability to commu- would have it, Lloyd George decided to to make sure they have their water nicate like Barack Obama. Whether it is take senior staff and I had a chance to rights taken care of, settled long- writing, speaking to 30,000 people, a small do something about that. I have sent crowd or someone individually, he is without standing claims against the United equal when it comes to communicating. names to the President and selected far States. We have the Fallon Paiute Sho- His reputation was well known, even before more judges myself in the entire his- shone Tribe, Pyramid Lake Paiute he came to the Senate. He had written his tory of the State of Nevada. So what I Tribe, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, and the first book, ‘‘Dreams from My Father,’’ a dec- did with the first one, I said, well, I Duck Valley Reservation have all been ade before arriving here. Like his 2006 book, want to get a woman judge, but we able to develop their water rights and ‘‘The Audacity of Hope,’’ this book was full didn’t have a Black judge on the court economies. For example, Pyramid of lyrical, insightful writing. either. I wanted to nominate a Black In ‘‘Dreams from My Father,’’ he outlined Lake will receive almost $100 million the remarkable life story we’ve all come to judge and a woman judge, and that is and Fallon will receive $60 million. I know: born to a father from Kenya in far- what I did. Boy, was I criticized. They worked to get two new high schools away Africa. His mother was from Kansas. said: She doesn’t have enough experi- built, and they were so long overdue. It He was raised by his grandparents in Hawaii. ence. You could have found somebody took decades to get the Shoshone His mother and grandparents set positive ex- better. She was a dynamo. People loved Claims Distribution Act done, and we amples for him. They pushed him to do bet- this woman. She was so good that she finally got it done. Thanks to Presi- ter—to be the man he was born to be. That is now on the Ninth Circuit, and she upbringing would serve him well. dent Clinton, we were able to get the Barack Obama went to some of the most quickly went there. To make a long Indians who belonged up there, the elite schools in the world. Undergrad at Co- story short, she has been part of the Washoe Tribe, right on the lake. lumbia. Of course he was an honor student. talk about who could get appointed to Working with the Obama administra- Harvard Law School. He graduated with dis- the Supreme Court. She is a wonderful tion for the last 8 years has been a tinction. He made history as the first Afri- woman named Johnnie Rawlinson. dream job of mine, being the Presi- can American to be elected president of the I put Roger Hunt, great trial lawyer; dent’s point man here in the Senate. Harvard Law Review. Just to be a member of Kent Dawson, one of my predecessors the Harvard Law Review, having gone to law Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- school myself, it is significant. But he was as city attorney; David Hagan, a won- sent to have an extended speech on derful trial lawyer, and I put him on the number-one guy in that very, very pres- President Obama that I gave yesterday tigious law school. Even then, his reputation the bench. I selected Brian Sandoval as printed in the RECORD. for bringing people together and his gift for a Federal judge, and he was a good Fed- There being no objection, the mate- communication was renowned. eral judge. Things were going great rial was ordered to be printed in the He became a professor of constitutional law at one of America’s great law schools. He until he ran against my son for Gov- RECORD, as follows: ernor, and I wish he hadn’t because my became a community organizer, as he has [Dec. 7, 2016] son would now be Governor. He is my talked about a lot. He became an Illinois friend, and our family has accepted STATEMENT OF SENATOR HARRY REID PAYING state senator before giving one of the most TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA dramatic convention speeches in American that. He was the first Hispanic on the history, in 2004 at the Democratic National bench. I appointed another Hispanic, It’s hard to imagine today, but it wasn’t that long ago that Barack Obama was a lit- Convention in Boston. Gloria Navarro. Her parents were born tle-known Illinois legislator with a very un- Throughout it all, his ability to commu- in Cuba, and she is now the chief judge. usual name. nicate and connect with people fueled his as- Miranda Du, how about that, a woman I still remember the first time I heard that cendancy. Those skills made Barack Obama who was born in Vietnam is now on the name. I was in the House gym, where ex- a terrific senator. And they have greatly bench in Nevada. How about that, Mi- members congregated. And one of the people benefited our country over the last 8 years. In a few weeks, Barack Obama will finish randa Du. She was born in Vietnam and I shared the room with was Abner Mikva, long-time Illinois Congressman, appellate his term as the 44th President of the United came over when she was 11 years old to States. I don’t know if I’m leaving with him Alabama. Jennifer Dorsey, a woman; court judge, President Clinton’s chief legal officer. or he’s leaving with me. I guess I leave a few Andrew Gordon, a Harvard law grad- I had known that Republican Senator days before he does, but we’re leaving to- uate; Richard Boulware, African Amer- Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois decided not to gether. I cannot think of a better person ican. I changed that Nevada Federal run for re-election after one term. And Judge with whom to leave public service. For 8 bench significantly. I had the pleasure Mikva turned to me and said he knew the years I was his point man and it has been an perfect person to fill that open seat. ‘‘Who honor and an effort of pleasure. of voting for and against all eight What this man accomplished—despite un- could that be,’’ I said? members of the Supreme Court who precedented obstruction from Republicans— He said, ‘‘Barack Obama.’’ now sit there. I have had a chance to is remarkable. History will remember Presi- I said, ‘‘What?’’ vote for every one of them during my dent Barack Obama’s many accomplish- He said, ‘‘Barack Obama.’’ career. ments. I said, ‘‘Who? What kind of name is that?’’ President Obama saved the country from Education. I worked hard for edu- He said: ‘‘He is one of the most talented cation in Nevada, and I have done OK. economic collapse, ushering in a new era of people I’ve ever met in all my years.’’ That growth. The Desert Research Institute is a said a lot to me. Even though, at that time, Since 2010, the economy has added more 2.6 unique organization. It is not helped by I smiled and left the room. But it didn’t take million private-sector jobs. the University in Nevada at all. They long before I understood what Mikva told Median household incomes have risen sig- all have Ph.D.s and they have been in me. nificantly. existence for 50 years. Some of the Barack Obama won that election to the The unemployment rate is now at 4.6 per- most significant research in the world Senate. Came from nowhere, the man with cent. In some states, like Nevada, it was as the unusual name. And once he was here, it high as 14 percent. is done there. They have two supercom- was obvious he was the real deal. President Obama brought the American puters. Our earthquake center is the His ability to communicate was—and is— auto and manufacturing industries back best in the world. They have more stunning. I can remember one of his first from the brink of collapse with unique pro- shake tables than anyplace in America. floor speeches he gave here in the Senate. It grams such as Cash for Clunkers.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:43 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G08DE6.010 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE S6856 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 8, 2016 More than 800,000 new manufacturing jobs school meals to ensure children receive the encing the longest streak of private-sector since 2010. nutrition they need to have healthy, success- job growth ever. We have the lowest unem- The auto industry added more than 646,000 ful futures. ployment rate in nearly a decade. jobs since 2009. President Obama made strides on edu- After eight years of President Obama, we Domestic production of autos doubled from cation. are now on a sustainable path to fight cli- below 6 million units per year to 12 million Our nation’s high school graduate rate is mate change and grow renewable energy. We per year in 2015. the highest in history. are more respected around the world. We President Obama brought health care to He reformed the federal student loan pro- reached international agreements to curb tens millions of Americans through the Af- gram, increased the Pell Grant, made stu- climate change, stop Iran from obtaining a fordable Care Act. And every day we learn dent loan repayment more affordable, and nuclear weapon and are on the path to nor- how important this bill has been. We heard expanded loan forgiveness for graduates that malizing relations with our neighbor Cuba. from a very conservative American Hospital enter public service professions. Our country has made significant strides Association today that doing away with President Obama granted deferred action in nearly every way. There is no doubt that Obamacare would bankrupt the hospital in- to immigrant youth who would have quali- the United States is better now than we were dustry. They would lose over the next few fied under the DREAM Act, bringing nearly eight years ago. And we have Barack Obama years—almost $200 billion. 