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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 No. 145 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was by what was happening that we paused COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- called to order by the Speaker pro tem- to sing God Bless America. I remember VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 pore (Mrs. TORRES of California). at least one person sobbing. It was a ATTACKS f day when people within that courtroom The SPEAKER pro tempore. The were faced with uncertainties unlike Chair recognizes the gentleman from DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO we had seen before, a day when all of Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 TEMPORE our first responders were challenged. minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- But allow me, please, for just a mo- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. fore the House the following commu- ment, to talk and say a few words Madam Speaker, I rise today, on the nication from the Speaker: about those who were there at the site 18th anniversary of September 11, 2001, of the Twin Towers. to reflect on the events of that fateful WASHINGTON, DC, We could see on television the cloud September 11, 2019. day and to honor the lives lost and the I hereby appoint the Honorable NORMA J. of dust as it started to emerge and set- heroes that united us. TORRES to act as Speaker pro tempore on tle, people rushing, bodies covered. It At 8:46 a.m., American Airlines this day. was intuitively obvious to the most Flight 11 roared over Lower Manhattan NANCY PELOSI, casual observer that this was not a and into Tower 1 of the World Trade Speaker of the House of Representatives. place to run to. As a matter of fact, Center. Shortly after, Flight 175 struck f you could see people running away. Tower 2. But there were those who took their Our country was under attack. Many MORNING-HOUR DEBATE duties and responsibilities seriously, of us could never imagine such evil The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- and as others were rushing away, as taking place in our own backyard. ant to the order of the House of Janu- fear would have us do, they were rush- The terror did not stop in New York ary 3, 2019, the Chair will now recog- ing in. These were the people, many of City. The Pentagon, center of our nize Members from lists submitted by whom lost their lives trying to save Armed Forces and national defense and the majority and minority leaders for the lives of others. These were the peo- our Nation’s Capital, was also a target morning-hour debate. ple, many of whom still suffer today of evil. Flight 77 crashed into the Pen- The Chair will alternate recognition because they were bound by duty to do tagon at 9:38 a.m. It was a turning between the parties. All time shall be that which most of us would not. point in our history and changed the equally allocated between the parties, These are the people whom we must way we would view the world forever. and in no event shall debate continue never forget. Their lives have been The fourth plane hijacked that day beyond 11:50 a.m. Each Member, other changed and altered forever. But we was United 93, crashing into a field in than the majority and minority leaders have a duty and a responsibility here Shanksville, Pennsylvania. and the minority whip, shall be limited to share our thoughts and our feelings Here in the Capitol, as you exit the north side of the rotunda, a plaque dis- to 5 minutes. with them, but also to make sure we take care of their health issues. plays the names of the 40 passengers f There is something to be said about and crew of United 93. AND STILL I RISE this term, ‘‘in the line of duty.’’ Until One of those aboard was Flight At- you have had the opportunity to visit tendant Sandra Bradshaw. Sandra had The SPEAKER pro tempore. The one of the memorial services, it just always wanted to be a flight attendant Chair recognizes the gentleman from may not impact you as it can. It will and was living out that dream, trav- Texas (Mr. GREEN) for 5 minutes. never impact me the way it impacts eling and meeting new people. Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speak- the family members. At 9:30 a.m. on 9/11, she called her er, and still I rise on this 9/11, a day But I want this country to know that husband and told him that United 93 that will live in the annals of history those who lost their lives in the line of had been hijacked. She said the crew eternally, a day when there were more duty on that day will never be forgot- and passengers had decided to try to questions than answers, a day when we ten, and those who served and still take back the plane. Their sacrifice thought that our country was—and, in- serve will always be remembered. saved countless lives, and I can’t help deed, what we thought was correct— So I take this moment for my per- but think they may have saved this under assault. sonal privilege, and I will lower my very building where we sit today from I remember the day because I was at head for a moment of silent prayer. destruction. work, and as the judge of a small God bless the United States of Amer- Our country’s fight against terrorism claims justice court, we were so moved ica. did not happen on a battlefield on the

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Firefighters, police officers, On the day of the worst terrorist at- was happening. and first responders jumped into action tack on American soil, our first re- You are seeing my daughter, here, as without hesitation. When planes sponders showed us the best of us. I am I came home from deployment. crashed, they ran in. When fires ig- relieved that, earlier this year, Con- My memories are not unique, and nited, they ran in. When buildings col- gress passed lifetime funding for the 9/ every American has a different view- lapsed, they ran in. Their courage 11 Victims Compensation Fund. point on what happened that day. never wavered. Yes, evil men took much from us Some lost friends or family, and the We will never forget the lives lost that day; but the heart and soul of tragedy we as a nation felt that day and must always remember the her- America, the courage and tenacity, the should not be forgotten. oism that was shown. And while we ability to endure and to stand no But the impact of those attacks was cannot bring our loved ones back, we enemy can take away from us. not limited to that day, and history can honor their memory through acts The work of caring for those individ- will write that heroic Americans re- of service. uals who answered the call that day sponded with valor and bravery. To maintain the spirit of unity and must go on, just as our work will go on One of the most heinous acts ever compassion that stem from the at- to secure our Nation, to ensure that we committed on American soil did not tacks, every year our country pro- will never again suffer the injury we bring us down but brought us together. claims September 11 as Patriot Day. It did on that morning. In the words of former President is a great way to honor the souls we But today, on September 11, we pause George W. Bush: ‘‘One of the worst lost and pay tribute to all who sac- from that work to remember and to days in America’s history saw some of rificed their lives. honor the victims and to acknowledge the bravest acts in Americans’ his- As President Bush said when he ad- the service of 9/11 is not just something tory.’’ dressed the Nation: ‘‘Terrorist attacks to be memorialized, but to be emu- Less than 24 hours after the first can shake the foundations of our big- lated, to put service above self. May we plane hit the towers in New York, de- gest buildings, but they cannot touch stand united and serve in the people’s ployment orders came. I still remem- the foundation of America. These at- House with courage, devotion, gal- ber that feeling, standing on the tacks shattered steel, but they cannot lantry, compassion, and grace. tarmac and then watching from the dent the steel of American resolve.’’ f plane as my three daughters, all f COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- younger than 10 years old, waved small COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 American flags from down below. I was VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS deployed on Active Duty and would be ATTACKS spending the next weeks planning The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bombing runs on Afghanistan to re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from spond to these attacks. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mr. RIGGLEMAN) for 5 min- Our Armed Forces are asked to make Florida (Mrs. DEMINGS) for 5 minutes. utes. sacrifices; leaving their families is Mrs. DEMINGS. Madam Speaker, Mr. RIGGLEMAN. Madam Speaker, often one of them. But after 9/11, when September 11, 2001, is one of those days 18 years ago, America experienced the so many Americans had sacrificed so when everyone of age can remember worst act of terrorism in its history. much more, my brothers and sisters in where they were and what they were Nearly 3,000 people were killed, with arms were willing to make that sac- doing when the first plane hit. many others in emergency services and rifice. Inspired by the heroism of so I was a police commander assigned to law enforcement suffering long-lasting many firefighters, first responders, law the Orlando International Airport. It health complications, sometimes re- enforcement, and citizens who an- appeared to be a normal day, and then sulting in death. swered the call, we knew that America the events unfolded. The planes hit. September 11, 2001, a day none of us would emerge stronger. The towers collapsed. The Pentagon will ever forget, had a deep and lasting Eighteen years later, we remember burned. The passengers of Flight 93 impact on the lives of all Americans. I the heroes of 9/11, honor their sacrifice, mounted their heroic resistance. was one of the thousands who answered and admire their patriotism. Their It appeared time stood still as the the call to serve and to hunt down memories will last for us forever be- world watched the results and the ac- those responsible. cause we will never forget what they tions of the hijackers, evil men who set When I woke on that tragic day, I gave us, heroic Americans who an- out to attack America, to kill Ameri- was serving in the United States Air swered the call. cans. But they could never have killed Force as an intelligence officer at I was proud to serve with heroes like the idea of America. You see, that idea Mountain Home Air Force Base in General Seve Wilson, Bull, Bullet, Eli, belongs to us. It will endure as long as Idaho with the 366th Air Expeditionary Scar, Jimbo, Rooster, Mongo, IROC, we continue to believe in it, to perfect Wing, 34th Bomb Squadron—the B–1 Stainless, Lost, Krenkle, Frengle, Ser- it, and to make it worth fighting for. bombers. I was and am a proud Moun- geant Lowery, Migo, Psycho, Sassy, 2,977 lives, 343 firefighters, 23 New tain Home Gunfighter. Our squadron Tank, Rachel, Linda Vadnais, York police officers, and 37 Port Au- deployed almost immediately as the Atteberry, and so many more. From thority officers—they took much from on-call wing. By early October, I and Ground Zero in New York to the Pen- us that day. my brothers and sisters in arms were tagon and across the country, Amer- As a mother, I think of the roughly mission planning the first bombing ican heroes answered the call, and we 100 babies who will turn 18 this year runs into Afghanistan. are forever in their debt. I still remember the morning of Sep- having never known their fathers. God bless the United States of Amer- tember 11. Memories come to my mind Today, I remember the passengers ica. and crew. I remember the first respond- as vividly as if they were yesterday: ers who rushed into fire and smoke, buttoning the buttons on my uniform f dust and rubble in a desperate fight to when my wife yelled at me up the b 1015 save whomever they could; who worked stairs that a plane had hit the World for weeks on end, breathing deadly par- Trade Center in New York; a phone call REMEMBERING 9/11 ticles, trying to find survivors, or at seconds later that I, in no uncertain The SPEAKER pro tempore. The least identify the dead; heroes who died terms, needed to get my butt into the Chair recognizes the gentleman from that day or from illnesses contracted squadron to brief my commander on California (Mr. COSTA) for 5 minutes.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.002 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7601 Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise body who are the first in their family math of that fateful day, united under today on the 18th anniversary of the ever to attend a university. These uni- our flag, bound together by a sense of September 11 terrorist attack to honor versities are doing what a higher edu- unflappable courage, duty, and patriot- the nearly 3,000 individuals, brave men cation should be doing for all Ameri- ism. and women who lost their lives. Most cans. Go Bulldogs. Go Bobcats. f Americans remember where they were CONGRESS MUST ACT ON GUN LEGISLATION HONORING SCOTT KIMBRIEL during that day. There have been few Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I would times in our Nation’s history that we like to rise to urge Senate Majority The SPEAKER pro tempore. The have faced such an atrocity. And the Leader MITCH MCCONNELL to keep his Chair recognizes the gentleman from effects are still being felt today. word and act on gun safety legislation. Maryland (Mr. TRONE) for 5 minutes. But instead of shrinking in the shad- Every day it seems that there is cov- Mr. TRONE. Madam Speaker, I rise ow of such adversity, we rose to the erage of another shooting on the news. today to honor my good friend, Scott challenge and came together to help Americans are just frustrated. Since Kimbriel, who died on August 12 after a one another. We became a Nation of Congress has begun their district work year-long struggle with prostate can- one. But it also has changed our Nation period in July there have been four cer. and the world that we live in today for- high-profile shootings in this country. I met Scott sometime before kinder- ever, the way we work, the way we Those shootings resulted in the death garten and we stayed close for almost view our security. of 51 Americans and over 90 that were 60 years. He used to come over and This past July, I was pleased that the injured. The threat to public safety work on our farm while we grew up, House and Senate with the President today is simply unacceptable in our and over many decades our friendship came together to reauthorize the 9/11 country. remained strong as we moved across Victim’s Compensation Fund for police In February, the House passed two the country. and firefighters, first responders who key gun violence pieces of legislation. At his core, Scott was a gifted entre- answered the call after the attack in It has been nearly over 200 days since preneur and businessman. He was able New York and Washington, D.C. These we passed these bills, but nothing has to learn from his mistakes and relent- heroic men and women deserve all the been done in the Senate. Despite the lessly marched forward. He was a giver, help we can give them, and we must countless Americans who have lost able to exercise so much compassion never forget September 11, 2001. We their lives in these senseless shootings, with absolutely no strings attached be- must remember 18 years ago today including children, Leader MCCONNELL cause it was simply the right thing to when we were all one as Americans. We has refused to bring these up for de- do for his friends. I was better off for need that more today than ever before. bate. We should be doing our work and having known Scott. HONORING DAVID HUERTA trying to provide gun safety for all In 2019 the American Cancer Society Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, in my Americans. estimates over 174,000 people will be di- home State in the San Joaquin Valley After the shootings in Dayton and El agnosed with prostate cancer. Over we recently lost a wonderful indi- Paso, the American public has de- 31,000 of those diagnosed will die from vidual, a leader who I would like to manded action. The overwhelming ma- the disease. I, myself, am a cancer sur- honor today, Fresno State Police Chief jority of Americans want us to take vivor. David Huerta. David was loved by all. commonsense action to provide better Right now the National Cancer Insti- He passed away in mid-August after public safety. So Leader MCCONNELL tute, which is located in my district is serving honorably in that position for said he would be doing just that. I working on prevention, detection, and 15 years. think it is time that we hold him to his treatment of prostate and other can- A lifelong resident of Fresno County, cers. But we are leaving so much on Chief Huerta dedicated his life to serv- word. the table. We need to invest more in re- ing his community by teaching and This Congress must act. The Presi- search. We need to invest more in inno- providing public safety as a police offi- dent should take the leadership, ensur- vative solutions that could save lives cer. During his career he was recog- ing we can do everything we can to like Scott’s. nized as Officer of the Year. And Fres- protect Americans throughout our In Congress we must be determined no State President Joseph Castro said land. and unified to eradicate cancer and David served with integrity, even in f eliminate the heartache that it brings the most challenging of situations. REMEMBERING 9/11 David will be greatly missed by his so many families across our great wife Cynthia, his four children and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The country. three grandchildren. It is with great re- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Scott Kimbriel was a special person, spect that I ask my colleagues today to Montana (Mr. GIANFORTE) for 5 min- and it hurts knowing I can no longer join in honoring Police Chief David utes. pick up the phone and hear Scott’s ever Huerta. Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I cheerful voice answer, ‘‘DT.’’ But in- rise today to remember the nearly 3,000 stead of looking in the rearview mir- RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO AND UC MERCED people who were killed on this day in ror, Scott would want us to look out Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I would 2001. At dawn, September 11, 2001, was a the front window thinking about how like to take this moment to recognize morning like every other, that is until we could support those in the future the recent achievements of two out- everything changed. Terrorists, who who might suffer from this horrible standing universities in my district, were intent on destroying our country disease. California State University, Fresno and our way of life attacked. I know I am committed to this fight, and UC Merced University of Cali- But through this tragedy we saw our and I ask my colleagues to join me in fornia. country unite. We saw unmatched this fight. According to the U.S. News and courage and bravery from our first re- f sponders, servicemembers, and every- World Report’s 2020 Best College REMEMBERING 9/11 rankings, Fresno State University, my day citizens. Now, 18 years later, we alma mater, ranked number three in find ourselves with a new generation The SPEAKER pro tempore. The graduation rate performance for public that did not experience the horrors of Chair recognizes the gentleman from universities. that day. They only know a post-9/11 Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) for 5 minutes. UC Merced made the biggest leap of world. That makes it all the more im- Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, on all on the college list. They ranked portant that we teach them what hap- this day nearly 20 years ago our great number one in the Nation for student pened that day, honor the victims, and Nation suffered a loss unlike any she outcomes, including number one in discuss the impact those terrorist at- has suffered before or since. Almost outperforming expected graduation tacks have had on our world. 3,000 American citizens were killed on rates. But today, we remember. Today, we September 11, 2001, and thousands more Both of these universities currently pray. Today, we honor Americans of have died or become seriously ill since have over 70 percent of their student every background who, in the after- from their response that day, whether

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.005 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7602 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 at Ground Zero or in the Middle East. turbing socialist agendas increasingly Americans between 1934 and 1968. This Men and women, young and old were embraced by my colleagues across the was a supra-classic form of kinematic, stolen from their families, their com- aisle. organic, and institutional racism. munities, and our country. There is no policy proposal at present The ongoing ramifications of this As she always has during our darkest which more represents the Democrats’ most insidious example of discrimina- hour, this country came together in a quest for total control over every as- tion continue to be felt acutely by peo- courageous way. We were one people pect of our lives than the Green New ple like many of my constituents. A re- uniting to heal a terrible wound. May Deal. This deal is nothing more than a cent study by Duke University found we all strive today to soon find that rebranding of overwhelming govern- that the systemic denial of federally same unity—now, not just in times of ment control under the guise of envi- guaranteed loans led to the widespread tragedy. Americans and her people will ronmental stewardship. Just ask its use of predatory home sale contracts in be all the better for it. sponsor’s former chief of staff who said, Chicago’s Black communities. May God bless the memories of those ‘‘It wasn’t originally a climate thing at These contracts, Madam Speaker, led who died on September 11, and may all. . . . we really think of it as a how to a situation where Black home buy- God bless this great country. to change the entire economy thing.’’ ers paid, on average, over $71,000 STRIVING TO MAKE KANSAS A BETTER PLACE TO The Green New Deal demands we more—I repeat, Madam Speaker, over LIVE completely overhaul our energy and $71,000—for their homes than White Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, transportation infrastructure, which homeowners who had unfiltered access last week I completed my tour of all would kill the jobs of millions of Amer- to federally backed loans. 105 counties in Kansas. I enjoyed meet- icans working in the oil, and gas indus- In total, Madam Speaker, redlining, ing folks of all backgrounds and learn- try, manufacturing, and aviation in- the practice of rating predominantly ing about their passions, concerns and dustries, to name a few. The plan Black neighborhoods as ‘‘high risk’’ for what they need their representatives in would crush Kansas beef producers by traditional mortgage lenders, stole $3.2 Washington to do to deliver for Kansas. placing a hefty tax on our farms with million—this is by conservative esti- From Dodge to Topeka, Pratt to estimates costing nearly $2,000 per cow. mates, $3.2 million—stole up to $3.2 Leavenworth, the message I heard from The Green New Deal would be the million from Chicago’s Black families. Kansans is they want their way of live greatest centralization of power in the This is just one example of how preserved. They want their representa- hands of Washington elites in Amer- homeownership, a pillar of the Amer- tives to fight alongside President ican history. ican Dream, has been placed out of Trump, reduce Washington red tape, But destroying America’s means of reach of far too many Americans due and advocate for new and fair trade energy and food production isn’t all solely to the color of their skin. It is agreements so our farmers can feed the this radical socialist agenda seeks to incumbent, Madam Speaker, upon all world. do; as we learned recently, the new of us to make this American Dream For the most part, Kansans just want Democrat party’s to-do list includes equally available to all, regardless of a decent job with a good wage and a everything from banning private their skin color and regardless of their fair shot at the American Dream. Aside health insurance to plastic straws na- ZIP Code. from the safety and security afforded tionwide, positions numerous Demo- Fortunately, Madam Speaker, there to them, most would otherwise be cratic candidates for President have al- are steps that this Congress can take happy to not have Washington involved ready endorsed. to support Black American homeown- in our day-to-day lives. Democrats want to dictate what you ership. For example, as the Urban In- Despite folks’ disagreements on some can drink, how you drink it, what you stitute notes, factoring rental payment issues, Kansans are a people who large- can eat, and where you can work, and history into credit-scoring models ly agree on the importance of faith, what healthcare you can have, all could increase financial opportunities community, and hard work. while you are forced to pay for abor- for Black home buyers. After completing this tour of all 105 tions overseas. And don’t forget about Passing the Home Loan Quality Kansas counties, I have a greater ap- the proposed 90 percent tax rates on Transparency Act, a bill I am proud to preciation for the challenges of Kan- Americans either. cosponsor, will restore a critical provi- sans of all walks of life. Each conversa- We must emphatically reject this sion of Dodd-Frank, requiring mort- tion was an opportunity to hear an in- radical socialist agenda and work in- gage lenders to report crucial details dividual’s story about the burden of se- stead to implement innovative solu- about their borrowers, including credit curing affordable healthcare for a loved tions to provide for greater prosperity scores, racial and ethnic breakdowns, one, finding good workers to grow a and equality for all. Our children and and other data. small farm or business, finding a home our grandchildren’s future and the fu- Madam Speaker, $3.2 million stolen. to raise their family in, and protecting ture of Kansas and this great Nation f and nurturing the communities they depend upon it. love and cherish. RESTORE TRUTH AND COMPAS- I don’t have all the answers or quick f SION TO IMMIGRATION DEBATE fixes for our challenges, but I will con- b 1030 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tinue to strive to make Kansas a better Chair recognizes the gentleman from MAKE HOMEOWNERSHIP EQUALLY place to live. Each day I am blessed New York (Mr. SUOZZI) for 5 minutes. with the opportunity to represent Kan- AVAILABLE TO ALL Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, I rise sas in Congress. I carry that message The SPEAKER pro tempore. The today to speak about immigration in in my heart, that we are the bread- Chair recognizes the gentleman from America. basket of the world and home to some Illinois (Mr. RUSH) for 5 minutes. My father was born in Italy. He came of the best, hardest working and most Mr. RUSH. Madam Speaker, I rise to the United States as a young boy. I decent people on Earth. today to address how racially discrimi- am a first-generation American, and I AMERICANS MUST REJECT A RADICAL SOCIALIST natory housing policy has contributed don’t like the hateful and divisive rhet- AGENDA to the unjust racial wealth gap in our oric being used about immigrants Mr. MARSHALL. Madam Speaker, Nation. today. I am appalled at the way my last week a socialist senator seeking Currently, Madam Speaker, 72 per- country is treating the children and higher office proposed increasing abor- cent of White households own their families of immigrants. tions across the world as a way to slow own homes, while just 41 percent of My dad came to America in the early population growth and combat climate Black households do. The roots of this 1920s. He was the first of his neighbor- change. Worse yet, he directly stated disparity can be traced to the discrimi- hood to graduate from college. During that he wanted U.S. taxpayers to pay natory practices implemented by the World War II, he served as a navigator for these abortions. As many Kansans Federal Housing Authority, which re- on a B–24 and was awarded the Distin- are coming to understand, this is just sulted in only 2 percent of federally guished Flying Cross with three one of the many disgraceful and dis- backed loans being issued to African oakleaf clusters. He returned home and

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Deporting Today we remember a day 18 years up with Mussolini during the war, children with cancer and diverting ago, begun in terror and violence, and Italian Americans were not trusted, ei- funds from military programs to build ended in heroic effort and courage. We ther. the wall, including money that was mourn those whose lives were snatched My dad decided to return to Glen meant to go toward building schools from them, and wish to comfort those Cove, where he teamed up with another for military families, and keeping im- left behind who still strive to cope with Italian lawyer, ran for city court judge, migrant children locked in indefinite their loss. May You, O God, give them and became the youngest judge in the detention are unconscionable. peace and healing. history of New York State. These decisions endorsed by this ad- We thank You again for the almost My father achieved many other great ministration are not consistent with universal, international response to a successes, and he would always say, American values. America is founded great American tragedy, which all the ‘‘What a country.’’ His life was the on the fundamental principle that ‘‘all world recognized as theirs as well. All very essence of the American Dream. men and women are created equal.’’ It Your children of good will could see the Our American Dream, however, is at is not that everyone with a green card horror of actions by men, who would risk. It may soon be the American or U.S. citizenship is created equal; it presume to act in Your name, causing nightmare. is that every man and woman is cre- so much death and destruction. May Well, I still believe in my father’s ated equal and should be treated with Your spirit of peace and justice con- American Dream, and I am committed human respect and dignity. tinue to fill the hearts of people of all to keeping it alive. We must continue holding congres- faiths, races, and nations. Help us to Immigration has been an issue for sional hearings on forced family sepa- recognize Your creative love in the decades, yet after all these years, Con- ration; the detention of children for lives of all who share this beautiful gress has yet to pass immigration re- prolonged periods of time; the decision planet. form. to end TPS and DACA, the Dreamer Bless the men and women who serve President Trump’s cruel, divisive, plan; and the overwhelming backlog in and simply unworkable positions have this great Nation in the Senate and U.S. immigration courts. House of Representatives. May they be made things worse. His policies and We must also defund hate, as my rhetoric have exacerbated the problem, reminded of the importance of standing friends at Bend the Arc are advocating, together to face the dangers presented permeating a culture of fear that forces and set a floor for refugee admissions many immigrants further into the by America’s historical enemies. at 95,000, as my friends at the Hebrew May they be confident in the knowl- shadows. Immigrant Aid Society are advocating. I have been an advocate for fair and edge that all Americans stand behind In addition to defunding the hateful them in their common effort to forge reasonable immigration policies for policies of this administration, we more than 25 years. As mayor of my legislation that will reflect the resil- must also strive for comprehensive im- ient greatness of our Nation, protect hometown of Glen Cove, New York, in migration reform that treats people 1994, I created the very first shape-up our democratic process, and build a vi- like human beings, lives up to the brant economy into a safe and secure center on the East Coast of the United American Dream, gives a path of citi- States of America. It gave newcomers future. zenship for TPS recipients and Dream- May all that is done this day be for from Central and South America a safe ers, gives protection to millions of oth- place to get hired and made sure they Your greater honor and glory. ers, and secures our borders. Amen. got paid for the work they did. If they Robert F. Kennedy once said, ‘‘When didn’t get hired, they could stay and we tolerate what we know to be wrong, f learn English or new job skills. when we close our eyes and ears to the As county executive, in 2007, I re- corrupt because we are too busy or too THE JOURNAL fused to let ICE work with my Nassau frightened, when we fail to speak up The SPEAKER pro tempore. The County Police Department because ICE and speak out, we strike a blow against Chair has examined the Journal of the was acting like cowboys, drawing guns freedom and decency and justice.’’ last day’s proceedings and announces and knocking down doors, intimidating We need to restore truth and compas- to the House his approval thereof. children and families who were not sion to the debate over immigration in Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- even subject to their raids and all of America, and we need to do it now, be- nal stands approved. who together presented no risk of vio- cause the promise of the American lence whatsoever. Dream demands it. f Today, those same guys who gath- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- ered on the street corners of Glen Cove bers are reminded to refrain from en- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE now own their own businesses and own gaging in personalities toward the their own homes, and their kids at- President. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the tended school with my kids. gentleman from California (Mr. LEVIN) But now, President Trump’s heart- f come forward and lead the House in the less immigration actions are sepa- RECESS Pledge of Allegiance. rating parents from their children, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. LEVIN of California led the children are being housed in cages. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I have seen it with my own eyes. This declares the House in recess until noon I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the past July, I traveled to McAllen and today. United States of America, and to the Repub- Brownsville, Texas, to personally in- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 41 spect the detention and relief centers, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- visit points of entry, speak with mi- cess. grant families, and meet with humani- f tarian aid organizations. My visit to f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the detention centers along our south- b 1200 ern border was heartbreaking. I saw PRO TEMPORE men, women, and children being held in AFTER RECESS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The awful conditions. The recess having expired, the House Chair will entertain up to 15 requests Our system is broken. These centers was called to order by the Speaker pro for 1-minute speeches on each side of are overcrowded, unsanitary, and clear- tempore (Mr. CUELLAR) at noon. the aisle.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.008 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7604 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- Aires, Argentina, of 1994 and in Though another year has passed, the VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 Mumbai, India, of 2008. The brave peo- pain remains for the families who lost ATTACKS ple of America, Argentina, and India a loved one that fateful day. I pray for (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was are prepared to stand together to resist all of those people who have lost some- given permission to address the House further mass murder. one today and pray for them tomorrow, for 1 minute and to revise and extend On this day, we honor the lives of and I pray for those in harm’s way who her remarks.) those affected by the attack. It is also continue to serve across the globe to Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, a day to salute our military who served ensure that we can live safely in the how familiar this day is. to protect our freedom and to deny Is- greatest country in the world: the As a Member of the United States lamic extremists a safe haven in Af- United States of America. Congress who was in this building on 9/ ghanistan. Never forget, and may God bless 11, it was a bright and shiny day in In conclusion, God bless our troops, America. New York and Washington, D.C. as we and we will never forget September the In God we trust. 11th in the global war on terrorism. fled this building, saw the billowing f smoke in the Pentagon, and knew that f the other towers had already fallen by REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE someone telling us something had hap- THE GRANDVIEW BEACH BLUFF (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was pened. Hearing rumors that planes COLLAPSE given permission to address the House were flying into the White House and (Mr. LEVIN of California asked and for 1 minute and to revise and extend the State Department, we wondered was given permission to address the her remarks.) about the resilience and the freedom of House for 1 minute and to revise and Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, this Nation. extend his remarks.) Texas is home to many gun owners. How grateful I am to stand here, 18 Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Speak- Growing up, my family owned guns years later, to remind Americans and er, it is with great sadness that I rise for hunting. It was part of how we fed those who were not yet born that that today to recognize an unimaginable our family. Thus, I don’t want to in- was a day that should be reminding us tragedy that occurred in my district fringe on Second Amendment rights of every day of the greatness of our free- last month. Americans. dom, the value of our democracy, and On August 2, three women from the I do, however, want to stop the kill- the power of our people. same family died when a coastal bluff ing of innocent lives because someone We honor those who fell, those fami- at Grandview Beach in Encinitas col- was at risk to themselves or others lies who still do not know of their lapsed on top of them: Julie Davis, who bought or accessed a firearm. Too missing loved ones, those who went to Annie Clave, and Elizabeth Charles. many loopholes allow people to pur- war, those who have come back. They were enjoying a day at the beach chase, procure, or access a firearm. But most of all, this day is to remind with family and friends celebrating Too many Texans have already died us of the wonderment of the represen- Elizabeth’s triumph over breast cancer. in mass shootings—so this is very per- tation of this Nation, the diverse Na- Suddenly, all three were lost. sonal to me—most recently, of course, tion that it is, people from all walks of There is a lot that I would like to say in west Texas. life, that whatever we have to over- about the government’s responsibility The House has already passed two come, whatever divisiveness we may to help prevent similar tragedies in the bills that would prevent mass shoot- see yesterday, today, or tomorrow, it future, but, instead, I want to use this ings. Last night, three more bills were will never—it will never—undermine moment to recognize the extraordinary marked up and will be ready for a floor the greatness of this country. life that all three of these women vote. I will always, as one who was here, I brought into this world. Senate Republicans must allow a will always remember and I will never I had the opportunity to sit down vote on gun control legislation. I am forget. And I honor those whose lives with Dr. Pat Davis, who lost his wife, tired of people being killed because were lost, pray for their families, but one of his daughters, and his sister-in- they won’t act. I end by asking them, celebrate this country as we sang on law on that day. Today, Dr. Davis is Mr. Speaker: What will you do to save the east steps, ‘‘God Bless America.’’ committed to ensuring that no one else lives? What are you afraid of? f experiences the same kind of loss that f REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER THE he has. He has called for action from 11TH IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON local, State, and Federal officials to COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- TERRORISM prevent future bluff collapses, and we VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 stand together in these efforts. He is ATTACKS (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina truly an inspiration. asked and was given permission to ad- Please take a moment to think of (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Julie, Annie, and Elizabeth. May they permission to address the House for 1 vise and extend his remarks.) rest in peace. minute.) Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, we all re- f Speaker, on the 18th anniversary of the member where we were on September September 11th attacks, Patriot Day, COMMEMORATING THE 18TH ANNI- 11, 2001. I, myself, drove my daughter, we remember Islamic extremist terror- VERSARY OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 Caroline, to school on my way to work. ists hijacked passenger jets to murder ATTACKS She was in the third grade. Driving nearly 3,000 innocent Americans in New (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given over the Susquehanna River in Penn- York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. permission to address the House for 1 sylvania on my way to work, I recall It is sickening to think of the men and minute.) thinking what a beautiful day it was. women and children who were slaugh- Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I rise I watched with coworkers soon after tered. Our remembrance promotes the today in remembrance of those who that the horror of the planes hitting legacy of the people who were merci- lost their lives on 9/11/2001. the World Trade Center and the Pen- lessly murdered. Eighteen years ago, the lives of inno- tagon. A few days later, I was asked to I am humbled and inspired by the cent men, women, and children were come to Ground Zero to help. strength and resilience, just as my col- senselessly taken at the hands of Is- I will never forget the hospitals were league, SHEILA JACKSON LEE, of our lamic terrorists under the command of all prepared for injured in Manhattan, country when we stand together to re- Osama bin Laden. Before day’s end, but there were no injured, or very few. member this mutual tragedy. Today, I nearly 3,000 civilians, firefighters, law I will never forget the families and the remain inspired by Todd Beamer’s he- enforcement officers, and servicemem- communities that showed resilience roic immediate response, ‘‘Let’s roll.’’ bers would perish in the World Trade and hope. I will never forget the crowds This summer, I visited the sites of Is- Center, on United Flight 93 in Pennsyl- of people cheering the first responders lamic extremist attacks in Buenos vania, and in the Pentagon. as they traveled toward Ground Zero.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:24 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.011 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7605 I now have a flag hanging in my of- courage to bring this trade deal to the and gas leasing on our Outer Conti- fice with 2,977 names of those who per- floor for a vote. nental Shelf, in Alaska’s Arctic Na- ished that day. Two of those names f tional Wildlife Refuge and near Flor- were my friends. ida’s Gulf Coast. September 11, now known as Patriot b 1215 In 1969, America suffered a disastrous Day, brought us together and unified REMEMBERING 9/11 oil spill off Santa Barbara. Two dec- our Nation in defiance of terrorism and ades later, Exxon Valdez devastated (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and evil. Let us continue to come together Prince William Sound. In 2010, Deep- was given permission to address the and never forget that we are all Ameri- water Horizon ravaged the Gulf of Mex- House for 1 minute.) cans and that we, here, represent the ico. Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Mr. greatest country on Earth. When will we learn? How much more Speaker, the events of September 11, of our coastline will have to be ruined? f 2001, and the courage of the first re- How many more local economies will RECOGNIZING ARTS IN EDUCATION sponders who ran into danger are for- be shattered? How many more lives WEEK ever etched in our minds and our will be lost? (Ms. PINGREE asked and was given hearts. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, Republican and Democratic officials permission to address the House for 1 thousands more were injured, and for oppose the administration’s expanded minute and to revise and extend her re- many who were at Ground Zero, their drilling plans. They know the health, marks.) pain and suffering endure. environmental, and economic costs of Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to This year we finally made the 9/11 oil spills and that those accidents recognize Arts in Education Week. Victim’s Compensation Fund perma- occur thousands of times each year. As children return to school from nent so that we can always take care of There is no reason to take such risks, their summer vacations, I am reminded our first responders, volunteers, and especially when we have cleaner, safer that true education must go beyond their families. We learned many les- ways of producing the energy we need. language arts and math. It must in- sons on that day. Lessons in sacrifice, I applaud Representatives clude daily access to creative subjects sorrow, and bravery, as well as lessons CUNNINGHAM, HUFFMAN, and ROONEY for like dance, poetry, visual arts, and the- in national security preparedness and offering this legislation to protect our ater. foreign policy. planet and in the spirit of Pennsylva- Ninety-three percent of Americans As we pause today to remember the nia’s Constitution, which guarantees agree: The arts are a vital part of a victims and all those who were im- the people the right to clean air, clean well-rounded education, and when pacted by the attacks, let us also re- water, and the preservation of our nat- schools make the investment, we see member the lessons and maintain con- ural aesthetic. I urge Members to support these ripple effects across students’ lives. A stant vigilance in our shared national bills. And I, too, say God bless America student involved in the arts is four commitment to never forget. this day and all days. times more likely to be recognized for f f academic achievement; they are three AMERICA WILL NEVER FORGET times more likely to win an award for 9/11 RECOGNIZING NATIONAL OPIOID school attendance and are elected to AWARENESS WEEK (Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio asked and class office more than three times as (Mr. GUTHRIE asked and was given was given permission to address the often as their peers. permission to address the House for 1 House for 1 minute and to revise and We must do more to ensure every minute and to revise and extend his re- extend his remarks.) child can regularly access arts edu- marks.) cation. In the most recent appropria- Mr. DAVIDSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise tions bill passed by this Chamber, we never forget. In 2001 on 9/11, 2,977 peace- today to recognize National Opioid included a $6 million increase to sup- ful people were murdered by 19 jihadi Awareness Week. My home State of port Arts in Education at the Depart- terrorists who were recruited by, plot- Kentucky has been one of the hardest ment of Education. ted with, and were directed by al-Qaida hit by our Nation’s ongoing opioid cri- I am proud to work with lawmakers to commit evil acts of war against the sis. Sadly, over 1,300 Kentuckians died on both sides of the aisle to support United States of America. of a drug overdose in 2018. this program and will push to preserve America is the greatest Nation to I have been proud to work with my a strong increase in any final spending ever exist. We must never waiver in our colleagues on the House Energy and bill. resolve to defend our way of life. As the Commerce Committee to combat the f world tragically learned on 9/11, terror- ongoing nationwide opioid epidemic. ists should never be ignored or given Next month we will honor the 1-year LET’S PUT PARTISAN POLITICS sanctuary to plan, prepare, or launch ASIDE anniversary of the SUPPORT Act being their evil acts. As Scripture says, there signed into law. This landmark legisla- (Mr. BANKS asked and was given is a time for war. Following 9/11 was tion is already helping communities permission to address the House for 1 such a time. prevent the rampant spread of opioid minute.) Sadly, America’s focus has long since abuse, but more work needs to be done. Mr. BANKS. Mr. Speaker, it has been expanded from finding and eliminating Last month I visited the Customs almost 12 months since we reached a terrorists and those who give them and Border Patrol international mail new trade agreement with Mexico and sanctuary. Great nations don’t fight facility located at JFK Airport in New Canada. Both Mexico and Canada endless wars. If we are truly to make York. There I saw firsthand the dan- promptly ratified the agreement, but America great again, we must be laser gers of illicit fentanyl coming through the House majority party refuses to let focused. America does not negotiate our borders. Fentanyl is a synthetic us vote on it. with terrorists or those who give them opioid that can be so potent it can kill While it is a multinational agree- sanctuary. There is no substitute for anyone that comes in contact with it, ment, the benefits will be felt greatly victory. including our law enforcement officers. in my home State of Indiana. Forty- f I will continue to work with President seven percent of Indiana’s exports go to Trump and my colleagues to stop WHEN WILL AMERICANS LEARN Mexico and Canada, generating $18 bil- fentanyl from coming to our country lion in revenue for the Hoosier State. (Ms. DEAN asked and was given per- and help stop this epidemic from harm- American workers need this. Hoosier mission to address the House for 1 ing our communities. workers need this. minute and to revise and extend her re- f Speaker PELOSI, please, let’s put par- marks.) tisan politics aside and do what is best Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- REMEMBERING 9/11 for Indiana, for our country, and for all port of H.R. 1941, H.R. 1146, and H.R. (Mr. ENGEL asked and was given of North America. It is time to find the 205, three bills which will prevent oil permission to address the House for 1

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H.R. 1941, DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the Many years ago, President Roosevelt the Coastal and Marine Economies Pro- stood right here in this Chamber and permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- tection Act would permanently protect talked about a day of infamy regarding tives, the Clerk received the following mes- the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts from the attack on Pearl Harbor. Certainly, sage from the Secretary of the Senate on offshore oil and gas drilling. From also the day of these attacks was a day September 11, 2019, at 10:53 a.m.: Maine down to Florida, from Wash- of infamy, September 11, 2001. That the Senate passed S. 1881. ington to California, over 3,000 miles of I remember days and weeks after the That the Senate passed S. 2035. the United States’ coasts are threat- attacks you would just walk in my dis- With best wishes, I am ened by the fossil fuel industry-driven Sincerely, trict and see burned papers sort of agenda, which is driven by the Trump CHERYL L. JOHNSON. dropping from the clouds. It is really administration. something that we will remember for- f One of President Trump’s first ac- ever. We remember the brave respond- tions upon taking office was mandating ers. We remember the people that gave COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES PROTECTION ACT the development of a new and totally their lives so that others can live. It unnecessary 5-year plan for offshore oil also told us that we in the United GENERAL LEAVE and gas lease sales. In January 2018, States have to continue to fight tyr- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I former Interior Secretary Zinke re- anny, have to continue to remember ask unanimous consent that all Mem- leased a draft of that plan, which pro- those poor 3,000 souls whose lives bers may have 5 legislative days in posed opening more than 90 percent of ended. It could have been any one of us. which to revise and extend their re- the Outer Continental Shelf to oil and They lost their lives. marks and to insert extraneous mate- gas development. This proposal in- So I think that this is a time for all rials on H.R. 1941. cluded the entirety of America’s Atlan- Americans to pause and say we cherish The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there tic and Pacific Coasts, and if enacted, our values. We remember the people objection to the request of the gen- drilling could endanger more than who lost their lives, and we will always tleman from California? 72,000 miles of U.S. shorelines. fight against oppression wherever it There was no objection. Expectedly, there was immediate rears its ugly head. God bless America. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- pushback from citizens, elected offi- f ant to House Resolution 548 and rule cials, governors, business leaders, all RECOGNIZING OFFICER KAREN XVIII, the Chair declares the House in who understood that their coastal com- BROWN the Committee of the Whole House on munities are incompatible with off- the state of the Union for the consider- (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and shore oil and gas. ation of the bill, H.R. 1941. was given permission to address the The public knows that bringing in in- The Chair appoints the gentleman House for 1 minute and to revise and dustry as risky and as dirty as oil and from Texas (Mr. CUELLAR) to preside extend his remarks.) gas to the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts over the Committee of the Whole. Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- is dangerous on many levels. Our er, I rise today to recognize the Na- b 1224 oceans sustain a rich diversity of ma- tional Security Agency police officer rine life, and they provide immense IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Ms. Karen Brown for being named the value to America’s coastal commu- Accordingly, the House resolved 2019 Federal Law Enforcement Train- nities by helping to generate billions of itself into the Committee of the Whole ing Center Honor Graduate of the Year. dollars in economic output and by sup- House on the state of the Union for the The most prestigious award for FLETC porting millions of jobs. consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) to students, Ms. Brown excelled with high For example, thriving fish stocks and amend the Outer Continental Shelf marks in academics, physical fitness, healthy marine mammals off the coast Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of and firearms training. of New Jersey, Maryland, and Florida Originally from Ohio, Ms. Brown has the Interior including in any leasing support tackle shops, whale watching worked at the NSA for the last 15 years program certain planning areas, and tours, and a massive seafood industry. serving in a number of roles at the for other purposes, with Mr. CUELLAR And oil-free beaches and bays in Vir- agency; personal security, polygraph in the chair. ginia and the Carolinas drive business examination, counterintelligence The Clerk read the title of the bill. for local restaurants, for vacation rent- threat examination, and more. The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the als, and for outfitters. We thank Ms. Brown for her service bill is considered read the first time. But coastal residents are not the to our Nation. A ceremony was held at General debate shall be confined to only ones who will benefit from pro- FLETC to reward her accomplishments the bill and shall not exceed 1 hour tecting these areas. Some of our Na- on Tuesday, August 27. equally divided and controlled by the tion’s most majestic national park In addition to Ms. Brown’s great chair and the ranking minority mem- units belonging to all Americans are work, I want to thank all of the stu- ber of the Committee on Natural Re- along our coast, including Acadia, Bis- dents, recent graduates, and instruc- sources. cayne, Cape Hatteras, and Point Reyes. tors at FLETC for their commitment The gentleman from California (Mr. People from all walks of life and di- to our Nation in bettering their work- LOWENTHAL) and the gentleman from verse backgrounds and from both polit- force training. The Federal Law En- Utah (Mr. BISHOP) each will control 30 ical parties cherish these special forcement Training Camp in Glynn minutes. places, and they rely on healthy County truly does an outstanding job The Chair recognizes the gentleman oceans, clean beaches, and the abun- in getting their students the necessary from California. dant fish and wildlife that come with skills to thrive in any situation they Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield them. may face in the field. myself such time as I may consume. The inevitable spills and the variety f The first question is, what do all gov- of other onshore and offshore impacts ernors, Republican and Democratic, from oil and gas drilling have no place COMMUNICATION FROM THE along the entire East Coast and along along our East and West Coasts. Over CLERK OF THE HOUSE the entire West Coast of the United one million people are employed by the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. States and over 330 municipalities and tourism and recreation industries CICILLINE) laid before the House the counties from these States all have in along the East Coast. These are real

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Four times as many jobs would be at Their proposals are three very dis- Now, we are faced with three bills risk from the industrial facilities that jointed bills not based on science but here today, one much different than would be built along the coast. Four based on the idea of paying off specific the other two. But the end result of the times as many jobs would be at risk political interest groups for political Democratic vision of energy presented from the chronic pollution and pipeline purposes. to us in this energy week is basically spills that are widespread with offshore Earl Weaver, when he used to coach to use the rearview mirror and take us oil and gas. And four times as many the Baltimore Orioles, loved to bait the backward 50 years into the past, where jobs would be at risk from a cata- umpires. One time, he went out to the we go back to the time when our econ- strophic blowout, like the one we saw umpire and said: Is this as good as it omy was fragile, and our enemies in the Gulf of Mexico only 9 years ago. gets, or are you going to get better? thought they could take advantage of Of course, they threw him out of the b 1230 our energy dependency, and they could game for saying that. do that to bully the United States. None of these facts or the outcry However, today, I want to turn to the That is not what the process should from concerned citizens have influ- Democrats and say: Guys, is this as be in creating an energy future for this enced a Trump administration that is good as it gets, or are you going to get particular country. laser-focused on doing the bidding of better? Because what we have before us Mr. Chair, we have three bills that the oil and gas industry. Instead of pro- is not an energy policy, it is an energy will be before us today. None of them tecting our coasts, President Trump nonpolicy. are scientifically grounded. All of them and Secretary Bernhardt have played When I was in college, gas was $0.25 a are actually political, paying off polit- politics and now are hiding their plan gallon. I remember driving my car into ical experts, taking science and basi- to drill near our communities. those gas stations, and there would be cally throwing it in the trash and say- In January 2018, immediately after a kid who would be my age or younger ing okay—which the majority can do. the release of the draft leasing pro- coming out and filling up my tank, They have the votes to do it but don’t gram, then-Secretary Zinke met with cleaning the windshields, and checking have the audacity to stand up and say then-Governor of Florida RICK SCOTT the oil and the tires. Then, they gave this administration or this side of the at the Tallahassee airport and tweeted me either a plate or a towel for show- aisle doesn’t believe in science because that he was removing Florida from the ing up. these particular issues are politically leasing program. However, it turned I then went to Europe for 2 years, and motivated. out that this was nothing more than a when I came back, the oil embargo had There is no logic to what we are ploy meant to boost the political pros- hit. No one came out to help me. Ev- doing. In our committee, it was won- pects of a Republican Senate can- erything was self-service. No one gave derful. We had the entire committee on didate. me any more towels or dishes. Gas the same day that the first bill was First Florida was in, then it was out, prices in the embargo era were going voted out also voting for LWCF. Every- then it was in again, and now nobody up to the astounding almost $1.40 a gal- one loved the Land and Water Con- except Secretary Bernhardt and Presi- lon, which we could not believe. servation Fund, so we wanted to make dent Trump knows for sure. Our new President at the time put on this permanent. We wanted to triple For 21⁄2 years, this administration has a sweater, started a fire in the fire- the amount of money that we were put- based its offshore drilling decisions on place, and came before the American ting into that fund. At the same time politics, not on the needs or the con- people and told us, basically: Get used that we voted to triple the amount of cerns of coastal communities. to it. Live with less. Take it as an money in that fund, we also voted for In April, the administration an- honor to be cold in the dark. That is bills that would basically cut the reve- nounced that its offshore leasing plans the process. nues from those areas that produce the are now on hold due to a recent court Fortunately, this country didn’t go money to go into the fund in the first decision that is related to Alaska. But along with that, nor did the industry place, and we call that logical. that is only a short-term reprieve. At go along with that. Instead of being a I call this hypocrisy as well because any moment, the administration can country in which we were dependent there is the vested interest, as the ma- restart its efforts to auction off our upon OPEC countries, 60 to 70 percent jority here was saying, that Governors Nation’s marine resources, which will of our energy coming from OPEC—and in their States should have the ability undoubtedly happen if the President I am sorry, that is not what an Irish to make decisions on Federal waters were to get a second term. chicken does; that is a cartel. That is a that are not within the boundaries of Coastal communities need assurance cartel that was very against the inter- their States but in the same breath that their businesses, beaches, and way ests of the United States. Instead of saying that Governors in the interior of life will not be sacrificed to the fos- being that which was in the position to States should not have the ability to sil fuel industry by the Trump adminis- be bullied not by a major power but a have decisions made on Federal lands tration. secondary power into thinking they within our States. H.R. 1941 provides our Atlantic and could extort this country into chang- I am sorry. That is pure hypocrisy. Pacific constituents, including those ing our foreign policy simply by ex- This is a lack of focus. It is a lack of along Florida’s Atlantic Coast, the nec- ploiting our energy vulnerabilities, focus when, a year ago, the Democratic essary protections from the dangers of America changed, and instead, we de- leadership asked the President to find offshore oil and gas, and it deserves cided that would not be our policy. a way to cut down the cost of energy, this body’s full support. We came up with a process of not oil and gas, to use his personal con- Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of only expanding our energy production tacts to cut down the cost of that, and my time. in the United States, but we expanded then we are bringing bills in here today Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I it in a way that produced energy more that will drive up the costs, which will yield myself such time as I may con- efficiently; that used it in a cleaner cut down our possibility of doing that sume. fashion; that used a smaller footprint in the future. Mr. Chair, we are here on September to do it; that made us energy inde- You can do it, but there is a hypoc- 11. It is an anniversary of an event that pendent to the point where we could risy to the very essence of what is has been impactful for all of us and has be, instead of an importing country, an going on. definitely changed our country. We exporting country in the concept of en- Unfortunately, the three bills that cannot forget that. Hopefully, as a Na- ergy; and that energy was used not will be thrown out here today by the

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Land and Water Conservation Fund. a visual contrast, because this morn- Last week, Hurricane Dorian was a In 2018, the LWCF received $893 mil- ing, Republican leaders, led by Mr. sobering reminder that hurricanes and lion in offshore revenues. South Caro- SCALISE and Ms. CHENEY and several natural disasters can change course in lina received $1.5 million in 2018 from others, introduced a comprehensive en- a moment’s notice and inflict tremen- the Land and Water Conservation ergy package, an energy package that dous damage on communities in the Fund. Oil and gas royalties totaled is for all energy, all of the above, both path of a storm. about 90 percent of the LWCF’s fund- fossil fuel and alternative, one that If Charleston, Hilton Head, or Beau- ing. Congress has already voted to per- will grow our economy, which will cre- fort had onshore energy infrastructure manently reauthorize in this Congress. ate more jobs, which will give a logical similar to Port Fourchon or Galveston, How do the supporters of this bill in- standard of what we should do going the potential for a major spill or envi- tend to make up nearly all of the fund- forward with a clear view. ronmental calamity from Dorian’s de- ing for a program that they supported The clear view of what Republicans struction would have skyrocketed. that they would be cutting with this would like to do with having a logical, Opposition to offshore drilling is an bill? They would do it by taxing the comprehensive approach is in vast con- economic one, but it is also a moral hardworking American citizens, I trast to three disjointed, dispirited, one. The book of Genesis teaches us to guess. nonscientific bills that simply want to be stewards and caretakers of all cre- Blocking offshore development would pay off political communities. ation. I find it unconscionable that we not only significantly harm our econ- Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of can knowingly damage our waters and, omy, but it would increase dependence my time. consequentially, our marine life for on our adversaries for energy. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield such a pursuit. Just in 2018, there was a Russian 5 minutes to the gentleman from South Offshore drilling is reckless; it is LNG tanker that arrived in the Boston Carolina (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). harmful; and it is absolutely disruptive harbor. It traveled 4,500 miles from Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Chair, I rise to the communities that we call home. Russia to the U.S. when the United in support of my bill, H.R. 1941, the Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to States has been the number one pro- Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- support my bill that will permanently ducer of natural gas since 2009. tion Act. safeguard the First District of South New England relies on foreign coun- My bipartisan bill permanently pro- Carolina and coastal communities tries for about 20 percent of its natural tects the Atlantic and the Pacific across this Nation. gas. Why? Because we don’t have the Coasts from the threats of offshore oil Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I pipeline capacity running from the and gas drilling. It reflects the tremen- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Marcellus shale up to New England to dous importance that Members of both South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN), who has provide American natural gas, so they parties place on healthy shorelines and unusual socks on today and who has are having to buy from Russia. the State and local economies that de- been through these wars before. Development of our resources on the pend on them. This bill acknowledges Outer Continental Shelf, opening up b 1245 that if we don’t act, drilling rigs could areas that were blocked by past admin- soon appear off of our beaches. Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Chairman, I stand istrations to energy development, ex- Folks from up and down the coast of in opposition to this legislation which ploration, and, ultimately, production, my district understand that opposition undermines the United States’ energy provides money for the Land and Water to offshore drilling is not a partisan dominance and makes us strategically Conservation Fund, and it provides na- issue. Whether it be a first grader like weaker as a nation. tional security for places like New Anna Caroline of upstate South Caro- I remember Admiral Mike Mullen England and lessens their dependence lina who rallied 70 signatures to stop saying there is no national security on a foreign source of natural gas. And offshore drilling or a group of mayors without energy security. We get that that foreign source, ladies and gentle- like Billy Keyserling, Pat O’Neil, Tim by exploring and developing the nat- men, is Russia. Goodwin, Jimmy Carroll, or John ural resources we are blessed with in Let this be a lesson in what is in Tecklenburg who worked tirelessly to this Nation. store for this country if this bill is defend our coastline, South Carolinians Currently, 67 percent of the energy adopted. This bill leverages our adver- want to protect our community from used in our Nation is generated from sary, Russia, while undermining our se- the disastrous consequences that result oil and gas; 94 percent of the Outer curity. from offshore drilling. The Lowcountry Continental Shelf is off limits to explo- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I is a force to be reckoned with, and we ration. The Department of the Interior yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from stand firm in our opposition to drilling projects that an estimated 89.9 billion New Jersey (Mr. PALLONE). off of our shoreline. barrels and 327 trillion cubic feet of Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Chairman, let me Down in the Lowcountry, we know natural gas has yet to be discovered on first thank the sponsor of this legisla- that offshore drilling would ruin our the Outer Continental Shelf. tion, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, the gentleman economy, our vibrant natural re- Opening up the entire Atlantic Outer from California (Mr. LOWENTHAL), and sources, and our unique way of life. Continental Shelf could support nearly Mr. GRIJALVA for all of their work on That is why opposition to offshore 265,000 new, higher paying jobs, $22 bil- this legislation. drilling is not a partisan issue, and I lion a year in private investment, and I want to say that I do think a per- am proud to work with both Democrats generate almost $6 billion in new rev- manent moratorium on oil and gas and Republicans to get this done. enue for the government within 20 drilling in the Pacific and Atlantic Offshore drilling and the booming years of the initial lease. Mr. Oceans’ Outer Continental Shelf plan- tourism industry that we have in the CUNNINGHAM’s bill blocks $2.2 billion ning areas is something that we must Lowcountry are mutually exclusive from going to schools, roads, and con- do. It doesn’t matter whether you rep- pursuits. Tourism in the Palmetto servation efforts in South Carolina. resent the Atlantic or the Pacific Coast State is a $22.6 billion-a-year industry Through revenue sharing, oil and communities. A vote for a permanent and supports 1 in every 10 jobs in our natural gas development are a critical moratorium on oil and gas develop- State. South Carolina’s tourism indus- source of funding for many valuable ment along these shores is a vote for try holds a great deal more promise for programs. Over the past 10 years, roy- our country’s economic vitality. statewide economic prosperity. alty payments from lease sales have I heard my colleagues on the other I want to take a moment to also con- generated $73 billion for the Federal side of the aisle and the last two speak- sider how natural disasters would im- Government. Much of this money goes ers talk about national security and

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Horizon disaster, it was a 10-year pro- loss of jobs when you see the loss of According to a 2017 Wood Mackenzie jected economic loss of $8.7 billion in jobs that occurred after BP and could study, annual revenues from wind and fisheries from Texas to Florida, includ- occur to our shores. There is absolutely solar could represent one-twelfth of the ing 22,000 lost jobs just for fisheries. no comparison, gentlemen. I have to revenues in oil and gas by 2035 as some Think of the impact on the tourism say that over and over again. major oil and gas companies seize op- industry with the impact on local busi- Now, we have put 1-year annual portunities in the wind power market. nesses if we have a spill of this mag- moratoriums. We passed an amend- If the goal of my friends on the other nitude. Tourism is now the number one ment that I had in the appropriations side of the aisle is to reduce our coun- industry in my State of New Jersey. bill, Interior appropriations, to have a try’s reliance on fossil fuels, why push And don’t tell me that we don’t have moratorium on an annual basis in the policies that cut off the source of the an energy plan. In the Energy and appropriations bill, but it is high time investment of oil and gas companies Commerce Committee, we are very that we have a permanent moratorium. that are making renewable energy? We much in favor of all kinds of energy op- It is not enough to just address this an- should be supporting industry and mar- tions—natural gas, nuclear power, nually through the appropriations ket-led shifts to renewable energy, not whatever it happens to be—and we cer- process. imposing drastic policies like H.R. 1941 tainly have moved towards energy Mr. Chairman, I want to particularly that hamstring these efforts. independence by having more natural commend the gentleman from South Finally, earlier this year, the House gas and more production of oil. Carolina (Mr. CUNNINGHAM). I was actu- and Senate overwhelmingly passed a All we are saying here today is that, ally in his district, and I just heard public lands package that permanently when you talk about offshore drilling unanimous praise of his effort to stop authorized the Land and Water Con- in the Atlantic and the Pacific, if you this drilling. servation Fund. All States benefit from weigh any benefits that might come ei- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, the Land and Water Conservation ther in jobs or in money that comes once again, I appreciate the oppor- Fund, so we can’t ignore the fact that back to the Land and Conservation, tunity to yield 3 minutes to the gen- the bill we are debating today would whatever, you cannot possibly compare tleman from Colorado (Mr. TIPTON), cut off the source of funding for the the economic loss that we would have someone who realizes that not only program, which, as we all know, is off- from a major oil spill to whatever gain does the base bill stop drilling, but if shore oil and gas revenues. you have from this relatively small you add one of the amendments they There have been many calls from my amount of oil that is going to be cap- have, you are going to stop any kind of colleagues on the other side of the aisle tured by these oil companies in off- seismic activity that would allow al- to be able to pass a measure that will shore drilling on the Atlantic and the ternative activity to be developed in provide for mandatory funding of the Pacific Coasts. these sources, as well. Land and Water Conservation Fund. After the BP oil spill—I was on the Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Chairman, I rise How can we push for mandatory Land Natural Resources Committee at the today in opposition to H.R. 1941, a bill and Water Conservation Fund funding time—there were recommendations that would permanently block respon- and, at the same time, advocate for a that were put together by a bipartisan sible oil and gas development in the bill that completely cuts off Land and commission. Not all of those were Atlantic and Pacific planning areas. Water Conservation Fund sources? adopted. But even with those rec- As a Representative from a district Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues ommendations, in the 7 years following that has overwhelming amounts of to vote ‘‘no’’ on the underlying bill. the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, there Federal land, I often find myself en- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I were 34 additional oil spills of more gaged with my colleagues on the other yield 1 minute to the gentleman from than 2,000 gallons each. side of the aisle about the importance California (Mr. LEVIN). There is no way to stop these oil of allowing local leaders to be able to Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair- spills from happening. They happen on manage the lands that are around man, I rise today in support of H.R. a regular basis. The further out you go, them, making decisions about what 1941, the Coastal and Marine Econo- the more chance there is that you are happens on those public lands that sur- mies Protection Act, to ban new off- going to have a spill, and we cannot round their communities. shore drilling along the Atlantic and risk that. The argument I am met with is that Pacific Coasts. The Jersey shore has already experi- public lands belong to all Americans, My district is home to over 50 miles enced a historic disaster in the past to benefit all Americans. of beautiful California coastline. It is few years. It was called Hurricane And it is true, the responsible energy home to some of the world’s premier Sandy. We don’t need a man-made dis- development that happens on public marine research institutions, not to aster that is going to shut down our lands in my district benefits all Ameri- mention some of the best surfing in the businesses, cripple our housing market, cans in the form of reliable and low- country. harm our health, or hurt our environ- cost energy sources, but we are here In San Diego and Orange Counties, ment. The ocean is strained too much today debating a bill that would put the ocean economy accounts for $7.7 by too much trash and disposal of plas- the wishes of some States to close off billion and sustains more than 140,000 tics and the climate crisis that trig- submerged lands under Federal land ju- jobs in coastal tourism and recreation. gered an increase in sea temperatures risdictions ahead of the interests of all All it will take to jeopardize those jobs and acidification. Americans. is a massive spill like the one we saw In fact, we don’t have to choose be- When it comes to local control, why off the coast of Santa Barbara in 2015, tween a clean ocean and energy produc- should local coastal States lead the which poured 142,000 gallons of crude tion. Any energy we harness off the way while landlocked Western States oil into the water and onto beaches coast could come increasingly from are told time and again that the Fed- across southern California. That is why clean, renewable sources like offshore eral Government knows what is best? the people I represent have made their wind. I have been a longtime advocate for voices heard loud and clear: No more I am not saying that renewables are an all-of-the-above energy plan in the drilling off our coast. the only alternative. We still have to U.S. This means wind, solar, geo- We can’t allow the fossil fuel indus- have fossil fuels, there is no question. thermal, hydropower, natural gas, oil, try and their friends in the Trump ad- But the damage that comes to our oil shale, and minerals. ministration to exploit our oceans for local economies cannot possibly com- An InsideClimate News article from their own profit, roll back safety regu- pare to whatever jobs you think are January of last year outlined the in- lations that help prevent spills, and going to be created or whatever money vestments offshore oil and gas compa- threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs.

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Well, they should know that the which are home to thousands of plant some estimates, an additional 1 million folks who actually live in coastal com- and animal species that rely on a well- manufacturing jobs could be created munities won’t stop fighting to protect balanced marine ecosystem. through oil and gas development. our oceans and our jobs. According to Oceana, oil and gas ex- We need to think about this as the Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, ploration could have untold effects on political fringes try to shove the Green I am happy to yield 2 minutes to the fish and marine wildlife, from decreas- New Deal down our throats. gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CLINE), ing fish catches, to increase stranding I urge my colleagues to oppose this our new Member in his first term here. or beaching of marine mammals. legislation. Mr. CLINE. Mr. Chairman, I thank On top of this, our oceans are an Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I the ranking member for yielding. enormous driver of our States’ econo- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman Mr. Chairman, I come from the Com- mies. In my home State of Rhode Is- from Maine (Ms. PINGREE). monwealth of Virginia, a Common- land, ocean industries such as fishing, Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I thank the wealth which is rich in natural re- tourism, and recreation account for chairman for his work on this and for sources. We have an abundant supply of nearly $2 billion in annual economic yielding me the time. energy sources, but this legislation activity and support more than 41,000 Today I rise in support of the Coastal would destroy the untapped potential jobs. Marine Economies Protection Act and for research and investment in oil and Throughout New England, it ac- to defend Maine’s coastline for future gas resources off our coast. counts for more than $17 billion annu- generations. This bill would stifle innovation, pre- ally. Our States cannot afford to risk This summer, I was blessed to, once vent job creation, and severely limit the dangers posed to our oceans and again, become a grandmother. With the the ability of our Nation to realize its coasts by the administration’s mis- birth of my new grandson, I am now full potential of achieving long-term guided proposal to expand oil and gas lucky enough to be the grandmother of drilling in the Atlantic. We cannot af- energy independence. four. All four of my grandchildren ford to sit by and watch the President Studies have shown that exploring played in and around the ocean this plunder our oceans for the benefit of offshore oil and natural gas resources summer, the Gulf of Maine, just as the big oil companies at the expense of would bring thousands of jobs to Vir- their parents have done and so many polluting our oceans, endangering fish- ginia and significantly boost its econ- other Mainers do every summer. ing and tourism industries, and harm- omy. The Gulf of Maine is an irreplaceable ing coastal communities. natural resource that is a draw for mil- b 1300 I was proud to introduce legislation lions of tourists each year, and it is earlier this year, the New England Earlier this spring I traveled with critical to the Maine economy. It Coastal Protection Act, which would Congressman SCALISE and a delegation should not be exploited for oil and prohibit drilling in the Outer Conti- of Members to his district in Lou- drilling. nental Shelf off of the coast of the New isiana, and helicoptered off into the The climate crisis has already taken England States, which I am proud to Gulf of Mexico where I was able to see a toll on our waters. It has caused say has the support of every Member of firsthand the great strides that have ocean acidification and rising sea lev- Congress from New England, and which been made in energy exploration, tech- els, and the warming of the ocean has is incorporated in this bill before the nology, and innovation, and the great put Maine’s vibrant fishing industries benefits that have accrued to Lou- House today. It is imperative that this country in peril. isiana: Louisiana schools, Louisiana pursue a cleaner, more sustainable en- Drilling for fossil fuels in the Gulf of roads, and port projects as a result. ergy future which protects our oceans Maine when we should be investing in The amazing developments in ensur- and coastlines, stimulates innovation, renewable energy, is like trying to put ing that energy resources can be ex- and spurs job growth. out a fire by dousing it with kerosene. plored and extracted safely and with I strongly urge passage of this legis- I believe it is our duty as elected minimal impact to our environment, lation. leaders to leave this Nation better than demonstrated to me that similar ef- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I we found it. That means ensuring we forts can be achieved back home in the yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from preserve our oceans for our children waters off the coast of Virginia, and Illinois (Mr. BOST), who happens to be and our grandchildren, and we fight that our environmentally sensitive the Republican co-chair of the House this climate crisis with all we have got. areas would be protected for future Congressional Steel Caucus. The CHAIR. The time of the gentle- generations to enjoy, while we can Mr. BOST. Mr. Chair, I thank my col- woman has expired. lower energy costs for residents and league for yielding. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield businesses across our great Common- Mr. Chairman, for years, we have an additional 30 seconds to the gentle- wealth. been told that we live in a resource- woman from Maine. H.R. 1941 would block millions of dol- poor Nation. We were also told that the Ms. PINGREE. Mr. Chair, I hope my lars from going to Virginia and other domestic oil and gas reserves were de- colleagues on both sides of the aisle coastal States. If South Carolina pleted. But, today, we know how wrong will join me in supporting H.R. 1941, be- doesn’t want the money, fine, but the those predictions are. cause sacrificing our coastline to fur- Federal Government should not be in America is now the world leader in ther this Nation’s dependence on fossil the business of halting Virginia and, in energy development. But don’t forget fuels is nothing short of irresponsible. turn, America’s economic growth. Fail- about the jobs. Oil and gas production Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, ing to give States like mine the ability is a jobs multiplier. According to re- I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman to explore the resources off our coast cent studies, more than 10 million from Georgia (Mr. CARTER). would be a grave disservice to my con- American jobs can be attributed to oil Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I stituents, our Commonwealth, and our and gas production. For each drilling thank the gentleman for yielding. Nation. and oil job, many more are created in Mr. Chair, I rise today in opposition I urge my colleagues to oppose this manufacturing, transportation, and to this bill and the other two natural misguided legislation. service industries. resources bills that we will be consid- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield In my district, the U.S. Steel Granite ering this week. 2 minutes to the gentleman from City Works facility produces the steel Let me start by saying that it is un- Rhode Island (Mr. CICILLINE). for Oil Country Tubular Goods. These fortunate that we are in this position Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Chair, I rise in products are used in oil and gas produc- today. One of the predominant reasons strong support of H.R. 1941, the Coastal tion. These are good-paying jobs with for this disappointment is that I, like and Marine Economies Protection Act. great benefits. many of my colleagues, both support

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Mr. Chair, I yield sources, and coastal properties would district. 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from New be wiped out in a heartbeat. But blanket bans instituted by these Jersey (Mr. PASCRELL). Our fishermen, casino workers, hospi- bills across the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf, Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Chair, chair- tality industry, restaurants, and small and Arctic are misguided and are, quite man, and ranking member, I rise today businesses would all, each and every plainly, the wrong approach. on behalf of our oceans and the com- one, suffer. In January of last year, I raised con- munities, economies and ecosystems I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ cerns with the Bureau of Ocean Energy they support. on H.R. 1941. Management about how this plan My home State of New Jersey boasts Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I re- would affect Georgia and my constitu- a multibillion dollar commercial and serve the balance of my time. ents. In April of this year, after the fishing industry. That’s 50,000 jobs and Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield Georgia General Assembly passed a res- $7 billion every year. Potential spills 1 minute to the gentleman from Cali- olution opposing energy exploration in from oil and gas development imperil fornia (Mr. TED LIEU). Federal waters off of Georgia, I sent a every one of these jobs and every one of b 1315 letter to Secretary Bernhardt request- those industries. That is 50,000 jobs and ing he exclude Georgia from consider- $7 billion a year, not to mention the Mr. TED LIEU of California. Mr. ation under this plan. threat to exacerbating climate change. Chair, I thank Representative Mr. Chair, I have taken public service An oil spill could trigger even greater LOWENTHAL for his leadership. seriously for my entire life. When I was devastation to the nearly 500,000 jobs Today, I rise in support of this legis- elected to serve the people of the First supported by our State’s tourism in- lation by Representative CUNNINGHAM District of Georgia, I knew that I dustry. Visits to the beautiful shore to ban offshore oil drilling in both the would be representing the will of my generates $16.6 billion in wages and Atlantic and Pacific. This would apply constituents up here. That is why I adds $5.5 billion to the State’s tax cof- to new offshore oil drilling. Such oil have been firm in my stance that Geor- fers. Too much is at stake. drilling is both dangerous and harms gia be removed from consideration due We cannot auction off our environ- coastal economies. to concerns from the State legislature. ment. We can’t auction off our econ- My congressional district spans the But while my request to remove omy, and we sure as heck can’t auction coast of Los Angeles from Palos Verdes Georgia from consideration under this off our future to the highest bidder. to Malibu. Its natural beauty is rivaled plan stands, I firmly believe it would We need to move away from dirty by few, and the tourism, recreation, be unwise and counterproductive to fossil fuels that would forever change and other ocean-related industries move forward with this blanket ban on the character of our coasts for the flourish because of it. U.S. Federal waters. worse. We need to protect the Atlantic Just a few years ago, in 2015, an oil Knowing these bills would be coming Coast by permanently banning offshore pipeline ruptured in Santa Barbara to to the floor, I knew I needed to do oil and gas drilling. the north of my district, spilling 100,000 something to support the request I Mr. Chairman, we need a concrete gallons of oil into the ocean, killing heard in the district that waters off of plan of action like this because the cli- wildlife, and forcing closure of beaches Georgia be removed. That is why I, in mate is changing in a way that threat- in my district as their oil flowed down. order to abide by my commitment to ens our national security, or eco- This oil spill can affect large pieces of my constituents in our community, systems, and our economy. land and our environment, and our submitted three amendments to the Thanks to H.R. 1941—and I commend economy suffered. Rules Committee. the sponsors—the Coastal and Marine H.R. 1941 is a forward-thinking bill Unfortunately, my amendments, Economies Protection Act, we are act- that will protect California’s coast and which would empower States to decide ing to permanently protect the Atlan- help turn us away from fossil fuels. At what is best for them, remove Georgia tic from offshore oil and gas drilling a time when tackling the climate crisis from consideration, and address under- right now. I thank the chairman, Mr. is absolutely critical, I urge my col- sea national security, were not accept- Chair, and the ranking member for this leagues to support this legislation. ed by my colleagues across the aisle. bill. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I Let me be clear. This wasn’t a rejec- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I re- continue to reserve the balance of my tion of including the amendments in serve the balance of my time. time. the bill. This was a rejection of the Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield ability to even debate them. 1 minute to the gentleman from New 1 minute to the gentleman from Mary- My colleagues across the aisle who Jersey (Mr. VAN DREW). land (Mr. HOYER), who is the majority had championed the will of the States Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Chair, I rise leader. to decide what is best for them when it today because I wholeheartedly sup- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Chair, I thank the comes to this topic, would not let my port the Coastal and Marine Economy gentleman from California for yielding. amendments move forward. For those Protection Act, authored by my good I thank Mr. BISHOP for his leadership who were so opposed to energy develop- friend, Congressman CUNNINGHAM. as well. ment offshore, I didn’t even have the This bill does what seems obvious to I rise in strong support of this bill in- opportunity to have an amendment re- almost everyone. It bans offshore drill- troduced by Mr. CUNNINGHAM from moving Georgia from consideration de- ing in the Atlantic Ocean. It is an issue South Carolina and two other bills on bated on the floor of this House. that brings together business groups, the floor this week that will be consid- Mr. Chair, it is really unfortunate environmental groups, sportsmen ered. All three are bipartisan bills. that we are voting on these bills which groups, and many, many others. It is I thank Mr. CUNNINGHAM for his lead- would sacrifice tens of thousands of an issue that transcends party lines. ership on this particular issue. jobs and millions in economic benefits In my district, we had a press con- A permanent moratorium on offshore for political grandstanding. ference in support of this legislation oil and gas development in pristine, un- To step back on domestic energy de- and banning, and we had Republicans, touched areas will help protect eco- velopment is to promote foreign energy Democrats, Independents, systems and economies all along our consumption. I can still remember businesspeople, as well as environ- Nation’s Atlantic and Pacific Coasts. when the United States was held hos- mentalists all together. The other bills we will be considering tage to Middle Eastern resources, and In south Jersey, our coast is our life- this week will prevent oil and gas drill- we can’t allow that to happen again. blood. It is everything. It is our econ- ing along the Gulf Coast of Florida and

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The gentleman from CA, AND 182 COSPONSORS) tic ecosystems, then we put at risk the California has 6 minutes remaining. livelihoods of millions of Americans in Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield H.R. 1941—COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES those communities that depend on 1 minute to the gentleman from Cali- PROTECTION ACT—(REP. CUNNINGHAM, D–SC, AND 51 COSPONSORS) their continued health and abundance. fornia (Mr. CARBAJAL), who is a highly In coastal communities on the Atlan- respected Representative. The Administration opposes H.R. 205, the tic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mr. CARBAJAL. Mr. Chair, I rise in Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Mexico, tourism, outdoor recreation, support of H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Act of 2019, H.R. 1146, the Arctic Cultural and and fishing are crucial to their econo- Marine Economies Protection Act, to Coastal Plain Protection Act, and H.R. 1941, mies. In Alaska, the Gwich’in people ensure we safeguard our environment the Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- rely on the carefully balanced Arctic tion Act. These bills would undermine the against the threats of offshore oil drill- Administration’s commitment to a pros- ecosystem for hunting, fishing, and ing. I am proud to have worked with perous American economy supported by the their ancient way of life. Drilling in Chairman GRIJALVA, Chairman responsible use of the Nation’s abundant nat- these areas creates an unacceptable LOWENTHAL, and Representative ural resources. Development of our resources risk both to our environment and to CUNNINGHAM to make sure that this enhances our energy security and energy the people who live in those commu- measure also includes my legislation, dominance, and produces high-paying Amer- nities. H.R. 279, the California Clean Coast ican jobs; provides increased revenue to the Mr. Chair, the United States is now Act. This would make certain that Treasury, States, tribes, and local commu- the largest producer of oil and gas in nities; and is a critical source of conserva- there is no future offshore oil and gas tion funding. the world. No one would have thought leasing off California’s coast and put H.R. 1146 would prohibit the Department of that possible even a decade ago, yet the interests of the American people here we are. Thank to advances in the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management first. from administering an oil and gas leasing technology, over the past 6 years, we We cannot put corporate profits of have doubled the amount of oil we ex- program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Big Oil above protecting our environ- National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. port. All of that has been made possible ment. My constituents in the central The bill would repeal a provision of the Tax without touching vulnerable environ- coast have seen firsthand the damage Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that directed the ments like the Arctic refuge or off the oil spills inflicted on our communities Secretary of the Interior to establish a pro- coast of my home State of Maryland, and our local economies. During the gram for the development of the Coastal the Atlantic or the Pacific. 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, over Plain that would allow the use of no more The Trump administration is pro- than about 0.01 percent of the total acreage 100,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into posing to open the entire eastern sea- of ANWR for surface development of produc- the Santa Barbara Channel. This was board for oil and gas development, tion and support facilities. The Administra- the largest oil spill in California’s his- from the Gulf of Maine to the Straits tion supports environmentally responsible tory. It fundamentally harmed Santa energy development in the Coastal Plain, of Florida. States up and down the At- Barbara’s unique marine ecosystem also known as the 1002 Area, of ANWR. Such lantic, including my own State, oppose and wildlife, recreational interests, and development is expected to increase Amer- this move. We have seen what happens ica’s energy security and independence, cre- when something goes wrong, as was the commercial fishing. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- ate jobs, and provide affordable, reliable en- case with the Deepwater Horizon dis- ergy for consumers while providing much- tleman has expired. aster in 2010. An oil spill making its needed revenue to both the State of Alaska Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield way into the Chesapeake Bay and de- and the Federal Government. the gentleman from California an addi- stroying our world-class fisheries or Similarly, H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 would tional 30 seconds. harming the beautiful beaches of Mary- both restrict future oil and gas development Mr. CARBAJAL. Paired with the 2015 land’s Chesapeake and Atlantic shores in the Federal waters of the U.S. Outer Con- Plains Refugio oil spill, where cleanup would, frankly, be devastating. tinental Shelf (OCS). H.R. 205 would amend Instead of doubling down on fossil costs hit $92 million, these incidents the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act fuels, we ought to be working to recon- show us that we cannot afford another (GOMESA) to make permanent the current temporary leasing moratorium on offshore figure our economy to meet the chal- disastrous oil spill. In contrast, California’s coastal re- leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off the lenges of climate change and seize op- west coast of Florida. H.R. 1941 would amend portunities from developing new clean gion tourism generates over $1.9 tril- lion of GDP per year. It also supports the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act energy technologies and leading the (OCSLA) to permanently remove from con- world in transitioning to a low- and more than $731 billion in wages. Any sideration acreage for offshore leasing on eventually zero-carbon economy. future oil drilling would pose a direct both the Atlantic and Pacific OCS. Both of The Democratic-led House already, threat to our local economies and the these bills would undermine OCSLA, which Mr. Chair, took action on climate success of local businesses that are tied established a periodic, multi-stage planning change earlier this year with the pas- to clean oceans and healthy eco- process involving State and tribal consulta- sage of H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now systems. We must safeguard our planet tion and a thoughtful comparison and bal- ancing of the benefits and impacts to all the Act, which would uphold our commit- and economy for future generations, including my two grandchildren, regions of the OCS. These bills would perma- ment to the Paris climate agreement nently constrain this careful administrative that the President inadvisably with- Roman and Gianna. This is why I urge process. Under the bills, large swaths of the drew from. passage of H.R. 1941, the Coastal and OCS would be off limits for resource develop- We will also continue taking mean- Marine Economies Protection Act. ment without the benefit of periodic assess- ingful action to stop the Trump admin- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I ments of the potential economic, social, and istration’s rollback of rules meant to yield myself such time as I may con- environmental effects of development, as re- protect clean air, clean water, and nat- sume. quired by existing law. Excluding these areas ural environments for generations to Mr. Chair, I include in the RECORD a from leasing consideration could place more Statement of Administrative Policy, pressure for development on other OCS areas come. Our children, Mr. Chair, and our and constrain our ability to meet national grandchildren—and, yes, our great- which indicates the President’s advis- energy needs as required by OCSLA. grandchildren—deserve to inherit an ers would recommend a veto of this particular bill in the unlikely event Additionally, each of these bills would Earth and an America that is clean, eliminate the potential for future direct rev- healthy, and sustainable. We ignore that it will actually be considered by enue that would otherwise be provided to the this challenge, Mr. Chair, at our peril. the Senate, but, Mr. Chair, you can bet Treasury, and through revenue sharing, to Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman your Social Security payments it won’t the States, tribes, and counties where the de- from California (Mr. LOWENTHAL) for be. velopment activities occur. In Fiscal Year

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We ask you to embrace these homegrown op- put their children through college, to save The top States receiving Fiscal Year 2018 portunities that benefit American families, for retirement, and to spend money in busi- revenues were New Mexico ($634.9 million); create high-wage jobs, strengthen the U.S. ness establishments that employ others. Wyoming ($563.9 million); Colorado ($112.5 economy and protect our environment. I urge you to vote against these ill-con- million); Louisiana ($91 million); and Utah Next week, the House of Representatives is ceived bills. ($76 million). Additionally, more than $1 bil- expected to consider legislation undercut- With kind regards, I am lion was disbursed to Indian tribes and indi- ting domestic energy security and economic Sincerely yours, vidual Indian mineral owners; $1.22 billion to opportunity by limiting American energy ac- TERRY O’SULLIVAN, the Reclamation Fund; $970 million to the cess. We urge you to reject these bills and in- General President. stead stand up for energy produced in Amer- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF); Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I re- $150 million to the Historic Preservation ica, by American workers for the benefit of Fund; and $3.5 billion to the general fund of American families. serve the balance of my time. the Treasury. Sincerely, Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, may I Prohibiting energy development in new American Chemistry Council, American ask a question of the ranking member Federal areas would hinder future adminis- Council of Engineering Companies, American about how many more speakers he has. trations’ efforts to make up for revenue lost Forest & Paper Association, American Gas Mr. BISHOP of Utah. If the gen- as production declines from leases in aging Association, American Iron and Steel Insti- tleman asks nicely. tute, American Petroleum Institute, Amer- energy fields. Such restrictions will tie the Yes. I am waiting for one more hands of future administrations and reduce ican Pipeline Contractors Association, Con- their ability to enhance energy security sumer Energy Alliance, Distribution Pipe- speaker coming over who may or may through strong domestic energy production line Contractors Association, Energy Equip- not be here. and to ensure affordable energy for American ment and Infrastructure Alliance, Inde- Mr. LOWENTHAL. He just arrived, families. pendent Petroleum Association of America. Mr. Chair, so I reserve the balance of If these bills were presented to the Presi- International Association of Drilling Con- my time. dent, his advisors would recommend he veto tractors, International Association of Geo- physical Contractors, Laborers’ Inter- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I them. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I national Union of North America, National Arizona (Mr. GOSAR), who is head of the also include in the RECORD a letter of Association of Manufacturers, National strong opposition to the bill by over 20 Ocean Industries Association, National Util- Congressional Western Caucus and a ity Contractors Association, Offshore Marine entities, including the U.S. Chamber of valuable member of our committee. Service Association, Portland Cement Asso- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I thank my Commerce, Consumer Energy Alliance, ciation, Power and Communication Contrac- and a letter in opposition from the La- friend and Ranking Member BISHOP for tors Association, U.S. Chamber of Com- yielding. borers’ International Union of North merce, U.S. Oil and Gas Association. America. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition SEPTEMBER 9, 2019. to this misguided legislation. This leg- SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. Hon. NANCY PELOSI, islation will put the United States at a U.S. CONGRESS, Washington, DC. Speaker, House of Representatives, distinct disadvantage with the rest of DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We rely on Amer- Washington, DC. the world by taking some of our coun- ican made energy to power our daily lives, Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, try’s most valuable energy deposits off- communities and to grow a more prosperous Minority Leader, House of Representatives, limits to exploration. By the way, future. Americans deserve clean, safe, reli- Washington, DC. DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI AND MINORITY LEAD- these are the people of the United able, abundant and affordable energy so that States’ resources. our families, communities and businesses ER MCCARTHY: On behalf of the 500,000 mem- bers of the Laborers’ International Union of Under the current administration, can all share the opportunities American en- North America (LIUNA), I want to express ergy creates. Our country cannot afford to America is experiencing an energy ren- our opposition to H.R. 205, which would per- block access to new energy supplies and risk aissance. By taking an all-of-the-above manently extend the moratorium on oil and losing our energy advantage. That’s why we approach to energy policy, this admin- gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; ask you to oppose legislation being consid- istration has kick-started unprece- H.R. 1146, to once again prohibit oil and gas ered by the U.S. House of Representatives drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Ref- dented growth in our energy produc- next week that would slow scientific surveys uge (ANWR); and, H.R. 1941, which would bar tion. For the first time since the 1950s, and prevent access to new sources of Amer- offshore drilling along the Atlantic and Pa- the United States will become a net ex- ican offshore energy in the Outer Conti- cific Coasts. porter of oil and natural gas, providing nental Shelf. Once again, jobs of LIUNA members who For more than seven decades, energy devel- great benefits for our economy and our work in the energy sector are being targeted national security. However, my col- opment in the Gulf of Mexico has worked for elimination by environmental radicals collaboratively alongside tourism, fishing for purely political purposes. There is abso- leagues on the other side of the aisle and Defense Department training activities. lutely no chance for these ‘‘message bills’’ to want to make these successes short- But H.R. 205 would permanently extend the be enacted into law this Congress. So, in- term phenomena. eastern Gulf of Mexico moratorium on oil stead of working to enact real job creating By permanently putting both the At- and natural gas activities. The Congressional infrastructure legislation, union members lantic and Pacific Outer Continental Budget Office conservatively estimates that see their jobs once again being denigrated this could cost taxpayers $400 million in rev- Shelves off-limits to oil and gas explo- and belittled. ration, this bill ties one hand behind enue over the next 10 years. Similarly, H.R. Energy independence is central to the fu- 1941 would block offshore energy develop- ture of the American economy and our our Nation’s back. Instead of making ment in the Pacific and Atlantic planning standard of living. Unfortunately, the en- potential bountiful energy deposits off- areas, and H.R. 1146 would lock up energy re- emies of job creation continue to try to wall limits to development, this Congress sources in the Alaskan Coastal Plain. off and strand our domestic energy resources should be interested in making sure Congress should support progress. Modern from development; killing jobs, prolonging that these deposits are responsibly de- energy technologies have enabled an impres- our energy dependence on unfriendly foreign sive record of environmental stewardship veloped. Technological advancements regimes, and saddling middle-class and in offshore energy development have and innovation. But when the government lower-income families with rising energy chooses to arbitrarily and permanently close costs. made it safer than ever before. off areas to exploration and potential devel- LIUNA members, in Alaska and elsewhere, Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to opment, we simply increase our dependency know first-hand that when done responsibly, oppose this legislation. on foreign sources. This reality is visible in with union-trained workers, energy develop- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, how places like California and Massachusetts. ment can coexist with environmental stew- much time do I have remaining? Despite abundant offshore oil and natural ardship. LIUNA and the other building The CHAIR. The gentleman from gas resources, California imports 57 percent trades unions invest significant resources California has 41⁄2 minutes remaining. of its oil supply, a staggering 37 percent of into the training of our members that help which comes from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, develop the knowledge and skills they need Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield to meet energy needs each winter, Massachu- to work safely and productively while con- myself the balance of my time to clar- setts imports liquefied natural gas from Rus- structing energy and other infrastructure to ify a couple of things that have been sia. the highest standards. said in this wonderful discussion, and I

