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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2020 No. 209 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was For over a year, Senator JOHNSON which had plateaued for months but at called to order by the President pro and I investigated the Biden financial least not increased, just ticked back up tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). family dealings. We found that they en- as well. f gaged in potential criminal financial Our economic recovery thus far has deals across the globe, including China, PRAYER been faster than expected. Americans which created counterintelligence con- are tough and resilient, but our people The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- cerns. need another dose of support as we fered the following prayer: We showed our work, and we made hope to close out our battle with this Let us pray. our findings very public, but the liberal virus. We should be doing everything Have compassion upon us, Mighty media and members of the other polit- we can to prevent layoffs, create jobs God, for we are weak. We strive to do ical party chose to dismiss our work. where possible, and race toward the good but too often miss the mark. They even falsely claimed that our vaccines that will end this nightmare. Without Your strength, we would sure- work was Russian disinformation. I ly stumble and fall. think they did this in order to protect While Democrats hold the Paycheck Rescue our lawmakers from those leaders of the other party. Those same Protection Program hostage over con- things that aren’t contributing to Your liberal outlets that disparaged our in- troversial State government bailouts, glory. Give them the good sense to lis- vestigation now report that Hunter family businesses are closing their ten to Your guidance and obey Your Biden’s financial deals in China raised doors. While Democrats resist the precepts. counterintelligence concerns. kinds of commonsense legal protec- Lord, use our Senators to plant and Yesterday, the Biden transition team tions that we put in place during past water seeds that will bring a harvest of confirmed that Hunter Biden is under emergencies, our reopening and recov- healing, hope, and humility to our Na- criminal investigation for his taxes and ery is threatened by, according to one tion and world. financial dealings. estimate—now, listen to this: So far, Thank You for hearing and answer- So you can understand why I think it 6,500 lawsuits have been filed and ing our prayers, for You are always our is very outrageous that the Fourth Es- counting—6,500 lawsuits filed and refuge and strength. tate would choose to ignore facts when counting. We pray in Your great Name. Amen. they are uncovered by Republicans. Here is what one litigator told one f Senator JOHNSON and I don’t do over- reporter a couple of days ago. These sight work just for the fun of it. Over- lawsuits are ‘‘pretty common these PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sight work is serious business. It days. I have seen 10 like this over the The President pro tempore led the shouldn’t take subpoenas and con- last 30 days.’’ Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: firmation from Hunter Biden himself The American Council on Education I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the to get the rest of the press to pay at- told Congress in May—in May—that United States of America, and to the Repub- tention. colleges and universities need tem- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, I yield the floor. porary but strong legal protections. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f Now, our Democratic colleagues want The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. to pretend they are bravely fighting HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Iowa. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER big corporations, but they are really Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I bullying small business owners and col- ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- lege presidents who have been pleading minute in morning business. jority leader is recognized. for these protections for months. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f objection, it is so ordered. Our Democratic colleagues have not CORONAVIRUS even let us pass noncontroversial f Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, money to invest in vaccine distribu- BIDEN INVESTIGATION we learned a few minutes ago that new tion—not unless the two parties settle Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I unemployment claims just hit their a whole list of issues that are con- want to remind people of how Senator highest weekly total since mid-Sep- troversial the way that they want to JOHNSON and I have been attacked over tember. It is the largest 1-week jump settle. the months of 2020 for some investiga- since back in March, and the number of So I hope our colleagues let Congress tion we have been doing, and I want to continuing claims—people struggling deliver more help soon. A lot of Ameri- speak to that now. with joblessness on an ongoing basis— cans simply cannot afford to wait. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S7379 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Dec 11, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10DE6.000 S10DEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S7380 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 10, 2020 NATIONAL DEFENSE edy this. CORY’s dad happened to be a CORY and his staff are famous for mas- AUTHORITIZATION ACT town councilman. So a little govern- tering. This not-so-junior Senator has used Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, ment relations took place right around Colorado values to improve Wash- now, in the meantime, yesterday, we the dinner table. ington and Washington influence to ad- began moving the conference report on Well, no Senator who CORY ever pressed for a vote will be surprised to vance his home State. the National Defense Authorization He dived head first into his leader- Act toward the floor. hear that the lighting infrastructure was soon adjusted, and the kids could ship role on the East Asia Sub- For the information of all Senators, committee on Foreign Relations. His we should expect the potential for a take their pickup games into prime time. work with regional allies helped drive late night tonight and the possibility the Senate to approve meaningful sanc- of votes tomorrow. So young CORY was no stranger to persistence or public service, but it was tions against North Korea, and the im- Back in July, the Senate passed our pact of the Asia Reassurance Initiative version of this crucial annual bill. Now in high school that he scored an oppor- tunity to taste a level beyond Yuma’s should echo long after all of us here our colleagues on the conference com- today have left this scene. mittee have done their tough job and local government. He won admission to the U.S. Senate Youth Program. It is a The litany of CORY’s work just sim- reconciled two different approaches so ply does not end. There is the new, na- we do not leave our military in the scholarship that brings promising stu- dents from around the country to these tionwide three-digit suicide prevention lurch. hotline. There is the fact that this On Tuesday, the House passed the halls for a quick immersion experience. Teenaged CORY GARDNER liked the freshman not only scrapped over a na- conference report with overwhelming looks of this place. He made a mental tional defense issue with our late col- bipartisan support. Now it is the Sen- note. By the way, to this day, CORY, league Chairman John McCain—talk ate’s turn to make it an unbroken 60- along with his fellow alumna, Senator about fearlessness—but that he some- year streak of passing this legislation COLLINS, continue to make sure that how emerged mostly unscathed and to keep our military strong and our special experience is paid forward. with a win on space launch vehicles to homeland safe. It didn’t take CORY long to come show for it. This NDAA will unlock more than back and begin strolling these hallways But, like I said, one of the best as- $740 billion for the training, tools, and for real. After earning honors at Colo- pects of CORY’s operation is his almost cutting-edge equipment that our serv- rado State and a law degree from CU obsessive focus on looking out for his icemembers and civilian employees Boulder, he wound up working for our people—one family and one story at a need to defend American lives and former colleague Senator Wayne time. That is why it is impossible to give a American interests. It will give our Allard—and rising quickly through the speech on Senator GARDNER without troops the 3 percent pay raise they ranks. working your way to another name, richly deserve. It will keep our forces In short order, he developed a reputa- ready to deter China and stand strong Don Stratton. tion as a highly effective advocate for When Don was first met with our col- in the Indo-Pacific, and it will secure Coloradans. In fact, he was so well President Trump’s major progress at league, the 95-year-old Navy veteran liked, so effective, and so thoroughly was living with his wife in Colorado modernizing our capabilities, our tech- the proud son of Yuma that folks start- nologies, and our strategic nuclear de- Springs.
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