800,000 young people out of the shadows. to thank for that. 21 million more Americans now have af- President Obama made our country more Thank you, President Barack Obama, for fordable health care. inclusive. being the person you are. The uninsured rate is at an all-time low— He signed the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- 92 percent of Americans have coverage. Tell. imous consent that lots and lots of Insurance companies cannot deny coverage He signed executive orders protecting stuff I have done be printed in the or charge more to cover people with pre-ex- LGBT workers. isting conditions. And how many of us have Americans are now free to marry the per- RECORD. gone out to our home states and had people son they love, regardless of gender. There being no objection, the mate- with tears in their eyes say, you know, And as Commander-in-Chief, President rial was ordered to be printed in the Debbie has been sick since she was a little Obama brought Bin Laden to justice. RECORD, as follows: girl with diabetes? Now for the first time in These are just a few aspects of President REDUCING TAX BURDENS FOR NEVADA her life she can have health insurance. Obama’s storied legacy that is still growing. RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES Insurance companies cannot discriminate What a record. It is a legacy of which he Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights—The ‘‘Tax- against anyone because of their gender. should be satisfied. America is better be- payers’ Bill of Rights’’ was the first bill Sen- Every American with insurance has access cause of this good man spending eight years ator Reid introduced upon entering the Sen- to preventive care without cost sharing. in the White House. ate. Several of the ideas in his bill were later That means no co-pays for immunizations, But I am even more impressed by who he is incorporated into the Internal Revenue Serv- cancer screenings, contraceptive coverage as a person than who he is as a president. He ice Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. for women, diabetes screenings, or blood is a man of integrity, of honesty. I have The ‘‘Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights’’ laid out the pressure and cholesterol tests. learned much from him. rights of taxpayers during an audit, proce- President Obama held Wall Street account- I have never heard Barack Obama deni- dures for appealing a decision or filing com- able. grate anybody, ever. There have been times plaints, the procedures the IRS may use to He signed into law the most comprehensive where he could have. Perhaps I thought a enforce laws and placed the burden of proof Wall Street and financial reform legislation negative word should be said and I suggested on all issues upon the IRS. since the—Great Depression—Dodd-Frank. that to him. But he would never take it. No, Ended the Source Tax—Senator Reid and His Administration established a new he would never do that. That’s Barack the Nevada delegation were successful in watchdog to help protect consumers from Obama. protecting Nevada retirees from taxes im- unfair financial practices And, above all, I admire the attention he posed by other states. This legislation ended He signed legislation into law that pro- has given his family. He may be President of taxation without representation by prohib- tected homeowners from mortgage fraud. the United States, but nothing gets in the iting states from taxing the retirement bene- President Obama took more action to pro- way of his family. He is a terrific husband to fits of nonresidents. tect our planet from a changing climate, in- Michelle and outstanding father to Sasha Sales Tax Deduction—Senator Reid rein- cluding the historic Paris Climate agree- and Malia. He arrives home for dinner with stated the deduction for sales taxes to level ment. his family virtually every night he is in the playing field for residents of states with I met yesterday with some Native Alas- Washington. He goes to their plays. He goes no income taxes and he has been successful kans. It was scary to talk to this woman, a to their games. President or not, he is a hus- in extending it. Native Alaskan, her town of 800 having trou- band and a father. Mortgage Tax Relief/Debt Cancellation for ble getting in and out of the town. She told His devotion extends to his staff, as well. Homeowners—Eliminates the income tax me the animals are confused because the sea- And he has had a terrific staff working for penalty for homeowners who are successful sons are changing. The caribou have traveled him. I can’t mention all of them, but I’ll in negotiating a lower mortgage with their for 20,000 years, we believe, 3,000 miles, mi- mention his present chief of staff. Denis lender. grate every year. They walk in single file, McDonough. He and I have a very close rela- Tip Tax Agreements—These are agree- not in large herds jammed together. She said tionship. Close relationships come with a lot ments between the IRS, the employer, and they’re having such difficulty. They used to of difficulty, sometimes, because it’s been tipped employees that make it easier for em- be able to walk over. tough, what we’ve tried to work through to- ployees to report and pay the tax due on President Obama made the largest invest- gether. tipped income. Senator Reid was instru- ment ever in renewable energy. He tripled Pete Rouse, one of the nicest people I’ve mental in making sure that these agree- wind power and increased solar power by 30 ever known. He also worked for the president ments are fair for Nevada’s tipped employ- times—creating more than 200,000 jobs in very closely. He was his chief of staff as sen- ees. solar alone, with hundreds of thousands ator and of course chief advisor when he was Tax Incentives for Solar and Geothermal more jobs in the next few years. in the White House. Energy—Senator Reid was instrumental in President Obama protected more than 260 Rahm Emmanuel, now the mayor of Chi- securing the long-term extension of tax in- million acres of public lands and waters. cago, Illinois. Former chief of staff, current centives to promote the development of elec- That includes more than 700,000 acres in Ne- mayor of Chicago. A man known for his tricity generated by solar and geothermal vada with one order that he signed. It’s bluntness and his productivity as a member sources in Nevada. called the Basin and Range National Monu- of Congress and as chief of staff. Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) & Secure ment, a place where John Muir came looking Alyssa Mastromonaco, former deputy chief Rural Schools—Senator Reid led a bipartisan around for special places in America. of staff. I hope that I had something to do coalition of Western senators to fully fund He camped in the Basin Range. And hope- with the romance that wound up with Alyssa PILT and reauthorize Secure Rural Schools fully someday every Senator can go to this marrying my chief of staff, David Krone. the first time since 1994 and provides $130 magnificent thing in the desert. It has taken These are a few people I had the pleasure of million over five years to rural counties in 40 years to build. One man has done it, a fa- working with. And then there’s President Nevada. mous artist by the name of Michael Heizer. Obama’s cabinet—a cabinet of quality. Cancellation of Indebtedness—Businesses It’s called City. When I talk about 40 years, That includes my friend, Secretary of the needing to restructure their debts in order to I mean days, weekends, overtime, and large Interior Ken Salazar—a wonderful man and survive the economic downturn found them- contingencies of people he directed to this terrific public servant. A man of substance, selves facing a significant tax penalty as a magnificent thing in the middle of the like no other I have ever known. result of that process. As part of the Amer- desert. After eight years leading our country, ican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, President Obama and First Lady Michelle President Obama is leaving office on a high Senator Reid was instrumental in pushing Obama made our nation’s children a top pri- point. When he first took office, our country through relief from this tax penalty, helping ority. In 2010, President Obama signed a bill was in an economic freefall. It was hem- Nevada companies to improve their balance into law to fight child hunger and improve orrhaging jobs. Now the economy is experi- sheets and save thousands of