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Don’t take those funds world, we are going to cut back auto- Water Conservation Fund because it is away from the park maintenance back- matically and actually make a greater funded from offshore revenues. The log. That is far more significant than risk in the process of doing it. idea that the passage of H.R. 1941 will what we are talking about. This is a silly approach, and it con- hurt the LWCF is completely false. But the real issue we are having here trasts specifically with what we are at- This bill will not affect the LWCF at is a difference in the approach to the tempting to do. We can have jobs and all. country’s energy solutions, our future. we can have a future. And we can have Let’s talk about it. All the money for You have three disjointed bills, none of a country that will no longer be bullied the LWCF from this fund comes from them based on science—a lot of them by other countries, seeing that we are the existing oil and gas activities in based on mythology that we have energy-weak, if we approach it the way the central and western Gulf of Mexico. heard here today, none of them sci- the Republicans want to approach it. Of the resources that come into the entifically based—but they are here in But if we still do this disjointed, dis- Federal Government from these areas, an isolated way, which the whole goal pirited, nonscientific approach based the central and western Gulf of Mexico, is to cut stuff. Let’s just not produce. on more myth than reality, then, actu- the Land and Water Conservation Fund Now, at least when Jimmy Carter put ally, we are going in the opposite direc- gets the first $900 million. That is what on that sweater and started the fire tion. comes in, and then it is distributed. and he talked to the American people, The Democrats in their energy-weak- Last year, what came in for the con- he was at least honest enough with ness, would march us back 50 years to servation fund should have been over them to say, You are going to have to a time when America was much more $4.7 billion. In fact, in the last 19 years, lower your expectations. You won’t be fragile and in which second-rate powers we have brought in, at a minimum, $2.8 able to live the lifestyle you want to thought they could bully us into sub- have in the future. billion, far in excess of the $900 million mission simply by taking advantage of At no time has anyone who is pur- that goes to the Land and Water Con- our lack of a strong, coherent energy porting this type of an approach that policy. And that is what Republicans servation Fund. has been pushed by the Democrats There are projections that the exist- do not want to see happen again. talked about lowering or being willing And that is why I would urge you all ing activity in the Gulf of Mexico is to lower their thermostats in the win- to look at the bill that was introduced enough to keep the LWCF funded for ter or cut down on their air-condi- today—the Republican approach to it. many, many decades to come. We don’t tioning in the summer, or stop driving That is the way of the future. need to drill in the Atlantic or the Pa- their boats as often as they want to, or It is bright. It is big. It is positive. It cific to fund the LWCF. Revenues are no longer going on planes, trains, and moves us forward. Not what we are not the problem. automobiles. What is the problem then? The real Now, they just expect—miracu- doing today with a bunch of bills that problem is that only twice in the his- lously—energy to be produced by other piece-by-piece take us back from where tory of the LWCF has Congress appro- areas that they can then enjoy it in we came, and we should never return priated the full $900 million. As I have some particular way. That is not a log- again. pointed out, much more money has ical approach. It can be done, but it is Mr. Chairman, with that, I yield back come into the Treasury. Only twice not a logical approach. It doesn’t just the balance of my time. have we ever fully appropriated the miraculously happen. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I money. The difference is, what the Repub- yield myself such time as I may con- sume. b 1330 licans have placed on the table today is an overall approach to energy, a com- I just, in closing, would like to make In fact, we have collected almost $40 prehensive approach to energy. Not a few statements that kind of reiterate billion in revenues that should have just a comprehensive approach of how what has already been said, I think so been spent on the LWCF, but we have we build on our fossil fuels, but also well, and how we must protect our appropriated less than half of that, how we build alternative energy and coast. which is $18.4 billion. how we involve the States in that con- Right now, the United States pro- So I am glad that my colleagues on cept, because every State has a dif- duces, in totality, 12.3 million barrels the other side of the aisle are very con- ferent requirement, a different initia- of oil a day—crude oil, each and every cerned about the LWCF, but I would tive, and a different need. And we are day. It is an all-time U.S. record. We like to point out that we should make trying to do that, not some one-size- have done that in 2018, and we lead the sure we work together, that we get the fits-all blanket approach as we are world now in terms of export produc- full $900 million that we should be get- going to have in this bill and the third tion. ting every year and that we are not bill that we will actually have tomor- Of that 12.3 million, we export over 3 getting every year. row. million barrels of crude oil a day. It is Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of The approach the Democrats are more than is exported from all the my time. doing is saying we won’t develop Amer- other nations of the world, except for Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I ican sources because we might spill. In- two OPEC nations. have no further speakers, and I am stead, we will try to rely on, maybe, We are the number one producer of ready to close. them coming from somewhere else. natural gas. We are a net exporter of Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I am Some of our colleagues have already natural gas, but we also say we do—by ready to close, and reserve the balance talked about how the Russians are al- not opening up the Atlantic and the of my time. ready importing into Boston. How Cali- Pacific, we are not putting this tre- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I fornia is already getting 57 percent of mendous resource of oil development yield myself such time as I may con- its energy coming from Saudi Arabia, at risk. Right now, in the Gulf, open sume. and they come in tankers. for development in the future, we nor- Mr. Chair, I appreciate the concern And, Mr. Chairman, the problem is mally put up almost 80 million acres in that the gentleman from California that we fail to realize, if you really the Gulf for leasing each year. (Mr. LOWENTHAL) has for the LWCF. want to have a higher mathematical Right now over 72 percent of the po- The issue though at hand is not nec- possibility of oil spills, it is signifi- tential Gulf that is open for oil and gas essarily what we have been appro- cantly higher when it comes from development, 72 percent has not yet priating for LWCF. The issue at hand is tankers than it is if we do our own been developed. There is an estimated that you want to triple that amount. drilling. 43 billion barrels of oil in the Gulf yet

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Each such further H.R. 1941, and I yield back the remain- ‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif- amendment may be offered only in the der of my time. ferences in complexity among the classes of fa- order printed in the report, by a Mem- Mr. MCCAUL. Mr. Chair, I urge my col- cilities to be inspected. ber designated in the report, shall be leagues to join me in opposition to H.R. 1941, ‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is considered read, shall be debatable for which will block oil and natural gas lease sales established in the Treasury a fund, to be known the time specified in the report, equal- in the Atlantic and Pacific. as the ‘Ocean Energy Safety Fund’ (referred to ly divided and controlled by the pro- in this subsection as the ‘Fund’), into which ponent and an opponent, shall not be To start, this bill reduces the United States’ shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees ability to develop our domestic energy re- under paragraph (1) and which shall be avail- subject to amendment, and shall not be sources. Furthermore, it emboldens Russia to able as provided under paragraph (3). subject to a demand for division of the continue to use its oil and gas as a weapon ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Notwithstanding question. against Europe. section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, all AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. MCCLINTOCK At a time when Putin is using all available amounts deposited in the Fund— The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- tools to sow discord and chaos around the ‘‘(A) shall be credited as offsetting collections; sider amendment No. 1 printed in part world especially in Europe and the Middle ‘‘(B) shall be available for expenditure for F of House Report 116–200. purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chair, I have East, we need to work together to stop him Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile from further harming our national security in- offshore drilling units) and the administration an amendment at the desk. terests and those of our allies. This bill is a of the inspection program under this section; The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate step in the wrong direction and will further em- ‘‘(C) shall be available only to the extent pro- the amendment. power Putin vided for in advance in an appropriations Act; The text of the amendment is as fol- In addition to this bill’s geo-political ramifica- and lows: tions, it also ignores the fact that American en- ‘‘(D) shall remain available until expended. Page 1, line 12-13, strike ‘‘or the Pacific Re- ergy extraction technology and techniques are ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For each gion planning areas,’’. fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- the best in the world. Inhibiting U.S. energy Secretary shall adjust each dollar amount speci- production will create a void for Russia and fied in this subsection for inflation based on the lution 548, the gentleman from Cali- others to fill with their more ecologically dam- change in the Consumer Price Index from fiscal fornia (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) and a Member aging methods, while also sacrificing American year 2020. opposed each will control 5 minutes. jobs. ‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be col- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Based on the negative effects H.R. 1941 will lected under this subsection for facilities that from California. have on global security, the environment, and are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chairman, our economy, I urge my colleagues to oppose and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. this amendment removes the Pacific Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— this bill. Coast for the total moratorium on oil ‘‘(A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but exploration imposed under this legisla- The CHAIR. All time for general de- with processing equipment or gathering lines; bate has expired. tion. ‘‘(B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, It will make my California Demo- Pursuant to the rule, an amendment with any combination of active or inactive in the nature of a substitute consisting wells; and cratic colleagues’ heads explode, but of the text of the Rules Committee ‘‘(C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 there are also many other reasons to Print 116–31, modified by the amend- wells, with any combination of active or inac- support this amendment. ment printed in part E of House Report tive wells. California is already pursuing these ‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees shall be 116–200, shall be considered as adopted, Green New Deal policies pioneered by collected under this subsection for drilling rigs Jerry Brown and Arnold and the bill, as amended, shall be con- on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year Schwarzenegger, and Californians are sidered as an original bill for purpose 2020 shall be— now paying among the highest elec- of further amendment under the 5- ‘‘(A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs operating tricity and gasoline prices in the coun- minute rule and shall be considered as in water depths of 500 feet or more; and ‘‘(B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs operating try as a result. read. In the last decade, while U.S. oil pro- The text of the bill, as amended, is as in water depths of less than 500 feet. duction has grown 130 percent, it has follows: ‘‘(7) FEES FOR NON-RIG UNITS.—Fees shall be collected under this subsection for well oper- declined in California by 20 percent. In H.R. 1941 ations conducted via non-rig units as outlined 2000, California produced 50 percent of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of in subparts D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title the petroleum it consumed every Representatives of the United States of 30, Code of Federal Regulations, on a per in- year—50 percent. That figure is now America in Congress assembled, spection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall down to 30 percent. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. be— In 2000, California imported 25 per- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Coastal and ‘‘(A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units Marine Economies Protection Act’’. operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; cent of its oil from foreign countries. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LEASING IN CERTAIN ‘‘(B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units Today, it imports 60 percent. In just PLANNING AREAS. operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 the last year, California’s oil purchases Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf feet; and from Saudi Arabia ballooned from 98 Lands Act is amended by redesignating sub- ‘‘(C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units million barrels to 135 million barrels. sections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) re- operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. These foolish policies are contributing spectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) ‘‘(8) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des- to one of the highest unemployment the following: ignated operators under paragraph (5) annu- ‘‘(g) The Secretary shall not include in any ally, with payment required within 30 days of rates, the largest homeless population, leasing program under this section any area billing. The Secretary shall bill designated oper- and the highest effective poverty rate within the Atlantic Region planning areas or ators under paragraph (6) within 30 days of the in our Nation. the Pacific Region planning areas, as such end of the month in which the inspection oc- Yet, leasing the 240 million acres planning areas are described in the document curred, with payment required within 30 days that are currently off limits could sup- entitled ‘Draft Proposed Program Outer Conti- after billing.’’. port an additional 165,000 jobs and in- nental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019– SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- ject $15 billion into our economy every 2024’, dated January 2018.’’. FECTS. year. SEC. 3. INSPECTION FEE COLLECTION. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the pur- President Trump reversed the Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf pose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As- Obama-era war on energy, and last You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by ref- Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by add- year America became the largest pe- ing at the end the following: erence to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary ‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, sub- troleum producer on the planet, out- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the mitted for printing in the Congressional Record pacing both Saudi Arabia and Russia Interior shall collect from the operators of facili- by the Chairman of the House Budget Com- for the first time.

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Today, in California, the what we are seeing in Europe or that weigh any benefit that fossil fuel com- average price of a gallon of regular gas- we saw under the Obama Administra- panies will reap from drilling off our oline is $3.63. In South Carolina, it is tion. coast, and I am here to raise their $2.23. That is a $1.40-a-gallon difference, And let us consider the environment. voices. and I ask the bill’s author from South California’s coastal waters suffer from Mr. Chair, many of my Republican Carolina to consider if his constituents natural oil seepage of 86,000 barrels a colleagues in the Committee on Nat- are ready to enact California policies year into the Pacific Ocean, the equiv- ural Resources try to justify their push and then pay for them through the noz- alent of one Santa Barbara oil spill to destroy our coastal communities zle. every year. Development of our off- with offshore drilling by claiming that Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of shore resources reduces the pressure the alternative to expanded drilling is my time. that produces seepage. imported foreign oil. The CHAIR. The question is on the Having grown up in coastal Ventura If my friends on the other side of the amendment offered by the gentleman County 50 years ago, I can tell you aisle were serious about addressing oil from California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). firsthand of the conspicuous decline in imports, they would not sit idly by as The amendment was rejected. natural seepage that has occurred in the Trump administration works to AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR the years since the Channel Islands completely undermine our country’s The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- field opened. And lest we forget, it is fuel efficiency standards. sider amendment No. 2 printed in part the abundance of natural gas that has If they were serious, they would sup- F of House Report 116–200. reduced our country’s carbon dioxide port the State of California as it works Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I have an emissions far below what expensive and to strengthen fuel economy, so that amendment at the desk. oppressive government regulation has this country is not dependent on oil, The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate accomplished in Europe. period. And so that Americans can save the amendment. California leads the Nation? money at the pump. The text of the amendment is as fol- Let me repeat: While our Nation’s oil California is working to reduce oil lows: imports with its vehicle emissions production is up 130 percent, Califor- Page 1, beginning on line 2, strike ‘‘COAST- standards and low carbon fuel stand- nia’s is down 20 percent. While our Na- AL AND MARINE ECONOMIES PROTECTION’’ and tion has achieved energy independence, ard, but the Trump administration is insert ‘‘RUSSIAN ENERGY RELIANCE AND UNITED California’s reliance on foreign oil has fighting tooth and nail to stop it by re- STATES POVERTY’’. more than doubled. That is trailing the voking the State’s Clean Air Act waiv- The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- Nation, not leading it. er and challenging its groundbreaking lution 548, the gentleman from Arizona My State, that has among the most agreement with automakers to set (Mr. GOSAR) and a Member opposed bountiful oil and natural gas resources strong standards. each will control 5 minutes. in the Nation, has the least political Those who support the Trump admin- The Chair recognizes the gentleman will to develop them. I offer this istration’s efforts are hitting my con- from Arizona. amendment to highlight this point and stituents—not once, but twice. First, Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I rise today to warn the rest of the Nation where it they are making cars less efficient, to offer an amendment that changes leads. And also—let’s be honest—to which drives climate change and hurts the title of this legislation to some- watch my California Democratic col- air quality in southern California. And thing more fitting, that being the leagues set their hair on fire. now, supporters of this amendment are ‘‘Russian Energy Reliance and United Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of seeking to increase the chances of an States Poverty Act.’’ my time so we can now watch. And I environmental catastrophe that could The consequences of this legislation am ready to close when they are. do irreparable damage to my constitu- becoming law would have devastating, Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, I ents’ communities and our local econ- long-term impacts on the economic rise in opposition to the amendment of- omy. and national security of the United fered by the gentleman from California Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues on States. Putting both the Atlantic and both sides of the aisle to recognize the (Mr. MCCLINTOCK). Pacific Outer Continental Shelves per- The CHAIR. The gentleman from impact that this amendment will have manently off-limits to oil and gas de- California is recognized for 5 minutes. on Pacific Coast economies by strongly velopment puts the United States at a Mr. LEVIN of California. Mr. Chair, opposing it. distinct disadvantage to the rest of the I yield back the balance of my time. there is absolutely no sense in making world. a special exception to open the waters b 1345 We have already seen how policies along the Pacific Coast for drilling. Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Chair, I read- from liberal States that are along the Supporters of this amendment clear- ily concede that this amendment is same lines of this legislation have ly represent districts many miles from anathema to the ruling elite in Sac- caused certain parts of the country to the nearest coastline. Maybe they ramento. They have had their way with become dependent upon Russian en- never saw the environmental devasta- California. The policies they advocate ergy. New England, for example, was tion on southern California beaches on the House floor today are the same forced to import Russian natural gas in after the Santa Barbara Plains oil spill policies they have inflicted on my once the wintertime because of the ludi- in 2015; maybe they haven’t visited Golden State during my lifetime. crous decision by the State of New with small businesses in coastal com- Those policies have produced the York not to allow pipelines to be built munities like mine that depend on highest effective poverty rate in the through the State. tourism and recreation to survive; Nation, among the highest energy The legislation before us today would maybe they don’t know that offshore prices in the country, and a historic ex- have similar consequences. As existing drilling threatens nearly 746,000 jobs odus of Californians fleeing to other oil and gas deposits begin to run dry, and nearly $53 billion in GDP along the States. new deposits will need to be extracted, West Coast. The road to Venezuela leads through many of which are located on the Pa- However, I have seen that devasta- California, and I urge the rest of the cific and Atlantic Outer Continental tion. I visited those small businesses. Nation to ask themselves: Is that real- Shelves. And I am well-aware of how many jobs ly a road they want to take? Putting these deposits off-limits could and would be lost if we suffer We went down that road in the 1970s. would cause us to go back to the old from another spill along the Pacific The bill’s author is, perhaps, too young days of the old normal that had become

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They cause we are taking inventory off that domestic energy production, many rea- want to dismantle our domestic oil and belonged to the American people. sons to oppose the bans this bill pro- gas industry, an industry that employs Yes, I am one of those who believes poses, but I believe chief among them close to 10 million people and plays a in all-of-the-above energy policies. is that harnessing the natural re- critical role in our Nation’s energy se- What we have to tell them and explain sources our country has been blessed curity. to them is that there is a difference be- with makes our Nation and our allies Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to tween baseload power and intermittent safer. support this amendment so that the power. American energy production makes American people are aware of the true Renewables do not have baseline us less reliant on foreign actors. More ramifications of this misguided legisla- power. To have a reliable electric grid American oil means we will less likely tion, and I reserve the balance of my that everybody depends upon, we have have to use Saudi Arabian oil. More time. to have both. Green energy does not American natural gas means our allies Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I rise produce that application of baseload are less likely to rely on Russian nat- in opposition to the amendment. power, unless we are talking about ural gas. The CHAIR. The gentleman from hydro, and that we don’t even consider Our homes, factories, and vehicles California is recognized for 5 minutes. a green energy anymore, from the need energy. Our allies need energy. As Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield other side. our world grows, so will our demand. myself such time as I may consume. I think we need to be clear to the Oil and natural gas are estimated to Mr. Chair, this is a pointless amend- American people where these jobs are. comprise 60 percent of global demand ment, and I am, frankly, a little bit They are good-paying jobs, $90,000 and in 2050. The question is, where will the embarrassed that we are even dis- above with benefits. United States get it? Will we take it cussing it. Not only does it not im- When we take away these types of re- from our own shores, or will we rely on prove the bill, but it is also based on a serves, it really is victimizing the OPEC, whose Arab petroleum-export- false premise. American people. That is not some- ing countries previously stopped oil Let’s be clear: We are not reliant on thing I want to do. I want to make sure shipments to the United States and Russian energy, and the United States that they are empowered. caused gas prices to soar and threat- is not stricken by energy poverty. In These resources belong to the Amer- ened our national security. fact, it is the complete opposite of the ican people, and there is no reason why I support an all-of-the-above ap- present reality. we shouldn’t be able to use them and proach, which includes solar, wind, hy- The Atlantic and Pacific have re- extract them diligently and cleanly. dropower, nuclear, and coal. I also sup- mained off-limits to new oil and gas de- Mr. Chair, I ask everybody to vote port domestic oil and natural gas. I be- velopment for decades, but the United for this, to be clear to the American lieve an all-of-the-above energy ap- States now produces 12.3 million bar- public what this stands for, and I yield proach benefits American pocketbooks rels of crude oil each day, which is an back the balance of my time. and quality of life and, especially, our all-time U.S. record, and it produces Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I op- security. the most in the world. It exports over pose the Gosar amendment, and I yield Mr. Chair, I urge support of my 3 million barrels of crude oil a day, back the balance of my time. amendment because I believe our gov- more than all but two members of The CHAIR. The question is on the ernment should fully understand the OPEC exported in 2018. amendment offered by the gentleman security risks these bans in these bills We are the number three exporter of from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). entail, and I reserve the balance of my oil. We are also the number one pro- The question was taken; and the time. ducer of natural gas in the world, and Chair announced that the noes ap- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I claim we are a net exporter of natural gas. peared to have it. the time in opposition, although I am Look, if we really want to lead in en- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I demand a not opposed. ergy, we should be taking a bigger role recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. LAWSON of in the production of renewable energy. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Florida). Without objection, the gen- Costs for renewable energy have plum- rule XVIII, further proceedings on the tleman from California is recognized meted, and our global competitors are amendment offered by the gentleman for 5 minutes. jockeying to lead the world in clean en- from Arizona will be postponed. There was no objection. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, we do ergy development. AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MRS. LESKO Unfortunately, Republicans seem to The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- not have any concerns with the amend- have dusted off the same tired talking sider amendment No. 3 printed in part ment and do not believe it undermines points that they were using 10 years F of House Report 116–200. the underlying legislation. ago—and even longer, 20 years ago—be- Mrs. LESKO. Mr. Chair, I have an Furthermore, it is our firm belief fore U.S. energy production sky- amendment at the desk. that, if the Department of the Interior rocketed. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate were to consult with the Defense De- Even worse, the Trump administra- the amendment. partment, they would find H.R. 1941 tion acts like it believes those talking The text of the amendment is as fol- poses no national security risk to the points and continues to believe that lows: United States. the future lies in coal, oil, and gas. At the end of the bill, add the following: The underlying bill does not affect a Mr. Chair, this is a silly amendment, single producing offshore lease, and oil SEC. 5. RISK TO NATIONAL SECURITY. and it achieves nothing. For this rea- The Secretary of the Interior, after con- and gas companies now have tremen- son, I urge opposition to the amend- sulting with the Secretary of Defense, shall dous opportunities for new offshore de- ment, and I reserve the balance of my report to Congress on whether this Act poses velopment in the United States. time. a risk to national security due to potential Let’s be clear: The United States of- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I find it in- increase in dependence on foreign oil. fers nearly 80 million acres in the Gulf teresting that we are even debating The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- of Mexico for new leasing every year, this because, if it was such a poor deci- lution 548, the gentlewoman from Ari- and companies now hold only 13 mil- sion, maybe the Rules Committee zona (Mrs. LESKO) and a Member op- lion acres of the Gulf under lease, should not have made it in order. So, posed each will control 5 minutes. which means that 72 percent of the there is compliance from the other The Chair recognizes the gentle- acres that have been offered are not side. woman from Arizona. yet developed.

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It is part of what will be considered, basically sounds like the gentleman approves of our identity and who we are. skewed what the GAO will do, so you it. This amendment will instruct GAO have come up with a predetermined Mr. Chair, I think it is common to perform a study on the costs and the outset. We can predict exactly what sense, and I am hopeful that it will be impacts of drilling on the coastal com- will come out from this study because voted on with ‘‘yes.’’ I yield back the munities and their economies. This it is not comprehensive and it hasn’t balance of my time. study will address how oil and gas com- tried to be inclusive. panies interact with local stake- What you should have done is simply b 1400 holders, including fishermen. It will ex- direct the GAO to evaluate how taking Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield plore how the Interior Department’s resources off the table like this will af- back the balance of my time. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management fect our dependence on imports from The Acting CHAIR. The question is works with other Federal agencies dur- foreign actors like Russia, whose envi- on the amendment offered by the gen- ing siting. It will examine how re- ronmental standards, whose efficiency tlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. LESKO). sponse teams have reacted to offshore standards, and whose human rights The amendment was agreed to. oil spills and the cost of those spills to standards certainly are unacceptable AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. LANGEVIN tourism and the food supply of the af- to us in the United States. Doing so— The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order fected region. if you had done that, that would have to consider amendment No. 4 printed in And finally, it will analyze the cal- been a comprehensive, that would have part F of House Report 116–200. iber of the data that we have on hand been an accurate representation, and Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I today regarding these undrilled areas that would have been a good and de- have an amendment at the desk. of the Outer Continental Shelf, and cent study. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will whether such data can be reliably used So I oppose this particular amend- designate the amendment. to gauge the impact of proposed drill- ment because I think it missed the The text of the amendment is as fol- ing. mark. lows: These are all questions that have Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Add at the end the following: arisen during my conversations with ance of my time. fishermen, tourism leaders, and other SEC. 5. STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF OFFSHORE Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I DRILLING ON COASTAL COMMU- Rhode Islanders deeply concerned thank the gentleman for his comments NITIES AND COASTAL ECONOMIES. about the risks of drilling off our coast. and his insights. I see that this amend- (a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after Mr. Chairman, I believe that offshore ment gets exactly the right informa- the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp- drilling puts the safety of our water- tion that we need. I am certainly not troller General shall submit to the Com- ways at risk, which we have seen from mittee on Natural Resources of the House of opposed to the gentleman’s suggestion, numerous spills over the years, includ- and if at a later date he is going to Representatives and the Committee on En- ing the devastating Deepwater Horizon ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a offer such additional information to be report on the impacts of offshore drilling on blowout. gathered by GAO, I would certainly coastal communities and coastal economies. We owe it to those who live in our like to look at it and perhaps even sup- (b) CONTENTS.—The report required by sub- coastal communities to be honest port it. section (a) shall— about the damage that such drilling But this is the amendment that we (1) address how oil and gas companies can cause to them. have before us. I believe it is well interact with local stakeholders in advance Mr. Chairman, it will take decades to thought out. Again, it is a GAO study of a siting decision, including their meetings recover from an incident like the one to perform—to look at the costs and with fishermen; we experienced with the Deepwater Ho- the impacts of drilling on coastal com- (2) investigate the impacts of offshore rizon spill. While the news cycle even- drilling on tourism, including tradeoffs dur- munities, which my community would tually moves on, the coastal commu- ing normal operations and economic impacts be directly affected, and how they nities and the people that are affected after a spill; would be affected and their economies. have to deal with the consequences and (3) describe how the Bureau of Ocean En- And I think having more information often continue to suffer. ergy Management works with other agen- is better. I think this hits the right cies, including the National Marine Fisheries That is why I am putting forward Service, to include stakeholder input in ad- this amendment today, so that we can mark, and I urge my colleagues to sup- vance of a siting decision; properly understand the full costs of port it. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance (4) address how quickly response teams can drilling off our coast. mitigate environmental damage after a spill I would like to thank Congressman of my time. and how long regional ecosystems take to re- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, CUNNINGHAM from South Carolina for cover following a spill; sponsoring the underlying bill, and I in the original speech the gentleman (5) describe any limitations on the quan- from Rhode Island said he yielded back tity of comparative data available on im- urge my colleagues to support it and my amendment. the balance of his time. Had he not pacts to regions of the Outer Continental yielded in the first speech? Shelf that have not been sited for drilling; I reserve the balance of my time. (6) describe the impacts on commercial and Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, Mr. LANGEVIN. I reserved the bal- recreational fisheries from offshore drilling; I rise in opposition to the amendment. ance of my time, Mr. Chairman. and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is Mr. BISHOP of Utah. I am sorry. Had (7) address the economic impacts of oil recognized for 5 minutes. that actually been said after the first spills on the food supply of a region, includ- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. This amend- speech, I would have reserved. But I ing those food sources that are distinctive to ment is perhaps well-intentioned. I am have yielded back. I am done with this. a region’s culture. going to make that assumption. But Unless you really want to go on, I The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the problem with this amendment is it would urge the gentleman to yield House Resolution 548, the gentleman is not a comprehensive amendment. back and we will go on with the vote. from Rhode Island (Mr. LANGEVIN) and The goal of this amendment is to spe- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, I a Member opposed each will control 5 cifically illustrate what kinds of issues have said everything I need to say, and minutes. will be studied by this GAO report, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Chair recognizes the gentleman they are all the negative aspects that The Acting CHAIR. The question is from Rhode Island. could come from this report. on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chairman, the There is no aspect here, I mean, it tleman from Rhode Island (Mr. LAN- Atlantic Coast has never been a site of neglects totally to try and set any kind GEVIN).

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The Clerk will the aisle to support my amendment do appreciate, I think, and I hear from designate the amendment. and passage of this bill. him that the other side does support The text of the amendment is as fol- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance transparency and accountability, lows: of my time. which is welcomed in today’s atmos- Page 1, after line 3, insert the following: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, phere of politics to have greater trans- SEC. 2. PUBLICATION OF INSPECTION RESULTS. I claim the time in opposition. parency and accountability. Section 22(c) of the Outer Continental The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is I am prepared to close, but I will re- Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348(c)) is amend- recognized for 5 minutes. serve the balance of my time until my ed— Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, colleague is prepared to close as well. (1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting the fol- I guess kind of in opposition. It really Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, lowing: is not in opposition to the amendment I will make it easier for him. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The’’; and in and of itself, except it illustrates I yield back the balance of my time. (2) by adding at the end the following: some of the problems the Democrats Mr. ROUDA. I yield back the balance ‘‘(b) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall have in creating this approach to an of my time as well, Mr. Chair. make the following available to the public: The Acting CHAIR. The question is ‘‘(1) Any reports produced under this sub- energy policy coming through here, be- section. cause the inspection fees that we have on the amendment offered by the gen- ‘‘(2) The following information about each mandated by the amendment, if you tleman from California (Mr. ROUDA). payment made into the Ocean Energy Safety tack it on to the bill itself, really are The amendment was agreed to. Fund under subsection (g): based on politics and not the cost of AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. LEVIN OF ‘‘(A) The facility that was inspected. the administration of this particular MICHIGAN ‘‘(B) The name of the operator of such fa- inspection. In fact, it actually no The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order cility. to consider amendment No. 6 printed in ‘‘(C) The amount of the payment.’’. longer becomes a cost of a service; it actually becomes a tax levied on the part F of House Report 116–200. On page 1, line 4, strike ‘‘2’’ and insert ‘‘3’’. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- On page 2, line 1, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert ‘‘4’’. committee. On page 5, line 16, strike ‘‘4’’ and insert What it illustrates is a deeper prob- man, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will ‘‘5’’. lem on how the Democrats decided to designate the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to put these three bills up here on their The text of the amendment is as fol- House Resolution 548, the gentleman energy week, and it also maybe indi- lows: from California (Mr. ROUDA) and a cates why they don’t really expect it to Member opposed each will control 5 go any further, because the offsets are At the end of the bill, add the following: SEC. 5. MORATORIUM ON SEISMIC ACTIVITIES minutes. so bizarre. RELATED TO OIL, GAS, AND METH- The Chair recognizes the gentleman In each of the bills, the Democrats ANE HYDRATE EXPLORATION AND from California. have decided to use—the rules require DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH AT- Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chairman, the an offset. In each of the bills, there is LANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTH AT- LANTIC, AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- a different offset that is required. For PLANNING AREAS. tion Act requires existing offshore oil the one that we will talk about tomor- Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf and gas operations to undergo inspec- row, it is going to be $900 million. I Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by add- tions and make payments into the think this one is $400 million. The next ing at the end the following: Ocean Energy Safety Fund. My amend- one is $200 million. And in each bill, ‘‘(i) MORATORIUM ON SEISMIC ACTIVITIES ment would make this information the Democrats have decided to use the RELATED TO OIL, GAS, AND METHANE HY- DRATE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN available to the public. same offset to pay for each bill. THE NORTH ATLANTIC, MID-ATLANTIC, SOUTH The Trump administration’s 2018 pro- Now, ironically, if you did the one to- ATLANTIC, AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA PLANNING posed opening of more than 90 percent morrow and then you paid for the bill AREAS.—Notwithstanding any other provi- of U.S. Federal waters to offshore oil with that offset, then you would have sion of law, no agency of the United States could endanger at least 42,000 miles of taken that off the table. But that is or person may conduct or authorize any our Atlantic and Pacific coasts to the not good enough here. Now we are other person to conduct geological or geo- extreme risks posed by offshore drill- using that same offset money to pay physical activities in support of oil, gas, or ing and spilling. for this particular bill. methane hydrate exploration and develop- I came to Congress to advocate on be- I am sorry. This is simply an ac- ment in any area located in the North Atlan- tic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and half of the people living in my coastal counting smoke and mirrors trick that Straits of Florida Planning Areas of the district. The American people have a is being used by the Democrats to actu- outer Continental Shelf.’’. vested interest in the health of their ally get these three bills onto the floor. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to environment and the wealth of their For that, I don’t really mind it, per se, House Resolution 548, the gentleman local communities. It is essential that because it doesn’t affect the impact of from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) and a Mem- the public is aware of the companies it, but it is a sneaky way of trying to ber opposed each will control 5 min- who are extracting oil from our shores cover the bases and check the boxes utes. so that we can hold them accountable and using money in double and triple The Chair recognizes the gentleman in the event of a disaster or an acci- amounts. from Michigan. dent. If this offset is actually the way we Offshore drilling impacts more than are doing offsets in the future, then my b 1415 just coastal communities; it impacts parks bill doesn’t have a problem going Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- future generations of Americans. forward because we can use this money man, my bipartisan amendment estab- Transparency is a key democratic prin- for that at the same time. lishes a moratorium on seismic testing ciple. Citizens deserve to know which Although, it is ironic that the money in the Atlantic Ocean. companies are drilling off our shores, that they are going to use to offset I would like to begin by thanking my the location of their facilities, and the these bills will be reduced because you friends, Chairman LOWENTHAL, Chair- safety and state of their operations. are stopping the energy production in man GRIJALVA, and Congressman In Orange County, this critical legis- all of these areas. Everything comes CUNNINGHAM, for leading this bill and lation helps make sure generations can together in some particular way. for working with me on this provision. come and continue to sail Newport This is cute. This is not necessarily I also thank my cosponsors, Congress- Harbor, become junior lifeguards, surf effective, but it is cute, and it is not men SMITH, BEYER, and VAN DREW, for

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The best evidence from scientists underlying bill stopped production on the Outer Continental Shelf. The mag- tells us that noise from these airguns these lands, and this amendment would nitude is of inconsequential applica- can disturb, injure, or kill marine ani- stop any scientific study to know what tion. I ask everybody to vote against mals from zooplankton, the base of the we could have done or what we should this amendment. food web, all the way up to large do at this time. Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- whales. In addition, airgun noise can But it is a little bit more insidious man, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman reduce catch rates for fish and disrupt than that because this amendment from Virginia (Mr. BEYER), my es- essential behaviors in marine mam- only stops seismic study for oil and gas teemed colleague. mals, including dolphins and whales. development; it doesn’t stop seismic Mr. BEYER. Mr. Chairman, I would I believe we need to be building a study for anything else. like to thank my colleague, Mr. LEVIN, clean energy future, but seismic airgun So, if, indeed, the argument is that for his leadership on this amendment. blasts lay the groundwork for more the seismic study hurts the animals, I have been invested in this issue dangerous fossil fuel extraction that is that Flipper is offended by these seis- throughout my time in Congress, and bad for our economy and for the envi- mic studies, all this amendment does is earlier this year my Republican col- ronment. say Flipper can be offended and harmed league, Chris Smith, and I introduced I am proud to support H.R. 1941, the if you are going to put in a windmill, the Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protec- Coastal and Marine Economies Protec- but Flipper can’t be offended and tion Act, a standalone bill that would tion Act, because I share the concerns harmed if you are going to put in an oil amend the Outer Continental Shelf of so many of my own constituents who rig. And no one really knows, because Lands Act to prohibit oil, gas, and have reached out to me urging Con- we won’t do the study, whether Flipper methane hydrate-related seismic ac- gress to reject proposals that open our is going to be offended. For all we tivities in the North Atlantic, Mid-At- waters and coastlines to expanded off- know, Flipper is out there laughing at lantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of shore drilling. us right now for going through this Florida. This amendment would do just In the 7 years following the 2010 BP silly exercise. that. Deepwater Horizon disaster, the U.S. But this amendment is not com- Our coastal economy relies on oil and gas industry experienced more prehensive, it doesn’t meet the need, healthy ocean ecosystems that gen- than 4,000 explosions, collisions, and re- and it stops us once again from doing erate $95 billion in gross domestic prod- lated incidents, including 34 oil spills any science to know about it. So once uct every year and support nearly 1.4 of more than 2,000 gallons each. again, this bill, these approaches, this million jobs every year. This bill will help us end these disas- is politics. This is not science. This is Seismic blasting poses a major threat ters once and for all, and I thank my pure politics. For that reason, I oppose to marine life, including the critically friend Congressman CUNNINGHAM for the amendment, and I reserve the bal- endangered North Atlantic right whale, his leadership here. My bipartisan ance of my time. which is on the verge of extinction. Be- amendment takes an extra step to Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- cause they are extremely loud, these make this legislation stronger yet. man, I thank my colleague for his com- dynamite-like blasts are likely to have Even if we ban offshore drilling, the ments. I would only point out that the significant, long-lasting, widespread Department of the Interior’s Bureau of seismic testing involved in preparing impacts on the behavior and survival of Ocean Energy Management, BOEM, for possible offshore wind is orders of fish and marine mammal populations. could still issue permits for seismic magnitude less disruptive. It is not at If these are impacted, it is a serious testing in the Atlantic. We know, for all comparable to the seismic testing danger to our coastal economies. example, that BOEM is currently re- done for oil and gas exploration, and it This amendment will protect our ma- viewing applications from seismic test- doesn’t have an anywhere similar level rine life and our coastal economies, ing companies looking for oil and gas of harm, and that is why it is a dif- and I encourage my colleagues to vote beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor. ferent matter. ‘‘yes’’ on this amendment. A legal prohibition on seismic test- I appreciate the gentleman’s com- Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Mr. Chair- ing, which my amendment includes, is ments, and I reserve the balance of my man, I thank my colleague for his tre- the surest way to prevent such testing time. mendous leadership on this issue. in the Atlantic, protecting our environ- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- ment, marine life, and the health, safe- I yield such time as he may consume to ance of my time. ty, and livelihoods of millions of people the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, involved in tourism, recreation, fish- GOSAR). I yield myself the balance of my time. ing, and associated sectors. My bipar- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I thank Once again, as we talk about seismic, tisan amendment is about saving the the gentleman from Utah for yielding. realize there is a different approach to whales for sure, but it is also about Part of this body’s responsibility is it. Not this administration, but the saving people, saving our economy, and the public charge of looking at the re- prior administration said there is no saving our planet. sources of the American people. These scientific policy that says any seismic I urge my colleagues to support this resources do not belong to a single study actually hurts any of the ani- amendment, and I reserve the balance State, whether it be South Carolina, mals, whether it is for fossil fuels or it of my time. California, New Jersey, Wyoming or is for alternative types of energy. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, anything else. These are the public But the issue at hand is, if you are I rise in opposition to the amendment. charge of the American people to this going to try and deny any seismic so The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman body of Congress, and part of the public you don’t have any studies and we are from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. charge is to understand what type of going to go in the darkness and not Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, resources and the value those resources really know what we are talking about, I am opposed to this amendment sim- have to that public charge in regard to then you do it for everything. To try ply because the seismic activity that the people of this country. and distinguish between oil and gas we are talking about has not been up- So doing our due diligence, it is a and alternatives is simply an arbitrary dated since the 1980s. So the biggest mandatory aspect that we undertake reason that has no purpose in being problem we have in here is, if you are this charge to understand what that re- there. going to do it with the Atlantic, you sponsibility is to the American people. However, if the underlying bill passes are doing this in the darkness of not In some of the next amendments, you and you are not going to be drilling

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It is bad cent, breaking the previous record of markets. policy for the amendment. 5.9 percent which was set in May of 2018 Oil-free beaches and bays in Virginia I yield back the balance of my time. under the same administration. and the Carolinas drive business for Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Chair, I rise According to a recent jobs report local restaurants, vacation rentals, and today in support of the Levin-Beyer-Smith-Van from The Washington Post—hardly a outfitters. Drew amendment to H.R. 1941, the Coastal bastion of conservative credentialing— People from all walks of life, from di- and Marine Economies Protection Act. This nearly 90 percent of the jobs added verse backgrounds, and from both po- amendment, which I’m proud to cosponsor, under this administration have gone to litical parties cherish these special would ensure that H.R. 1941 not only pro- minority communities. This is as- places and rely on healthy oceans, scribes future oil and gas leases of the Outer tounding. This can be attributed to the clean beaches, and the abundant fish Continental Shelf in the Atlantic and Pacific first time a majority of new hires are and wildlife that come with it. planning areas but also prohibits any seismic people between the ages of 25 and 54, For example, last week, the Business activities in the Atlantic Ocean planning areas. and they are from the minority com- Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Seismic activities are performed to first test munities. Coast wrote to this body and expressed According to statistics published by for the possibility of oil and gas but in and of its strong support for the underlying the American Petroleum Institute, mi- themselves, these activities pose countless bill. According to the business coali- norities will comprise one-third of the risks to marine life and, by extension, our fish- tion, which represents more than 4,000 total workforce in the oil and gas sec- ing industries and the health of our coastal businesses along the West Coast, off- tor by 2030. Women already comprise ecosystems. Seismic airgun blasting in par- shore drilling threatens nearly 746,000 more than 15 percent of the oil and gas ticular can deafen or seriously maim marine jobs and nearly $53 billion in GDP. workforce. These are good-paying jobs, wildlife which rely upon sonar power for move- The real threat to jobs and economic paying $90,000, that hardworking fami- ment and can significantly affect local fish opportunities in coastal communities populations, which in turn harms New Jersey’s lies depend upon. This legislation puts these employ- would be failing to protect perma- fisheries as well as the fishing industry—a vital nently our shorelines from dangerous contributor to the economic well-being of my ment opportunities at risk by putting off limits potentially viable and valu- oil drilling. district on the Jersey Shore. This is an unserious amendment that I have continuously stated my strong oppo- able offshore energy opportunities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that are the does nothing to protect jobs belonging sition to offshore drilling and have made it to women and minorities, and it keeps clear that the people of New Jersey do not property of the American people. For the first time since the 1950s, the the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts at risk. want oil rigs offshore, and we do not want our Mr. Chair, for these reasons, I urge pristine beaches and waters at risk from oil United States will soon be a net ex- porter of oil and natural gas, some- opposition to the amendment, and I re- spills. serve the balance of my time. I encourage my colleagues to support this thing that at one time was unthink- able. America’s energy renaissance has Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I thought I amendment to H.R. 1941 and to support the heard that this has nothing to do with underlying bill. boosted the economies of previously left-behind towns throughout the coun- the bill. If that is the case, I take um- The Acting CHAIR. The question is brage with that, and maybe we ought on the amendment offered by the gen- try and turned them into vibrant com- munities. to take it up with the Parliamentarian. tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN). The majority actually put this in The amendment was agreed to. Mr. Chairman, this commonsense order, so I think it does pertain to this AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR amendment protects minority and women jobs and puts the interests of bill. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order I also heard that we can’t have our to consider amendment No. 7 printed in the American workforce first and fore- most. It is very clear-cut, something cake and eat it too, that it is all about part F of House Report 116–200. visitation and enjoying the outdoors. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I have an that the American people can fully un- derstand. How does that work for Colorado? How amendment at the desk. does that work for Wyoming? How does The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance that work for Arizona? We actually designate the amendment. of my time. The text of the amendment is as fol- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I have our cake and can eat it too. Once again, I remind everybody that lows: rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman these are the property of the American At the end of the bill, insert the following: from California is recognized for 5 min- people, not of individual States. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 2 of this Act shall not be effective utes. I get it. You are closest to this, so until the Secretary of the Interior, in con- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I you are implicated in some way or sultation with the Secretary of Labor, finds yield myself such time as I may con- form. But I also want to remind you that the prohibition under section 2 will not sume. that, particularly in the Pacific, nat- adversely affect jobs available to minorities Mr. Chair, this amendment has noth- ural slicks of oil exist naturally. It is and women. ing to do with the bill and is simply an something that nature actually takes The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to attempt to block protections for the care of. With that aspect, it is very im- House Resolution 548, the gentleman Atlantic and the Pacific coasts, and it portant. from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) and a Mem- is based upon a false concern for The power of a job is very, very im- ber opposed each will control 5 min- women and minorities’ jobs. portant. It empowers people. It doesn’t utes. We know that Members from both victimize them. It is very important The Chair recognizes the gentleman sides of the aisle understand that our that we are astute as to where we are from Arizona. existing coastal economies are incom- putting people to work. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise patible with more offshore oil and gas By the way, if we don’t have good today to offer an amendment that al- development. I believe that enacting jobs, how can we travel to go visit lows the section 2 moratorium in this this underlying bill and protecting the these wonderful sites, enjoy a boat ride bill to go into effect when the Depart- Atlantic and Pacific coast from the going out and fishing in those areas? ment of the Interior, in consultation dangers of offshore drilling will, in When you start to look at some of with the Department of Labor, certifies itself, safeguard jobs in the coastal our plentiful playgrounds of these that the offshore energy moratorium in tourism and recreational industries, areas, look no further than Alaska, one the bill will not kill a substantial num- many of which are held by women and of the most plentiful, bountiful areas ber of minority and women jobs. people of color. for fish and wildlife. People come from

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In ducing a bill that bans the activity in ward mobility of people. fact, 40 percent of all goods shipped the first place. This is a very timely amendment, into the United States come through Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of something that is vastly overdue. We the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports my time. need to consider the consequences of entry, and these goods go to all 435 Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chair, I appreciate when we do actions that are consequen- districts across the United States. my colleague’s comments, but I do tial. Every community would be impacted. want to point out the purpose of this is Mr. Chair, this is a very timely Offshore drilling for oil and gas simply to make sure that if we are amendment. I ask everybody to vote threatens key economic drivers in going to entertain offshore leases, we for this amendment. coastal districts and States. Disasters fully understand the economic impact Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of on the scale of the 2010 Deepwater Ho- in the event of a potential disaster oc- my time. rizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, curring. That seems to be a reasonable Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I op- one of the largest environmental disas- obligation of Members of Congress to pose the amendment, and I yield back ters in American history, cost our taxpayers of America and working fam- the balance of my time. country more than $60 billion in eco- ilies across America, to make sure that The Acting CHAIR. The question is nomic damages and environmental we protect them against future envi- on the amendment offered by the gen- damages beyond calculation. ronmental disasters. tleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). Let’s not lose sight that even a small Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of The question was taken; and the Act- spill has the potential to devastate im- my time. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- portant marine and coastal resources Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, once peared to have it. and the communities and businesses again, same thing: It is superfluous. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chair, I demand a that depend on them. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of recorded vote. California is home to more than 800 my time. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to miles of coastline, and its coastal The Acting CHAIR. The question is clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- economies annually generate hundreds on the amendment offered by the gen- ceedings on the amendment offered by of billions of dollars in wages nation- tleman from California (Mr. ROUDA). the gentleman from Arizona will be ally and nearly $2 trillion in GDP. A The amendment was agreed to. Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I move postponed. disaster could put at risk nearly 746,000 that the Committee do now rise. AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MR. ROUDA West Coast jobs and $53 billion of GDP The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order The motion was agreed to. that rely on healthy ocean ecosystems Accordingly, the Committee rose; to consider amendment No. 8 printed in and a clean marine environment. and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. CAS- part F of House Report 116–200. Mr. Chair, I thank Representative TOR of Florida) having assumed the Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chair, I have an CUNNINGHAM for his leadership on this chair, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Acting amendment at the desk. important issue and the efforts to pro- Chair of the Committee of the Whole The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will tect our coasts from new oil and gas House on the state of the Union, re- designate the amendment. leasing. I urge my colleagues on both ported that that Committee, having The text of the amendment is as fol- sides of the aisle to support my amend- had under consideration the bill (H.R. lows: ment and the passage of this critical 1941) to amend the Outer Continental At the end of the bill, insert the following: piece of legislation. Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Sec- SEC. 5. ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of retary of the Interior including in any Not later than 1 year after the date of en- my time. actment of this Act, the Secretary of Com- leasing program certain planning Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I merce shall conduct a study to determine areas, and for other purposes, had come claim time in opposition to the amend- the potential economic impact of offshore to no resolution thereon. drilling on tourism, commercial fishing, rec- ment. reational fishing, boating, transportation, The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman f and other waterfront-related and coastal-re- from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. PROTECTING AND SECURING lated business. Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, FLORIDA’S COASTLINE ACT OF 2019 clearly, the best thing that can be said The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to GENERAL LEAVE about this amendment is it is the last House Resolution 548, the gentleman Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Speaker, I one of this particular bill, and we can from California (Mr. ROUDA) and a ask unanimous consent that all Mem- move on. Member opposed each will control 5 bers may have 5 legislative days in The negative part that I have to say minutes. which to revise and extend their re- The Chair recognizes the gentleman about this amendment is the same marks and to insert extraneous mate- from California. thing I said about the other amend- rial on H.R. 205. Mr. ROUDA. Mr. Chair, this amend- ments. It is a study that is halfway The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment adds a provision to the bill that there; it is not comprehensive; it objection to the request of the gen- would require the Department of Com- doesn’t cover all elements that should tleman from Arizona? merce to complete an economic impact be studied; and in fact, it will produce There was no objection. study of potential damage related to a skewed result because of what nar- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- offshore drilling. This assessment rowly comes within it. ant to House Resolution 548 and rule would include tourism, commercial and There should be a study that says XVIII, the Chair declares the House in recreational fishing, boating, transpor- what jobs will or will not happen from the Committee of the Whole House on tation, and other waterfront and coast- this. That would be a study. That the state of the Union for the consider- al-related businesses. would be a portion of it that would be ation of the bill, H.R. 205. The 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, worth it. But it is not covered in what The Chair appoints the gentleman which was once the largest oil spill in we are attempting to do here. from Florida (Mr. LAWSON) to preside United States waters and now ranks In fact, if you think about it, this is over the Committee of the Whole. third after Deepwater Horizon and the kind of a bizarre approach to things. 1989 Exxon Valdez spills, killed thou- We already have a base bill to be b 1443 sands of birds and marine animals. passed that will ban this activity, and IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Commercial fishing was suspended, and then we are going to institute a whole Accordingly, the House resolved tourism plunged. bunch of studies to see if we should itself into the Committee of the Whole

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This deals LAWSON of Florida in the chair. of America’s oceans to oil and gas com- with military issues on water that is The Clerk read the title of the bill. panies, former Interior Secretary Ryan legitimately put off limits for its mili- The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Zinke rushed down to Tallahassee to tary purpose. bill is considered read the first time. meet with then-Florida Governor RICK There are military bases of signifi- General debate shall not exceed 1 SCOTT. Understanding that Governor cance in Florida, specifically Eglin. hour equally divided and controlled by Scott was facing a tough Senate race There is a military test and training the chair and ranking minority mem- but could never oppose anything from range on the waters in Florida. They ber of the Committee on Natural Re- the Trump administration, Secretary are significant, they are important, sources. Zinke tweeted that he was ‘‘removing and, indeed, they need to be preserved The gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Florida from the draft offshore plan’’ for our military. GRIJALVA) and the gentleman from at the Governor’s behest. If, indeed, the military has an area Utah (Mr. BISHOP) each will control 30 However, Secretary Zinke was con- that is essential to military prepared- minutes. tradicted less than 2 weeks later when ness and readiness, we should be cog- The Chair recognizes the gentleman a top Interior Department official stat- nizant of that. There is no problem from Arizona. ed that Florida was, in fact, still under with that. The problem was in this b 1445 consideration for offshore leasing. military line, it was simply arbitrarily Then, at one of our hearings in the drawn. Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I Natural Resources Committee, Sec- You take the latitude and the lon- yield myself such time as I may con- retary Zinke seemed to say that Flor- gitude and you just go down the line, sume. ida was both safe yet still being consid- which means the line, itself, is bizarre Mr. Chairman, H.R. 205, the Pro- ered. and arbitrary. The line, itself, is actu- tecting and Securing Florida’s Coast- The problem for Secretary Zinke was ally closer to New Orleans than it is to line Act, would permanently protect that the oil and gas industry really Florida. The line, itself, has a greater the eastern Gulf of Mexico from oil and wants to drill in the eastern Gulf, and impact on the economies of Alabama, gas drilling. this administration wants to do what- Mississippi, and Louisiana than it does Nearly all of the eastern Gulf re- ever this industry wants. But the peo- in Florida. mains protected under a leasing mora- ple of Florida do not want the industry What we should have done, were we torium until 2022 under the Gulf of near their shores, and this administra- wise in this process, is to try to seek Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. tion needs Florida to vote for it next some kind of variance to make sure This bill would permanently extend year. that the science was actually used and that moratorium and, in doing so, So now the administration has that we don’t just take a ruler and would safeguard Florida’s marine re- paused the new leasing program be- draw a straight line on some map. Al- sources, environment, and coastal cause they can’t show their true inten- ready in the areas that are west of this tourism economy. tions before the next election. With a line—the other things that are already Some of Florida’s more valuable as- wink and a nod towards industry, the open for oil and gas exploration—there sets are tied to its beaches and its administration has paused their plans is cooperation between the Interior De- coastal ecosystems. These drive a tour- for new leasing. But it is only a sham partment and the Department of De- ism economy in Florida that brings in disguised to convince Florida that it is fense in how you do it. billions of dollars each year and sup- safe, while also making it clear to the Thirty-six percent of all the drilling ports over 1.4 million jobs. industry that, if they get a second that is done in the rest of the Gulf is Over 2,000 Florida businesses, includ- term, the eastern Gulf will be open for already under some kind of stipulation ing restaurants, hotels, and outfitters, drilling. with the Department of Defense. In have expressed their strong support for In May, I wrote to Interior Secretary fact, there is a memo of understanding permanently protecting the eastern Bernhardt requesting a copy of the between the Department of Defense Gulf because they know firsthand the leasing program as it currently exists and the Department of the Interior economic consequences of an offshore so we could settle the debate over that has been there since 1983 which oil spill. whether Florida was in or out. mandates they cooperate and they con- Following the 2010 Deepwater Hori- Unsurprisingly, Secretary Bernhardt sult and they work through these zon disaster, Florida suffered a $7.6 bil- has failed to turn over that plan. things in an appropriate way. lion loss in tourism revenue, and book- The fact is that Florida’s beaches Were something like that to be part ings for hotels and for-hire fishing trips will not be safe from the threat of off- of this bill, I know I could support it. dropped significantly. Even for places shore drilling until we have passed the And to everyone else who is on the that were left unscathed, the percep- two bills we are debating today: this floor, I would argue to do the same tion of oil-covered shores was enough one to protect Florida’s Gulf Coast and thing. The sad part is this bill doesn’t to redirect vacationing tourists to H.R. 1941 to protect Florida’s Atlantic do that. Instead, it simply locks up the other coastal States. That is why vot- Coast. issue on the one line that happens to be ers in the Sunshine State, Democrats Florida voters should not have to there. and Republicans alike, have made clear worry over the next 16 months whether Now, here is where I don’t blame any- time and time again that offshore drill- drilling rigs will one day appear on the one seated on the floor, the six of us ing has no place near Florida’s shores. horizon. H.R. 205 provides Florida’s who actually are here. I do blame the The eastern Gulf of Mexico also has Gulf Coast permanent protection from Rules Committee. incredible value as a military test and offshore oil drilling and deserves this The Rules Committee made a very training range, and enactment of H.R. body’s full support. bad rule and abused some of the powers 205 is critical for America’s national Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance that the Rules Committee has to deal security and military preparedness. of my time. with it. Not only did they make several In 2015, the Department of Defense Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chairman, amendments self-executing—and, I am determined that offshore oil and gas in I yield myself such time as I may con- sorry. I was on the Rules Committee the eastern Gulf of Mexico would jeop- sume. for a long time. I thought when we did ardize the ability of the military to Mr. Chairman, we have three bills in that, that was lousy policy. But it was conduct operations in the region. this package of supposed Democrat en- also lousy policy in this rule to make Even the Trump administration, ergy. This is different than the other some of the amendments self-exe- which bends over backwards to support time. cuting.

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That would 600,000 jobs. ability to coexist with oil and gas oper- have been something I would have Following the Deepwater Horizon dis- ations, and its projected usage of the bought, and I would have been happy to aster, the west coast of Florida faced range. support this particular bill. lost economic value for commercial But instead, the Rules Committee in- and recreational fishing and many can- b 1500 sisted that there be miscellaneous celed tourist trips, despite the fact What this chart shows here is that amendments that have nothing to do that there was no impact to our coast- the projected use of the range—here is brought up here and that have nothing line. Perception became reality. the line right here, south of Eglin Air to do to try to bring some kind of co- A 2018 study by the Gulf Restoration Force Base. Alabama is way over here. operation together. Network describes the continual spills It is not Alabama. It is Destin, Florida. So we are now faced with a bill that in the Gulf. The Taylor Energy leak, It shows that the most intensive pro- will be done on an arbitrary standard for example, has released approxi- jected use in the foreseeable future for without study. It will be done on an ar- mately 1 million gallons of oil over the this testing range is right out here, bitrary line without science being last 14 years. Even Shell, which is a smack dab next to the military mission given to it. It will be an arbitrary line good operator, had a spill from a jump- line. We can’t let this thing move an that will simply call everything out er pipeline in 2016 that dumped 1,900 inch east. simply because somebody drew a line barrels of oil into the Gulf. The fol- This is why we need to ban drilling on a map without thinking about it. lowing year, LLOG had a similar leak east of the line. In 2006, this morato- It did not have to be that way. That that dumped as much as 9,350 barrels rium was enacted by a bipartisan Con- is the sad part about this particular into the Gulf. gress, President George W. Bush, and bill. As long as humans and complex pipe- aided and abetted by Governor Jeb I respect the sponsor of this par- line and well bore connections are in- Bush, and I might say, Bill Nelson and ticular bill. I respect what he is trying volved, there will be significant envi- Mel Martinez teamed up on this. to do. I agree with most of what he is ronmental risk. These undersea con- As we look forward to extending this trying to do. But this could have been nections are difficult to maintain and moratorium now, we are a unified team a much better bill. This could have examine. in the Florida House delegation, work- been a bill that I could support and I Additionally, as documented in a ing with Senator RUBIO and Governor think most other people could support study by the Pew Research Center, DeSantis. We have been doing that for and we could move forward, that would large quantities of bentonite and other some time on a combined strategy. have a much better option and chance chemicals are released in the water All of them agree that we must pro- of actual passage in the Senate as well while drilling. tect this national security asset in as passage by a President who would My colleagues have raised concerns Florida’s coastline. As we move for- sign it, rather than actually putting about energy security and energy inde- ward, we will work together to con- pendence. That is an important thing. forth an SAP which indicates that he vince President Trump of the critical As this export-import chart shows, we would be advised to veto it. That did importance of this moratorium to Flor- are energy independent and have be- not have to happen. ida. The reason it is not happening in a come net energy exporters. It was radi- Speaker PELOSI, Majority Leader better way is simply because the Rules cally different. Ten years ago, these big HOYER, and Natural Resources Com- Committee refused some of the options lines were coming that way, now they mittee Chairman GRIJALVA have all that were in front of them, and they are coming that way. The exploitation of shale deposits via stepped up and committed to protect should have done it. They could have Florida. Now we need the Senate and done it, and it would be a much better horizontal drilling coupled with hy- draulic fracking has revolutionized the the administration to do the same situation than what they had done. thing. So, in this situation, because we now energy industry. Once again, our Amer- Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my col- have a bill which, once again, takes ican free enterprise system has brought leagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on this bill. science and throws it into the trash competitive innovation to energy to Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, I can like the other bill did and like the change the game. yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from next one tomorrow will do, I have a bill In the Permian Basin of west Texas, South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN). here which I have to oppose, and it did for example, there are three shale Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Chairman, I rise in not have to be that way in the long zones. One of them, the Wolfcamp, is strong opposition to H.R. 205, which is run. said to contain 20 billion barrels of oil Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance and natural gas liquids—yes, billion. hostile to U.S. energy production and of my time. We have more reserves in the United unnecessarily takes domestic resources Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Chairman, I States now than Russia or Saudi Ara- off the table. yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from bia have in conventional reserves. A This legislation overly restricts off- Florida (Mr. ROONEY), the original radical shift in the import and export shore exploration and development, sponsor of the legislation. flows of oil and gas has taken place due which would eliminate opportunities to Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Chair- to American innovation. create jobs, grow the economy, and in- man, I thank the chairman for yield- In addition to the compelling eco- crease U.S. energy development to ing. nomic case for making the moratorium lower prices for consumers. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of in the eastern Gulf permanent, the In fiscal year 2018, offshore oil and H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing eastern Gulf is the home of the Gulf gas development generated over $3 bil- Florida’s Coastline Act, which makes Test Range, a 120,000-square-mile range lion for the United States Treasury, the existing moratorium in the eastern that stretches from the Florida Pan- and over $200 million for the Gulf Gulf of Mexico permanent. handle to the Keys. This unimpeded States. So why would we move bills Mr. Chairman, I thank Representa- training and testing area is a crucial like this that would stop all the tive CASTOR, our colead, for coleading national security asset. It cannot be progress that we have made in the this effort with me and our bipartisan replicated anywhere else in the United American energy renaissance? Florida delegation for their support. States—or possibly the world. Its large Members of Congress who support I have talked repeatedly about the scale supports testing of hypersonic bills like this, they still like to drive existential threat offshore drilling weapons, combat maneuvers, drone their cars. They still like to fly in air- poses to us on the west coast of Flor- testing, and evolving weapons tech- planes. They like that 24/7, 365 baseload ida. It jeopardizes our tourist and rec- nology that need space for testing and power supply that heats and cools their reational economy. restrictions for classified work. homes, provides the electricity for

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That moratorium that had a bi- are going to weaken our national secu- economy and jobs. partisan vote that Congress took in rity by taking areas off the table for Even though it was 9 years ago, the 2006 which said that until 2022, you exploration and production. What that BP Deepwater Horizon disaster is still can’t drill in that part of the Eastern means is, we are going to be more reli- fresh in my mind, and it is fresh in the Gulf of Mexico, this bill will extend ant on foreign sources of energy. minds of my neighbors who live all that permanently because this is a dan- I talked about New England States across the Gulf Coast. It was dev- gerous, dirty business. receiving LNG ships from Russia to astating. Florida, over time, has chosen not to provide natural gas, which we have an April 20, 2010. You all probably re- industrialize its coastline. Our econ- abundance of here in this country, but member because CNN had the video omy is based on clean beaches and New England States are getting nat- from the oil well that continued to clean water. And Floridians have spo- ural gas from Russia. I find that horrid spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico ken, by the way. Last November, there and abysmal when we have the re- through May, through all of June, all was a constitutional amendment on sources in this country to provide the of July, August, and they didn’t cap the ballot that said we are going to ban energy to meet our needs. the well until late in September. offshore oil drilling in State waters. It Instead of focusing on anti-energy It wreaked havoc not just on Flor- often is just a few miles off the coast. bills like H.R. 205, we should be pur- ida’s economy and not just on our It passed by 69 percent. suing policies that encourage safe, reli- beautiful environment, but on people’s I wish the Trump administration able, and affordable energy to the lives. I remember very well holding a would listen. But when you install an American people through free-market woman in my arms who was a small oil lobbyist as the head of the Interior solutions. business owner from the Clearwater Department, I guess we know that Big We are in an American energy renais- area. The oil didn’t even wash up on Oil is calling the shots. We are going to sance thanks to President Trump and the shores of Tampa Bay or the beau- say no today. We are going to say, the Republicans’ progrowth policies, and tiful Pinellas coast beaches, or down to people of Florida—in a bipartisan way anti-offshore bills like H.R. 205 hamper Sanibel Island, but the economy took a with a united Florida delegation—we these hard-earned gains. Taking do- hit. They lost everything they had. are going to say no. It is not needed. It mestic energy production off the table It wiped out mom-and-pop busi- is not wanted, and it is not the future. It is not needed because America is would mean one thing—I reiterate—re- nesses, restaurants, hotels, and every- already an exporter of oil and gas. We liance on foreign energy, and that is one that relies on clean water and don’t need to expand into areas that wrong when we have the resources here clean beaches for their livelihood. are too precious to drill. It is not want- in this country. Fishermen couldn’t fish. It was a catas- ed. It is not welcome. We should explore. We should find. trophe. Gulf seafood was off the menu. Even the Department of Defense has We should develop. We should produce. That meant people weren’t coming to said that this is an important military We should benefit from those produc- the mom-and-pop restaurants for their testing area off of the bases in the pan- tions. And we should benefit from the meals. handle. They have already weighed in royalties that come back to the States In addition to all of that, whether it to say: Don’t bring the oil rigs into this and the United States Treasury. To was deformed fish and species, there military testing zone. It is too special fund things like the Land and Water was permanent damage to the eco- to drill. Conservation Fund that sets land aside system. Researchers that I work with Today, once again, a united Florida for posterity funded through royalties at the University of South Florida say delegation is asking Congress to con- through oil and gas production off- that even today on the floor of the Gulf tinue to recognize this part of Florida shore. How are you going to fund the of Mexico in the trench off of the beau- as a special place, and to continue the Land and Water Conservation Fund if tiful Florida Panhandle, there is still a moratorium permanently. Floridians you take those royalties off the table? layer of what they call dirty snow. and folks all over the country that I tell America, what they are going Because if you remember, they had come to our beautiful State to vaca- to do is raise taxes on you because they to pour dispersants and chemicals onto tion, they know. It is not wanted. It is like the conservation policies. They the area of the blowout to make sure not needed. are going to fund it with raising taxes. that the oil dispersed. Our future is clean energy. That is Royalties provide that funding for con- Well, that didn’t just disappear. It what we should be investing in. That is servation. I strongly urge my col- ended up in the food chain and in the what we should be debating and spend- leagues to defeat this bill. entire ecosystem, and it is still out ing time here today on. That is the fu- Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair- there today, impacting the food web ture of the United States of America. woman, I yield such time as she may and everything we love about the State That is where the jobs of the future are consume to the gentlewoman from of Florida. going to come from. Jobs in solar and Florida (Ms. CASTOR), an original co- In fact, the University of South Flor- wind energy are already far surpassing sponsor—along with Mr. ROONEY—of ida’s College of Marine Science has jobs in fossil fuels. this legislation before us, H.R. 205. done a lot of research on this. They did The climate crisis requires that Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Madam 12 separate voyages over 7 years on the America be smarter, and we don’t dou- Chairwoman, I want to thank Chair- USF Research Vessel Weatherbird II. ble down on the dirty policies of the man GRIJALVA for being a champion for They say, interestingly, the areas past—dirty oil drilling. America’s natural resources. In doing where you have oil rigs, they have de- For all of those reasons, let’s dem- so, the gentleman is a champion for termined that fish species in that area onstrate it here today and push back jobs and the economy. of the Gulf are gone. There is lack of on the Trump administration’s at- We know this in Florida. That is why diversity there. tempt to open up the Gulf beaches to I rise in strong support of H.R. 205, Pro- The entire food web is impacted. This oil drilling. Let’s say no. We have got tecting and Securing Florida’s Coast- is going to impact us for decades to a bipartisan Florida delegation that is line Act of 2019. come, and there is no way to make it standing up, united, and I want to It is a pleasure to be here on the floor up. The deep sea is not recovering. In thank all of my colleagues from Flor- with my Republican colleague, FRANCIS fact, clearly visible abnormalities have ida for their leadership year in and ROONEY. He is passionate about pro- been chronicled just recently. year out on this issue. tecting the State of Florida because The environmental impact is right in Let’s send a strong vote today. Let’s our way of life is at risk when you put front of us; the economic impact, as send a strong message today and vote oil rigs off of our beaches. well as the impact on small business ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 205.

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We have our offshore petroleum reserves off the I rise in opposition to this bill and the right to use those God-given re- coast of his State off-limits to explo- my colleagues’ efforts to impede the sources to create jobs, foster economic ration and development. rapid growth of American energy ex- growth, and pave the way to an era of All of our Nation’s coastlines are ploration. This bill is flawed in a num- American energy dominance. Oppres- beautiful, and they all support all sorts ber of ways, as we have recounted here sive policies like the ones before us of tourism, commercial activities, and already during this debate. today have been our own worst enemy, military activities important to their First and foremost, it is clear that forcing us to rely on hostile, foreign local communities and our Nation. For banning energy exploration will in- nations to meet our energy demands. more than a century, offshore energy crease the prices that families pay at We simply can’t do that any longer. development has shown itself to be en- the pump and the prices they pay to Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues tirely compatible with these uses. To power their homes. to vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill. suggest that it is in some places but Unfortunately, the tax on our Na- Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I not in others is manifestly silly and tion’s energy producers aren’t new. We yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from wrong. know what happens when government Florida (Mr. GAETZ). For 22 years in the California Legis- Mr. GAETZ. Madam Chair, I thank intervenes by imposing burdensome lature, I represented California’s Chan- the gentleman for yielding. nel Islands, including the Santa Bar- regulations and senseless moratoriums Madam Chair, if drilling off Florida bara Channel, which, by the way, is the like we are seeing today. is the only thing that is going to keep home of the Pacific missile test range. For years, New England States have us from having high energy prices and Yes, in 1969, an outdated drilling pushed restrictive energy policies, and a reliance on foreign energy, I don’t technology produced the third-largest what we are considering here on the know why that hasn’t happened yet. oil spill ever recorded, devastating floor is no exception. Right now, we are not drilling off the tourism and fishing that year. I fully A handful of Governors and State coast of Florida, and we are energy understand the fears of the supporters legislatures are narrowly focused on dominant in the world. We are not hindering the exploration and develop- drilling off the coast of Florida, and we of this bill. But a little perspective is ment of critical energy resources. What continue to see energy prices dropping. needed. The economic losses caused by the those policies have resulted in are in- As my colleague Representative CAS- spill were fully compensated, and the creased prices for consumers, and they TOR said, 69 percent of Floridians do have done nothing to reduce demands not want to see drilling off our shores. environmental damage was quickly for fossil fuels. Madam Chair, if you would like to drill healed. I might add that the second- In fact, as Congressman DUNCAN re- off the coast of Louisiana or South largest oil spill in history was the counted just a few moments ago, last Carolina, I would say have at it, but wreck of the oil tanker Exxon Valdez, year, those policies culminated in a leave my beloved Florida alone. which is the alternative to offshore Russian tanker delivering natural gas There are many reasons to oppose production. to the Boston Harbor. Why? Because drilling off Florida’s shores: our envi- For more than 50 years, offshore pro- there weren’t enough pipelines avail- ronment, our tourism economy, and duction in the Channel Islands has able to bring it from nearby Pennsyl- our real property values. But I come to been an immense positive for the re- vania. You heard it right. the floor today to plead the case for gion and is entirely compatible with Despite being just a few hundred northwest Florida’s military mission. military operations there. It has sup- miles from the Marcellus Shale, one of The Gulf of Mexico test range is one ported thousands of jobs; it has pumped the largest natural gas reserves in the of the only places in the world where a fortune into the local economy; and country, our New England States were we launch live-fire over water and land it has generated enormous revenues for forced to import natural gas from it on land. I cannot believe that I have local, State, and Federal coffers. Vladimir Putin. Nobody on this floor— to come here to make the argument By the way, if you ask any sports the advocates of this bill—seem to have that it is an incredibly stupid idea to fisherman in the region where the best a problem with that. launch experimental missiles over ac- fishing is, he will tell you that it is by Now my colleagues want to imple- tive oil rigs. That would seem to be ob- the rigs. ment these policies on a Federal level vious to most people. I know it is obvi- I am not here today to argue for what with moratoriums on drilling. The ous to many in my district. is right for local communities in other event in Boston shows us that the leg- This military mission is what keeps States and other regions. I understand islation before us would have no im- us safe. It is ludicrous to suggest that that offshore production suffers from pact on reducing demand for fossil we have more to fear from LNG from what Bastiat called the paradox of the fuels. We would simply have to import Russia than we have from a China that seen and unseen. We see the danger of more from our adversaries. That is not continues to close the technological a blowout like Santa Barbara in 1969 or good policy. capability edge with our country. The the Deepwater Horizon in 2010. But what we don’t see are the enormous b 1515 Gulf test range is one of the places where we will be testing hypersonic economic benefits generated day in and As has been explained, to add to the and supersonic weapons. If we do not day out by American energy produc- madness, the bill is completely irrecon- continue to maintain that advantage, tion or the critical role it plays in our cilable with the Land and Water Con- everybody had better brush up on their Nation’s prosperity. servation Fund, one of the biggest pri- Mandarin because we won’t be able to This is where the national interest orities of the Natural Resources Com- protect our country, and that is the far must be put ahead of parochial ‘‘not in mittee in this Congress. more significant venture. my backyard’’ protests. Procedures The LWCF receives its funding from In Florida, we will protect our envi- have been long established to ensure oil revenues generated off the coast of ronment from the Congress. Please that offshore production can occur States like Louisiana, my home State. don’t do anything to harm us. alongside commercial fishing, recre- On the very same day that the Natural Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I ation, and, yes, military testing and Resources Committee marked up these appreciate the last gentleman’s state- training. They have proven themselves bills to ban offshore oil and gas explo- ments. He may remember he still has to be entirely compatible during many ration, the committee marked up an- the land range in Utah to use. decades of practical experience. other bill to permanently fund the Madam Chair, I yield 5 minutes to Indeed, one of the many ironies of LWCF. The majority wants to see man- the gentleman from California (Mr. this NIMBY movement is that commer- datory spending of $900 million per MCCLINTOCK). cial fishing and military operations are

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Such restrictions will tie the servation Fund. perous American economy supported by the Offshore production is the main fund- hands of future administrations and reduce responsible use of the Nation’s abundant nat- their ability to enhance energy security ing source for this program, and an- ural resources. Development of our resources through strong domestic energy production other shortsighted irony is that the enhances our energy security and energy and to ensure affordable energy for American same markup that produced this bill to dominance, and produces high-paying Amer- families. shut down offshore production off the ican jobs; provides increased revenue to the Florida coast also permanently reau- Treasury, States, tribes, and local commu- If these bills were presented to the Presi- dent, his advisors would recommend he veto thorized the very fund that depends on nities; and is a critical source of conserva- tion funding. them. offshore production for its very exist- H.R. 1146 would prohibit the Department of Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I ence. the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management If the Congress were to enact a per- from administering an oil and gas leasing include in the RECORD a letter in manent moratorium on production for program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic strong opposition to the bill signed by one part of our coastline, it begs the National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in Alaska. over 20 entities, including the U.S. question: Why are some people more The bill would repeal a provision of the Tax Chamber of Commerce, the Consumer equal than others? Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 that directed the Energy Alliance, and the Laborers’ Madam Chair, we are all advocates Secretary of the Interior to establish a pro- International Union of North America, gram for the development of the Coastal for our local districts, and the bill’s au- Plain that would allow the use of no more and a letter in opposition from the La- thor is an able and respected advocate than about 0.01 percent of the total acreage borers’ International Union of North for his. But our collective responsi- of ANWR for surface development of produc- America. bility as Congress is not to local inter- tion and support facilities. The Administra- SEPTEMBER 5, 2019. ests but to the national interest, and it tion supports environmentally responsible U.S. CONGRESS, is in the national interest that our Na- energy development in the Coastal Plain, Washington, DC. also known as the 1002 Area, of ANWR. Such tion is energy independent, prosperous, DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We rely on Amer- development is expected to increase Amer- and strong. This bill undermines these ican made energy to power our daily lives, ica’s energy security and independence, cre- communities and to grow a more prosperous vital national objectives. ate jobs, and provide affordable, reliable en- future. Americans deserve clean, safe, reli- Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I ergy for consumers while providing much- able, abundant and affordable energy so that yield myself such time as I may con- needed revenue to both the State of Alaska our families, communities and businesses sume. and the Federal Government. For the record, this bill will not af- Similarly, H.R. 205 and H.R. 1941 would can all share the opportunities American en- fect LWCF funds at all. All the money both restrict future oil and gas development ergy creates. Our country cannot afford to for the fund comes from existing oil in the Federal waters of the U.S. Outer Con- block access to new energy supplies and risk tinental Shelf (OCS). H.R. 205 would amend losing our energy advantage. That’s why we and gas activities in the central and ask you to oppose legislation being consid- western Gulf of Mexico. The Land and the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) to make permanent the current ered by the U.S. House of Representatives Water Conservation Fund is credited temporary leasing moratorium on offshore next week that would slow scientific surveys with the first $900 million in offshore leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, off the and prevent access to new sources of Amer- revenues. Last year, those revenues west coast of Florida. H.R. 1941 would amend ican offshore energy in the Outer Conti- were $4.7 billion, and projections are the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act nental Shelf. that existing activity in the Gulf of (OCSLA) to permanently remove from con- For more than seven decades, energy devel- Mexico is enough to keep the fund sideration acreage for offshore leasing on opment in the Gulf of Mexico has worked going for a long, long time. both the Atlantic and Pacific OCS. Both of collaboratively alongside tourism, fishing We don’t need to drill in the Atlantic these bills would undermine OCSLA, which and Defense Department training activities. or the Pacific or near Florida to find established a periodic, multi-stage planning But H.R. 205 would permanently extend the process involving State and tribal consulta- eastern Gulf of Mexico moratorium on oil more money. Revenues are not a prob- tion and a thoughtful comparison and bal- lem. The real problem is that only and natural gas activities. The Congressional ancing of the benefits and impacts to all the Budget Office conservatively estimates that twice in the history of the fund has regions of the OCS. These bills would perma- this could cost taxpayers $400 million in rev- Congress appropriated the full $900 mil- nently constrain this careful administrative enue over the next 10 years. Similarly, H.R. lion that it should get. In fact, over process. Under the bills, large swaths of the 1941 would block offshore energy develop- time, we have collected $37.8 billion of OCS would be off limits for resource develop- ment in the Pacific and Atlantic planning revenue that should have been spent on ment without the benefit of periodic assess- areas, and H.R. 1146 would lock up energy re- LWCF, but Congress has appropriated ments of the potential economic, social, and sources in the Alaskan Coastal Plain. environmental effects of development, as re- less than half, $18.4 billion. Revenue is quired by existing law. Excluding these areas Congress should support progress. Modern not the issue. from leasing consideration could place more energy technologies have enabled an impres- This permanent protection for Flor- pressure for development on other OCS areas sive record of environmental stewardship ida coastal areas is not going to hurt and constrain our ability to meet national and innovation. But when the government the fund. It has been stated three times energy needs as required by OCSLA. chooses to arbitrarily and permanently close already by my friends on the other side Additionally, each of these bills would off areas to exploration and potential devel- of the aisle, but that is completely eliminate the potential for future direct rev- opment, we simply increase our dependency on foreign sources. This reality is visible in false. enue that would otherwise be provided to the Treasury, and through revenue sharing, to places like California and Massachusetts. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance the States, tribes, and counties where the de- Despite abundant offshore oil and natural of my time. velopment activities occur. In Fiscal Year gas resources, California imports 57 percent Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I 2018, energy development on Federal and In- of its oil supply, a staggering 37 percent of include in the RECORD a Statement of dian lands and waters generated approxi- which comes from Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, Administrative Policy on this par- mately $9 billion in direct revenue from roy- to meet energy needs each winter, Massachu- ticular bill. alties, bonus bids, and rents. Of that rev- setts imports liquefied natural gas from Rus- STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY enue, $1.78 billion was disbursed to 35 States. sia. The top States receiving Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 205—PROTECTING AND SECURING FLORIDA’S American energy is produced with a small- revenues were New Mexico ($634.9 million); COASTLINE ACT OF 2019—REP. ROONEY, R–FL, er carbon footprint under significantly Wyoming ($563.9 million); Colorado ($112.5 AND 18 COSPONSORS stronger environmental protections than en- million); Louisiana ($91 million); and Utah ergy produced anywhere else in the world. H.R. 1146—ARCTIC CULTURAL AND COASTAL ($76 million). Additionally, more than $1 bil- We ask you to embrace these homegrown op- PLAIN PROTECTION ACT—REP. HUFFMAN, D– lion was disbursed to Indian tribes and indi- portunities that benefit American families, CA, AND 182 COSPONSORS vidual Indian mineral owners; $1.22 billion to create high-wage jobs, strengthen the U.S. H.R. 1941—COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES the Reclamation Fund; $970 million to the PROTECTION ACT—REP. CUNNINGHAM, D–SC, Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF); economy and protect our environment. AND 51 COSPONSORS $150 million to the Historic Preservation Next week, the House of Representatives is The Administration opposes H.R. 205, the Fund; and $3.5 billion to the general fund of expected to consider legislation undercut- Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline the Treasury. ting domestic energy security and economic

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You are not helping ecologi- Forest & Paper Association, American Gas tinue to reserve the balance of my cal productivity; you are undermining Association, American Iron and Steel Insti- time. it. You are not protecting the environ- tute, American Petroleum Institute, Amer- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I ment or preventing spills; you are pro- ican Pipeline Contractors Association, Con- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from viding a greater risk for that. My sumer Energy Alliance, Distribution Pipe- Louisiana (Mr. GRAVES). line Contractors Association, Energy Equip- friend from California (Mr. MCCLIN- Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam TOCK) made reference to the Valdez ment and Infrastructure Alliance, Inde- Chair, I thank the ranking member for pendent Petroleum Association of America. spill. That was a boat. International Association of Drilling Con- the recognition to talk about this leg- Let’s go on to the other one, the tractors, International Association of Geo- islation. military. I heard a speaker say: Oh, we physical Contractors, Laborers’ Inter- Madam Chair, we are talking about can’t have energy production here be- national Union of North America, National legislation that has to do with energy cause that is going to prevent our abil- Association of Manufacturers, National policy and energy production. We are ity to fly and practice with weapons in Ocean Industries Association, National Util- talking about the goals here, as I heard the Gulf of Mexico. ity Contractors Association, Offshore Marine different speakers talk about pro- Service Association, Portland Cement Asso- Madam Chair, when we go into war ciation, Power and Communication Contrac- tecting our fisheries and our environ- and go up against adversaries, do we tors Association, U.S. Chamber of Com- ment. I heard speakers talk about pro- say: Hey, we need you to take that merce, U.S. Oil and Gas Association. tecting our military mission, those building down so my missile can shoot military servicemembers and that straight in? LIUNA, military edge and the technology we No. That is absurd. You operate Washington, DC, September 9, 2019. have. I heard people talking about jobs under real conditions, which includes, Hon. NANCY PELOSI, and the threat of spills. in some cases, obstructions. Speaker, House of Representatives, Madam Chair, I support those objec- Washington, DC. I want to make reference here that tives, and I know that this may sound Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, we are talking about thousands and Minority Leader, House of Representatives, counterintuitive: This bill undermines thousands and thousands of square Washington, DC. the very objectives that it is purported miles. You can produce here with very, DEAR SPEAKER PELOSI AND MINORITY LEAD- to advance. Let’s go through them. very little surface infrastructure. Most ER MCCARTHY: On behalf of the 500,000 mem- Let’s go through those things. of it is subsea, having zero impact. bers of the Laborers’ International Union of Number one, talking about the envi- North America (LiUNA), I want to express ronment, that this bill will cause dam- b 1530 our opposition to H.R. 205, which would per- age to the environment and it will un- Now, Madam Chair, I heard somebody manently extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; dermine ecological productivity. talking earlier about 2006 and how Con- H.R. 1146, to once again prohibit oil and gas Madam Chair, if you take a look at gress stepped in and provided a morato- drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Ref- this graphic right here, you probably rium. Yes. But do you know what that uge (ANWR); and, H.R. 1941, which would bar think this is where energy infrastruc- moratorium is provided in exchange offshore drilling along the Atlantic and Pa- ture is. You probably think that is for? Moving the Military Mission Line cific Coasts. what this is. This depicts the intensity to the east. Once again, jobs of LiUNA members who of energy infrastructure in the Gulf of There was an agreement. The 181 work in the energy sector are being targeted for elimination by environmental radicals Mexico from the Texas coast to right leasing areas, that was agreed to. We for purely political purposes. There is abso- there in Alabama. actually added more production areas lutely no chance for these ‘‘message bills’’ to In reality, oh, my goodness, look at in exchange for a temporary morato- be enacted into law this Congress. So, in- that, if it is not red snapper landings. rium. But what is being proposed now stead of working to enact real job creating This is actually where the fish are. is a greater threat to the environment. infrastructure legislation, union members This shows the landings of where the It is putting a moratorium in place, see their jobs once again being denigrated fish are. This actually increases eco- and it is not doing any type of balance. and belittled. logical productivity by creating habi- Energy independence is central to the fu- We can step in and protect our mili- ture of the American economy and our tat for fisheries. tary mission, we can protect our envi- standard of living. Unfortunately, the en- I heard a speaker on the other side ronment, and we can have jobs and en- emies of job creation continue to try to wall talk about how there was devastation ergy production in the United States. off and strand our domestic energy resources of fisheries in the State of Florida after The Acting CHAIR (Ms. WASSERMAN from development; killing jobs, prolonging the spill, the disaster in 2010. In 2011, SCHULTZ). The time of the gentleman our energy dependence on unfriendly foreign the State of Florida had 117 million has expired. regimes, and saddling middle-class and pounds of fisheries. In 2011, that was Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I lower-income families with rising energy more than the fisheries they produced yield an additional 2 minutes to the costs. LiUNA members, in Alaska and elsewhere, in the most recent year recorded. Let gentleman from Louisiana. know first-hand that when done responsibly, me say that again. In the immediate Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam with union-trained workers, energy develop- aftermath of the spill, in 2011, there Chair, I also heard talk about the Land ment can coexist with environmental stew- were more fisheries landed worth more and Conservation Water Fund and, yes, ardship. LiUNA and the other building money than there was in the most re- the irony of the fact that there is legis- trades unions invest significant resources cent year recorded, which is 2017. lation that the chair pushed that per- into the training of our members that help I hate to sit here and continue to un- manently authorizes the Land and develop the knowledge and skills they need to work safely and productively while con- dermine all these narratives, but let’s Water Conservation Fund. Legislation structing energy and other infrastructure to go on. moving it permanently funds it at $900 the highest standards. We are saying that this bill is de- million; $150 million a year goes to the For the hard-working members of LiUNA signed to protect our environment. Ac- Historic Preservation Fund. and other building trades unions, these jobs tually, Madam Chair, you can look at But in reality, the Land and Water put food on their families’ tables and roofs statistics, and as far as I understand, Conservation Fund is not limited to over their heads. These jobs enable them to they use cars and airplanes and have $900 million. It is not. I have heard peo- put their children through college, to save air-conditioning in Florida. That re- for retirement, and to spend money in busi- ple say it over and over again. That is ness establishments that employ others. quires oil and gas. Since you are pro- not accurate. I urge you to vote against these ill-con- ducing it and need it, the safest way to There is an additional 12.5 percent ceived bills. transport is to produce it domestically that comes from revenue sharing that

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In the coa- thing on this arbitrary line that was tween 2011 and 2016, $55 billion—$55 bil- lition’s letter, they state: ‘‘For more drawn, is it all needed for military use? lion—was generated for the U.S. Treas- than seven decades, energy develop- It should be the military that makes ury from energy production on Federal ment in the Gulf of Mexico has worked that decision; and, I am sorry, in the lands and waters. collaboratively alongside tourism, fish- past, they have simply said, no, they Madam Chair, that doesn’t just fund ing, and Defense Department training don’t need it all. the Land and Water Conservation Fund activities. But H.R. 205 would perma- So if we were wise, if we were really and Historic Preservation Fund. That nently extend the eastern Gulf of Mex- doing the right thing for this country, funds our veterans’ benefits. It funds ico moratorium on oil and natural gas if we were really doing the right thing environmental programs. It funds activities. on this issue, we would simply say the healthcare for our elderly. It funds ‘‘We rely on American-made energy military can exclude what the military early childhood education. It funds in- to power our daily lives, communities, needs; and what they don’t need should frastructure. and to grow a prosperous future. Amer- be allowed to be open for other kinds of This, according to the Government icans deserve clean, safe, reliable, exploration that could benefit Mis- Accountability Office, is one of the abundant, and affordable energy so sissippi and Alabama and New Orleans largest nontaxed streams of revenue. that our families, communities, and and Texas, because they happen to be And we are talking about stopping it. businesses can all share the opportuni- closer to the line than Florida is. That Production doesn’t go on in per- ties American energy creates. is the right thing to do. petuity. You need additional layers. It ‘‘Our country cannot afford to block We should not do an arbitrary rule takes 10 years to go from leasing to access to new energy supplies and risk that just says to take the ruler and production, so we have got to start losing our energy advantage. That’s make the damn line down the middle of planning now to produce safely to en- why we ask you to oppose legislation the map. That is wrong. That is a vio- sure we can continue to have a vibrant lation of everything that is logical. being considered by the U.S. House of economy, jobs, to continue having a That is a violation of everything that Representatives this week that would safe environment. is scientific that we are supposed to do. slow scientific surveys and prevent ac- This bill undermines the very objec- That is a violation of even taking away cess to new sources of American off- tives that it was purported to advance. the ability of the military to make de- shore energy in the Outer Continental Madam Chair, I urge objection to this cisions for themselves. That is why Shelf.’’ uninformed legislation. this is a failed opportunity on our part. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, as a Our previous speaker actually al- Had the Rules Committee simply de- point of reference, the BP oil spill cost luded to this very aspect. It takes 10 cided to take more rules into effect, we the fishing industry at least, at the years to go from inquiry to actual pro- could have modified this bill to make minimum, $94.7 million and, at the duction. I couldn’t agree more with the it something that almost everybody in maximum, $1.6 billion in 2010. I men- sentiments expressed by this broad co- this room could have accepted. But the tion that because, you know, oil spills alition, by previous Members here on Rules Committee refused to do that. are not necessarily good for fisheries in this side of the aisle that have opposed For whatever political purposes they the long haul. it, and I urge Members to oppose H.R. had in mind, they simply refused to do Madam Chair, I reserve the balance 205. that. of my time. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I con- So, we have the option of instead of Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I tinue to reserve the balance of my doing a bill that is the right thing to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from time. do and a good thing to do, we have a Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I bill that is going to be questionable Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I thank yield myself such time as I may con- here. It is going to be questionable in the gentleman from Utah (Mr. BISHOP), sume. the Senate. It is going to be question- ranking member, for some time to Madam Chair, I appreciate the debate able on the deck. speak in opposition to this bill. that we have had on this particular We could have done the right thing. Madam Chair, like the previous legis- bill—kind of. We should have done the right thing. lation, this bill represents a step back- Florida does have the right to do Hopefully, before this bill is all the wards in ensuring American energy se- whatever it wishes to do on its prop- way through the system, we will do the curity, but making certain sections of erty and on its State lands and State right thing. But for that, this is a the eastern Gulf of Mexico perma- waters, and they should have the right failed opportunity, and I do blame the nently off limits to oil and gas develop- to do it unless there is some kind of Rules Committee for refusing to try ment, this legislation once again ties impact to Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and expand the discussion so we could one hand behind our Nation’s back. and Mississippi, in which case, them actually make a bill that is viable. As chairman of the Congressional doing something strictly for Florida’s Madam Chair, I appreciate the oppor- Western Caucus and the ranking mem- purposes that doesn’t take into ac- tunity and all those who have spoken ber of the House Committee on Natural count the other States is wrong-mind- on this bill. I appreciate the gentleman Resources Subcommittee on Energy ed. from Arizona (Mr. GRIJALVA), and I and Mineral Resources, I have a unique But for this particular bill, we are yield back the balance of my time. insight into many of America’s energy really not talking about the economy Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I issues. and the tourism and everything else. yield myself such time as I may con- Many on the Western Caucus and Re- This bill is about a military line and sume. publican members on the Committee military issues. Madam Chair, I thought I would close on Natural Resources have a different As I have stated earlier, yes, there by talking a little bit about, because it vision for America, a vision that are military positions in Florida. There relates to the discussion that we are doesn’t pick winners and losers and in- is a military testing training range on having today, protecting these very cludes a true all-of-the-above energy the water, which is not as good as the valuable coastal areas in this country. strategy that embraces wind, solar, nu- land-based one but is on the water in My Republican colleagues introduced clear, hydropower, coal, oil, and nat- Florida. the American Energy First Act today, ural gas. Our vision encourages innova- Those are there and they deserve to and, frankly, it is quite frightening. It tion and less burdensome mandates. We be protected, and when the military is really the ‘‘Earth isn’t burning fast know responsible energy production wants those things set aside without enough’’ legislation, as I like to call it. and protecting our environment go any kind of disturbance, that is logical. America is already the number one hand in hand. That is limited. That is logical, and it producer of oil and gas in the world.