jobs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:04 Dec 09, 2016 Jkt 069060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08DE6.001 S08DEPT1 rfrederick on DSK30MX082PROD with SENATE December 8, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6857 Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension—Instru- expedited eligibility category, it appears the thousands of Nevadans and millions of Amer- mental in securing an extension of the $8000 Underground Testing years are on their way icans gain access to the affordable health tax credit for first-time homebuyers and of- to being granted the expedited status. care that they need and deserve. The law has fering a reduced credit of up to $6500 for re- Nevada Test Site Workers Area 51—In 2008, resulted in 21 million more Americans being peat buyers who have owned their current Senator Reid successfully fought for the fed- covered by health insurance, and an all-time home for at least five years. eral agencies to allow Dept. of Energy work- high insured rate of 92%. NEVADA JOBS, ECONOMY AND LABOR ers at Area 51 to be eligible for the Children’s Health Insurance Program EEOICPA, thereby reversing a Republican (CHIP) Creation and Reauthorization—This Congressional Review Act—Worked with Bush Administration policy. long overdue reauthorization ensures health Senator Don Nickles to lead passage of the Unemployment Insurance Extension—In- care for thousands of children across Nevada Congressional Review Act, making it easier strumental in passage of an extension of Un- whose parents earn too much for Medicaid, for Congress to overturn burdensome regula- employment Insurance benefits in 2009 and but not enough to afford private insurance. tions imposed by executive branch agencies. 2010 for states that have been hit the hard- Thanks to the recent expansion, an addi- CityCenter—Worked with stakeholders of est, like Nevada, and out-of-work Americans tional 4.1 million low-income children across CityCenter to ensure construction of project across the country. the country will now have access to quality continued and advanced to opening in 2009, NEVADA TRANSPORTATION health coverage. saving almost 10,000 jobs. Strengthening Medicare—Seniors and peo- Housing Loan-to-Value Ratio—Requested McCarran Airport Funding—Senator Reid ple with disabilities know the value of the the Administration raise the loan- to- value has secured tens of millions for McCarran Medicare program. In the last Congress, Sen- requirement for its mortgage modification Airport. Among the projects this money has ator Reid led the way to overriding a Presi- program, and the Administration responded funded include: new air traffic control tower; dential veto of improvements to the pro- by raising it 125 percent. increased Customs and Border Control pro- gram. This legislation ensured that physi- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act tections; wind hazard detection equipment; cians did not experience severe cuts to reim- (ARRA)—Shepherded the stimulus legisla- fiber optic telecommunications systems; and bursement that could have jeopardized ac- tion through the Senate and conference, apron rehabilitation and reconstruction. cess to care for Nevada’s seniors. Reducing Flight Delays Act—Led passage which will provide Nevada with $3 billion in Suicide Prevention—Senator Reid is re- of legislation that provided the Secretary of economic recovery funding, which is ex- sponsible for the creation of the National Transportation with flexibility to transfer pected to create or save 34,000 jobs, 90% of Strategy for Suicide Prevention and has funds to reduced FAA traffic control oper- which are in the private sector. Each worker helped enact a number of laws that will help ations, which had been reduced as a result of is eligible for up to $400 in tax relief and fam- reduce the rate of suicide, including the Gar- sequestration. ilies could receive up to $800. A tax credit of rett Lee Smith Memorial Act targeting Reno Airports Funding—Senator Reid ob- $8,000 for first-time homebuyers will help Ne- youth suicide, legislation that will lower the tained more than $55.8 million for the needed vadans invest in a home and move the excess Medicare coinsurance for outpatient mental improvements to the Reno-Tahoe Inter- supply of houses off the market. The ARRA health and the mental health parity act. provides a temporary deduction for non- national and Reno-Stead airports. These Mental Health Parity—The bipartisan leg- itemizers for sales tax paid on the purchase funds have paid for new approach lighting islation which Senator Reid helped pass en- of a car or truck. The HOPE education credit systems, new control towers, runway/taxi- sures that plans covering mental health for higher education is increased to $2,500 way reconstruction and lighting to name but services cannot provide different financial dollars. Every SSI recipient, Social Security a few projects. requirements or treatment limitations than McCarran Airport: Tax Relief for Growth beneficiary, Railroad Retirement beneficiary they would for medical or surgical benefits. and disabled veteran receiving VA benefits and Construction—Senator Reid was able to Drug Quality and Security Act—Provided will receive a one-time economic recovery save the Clark County Department of Avia- the FDA with more authority to regulate payment of $250. Federal and state pen- tion tens of millions of dollars by passing re- and monitor the manufacturing of com- sioners who are not participants in Social lief for the department’s Alternative Min- pounded pharmaceutical drugs. Security will be eligible for a $250 tax credit. imum Tax (AMT) for bonds which refinanced Interstitial Cystitis Research—Senator Travel Promotion Act—Using the Las the Terminal 3 project at McCarran Airport. Reid earmarked millions of dollars for the Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority’s This provision will lower financing costs for National Institutes for Health (NIH) to re- model for Las Vegas, the bill will create a this important project by at least $72.4 mil- search IC, a disease which affects women, Corporation for Travel Promotion which will lion. and has funded programs at the Centers for be responsible for marketing the United Last Highway Reauthorization Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to States around the world as a tourist destina- (SAFETEA–LU)—Increased Nevada’s high- support public and health provider education tion. Senators Reid and his colleagues from way funding by 30% and Transit funding by and outreach about the illness. both sides of the aisle believe that efforts 152%. Senator Reid was instrumental in get- Nevada Cancer Institute—Senator Reid has through this bill to make the U.S. more at- ting over $1.3 billion for Nevada transpor- secured tens of millions of dollars to support tractive abroad and easy to visit will di- tation projects included in the 2005 National the infrastructure costs to create a cancer rectly increase the number of visitors to Ne- Highway Bill. institute in Nevada. This has helped to at- vada and create tens of thousands of sorely Some Additional Major Transportation tract world class cancer researchers to Ne- needed jobs. A study by Oxford Economics Projects: vada and will help to ensure that Nevadans estimates that this plan would attract 1.6 NORTH will have access to clinic trials. In 2009, Sen- million new international visitors annually Interstate 580 Extension Between Reno and ator Reid worked on a bipartisan basis with and projects TPA could create $4 billion a Carson City—$29 million the Nevada Congressional delegation to se- year in new economic activity. Reno Transportation Rail Access Corridor cure 80 acres of federal land for the Institute Minimum Wage Increase—In 2007, Senator Cover (ReTRAC)—$15.25 million to construct a new facility devoted to devel- Reid worked with a bipartisan coalition of Virginia and Truckee Railway from Vir- oping new treatments for Nevadans afflicted Senators to increase the minimum wage for ginia City to Carson City—$10 million with cancer. the first time in ten years. Signed into law Reno Bus Rapid Transit—$12 million Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research—Sen- by President Bush, this legislation helped Lake Tahoe Passenger Ferry Service—$8 ator Reid has a long history of supporting ef- some of the hardest-working Nevadans make million forts related to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ends meet. Carson City Bypass Enhancement—$2 mil- since he first became aware of this dev- Nevada Test Site Workers EEOICPA—Sen- lion astating disease in 1987 when the first known ator Reid was instrumental in the passage of Meadowood Interchange—$3.75 million outbreak of CFS cases was documented in In- the Energy Employees Occupational Illness SOUTH cline Village, Nevada. In 1999, he uncovered a Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) of scandal at the CDC and forced CDC officials Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge—$50 million 2000, which provides monetary compensation to acknowledge that they had misappro- Boulder