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DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EF- treme antienvironment, anticlimate serting ‘‘The Secretary’’. FECTS. agenda needs to be pushed even fur- SEC. 3. INSPECTION FEE COLLECTION. The budgetary effects of this Act, for the ther. They are rolling out a bill to give Section 22 of the Outer Continental Shelf purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay- even more money away to their oil and Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1348) is amended by add- As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by gas polluter friends. ing at the end the following: reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budg- ‘‘(g) INSPECTION FEES.— etary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this This Republican bill that was intro- ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the duced today by the minority would Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Interior shall collect from the operators of facili- Record by the Chairman of the House Budget force the Florida Gulf Coast for off- ties subject to inspection under subsection (c) Committee, provided that such statement has shore oil and gas, let States decide non-refundable fees for such inspections— been submitted prior to the vote on passage. where energy development should hap- ‘‘(A) at an aggregate level equal to the amount necessary to offset the annual expenses The Acting CHAIR. No further pen on Federal public lands, gut Fed- amendment to the bill, as amended, eral regulation, shorten environmental of inspections of outer Continental Shelf facili- ties (including mobile offshore drilling units) by shall be in order except those printed review times, give vast amounts of the Secretary of the Interior; and in part B of the report. Each such fur- public money to four States in the Gulf ‘‘(B) using a schedule that reflects the dif- ther amendment may be offered only in of Mexico, and make Americans pay if ferences in complexity among the classes of fa- the order printed in the report, by a they wanted to object to a government cilities to be inspected. Member designated in the report, shall ‘‘(2) OCEAN ENERGY SAFETY FUND.—There is decision. be considered read, shall be debatable Think about it. Right now, oil and established in the Treasury a fund, to be known for the time specified in the report gas companies get to nominate public as the ‘Ocean Energy Safety Fund’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fund’), into which equally divided and controlled by the lands for leasing without paying a shall be deposited all amounts collected as fees proponent and an opponent, shall not dime. If Republicans had their way, oil under paragraph (1) and which shall be avail- be subject to amendment, and shall not and gas companies would keep the free able as provided under paragraph (3). be subject to a demand for division of ride, and anyone who wants to protest ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FEES.—Notwith- the question. a lease would have to pay a fee to chal- standing section 3302 of title 31, United States AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. CRIST lenge them. Code, all amounts deposited in the Fund— These ideas are destructive, and they ‘‘(A) shall be credited as offsetting collec- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order couldn’t even pass in an all-Republican tions; to consider amendment No. 1 printed in ‘‘(B) shall be available for expenditure for government. Nearly all of this legisla- part B of House Report 116–200. purposes of carrying out inspections of outer Mr. CRIST. Madam Chair, I have an tion was introduced in various forms Continental Shelf facilities (including mobile amendment at the desk. by Republicans in the last Congress offshore drilling units) and the administration The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will when they controlled everything: the of the inspection program under this section; designate the amendment. House of Representatives, the Senate, ‘‘(C) shall be available only to the extent provided for in advance in an appropriations The text of the amendment is as fol- and the Presidency. But the bills that lows: were introduced today are so pro-pol- Act; and ‘‘(D) shall remain available until expended. Page 1, after line 10, insert the following: luter, so backwards-looking, they ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—For each SEC. 3. PRODUCTION SAFETY SYSTEMS AND weren’t able to pass them in the House fiscal year beginning after fiscal year 2020, the WELL CONTROL. under Republican control. Secretary shall adjust each dollar amount speci- Subparts D, E, F, G, H, and Q of section 250 If my House colleagues just can’t or fied in this subsection for inflation based on the of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in won’t take climate change seriously, change in the Consumer Price Index from fiscal effect on January 1, 2018), shall have the then we shouldn’t take this bill seri- year 2020. same force and effect of law as if such sub- ously at all. The American people want ‘‘(5) ANNUAL FEES.—Annual fees shall be parts had been enacted by an Act of Con- collected under this subsection for facilities that gress. us to act on climate. They reject the are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, Page 1, line 11, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert ‘‘4’’. Trump administration’s pro-polluter and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Page 5, line 5, strike ‘‘4’’ and insert ‘‘5’’. agenda. That is why we are voting to Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall be— The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to protect our coasts today, and that is ‘‘(A) $11,500 for facilities with no wells, but House Resolution 548, the gentleman with processing equipment or gathering lines; why I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ from Florida (Mr. CRIST) and a Member on H.R. 205. ‘‘(B) $18,500 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive opposed each will control 5 minutes. Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- The Chair recognizes the gentleman ance of my time. wells; and ‘‘(C) $34,500 for facilities with more than 10 from Florida. The Acting CHAIR. All time for de- wells, with any combination of active or inac- Mr. CRIST. Madam Chair, I was Gov- bate has expired. tive wells. ernor of Florida in 2010 when the Deep- Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be ‘‘(6) FEES FOR DRILLING RIGS.—Fees shall be water Horizon rig exploded off the considered for amendment under the 5- collected under this subsection for drilling rigs coast of Louisiana. It killed 11 people minute rule. on a per inspection basis. Fees for fiscal year and sent millions of barrels of oil into An amendment in the nature of a 2020 shall be— the Gulf of Mexico. substitute consisting of the text of ‘‘(A) $33,500 per inspection for rigs oper- I witnessed firsthand the tar balls on Rules Committee Print 116–29, modified ating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and our beaches, the marine life drowning by the amendment printed in part A of ‘‘(B) $18,500 per inspection for rigs oper- ating in water depths of less than 500 feet. in oil, and the billions of dollars of eco- House Report 116–200, is adopted. ‘‘(7) FEES FOR NON-RIG UNITS.—Fees shall be nomic damage inflicted on countless The bill, as amended, shall be consid- collected under this subsection for well oper- ered as the original bill for the purpose families and small businesses. ations conducted via non-rig units as outlined As the largest offshore oil spill in of further amendment under the 5- in subparts D, E, F, and Q of part 250 of title American history, this should have minute rule and shall be considered as 30, Code of Federal Regulations, on a per in- been a huge wake-up call to everyone. read. spection basis. Fees for fiscal year 2020 shall The text of the bill, as amended, is as be— Floridians said never again and voted follows: ‘‘(A) $13,260 per inspection for non-rig units almost 70 percent in the last election operating in water depths of 2,500 feet or more; to ban offshore drilling because, as we H.R. 205 ‘‘(B) $11,530 per inspection for non-rig units learned, drilling doesn’t have to take Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- operating in water depths between 500 and 2,499 place right off our shores to upend your resentatives of the United States of America in feet; and Congress assembled, ‘‘(C) $4,470 per inspection for non-rig units way of life. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. My amendment is simple. It rein- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting ‘‘(8) BILLING.—The Secretary shall bill des- states two critical rules regarding off- and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019’’. ignated operators under paragraph (5) annu- shore drilling and safety regulations,

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The question is Sadly, the current administration in fact, the practice is nothing new. on the amendment offered by the gen- has chosen to ignore the mistakes of In the Obama administration, they tleman from Florida (Mr. CRIST). our past and has, instead, weakened approved these types of measures more The amendment was agreed to. these rules, opening the door to self- than the current administration is AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MS. BARRAGA´ N regulation and less stringent stand- doing it. The average during the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order ards. That is why my amendment codi- Obama administration was roughly to consider amendment No. 2 printed in fies these rules in their previous form, four times per day. The current admin- part B of House Report 116–200. reinstating critical safety require- istration does it roughly 2.3 times per Ms. BARRAGA´ N. Madam Chair, I ments and reducing the risk of another day. have an amendment at the desk. tragedy. BSEE isn’t allowing oil companies to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will get away with not complying with the designate the amendment. b 1545 well control rule. They have simply The text of the amendment is as fol- I would like to thank the bipartisan found a better way of doing it. lows: cosponsors of my amendment, the To codify this rule the way it was be- At the end of the bill, add the following: Rules Committee for making the fore takes away the flexibility and the SEC. 5. STUDY ON BSEE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS amendment in order, and the gentle- ability to use technology and new ideas OPERATIONS INSPECTION PRO- woman from California (Ms. BARRAGA´ N) and new science to come up with a bet- GRAM. and the gentleman from North Caro- ter way of solving the problem. The Secretary of the Interior shall con- This amendment does great harm not tract with the National Academies of lina (Mr. PRICE) for their tireless ef- Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to com- forts to support these regulations. only to the process. To attach it to this plete, not later than 21 months after the date Finally, on behalf of Florida’s 13th bill, which ought to be about the mili- of the enactment of this Act, the study enti- District, I give my heartfelt thanks to tary line, simply means, were this to tled ‘‘Review and Update of Bureau of Safety the distinguished bipartisan colleagues pass, this amendment would make it and Environmental Enforcement Offshore from Florida, Representative CASTOR more difficult for the ultimate bill to Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program’’ and Representative ROONEY, for their reach a solution in the Senate. that the Secretary of the Interior had pre- tireless leadership on the underlying It is an amendment to the wrong bill. viously contracted with the National Acad- bill to keep drilling out of the eastern It should have been on the earlier one. emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete. Gulf of Mexico for good. It is an amendment that is not needed. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have It is an amendment that moves us The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to to drill at all. But as long as drilling back. It is an amendment that takes House Resolution 548, the gentlewoman ´ does occur in the western and central out of the administration the ability, from California (Ms. BARRAGAN) and a Gulf, the site of the Deepwater Horizon simply, to do things the right way. If Member opposed each will control 5 spill, we must do everything in our they can find a better way of doing it, minutes. power to make sure that history does let the administration, at any time, The Chair recognizes the gentle- not repeat itself. authorize that better way of doing the woman from California. Ms. BARRAGA´ N. Madam Chair, ear- I urge my colleagues to adopt the well control protection rule. amendment so that no State ever has Madam Chair, I reserve the balance lier this year, I introduced a bill called to endure another Deepwater Horizon. of my time. the Safe COAST Act to protect our Madam Chair, I yield 30 seconds to Mr. CRIST. Madam Chair, first, I coasts from offshore oil and gas drill- the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GRI- thank the chairman for his support of ing. A vital element of that bill was to JALVA), my colleague, the chairman of the bill. I appreciate that very much. protect the offshore oil and gas oper- the Natural Resources Committee. In response to my colleague from ations program. This critical piece of Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I across the aisle, what is necessary and the Safe COAST Act is offered in this thank the gentleman from Florida for what is important is to make sure that amendment. his thoughtful and necessary amend- we have stringent rules on this dan- As this body may remember, in De- ment that will restore offshore drilling gerous industry, to make sure that we cember 2017, the administration placed regulations and that will reduce the protect our ecosystem and our environ- a stop-work order on a critical study of risks the Gulf communities face from ment. the inspections program for offshore oil offshore development. As I said, we, as Floridians, already and gas operations, in an attempt to I thank him for that, and I very understand it, voting almost 70 percent delay the study and alter its manage- much support the amendment. of the vote in the latest election to ban ment. The administration later Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I offshore drilling from our beautiful changed its mind and resumed the rise in opposition to the amendment. coast. study, but it doesn’t mean the adminis- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- tration can’t change its mind again from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. ance of my time. and halt it or take away the study Mr. BISHOP of Utah. The adminis- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, from the National Academy of Sciences tration, rightfully, took a second look once again, I am somewhat confused as and contract it to an oil and gas indus- at the well control and production safe- to the point and direction of this par- try-friendly entity. ty system rule that was implemented ticular amendment. We can’t take that chance because by the prior administration. They If it is about the military line, this this study is too critical. For example, didn’t make a whole lot of changes. amendment does nothing to it. If it is this study ensures that vital aspects of About a 17 percent change to the over- about protecting the coast of Florida, the Bureau of Safety and Environ- all rule was all that was done there. this amendment does nothing to it. mental Enforcement’s regulatory mis- But the colleagues that I have heard It is about having a better way of sion are being met. and, also, those in the press who have doing the system to provide more pro- The study would evaluate the Bu- talked about this have been opposed to tection. It moves us back and removes reau’s current risk assessment inspec- the revised rules because they erro- the ability of the department—BSEE, tion process and provide recommenda- neously argue that they allow BSEE to in this situation—to protect and real- tions for its improvement. It will also issue the so-called waivers to oil com- ize that because it takes away their evaluate and migrate best practices panies that give them a free pass to creative alternatives. into the Bureau’s inspection protocols. comply with the well control rule. In There are always better ways of Lastly, it will assess the potential role reality, that just is not what is hap- doing something. This prohibits us of safety-enhancing technologies, such pening. from doing it. This is the wrong as remote and real-time monitoring. The rule allows BSEE to approve al- amendment on the wrong bill that In short, it will assess the use of ternative compliance measures for gives us the wrong direction. emerging technologies, potential risks,

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EFFECTIVE DATE. to 54 and are from minority commu- remains operational and in the objec- Section 2 of this Act shall not be effective nities. tive and trustworthy hands of the Na- until the Secretary of the Interior, in con- According to statistics published by tional Academy of Sciences. sultation with the Director of the United the American Petroleum Institute, mi- Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues States Fish and Wildlife Service, finds that norities will comprise one-third of the to help protect our oceans and support the moratorium under such section will not total workforce in the oil and gas sec- my amendment, and I reserve the bal- adversely affect jobs available to minorities tor by 2030. Women already comprise and women. ance of my time. more than 15 percent of the oil and gas Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to workforce. claim the time in opposition to the House Resolution 548, the gentleman These are good-paying jobs, paying amendment. from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) and a Mem- $90,000, that hardworking families de- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ber opposed each will control 5 min- pend upon. This legislation puts these from Utah is recognized for 5 minutes. utes. employment opportunities at risk by Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I The Chair recognizes the gentleman permanently putting off-limits poten- don’t want to try to be snarky on these from Arizona. tially viable and valuable offshore en- kinds of amendments, but it is already MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED ergy opportunities in the eastern Gulf being done. BY MR. GOSAR of Mexico. It is a nice concept. It was stopped, Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I ask For the first time since the 1950s, the but it has also started again. So this unanimous consent that my amend- United States will soon be a net ex- calls for a study to continue and re- ment be modified in the form I have porter of oil and natural gas, some- sume. They have already done it. placed at the desk. thing that was once unthinkable. Back in October, in the Department The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will re- America’s energy renaissance has of the Interior, they already resumed port the modification. boosted the economies of previously the meetings. They are ongoing. Every- The Clerk read as follows: left-behind towns throughout the coun- thing you want is actually happening. Modification to amendment No. 3 of- try and turned them into vibrant com- I think a better study may be fig- fered by Mr. GOSAR: munities. uring out how five noes can be out- Strike ‘‘Director of the United States Fish Madam Chair, this is a commonsense weighed by three ayes. Nonetheless, and Wildlife Service’’ and insert ‘‘Secretary amendment that protects minority and this is a redundant amendment because of Labor’’. women jobs and puts the interests of it is already happening. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection the American workforce first. I reserve Madam Chair, I reserve the balance to the request of the gentleman of Ari- the balance of my time. of my time. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I rise ´ zona? Ms. BARRAGAN. Madam Chair, the There was no objection. in opposition to the amendment. bottom line is this administration can- The Acting CHAIR. The amendment The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman not be trusted when it comes to pro- is modified. from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- tecting the coastline. The gentleman from Arizona is rec- utes. This administration already issued a ognized for 5 minutes. Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, I stop order and changed its mind. Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I rise yield myself such time as I may con- Again, there is nothing to prevent this today to offer an amendment that al- sume. administration from changing its mind lows the section 2 moratorium in this Madam Chair, first of all, let’s start again or, as I mentioned, from taking bill to go into effect when the Depart- with the premise here. The premise of it away from the National Academy of ment of the Interior, in consultation protecting jobs for women and people Sciences. with the Department of Labor, certifies of color is a laudable one. But on the This amendment just ensures that that the offshore energy moratorium in eastern coast, at this point, there are the study remains operational and in the bill will not kill a substantial num- no jobs to lose or protect because there the hands of the National Academy of ber of minority and women jobs. are no jobs. If there was to be any ac- Sciences so that there can’t be a We heard arguments from the Demo- tivity, it would be when the morato- change. This is a protection we need cratic Members on the other side of the rium would be lifted in 2022. for the coast. The point of this amendment has aisle against a similar amendment, Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- nothing to do with the bill, and it is that this amendment doesn’t matter ance of my time. simply an attempt to block protections and is meaningless. How callous that Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Madam Chair, I for the eastern Gulf based on a fake response. am going to end with the final conclu- concern for jobs for women and people I tell opponents of this amendment sion, again, that it is a redundancy be- of color. cause it is already being done. to tell that single mother working to I recall the hearing we had yesterday Why don’t you just mandate that ev- put food on the table for her two chil- about the Department of the Interior’s erything we are doing in every other dren that her job doesn’t matter. How Bureau of Land Management reorga- department be done at the same time? about the minority family who just nization and its transfer of central ac- It would have the same kind of impact, moved into a new neighborhood so tivities to Grand Junction, Colorado. the same kind of effect. It is cute, but their kids could go to better schools? In that, the majority asked the ques- it is a waste of our time. Tell those hardworking, minority par- tion: What about the retention of sen- Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- ents that those jobs don’t matter ei- ior, female, and of-color staff in this ance of my time. ther. move? How many are we going to lose? Under the current administration, The Acting CHAIR. The question is Do they need to be protected? on the amendment offered by the gen- unemployment has reached record At the hearing, the minority Mem- tlewoman from California (Ms. lows. In August, the national unem- bers told us that was not an issue, that BARRAGA´ N). ployment rate sat at 3.7 percent, with we shouldn’t worry about it, that noth- The amendment was agreed to. the unemployment rate for African ing was going to be lost and everything AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR American workers sitting at 5.5 per- was going to be protected. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order cent, breaking the previous record of to consider amendment No. 3 printed in 5.9 percent set in May 2018. b 1600 part B of House Report 116–200. According to a recent report by The Here we have the issue being raised Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I have an Washington Post—once again, the bas- again, but from another perspective. I amendment at the desk. tion of conservative reporting—nearly believe that enacting this bill and pro- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will 90 percent of the jobs added under this tecting Florida’s shore from the dan- designate the amendment. administration has gone to minority gers of offshore drilling will safeguard

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Kuster (NH) Ruppersberger Dean Lamb mitted to protecting Florida’s Gulf RECORDED VOTE Rush Coast, and they have offered strong DeFazio Langevin Rutherford Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, I demand DeGette Larsen (WA) Ryan support for the underlying legislation. DeLauro Larson (CT) a recorded vote. Sablan DelBene Lawson (FL) The real threat to jobs and economic A recorded vote was ordered. San Nicolas Delgado Lee (CA) opportunity in Florida would be failing Sa´ nchez The vote was taken by electronic de- Demings Lee (NV) Sarbanes to extend the existing moratorium. vice, and there were—ayes 182, noes 251, DeSaulnier Levin (CA) Scanlon This is why elected officials, including not voting 5, as follows: Deutch Levin (MI) the entire Florida congressional dele- Diaz-Balart Lewis Schakowsky [Roll No. 520] Schiff gation and the Florida Governor, op- Dingell Lieu, Ted AYES—182 Doggett Lipinski Schneider pose drilling in the eastern Gulf and Doyle, Michael Loebsack Schrader Aderholt Gooden Nunes support H.R. 205. F. Lofgren Schrier Allen Gosar Olson Engel Lowenthal Scott (VA) This is not a serious amendment and Amodei Granger Palazzo Escobar Lowey Scott, David Armstrong Graves (GA) Palmer does nothing to protect jobs belonging Eshoo Luja´ n Serrano Arrington Graves (LA) Pence to women, to people of color, and, con- Espaillat Luria Sewell (AL) Babin Graves (MO) Perry Evans Lynch Shalala versely, keeps the Florida Gulf Coast Bacon Green (TN) Posey Finkenauer Malinowski Sherman at risk. Baird Griffith Ratcliffe Fitzpatrick Maloney, Sherrill Balderson Grothman Reed For these reasons, I urge opposition Fletcher Carolyn B. Sires Banks Guest Reschenthaler to the amendment, and I reserve the Foster Maloney, Sean Slotkin Barr Guthrie Rice (SC) Frankel Mast Smith (NJ) balance of my time. Bergman Hagedorn Riggleman Fudge Matsui Smith (WA) Mr. GOSAR. Madam Chair, if that Biggs Harris Roby Gabbard McAdams Soto Bishop (UT) Hartzler Rodgers (WA) supposition that has been proposed is Gaetz McBath Spanberger Bost Hern, Kevin Roe, David P. actually true, then an easy certifi- Gallego McCollum Speier Brady Herrera Beutler Rogers (AL) Garamendi McGovern cation by the Secretary of the Interior Brooks (AL) Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) Stanton Garcı´a (IL) McNerney Brooks (IN) Higgins (LA) Rose, John W. Stefanik is in the works that there is no de- Garcia (TX) Meeks Buck Hill (AR) Rouzer Steube nominational change in regards to Golden Meng Bucshon Holding Roy Stevens Gomez Moore those jobs, in regards to the oil and gas Budd Hollingsworth Scalise Suozzi Gonzalez (TX) Morelle industry with this permanent morato- Burchett Hudson Schweikert Swalwell (CA) Gottheimer Moulton Burgess Huizenga Scott, Austin Takano rium. So, once again, it gets us back to Green, Al (TX) Mucarsel-Powell Byrne Hunter Sensenbrenner Thompson (CA) that permanent moratorium in section Grijalva Murphy Calvert Hurd (TX) Shimkus Thompson (MS) Haaland Nadler 2 does place those at risk. Carter (GA) Johnson (LA) Simpson Titus Harder (CA) Napolitano Carter (TX) Johnson (OH) Smith (MO) Tlaib Again, I ask my colleagues on the Hastings Neal Chabot Jordan Smith (NE) Tonko other side of the aisle to think of that Hayes Neguse Cheney Joyce (OH) Smucker Torres (CA) Heck Norcross single mother who is working to put Cline Joyce (PA) Spano Torres Small Higgins (NY) Norton food on the table for her two children. Cloud Keller Stauber (NM) Hill (CA) O’Halleran Cole Kelly (MS) Steil Trahan Tell her that her job doesn’t matter. Himes Ocasio-Cortez Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Stewart Again, think of the minority family Horn, Kendra S. Omar Trone Collins (NY) King (IA) Stivers Horsford Pallone Underwood that just moved into a new neighbor- Comer Kustoff (TN) Taylor Houlahan Panetta Van Drew Conaway LaHood Thompson (PA) hood so their kids could go to better Hoyer Pappas Vargas Cook LaMalfa Thornberry schools. Tell those working minorities, Huffman Pascrell Veasey Crawford Lamborn Timmons Jackson Lee Payne Vela those parents that their jobs don’t Crenshaw Latta Tipton Jayapal Perlmutter Vela´ zquez matter. Curtis Lesko Turner Jeffries Peters Visclosky Davidson (OH) Long Upton Think of the statistics that we re- Johnson (GA) Peterson Wasserman Davis, Rodney Loudermilk Wagner peatedly looked at from, no less, The Johnson (SD) Phillips Schultz DesJarlais Lucas Walberg Johnson (TX) Pingree Waters Washington Post. These are real jobs. Duffy Luetkemeyer Walden Kaptur Plaskett Watson Coleman They are helping real people. They are Duncan Marchant Walker Katko Pocan Welch Dunn Marshall Walorski part of a real economy, an economy Keating Porter Wexton Emmer Massie Waltz that needs all of the above. Kelly (IL) Pressley Wild Estes McCarthy Watkins Kennedy Price (NC) Wilson (FL) Once again, we can have tourism, we Ferguson McCaul Weber (TX) Khanna Quigley Yarmuth can have clean energy production and Fleischmann McClintock Webster (FL) protect the environment, and we can Flores McHenry Wenstrup NOT VOTING—5 Fortenberry McKinley Westerman Abraham Lawrence Radewagen have the good-paying jobs that are em- Foxx (NC) Meadows Williams Clyburn McEachin powering women and minorities. Fulcher Meuser Wilson (SC) I urge my colleagues to adopt this Gallagher Miller Wittman b 1633 amendment, and I yield back the bal- Gianforte Mitchell Womack Gibbs Moolenaar Woodall Messrs. HASTINGS, CISNEROS, ance of my time. Gohmert Mooney (WV) Wright PASCRELL, Mses. FINKENAUER, Mr. GRIJALVA. Madam Chair, again, Gonzalez (OH) Mullin Yoho HILL of California, TLAIB, Messrs. the amendment is not necessary, and it Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Newhouse Young (PR) Norman Zeldin CARSON of Indiana, GONZALEZ of is an attempt to delay and to put fur- Texas, and RICHMOND changed their ther risk to the Florida Gulf Coast, and NOES—251 vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ I would urge its defeat. Adams Boyle, Brendan Castro (TX) Messrs. WITTMAN, WILSON of More importantly, I think concrete, Aguilar F. Chu, Judy South Carolina, HUNTER, TURNER, real policy initiatives to enhance op- Allred Brindisi Cicilline Amash Brown (MD) Cisneros PALAZZO, CALVERT, RICE of South portunities for women and people of Axne Brownley (CA) Clark (MA) Carolina, and LONG changed their vote color in this country are something Barraga´ n Buchanan Clarke (NY) from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ this Congress should undertake as a Bass Bustos Clay So the amendment, as modified, was Beatty Butterfield Cleaver whole. But crocodile tears on this par- Bera Carbajal Cohen rejected. ticular piece of legislation and this Beyer Ca´ rdenas Connolly The result of the vote was announced amendment aren’t going to do it. Bilirakis Carson (IN) Cooper as above recorded. I urge opposition. I urge its defeat. Bishop (GA) Cartwright Correa The Acting CHAIR. There being no Blumenauer Case Costa Madam Chair, I yield back the bal- Blunt Rochester Casten (IL) Courtney further amendments under the rule, ance of my time. Bonamici Castor (FL) Cox (CA) the Committee rises.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.076 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7634 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Accordingly, the Committee rose; Khanna Nadler Shalala Stauber Upton Westerman and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Kildee Napolitano Sherman Steil Vela Williams Kilmer Neal Sherrill Stewart Wagner Wilson (SC) BISHOP of Georgia) having assumed the Kim Neguse Sires Stivers Walberg Wittman chair, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Acting Kind Norcross Slotkin Taylor Walden Womack Chair of the Committee of the Whole King (NY) O’Halleran Smith (NJ) Thompson (PA) Walker Woodall Thornberry House on the state of the Union, re- Kirkpatrick Ocasio-Cortez Smith (WA) Walorski Wright Krishnamoorthi Omar Soto Timmons Watkins Yoho ported that that Committee, having Tipton Weber (TX) Young Kuster (NH) Pallone Spanberger Lamb Panetta Turner Wenstrup Zeldin had under consideration the bill (H.R. Spano Langevin Pappas 205) to amend the Gulf of Mexico En- Speier Larsen (WA) Pascrell NOT VOTING—4 Stanton ergy Security Act of 2006 to perma- Larson (CT) Payne Abraham Lawrence nently extend the moratorium on leas- Lawson (FL) Perlmutter Stefanik Clyburn McEachin Lee (CA) Peters Steube ing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mex- Stevens b 1645 ico, and, pursuant to House Resolution Lee (NV) Phillips Levin (CA) Pingree Suozzi Mr. WEBSTER of Florida changed his 548, she reported the bill, as amended Levin (MI) Pocan Swalwell (CA) by that resolution, back to the House Lewis Porter Takano vote from ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ with sundry further amendments Lieu, Ted Posey Thompson (CA) So the bill was passed. Lipinski Pressley Thompson (MS) adopted in the Committee of the The result of the vote was announced Loebsack Price (NC) Titus as above recorded. Whole. Lofgren Quigley Tlaib A motion to reconsider was laid on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Lowenthal Raskin Tonko Lowey Rice (NY) Torres (CA) the table. the rule, the previous question is or- Luja´ n Richmond Torres Small f dered. Luria Rooney (FL) (NM) Is a separate vote demanded on any Lynch Rose (NY) Trahan COASTAL AND MARINE Malinowski Rouda Trone further amendment reported from the Maloney, Roybal-Allard ECONOMIES PROTECTION ACT Committee of the Whole? If not, the Underwood Carolyn B. Ruiz Van Drew The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Maloney, Sean Ruppersberger Chair will put them en gros. Vargas Mast Rush ant to House Resolution 548 and rule The amendments were agreed to. Veasey Matsui Rutherford XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Vela´ zquez The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McAdams Ryan the Committee of the Whole House on question is on the engrossment and McBath Sa´ nchez Visclosky Waltz the state of the Union for the further third reading of the bill. McCollum Sarbanes McGovern Scanlon Wasserman consideration of the bill, H.R. 1941. The bill was ordered to be engrossed McHenry Schakowsky Schultz Will the gentlewoman from Florida Waters and read a third time, and was read the McNerney Schiff (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) kindly take third time. Meeks Schneider Watson Coleman Webster (FL) the chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Meng Schrader Moore Schrier Welch b 1647 question is on the passage of the bill. Morelle Scott (VA) Wexton The question was taken; and the Moulton Scott, David Wild IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Speaker pro tempore announced that Mucarsel-Powell Serrano Wilson (FL) Accordingly, the House resolved Murphy Sewell (AL) Yarmuth the ayes appeared to have it. itself into the Committee of the Whole Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, on NAYS—180 House on the state of the Union for the that I demand the yeas and nays. Aderholt Fleischmann Lesko further consideration of the bill (H.R. The yeas and nays were ordered. Allen Fletcher Long 1941) to amend the Outer Continental The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Amash Flores Loudermilk Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Sec- Amodei Fortenberry Lucas 5-minute vote. Armstrong Foxx (NC) Luetkemeyer retary of the Interior including in any The vote was taken by electronic de- Arrington Fulcher Marchant leasing program certain planning vice, and there were—yeas 248, nays Babin Garcia (TX) Marshall areas, and for other purposes, with Ms. Bacon Gianforte Massie WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (Acting Chair) in 180, not voting 4, as follows: Baird Gibbs McCarthy [Roll No. 521] Balderson Gohmert McCaul the chair. Banks Gonzalez (OH) The Clerk read the title of the bill. YEAS—248 McClintock Barr Gooden McKinley The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Adams Connolly Fudge Bergman Gosar Meadows mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, Aguilar Cooper Gabbard Biggs Granger Meuser Allred Correa Gaetz Bishop (UT) Graves (GA) Miller amendment No. 8 printed in part F of Axne Costa Gallagher Bost Graves (LA) Mitchell House Report 116–200, offered by the Barraga´ n Courtney Gallego Brady Graves (MO) Moolenaar gentleman from California (Mr. Bass Cox (CA) Garamendi Brooks (AL) Green (TN) Mooney (WV) Beatty Craig Garcı´a (IL) Brooks (IN) Griffith Mullin ROUDA), had been disposed of. Bera Crist Golden Buck Grothman Newhouse ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Beyer Crow Gomez Bucshon Guest Norman The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Bilirakis Cummings Gonzalez (TX) Budd Guthrie Nunes Bishop (GA) Cunningham Gottheimer Burchett Hagedorn Olson clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Blumenauer Davids (KS) Green, Al (TX) Burgess Harris Palazzo now resume on those amendments Blunt Rochester Davis (CA) Grijalva Byrne Hartzler Palmer printed in part F of House Report 116– Bonamici Davis, Danny K. Haaland Calvert Hern, Kevin Pence Boyle, Brendan Dean Harder (CA) Carter (GA) Hice (GA) Perry 200 on which further proceedings were F. DeFazio Hastings Carter (TX) Higgins (LA) Peterson postponed, in the following order: Brindisi DeGette Hayes Chabot Hill (AR) Ratcliffe Amendment No. 2 by Mr. GOSAR of Brown (MD) DeLauro Heck Cheney Holding Reed Arizona. Brownley (CA) DelBene Herrera Beutler Cline Hudson Reschenthaler Buchanan Delgado Higgins (NY) Cloud Huizenga Rice (SC) Amendment No. 7 by Mr. GOSAR of Bustos Demings Hill (CA) Cole Hunter Riggleman Arizona. Butterfield DeSaulnier Himes Collins (GA) Hurd (TX) Roby The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Carbajal Deutch Hollingsworth Collins (NY) Johnson (LA) Rodgers (WA) Ca´ rdenas Diaz-Balart Horn, Kendra S. Comer Johnson (OH) Roe, David P. the minimum time for any electronic Carson (IN) Dingell Horsford Conaway Johnson (SD) Rogers (AL) vote in this series. Cartwright Doggett Houlahan Cook Jordan Rogers (KY) AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Case Doyle, Michael Hoyer Crawford Joyce (OH) Rose, John W. Casten (IL) F. Huffman Crenshaw Joyce (PA) Rouzer The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Castor (FL) Dunn Jackson Lee Cuellar Keller Roy business is the demand for a recorded Castro (TX) Engel Jayapal Curtis Kelly (MS) Scalise vote on the amendment offered by the Chu, Judy Escobar Jeffries Davidson (OH) Kelly (PA) Schweikert OSAR Cicilline Eshoo Johnson (GA) Davis, Rodney King (IA) Scott, Austin gentleman from Arizona (Mr. G ) Cisneros Espaillat Johnson (TX) DesJarlais Kinzinger Sensenbrenner on which further proceedings were Clark (MA) Evans Kaptur Duffy Kustoff (TN) Shimkus postponed and on which the noes pre- Clarke (NY) Finkenauer Katko Duncan LaHood Simpson vailed by voice vote. Clay Fitzpatrick Keating Emmer LaMalfa Smith (MO) Cleaver Foster Kelly (IL) Estes Lamborn Smith (NE) The Clerk will redesignate the Cohen Frankel Kennedy Ferguson Latta Smucker amendment.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:49 Nov 18, 2019 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD19\SEPTEMBER\H11SE9.REC H11SE9 September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7635 The Clerk redesignated the amend- Evans Lieu, Ted Rutherford RECORDED VOTE ment. Ferguson Lipinski Ryan Finkenauer Loebsack Sablan The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote RECORDED VOTE Fitzpatrick Lofgren San Nicolas has been demanded. Fletcher Lowenthal Sa´ nchez A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Foster Lowey Sarbanes The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- has been demanded. Frankel Luja´ n Scanlon A recorded vote was ordered. Fudge Luria Schakowsky minute vote. Gabbard Lynch The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Schiff The vote was taken by electronic de- Gaetz Malinowski Schneider Gallagher Maloney, vice, and there were—ayes 179, noes 252, minute vote. Schrader Gallego Carolyn B. not voting 7, as follows: The vote was taken by electronic de- Schrier Garamendi Maloney, Sean Scott (VA) [Roll No. 523] vice, and there were—ayes 161, noes 272, Garcı´a (IL) Mast Scott, David not voting 5, as follows: Garcia (TX) Matsui AYES—179 Golden McAdams Sensenbrenner [Roll No. 522] Aderholt Gooden Palazzo Gomez McBath Serrano Allen Gosar Palmer Gonzalez (TX) McCollum Sewell (AL) AYES—161 Amodei Granger Gottheimer McGovern Shalala Pence Aderholt Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Moolenaar Armstrong Graves (GA) Green, Al (TX) McHenry Sherman Perry Allen (PR) Mooney (WV) Arrington Graves (LA) Grijalva McNerney Sherrill Posey Amodei Gooden Mullin Babin Graves (MO) Guest Meeks Sires Ratcliffe Arrington Gosar Newhouse Bacon Green (TN) Haaland Meng Slotkin Reed Babin Granger Norman Baird Griffith Harder (CA) Moore Smith (NJ) Reschenthaler Baird Graves (GA) Nunes Balderson Grothman Hastings Morelle Smith (WA) Rice (SC) Balderson Graves (LA) Olson Banks Guest Hayes Moulton Soto Riggleman Banks Graves (MO) Palazzo Barr Guthrie Heck Mucarsel-Powell Spanberger Roby Bergman Green (TN) Pence Bergman Hagedorn Higgins (LA) Murphy Speier Biggs Griffith Perry Biggs Harris Roe, David P. Higgins (NY) Nadler Stanton Bishop (UT) Grothman Posey Bishop (UT) Hartzler Rogers (AL) Hill (AR) Napolitano Stefanik Bost Guthrie Ratcliffe Bost Hern, Kevin Rogers (KY) Hill (CA) Neal Steil Brady Hagedorn Reed Brady Hice (GA) Rose, John W. Himes Neguse Brooks (AL) Harris Reschenthaler Steube Brooks (AL) Higgins (LA) Rouzer Hollingsworth Norcross Brooks (IN) Hartzler Riggleman Stevens Brooks (IN) Hill (AR) Roy Horn, Kendra S. Norton Buck Hern, Kevin Roe, David P. Suozzi Buck Holding Scalise Horsford O’Halleran Bucshon Herrera Beutler Rogers (AL) Swalwell (CA) Bucshon Hollingsworth Schweikert Houlahan Ocasio-Cortez Budd Hice (GA) Rogers (KY) Takano Budd Hudson Scott, Austin Hoyer Omar Burchett Holding Rose, John W. Thompson (CA) Burchett Huizenga Huffman Pallone Sensenbrenner Burgess Hudson Roy Thompson (MS) Burgess Hunter Jackson Lee Palmer Shimkus Byrne Huizenga Scalise Timmons Byrne Hurd (TX) Jayapal Panetta Simpson Calvert Hunter Schweikert Titus Calvert Johnson (OH) Jeffries Pappas Smith (MO) Carter (GA) Hurd (TX) Scott, Austin Tlaib Carter (GA) Jordan Johnson (GA) Pascrell Smith (NE) Carter (TX) Johnson (LA) Shimkus Tonko Carter (TX) Joyce (OH) Johnson (SD) Payne Smucker Chabot Johnson (OH) Simpson Torres (CA) Chabot Joyce (PA) Johnson (TX) Perlmutter Spano Cheney Jordan Smith (MO) Torres Small Cheney Keller Kaptur Peters Stauber Cline Joyce (OH) Smith (NE) (NM) Cline Kelly (MS) Katko Peterson Cloud Joyce (PA) Smucker Trahan Cloud Kelly (PA) Steil Keating Phillips Cole Keller Spano Trone Cole King (IA) Stewart Kelly (IL) Pingree Collins (GA) Kelly (MS) Stauber Underwood Collins (GA) Kustoff (TN) Stivers Kennedy Plaskett Collins (NY) Kelly (PA) Stewart Upton Collins (NY) LaHood Taylor Khanna Pocan Comer King (IA) Stivers Van Drew Comer LaMalfa Thompson (PA) Kildee Porter Conaway Kinzinger Taylor Conaway Lamborn Thornberry Kilmer Pressley Vargas Cook Kustoff (TN) Thompson (PA) Cook Latta Timmons Kim Price (NC) Veasey Crawford LaHood Thornberry Crawford Lesko Tipton Kind Quigley Vela Crenshaw LaMalfa Tipton ´ Crenshaw Long Turner King (NY) Raskin Velazquez Curtis Lamborn Turner Curtis Loudermilk Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) Visclosky Upton Davidson (OH) Latta Wagner Davidson (OH) Lucas Krishnamoorthi Rice (SC) Walden Wagner Davis, Rodney Lesko Walberg Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Kuster (NH) Richmond Waltz Walberg DesJarlais Long Walker DesJarlais Marchant Lamb Roby Wasserman Walden Diaz-Balart Loudermilk Walorski Duffy Marshall Langevin Rodgers (WA) Schultz Walker Duncan Lucas Watkins Duncan Massie Larsen (WA) Rooney (FL) Waters Walorski Dunn Luetkemeyer Weber (TX) Dunn McCarthy Larson (CT) Rose (NY) Watson Coleman Waltz Emmer Marchant Webster (FL) Emmer McCaul Lawson (FL) Rouda Welch Watkins Estes Marshall Wenstrup Estes McClintock Lee (CA) Rouzer Wexton Weber (TX) Fleischmann Massie Westerman Ferguson McHenry Lee (NV) Roybal-Allard Wild Webster (FL) Flores McCarthy Wilson (SC) Fleischmann McKinley Levin (CA) Ruiz Williams Wenstrup Fortenberry McCaul Wittman Flores Meadows Levin (MI) Ruppersberger Wilson (FL) Foxx (NC) McClintock Womack Fortenberry Meuser Westerman Lewis Rush Yarmuth Fulcher McKinley Woodall Foxx (NC) Miller Williams Wilson (SC) Gianforte Meadows Wright NOT VOTING—5 Fulcher Mitchell Gibbs Meuser Yoho Gallagher Moolenaar Wittman Gohmert Miller Young Abraham Lawrence Radewagen Gianforte Mooney (WV) Womack Gonzalez (OH) Mitchell Zeldin Clyburn McEachin Gibbs Mullin Woodall Gohmert Newhouse Wright NOES—272 Gonzalez (OH) Norman Yoho b 1654 Adams Butterfield Crow Gonza´ lez-Colo´ n Nunes Young Aguilar Carbajal Cuellar Mr. BLUMENAUER and Ms. (PR) Olson Zeldin Allred Ca´ rdenas Cummings Amash Carson (IN) Cunningham PRESSLEY changed their vote from NOES—252 Armstrong Cartwright Davids (KS) ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Adams Bustos Costa Axne Case Davis (CA) So the amendment was rejected. Aguilar Butterfield Courtney Bacon Casten (IL) Davis, Danny K. Allred Carbajal Cox (CA) Barr Castor (FL) Dean The result of the vote was announced Amash Ca´ rdenas Craig Barraga´ n Castro (TX) DeFazio as above recorded. Axne Carson (IN) Crist Bass Chu, Judy DeGette Barraga´ n Cartwright Crow AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Beatty Cicilline DeLauro Bass Case Cuellar Bera Cisneros DelBene The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Beatty Casten (IL) Cummings Beyer Clark (MA) Delgado business is the demand for a recorded Bera Castor (FL) Cunningham Bilirakis Clarke (NY) Demings vote on the amendment offered by the Beyer Castro (TX) Davids (KS) Bishop (GA) Clay DeSaulnier Bilirakis Chu, Judy Davis (CA) Blumenauer Cleaver Deutch gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) Bishop (GA) Cicilline Davis, Danny K. Blunt Rochester Cohen Dingell on which further proceedings were Blumenauer Cisneros Dean Bonamici Connolly Doggett postponed and on which the noes pre- Blunt Rochester Clark (MA) DeFazio Boyle, Brendan Cooper Doyle, Michael Bonamici Clarke (NY) DeGette F. Correa F. vailed by voice vote. Boyle, Brendan Clay DeLauro Brindisi Costa Duffy The Clerk will redesignate the F. Cleaver DelBene Brown (MD) Courtney Engel amendment. Brindisi Cohen Delgado Brownley (CA) Cox (CA) Escobar Brown (MD) Connolly Demings Buchanan Craig Eshoo The Clerk redesignated the amend- Brownley (CA) Cooper DeSaulnier Bustos Crist Espaillat ment. Buchanan Correa Deutch

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.081 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7636 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Diaz-Balart Larsen (WA) Rouda olution, back to the House with sundry have a greater chance of spilling the Dingell Larson (CT) Roybal-Allard further amendments adopted in the energy. The safest thing you can do is Doggett Lawson (FL) Ruiz Doyle, Michael Lee (CA) Ruppersberger Committee of the Whole. produce it domestically and put it in a F. Lee (NV) Rush The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under pipe. Engel Levin (CA) Rutherford the rule, the previous question is or- Secondly, Madam Speaker, you have Escobar Levin (MI) Ryan dered. heard the discussion about ruining Eshoo Lewis Sablan Espaillat Lieu, Ted San Nicolas Is a separate vote demanded on any coastal habitat. You have heard the Evans Lipinski Sa´ nchez further amendment reported from the discussion about ruining coastal com- Finkenauer Loebsack Sarbanes Committee of the Whole? If not, the munities. Fitzpatrick Lofgren Scanlon Madam Speaker, when you look at Fletcher Lowenthal Chair will put them en gros. Schakowsky the statistics, in 2017, California pro- Frankel Lowey Schiff The amendments were agreed to. ´ Fudge Lujan Schneider The SPEAKER pro tempore. The duced about 209 million pounds of sea- Gabbard Luria Schrader question is on the engrossment and food; the State of Florida, about 111 Gaetz Lynch Schrier Gallego Malinowski third reading of the bill. million pounds; the State of South Scott (VA) Carolina, about 10.5 million pounds. Garamendi Maloney, Scott, David The bill was ordered to be engrossed ´ Garcıa (IL) Carolyn B. Serrano and read a third time, and was read the Louisiana, which has four times more Garcia (TX) Maloney, Sean Sewell (AL) energy production in the offshore than Golden Mast third time. Shalala Gomez Matsui all other States combined, we produced Sherman MOTION TO RECOMMIT Gonzalez (TX) McAdams 90 times that of South Carolina, or 900 Sherrill Gottheimer McBath Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Sires million pounds of seafood, valued at Green, Al (TX) McCollum Speaker, I have a motion to recommit Slotkin more than $360 million. Grijalva McGovern Smith (NJ) at the desk. Haaland McNerney In addition, these funds go toward— Smith (WA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Harder (CA) Meeks the revenue sharing under offshore en- Soto Hastings Meng gentleman opposed to the bill? Spanberger ergy production goes to the resilience Hayes Moore Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Speier of your coastal ecosystem and the re- Heck Morelle Speaker, I am in its current form. Herrera Beutler Moulton Stanton siliency of your communities. Higgins (NY) Mucarsel-Powell Stefanik The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Madam Speaker, I shudder to think Hill (CA) Murphy Steube Clerk will report the motion to recom- down the road, if we stop offshore en- Himes Nadler Stevens mit. Suozzi ergy production, what happens when a Horn, Kendra S. Napolitano The Clerk read as follows: Horsford Neal Swalwell (CA) hurricane comes in and devastates Houlahan Neguse Takano Mr. Graves of Louisiana moves to recom- communities, because we put a morato- Hoyer Norcross Thompson (CA) mit the bill, H.R. 1941, to the Committee on rium in place preventing the avail- Huffman O’Halleran Thompson (MS) Natural Resources with instructions to re- Titus ability of revenues to protect those Jackson Lee Ocasio-Cortez port the same back to the House forthwith Tlaib very communities. Jayapal Omar with the following amendment: Jeffries Pallone Tonko In regard to the emissions, the At the end of the bill, add the following: Johnson (GA) Panetta Torres (CA) United States has reduced greenhouse Torres Small ll Johnson (LA) Pappas SEC. . EFFECTIVE DATE. gas emissions more than the next 12 Johnson (SD) Pascrell (NM) Section 2 of this Act shall take effect on Johnson (TX) Payne Trahan the date the President certifies that the en- countries combined. We have done it Trone Kaptur Perlmutter actment of this Act will not increase the na- without mandates, without require- Katko Peters Underwood ments—more than the next 12 coun- Keating Peterson Van Drew tional average price of gasoline. Kelly (IL) Phillips Vargas The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tries combined. Veasey A BOEM report says emissions could Kennedy Pingree ant to the rule, the gentleman from Khanna Plaskett Vela increase in the absence of a new OCS Louisiana is recognized for 5 minutes Kildee Pocan Vela´ zquez leasing program. Madam Speaker, that Kilmer Porter Visclosky in support of his motion. was a report under the Obama adminis- Kim Pressley Wasserman Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Schultz tration. This bill does just that. It pre- Kind Price (NC) Speaker, we sat here for hours talking King (NY) Quigley Waters vents additional leasings in new areas. Kinzinger Raskin Watson Coleman about the objectives of legislation to Case in point, when the State of Cali- Kirkpatrick Rice (NY) Welch impose a moratorium on offshore en- fornia tried to impose their renewable Krishnamoorthi Richmond Wexton ergy production. I have heard the advo- Kuster (NH) Rodgers (WA) Wild energy portfolio, they have increased Lamb Rooney (FL) Wilson (FL) cates for the legislation talk about the their dependence upon oil from Saudi Langevin Rose (NY) Yarmuth objectives of protecting our environ- Arabia. In New England, they have im- NOT VOTING—7 ment and preventing energy spills of ported natural gas from Russia. These Abraham Lawrence Radewagen oil. I have heard advocates talk about policies don’t make sense as evidence Clyburn McEachin the objective of reducing greenhouse has proven. Foster Norton gas emissions. I have heard objectives In regard to creating jobs, when b 1703 discussed regarding creating jobs, per- President Obama was in office in 2011, haps green jobs, and ensuring that we So the amendment was rejected. one-half of this Nation’s trade deficit, The result of the vote was announced have economic activity here in the one-half, was attributable to us im- as above recorded. United States. porting oil from other countries. Those The Acting CHAIR (Mr. BISHOP of Madam Speaker, I share those objec- countries do not have the safety Georgia). There being no further tives. This bill doesn’t do it. So let’s go record, the safety regime we have in amendments under the rule, the Com- one by one and address the various ob- the United States. mittee rises. jectives and address the facts associ- I join the Laborers’ International Accordingly, the Committee rose; ated with them. Union of North America’s president in and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Number one: Madam Speaker, when believing that this bill is purely for po- WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) having assumed we stop producing energy domestically, litical purposes. The union members the chair, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Act- we don’t stop using energy. We don’t working in the energy sector are being ing Chair of the Committee of the change the form of energy. What hap- targeted. Instead of working to enact Whole House on the state of the Union, pens is, as statistics prove, as the De- real job-creating infrastructure legisla- reported that that Committee, having partment of the Interior officials have tion, union members see their jobs, had under consideration the bill (H.R. reported to the Natural Resources once again, being denigrated and belit- 1941) to amend the Outer Continental Committee, we increase our depend- tled. Energy development can coexist Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Sec- ence upon imports from other coun- with environmental stewardship. retary of the Interior including in any tries. Lastly, Madam Speaker, this motion leasing program certain planning When you import energy, they have to recommit is about gasoline prices. A areas, and for other purposes, and, pur- lower environmental standards. You run-up in world oil prices is effectively suant to House Resolution 548, he re- release greater greenhouse gas emis- a tax on every American family’s dis- ported the bill, as amended by that res- sions, and by putting it on a ship, you cretionary budget, except that the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.030 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7637 money goes to the OPEC cartel rather once had for environmental conserva- [Roll No. 524] than the U.S. Treasury. tion. The National Environmental Pol- YEAS—194 Let me say that again. A run-up in icy Act and two Clean Air Acts were Aderholt Granger Nunes world oil prices effectively attacks both signed by Republicans. A Repub- Allen Graves (GA) Olson every American family’s discretionary lican created the Environmental Pro- Amodei Graves (LA) Palazzo budget, except that the money goes to tection Agency. Armstrong Graves (MO) Palmer the OPEC cartel rather than the U.S. Arrington Green (TN) Pence By voting against this bill, Repub- Babin Griffith Perry Treasury. Those aren’t my words. licans promote pollution; they put Bacon Grothman Posey Those are the words of Senators CANT- profits over people; and they erase the Baird Guest Ratcliffe WELL, MENENDEZ, MARKEY, and SCHU- Balderson Guthrie Reed legacy of environmental conservation Banks Hagedorn Reschenthaler MER. that Republicans before them worked Barr Harder (CA) This amendment ensures that this Rice (SC) so hard to build. Bergman Harris Riggleman legislation does not result in a dis- Biggs Hartzler Roby proportionate impact on the poor by I want to remind my colleagues, if Bilirakis Hern, Kevin Rodgers (WA) raising gasoline prices and energy ac- they are a true conservative, if they Bishop (UT) Herrera Beutler Roe, David P. are a real conservative, then be an en- Bost Hice (GA) Rogers (AL) cess to Americans across the board; of Brady Higgins (LA) vironmental conservative, too. Rogers (KY) course, again, disproportionately im- Brooks (AL) Hill (AR) Rose, John W. pacting those of low income. This idea that offshore drilling is Brooks (IN) Holding Rouzer Buchanan Hollingsworth Roy Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of necessary for the country to achieve Buck Hudson the amendment, and I yield back the energy independence is just a red her- Rutherford Bucshon Huizenga Scalise balance of my time. ring. As President Trump pointed out Budd Hunter Schweikert Burchett Hurd (TX) Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, earlier this year during his State of the Scott, Austin Burgess Johnson (LA) Sensenbrenner I rise in opposition to the motion to re- Union speech, the United States is now Byrne Johnson (OH) Shimkus commit. the number one producer of oil and Calvert Johnson (SD) Simpson Carter (GA) Jordan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- natural gas in the world. Smith (MO) Carter (TX) Joyce (OH) tleman from South Carolina is recog- Smith (NE) Yes, USA, USA, USA. Chabot Joyce (PA) Smucker nized for 5 minutes. Cheney Katko President Trump said that, for the Spano Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, Cline Keller first time in 65 years, we are a net ex- Stauber I rise to protect our environment. And Cloud Kelly (MS) Stefanik as a former ocean engineer, I rise on porter of energy. We have managed to Cole Kelly (PA) make all this energy progress, and all Collins (GA) King (IA) Steil behalf of the Lowcountry in the First Steube that progress has been made without Collins (NY) King (NY) Congressional District of South Caro- Comer Kinzinger Stewart lina. drilling in the Atlantic and Pacific. Conaway Kustoff (TN) Stivers Cook LaHood Taylor This motion to recommit wants to We are sending 3 million barrels of Thompson (PA) oil overseas every single day. We do Crawford LaMalfa cede more power to our President, but Crenshaw Lamborn Thornberry I believe in the Constitution, and I be- not need to put oil rigs in the Atlantic Curtis Latta Timmons lieve in separate but equal branches of Ocean at all. Davidson (OH) Lesko Tipton Turner government like our Founding Fathers Davis, Rodney Long Why would we damage our beaches, DesJarlais Loudermilk Upton intended. our God-given natural resources, just Diaz-Balart Lucas Wagner We, as Members of this institution, to export more oil to other countries? Duffy Luetkemeyer Walberg Walden have an obligation to not only respond Why would we do that? Duncan Marchant Dunn Marshall Walker to current events, but also to antici- To answer that question, we must Emmer Massie Walorski pate future problems and work to pre- first answer a more basic question: Estes Mast Waltz Watkins vent them. You don’t wait for a bridge Who did you come here to serve? Ferguson McCarthy to break to fix its foundation, and you Fitzpatrick McCaul Weber (TX) When we see Old Glory, we pledge our Fleischmann McClintock Webster (FL) don’t wait for the hurricane to hit be- allegiance to the flag and to the Na- Flores McHenry Wenstrup fore boarding up your windows, and Fortenberry McKinley Westerman tion, not to a party and not to a Presi- you don’t wait for an oil spill to realize Foxx (NC) Meadows Williams dent. Wilson (SC) that offshore drilling is just not worth Fulcher Meuser This is not a partisan question, so let Gallagher Miller Wittman jeopardizing our booming tourism in- Gianforte Mitchell Womack dustry. us not give a partisan answer. Let’s de- Gibbs Moolenaar Woodall As my father used to say, the juice feat this motion to recommit and pass Gohmert Mooney (WV) Wright H.R. 1941. Gonzalez (OH) Mullin Yoho just ain’t worth the squeeze. Gooden Newhouse Young This bill ensures that no new lease Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Gosar Norman Zeldin sales are made along the Atlantic and ance of my time. the Pacific. We are not looking to re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without NAYS—233 verse existing sales, just prevent new objection, the previous question is or- Adams Chu, Judy Demings Aguilar Cicilline DeSaulnier ones. dered on the motion to recommit. So why does this matter? Because Allred Cisneros Deutch There was no objection. Amash Clark (MA) Dingell public opinion matters, and because Axne Clarke (NY) Doggett our friends and our neighbors have ex- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barraga´ n Clay Doyle, Michael pressed their opposition to offshore question is on the motion to recommit. Bass Cleaver F. Beatty Cohen Engel drilling along our coasts. The question was taken; and the Bera Connolly Escobar There are certain things that go be- Speaker pro tempore announced that Beyer Cooper Eshoo yond politics, issues that touch each the noes appeared to have it. Bishop (GA) Correa Espaillat and every one of us personally, things Blumenauer Costa Evans Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Madam Blunt Rochester Courtney Finkenauer that transcend partisan lines. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Bonamici Cox (CA) Fletcher In South Carolina, we have strong bi- and nays. Boyle, Brendan Craig Foster partisan opposition to offshore drilling. F. Crist Frankel The yeas and nays were ordered. Brindisi Crow Fudge It doesn’t matter what party you be- Brown (MD) Cuellar Gabbard long to. We all enjoy the same beaches, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Brownley (CA) Cummings Gaetz the same sunset, and the same coastal Bustos Cunningham Gallego economy, like South Carolina’s, which will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Butterfield Davids (KS) Garamendi Carbajal Davis (CA) Garcı´a (IL) is worth over $22 billion. That is at time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. Ca´ rdenas Davis, Danny K. Garcia (TX) risk. Whatever limited economic ben- Carson (IN) Dean Golden efit may be gained from oil drilling is This is a 5-minute vote. Cartwright DeFazio Gomez The vote was taken by electronic de- Case DeGette Gonzalez (TX) both fiscally and morally irresponsible. Casten (IL) DeLauro Gottheimer I want to remind the folks of the re- vice, and there were—yeas 194, nays Castor (FL) DelBene Green, Al (TX) markable track record Republicans 233, not voting 5, as follows: Castro (TX) Delgado Grijalva

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Meeks Serrano DeSaulnier Lee (CA) Rutherford Lesko Ratcliffe Thornberry Horsford Meng Sewell (AL) Deutch Lee (NV) Ryan Long Reed Timmons ´ Houlahan Moore Shalala Dingell Levin (CA) Sanchez Loudermilk Reschenthaler Tipton Hoyer Morelle Lucas Rice (SC) Turner Sherman Doggett Levin (MI) Sarbanes Huffman Moulton Doyle, Michael Lewis Scanlon Luetkemeyer Riggleman Upton Sherrill Jackson Lee Mucarsel-Powell F. Lieu, Ted Schakowsky Marchant Roby Wagner Sires Jayapal Murphy Engel Lipinski Schiff Marshall Rodgers (WA) Walberg Slotkin Jeffries Nadler Escobar Loebsack Schneider Massie Roe, David P. Walden Smith (WA) Johnson (GA) Napolitano Eshoo Lofgren Schrader McCarthy Rogers (AL) Walker Johnson (TX) Neal Soto Espaillat Lowenthal Schrier McCaul Rogers (KY) Walorski Kaptur Neguse Spanberger Evans Lowey Scott (VA) McClintock Rose, John W. Watkins Keating Norcross Speier Finkenauer Luja´ n Scott, David McHenry Rouzer Weber (TX) Kelly (IL) O’Halleran Stanton Fitzpatrick Luria Serrano McKinley Roy Webster (FL) Kennedy Ocasio-Cortez Stevens Foster Lynch Sewell (AL) Meadows Scalise Wenstrup Khanna Omar Suozzi Frankel Malinowski Shalala Meuser Schweikert Westerman Kildee Pallone Swalwell (CA) Fudge Maloney, Sherman Miller Scott, Austin Williams Kilmer Panetta Takano Gabbard Carolyn B. Sherrill Mitchell Sensenbrenner Wilson (SC) Kim Pappas Thompson (CA) Gaetz Maloney, Sean Sires Moolenaar Shimkus Wittman Kind Pascrell Thompson (MS) Gallego Mast Slotkin Mooney (WV) Simpson Womack Kirkpatrick Payne Titus Garamendi Matsui Smith (NJ) Mullin Smith (MO) Woodall Krishnamoorthi Perlmutter Tlaib Garcı´a (IL) McAdams Smith (WA) Newhouse Smucker Wright Kuster (NH) Peters Tonko Golden McBath Soto Norman Spano Yoho Lamb Peterson Torres (CA) Gomez McCollum Spanberger Nunes Stauber Young Langevin Phillips Gottheimer McGovern Speier Torres Small NOT VOTING—5 Larsen (WA) Pingree (NM) Green, Al (TX) McNerney Stanton Larson (CT) Pocan Trahan Grijalva Meeks Stevens Abraham Lawrence Smith (NE) Lawson (FL) Porter Trone Haaland Meng Suozzi Clyburn McEachin Lee (CA) Pressley Underwood Harder (CA) Moore Swalwell (CA) Lee (NV) Price (NC) Van Drew Hastings Morelle Takano b 1735 Levin (CA) Quigley Hayes Moulton Vargas Thompson (CA) Levin (MI) Raskin Heck Mucarsel-Powell Thompson (MS) So the bill was passed. Veasey Lewis Rice (NY) Herrera Beutler Murphy Titus The result of the vote was announced Vela Lieu, Ted Richmond Higgins (NY) Nadler Tlaib Vela´ zquez as above recorded. Lipinski Rooney (FL) Hill (CA) Napolitano Tonko Loebsack Rose (NY) Visclosky Himes Neal Torres (CA) A motion to reconsider was laid on Lofgren Rouda Wasserman Hollingsworth Neguse Torres Small the table. Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Schultz Horn, Kendra S. Norcross (NM) f Lowey Ruiz Waters Horsford O’Halleran Trahan Luja´ n Ruppersberger Watson Coleman Houlahan Ocasio-Cortez Trone HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Luria Rush Welch Hoyer Omar Underwood Lynch Ryan Wexton Huffman Pallone Van Drew Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I ask Malinowski Sa´ nchez Wild Jackson Lee Panetta Vargas unanimous consent that when the Maloney, Sarbanes Wilson (FL) Jayapal Pappas Veasey Carolyn B. Scanlon Yarmuth Jeffries Pascrell Vela House adjourns today, it adjourn to Johnson (GA) Payne Vela´ zquez meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. NOT VOTING—5 Johnson (TX) Perlmutter Visclosky The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kaptur Peters Waltz Abraham Lawrence Smith (NJ) GARCI´A of Illinois). Is there objection Clyburn McEachin Keating Phillips Wasserman Kelly (IL) Pingree Schultz to the request of the gentleman from b 1724 Kennedy Pocan Waters New Jersey? Khanna Porter Watson Coleman There was no objection. So the motion to recommit was re- Kildee Pressley Welch jected. Kilmer Price (NC) Wexton f The result of the vote was announced Kim Quigley Wild Kind Raskin Wilson (FL) U.S. WELOVEU FOUNDATION as above recorded. King (NY) Rice (NY) Yarmuth The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kirkpatrick Richmond Zeldin (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given question is on the passage of the bill. permission to address the House for 1 The question was taken; and the NAYS—189 minute and to revise and extend his re- Speaker pro tempore announced that Aderholt Cole Gooden marks.) the ayes appeared to have it. Allen Collins (GA) Gosar Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I take a Amash Collins (NY) Granger moment and praise the work of the Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, on Amodei Comer Graves (GA) that I demand the yeas and nays. Armstrong Conaway Graves (LA) International WeLoveU Foundation, The yeas and nays were ordered. Arrington Cook Graves (MO) which I am proud to say is located in Babin Crawford Green (TN) Oradell, New Jersey. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bacon Crenshaw Griffith 5-minute vote. Baird Cuellar Grothman The organization and supporters are The vote was taken by electronic de- Balderson Curtis Guest dedicated to improving the lives and vice, and there were—yeas 238, nays Banks Davidson (OH) Guthrie conditions of people across the globe. Barr Davis, Rodney Hagedorn They focus on the belief that we are all 189, not voting 5, as follows: Bergman DesJarlais Harris [Roll No. 525] Biggs Diaz-Balart Hartzler human beings, and when we help each Bilirakis Duffy Hern, Kevin other out, we bring out the best in all YEAS—238 Bishop (UT) Duncan Hice (GA) of us. Adams Brownley (CA) Clay Bost Dunn Higgins (LA) Aguilar Buchanan Cleaver Brady Emmer Hill (AR) Last July, I attended one of their Allred Bustos Cohen Brooks (AL) Estes Holding events, a walkathon in Jersey City’s Axne Butterfield Connolly Brooks (IN) Ferguson Hudson Liberty State Park. They raised $50,000 Barraga´ n Carbajal Cooper Buck Fleischmann Huizenga to support disaster relief in Mozam- Bass Ca´ rdenas Correa Bucshon Fletcher Hunter Beatty Carson (IN) Costa Budd Flores Hurd (TX) bique. Basically, the country was hit Bera Cartwright Courtney Burchett Fortenberry Johnson (LA) by two hurricanes in 2 months that Beyer Case Cox (CA) Burgess Foxx (NC) Johnson (OH) devastated towns, farms, and homes. Bishop (GA) Casten (IL) Craig Byrne Fulcher Johnson (SD) Blumenauer Castor (FL) Crist Calvert Gallagher Jordan Most people did not even know it Blunt Rochester Castro (TX) Crow Carter (GA) Garcia (TX) Joyce (OH) happened, so I was impressed to see Bonamici Chu, Judy Cummings Carter (TX) Gianforte Joyce (PA) 2,500 people donate their time and ef- Boyle, Brendan Cicilline Cunningham Chabot Gibbs Katko fort to help people thousands of miles F. Cisneros Davids (KS) Cheney Gohmert Keller Brindisi Clark (MA) Davis (CA) Cline Gonzalez (OH) Kelly (MS) away. But that is what the WeLoveU Brown (MD) Clarke (NY) Davis, Danny K. Cloud Gonzalez (TX) Kelly (PA) Foundation does and continues to do:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.032 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7639 help those less fortunate during times eliminate terrorist enclaves around the work toward conserving our wetlands of crisis. world. We strengthened our security at and our coastal systems. I am proud to support the work that home so that we are no longer a soft This institute was founded on the be- they do and hope to praise more orga- target. We, of course, paid dearly for lief that those living in coastal com- nizations like them in the future. these gains through the sacrifice of our munities should be educated about how f servicemembers and the tax dollars of to keep themselves and their environ- our citizens. ments protected, and they have been IN HONOR OF CORPORAL JAMES However, we still have a long way to fulfilling that goal for the last 50 years. COLQUITT AS VETERAN OF THE go. This summer, Congress, of course, Our oceans and our coasts are chang- MONTH finally enacted, permanently, to pro- ing, and places like the Wetlands Insti- (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given tect 9/11 first responders. It is certainly tute are vital in teaching us how to permission to address the House for 1 long overdue. protect the wildlife affected by these minute and to revise and extend his re- We must also now fulfill our commit- changes. marks.) ments to our veterans returning home I thank all those who work at the in- Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise from the Global War on Terror. We stitute for all they have done for the today to honor a Knoxville, Tennessee, must protect our country against new past 50 years. They are teaching the native, Corporal James Colquitt, an and emerging threats, including in the scientists and the environmentalists of American hero and United States Ma- cyber domain. And each year, we must the future, and I know they will con- rine. renew our pledge to ‘‘never forget.’’ tinue to enhance our community and Corporal Colquitt joined the United f all of our communities into the future. States Marine Corps at the age of 17. New Jersey, south Jersey, and the On March 15, 1944, he boarded a train IN HONOR OF MELINDA ‘‘MINDY’’ United States of America is proud of and was sent to Marine Corps Recruit GENE PICCOTTI them. They have always been on the Depot San Diego for recruit training. (Mr. KELLER asked and was given cutting edge, and I know they will con- Corporal Colquitt served as a rifle- permission to address the House for 1 tinue to be. man with I Company, 23rd Marines, 4th minute and to revise and extend his re- f Marine Division. From February 19 to marks.) RECOGNIZING JAKOB ZERNICK March 2, 1945, he participated in com- Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, today I bat action against the Japanese during introduced H.R. 4279, to name the post (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the office in Laceyville, Wyoming County, asked and was given permission to ad- bloodiest battles of the entire Pacific Pennsylvania, after Melinda ‘‘Mindy’’ dress the House for 1 minute and to re- War. Gene Piccotti. vise and extend his remarks.) Corporal Colquitt received a Purple A native of Pennsylvania’s 12th Con- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Heart for wounds received during com- gressional District, Mindy was an Air Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a bat operations on March 2, 1945. He was Force veteran who knew the struggles remarkable young man, Jakob Zernick, promoted to the rank of corporal and combat veterans and wounded soldiers from Cambria County, Pennsylvania. was honorably discharged from Marine face when returning home from duty. Jakob is a 13-year-old with a green Barracks in Washington, D.C., on April Starting in 2009, at the age of 60, thumb who started his own nonprofit 26, 1946. Mindy highlighted her commitment to called Seedz 4 Needz. Corporal Colquitt is one of thousands our Nation’s Armed Forces by creating Jakob grows celery, Brussels sprouts, of great men and women who honor- Hunts for Healing, based out of potatoes, and more to support the Chil- ably served our country during World Laceyville. dren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he War II. After defending our values and Mindy founded Hunts for Healing to has been receiving treatment for freedoms, these brave solders returned help wounded soldiers returning from Crohn’s disease for the last 5 years. home, raised families, strengthened military operations in Iraq, Afghani- Jakob sells his produce at a vege- communities, and continued the stan, and other combat areas transi- table stand outside his home in growth of America. tion back into civilian life by allowing Ebensburg and uses the money to pur- It is my honor to recognize James them to experience the joys of hunting, chase toys, games, books, and more Colquitt as the Tennessee Second Con- including social interaction and cama- items to gift to children who are pa- gressional District’s September 2019 raderie. tients at the hospital. Veteran of the Month and to thank With the assistance of volunteer According to Jakob, he is projected him for his service to our country. guides and funded entirely by private to raise $10,000 this year to benefit the f donations, Hunts for Healing helps vet- Children’s Hospital. His efforts have been recognized by the community, and IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE erans in need of physical, spiritual, and Jakob’s neighbors have been incredibly SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS emotional support. For the impact of her life and for her supportive, offering their own dona- (Mr. LANGEVIN asked and was given continued legacy in the veterans’ com- tions as well. permission to address the House for 1 munity, I urge Members to support Most notably, Saint Francis Univer- minute and to revise and extend his re- H.R. 4279 and name the post office in sity of Loretto, Pennsylvania, donated marks.) Laceyville, Pennsylvania, for Melinda a $1,000 check to Seedz 4 Needz to help Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise ‘‘Mindy’’ Gene Piccotti. Jakob continue his mission. today to remember the September 11 I am proud of the work that Jakob attacks, and especially those who lost f has done, and I look forward to seeing their lives on that day, including peo- b 1745 Seedz 4 Needz grow. ple from my own home State in Rhode f Island. WETLANDS INSTITUTE 50TH I was 8 months into my first term in ANNIVERSARY HONORING THE LIFE OF DIET Congress when our Nation’s course was (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given EMAN inexorably altered that blue Tuesday permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. HUIZENGA asked and was given morning. Over the last 18 years, as an minute and to revise and extend his re- permission to address the House for 1 inaugural member of the Committee on marks.) minute and to revise and extend his re- Homeland Security and as a member of Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, the marks.) the Committee on Armed Services with Wetlands Institute in Stone Harbor, Mr. HUIZENGA. Mr. Speaker, I rise oversight over our Special Operations south Jersey, recently celebrated its today to honor the life of a very special Forces, I devoted myself to ensuring 50th anniversary. hero who risked her life to care for oth- our country is safe. For half a century, the Wetlands In- ers and left a remarkable legacy. I know that we have made progress, stitute has been providing south Jersey Diet Eman was a longtime west important progress, and we worked to and its community with programs that Michigan resident who was born and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.092 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7640 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 raised in the Netherlands. At 20 years Marie Rose Abad Peter Paul Apollo old, she found herself in the middle of Andrew Anthony Abate Faustino Apostol, Jr. the crisis that had overtaken Europe Vincent Paul Abate Frank Thomas Aquilino during World War II. Laurence Christopher Abel Patrick Michael Aranyos Recognizing the injustices against Alona Abraham David Gregory Arce the Jewish people in Holland, Diet and William F. Abrahamson Michael George Arczynski her fiance, Hein Sietsma, formed the Richard Anthony Aceto Louis Arena Dutch resistance group called ‘‘Help Heinrich Bernhard Ackermann Barbara Jean Arestegui Elkander in Nood,’’ which means Paul Acquaviva Adam P. Arias ‘‘helping each other in need.’’ Christian Adams Michael J. Armstrong Throughout the course of the war, Donald LaRoy Adams Jack Charles Aron Diet organized shelters and provided Patrick Adams Joshua Todd Aron assistance to Jews in need, reported on Shannon Lewis Adams Richard Avery Aronow German troop movements, and helped Stephen George Adams Myra Joy Aronson downed Allied pilots. Ignatius Udo Adanga Japhet Jesse Aryee Eventually, she was actually cap- Christy A. Addamo Carl Francis Asaro tured by the Germans and spent 3 Terence Edward Adderley, Jr. Michael A. Asciak months in a concentration camp. How- Sophia B. Addo Michael Edward Asher ever, her spirit and will could not be Lee Adler Janice Marie Ashley broken, and she outsmarted her inter- Daniel Thomas Afflitto Thomas J. Ashton rogators, bluffed her captors into re- Emmanuel Akwasi Afuakwah Manuel O. Asitimbay leasing her, and quickly returned to Alok Agarwal Gregg A. Atlas her work within the resistance move- Mukul Kumar Agarwala Gerald Thomas Atwood ment. Joseph Agnello James Audiffred Diet was personally recognized by David Scott Agnes Louis F. Aversano, Jr. President Eisenhower for her contribu- Joao Alberto da Fonseca Aguiar, Jr. Ezra Aviles tions, as well as by Dutch King Willem- Brian G. Ahearn Sandy Ayala Alexander, who deemed her a national Jeremiah Joseph Ahern Arlene T. Babakitis hero for her courage and sacrifice. Joanne Marie Ahladiotis Eustace R. Bacchus Meeting her in person last year was a Shabbir Ahmed John J. Badagliacca very special memory for me and my en- Terrance Andre Aiken Jane Ellen Baeszler tire family. Diet never wavered in tak- Godwin O. Ajala Robert J. Baierwalter ing a stand for what is noble and lived Trudi M. Alagero Andrew J. Bailey a life full of bravery, compassion, and Andrew Alameno Brett T. Bailey purpose. Margaret Ann Alario Garnet Ace Bailey Through her efforts, Diet helped Gary M. Albero Tatyana Bakalinskaya change the world and make it a better Jon Leslie Albert Michael S. Baksh place. Peter Craig Alderman Sharon M. Balkcom May her memory be eternal. Jacquelyn Delaine Aldridge-Frederick Michael Andrew Bane f David D. Alger Katherine Bantis Ernest Alikakos Gerard Baptiste COMMEMORATING THE 18TH Edward L. Allegretto Walter Baran ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 Eric Allen Gerard A. Barbara The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Joseph Ryan Allen Paul Vincent Barbaro the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Richard Dennis Allen James William Barbella uary 3, 2019, the gentlewoman from Richard L. Allen Victor Daniel Barbosa New York (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY) Christopher E. Allingham Christine Johnna Barbuto is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- Anna S. W. Allison Colleen Ann Barkow ignee of the majority leader. Janet Marie Alonso David Michael Barkway Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Anthony Alvarado Matthew Barnes York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ob- Antonio Javier Alvarez Melissa Rose Barnes serve the 18th anniversary of the Sep- Victoria Alvarez-Brito Sheila Patricia Barnes tember 11 attacks on our Nation. Telmo E. Alvear Evan Jay Baron I want to thank the Congressional Cesar Amoranto Alviar Renee Barrett-Arjune Progressive Caucus chairs, Representa- Tariq Amanullah Arthur Thaddeus Barry tives Jayapal and Pocan, and the Spe- Angelo Amaranto Diane G. Barry cial Order conveners, Representatives James M. Amato Maurice Vincent Barry Porter and Tlaib, for inviting us to use Joseph Amatuccio Scott D. Bart this time to commemorate this solemn Paul W. Ambrose Carlton W. Bartels anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Christopher Charles Amoroso Guy Barzvi I am deeply grateful to my col- Craig Scott Amundson Inna B. Basina leagues who have supported the recov- Kazuhiro Anai Alysia Christine Burton Basmajian ery over the years and, most recently, Calixto Anaya, Jr. Kenneth William Basnicki for the overwhelming support with a Joseph P. Anchundia Steven Joseph Bates vote of 402–12 to fund and make perma- Kermit Charles Anderson Paul James Battaglia nent the Victim Compensation Fund. Yvette Constance Anderson W. David Bauer On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at John Jack Andreacchio Ivhan Luis Carpio Bautista 8:46 a.m., the first tower of the World Michael Rourke Andrews Marlyn Capito Bautista Trade Center was struck. At 9:03, the Jean Ann Andrucki Mark Lawrence Bavis second tower was struck. At 9:37, the Siew-Nya Ang Jasper Baxter Pentagon was hit. And, at 10:03, the Joseph Angelini, Sr. Lorraine G. Bay fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Joseph John Angelini, Jr. Michele Beale Pennsylvania. David Lawrence Angell Todd M. Beamer Mr. Speaker, I include in the RECORD Mary Lynn Edwards Angell Paul Frederick Beatini the name of every person who perished Laura Angilletta Jane S. Beatty in that attack. Doreen J. Angrisani Alan Anthony Beaven Gordon M. Aamoth, Jr. Lorraine Antigua Lawrence Ira Beck Edelmiro Abad Seima David Aoyama Manette Marie Beckles

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.034 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7642 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Marcia G. Cecil-Carter Liam Joseph Colhoun Neil James Cudmore Jason Michael Cefalu Robert D. Colin Thomas Patrick Cullen III Thomas Joseph Celic Robert J. Coll Joan Cullinan Ana Mercedes Centeno Jean Marie Collin Joyce Rose Cummings Joni Cesta John Michael Collins Brian Thomas Cummins John J. Chada Michael L. Collins Michael Joseph Cunningham Jeffrey Marc Chairnoff Thomas Joseph Collins Robert Curatolo Swarna Chalasani Joseph Kent Collison Laurence Damian Curia William A. Chalcoff Jeffrey Dwayne Collman Paul Dario Curioli Eli Chalouh Patricia Malia Colodner Patrick Joseph Currivan Charles Lawrence Chan Linda M. Colon Beverly L. Curry Mandy Chang Sol E. Colon Andrew Peter Charles Curry Green Rosa Maria Chapa Ronald Edward Comer Michael Sean Curtin Mark Lawrence Charette Jaime Concepcion Patricia Cushing David M. Charlebois Albert Conde Gavin Cushny Gregorio Manuel Chavez Denease Conley Caleb Arron Dack Pedro Francisco Checo Susan P. Conlon Carlos S. da Costa Douglas MacMillan Cherry Margaret Mary Conner Jason M. Dahl Stephen Patrick Cherry Cynthia Marie Lise Connolly Brian Paul Dale Vernon Paul Cherry John E. Connolly, Jr. John D’Allara Nestor Julio Chevalier, Jr. James Lee Connor Vincent Gerard D’Amadeo Swede Joseph Chevalier Jonathan M. Connors Thomas A. Damaskinos Alexander H. Chiang Kevin Patrick Connors Jack L. D’Ambrosi, Jr. Dorothy J. Chiarchiaro Kevin F. Conroy Jeannine Damiani-Jones Luis Alfonso Chimbo Brenda E. Conway Manuel Joa˜o DaMota Robert Chin Dennis Michael Cook Patrick W. Danahy Eddie Wing-Wai Ching Helen D. Cook Mary D’Antonio Nicholas Paul Chiofalo Jeffrey W. Coombs Vincent G. Danz John G. Chipura John A. Cooper Dwight Donald Darcy Peter A. Chirchirillo Julian T. Cooper Elizabeth Ann Darling Catherine Ellen Chirls Joseph John Coppo, Jr. Annette Andrea Dataram Kyung Hee Casey Cho Gerard J. Coppola Edward A. D’Atri Abul K. Chowdhury Joseph Albert Corbett Michael D. D’Auria Mohammad Salahuddin Chowdhury John J. Corcoran III Lawrence Davidson Kirsten Lail Christophe Alejandro Cordero Michael Allen Davidson Pamela Chu Robert Joseph Cordice Scott Matthew Davidson Steven Paul Chucknick Ruben D. Correa Titus Davidson Wai Ching Chung Danny A. Correa-Gutierrez Niurka Davila Christopher Ciafardini Georgine Rose Corrigan Ada M. Davis Alex F. Ciccone James J. Corrigan, Ret. Clinton Davis, Sr. Frances Ann Cilente Carlos Corte´Rodriguez Wayne Terrial Davis Elaine Cillo Kevin Michael Cosgrove Anthony Richard Dawson Patricia Ann Cimaroli Massari and her un- Dolores Marie Costa Calvin Dawson born child Digna Alexandra Costanza Edward James Day Edna Cintron Charles Gregory Costello, Jr. William Thomas Dean Nestor Andre Cintron III Michael S. Costello Robert J. DeAngelis, Jr. Robert D. Cirri, Sr. Asia S. Cottom Thomas Patrick DeAngelis Juan Pablo Cisneros Conrod Kofi Cottoy, Sr. Dorothy Alma de Araujo Benjamin Keefe Clark Martin John Coughlan Ana Gloria Pocasangre Debarrera Eugene Clark John G. Coughlin Tara E. Debek Gregory Alan Clark Timothy J. Coughlin James D. Debeuneure Mannie Leroy Clark James E. Cove Anna M. DeBin Sara M. Clark Andre Colin Cox James V. DeBlase, Jr. Thomas R. Clark Frederick John Cox Jayceryll Malabuyoc de Chavez Christopher Robert Clarke James Raymond Coyle Paul DeCola Donna Marie Clarke Michele Coyle-Eulau Gerald F. DeConto Michael J. Clarke Christopher Seton Cramer Simon Marash Dedvukaj Suria Rachel Emma Clarke Eric A. Cranford Jason Christopher DeFazio Kevin Francis Cleary Denise Elizabeth Crant David A. DeFeo James D. Cleere James Leslie Crawford, Jr. Jennifer De Jesus Geoffrey W. Cloud Robert James Crawford Monique Effie DeJesus Susan Marie Clyne Tara Kathleen Creamer Nereida De Jesus Steven Coakley Joanne Mary Cregan Emy De La Pen˜a Jeffrey Alan Coale Lucia Crifasi Donald Arthur Delapenha Patricia A. Cody John A. Crisci Azucena Maria de la Torre Daniel Michael Coffey Daniel Hal Crisman Vito Joseph DeLeo Jason Matthew Coffey Dennis A. Cross Danielle Anne Delie Florence G. Cohen Kevin R. Crotty Joseph A. Della Pietra Kevin S. Cohen Thomas G. Crotty Andrea DellaBella Anthony Joseph Coladonato John R. Crowe Palmina DelliGatti Mark Joseph Colaio Welles Remy Crowther Colleen Ann Deloughery Stephen J. Colaio Robert L. Cruikshank Joseph DeLuca Christopher Michael Colasanti John Robert Cruz Manuel Del Valle, Jr. Kevin Nathaniel Colbert Grace Alegre Cua Francis Albert De Martini Michel P. Colbert Kenneth John Cubas Anthony Demas Keith E. Coleman Francisco Cruz Cubero Martin N. DeMeo Scott Thomas Coleman Thelma Cuccinello Francis Deming Tarel Coleman Richard Joseph Cudina Carol Keyes Demitz

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.036 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7645 Frederic K. Han Clara Victorine Hinds Kristin Irvine-Ryan Christopher James Hanley Neal O. Hinds Todd Antione Isaac Sean S. Hanley Mark Hindy Erik Hans Isbrandtsen Valerie Joan Hanna Katsuyuki Hirai Taizo Ishikawa Thomas Paul Hannafin Heather Malia Ho Waleed Joseph Iskandar Kevin James Hannaford, Sr. Tara Yvette Hobbs Aram Iskenderian, Jr. Michael Lawrence Hannan Thomas Anderson Hobbs John F. Iskyan Dana Rey Hannon James J. Hobin Kazushige Ito Christine Lee Hanson Robert Wayne Hobson III Aleksandr Valeryevich Ivantsov Peter Burton Hanson DaJuan Hodges Lacey Bernard Ivory Sue Kim Hanson Ronald G. Hoerner Virginia May Jablonski Vassilios G. Haramis Patrick A. Hoey Bryan C. Jack James A. Haran John A. Hofer Brooke Alexandra Jackman Gerald Francis Hardacre Marcia Hoffman Aaron Jeremy Jacobs Jeffrey Pike Hardy Stephen Gerard Hoffman Ariel Louis Jacobs T.J. Hargrave Frederick Joseph Hoffmann Jason Kyle Jacobs Daniel Edward Harlin Michele L. Hoffmann Michael G. Jacobs Frances Haros Judith Florence Hofmiller Steven A. Jacobson Harvey L. Harrell Wallace Cole Hogan, Jr. Steven D. Jacoby Stephen G. Harrell Thomas Warren Hohlweck, Jr. Ricknauth Jaggernauth Melissa HarringtoHughes Jonathan R. Hohmann Jake Denis Jagoda Aisha Ann Harris Cora Hidalgo Holland Yudhvir S. Jain Stewart D. Harris John Holland Maria Jakubiak John Patrick Hart Joseph F. Holland Robert Adrien Jalbert Eric Hartono Jimmie I. Holley Ernest James John Clinton Hartz Elizabeth Holmes Gricelda E. James Emeric Harvey Thomas P. Holohan Mark Steven Jardim Peter Paul Hashem Herbert Wilson Homer Amy Nicole Jarret Thomas Theodore Haskell, Jr. LeRoy W. Homer, Jr. Muhammadou Jawara Timothy Shawn Haskell Bradley V. Hoorn Francois JeaPierre Joseph John Hasson III James P. Hopper Maxima JeaPierre Leonard W. Hatton, Jr. Montgomery McCullough Hord Paul Edward Jeffers Terence S. Hatton Michael Joseph Horn John Charles Jenkins Michael Helmut Haub Matthew Douglas Horning Joseph Jenkins, Jr. Timothy Aaron Haviland Robert L. Horohoe, Jr. Alan Keith Jensen Donald G. Havlish, Jr. Michael Robert Horrocks Prem Nath Jerath Anthony Maurice Hawkins Aaron Horwitz Farah Jeudy Nobuhiro Hayatsu Charles J. Houston Hweidar Jian James Edward Hayden Uhuru G. Houston Eliezer Jimenez, Jr. Robert Jay Hayes Angela M. Houtz Luis Jimenez, Jr. Philip T. Hayes, Ret. George Gerard Howard Charles Gregory John W. Ward Haynes Brady Kay Howell Nicholas John Scott Jordan Hazelcorn Michael C. Howell Dennis M. Johnson Michael K. Healey Steven Leon Howell LaShawna Johnson Roberta B. Heber Jennifer L. Howley and her unborn child Scott Michael Johnson Charles Francis Xavier Heeran Milagros Hromada William R. Johnston John F. Heffernan Marian R. Hrycak Allison Horstmann Jones Michele M. Heidenberger Stephen Huczko, Jr. Arthur Joseph Jones III Sheila M.S. Hein Kris Robert Hughes Brian Leander Jones H. Joseph Heller, Jr. Paul Rexford Hughes Charles Edward Jones JoAnn L. Heltibridle Robert T. Hughes, Jr. Christopher D. Jones Ronald John Hemenway Thomas F. Hughes, Jr. Donald T. Jones II Mark F. Hemschoot Timothy Robert Hughes Donald W. Jones Ronnie Lee Henderson Susan Huie Judith Lawter Jones Brian Hennessey Lamar Demetrius Hulse Linda Jones Edward R. Hennessy, Jr. John Nicholas Humber, Jr. Mary S. Jones Michelle Marie Henrique William Christopher Hunt Andrew Brian Jordan, Sr. Joseph Patrick Henry Kathleen Anne Hunt-Casey Robert Thomas Jordan William L. Henry, Jr. Joseph Gerard Hunter Albert Gunnis Joseph Catherina Henry-Robinson Peggie M. Hurt Ingeborg Joseph John Christopher Henwood Robert R. Hussa Karl Henry Joseph Robert Allan Hepburn Stephen N. Hyland, Jr. Stephen Joseph Mary Herencia Robert J. Hymel Jane Eileen Josiah Lindsay C. Herkness III Thomas Edward Hynes Anthony Jovic Harvey Robert Hermer Walter G. Hynes Angel L. Juarbe, Jr. Norberto Hernandez Joseph Anthony Ianelli Karen Sue Juday Raul Hernandez Zuhtu Ibis Ann C. Judge Gary Herold Jonathan Lee Ielpi Mychal F. Judge Jeffrey Alan Hersch Michael Patrick Iken Paul William Jurgens Thomas J. Hetzel Daniel Ilkanayev Thomas Edward Jurgens Leon Bernard Frederick J. Ill, Jr. Shashikiran Lakshmikantha Kadaba Heyward MC Sundance Abraham Nethanel Ilowitz Gavkharoy Kamardinova Brian Christopher Hickey Anthony P. Infante, Jr. Shari Kandell Enemencio Dario Louis S. Inghilterra Howard Lee Kane Hidalgo Ceden˜o Christopher Noble Ingrassia Jennifer Lynn Kane Timothy Brian Higgins Paul Innella Vincent D. Kane Robert D.W. Higley II Stephanie Veronica Irby Joon Koo Kang Todd Russell Hill Douglas Jason Irgang Sheldon Robert Kanter

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.037 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Deborah H. Kaplan Frank J. Koestner Joseph Gerard Leavey Robin Lynne Kaplan Ryan Kohart Neil J. Leavy Alvin Peter Kappelmann, Jr. Vanessa Lynn Przybylo Kolpak Robert G. LeBlanc Charles H. Karczewski Irina Kolpakova Leon Lebor William A. Karnes Suzanne Rose Kondratenko Kenneth Charles Ledee Douglas Gene Karpiloff Abdoulaye Kone´ Alan J. Lederman Charles L. Kasper Bon Seok Koo Elena F. Ledesma Andrew K. Kates Dorota Kopiczko Alexis Leduc John A. Katsimatides Scott Michael Kopytko Daniel John Lee Robert Michael Kaulfers Bojan George Kostic David S. Lee Don Jerome Kauth, Jr. Danielle Kousoulis Dong Chul Lee Hideya Kawauchi David P. Kovalcin Gary H. Lee Edward T. Keane John J. Kren Hyun Joon Lee Richard M. Keane William Edward Krukowski Juanita Lee Lisa Yvonne Kearney-Griffin Lyudmila Ksido Kathryn Blair Lee Karol Ann Keasler Toshiya Kuge Linda C. Lee Barbara A. Keating Shekhar Kumar Lorraine Mary Greene Lee Paul Hanlon Keating Kenneth Bruce Kumpel Myoung Woo Lee Leo Russell Keene III Frederick Kuo, Jr. Richard Y.C. Lee Brenda Kegler Patricia A. Kuras Stuart Soo-Jin Lee Chandler Raymond Keller Nauka Kushitani Yang Der Lee Joseph John Keller Thomas Joseph Kuveikis Stephen Paul Lefkowitz Peter R. Kellerman Victor Kwarkye Adriana Legro Joseph P. Kellett Raymond Kui Fai Kwok Edward Joseph Lehman Frederick H. Kelley III Angela Reed Kyte Eric Lehrfeld James Joseph Kelly Andrew La Corte David R. Leistman Joseph A. Kelly Carol Ann La Plante David Prudencio Lemagne Maurice P. Kelly Jeffrey G. La Touche Joseph Anthony Lenihan Richard John Kelly, Jr. Kathryn L. LaBorie John Joseph Lennon, Jr. Thomas Michael Kelly Amarnauth Lachhman John Robinson Lenoir Thomas Richard Kelly Ganesh K. Ladkat Jorge Luis Leo´n, Sr. Thomas W. Kelly James Patrick Ladley Matthew G. Leonard Timothy Colin Kelly Joseph A. Lafalce Michael Lepore William Hill Kelly, Jr. Jeanette Louise Lafond-Menichino Charles A. Lesperance Robert Clinton Kennedy David James LaForge Jeff LeVeen Thomas J. Kennedy Michael Patrick LaForte John Dennis Levi Yvonne E. Kennedy Alan Charles LaFrance Alisha Caren Levin John Richard Keohane Juan Mendez Lafuente Neil David Levin Ralph Francis Kershaw Neil Kwong-Wah Lai Robert Levine Ronald T. Kerwin Vincent Anthony Laieta Robert Michael Levine Howard L. Kestenbaum William David Lake Shai Levinhar Douglas D. Ketcham Franco Lalama Daniel M. Lewin Ruth Ellen Ketler Chow Kwan Lam Adam Jay Lewis Boris Khalif Michael S. Lamana Jennifer Lewis Norma Cruz Khan Stephen LaMantia Kenneth E. Lewis Sarah Khan Amy Hope Lamonsoff Margaret Susan Lewis Taimour Firaz Khan Robert T. Lane Ye Wei Liang Rajesh Khandelwal Brendan Mark Lang Orasri Liangthanasarn SeiLai Khoo Rosanne P. Lang Daniel F. Libretti Michael Vernon Kiefer Vanessa Lang Langer and her unborn child Ralph Michael Licciardi Satoshi Kikuchihara Mary Lou Langley Edward Lichtschein Andrew Jay-Hoon Kim Peter J. Langone Samantha L. LightbourAllen Lawrence Don Kim Thomas Michael Langone Steven Barry Lillianthal Mary Jo Kimelman Michele Bernadette Lanza Carlos R. Lillo Heinrich Kimmig Ruth Sheila Lapin Craig Damian Lilore Karen Ann Kincaid Ingeborg A.D. Lariby Arnold Arboleda Lim Amy R. King Robin Blair Larkey Darya Lin Andrew M. King Judith Camilla Larocque Wei Rong Lin Lucille Teresa King Christopher Randall Larrabee Nickie L. Lindo Robert King, Jr. Hamidou S. Larry Thomas V. Linehan, Jr. Lisa King-Johnson Scott Larsen Robert Thomas Linnane Brian K. Kinney John Adam Larson Alan Patrick Linton, Jr. Takashi Kinoshita Natalie Janis Lasden Diane Theresa Lipari Chris Michael Kirby Gary Edward Lasko Kenneth P. Lira Are´valo Howard Barry Kirschbaum Nicholas Craig Lassman Francisco Alberto Liriano Glenn Davis Kirwin Paul Laszczynski Lorraine Lisi Helen Crossin Kittle and her unborn child Charles A. Laurencin Paul Lisson Richard Joseph Klares Stephen James Lauria Vincent M. Litto Peter Anton Klein Maria LaVache Ming-Hao Liu Alan David Kleinberg Denis Francis Lavelle Nancy Liz Karen Joyce Klitzman Jeannine Mary LaVerde Harold Lizcano Ronald Philip Kloepfer Anna A. Laverty Martin Lizzul Eugueni Kniazev Steven Lawn George A. Llanes Andrew James Knox Robert A. Lawrence, Jr. Elizabeth C. Logler Thomas Patrick Knox Nathaniel Lawson Catherine Lisa Loguidice Rebecca Lee Koborie David W. Laychak Je´roˆme Robert Lohez Deborah A. Kobus Eugen Gabriel Lazar Michael William Lomax Gary Edward Koecheler James Patrick Leahy Stephen V. Long

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.038 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7647 Laura Maria Longing Sara Elizabeth Manley Michael Desmond McCarthy Salvatore P. Lopes Debra M. Mannetta Robert G. McCarthy Daniel Lopez Marion Victoria Manning Stanley McCaskill George Lopez Terence John Manning Katie Marie McCloskey Luis Manuel Lopez James Maounis Juliana Valentine McCourt Maclovio Lopez, Jr. Alfred Gilles Padre Joseph Ruth Magdaline McCourt Manuel L. Lopez Marchand Charles Austin McCrann Joseph Lostrangio Joseph Ross Marchbanks, Jr. Tonyell F. McDay Chet Dek Louie Laura A. Marchese Matthew T. McDermott Stuart Seid Louis Hilda Marcin Joseph P. McDonald Joseph Lovero Peter Edward Mardikian Brian Grady McDonnell Sara Elizabeth Low Edward Joseph Mardovich Michael P. McDonnell Jenny Seu Kueng Low Wong Charles Joseph Margiotta John F. McDowell, Jr. Michael W. Lowe Louis Neil Mariani Eamon J. McEneaney Garry W. Lozier Kenneth Joseph Marino John Thomas McErlean, Jr. John P. Lozowsky Lester V. Marino Daniel Francis McGinley Charles Peter Lucania Vita Marino Mark Ryan McGinly Edward Hobbs Luckett Kevin D. Marlo William E. McGinn Mark Gavin Ludvigsen Jose Juan Marrero Thomas Henry McGinnis Lee Charles Ludwig John Daniel Marshall Michael Gregory McGinty Sean Thomas Lugano Shelley A. Marshall Ann Walsh McGovern Daniel Lugo James Martello Scott Martin McGovern Marie Lukas Michael A. Marti William J. McGovern William Lum, Jr. Karen Ann Martin Stacey Sennas McGowan Michael P. Lunden Peter C. Martin Francis Noel McGuinn Christopher E. Lunder Teresa M. Martin Thomas F. McGuinness, Jr. Anthony Luparello William J. Martin, Jr. Patrick J. McGuire Gary Frederick Lutnick Brian E. Martineau Thomas M. McHale Linda Anne Luzzicone Betsy Martinez Keith David McHeffey Alexander Lygin Edward J. Martinez Ann M. McHugh CeeCee Lyles Jose Angel Martinez, Jr. Denis J. McHugh III Farrell Peter Lynch Robert Gabriel Martinez Dennis P. McHugh James Francis Lynch Waleska Martinez Michael Edward McHugh, Jr. James T. Lynch, Jr. Lizie D. Martinez-Calderon Robert G. McIlvaine Louise A. Lynch Paul Richard Martini Donald James McIntyre Michael Cameron Lynch Anne Marie Martino-Cramer Stephanie Marie McKenna Michael Francis Lynch Joseph A. Mascali Molly L. McKenzie Richard D. Lynch, Jr. Bernard Mascarenhas Barry J. McKeon Robert Henry Lynch, Jr. Stephen Frank Masi Evelyn C. McKinnedy Sean P. Lynch Ada L. MasoAcker Darryl Leron McKinney Sean Patrick Lynch Nicholas George Massa George Patrick McLaughlin, Jr. Terence M. Lynch Michael Massaroli Robert C. McLaughlin, Jr. Michael J. Lyons Philip William Mastrandrea, Jr. Gavin McMahon Monica Anne Lyons Rudy Mastrocinque Robert D. McMahon Nehamon Lyons IV Joseph Mathai Edmund M. McNally Patrick John Lyons Charles William Mathers Daniel Walker McNeal M Robert Francis Mace William A. Mathesen Walter Arthur McNeil Marianne MacFarlane Marcello Matricciano Christine Sheila McNulty Jan Maciejewski Margaret Elaine Mattic Sean Peter McNulty Susan A. Mackay Dean E. Mattson Robert William McPadden Catherine Fairfax MacRae Robert D. Mattson Terence A. McShane Richard Blaine Madden Walter A. Matuza, Jr. Timothy Patrick McSweeney Simon Maddison Timothy J. Maude Martin E. McWilliams Noell C. Maerz Jill Maurer-Campbell Rocco A. Medaglia Jennieann Maffeo Charles A. Mauro, Jr. Abigail Medina Joseph Maffeo Charles J. Mauro Ana Iris Medina Jay Robert Magazine Dorothy Mauro Damian Meehan Brian Magee Nancy T. Mauro William J. Meehan, Jr. Charles W. Magee Robert J. Maxwell Alok Kumar Mehta Joseph V. Maggitti Rene´e A. May and her unborn child Raymond Meisenheimer Ronald Magnuson Tyrone May Manuel Emilio Mejia Daniel L. Maher Keithroy Marcellus Maynard Eskedar Melaku Thomas A. Mahon Robert J. Mayo Antonio Melendez William J. Mahoney Kathy N. Mazza Mary P. Melendez Joseph Daniel Maio Edward Mazzella, Jr. Christopher D. Mello Linda C. Mair-Grayling Jennifer Lynn Mazzotta Yelena Melnichenko Takashi Makimoto Kaaria Mbaya Stuart Todd Meltzer Abdu Ali Malahi James Joseph McAlary, Jr. Diarelia Jovanah Mena Debora I. Maldonado Brian Gerard McAleese Dora Marie Menchaca Myrna T. Maldonado-Agosto Patricia Ann McAneney Charles R. Mendez Alfred Russell Maler Colin R. McArthur Lizette Mendoza Gregory James Malone John Kevin McAvoy Shevonne Olicia Mentis Edward Francis Maloney III Kenneth M. McBrayer Wolfgang Peter Menzel Joseph E. Maloney Brendan F. McCabe Steve John Mercado Gene Edward Maloy Michael McCabe Wesley Mercer Christian H. Maltby Thomas Joseph McCann Ralph Joseph Mercurio Francisco Miguel Mancini Justin McCarthy Alan Harvey Merdinger Joseph Mangano Kevin M. McCarthy George L. Merino

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:20 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.039 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7648 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Yamel Josefina Merino Sanae Mori Oscar Francis Nesbitt George Merkouris Blanca Robertina Morocho Morocho Gerard Terence Nevins Deborah Merrick Leonel Geronimo Morocho Morocho Renee Tetreault Newell Raymond Joseph Metz III Dennis Gerard Moroney Christopher C. Newton Jill Ann Metzler Lynne Irene Morris Christopher NewtoCarter David Robert Meyer Odessa V. Morris Nancy Yuen Ngo Nurul H. Miah Seth Allan Morris Khang Ngoc Nguyen William Edward Micciulli Steve Morris Jody Tepedino Nichilo Martin Paul Michelstein Christopher Martel Morrison Kathleen Ann Nicosia Patricia E. Mickley Ferdinand V. Morrone Martin Stewart Niederer Ronald D. Milam William David Moskal Alfonse Joseph Niedermeyer Peter Teague Milano Brian A. Moss Frank John Niestadt, Jr. Gregory Milanowycz Marco Motroni Gloria Nieves Lukasz Tomasz Milewski Cynthia MotuWilson Juan Nieves, Jr. Sharon Christina Millan Iouri A. Mouchinski Troy Edward Nilsen Corey Peter Miller Jude Joseph Moussa Paul Nimbley Craig J. Miller Peter Moutos John Ballantine Niven Douglas C. Miller Damion O’Neil Mowatt Katherine McGarry Noack Henry Alfred Miller, Jr. Teddington H. Moy Curtis Terrance Noel Joel Miller Christopher Michael Mozzillo Michael A. Noeth Michael Matthew Miller Stephen Vincent Mulderry Daniel R. Nolan Nicole Carol Miller Richard T. Muldowney, Jr. Robert Walter Noonan Philip D. Miller Michael D. Mullan Jacqueline June Norton Robert Alan Miller Dennis Michael Mulligan Robert Grant Norton Robert Cromwell Miller, Jr. Peter James Mulligan Daniela Rosalia Notaro Benny Millman Michael Joseph Mullin Brian Christopher Novotny Charles M. Mills, Jr. James Donald Munhall Soichi Numata Ronald Keith Milstein Nancy Mun˜iz Brian Nunez Robert J. Minara Francisco Heladio Munoz Jose Nunez William George Minardi Carlos Mario Mun˜oz Jeffrey Roger Nussbaum Louis Joseph Minervino Theresa Munson Dennis Patrick O’Berg Thomas Mingione Robert Michael Murach James P. O’Brien, Jr. Wilbert Miraille Cesar Augusto Murillo Michael P. O’Brien Domenick N. Mircovich Marc A. Murolo Scott J. O’Brien Rajesh Arjan Mirpuri Brian Joseph Murphy Timothy Michael O’Brien Joseph D. Mistrulli Charles Anthony Murphy Daniel O’Callaghan Susan J. Miszkowicz Christopher W. Murphy Dennis James O’Connor, Jr. Paul Thomas Mitchell Edward Charles Murphy Diana J. O’Connor Richard P. Miuccio James F. Murphy IV Keith Kevin O’Connor Jeffrey Peter Mladenik James Thomas Murphy Richard J. O’Connor Frank V. Moccia, Sr. Kevin James Murphy Amy O’Doherty Louis Joseph Modafferi Patrick Jude Murphy Marni Pont O’Doherty Boyie Mohammed Patrick Sean Murphy James Andrew O’Grady Dennis Mojica Raymond E. Murphy Thomas G. O’Hagan Manuel D. Mojica, Jr. Robert Eddie Murphy, Jr. Patrick J. O’Keefe Kleber Rolando Molina John Joseph Murray William O’Keefe Manuel De Jesus Molina John Joseph Murray Gerald Thomas O’Leary Carl Molinaro Susan D. Murray Matthew Timothy O’Mahony Justin John Molisani, Jr. Valerie Victoria Murray John P. O’Neill Brian Patrick Monaghan Richard Todd Myhre Peter J. O’Neill, Jr. Franklyn Monahan Louis J. Nacke II Sean Gordon Corbett O’Neill John Gerard Monahan Robert B. Nagel Kevin M. O’Rourke Kristen Leigh Montanaro Mildred Rose Naiman Patrick J. O’Shea Craig Montano Takuya Nakamura Robert William O’Shea Michael G. Montesi Alexander John Robert Napier Timothy Franklin O’Sullivan Carlos Alberto Montoya Frank Joseph Naples III James A. Oakley Antonio De Jesus Montoya Valdes John Philip Napolitano Douglas E. Oelschlager Cheryl Ann Monyak Catherine Ann Nardella Takashi Ogawa Thomas Carlo Moody Mario Nardone, Jr. Albert Ogletree Sharon Moore Manika K. Narula Philip Paul Ognibene Krishna V. Moorthy Shawn M. Nassaney John A. Ogonowski Laura Lee Defazio Morabito Narender Nath Joseph J. Ogren Abner Morales Karen Susan Navarro Samuel Oitice Carlos Manuel Morales Joseph M. Navas Gerald Michael Olcott Paula E. Morales Francis Joseph Nazario Christine Anne Olender Sonia Mercedes Morales Puopolo Glenroy I. Neblett Linda Mary Oliva Gerard P. Moran, Jr. Rayman Marcus Neblett Edward K. Oliver John Christopher Moran Jerome O. Nedd Leah Elizabeth Oliver John Michael Moran Laurence F. Nedell Eric Taube Olsen Kathleen Moran Luke G. Nee Jeffrey James Olsen Lindsay Stapleton Morehouse Pete Negron Barbara K. Olson George William Morell Laurie Ann Neira Maureen Lyons Olson Steven P. Morello Ann N. Nelson Steven John Olson Vincent S. Morello David William Nelson Toshihiro Onda Yvette Nicole Moreno Ginger Risco Nelson Seamus L. Oneal Dorothy Morgan James A. Nelson Betty Ann Ong Richard J. Morgan Michele Ann Nelson Michael C. Opperman Nancy Morgenstern Peter Allen Nelson Christopher T. Orgielewicz

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.040 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7649 Margaret Quinn Orloske Richard Allen Pearlman Vincent A. Princiotta Virginia Anne Ormiston Durrell V. Pearsall, Jr. Kevin M. Prior Ruben S. Ornedo Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli Everett Martin Proctor III Ronald Orsini Thomas Pedicini Carrie Beth Progen Peter Keith Ortale Todd Douglas Pelino David Lee Pruim Juan Ortega-Campos Mike Adrian Pelletier Richard A. Prunty Jane Marie Orth Anthony G. Peluso John Foster Puckett Alexander Ortiz Angel R. Pena Robert David Pugliese David Ortiz Robert Penninger Edward F. Pullis Emilio Pete Ortiz Richard Al Penny Patricia Ann Puma Pablo Ortiz Salvatore F. Pepe Jack D. Punches Paul Ortiz, Jr. Carl Allen B. Peralta Hemanth Kumar Puttur Sonia Ortiz Robert David Peraza Joseph J. Pycior, Jr. Masaru Ose Jon A. Perconti, Jr. Edward R. Pykon Elsy Carolina Osorio Oliva Alejo Perez Christopher Quackenbush James R. Ostrowski Angel Perez, Jr. Lars Peter Qualben Jason Douglas Oswald Angela Susan Perez Lincoln Quappe´ Michael John Otten Anthony Perez Beth Ann Quigley Isidro D. Ottenwalder Ivan Antonio Perez Patrick J. Quigley IV Michael Chung Ou Nancy E. Perez Michael T. Quilty Todd Joseph Ouida Berry Berenson Perkins James Francis Quinn Jesus Ovalles Joseph John Perroncino Ricardo J. Quinn Peter J. Owens, Jr. Edward J. Perrotta Carol Millicent Rabalais Adianes Oyola Emelda H. Perry Christopher Peter Anthony Angel M. Pabon, Jr. Glenn C. Perry, Sr. Racaniello Israel Pabon, Jr. John William Perry Leonard J. Ragaglia Roland Pacheco Franklin Allan Pershep Eugene J. Raggio Michael Benjamin Packer Danny Pesce Laura Marie Ragonese-Snik Diana B. Padro Michael John Pescherine Michael Paul Ragusa Deepa Pakkala Davin N. Peterson Peter Frank Raimondi Jeffrey Matthew Palazzo Donald Arthur Peterson Harry A. Raines Thomas Palazzo Jean Hoadley Peterson Lisa J. Raines Richard A. Palazzolo William Russell Peterson Ehtesham Raja Orio Joseph Palmer Mark James Petrocelli Valsa Raju Frank Anthony Palombo Philip Scott Petti Edward J. Rall Alan N. Palumbo Glen Kerrin Pettit Lukas Rambousek Christopher Matthew Panatier Dominick A. Pezzulo Maria Ramirez Dominique Lisa Pandolfo Kaleen Elizabeth Pezzuti Harry Ramos Jonas Martin Panik Kevin J. Pfeifer Vishnoo Ramsaroop Paul J. Pansini Tu-Anh Pham Deborah A. Ramsaur John M. Paolillo Kenneth John Phelan, Sr. Lorenzo E. Ramzey Edward Joseph Papa Sneha Anne Philip Alfred Todd Rancke Salvatore T. Papasso Eugenia McCann Piantieri Adam David Rand James Nicholas Pappageorge Ludwig John Picarro Jonathan C. Randall Marie Pappalardo Matthew Picerno Shreyas S. Ranganath Vinod Kumar Parakat Joseph O. Pick Anne T. Ransom Vijayashanker Paramsothy Christopher J. Pickford Faina Rapoport Nitin Ramesh Parandkar Dennis J. Pierce Rhonda Sue Rasmussen Hardai Parbhu Bernard Pietronico Robert A. Rasmussen James Wendell Parham Nicholas P. Pietrunti Amenia Rasool Debra Marie Paris Theodoros Pigis R. Mark Rasweiler George Paris Susan Elizabeth Pinto Marsha D. Ratchford Gye Hyong Park Joseph Piskadlo David Alan James Rathkey Philip Lacey Parker Christopher Todd Pitman William Ralph Raub Michael Alaine Parkes Joshua Michael Piver Gerard F. Rauzi Robert E. Parks, Jr. Robert R. Ploger III Alexey Razuvaev Hashmukh C. Parmar Zandra F. Ploger Gregory Reda Robert Parro Joseph Plumitallo Sarah Anne Redheffer Diane Marie Parsons John M. Pocher Michele Marie Reed Leobardo Lopez Pascual William Howard Pohlmann Judith Ann Reese Michael J. Pascuma, Jr. Laurence Michael Polatsch Donald J. Regan Jerrold Hughes Paskins Thomas H. Polhemus Robert M. Regan Horace Robert Passananti Steve Pollicino Thomas Michael Regan Suzanne H. Passaro Susan M. Pollio Christian Michael Otto Regenhard Avnish Ramanbhai Patel Darin H. Pontell Howard Reich Dipti Patel Joshua Iosua Poptean Gregg Reidy Manish Patel Giovanna Porras James Brian Reilly Steven Bennett Paterson Anthony Portillo Kevin O. Reilly James Matthew Patrick James Edward Potorti Timothy E. Reilly Manuel D. Patrocino Daphne Pouletsos Joseph Reina, Jr. Bernard E. Patterson Richard N. Poulos Thomas Barnes Reinig Clifford L. Patterson, Jr. Stephen Emanual Poulos Frank Bennett Reisman Cira Marie Patti Brandon Jerome Powell Joshua Scott Reiss Robert E. Pattison Scott Alan Powell Karen Renda James Robert Paul Shawn Edward Powell John Armand Reo Patrice Paz Antonio Dorsey Pratt Richard Cyril Rescorla Victor Hugo Paz Gregory M. Preziose John Thomas Resta Stacey Lynn Peak Wanda Ivelisse Prince Sylvia San Pio Resta and her unborn child

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:37 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.040 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Martha M. Reszke Philip Martin Rosenzweig Mario L. Santoro David E. Retik Daniel Rosetti Rafael Humberto Santos Todd H. Reuben Richard Barry Ross Rufino C.F. Santos III Luis Clodoaldo Revilla Mier Norman S. Rossinow Victor J. Saracini Eduvigis Reyes, Jr. Nicholas P. Rossomando Kalyan K. Sarkar Bruce Albert Reynolds Michael Craig Rothberg Chapelle Renee Stewart Sarker John Frederick Rhodes Donna Marie Rothenberg Paul F. Sarle Francis Saverio Riccardelli Mark David Rothenberg Deepika Kumar Sattaluri Rudolph N. Riccio James Michael Roux Gregory Thomas Saucedo Ann Marie Riccoboni Nicholas Charles Alexander Rowe Susan M. Sauer David Harlow Rice Edward V. Rowenhorst Anthony Savas Eileen Mary Rice Judy Rowlett Vladimir Savinkin Kenneth Frederick Rice III Timothy Alan Roy, Sr. John Michael Sbarbaro CeCelia E. Richard Paul G. Ruback David M. Scales Vernon Allan Richard Ronald J. Ruben Robert Louis Scandole Claude Daniel Richards Joanne Rubino Michelle Scarpitta Gregory David Richards David M. Ruddle Dennis Scauso Michael Richards Bart Joseph Ruggiere John Albert Schardt Venesha Orintia Richards Susan A. Ruggiero John G. Scharf Jimmy Riches Adam Keith Ruhalter Fred C. Scheffold, Jr. Alan Jay Richman Gilbert Ruiz Angela Susan Scheinberg John M. Rigo Robert E. Russell Scott Mitchell Schertzer Frederick Charles Rimmele III Stephen P. Russell Sean Schielke Rose Mary Riso Steven Harris Russin Steven Francis Schlag Moises N. Rivas Michael Thomas Russo, Sr. Robert A. Schlegel Joseph R. Rivelli, Jr. Wayne Alan Russo Jon Schlissel Carmen Alicia Rivera William R. Ruth Karen Helene Schmidt Isaias Rivera Edward Ryan Ian Schneider Juan William Rivera John Joseph Ryan Thomas G. Schoales Linda Ivelisse Rivera Jonathan Stephan Ryan Marisa Dinardo Schorpp David E. Rivers Matthew L. Ryan Frank G. Schott, Jr. Joseph R. Riverso Tatiana Ryjova Gerard Patrick Schrang Paul V. Rizza Christina Sunga Ryook Jeffrey H. Schreier John Frank Rizzo Thierry Saada John T. Schroeder Stephen Louis Roach Jason Elazar Sabbag Susan Lee Schuler Joseph Roberto Thomas E. Sabella Edward W. Schunk Leo Arthur Roberts Scott H. Saber Mark Evan Schurmeier Michael E. Roberts Charles E. Sabin, Sr. John Burkhart Schwartz Michael Edward Roberts Joseph Francis Sacerdote Mark Schwartz Donald Walter Robertson, Jr. Jessica Leigh Sachs Adriane Victoria Scibetta Jeffrey Robinson Francis John Sadocha Raphael Scorca Michell Lee Jean Robotham Jude Elias Safi Janice M. Scott Donald Arthur Robson Brock Joel Safronoff Randolph Scott Antonio A. Rocha Edward Saiya Christopher Jay Scudder Raymond James Rocha John Patrick Salamone Arthur Warren Scullin Laura Rockefeller Marjorie C. Salamone Michael H. Seaman John Michael Rodak Hernando Rafael Salas Margaret M. Seeliger Antonio Jose´ Rodrigues Juan G. Salas Anthony Segarra Anthony Rodriguez Esmerlin Antonio Salcedo Carlos Segarra Carmen Milagros Rodriguez John Pepe Salerno Jason M. Sekzer Gregory E. Rodriguez Rahma Salie and her unborn child Matthew Carmen Sellitto Marsha A. Rodriguez Richard L. Salinardi, Jr. Michael L. Selves Mayra Valdes Rodriguez Wayne John Saloman Howard Selwyn Richard Rodriguez Nolbert Salomon Larry John Senko David Bartolo Rodriguez-Vargas Catherine Patricia Salter Arturo Angelo Sereno Matthew Rogan Frank G. Salvaterra Frankie Serrano Jean Destrehan Roge´r Paul Richard Salvio Marian H. Serva Karlie Rogers Samuel Robert Salvo, Jr. Alena Sesinova Scott William Rohner Carlos Alberto Samaniego Adele Christine Sessa Keith Michael Roma John P. Sammartino Sita Nermalla Sewnarine Joseph M. Romagnolo James Kenneth Samuel, Jr. Karen Lynn Seymour Efrain Romero, Sr. Michael San Phillip Davis Grier Sezna, Jr. Elvin Romero Hugo M. Sanay Thomas Joseph Sgroi James A. Romito Alva Cynthia Jeffries Sanchez Jayesh Shantilal Shah Sean Paul Rooney Jacquelyn Patrice Sanchez Khalid M. Shahid Eric Thomas Ropiteau Jesus Sanchez Mohammed Shajahan Aida Rosario Raymond Sanchez Gary Shamay Angela Rosario Eric M. Sand Earl Richard Shanahan Mark H. Rosen Stacey Leigh Sanders Dan F. Shanower Brooke David Rosenbaum Herman S. Sandler Neil G. Shastri Linda Rosenbaum Jim Sands, Jr. Kathryn Anne Shatzoff Sheryl Lynn Rosenbaum Ayleen J. Santiago Barbara A. Shaw Lloyd Daniel Rosenberg Kirsten Reese Santiago Jeffrey James Shaw Mark Louis Rosenberg Maria Theresa Concepcion Robert John Shay, Jr. Andrew Ira Rosenblum Santillan Daniel James Shea Joshua M. Rosenblum Susan Gayle Santo Joseph Patrick Shea Joshua Alan Rosenthal Christopher A. Santora Kathleen Shearer Richard David Rosenthal John August Santore Robert M. Shearer

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.041 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7651 Linda June Sheehan Robert W. Spear, Jr. Norbert P. Szurkowski Hagay Shefi Robert Speisman Harry Taback Antionette M. Sherman Maynard S. Spence, Jr. Joann C. Tabeek John Anthony Sherry George Edward Spencer III Norma C. Taddei Atsushi Shiratori Robert Andrew Spencer Michael Taddonio Thomas Joseph Shubert Mary Rubina Sperando Keiichiro Takahashi Mark Shulman Frank Spinelli Keiji Takahashi See Wong Shum William E. Spitz Phyllis Gail Talbot Allan Abraham Shwartzstein Joseph Patrick Spor, Jr. Robert R. Talhami Clarin Shellie Siegel-Schwartz Klaus Johannes Sprockamp John Talignani Johanna Sigmund Saranya Srinuan Sean Patrick Tallon Dianne T. Signer and her unborn child Fitzroy St. Rose Paul Talty Gregory Sikorsky Michael F. Stabile Maurita Tam Stephen Gerard Siller Lawrence T. Stack Rachel Tamares David Silver Timothy M. Stackpole Hector Rogan Tamayo Craig A. Silverstein Richard James Stadelberger Michael Andrew Tamuccio Nasima H. Simjee Eric Adam Stahlman Kenichiro Tanaka Bruce Edward Simmons Gregory Stajk Rhondelle Cherie Tankard Diane M. Simmons Alexandru Liviu Stan Michael Anthony Tanner Donald D. Simmons Corina Stan Dennis Gerard Taormina, Jr. George W. Simmons Mary Domenica Stanley Kenneth Joseph Tarantino Arthur Simon Anthony Starita Allan Tarasiewicz Kenneth Alan Simon Jeffrey Stark Michael C. Tarrou Michael J. Simon Derek James Statkevicus Ronald Tartaro Paul Joseph Simon Patricia J. Statz Deborah Tavolarella Marianne Liquori Simone Craig William Staub Darryl Anthony Taylor Barry Simowitz William V. Steckman Donnie Brooks Taylor Jane Louise Simpkin Eric Thomas Steen Hilda E. Taylor Jeff Lyal Simpson William R. Steiner Kip P. Taylor Cheryle D. Sincock Alexander Robbins Steinman Leonard E. Taylor Khamladai Khami Singh Edna L. Stephens Lorisa Ceylon Taylor Roshan Ramesh Singh Andrew Stergiopoulos Michael Morgan Taylor Thomas E. Sinton III Andrew J. Stern Sandra C. Taylor Peter A. Siracuse Norma Lang Steuerle Sandra Dawn Teague Muriel F. Siskopoulos Martha Jane Stevens Karl W. Teepe Joseph Michael Sisolak Michael James Stewart Paul A. Tegtmeier John P. Skala Richard H. Stewart, Jr. Yeshavant Moreshwar Tembe Francis Joseph Skidmore, Jr. Sanford M. Stoller Anthony Tempesta Toyena Corliss Skinner Douglas Joel Stone Dorothy Pearl Temple Paul Albert Skrzypek Lonny Jay Stone Stanley L. Temple Christopher Paul Slattery Jimmy Nevill Storey David Gustaf Peter Tengelin Vincent Robert Slavin Timothy Stout Brian John Terrenzi Robert F. Sliwak Thomas Strada Lisa Marie Terry Paul Kenneth Sloan James J. Straine, Jr. Goumatie Thackurdeen Stanley S. Smagala, Jr. Edward W. Straub Harshad Sham Thatte Wendy L. Small George J. Strauch, Jr. Michael Theodoridis Gregg H. Smallwood Edward Thomas Strauss Thomas F. Theurkauf, Jr. Catherine T. Smith Steven R. Strauss Lesley Anne Thomas Daniel Laurence Smith Larry L. Strickland Brian Thomas Thompson Gary F. Smith Steven F. Strobert Clive Ian Thompson George Eric Smith Walwyn Wellington Stuart, Jr. Glenn Thompson Heather Lee Smith Benjamin Suarez Nigel Bruce Thompson James Gregory Smith David Scott Suarez Perry A. Thompson Jeffrey R. Smith Ramon Suarez Vanavah Alexei Thompson Joyce Patricia Smith Dino Xavier Suarez Ramirez William H. Thompson Karl T. Smith, Sr. Yoichi Sumiyama Sugiyama Eric Raymond Thorpe Kevin Joseph Smith William Christopher Sugra Nichola Angela Thorpe Leon Smith, Jr. Daniel Thomas Suhr Tamara C. Thurman Moira Ann Smith David Marc Sullins Sal Edward Tieri, Jr. Rosemary A. Smith Christopher P. Sullivan John Patrick Tierney Bonnie Shihadeh Smithwick Patrick Sullivan Mary Ellen Tiesi Rochelle Monique Snell Thomas G. Sullivan William Randolph Tieste Christine Ann Snyder Hilario Soriano Sumaya, Jr. Kenneth Tietjen Dianne Bullis Snyder James Joseph Suozzo Stephen Edward Tighe Leonard J. Snyder, Jr. Colleen M. Supinski Scott Charles Timmes Astrid Elizabeth Sohan Robert Sutcliffe Michael E. Tinley Sushil S. Solanki Seline Sutter Jennifer M. Tino Rube´n Solares Claudia Suzette Sutton Robert Frank Tipaldi Naomi Leah Solomon John Francis Swaine John James Tipping II Daniel W. Song Kristine M. Swearson David Tirado Mari-Rae Sopper Brian David Sweeney Hector Luis Tirado, Jr. Michael Charles Sorresse Brian Edward Sweeney Michelle Lee Titolo Fabian Soto Madeline Amy Sweeney Alicia Nicole Titus Timothy Patrick Soulas Kenneth J. Swenson John J. Tobin Gregory Thomas Spagnoletti Thomas F. Swift Richard J. Todisco Donald F. Spampinato, Jr. Derek Ogilvie Sword Otis V. Tolbert Thomas Sparacio Kevin Thomas Szocik Vladimir Tomasevic John Anthony Spataro Gina Sztejnberg Stephen Kevin Tompsett

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.042 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7652 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 Thomas Tong Lawrence Virgilio Mark P. Whitford Doris Torres Joseph Gerard Visciano Leslie A. Whittington Luis Eduardo Torres Joshua S. Vitale Michael T. Wholey Amy Elizabeth Toyen Maria Percoco Vola Mary Lenz Wieman Christopher Michael Traina Lynette D. Vosges Jeffrey David Wiener Daniel Patrick Trant Garo H. Voskerijian William J. Wik Abdoul Karim Traore Alfred Anton Vukosa Alison Marie Wildman Glenn J. Travers, Sr. Gregory Kamal Bruno Wachtler Glenn E. Wilkinson Walter Philip Travers Karen J. Wagner Ernest M. Willcher Felicia Yvette Traylor-Bass Mary Alice Wahlstrom John Charles Willett James Anthony Trentini Honor Elizabeth Wainio Brian Patrick Williams Mary Barbara Trentini Gabriela Silvina Waisman Candace Lee Williams Lisa L. Trerotola Wendy Alice Rosario Wakeford Crossley Richard Williams, Jr. Karamo Baba Trerra Courtney Wainsworth Walcott David J. Williams Michael Angel Trinidad Victor Wald David Lucian Williams Francis Joseph Trombino Kenneth E. Waldie Debbie L. Williams Gregory James Trost Benjamin James Walker Dwayne Williams Willie Q. Troy Glen Wall Kevin Michael Williams William P. Tselepis, Jr. Mitchel Scott Wallace Louie Anthony Williams Zhanetta Valentinovna Tsoy Peter Guyder Wallace Louis Calvin Williams III Michael Patrick Tucker Robert Francis Wallace John P. Williamson Lance Richard Tumulty Roy Michael Wallace Donna Ann Wilson Ching Ping Tung Jeanmarie Wallendorf William Eben Wilson Simon James Turner Matthew Blake Wallens David Harold Winton Donald Joseph Tuzio Meta L. Waller Glenn J. Winuk Robert T. Twomey John Wallice, Jr. Thomas Francis Wise Jennifer Lynn Tzemis Barbara P. Walsh Alan L. Wisniewski John G. Ueltzhoeffer Jim Walsh Frank Paul Wisniewski Tyler Victor Ugolyn Jeffrey P. Walz David Wiswall Michael A. Uliano Ching Wang Sigrid Charlotte Wiswe Jonathan J. Uman Weibin Wang Michael R. Wittenstein Anil Shivhari Umarkar Michael Warchola Christopher W. Wodenshek Allen V. Upton Stephen Gordon Ward Martin Phillips Wohlforth Diane Marie Urban Timothy Ray Ward Katherine Susan Wolf John Damien Vaccacio James A. Waring Jennifer Yen Wong Bradley Hodges Vadas Brian G. Warner Siucheung Steve Wong William Valcarcel Derrick Christopher Washington Yin Ping Wong Felix Antonio Vale Charles Waters Yuk Ping Wong Ivan Vale James Thomas Waters, Jr. Brent James Woodall Benito Valentin Patrick J. Waters James John Woods Santos Valentin, Jr. Kenneth Thomas Watson Marvin Roger Woods Carlton Francis Valvo II Michael Henry Waye Patrick J. Woods Pendyala Vamsikrishna Todd Christopher Weaver Richard Herron Woodwell Erica H. Van Acker Walter Edward Weaver David Terence Wooley Kenneth W. Van Auken Nathaniel Webb John Bentley Works R. Bruce Van Hine Dinah Webster Martin Michael Wortley Daniel M. Van Laere William Michael Weems Rodney James Wotton Edward Raymond Vanacore Joanne Flora Weil William Wren, Ret. Jon Charles Vandevander Michael T. Weinberg John W. Wright, Jr. Frederick T. Varacchi Steven Weinberg Neil Robin Wright Gopalakrishnan Varadhan Scott Jeffrey Weingard Sandra Lee Wright David Vargas Steven George Weinstein Jupiter Yambem Scott C. Vasel Simon Weiser John D. Yamnicky, Sr. Azael Ismael Vasquez David M. Weiss Suresh Yanamadala Ronald J. Vauk David Thomas Weiss Vicki Yancey Arcangel Vazquez Chin Sun Pak Wells Shuyin Yang Santos Vazquez Vincent Michael Wells Matthew David Yarnell Peter Vega Deborah Jacobs Welsh Myrna Yaskulka Sankara Sastry Velamuri Timothy Matthew Welty Shakila Yasmin Jorge Velazquez Christian Hans Rudolf Wemmers Olabisi Shadie Layeni Yee Lawrence G. Veling Ssu-Hui Wen Kevin W. Yokum Anthony Mark Ventura John Joseph Wenckus Edward P. York David Vera Oleh D. Wengerchuk Kevin Patrick York Loretta Ann Vero Peter M. West Raymond R. York Christopher James Vialonga Whitfield West, Jr. Suzanne Martha Youmans Matthew Gilbert Vianna Meredith Lynn Whalen Barrington Leroy Young, Jr. Robert Anthony Vicario Eugene Michael Whelan Donald McArthur Young Celeste Torres Victoria Adam S. White Edmond G. Young, Jr. Joanna Vidal Edward James White III Jacqueline Young John T. Vigiano II James Patrick White Lisa L. Young Joseph Vincent Vigiano John Sylvester White Elkin Yuen Frank J. Vignola, Jr. Kenneth Wilburn White, Jr. Joseph C. Zaccoli Joseph Barry Vilardo Leonard Anthony White Adel Agayby Zakhary Claribel Villalobos Hernandez Malissa Y. White Arkady Zaltsman Sergio Gabriel Villanueva Maudlyn A. White Edwin J. Zambrana, Jr. Chantal Vincelli Sandra L. White Robert Alan Zampieri Melissa Rene´e Vincent Wayne White Mark Zangrilli Francine Ann Virgilio Leanne Marie Whiteside Christopher R. Zarba, Jr.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.043 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7653 Ira Zaslow ber that we were united at that time as Trade Center site with minimal or no Kenneth Albert Zelman one Nation and we were there for one protective equipment. Abraham J. Zelmanowitz another. The Federal Government did not step Martin Morales Zempoaltecatl Even today, we can find comfort and in to conduct the necessary com- Zhe Zeng inspiration in remembering the way all prehensive cleanup of the schools, of- Marc Scott Zeplin New Yorkers, all Americans, came to- fices, and residences in Lower Manhat- Jie Yao Justin Zhao gether in the aftermath of the attack. tan. Instead, students were sent back Yuguang Zheng Let us remember the good that we to schools caught in a dust cloud before Ivelin Ziminski can accomplish together when we focus the ventilation systems were cleaned. Michael Joseph Zinzi on what unites us, when we let our Residents and office workers were sent Charles Alan Zion shared dreams and highest values pull back to buildings covered in asbestos. Julie Lynne Zipper us together rather than divide us. I joined a few environmental groups Salvatore J. Zisa After all that I witnessed on that in trying to warn people that they Prokopios Paul Zois long-ago September day, I was proud could not believe the assurances of Joseph J. Zuccala beyond words to be a New Yorker and EPA administrator Christine Todd Andrew Steven Zucker an American. Whitman and Mayor Giuliani that the Igor Zukelman Mr. Speaker, I would now like to rec- air was not safe to breathe, that people That brilliant, blue-skied September ognize my good friend and colleague should not return to school or to work day became one of the darkest morn- from the great State of New York, without respiratory protection and ings in our history when 2,997 innocent JERRY NADLER, who has worked many until a proper cleanup was done. people were struck and killed just for long days in response to rebuilding Eventually, we forced the govern- going about their daily lives. They after 9/11. ment to acknowledge those lies and to were murdered for being Americans. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman provide healthcare and resources for Thousands more were injured, and, in from New York (Mr. NADLER). those clearly made sick by their expo- the years since, tens of thousands more Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I thank sure to those toxins. became ill, disabled, or died from expo- Congresswoman MALONEY for yielding As subcommittee chair, I held the sure to the toxic soup that hung in the and for all her work over the years on first hearings to hold the EPA and air and covered the crash sites. this issue. former EPA administrator Whitman It is hard to believe it has been 18 Since that heartbreaking day, we accountable for putting hundreds of years. Like many New Yorkers, 9/11 have come together as a Nation on thousands at risk. Those hearings were seems both long ago and immediate, a each anniversary to remember the lives held in 2007. memory and something I live with that were taken from us and to honor Working with Congresswoman MALO- every day. and thank those first responders who NEY, Congressman KING, and my col- I was in Washington that morning were there for us when we needed them leagues in New York and New Jersey, and immediately rushed back to New most. Their heroic actions in those we finally got Congress to come to- York by train. I saw the smoking first chaotic hours and in the weeks gether in 2010 to pass the James wreckage in Lower Manhattan from and months to follow showed us that, Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation the train window and expected chaos in even in our darkest hours, there can be Act, to establish a national health pro- the city, but, when I exited Penn Sta- light. gram, and to reopen the Victim Com- tion that evening, I was struck by the The dark attack became one of the pensation Fund to provide support to silence. greatest rescue efforts in history. In a sick responders and survivors. It was like a scene from out of the In 2015, as these programs were about time of sorrow, we drew strength from movie ‘‘On the Beach.’’ The city to expire, we made the Health Program friends and found comfort in the kind- seemed empty. No cars, no people, no permanent, but reauthorized the VCF ness of strangers. We were inspired to vehicles, no buses, nothing on the for only 5 years. persevere by the resolve and courage of streets—just the strange odor that This year, as chairman of the Judici- thousands who rushed to the scene to hung in the air. ary Committee, I was incredibly proud help. Knowing the terror and confusion and moved to hold a hearing on the In Congress, we were united and de- happening just 40 blocks south, the si- need for additional time and money for termined. It was on that day that we lence was eerie. the VCF. first pledged to never forget. We vowed But, as we recall the fear and grief of We heard heartbreaking testimony to honor those we lost and to always be September 11, we cannot forget the from sick responders and survivors: a there for those first responders and courage we saw that morning and in firefighter, an FBI agent, a former high survivors who had suffered and con- the days, weeks, and months following school student, the widow of a con- tinue to suffer from devastating dis- the attack: the firefighters who ran struction worker, and the late Detec- eases caused by the toxins at the crash into those buildings, the police officers tive Luis Alvarez, who passed away site. who searched for survivors, the co- from a 9/11-related cancer just weeks It is to honor that pledge, and in rec- workers who carried each other down after testifying. ognition of those who still suffer every endless stairs, the strangers on the The very next day, the committee day from the effects of 9/11, that many street who guided each other to safety, unanimously passed the bill to make of us worked over the years—Congress- the construction workers who spent the fund permanent, to restore any men NADLER, KING, and many others, months clearing debris. cuts to past awards, and to ensure the along with hundreds of advocates and The legacy of 9/11 is not just one of Victim Compensation Fund had all the colleagues—in a bipartisan effort to en- tragedy and grief; it is one of courage, necessary funding going forward. sure first responders and survivors self-sacrifice, and community; it is one That bill passed the full House and have the healthcare and compensation of the American people, through Con- Senate and went straight to the Presi- they so justly deserve. gress, appropriating $20 billion to help dent’s desk, where it was signed into We are proud that, as of this past New York begin to recover from the law. July, both the World Trade Center terrorist attack. Creating the Health Program and the Health Program and the Victim Com- But history would not be complete if Victim Compensation Fund and mak- pensation Fund are effectively perma- we did not acknowledge that the Fed- ing those programs permanent count nent. eral Government exacerbated the mas- among the proudest moments of my As the longtime sponsor and author, sive environmental disaster caused by time as a Member of Congress. Through along with JERRY NADLER and PETER the collapse of the World Trade Center these programs, we are finally living KING, of this legislation in the House, by insisting, contrary to ample evi- up to the challenge Abraham Lincoln seeing these bills pass was my proudest dence, that the air in Lower Manhat- laid before us in his second inaugural moment in Congress. tan and Brooklyn was safe to breathe. address, that we must care for him who Despite the darkness of those hours, Thousands of responders, from all shall have borne the battle, and for his ‘‘Never Forget’’ also calls us to remem- over the country, worked on the World widow and his orphan.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE7.043 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE H7654 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE September 11, 2019 b 1800 On 9/11, I got in a car and started to thank her for all of her leadership, be- We will never forget 9/11. We will driving to New York. There were barri- cause a lot of that benefits my con- never forget those who perished on cades up that said: ‘‘New York in cri- stituents as well on the East End, but, that day from the terrorist attacks, sis. You cannot pass.’’ It was the only really, for all of us as Americans. and we will never abandon those who time I ever had to use my congres- As we are here right now, all across battled that day and still bear the sional ID. New York, across my district, across scars. I got through, and all you could see our country, people are gathering, men Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman were first responders pouring in from and women who remember exactly MALONEY for hosting this Special Order New Jersey to help. They were a crit- where they were and how they felt, hour with me and for being such a ical part of not only rebuilding in New what they saw, what they heard, and champion for the survivors and re- York, but passing the important legis- also, kids who weren’t even born yet, sponders over the years. lation. learning for the first time those stories I thank each of our colleagues who Ms. DEAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the of what was experienced on September come to the floor this evening to re- chairwoman, Representative MALONEY, 11, 2001. member those we lost and thank all of for all her dedication, and I thank her We often talk about our Nation’s our colleagues who joined us in voting for naming me to share a few remarks. Greatest Generation. I was at Army for and renewing the 9/11 healthcare I am a new Representative from Reserve duty this past weekend, and I act. Pennsylvania, neighbor to New Jersey, was talking to one officer who said Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New but I spend an awful lot of time in New that his life—not just his military ca- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- Jersey, and our whole area was af- reer, but his life—is broken up into two tlewoman from New York (Mrs. fected. parts: There was the part of his life LOWEY), another champion for this Eighteen years ago, planes crashed until September 11, 2001, and the part cause. into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, of his life after September 11, 2001. Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I want to and a Pennsylvania field near It is a challenge for that generation thank my good friend and New Yorker, Shanksville. September 11 slammed serving post-9/11 to try to fill the shoes my colleague, CAROLYN MALONEY, for into our national consciousness and of our Nation’s Greatest Generation, organizing this evening so that we can has reverberated ever since. those who have served in World War II, all remember. We lost family, friends, neighbors, Korea, Vietnam, peacetime, wartime, Eighteen years have passed since the coworkers—losses that are immeas- many great Americans through genera- September 11 terrorist attacks, but the urable. We might have lost more, but tions. memory of this unimaginable tragedy, on that day, our first responders rushed It is so important for us to honor and unspeakable terror, and profound grief toward danger, rescued survivors, and remember the victims of September 11, 2001, to honor and remember those with remains. then spent months cleaning up the courage who ran up while other people When tragedy struck, men and wreckage. women streamed from the Twin Towers That blend of sorrow and courage was were running down, who ran toward danger, ignoring orders to go in the op- and the Pentagon as first responders on display again in June, when first re- posite direction at the ultimate risk of ran in and risked their lives. Volun- sponders encouraged Congress to reau- teers sifted through debris for days and their own life. thorize the 9/11 Victim Compensation And also, it is important for us to weeks, hoping for miracles. Fund. Between those horrific attacks and honor all of the men and women who Detective Luis Alvarez told me: ‘‘I’m the crash of Flight 93 in Shanksville, have served in our Nation’s military. doing okay, but there are others out Pennsylvania, we lost nearly 3,000 fam- Think of that man or that woman that there who aren’t doing okay.’’ Before ily members, friends, and neighbors. next morning who had a successful ca- Detective Alvarez died a few weeks We promised to never forget those reer, a stable family, and they went to later, he said: ‘‘The government has to whose lives were cut short. their local recruiter’s office to sign up The pain that we all feel from the act like first responders . . . put poli- to serve and, ultimately, gave their life loss of our relatives, friends, and neigh- tics aside and let’s get this bill done.’’ in that cause. There has been so much bors will never heal, but every day we Ultimately, we did so—through the sacrifice since 9/11. must channel that pain into remem- might and strength of CAROLYN MALO- As we gather together on this 18th brance and service. By participating in NEY, I might add—naming our bill for anniversary here in the House Cham- this day of service, we help build a him, Luis Alvarez, and other heroes. ber, this morning starting with a mo- stronger, more unified community to In the spirit of Detective Alvarez, let ment of silence and a singing of ‘‘God honor the victims’ memories. us continue to do so, working together Bless America,’’ when we say ‘‘never We are also called to care for those with decency and respect. That is how forget,’’ we have to ensure that every who remain with us but suffer as a re- we will honor those we lost; that is how single day that we are honoring the sult of their bravery that day. In July, we will honor those we continue to legacy of all those lives cut short too the Senate followed the House’s lead lose; and that is how we will honor all soon, that we are paying tribute to and passed the permanent renewal of of those who continue to grieve. those first responders with an enor- the September 11th Victim Compensa- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New mous amount of courage, and that we tion Fund, which was enacted on July York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- are honoring those men and women 29, 2019. The long-overdue action pro- tleman from New York (Mr. ZELDIN). who still serve to this day, those who vides financial security and care for 9/11 was a total bipartisan effort. I have paid the ultimate sacrifice, our first responders and survivors who are have never seen this Congress so united Gold Star families, our Blue Star fami- ill from exposure to a mix of burning and determined, working together, par- lies, past, present, and future. chemicals and debris. ticularly in the New York delegation. As that lieutenant colonel told me On this and every anniversary of the Mr. ZELDIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank this past weekend, for him, where he September 11 attacks, we are reminded the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. separated his life into service before of our common purpose and solemn re- CAROLYN B. MALONEY) for yielding and 9/11 and service after, life before 9/11 sponsibilities: to care for the survivors for hosting this Special Order hour. and life after, know that right now we and first responders, to give our law Really, much of Congresswoman have men and women who are overseas enforcement the resources to prevent MALONEY’s career here and legacy of who were 1 year old or 2 years old and and respond to attacks, and, last but service in the House of Representa- their entire life have only known the not least, to hold the victims and he- tives, while focused passionately on a post-9/11 reality, and yet they want roes of September 11 and their families lot of other issues that are very impor- nothing else but service. forever in our hearts. tant, certainly is one that is filled with So I think this 18th anniversary is Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New much success in advocating on behalf not just about what happened on that York. Mr. Speaker, reclaiming my of the New York community and for day and the days and the weeks and the time, I yield to the gentlewoman from first responders all across America for months that followed, but it is also Pennsylvania (Ms. DEAN). important priorities post-9/11. So I about where we are today.

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American, September 11, 2001. us together as Americans, the ultimate I think our country has had enough Eighteen years later we honor the justice will be delivered to them of the fighting. I think people want us lives of the fallen, the firefighters and abroad, because America is strong. to come together as one. They want us the law enforcement officers who ran New Yorkers are strong, but as to work together, govern together, and towards danger when everyone else was Americans, we will come together; we solve problems together under the flag. running away from it. And we recog- will unite; we will fight to protect our Today, we are able to step back, to nize the 911 dispatchers who were freedoms and our liberties. And it is think and reflect and pray for all the working around the clock behind the not about Republican or Democrat, lives we lost that day and all those we scenes to organize emergency response conservative or liberal; it is about us have lost since. We honor their legacies across our Nation. as Members of this body and as Ameri- by coming together as a nation here in I was working at the LAPD 911 center cans outside of this body to unite for a the greatest country in the world and that morning. It was all hands on deck, cause so much greater than ourselves, continuing to work to build a more and I didn’t know when I would be able the greatest Nation in the world. perfect Union. to go home. My first assignment that Mr. Speaker, I again thank Mrs. As we remember those we lost and day was to assemble two mobile field MALONEY for her leadership through our veterans and our active service- force units and send them out to pro- the years to ensure that, in so many members and all of our first responders tect places of worship, water treatment ways, our first responders, families, who continue to protect us, may God plants, cell phone towers, and anything victims are all being fought for suc- bless all those we lost that day as well that could be considered a target. cessfully in the Halls of this great as their families, those we have lost I had no idea what would come next. Chamber, and all of our colleagues on since, and may God bless those who None of us did. But like every first re- both sides of the aisle who have as- bravely protect us here at home and sponder working that day, 911 dis- sisted Mrs. MALONEY in her important abroad every day. And may God to con- patchers had to cast their own fears efforts. I thank the gentlewoman for tinue to bless the United States of aside. They had jobs to do. They had to hosting today’s Special Order hour. America. protect and secure their communities, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New just like firefighters and police offi- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- cers. And they had to be the calm reas- tleman from New York (Mr. DELGADO), tleman from New Jersey (Mr. suring voice on the other side of the OTTHEIMER an outstanding new Member of Con- G ), a great partner in our ef- line for every person who dialed 911, for forts to rebuild after 9/11. gress, a great addition to the New York every resident who was fearing the Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I delegation. worst, for every child who was calling thank Congresswoman MALONEY and Mr. DELGADO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to ask should I go to school or stay Chairman NADLER for hosting this bi- today in honor of nearly 3,000 Ameri- home. We received calls from all over partisan Special Order hour this cans who were killed in the September the world at our 911 center that day. evening to remember the attacks on 11 terrorist attacks on our homeland. So as we pause today to remember September 11, 2001. Eighteen years ago today, vile acts of I thank the gentlewoman so much for terror were committed in New York, that tragic, dark day, let us not forget all she does for our first responders and Virginia, and Pennsylvania. In the mo- the unsung heroes, the 911 dispatchers for our country. We are all very grate- ments following these tragedies, as who are always heard and never seen. Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New ful. thousands of people streamed out of York. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Con- More than 700 New Jersey residents the towers for safety, thousands of first gressional Progressive Caucus for al- were among the nearly 3,000 Americans responders ran into harm’s way to save lowing us to use their time on the floor killed at the World Trade Center, the lives. These first responders came from with this Special Order remembering Pentagon, and on the four planes that all across the State of New York, in- our losses, our strength, remembering morning. The attacks were not only a cluding my district, the 19th Congres- 9/11. declaration of war on the American sional District. people, but also on our fundamental Today is a solemn day of quiet re- 9/11 was a transformational event. I ideals of freedom and liberty. membrance. We bow our heads as a na- never meet anyone from another coun- On 9/11, we lost more than 400 fire- tion in a moment of silence, as we can- try or any State in America that they fighters, police, EMTs, and other first not carry the weight of these memories do not tell me about their feelings responders who all ran in to help, true of loved ones alone. The pain is too about 9/11. I remember when I drove patriots putting others ahead of them- hard for one family to bear, for one home that day and my daughter was selves. city to bear alone, for one State to home sick, and she said—and it still is And since that tragic morning, 2,000 bear alone. one of the best descriptions of what first responders who were there at the happened—she said, ‘‘I feel like Alice pile in the days, weeks, and months fol- b 1815 in Wonderland. I have gone through the lowing have died from illnesses from Today I join my colleagues on both looking glass and nothing will ever be their exposure to toxic dust and debris. sides of the aisle, and from every cor- the same again.’’ And it is true about Earlier this year, I was proud to ner of the country to never forget—to our country. stand right here on the House floor never forget the lives we lost, to never We reordered our priorities and made alongside my colleagues in the New forget the sacrifices made of our men Homeland Security our number one York and New Jersey delegations, led and women in uniform, and know that priority. We wrote many bills to make by Mrs. MALONEY and Mr. KING and we will stand with you and your fami- this country safer and stronger, and we Chairman NADLER, calling for the per- lies in the years ahead. worked together that day and every manent authorization of the 9/11 Vic- May we also never forget the na- day. We remember the lives that were tim Compensation Fund, which, tional unity we all felt in the days, taken from us and in the years that through the tireless advocacy efforts of weeks, and months following 9/11 where have followed the lives that have been their fellow first responders and sur- all that mattered was putting country lost because of sickness, and we are re- vivors will provide our sick and dying first. God bless America. minded of the strength and resiliency 9/11 first responders and their families Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New of our great Nation and what we can with the support they need and de- York. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gen- achieve when we band together. serve. tlewoman from California (Mrs. NORMA I want to thank all of my colleagues Just as we stood together then—not TORRES), a great leader here in Con- from both sides of the aisle for joining as Democrats or Republicans, but as gress. me in this Special Order and for all of

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I know Pentagon,’’ you only covered the of my time. of only one or two Arizonans, I believe, growth portion of the spending for So- f who lost their lives, so we always sort cial Security and Medicare healthcare REMEMBERING 9/11 of pull back to our communities and entitlements for 5 years. So then every personalize it. 10 years, two full Pentagons is just the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under THE MATH DOESN’T WORK growth. Ninety-one percent of the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Mr. SCHWEICHERT. Mr. Speaker, spending increases that are basically uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Ari- just before we got back there was a slated for the next 10 years are solely zona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT) is recognized the growth in Social Security and for 60 minutes as the designee of the jobs report, and I know that it is going Medicare. minority leader. to be a little geeky, but I wanted to go Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I walk through some of those underlying Understand, it is math. It is not Re- publican or Democrat. And we have lu- thank Representative MALONEY for numbers that lay in there. And it’s ac- telling the story. You know, it is not tually good news, the fact that there nacy around here. We have done this on just New Yorkers, I can’t imagine are really terrific things happening in the floor before, where we walk there is an American who doesn’t re- our economy. through some of the solutions that are member exactly where they were in But I still want to put it in context: thrown out that are completely make- that horrific moment. And it’s a mo- I have been coming to this microphone believe. Well, if we just raised taxes on ment yet where those of us in the West for quite a while now to say, What is the rich and do this, if we just raised and all over the country ached to see the biggest issue we as a society have? this number, and you understand, the what happened to your community. If you think of my little girl that is math doesn’t work. You are going to Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New going to turn 4 next month, what is the have to do something that is really York. Will the gentleman yield? biggest impairment to her economic hard for a broken political system. And Mr. SCHWEIKERT. I yield to the future? And we are going to walk we are going to have to do something gentlewoman from New York. through some of the math, but we are that is big, complex, and actually ho- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New going to also walk through some of the listic. York. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gen- solutions, because it turns out it is de- So one of the reasons we put this tleman and all of my colleagues for all mographics. board up almost every time we are be- of the support and the effort to rebuild We always put up this slide to basi- hind this microphone is trying to say, and make this country stronger. We cally sort of point out that the days of We actually sort of have come up with literally rewrote the whole intelligence yesteryear, where Members would get about five pillars, everything from, you system and defense system of the Na- behind these microphones and say, know, one pillar being tax policy, trade tion and took really massive steps to Well, if we just raise the tax on this policy, regulatory policy to maximize restructure our government and our population, or if we just do this entitle- economic velocity, incentives to be in country to be able to respond and pro- ment reform over here, or we just do the labor force to maximize that, be- tect our citizens. It was a unified, de- premium support over here that the cause labor force participation is cru- termined effort. fact of the matter is that 30 years from cial. I thank all of my colleagues for all of now, if you remove Social Security and Let’s explain. After tax reform, the their help for New York and for all of Medicare from the budget, this country modelers kept coming back and saying, their help for the Pentagon and is 20-some-trillion dollars cash posi- We believe the headwinds for the eco- Shanksville, and, mostly, for being tive. If you pull Social Security and nomic growth are going to be what part of an effort to rebuild and make Medicare back into the math, we are they call capital stock, savings. Will this country stronger to be able to pre- $100 trillion upside down. Mathemati- the country have cash in its banks and vent future attacks. cally, we just can’t get there. those things? I thank Members so much for their And so, if we actually care about Well, we have already blown the kind words. My constituents in my city keeping our promises to those, you wheels off or the charts off or however deeply appreciate it. know, the 10,300 Americans that turn 65 you want to say it in everything from Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I every single day and start to move into repatriated cash coming back into the thank Representative MALONEY. We al- their benefits, we really need to get se- country which has been substantially ways have to be careful when we are rious, because we are already in a greater than we have ever expected. friends not to go around calling each time—we don’t tell the public this be- Foreign investments. But also, Ameri- other by our first names. cause it is hard. We are not honest, I cans have been saving substantially But I was not here at the time of 9/11, believe, with ourselves, but there is al- more of the tax reform savings to them I did not come for another decade. And ready things Congress would des- than we actually modelled. yet today, even with the young people perately like to be doing, our constitu- But it was labor force. And we are we have in our office that were just ents would desperately like us to do going to come back to that because children, I mean young children, and that we are not doing because of the there is actually some really inter- you can still feel that sort of somber squeeze-out factor that is already hap- esting, good news, but we have got to tone. It is a powerful example and pening because of our demographics. get our heads around it, but the two something that is devastating. And we There is this thing called baby headwinds were labor force and capital can come together. I desperately wish boomers. I am one of them. And the stock. there were more opportunities where math to keep our promises basically we remember, not the horror, but the takes away the resources that would be b 1830 fact that there was unity. And how do doing other things. And they are prom- We have proven capital stock is we deal in a world right now where so ises, we have to keep them. working in our favor, and all of a sud- much of our politics is toxic and in not So how do you create the economic den, we got a jobs report that looks allowing that broken sort of political vitality, the labor force and all those like the labor force. This violates all system to ever sort of be more powerful other things? And we are going to the smart people and the demographers than those moments where we must spend a little bit of time on labor force who never thought that, at this point come together and both heal, deal with today. in our demographic cycle, we would be the heartbreak and then also make So just some points of reference. hitting these numbers. sure it never ever happens again. Every 5 years just the growth of Social Another thing we talk about is, how So my reason for being on the floor Security and Medicare healthcare enti- do we have population stability? Immi- this evening is I wanted to spend a mo- tlements, just the growth portion gration, family formation. Our birth

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We know what is mizes economic velocity? sisters who suffer hemophilia, which is driving the debt and what is going to Once again, you see a theme here. We a horribly expensive disease, can be drive us off the rails. must grow like crazy. cured, but the drug is also really ex- Could I beg of us, as policymakers, to Other things: Can we put incentives pensive. For instance, are we prepared fixate on the revolution that changes into our earned entitlement programs? to think through how we finance cures, this cost curve? Instead, we will do ab- When you earn your Social Security, a drug that stabilizes ALS but is going solutely ridiculous—my father used to you earn your Medicare, could we build to be really expensive? refer to it as the shiny object theory. It some incentives in there saying, if you What happens when I can use tech- is, you could have something that is in- are healthy and feel of sharp mind, or nology on one end to keep us healthy credibly important in your life, but if I if you want to be an entrepreneur, and technology on the other end to can come up with a shiny object over what can we do as incentives to stay in cure? here and wave it around and, in this the labor force, to continue that, be- This has to be a radically different case, get the press and others and cause we need you? way to think about how we are going maybe talk radio and maybe the cable We have done some time on the floor to crush the price of healthcare than where we have walked through things news, we will talk about the shiny ob- the insanity, the mathematical insan- ject. We will go run over and worry that are happening in countries like ity, that seems to be part of our public Japan, where they are desperately try- about that and deal with that, even discourse right now of, ‘‘Well, let’s just though this over here is the thing that ing to get populations to stay or come nationalize healthcare,’’ because that back into the labor force just for eco- is so critical to the survival of our soci- removes no costs. If you lay it out and ety. nomic survival. look at the underlying math, it doesn’t The one we have had the most fun Let’s talk about where we are having save anything. It is just, once again, with behind this microphone—and the some success right now. playing the game of shifting. next slide will make some sense, and It was only a couple years ago—I re- Shifting things, like the debate we then we will go on to the labor force member it was the Joint Economic have had for the last 10 years between issues—is that I believe we are in a Committee—we were sitting down with Republicans and Democrats on who time when technology may be one of some demographers and researchers. gets subsidized, who has to pay, who the things that saves us. We have done We were talking about the aging of should pay, and who gets subsidized, it time on this floor where we have America and how labor force participa- walked through amazing technology is absurdity. tion was going to crash. Because of We now need to do those things that that is about to do stunningly great that, we were going to see a real reduce the price or cure our brothers things for the environment. headwind in our ability to grow as a so- and sisters who have these afflictions. We now have a couple of big experi- ciety, as an economy. mental power plants that are working As we are walking through the math, and we went back and double-vetted Without growth, we are not going to outside of Houston where they are have the revenues. We are not going to burning coal and natural gas with no this a couple of hours ago, and we talked about this before, if you look at have all those pillars that we talked smokestack. They are collecting every about in the beginning moving forward. bit of the CO . the next 30 years and remove Social Se- 2 curity and Medicare, our country is Last Friday, we got the unemploy- We have proven that technology ment numbers. Underneath it, there is works. Now we have had a break- $23.1 trillion cash positive. If you take Social Security, Medicare, and their that thing called the U6 data where through on being able to carbon mine you start to dive into it and under- the air. We have learned how to do a associated interest costs on the bor- rowing, we are over $100 trillion nega- stand what is really going on. couple things. There is a type of ge- As we get ready to walk through netic engineering in certain food tive. these really positive things, I need ev- stocks so your cow doesn’t produce as If you look carefully, it is not Social erybody to work with me on a concept. much methane. Remember, twice as Security. Social Security is a big deal, How do we have a society—and let me much comes out of the mouth as—a bit but two-thirds-plus of it is Medicare. grab my little notes here—that, all of a of trivia. We need to have a fixation on what sudden, we have 163.4 million Ameri- It turns out, instead of just regu- we do as a society to crack the cost of cans working? We are now back above lating and controlling and crushing the healthcare. That is why we are work- 63 percent labor force participation. We very economic growth we must have to ing on a piece of legislation in our of- are back up to, like, 63.2, which those be able to keep our social entitlement fice to allow technology to be truly— very researchers in that meeting a cou- promises, let’s embrace technology. think about a Blockbuster video mo- There is technology that is about to ment. ple of years ago said by now we would be a disruption in healthcare costs. Our How many of us went to Blockbuster be maybe as low as in the high 50s, that problem is that we have to legalize it. video last weekend? I know it is a silly the available labor was going to crash. Are you prepared to allow technology example, but it is a good one because You start to understand that there is to write you a prescription if we can didn’t it feel like, overnight, we used to a miracle happening in our society be- demonstrate that the algorithms and go get those little silver disks, and now cause, to quote some of the folks re- the sensors and those things are in- we go home and hit a button? cently, workers came out of the wood- credibly accurate? Are we prepared to We, as a society, engage in tech- work this last month and have been en- work out some financing mechanisms nology disruption all the time. tering the labor force. for these new biological drugs that are The problem with healthcare, similar The best way I can describe this is, about to cure diseases that are crush- to what we have in education, is that remember a few years ago when we ing to both individuals and families but we have so much government intrusion used to come behind these microphones also to the economics of healthcare? in it, so much government regulation, and talk about the real unemployment Remember, 5 percent of our brothers so much trying to keep people safe. data: Hey, I know they are saying we and sisters who have chronic condi- The ability to have technology innova- are only at 6 percent unemployment, tions are the majority of our tion that crashes the price—we have all but if you add in all those people who healthcare expenditures. seen some of the new wearables and are not looking for work, discouraged Where is the excitement and opti- some of the things you can blow into workers, if I can use a pop-culture term mism that there are a number of these that look like they are going to diag- from the 1980s, worn-out workers, the horrible, horrible afflictions that are nose everything from several types of unemployment rate was 14, 16, 18 per- about to be cured? cancer to being able to tell if you have cent of the society.