City Bypass—$28.6 million and medical coverage to NTS workers with priated the majority of the $22.7 million he Interstate 15 Widening Project from radiation-induced cancer, beryllium disease, had earmarked for CFS research at the CDC Primm to Apex—$27 million or silicosis. in 1995. Boulder Highway Bus Rapid Transit Sys- Nevada Test Site Workers 1951–1962—Sen- Contraceptive Equity—Passed legislation tem—$12 million ator Reid was instrumental in establishing ensuring that federal employees have access UNLV Transportation Research Center— the Atmospheric Testing years at NTS in an to prescription contraception. $2.5 million expedited eligibility category. Breast Cancer and Environmental Re- Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson—$2 mil- Nevada Test Site Workers 1963–1992—Sen- search Act—Sponsored by Senator Reid, this lion ator Reid was instrumental in the writing law will help to establish a national strategy and submission of a regulatory petition to AFFORDABLE & QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR ALL to study the potential links between the en- include more Nevada Test Site workers in an NEVADANS vironment and breast cancer and would au- expedited eligibility category. According to Affordable Care Act—Led passage of the thorize funding for such research. The result- a recent position paper by the agency re- Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to ing discoveries could be critical to improving sponsible for establishing membership in the as the health reform law, which is helping our knowledge of this complex illness, which

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This provision crease Lincoln County’s tax base. for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) created a 65% subsidy for health insurance White Pine County Land Bill—Senator and will aid in the search for a cure for this premiums under COBRA for up to nine Reid led the Nevada delegation to pass legis- devastating disease. months for workers and their families who lation protecting 559,000 acres of incredible Genetic Information Non-Discrimination have been involuntarily terminated between wilderness lands and provided a timely eco- Act—Senator Reid was instrumental in pass- September 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2009. nomic boost to White Pine County. The bill ing legislation that establishes strong pro- NEVADA’S ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & LANDS also added important protections to the land tections against discrimination on the basis surrounding Great Basin National Park, en- Yucca Mountain—Slashed funding for of genetic information by health insurance larged two state parks and a state wildlife Yucca to record lows during the pro-Yucca companies and employers. management area, and provided lands for the Republican Bush Administration, and Affordable Birth Control—Senator Reid future growth of the Ely Shoshone Tribe. was instrumental in passing a provision that worked with President Obama to terminate Carson City Land Bill—This legislation in- would restore the practice of allowing safety the project and launch a Blue Ribbon Com- creases open space opportunities and helps net providers to have access to nominally mission to develop alternatives. the city pursue its smart growth plans. The priced drugs. Historically pharmaceutical Renewable Energy and Efficiency tax in- bill includes a land exchange between the companies have been permitted offer low, or centives—Since 2000, Senator Reid has se- city and the Forest Service, giving each enti- ‘‘nominally priced,’’ drugs to safety net pro- cured over $100 million for Nevada-based ty land that is more suited to its mission and viders to help ensure that low-income popu- projects to research and advance our na- management abilities. The legislation also lations have access to affordable medication. tion’s renewable energy and energy effi- conveys the Silver Saddle Ranch and Prison In 2005, Congress passed legislation which ciency capabilities. Additionally, the Recov- Hill to Carson City for continued public use, tightened regulations about who was eligible ery Act provided over $500 million for energy with a conservation easement retained by for nominally priced drugs. In doing so, Con- efficiency, renewable energy and weatheriza- the Bureau of Land Management. gress inadvertently cut off every safety-net tion projects in Nevada. Nevada’s institu- Ely Native Seed Warehouse—Currently provider from obtaining birth control at a tions of higher education, schools, counties under construction, the Ely Native Seed low cost, and passing on those savings to and others are working to make Nevada the Warehouse will hold one million pounds of their patients. Women who once paid five to nation’s renewable energy leader native seed used to will help reseed habitat ten dollars each month had to pay $50 or Renewable Energy Transmission—Deliv- after fires. more for basic birth control. ered $3.25 billion in financing for developing Fallon Plant Materials Center—Secured Pandemic Flu Funding—Senator Reid has transmission for renewable energy in the funding for the Center which will help de- worked to secure billions of dollars to ensure West (Recovery Act), as well $4.4 billion to velop resilient crops for the Great Basin. we are prepared to minimize the impact of build a national smart grid to accelerate re- Nevada Hunting Bill—Restored each the H1N1 flu or any potential flu pandemic. newable energy development in Nevada and state’s ability to differentiate between in- Medical Research Funding—Senator Reid across the country. state and out-of-state hunters when selling has a long history of directing funding to the Solar Energy—Worked with Department of game tags. National Institutes of Health for funding bio- Interior to designate seven Solar Energy Drop 2 Reservoir—Passed legislation allow- medical research in areas such as cancer, Study Areas in Nevada and to institute fast ing construction of a major water-saving res- Alzheimer’s, heart disease, diabetes and stem track environmental reviews for key renew- ervoir east of San Diego, which will allow cells. Last year alone, he supported directing able energy projects (3 solar and 2 wind en- southern Nevada to take significant addi- over $40 billion to the National Institutes of ergy projects). tional water from the Colorado River. Health through ARRA and the Omnibus. Hosted Eight National Clean Energy Sum- REBUILT/RECONSTRUCTED SEVEN BRIDGES IN These investments could lead to new cures mits Established the Blue Ribbon Panel on JARBIDGE and treatments, and will address debilitating Energy in Nevada—Senator Reid, has hosted Sloan Canyon—In the Clark County Land health conditions that prevent our workforce the National Clean Energy Summit in Ne- Bill, created the Sloan Canyon National Con- from reaching optimal productivity. vada since 2008. These events have helped servation Area to preserve the beautiful FDA Reauthorization Including Drug Safe- build a dialogue among the nation’s most areas that bless southern Nevada. ty Requirements—In September 2007, Sen- distinguished leaders in clean energy policy Clark County Shooting Park—Conveyed ator Reid worked to enact the Food and Drug on how to build the infrastructure and create 3,000 acres and provided $60 million to de- Administration Revitalization Act (Public jobs to achieve energy security using renew- velop the world’s finest shooting range. Law 110–85), which extends the legal author- ables, other forms of clean energy, and effi- Red Rock Canyon National Conservation ity for the Food and Drug Administration ciency. Speakers have included President Area—Protected southern Nevada’s most no- (FDA) programs for approving prescription Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, Sec- table and beloved outdoor and scenic area. drugs and medical devices. While this new retary Hillary Clinton, Vice President Al Great Basin National Park—Championed law will improve prescription drug and food Gore, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Energy legislation that created Nevada’s first Na- safety for all Americans, it also will improve Secretary Ernest Moniz, Interior Secretary tional park in 1986; secured funding for and programs focused just on our children. These Ken Salazar, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, along dedicated a new visitor’s center in 2005; and improvements represent a victory for con- with many other leaders from government, stopped two coal plants that would have sumers and patients who depend on our na- business, labor, and the non-profit commu- wrecked the park’s incredible clean air. tion’s system for ensuring that life-saving nities from Nevada and beyond. Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monu- drugs and devices come to market in a time- Geothermal Energy—Prevented the Repub- ment—In 2012, Senator Reid authored and in- ly and safe way. lican Bush Administration from closing troduced legislation to establish Nevada’s Federal Medical Assistance Program down the geothermal energy R&D program. only current National Monument in the (FMAP) Increase—Senator Reid worked very Mormon Crickets—Was successful in get- north Las Vegas Valley. The legislation was hard to increase temporarily the federal ting over $20 million appropriated for Ne- passed in 2014 and created a 22,600 acre Na- medical assistance percentage (FMAP) as in- vada. tional Monument that protects the best col- cluded in the American Recovery and Rein- BLM California Trail Center in Elko— lection of Ice Age mammal fossils in the vestment Act of 2009 (P.L. 111–5). The goal Passed authorizing legislation and secured United States. The legislation also provided was to enable states to maintain their Med- more than $10 million to build the Center. economic development, educational and icaid services, while also targeting addi- Clark County Heliport—Conveyed 230 acres recreation opportunities throughout Clark tional funds to the states most in need like to create a new, dedicated facility. 100,000 County. ours. Nevada will receive more than $450 mil- people are safer as a result. Basin and Range National Monument— lion in additional funding as a result, which Ivanpah Airport—Authored and passed leg- President Obama used his authority under is the largest percentage increase of any islation that designates 6,500 acres for a new the Antiquities Act on July 10, 2015, to per- state in the Federal Medical Assistance Pro- long-haul airport. manently protect more than 700,000 acres of gram. Clark County Land Bill—In 2002, led Ne- land in eastern Nevada as the Basin and Cobra Expansion—The Consolidated Omni- vada delegation to pass a comprehensive Range National Monument. Senator Reid ad- bus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 public lands management plan for Clark vocated for years to protect this truly spe- (COBRA) requires most employers with County. This strong bipartisan legislation cial area where the Mojave Desert meets the group health plans to offer employees the op- released wilderness study areas to enhance Great Basin, and Joshua trees and cactus portunity to continue their coverage under economic opportunities in Clark County give way to a sea of sagebrush. It is home to their employer’s plan if their coverage is cut while also adding 440,000 acres to the na- desert bighorn sheep, mule deer, elk, and off or suspended due to a layoff, or other tional wilderness system. pronghorn antelope. It is an area that pro- qualifying change in their employment sta- Lincoln County Land Bill—Led Nevada del- vided food and shelter for Native Americans, tus. Many Nevadans who have recently be- egation to pass the largest wilderness bill in and one can see their history today in in- come unemployed are troubled by the steep- the history of Nevada. This legislation des- credible rock art panels there. The Basin and

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Leadership and Open Government Act of passed the original Lake Tahoe Restoration Nevada National Guard (Army and Air)— 2007,’’ which passed on a bipartisan basis and Act; sent over $300 million in federal funds to Secured over $195 million in funding for Base was signed into law by President George W. help the Lake. Infrastructure and equipment. Bush. Sen. Reid’s measure was recognized as Fallon Water Treatment Plant—Senator Cold War Heroes—As part of the Omnibus one of the toughest and most sweeping ethics Reid secured funding for the construction of Lairds Bill of 2009 (PL111–11), Senator Reid reforms in a generation. Among the many the Fallon Water Treatment Plant which secured passage of the Cold War Historical accomplishments of this law include: opened in April of 2004. The residents of Sites Study Act which requires the Depart- Closing the ‘‘revolving door’’ between gov- Fallon and the neighboring Naval Air Sta- ment of the Interior to evaluate sites and re- ernment & lobbyists by former Senators & tion had been subjected to high levels of ar- sources for commemorating and interpreting staff senic in their drinking water that were ten the Cold War, including the Mount Charles- Reforming and increasing transparency for times greater than the national standard set ton Plane Crash Memorial. earmarks and conference reports by the EPA. Concurrent Receipt for Nevada’s Vet- Prohibiting pensions for Members of Con- Walker Lake—In line with Senator Reid’s erans—Senator Reid was instrumental in gress convicted of certain crimes commitment to protecting the environment getting concurrent receipt legislation passed Expanding the lobbying disclosure require- and Nevada’s natural resources, saving in 2004 that enabled our veterans with 100 ments Walker Lake is one of his top priorities. In percent service-related disability to collect Toughening limits on gifts and travel response, Senator Reid has secured more both disability and military pay. The fol- NEVADA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH than $375 million in federal funds for efforts lowing year, Senator Reid won passage of his Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act— to preserve the lake. amendment that expanded concurrent re- Changed the federal student loan program Truckee River Operating Agreement—Sen- ceipt to cover America’s disabled veterans from fixed interest rates to rates based on ator Reid helped negotiate the settlement rated as unemployable. This issue has been a the Treasury note plus a percentage for un- for Truckee and Carson Rivers. top priority of Nevada’s 250,000 veterans, as dergraduate, graduate or parent loans. Sparks Marina—Senator Reid worked with well as veterans across the country. GI Bill of Rights—Under Senator Reid’s the residents and community leaders of New Las Vegas Veteran’s Hospital—Sen- leadership, the Post 9/11 GI Bill of Rights— Sparks and used his position in the Senate to ator Reid has secured more than $600 million the largest expansion of educational benefits clean up the once-contaminated gravel pit for the construction of the Veterans Admin- since the original GI Bill of Rights—was into the Sparks Marina. Now the Sparks Ma- istration’s new Las Vegas Hospital and Com- passed. rina is a popular recreational area used by munity Living Center on Pecos Road in Teach for America—Reid worked to bring thousands each year for boating, fishing and North Las Vegas. Additionally, the $75 mil- Teach for America to Nevada, which has re- other outdoor activities. lion Mike O’Callaghan Federal Hospital at sulted in the hiring of several hundred high- 2 Million Acres of Wilderness Land—Begin- Nellis Air Force Base opened its doors in 1994 ly qualified teachers in the Clark County ning with the Nevada Wilderness Act of 1989, due to Senator Reid’s leadership. School District. which designated 740,000 acres of land as pro- New VA clinic in Laughlin, Nevada—In America COMPETES Act—Reid led pas- tected wilderness, Senator Reid has been de- January 2015, Senator Reid announced the sage of the America COMPETES Act, bipar- voted to protecting Nevada’s wilderness. To opening of a VA Outreach Clinic in Laughlin, tisan legislation to improve math and this date, he has continued working hard to which will allow Veterans in the Southeast science education and increase the federal turn more than 2 million acres into pro- area to more easily access high quality care. commitment to research. tected wilderness. One of the highlights of The Laughlin Clinic will provide primary UNR Fire Science Academy—The Fire the Senator’s efforts includes the Black care for eligible Veterans who are appro- Science Academy located in Carlin opened Rock Desert—High Rock Canyon Emigrant priate for care at an outreach clinic as well its doors in 1999. In cooperation with the Trails Act of 2000 which provided 750,000 as some mental health and social work care. University of Nevada, Reno, Senator Reid acres of wilderness in Nevada. Nevada Test Site—Maintained the Nevada succeeded in getting the Department of En- Rural Water—Secured more than $100 mil- Test Site as part of the National Domestic ergy to award the facility with an $8 million lion to rural water systems across Nevada to Preparedness Consortium, and provided ap- in grant and appropriations support. improve drinking water quality and treat- propriations of over $20 million annually. Nevada State College Campus—In 2002, ment systems. Urban Area Area Security Initiative—Re- Senator Reid successfully pushed through a Water Security—Enhanced Nevada’s water instated Las Vegas onto the UASI (Urban land transfer in Southern Nevada that pro- security by directly authorizing develop- Area Security Initiative) city list, thereby vided campus land for the newly created Ne- ment of the All American Canal, a critical securing millions in funding to help prepare vada State College. piece in implementing the lower Colorado and protect the city from attack. Desert Research Institute (DRI)—Secured River Basin multi-state shortage agreement. Implement the 9/11 Commission Rec- more than $70 million in appropriations for NATIONAL SECURITY AND VETERANS ommendations—As Majority Leader, Senator projects. Secured Vital Funding for All of Nevada’s Reid pushed to have the recommendations of