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The official un- b 1845 coming down upon us not tomorrow, employment rate doesn’t change, but but today. we know we had a few hundred thou- You would actually think for a mo- One of the pillars is actually working sand new entries into the labor force. A ment there would be some level of joy right now. We have demonstrated that big chunk of that was not being cal- of something is working in our society, sort of holistic theory that, when you culated in unemployment numbers be- where the very people we walk around get tax policy right, regulatory policy cause they weren’t even looking. Some- here claiming that we are fighting for right—could you imagine, when we fi- thing happened in society where, all of and that we care about is working. We nally get ourselves and some of the a sudden, folks who were under- just need to figure out what is working trade issues all cleaned up, where we employed, who had not been looking, and do more of it. can go economically? all of a sudden came back. U.S. household income finally But it is a demonstration that, eco- This is really, really important. I matches the 1999 peak, while the pov- nomically, this affects what is hap- know it is geeky, but the math is abso- erty rate is at its lowest since 2001. pening over here on people’s ability to lutely critical. How many of you actually saw that have the honor of work. The other thing that was happening discussed over this weekend and over Mr. Speaker, I just desperately wish, was, if you dug into that unemploy- the last couple of days? when we have our debates—I know we ment report on Friday, if you take the It is working. For the first time, are always going to have those mo- last 3 months, all of a sudden, wages most new working age hires in the U.S. ments where we have to do the shiny and productivity have started to spike. are people of color. It is working. object because that is great politics, If you analyze the last 3 months, all of When I get up behind this mike and I but the demographics and over $100 a sudden, wages are moving at about a keep trying to say we have these five trillion of debt being handed to my lit- 4.2 percent increase in a time with very pillars that we need all of these cyl- tle girl over the next three decades is a low inflation. inders to be clicking to be able to grow level of cruelty. We all remember our econ classes. the economy so we can generate the And it is not Republican or Demo- What are the two things that make an revenues, so we actually have a fight- crat, it is math, could we ever get our employer pay you more money? It was ing chance to keep our promises, that heads around the fact of doing those really simple. It was productivity and labor force participation one is work- things that remove that cruelty and inflation. ing right now. make the next three decades for my lit- What happens if we are in a world Doesn’t this body understand how tle girl, for all of us, one of the most where there is very little inflation and, powerful this is? amazing portions of American history. all of a sudden, we are paying people They will be out tomorrow, and it is Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance more? It turns out maybe we have to always dangerous to guess, but last of my time. add a little labor force squeeze, a soci- month you saw the reality of what we f ety with more jobs than available call receipts, tax receipts. Tax receipts UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA workers. All of a sudden, we get the so far this year are functionally 3.1 per- AGREEMENT spike of productivity we see in the last cent higher. They have grown. They 3 months. These are good things. are the highest in U.S. history. And if The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under We have talked behind these micro- you actually use even what they call the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- phones for years now about how work- inflation adjusted dollars, it is the sec- uary 3, 2019, the Chair recognizes the ing men and women aren’t getting ond highest in history. gentleman from Kansas (Mr. ESTES) for ahead, that the actual real wages have So the misinformation campaign say- 30 minutes. stayed flat for a couple of decades, ex- ing, well, tax reform didn’t—no, tax re- GENERAL LEAVE cept for substantially this last year. form is working. The revenue receipts Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- We really should figure out what are are up. imous consent that all Members may we doing right and continue to do more If we could actually get some decent have 5 legislative days in which to re- of it. data on understanding social needs, So- vise and extend their remarks and in- Look, it is math. Is it Republican cial Security and disability, we know clude extraneous material on the topic math or Democratic math? It is math, the numbers have fallen. TANF needs of this Special Order. but something is working in our soci- have fallen. Many of these are no The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ety where they are coming back into longer needing the U.S. Government objection to the request of the gen- the labor force. subsidies, our taxpayer dollars, because tleman from Kansas? Look, why isn’t there joy in this they are working again. There was no objection. place? Has our partisanship become so Where is the joy? Yet why is the Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, throughout dark that something that would be a spending functionally up about 61⁄2 per- our district work period, I visited conversation of joy, a 3.3 percent un- cent? farms, ranches, manufacturing plants, employment rate for adult women— Well, a big portion of that was dis- and small businesses where people all this is close to the 1953 rate, and in placed on what we call discretionary, said the same thing: It is time to pass 1953, it was a dramatically smaller pop- but a big portion of that growth is de- the USMCA now. Farmers, ranchers, ulation that was looking. mographics. We don’t do a particularly and workers in Kansas understand how How about a 5.5 percent African honest job of showing in a chart say- important this monumental trade deal American unemployment rate, a record ing, look, this is on autopilot. is, and they want it done now. low? Where’s the joy? A 4.2 percent His- Every day, 10,300 Americans turn 65, On November 30, 2018, the United panic American unemployment rate they move into benefits, and we have States, Mexico, and Canada signed a has now tied the all-time record low. A set aside not nearly enough resources monumental free and fair trade agree- 3.3 percent unemployment rate for to cover that. As a matter of fact, the ment for our countries. Since then, adult women, near the lowest rate Medicare part A portion of the trust Mexico has made significant labor re- since 1953. A 2.8 percent Asian Amer- fund is gone in a couple of years. forms and adopted the USMCA, while ican unemployment rate, almost So as we walk through this—and this Canada is not far behind. touching up against the record low. chart is almost impossible to read and Unfortunately, here at home, the If you want to take prime age, which understand, but the trendline of Afri- USMCA is stuck in purgatory. Con- there is a whole reason we calculate can American women, of Hispanics, of gress failed to bring the USMCA to a that for productivity numbers, a 76.3 White workers, of African American vote over the summer, while some of

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Let the chips fall where working American farmers, ranchers, I have several Members here with me they may. Put it on the floor, and let’s manufacturers, and families. tonight who also want to talk. I want see what happens. I suspect it will pass, Currently, more than 12 million to talk some more about some of the which means the will of the people will American jobs depend on trade with other benefits that are out there from be done and we can get to work work- Canada and Mexico. As is the case for the USMCA, but right now, Mr. Speak- ing more with our allies and our 45 other States, Canada and Mexico are er, I yield to the gentleman from Penn- friends and doing better for Americans. Kansas’ top two trading partners, sylvania (Mr. PERRY), my friend and Quite honestly, while China is wait- worth $4.9 billion every year, while colleague. ing to make a trade deal, one of the supporting 110,000 jobs in my State Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank reasons they are waiting is because alone. This impact underscores just the good gentleman for bringing this this Congress won’t approve one in the how important the USMCA is for our issue to light and for holding this Spe- USMCA. They are saying: Why should country. cial Order, and, of course, my col- we come negotiate with America when According to the U.S. International leagues who are with me here today. their Congress won’t approve what we Trade Commission, the USMCA will All of us who are probably older than negotiate? create 176,000 new jobs and increase the age of 25 have watched, probably in We need to show them that we will U.S. GDP by $68 billion. Exports to every State in the Union, certainly in approve it; we do stand with the Amer- USMCA partners will grow by $33.3 bil- the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ican people and the American worker. lion, and imports from the USMCA every little town that you drove We need a better deal with China, too, partners will grow by $31.5 billion. through in the State that I am privi- and it starts with the USMCA. Overall, the update to NAFTA will leged to represent, every little town Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman create jobs, boost wages, and open up had some small business, or maybe two for allowing me the time and for bring- new markets for American agriculture or three: a shoe factory, a dress fac- ing this issue to the forefront. and manufacturing. It also sets unprec- tory. One of the little towns south of us Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, Mr. PERRY edented standards for areas like intel- had a cigar factory or two. said a lot of things that are really valid lectual property, small businesses, and Over the course of my adult lifetime, there and important to us. I have several other Members who the environment. those little factories, those small em- want to talk about how important This is a significant improvement ployers in every single town have left. things are. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the over NAFTA, which was actually bene- The reason they left is multiple, but gentleman from Ohio (Mr. BALDERSON), ficial to my district in Kansas, espe- one of them is because the trade deals my friend and colleague. cially for our farmers, ranchers, and that were signed by previous adminis- Mr. BALDERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise aerospace manufacturers. However, the trations encouraged them to leave. today to urge this body’s consideration 25-year-old NAFTA agreement was out- They encouraged our competitors to of the United States-Mexico-Canada dated and badly in need of reform and take them over, and we closed up shop. Agreement, or the USMCA, which has modernization. We lost those jobs. Our folks in Amer- the support of both of our neighboring Consider that, when NAFTA was first ica had to go find work elsewhere and nations; the majority of our Nation’s negotiated in 1992, Motorola cell get retraining elsewhere. Governors, including Ohio’s Governor phones were carried around in a bag, It has been 25 years since NAFTA was Mike DeWine; more than 600 trade and just one in five households had a enacted. Twenty-five years is a long group organizations across the Nation; home computer. Even fewer than that time. Things were different 25 years our current administration; a signifi- could connect to a dial-up internet in ago. There wasn’t e-commerce. We cant number of my colleagues both in order to access the world wide web, weren’t all thinking about a globalized the U.S. House of Representatives and which had just been unveiled in 1991. economy. the U.S. Senate; and myself. Clearly, a lot has changed in the last Now these antiquated laws that we The USMCA will support tens of mil- 25 years, and our laws and trade deals are living under are holding back our lions of jobs across the United States. should change as well. American economy. If we would just In my home State of Ohio, more than As Representative of the Air Capital pass the USMCA—it is in the hands of 428,000 jobs are supported by trade with of the World and the breadbasket of the Speaker right now. If we would just Canada and Mexico. America, I know that USMCA is crit- pass it, 176,000 new jobs, $68 billion in The livelihood of my constituents is ical for manufacturers, farmers, and growth to our economy. directly impacted by the success of ranchers throughout Kansas and our Instead of being worried about trad- trade with our neighboring nations. country. That is why I am proud to ing with China and being concerned Last year, nearly $28 billion worth of serve today on the whip team, led by with what China is going to do, we goods and services were exported from Whip STEVE SCALISE, to help get the could trade with people we really agree my home State of Ohio to Canada and USMCA finalized in Congress. with who are right on the other side of Mexico. Earlier today, our team met with our border: Canada and Mexico. Ambassador Lighthizer to receive an Wouldn’t that be wonderful? b 1900 update on negotiations, and I want to We need to modernize our laws, and These exports consist of iron, steel, take a moment to again thank him and that starts by allowing the USMCA to motor vehicle parts, and machinery, the entire administration for the work go through. That framework should be much of which come from my district they did to draft the USMCA. Now it is considered today. We need free and fair in central Ohio. time for Congress to do its part to se- trade. We don’t have that right now. Ohio is also the 12th largest agricul- cure this free and fair trade deal that We must pass the USMCA to bolster tural exporting State. USMCA will farmers, ranchers, workers, and fami- quality, family-sustaining jobs in make important improvements to se- lies in the heartland and throughout America, in the Commonwealth of cure greater market access for our the country deserve. Pennsylvania and other States around farmers and will ensure the fair treat- As a fierce advocate for free and fair our country. ment of Ohio’s agriculture products in trade, I believe a trade agreement with The USMCA is a win for the Amer- the marketplace. Canada and Mexico is crucial for Kan- ican worker. It is great to help out our With $28 billion in economic value sas and our country. However, Presi- neighbors around the globe, but our re- and 428,000 Ohio jobs on the line, we dent Trump is right to insist that trade sponsibility first is right here at home simply cannot afford for the USMCA to deals both be fair and free. in our States, like the State of Penn- fail. It is time to pass USMCA now.

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And the USMCA is a great im- from Kansas for yielding. that I am going to ask for folks to provement for the agriculture area. It I also rise today to speak urging con- think about. Think of the issues we sets some unprecedented standards for sideration of USMCA. have, particularly with China. So many agriculture, regulation, and bio- Mr. Speaker, I have been an elected of us would love to have a healthy rela- technology. official for a while, and even when I tionship with China, but we don’t be- It maintains duty-free access for first began this job in the 1990s, I would lieve they are playing by the WTO American farmers in Mexico, and pro- get complaints from people as to why rules. They are breaking the rules. vides new access for U.S. wheat, eggs, we couldn’t do something about So we are seeing a world right now dairy, and poultry. In fact, the Inter- NAFTA. where lots of manufacturers are think- national Trade Commission estimates After four Presidents, we watched ing about moving parts of their supply an additional $277 million in increased NAFTA be approved and watched jobs chain. Wouldn’t it be an amazing thing dairy sales to our North American leave America. We finally have a Presi- that we do our job here, we get this partners under USMCA. That is a 44 dent who is willing to do something trade agreement passed, and those percent increase that will bring a about it. As mentioned before, this components, those issues, parts of much-needed lift to the U.S. dairy in- agreement is important for Wisconsin those supply chains are back here in dustry. manufacturers and manufacturers all North America? Our ability to say our Another area is manufacturing. over the country. Wisconsin, of all of continent, our trading block, our abil- USMCA maintains a duty-free access the States, has the second highest per- for U.S. manufactured goods and re- cent of our workforce involved in man- ity to not only have robust economies moves some of the existing barriers for ufacturing, and that is why when I get for ourselves, but these labor provi- home, I hear about the importance of sions. remanufactured goods, opening up a lot And this is the last thing I really this agreement so much. of new markets for American products. But as important as it is to manufac- wanted to hit on. The gentleman and I It encourages U.S. manufacturing by turing, the major reason why I wish so are on the whip team for passing this. requiring 75 percent of auto content to much this would be brought to the We have had a number of visits with be produced in North America. The Of- floor is when I go back home, I hear so our brothers and sisters on the left. fice of the United States Trade Rep- much from my agriculture sector. This With a lot of them, I will get this: Well, resentative estimates that USMCA will is important for your corn farmer, but David, I am concerned about the en- add $34 billion in automotive invest- it is even more important for your forcement of the new labor standards ment and create 76,000 new American dairy farmer. Dairy is in the worst po- that the Mexican Government has jobs. sition it has been, I think, since I was passed. It also incentivizes higher wages, re- in law school in the 1980s, and I was a Remember, their legislature has quiring 40 to 50 percent of auto content law clerk for someone who had a pri- passed this. Their President has signed to be made by workers making at least marily dairy clientele. It was so tough it. There are dramatic changes in their $16 an hour, helping to boost wages watching what these guys and gals labor rules. I will bring them a copy across many manufacturing sectors. went through in dairy in the 1980s. and say: But you don’t understand, it is It requires Mexico to pass some Now, due to low prices, we are back not the 1940s and 1950s anymore. You sweeping labor reforms to improve to where we again and again watch don’t send in a team of union rep- standards there and create an even dairy farmers wondering whether they resentatives to go inspect one of the more even playing field for American are going to be able to hang on for an- 70,000-some facilities and inspect and labor. Mexico has already followed other week, another month without then write up a report saying we don’t through and enacted these reforms going under. And here we have this think you are—in today’s world, we which are already benefiting U.S. man- agreement, which has been sitting here have that thing called the internet. ufacturing. waiting to be voted on, and we are not The law the Mexican Congress passed Canada and Mexico buy more prod- allowed to come in here and vote on it. actually has provisions in there for pri- ucts manufactured in America than I beg people. I realize that there may vacy and secrecy and the ability to use our next 10 trading partners. Exports of be some things you don’t like about technology that if you believe your manufactured goods to Canada and President Trump, but he has nego- labor rights are being abused in a Mexi- Mexico account for more than 2 million tiated a very important agreement can factory, you can actually docu- jobs across our country. here, a very important agreement for ment it. You can actually put it on a As a representative of Wichita, I have manufacturers, a very important blog and those things. seen firsthand how important it is that agreement for the agriculture sector, So how do we drag our brothers and our manufacturers have access to glob- especially dairy. sisters from the left to actually walk al markets. Transportation equipment Please, do not let this agreement away from the excuse of the labor im- exports account for $2.7 billion last wait any more. Do not drive more peo- provement enforcement, and get them year, and the growth in manufactured ple out of business just for partisan to understand that it is not the 1950s goods, exports from Kansas, grew 8.5 reasons. This is such a good agreement. anymore; that now we are going to use percent from 2010 to 2018. It is so rare that we get a big improve- technology and the ability to have In addition, Kansas aerospace exports ment around here. these new labor standards in Mexico to Canada and Mexico have increased Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I appre- which can be enforced on a very large by more than 20 percent over the last ciate the gentleman’s time and partici- scale using technology? decade, helping grow the total value of pation in this very important topic to- This is incredibly important to our manufactured goods exported from night. economic growth, and our entire re- Kansas to Canada and Mexico to $3.2 Now I yield to the gentleman from gions. Let’s get this done. billion in 2018. These numbers under- Arizona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT), my friend. Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the score the importance of USMCA for Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I gentleman very much for his com- American manufacturing. thank my friend from Kansas who rep- ments. The gentleman pointed out so I wanted to mention that I have got resents my wife’s family. much about how important it is to get some other representatives here who Hopefully, I won’t take a couple of that economic growth so that we have also have a big impact and a lot of minutes, but there were a couple of got the value in the economy and how value to add to that. Right now I would things as we were doing some economic much effort that Mexico has made, al- like to call on my friend and colleague numbers before. ready changing the laws in their coun- from Pennsylvania.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:47 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K11SE7.108 H11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with HOUSE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7661 I yield to the gentleman from Penn- Mr. BAIRD. Mr. Speaker, I would USMCA will further expand pros- sylvania (Mr. KELLER). like to thank my colleague from Kan- perity and ensure that the strong eco- Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I appre- sas for allowing me to have the oppor- nomic growth we have seen in the past ciate the gentleman from Kansas yield- tunity to speak on this important 3 years continues. ing to me. issue. Mr. Speaker, I will close with this: I stand before you today representing Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lend my Allow us to vote. the outstanding people of Pennsylva- voice in support of the United States- Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I yield to nia’s 12th Congressional District to call Mexico-Canada Agreement, better the gentleman from Florida (Mr. upon the Speaker to bring up and my known as USMCA, which will expand STEUBE), who is my friend and col- colleagues to pass the United States- markets for our farmers and manufac- league. Mexico-Canada Agreement, otherwise turers, while ensuring cheaper goods Mr. STEUBE. Mr. Speaker, I thank known as USMCA. for Americans. the gentleman for yielding. Back in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congres- In Indiana, our economy thrives be- Mr. Speaker, Florida, which I have sional District during the August work cause we are one of the larger manufac- the privilege of representing, relies on month, I heard from our farmers our turing States in the country, and an trade with Canada and Mexico to sur- manufacturers, and energy producers, agricultural center for the Nation. We vive and thrive. From transportation all of whom would benefit from the make the steel that towers above the equipment to machinery to agricul- passage of the USMCA. Nation’s largest cities in skyscrapers. tural products, in 2017 alone, Florida Their message to me was clear: We We build the cars that drive along the exported $6.7 billion in goods to Canada need to complete this trade deal so we Nation’s highways and byways, and we and Mexico. can continue hiring, growing wages, grow the crops that feed the Nation’s We are not alone. Canada was the and keep this economy rolling. The citizens and livestock. leading market for United States goods benefits of the USMCA to our agri- We have built this economy, in part, exported, followed closely by Mexico in culture community are critical. through strong international relation- 2017. These allies account for 34 percent Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional ships with countries as far away as of U.S. exports and 35 percent of U.S. District is home to over 10,500 farms, 98 Japan, and as close as Canada and Mex- imports. They are our strategic part- percent of which are family farms. ico. In fact, it is the partnerships with ners and an important part of our suc- Moreover, our district is responsible our closest neighbors to the north and cessful economy here in the United for 18 percent of Pennsylvania’s agri- south that are the strongest and most States. cultural sales. vital. Continuing the long history of our During August, I visited Brown Hill In 2018, Canada was the Hoosier successful trade relationship is essen- Farms in Tunkhannock. I met with State’s most significant international tial to bringing the United States econ- dairy producers at an ag-dairy summit export market, purchasing 34 percent omy into the 21st century. That is why with USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue of all of the exports, for a total of $13 Congress should pass the USMCA. By and my colleague, Congressman G.T. billion in products. The 72 Canadian implementing the USMCA, we would be THOMPSON. companies which operate in Indiana creating 176,000 additional American I also attended Penn State’s AG employ over 15,600 citizens of our jobs and continuing to grow our econ- Progress Days, Pennsylvania’s largest State. omy by over $68 billion. outdoor agricultural exposition. At Mexico follows as our second biggest This agreement will protect Amer- each visit, dairy producers said the export market, purchasing 13.8 percent ican intellectual property, update our same thing. The USMCA agreement of our exports, injecting $5.5 billion digital trade rules, enable data to be would greatly benefit them by elimi- into the Hoosier heartland. There are transferred cross-border, and expand nating Canada’s Class 7 milk, allowing 2,000 manufacturing firms and 61,000 markets for American agricultural American dairy farmers to once again jobs in Indiana who rely on exports to products. USMCA maintains the suc- sell milk ingredient products in Can- these countries. cessful duty-free access for American ada. Beyond the strengthening of our ex- farmers in Mexico and opens the Cana- Canada and Mexico have taken steps port market, USMCA will also increase dian market up for the first time to to finalize this agreement. What is the percentage of cars that must be American dairy, wheat, chicken, egg, stopping the United States from doing built in North America to 75 percent and turkey products. American dairy the same? Right now, the agreement is and require that 40 percent of the auto producers alone would grow their ac- sitting on Speaker PELOSI’s desk. content be built by workers earning $16 cess to up to 3.59 percent of the Cana- Let’s be clear. Failure to bring up the an hour or more. USMCA for a vote is a failure to stand This is both a boon for manufactur- dian dairy market, and the dairy farm- up for American jobs, American work- ers in the State and the Hoosier work- ers in my district in the 17th District ers, and American families. ers that are the lifeblood of our of Florida can use every little bit of an That is a shame because one thing economy. opportunity to sell their products. that Members of Congress share is that Improving USMCA will ease the un- b 1915 we want to do what is best for our dis- certainty facing Florida farmers and tricts and for our country. Our con- This legislation also opens up Cana- ranchers, allowing them to make new stituents sent us here to work on dian markets to our U.S. turkey and investments to grow operations. things that will actually help people. dairy products and ensures that our ag- This deal is a good deal for Florida USMCA will do that by prioritizing ricultural producers have access to and America, and it is time that the American jobs, American goods, and Mexico’s markets tariff-free. majority bring this important measure American workers. Right now, due to the international to the floor. I thank Congressman ESTES for orga- trade conditions like the current delay Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I yield to nizing tonight’s Special Order on in this deal, Hoosier manufacturers are the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. MAR- USMCA. Let’s work on things that can seeing their growth stymied. The Hoo- SHALL). Representative ROGER MAR- actually help people. Let’s work on sier farmers are hurting as corn, soy, SHALL is my fellow Kansan and col- things that can have a positive impact. and pork markets have taken major league. Let’s pass the USMCA. hits in the past few years. The longer Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, let’s get this done. we wait, the worse it gets. thank so much the gentleman, my Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I appre- Nearly every day I hear from con- friend and fellow colleague from Kan- ciate the gentleman’s time and in- stituents who are anxious to get this sas, for leading on this issue and giving volvement in this. trade deal passed so that we can keep me the opportunity to speak about it. I would also now like to call on a our economy in high gear. Our farmers Certainly, times are very tough in friend of mine and colleague from the and manufacturers in the Fourth Dis- agriculture, the toughest I have ever great State of Indiana. trict need this deal for both the cer- seen, the toughest, certainly, since the I yield to the gentleman from Indi- tainty and the prosperity it will pro- 1980s. The passage of USMCA, the ana (Mr. BAIRD). vide. NAFTA 2.0, is the single greatest thing

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De- As President Trump has often point- protecting their IP rights and more time cre- laying the implementation of this pro- ed out, many of our trade deals have ating products and Texas jobs. gram hurts agriculture across Kansas not always created the best outcomes Not only will this job creation boost the because the deal would enable Kansas for American workers and products, American and Texan economies, but it will producers to trade more commodities but by approving the USMCA, we can also benefit two of our country’s strongest by opening the Canadian market up for take one giant step in overhauling one trading partners. In 2017, Texas alone ex- American dairy, wheat, chicken, and of the most fundamental trade deals ported $127 billion in products to Canada and eggs, some for the very first time. with our closest neighbors. We can also Mexico, with 72 percent of the materials im- Additionally, this agreement will create a great template for success, es- ported by Texan manufacturers coming from grow our business with our very top pecially if we turn our focus to improv- those same countries. The Texas economy two customers, Mexico and Canada, ing trade relations with China and flourishes from its trade relationship with these meaning thousands of jobs and hun- other countries. countries, and in the end, trade with Mexico dreds of millions of dollars in increased As we stated tonight, there is no and Canada supports 948,900 jobs in our exports for Kansans. time like the present to get started state. moving this process forward, making Finally, the unprecedented standards Many Americans are already living in the sure that every provision of the deal is for agricultural biotechnology will sup- strongest economy of their lifetimes, and the enforceable so we can get the USMCA port 21st-century innovations in agri- USMCA is critical to ensuring that our coun- across the finish line. The cost of delay culture and lay the groundwork for fu- try’s industries can continue to prosper and is too great for our farmers, ranchers, ture agreements with other countries sell their goods freely and fairly across the manufacturers, small businesses, entre- around the globe. globe. I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- preneurs, and families. porting its passage and ask that it be brought Some of the brightest thinkers in the Again, I thank my colleagues for up for a vote as soon as possible. world are in America, but these joining me tonight, and I ask this body f innovators have been robbed of billions to pass the USMCA now. of dollars over the previous decades due Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance SENATE BILL REFERRED to intellectual property theft. USMCA of my time. can’t be delayed any longer, as new A bill of the Senate of the following Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, if innovation title was taken from the Speaker’s protections for intellectual property is the lifeblood of our nation’s economy, then will drive innovation and create even table and, under the rule, referred as the Dallas-Fort Worth region might very well follows: more jobs by strengthening protection be considered our country’s heart. World-class S. 2035. An act to require the Transpor- of patents, trademarks, and secrets. research hospitals and several leading phar- President Trump’s USMCA also lev- tation Security Administration to develop a maceutical companies call DFW home, where strategic plan to expand eligibility for the els the playing field for workers in my they create life-saving treatments while keep- PreCheck Program to individuals with State by expanding guarantees for the ing our local economy strong. Their continued Transportation Worker Identification Cre- enforcement of labor protections across success, however, depends on their access to dentials or Hazardous Materials Endorse- North America. Future economic international marketplaces, especially those in ments; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- growth and jobs for Kansas and Amer- Canada and Mexico. That is why passing the rity. ica are increasingly dependent on ex- United States Mexico Canada Agreement, or f panding U.S. trade and investment op- ‘‘USMCA,’’ is so important. portunities in the global marketplace. One of the biggest concerns that I hear from ADJOURNMENT President Trump has delivered this in- innovators in my district is the protection of Mr. ESTES. Mr. Speaker, I move that credibly bipartisan deal, and it is long their intellectual property (IP) rights in the the House do now adjourn. past time for Congress to bring it up international marketplace. President Trump The motion was agreed to; accord- for a vote to usher in a new era in and Trade Ambassador Lighthizer have deliv- ingly (at 7 o’clock and 20 minutes American trade. ered on this issue by installing robust IP pro- p.m.), under its previous order, the Mr. Speaker, it is now time for us to tections into this trade agreement with Canada House adjourned until tomorrow, bring USMCA to the floor. hand Mexico. The USMCA provisions that Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 9 a.m. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF PAYGO LEGISLATION Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 205, the Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019, as amended, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

ESTIMATE OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO EFFECTS FOR H.R. 205 (RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 116–29)

By fiscal year, in millions of dollars— 2019– 2019– 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2024 2029

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Pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO), Mr. YARMUTH hereby submits, prior to the vote on passage, the attached estimate of the costs of H.R. 1941, the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act, as amended, for printing in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.

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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Education, transmitting a notification of a ETC. Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and discontinuation of service in acting role, Commerce. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 2044. A letter from the Director, Regu- 277, 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Com- communications were taken from the latory Management Division, Environmental mittee on Oversight and Reform. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2053. A letter from the Deputy Director, Of- 2037. A letter from the Assistant General cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Nevada; fice for Coastal Management, National Counsel for Legislation, Regulations and En- Revisions to Clark County Ozone Mainte- Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmos- ergy Efficiency, Office of Management, De- nance Plan [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0365; FRL- pheric Administration, transmitting the Ad- partment of Energy, transmitting the De- 9998-83-Region 9] received August 22, 2019, ministration’s final rule — Coastal Zone partment’s final rule — Inclusion of Early pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Management Act Program Change Proce- Stage Technology Demonstration in Author- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- dures [Docket No.: 080416573-8999-03] (RIN: ized Technology Transfer Activities (RIN: mittee on Energy and Commerce. 0648-AW74) received August 19, 2019, pursuant 1991-AC14) received August 27, 2019, pursuant 2045. A letter from the Director, Regu- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, latory Management Division, Environmental Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Natural Resources. 2054. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Michi- 2038. A letter from the Director, Regu- gan; Ohio; Corrections [EPA-R05-OAR-2007- Office of the Secretary, Department of latory Management Division, Environmental 1092; MI-87-1; EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0121; FRL- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9998-75-Region 5] received August 22, 2019, ment’s final rule — Revisions to Civil Pen- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Mis- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law alty Amounts (RIN: 2105-AE80) received Au- souri; Revision to Reference Methods Rule 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- gust 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [EPA-R07-OAR-2019-0293; FRL-9998-39-Region mittee on Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judici- 7] received August 19, 2019, pursuant to 5 2046. A letter from the Director, Regu- ary. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. latory Management Division, Environmental 2055. A letter from the Management and 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Arkan- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of ergy and Commerce. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2039. A letter from the Director, Regu- sas; Revisions to State Implementation Plan ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- latory Management Division, Environmental Permitting Programs [EPA-R06-OAR-2019- tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 0301; FRL-9997-81-Region 6] received August FAA-2019-0253; Product Identifier 2019-NM- cy’s final rule — C1-C4 Linear and Branched 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 006-AD; Amendment 39-19686; AD 2019-14-08] Chain Alkyl D-Glucitol Dianhydro Alkyl Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ethers; Exemption from the Requirement of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 2047. A letter from the Director, Regu- a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0201; FRL- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental 9997-14] received August 19, 2019, pursuant to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ture. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Arizona; 2056. A letter from the Management and ergy and Commerce. Maricopa County Air Quality Department Program Analyst, FAA, Department of 2040. A letter from the Director, Regu- [EPA-R09-OAR-2019-0105; FRL-9998-76-Region Transportation, transmitting the Depart- latory Management Division, Environmental 9] received August 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. tives; Learjet, Inc. Airplanes [Docket No.: cy’s final rule — Technical Amendments to 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on En- FAA-2019-0046; Product Identifier 2018-CE- Revise Regional Office Address [FRL-9998-08- ergy and Commerce. 040-AD; Amendment 39-19721; AD 2019-17-01] Region 6] received August 19, 2019, pursuant 2048. A letter from the Director, Defense (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Security Cooperation Agency, Department of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Defense, transmitting a notice of Proposed 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- Energy and Commerce. Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance to mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- 2041. A letter from the Director, Regu- the Government of Poland, Transmittal No. ture. latory Management Division, Environmental 19-49, pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms 2057. A letter from the Management and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Export Control Act, as amended; to the Com- Program Analyst, FAA, Department of cy’s final rule — Air Plan Approval; Mis- mittee on Foreign Affairs. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- souri; Revision to Emission Data, Emission 2049. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Fees and Process Information Rule [EPA- Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: R07-OAR-2019-0300; FRL-9998-41-Region 7] re- State, transmitting a report on politically FAA-2019-0018; Product Identifier 2018-NM- ceived August 19, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. motivated boycotts of, divestment from, and 116-AD; Amendment 39-19681; AD 2019-14-03] 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 sanctions against Israel; to the Committee (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and on Foreign Affairs. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Commerce. 2050. A letter from the Chairman, Council 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 2042. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the District of Columbia, transmitting mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- latory Management Division, Environmental D.C. Act 23-113, ‘‘Close Relative Caregiver ture. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Subsidy Pilot Program Establishment Tem- 2058. A letter from the Management and cy’s final rule — Lipochitooligosaccharide porary Amendment Act of 2019’’, pursuant to Program Analyst, FAA, Department of (LCO) MOR116; Exemption from the Require- Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- ment of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0244; 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- FRL-9997-94] received August 22, 2019, pursu- form. tives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 2051. A letter from the Chairman, Council Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2019- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee of the District of Columbia, transmitting 0528; Product Identifier 2018-NE-24-AD; on Energy and Commerce. D.C. Act 23-114, ‘‘Medical Marijuana Program Amendment 39-19717; AD 2019-16-14] (RIN: 2043. A letter from the Director, Regu- Patient Employment Protection Temporary 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, pursuant latory Management Division, Environmental Amendment Act of 2019’’, pursuant to Public to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on cy’s final rule — Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tol- Committee on Oversight and Reform. Transportation and Infrastructure. erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0424; FLR-9994-82] 2052. A letter from the Director, Office of 2059. A letter from the Management and received August 22, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the White House Liaison, Department of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of

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Transportation, transmitting the Depart- Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and GALLEGO, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Means. LOWENTHAL, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: 2067. A letter from the Regulatory Spe- SIRES, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mrs. WATSON FAA-2019-0577; Product Identifier 2018-NM- cialist, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of the COLEMAN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SLOTKIN, 119-AD; Amendment 39-19695; AD 2019-15-02] Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. TLAIB, (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, the Treasury, transmitting the Department’s Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. LEE of Cali- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law final rule — Assessment of Fees [Docket No.: fornia, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY): 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- OCC-2018-0039] (RIN: 1557-AE58) received Au- H.R. 4280. A bill to amend title XVI of the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- gust 21, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Social Security Act to update eligibility for ture. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 the supplemental security income program, 2060. A letter from the Management and Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial and for other purposes; to the Committee on Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Services. Ways and Means. Transportation, transmitting the Depart- 2068. A letter from the Chief, Publications By Ms. UNDERWOOD (for herself and ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Mr. LAMB): tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Service, transmitting the Service’s IRB only H.R. 4281. A bill to amend chapter 17 of FAA-2019-0606; Product Identifier 2019-NM- rule — Failure To Cash a Distribution Check title 38, United States Code, to direct the 120-AD; Amendment 39-19706; AD 2019-16-03] From a Qualified Retirement Plan (Rev. Rul. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow a vet- (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, 2019-19) received August 21, 2019, pursuant to eran to receive a full year supply of contra- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. ceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vag- 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on inal rings, and for other purposes; to the mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Ways and Means. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. ture. By Ms. UNDERWOOD: f 2061. A letter from the Management and H.R. 4282. A bill to direct the Secretary of Program Analyst, FAA, Department of REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Veterans Affairs to develop a training ses- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS sion and a counseling session in suicide pre- ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- vention and lethal means tailored to vet- tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of erans who served in the Armed Forces after FAA-2019-0607; Product Identifier 2019-NM- committees were delivered to the Clerk September 11, 2001, and for other purposes; to 135-AD; Amendment 39-19709; AD 2019-16-06] for printing and reference to the proper the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, calendar, as follows: By Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi: Committee VISCLOSKY): 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- on Homeland Security. H.R. 3691. A bill to re- H.R. 4283. A bill to require Federal agen- mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- quire the TSA to develop a plan to ensure cies with jurisdiction over broadband deploy- ture. that TSA material disseminated in major ment to enter into an interagency agreement 2062. A letter from the Management and airports can be better understood by more related to certain types of funding for Program Analyst, FAA, Department of people accessing such airports, and for other broadband deployment; to the Committee on Transportation, transmitting the Depart- purposes (Rept. 116–201). Referred to the Energy and Commerce, and in addition to ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- Committee of the Whole House on the state the Committee on Agriculture, for a period tives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: of the Union. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- FAA-2019-0257; Product Identifier 2018-NM- Ms. JOHNSON of Texas: Committee on er, in each case for consideration of such pro- 175-AD; Amendment 39-19714; AD 2019-16-11] Science, Space, and Technology. H.R. 335. A visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the (RIN: 2120-AA64) received August 29, 2019, bill to require the Inter-Agency Task Force committee concerned. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to de- By Mr. YARMUTH (for himself, Mr. 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Com- velop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and BARR, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. COMER, Mr. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- controlling harmful algal blooms and hy- ROGERS of Kentucky, and Mr. ture. poxia in South Florida, and for other pur- MASSIE): 2063. A letter from the Management and H.R. 4284. A bill to permanently extend the poses; with an amendment (Rept. 116–202, Pt. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of exemption for the aging process of distilled 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Transportation, transmitting the Depart- spirits from the production period for pur- House on the state of the Union. ment’s final rule — Airworthiness Direc- poses of capitalization of interest costs; to tives; Pratt & Whitney Division Turbofan DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE the Committee on Ways and Means. Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2019-0365; Product Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the By Mr. BRINDISI (for himself and Mr. Identifier 2019-NE-12-AD; Amendment 39- Committee on Natural Resources dis- BOST): 19718; AD 2019-16-15] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received charged from further consideration. H.R. 4285. A bill to amend title 38, United August 29, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 335 referred to the Committee of States Code, to extend and modify certain 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 authorities and requirements relating to the Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transpor- the Whole House on the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for tation and Infrastructure. Union. other purposes; to the Committee on Vet- 2064. A letter from the Management and CONSENSUS CALENDAR erans’ Affairs. Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Under clause 7 of rule XV, the fol- By Mr. BUDD: Transportation, transmitting the Depart- lowing motion was filed with the Clerk: H.R. 4286. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ment’s final rule — Amendment of Class E Motion No. 7, September 11, 2019 by enue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to busi- Airspace; Marion, OH [Docket No.: FAA-2019- nesses for certain virtual training expenses 0355; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AGL-15] (RIN: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York related to elementary and secondary school 2120-AA66) received August 29, 2019, pursuant on H.R. 1980. students, and for other purposes; to the Com- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, f mittee on Ways and Means. Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on By Mr. COX of California: Transportation and Infrastructure. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 4287. A bill to amend the Commodity 2065. A letter from the Management and Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Exchange Act to provide greater protection Program Analyst, FAA, Department of bills and resolutions of the following of proprietary information of other reg- Transportation, transmitting the Depart- titles were introduced and severally re- istered entities, and for other purposes; to ment’s final rule — Security Threat Dis- the Committee on Agriculture. qualification Update [Docket No.: FAA-2018- ferred, as follows: By Mr. GALLEGO (for himself, Mr. 0656; Amendment Nos.: 3-2, 61-143, 63-42, and By Mr. KELLER (for himself, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. HAYES, and Ms. 65-59] (RIN: 2120-AL04) received August 29, FITZPATRICK, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn- HOULAHAN): 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public sylvania, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, H.R. 4288. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Mr. MEUSER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, cation Act of 1965 to establish the Honorable Committee on Transportation and Infra- Ms. DEAN, Mr. LAMB, Mr. PERRY, Mr. Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence, structure. SMUCKER, and Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl- and for other purposes; to the Committee on 2066. A letter from the Chief, Commercial vania): Education and Labor. and Trade Regulations Branch, U.S. Customs H.R. 4279. A bill to designate the facility of By Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. DA- and Border Protection, Department of Home- the United States Postal Service located at VIDS of Kansas, Mr. COLE, Mr. land Security, transmitting the Depart- 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, MULLIN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. O’HALLERAN, ment’s final rule — Import Restrictions Im- as the ‘‘Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office’’; Mr. COOK, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. posed on Archaeological Material From Al- to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. TORRES of Cali- geria [CBP Dec. 19-09] (RIN: 1515-AE48) re- By Mr. GRIJALVA (for himself, Mr. fornia, and Ms. MOORE): ceived August 21, 2019, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. LANGEVIN, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE, H.R. 4289. A bill to require Federal law en- 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. forcement agencies to report on cases of

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missing or murdered Indians, and for other KILDEE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. KEATING, By Mr. BRINDISI: purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. UPTON, Mr. H.R. 4285. ary, and in addition to the Committees on MOOLENAAR, Mr. KING of New York, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. SLOTKIN, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: and Oversight and Reform, for a period to be BERGMAN): Article I, Section 8 of the United States subsequently determined by the Speaker, in H. Res. 552. A resolution calling on the Constitution, authorized by Congress’ power each case for consideration of such provi- Government of the Russian Federation to to ‘‘provide for the common Defense and gen- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the provide evidence of wrongdoing or to release eral Welfare of the United States.’’ committee concerned. United States citizen Paul Whelan; to the By Mr. BUDD: By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 4286. FITZPATRICK, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- f Congress has the power to enact this legis- fornia, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, and lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BANKS): MEMORIALS Article I, Section 8 H.R. 4290. A bill to direct the Secretary of Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials By Mr. COX of California: Veterans Affairs to designate a week as were presented and referred as follows: H.R. 4287. ‘‘Battle Buddy Check Week’’ for the purpose Congress has the power to enact this legis- of outreach and education concerning peer 131. The SPEAKER presented a memorial lation pursuant to the following: wellness checks for veterans, and for other of the Senate of the State of Mississippi, rel- Article 1 Section 8 of the United States purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- ative to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. Constitution. fairs. 596, requesting the Congress of the United By Mr. GALLEGO: By Mr. MCEACHIN (for himself, Ms. States call a convention of the states to pro- H.R. 4288. BARRAGA´ N, Ms. JAYAPAL, and Mr. pose amendments to the Constitution of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- LUJA´ N): United States; to the Committee on the Ju- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4291. A bill to help reduce household diciary. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 132. Also, a memorial of the General As- energy burdens by expanding access to solar By Ms. HAALAND: sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- energy for low-income households, and for H.R. 4289. vania, relative to House Resolution No. 247, other purposes; to the Committee on Energy Congress has the power to enact this legis- memorializing the Congress of the United and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: States to facilitate and ensure implementa- mittees on Financial Services, and Edu- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 tion of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems cation and Labor, for a period to be subse- By Ms. JACKSON LEE: and Strengthening Integrated Outside Net- quently determined by the Speaker, in each H.R. 4290. works Act of 2018 by the United States De- case for consideration of such provisions as Congress has the power to enact this legis- partment of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee lation pursuant to the following: mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. concerned. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power By Mr. MEADOWS: f granted to Congress under Article I, Section H.R. 4292. A bill to amend title 28, United 8, Clauses 1, 3, and 18 of the United States States Code, to limit the authority of dis- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Constitution. trict courts to provide injunctive relief, and By Mr. MCEACHIN: for other purposes; to the Committee on the Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 4291. Judiciary. the Rules of the House of Representa- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. NORTON: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 4293. A bill to establish the United tives, the following statements are sub- Article 1, Section 8 States Commission on an Open Society with mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. MEADOWS: Security; to the Committee on Transpor- granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 4292. tation and Infrastructure, and in addition to tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Committee on Homeland Security, for a joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: period to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. KELLER: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 9 states ‘‘The Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 4279. Congress shall have Power To . . . constitute such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court tion of the committee concerned. lation pursuant to the following: . . .’’ And Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 By Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. Article I, Section 8, Clause 7—‘‘The Con- states ‘‘The Congress shall have Power To BISHOP of Utah, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. gress shall have the Power to establish Post . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary GOSAR, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mr. Offices and Post Roads.’’ Page H65891 and proper for carrying into Execution the MULLIN): By Mr. GRIJALVA: foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- H.R. 4294. A bill to empower States to man- H.R. 4280. ed by this Constitution in the Government of age the development and production of oil Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States, or in any Department of and gas on available Federal land, to dis- lation pursuant to the following: Officer thereof.’’ tribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on U.S. Const. art. I, §§ 1 and 8. By Ms. NORTON: the Outer Continental Shelf to certain coast- By Ms. UNDERWOOD: H.R. 4293. al States, to promote alternative energy de- H.R. 4281. Congress has the power to enact this legis- velopment, and for other purposes; to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Committee on Natural Resources. lation pursuant to the following: clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the By Ms. MATSUI (for herself, Mr. PRICE Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- Constitution. of North Carolina, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. tion. By Mr. SCALISE: CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, By Ms. UNDERWOOD: H.R. 4294. Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. SE- H.R. 4282. Congress has the power to enact this legis- WELL of Alabama, Mrs. WATSON COLE- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: MAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article FITZPATRICK, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- I, Section 8, Clause 18 Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. SCOTT of tion Virginia, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, By Mr. PENCE: f Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. H.R. 4283. DEFAZIO, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS BARRAGA´ N): lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution rec- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United were added to public bills and resolu- ognizing September 11, 2019, as a ‘‘National States Constitution which grants Congress Day of Service and Remembrance’’; to the the authority to make all Laws which shall tions, as follows: Committee on Oversight and Reform. be necessary and proper for carrying into H.R. 35: Mr. MORELLE. By Mr. MOOLENAAR (for himself, Mr. Execution the foregoing Powers, and all H.R. 96: Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. BERGMAN, Mr. HUIZENGA, and Mr. other Powers vested by this Constitution in H.R. 144: Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. MITCHELL): the Government of the United States, or in H.R. 146: Mr. CALVERT. H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution sup- any Department or Officer thereof. H.R. 250: Mr. ALLEN. porting the designation of the week of Sep- By Mr. YARMUTH: H.R. 303: Mr. LOEBSACK. tember 11 to September 17 as ‘‘Patriot H.R. 4284. H.R. 307: Mr. PETERSON. Week’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 366: Mr. COURTNEY. Reform. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 444: Mr. CORREA. By Ms. STEVENS (for herself, Mr. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 510: Mr. TIPTON, Mr. CARTER of Geor- WALBERG, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. the United States gia, and Ms. LOFGREN.

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H.R. 569: Mr. AGUILAR. H.R. 2096: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 2993: Mr. HUIZENGA and Mr. H.R. 575: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 2117: Mr. CLINE. RESCHENTHALER. H.R. 585: Mr. POCAN and Mr. CICILLINE. H.R. 2134: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. H.R. 3036: Mr. COX of California, Ms. MENG, H.R. 647: Mr. BACON, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. and Mr. ZELDIN. BASS, and Mr. CRIST. MORELLE, Ms. FUDGE, and Ms. MOORE. H.R. 3048: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DEFAZIO, H.R. 649: Mr. BUDD. H.R. 2135: Mr. PETERS. Mr. COOK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. H.R. 674: Mrs. LEE of Nevada. H.R. 2153: Mr. DIAZ-BALART and Mr. TED GARAMENDI. H.R. 727: Mr. GRIJALVA and Ms. GARCIA of LIEU of California. H.R. 3077: Mr. LUCAS, Mr. TED LIEU of Cali- Texas. H.R. 2161: Mr. SPANO. fornia, and Mr. SMITH of Washington. H.R. 728: Mr. MORELLE. H.R. 2168: Mr. DESAULNIER and Mr. WRIGHT. H.R. 3114: Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Penn- H.R. 737: Mr. GRIFFITH. H.R. 2178: Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Penn- sylvania, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. YARMUTH. H.R. 744: Mr. AMODEI and Mr. FLORES. sylvania. H.R. 3116: Mr. DEUTCH. H.R. 820: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 2184: Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. NORTON, H.R. 3125: Mr. WATKINS. H.R. 822: Mr. KHANNA. Ms. GABBARD, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 3138: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington and H.R. 832: Mr. WATKINS and Mr. EMMER. H.R. 2218: Mr. LAMB. Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 838: Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. MOONEY of H.R. 2271: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3145: Mr. KING of Iowa. West Virginia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. BROOKS of H.R. 2279: Mr. STEWART, Ms. DAVIDS of H.R. 3172: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD and Mr. GRI- Alabama, and Mr. MITCHELL. Kansas, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of JALVA. H.R. 912: Mr. LAMALFA and Mr. PETERSON. New York. H.R. 3192: Ms. HILL of California, Mrs. H.R. 940: Mrs. FLETCHER. H.R. 2315: Ms. PRESSLEY. DAVIS of California, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 961: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. H.R. 2319: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, H.R. 3197: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. KEATING, and H.R. 996: Mr. AMODEI. Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BARR, Mr. FLORES, Mr. Mr. MEEKS. H.R. 1002: Mr. PETERS, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. STIVERS, and Mrs. RODGERS of H.R. 3219: Mrs. MURPHY and Mrs. AXNE. MAST. Washington. H.R. 3220: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 1008: Mrs. FLETCHER. H.R. 2328: Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. H.R. 3260: Mr. ROSE of New York. ILL AT H.R. 1025: Mr. GALLEGO. COOPER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. H.R. 3289: Mr. H of Arkansas, Mrs. W - SON OLEMAN ELCH H.R. 1049: Mr. TIPTON. UNDERWOOD, Mr. BRINDISI, and Mr. STAUBER. C , and Mr. W . H.R. 3303: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 1098: Mr. MEUSER. H.R. 2339: Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. H.R. 3312: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. H.R. 1139: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK and Mr. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Mr. H.R. 3332: Mr. MAST and Ms. STEVENS. O’HALLERAN. KILMER. H.R. 3350: Mr. KEVIN HERN of Oklahoma. H.R. 1163: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 2382: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. H.R. 3356: Mr. RIGGLEMAN and Mr. LAMB. H.R. 1173: Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas. RICHMOND, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. MATSUI, and H.R. 3362: Mr. ALLRED. H.R. 1174: Mr. POCAN and Ms. SLOTKIN. Mr. FLEISCHMANN. H.R. 3381: Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 1186: Ms. LEE of California, Ms. JACK- H.R. 2408: Mr. EMMER, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- H.R. 3396: Ms. PORTER, Mr. MASSIE, and Mr. SON LEE, and Mr. LEVIN of California. bama, and Mr. BLUMENAUER. ROSE of New York. H.R. 1221: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2415: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 3402: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 1236: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. H.R. 2420: Mr. FOSTER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. H.R. 3403: Mr. CLINE. H.R. 1272: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. GREEN of Texas, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. FRANKEL, H.R. 3415: Mr. KILDEE and Ms. SPANBERGER. H.R. 1309: Mr. MCNERNEY and Ms. FRANKEL. and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER. H.R. 3451: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 1337: Mr. BROWN of Maryland. H.R. 2426: Mrs. MURPHY and Mr. ESPAILLAT. H.R. 3463: Mr. HUFFMAN. ORTENBERRY H.R. 1342: Mr. F . H.R. 2428: Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 3473: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 1354: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 2435: Ms. SLOTKIN. H.R. 3495: Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WELCH, Mr. UFFMAN H.R. 1400: Mr. H . H.R. 2471: Mr. NEGUSE. BYRNE, Mr. COLE, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. DUNN, Mr. H.R. 1497: Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mex- H.R. 2474: Mr. COX of California. MEUSER, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. ico and Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 2477: Mr. TIPTON. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. WATKINS, Mr. GRI- H.R. 1498: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H.R. 2482: Ms. BASS. JALVA, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. PANETTA, H.R. 1516: Ms. TLAIB. H.R. 2486: Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HARDER of Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. H.R. 1527: Mr. ZELDIN. California, Mr. COHEN, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- KINZINGER, Mr. MAST, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. H.R. 1534: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. MOULTON, sissippi, Mr. COOPER, and Ms. SCANLON. PALLONE, and Mr. SWALWELL of California. and Ms. PRESSLEY. H.R. 2501: Mr. RUTHERFORD. H.R. 3497: Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. H.R. 1554: Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 2504: Mr. SMITH of Washington. MCADAMS, and Mr. UPTON. H.R. 1607: Mr. GAETZ. H.R. 2577: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 3502: Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BARR, Mr. H.R. 1661: Ms. TITUS. H.R. 2594: Mr. WELCH and Mr. GONZALEZ of AMODEI, Mr. GOODEN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, H.R. 1670: Ms. NORTON. Texas. and Ms. MENG. H.R. 1671: Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 2597: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3529: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 1682: Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 2616: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. H.R. 3545: Mr. BUCHANAN and Mr. TED LIEU H.R. 1695: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 2645: Mr. ZELDIN. of California. H.R. 1707: Ms. DEAN. H.R. 2680: Mr. CALVERT. H.R. 3555: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. POCAN. H.R. 1709: Mr. ALLRED. H.R. 2681: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3559: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. H.R. 1737: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois. ´ H.R. 2708: Mr. LUJAN, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. H.R. 3593: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI and Mr. H.R. 1749: Ms. PLASKETT and Mr. KING of TRAHAN, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mrs. KIRK- FOSTER. Iowa. PATRICK, Mr. PHILLIPS, and Mr. KILMER. H.R. 3598: Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 1761: Mr. PALMER. H.R. 2711: Mr. SIRES, Ms. OMAR, and Ms. H.R. 3645: Mr. MCGOVERN. ´ H.R. 1766: Mr. GARCIA of Illinois and Mr. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3647: Mr. GARAMENDI. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2739: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3657: Mr. WALDEN and Miss RICE of H.R. 1767: Ms. SHERRILL. H.R. 2742: Mr. PALMER. New York. H.R. 1773: Mr. WALBERG. H.R. 2746: Mr. ABRAHAM. H.R. 3665: Mr. AMODEI. H.R. 1776: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2747: Mr. KILDEE. H.R. 3666: Mr. BACON and Mr. BUDD. H.R. 1799: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 2752: Mr. ZELDIN. H.R. 3668: Mr. CASTRO of Texas. H.R. 1814: Mr. KING of New York, Ms. H.R. 2795: Mr. RASKIN and Mr. TED LIEU of H.R. 3712: Mr. RASKIN. MOORE, and Mr. EVANS. California. H.R. 3735: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 1865: Mr. SHERMAN and Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 2800: Mrs. DINGELL. H.R. 3742: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK H.R. 1869: Mr. WELCH and Mr. WILLIAMS. H.R. 2808: Mr. HUFFMAN. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SCHNEIDER, and H.R. 1873: Mr. BOST and Mr. MALINOWSKI. H.R. 2813: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Ms. STEVENS. H.R. 1901: Mr. RUSH. H.R. 2815: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. POCAN, Ms. H.R. 3744: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 1933: Mr. WATKINS. SCHRIER, and Mr. TIPTON. H.R. 3762: Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. VIS- H.R. 1934: Mr. VEASEY. H.R. 2816: Mr. ZELDIN and Mr. RASKIN. CLOSKY, Mr. PETERSON, and Ms. SEWELL of H.R. 1940: Mr. GOODEN. H.R. 2846: Mrs. MURPHY. Alabama. H.R. 1956: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 2854: Mr. NEGUSE. H.R. 3798: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 1975: Mr. LOUDERMILK. H.R. 2895: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 3808: Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. H.R. 1978: Mr. CA´ RDENAS and Mr. CISNEROS. H.R. 2901: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 3820: Ms. WILD and Mr. KINZINGER. H.R. 1980: Mr. KELLER, Mr. FLORES, Mr. H.R. 2905: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H.R. 3828: Mrs. RODGERS of Washington. OLSON, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. GUTH- H.R. 2947: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. H.R. 3870: Mr. DELGADO. RIE. H.R. 2951: Mr. KHANNA. H.R. 3882: Mr. LAWSON of Florida. H.R. 1987: Mr. BACON. H.R. 2985: Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 3884: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. POCAN. H.R. 2014: Mr. CONAWAY and Mr. GOODEN. KILDEE, Mr. BIGGS, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kan- H.R. 3942: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. H.R. 2054: Mr. DEUTCH. sas. NORMAN, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. SEN- H.R. 2062: Ms. CRAIG. H.R. 2991: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. SENBRENNER.

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H.R. 3954: Mr. RATCLIFFE. H.R. 4237: Mr. KATKO and Miss RICE of New H. Res. 49: Mr. RIGGLEMAN. H.R. 3962: Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. York. H. Res. 107: Mr. MAST. H.R. 3973: Mr. GRIJALVA. H.R. 4248: Mr. VAN DREW. H. Res. 160: Mr. BAIRD. H.R. 3981: Ms. PORTER. H.R. 4249: Mr. POCAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, H. Res. 189: Mr. THOMPSON of California, H.R. 4019: Ms. UNDERWOOD. and Mr. COHEN. Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of South H.R. 4032: Mr. STEIL. H.R. 4255: Mr. DEUTCH. Dakota, Mr. MAST, and Mr. GALLAGHER. H.R. 4056: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 4263: Mr. VAN DREW. H.R. 4270: Mr. SIRES, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. H.R. 4061: Mr. BALDERSON. H. Res. 326: Mr. CASE, Mr. SOTO, and Ms. VARGAS, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CICILLINE, and H.R. 4077: Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL and Mr. GABBARD. Mrs. LOWEY. PASCRELL. H. Res. 387: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, H.R. 4272: Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. H.R. 4086: Mr. WELCH and Mr. TIPTON. Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. WILSON of Flor- SUOZZI, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. JACKSON LEE, H.R. 4096: Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. ZELDIN, and ida, Mr. KINZINGER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. GARCIA of Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Cali- Texas, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. H.R. 4116: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. fornia, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. DIN- MOORE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. WAT- H.R. 4150: Mr. CALVERT. GELL, Ms. PINGREE, and Mr. ALLRED. SON COLEMAN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. HAYES, H.R. 4155: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. COHEN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. H. Res. 439: Mr. SPANO. Mr. VEASEY. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, H. Res. 475: Mr. CHABOT. H.R. 4187: Mr. TIPTON. Mr. VEASEY, and Ms. WILSON of Florida. H. Res. 513: Mr. SUOZZI and Mr. PAPPAS. H.R. 4194: Mrs. AXNE. H.R. 4277: Mr. PHILLIPS. RONE ARCI´A H. Res. 517: Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. ROSE of H.R. 4206: Mr. T , Mr. G of Illi- H.J. Res. 38: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. New York, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. nois, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Ms. GARCIA of H. Con. Res. 20: Mr. PERRY. YARMUTH, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. MAST, Texas, and Mr. GRIJALVA. H. Con. Res. 27: Ms. SLOTKIN. H.R. 4207: Mr. TIPTON. H. Con. Res. 29: Mr. KENNEDY. Ms. ESHOO, and Ms. TORRES SMALL of New H.R. 4211: Mr. TED LIEU of California. H. Con. Res. 52: Ms. KUSTER of New Hamp- Mexico. H.R. 4219: Mr. DESJARLAIS. shire and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. H. Res. 543: Ms. CLARKE of New York.

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Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 No. 145 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was our Nation changed forever following bacco cigarette addiction. Many years called to order by the President pro an act of cowardice from the enemies ago—over 25 years ago—I introduced a tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). of freedom. The events of September 11 measure that banned smoking on air- f have left an indelible mark on Amer- planes, and to my great surprise it ican and world history and certainly on managed to pass the House of Rep- PRAYER the lives of the victims’ families. We resentatives. Senator Frank Lauten- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- pray now, as we did then, that God may berg of New Jersey was on the Appro- fered the following prayer: heal the wounds of those injured and priations subcommittee with the re- Let us pray. the wounds left by those lost that day, sponsibility. He took it on in the Sen- Eternal God, You are our defender that they may find peace on this sol- ate, passed it, and we made it the law and hope. On this 18th anniversary of emn day. of the land, banning smoking in air- September 11, we thank You that You Let us recall the sacrifices made that planes. never give us burdens too great to bear. day to preserve our way of life and I didn’t realize—and I am sure Sen- Continue to remind us that eternal vig- honor each day the pledge ‘‘Never for- ator Lautenberg didn’t—that we had ilance is the price for freedom. Comfort get.’’ triggered a tipping point or reaction the families of those who died on 9/11, I yield the floor. that led to banning smoking in so surrounding them with Your mercy I suggest the absence of a quorum. many other venues. Ultimately, we and grace. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have now reached a point where no one Lord, incline Your ears to our inter- clerk will call the roll. would consider walking into my office cession. Teach us how to embrace the The bill clerk proceeded to call the and lighting up a cigarette or even ask- things that lead to peace, as You in- roll. ing for permission to light a cigarette. struct us on how to fulfill Your pur- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask It is just unthinkable. But 25 years ago poses on Earth. Today, use our law- unanimous consent that the order for it was common. So things have makers as instruments of reconcili- the quorum call be rescinded. changed. ation. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without But what has happened is that Big We pray in Your merciful Name. objection, it is so ordered. Tobacco, having lost its marketplace Amen. f position and lost its profitability, has f moved to a new product—e-cigarettes E-CIGARETTES and vaping. This company, JUUL, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, this which is the largest provider of e-ciga- The President pro tempore led the week there was a significant develop- rette devices in the United States, has Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: ment when it came to public health a huge stock ownership in tobacco I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the and our children in America. By way of companies. This is their new venue, United States of America, and to the Repub- preface to what I am about to say, I their new approach. But much as with lic for which it stands, one nation under God, want to make clear that I have, during tobacco cigarettes, the vaping industry indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the course of my service in the House is counting on addicting children so The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. and the Senate, focused a great deal of that they can build their ranks, addict- BLACKBURN). The Senator from Iowa. my efforts on tobacco, the addiction ing teenagers. Tobacco cigarettes did Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I that people have to tobacco cigarettes, the same with Joe Camel and the Marl- ask unanimous consent to speak as in and the deadly consequences of that boro cowboy, and now we see the same morning business for 1 minute. addiction. My family has been touched thing occurring when it comes to e- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without by it, as most have in America. I lost cigarettes and vaping. objection, it is so ordered. my father when I was in high school. The previous Food and Drug Admin- f He smoked two packs a day and was a istration Commissioner, Dr. Gottlieb, lung cancer victim. We buried him at characterized it properly when he REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH the age of 53. I remember it to this day. called it an epidemic. We now have 3 Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I am not alone. Literally, thousands percent of American adults who are the Chaplain opened our Senate in of Americans—millions, perhaps—have using vaping devices, 20 percent of prayer reminding everybody of what a similar story to tell. So from the be- America’s teenagers and children using happened 18 years ago today: a disas- ginning of my service in the House of vaping devices. It is a new school year, trous attack on the United States. So Representatives, I started looking for and many of these students are heading referring to that same 18 years, I say ways to deal with this scourge of to- off to middle schools and high schools

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It would have a dramatic effect thing crucial—the ability to under- this vaping experience that appeal di- starting tomorrow. He could start en- stand the world the way it is. He knows rectly to children and teenagers in this forcing it with the retailers across that there are many threats to Amer- country. How in the world can you America if he cared and if he were seri- ican interests and that those threats imagine that someone who is a 50-year- ous. will not recede if we retreat. He under- old chain smoker trying to quit is Now we have an opportunity to test stands that American leadership is es- going to choose a flavor pod called him and to test this administration. sential to keeping these threats and ‘‘Unicorn Milk’’ or ‘‘Bubble Gum’’ or Will they go the next step in warning enemies at bay and that our partners ‘‘Gummy Bears’’? They are all out America’s schools, teachers, families, and allies rarely act without us. there. They are designed to lure chil- and children about this epidemic and John appreciates the need to stand dren, and, sadly, they are effective. the deadly consequences of ignoring it? up to adversaries like Putin’s Russia, For months now I have been begging Will they take these products off the to approach them from a position of this administration and the Food and market this week? strength, and to hold them accountable That is my challenge to them and to Drug Administration to do something for their lies and their misdeeds. every American parent who dearly I wish him well wherever his career about this epidemic, and until this loves their child and cares about their next takes him. week they did little or nothing. But health. I hope they will join me in this Of course, the President deserves to this week was a breakthrough. The effort to urge this administration to choose his own team, and he has as- Food and Drug Administration an- take decisive action for children across nounced early this week that they were America. sembled a strong one. He and our Na- going to stop JUUL from advertising I yield the floor. tion are well served by leaders such as that their vaping products were a safe Secretary Pompeo, Secretary Esper, f alternative to tobacco cigarettes. and Director Haspel. The reason is obvious. We have hun- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY I hope the President selects a Na- dreds and hundreds of vaping victims LEADER tional Security Advisor who will work now showing up in hospitals. As of last The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- well with these seasoned national secu- night, the sixth victim in America died jority leader is recognized. rity leaders who have been chosen by from a vaping experience. Why? Be- f the President and confirmed by the cause they are ingesting into their Senate. BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE lungs, in these huge clouds of vapor f Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, and smoke, chemicals that are killing REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH them, chemicals that are stopping with only a few weeks to go until the their lungs from functioning. They end of September, we have no time to Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, don’t realize it at the time; it is just waste when it comes to appropriations. on another entirely different matter, another wild experience. They are told, We had planned for the Senate to con- for 18 years today’s date has held a by the way, by JUUL and others that it sider bipartisan bills from the Appro- tragic meaning. September 11 is a day is safer than tobacco cigarettes. It is priations Committee as soon as next of mourning, a date stained by the ter- not safe. It is deadly, and it is an epi- week and make significant headway rorist murderers of so many innocent demic in this country. before a partial interim continuing res- people in New York, Arlington, and This week the American Medical As- olution becomes necessary at the end Pennsylvania. With each passing day, sociation stepped up its role, and I of the month. the reality is still shocking, and the To this end, Democrats and Repub- want to commend them. Dr. Patrice wounds are still painful. licans in both the House and the Sen- Harris, the President of the American Each year we remember the innocent ate, plus President Trump, formalized men, women, and children who lost Medical Association, released the fol- an agreement 1 month ago. It set up lowing this week: their lives: workers rushing to meet- funding levels to inform the appropria- ings, vacationers headed home, emer- In light of increasing reports of e-ciga- tions process, and everyone on both rette-associated lung illnesses across the gency personnel whose quick response sides agreed there would be no poison immortalized them as heroes. Each country, the [American Medical Association] pills, no partisan wrenches thrown into urges the public to avoid the use of e-ciga- year we honor the memories of the he- rette products until health officials further the gears. roes who sacrificed their lives to bring Unfortunately, yesterday brought investigate and understand the cause of the perpetrators of this evil to justice some disturbing signals that Demo- these illnesses. and to prevent similar attacks. crats may be rethinking that commit- She goes on to say: Our way of life was changed by 9/11. ment. New poison pills are apparently It changed our approach to security. It The e-cigarette-related lung illnesses cur- being discussed. But everyone knows rently sweeping across the country reaffirm what we agreed to last month. In fact, awakened us to determined new en- our belief that the use of e-cigarettes and emies. vaping is an urgent public health epidemic back on August 1, I asked consent to print the entire terms sheet that ev- The dangers of radical Islamic terror- that must be addressed. We must not stand ists remain real. Al-Qaida, its enablers, eryone agreed to in the RECORD. by while e-cigarettes continue to go unregu- and its allies still plot against America lated. We urge the U.S. Food and Drug Ad- So I maintain hope that Chairman ministration to speed up the regulation of e- SHELBY and Ranking Member LEAHY from Afghanistan and Pakistan to cigarettes and remove all unregulated prod- can oversee a smooth process and that Yemen, Somalia, Libya, Mali, and be- ucts from the market. We also call on the we can move all 12 appropriations bills yond. ISIS persists in Iraq and Syria FDA to immediately ban flavors, as well as in a bipartisan fashion. Both sides have through an underground network of marketing practices, that enhance the ap- every reason to want a smooth appro- terrorists who have not yet given up peal of e-cigarette products to youth. priations process to proceed as we had the fight. We cannot walk away from The Food and Drug Administration planned. I hope that is exactly what these dangers. We must not leave our Commissioner has the authority happens in committee this week and on work undone. today—before the sun sets on this 9/11 the floor soon thereafter. Many nations have a stake in defeat- anniversary—to ban these flavor pods f ing the terrorists. NATO allies have that are attracting children and adding been with the United States since the to this epidemic in our high schools TRIBUTE TO JOHN BOLTON early hours of this fight. Eighteen and middle schools across the United Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, years ago, this critical alliance in- States. This Food and Drug Adminis- on another matter, as he departs the voked article V for the first time.

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The re- our allies and especially from local siliency of New Yorkers shone through Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, on a partners. For example, in Afghanistan one of the darkest hours in our coun- different subject, I return this morning the vast majority of the fighting is try. to the topic of appropriations. done by local security forces, but we Looking back remains difficult even We have until the end of this work must always remember the global coa- after 18 years. I ride my bike through period to figure out a way to continue lition to defeat the terrorists will not the city of New York and every fifth or government funding, and there is good lead itself. sixth street is named after a firefighter talk of a short-term continuing resolu- So, today, as we remember the trage- or a police officer who died, as are tion so the government doesn’t run out dies of the past, we must renew our parts of Brooklyn, Bay Ridge, and of money on September 30. Yet the commitment to leading the fight for a places like that. I will never forget. I larger question is how this Chamber is better future. Today, may the memory think of it all the time. going to proceed or not proceed with of the nearly 3,000 victims who lost The day after, when President Bush the 12 appropriations bills that fund their lives on this day in 2001 serve as sent Senator Clinton and me to go up our government. a lasting reminder of what is at stake to New York in planes, we were the Despite many disagreements between in the fight against terrorism and steel only planes in the sky. We were in an the majority and minority in this our resolve to continue the hard, nec- airliner that had us surrounded by F– Chamber, the Senate has been able to essary work of defending our home- 18s and F–16s. When we landed, we went produce several bipartisan budget deals land. May we always keep foremost in down to the site. The smell of death even in the Trump era. The reason we our thoughts all the U.S. servicemem- and burnt flesh was in the air. This I have been able to do this is that both bers, intelligence officers, diplomats, will never forget, a thousand people parties have been committed to work- and first responders who have given lined up—no one knew who had lived ing together throughout each stage of their lives in pursuit of our Nation’s and who had died—with little signs: the appropriations process. Bipartisan- security. Have you seen my mother, Mary? Have ship—appropriations can only work you seen my son, Bill? with it and will not work without it. f That stays with me. Earlier this summer, the Democrats UNANIMOUS CONSENT I remember the generosity of New and the Republicans negotiated the AGREEMENT Yorkers. A man who owned a shoe broad outlines of a budget deal in good store just north of the Towers gave out faith. We allocated the 302(a)s and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I free shoes to everybody who was flee- came up with a side agreement. After ask unanimous consent that following ing. Many of them had lost their shoes that, the very first step in the appro- the disposition of the Akard nomina- in the long trek down the stairs. priations process is to agree, in a bipar- tion, the majority leader and Demo- I remember the valor of the first re- tisan way, with the allocations for the cratic leader both have a minute to sponders who rushed to the Towers. I 12 subcommittees of the Appropria- speak and the Senate then observe a remember a firefighter from Staten Is- tions Committee. That is what we did moment of silence in remembrance of land, based in Brooklyn, who went to in 2018, and I believe it passed the com- the events of September 11, 2001. his firehouse, put his full gear on, and mittee unanimously—or maybe with The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ran through the tunnel with about 60, one dissenting vote. It was passed CRAMER). Without objection, it is so or- 70 pounds of gear on. It was his day off, unanimously on a bipartisan basis. The dered. but he knew he was called. He went up Appropriations Committee passed Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- the stairs of the World Trade Center those 302(b) allocations 31 to 0. That is sence of a quorum. and was crushed when the Twin Towers how we thought it was going to work The PRESIDING OFFICER. The collapsed. So there is a lot. now, but already we are running into clerk will call the roll. Another way I think of this every trouble with those allocations this The bill clerk called the roll. day, as I am sure you have noticed, is time around. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask that I always wear this flag on my The Republican majority on the Ap- unanimous consent that the order for lapel. I called on Americans to wear propriations Committee has unilater- the quorum call be rescinded. the flag the day after my having wit- ally proposed putting in an additional The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nessed the site, and I have worn this $12 billion for the President’s border objection, it is so ordered. flag every day since. Every time I look wall, taking away $5 billion of funding f at it, I think of those who were lost, for Health and Human Services—des- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY and I think of the valor of New Yorkers perately needed programs like LEADER and of the American people. healthcare and fighting opioid addic- For the first responders, this 9/11 car- tion and cancer research—and putting The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ries additional significance. A few it into the wall. This is without our Democratic leader is recognized. months ago, some of the heroes that OK, without our acknowledgment, and f day were here in Washington to cele- without our acceptance. The Repub- brate the permanent reauthorization of lican majority also reprogrammed REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH the Victim Compensation Fund. I funding from other sources and Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, 18 thank the first responders who came to backfilled money the President pro- years ago today, on a cloudless Tues- Washington and helped to secure this poses to pilfer for military construc- day morning, my city, our country, our funding, especially those who are no tion, which has affected, I believe, 30 world changed forever. In the span of a longer with us—James Zadroga, Luis States. few hours, the Twin Towers fell, the Alvarez, my friend Ray Pfeifer. Wher- My Republican colleagues and my Pentagon was hit, and smoke rose from ever they are, I hope they are looking friend the Republican leader know very an empty field in Pennsylvania. More down with the knowledge that their well this will not fly with Senate than 3,000 souls were taken from us brothers and sisters are being taken Democrats. We are not going to vote that day. care of. for a budget that is partisan and is at- I knew some of them: a guy I played God bless those good heroes. May tempting to be jammed down our basketball with in high school, a busi- God continue to bless this resilient Na- throats. It puts an additional $12 bil- nessman who helped me on my way up, tion. lion into the wall? Forget that. So here

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In any case, you can be sure the days that followed, the grief and loss down the government and then had to Democrats will not let the issue of gun but also the resolve and the unity of walk it back. We all know what a par- safety fall by the wayside. purpose. tisan process looks like. President I yield the floor. As always, where there is great evil, Trump caused the longest government f good rises up in response—that of the shutdown in American history by de- courageous passengers on Flight 93 who manding funding for a border wall and RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME laid down their lives to protect their then by shutting down the government The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under fellow Americans; Vietnam veteran and when Congress didn’t give it to him. the previous order, the leadership time Morgan Stanley security chief Rick Let’s not go down that exact path is reserved. Rescorla, who successfully evacuated again 9 months later. f more than 2,000 of his firm’s employees There is still time to get the process from the World Trade Center and died CONCLUSION OF MORNING back on track. The Republican major- returning to help evacuate others; BUSINESS ity should sit down with the Democrats Jason Thomas and Dave Karnes, two on the committee and, in good faith, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning former marines who dropped every- come up with the 302(b) allocations and business is closed. thing and sped to the Towers and saved come up with the order by which we f the lives of the two Port Authority of- bring bills to the floor. Then we can EXECUTIVE SESSION ficers they found who had been trapped get this done. We don’t have to go back in the rubble; National Guard pilots to a CR. Certainly, our side wants to Heather Penney and Marc Sasseville, avoid a Republican shutdown, and we EXECUTIVE CALENDAR who scrambled their F–16s— weaponless—to meet the threat that hope our Republican colleagues will The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under was headed toward DC and who were have the good sense not to let Presi- the previous order, the Senate will pro- prepared to sacrifice their lives by dent Trump lead them into that cul-de- ceed to executive session to resume ramming their aircraft into Flight 93 sac once again. So let’s sit down and consideration of the following nomina- before it could hit the Capitol or the make this work. That is what we want tion, which the clerk will report. White House; and the hundreds of first to do, not unilaterally declare some- The senior assistant legislative clerk responders who ran toward the Towers, thing and say, ‘‘Take it or leave it,’’ read the nomination of Stephen Akard, toward the inferno, and headed up the but work together so both sides have to of Indiana, to be Director of the Office steps while civilians ran down. give. of Foreign Missions, with the rank of f Then there were the countless ordi- Ambassador. nary Americans who were far away BACKGROUND CHECKS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- from New York and Washington who Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now, jority whip. flooded blood banks and overwhelmed on gun safety, in response to the scenes TORNADO IN SIOUX FALLS organizations like the Red Cross with of senseless violence in America Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, as I begin their donations; who stormed Heaven throughout the month of August, Lead- this morning, I need to mention the with prayers for the missing and the er MCCONNELL promised that the issue tornado that tore through my home- injured and the suffering; and who of gun safety would be ‘‘front and cen- town of Sioux Falls last night. Thank- proudly flew their flags and reached ter’’ when Congress returned. The fully, there appear to have been no fa- out to their neighbors. Democrats are eager to debate this talities, but there has been a lot of In the weeks and months and years issue, and we believe we have a great structural damage. I am grateful to all to come, there was a 9/11 generation of place to start—with the bipartisan, of the emergency responders, the elec- soldiers—those who signed up in the House-passed bill on universal back- tric crews, and all of those who worked wake of September 11 to fight back ground checks. through the night to keep the residents against the terrorists and those who Leader MCCONNELL has also sug- safe. My thoughts are with Sioux Falls were already serving. They deployed gested that President Trump will de- today and with all of those who are around the globe to fight terror and to termine if and what the Senate will dealing with the tornado’s aftermath. defend freedom, and thousands of them vote on, so we need to know what the I had the opportunity this morning laid down their lives. Eighteen years President might support. Throughout to speak with Mayor Paul TenHaken, on, we remember the horror of that the month of August, frankly, the of Sioux Falls, who, as you would ex- September day, but we are also lifted President was all over the map, saying pect, was up throughout the night with up by the memory of the heroes who he wanted strong background check his team. I just expressed our support came out of it. legislation one day and then saying, to him, to his team, and to our commu- For those of us who serve in Con- the next day, we don’t need it at all. It nity as they begin the process of the gress, the anniversary of September 11 makes no sense. The President doesn’t cleanup and recovery from what was a is also a reminder of the obligation we seem to know what he wants. very damaging storm. have to provide for our Nation’s de- My Republican colleagues met with I also talked with my wife and older fense and to ensure that we are pre- the President yesterday and ostensibly daughter, who lives in Sioux Falls, pared to meet and defeat any threat. In discussed the issue of gun safety. I both of whom were in their basements the Senate, I am proud that both par- asked them: Where is the President on last night as, I think, most residents ties have worked together over the this issue? Will he support universal were. I am glad to hear that people past couple of years to rebuild our Na- background checks? took the necessary steps to keep them- tion’s military after years of its being We are eager to move forward with selves and their families safe. underfunded and the strains of the War this debate. We want to vote on the As I have reported, so far—knock on on Terror. H.R. 8 bill—a simple bill of universal wood—we are not aware of injuries September 11 is also a reminder of background checks. It does not impede that have been associated with this. our obligation to care for those who on the rights of any legitimate gun Yet I will continue to monitor the situ- stand between us and danger—our sol- owner. It only gets in the way of felons ation, and my staff and I are available diers, our veterans, our first respond- and spousal abusers and those adju- to help with whatever will be needed as ers, and our law enforcement officers. dicated mentally ill from getting guns, a result of this storm. They take on a heavy burden so the

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This year, Congress overwhelm- ers & Drovers Bank, between 2010 and fluence based on a couple of concerns. ingly passed legislation to make the 2017 and served in a number of govern- First, CFIUS did not have visibility September 11 Victim Compensation ment roles. into many investments from China Fund permanent to ensure that first Confirming Governor Bowman to a that might provide coercive influence responders whose health has suffered in new 14-year term will provide the need- over U.S. cutting-edge technology com- the wake of their work at Ground Zero, ed stability on the Board. panies. Second, these investments were at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania During her current term as Governor, resulting in technology transfers that will have the resources they need. she has played a crucial role at the could convey capabilities, advancing While we are on the subject of vet- Federal Reserve by providing the com- Chinese economic and security inter- erans, like all of my colleagues, I am munity banking perspective and high- ests while restricting the U.S. military saddened that Senator JOHNNY ISAKSON lighting their importance to people, and national security structure from is retiring at the end of this year. households, and small businesses leveraging that technology. We were members of the same fresh- across this Nation, as well as the U.S. FIRRMA not only increased the man class in 2004. During his time here, economy broadly. She has also contrib- bandwidth of CFIUS but also expanded he has been a tireless advocate for vet- uted meaningfully toward appro- the resources given to it to meet the erans, and he will be deeply missed. priately tailoring regulations in ac- new level of today’s challenges. Yet his hard work in the Senate as the cordance with S. 2155. The time is now to fill this sensitive head of the Committee on Veterans’ If confirmed, I am confident her ex- vacancy. Affairs will continue to bear fruit, and perience and skill will continue to ben- we will continue to work to implement efit the Board in promoting the effec- Thomas Feddo is the ideal candidate the VA reforms he shepherded to en- tive operation of the U.S. economy and to take up the mantle because he has sure our veterans receive the care they serving the public interest. I will be the keen intellect and natural sus- have earned. voting in support of Governor Bowman picions of a dedicated financial war- I was here in Washington, DC, on and urge my colleagues to vote in sup- rior. He currently leads the U.S. De- September 11, and I evacuated the Cap- port of her nomination, as well, today. partment of the Treasury’s Office of In- itol Complex. One of the things I re- Turning for a moment to another im- vestment Security in executing Treas- member very clearly from that day portant issue regarding the Federal Re- ury’s statutory role as the chair of were the Capitol police officers who di- serve, I want to reinforce that main- CFIUS during one of the most trying rected us out of the buildings. We were taining the independence of the Fed- times that investment markets have running from the danger, and they eral Reserve is of the utmost impor- seen. For over a year now, he has led were not. They were not going any- tance in this country. the CFIUS team at Treasury, but be- where until they were sure every last The recent remarks made by former fore that, he put in a 7-year tour at the man and woman had made his way out. New York Fed President Dudley urging Treasury Department’s Office of For- Against that spirit of courage and the Federal Reserve to sway an elec- eign Assets Control, where he oversaw self-sacrifice, evil will never ulti- tion by using monetary policy are in- implementation and enforcement of mately triumph. May God bless all of credibly troubling. The job of the Fed- some 29 U.S. sanctions programs. those who stand between us and dan- eral Reserve is to provide this Nation As a graduate of the U.S. Naval ger. May He bless the victims of Sep- with a safer, more flexible, and more Academy, with a degree in naval engi- tember 11 and their families, and may stable monetary and financial system. neering, Mr. Feddo served as a lieuten- He continue to bless the United States I continue to encourage the Federal ant in the Navy’s nuclear submarine of America. Reserve to conduct its monetary policy force and as an officer at the Navy I yield the floor. while remaining independent of poli- Antiterrorist Alert Center. Because of I suggest the absence of a quorum. tics. his unique experience and his technical The PRESIDING OFFICER. The NOMINATION OF THOMAS PETER FEDDO education, once confirmed, Mr. Feddo clerk will call the roll. Mr. President, now I would like to will hit the ground running, moving The senior assistant legislative clerk turn to the nomination of Thomas CFIUS forward in pursuit of its con- proceeded to call the roll. Peter Feddo for Assistant Secretary of tinuing mission to guard U.S. techno- Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask the Treasury for Investment Security logical leadership from foreign adver- unanimous consent that the order for in the Committee on Foreign Invest- saries. the quorum call be rescinded. ment in the United States, or what we I look forward to continuing con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without often call CFIUS. versations with him on opportunities objection, it is so ordered. CFIUS plays an important role in to- to improve America’s foreign invest- NOMINATION OF MICHELLE BOWMAN day’s investment market by reviewing ment review system, which requires Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I rise to the national security implications of constant vigilance. I also look forward speak on the nomination of Governor certain transactions involving foreign to working with him on how we can Michelle Bowman to be a member of investment in the United States. Con- make CFIUS programs more effective the Board of Governors of the Federal gress recognized and underscored the and efficient and be a faithful steward Reserve System and the nomination of importance of this national security of U.S. taxpayer dollars. Thomas Peter Feddo as Assistant Sec- job when it repurposed the previous As- Mr. Feddo enjoys nearly unanimous retary of the Treasury for Investment sistant Secretary slot with passage of support from stakeholders, which Security in the Committee on Foreign FIRRMA last July. speaks volumes to his strong track Investment in the United States. Up until that time, the Assistant record of experience and expertise. First, I will speak about Governor Secretary split his time between Thomas Feddo’s nomination was ad- Bowman. Michelle Bowman currently CFIUS and work on international mar- vanced by voice vote in the Senate serves as a Governor on the Federal kets, and, today, the Assistant Sec- Banking Committee on June 18, 2019, Reserve Board and was the first person retary for Investment Security is dedi- with overwhelming bipartisan support. to fill the Federal Reserve’s commu- cated 100 percent to CFIUS responsibil- I ask my colleagues once again to vote nity banking seat, after her confirma- ities. to confirm him to this critical post. tion last year by a bipartisan vote of 64 Mr. Feddo’s nomination comes at an to 34. Her current term expires on Jan- important time in history, when Chi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- uary 30, 2020, and President Trump has na’s ambitions forced Congress to re- ator from Washington. renominated her to the same position evaluate the reliance of U.S.-China Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask for a full 14-year term. commerce and the laws and regulations unanimous consent to speak as in Prior to serving as Governor, she was governing that connectivity. morning business. the State bank commissioner of Kansas FIRRMA expanded the jurisdictional The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without from January 2017 to November 2018. reach of CFIUS to better protect U.S. objection, it is so ordered.