UNLV Super Computers—Secured $2.7 mil- Military Installations. Over the course of his the bipartisan 9/11 Commission written into lion. UNR Earthquake Center & Biodiversity tenure, Senator Reid has secured millions for law. This law made Nevadans and all Ameri- Study—Secured $2.5 & $7.5 million respec- Nevada’s troops, veterans, military families cans more secure by: giving first responders the tools they need to keep us safe; making tively. and installations. In fiscal year 2017, Senator UNLV Research Park—Conveyed 122 acres it more difficult for potential terrorists to Reid worked to obtain over $204 million in of federal land to UNLV Research Founda- travel into our country; advancing efforts to federal funding for projects at the Nellis Air tion for construction of a research center secure our rail, air, and mass transit sys- Force Base, Naval Air Station Fallon, and and provided special authority to allow the tems; and improving intelligence and infor- Reno VA Medical Center. In addition, $90 Foundation to keep and reinvest 100% of any mation sharing between state, local, and fed- million was allocated nationwide for con- lease revenues from the land. struction of state veteran extended care fa- eral law enforcement agencies. Dandini Research Park Conveyance Act— cilities, including one to eventually be built NEVADA’S JUDICIARY Passed legislation signed into law by Presi- in Reno. Nevada Federal Courthouses and Build- dent Bush transferring 476 of the 467–acre Base Closure and Realignment Commission ings—Senator Reid secured more than $83 parcel north of downtown Reno from the Bu- (BRAC)—Successfully fought to keep Haw- million in funding for construction of a new reau of Land Management to the Board of thorne Army Depot open through the BRAC federal building for Southern Nevada, the Regents of the University and Community process and prevented the Nevada Air Na- Lloyd D. George Courthouse and Federal College System of Nevada for use by Truckee tional Guard from losing their C–130 aircraft. Building in Las Vegas. Senator Reid was also Meadows Community College and the Desert Senator Reid’s leadership position in the instrumental in securing funding for the Research Institute. Senate was pivotal in allowing him to ap- Bruce R. Thompson Courthouse and Federal point a Nevadan to the Commission. NATIVE AMERICANS Building in Reno. Indian Water Settlements—Senator Reid Nellis Air Force Base—Secured more than Mills B. Lane Justice Complex Security $350 million in funding for Base Infrastruc- has led the legislative effort to quantify In- Upgrades—Secured nearly $1 million for the dian water rights and settle long-standing ture. Reno Municipal Court and the Washoe Coun- Creech Air Force Base (Indian Springs)— claims against the United States. The Fallon ty District Attorney’s security following the Secured $128.8 million in funding for Base In- Paiute Shoshone Tribe (1990), the Pyramid 2006 sniper shooting. frastructure and for a new Center of Excel- Lake Paiute Tribe (1990), and the Shoshone- lence for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ETHICS & LOBBYING REFORM Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reserva- (UAVs). Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge tion (2009) have been able to develop their Hawthorne Army Depot—Secured over $59 Act (STOCK Act)—Senator Reid led the way water rights and their economies because of million in funding for Base Infrastructure in creating new reporting requirement for these settlements.

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But Cousin Jeff was known as will be distributed to an estimated 6,000 eli- Dole when he was the leader, but I have being a really tough guy. gible Shoshones. They and their descendents had a lot lately. He calls me to talk So Larry said: Here’s the deal. will be eligible for benefits from a $1.5 mil- about some issues he is working on Cousin Jeff looked them over and lion educational trust fund. now. One of the most moving times of went over to the biggest one, grabbed Washoe Tribe: Additional Land for Resi- my life was when Dan Inouye was lying his nose, twisted it as hard as he could. dential and Commercial Development. As He said: Do you guys want any part of part of the Omnibus Public Land Act of 2009, in State in the Rotunda. Bob Dole Senator Reid passed a measure to address called me and asked if I would go over me or my cousin Larry? the Washoe Tribe’s need for more land for there with him, and I said of course I They said no. They left. residential and commercial development. would. He was in a wheelchair and The reason I mention that—the rea- Under the bill, about 300 acres of Forest somebody pushed him over there, and son I say DURBIN is my Cousin Jeff—I Service and BLM land near the Carson and he said stop. There was a little alcove was in my office watching the floor, Stewart Colonies will be conveyed to the and MCCONNELL was up there. I was so there, and Bob Dole, as hard as it was Washoe Tribe, with nearly half of those acres damn mad. He was talking about stuff. for him, walked over to the crypt available for development. I was mad. I called my office: Why where Danny was and he climbed up on Ely Shoshone Tribe Land Transfer—Sen- don’t we have somebody out there say- ator Reid, working with his Nevada col- the bier and said, ‘‘Danny, I love you.’’ leagues in Congress passed the White Pine ing something? If that doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, They said: Senator, that was re- County Lands Bill as part of a braid tax nothing will. I will always remember package in 2006. The bill transferred 3,526 corded earlier today. We are out of ses- that. sion. acres to the Ely Shoshone Tribe for tradi- Trent Lott was a really good leader. tional, ceremonial, commercial and residen- So DURBIN has been my man, my tial purposes. He was extremely conservative but ex- Cousin Jeff. Whenever I have a prob- Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Land—In 1983, Sen- tremely pragmatic. We got lots of stuff lem, I call DICK DURBIN, and he can ator Reid (then in the US House of Rep- done. I was Senator Daschle’s point come. DICK DURBIN can talk about any- resentatives) passed a measure—which was person to get legislation out of this thing, and it sounds good. OK. signed into law by President Reagan—to de- body, and we did some really good clare 3850 acres of land held in trust by the CHUCK SCHUMER. My kids said: Make things. sure you tell everybody about how federal government would thereby be ‘‘de- Tom Daschle always gave me lots of clared to be part of the Las Vegas Paiute smart you think he is. OK. I am going Reservation.’’ room to do things. I can remember one to do it. One day I said to SCHUMER—we ENSURING EQUALITY FOR NEVADANS occasion when I was the whip, I have known each other for a long time. ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’—As Majority lead- thought he had been too generous with But I said: How the hell did you ever er, Senator Reid led passage of the repeal of one of the other Senators and I com- get into Harvard? ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ plained. He said: Look, you are going He said: It helped that I got a perfect Mr. REID. I am winding down, every- to make this whip job whatever you SAT and a perfect LSAT. body. I know you are glad, but it has want it to be. I took him at his word, That is true. He did. He is a brilliant been 34 years. I served with 281 dif- and I did. I never left the floor. When man. He has a big heart. He works ex- ferent Senators during the time I have the Senate opened, I was here, and tremely hard. He has been so good to been here. I have such fond memories when it was closed, I was here. me. We have worked together. He took of so many. There was the hilarious Bill Frist is a fine human being. I a job he did not want, the chair of the and confident Fritz Hollings. I have really cared for him a lot. He wasn’t an DSCC twice, but it worked out great. never known a better joke teller than experienced legislator, but that is OK. We were able to get the majority. So I Frank Lautenberg. I asked him to tell He is an experienced human being, and will always have great affection for the same story so many times, I could I liked him a lot. I already talked him, and I wish him well in being my have told it. He had one about two about MITCH. replacement. I am confident he will do wrestlers, but I am not going to repeat Diversity. We don’t have enough di- a good job. He will not be me, but he it. He was very, very funny. I am not versity in the Senate, but I do take will go a good job. going to go through the whole Ted credit for creating a diversity office My staff. We checked yesterday—my Kennedy list and all of that, but I have here with Democrats. Senator SCHUMER staff did. It is hard to comprehend how had wonderful experiences with my has indicated he will continue that, many people I have had work for me Senate friends. and I am very happy he will do that. I over 34 years—almost 3,000, everybody. When I came here as a Democratic repeat, we don’t have enough diversity. I feel so strongly about my staff. They Senator, there was only one woman, I want to tell everyone here I am are my family. I really, really do be- BARBARA MIKULSKI, and that was it. I grateful to all of my Democratic Sen- lieve that. I feel they are my family. am very happy now that we have 17 ators. They have been so good to me Chiefs of staff—I haven’t had that Democratic women, and we have four during my time as leader, but I have to many, surprisingly, over 34 years. Republican women. I want to make the mention DICK DURBIN. He and I came Claude Zobell, Ray Martinez, Susan record very clear that the Senate is a here together 34 years ago. He has been McCue, Gary Myrick, David Krone, better place because of women being so supportive of me. He has been my Drew Willison, and, of course, Dave here. There is no question about that, ‘‘Cousin Jeff.’’ Can I tell the story? McCallum, who has done so much to for many different reasons, but they Here I go. make sure I did not overspin things, have added so much to the Senate. The My brother still lives in Searchlight, and my utility man, Bill Dauster. He only problem we have now is that there and he is an interesting man. He had a can catch, pitch, play any position on aren’t enough of them, but we did our girlfriend there who was married and the field. He has been great for me. I best this go-round. We have four new brought her home one night. appreciate Bill’s work very much. Democratic Senators. Her husband or boyfriend, whatever Thank you, Adelle, because I would Leaders. I have already talked about it was, jumped out of the tree on my be so embarrassed if I did not say Senator MCCONNELL. It has been my brother’s back, and they had a fight. something about PATTY MURRAY. She good fortune to have served with such My brother won. So a couple of weeks has been part of this little leadership good leaders like Robert Byrd. I don’t later, he is at the 49er Club, a bar, a lit- team I have had. We have never had know if it is true. I accept it because tle place in Searchlight. He is having a anything like this before in the Senate. that is what I want to believe, but a beer, whatever he drinks. The leaders prior to me did it all on number of people told me I was his pet. He looks around, and he sees the guy their own. But I have had these three As I said, I don’t know if I was or not, he beat up, but the guy has a couple of wonderful human beings helping me for but he sure was good to me. people with him. He knew why they all these years.

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You have taken some jobs that cracks, I repeat—because the American ries disguised as news. you did not want to take: a budget job, people are complaining big time about Separating real from fake has never that super—whatever the hell it was excessive use of money and objecting been more important. I have met him, called. That was awful. I don’t know to the partisanship. That is the crack. but I wish I could sit down and talk to how long she is going to live, but that That is how the light is going to get in. him sometime because I so admire took a few years off her life. You and That is how America has an oppor- Pope Francis. Here is what he said yes- Rob have been great. Loretta is my tunity to become a better place, where terday: The media that focuses on friend. Iris I love. So thank you very money will not control our political scandals and spreads fake news to much, you guys. system over partisanship. smear politicians risks becoming like I have told everyone on my staff, So just a little bit of advice to my people who have a morbid fascination with rare exception: You represent me. colleagues: It has worked OK for me. It with excrement. If you are on the phone, when you an- does not matter if I am in Elko, really That is what Pope Francis said. He swer that phone, you are representing a conservative place in Nevada, 400 added that using communications for me. You are as if you are HARRY REID miles from Las Vegas. If a question is this rather than to educate the public on the phone. I say the same to those asked of me in Elko, I give the same amounted to a sin. who speak, write, and advocate for me. answer there as I give in Las Vegas. We Well, he can categorize sin; I can’t. They represent me. They have done so should all do that. But I agree with him on what he said. well. They have helped me in good People in Nevada have never had to I acknowledge the importance of the times and bad times. weigh how I stand on an issue. I tell press. I admire what you do and under- What is the future of the Senate? I them how I feel. That is why I have stand the challenges ahead of you. But hope that everyone will do everything never had any big-bang elections. Peo- be vigilant, because you have as much they can to protect the Senate as an ple at least know how I stand. People to do with our democracy as any institution. As part of our Constitu- don’t necessarily like how I vote, what branch of government. This is best un- derstood by listening to what George tion, it should be given the dignity it I talk about, but at least they know Orwell had to say a long time ago: deserves. I love the Senate. I don’t need how I feel. I think that is good advice ‘‘Freedom of the press, if it means any- to dwell on that. I love the Senate. I for everybody. At least that has thing at all, means the freedom to care about it so very, very much. I worked well for me. have enjoyed Congress for 34 years. As What is your formula for success? criticize and oppose.’’ So, press, criticize and oppose. Please the leader of the Senate, I have had What do you recommend? I tell them such joy and times of awe. Wow. What do that. the same thing about working hard. Of This really is the end of my speech. I are we going to do now? course that is important. Of course it That is what these jobs are like. have five children: Lana, Rory, Leif, is important, but also stay true to who They are so exhilarating, until, oh, Josh, and Key. They have been role you are—your roots. man, something happens, and I think models for me and for Landra. They Now my social life. My time in Wash- all of you have done as I have just said: were role models. We learned from ington has been different than that of Wow. What are we going to do now? them when we were young, and we are The Senate has changed, some for the many. I am not saying it is better, but still learning from them. We appreciate good, some for the bad. I want to say it has been different. Every year there the exemplary lives they have lived. I this, though. It is not the same as when are galas: White House Correspondents’ am confident, hopeful, and determined I first came here. There is change in Dinner, the Gridiron Club Dinner, to make sure that they understand how everything. The biggest change has Radio and Correspondents’ Dinner, Al- much affection and admiration I have been the use of the filibuster. I do hope falfa Club. So during my 34 years in for each of them, for their wonderful my colleagues are able to temper their Congress, I had approximately 135 to spouses, and our 19 grandchildren. use of the filibuster; otherwise it will 136 of these. I have attended one of OK. Here goes. Whatever success I be gone. It will be gone first on nomi- them. For me, that was enough. had in my educational life, my life as a nations, then it will be gone on legisla- I have attended one Congressional lawyer, and my life as a politician, in- tion. This is something that you have picnic in 34 years. That was because cluding my time in Congress, is di- to work on together because if you con- my son Key had a girlfriend named rectly attributable to my Landra, my tinue to use it the way it has been used Maile and he wanted to impress her. I wife. We met when Landra was a sopho- recently, it is really going to affect guess he did because they are married. more in high school and I was a junior. this institution a lot. But one was enough for me. That was more than six decades ago. Something has to be done about the I have attended one State dinner. We married at the age of 19. As I have outrageous amount of money from That is because I had a son who spent said, we have five children, and we sources that are dark, unknown, and 2 years in Argentina. I wanted him to have 19 wonderful grandchildren. now involved in our Federal elections. meet the President of Argentina. I did She has been the being of my exist- The Citizens United case in January that for my son Rory. But one was ence in my personal life and my public 2010—if this does not change and if we enough. I have not been to another one. life. Disraeli, the great prime minister don’t do something about this vast I have never been to a White House said in 1837—listen to what he said: money coming into our elections, in a Congressional Ball. That is going to be ‘‘The magic of first love is that it never couple of more election cycles, we are held tonight. I guess I am inquisitive of ends.’’ I believe that. She is my first going to be just like Russia. We are how it would be, but I don’t want to go. love. It will never end. Landra and I going to have a plutocracy—a few rich I have seen one World Series. That have talked. We understand we are guys telling our leader what to do. was enough. I have been to one Super going to have a different life. We have Leonard Cohen, who recently died, Bowl. That was plenty. I have flown said and we believe that we are not was one of America’s great music once in an F–18. That was enough. Over going to dwell on the past. We will be geniuses. He recently died, as I said. In the years, I have gone to hundreds of involved in the past any way we need one of his songs called ‘‘Anthem,’’ he fundraisers for my friends and col- to be, but we are going to look to the says it all: leagues, but everyone has to acknowl- future. There is a crack in everything (there is a edge, I can get in and out of those pret- I wish everyone the best. I am sorry crack in everything) ty quick. I have talked so long. I usually don’t That’s how the light gets in Let me talk about the press a little do that. I thank everyone for listening That is what he said. I believe there bit and their responsibility, as I see it. to my speech. I appreciate my wonder- are cracks in what is happening with We are entering a new gilded age, and ful family being here, my friends, my