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I and all of my Democratic col- Gillibrand Markey bravely sacrificed their lives in the leagues and so many others are going service of others. to keep up the pressure as long as we NOT VOTING—8 September 11 is a day that will al- have to, to get this done. Alexander Harris Sanders ways weigh heavily upon our Nation, Bennet Klobuchar Warren Mr. President, I yield the floor. Booker Roberts but it is also a day that shows the I suggest the absence of a quorum. The nomination was confirmed. strength and resiliency of the Amer- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- ican people. In response to tragedy, we clerk will call the roll. jority leader. saw beyond our differences and came The senior assistant legislative clerk REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH together as a country. That is the les- proceeded to call the roll. son we must never forget. Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I ask Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Today, I come to the floor as a voice unanimous consent that the order for think everyone knows today is the an- for families in my home State of Wash- the quorum call be rescinded. niversary of 9/11. Many of us here re- member evacuating this very building ington who have had enough of just The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on September 11, 2001. We knew the ‘‘thoughts and prayers’’ and as a moth- objection, it is so ordered. world would never be the same. er and a grandmother who has had Under the previous order, all For the people of New York, an ordi- enough of them too. My heart breaks postcloture time is expired. with every report of another horrific nary beautiful morning was brought to The question is, Will the Senate ad- mass shooting. a screeching halt as the clear blue sky vise and consent to the Akard nomina- Like my colleagues here today and filled with smoke. For those at the tion? the rest of our country, I watched in Pentagon, the workdays in service of horror last month as devastating gun Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask for our Nation turned into a literal night- violence claimed dozens of innocent the yeas and nays. mare. For hundreds of air travelers, lives and threw our communities into a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a routine flights gave way to tragedy, state of panic yet again. This heart- sufficient second? and, thanks to the bravery of pas- break has become all too familiar to so There appears to be a sufficient sec- sengers and crew, incredible acts of many of us—from El Paso and Odessa, ond. heroism. to Dayton, to Maryville in my home The clerk will call the roll. The Senate stands with the entire State of Washington, and in schools The legislative clerk called the roll. Nation as we remember the terrible and movie theaters and community Mr. THUNE. The following Senators events of 18 years ago today and the spaces across our country. So what we are necessarily absent: the Senator nearly 3,000 innocent lives that terror- are doing here today is refusing to ac- from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER) and ists stole away. We stand in solidarity cept this as normal and demanding the the Senator from Kansas (Mr. ROB- with those who still grieve, and we change that so many families are cry- ERTS). honor the patriotic resolve that in- ing out for. Further, if present and voting, the spired first responders, U.S. service- Democrats are committed to heeding Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- members, and countless Americans the voices of countless people back in ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ who dedicated themselves, that day Washington State and across our coun- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the and since, to selflessly keeping our Na- try who are desperate for leaders in Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET), tion safe. this Washington—including President the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. May our remembrances renew our Trump and Leader MCCONNELL—to ad- BOOKER), the Senator from California commitment to building a world where dress this crisis. That is why I am join- (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Min- terrorist evil has no home. May we ing my colleagues on the Senate floor nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator never forget. throughout today to call on Leader from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The MCCONNELL to take up commonsense Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR- Democratic leader. gun safety legislation, starting with REN) are necessarily absent. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I join universal background checks. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the leader. Eighteen years ago, on a We know universal background SASSE). Are there any other Senators cloudless Tuesday morning, my city, checks save lives by closing dangerous in the Chamber desiring to vote? our country, and our world changed loopholes to help keep guns out of the The result was announced—yeas 90, forever. In the span of a few hours, the hands of people who should not have nays 2, as follows: Twin Towers fell, the Pentagon was them. That is why more than 80 per- [Rollcall Vote No. 270 Ex.] hit, and smoke rose from an empty cent of Americans support universal YEAS—90 field in Pennsylvania. background checks and are demanding Baldwin Durbin McConnell More than 3,000 souls were taken immediate action from Congress to Barrasso Enzi McSally from us that day. I knew some of them: make universal background checks the Blackburn Ernst Menendez a guy I played basketball with in high law of the land. Blumenthal Feinstein Merkley school, a businessman who helped me Blunt Fischer Moran There certainly are other steps we Boozman Gardner Murkowski on the way up, and a firefighter whom can take as well. We could strengthen Braun Graham Murphy I went around the city doing blood the extreme risk protection orders, Brown Grassley Murray drives with. It was one of the bloodiest Burr Hassan Paul which have worked in my home State Cantwell Hawley Perdue days on American soil since the Civil of Washington. We could revive the as- Capito Heinrich Peters War. sault weapons ban, invest in gun vio- Cardin Hirono Portman Each year we correctly and appro- lence prevention research, and regulate Carper Hoeven Reed priately pause to remember that awful Casey Hyde-Smith Risch firearm magazine limits. All of those Cassidy Inhofe Romney day. We mourn those whom we lost and steps could save lives and prevent more Collins Isakson Rosen think of them. The day after 9/11, I families from enduring the horrific Coons Johnson Rounds called for every American to wear the Cornyn Jones Rubio pain and trauma too many already Cortez Masto Kaine Sasse flag. I wear this flag every day. I have have. But H.R. 8—the universal back- Cotton Kennedy Schatz worn it every day since then in mem- ground check legislation that has al- Cramer King Schumer ory of them. ready passed the House—is literally Crapo Lankford Scott (FL) We also remember our resiliency and Cruz Leahy Scott (SC) sitting here in the Senate, waiting to Daines Lee Shaheen the resiliency of New Yorkers, the be called up for a vote. Duckworth Manchin Shelby brave firefighters, police officers, and

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Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ I remember the next day, when Presi- ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the dent Bush sent us back up to New Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET), York, and the empty skies, a bunch of Senator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. F–16s around our plane going down the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from California there, smelling the smell of burnt flesh BOOKER), the Senator from California (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Min- and death in the air, and seeing over (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Min- nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator 1,000 people lined up with little signs, nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Sen- because we didn’t know who was gone from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the ator from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) and who might be found: Have you seen Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR- are necessarily absent. my sister Mary? Have you seen my son REN) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Bob? The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. any other Senators in the Chamber de- It was an awful day and a day we live LANKFORD). Are there any other Sen- siring to vote? with, but we know our resilience. Many ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was announced—yeas 81, predicted that Lower Manhattan would The result was announced—yeas 54, nays 11, as follows: be a ghost town forevermore. It has nays 38, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 272 Ex.] more people, more jobs, and more busi- [Rollcall Vote No. 271 Ex.] YEAS—81 ness than before 9/11. Many thought YEAS—54 Baldwin Fischer Perdue that America would succumb to the Barrasso Gardner Paul Barrasso Gardner Peters evil brutality of the terrorists. We have Blackburn Graham Perdue Blackburn Graham Portman fought back very successfully. Blunt Grassley Portman Blumenthal Grassley Risch We think, finally, of those who are Boozman Hawley Risch Blunt Hassan Romney Braun Hoeven Romney Boozman Hawley Rosen dying now as a result of their rushing Burr Hyde-Smith Rounds Braun Heinrich Rounds to the Towers into the hours and days Capito Inhofe Rubio Burr Hoeven Rubio after, and we are also grateful that this Cassidy Isakson Sasse Capito Hyde-Smith Sasse Cardin Inhofe Schatz body has now fully funded both the Collins Johnson Scott (FL) Cornyn Jones Scott (SC) Carper Isakson Scott (FL) health fund and the fund to see that Cotton Kennedy Shelby Casey Johnson Scott (SC) the families are taken care of. Cramer Lankford Sinema Cassidy Jones Shaheen It is an amazing moment. I live with Crapo Lee Sullivan Collins Kaine Shelby Cruz McConnell Thune Coons Kennedy Sinema it all the time. I ride my bike around Daines McSally Tillis Cornyn King Smith the city, and every seventh or eighth Enzi Moran Toomey Cortez Masto Lankford Sullivan block has the name of a street com- Ernst Murkowski Wicker Cotton Leahy Tester Fischer Murphy Young Cramer Lee Thune memorating someone who died—fire- Crapo Manchin Tillis fighter this and police officer that. NAYS—38 Cruz McConnell Toomey Daines But America, New York, and all of us Baldwin Hassan Rosen McSally Udall Duckworth Menendez Van Hollen Blumenthal Heinrich Schatz have not been beaten by the terrorists Durbin Moran Warner Brown Hirono Schumer and have not been beaten by adversity. Enzi Murkowski Whitehouse Cantwell Kaine Shaheen On this issue, we have come together, Cardin King Ernst Murphy Wicker Smith Feinstein Paul Young and we will prevail. Carper Leahy Stabenow I ask unanimous consent that there Casey Manchin Tester NAYS—11 be a minute of silence in memory of Coons Markey Udall Cortez Masto Menendez Brown Markey Schumer Van Hollen those who were lost both that day and Duckworth Merkley Cantwell Merkley Stabenow Warner who are still being lost because of their Durbin Murray Gillibrand Murray Wyden Whitehouse heroism a few days after. Feinstein Peters Hirono Reed Gillibrand Reed Wyden MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE NOT VOTING—8 LIVES LOST IN THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER NOT VOTING—8 Alexander Harris Sanders 11, 2001 Alexander Harris Sanders Bennet Klobuchar Warren The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Bennet Klobuchar Warren Booker Roberts ate will observe a moment of silence in Booker Roberts The nomination was confirmed. remembrance of the events of Sep- The nomination was confirmed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tember 11, 2001. f the previous order, the motions to re- (Moment of silence.) consider are considered made and laid EXECUTIVE CALENDAR f upon the table. The President will be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The immediately notified of the Senate’s EXECUTIVE CALENDAR clerk will report the next nomination. action. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The senior assistant legislative clerk f clerk will report the next nomination. read the nomination of James Byrne, The legislative clerk read the nomi- of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of EXECUTIVE CALENDAR nation of Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to Veterans Affairs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under be Director of the Office of Personnel The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the previous order, the Senate will re- Management for a term of four years. question is, Will the Senate advise and sume consideration of the Bowman The PRESIDING OFFICER. The consent to the Byrne nomination? nomination, which the clerk will re- question is, Will the Senate advise and Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina. Mr. port. consent to the Cabaniss nomination? President, I ask for the yeas and nays. The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. HOEVEN. I ask for the yeas and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a read the nomination of Michelle Bow- nays. sufficient second? man, of Kansas, to be a Member of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a There appears to be a sufficient sec- Board of Governors of the Federal Re- sufficient second? ond. serve System for a term of 14 years There appears to be a sufficient sec- The clerk will call the roll. from February 1, 2020. (Reappointment) ond. The senior assistant legislative clerk The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The clerk will call the roll. called the roll. ator from Texas.

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It is one of stood in my home State of Texas, and iron out their differences. those rare moments that defines an en- that is in large part because—and this I know that the U.S. Trade Rep- tire generation. will not surprise you—last year, Texas resentative, Ambassador Lighthizer, I have always said that it is etched in exported nearly $110 billion in goods to and Secretary Mnuchin are having con- my memory like the only other event Mexico, our next-door neighbor, 35 per- structive conversations with the in my lifetime that might rise to that cent of our State’s total exports. Speaker of the House, and she has set level of shock and horror, and that is We also imported more than $107 bil- up a process by which the House can the assassination of President John F. lion in goods from Mexico, including provide its necessary input into the Kennedy. everything from motor vehicle parts to final product, but we are all waiting to Eighteen years ago today, I was in computer equipment, to tractors and see the Speaker turn on the green light Austin, talking on the phone to then- avocados. It is not uncommon to see to allow them to start the process— Governor Rick Perry. When I hung up certain products, like automobile sooner, hopefully, rather than later. the phone, my wife said, ‘‘You need to parts, crossing the border multiple see this,’’ pointing to the TV set. That We know that, historically speaking, times during the manufacturing proc- the closer we get to an election, the was just as the second plane hit the ess before eventually making their way World Trade Center, and we all know more challenging it is to get things to the customer. passed, particularly in a divided Con- what came after. NAFTA has fueled the economies of It was the same image that millions gress, like we have now. So I hope we every State across the country, but a of Americans struggled to understand can get this process moving soon. lot has changed since NAFTA was rati- on that morning and still struggle to Businesses, jobs, and communities in fied in 1993. At that time, the internet comprehend today—how someone could Texas rely on a strong trade relation- was in its infancy, smartphones didn’t be so evil and so determined to take in- ship between the U.S., Mexico, and exist, and shopping at brick-and-mor- nocent lives. Canada. While NAFTA has benefited all September 11 serves as a dividing line tar stores was the norm. Countless eco- three countries, it is not able to propel in American history. For people like nomic advancements and our digi- our economies into the future. That is me, there is before and there is after, talized marketplace have fundamen- why the USMCA is so important. but for an entire generation of younger tally changed the global trade land- The USMCA increases goods’ market people, there is really only after. I be- scape. So it is clearly time to mod- access. It supports small businesses. As lieve this 18th anniversary carries spe- ernize NAFTA and bring it up to cur- I said, it supports digital trade, safe- cial weight because those young people rent needs. guards intellectual property, supports who have only lived in a post-9/11 world I was glad when the heads of all three our agriculture sector, and keeps jobs will now be able to vote in our elec- countries signed the U.S.-Mexico-Can- right here at home. tions, serve in our military, and help ada Agreement last November and took Free and fair trade isn’t just good shape the future of our country. major steps just to get that far, but the news for our economy. It is good news It is a reminder of our commitment new NAFTA—or, as we call it, the for the people behind it. This is a trade as a nation to carry out the promise we USMCA—takes into account businesses agreement built for the 21st century, made in the wake of the attack to and practices that didn’t even exist and it is time for Congress to pass the ‘‘never forget’’—never forget. when NAFTA existed, things like 2-day USMCA and provide greater stability As Americans, we must remain vigi- shipping, online micro-retailers, and and more opportunities for North lant, and we must remain with a strong digital products like e-books and American workers. sense of purpose and a strong moral music. I yield the floor. The USMCA will require Mexico and clarity regarding confronting evil in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Canada to raise their de minimis ship- all its forms. We vow to carry the ator from Maryland. memory of the nearly 3,000 lives lost ment value levels, which will allow cer- that day in our hearts, the sense of pa- tain classes of shipments to enter all NOMINATION OF DALE CABANISS triotism that welled up inside of each three countries with expedited entry Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, of us, and the determination never to procedures. That is a big win for small just a little bit earlier today, the Sen- be intimidated, and never to back and medium-sized businesses, which ate voted to confirm President Trump’s down. often lack the resources to pay cus- nomination of Dale Cabaniss to lead Today, we remember the families toms duties and taxes. the Office of Personnel Management. who lost loved ones that day, the first Overall, the USMCA takes steps to I voted against this nominee, but responders who ran not away from but advance the digital economy, which ac- now that she is confirmed, it is more toward the danger, and the commit- counted for nearly 7 percent of our important than ever for the Senate and ment of our Armed Forces, who fight total economy in 2017. the House to fulfill our oversight du- to eradicate terrorism around the globe A few months ago, the International ties to protect our civil servants from each and every day. Trade Commission publicly released its political interference. I know the Pre- UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT analysis of the economic impact of the siding Officer has a keen interest in Mr. President, on another matter, for USMCA, which shows some positive in- this subject as well, in his capacity as a quarter of a century, the North dicators. The ITC concluded that, with- chairman of the Subcommittee on Reg- American Free Trade Agreement has in 6 years, the USMCA will raise real ulatory Affairs and Federal Manage- guided our trade relationship with GDP in the United States by $68.2 bil- ment, overseeing Federal civil service, Mexico and Canada. When NAFTA was lion and lead to the creation of 176,000 and I appreciate his work on that created, it sought to remove the bar- new jobs. front. riers that impeded free and fair trade We can also expect a more than $33 In order to do their jobs for the to provide benefits to all three coun- billion increase in exports and more American people, our Federal employ- tries. While this agreement has cer- than $31 billion in imports. That is ees must be able to perform their du- tainly had its share of critics and great news for North American work- ties free of politics. They must be champions, I think there is no doubt— ers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses judged on the merits of their work, not certainly, in my mind—that NAFTA that will reap the benefits of this political favoritism or cronyism. They has been a benefit to the United States. agreement. must be able to present factual infor- Last year, U.S. goods and services When I was traveling around the mation and analysis without fear of trade with Mexico and Canada totaled State during August, one of the most retribution. Yet time and again, we

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When she chaired the Fed- year ago since I first came to the Sen- residents in the State of Alabama after eral Labor Relations Authority, morale ate floor to discuss the state of our Na- President Trump falsely stated that was dead last among small Federal tion’s historically Black colleges and Hurricane Dorian would put them at agencies. That is the agency that is universities and other minority-serving severe risk. Secretary of Commerce supposed to resolve disputes between institutions. Wilbur Ross reportedly threatened to Federal workers and management, but As I did then, and many times since, fire the agency’s leadership after they 55 percent of their decisions were over- I am again making an urgent call to corrected the President’s false state- turned under Ms. Cabaniss’s jurisdic- colleagues to act. At the end of this ments about Hurricane Dorian and Ala- tion. month, at the end of the fiscal year, bama. Just within the last hour, the OPM’s mission is vital to the success nearly half of all Federal funds these New York Times is reporting that the of our Federal civil service and their schools receive each year, and have for order to change the statements at ability to deliver services to the Amer- a long time, is going to end. That is NOAA came directly from the White ican people. We need a leader who is $255 million annually that they have House in the form of a directive from going to stand up for the integrity of had available to count on for well over the Acting Chief of Staff to the Presi- that system, not one who is going to a decade. That is going to come to a dent, Mick Mulvaney. preside over the dismantlement of that screeching halt if we don’t act, and we We have also seen this pattern at agency. So I hope we can work on a bi- need to act now. other times. We saw President Trump partisan basis to ensure that this coun- These historic institutions serve standing side by side with Vladimir try preserves one of its vital assets, nearly 4 million students of color. Putin in Helsinki, while President which is a nonpartisan civil service. Many of our Nation’s brightest minds Trump sided with Putin’s claims about Presidents come and Presidents go, have matriculated at these institu- noninterference in the 2016 Presidential and Presidents, of course, give direc- tions. HBCUs are the leading educators elections, and where President Trump tion to the different agencies, but we for African-American PhDs in science threw our own U.S. intelligence agency will be doing a great disservice to the and engineering. They are foundational experts under the bus. people of this country if we allow polit- to building generational wealth in These assaults on the Federal civil ical cronyism to seep into this system communities that have long faced service and the efforts to undermine and create an environment where peo- headwinds in doing so. They are doing the integrity of the Federal civil serv- ple fear speaking out, telling the truth, amazing work. They are doing incred- ice have also included an assault on and providing the facts. ible work with very limited resources I want to take this opportunity Federal employees. This administra- and with their own individual financial today, as we discuss the nomination of tion knows that workers are stronger headwinds to contend with. the Office of Personnel Management, when they are organized and have rep- In Alabama, we are home to 14 to raise that larger issue, and I hope we resentatives who can speak on their be- HBCUs—more than any State in the will be united in that effort because half. Many—not all, but many—of the country—so they are an integral part lots of countries around the world suf- Trump agency heads have repeatedly of my home State’s higher education fer from political cronyism. The United refused to comply with the law and to system. Just as important, they are in- States has helped shield itself from bargain in good faith with their work- tegral to the economy of Alabama. that by establishing decades and dec- ers. Instead of trying to negotiate, Minority-serving institutions play a ades ago a system that tries to immu- they have tried to impose contracts central role in America’s higher edu- nize ourselves against that kind of po- and terms unilaterally. This has al- cation system. For example, Hispanic- litical infection in terms of the day-to- ready happened at the Social Security Serving Institutions account for 13 per- day work that we ask people to do and Administration, where agency manage- cent of all nonprofit colleges. Yet they carry on, on behalf of the American enroll 62 percent of all Hispanic stu- ment has shown particular hostility to people. Let’s work together to accom- the unions representing their work- dents. plish what I believe is a bipartisan More than 75 percent of students at force. Some of these issues are now tied goal. HBCUs and nearly 80 percent of stu- up in the courts, but I would hope we I yield the remainder of my time. could work on a bipartisan basis to ad- I suggest the absence of a quorum. dents at Tribal colleges and univer- dress these challenges. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- sities receive Pell grants, compared to Now, President Trump is trying to NEY). The clerk will call the roll. only 32 percent of all students. These abolish the Office of Personnel Man- The senior assistant legislative clerk schools have a very serious purpose for agement. That brings me to the nomi- proceeded to call the roll. these kids who otherwise might get nation of Ms. Cabaniss, because she Mr. JONES. Mr. President, I ask shut out, likely would get shut out of will be directed to preside over the dis- unanimous consent that the order for our higher education system. They are mantlement of the agency—that is, if the quorum call be rescinded. so important, and they face such the President has his way. I know The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without strong headwinds financially to those of us in Congress with a different objection, it is so ordered. achieve. view will be weighing in as well. REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH Last year, we held our first HBCU The Office of Personnel Management Mr. JONES. Mr. President, before I summit where we brought all of our is an independent Federal agency with get into the substance of what I want HBCUs in Alabama together to talk an absolutely vital mission—to to talk about, I am going to take my about the challenges, to talk about strengthen and protect the Federal own personal opportunity to remember what they were facing but also to talk civil service system. Their role is to those whom we lost 18 years ago today. about opportunities to work together, protect the integrity of our Federal Like everyone else, I remember the to work with the State, to work with civil service and prevent it from being events. I was at home with my family the Congress, to try to meet the chal- hijacked by political forces. and young children, not knowing what lenges of our workforce of the 21st cen- I know there has been a lot of talk was going to happen and seeing things tury, to try to meet the challenges of that this is all about civil service re- happen. I can remember taking one of our educational system in general. form. As I look at the proposals, I don’t my kids to daycare when the second What I saw was an amazing group of see it that way. I see these proposals as tower collapsed and the radio an- people—amazing group of people who an attack on the institution that de- nouncer simply saying, ‘‘They are both were doing the work for their students fends our civil service system. gone,’’ and the emptiness we felt. and for their communities, people who

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It is not that we portunities for their students. They are important these institutions are and have less mental health treatment. It seizing every one of those opportuni- just as important, we show the Amer- is not that we have less resources going ties. ican people that, doggone it, we can get into law enforcement. The difference is I have seen firsthand, though, in- something done. That is the most frus- that we have guns spread out all over creasing concern from our HBCU com- trating part I heard about when I went this Nation, many of them illegal and munity. Given their significance, it is back to Alabama over the recess: When many of them of a caliber and capacity frustrating that some of these schools are you going to get something done, that were designed for the military in continue to struggle. Public and pri- Jones? which this slaughter becomes predict- vate HBCUs face extensive capital Well, it is difficult. You all know it. able. We have a chance to do something project needs but have few funding It is difficult, but this is a piece of leg- about it right now in the U.S. Con- sources to rely on. islation that ought to receive support gress. We have a chance to try to find On top of that, the Government Ac- in this body and across the aisle, across some way to come together over some countability Office found that HBCUs’ the Capitol in the House. commonsense measures. average endowment is half the size of a This week we have a lot of the HBCU I just got off the phone—a 40-minute similar sized non-HBCU. We have to presidents and administrators who are conversation with the President of the change that. We have to make sure we on Capitol Hill. They are coming up for United States. I was glad that he was provide to these schools because the their own benefit but also for the Con- willing to take that amount of time bottom line is, they have no safety net. gressional Black Caucus events that with me, Senator MANCHIN, and Sen- They struggle. They work. They do the are later this week. They are here on ator TOOMEY to talk about whether we things. The bottom line is, they have the Hill. It would be the perfect time to can figure out a way to get Repub- no safety net. If they have no safety get this to the floor. I don’t see it on licans and Democrats on board with a net, neither do the students they serve. the schedule anywhere, but it would be proposal to expand background checks This time last year, I was talking the perfect time. to more gun sales in this Nation. In about legislation I had introduced As people are looking here, as they particular, we were talking about ex- called the Strengthening Minority- are watching us and listening to us, panding background checks to com- Serving Institutions Act, which would they know we support their institu- mercial gun sales. That is certainly not have permanently extended and in- tions. Let’s show them we support as far as I would like to go, but I un- creased mandatory funding to all mi- their institutions. derstand that part of my job here is to nority-serving institutions. That bill I urge my colleagues to support the argue for my beliefs and my convic- was supported by one-quarter of the FUTURE Act. Get onboard with us. tions but then try to find a com- Senate. Unfortunately, it was simply Sponsor this legislation and, in turn, promise. all Democrats. We could not get the bi- support our Nation’s minority-serving There is no single legislative initia- partisan support that I hope we will institutions of higher education. Their tive that will solve all of these issues, get in the future. However, now we are graduates deserve the same quality but what we know is, if you want to here and only have 19 days left in the education as any other student, and take the biggest bite out of gun crime fiscal year, and these schools still have they deserve a fair shot at a successful as quickly as possible, increasing the no certainty about whether these crit- future. Let’s get this done. Let’s do our number of background checks done in ical funds will continue to be available. job and get this done. this country is the way to go. All we We hear a lot in this body about the Mr. President, I yield the floor. are trying to do here is make sure that need to make sure we continue to fund The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- when you buy a gun, you prove that government, that we continue to fund ator from Connecticut. you aren’t someone with a serious our military, and about how dev- BACKGROUND CHECKS criminal history or that you aren’t astating even a continuing resolution Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I am someone who has a serious history of might be to the Defense Department going to be joined on the floor over the mental illness. because it doesn’t allow the military to course of about an hour or so by Mem- In 2017, about 170,000 people in this plan. I agree with that. I see it. This is bers of the Senate who are desperate country went into a store, tried to buy $255 million that all of a sudden is for our colleagues to wake up and rec- a gun, and were denied that sale be- going to be cut off completely from ognize that the time for action to quell cause they had an offense on their schools that have relied on it, that the epidemic of gun violence in this record or a period of time in an inpa- have planned, that have done their country is now. It was also last week. tient psychiatric unit, which prohib- budgets around it. We owe it to them. It was also a month ago and a year ago ited them from buying a gun. Of those We owe it to them to make sure that and 6 years ago. It was also nearly 7 170,000 sales that were denied, 39 per- we get this funding because they give years ago, after the shooting in my cent of them were convicted felons who so much back to us. State of Connecticut that felled 20 lit- had tried to come in and buy a gun, Ensuring equal access to quality edu- tle 6- and 7-year-olds attending first many of them knowing they were like- cation should not be a partisan issue, grade at Sandy Hook Elementary ly prohibited from buying those guns. and I worked over the last year to find School. The problem is, that isn’t a barrier to a solution that I think should receive We tend to pay attention to the mass buying a weapon—being denied a sale and could receive broad bipartisan sup- shootings—the ones in Odessa, El Paso, at a gun store. Why do we know that? port. I believe we have that in the Fos- Dayton, and Newtown—but every sin- It is because just a few weeks ago in tering Undergraduate Talent by gle day in this country, 93 people die Texas, a gunman who went in and shot Unlocking Resources for Education from gunshot wounds. Most of those up 7 people who died and 23 who were Act. It is called the FUTURE Act, are suicides, but many of them are injured failed a background check be- which I have introduced with my col- homicides, and others are accidental cause he had been diagnosed by a clini- league Senator TIM SCOTT and Rep- shootings. When you total it up, we are cian as mentally ill and had triggered resentatives ALMA ADAMS and MARK losing about 33,000 people every year one of those prohibiting clauses, but WALKER in the House. from gun violence and gunshot wounds. then he went and bought the gun from The FUTURE Act reauthorizes fund- Those numbers may not be that a private seller, knowing that he ing for the next 2 fiscal years, main- meaningful to you because it is a big wouldn’t have to go through a back- taining just level funding of $255 mil- country, but how does that compare to ground check if he bought the weapon lion a year. It is the least we could do. the rest of the world or at least the from a place in Texas that didn’t have

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These aren’t gifts of guns to a they walk into a Walmart. Parents are life.’’ One of the folks who work in relative or a loaner to somebody who is heartbroken when their children come football with him said: ‘‘His legacy will going to go and use it for hunting on a home and tell them about the latest always be never give up, give it your Saturday or Sunday; this is about le- active-shooter drill they participated all, and now his legacy is through his gitimate commercial transactions, 20 in. I know that from direct experience, son.’’ percent of which, when they involve having listened to my then-kinder- You haven’t heard of Norzell because guns, happen without a background gartner tell me about being stuffed he didn’t die in a mass shooting. He is check. into a tiny bathroom with 25 of his just one of the routine gun murders We also have plenty of data from other colleagues and told by his teach- that happen every single day in this States that have decided to expand er to remain as quiet as possible be- country. It matters just as much as background checks to make them uni- cause they were practicing what would those that occurred in El Paso and versal. States requiring universal back- happen if a stranger came into their Dayton and Odessa, and we can do ground checks for all gun sales have school. Some of the kids knew what it something about those right now. homicide rates that are 15 percent was really about and some of them I am begging the President to come lower than States that don’t have didn’t, but my 7-year-old—6 years old to the table and agree to a common- those laws. at the time—knew enough to say to sense background checks expansion bill In Connecticut, we have research me: ‘‘Daddy, I didn’t like it.’’ No child that will save lives. I am begging my showing that when we extended back- should have to fear for their safety colleagues here to do the same—figure ground checks to all gun sales through when they walk to school. out a way to get to yes. There is no po- a local permitting process, we had a 40- I am not saying that universal back- litical liability in it for you. There are percent reduction in gun homicide ground checks can solve all of our gun thousands and thousands of lives to be rates. Compare that with the State of violence issues in this country. I will saved. Missouri, which repealed its permitting say that beyond the lives that it will I yield the floor. law, which was their way of making save, it will also send a message to our The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- sure that everybody who buys a gun children and to families in this country ator from Connecticut. has to get a background check. They that we are not encased in concrete, Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I saw a 23-percent increase in firearm that we are trying our best to reach am honored to follow my colleague homicides immediately after they out across the aisle and come to some from Connecticut after his powerful started allowing people to buy guns conclusion to at least save some lives. and eloquent description of the lives I will tell you that peace of mind, without a background check. that have been lost, the stakes of this There is your data. It is pretty incon- that moral signal of compassion and decision, and the clear path we have— trovertible. You can get pretty imme- concern that we will send, will have a an opportunity and an obligation to diate and serious returns—safety re- value, as well, next to and beside the save lives. actual lives we will save. turns—if you expand background Let me begin where he ended. The Leilah Hernandez was 15 years old. checks to all gun purchases. But the President of the United States has an She was a high school student when she obligation here to lead. If he does, we benefit to a U.S. Senator who has to go was shot by the gunman in Odessa, TX. will have legislation that will literally back for reelection every 6 years is Her grandmother Nora explained how save thousands of lives. He has an obli- that not only are background checks as Leilah would spend a lot of her time gation, as we do, to find a way to save a legislative initiative impactful, they with family and would drop by after are also very politically popular. In school to visit her grandmother. She these lives. All of us have seen all too often the fact, very few things are more popular described Leilah as a happy girl who needless, senseless, and unspeakable than expanding background checks to adored her parents. She was described tragedy done by gun violence. We focus more gun sales. at her funeral as ‘‘a naturally shy girl Ninety percent of Americans want who became a quiet leader on the bas- on the mass killings, but those 90 universal background checks. Apple pie ketball court.’’ deaths a day consist of the drive-by, is not that popular. Baseball is not Lois Oglesby was 27 when she was one-by-one shootings in Hartford and that popular. Background checks are. killed in the Dayton shooting. Her New Haven and Bridgeport and cities You are not going to get in trouble friend Derasha Merrett said: ‘‘She was and towns and communities around the with your constituents if you vote to a wonderful mother, a wonderful per- country. No one is immune. No family expand background checks to all com- son.’’ According to the children’s fa- is untouched, through friends and rel- mercial sales or all private sales in this ther, Oglesby face-timed him after she atives and workplaces and through sui- country. You are going to get rewarded was shot, saying ‘‘Babe, I just got shot cides, which are a major part of those politically if you do that. I don’t argue in my head. I need to get to my kids.’’ 90 deaths every day in this country. that that is the reason you vote for She died that day in Dayton. Domestic violence is made five times background checks, but I think you Jordan and Andre Anchondo were 25 more deadly when there is a gun in the should accept the plaudits that will and 23 years old when they were home. come to you from your constituents if amongst the 22 who were killed in El The President must not only come to you support this measure. Paso. The couple had dropped their 5- the table but lead. And if he will not I don’t think the President has made year-old daughter at cheer practice, lead, get out of the way because we up his mind yet. After spending about and then they went to Walmart to pick have an obligation to move forward 40 minutes on the phone with him this up some back-to-school supplies. Their now and take advantage of this his- afternoon, I don’t know that the Presi- 2-month-old son Paul was with them. toric opportunity and obligation. dent is convinced yet that he should He survived the shooting, probably be- Just weeks ago, in one 24-hour pe- support universal background checks. cause it looks like Jordan died shield- riod, massacres in El Paso and Dayton I was with the President right after ing her baby, while Andre jumped in left 31 people dead. Eleven days ago, a the Parkland shooting, and he said he front of the two of them. The baby was shooter in Odessa, TX, killed another would support universal background found under Jordan’s body and miracu- seven. Communities are forever checks, and then he didn’t support lously suffered only two broken fin- changed by these events, and so is our them after speaking to representatives gers. Nation. The trauma and the stress done of the gun lobby. I am sure the gun On August 31 in Buffalo, NY, Norzell in schools to our children by the drills lobby will come in and talk to the Aldridge saw an altercation happening they conduct, by the anticipation that

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I remember the sights and sounds of The police were repeatedly alerted to The groups that have been formed in the parents at the firehouse in Sandy his violent behavior, including a call these past years, raising awareness and Hook on that horrible day in 2012 when from a family member who begged the mobilizing every town—Guilford, 20 beautiful children and sixth grade police to recover his weapon. Brady, Newtown Action Alliance, educators died. The firehouse is where Today, in Florida, she could ask for Sandy Hook Promise, Connecticut parents went to find out whether their an extreme risk protection order under Against Gun Violence, Moms Demand children were OK. The way they found a Florida law signed by my colleague Action, and Students Demand Action out was either their children appeared Senator SCOTT when he was Governor. are only some of them. They are or they did not. In the 17 jurisdictions that have passed mounting a political movement, and For them, in the cries and sobbing emergency risk protection order laws, we need to hear them. enforcers can petition courts to tempo- they experienced, the expressions of History will judge us harshly if we rarily restrict access to firearms with anguish, the look on those faces, it was fail to heed that call for commonsense only the beginning of their nightmare. due process. At a hearing this morning in the Ju- reform. The voters will judge harshly, It transformed Connecticut. What we as well, the colleagues who fail to heed did in Connecticut was adopt common- diciary Committee, we learned from one of the judges in Broward County that call. sense measures and comprehensive We need to keep in mind that gun vi- steps to stop gun violence. who enforce these laws that they have worked to prevent shootings, including olence is not one problem. There is no The lesson of Connecticut is not only one solution. There is no panacea. We that those steps have reduced gun vio- many suicides, and they enable mental health help to be available as well. need to aim at all of these measures, lence, including homicide, but also including a ban on assault weapons and that States with the strongest laws are These laws prevent suicide. The major- ity of those gun deaths in the United high-capacity magazines. The House, still at the mercy of the ones with the just this week, approved a ban on high- weakest because guns have no respect States, in fact, are suicide, which is ac- counting for 60 percent of those 90 peo- capacity magazines, as well as an for State boundaries. They cross State emergency risk protection order stat- lines, and they do damage and death in ple killed every day. Emergency risk protection orders are ute. States like Connecticut with strong effective, but they are resource inten- Gun violence is many problems—not gun laws. Through the Iron Pipeline, it sive, and that is why Senator GRAHAM one. It is the loopholes in the back- comes from other States to our south. ground check system; it is the failure Since that day at Sandy Hook, there and I have worked hard and we are to safely store firearms; it is an arbi- have been 2,218 mass shootings in the close to finalizing a measure that will provide grants and incentives to other trary deadline for completing a back- United States, and over 2,000 times, States that are considering or may ground check; and it is the lack of parents have sat, as did those parents consider these kinds of laws. Together emergency risk protection orders that at Sandy Hook, and waited to know with Senator GRAHAM, I have been take guns away from people who are whether their children were OK—chil- working hard on this legislation, and dangerous to themselves or others with dren who left in the morning with no we are close—after extensive discus- due process. inkling about the violence that was to sion, not only between us but with the I have worked on this issue for more unfold. White House and with our colleagues— There is no reason people have to live than two decades—almost three dec- to a bill that can muster bipartisan this way in the United States of Amer- ades since I was attorney general first support and pass this body. ica. America has no greater proportion elected in the State of Connecticut. The Charleston loophole must be There has been progress. The progress of mental health issues than any other closed. I have been leading that fight in country. We have a higher rate of gun has achieved results. Now it is this the Senate to fix this problem for body’s obligation to take that next violence. We can prevent it through years. The House passed bipartisan leg- commonsense steps and comprehensive step, and I implore the President of the islation on background checks, H.R. 8, United States to state his support, steps that will save as many lives as and on the Charleston loophole that possible as quickly as possible by keep- which my colleagues across the aisle would fix the problem of would-be mur- have said is necessary for them to do ing guns out of the hands of dangerous derers having access to guns simply be- people. That is the principle of the two what they think is responsible. I say to cause information is unavailable with- them: If the President fails to lead, you main proposals likely to come before in the time limit that is set. this body. must do so. Guns should not be sold simply be- We must continue to fight and never To keep guns out of the hands of dan- cause a deadline for a background gerous people, do it through back- give up and never go away for the sake check is not met. Most are done lit- of the survivors and families who said ground checks, which have to apply erally within seconds or a minute, but universally to all States for them to be from this Gallery when we failed to act some require more extensive work. in the wake of Sandy Hook: Shame. effective. Experts estimate that 80 per- There is no reason to wait to pass these Shame on us, in fact, if we fail to act. cent of firearms acquired for criminal measures. purposes are obtained from unlicensed Neither should we wait to pass a safe I yield the floor. sellers, and a recent study found that storage bill that we believe would have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- States that have universal background prevented deaths like Ethan Song’s ator from Maryland. check laws experienced 52 percent perishing in Guilford. This past Janu- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I join fewer mass shootings. Background ary, Ethan Song would have celebrated with many of my colleagues to make a checks prevent people who are dan- his 16th birthday, but a year earlier, he pretty simple request, and that is, the gerous to themselves or others from was accidentally killed by a gun stored issue of gun violence in this country buying firearms, and, likewise, emer- in his friend’s closet, accessible to him requires us to take action. gency risk protection orders take guns and a friend. Like Kristen and Mike The Senate needs to do what it has away from people who are dangerous to Song, thousands of other families historically been in place to do. The themselves or others. These two con- across America lose children in gun vi- Presiding Officer is in his first term, cepts have a common goal, the same olence every year. It is a parent’s worst and I am in my third term. The U.S. end. They achieve it by complementary nightmare, and, in many cases, safe Senate is the place in which we debate means. storage, including possibly Sandy and vote on issues, the greatest delib- The vast majority of perpetrators of Hook, would have prevented a moun- erative body in the world—at least that mass violence exhibit clear signs that tain of heartache and a river of tears. is what I thought I was running for. they are about to carry out an attack. The Songs have been so strong and It is time for Leader MCCONNELL to The shooter in Parkland, as my col- courageous, as have been the survivors bring up gun safety legislation—well

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The Su- testing and demanding action, and on thing about gun violence in this coun- preme Court has said the right is not behalf of our constituents who call and try. absolute, that certain individuals are write and tweet to us every single day Yes, we hope the President will lead, not entitled to have firearms because for commonsense legislation to help will provide that leadership that we of what they have done. end this gun violence that plagues our hear about after every one of these Since 1968, we have provided forms to communities. mass shootings—that the President is determine whether individuals are en- We aren’t just speaking out on behalf engaged. We need his leadership to titled to own a firearm or not. Of of Democrats because gun violence bring us together on sensible gun safe- course, in 1993, we passed the presale doesn’t ask what political party you ty legislation, but if not, we still have process for licensed dealers because support. It touches the lives of every- the responsibility here in this body to that is where guns were being pur- one in this country. The majority of act. We call upon Leader MCCONNELL to chased back in 1993. So if you buy a gun the American people—Democrats, Inde- bring forward sensible gun safety legis- from a licensed firearms dealer, you pendents, and Republicans—all want lation. have to go through the National In- action. They want their schools to be The United States is an outlier on stant Criminal Background Check Sys- safe. They want a place to go and wor- gun violence. When you compare the tem. As my colleague has said, it takes ship and be safe. They want to go and amount of gun violence in the United a matter of seconds. You can get buy their back-to-school supplies and States to that in the other developed cleared or not cleared, and it works. be safe. countries of the world, in every cat- Three million guns have been denied a Let’s be really clear about the root of egory, multiply it times 10, 20, or 30— transfer as a result of this check, but this inaction. It is greed. It is corrup- more likely for gun violence episodes there are loopholes in it because of the tion. It is the rot at the heart of Wash- here in the United States than other way commerce is handled today. It ington. The NRA is no different. The developed countries of the world. doesn’t cover private sales. Internet NRA cares more about gun sales than We have far more private ownership sales weren’t even available back when they do about the people of this coun- of guns in this country than other in- we passed these laws. We have to close try. They care more about the gun dustrial nations of the world. We have those loopholes, and it will save lives. manufacturers than they do our com- far more mass killings. We have far States that have closed these loopholes munities. Too many of my colleagues more gun-related suicides, and the list have a lower amount of gun violence just don’t have the guts to stand up to goes on and on and on. than those States that have not. the NRA. There are three effective solutions So we need to take action. This is We need a national answer to this. A sitting right in front of us, all of which one area where we don’t want to be the person from Maryland can go into Vir- are bipartisan, all of which have been outlier. We want safe communities, and ginia or West Virginia where the laws voted on before, getting lots of bipar- inaction is not an answer. are different. We need one Federal law tisan support. I reject the false argu- Yes, there are many things we could to deal with closing this loophole. ment that because these commonsense do. Look, the people of Maryland and Today and every day in this country proposals may not stop every single in- the people throughout this country 100 people are killed through gun vio- stance of gun violence that it is not have been victims of this gun violence. lence—every single day. We can’t wait. worth doing them. We should do these. In my own State of Maryland, we had a We have to act. That is what this body It makes no sense to stop doing the mass shooting in June of last year at is best at. commonsense things just because it the Capital Gazette—outrageous. Peo- So I encourage President Trump to doesn’t stop every gun crime because ple trying to do their jobs were killed. lead on this issue. I know he had some the truth is, it is time to do something. We have had, of course, school shoot- meetings this week. I encourage our We can and should ban assault weap- ings. It is time for this Congress to leader to allow this body to take up the ons and large magazines. No civilian take steps to reduce this risk. Inaction universal background check bill that needs access to weapons of war. Those is not an option. passed the House of Representatives by weapons are designed solely to kill What should we do? As my previous a strong bipartisan vote. Let us get large numbers of people very quickly, colleague said, there are a lot of things that done. Let us tell the people of this in minutes and seconds, and our mili- we should be doing. We should take a country that we will not be silent and tary train heavily to be able to use look at whether it is reasonable for we will not be inactive in regard to the those weapons well. there to be private ownership of mili- amount of gun violence in this coun- We can and should pass my legisla- tary-style weapons. I think there try. tion to criminalize gun trafficking. It shouldn’t be. That is certainly a bill we I yield the floor. will help slow the tide of illegal guns can bring up. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- into cities like New York and Chicago We have seen these assault weapons ator from New York. and across the country where guns that used in a lot of mass attacks, where Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I are illegal are sold directly out of the you have multiple casualties in a mat- rise to join my colleagues in discussing back of a truck to a gang member or a ter of seconds, where there is no possi- our country’s horrific gun violence epi- criminal. It is one of the things that bility for law enforcement to respond demic. I have risen to speak of this law enforcement keeps asking us to do to keep people safe during that short problem many times over the years, and have been asking for a decade. period of time. and to be honest it is exasperating to We can and should pass the red flag We should get rid of the high-capac- have to do it over and over again. laws that are designed to make sure ity magazines. I know the House is El Paso, Dayton, Gilroy, Odessa, Mid- people with violent tendencies cannot working on that. That is something land, Brownsville in New York—the have access to guns, but the first and that, again, is not necessary for the list goes on and on—city after city, most obvious solution should be a purposes of recreation. community after community, dev- cakewalk for this Chamber, and that is We should identify extreme-risk indi- astated by gun violence. We witness universal background checks. This so- viduals and be able to put a flag on these tragedies. We watch heart- lution is supported by the vast major- their ability to purchase a weapon. We breaking and nightmarish footage on ity of Americans. A great bipartisan need to invest in mental health. All of our televisions. We offer our thoughts bill has already passed our House, but that is important. and prayers. We have heavy hearts, it is not even being considered right The bill we can pass today is a uni- deep disappointment and horror, and now for a vote in the Senate. versal background check. The House still nothing. The Senate has still not So it is really on Senator MCCONNELL has passed it. It has been here since passed any meaningful legislation to right now. It is on him. It is his deci- February of this year. For 7 months, address the problem. sion whether to protect our commu- that bill has been here—universal So here we are once again in this nities or not—to just protect our kids. background checks. It was passed with Chamber. Democrats are speaking out As a mom, when there was a shooting a strong bipartisan vote in the House on behalf of the American people, on less than a mile from Theo and Henry’s

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So there there that fast, with all of their train- worry that our kids aren’t safe in were 38 killed and 76 injured in three ing, all of their courage, and all of school, where they are actually doing American communities. their commitment, was not fast enough shelter-in-place drills instead of math- One of the most disturbing realities because even though they got there in ematical drills. We shouldn’t accept after the fact is what happened in Day- just minutes, that wasn’t fast enough that world. We shouldn’t accept a ton in just such a short timeframe. I because of the nature of the weapon world where you can’t be at Bible know that timeframe. We could prob- and because of the assailant. study with your friends. We shouldn’t ably cite the other tragedies as well, How about Philadelphia? The two accept a world where you can’t go to a but we know that in about 32 seconds biggest cities in my home State are concert or go to a movie and know that in Dayton, 9 people were killed and 27 Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Philadel- you are safe, but that is the world we were injured. Law enforcement, the phia being the largest. Days before the are living in. folks we often call the good guys—good horrible weekend of El Paso and Day- The truth about all of this is, right guys not just with guns but good guys ton, a mass shooting occurred in now at this moment, we have Ameri- with a lot of training and a heroic will- Southwest Philadelphia that left a 21- cans who are fueled by hate hunting ingness and heroic commitment to get year-old dead and five others injured. down other people with weapons of to a place of danger to try to appre- Because only one person was killed, it war. That has to change. hend a criminal and to try to save peo- is not ranked as a mass shooting. That We do have the will to do this. Con- ple. In Dayton, law enforcement offi- happened in that same timeframe. gress can show courage. Congress can cials got there faster than Superman On August 14, an individual in North do the right thing, so why not do it could get there, and it wasn’t fast Philadelphia barricaded himself in a now, when the American people are enough because in 32 seconds 9 were house and shot six police officers with begging us to just have an ounce of gone and 27 were injured. an assault-style weapon. The shootout strength in our spines, just an ounce of We know that in Midland and Odessa, lasted nearly 8 hours and prompted a courage to stand up to special inter- TX, the authorities reported that the local childcare center to shelter in ests, to greed and corruption and lies gunman was prohibited from pur- place for hours. I was at that childcare that distort this debate. chasing a firearm at one point, but he center just a few days later. Watching We are bigger than this. We are was able to avoid a background check it on the news, I had envisioned a geo- stronger than this. We are better than because he purchased his assault-style graphic distance of a lot more than it this. Let’s protect our kids. weapon through a private sale. This is was. When I walked just to the side of I yield the floor. further evidence of why we need a the building where the childcare center The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- background check bill that is rig- was and looked across the street, it ator from Pennsylvania. orous—not just a background check was closer than the width of this room Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise to bill that makes a nice headline but is we are in today. When you go out the speak about the same issue my col- rigorous enough to stop the guy in back door of the childcare center, it league from New York just spoke to, Texas who brought such horror to that was within feet across a very narrow and I know others have preceded her on community, including, as one of the street from where the shooter was bar- the floor. I am grateful to be a part of wounded, a 17-month-old child. ricaded. In this instance, you have one this discussion today. We also know that through the shooter in a house with a high-powered What I could do—but I know I don’t month of August, in that same time pe- weapon who is able to hold off a num- have to because it is so well known riod I mentioned, the 3rd to the 31st— ber of law enforcement officials for now—is go through the three or four but if you include every day of that hours at a time. That is just one exam- most recent mass shootings which are month, the United States has experi- ple of the power of the weapon. the ones that get most attention, but I enced 38 mass shootings. So there were The issue of gun violence is a unique- don’t have to do that because we know 38 times when four or more people were ly American problem. No country has so well now what happened just in the involved, which is the definition of a the same problem on this scale. Amer- last number of weeks. mass shooting. ica has never had a problem like this in One way to remember them, of When I think about it in terms of the its history. It is uniquely American course, is by the names of the commu- scale of it—and I don’t think there is and unique in American history itself. nities: El Paso, Dayton, Midland, Odes- anyone who would disagree with this— Some in Congress want to surrender sa—names like that where everyone in this is a public health epidemic, and it to this problem. The argument is that the country knows exactly what we are is plaguing our cities and our commu- there is nothing we can do except bet- talking about because of what hap- nities every single day. What we are ter enforcement of existing law. I don’t pened there. What we don’t talk about talking about, in terms of the perpetra- think most Americans believe that— enough, of course, are the places where tors of this violence, they are not just nor should they—because there is cer- there is daily gun violence and horror criminals, they are domestic terrorists, tainly more we can do. To have a posi- and tragedy and death and grievous in- and we should call them that. That is tion that I would say is a surrender to jury because it doesn’t get the same at- what they are. We shouldn’t try to re- the problem, you would have to argue tention. member their names or, frankly, even that the most powerful Nation in the Tragically, another way to go speak their names, but we should re- history of the world can do absolutely through a list of tragedies that are member what they are: domestic ter- nothing—except maybe tighten up a connected to this awful epidemic of rorists who are, frankly, in terms of law by way of enforcement—that we gun violence—this uniquely American the whole scale of the problem, causing can do absolutely nothing to confront problem of gun violence—is to use more problems in America than any this problem. numbers. These numbers are now em- other terrorists are causing. These do- No one is arguing that if we passed a blazoned on the communities that were mestic terrorists are using high-pow- background check bill here or an ex- so tragically destroyed, in large meas- ered, military-style assault weapons to treme risk protection order bill that ure, by these events. In El Paso it was kill our children and to kill our fami- somehow the problem would magically 22, in Dayton it was 9, and in Midland lies. begin to decline. No one is arguing and Odessa it was 7. So doing the math, We know that last October, the most that. But there is certainly something that is 38. That is the number of people deadly active violence against the Jew- we can do to reduce the likelihood and killed in just three places. Of course, ish community in American history oc- we would hope substantially reduce the there are a lot of other deaths between curred at the Tree of Life synagogue in likelihood of more mass shootings. If those tragic events which aren’t get- the city of Pittsburgh. Eleven were we passed two bills in the Senate that

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We have mentioned that 12 people were for weapons designed to hurt humans now know that it is more than 195 days killed in Virginia Beach in a mass as well. since the House passed H.R. 8, the Bi- shooting on May 31. They mentioned The second tragedy in Virginia oc- partisan Background Checks Act of Odessa, they mentioned El Paso, and curred when I was Governor a number 2019. they mentioned Dayton. Why not Vir- of years ago—the tragic shooting at As I referred to earlier, in the Odes- ginia Beach? Because there have been Virginia Tech. I won’t go into it be- sa-Midland shooting, we know that our so many tragedies since May 31. cause I will segue when I talk about a Nation now needs a national back- The Virginia Beach shooting of 11 hero, but the shooting at Virginia Tech ground checks bill in order to make all governmental employees and a con- happened because of a weakness in the Americans safer from the horrors of tractor who was just there to get some background check system. The indi- gun violence. permits for a building permit he was vidual, the young man, Seung-Hui Cho, Reports indicate that in 2018 alone, seeking happened barely 3 months ago, who killed 32 people was prohibited 1.2 million firearm classified ads were but it has already receded into the from having a weapon because he had posted on armslist.com that did not re- memory of virtually anybody outside been adjudicated mentally ill and dan- quire a background check before pur- of Virginia because the gun tragedies gerous, but weaknesses in the back- chase. This is a big loophole that helps since have been the ones that have ground checks system enabled him to feed an illegal underground gun market crowded into our minds. get a weapon anyway. We learned a in cities and communities across our The fact that that has been allowed powerful and painful lesson that day, country. If implemented, the universal to happen—that we are so used to it which is that if your background check background checks bill known as H.R. now that the killing of 12 people in a system has loopholes and gaps, disas- 8 would close this loophole, requiring mass shooting barely 3 months ago es- ters will result. background checks for all firearm sales caped people’s memories—tells us we So I join with my colleagues who say between private parties. We also know have become used to a situation we H.R. 8—that has come from the House that since 1994, background checks should never have been able to tol- and is a comprehensive background have prevented 3.5 million gun sales to erate. check system bill that keeps weapons dangerous criminals and others prohib- In the Virginia Beach shooting, one out of the hands of people who are dan- ited from owning a gun. of the reasons 12 people were killed gers to themselves and others—is I have to ask again, are we to sur- quickly was the shooter used high-ca- something we should absolutely pass. render to this problem? I don’t think pacity magazines that would contain Last, let me tell the story about an so. I think most Americans don’t want dozens and dozens of munition, which American hero. I have told this story to surrender to it. What they want is made the rescue operation conducted on the floor before but not for a num- for us to take action. They are a little by brave first responders extremely dif- ber of years. I want to tell this story bit tired of just speeches and debate. ficult. because I think everybody should know They may want a little more debate, We say we care about our first re- this individual’s name. The name of but they want votes. They want us to sponders. When I talk to our first re- the hero I want to describe is a man be debating and voting several times at sponders, they say: If you care about named Liviu Librescu. least, if not more so. us, do something to restrict high-ca- Liviu Librescu was one of the 32 peo- This is a grave, difficult challenge to pacity magazines. Don’t you want us to ple who were killed at Virginia Tech on confront, but the commitment to con- be able to stop a shooting in progress? April 16, 2007. Let me tell you about fronting it is a mission that I think is Don’t you want us to stop a murder him. He was born in Romania—and he worthy of a great country. I ask Major- and keep the homicides and carnage was Jewish—during the Holocaust. ity Leader MCCONNELL to give the Sen- down? It is hard to do it when we are When Germany occupied Romania and ate the opportunity to debate and vote up against somebody with such a mas- began to take over the country, Jews on first the universal background sive amount of firepower. If you care were persecuted. Liviu Librescu was checks bill, H.R. 8. And I am sure there about first responders, if you want us then a young child. His family was sent will be other versions of that in the de- to stop crimes in process, then enable to concentration camps, and many of bate, and that is fine. We should debate us to put meaningful restrictions on them perished just because they were all of them and vote on all of them and high-capacity magazines. Jewish. Liviu, as a young child, was debate and vote on an extreme risk I think that was a powerful lesson hidden by relatives and friends and mi- protection bill. from the Virginia Beach shooting, that raculously managed to survive the Nazi I would argue we should do more had the magazines been smaller, they campaign of anti-Semitism against than that. We should have a series of could have stopped the carnage earlier. Jews. Many Jews left Romania because commonsense gun measures to be de- There may have been those injured or they felt their neighbors and friends bated and voted on, even if we are like- killed, but it would have been less of a didn’t protect them. Liviu Librescu de- ly to know the outcome, because the toll. cided to stay. ‘‘I am a Romanian and American people expect that this I want to point this out before mov- am going to stay in Romania and make uniquely American problem and the ing to the next issue. As a society, we my country a peaceful place where scale of it are worthy of that debate tolerate high-capacity magazines. Jews can live in peace with their fellow and worthy of those votes. Many in this Chamber are hunters. men and women.’’ I yield the floor. Many in this Chamber are familiar He ran into a second problem. He The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. with hunting laws. In Virginia, as in went to the university. He was a tal- PERDUE). The Senator from Virginia. most States, there are rules that have ented scientist and engineer. But then Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I also rise been on the books for years. If you the Soviet Union moved in and essen- to talk about gun violence. I express hunt a deer in Virginia, we limit the tially occupied Romania. They pun- my appreciation for our Republican amount of rounds you can have in a ished him because he was Jewish and colleagues. Those of us on this side of rifle or shotgun. We put a limit, and because he wouldn’t join the Com- the aisle feel very strongly about this that limit has been accepted for dec- munist Party. He was a world-re- issue. I understand we have gone a lit- ades. Why do we limit the size of maga- nowned engineer published in journals tle bit past the time. I will try to be zines in hunting animals? Because it around the world. First, they prohib- quick. I feel very strongly about it too. wouldn’t be fair. It wouldn’t be sports- ited his ability to travel to academic Let me just talk about two Virginia manlike. It wouldn’t be humane to conferences and then prohibited his tragedies, and let me tell the story of a allow an animal to be hunted with a right to publish. Over the years, the

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I will try to take an action precariously over the last few years— ropean Jews were allowed to immigrate to save someone’s life. and thank goodness that we have built to Israel, Liviu Librescu finally es- Think about it. He survived the Holo- it back up to a level that makes caped Soviet-dominated communism caust. Think about it. He survived the sense—it is because we always need to after having survived the Holocaust Soviet takeover of his country. Then be prepared. If we are going to truly and moved to Israel. It was his dream. he came to this Nation and loved it, honor all of the lives that were lost in Liviu Librescu was teaching at the but he could not survive the carnage of 1941 and 2001 and will be inevitably lost Technion in Israel, one of the premier American gun violence. He did, at down the road, we need to be strong; we scientific engineering institutions in least, decide he wouldn’t be a by- need to be prepared. We always need to the world. He got an offer after a few stander. be aware of the fact that we are blessed years to come be a visiting professor in That is what we are called to do in just as the State of Israel is blessed— Blacksburg, VA, at Virginia Tech for 1 the Senate of the United States—not to despite all of that—with a thriving year. He came in 1958. This Romanian be bystanders. We do not have to dem- economy. They live with that danger Jew, professor at an Israeli technical onstrate the courage of a Liviu every day, and they find a way to get university, came to Blacksburg, VA, in Librescu and place our bodies in front through it. Let us never let our guard the mountains of Appalachia, for 1 of a classroom door and absorb bullet down or drop our defenses here. Our year, and he fell in love with after bullet to save somebody else’s freedom and our liberty depend upon it. Blacksburg. He stayed in Blacksburg, life. I don’t think I would have the I yield the floor. at Virginia Tech, for the rest of his ca- courage to do that. I don’t know how The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- reer. many of us would have. We are not ator from Missouri. On April 16, 2007, Liviu Librescu— called to make a sacrifice of that mag- Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, as my now 22 years in Blacksburg—was teach- nitude, but I do think we are called to friend from Indiana and others have ing an engineering class in one of the make some sacrifices, and I do think pointed out today, this is a day that two buildings that were the subject of we are called not to be bystanders. If Americans remember as a day of the attack by the shooter, Seung-Hui we are going to be true to that calling, unique tragedy. Earlier today, on the Cho. On the morning of April 16, 2007, we have to be willing to take up and Senate floor, we had a moment of si- he had undergraduates and graduates debate and to vote on commonsense lence in the middle of a series of votes. in the class. When he heard shooting measures to keep Americans safe from The Senate floor was full of Members start in the classroom, he instinctively gun violence. who paused to think about what had knew he should protect his students. I yield the floor. happened on that day. Liviu Librescu was now over 70 years The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I think almost every American alive old, this Holocaust survivor. ator from Indiana. knows where he was that morning. He stood in front of the classroom REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH Just like this morning, it was beautiful door on the second floor of this build- Mr. BRAUN. Mr. President, I rise to and clear. If you were too young to re- ing and told the students: You have to honor those who lost their lives trag- member where you were that morn- jump out the window. I am going to do ically 18 years ago and to make sure ing—and there is a real likelihood that everything I can to protect your life. that we never forget what happened your parents told you where you were— Jump out the window. then. it was a seminal moment. It changed He stood there in front of the class- I vividly remember that morning. I how we look at so many things in our room door and absorbed bullet after was in my own office in Jasper, IN. I country. We reflect today where we bullet. Every student of Liviu didn’t have a TV. Somebody there were and the changes that occurred Librescu’s was able to escape from that brought it up on the internet. The sec- after that. building, save one. There was one stu- ond plane flew into the building. I will I was working on the other side of dent who couldn’t get out in time and never forget that image because we the building as a Member of the House who had let others go first. Liviu didn’t know what had happened with 18 years ago, and I shared with the Cap- Librescu was killed, and one student in the first one. We knew what had hap- itol Police today my appreciation for his class was killed, but he saved the pened with the second. what they do every day. On this day lives of all of these other young people. Over the summer break, Senator every year, I remember being one of April 16, 2007, was a day that was a RICK SCOTT and I took a trip to Israel the last people to leave this building. very special day in Liviu Librescu’s and saw all of that which goes into its The Capitol Police were working hard life. Most in the classroom wouldn’t preparedness against the evil that to get people out as there was a sense have known it. That day was Yom lurks around the world. I saw it again that a plane was coming here and was HaShoah, which is a day that occurs up close, and it always makes me won- going to either hit the White House or every year on the Hebrew calendar and der: How can they live like that? How the Capitol. I remember walking out is a day that is celebrated and com- can they be prepared when they know the door—I really was among the last memorated in Israel. It is a day to there are always individuals and coun- to leave the building that day—and I commemorate, remember, and never tries out there just like in 1941 and just remember looking into the eyes of a forget the Holocaust. That is what like in 2001? Imagine living in a coun- Capitol Police Officer who was still at Yom HaShoah was. Liviu Librescu, a try in which your entire border is sur- the door and thinking and realizing Holocaust survivor, knew what that rounded by a fence or a wall in order to that I was going to be out. If the build- day was. He knew what it meant. He keep people out—where, in the tough ing were a target, I was quickly going made a choice. places, there is another barrier and to be somewhere else, and she was still The commemoration of the Holo- where, in the really tough places, there going to be here until those who work caust is not just about remembering is a dirt berm. to protect us every day were sure that the violent perpetrators and is not just That drove home again how impor- everybody who could possibly be found about remembering the victims; it is tant it is to be prepared and to always and gotten out of the building was al- also about remembering that there be strong when it comes to defending ready gone. wouldn’t have been millions of victims this country and the liberty and free- We clearly understand the world is a had there not been so many bystand- doms we all enjoy every day. I never dangerous place. We just had a foreign ers. That is what Yom HaShoah is thought it could happen in 1941, and I policy discussion this week about the about. It is about victims, perpetra- didn’t think it could happen in 2001. It country that had served as really the tors, and also about bystanders in that can happen again because that is the haven for al-Qaida and what would hap- the Holocaust would never have hap- world we live in. pen if we were to totally leave that

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We have thousands of Americans and we resolve today that we will con- It is a pledge I personally take very who are in uniform and in the intel- tinue to be vigilant against attack and seriously, and it is why I have orga- ligence community who spend their unafraid of defending who we are. nized this event for my colleagues to time every day being sure that we are I yield the floor. come to the floor today and to share as safe as we can be and that our free- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- their memories and thoughts on today, doms are secure. They are deployed ator from Iowa. this eighteenth anniversary of the Sep- overseas. They are fighting terrorist UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT tember 11th terrorist attacks. groups like ISIS or the remnants of al- Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, I ask It is why I work so hard to make sure Qaida. They are working here to spot unanimous consent that the vote series our Armed Forces have the technology, homegrown terrorists. They are doing begin following the remarks of Sen- support, and resources they need to de- what they can to find what somebody ators DAINES, COLLINS, LANKFORD, and fend our Nation from threats both here may be talking about or what some- COTTON. at home and abroad. body may be bringing across the border The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without It is why I cosponsored and helped to that would be of danger. objection, it is so ordered. finally get signed into law a permanent Senator CAPITO and I were just at the REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH reauthorization of the September 11th border last week. Some of the things Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, 18 years Victim Compensation Fund, keeping we talked about were not only the ago, on a bright, clear-skied, Sep- our Nation’s promise to support the drugs coming over the border but the tember morning, without warning, our first responders who continue to sac- other things coming over the border Nation was attacked. Many of us prob- rifice their health and even their lives that are designed to harm us—who we ably remember where we were on that from their work in the post-9/11 recov- are and how we live. horrible day. ery efforts. In St. Louis, MO, and Arnold, MO, we I had that morning off. I was at home And it is why we should never ever have the second biggest installation of with my nearly 2-year-old daughter. take our Nation and our freedoms for the National Geospatial-Intelligence We didn’t have the TV on. We had a granted. Agency constantly looking at the in- couple of gentlemen at the house. I was I am one—just one—of the millions of formation that is out there. It looks all getting a brandnew furnace on that Americans keeping that promise to over the world to see if there is activ- day. What would normally be a couple- never forget. In fact, today, back home ity in places in which there wouldn’t be of-hours-long installation turned into in Iowa, there are countless folks who activity. Yet, if there were activity, it an all-day event as those men would are honoring that vow in their own would likely be activity that would be take time off from installing our new thoughtful way. designed to harm us or others in the furnace to run into the other room so Many use today’s anniversary as a world. We need to understand that. we could see what was going on on the day of service, performing acts of kind- We also need to understand that in television. ness throughout Iowa. Others come to- the society in which we live, there is I had two phone calls that morning. gether with their communities to never perfect security and perfect free- The first was early. It was from a honor and remember those who were dom at the same time. We have worked neighbor. lost. really hard not to allow ourselves to She said: JONI, do you have the TV It is really wonderful to see all of the lose the freedoms we cherish in return on? ways that folks are doing that, from for the security we would like to have. I said: Well, no, Wanda. I don’t. walking in the 9/11 March to the Cap- We also need to remember those peo- What’s going on? itol in Des Moines to visiting the 9/11 ple who responded. As for the first re- She said: JONI, you just need to turn Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, currently sponders who ran toward the tragedy the TV on. at the Clay County Fair, to partici- on 9/11 as others were able to run away So I did, and I saw the horrible pating in the annual 9/11 Moment of Si- from the tragedy—passing each other— events unfolding right in front of us. lence Motorcycle Ride in Mason City. many of those first responders were The second phone call I got was from For some of our fellow Iowans, today numbered among the 3,000 Americans my Iowa Army National Guard unit: will be spent remembering loved ones who died on that day. Captain ERNST, we are doing a 100-per- lost in the attack—folks like Newton’s Just last month, the President signed cent accountability check. We need Jean Cleere’s husband, Jim, a loving, into law the National Urban Search you to stay by the phone all day so we good-natured, good-humored, and God- and Rescue Parity Act, which allows know how we can get ahold of you—100 fearing giant of a man, who never came Federal employees to be active partici- percent accountability. home from a fateful business trip to pants on urban search and rescue It was an experience many of us had the World Trade Center 18 years ago. teams whether the disaster is natural never felt before—the terrifying shock For nearly two decades now, Jean has or man-made. of knowing that the country we love been on a crusade to keep Jim’s mem- The third thing we need to keep in and our fellow Americans were under ory alive and well. She helped to raise mind is how important it is to honor attack. funds for Newton’s very own 9/11 me- and care for the victims and heroes Our adversaries sought to tear us morial. She speaks to local students, among us—those who ran toward the apart by their cowardly acts, but, in- educating them about the events of tragedy, those they left behind, and the stead, they brought us together as that day 18 years ago, and she has people who still suffer today because of Americans, for in those terrible mo- given her testimony all over Iowa. For what happened to them on that day. As ments, we also saw the very, very best folks in Iowa, they have probably seen likely as not, those people to benefit of our country—the firefighters, the her driving across the State. She has a from the Victim Compensation Fund police officers, the first responders, and pretty special license plate, which are the people who stayed behind to the ordinary citizens who courageously reads ‘‘NVR4GT’’—never forget. help others or who rushed forward to put their lives on the line to save Today and every day, Iowans are help others. countless others. keeping that sacred promise. We will We don’t want to become afraid to be On that day, as individuals and as a always remember Jim Cleere and the the great, diverse society we have be- Nation, we came together in a unique nearly 3,000 others who lost their lives come; we don’t want to become a soci- way, and we also made a pledge to that tragic day. We will always honor ety in which we allow the terrorists to never forget—to never forget the near- the heroes who selflessly sacrificed and win by taking our freedoms away. Yet ly 3,000 victims and the families they saved countless lives. We will always

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As Americans, Out of the ashes of that terrible trag- evil looks like. Eighteen years ago we are strong and resilient. After the 9/ edy arose a strength and unity that the today, Americans witnessed the loss of 11 attacks, we responded with strength whole world came to admire. Sep- innocent life. Eighteen years ago and we strengthened the homeland. tember 11 altered the course of our Na- today, Americans witnessed acts of We are most grateful to those who tion’s history in a blaze of fire and cowardice. served and to those who are serving smoke, and for so many Americans, it Today, Montanans and Americans today in our Armed Forces. Just re- altered the course of our lives. across our country are taking time to cently, last December, I flew to Af- Our fighting men and women de- reflect upon the horrific acts of 9/11. ghanistan. In fact, we carried 50 pounds ployed overseas just weeks later and Today, we take time to remember the of Montana beef jerky to deliver to the remain in the fight today. So many thousands of lives lost on that horrible 495th Combat Sustainment Support Americans joined them, enlisting to day. We remember the daughters who Battalion of the Montana Army Na- defend our Nation. Young kids who lost mothers, the sons who lost fathers, tional Guard, who are deployed over in witnessed firefighters rushing into the and the loved ones and friends and the Afghanistan protecting us. As I re- burning towers grew up and themselves communities that were broken by ceived the briefs that day, I was re- joined units with old-fashioned names these tragedies. like ‘‘engine’’ and ‘‘ladder.’’ A genera- I know I speak for most of us when I minded yet again that this war that we tion of intelligence officers dedicated say that we remember that day like it have against terrorism exists this very was yesterday. That fateful morning, I moment, and I can tell you this be- themselves to preventing another 9/11, was in Bozeman, MT. I typically like to cause of the men and women who serve and they have and still do. Our lives continue to be altered be- get an earlier start at work. We are 2 in our Armed Forces, in intelligence, hours behind eastern time. So it was and in law enforcement across our Na- cause the consequences of September 11 early in the morning. tion. It is because of them that we are are still with us. The attacks of 18 My wife Cindy called me. I was at my able to stand here today without an- years ago continue to claim new vic- desk. I was working for a cloud-com- other terror attack like we saw on 9/11. tims, as first responders and others puting software company, just starting When I received the brief in Afghani- succumb to injuries and illnesses that the day, and Cindy called me. She said: stan in December, I was reminded trace back to that morning. There is really strange news. There has again of the porous border between Af- The al-Qaida terrorists who attacked been a plane that hit one of the World ghanistan and Pakistan and that there us are bloodied, yet undefeated, while Trade Center towers. are plots being created and attempts to the Taliban terrorists who gave safe I think many of us at that time hit the homeland again. There are haven threaten to regain control in Af- thought it was maybe a small, private many brave men and women there, ghanistan. plane—sort of, kind of a strange bit of many Special Forces. Most tragic of all, our brave soldiers, news coming out that morning. Then, I spent time with the four-star there, sailors, airmen, and marines continue as the minutes went by, we started Scott Miller, who has had a career in to fall in the line of duty and defense of finding out what was really going on, Special Forces. He is overseeing the op- our country. that it wasn’t a small plane. It wasn’t erations there. I am grateful that they Just last week, Army SFC Elis A. an accident. It was a 767 loaded with continue to remain vigilant in this Barreto Ortiz was killed on the battle- fuel because it was attempting to make fight against global terrorism. field in Afghanistan. September 11 is a journey across our country from Bos- America’s enemies want us to be his story, too—the story of valor and ton out to the west coast. afraid, but the thing is, here in Amer- sacrifice. The images of the planes crashing ica, we don’t give up. When America is So the story of September 11 con- into the Twin Towers is one I will strong, so are our allies and so is the tinues to unfold many years after the never forget, and it is one that will free world. We must remain vigilant to fact. May its memory strengthen our never stop hurting. I remember that ensure that we maintain that Reagan resolve to continue fighting the en- after it was confirmed that it was a doctrine of peace through strength. emies of freedom, and may we never commercial aircraft, very quickly the The world will never forget what hap- ever forget. speculation began that this was a pre- pened on this day 18 years ago, and de- I yield the floor. meditated terror attack. In moments spite the political differences and divi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- like that you want to be with your sions that we have across our country ator from Oklahoma. loved ones. I quietly closed the door to and this city, we must always remem- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, 18 my office, and I drove home to be with ber that we are all in this together, and years ago today, in my office in Okla- my wife and to be with family as we Americans are strong when we are homa City, a fellow staff member watched the rest of the horrible day united. poked her head into the office and said unfold: 2,977 innocent Americans lost There is no force of evil or terror to me: There is a freak accident that their lives, and 2,977 innocent Ameri- that will ever overcome the will and has happened in New York. A plane cans didn’t return home that day. the determination of a free and united flew into the World Trade Center. I think it is important to think people. She went down the hallway and about every single human life that was We ask that God continue to bless pulled in a rolling cart—the younger lost and the pain of the families who our fighting men and women, and may generation will have no idea what that remember that day today when they God continue to bless the United is—but a rolling cart with a TV on top lost their loved ones. That pain is very States of America. of it, and we plugged it in and watched real yet again today. I yield the floor. it. As the second plane flew in, both of This was a slaughter of our fellow The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- us stood there silently, thinking: That Americans that shook our Nation to its ator from Arkansas. is no accident. That is murder on a very core. Yet, in the face of extreme Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, Sep- massive scale and terror like I have adversity, we are a nation that did tember 11 is a solemn anniversary. never witnessed with my own eyes. come together and we carried on. I Eighteen years later, we still remem- What I didn’t know at that moment think about those moments when our ber the toll from that terrible day. is how many thousands of lives would churches and cathedrals were filled Nearly 3,000 Americans lost their lives be affected and how much our Nation with Americans in prayer, reflecting in the attacks on the Twin Towers, the would be changed. That morning, 18 upon what had happened. Pentagon, and United Flight 93, but years ago, seven Oklahomans died, but

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The Sen- The Food and Drug Administration do more security, learns how to en- ator from Illinois. and the Secretary of Health and gage, and has learned a painful lesson Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, let me Human Services made an announce- that what people think in an isolated say at the outset, I join with the senti- ment today that is significant. They village in a remote country—what they ments expressed by the Senator from announced that the e-cigarette device think matters to us because what they Oklahoma and our colleagues on the and flavors that are now being sold are may carry out, if left alone and ig- floor, starting with a moment of si- going to be taken off the market, out nored, could kill our family members lence until this last speech, in remem- of retail stores, off of online sales. and our fellow Americans. bering the historic American signifi- Then, come May of next year, those Almost 3,000 Americans died that cance of September 11. who want to bring these flavors back day, but since that time period, we The fact that both political parties have to justify them as being con- came together shows there is hope that have pushed back not against the peo- sistent with being good for public when it comes to this Nation and its ple of Afghanistan or the people of health. values, what brings us together is a Iraq, not against Muslims or a faith I ask that the RECORD note that Sen- powerful force. Today it is the force of but against a specific ideology that in- ator MURKOWSKI and I have joined in a memory, the force of promise, and the tensely hates the freedom of America bill we introduced last year, a bill force of the future of this country. I and who intentionally plans to kill which went after these flavor pods. I want to salute my colleagues, particu- Americans they have never met. want to thank her. There weren’t a lot larly my friend from Oklahoma for his We learned a new ideology as a na- of Senators who were willing to step moving statement about families in his tion that day; that we have to not only up, and she did. On a bipartisan basis, State touched by this tragedy. take it seriously but that we must not we set out to ban any of these flavor wait until they carry out a fight. If E-CIGARETTES pods that were dangerous to children they are planning it, if they are pre- Mr. President, I would like to change and couldn’t be proven to be harmless. topics for just a moment to another paring it, if they have the capability, I thank her for that leadership. I be- important issue that has risen today we should assume they are actually lieve our legislation and our constant and I believe is worthy of comment. going to do it. Just a few hours ago, the White pressure on this administration came Since that time period, American House, the President, the First Lady, to this moment today where we are men and women have taken the fight the Secretary of Health and Human stepping forward. to people who want to come and kill We are making it clear in the United Services, and the Commissioner of the more Americans, but it has also been States of America that we know vaping Food and Drug Administration made a at a great cost of American blood and targets kids. We know these targeted historic announcement when it comes treasure: 4,432 Americans have died in to vaping and e-cigarettes. kids are risking their health and their Iraq; 2,353 Americans have died in Af- They just finished the 2019 National life by continuing to use e-cigarettes ghanistan. Fifty-one of those are my Youth Tobacco Survey. What they and vaping. With this administration fellow Oklahomans in Afghanistan; 72 have found is that in a 1-year period of today, on a bipartisan basis, we are of those are my fellow Oklahomans in time, the number of our kids who are banning these flavor pods once and for Iraq. using these vaping products and e-ciga- all. We are going to try to move for- Today, I pulled out of my closet a rette products has gone up from 20 per- ward. specific tie that I rarely wear. It was a cent to 27.5 percent. In the previous The last thing I will say is this: I tie given to me by a Gold Star Wife year, it had gone up by 80 percent, and hope the Surgeon General or one of the who never ever wanted to be a Gold it is continuing to skyrocket because it other leaders in public health in our Star Wife. She just wanted to be the is an addiction which is so popular government will step up now and no- wife of Chris Horton, whom she in- with children. tify every school principal in America tensely loved, who went to Afghanistan Our kids don’t know any better. They to call an assembly, to gather the par- to serve his country in the Oklahoma are being told by JUUL and other com- ents, and let them know about this National Guard and died for our free- panies that somehow this vaping is danger. There are 5 million kids in this dom. Two years later, she handed me really a healthy alternative to tobacco country vaping today. Let’s hope they this tie and said: He hated wearing cigarettes. That has yet to be proven, can stop, and stop soon, before they ties, but you have to wear them all the and the Food and Drug Administration harm themselves. time. Just remember him. challenged JUUL and the other compa- I salute the administration for its We, as Americans, will not forget, nies to come up with clinical proof of leadership on this matter. I worked on and we have not forgotten. There are that statement before they repeat it it for quite a few years. It is a good mo- flags out all over America today just to again and again and again. ment in our history that we are mov- remember. There are moms and dads In the course of the last several ing together on a bipartisan basis. who really hugged their kids tight this years, the sale of these e-cigarettes and I yield the floor. morning before they left for school, vaping products has mushroomed dra- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- and the kids didn’t even know why. matically in the United States. Just TON). The Senator from Maine. They just did. There are places where ask any school principal, teacher, and REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH people are gathering to pray for peace many parents, and they will tell you Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, earlier because as a nation we are a nation of what is happening. Kids don’t under- today we paused and commemorated peace, and we have no desire for war. In stand that these flavors they are buy- those who lost their lives on September fact, we detest the pain and penalty ing—flavor pods like Unicorn Milk, 11, 2001. and blood and loss of war, and we have Gummy Bears, Bubble Gum—sound Eighteen years have passed, but the no desire to be at war across the world, like some sweet candy treat, but when memory of that day remains as vivid as but it came to us, and we look forward you inhale it into your lungs, you run if it were yesterday. We each have our to the day when guns are silent again the risk of real damage. own recollections of where we were and and this finally concludes and a time of So far, over 450 American kids have what we were doing as the horrifying peace can be restored again. been admitted to hospitals because of terrorist attacks on our country began Today, though, we are just a nation lung problems from vaping. Six have to unfold. remembering and praying for that time died. These young people do not under- I remember having the television on of peace that will come, and we are stand how risky this is. and watching a report that a plane—

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Risch, Jerry stay away from the Capitol Building to the Pentagon to help search for vic- Moran, David Perdue, Roy Blunt, Kevin because I feared it, too, could be a tar- tims and to help bring anyone they Cramer, Roger F. Wicker, Tom Cotton, get. could to safety, still inspire us. They John Barrasso, Steve Daines. Today, we all still share the powerful put themselves in imminent danger to The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- emotions of shock, anger, and grief. I save the lives of others. was worried about not only my staff, imous consent, the mandatory quorum Later on, years later, we learned that call has been waived. those in the buildings, but also staff the toxic dust and debris that many members who were on their way back were exposed to have caused chronic The question is, Is it the sense of the from Portland, ME, which turns out to illnesses. The overwhelmingly bipar- Senate that debate on the nomination be where some of the terrorists began tisan vote in the Senate in July to per- of Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a their journey of death and destruction manently reauthorize the 9/11 Victim Member of the Board of Governors of that day. Compensation Fund ensures that those the Federal Reserve System for a term On the evening of that terrible day, first responders who risked their lives of fourteen years from February 1, 2020 Members of Congress gathered together to save their fellow Americans will al- (Reappointment), shall be brought to a on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. With ways be supported and their illnesses close? tears in our eyes and sorrow in our treated. The yeas and nays are mandatory hearts, together we sang ‘‘God Bless September 11 was a day of personal under the rule. America.’’ The emotions of shock, tragedy for so many families. It was The clerk will call the roll. anger, and grief were joined by unity, also an attack on the United States of The legislative clerk called the roll. resolve, and patriotism. That sense America and an assault on civilization. that swept over us as we sang was a We must never forget what was lost Mr. THUNE. The following Senators source of strength in the challenges and what remains at stake. We must are necessarily absent: the Senator that we faced in the fight against ter- continue our pledge—the pledge we from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS) and the rorism. made that horrific day—to do all we Senator from North Carolina (Mr. So many were killed that horrific can to prevent future attacks. TILLIS). day. In my State of Maine, we remem- The fundamental obligation of gov- Further, if present and voting, the ber Robert and Jackie Norton of Lubec, ernment is to protect its people. Since Senator from North Carolina (Mr. a devoted retired couple who boarded September 11, 2001, we have done much TILLIS) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ Flight 11 to celebrate a son’s wedding on the west coast. We remember James to meet that obligation, but more work Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Roux of Portland, an Army veteran and remains. In the aftermath of those at- Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), a devoted father, who was on his way tacks, former Senator from Con- the Senator from California (Ms. HAR- to a business meeting in California. We necticut Joe Lieberman and I, as the RIS), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. remember Robert Schlegel of Gray, leaders of the Senate Homeland Secu- KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from who was celebrating his recent pro- rity Committee, worked in a bipartisan Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the Sen- motion to the rank of commander in way with the leaders of the 9/11 Com- ator from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) the U.S. Navy and was still settling mission and the families of those who are necessarily absent. were lost to terrorist attacks on that into his new office at the Pentagon The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there day to pass the most sweeping reforms when the plane struck. We remember any other Senators in the Chamber de- of our intelligence community since Stephen Ward of Gorham, who was siring to vote? working on the 101st floor of the North World War II. It is significant that the The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 62, Tower that terrible morning. Intelligence Reform and Terrorism nays 31, as follows: On this solemn anniversary, we join Prevention Act passed the Senate by a all Americans in remembering the vote of 96 to 2 and that, of the hundreds [Rollcall Vote No. 273 Ex.] of amendments that were considered, nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives YEAS—62 that day—lives of accomplishment, not a single one was decided by a party-line vote. Alexander Fischer Perdue contribution, and promise. Each loss Barrasso Gardner Peters leaves a wound in the hearts of families In what seemed like a moment, Sep- Bennet Graham Portman and friends that can never be fully tember 11, 2001, was transformed from a Blackburn Grassley Risch healed. day like any other into one that for- Blunt Hassan Romney Boozman Hawley Rounds We honor the heroes of that day. We ever will stand alone. The loss we re- Braun Hoeven live reminds us of the value of all that Rubio are still moved by the selfless courage Burr Hyde-Smith Sasse Capito Inhofe of the men and women on Flight 93 who we must protect. The heroism reminds Scott (FL) Carper Isakson wrestled that plane to the ground in us of the unconquerable spirit of the Scott (SC) Cassidy Johnson Pennsylvania, sacrificing their lives so American people. Our accomplishments Collins Jones Shaheen that others might live. We are inspired remind us that we can meet any chal- Coons Kaine Shelby by the firefighters, EMS personnel, and lenge. As long as we keep this day of Cornyn Kennedy Sinema Cotton Lankford Sullivan police officers at the World Trade Cen- remembrance in our hearts, we shall Cramer Lee Tester ter who continued to climb upward to meet the challenges that lie ahead. Crapo Manchin Thune rescue those who were in peril even as Mr. President, I yield the floor. Cruz McConnell Toomey Daines McSally Warner the Twin Towers were tumbling down. CLOTURE MOTION Enzi Moran Wicker The New York City Fire Department The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Ernst Murkowski Young alone lost 343 firefighters who re- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the sponded to the attacks. Senate the pending cloture motion, NAYS—31 We pay tribute today and every day which the clerk will state. Baldwin Heinrich Rosen to the first responders, the military The legislative clerk read as follows: Blumenthal Hirono Schatz personnel, and the civilians who rushed Brown King Schumer CLOTURE MOTION Cantwell Leahy into the smoke and flames at the Pen- Smith We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Cardin Markey Stabenow tagon to lead others to safety. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Casey Menendez Udall Cortez Masto Merkley We express our gratitude to those Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Van Hollen who have given so much to defend our Duckworth Murphy Whitehouse move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Durbin Murray Wyden Nation against terrorism, the men and nation of Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be Feinstein Paul women of our Armed Forces. a Member of the Board of Governors of the Gillibrand Reed

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:44 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G11SE6.032 S11SEPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with SENATE September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5433 NOT VOTING—7 Feinstein Manchin Schumer [Rollcall Vote No. 275 Ex.] Fischer Markey Scott (FL) Booker Roberts Warren YEAS—94 Gardner McConnell Scott (SC) Harris Sanders Gillibrand McSally Alexander Gardner Peters Klobuchar Tillis Shaheen Graham Menendez Shelby Baldwin Gillibrand Portman The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas Grassley Merkley Sinema Barrasso Graham Reed Bennet Grassley Hassan Moran Smith Risch are 62, the nays are 31. Blackburn Hassan Hawley Murkowski Stabenow Romney The motion is agreed to. Heinrich Murphy Blumenthal Hawley Sullivan Rosen Hirono Murray Blunt Heinrich The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Tester Rounds ator from Pennsylvania. Hoeven Perdue Boozman Hirono Rubio Thune Braun Hoeven Hyde-Smith Peters Sasse Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I ask Inhofe Tillis Brown Hyde-Smith Portman Schatz unanimous consent that the remaining Johnson Reed Toomey Burr Inhofe Schumer Jones Risch Udall Cantwell Isakson votes in this series be 10 minutes in Scott (FL) Kaine Romney Van Hollen Capito Johnson length. Kennedy Rosen Warner Cardin Jones Scott (SC) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without King Rounds Whitehouse Carper Kaine Shaheen objection, it is so ordered. Lankford Rubio Wicker Casey Kennedy Shelby Leahy Sasse Wyden Cassidy King Sinema f Lee Schatz Young Collins Lankford Smith Coons Leahy Stabenow CLOTURE MOTION NAYS—1 Cornyn Lee Sullivan Paul Cortez Masto Manchin Tester The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Cotton Markey Thune to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the NOT VOTING—7 Cramer McConnell Tillis Senate the pending cloture motion, Booker Klobuchar Warren Crapo McSally Toomey which the clerk will state. Harris Roberts Cruz Menendez Udall Isakson Sanders Daines Merkley Van Hollen The legislative clerk read as follows: Duckworth Moran Warner Durbin Murkowski CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Whitehouse Enzi Murphy vote, the yeas are 92, the nays are 1. Wicker We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Ernst Murray ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The motion is agreed to. Feinstein Paul Wyden Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Fischer Perdue Young f move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- NOT VOTING—6 nation of Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, CLOTURE MOTION to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Booker Klobuchar Sanders Harris Roberts Warren Investment Security. (New Position) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Mitch McConnell, James E. Risch, John to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Boozman, Mike Crapo, John Cornyn, Senate the pending cloture motion, vote, the yeas are 94, the nays are 0. Pat Roberts, Richard Burr, Lindsey which the clerk will state. The motion is agreed to. Graham, John Kennedy, David Perdue, The senior assistant legislative clerk f Mike Rounds, Roy Blunt, Roger F. read as follows: Wicker, Todd Young, Thom Tillis, Ron EXECUTIVE CALENDAR CLOTURE MOTION Johnson, Rick Scott. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- clerk will report the nomination. imous consent, the mandatory quorum ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The senior assistant legislative clerk Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby call has been waived. move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- read the nomination of Jennifer D. The question is, Is it the sense of the nation of Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United Senate that debate on the nomination to be United States Executive Director of States Executive Director of the Inter- of Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, to the International Bank for Reconstruction national Bank for Reconstruction and be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Development for a term of two years. Development for a term of two years. Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Mike for Investment Security (New Posi- f tion), shall be brought to a close? Crapo, Shelley Moore Capito, Mike Rounds, John Boozman, Thom Tillis, EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The yeas and nays are mandatory Richard Burr, James E. Risch, David The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under under the rule. Perdue, Roy Blunt, Kevin Cramer, The clerk will call the roll. Roger F. Wicker, Tom Cotton, John the previous order, the clerk will re- The legislative clerk called the roll. Barrasso, Steve Daines, John Thune. port the next nomination. The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. THUNE. The following Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- are necessarily absent: the Senator read the nomination of Stephanie L. imous consent, the mandatory quorum Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be United from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS) and the call has been waived. Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON). States District Judge for the Western The question is, Is it the sense of the District of Pennsylvania. Mr. BOOKER. I announce that the Senate that debate on the nomination Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, question is, Will the Senate advise and the Senator from California (Ms. HAR- to be United States Executive Director RIS), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. consent to the Haines nomination? of the International Bank for Recon- Mr. COTTON. Madam President, I KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from struction and Development for a term Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the Sen- ask for the yeas and nays. of two years, shall be brought to a The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ator from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) close? are necessarily absent. sufficient second? Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is There appears to be a sufficient sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. necessarily absent: the Senator from ond. BLACKBURN). Are there any other Sen- Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS). The clerk will call the roll. ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the The senior assistant legislative clerk The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 92, Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), called the roll. nays 1, as follows: the Senator from California (Ms. HAR- Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is [Rollcall Vote No. 274 Ex.] RIS), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. necessarily absent: the Senator from YEAS—92 KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS). Alexander Burr Cortez Masto Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the Sen- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Baldwin Cantwell Cotton ator from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), Barrasso Capito Cramer Bennet Cardin Crapo are necessarily absent. the Senator from California (Ms. HAR- Blackburn Carper Cruz The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there RIS), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Blumenthal Casey Daines any other Senators in the Chamber de- KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from Blunt Cassidy Duckworth siring to vote? Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the Sen- Boozman Collins Durbin Braun Coons Enzi The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 94, ator from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) Brown Cornyn Ernst nays 0, as follows: are necessarily absent.