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I know, be- yield for a couple more minutes for to one cause, the State of Nevada and cause you displayed these values at sentiments, and then I wish to say a serving it. home, at work, and at church. In fact, few words. Trust me, though we have had our actually, that is how we first met The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without differences when it came to our State, HARRY. It was during his tenure as objection, it is so ordered. I can attest to one thing; that is, there Lieutenant Governor when he spent f is no stronger partner to serve the peo- time in Carson City. Our families were able to meet each other and become RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ple of Nevada than HARRY REID. It has been said victorious leaders friends. Eventually, I became very good The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under feel the alternative to winning is to- friends with his son Leif. HARRY, your the previous order, the leadership time tally unacceptable so they figure out dedication to family is extraordinary is reserved. what must be done to achieve victory, and it serves as a model to all of us. f and then they go after it with every- I would be remiss if I didn’t share a thing at their disposal. I believe that couple of my favorite HARRY REID sto- NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- ries. There are a lot of them. There are describes HARRY REID in a nutshell. TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR a few I cannot share, there are a few I Another measure of success, some- 2017—CONFERENCE REPORT can so I will share with you the ones I thing HARRY and I have found amusing The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under in the past, is being blamed for all can. the previous order, the Senate will re- Before serving in the Senate, I was things—all that is good, all that is bad, sume consideration of the conference elected to the House of Representatives and all that is ugly. Let me assure you, report to accompany S. 2943, which the in 2007, until my appointment to the HARRY has been blamed for a lot, some clerk will report. Senate in 2011. Late one evening, I was fairly and some unfairly. The legislative clerk read as follows: sitting in my office with my chief of Senator REID has served in every staff, Mac Abrams, discussing a few Conference report to accompany S. 2943, a level of government, from city attor- bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal last-minute details before leaving for year 2017 for military activities of the De- ney, the State assembly, Lieutenant the day. It must have been near the partment of Defense, for military construc- Governor, U.S. Congressman, and Sen- end of the week because staffers in the tion, and for defense activities of the Depart- ator. As a Senator, he is one of only House offices were milling around the ment of Energy, to prescribe military per- three to serve at least 8 years as major- hall celebrating a birthday party, en- sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for ity leader. Even in retirement, due to other purposes. joying each other’s company, playing his far-reaching influence in just about loud music, and taking a few moments The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- every facet of State, local, and Federal to relax. I was having a hard time ator from Nevada. Government, I totally expect he will keeping the noise from the halls out of TRIBUTES TO HARRY REID operate as Nevada’s third Senator. my office because of the thin walls. All Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, I stand After 26 elections, HARRY knows a of a sudden, it was if it all stopped im- in front of you to commemorate the thing or two about representing his mediately. A quiet hush came over the long life and service of a fellow Ne- constituency. He is one of the sharpest crowd. It became so quiet, to the point vadan who has given his all to serve tactical minds ever to enter the polit- I could hear a small echoing—tap, tap, our State and this country. ical arena. Having worked together tap. The taps were magnified. The hall- It has been said it is better to be over the years, my hope is that we way, which was previously full of life, feared than loved if you cannot be have sent a message, not only to all just immediately died. I began to walk both. My colleagues in the Senate and Nevadans but to everyone across this toward the hall to see what it was. I those in the Gallery probably agree country, that two people who you can could tell the tapping noise was the with me, no individual in politics em- tell differ on many opinions can work sound of footsteps. As they grew louder bodies that sentiment today more than well together, get things done for their and closer, I barely heard a peep in my colleague from Nevada, HARRY constituents when both are willing. that hallway. Sure enough, the next MASON REID. That is why it is fitting this week sound I heard was the doorknob to my Today I am on the floor to pay re- that the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act office turning, and in walks HARRY: spect to Senate Minority Leader will pass the Senate and will be sent to ‘‘Hi, Dean. Do you have a few min- HARRY REID, after 30 years of service in the President’s desk to be signed into utes?’’ To me, that story illustrates this Chamber, in addition to the years law. After fighting for years to refocus how much presence HARRY has and the of public service before entering into Federal policy on the 21st century respect he commands no matter where the Senate. threats to the lake, we teamed up to he is. He quieted an entire hallway full I know HARRY is notorious for his ensure important work that preserves of lively staffers by just passing short conversations—minus today—for the ‘‘Jewel of the Sierra’’ for future through and walking down that hall- hanging up the phone before our con- generations and that it will advance. way. versations end, and sometimes even One of HARRY’s lasting legacies will The second story occurred more re- midsentence, so I will try to keep my be that he and I worked to improve cently. We were in HARRY’s office on a comments respectfully short. water clarity, reduce wildfire threats, January morning soon after I was Before I truly get into the speech, I jump-start transportation and infra- elected to my first full term. During must first recognize HARRY’s family. structure projects, and combat that campaign, HARRY and his special As a public official, very often it is invasive species at Lake Tahoe. Be- friends gave me 12 million reasons why time with your family that is most cause of this work, Lake Tahoe has I shouldn’t be standing there in his of- often sacrificed the most, and it is very once again been made a national pri- fice that day, but, hey, this is the Sen- true, as stated by a leader in our ority. ate and collegiality reigns supreme so I shared faith when he said, ‘‘Nothing Another policy initiative that we was at that breakfast because our con- compensates for failure in the home.’’ worked together on was the fight stituents were there. HARRY has been keenly aware of this against Yucca Mountain. HARRY, rest HARRY and I have known each other fact and he shows his adoration. He has assured, I will continue to fight Yucca. for many years, and he made it a point shown it for his wife Landra and his My mantra is borrowed from one of to tell those in attendance how close five children: Lana, Rory, Leif, Josh, your late friends, the late Senator Ted we were. We were having a good break- and Key. He has made sure to keep a Kennedy, when he said: ‘‘The work goes fast. He gets up to tell everyone how very close bond with his wife, his chil- on, the cause endures. . . . ‘’ long he had known me, some of my

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