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Alexander Graham Peters Cassidy Isakson Rosen The result was announced—yeas 94, Barrasso Grassley Portman Collins Johnson Rounds nays 0, as follows: Bennet Hassan Reed Cornyn Jones Rubio Blackburn Hawley Risch Cotton Kaine Sasse [Rollcall Vote No. 276 Ex.] Blunt Heinrich Romney Cramer Kennedy Scott (FL) YEAS—94 Boozman Hoeven Rosen Crapo King Scott (SC) Braun Hyde-Smith Rounds Cruz Lankford Shaheen Alexander Gardner Peters Burr Inhofe Rubio Daines Leahy Shelby Baldwin Gillibrand Portman Capito Isakson Sasse Duckworth Lee Sinema Barrasso Graham Reed Cardin Johnson Scott (FL) Durbin Manchin Sullivan Bennet Grassley Risch Carper Jones Enzi McConnell Scott (SC) Tester Blackburn Hassan Romney Casey Kaine Ernst McSally Thune Shaheen Blumenthal Hawley Rosen Cassidy Kennedy Feinstein Moran Tillis Shelby Blunt Heinrich Rounds Collins King Fischer Murkowski Toomey Sinema Boozman Hirono Rubio Cornyn Lankford Gardner Murphy Van Hollen Braun Hoeven Smith Sasse Cotton Leahy Graham Paul Warner Brown Hyde-Smith Sullivan Schatz Cramer Lee Grassley Perdue Whitehouse Burr Inhofe Tester Schumer Crapo Manchin Hassan Peters Wicker Cantwell Isakson Thune Scott (FL) Cruz McConnell Hawley Portman Young Capito Johnson Tillis Scott (SC) Daines McSally Cardin Jones Duckworth Menendez Toomey NAYS—18 Shaheen Carper Kaine Durbin Merkley Udall Shelby Baldwin Heinrich Schatz Casey Kennedy Enzi Moran Van Hollen Blumenthal Hirono Schumer Sinema Cassidy King Ernst Murkowski Warner Brown Markey Smith Smith Collins Lankford Feinstein Murphy Whitehouse Cantwell Menendez Stabenow Stabenow Coons Leahy Fischer Paul Wicker Cortez Masto Merkley Udall Cornyn Lee Sullivan Gardner Perdue Young Gillibrand Murray Wyden Cortez Masto Manchin Tester Cotton Markey Thune NAYS—13 NOT VOTING—7 Cramer McConnell Tillis Baldwin Gillibrand Schumer Booker Klobuchar Warren Crapo McSally Toomey Blumenthal Hirono Stabenow Coons Roberts Cruz Menendez Udall Brown Markey Wyden Harris Sanders Daines Merkley Van Hollen Cantwell Murray Duckworth Moran Warner Cortez Masto Schatz The nomination was confirmed. Durbin Murkowski Whitehouse Enzi Murphy f Wicker NOT VOTING—7 Ernst Murray Booker Klobuchar Warren Feinstein Paul Wyden EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Coons Roberts Fischer Perdue Young Harris Sanders The PRESIDING OFFICER. The NOT VOTING—6 The nomination was confirmed. clerk will report the next nomination. Booker Klobuchar Sanders The legislative clerk read the nomi- Harris Roberts Warren f nation of Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, The nomination was confirmed. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the next nomination. question is, Will the Senate advise and The senior assistant legislative clerk EXECUTIVE CALENDAR consent to the Seeger nomination? read the nomination of Steven D. Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Grimberg, of Georgia, to be United for the yeas and nays. clerk will report the next nomination. States District Judge for the Northern The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The senior assistant legislative clerk District of Georgia. sufficient second? read the nomination of Ada E. Brown, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There appears to be a sufficient sec- of Texas, to be United States District question is, Will the Senate advise and ond. Judge for the Northern District of consent to the Grimberg nomination? The clerk will call the roll. Texas. Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas Mr. THUNE. The following Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and nays. are necessarily absent: the Senator question is, Will the Senate advise and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and consent to the Brown nomination? sufficient second? the Senator from Kansas (Mr. ROB- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I There appears to be a sufficient sec- ERTS). ask for the yeas and nays. ond. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The clerk will call the roll. Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), sufficient second? The legislative clerk called the roll. the Senator from Delaware (Mr. There appears to be a sufficient sec- Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is COONS), the Senator from California ond. necessarily absent: the Senator from (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Min- The clerk will call the roll. Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS). nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator The senior assistant legislative clerk Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the from West Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN), the called the roll. Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is the Senator from Delaware (Mr. and the Senator from Massachusetts necessarily absent: the Senator from COONS), the Senator from California (Ms. WARREN) are necessarily absent. Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS). (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Min- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator any other Senators in the Chamber de- Senator from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the siring to vote? the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR- The result was announced—yeas 90, COONS), the Senator from California REN) are necessarily absent. nays 1, as follows: (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Min- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there [Rollcall Vote No. 279 Ex.] nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator any other Senators in the Chamber de- from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), and the siring to vote? YEAS—90 Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. WAR- The result was announced—yeas 75, Alexander Brown Cornyn Baldwin Burr Cortez Masto REN) are necessarily absent. nays 18, as follows: Barrasso Cantwell Cotton The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. [Rollcall Vote No. 278 Ex.] Bennet Capito Cramer Blackburn Cardin Crapo CRAMER). Are there any other Senators YEAS—75 in the Chamber desiring to vote? Blumenthal Carper Cruz Alexander Blackburn Braun Blunt Casey Daines The result was announced—yeas 80, Barrasso Blunt Burr Boozman Cassidy Duckworth nays 13, as follows: Bennet Boozman Capito Braun Collins Durbin

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Judge Judge Gallagher brings tremendous Grassley Merkley Shelby Gallagher’s nomination has actually experience and credentials to the Hassan Moran Sinema Hawley Murkowski Smith been favorably recommended by the courtroom as a sitting U.S. Magistrate Heinrich Murphy Stabenow Judiciary Committee on three separate Judge in Baltimore, as well as being a Hirono Murray Sullivan occasions, in 2016, 2018, and now in 2019. former prosecutor, private law firm at- Hoeven Paul Tester torney, and judicial law clerk. Her Hyde-Smith Perdue Thune Most recently, on June 20, 2019, the Ju- Inhofe Peters Tillis diciary Committee favorably rec- strong roots in the Maryland legal Isakson Portman Toomey ommended Judge Gallagher to the full community and fantastic under- Johnson Reed Udall Senate for confirmation by a vote of standing and respect for the rule of law Jones Risch Van Hollen Kaine Romney Warner 21–1. make her an exceptional nominee. I Kennedy Rosen Whitehouse I want to thank Senator VAN HOLLEN was pleased to recommend Judge Gal- King Rounds Wicker for working with me to ensure we seek lagher’s nomination to both President Lankford Rubio Wyden out the best attorneys in our State for Obama and President Trump. I am con- Leahy Sasse Young Federal judicial vacancies, which are fident that she will serve the people of NAYS—1 lifetime appointments and one of the Maryland extremely well once she is fi- Gillibrand most important obligations we have as nally confirmed for this lifetime ap- NOT VOTING—9 U.S. Senators. We have recommended pointment as a U.S. District Judge for Booker Harris Roberts judicial nominations to the President the District of Maryland. Coons Klobuchar Sanders that have made Marylanders proud of I urge my colleagues to vote in favor Graham Manchin Warren our Federal courts. of this nomination and confirm Judge The nomination was confirmed. Stephanie Gallagher, of Baltimore, Gallagher. MD, has been a U.S. magistrate judge Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I f in Baltimore since April 2011. As a rise today in strong support of the con- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR magistrate judge, Judge Gallagher firmation of Judge Stephanie Galla- works closely on a daily basis with dis- gher to serve as a Federal judge for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The trict court judges, the very position U.S. District Court of Maryland. Judge clerk will report the nomination. she has been nominated for today. In Gallagher has an impressive legal The senior assistant legislative clerk her current position as a magistrate background and has provided years of read the nomination of Mary S. judge, Judge Gallagher convenes settle- service to the State of Maryland. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United ment conferences, resolves discovery She is currently a U.S. magistrate in States District Judge for the District disputes, and prepares reports and rec- Maryland having served in this capac- of Rhode Island. ommendations on dispositive motions. ity since 2011. Moreover, she has occu- Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to With the consent of the parties, Judge pied the position of Assistant U.S. At- the nomination. Gallagher can take jurisdiction over torney office for the State of Maryland. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The civil cases. In consent cases, she be- Finally, she clerked for the Honorable question is, Will the Senate advise and comes the presiding judge, making all J. Frederick Motz, a Judge in Mary- consent to the McElroy nomination? rulings in the case and overseeing the land’s Federal district court. The nomination was confirmed. trial. In this capacity, she has presided Judge Gallagher has been lauded re- f over civil bench and jury trials. She peatedly as a rising star, as one of Maryland’s Super Lawyers, and has re- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR has served as the criminal duty judge on a rotating basis with her colleagues, ceived a number of awards and com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The where she presides over preliminary mendations from a number of Federal clerk will report the next nomination. proceedings in felony cases and handles agencies. The senior assistant legislative clerk misdemeanor cases, including those oc- Moreover, she has strong academic read the nomination of Stephanie A. curring at Federal military installa- credentials having graduated from Har- Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United tions in Maryland. vard Law School, J.D. cum laude. I States District Judge for the District Previously, Judge Gallagher was a cannot think of anyone more qualified of Maryland. partner and cofounder at Levin & Gal- to occupy this critical position at this Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to lagher LLC, now Levin & Curlett, for 3 important time and am grateful for her consider the nomination. years, served as an Assistant U.S. At- nomination and the Senate’s over- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise torney in Baltimore for 6 years, and whelming support for her confirmation today to urge the Senate to confirm was a litigation associate at Akin to serve as a Judge in Maryland’s Fed- the nomination of Stephanie Gallagher Gump in Washington, DC, for 2 years. eral District Court. of Maryland to be a U.S. District Judge She practiced in a wide variety of legal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for the District of Maryland. This is a issues, including complex civil litiga- question is, Will the Senate advise and noncontroversial nomination which the tion, employment disputes, constitu- consent to the Gallagher nomination? Senate should be able to confirm in tional issues, criminal defense, and The nomination was confirmed. short order. criminal prosecution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Judge Stephanie Gallagher brings Judge Gallagher began her legal ca- ator from Wyoming. tremendous experience to the court- reer as a law clerk for then-Chief Judge REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH room as a sitting U.S. magistrate judge J. Frederick Motz of the U.S. District Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, in Baltimore, as well as being a former Court for the District of Maryland today we mark the 18th anniversary of prosecutor, private law firm attorney, from 1997 to 1999. She received her J.D. the September 11th attacks. We re- and judicial law clerk. Her strong roots in 1997 from Harvard Law School, grad- member the nearly-3,000 people who in the Maryland legal community, tre- uating cum laude, and received her lost their lives. We pray for all of the mendous understanding and respect for B.S. in government from Georgetown 9/11 victims and their families. We the rule of law, and willingness to vol- University in 1994, graduating magna honor our 9/11 heroes. They were the unteer her time in service outside the cum laude. brightest lights that day in the dark courtroom make her an exceptional The Administrative Office of the U.S. sky—our brave firefighters, police, nominee. I was pleased to recommend Courts has declared this Maryland seat service men and women. So many Judge Gallagher’s nomination to Presi- as a judicial emergency, based on the Americans gave their lives to save dent Trump, along with Senator VAN length of the vacancy and the caseload lives that day, and we pay tribute to HOLLEN. of the court. them today. I must note for my colleagues that I Judge Gallagher was given the rating Congress has passed new laws to care originally recommended Judge Galla- of unanimously well qualified by the for 9/11 first responders. We recently

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They are too busy, in my opinion, proach. topic of the overall healthcare debate with plans to destroy health insurance, It doesn’t seem like they are for low- that we are having in this country. For to destroy union workers’ hard-fought ering costs. It seems they are for rais- the past several weeks, I have been insurance benefits, to destroy the cur- ing your taxes and taking away your home in Wyoming, as you have been rent Medicare Program for 60 million control and your choice. They are not home in North Dakota, and I listened seniors, and to destroy the health cov- for improving care. They are for in- to the people I am so privileged to rep- erage that people have earned at work. creasing and growing the role of gov- resent, many of whom I have been priv- For what? It is all so that government ernment. Remember, the Democrats ileged to treat as their doctor. Of can have complete control over Amer- want to take away health insurance course we discussed their healthcare. ica’s healthcare system. We can’t af- from 180 million Americans—working As a doctor, I want to make care better ford for that to happen. The Democrats Americans—people who go to work and more affordable. have admitted that their ObamaCare every day and have earned their health Folks in Wyoming actually know me healthcare law has failed. The polling insurance at work. first as a doctor, so many of them call shows that the majority of Americans At the same time, the Democrats me Dr. BARRASSO or JOHN as opposed to do not want a one-size-fits-all who are running for President are Senator BARRASSO. People back home healthcare plan for them. promising free healthcare. I was aston- think of their doctors as members of Now, remember, when it came to the ished when I heard this from the Demo- the family, as friends, neighbors who vote on ObamaCare, congressional crats. They are promising free live down the street, who go to the Democrats in the House and the Senate healthcare for illegal immigrants. same church, whose kids go to the promised that the Obama healthcare They want to take insurance away same schools. The local hospital in law would control costs. They actually from hard-working Americans and give Casper is right in the center of town. named it—I think completely mis- insurance—free—to illegal immigrants. People don’t want that to change. They named it—the Affordable Care Act. It What kind of proposal is that? Who is want the same people giving them care, was the Unaffordable Care Act. What being represented with this proposal by but they want it at lower costs. we have seen is that out-of-pocket these Democratic Senators and other This holds true for the rest of the costs soared and that insurance pre- Democrats who are running for Presi- country. People are rightly concerned. miums soared all after the Obama dent? Who do you think is going to pay Americans worry that they won’t be healthcare law was signed. For many for all of this? Why should we pay more able to pay for healthcare. Republicans Americans, health insurance premiums to wait longer for worse care? are listening to these concerns, and we have doubled since the signing of the It is not something Americans want are focused on lowering the out-of- Obama healthcare law. Monthly pre- or will tolerate. Instead, let’s give pa- pocket costs for people’s healthcare. miums are often more than mortgage tients the care they need from the doc- That is why we ended the unfair payments. This can’t stand. This sim- tors they choose and at lower costs. Obamacare tax penalty. We ended that. ply can’t continue. We cannot trust the I yield the floor. We recently banned the costly drug Democrats to roll the dice again with The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- price gag clauses so people could know the healthcare of the American people. ator from New Hampshire. what things actually cost and what the The Republicans are focused on real REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH best deal was for them. reforms—reforms that actually lower Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, I start Now we are focused on ending some- costs and reforms that protect patients my remarks tonight by thanking my thing called surprise medical billing. It with preexisting conditions. In July, colleague from Wyoming for his re- happens. You get huge medical bills the Senate’s Committee on Health, marks concerning the anniversary of that you don’t expect and you can’t Education, Labor, and Pensions ap- the horror that was September 11, 2001. easily pay. We are also moving more proved a measure to end surprise med- I join him and all of my colleagues measures to lower drug prices that peo- ical billing. It also includes language here in recognizing that in the midst of ple actually have to pay. to bring down the cost of drugs. As a that horror, the American people came Here is the problem: Democrats are doctor, I know patients shouldn’t together, and we demonstrated the rejecting all of our efforts. They are stress over forms. When you are sick, strength, kindness, bravery, and resil- proposing costly healthcare—to me, you should focus on getting well. Care ience that we have throughout our his- schemes. The Washington Post reports from an out-of-network provider can tory. that five of the seven Democratic Sen- result in a big bill—called a surprise I, too, remember the victims, their ators who are Members of this body medical bill—and it can easily blow an loved ones, as well as all of the brave and who are running for President have entire family’s budget. Patients should first responders. I thank all of the men backed a one-size-fits-all approach. It really not be pawns in this high-stakes and women of our military who con- is a government-run plan they call financial chess game, so we are work- tinue to fight against terrorism and Medicare for All. The Washington Post ing with President Trump to end this who keep us safe, and I remember the reports that a majority of House Demo- unfair practice of surprise medical bill- lives lost on the battlefield. crats also back it. They have actually ing. It is the right thing to do for pa- OPIOID EPIDEMIC cosponsored it. They want it to become tients and for their families. Mr. President, I also want to take a the law. The Republicans are also making minute tonight to talk about the im- The Democrats’ proposal would take progress on lowering drug costs. We portance of there being the continued away on-the-job health insurance from passed a bill I cosponsored to end the funding to address our Nation’s opioid 180 million working Americans. Let me drug price gag rule. As a result, pa- crisis. As the Senate Appropriations repeat that. What the Democrats are tients can always find the lowest Committee prepares its markup of the proposing with their so-called Medicare priced drug. We are continuing to work Labor, Health and Human Services, for All—a one-size-fits-all proposal for with the President on this and other and Education, and Related Agencies’ healthcare in this country—would take issues. fiscal year 2020 budget, I rise to discuss away the healthcare that people get on Still, to make more progress, we need the urgent need for additional funding the job that they earned on the job. Democratic support and cooperation. to combat the fentanyl, heroin, and There are 180 million people who get The choice is clear—to work together opioid crisis. their insurance that way in America. to lower costs without lowering stand- The substance misuse crisis con- The cost of their proposal is $32 tril- ards or to follow the Democratic Sen- tinues to ravage communities in my lion—that is ‘‘trillion’’ with a ‘‘t.’’ It is ators who are running for President home State of New Hampshire and all

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Life Recovery in Lebanon, which is an ad- tainty so States and communities would never be the same because we diction services program through Dart- know they will have stable and con- would never again experience life with- mouth-Hitchcock that is providing sistent Federal funding as they imple- out feeling as if we were a target. The comprehensive care to get pregnant ment strategies and treatment pro- events of September 11 introduced a and parenting women the services they grams that will help save lives. new generation of Americans to the re- need to address substance misuse. In One important next step would be to ality that our country is not and will Lebanon, NH, Moms in Recovery offers pass Senator SHAHEEN’s Turn the Tide never be immune to the threat of ter- everything from medication-assisted Act, which is legislation I have cospon- ror. treatment to group therapy, coun- sored that would invest $63 billion in Those who were teetering on the edge seling, outpatient therapy, parenting flexible funding over 10 years, support of adulthood may not have imme- classes, and more. Providers said that treatment and prevention efforts, and diately made the connection between what started as a program for 5 women address workforce challenges in the global politics and the disaster that is now serving 60. It has transformed treatment field. This is the kind of was playing out on TV in real time. from a program that just served preg- long-term, comprehensive approach we Yet, by the time terrorists struck that nant women to one that is now serving should be taking, and I will continue to second tower, I think a lot of people women after they give birth. It works join with Senator SHAHEEN to push for really had begun to understand what to help them stabilize their lives and to this bill. was happening. Later, they learned reengage in our workforce and in our The fentanyl, heroin, and opioid cri- that a half a world away, a group of communities. sis remains the most pressing public men who referred to themselves as al- People in my State are implementing health and public safety challenge fac- Qaida had made it their life’s mission innovative approaches to help their ing New Hampshire and many other to murder Americans. They were doing friends and neighbors, and Congress communities across our country, and it to prove a point. Yes, it did leave a needs to give them the support they the biggest mistake anyone could mark on this Nation and on our citi- need to help save lives. make is in thinking our efforts to ad- zens. Younger Americans’ memories of I have been proud to work with Sen- dress this crisis are close to being done. that day really are fuzzier, but almost ator SHAHEEN and my colleagues on I am going to continue to push to en- without exception, my staff members both sides of the aisle to strengthen sure that those on the frontlines of this remember what they now describe as a support for treatment, recovery, pre- crisis have the support they need. I sense of national unity rising up in the vention, and law enforcement efforts. urge my colleagues to join me so we days following the attacks. This includes having worked to secure can make our families, communities, They remember that every house on more than $6 billion in the 2018 budget and country healthier and safer so we the street flew an American flag and agreement for governmentwide efforts can help save lives. that every adult they knew stood in a to combat this crisis and to ensure I yield the floor. line to give blood. They saw small town that as the appropriations process pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- first responders load up those gressed, hardest hit States, including ator from Tennessee. firetrucks and emergency vehicles and the Granite State, were prioritized. REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH head to New York. Last year, we also passed the SUP- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I At the time, they really didn’t under- PORT for Patients and Communities so enjoy listening to my colleagues as stand geopolitics, but they did under- Act, which the President signed into they talk about the issues that are im- stand fear and suffering because they law. It included, among many critical portant to them and to the States they saw that fear in the eyes of their teach- priorities, the following: establishing represent. It is, indeed, one of those ers and in the eyes of the adults who comprehensive opioid recovery centers, privileges that we in this body enjoy, surrounded them; but they also saw the expanding access to medication-as- and many times we take it for granted. shift that the attacks and the after- sisted treatment, and supporting law Yet today is a day of remembrance. It math caused in our country. For a enforcement in its efforts to curb the is a day that we look back and say we time, partisanship and bitterness was shipment of fentanyl through the Post- ought not take it for granted because washed away. What you saw was unity, al Service. there are many in this world who and waving flags. Yet nobody in this body should think would threaten our freedoms and our Now, almost 20 years later, memories that our work is anywhere near com- liberties. are growing fuzzy. Sometimes they are plete. As the Appropriations Com- Earlier this week, I was talking with nonexistent. Calls for unity have been mittee considers funding bills for the some of the members of our team, and replaced by heated debate. Too often, next fiscal year, I urge my colleagues we were trading stories about where we the loudest voices look back at 9/11 as on the committee to ensure that State were on the morning of September 11 an event in the collective memory, and opioid response grants, which have and how it affected the way we viewed they don’t look at it as an occurrence been a vital tool in increasing access to their place in the world, and their that changed lives and lifestyles for- treatment, recovery, and prevention, memories, and what their recollections ever. are fully funded. While these grants were. Those of us who vividly remem- They consider in passing the rem- should be increased, they must, at the ber that day still recall an unsettling nants of the attacks in debates over very least, be fully funded at the fiscal cascade of emotions. There was shock, foreign policy and defense spending, year 2019 levels. confusion, and, finally, dread as we re- but ignore why we remain so focused It is also imperative to continue alized we were not, as initially on national security. This is why every prioritizing hardest hit States and to thought, seeing a senseless accident, year, without exception, we remind give communities additional flexibility but that, indeed, we were under attack. ourselves that the kind of hatred it to use this funding to address other As the morning wore on, dread really takes to bring an entire country to its substances that are being used in con- gave way to fear and panic and, finally, knees gives no quarter. junction with or instead of opioids. to absolute terror that our loved ones We acknowledge the actions of 19 ter- While the vast majority of overdose who were in New York, Washington, rorists whose twisted beliefs led to the deaths in New Hampshire still involve and Pennsylvania and who were in the violent murder of nearly 3,000 innocent opioids, specifically fentanyl, we are air, maybe flying home, were among people because even though the panic seeing substances like crystal meth- those who were experiencing firsthand of that awful morning has faded, our amphetamine emerge as a growing what was happening. It was the perfect enemies’ desire to make an example of issue. Additional flexibility in funding storm of conflicting media reports and us has not. But America, with all her

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The provision stipu- (vii) Sensitivity of Technology Contained and we keep their memory as a beacon lates that, in the Senate, the notifica- in the Defense Article or Defense Services against the void that allowed violence tion of proposed sales shall be sent to Proposed to be Sold: See Attached Annex. and terror. the chairman of the Senate Foreign (viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: We remember the heroes who defied Relations Committee. September 10, 2019. fear and reason and ran toward the In keeping with the committee’s in- * As defined in Section 47(6) of the Arms flames, putting love of country and tention to see that relevant informa- Export Control Act. countrymen above all else. tion is available to the full Senate, I POLICY JUSTIFICATION And we remember and remind our- ask unanimous consent to have printed Poland—F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Aircraft selves that by simply standing back up, in the RECORD the notifications which have been received. If the cover letter Poland has requested to buy thirty-two (32) America made herself the world’s best F–35 Joint Strike Fighter Conventional Take example of what it looks like when references a classified annex, then such Off and Landing (CTOL) Aircraft and thirty- love, hope, and valor triumph over the annex is available to all Senators in three (33) Pratt & Whitney F–135 Engines. forces of darkness. the office of the Foreign Relations Also included are Electronic Warfare Sys- I yield the floor. Committee, room SD–423. tems; Command, Control, Communications, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- There being no objection, the mate- Computer, and Intelligence/Communications, ator from Alaska. rial was ordered to be printed in the Navigational, and Identification (C4I/CNI); RECORD, as follows: Autonomic Logistics Global Support System f (ALGS); Autonomic Logistics Information DEFENSE SECURITY UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT—EXECUTIVE System (ALIS); Full Mission Trainer; Weap- COOPERATION AGENCY, CALENDAR ons Employment Capability, and other Sub- Arlington, VA. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I systems, Features, and Capabilities; F–35 Hon. JAMES E. RISCH, unique infrared flares; reprogramming cen- ask unanimous consent that the mo- Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, tions to reconsider be considered made ter; F–35 Performance Based Logistics; soft- U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. ware development/integration; aircraft ferry DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Pursuant to the re- and laid upon the table and the Presi- and tanker support; support equipment; porting requirements of Section 36(b)(1) of dent be immediately notified of the tools and test equipment; communications the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, Senate’s action for the nominations equipment; spares and repair parts; per- we are forwarding herewith Transmittal No. confirmed during today’s session of the sonnel training and training equipment; pub- 19–49 concerning the Air Force’s proposed lications and technical documents; U.S. Gov- Senate. Letter(s) of Offer and Acceptance to the Gov- ernment and contractor engineering, logis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ernment of Poland for defense articles and tics, and personnel services; and other re- objection, it is so ordered. services estimated to cost $6.5 billion. After lated elements of logistics and program sup- this letter is delivered to your office, we plan f port. The estimated cost is $6.5 billion. to issue a news release to notify the public of ORDER OF PROCEDURE this proposed sale. This proposed sale will support the foreign Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Sincerely, policy and national security of the United ask unanimous consent that at 12:15 GREG M. KAUSNER, States by improving the security of a NATO p.m. on Thursday, September 12, the (For Charles W. Hooper, Lieutenant ally, which is an important force for polit- Senate vote on the Bowman and General, USA, Director). ical stability and economic progress in Eu- Nordquist nominations and that, if Enclosures. rope. This sale is consistent with U.S. initia- tives to provide key allies in the region with TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–49 confirmed, the motions to reconsider modem systems that will enhance interoper- Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of be considered made and laid upon the ability with U.S. forces and increase secu- Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the table and the President be immediately rity. Arms Export Control Act, as amended notified of the Senate’s action; further, This proposed sale of F–35s will provide Po- (i) Prospective Purchaser: Government of that following disposition of the land with a credible defense capability to Poland. Nordquist nomination, the Senate re- (ii) Total Estimated Value: deter aggression in the region and ensure sume consideration of the Feddo nomi- Major Defense Equipment * $4.1 billion. interoperability with U.S. forces. The pro- nation; finally, that at 1:45 p.m. the Other $2.4 billion. posed sale will augment Poland’s operational Senate vote on the Feddo nomination Total $6.5 billion. aircraft inventory and enhance its air-to-air and air-to-ground self-defense capability. and that, if confirmed, the motion to (iii) Description and Quantity or Quan- tities of Articles or Services under Consider- The Polish Air Force’s legacy MiG–29 and reconsider be considered made and laid ation for Purchase: Su–22 fleet will be replaced with F–35s. Po- upon the table and the President be im- Major Defense Equipment (MDE): land will have no difficulty absorbing these mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- Thirty-two (32) F–35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft into its armed forces. tion. Conventional Take Off and Landing (CTOL) The proposed sale of this aircraft, systems The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Aircraft. and support will not alter the basic military objection, it is so ordered. Thirty-three (33) Pratt & Whitney F–135 balance in the region. Engines (32 installed, 1 spare). The prime contractors will be Lockheed f Non-MDE: Also included are Electronic Martin Aeronautics Company in Fort Worth, Warfare Systems; Command, Control, Com- LEGISLATIVE SESSION Texas; and Pratt &Whitney Military Engines munications, Computer, and Intelligence/ in East Hartford, Connecticut. There are no Communications, Navigational, and Identi- known offset agreements proposed in connec- fication (C4I/CNI);Autonomic Logistics Glob- tion with this potential sale. However, the MORNING BUSINESS al Support System (ALGS); Autonomic Lo- purchaser typically requests offsets. Any off- gistics Information System (ALIS); Full Mis- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I set agreements will be defined in negotia- sion Trainer; Weapons Employment Capa- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- tions between the purchaser and the con- bility, and other Subsystems, Features, and ate proceed to legislative session and tractor(s). Capabilities; F–35 unique infrared flares; re- be in a period of morning business, programming center; F–35 Performance Implementation of this proposed sale will with Senators permitted to speak Based Logistics; software development/inte- require multiple trips to Poland involving therein for up to 10 minutes each. gration; aircraft ferry and tanker support; U.S. Government and contractor representa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without support equipment; tools and test equip- tives for technical reviews/support, program objection, it is so ordered. ment; communications equipment; spares management and training over the life of the program. U.S. contractor representatives f and repair parts; personnel training and training equipment; publications and tech- will be required in Poland to conduct Con- ARMS SALES NOTIFICATION nical documents; U.S. Government and con- tractor Engineering Technical Services tractor engineering, logistics, and personnel (CETS) and Autonomic Logistics and Global Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, section services; and other related elements of logis- Support (ALGS) for after aircraft delivery. 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act tics and program support. There will be no adverse impact on U.S. de- requires that Congress receive prior no- (iv) Military Department: Air Force (PL– fense readiness as a result of this proposed tification of certain proposed arms D–SAI). sale.

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TRANSMITTAL NO. 19–49 red (NFLIR) imaging. The system contains ground crews of the amounts and types of Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of both SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements stores, fuel, and other supplies or equipment Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the and contains technology representing the needed to quickly turn the aircraft for the Arms Export Control Act latest state-of-the-art in several areas. Infor- next mission. The system contains both SE- Annex Item No. vii mation on performance and inherent CRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements and vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- contains technology representing the latest (vii) Sensitivity of Technology: ware (object code) is classified SECRET. The state- of-the-art in several areas. Informa- 1. The F–35 Conventional Take-Off and NFLIR capability provides infrared (IR) im- tion on performance and inherent Landing (CTOL) Block 4 aircraft is classified agery directly to the pilot’s Helmet-Mounted vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- SECRET, except as noted below. It contains Display (HMD) for navigation in total dark- ware (object code) is classified SECRET. current technology representing the F–35 low ness, including takeoff and landing, and pro- 2. The Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) observable airframe/outer mold line, Pratt & vides a passive IR input to the F–35’s sensor functionality provides operational modes to Whitney engine, radar, integrated core proc- fusion algorithms. The all-aspect missile identify ground station and to provide bear- essor central computer, mission systems/ warning function provides time-critical ing-to-station, slant range-to- ground sta- electronic warfare suite, a multiple sensor warnings of incoming missiles and cues other tion, bearing-to-airborne station and slant suite, operational flight and maintenance subsystems to provide effective counter- range to the nearest airborne station or air- trainers, technical data/documentation, and measure employment. EODAS also provides craft. TACAN is not unique to the F–35 air- associated software. As the aircraft and its an IRST function that can create and main- craft but is standard on most U.S. Air Force subsystems are under development, many tain Situational Awareness-quality tracks aircraft. Information on performance and in- specific identifying equipment/system no- (SAIRST). EODAS is a mid-wave Infrared herent vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. menclatures have not been assigned to date. (IR) system consisting of six identical sen- Software (object code) is classified SECRET. Sensitive and classified elements of the F–35 sors distributed around the F–35 aircraft. 3. The Identification Friend or Foe Interro- CTOL Block 4 aircraft include hardware, ac- Each sensor has a corresponding airframe gator and Transponder Identification cessories, components, and associated soft- window panel integrated with the aircraft functionality consists of integrated Mark ware for the following major subsystems: structure to meet aerodynamic and stealth XII Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) trans- a. The Propulsion system is classified SE- requirements. ponder capability to provide identification of CRET and contains technology representing e. The Electronic Warfare (EW) system other friendly forces. The CNI system sup- the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. contains technology representing the latest ports sensor fusion by supplying data from Information on performance and inherent state-of-the-art in several areas. Information IFF interrogations and off-board sources vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities through the intra-flight data link. The sys- ware (object code) is classified SECRET. The is classified SECRET. Software (object code) tem contains both SECRET and UNCLASSI- single 40,000–lb thrust class engine is de- is classified SECRET. Sensitive elements in- FIED elements and contains technology rep- signed for low observability and has been in- clude: apertures; radio frequency (RF) and resenting the latest state-of-the-art in sev- tegrated into the aircraft system. Pratt & infrared (IR) countermeasures; and Elec- eral areas. Information on performance and Whitney, with the F–135, is developing and tronic Countermeasures 1(ECM) techniques inherent vulnerabilities is classified SE- producing engine turbo machinery compat- and features. The reprogrammable, inte- CRET. Software (object code) is classified ible with the F–35 and assures highly reli- grated system provides radar warning and SECRET. able, affordable performance. The engine is electronic support measures (ESM) along 4. The Global Positioning System Naviga- designed to be utilized in all F–35 variants, with a fully integrated countermeasures tion functionality includes the Global Posi- providing unmatched commonality and (CM) system. The EW system is the primary tioning System (OPS) aided inertial naviga- supportability throughout the worldwide subsystem used to enhance situational tion to provide high-quality positional navi- base of F–35 users. The CTOL propulsion con- awareness, targeting support and self-defense gation, and the Instrument Landing System figuration consists of a main engine, through the search, intercept, location and (ILS)/Tactical Air Control and Navigation diverterless supersonic inlet, and a Low Ob- identification of in-band emitters and to (TACAN) to provide navigation and landing servable Axisymmetric Nozzle (LOAN). automatically counter IR and RF threats. cues within controlled airspace. Information b. The AN/APG–81 Active Electronically The IR and RF countermeasures are classi- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities Scanned Array (AESA) provides mission sys- fied SECRET. This system uses low signa- is classified SECRET. Software (object code) tems with air-to-air and air-to-ground ture-embedded apertures, located in the air- is classified SECRET. tracks, which the mission system uses as a craft control surface edges, to provide direc- 5. The Multi-Function Advanced Data Link component to sensor fusion. The AESA al- tion finding and identification of surface and (MADL) is used specifically for communica- lows the radar to direct RF energy in a way airborne emitters and the geo- location of tions between F–35 aircraft and has a very that does not expose the F–35, allowing it to surface emitters. The system is classified low probability of intercept, contributing to maintain low observability in high-threat SECRET. covert operations. The system contains both environments. The radar subsystem supports f. The Command, Control, Communica- SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements and integrated system performance for air-to-air tions, Computers and Intelligence/ commu- contains technology representing the latest missions by providing search, track, identi- nications, Navigation, and Identification state-of-the-art in several areas. Information fication, and AIM–120 missile data link (C4I/CNI) system provides the pilot with un- on performance and inherent vulnerabilities functionality. The radar also provides syn- matched connectivity to flight members, co- is classified SECRET. Software (object code) thetic aperture radar mapping for locating alition forces, and the battlefield. It is an in- is classified SECRET. surface targets and weather mapping for tegrated subsystem designed to provide a 6. The Inertial Navigation System is an weather avoidance. The radarfunctions are broad spectrum of secure, anti-jam, covert all-attitude, Ring Laser Gyro-based naviga- tightly integrated, interleaved, and managed voice and data communications, precision tion system providing outputs of linear and by an interface to sensor management func- radio navigation and landing capability, self- angular acceleration, velocity, body angular tions within mission software. The hardware identification, beyond visual range target rates, position, altitude (roll, pitch, and plat- and software are classified SECRET. identification, and connectivity with off- form azimuth), magnetic and true heading, c. The Electro Optical Targeting System board sources of information. The altitude, and time tags. Information on per- (EOTS) contains technology representing the functionality is tightly integrated within formance and inherent vulnerabilities is latest state-of-the-art in several areas. Infor- the mission system for enhanced efficiency classified SECRET. Software (object code) is mation on performance and inherent and effectiveness in the areas of communica- classified SECRET. vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- tions, navigation, identification, and sensor 7. The Radar Altimeter functionality is a ware (object code) is classified SECRET. The fusion. Information on performance and in- module provided in the CNI system rack 3A EOTS subsystem to the sensor suite provides herent vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. and uses separate transmit and receive an- long-range detection and tracking, Infrared Software (object code) is classified SECRET. tennae. It measures and reports altitude, and Search and Track (IRST) capability, a For- The CNI function includes both SECRET and altitude rate of change. Control data is ward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor for pre- UNCLASSIFIED elements. Sensitive ele- transferred over to a configurable avionics cision tracking, and Bomb Damage Indica- ments of the CNI subsystems include: interface card, which translates the informa- tion (BDI) capability. EOTS replaces mul- 1. The VHF/UHF Voice and Data (Plain and tion to the F–35 aircraft computers. Informa- tiple separate internal or podded systems Secure) Communication functionality in- tion on performance and inherent typically found on legacy aircraft. The cludes air-to-air UHF/VHF voice and data, vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- functionality of the EOTS employs the fol- both clear and secure, to provide commu- ware (object code) is classified SECRET. lowing modes: Targeting FLIR; Laser Range- nications with other friendly and coalition 8. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) Finding and Target Designation; EO DAS aircraft, air-to-ground UHF voice to provide measures, and reports azimuth course and and EOTS Performance. communications with ground sites, and alignment, elevation course alignment, and d. The Electro-Optical Distributed Aper- intercommunication voice and tone alerts to distance to the runway. Data from the ILS is ture System (EODAS) is a subsystem to the provide communications between the avi- used to drive visual flight instrumentation. sensor suite and provides full spherical cov- onics system and the pilot. UHF/VHF Information on performance and inherent erage for air-to-air and air-to-ground detec- downlink of air vehicle status and mainte- vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- tion and Navigation Forward Looking Infra- nance information is provided to notify the ware (object code) is classified SECRET.

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The F–35 Helmet Mounted Display Sys- on Executive Calendar No. 403, Kelly SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements and tem (HMDS) is SECRET and contains tech- Craft, of Kentucky, to be Representa- contains technology representing the latest nology representing the latest state-of-the- tive of the United States to the UN state- of-the-art in several areas. Informa- art in several areas. Information on perform- tion on performance and inherent ance and inherent vulnerabilities is SE- General Assembly. vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- CRET. Software (object code) is SECRET. I was necessarily absent but, had I ware (object code) is classified SECRET. Sensitive elements include: HMDS consists been present, would have voted yes on g. The F–35 Autonomic Logistics Global of the Display Management Computer-Hel- rollcall vote 264, confirmation of Exec- Sustainment (ALGS) includes both SECRET met, a helmet shell/display module, a quick utive Calendar No. 403, Kelly Craft, of and UNCLASSIFIED elements. It provides a disconnect integrated as part of the ejection Kentucky, to be Representative of the fully integrated logistics management solu- seat, helmet trackers and tracker proc- United States to the UN General As- tion. ALGS integrates a number of func- essing, day- and night-vision camera func- sembly. tional areas, including supply chain manage- tions, and dedicated system/graphics proc- ment, repair, support equipment, engine sup- essing. The HMDS provides a fully sunlight I was necessarily absent but, had I port, and training. The ALGS infrastructure readable, bi-ocular display presentation of been present, would have voted yes on employs a state-of-the-art information sys- aircraft information projected onto the pi- rollcall vote 265, motion to invoke clo- tem that provides real-time, decision-worthy lot’s helmet visor. The use of a night vision ture on Executive Calendar No. 5, Eliz- information for sustainment decisions by camera integrated into the helmet elimi- abeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commis- flight line personnel. Prognostic health mon- nates the need for separate Night Vision sioner on Children, Youth, and Fami- itoring technology is integrated with the air Goggles (NVG). The camera video is inte- lies, Department of Health and Human system and is crucial to the predictive main- grated with EO and IR imaging inputs and Services. tenance of vital components. displayed on the pilot’s visor to provide a h. The F–35 Autonomic Logistics Informa- comprehensive night operational capability. I was necessarily absent but, had I tion System (ALIS) includes both SECRET 4. The Pilot Life Support System is SE- been present, would have voted yes on and UNCLASSIFIED elements. The ALIS CRET and contains technology representing rollcall vote 266, confirmation of Exec- provides an intelligent information infra- the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. utive Calendar No. 5, Elizabeth Dar- structure that binds all of the key concepts Information on performance and inherent ling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on of ALGS into an effective support system. vulnerabilities is SECRET. Software (object Children, Youth, and Families, Depart- ALIS establishes the appropriate interfaces code) is SECRET. Sensitive elements in- ment of Health and Human Services. among the F–35 Air Vehicle, the warfighter, clude: a measure of Pilot Chemical, Biologi- the training system, government informa- cal, and Radiological Protection through use I was necessarily absent but, had I tion technology (IT) systems, JSF oper- of an On-Board Oxygen Generating System been present, would have voted yes on ations, and supporting commercial enter- (OBOGS); and an escape system that provide rollcall vote 267, motion to invoke clo- prise systems. Additionally, ALIS provides a additional protection to the pilot. OBOGS ture on Executive Calendar No. 174, comprehensive tool for data collection and takes the Power and Thermal Management Stephen Akard, of Indiana, to be Direc- analysis, decision support, and action track- System (PTMS) air and enriches it by re- tor of the Office of Foreign Missions, ing. moving gases (mainly nitrogen) by adsorp- with the rank of Ambassador. i. The F–35 Training System includes both tion, thereby increasing the concentration of I was necessarily absent but, had I SECRET and UNCLASSIFIED elements. The oxygen in the product gas and supplying Training System includes several types of breathable air to the pilot. been present, would have voted yes on training devices, to provide for integrated 5. The Off-Board Mission Support System rollcall vote 268, motion to invoke clo- training of both pilots and maintainers. The is SECRET and contains technology rep- ture on Executive Calendar No. 246, pilot training device includes a Full Mission resenting the latest state-of-the-art in sev- Dale Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Direc- Simulator (FMS). The maintainer training eral areas. Information on performance and tor of the Office of Personnel Manage- devices include an Aircraft Systems Mainte- inherent vulnerabilities is SECRET. Soft- ment. nance Trainer (ASMT), Ejection System ware (object code) is SECRET. Sensitive ele- I was necessarily absent but, had I Maintenance Trainer (ESMT), and Weapons ments include: mission planning, mission Loading Trainer (WLT). The F–35 Training briefing, maintenance/intelligence/ tactical been present, would have voted yes on System can be integrated, where both pilots debriefing, sensor/algorithm planning, EW rollcall vote 269, motion to invoke clo- and maintainers learn in the same Inte- system reprogramming, data debrief, etc. ture on Executive Calendar No. 294, grated Training Center (ITC). Alternatively, 1. Publications: Manuals are considered James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy the pilots and maintainers can train in sepa- SECRET as they contain information on air- Secretary of Veterans Affairs. rate facilities (Pilot Training Center and craft/system performance and inherent Maintenance Training Center). vulnerabilities. f j. Weapons employment capability is SE- 2. The JSF Reprogramming Center is clas- OREGON WILDLANDS ACT CRET and contains technology representing sified SECRET and contains technology rep- the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. resenting the latest state-of-the-art in sev- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, Orego- Information on performance and inherent eral areas. This hardware/software facility is nians love and cherish their wild riv- vulnerabilities is SECRET. Software (object located in the United States and provides F– ers, and I am pleased we were able to code) is classified SECRET. Sensitive ele- 35 customers a means to update JSF elec- protect many of these Oregon treasures ments include co-operative targeting. tronic warfare databases. Sensitive elements in the Oregon Wildlands Act, which k. Other Subsystems, Features, and Capa- include: EW software databases and tools to bilities: modify these databases. Congress included as part of the John l. The Low Observable Air Frame is SE- 3. If a technologically advanced adversary D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Manage- CRET and contains technology representing were to obtain knowledge of the specific ment, and Recreation Act. The act the latest state-of-the-art in several areas. hardware and software elements, the infor- adds 255 miles of new Wild and Scenic Information on performance and inherent mation could be used to develop counter- Rivers in Oregon. vulnerabilities is classified SECRET. Soft- measures that might reduce weapon system Some, but not all, of these new or ex- ware (object code) is SECRET. Sensitive ele- effectiveness or be used in the development panded wild and scenic rivers des- ments include: the Radar Cross Section and of a system with similar or advanced capa- its corresponding plots, construction mate- bilities. ignated under the John D. Dingell, Jr. rials and fabrication. 4. A determination has been made that Po- Conservation, Management, and Recre- 2. The Integrated Core Processor (ICP) land can provide substantially the same de- ation Act were evaluated by the Bu- Central Computer is SECRET and contains gree of protection for the sensitive tech- reau of Land Management for their po- technology representing the latest state-of- nology being released as the U.S. Govern- tential inclusion in the National Wild the-art in several areas. Information on per- ment. This sale is necessary in furtherance and Scenic Rivers System. These eval- formance and inherent vulnerabilities is SE- of the U.S. foreign policy and national secu- uations in many cases identified the CRET. Software (object code) is classified rity objectives outlined in the Policy Jus- rivers’ ‘‘outstandingly remarkable val- SECRET. Sensitive elements include: F–35 tification. Integrated Core Processor utilizing Commer- 5. All defense articles and services listed in ues,’’ ORVs, consistent with agency cial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Hardware and Mod- this transmittal are authorized for release regulations and guidance. The Wild and ule Design to maximize growth and allow for and export to the Government of Poland. Scenic Rivers Act specifies that wild

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Wild & Scenic River General Outstandingly Remarkable Value Specific Outstandingly Remarkable Value

Elk River Additions: Rock Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Intact mature and old-growth forest habitat; habitat for threatened marbled murrelets; habitat for Southern-Oregon Northern California (SONCC) wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that sup- ports mainstem native fishery values; mature forest scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. Bald Mountain Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat for threatened marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. South Fork Bald Mountain Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for threatened SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. Platinum Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery ...... Clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values, waterfall, Port Orford-cedar. Panther Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Wildlife, Botany and Ecology Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. East Fork Panther Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Wildlife, Botany and Ecology Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. West Fork Panther Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Wildlife, Botany and Ecology Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. Lost Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Wildlife, Botany and Ecology Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; clean cold water that supports mainstem wild fishery and scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. Millbury Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; clean cold water that supports mainstem wild fishery and scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. Blackberry Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Wildlife, Botany and Ecology Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets, Del Norte salamander; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and sce- nic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. East Fork Blackberry Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Wildlife, Botany and Ecology Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets, Del Norte salamander; habitat for SONCC coho, fall Chi- nook, winter steelhead, cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. McCurdy Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. Bear Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. Butler Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; older forest scenery; Port Orford-cedar. East Fork Butler Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. Purple Mountain Creek ...... Fisheries, Water Quality, Scenery, Botany and Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest habitat; habitat for marbled murrelets; habitat for SONCC wild coho, wild fall Chinook, wild winter steelhead, native cutthroat trout; clean cold water that supports mainstem native fishery and scenic values; Port Orford-cedar. Molalla ...... Cultural, Scenic, Fish, Recreation, Geology ...... Five identified cultural sites; highly rated scenery includes gorgeous river and views of cliffs, moss-covered boulders and di- verse stream-side vegetation; critical habitat for wild spring Chinook salmon and wild winter steelhead, native resident cutthroat trout; unique columnar basalt rosette formation; hiking, horseback riding, white water boating, and mountain biking. Rogue River Additions: Alder Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation ...... View of and from the Rogue River canyon, and the Rogue River National Recreational Trail, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Anna Creek ...... Scenery, Fish, Ecology ...... Mature forests and winter steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Bailey Creek ...... Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests and views of and from Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Big Windy Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Wildlife, Ecology ...... Del Norte salamander, mature and old growth forest, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, wild coho salmon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. East Fork Big Windy Creek ...... Fish, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, wild winter steelhead, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that sup- ports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Little Windy Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter steelhead, clean cold water that sup- ports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Booze Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation ...... Views of and from the Rogue River canyon and Rogue River National Recreation Trail, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Bronco Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature forests, views and from the Rogue River canyon, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, wild winter steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Bunker Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Ecology, Wildlife ...... Mature and old growth forest, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Copsey Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forest, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, views of and from the Rogue River Canyon. Corral Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature forest, views from and of the Rogue River canyon, and Rogue River National Recreation Trail, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Cowley Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation ...... Views of and from the Rogue River canyon and Rogue River National Recreation Trail, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Ditch Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, and Rogue River National Recreation Trail, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Dulog Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Francis Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, and views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and steelhead. Hewitt Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Botanical, Ecology ...... Rogue River stonecrop, mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Howard Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Ecology, Wildlife ...... Mature and old growth forests, scenic views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, wild coho salmon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Jenny Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, wild coho salmon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Kelsey Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Fish, Botanical, Ecological/Biological Di- White-flowered ginger, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, mature and old versity, Wildlife. growth forests, wild winter steelhead, wild coho salmon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead.

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Wild & Scenic River General Outstandingly Remarkable Value Specific Outstandingly Remarkable Value

East Fork Kelsey Creek ...... Water quality, Botanical, Ecology, Fish ...... Rogue River stonecrop, mature and old growth forests, winter steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Long Gulch ...... Fish, Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter steelhead, clean cold water that sup- ports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Meadow Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from Rogue River canyon, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, wild winter steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Missouri Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter steelhead, wild coho salmon. Montgomery Creek ...... Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Mule Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Ecology, Wildlife ...... Mature and old growth forests, winter steelhead, coho salmon, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, Rogue River Na- tional Recreation Trail, camping, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Quail Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Botanical, Ecology ...... White-flowered ginger, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, mature and old growth forest, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Rum Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Botanical, Ecology ...... Rogue River stonecrop, mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter and wild sum- mer steelhead, clean cold water that supports salmon and wild steelhead. East Fork Rum Creek ...... Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Russian Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, Rogue River Recreation Trail, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Shady Creek ...... Scenery, Recreation, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Slide Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Wildlife, Ecology ...... Del Norte salamander, mature and old growth forest, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Whiskey Creek ...... Fish, Scenery, Recreation, Historic, Wildlife ...... Del Norte salamander, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, coho salmon, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. East Fork Whiskey Creek ...... Fish, Wildlife, Ecological/Biological Diversity ...... Del Norte salamander, mature and old growth forests, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, wild coho salmon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. West Fork Whiskey Creek ...... Fish, Wildlife, Ecology ...... Del Norte salamander, mature and old growth forests, wild winter and wild summer steelhead, wild coho salmon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Wildcat Creek ...... Scenery, Ecology ...... Mature and old growth forests, views of and from the Rogue River canyon, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Nestucca River ...... Fish, Recreation, Scenic, Wildlife, Ecology ...... Very high producing wild steelhead stream; wild chum salmon, wild Chinook salmon, wild coho salmon, native cutthroat trout, lamprey, dace, sculpins; High quality-habitat for bald eagle, northern spotted owl, red tree vole, marbled murrelet and coastal giant salamander; the only known breeding site in Oregon Coast Range for Harlequin ducks; Mature and old growth forests; camping and fishing. Walker Creek ...... Botanical, Ecology, Fish ...... The largest and one of the few natural populations of Nelson’s checkermallow in the Oregon Coast Range, mature and old growth forests, winter and summer steelhead, clean cold water that supports wild salmon and wild steelhead. Franklin Creek ...... Scenery, Ecological/Biological Diversity, Wildlife, Fish ...... Part of the largest Oregon Coast Range low elevation mature and old-growth rainforest. Excellent, crayfish, beaver and native cutthroat trout habitat. Views from the Umpqua River looking up the watershed. Wild winter steelhead, wild coho salmon, and wild fall Chinook salmon. Wasson Creek ...... Scenery, Ecological/Biological Diversity, Wildlife ...... Part of the largest coast range low elevation mature and old-growth coast rainforest. Excellent crayfish, beaver, native cut- throat trout and rough-skinned newt habitat. High concentration of rough-skinned newts in Wasson Lake. Scenic views of the lakeshore and beyond. Lobster Creek ...... Fisheries ...... Wild coho salmon, wild winter steelhead, wild fall Chinook salmon, and lamprey. North Fork Silver Creek ...... Ecological/Biological Diversity, Water Quality, Fisheries, Wildlife Mature and old growth forests such as Port Orford-cedar, Brewer’s spruce, Sadler’s oak, Sierra laurel; native resident rainbow and native cutthroat trout, wild winter steelhead. Jenny Creek ...... Fish, Wildlife, Historic, Recreational, Scenic, Ecological/Biologi- Jenny Creek sucker, native redband trout, endemic snail species, northern Pacific pond turtle; Applegate National Historic Trail cal Diversity. crossing; kayaking, fishing, hiking; diverse views due to diverse vegetation and geology; intact willow riparian habitat, three EPA Level IV ecoregions converge. Spring Creek ...... Scenery, Wildlife, Fish ...... Endemic snail species, northern Pacific pond turtle, possible dwarf western pearl shell mussel; diverse views due to diverse vegetation and geology; intact willow riparian habitat; native redband trout. Elk Creek ...... Fish, Wildlife ...... Wild coho salmon, wild fall Chinook salmon, wild spring Chinook salmon, wild winter steelhead, wild summer steelhead, Roo- sevelt elk winter range.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS His service to our Nation in the U.S. owned school of cosmetology in Nevada Air Force as well as his dedication to and helps many of their students re- continue his service by providing care ceive degrees in cosmetology, hair de- TRIBUTE TO DR. BARDETT to Montana mothers and babies is ex- sign, nail technology, aesthetics, and FAUSETT emplary of the Montana spirit. He has barbering. Expertise Cosmetology In- changed the lives of many families stitute equips its students with the ∑ Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, today I across Montana by giving them per- knowledge to thrive in the barbering have the honor of recognizing Dr. sonal care through challenging times.∑ and salon industry and ensures grad- Bardett Fausett, of Missoula County, uates have the skills necessary to suc- for his service in providing care and f ceed post-graduation. Students gain a treatment to Montana mothers and ba- RECOGNIZING EXPERTISE comprehensive knowledge of State reg- bies. COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE ulations, training on the latest trends, Early in his career, Dr. Fausett made ∑ Ms. ROSEN. Mr. President, each and most importantly, how to manage the decision to serve his country in the week the U.S. Senate Committee on a small business of their own. Exper- U.S. Air Force. After serving his coun- Small Business and Entrepreneurship tise Cosmetology offers financial aid to try, he was able to afford to go to med- recognizes one small business that ex- those students who qualify so no stu- ical school and provide for his young emplifies the hard work and persever- dent with the desire to succeed in this family after college. After serving 25 ance of the American Dream and the industry is left behind. years in the Air Force, Dr. Fausett re- American entrepreneur. The great tired from his military service earned a State of Nevada is home to more than I would also like to recognize Mrs. position at the Missoula Community 250,000 small businesses of all types, Gwen Braimoh who, in addition to Medical Center. from mom-and-pop shop bakeries to managing Expertise Cosmetology, also Dr. Fausett went to Missoula with world renowned cyber security firms. runs the Expertise New Path program the hope of serving the community and Nevada’s small businesses are the driv- in Nevada. The Expertise New Path providing care and treatment for moth- ing force behind our State’s rapidly program helps women earn their cos- ers and their babies. Fausett took up growing economy and the engine that metology license while incarcerated at the challenge of handling mothers with powers our communities. It is therefore Florence McClure Women’s Correc- very complicated pregnancies and med- my honor to recognize Nevada’s Exper- tional Center in North Las Vegas, NV. ical issues. tise Cosmetology Institute, a small Mrs. Braimoh’s passion for helping the As a maternal fetal medicine spe- business with a strong and deep-rooted less fortunate and those who wish to cialist, he focused on treating babies commitment to improving lives and a build a better life for themselves is and mothers while the baby is still in desire to give back to the community, changing lives and improving our com- the womb. Pregnant mothers from all for recently having been named the munities across the State of Nevada. over the region with complicated med- U.S. Senate Small Business of the Small businesses truly are the driv- ical issues traveled to see Dr. Fausett Week. ing force for development and growth with the hope that he could help their Small businesses, especially minor- not just in Nevada but across our en- families. ity-owned small businesses, are break- tire Nation. Small businesses like In his 5 years in Missoula, Dr. ing down barriers in every corner of Gwen’s not only help our economy suc- Fausett has delivered about 1,200 ba- Nevada. Expertise Cosmetology Insti- ceed, they also give back by uplifting bies. tute is the first African-American- our communities, inspiring others to

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In addition to providing em- The President pro tempore (Mr. being named the Senate Small Busi- ployment, Rethreaded has established GRASSLEY) announced that on today, ness and Entrepreneurship Commit- programs to assist employees in the re- September 11, 2019, he has signed the tee’s Small Business of the Week.∑ covery process. Programs such as its following enrolled bill, which was pre- viously signed by the Speaker of the f warm-line telephone crisis support service, mental health group services, House: RECOGNIZING RETHREADED care management services, and indi- H.R. 831. An act to direct the Secretary of ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, as chair- vidual counseling services target the Transportation to request nominations for man of the Committee on Small Busi- unique challenges facing trauma vic- and make determinations regarding roads to ness and Entrepreneurship, each week I be designated under the national scenic by- tims. ways program, and for other purposes. recognize a small business that exem- Congratulations to Kristin and the plifies the American entrepreneurial entire team at Rethreaded on their 8 f spirit at the heart of our economy. It is years of service. I commend their ef- MEASURES REFERRED my privilege to honor a Florida small forts to provide dignified employment business that not only produces out- and skills training to women in our The following bills were read the first standing products but also assists sur- community who have been impacted by and the second times by unanimous vivors of human trafficking by pro- human trafficking. Rethreaded is a consent, and referred as indicated: viding dignified work and a second great example of the positive impact H.R. 241. An act to amend the Bank Service chance at life. This week, it is my social entrepreneurship ventures can Company Act to provide improvements with pleasure to recognize Rethreaded of respect to State banking agencies, and for have in our communities. I look for- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- Jacksonville, FL as the Senate Small ward to watching their continued Business of the Week. ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. growth and success.∑ H.R. 281. An act to amend the Federal Re- Rethreaded was established in 2011 f serve Act to require Federal Reserve banks following founder Kristin Keen’s return to interview at least one individual reflec- from India where she worked with vic- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT tive of gender diversity and one individual tims of human trafficking. Realizing A message from the President of the reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when that there was a need in her own com- United States was communicated to appointing Federal Reserve bank presidents, munity to provide opportunities to sur- the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. vivors, Kristin sought to create a safe secretaries. haven where women could learn skills H.R. 1690. An act to require carbon mon- f oxide alarms or detectors in certain feder- while also earning a living. Many Re- ally assisted housing, and for other purposes; threaded employees are survivors of EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and human trafficking, and since its As in executive session the Presiding Urban Affairs. launch, Rethreaded has employed 40 Officer laid before the Senate a mes- H.R. 2852. An act to amend the National women. The company has raised aware- sage from the President of the United Housing Act to authorize State-licensed ap- ness about the horrific realities of States submitting a nomination which praisers to conduct appraisals in connection human trafficking in the immediate with mortgages insured by the FHA and to was referred to the Committee on require compliance with the existing ap- community and beyond as well. Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- Rethreaded sells conscious gifts and praiser education requirement, and for other sions. purposes; to the Committee on Banking, handcrafted accessories such as purses, (The message received today is print- Housing, and Urban Affairs. scarves, and jewelry at its storefront in ed at the end of the Senate H.R. 3620. An act to provide rental assist- Jacksonville, as well as online. Their proceedings.) ance to low-income tenants in certain multi- website not only provides nationwide family rural housing projects financed by the customers access to their products, but f Rural Housing Service of the Department of it also serves as a platform from which MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Agriculture, and to develop and implement a plan for preserving the affordability of rural they promote human rights issues that At 11:31 a.m., a message from the are foundational to Rethreaded’s pur- rental housing, and for other purposes; to the House of Representatives, delivered by Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban pose. Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, Affairs. Over the years, Rethreaded has announced that the House has passed f partnered with more than 300 compa- the following bills, in which it requests nies, including Southwest Airlines, the concurrence of the Senate: EXECUTIVE AND OTHER which provides airline seat leather for H.R. 241. An act to amend the Bank Service COMMUNICATIONS various ‘‘upcycled’’ products such as Company Act to provide improvements with keychains and earrings. Since the be- The following communications were respect to State banking agencies, and for laid before the Senate, together with ginning of this partnership, Southwest other purposes. has provided more than 5,400 pounds of H.R. 281. An act to amend the Federal Re- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- leather to Rethreaded, saving 2.8 tons serve Act to require Federal Reserve banks uments, and were referred as indicated: of waste from entering our Nation’s to interview at least one individual reflec- EC–2482. A communication from the Direc- landfills. This partnership provided na- tive of gender diversity and one individual tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tional exposure, but it was not the first reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- appointing Federal Reserve bank presidents, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- time Rethreaded has received acclaim. and for other purposes. titled ‘‘Abamectin; Pesticide Tolerances’’ The company appeared on ‘‘Project H.R. 1690. An act to require carbon mon- (FRL No. 9998–21) received during adjourn- Runway All Stars,’’ an opportunity oxide alarms or detectors in certain feder- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- which gave their brand yet another ally assisted housing, and for other purposes. dent of the Senate on September 6, 2019; to chance to promote their mission. Addi- H.R. 2852. An act to amend the National the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, tionally, Rethreaded has established Housing Act to authorize State-licensed ap- and Forestry. relationships with numerous strategic praisers to conduct appraisals in connection EC–2483. A communication from the Direc- partners, named Freedom Partners, with mortgages insured by the FHA and to tor of the Regulatory Management Division, require compliance with the existing ap- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- which supply ready-made products praiser education requirement, and for other ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- from around the world. Selling these purposes. titled ‘‘Alcohols, C2–33, Manuf. of By-prod- ready-made products in the Rethreaded H.R. 3620. An act to provide rental assist- ucts from, Overheads; Exemption from the storefront and online supports like- ance to low-income tenants in certain multi- Requirement of a Tolerance’’ (FRL No. 9998–

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A communication from the Direc- DFARS Clause ‘Cancellation or Termination FEMA–2019–0003)) received during adjourn- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, of Orders’ ’’ ((RIN0750–AJ97) (DFARS Case ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- 2019–D035)) received in the Office of the dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; the Committee on Banking, Housing, and titled ‘‘C10-C16 Alkylbenzene Sulfonates; Ex- to the Committee on Armed Services. Urban Affairs. emption from the Requirement of a Toler- EC–2493. A communication from the Acting EC–2501. A communication from the Chief ance’’ (FRL No. 9998–57) received during ad- Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Counsel, Federal Emergency Management journment of the Senate in the Office of the and Contracting, Department of Defense, Agency, Department of Homeland Security, President of the Senate on September 6, 2019; transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community and Forestry. Regulation Supplement: Update to Perform- Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. EC–2485. A communication from the Direc- ance Information System References’’ FEMA–2019–0003)) received during adjourn- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ((RIN0750–AK70) (DFARS Case 2019–D033)) re- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ceived in the Office of the President of the dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Senate on September 9, 2019; to the Com- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. titled ‘‘Pyraflufen-ethyl; Pesticide Toler- mittee on Armed Services. EC–2502. A communication from the Assist- ances’’ (FRL No. 9998–98) received in the Of- EC–2494. A communication from the Acting ant Director for Regulatory Affairs, Office of fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Foreign Assets Control, Department of the tember 9, 2019; to the Committee on Agri- and Contracting, Department of Defense, Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–2486. A communication from the Direc- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Nicaragua Sanc- a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition tions Regulations’’ (31 CFR Part 582) re- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Regulation Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ceived during adjournment in the Office of Clause ‘Returnable Containers Other Than the President of the Senate on September 6, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Cylinders’ ’’ ((RIN0750–AK62) (DFARS Case titled ‘‘Spinosad; Pesticide Tolerances’’ 2019; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 2019–D025)) received in the Office of the and Urban Affairs. (FRL No. 9995–90) received in the Office of President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; the President of the Senate on September 9, EC–2503. A communication from the Direc- to the Committee on Armed Services. 2019; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- tor, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- EC–2495. A communication from the Acting tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- trition, and Forestry. Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing EC–2487. A communication from the Ad- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Policy on the Com- and Contracting, Department of Defense, ministrator of the Environmental Protection pliance Assistance Sandbox’’ (Docket No. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- CFPB–2018–0042) received in the Office of the a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition port relative to violations of the President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; Regulation Supplement: Appendix A, Armed Antideficiency Act that occurred between to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Services Board of Contract Appeals, Part 1- 2011 and 2016 in the Environmental Programs Urban Affairs. Charter’’ (RIN0750–AK73) received in the Of- and Management account and the Hazardous EC–2504. A communication from the Direc- fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- tor, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- Substance Superfund account; to the Com- tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- mittee on Appropriations. tember 9, 2019; to the Committee on Armed EC–2488. A communication from the Fed- Services. port of a rule entitled ‘‘Policy on No-Action eral Register Liaison Officer, Office of the EC–2496. A communication from the Acting Letters’’ (Docket No. CFPB–2018–0042) re- Judge Advocate General, Department of De- Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing ceived in the Office of the President of the fense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- and Contracting, Department of Defense, Senate on September 9, 2019; to the Com- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Availability of De- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- fairs. partment of the Navy Records and Publica- a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition EC–2505. A communication from the Direc- tion of Department of the Navy Documents Regulation Supplement: Modification of DFARS Clause ‘Release of Past Infringe- tor, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protec- Affecting the Public’’ ((RIN0703–AA95) (32 tion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- CFR Part 701)) received during adjournment ment’ ’’ ((RIN0750–AK49) (DFARS Case 2019– D012)) received in the Office of the President port of a rule entitled ‘‘Policy to Encourage of the Senate in the Office of the President Trial Disclosure Programs’’ (Docket No. of the Senate on September 6, 2019; to the of the Senate on September 9, 2019; to the Committee on Armed Services. CFPB–2018–0023) received in the Office of the Committee on Armed Services. President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; EC–2489. A communication from the Acting EC–2497. A communication from the Acting to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Urban Affairs. and Contracting, Department of Defense, and Contracting, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–2506. A communication from the Assist- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modification of tion and Energy Efficiency, Department of Regulation Supplement: Modification of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the DFARS Clause ‘Readjustment of Pay- DFARS Clause ‘Trade Agreements’ ’’ report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conserva- ments’ ’’ ((RIN0750–AK54) (DFARS Case 2019– ((RIN0750–AK53) (DFARS Case 2019–D016)) re- tion Program: Definition for General Service D017)) received in the Office of the President ceived in the Office of the President of the Lamps’’ ((RIN1904–AE26) (10 CFR Part 430)) of the Senate on September 9, 2019; to the Senate on September 9, 2019; to the Com- received during adjournment of the Senate mittee on Armed Services. Committee on Armed Services. in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–2498. A communication from the Acting EC–2490. A communication from the Acting on September 6, 2019; to the Committee on Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Energy and Natural Resources. and Contracting, Department of Defense, and Contracting, Department of Defense, EC–2507. A communication from the Direc- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of tor of the Regulatory Management Division, a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Regulation Supplement: Modification of Regulation Supplement: Modification of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- DFARS Clause ‘Orders for Facilities and DFARS Clause ‘Reporting and Payment of titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; NC; Revision to Services’ ’’ ((RIN0750–AK10) (DFARS Case Royalties’ ’’ ((RIN0750–AK55) (DFARS Case I/M Program & Update to Charlotte Mainte- 2019–D045)) received in the Office of the 2019–D018)) received in the Office of the nance Plan for the 2008 8-Hour Ozone President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; NAAQS’’ (FRL No. 9999–55–Region 4) received to the Committee on Armed Services. to the Committee on Armed Services. during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- EC–2491. A communication from the Acting EC–2499. A communication from the Chief fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Counsel, Federal Emergency Management tember 6, 2019; to the Committee on Environ- and Contracting, Department of Defense, Agency, Department of Homeland Security, ment and Public Works. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–2508. A communication from the Direc- a rule entitled ‘‘Defense Federal Acquisition a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Regulation Supplement: Repeal of DFARS Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Provision ‘Award to Single Offeror’ ’’ FEMA–2019–0003)) received during adjourn- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ((RIN0750–AK61) (DFARS Case 2019–D024)) re- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; New Mexico; In- ceived in the Office of the President of the dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to frastructure for the 2015 Ozone National Am- Senate on September 9, 2019; to the Com- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and bient Air Quality Standards and Repeal of mittee on Armed Services. Urban Affairs. State Regulations for Total Suspended Par- EC–2492. A communication from the Acting EC–2500. A communication from the Chief ticulate’’ (FRL No. 9998–72–Region 6) re- Principal Deputy Director, Defense Pricing Counsel, Federal Emergency Management ceived during adjournment of the Senate in

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A communication from the Direc- President of the Senate on September 6, 2019; Parts 1650 and 1651) received during adjourn- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, to the Committee on Environment and Pub- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- lic Works. dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–2516. A communication from the Direc- the Committee on Homeland Security and titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Governmental Affairs. Quality Implementation Plans; District of Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–2524. A communication from the Sec- Columbia; Amendments to the Control of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- retary of State, transmitting, pursuant to Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, from Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollut- the certification of a proposed license for the Non-Assembly Line Coating Operations’’ ants; New Mexico and Albuquerque- export of firearms abroad controlled under (FRL No. 9999–41–Region 3) received during Bernalillo County; Municipal Solid Waste Category I of the U.S. Munitions Lists of adjournment of the Senate in the Office of Landfills’’ (FRL No. 9998–59–Region 6) re- 5.56mm automatic rifles and parts to Thai- the President of the Senate on September 6, ceived during adjournment of the Senate in land for end use by the Royal Thai Army in 2019; to the Committee on Environment and the Office of the President of the Senate on the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Trans- Public Works. September 6, 2019; to the Committee on Envi- mittal No. DDTC 19–030); to the Committee EC–2510. A communication from the Direc- ronment and Public Works. on Foreign Relations. tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–2517. A communication from the Direc- EC–2525. A communication from the Chief Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, of the Planning and Regulatory Affairs ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Depart- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ment of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant Quality Implementation Plans; Maryland; titled ‘‘Designation of Areas for Air Quality to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Food Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 Planning Purposes; Montana; Redesignation Distribution Program on Indian Reserva- Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Stand- Request and Associated Maintenance Plan tions: Revisions to Administrative Match ard’’ (FRL No. 9999–67–Region 3) received for East Helena SO2 Nonattainment Area’’ Requirement’’ (RIN0584–AE74) received in during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- (FRL No. 9999–29–Region 8) received during the Office of the President of the Senate on fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- adjournment of the Senate in the Office of September 9, 2019; to the Committee on In- tember 6, 2019; to the Committee on Environ- the President of the Senate on September 6, dian Affairs. ment and Public Works. 2019; to the Committee on Environment and EC–2526. A communication from the Fed- EC–2511. A communication from the Direc- Public Works. eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–2518. A communication from the Direc- Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Increase of the Annual Limit on Ac- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- cepted Requests for Track I Prioritized Ex- Quality Implementation Plans; Montana; Re- titled ‘‘South Dakota; Proposed Approval of amination’’ (RIN0651–AD39) received during visions to Administrative Rules of Montana’’ Revisions to the State Air Pollution Control adjournment of the Senate in the Office of Rules and to the Permitting Rules for the (FRL No. 9999–32–Region 8) received during the President of the Senate on September 5, Prevention of Significant Deterioration’’ adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 2019; to the Committee on the Judiciary. the President of the Senate on September 6, (FRL No. 9999–16–Region 8) received during EC–2527. A communication from the Attor- 2019; to the Committee on Environment and adjournment of the Senate in the Office of ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Public Works. the President of the Senate on September 6, of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2512. A communication from the Direc- 2019; to the Committee on Environment and ant to law, the report of a rule entitled tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Public Works. ‘‘Safety Zone; Illinois River, Mile Marker 162 EC–2519. A communication from the Direc- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- to 166, Peoria, IL’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- No. USCG–2019–0729)) received during ad- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air journment of the Senate in the Office of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Quality Implementation Plans; State of titled ‘‘Reconsideration of the Area Designa- President of the Senate on September 5, 2019; Montana; East Helena Lead Nonattainment tion for the 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Area Maintenance Plan and Redesignation Primary National Ambient Air Quality and Transportation. Request’’ (FRL No. 9999–28–Region 8) re- EC–2528. A communication from the Attor- Standard for Williamson County, Illinois’’ ceived during adjournment of the Senate in ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department (FRL No. 9999–60–OAR) received in the Office of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- the Office of the President of the Senate on of the President of the Senate on September ant to law, the report of a rule entitled September 6, 2019; to the Committee on Envi- 9, 2019; to the Committee on Environment ronment and Public Works. and Public Works. ‘‘Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Delaware EC–2513. A communication from the Direc- EC–2520. A communication from the Direc- River, Chester, PA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket tor of the Regulatory Management Division, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, No. USCG–2019–0690)) received during ad- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- journment of the Senate in the Office of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- President of the Senate on September 5, 2019; titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- titled ‘‘Significant New Use Rules on Certain to the Committee on Commerce, Science , mentation Plans; Arkansas; Approval of Re- Chemical Substances’’ ((RIN2070–AB27) (FRL and Transportation. gional Haze State Implementation Plan Re- No. 9999–26)) received in the Office of the EC–2529. A communication from the Attor- vision for Electric Generating Units in Ar- President of the Senate on September 9, 2019; ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department kansas’’ (FRL No. 9998–66–Region 6) received to the Committee on Environment and Pub- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- lic Works. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- EC–2521. A communication from the Direc- ‘‘Safety Zone; Sabine River, Orange, TX’’ tember 6, 2019; to the Committee on Environ- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2019– ment and Public Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- 0376)) received during adjournment of the EC–2514. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Senate in the Office of the President of the tor of the Regulatory Management Division, titled ‘‘Significant New Use Rules on Certain Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Chemical Substances (17–3)’’ ((RIN2070–AB27) mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- (FRL No. 9998–12)) received in the Office of tation. titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- the President of the Senate on September 9, EC–2530. A communication from the Attor- mentation Plans; Colorado; Regional Haze 5- 2019; to the Committee on Environment and ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Year Progress Report State Implementation Public Works. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Plan’’ (FRL No. 9999–34–Region 8) received EC–2522. A communication from the Acting ant to law, the report of a rule entitled during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Depart- ‘‘Safety Zone; Bahia De San Juan, San Juan, fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- PR’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– tember 6, 2019; to the Committee on Environ- mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 2019–0729)) received during adjournment of ment and Public Works. ‘‘Report to Congress of Unclosed Grants and the Senate in the Office of the President of EC–2515. A communication from the Direc- Cooperative Agreement Awards for Which the Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the Period of Performance Has Been Expired mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- More Than Two Years Calendar Year 2018 Re- tation. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- porting Period’’; to the Committee on Home- EC–2531. A communication from the Attor- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- land Security and Governmental Affairs. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department mentation Plans; Utah; Interstate Transport EC–2523. A communication from the Direc- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Requirements for Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur tor of External Affairs, Federal Retirement ant to law, the report of a rule entitled

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A communication from the Man- ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2019– ‘‘Safety Zone; Delaware Bay, Lewes, DE to agement and Program Analyst, Federal 0552)) received during adjournment of the Cape May, NJ’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. Aviation Administration, Department of Senate in the Office of the President of the USCG–2019–0542)) received during adjourn- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to ness Directives; The Boeing Company Air- tation. the Committee on Commerce, Science, and planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– EC–2532. A communication from the Attor- Transportation. 2018–1012)) received during adjournment of ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department EC–2540. A communication from the Attor- the Senate in the Office of the President of of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department the Senate on September 6, 2019; to the Com- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Se- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- curity Zone; Los Angeles Fleet Week, San ant to law, the report of a rule entitled tation. Pedro, California’’ ((RIN1625–AA87) (Docket ‘‘Safety Zone; Kanawha River, Charleston, EC–2548. A communication from the Man- No. USCG–2019–0589)) received during ad- WV’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– agement and Program Analyst, Federal journment of the Senate in the Office of the 2019–0694)) received during adjournment of Aviation Administration, Department of President of the Senate on September 5, 2019; the Senate in the Office of the President of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to to the Committee on Commerce, Science , the Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- and Transportation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ness Directives; Bombardier, Inc., Airplanes’’ EC–2533. A communication from the Attor- tation. ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA–2019–0322)) ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department EC–2541. A communication from the Attor- received during adjournment of the Senate of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department in the Office of the President of the Senate ant to law, the report of a rule entitled of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- on September 6, 2019; to the Committee on ‘‘Safety Zone; Los Angeles Fleet Week, San ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Pedro, California’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket ‘‘Safety Zone; Homewood Wedding Fireworks EC–2549. A communication from the Man- No. USCG–2019–0590)) received during ad- Display, Lake Tahoe, Homewood, CA’’ agement and Program Analyst, Federal journment of the Senate in the Office of the ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2019– Aviation Administration, Department of President of the Senate on September 5, 2019; 0603)) received during adjournment of the Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to to the Committee on Commerce, Science , Senate in the Office of the President of the law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- and Transportation. Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- ness Directives; The Boeing Company Air- EC–2534. A communication from the Attor- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department tation. 2019–0608)) received during adjournment of of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2542. A communication from the Man- the Senate in the Office of the President of ant to law, the report of a rule entitled agement and Program Analyst, Federal the Senate on September 6, 2019; to the Com- ‘‘Safety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Aviation Administration, Department of mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Lafitte, LA’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to tation. USCG–2019–0718)) received during adjourn- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- EC–2550. A communication from the Man- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- ness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutsch- agement and Program Analyst, Federal dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to land GmbH Helicopters’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) Aviation Administration, Department of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and (Docket No. FAA–2019–0643)) received during Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Transportation. adjournment of the Senate in the Office of law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthi- EC–2535. A communication from the Attor- the President of the Senate on September 6, ness Directives; The Boeing Company Air- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department 2019; to the Committee on Commerce, planes’’ ((RIN2120–AA64) (Docket No. FAA– of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Science, and Transportation. 2019–0187)) received during adjournment of ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–2543. A communication from the Attor- the Senate in the Office of the President of ‘‘Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Kentucky ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department the Senate on September 6, 2019; to the Com- Dam Marina Fireworks, Gilbertsville, KY’’ of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2019– ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Spe- tation. 0662)) received during adjournment of the cial Local Regulations; Upper Mississippi Senate in the Office of the President of the River, 839.5 to 840.5 St. Paul, MN’’ ((RIN1625– f Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- AA08) (Docket No. USCG–2019–0437)) received PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- tation. fice of the President of the Senate on Sep- The following petitions and memo- EC–2536. A communication from the Attor- tember 5, 2019; to the Committee on Com- rials were laid before the Senate and ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department merce, Science, and Transportation. were referred or ordered to lie on the of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2544. A communication from the Attor- table as indicated: ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department POM–132. A joint resolution adopted by the ‘‘Safety Zone; Ohio River, Newburgh, IN’’ of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- Legislature of the State of California urging ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG–2019– ant to law, the report of a rule entitled the Department of Health and Human Serv- 0591)) received during adjournment of the ‘‘Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Bronx ices to rescind the new Title X regulations Senate in the Office of the President of the River, Bronx, NY’’ ((RIN1625–AA09) (Docket that will impede access to essential, time- Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- No. USCG–2019–0442)) received during ad- sensitive health care for low-income individ- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- journment of the Senate in the Office of the uals across California and the nation; to the tation. President of the Senate on September 5, 2019; Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and EC–2537. A communication from the Attor- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Pensions. ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department and Transportation. of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2545. A communication from the Man- SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 ant to law, the report of a rule entitled agement and Program Analyst, Federal Whereas, The federal Title X family plan- ‘‘Safety Zone; Delaware River, Baker Range, Aviation Administration, Department of ning program was established in 1970 by the DE and NJ’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to United States Congress with broad bipar- USCG–2019–0238)) received during adjourn- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Airspace tisan support to provide high-quality family ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Designations; Incorporation by Reference’’ planning services and other preventive care dent of the Senate on September 5, 2019; to ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2019–0627)) to low-income and uninsured individuals who the Committee on Commerce, Science, and received during adjournment of the Senate may otherwise lack access to health care; Transportation. in the Office of the President of the Senate and EC–2538. A communication from the Attor- on September 6, 2019; to the Committee on Whereas, Title X is the sole federal pro- ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department Commerce, Science, and Transportation. gram dedicated to funding family planning of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- EC–2546. A communication from the Man- services, including birth control, pregnancy ant to law, the report of a rule entitled agement and Program Analyst, Federal testing, and the prevention and treatment of ‘‘Safety Zone; Ohio River, Point Pleasant, Aviation Administration, Department of sexually transmitted diseases; and WV’’ ((RIN1625–AA00) (Docket No. USCG– Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Whereas, Title X supports outreach and 2019–0665)) received during adjournment of law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- education efforts that link community mem- the Senate in the Office of the President of ment of Class E Airspace; Endicott, NY; Cor- bers to care; and the Senate on September 5, 2019; to the Com- rection’’ ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA– Whereas, California’s Title X provider net- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 2019–0347)) received during adjournment of work, which is the largest and most diverse tation. the Senate in the Office of the President of Title X system in the nation, served more EC–2539. A communication from the Attor- the Senate on September 6, 2019; to the Com- than one million low-income Californians in ney-Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Department mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 2017 and over 25 percent of all Title X pa- of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursu- tation. tients nationwide; and

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The power to funded family planning and related services sive use of power by the federal government; name delegates remains exclusively within saves taxpayers $7 by helping avert costs re- and the authority of the legislatures of the sev- lated to unintended pregnancies; and Whereas, the federal government has cre- eral states; Whereas, One billion three hundred thou- ated a crushing national debt through im- (d) By definition, an Amendment Conven- sand dollars is saved annually in California proper and imprudent spending; and tion of the states means that states shall because of public investment in family plan- Whereas, the federal government has vote on the basis of one state, one vote; ning and related services provided at Title X ceased to operate under a proper interpreta- (e) A Convention for proposing amend- health care centers across the state; and tion of the United States Constitution; and ments convened pursuant to this application Whereas, Services provided by clinics that Whereas, the federal government has in- shall he limited to consideration of the top- received Title X funding in California helped vaded the legitimate roles of the states ics specified herein and no other. This appli- patients avert over 200,000 unintended preg- through the manipulative process of federal cation is made with the express under- nancies in 2015; and mandates, most of which are unfunded to a standing that an amendment that in any Whereas, Title X is an essential part of great extent; and way seeks to amend, modify or repeal any California’s family planning safety net and Whereas, it is the solemn duty of the provision of the Bill of Rights shall not be has played a critical role in reducing unin- states to protect the liberty of our people, authorized for consideration at any stage. tended pregnancy rates to a 30-year low, and particularly for the generations to come, by This application shall be void if ever used at Whereas, The new federal Title X regula- proposing amendments to the United States any stage to consider any change to any pro- tions interfere with the provider-patient re- Constitution through a Convention of the vision of the Bill of Rights; lationship and gag Title X funded agencies States under Article V for the purpose of re- (f) Pursuant to Article V of the United by directing providers to withhold full and straining these and related abuses of power; States Constitution, Congress may deter- accurate medical information from patients Now, therefore, be it mine whether proposed amendments shall be about pregnancy options or by prohibiting Resolved by the Senate of the State of Mis- ratified by the legislatures of the several states or by special state ratification con- providers from giving patients referrals for sissippi, the House of Representatives Concur- ventions. The Legislature of Mississippi rec- abortion care; and ring Therein: ommends that Congress select ratification Whereas, Patients rely on and trust their SECTION 1. That pursuant to Article V of by the legislatures of the several states; and health care providers to provide a com- the Constitution of the United States, the (g) The Legislature of Mississippi may pro- prehensive, accurate, and unbiased evalua- Legislature of the State of Mississippi joins vide further instructions to its delegates and tion of their condition, along with all avail- in the applications of the States of Georgia may recall its delegates at any time for a able treatment options, and (SR 736, 2014), Florida (SM 476, 2014), Alaska breach of a duty or a violation of the in- Whereas, The American Medical Associa- (HJR 22, 2014), Alabama (HJR 112, 2015), Ten- nessee (SJR 67, 2016), Indiana (SJR 14, 2016), structions provided. tion’s Code of Medical Ethics establishes SECTION 4. The Secretary of State is here- that withholding information without the Oklahoma (SJR 4, 2016), Louisiana (SCR 52, 2016), Texas (SJR 2, 2017), Missouri (SCR 4, by directed to transmit copies of this appli- patient’s knowledge or consent is ethically cation to the President and Secretary of the unacceptable and that patients should be in- 2017), North Dakota (HCR 3006, 2017), Arizona (HCR 2010, 2017), and Arkansas (SJR 3, 2019) United States Senate and to the Speaker and formed of all burdens, risks, and expected Clerk of the United States House of Rep- benefits of all medical options; and to call a Convention for the specific and ex- clusive purpose of proposing amendments to resentatives, and copies to the members of Whereas, The State of California strongly the said Senate and House of Representa- believes public dollars should go toward fam- the Constitution of the United States lim- ited to the purposes stated in those applica- tives from this state; also to transmit copies ily planning programs that provide com- hereof to the presiding officers of each of the prehensive, medically accurate, unbiased in- tions; provided, however, that the commis- sioners from Mississippi to the Convention legislative houses in the several states, re- formation, and offer the full range of contra- questing their cooperation. ceptive methods; and are expressly limited to consideration and support of amendments that impose fiscal re- SECTION 5. This application constitutes a Whereas, The federal government’s harm- continuing application in accordance with ful Title X regulations are likely to force straints on the federal government, and amendments that limit the power and juris- Article V of the Constitution of the United many health care organizations and qualified States until the legislatures of at least two- family planning providers in California to diction of the federal government, and no amendments on any other topic whatsoever. thirds of the several states have made appli- choose between a critical funding source and cations on the same subject, or until the accepting onerous and unnecessary regula- The Mississippi delegates are hereby in- structed not to support term limits for mem- Mississippi Legislature acts to withdraw this tions, resulting in reduced access to quality, application. time-sensitive care for low-income individ- bers of Congress. uals across the state: Now, therefore. be it SECTION 2. It is the express intention of f Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of the Mississippi Legislature that this applica- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- tion is to be aggregated with the applica- lature respectfully urges the United States tions of the above-mentioned states and with The following reports of committees Department of Health and Human Services subsequent applications of other states lim- were submitted: to rescind the new Title X regulations that ited to the purposes identified in this appli- By Mr. BARRASSO, from the Committee will impede access to essential, time-sen- cation and in those applications of the on Environment and Public Works: sitive health care for low-income individuals above-mentioned states. Report to accompany S. 1345, a bill to across California and the nation; and be it SECTION 3. The Legislature of Mississippi amend and reauthorize the Morris K. Udall further adopts this application expressly subject to and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (Rept. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate the following reservations, understandings No. 116–101). transmit copies of this resolution to the and declarations: f President and Vice President of the United (a) An application to the Congress of the States, to the Speaker of the House of Rep- United States to call an Amendment Conven- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND resentatives, to the Majority Leader of the tion of the States pursuant to Article V of JOINT RESOLUTIONS the United States Constitution confers no Senate, to each Senator and Representative The following bills and joint resolu- from California in the Congress of the United power to Congress other than the power to call such a Convention. The power of Con- tions were introduced, read the first States, to the United States Department of and second times by unanimous con- Health and Human Services. and to the au- gress to exercise this ministerial duty con- thor for appropriate distribution. sists solely of the authority to name a rea- sent, and referred as indicated: sonable time and place for the initial meet- By Mr. RUBIO: POM–133. A concurrent resolution adopted ing of a Convention; S. 2460. A bill to amend the Water Re- (b) Congress shall perform its ministerial by the Senate of the State of Mississippi urg- sources Development Act of 1986 to modify a duty of calling an Amendment Convention of ing the United States Congress, pursuant to provision relating to acquisition of beach the States only upon the receipt of applica- Article V of the United States Constitution, fill; to the Committee on Environment and tions for an Amendment Convention for the to call a Convention for the specific and ex- Public Works. substantially same purpose as this applica- clusive purpose of proposing amendments to By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. BEN- tion from two-thirds of the legislatures of the Constitution of the United States lim- NET, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARPER, Mr. the several states; ited to the purposes of imposing fiscal re- UDALL, and Mr. SCHUMER): (c) Congress does not have the power or au- straints on the federal government and lim- S. 2461. A bill to designate a portion of the thority to determine any rules for the gov- iting the power and jurisdiction of the fed- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilder- erning of a Convention for proposing amend- eral government; to the Committee on the ness; to the Committee on Environment and ments called pursuant to Article V of the Judiciary. Public Works. United States Constitution. Congress does By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 596 not have the power to set the number of del- Mr. BOOKER): Whereas, the Founders of the United egates to be sent by any state to such a Con- S. 2462. A bill to help reduce household en- States Constitution empowered state legisla- vention, nor does it have the power to name ergy burdens by expanding access to solar

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By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. FEIN- (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor S. 1625 STEIN, Mr. REED, Mr. CARPER, Ms. of S. 521, a bill to amend title II of the STABENOW, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. WHITE- At the request of Mr. WICKER, the HOUSE, Mr. UDALL, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. Social Security Act to repeal the Gov- name of the Senator from South Da- MERKLEY, Mr. BENNET, Mr. COONS, ernment pension offset and windfall kota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co- Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. KING, Mr. MARKEY, elimination provisions. sponsor of S. 1625, a bill to promote the Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. S. 655 deployment of commercial fifth-gen- SMITH, and Mrs. MURRAY): At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the eration mobile networks and the shar- S. 2463. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- enue Code of 1986 to provide for regulation names of the Senator from California ing of information with communica- and taxation of electronic cigarettes and al- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from tions providers in the United States re- ternative nicotine products; to the Com- Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as garding security risks to the networks mittee on Finance. cosponsors of S. 655, a bill to impose of those providers, and for other pur- By Mr. COTTON: additional restrictions on tobacco fla- poses. S. 2464. A bill to amend title 28, United vors for use in e-cigarettes. S. 1754 States Code, to limit the authority of dis- S. 692 trict courts to provide injunctive relief, and At the request of Mr. CASEY, the for other purposes; to the Committee on the At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the name of the Senator from Maryland Judiciary. name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- By Mr. COTTON: (Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor sponsor of S. 1754, a bill to provide S. 2465. A bill to enact as law certain regu- of S. 692, a bill to amend the Internal Medicaid assistance to individuals and lations relating to the taking of double- Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the ex- families affected by a disaster or emer- crested cormorants; to the Committee on cise tax on medical devices. gency, and for other purposes. Environment and Public Works. S. 767 By Mr. SCHUMER (for Ms. HARRIS): S. 1784 S. 2466. A bill to provide supplemental ap- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the propriations for safe and secure water, and name of the Senator from Colorado name of the Senator from Connecticut for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- nance. of S. 767, a bill to amend the Internal sponsor of S. 1784, a bill to provide for By Mr. SCHUMER (for Mr. BOOKER Revenue Code of 1986 to qualify home- the issuance of a Stamp Out Elder (for himself, Ms. SMITH, Mr. less youth and veterans who are full- Abuse Semipostal Stamp. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HARRIS, and Mr. time students for purposes of the low MERKLEY)): S. 1792 S. 2467. A bill to establish a program to income housing tax credit. At the request of Mr. CASEY, the award grants to entities that provide trans- S. 803 name of the Senator from Massachu- portation connectors from critically under- At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- served urban communities and rural commu- name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. sponsor of S. 1792, a bill to require the nities to green spaces; to the Committee on DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor Secretary of Labor to maintain a pub- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. of S. 803, a bill to amend the Internal By Mr. BROWN: licly available list of all employers S. 2468. A bill to require employers to pro- Revenue Code of 1986 to restore incen- that relocate a call center or contract vide training to employees whose jobs are in tives for investments in qualified im- call center work overseas, to make danger of being changed or replaced due to provement property. such companies ineligible for Federal technology, and for other purposes; to the S. 1032 grants or guaranteed loans, and to re- Committee on Finance. At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the quire disclosure of the physical loca- f names of the Senator from North Caro- tion of business agents engaging in cus- tomer service communications, and for SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from other purposes. SENATE RESOLUTIONS Kansas (Mr. MORAN) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES) were added S. 1822 The following concurrent resolutions as cosponsors of S. 1032, a bill to amend At the request of Mr. WICKER, the and Senate resolutions were read, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to names of the Senator from Oklahoma referred (or acted upon), as indicated: modify the definition of income for (Mr. LANKFORD), the Senator from By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. purposes of determining the tax-ex- Texas (Mr. CORNYN), the Senator from STABENOW): empt status of certain corporations. Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Senator S. Res. 308. A resolution calling on the S. 1107 Government of the Russian Federation to from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) provide evidence or to release United States At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the and the Senator from California (Ms. citizen Paul Whelan; to the Committee on name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. HARRIS) were added as cosponsors of S. Foreign Relations. BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1822, a bill to require the Federal Com- f 1107, a bill to require a review of munications Commission to issue rules women and lung cancer, and for other relating to the collection of data with ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS purposes. respect to the availability of broadband S. 348 S. 1413 services, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the S. 1838 name of the Senator from New York name of the Senator from New Hamp- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Rhode Is- sponsor of S. 348, a bill to amend title sponsor of S. 1413, a bill to require the land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the Senator XVIII of the Social Security Act to Secretary of Defense to establish an from Texas (Mr. CORNYN) were added as provide for the distribution of addi- initiative on improving the capacity of cosponsors of S. 1838, a bill to amend tional residency positions, and for military criminal investigative organi- the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and other purposes. zations to prevent child sexual exploi- for other purposes. S. 506 tation, and for other purposes. S. 1840 At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the S. 1564 At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the name of the Senator from Minnesota At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from South Da- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- of S. 506, a bill to support State, Tribal, kota (Mr. THUNE) and the Senator from sor of S. 1840, a bill to establish certain and local efforts to remove access to Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) were added requirements for the small refineries firearms from individuals who are a as cosponsors of S. 1564, a bill to re- exemption of the renewable fuels provi- danger to themselves or others pursu- quire the Securities and Exchange sions under the Clean Air Act, and for ant to court orders for this purpose. Commission and certain Federal agen- other purposes.

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Lavrov on May 14, 2019, and urged him to en- Tribal, and territorial governments, S. RES. 120 sure United States citizens are not unjustly and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the held abroad: Now, therefore, be it S. 1906 name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. Resolved, That the Senate— (1) urges the Government of the Russian At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the ROMNEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Federation to present credible evidence on Res. 120, a resolution opposing efforts the allegations against Paul Whelan or im- RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. to delegitimize the State of Israel and mediately release him from detention; 1906, a bill to require the Secretary of the Global Boycott, Divestment, and (2) urges the Government of the Russian Veterans Affairs to provide financial Sanctions Movement targeting Israel. Federation to provide unrestricted consular access to Paul Whelan while he remains in assistance to eligible entities to pro- S. RES. 252 vide and coordinate the provision of detention; At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the (3) urges the Government of the Russian suicide prevention services for veterans names of the Senator from Oklahoma at risk of suicide and veteran families Federation to ensure Paul Whelan is afforded (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from West through the award of grants to such en- due process and universally recognized Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO), the Senator human rights; tities, and for other purposes. from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) and (4) encourages the President and the Sec- S. 1954 the Senator from Arizona (Ms. retary of State to continue to press the Gov- At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South MCSALLY) were added as cosponsors of ernment of the Russian Federation at every Carolina, the name of the Senator from S. Res. 252, a resolution designating opportunity and urge the Government of the California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added Russian Federation to guarantee a fair and September 2019 as National Democracy transparent judicial process without undue as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to re- Month as a time to reflect on the con- quire the Secretary of the Treasury to delay in accordance with its international tributions of the system of government legal obligation; and mint commemorative coins in recogni- of the United States to a more free and (5) expresses sympathy to the family of tion of the 75th anniversary of the inte- stable world. Paul Whelan and expresses hope that their gration of baseball. ordeal can soon be brought to an end. f S. 2080 f At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBJECT TO MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from PROCEEDING Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) were added SENATE RESOLUTION 308—CALL- I, Senator Bill Cassidy, intend to ob- as cosponsors of S. 2080, a bill to amend ING ON THE GOVERNMENT OF ject to proceeding to H.R. 1941, a bill to the Public Health Service Act to in- THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TO amend the Outer Continental Shelf crease the number of permanent fac- PROVIDE EVIDENCE OR TO RE- Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of ulty in palliative care at accredited LEASE UNITED STATES CITIZEN the Interior including in any leasing allopathic and osteopathic medical PAUL WHELAN program certain planning areas, and schools, nursing schools, social work Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. for other purposes, dated September 11, schools, and other programs, including STABENOW) submitted the following 2019. physician assistant education pro- resolution; which was referred to the I, Senator Bill Cassidy, intend to ob- grams, to promote education and re- Committee on Foreign Relations: ject to proceeding to H.R. 205, a bill to search in palliative care and hospice, S. RES. 308 amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Secu- and to support the development of fac- Whereas United States citizen Paul Whelan rity Act of 2006 to permanently extend ulty careers in academic palliative is a resident of Novi, Michigan, and a United the moratorium on leasing in certain medicine. States Marine Corps veteran; areas of the Gulf of Mexico, and for S. 2103 Whereas Paul Whelan traveled to Moscow other purposes, dated September 11, At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the for the wedding of a personal friend on De- 2019. names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. cember 22, 2018; Whereas Russia’s Federal Security Service f MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from Ohio arrested Paul Whelan at the Metropol Hotel (Mr. BROWN) were added as cosponsors AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO in Moscow on December 28, 2018, and charged MEET of S. 2103, a bill to improve access to him with espionage; affordable insulin. Whereas Paul Whelan was imprisoned in Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 5 S. 2160 Lefortovo Prison and continues to be held requests for committees to meet during At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South there more than eight months after his ar- today’s session of the Senate. They Carolina, the name of the Senator from rest; have the approval of the Majority and Whereas the Federal Security Service has Minority leaders. Alabama (Mr. JONES) was added as a not provided any evidence of supposed cosponsor of S. 2160, a bill to require wrongdoing; Pursuant to Rule XXVI, paragraph carbon monoxide alarms in certain fed- Whereas a Moscow court has extended Paul 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- erally assisted housing, and for other Whelan’s pre-trial detention multiple times ate, the following committees are au- purposes. without publicly presenting justification or thorized to meet during today’s session S. 2242 evidence of wrongdoing; of the Senate: Whereas officials from the United States At the request of Mr. WARNER, the COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND Embassy in Moscow have routinely had their name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. TRANSPORTATION topics of discussion with Paul Whelan se- KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. verely limited by the Federal Security Serv- The Committee on Commerce, 2242, a bill to amend the Federal Elec- ice; Science, and Transportation is author- tion Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify Whereas even Paul Whelan’s Federal Secu- ized to meet during the session of the the obligation to report acts of foreign rity Service-appointed lawyer, Vladimir Senate on Wednesday, September 11, election influence and require imple- Zherebenkov, said on May 24, 2019, ‘‘[The 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. Federal Security Service] always roll[s] out mentation of compliance and reporting COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC what they have, but in this case, we’ve seen systems by Presidential campaigns to WORKS detect and report such acts. nothing concrete against Whelan in five months. That means there is nothing.’’; The Committee on Environment and S. 2459 Whereas the United States Ambassador to Public Works is authorized to meet At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the Russia, Jon Huntsman, responded on April during the session of the Senate on name of the Senator from Connecticut 12, 2019, to a question about the detention of Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at 10

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(10) Independent organizations conducted Wildlife Service and Katherine Lemos (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent interviews, including testimonies from Kayrat to be Member and Chairperson of the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee Samarkan, Omir Bekali, and Mihrigul Tursun, Chemical Safety and Hazard Investiga- on Financial Services, the Committee on the Ju- along with others who had been detained in tion Board. diciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of such facilities, who described forced political in- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY the House of Representatives. doctrination, torture, beatings, food depriva- The Committee on the Judiciary is SEC. 4. FINDINGS. tion, and solitary confinement, as well as uncer- authorized to meet during the session Congress makes the following findings: tainty as to the length of detention, humilia- (1) The Government of the People’s Republic tion, and denial of religious, cultural, and lin- of the Senate on Wednesday, Sep- guistic freedoms, and confirmed that they were tember 11, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct a of China has a long history of repressing ap- proximately 13,000,000 Turkic, moderate Sunni told by guards that the only way to secure re- hearing on the following nominations: Muslims, particularly Uyghurs, in the nomi- lease was to demonstrate sufficient political loy- Steven J. Menashi to be United States nally autonomous Xinjiang region. These ac- alty. Poor conditions and lack of medical treat- Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, tions are in contravention of international ment at such facilities appear to have contrib- Karen S. Marston to be United States human rights standards, including the Uni- uted to the deaths of some detainees, including District Judge for the Eastern District versal Declaration of Human Rights and the the elderly and infirm. Uyghurs Muhammed of Pennsylvania, Richard E Myers II to International Covenant on Civil and Political Salih Hajim (2018), Yaqupjan Naman (2018), Rights. Abdughappar Abdujappar (2018), Ayhan Memet be United States District Judge for the (2018), Abdulreshit Seley Hajim (2018), Eastern District of North Carolina, and (2) In recent decades, central and regional Chinese government policies have systematically Nurimangul Memet (2018), Adalet Teyip (2018), Anuraag Singhal to be United States discriminated against Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Abdulehed Mehsum (2017), Hesen Imin (2017), District Judge for the Southern Dis- and other Muslims in Xinjiang by denying them and Sawut Raxman (2017) reportedly died while trict of Florida. a range of civil and political rights, including in the custody of the Chinese authorities in ‘‘po- COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY the freedoms of expression, religion, movement, litical reeducation’’ camps, without proper in- vestigation of the circumstances. The Committee on the Judiciary is and a fair trial, among others. (3) Increased unrest in the Xinjiang region as (11) Uyghurs and Kazakhs, who have now ob- authorized to meet during the session tained permanent residence or citizenship in of the Senate on Wednesday, Sep- a result of the central government’s severe re- pression is used in Orwellian fashion by the other countries, attest to receiving threats and tember 11, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct Government of the People’s Republic of China harassment from Chinese officials. (12) Under pressure from the Government of a hearing. as evidence of ‘‘terrorism’’ and ‘‘separatism’’ the People’s Republic of China, countries have SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY and as an excuse for further disproportionate forcibly returned Uyghurs to China in violation response. The Subcommittee on Energy of the of the non-refoulement principle and their well- (4) In 2014, Chinese authorities launched their Committee on Energy and Natural Re- founded fear of persecution. States returning latest ‘‘Strike Hard against Violent Extremism’’ sources is authorized to meet during Uyghurs include Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, campaign, in which the pretext of wide-scale, Laos, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, the session of the Senate on Wednes- internationally linked threats of terrorism were Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Nepal, and day, September 11, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to used to justify pervasive restrictions on, and India. conduct a hearing. gross human rights violations against, the eth- (13) Six journalists for Radio Free Asia’s nic minority communities of Xinjiang. f Uyghur service have publicly detailed abuses (5) Those policies included— their family members in Xinjiang have endured UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY (A) pervasive, high-tech surveillance across in response to their work exposing abusive poli- ACT OF 2019 the region, including the arbitrary collection of cies across the region. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I biodata, such as DNA samples from children, (14) Several United States-based companies ask unanimous consent that the Sen- without their knowledge or consent; are conducting business with Xinjiang authori- (B) the use of QR codes outside homes to ate proceed to the immediate consider- ties without sufficient due diligence or safe- gather information on how frequently individ- guards to ensure their business operations do ation of Calendar No. 99, S. 178. uals pray; The PRESIDING OFFICER. The not create or contribute to human rights viola- (C) facial and voice recognition software and tions. clerk will report the bill by title. ‘‘predictive policing’’ databases; and (15) The Government of the People’s Republic The senior assistant legislative clerk (D) severe restrictions on the freedom of move- of China is increasingly investing in the ‘‘Belt read as follows: ment across the region. and Road Initiative’’ across Xinjiang and A bill (S. 178) to condemn gross human (6) Chinese security forces have never been throughout Central Asia, extending its influence rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in held accountable for credible reports of mass through organizations such as the Shanghai Co- Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary shootings in Alaqagha (2014), Hanerik (2013), operation Organization without regard to the detention, torture, and harassment of these and Siriqbuya (2013), as well as the political, religious, cultural, or linguistic rights communities inside and outside China. extrajudicial killings of Abdulbasit Ablimit of ethnic minorities. (2013) and Rozi Osman (2014). There being no objection, the Senate (16) The Secretary of State, Congressional-Ex- (7)(A) The August 2016 transfer of former ecutive Commission on China, Tom Lantos proceeded to consider the bill, which Tibet Autonomous Region Party Secretary Chen Human Rights Commission, and individual had been reported from the Committee Quanguo to become the Xinjiang Party Sec- members of the executive branch and Congress on Foreign Relations, with an amend- retary prompted an acceleration in the crack- have all expressed growing concern regarding ment to strike all after the enacting down across the region. the pervasive human rights abuses across clause and insert in lieu thereof the (B) Local officials in Xinjiang have used Xinjiang and the ‘‘political reeducation’’ camps. following: chilling political rhetoric to describe the purpose (17) In August 2018, the United Nations Com- of government policy, including ‘‘eradicating tu- mittee to Eliminate Racial Discrimination chal- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. mors’’ and ‘‘spray[ing] chemicals’’ on crops to lenged the Government of the People’s Republic This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Uyghur Human kill the ‘‘weeds’’. of China over abuses in Xinjiang, including the Rights Policy Act of 2019’’. (C) Uyghurs are forced to celebrate Chinese establishment of mass arbitrary detention SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. cultural traditions, such as Chinese New Year, camps. The purpose of this Act is to direct United and unique Uyghur culture is facing eradication (18) Between August and September 2018, Chi- States resources to address gross violations of due to state control over Uyghur cultural herit- nese authorities responded to these allegations universally recognized human rights, including age, such as muqam (a musical tradition) and by either flatly denying them or insisting that the mass internment of over 1,000,000 Uyghurs meshrep (traditional cultural gatherings), and the facilities are ‘‘vocational training centers’’. and other predominately Muslim ethnic minori- due to elimination of the Uyghur language as a (19) In September 2018, newly appointed ties in China and the intimidation and threats medium of instruction in Xinjiang schools and United Nations High Commissioner for Human faced by United States citizens and legal perma- universities. Rights Michele Bachelet noted in her first nent residents. (8) In 2017, credible reports found that family speech as High Commissioner the ‘‘deeply dis- SEC. 3. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- members of Uyghurs living outside of China had turbing allegations of large-scale arbitrary de- TEES. gone missing inside China, that Chinese au- tentions of Uighurs and other Muslim commu- In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres- thorities were pressuring those outside the coun- nities, in so-called re-education camps across sional committees’’ means— try to return, and that individuals were being Xinjiang’’. (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the arbitrarily detained in large numbers. (20) On September 18, 2018, the Washington Committee on Armed Services, the Select Com- (9) There is ample credible evidence provided Post editorial board wrote, ‘‘At stake is not just mittee on Intelligence, the Committee on Bank- by scholars, human rights organizations, jour- the welfare of the Uighurs, but also whether the

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PROTECTING CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS (23) In December 2018 and January 2019, Chi- forced labor of Turkic Muslims, to the ‘‘Entity OF THE UNITED STATES FROM IN- nese officials organized visits to ‘‘political re- List’’ administered by the Department of Com- TIMIDATION AND COERCION. education’’ camps in Xinjiang for a small group merce; (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after of foreign journalists and diplomats from 12 (6) United States companies and individuals the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc- non-Western countries. In the months preceding selling goods or services or otherwise operating tor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in the visits, international media reported that of- in Xinjiang should take steps, including in any consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ficials worked to remove security features from public or financial filings, to publicly assert provide a report to the appropriate congres- some ‘‘political reeducation’’ facilities, and that their commercial activities are not contrib- sional committees that outlines any and all ef- coached detainees and area residents not to uting to human rights violations in Xinjiang or forts to provide information to and protect make negative comments about the camps. Re- elsewhere in China and that their supply chains United States citizens and residents, including ports also indicated that officials had trans- are not compromised by forced labor; ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals legally ferred large numbers of detainees to detention (7) the Federal Bureau of Investigation and studying or working temporarily in the United facilities in other parts of China. appropriate United States law enforcement enti- States, who have experienced harassment or in- (24) Experts have described the Xinjiang re- ties should track and take steps to hold ac- timidation by officials or agents of the Govern- gion as ‘‘a police state to rival North Korea, countable officials from China who harass, ment of the People’s Republic of China and the with a formalized racism on the order of South threaten, or intimidate not only United States Communist Party within the United States and African apartheid’’ and the repression in the citizens and legal permanent residents, includ- those whose families in China have experienced Xinjiang region as a ‘‘slow motion Tiananmen’’. ing Turkic Muslims, Uyghur-Americans, and threats or detention because of their work or ad- (25) On December 31, 2018, President Donald Chinese-Americans, but also Chinese nationals vocacy. (b) DATABASE OF DETAINED FAMILY MEMBERS J. Trump signed into law the Asia Reassurance legally studying or working in the United OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS.— Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 105–409), States; The Secretary of State should explore appro- which condemned China’s ‘‘forced disappear- (8) the Secretary of State should work with priate mechanisms to establish a voluntary ances, extralegal detentions, invasive and omni- traditional United States allies and partners to database to which United States citizens or per- present surveillance, and lack of due process in take similar steps and coordinate closely on tar- manent resident family members of the Uyghur judicial proceedings,’’ authorized funding to geted sanctions and visa restrictions; diaspora can provide details about missing fam- promote democracy, human rights, and the rule (9) the Secretary of State should appoint a ily members, with a view towards pressing for of law in China, and supported sanctions des- United States Special Coordinator for Xinjiang, information and accountability from the Gov- ignations against any entity or individual from officers and employees of the Department ernment of the People’s Republic of China and that— of State, who will coordinate diplomatic, polit- (A) violates human rights or religious free- to take appropriate measures to expedite the ical, public diplomacy, financial assistance, doms; or asylum claims of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other sanctions, counterterrorism, security resources, (B) engages in censorship activities. Turkic Muslim minorities. and congressional reporting requirements within SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. the United States Government to respond to the SEC. 8. REPORT ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY. It is the sense of Congress that— gross violations of universally recognized (a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the (1) the President should condemn abuses human rights occurring in the Xinjiang region, date of the enactment of this Act, the CEO of against Turkic Muslims by Chinese authorities including by addressing— the United States Agency for Global Media shall in Xinjiang and call on Chinese President Xi (A) the mass detentions of Uyghurs and other submit to the appropriate congressional commit- Jinping to recognize the profound abuse and predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities; tees a report that— likely lasting damage of China’s current poli- (1) describes the current status and reach of (B) the deployment of technologically ad- cies, and immediately close the ‘‘political reedu- United States broadcasting to the Xinjiang re- vanced surveillance and police detection meth- cation’’ camps, lift all restrictions on and ensure gion and Uyghur speaking communities glob- ods; and respect for internationally guaranteed human ally, barriers to the free flow of news and infor- (C) the counterterrorism and counter-radi- rights across the region, and allow for reestab- mation to these communities, and, if appro- calism claims used to justify the policies of the lishment of contact between those inside and priate, detailed technical and fiscal require- Government of the People’s Republic of China outside China; ments necessary to increase broadcasting and in Xinjiang; (2) the United States Government should de- other media to these communities globally; velop a strategy to support the United Nations (10) the United States Special Coordinator for (2) describes efforts to intimidate Radio Free High Commissioner for Human Rights and nu- Xinjiang position should continue until the Asia and Voice of America reporters reporting merous United Nations Special Rapporteurs’ ur- mass surveillance and internment of Uyghurs on human rights issues in the People’s Republic gent calls for immediate and unfettered access to and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minori- of China; and Xinjiang, including the ‘‘political reeducation’’ ties has ended and all detainees released; and (3) in consultation with the Global Engage- camps, and instruct representatives of the (11) the full and timely implementation of sec- ment Center at the Department of State, de- United States at the United Nations to use the tions 408, 409, and 410 of the Asia Reassurance scribes and assesses disinformation and propa- voice and vote of the United States to condemn Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409) is ganda by the Government of the People’s Re- the mass arbitrary detainment, torture, and critical to demonstrating unwavering support by public of China or other members of the Shang- forced labor of Turkic Muslims in the People’s the United States for the universally recognized hai Cooperation Organization targeting Uyghur Republic of China; human rights of all ethnic, cultural, and reli- communities globally and efforts to downplay (3) the Secretary of State should consider the gious minorities in China, including Muslim mi- gross violations of universally recognized applicability of existing authorities, including norities in Xinjiang. human rights occurring in the Xinjiang region the Global Magnitsky Act (subtitle F of Public SEC. 6. NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT. and any activities or programs that address Law 114–328), to impose targeted sanctions on (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days these efforts. members of the Government of the People’s Re- after the date of the enactment of this Act, the (b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of public of China, the Chinese Communist Party, Director of National Intelligence, in coordina- the United States to commend and support the and state security apparatus, including tion with the Secretary of State, shall provide to journalists of the Uyghur language service of Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Quanguo and the appropriate congressional committees a re- Radio Free Asia for their reporting on the other officials credibly alleged to be responsible port to assess national and regional security human rights and political situation in Xinjiang for human rights abuses in Xinjiang and else- threats posed by the crackdown across Xinjiang, despite efforts to silence or intimidate their re- where; the frequency with which Central and South- porting through the detention of family members (4) the Secretary of State should fully imple- east Asian governments are forcibly returning and relatives by the Government of the People’s ment the provisions of the Frank Wolf Inter- Turkic Muslim refugees and asylum seekers, and Republic of China.

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Secretary of State, after consulting relevant scribed in subsection (b) meet the criteria to be (The resolution, with its preamble, is Federal agencies and civil society organizations, designated for the imposition of sanctions under shall submit to the appropriate congressional section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human printed in the RECORD of June 27, 2019, committees and make available on the website of Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) the Department of State an interagency report of Public Law 114–238; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) be- f that includes— cause the persons— (1) an assessment of the number of individuals (1) are responsible for extrajudicial killings, detained in political ‘‘reeducation camps’’ and torture, or other gross violations of internation- ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, conditions in the camps for detainees in the ally recognized human rights in the Xinjiang re- SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Xinjiang region, including whether detainees gion of the People’s Republic of China; or Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I endure torture, forced renunciation of faith, or (2) materially assisted, sponsored, or provided ask unanimous consent that when the financial, material, or technological support for, other mistreatment; Senate completes its business today, it (2) a description, as possible, of the geo- or goods or services in support of, such viola- graphic location of the camps and estimates of tions. adjourn until 10 a.m., Thursday, Sep- the number of people detained in such facilities; (b) PERSONS DESCRIBED.—The persons de- tember 12; further, that following the (3) a description, as possible, of the methods scribed in this subsection are the following: prayer and pledge, the morning hour be used by People’s Republic of China authorities (1) The Party Secretary for Xinjiang region of deemed expired and the Journal of pro- to ‘‘reeducate’’ Uyghur detainees, as well as the the People’s Republic of China, Chen Quanguo. ceedings be approved to date, the time People’s Republic of China agencies in charge of (2) Senior full or alternate members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of for the two leaders be reserved for their reeducation; use later in the day, morning business (4) an assessment of the number of individuals China whose professional responsibilities relate being arbitrarily detained, including in pretrial to the governmental administration of the be closed, and the Senate proceed to detention centers and prisons; Xinjiang region, or who have conducted busi- executive session and resume consider- (5) an assessment of forced labor in the camps ness with government entities in the Xinjiang ation of the Bowman nomination under and in regional factories for low wages under region. the previous order. threat of being sent back to ‘‘political reeduca- (c) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary shall not be re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without quired to submit a report under subsection (a) if tion’’ camps; objection, it is so ordered. (6) a list of Chinese companies and industries the Secretary determines, not later than 90 days benefitting from such labor, and a description of after the date of the enactment of this Act, that f actions taken to address forced labor in the Government of the People’s Republic of Xinjiang concurrent with the People’s Republic China allows independent, unrestricted, and ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. of China’s Tier 3 designation under the 2018 unsupervised access to the Xinjiang region for TOMORROW Trafficking in Persons Report; international human rights organizations. (7) an assessment of the level of access Peo- Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, if ple’s Republic of China authorities grant to dip- ask unanimous consent that the com- there is no further business to come be- lomats, journalists, and others to the Xinjiang mittee-reported substitute amendment fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- region and a description of measures used to im- be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be sent that it stand adjourned under the pede efforts to monitor human rights conditions considered read a third time and previous order. in the Xinjiang region; passed, and the motion to reconsider be There being no objection, the Senate, (8) an assessment of the repressive surveil- at 7:02 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, lance, detection, and control methods used by considered made and laid upon the People’s Republic of China authorities in the table. September 12, 2019, at 10 a.m. Xinjiang region, and a list of individuals who The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f hold senior leadership positions and are respon- objection, it is so ordered. sible for ‘‘high-tech’’ policing, mass incarcer- The committee-reported amendment NOMINATIONS ation, and reeducation efforts targeting Uyghur in the nature of a substitute was and other predominately Muslim ethnic minori- agreed to. Executive nomination received by ties in the Xinjiang region; The bill (S. 178), as amended, was or- the Senate: (9) a description of United States diplomatic dered to be engrossed for a third read- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR efforts to address the gross violations of univer- ing, was read the third time, and EUGENE SCALIA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE SECRETARY OF sally recognized human rights in the Xinjiang LABOR, VICE R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA, RESIGNED. region and to protect asylum seekers from the passed. region, including in multilateral institutions f f and through bilateral relations with the Peo- CONFIRMATIONS ple’s Republic of China, the nations of the Or- RECOGNIZING THE SEPTEMBER ganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and 11TH NATIONAL MEMORIAL TRAIL Executive nominations confirmed by other countries; and Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I the Senate September 11, 2019: (10) a description, as appropriate, of diplo- ask unanimous consent that the En- DEPARTMENT OF STATE matic efforts by United States allies and other ergy and Natural Resources Committee nations to address the gross violations of uni- STEPHEN AKARD, OF INDIANA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF be discharged from further consider- THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN MISSIONS, WITH THE RANK OF versally recognized human rights in the AMBASSADOR. Xinjiang region and to protect asylum seekers ation and the Senate now proceed to S. THE JUDICIARY from the region. Res. 267. (b) BRIEFING AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATE- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The STEPHANIE L. HAINES, OF PENNSYLVANIA, TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN RIALS.— clerk will report the resolution by DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA. (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after title. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT the date of the enactment of this Act, and every The senior assistant legislative clerk 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State, or read as follows: DALE CABANISS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE the Secretary’s designee, shall provide a briefing OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FOR A TERM OF A resolution (S. Res. 267) recognizing the FOUR YEARS. to the appropriate congressional committees cov- September 11th National Memorial Trail as DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ering the subjects listed in subsection (a). At the an important trail and greenway all individ- time of each briefing, the Department of State JAMES BYRNE, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE DEPUTY SEC- uals should enjoy in honor of the heroes of RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. shall provide unclassified written materials de- September 11th. tailing the subject matters covered in para- THE JUDICIARY graphs (1), (2), (4), (6), and (9) of such sub- There being no objection, the com- ADA E. BROWN, OF TEXAS, TO BE UNITED STATES DIS- section. mittee was discharged, and the Senate TRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS. STEVEN D. GRIMBERG, OF GEORGIA, TO BE UNITED (2) TERMINATION.—The briefing requirement proceeded to consider the resolution. STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT under paragraph (1) terminates 5 years after the Ms. MURKOWSKI. I ask unanimous OF GEORGIA. date of the enactment of this Act. MARY S. MCELROY, OF RHODE ISLAND, TO BE UNITED consent that the resolution be agreed STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE SEC. 10. REPORT ON SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT to, the preamble be agreed to, and the ISLAND. TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN STEPHANIE A. GALLAGHER, OF MARYLAND, TO BE THE XINJIANG REGION OF THE PEO- motions to reconsider be considered UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. made and laid upon the table. MARYLAND. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without STEVEN C. SEEGER, OF ILLINOIS, TO BE UNITED (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec- objection, it is so ordered. OF ILLINOIS.

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TRIBUTE TO CRESCENTA IN RECOGNITION OF ROBERT IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE LOST VALLEY’S 135TH ANNIVERSARY BARBIERI ON HIS INDUCTION AND THOSE WHO GAVE AND INTO THE LUZERNE COUNTY RISKED THEIR LIVES DURING SPORTS HALL OF FAME THE TERRORIST ATTACKS HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF LAUNCHED AGAINST THE OF CALIFORNIA UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT OF PENNSYLVANIA Wednesday, September 11, 2019 HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today OF TEXAS to honor the community of Crescenta Valley, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES California upon its 135th anniversary. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise The Crescenta Valley is comprised of the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, on today to honor former athlete and North- communities of La Can˜ada Flintridge, La this, the 18th anniversary of the attack Crescenta, Montrose, Glendale, Sunland, and eastern Pennsylvania native, Robert Barbieri. launched against the United States on Sep- Tujunga. For well over a century, this pictur- This year, Bob was inducted into the Luzerne tember 11, 2001, I rise to remember the vic- esque valley has grown and prospered, and County Sports Hall of Fame at the 35th annual tims of that horrific tragedy and those first-re- today is a prominent suburb of Los Angeles dinner on August 11, 2019 for his distinct ath- sponders who risked, and in too many cases, nestled between the San Gabriel and Verdugo letic achievements in the sport of football. sacrificed their lives to rescue the occupants Mountains and the San Rafael Hills. Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall of the besieged World Trade Center Towers. The valley was originally populated by Na- of Fame honors those who have brought rec- The morning of September 11, 2001 is, and tive Americans before Don Jose Maria ognition to the state of Pennsylvania through will always be, a day like no other. Verdugo, namesake of the surrounding hills, their outstanding achievements and contribu- It is a day all living Americans will remem- was granted 36,000 acres by the Spanish tions in athletic endeavors. ber because not since Pearl Harbor had there been such a dastardly and deadly attack on Crown in 1784. Don Verdugo eventually went Bob started his athletic career at Old Forge bankrupt, and the homeless thieves and ban- American soil. High School where he was All-Scholastic in Eighteen years later, my heart still grieves dits of the foothills who roved the area shared football and basketball. Bob played as an of- for those who perished on flights United Air- his namesake and were called ‘‘verdugos.’’ fensive lineman, linebacker, and place kicker, lines 93, American Airlines 77, American Air- Nearly a century later in the early 1880’s, once converting 21 straight placements. lines 11, and United Airlines 175. Dr. Benjamin Briggs from Indiana moved to When the sun rose on the morning of Sep- Southern California and purchased land in the After high school, Bob continued playing football at The George Washington University. tember 11, none of us knew that it would end valley, subdividing and selling 10-acre parcels, in an inferno in the magnificent World Trade with the intent to establish a hospital for lung He was a starting offensive lineman and line- backer from his sophomore year on. During Center Towers in New York City and the Pen- disease due to the clean, dry air. Dr. Briggs tagon and in the grassy fields of Shanksville, his time at GW, Bob was asked to play in the chose the name ‘‘La Crescenta’’ for the valley, Pennsylvania. North-South College All-Star game. noticing the crescent shapes of the mountains I stand here remembering those who still from the windows of his home. Although Dr. When his college playing days were over, suffer, whose hearts still ache over the loss of Briggs did not live to realize all his plans, Bob first tried out for the Baltimore Colts. He so many innocent and interrupted lives. other physicians and health workers followed then moved back to Northeastern Pennsyl- My prayer is that for those who lost a father, his lead establishing health clinics and sanitar- vania to pursue his passion in a different way. a mother, a husband, a wife, a child, or a iums; eventually yielding to the establishment Bob coached the Pittston High School football friend will in the days and years ahead take of vineyards, orchards, and resort homes. team where he was highly regarded. During comfort in the certain knowledge that they With the advent of an electric trolley line in his coaching career from 1966 to 1998, he have gone on to claim the greatest prize, a 1913 which connected Crescenta Valley to had a record of 159 wins, 100 losses, and 4 place in the Lord’s loving arms. Glendale and Los Angeles, small family ties. His Patriots won 5 Wyoming Valley Con- And down here on the ground, their memory homes began to evolve, a precursor of the ference A Division Championships and tied for will never die so long as any of the many of thriving suburban neighborhoods that populate one Eastern Conference Championship with us who loved them lives. the valley today. In the 1930’s, the Crescenta Shikellamy in 1967. The 1967 team was Madam Speaker, I watched as the first, and then the second, plane flew into the World Valley experienced a major calamity when a undefeated, with a 10–0 record during the Trade Center and was horrified when the massive flash flood struck on New Year’s Day season before facing Shikellamy in a hard- buildings came down. that took forty lives, and left hundreds home- fought championship game that ended in a less. Despite this tragedy, the Crescenta Val- I was in The Capitol and saw the billowing scoreless tie. Bob was a two-time Coach of smoke from the wreckage at the Pentagon ley grew rapidly, developing into an estab- the Year (1974 and 1981), and he also lished, mainstream suburbia, and the 210 free- and was told about the missing third plane coached the UNICO team twice (1970 and way that was built in the 1970’s allowed dis- that met its fiery end in the empty fields of 1985). tant communities to connect, incorporating Shanksville, Pennsylvania thanks to the self- Crescenta Valley even further into the fabric of While at Pittston Area, he also coached less act of patriotic and heroic Americans. Los Angeles. girls’ basketball, boys’ basketball, junior high But as hard as it is to believe, out of a trag- edy so overwhelming and horrific, something The Crescenta Valley has flourished and basketball, swimming, and junior high track. good and great emerged in the aftermath of has found its place as a distinguished part of For his outstanding efforts and career, the ath- letic field house located in Charlie Tippi Sta- September 11. the greater Los Angeles community. It con- On that day there were no Republicans or tains many scientific, cultural, and historical dium was named the Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Barbieri Field House in 2014. Democrats. highlights, from the beauty of Descanso Gar- There were no Northerners or Southerners dens to the world-renowned Jet Propulsion It is an honor to recognize Bob on his induc- or West or East Coasters. Laboratory. tion into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of We were not Red State or Blue State. I ask all Members to join me in congratu- Fame. May his story and athletic career serve We were all simply Americans. lating the Crescenta Valley upon its 135th an- as an inspiration to the next generation of On that day, we were united in our shock niversary. Pennsylvania athletes striving for excellence. and anger and sadness.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K11SE8.001 E11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E1128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 11, 2019 We were united in our resolve to defend our With the price so grave . . . And watch over all of the families in their country and protect the freedoms that has And for all of their loved ones living and the battle in the second wave 9/11’s direst made America the greatest country in the his- lost, ... And all of the families who lost loved ones tory of the world. who now lie in such cold quiet graves the cost . . . and gave all in death . . . Later that day, I joined scores of my col- And the ones whose precious bodies we could As we thank and remember all of America’s leagues on the East Steps of the Capitol not bury nor save . . . Best . . . where we sang ‘God Bless America’, lit can- Oh how the tears come our way, ON THIS DAY . . . dles, held hands, and prayed for our country wishing somehow to each heart remorse con- In memory of all those beautiful people who and its leaders. vey . . . lost their lives and their loved ones on In the days ahead, I travelled to New York Our thoughts and prayers go with them in 9/11, and still lose more City to visit first responders and victims still re- their pain each day . . . today in covering bodies and rescuing victims of the at- As we add new names to this list that which the second wave of 9/11’s tragedy. May God evil gave . . . Bless them all and hold them in palm tacks and became a charter member of the of his hands . . . Committee on Homeland Security to ensure With more and more Heroes going to their graves . . . WE WILL NEVER FORGET! that 9–11 never again happens in America. All in the aftermath of 9/11 and in its second A united America can never be defeated as wave . . . f Operation Enduring Freedom showed. Were all those heroes who dug in deep, The brave and valiant armed forces of the to find our most precious loved ones while in TRIBUTE TO J’S MAINTENANCE United States swiftly toppled the Taliban and the midst this evil speaks . . . liberated Afghanistan, making good on the All so their loved ones could find solace, pledge that ‘‘[w]hether the terrorists are and bury their loved ones in the earth deep HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF brought to justice or justice is brought to the down beneath . . . OF CALIFORNIA terrorists, justice will be done.’’ On this day to stop and pray to these hearts IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES And though he ran and hid for almost ten which speak . . . And give thanks and remembrance for all Wednesday, September 11, 2019 years, Osama bin Ladin could not hide forever and each . . . and evade the long arm of American justice, Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today The families who can not be repaid . . . to honor and congratulate the Waldheim family which, under the leadership of President God Is Good and God Is Great, all in such Barack Obama, caught up with him on May 2, magnificent heroes he creates . . . upon the 50th anniversary of J’s Maintenance 2011. For such selflessness there can be no greater in Glendale, California. Madam Speaker, Americans take care of gift then this . . . For over a half a century, J’s Maintenance their own. Then, all of those Gotham Hearts who stood has provided clients with superb commercial Americans cherish freedom. Americans so courageously on that day we miss janitorial services and is an outstanding exam- cherish liberty. ... ple of a family-owned business that cares And laid down their lives illuminating our And Americans want peace. about their customers’ satisfaction, their staff’s souls in the light of hope’s golden rays wellbeing and their community. Not just for themselves alone, but all per- ... sons in every corner of the globe. With rays of hope and faith and courage and Ed and Linda Waldheim bought the small Madam Speaker, ensuring that America is glory to our children we must convey janitorial service company in 1969 and re-built safe and secure and protected from another ... it essentially from the ground up. They have attack on American soil is the least we owe to And now all of the new battles which lie had clients ranging from individual residences the heroic passengers on Flight 93 and to the ahead, to large companies like J.C. Penney and brave firefighters of the FDNY and officers of for all of those who stayed on the site who Sears. Their son, Chris Waldheim, currently the NYPD and the officers and civilians we too now blood must shed . . . runs the company. Under Chris’s leadership, Trying to give closure to the families, lost in the Pentagon who gave faithful service so their loved ones could be lowered into the company has set a great example by con- to our nation. such solemn graves . . . ducting their business in an environmentally Americans want their country to remain As its for them and all of their loved ones in friendly way, from installing solar panels on safe, free, and invulnerable to another cow- this new battle pray . . . their roof to using green chemicals for their ardly attack like the one we witnessed eight- And for all those innocents who died just be- cleaning services. Additionally, J’s Mainte- een years ago today. cause they went to work that day . . . nance has implemented a recycling program We owe that much to the Americans who We Can Not and Will Never Forget . . . that has saved thousands of pounds of waste lost and gave their lives. As like them too we must face each new day from entering our landfills. We owe it to them to ensure that their chil- ... With the determination and grit and courage In addition to their business success, the dren and loved ones will never again experi- as they . . . Waldheim family also exemplifies what it ence such pain, suffering, and loss. To live our lives but For The Greater Good means to be civic leaders. The family supports We can do this. We must do this. After all, each day . . . Relay for Life, which raises funds for the we are Americans. As we have built in their honor this magnifi- American Cancer Society to conduct research f cent shrine upon hearts which stays and provide services to patients while in treat- ... IN REMEMBRANCE ON THE 18TH ment and are avid supporters of the Crescenta Which rises out of the ashes of hate in its Valley and Montrose Chambers of Commerce. ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 light up towards heaven in time . . . So very splendid and so very fine . . . J’s Maintenance has also invested in the local That which now will so surely stand the test schools in the Crescenta Valley area by spon- HON. PETER T. KING of time . . . soring activities like Clark Magnet High OF NEW YORK So that from generation to generation all of School’s robotics team and fundraising for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our children will find . . . Crescenta Valley High School’s prom. Most Wednesday, September 11, 2019 The answer to winning the battle against notably, however, is Chris’s support for and in- evil in its darkest of times . . . Mr. KING of New York. Madam Speaker, I volvement with the YMCA of the Foothills. He Goodness, Evil, Darkness, Light, those brave served as a board member for several years, rise today in memory of all the lost lives and hearts who evil must fight . . . families of 9/11, on the 18th anniversary with Who bring their light, together enjoined as holding leadership positions, chaired the Com- a poetic tribute penned by Albert Carey we battle on into that dark night . . . munity Support Campaign for three years, and Caswell. Sadly, we are living daily with the And that The Darkness is no match for The he and his family continuously support the second wave on 9/11 with the loss of all those Light . . . YMCA’s events. In 2011, Chris was awarded As we pray our souls be filled with such hope the Pat Aho Volunteer of the Year Award for magnificent responders who stayed on to help and such faith as they so bright . . . recover our lost loved ones. Our prayers go his long-lasting involvement with the YMCA. Knowing full well that time does not heal Our community has greatly benefited from out to them and their families on this day. all, And on this day . . . only up in Heaven when out to us our love the hard work and dedication of the Waldheim We gather and pray, forgetting not all those ones call . . . family and their business, J’s Maintenance. I who’ve paid . . . When, once again together again . . . ask all Members to join with me in congratu- But, with their most precious lives on that Let us find peace, let us find rest, let us lating the Waldheim family upon the 50th anni- day, and continue to in every way . . . mend with our Lord us to bless . . . versary of J’s Maintenance.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.002 E11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1129 RECOGNIZING D. M. BOWMAN’S 60 to represent TSA in its transition to DHS. She tive, where he was responsible for member- YEARS IN BUSINESS also served as the transportation security advi- ship and program development. Since May sor to DHS Under Secretary Asa Hutchinson. 1994, Jim has served as the Wilkes-Barre HON. DAVID J. TRONE In recognition of her service to the newly Family YMCA Executive Director, successfully OF MARYLAND formed Department, Ms. Bester received the spearheading numerous campaigns and rais- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Department of Homeland Security ‘‘Day One’’ ing millions of dollars to improve facilities of Award. the Wilkes-Barre YMCA and to offer access Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Early in her career, she was Director of opportunities to low income families. He also Mr. TRONE. Madam Speaker, I would like Regulatory Relations with the United States led effort to construct five new facilities at to take this opportunity to recognize D. M. Telephone Association and an attorney with Camp Kresge and rebuild existing infrastruc- Bowman, Inc., a transportation and logistics the Federal Communications Commission. ture to improve the camp for future genera- company based in Williamsport, Maryland. A first-generation American, Ms. Bester was tions. This company has used innovation and work born in Buffalo, NY, to parents that had been Jim is also a member of numerous associa- ethic to make its mark on the trucking world. granted asylum in our country after surviving tions and societies, including the Pennsylvania In 1996, D. M. Bowman Founder and Chair- the atrocities of the Second World War. Love Recreation and Parks Society, the Pennsyl- man Don Bowman designated this week as of country and the importance of being an ac- vania State University Recreation and Parks Driver Appreciation Week, an annual event tive, engaged citizen were ingrained at a Society, the Kiwanis Club of Wilkes-Barre, the celebrating the hard work drivers do every young age. Ms. Bester has often spoken of Riverfront Parks Association, the Downtown day. This year, I am honored to highlight the the great honor of serving, protecting, and giv- Business Association, and the State Public achievements of his incredible company and ing back to our nation, which provided oppor- Policy Committee. recognize our nation’s truck drivers, who pro- tunity and security for her family during dire It is an honor to join with the Luzerne Coun- vide all Americans a great service. circumstances. ty Sports Hall of Fame in recognizing Jim’s This year, D. M. Bowman is celebrating 60 Her passion for public service is second lifetime of effort. May his hard work and dedi- years in business. Throughout this time, the only to her dedication to her family. Of her cation to the community continue to have a company has been an invaluable source of many accomplishments, Ms. Bester is most lasting impact on the greater Wilkes-Barre economic development and jobs for Mary- proud as a mother to her sons, Brian and Eric, area. land’s Sixth District. Although the business and as grandmother to Chase and Ava. f began as a one-man operation, due to Don After spending a career protecting our Na- tion’s transportation security, Ms. Bester now IN RECOGNITION OF MR. STEVEN Bowman’s determination and expertise, it S. SMITH quickly began to pick up speed. Now, D. M. heads to an extremely well-deserved retire- Bowman has an exceptional fleet of 382 ment from Federal service. I ask my col- HON. JENNIFER WEXTON power units and 8 terminals on the east coast. leagues to join me in sending the very best wishes and congratulations of the House as OF VIRGINIA As the company grew, so did its outreach IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES efforts. Today, D. M. Bowman works with Ha- well as our thanks for her remarkable career gerstown Community College Driving School and her notable service to our country. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 to help individuals who obtain their commercial f Ms. WEXTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today driver’s licenses find new career opportunities. IN RECOGNITION OF JIM THOMAS, to honor my constituent, Mr. Steven S. Smith, On behalf of the residents of Maryland’s RECIPIENT OF THE 2019 COMMU- who is retiring from the Drug Enforcement Ad- Sixth Congressional District, I thank D. M. NITY SERVICE AWARD FROM ministration, after 24 years of law enforcement Bowman and its dedicated team for all that THE LUZERNE COUNTY SPORTS service, culminating as Supervisory Special they have done for our community and recog- HALL OF FAME Agent assigned to the Pharmaceutical Inves- nize the 112,900 people employed by the tigations Section as the Group Supervisor for trucking industry in our great state. HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT Mobile Diversion Team One (MDT–1) based in f Springfield, Virginia. OF PENNSYLVANIA Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Steven RECOGNIZING DISTINGUISHED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Smith entered on duty with the Drug Enforce- PUBLIC SERVANT, MARGOT Wednesday, September 11, 2019 ment Administration (DEA) on March 15, 1995 BESTER Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise in Miami, Florida. SSA Smith was first as- today to honor Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA Ex- signed to the Los Angeles Field Division. Dur- HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON ecutive Director Jim Thomas. Jim received the ing his fifteen-year tenure in Los Angeles, then OF MISSISSIPPI 2019 Community Service Award from the Special Agent (SA) Smith worked in enforce- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame at the ment groups targeting methamphetamine pro- duction and trafficking, and Asian heroin dis- Wednesday, September 11, 2019 35th annual dinner on August 11, 2019 for his leadership and service to the greater Wilkes- tribution. Working in a multi-agency environ- Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Barre area. ment at the Southern California Drug Task Speaker, I rise today to recognize a distin- Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall Force and LAX Group Three, SA Smith co- guished public servant, Margot Bester, who, of Fame honors those who have brought fame ordinated surveillance operations with over a after nearly 25 years of dedicated service to and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania dozen different law enforcement agencies the American people, is retiring from her posi- through their outstanding achievements and while supporting Title III investigations. While tion as Principal Deputy Chief Counsel at the contributions in athletic endeavors. investigating narcotics and money couriers Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Throughout his career, Jim has been dedi- passing through LAX airport, SA Smith’s intel- Ms. Bester has served as second in com- cated to serving the Luzerne County commu- ligence background in both law enforcement mand of the Office of Chief Counsel since the nity in a variety of roles. Following graduation and the military enabled him to rapidly link de- months following the creation of TSA, a com- from the Pennsylvania State University, Uni- tained suspects to active federal, state, and ponent of the Department of Homeland Secu- versity Park with a Bachelor of Science in local criminal investigations around the country rity created by Congress to ensure transpor- Parks and Recreation, Jim immediately put his and build partnerships which enhanced the tation security for our nation in the wake of the knowledge to action by serving as the Sea- quality of the LAX–G3 cases. 9/11 terrorist attacks which occurred 18 years sonal YMCA Summer Camp Director for In August 2010, SA Smith transferred to the ago today. Camp Kresge in White Haven, Pennsylvania. Las Vegas District Office as a member of the In coordination with the Chief Counsel, Ms. Later, Jim became the Wilkes-Barre Family Tactical Diversion Squad (TDS). While as- Bester has overseen the legal work of the at- YMCA Youth Director. He established a local signed to the Las Vegas TDS, SA Smith led torneys at TSA and has been primarily re- indoor premier soccer program with more than an investigation targeting a doctor and an sponsible for the day-to-day operations of the two-thousand participants, while also working international organized crime ring responsible Office of Chief Counsel. with the Pennsylvania Department of Natural for the distribution of tens of thousands of pre- Ms. Bester joined the TSA Office of Chief Resources to start a YMCA program located scription tablets. This investigation resulted in Counsel in April 2002. In August of that year, in a state park. the seizure of over 8000 d.u. of oxycodone, she was selected by Admiral James Loy, then From June 1986 to April 1994, Jim served $58,000 U.S. currency, and evidence identi- Under Secretary of Transportation for Security, as the Wilkes-Barre YMCA Program Execu- fying a local pharmacy as a significant

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Greek community have made in the greater alties, and regulatory sanctions to bear along Thanks to the wisdom and understanding of Manchester area than Glendi. with Title 21 violations against DEA registrants University of Michigan alumni and Regent By sharing our Greek traditions with the and diversion drug trafficking organizations Ronald Weiser and his wife Eileen, the Weiser broader Manchester community, the festival (DTOs). Diplomacy Center was established at the Ger- makes our city more inclusive and open. In November 2012, SA Smith was promoted ald R. Ford School of Public Policy in January On behalf of my constituents in New Hamp- to Group Supervisor (GS) of the Oakland 2019. The Weiser Diplomacy Center provides shire’s First Congressional District, I want to Resident Office TDS with an area of responsi- a forum for leading diplomats and foreign pol- thank George Copadis—President of the bility which included over 50,000 DEA reg- icy experts to gather and offer practical train- Board of Directors, Father Mike, and the St. istrants in 15 counties of northern coastal Cali- ing sessions and simulations to students to George’s community for their decades of dedi- fornia. GS Smith enhanced the mission effec- supplement their studies. The center will bring cation to our community. I congratulate them tiveness of the group by directing major en- a diverse cadre of seasoned diplomats and on this milestone and thank them for all that forcement initiatives at high value targets with- foreign policy experts to campus. This year they do to make our state such a wonderful in the TDS Area of Responsibility (AoR). Asset alone, the center will successfully connect stu- place to learn, live, and eat. seizures from his group increased nearly four- dents with distinguished leaders like f fold from $510,180 to $1,989,741, which en- Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton, and abled GS Smith to persuade local agencies to Samantha Power, to name a few. In addition, IN RECOGNITION OF ANGELINE double the number of investigators assigned the center sponsors a program for Weiser Di- ‘‘ANGIE’’ NANNI as Task Force Officers to the TDS. Under SA plomacy Fellows and helps students find in- Smith’s leadership, Oakland TDS investiga- ternships pertaining to foreign affairs. The cen- HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT tions charged eight doctors and three physi- ter will include lessons for students to practice OF PENNSYLVANIA cian’s assistants with criminal offenses and international diplomacy and opportunities to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES put them out of business for good. learn from diplomats from around the world. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Prior to employment with the DEA, Super- Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join visory Special Agent (SSA) Smith served on me in honoring Ambassador Ronald N. Weiser Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise Active Duty as an Army Reserve Military Intel- for his dedication to the Gerald R. Ford School today to recognize Angeline ‘‘Angie’’ Nanni for ligence Officer at the South Florida Investiga- of Public Policy. The immediate success of the her critical role in the once highly classified tive Support Center (now the South Florida center is due in no small part to his work and Venona Project breaking encrypted Soviet HIDTA Intelligence Center). SSA Smith served tremendous leadership. Ambassador Weiser’s communications. Angie, with her unparalleled in Iraq under the U.S. Army V.Corps during own experience has demonstrated to him the gift for numbers and analytical thinking, dedi- the 2003 invasion. SSA Smith maintained staff importance of preparing students in a quickly cated her career to breaking codes to maintain oversight of all tactical human intelligence op- shifting foreign policy world through engage- the safety and security of the United States erations in theatre while serving as the CJTF– ment with experts. The Weiser Diplomacy during the Cold War. 7 Task Force Counterintelligence Coordination Center will be an invaluable resource not only Born August 2, 1918 in the small town of Authority charged with the de-confliction of all for the students participating, but to our coun- Blairsville, PA, Angie was expected to work in counterintelligence operations in the Iraqi The- try as it trains the leaders of the future. This her sisters’ beauty salon. Not passionate atre of Operations. SSA Smith holds a Bach- new diplomacy center will be critical for young about being a beautician, she ran the busi- elor of Science in Criminal Justice from Florida people to engage with members of the foreign ness side of the shop. However, during the International University and currently resides policy community and inspire a new genera- end of WWII, Angie and her sisters set off to in Loudoun County with his wife and two chil- tion of the importance of this field. Washington, D.C. to help with the war effort. Once the war was over, Angie decided to stay dren. f I am proud to represent Mr. Smith in Con- near the capital. When the opportunity to take gress and I thank him and his family for their IN HONOR OF THE 40TH an exam for a government job arose, she de- honorable service to our nation with the United ANNIVERSARY OF GLENDI cided to take it. States Army. Madam Speaker, I ask my col- Angie, one of the only non-college educated leagues to join me in congratulating Mr. Smith HON. CHRIS PAPPAS women taking the coded exam, not only as he concludes a distinguished career in pub- OF NEW HAMPSHIRE passed with flying colors, but also was the first lic service. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES person to finish the exam. Her natural affinity for numbers allowed her to strip down the f Wednesday, September 11, 2019 codes and extract the pertinent information. IN RECOGNITION OF AMBASSADOR Mr. PAPPAS. Madam Speaker, I rise today Angie joined the female-dominated coalition of RONALD N. WEISER AND THE to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Glendi, a cryptanalysts based in Arlington, Virginia post. OPENING OF THE WEISER DIPLO- Greek festival held annually in my hometown Described as a ‘‘needle-in-a-haystack ability,’’ MACY CENTER of Manchester, NH. Over the past four dec- Angie’s job was to match messages coming ades, St. George’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral from two distinct channels, accessing vital in- HON. DEBBIE DINGELL has hosted this event, which celebrates Greek formation from what were thought to be un- OF MICHIGAN culture, crafts, music, and, of course, food breakable Soviet codes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Every year, Glendi brings together thou- During the era of McCarthyism and blind ac- sands of people from across New Hampshire cusations, there was a secret group of women Wednesday, September 11, 2019 and the region to celebrate the contributions who held more confidential knowledge than Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise and traditions of Greek culture in America. I any branch of government so close to their today to recognize the work of Ambassador grew up and remain a member of the St. chests that not even their family members Ronald N. Weiser in so many arenas but George’s family, which for over 100 years has knew the details of their jobs. Angie worked today specifically for his leadership in launch- welcomed the faithful to gather and be part of for the Venona Project until it ended in 1980. ing the Weiser Diplomacy Center at the Ger- this tight-knit community. Now as a member of At her retirement party, nobody knew from ald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the Uni- Congress I could not be more proud to mark what job she was retiring. versity of Michigan. this milestone. Due to her hard work, in addition to the The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy My great-grandfather Arthur Papathanasiou other members of the Venona Project, many at the University of Michigan is America’s first left Livadi, Elassona, a tiny hilltop town in encrypted messaged from the KGB were able graduate public service training program. Turkish-occupied northern Greece, to start a to be deciphered. Some of the most notable Since 1914, the Ford School has been teach- better life in 1906, and like many Greek immi- codes Angie helped break were names for ing students how to address the public’s most grants, his family brought their culture and many prominent players of the era, including pressing concerns by using research and cut- food and traditions with them. President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, The ting-edge problem-solving methodologies to As a life-long resident of Manchester, Glendi Manhattan Project, Julius Rosenberg, and develop actionable policy solutions. The Ford was always a highlight and the chance to see Washington, D.C.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.006 E11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1131 It is a great honor to recognize Angie Nanni Karcutskie. This year, Joe was inducted into Protection Agency (EPA). We urge you to for her service to our nation throughout her the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame on support continuation of the program as pro- life. May she inspire others to recognize their August 11, 2019 for his impressive athletic vided under Matsui-Long reauthorization bill (H.R. 1768) which would deliver vital air true potential to make a difference in the achievements in the sport of football. quality improvements to your constituents. world. Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall Four out of every ten Americans reside in f of Fame honors those who have brought fame a region with unhealthy air, according to and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania EPA. The American Lung Association esti- PERSONAL EXPLANATION through their outstanding achievements and mates that air quality for many regions contributions in athletic endeavors. around the country is not improving. DERA HON. JIM COSTA While at Wyoming Area High School, Joe helps communities clean up their air by re- placing older trucks, buses, and equipment OF CALIFORNIA was a three-year starter in football, team cap- with newer, cleaner technologies. Replacing IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tain, All-Conference, All-Scholastic, and All- just one Class 8 truck with a new model can Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Region on defense during his junior year. Dur- eliminate tons of emissions. DERA also en- ing his senior year, he was All-Conference joys broad bipartisan support, along with Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, due to un- and All-Scholastic on offense, defense, and as support from a long list of business interests foreseen circumstances, I unfortunately was a punter. This awe-inspiring athlete led his and environmental and health advocates, in- unable to attend the scheduled vote series on team in the number of tackles, sacks, and in cluding those signatories below. According the EPA’s latest report to Con- Monday, September 9, 2019. Had I been punting average. present, I would have voted yea on Roll Call gress on the program issued in July of this Joe’s high school career was incredibly im- year, since DERA’s funding was first appro- No. 515 and yea on Roll Call No. 516. pressive, but it was only the beginning. He priated in 2008, more than 67,000 vehicles and f continued his education at Brown University engines have been upgraded or replaced, de- where he started every collegiate game as livering $19 billion in direct health benefits. RECOGNIZING FORMER CAPITOL middle linebacker. During his junior year, he Those benefits include eliminating 15,490 HILL STAFFERS was named All-American. Still rising to fame, tons of fine particles and 427,700 tons of ni- he was voted team captain during his senior trogen oxides, a smog forming compound. HON. JOHN SHIMKUS That works out to just about the same emis- year and was voted All-Ivy League in 1995, sion reductions as taking more than 236 mil- OF ILLINOIS 1996, and 1997. During the same year, he lion cars off the road for a year. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was also voted All-New England. Joe still The program provides just enough funding Wednesday, September 11, 2019 holds the Brown record for tackles in a season to encourage owners to make a smart invest- with 137, and he also holds the Brown record ment in their purchase of cleaner and often Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today for tackles in a career with 404. Joe was the more fuel-efficient vehicles and equipment. to recognize a group of former Capitol Hill first player ever to record more than 100 tack- As a result, every $1 in public funds appro- staffers who will gather in Washington on Sep- les in two seasons and is still the only player priated through the DERA program is lever- aged with an additional $3 in nonfederal tember 20–22 to celebrate 40 years of bipar- to lead the team in tackles in three consecu- tisan friendship. funds, generating between $11 and $30 in pub- tive seasons. lic health benefits and an additional $2 in Whether competing in softball and flag foot- Joe was named a member of Brown Univer- fuel savings. ball matchups, celebrating victories over burg- sity’s 125th Anniversary Team in 2003, in- While DERA has been around since 2008, ers at the Tune Inn, Christmas caroling with ducted into the Wyoming Area Football Ring there still is much to be done. Heavy-duty Leader Michel and his colleagues, enjoying of Pride in 2004, and was welcomed into the trucks and off-road equipment are built to weekend road trips to national parks and his- Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame in last, meaning a large fleet of older and high- toric sites, there were always respectful and er emitting trucks remain in service. Only 2014. four in ten trucks on the road today is lively debates on the issues of the day. Ac- In addition to enjoying a prestigious athletic cordingly, this group of friends shares a spe- equipped with technologies to achieve the career, he is currently a Vice President of In- latest near-zero tailpipe emissions standard cial bond that began right here in these hal- vestments at Wells Fargo Advisors. He also set by EPA. Research shows that off-road lowed halls and continues today. coaches his son’s baseball team and has equipment, including locomotives, are of an Many of these congressional staffers began been a volunteer coach for soccer and the even older generation technology and will be their careers in 1979, working over the years Wyoming Area football team. in the field for decades to come. DERA pro- for the following Members: Representatives It is an honor to recognize Joe on his induc- vides the funding needed to incentivize the Wendell Bailey, Larry Craig, Dan Crane, Phil replacement of those older and higher emit- tion into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of ting vehicles and equipment. The program is Crane, Ed Derwinski, David Emery, Billy Lee Fame. May his story and athletic career serve Evans, Joe Gaydos, Bo Ginn, Larry Hopkins, voluntary, competitive, and technology neu- as an inspiration to the next generation of tral, allowing funding to be used for projects, Dan Lungren, Ray McGrath, Dawson Mathis, Pennsylvania athletes striving for excellence. advanced locally, that provide the highest Bob Michel, HAL ROGERS, Jim Slattery, Gene f benefits for the amount of funding requested. Taylor, Bob Whittaker, Henry Waxman, and The Diesel Emission Reduction Act has Vin Weber, and Senators Jake Garn, John DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION proved to be one of the most effective tools Glenn, Jesse Helms, Sam Nunn, Bob Pack- ACT OF 2019 to generate short-term air quality and wood and Richard Stone. health benefits for local communities across the country, but those benefits cannot be Madam Speaker, it is my honor to recognize SPEECH OF sustained without proper funding. We en- this lasting friendship that began right here in HON. FRED UPTON courage you to support extending the au- the halls of Congress, and I ask my col- thorization of this cost-effective and envi- OF MICHIGAN leagues to join me in wishing this special ronmentally impactful program for an addi- group well as they remember fondly their days IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tional five years as provided for under the on Capitol Hill and their years of fellowship Monday, September 9, 2019 bill. and fun. Sincerely, Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Alabama State Port Authority, American f RECORD a letter from the DERA Coalition in Association of Port Authorities, American IN RECOGNITION OF JOSEPH AN- support of H.R. 1768 on the Diesel Emission Highway Users Alliance, American Lung As- THONY KARCUTSKIE ON HIS IN- Reduction Act. sociation, American Trucking Associations, Associated General Contractors of America DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION ACT (DERA) DUCTION INTO THE LUZERNE BorgWarner Inc., Clean Air Task Force, COALITION COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME Cook—Illinois Corporation, Corning Incor- PLEASE SUPPORT ONE OF THE NATION’S MOST porated. EFFECTIVE CLEAN AIR PROGRAMS Cummins Inc., DENSO International HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT When it comes to improving air quality for America, Inc., Diesel Technology Forum, OF PENNSYLVANIA communities across the country, one of the Emissions Control Technology Association, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES most effective strategies is to replace older Engine Manufacturers Association, Environ- Wednesday, September 11, 2019 heavy-duty vehicles and equipment with new mental Defense Fund, Faurecia Clean Mobil- and much cleaner options. That is the goal of ity, The Lion Electric Co., Manufacturers of Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) Emission Controls Association, Massachu- today to honor former athlete Joseph Anthony program managed by U.S. Environmental setts Port Authority.

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Exam- motive Ceramics USA, INC., Scania USA, in Wilkes-Barre. ples include the National Commission on Ter- Seafood Harvesters of America, The Port of It is an honor to recognize Brooke on his in- rorist Attacks Upon the United States (also Corpus Christi, The Port of Los Angeles. duction to the Luzerne County Sports Hall of known as the 9–11 Commission), the Com- The Port of New Orleans, The Port of San Fame. May his tremendous athletic career and mission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the Diego, The Port of Virginia, Truck & Engine service to the community be a source of inspi- United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Manufacturers Association, Tula Tech- ration to future athletes in Pennsylvania. Destruction (also known as the Silberman nology, Inc., Umicore Autocat USA Inc., Robb Commission) and the Kerner Commis- Unifrax I LLC, United Motorcoach Associa- f tion, Volvo Group North America. sion following riots that swept American cities INTRODUCTION OF THE UNITED in the 1960s. f STATES COMMISSION ON AN The important difference in the commission IN RECOGNITION OF W. BROOKE OPEN SOCIETY WITH SECURITY proposed by this bill is that it seeks to act be- YEAGER III ON HIS INDUCTION ACT fore a crisis in basic freedoms gradually takes TO THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTS hold and becomes entrenched. Because glob- HALL OF FAME HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON al terrorism is likely to be long-lasting, we can- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA not afford to allow the proliferation of security HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that most often requires no advance civilian OF PENNSYLVANIA Wednesday, September 11, 2019 oversight or analysis of alternatives and reper- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cussions on freedom and commerce. Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, today, I re- With only existing tools and thinking, we Wednesday, September 11, 2019 introduce the United States Commission on an have been left to muddle through, using blunt Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise Open Society with Security Act, expressing an 19th century approaches, such as crude today to honor former Northeastern Pennsyl- idea I began working on when the first signs blockades and other denials of access, or risk- vania athlete W. Brooke Yeager. Brooke was of the closing of parts of our open society ap- ing the right to privacy using applications of inducted into the Luzerne County Sports Hall peared after the Oklahoma City bombing trag- the latest technology with little attention to pri- of Fame at their annual dinner on August 11, edy, well before 9/11. This bill has grown vacy. The threat of terrorism to our democratic 2019 for his outstanding achievements in the more urgent as increasing varieties of security society is too serious to be left to ad hoc prob- sport of wrestling. throughout the country have proliferated with- lem-solving. Such approaches are often as in- Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall out any thought about their effect on common adequate as they are menacing. of Fame honors those who have brought fame freedoms and ordinary access. The bill I intro- We can do better, but only if we recognize and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania duce today would begin a systematic inves- and then come to grips with the complexities through their outstanding achievements and tigation that takes full account of the impor- associated with maintaining a society of free contributions in athletic endeavors. tance of maintaining our democratic traditions and open access in a world characterized by During his four years at E.L. Meyers High while responding adequately to the real and unprecedented terrorism. The place to begin is School, Brooke was a three-time Wilkes-Barre substantial threats posed by terrorism. with a high-level presidential commission of City Champion. In 1958, Brooke was named a To be useful in accomplishing its difficult wise men and women expert in a broad spec- District 2 Champion. After attending Meyers mission, the commission would be composed trum of disciplines who can help chart the new High School, Brooke continued his education not only of military and security experts, but course that will be required to protect both our and his dominance on the wrestling mat at for the first time, they would be at the same people and our precious democratic institu- Wyoming Seminary, where he was the 1959 table with experts from such fields as busi- tions and traditions. ness, architecture, technology, law, city plan- National Prep School Champion. Brooke went f on to study at Wilkes University, earning a ning, art, engineering, philosophy, history, so- Bachelor of Science degree in secondary edu- ciology and psychology. To date, questions of IN RECOGNITION OF THE 75TH AN- cation while also competing on the school’s security often have been left almost exclu- NIVERSARY OF NSF INTER- wrestling team. During his years at Wilkes, sively to security and military experts. They NATIONAL Brooke won the Middle Atlantic Conference are indispensable participants, but these ex- Tournament and was the recipient of the Out- perts cannot alone resolve all the new and un- HON. DEBBIE DINGELL standing Wrestler Award in 1961. In 1964, precedented issues raised by terrorism in an OF MICHIGAN Brooke earned second place in the Small Col- open society. In order to strike the balance re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lege Nations Tournament. Following college, quired by our democratic traditions, a diverse Brooke went on to wrestle with the New York group needs to be working together at the Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Athletic Club Wrestling Team from 1964 to same table. Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise 1978, earning multiple Freestyle and Greco- For years now, before our eyes, parts of our today to recognize the 75th anniversary of Roman titles. open society have gradually been closed NSF International. The organization’s wide im- Not only was Brooke a superb athlete, he down because of terrorism and fear of ter- pact on global public health is worthy of com- was also an exceptional wrestling coach. rorism, even when there are no alerts, without mendation. While at Luzerne County Community College, regard to their effects on privacy or on an The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Brooke coached Joel Kislin, a National Junior open society. Particularly following the unprec- was created in 1944 at the University of Michi- College Heavyweight Champion. Brooke also edented 9/11 terrorist attack on our country, gan’s School of Public Health. At the time, served as an assistant coach from 1972 to Americans have a right to expect additional poor sanitation guidelines jeopardized the 1978 at Wilkes College, winning the Small and increased security adequate to protect health of American diners, and the risk of College National Championship in 1974. citizens against this new frightening threat. foodborne illness continually grew. The newly- Brooke has continued to bring his expertise However, people expect government to be established NSF quickly set out to develop to his local community. He served as a high committed and smart enough to undertake this science-based hygiene and sanitation stand- school wrestling official for the Pennsylvania awesome new responsibility without depriving ards for commercial foodservice equipment to Interscholastic Athletic Association for 37 them of their personal liberty. These years in combat the prevalence of foodborne illness. years and as an Eastern Intercollegiate Wrest- our history will long be remembered by the The transparent, consensus-based process ing Association college official for more than rise of terrorism in the world and in this coun- used to develop the NSF’s first sanitation 28 years. For more than 25 years, Brooke and try. As a result, American society faces new standard is the process that is still used to de- his wife, Libby, have volunteered with the and unprecedented challenges. We must pro- velop all the organization’s public health and wrestling portion of the Keystone State vide ever-higher levels of security for our peo- safety standards today. Games. Beyond wrestling, Brooke has worked ple and public spaces while maintaining a free For the past 75 years, NSF has been work- with Luzerne County Community College, and open democratic society. As yet, our ing diligently to anticipate, recognize, and con- teaching general biology since 1968. Addition- country has no systematic process or strategy trol potential human health hazards to improve ally, for more than 20 years, Brooke was also for meeting these challenges. all human health. To reflect their expanded

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NSF Inter- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF PENNSYLVANIA national’s standards have had a profound im- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pact on global public health, and the NSF Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Wednesday, September 11, 2019 mark has become highly respected and valued Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, today I by consumers, regulatory agencies, and man- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise want to commend Mrs. Beverly LaHaye of the ufacturers worldwide. today to honor former athlete and North- Concerned Women for America for the work eastern Pennsylvania native, Charles E. Liott. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join that she has done in inspiring millions of This year, Liott was inducted into the Luzerne me in honoring the 75th anniversary of NSF women across America to defend Christian, County Sports Hall of Fame on August 11, International. Over the years, NSF Inter- conservative values throughout our beloved 2019 for his distinct athletic achievements. national has proven its commitment to serving country. Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall public health needs, and I am appreciative of This month marks the 40th anniversary of of Fame honors those who have brought fame its impactful and reliable work. this great national organization. LaHaye has and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania been a hero of mine and has been an inspira- through their outstanding achievements and f tion in my own public service. contributions in athletic endeavors. Charlie showed athletic interest from a very IN RECOGNITION OF THE LATE She started as a pastor’s wife who was young age. He started off playing Little JANE HELMAN ON HER INDUC- serving the church and raising her family, League in 1963 and was part of the Rotary TION INTO THE LUZERNE COUN- deeply concerned about the direction some in team that won the Hazleton Little League City TY SPORTS HALL OF FAME our country wanted to take. After hearing other progressive organizations claiming to speak Series championship. He was also an All-Star on behalf of all American women, LaHaye had shortstop at the Teeners level, leading his HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT the courage to stand up and work with other team to a state title in 1968. Christian, conservative women across America During his high school career at Hazleton OF PENNSYLVANIA to join together and pray for the soul of our High School, Charlie was a three-year letterman in baseball, basketball, and football. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nation. As more women gathered and joined the group, LaHaye became instrumental in He is one of the only Mountaineer athletes to Wednesday, September 11, 2019 promoting Godly values of life and the value of earn this distinction. During his high school ca- family in the public arena. reer, he earned an innumerable number of Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise awards for all three sports. He was inducted I appreciate everything she has done in today to honor the late coach Jane Helman. into the Hazleton High School Sports Hall of paving the way for other conservative women This year, Jane was inducted into the Luzerne Fame in 2015. to speak out, to get involved, and to never County Sports Hall of Fame on August 11, Charlie attended Temple University where give up. I wish her all the best in her well-de- 2019 for her impressive achievements in he played four years of NCAA Division I foot- served retirement. coaching. ball as a defensive end. He graduated from Temple with a bachelor’s degree in business Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall f of Fame honors those who have brought fame administration, earned a Master of Business and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania RECOGNIZING ‘‘SISTER’’ RUTH Administration from the University of Scranton, through their outstanding achievements and (VANHOOSE) WEINKAUF’S 100TH and received a Doctor of Chiropractic degree contributions in athletic endeavors. BIRTHDAY from Palmer College of Chiropractic. He re- ceived an additional degree in Chiropractic Jane graduated from William Allen High Neurology in 1989. He has been practicing at School in Allentown, Pennsylvania before re- HON. JOHN SHIMKUS Liott Back & Neck Care Center in Sarasota, ceiving a Bachelor of Arts in elementary edu- Florida for 37 years. OF ILLINOIS cation from Messiah College. She went on to Charlie is active in his community, coaching earn her master’s degree from Bloomsburg IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. In addition, University. Jane worked as a reading spe- Wednesday, September 11, 2019 he also sponsors many little league soccer cialist at the Tunkhannock Area School District and baseball teams, as well as adult baseball from 1977 to 2006. In 1997, she joined the Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise to teams. He has served on the Big Brothers Big faculty at Marywood University where she recognize Sister Ruth (Vanhoose) Weinkauf Sisters Board of Directors, sponsoring several taught until her death. As an active member on celebrating her 100th birthday. children. He has supported many Girls, Inc. and past president of the Keystone State Lit- Sister Ruth was born September 19, 1919 functions and raised funds for many years for eracy Association (KSLA), she advocated for and was raised in Southern Illinois. She lived the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) the importance of literacy and served as chair in Winkle and Cambria before relocating to through the South Sarasota Jaycees. of the Conference Advisory Committee and East St. Louis. There she married the love of It is an honor to recognize Charlie on his in- co-chair of Publications. her life, Loyal Weinkauf. Together they were duction into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Jane was the head girls’ track and field blessed with one daughter, Sherry. Fame. May his story and athletic career serve as an inspiration to the next generation of coach at Tunkhannock Area High School from Ruth and her sister Margaret became the Pennsylvania athletes striving for excellence. 1981 to 2009. She coached her team to an in- first women to host a 30-minute radio talk credible 43 individual District II AAA cham- show in Southern Illinois titled ‘‘Moments of f pions and 7 District relay champions. Under Comfort’’. Additionally, at the young age of 24, REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF her direction, the Tunkhannock Area girls’ Ruth and Margaret founded the Glad Tidings 9/11 track and field team won four District II titles Church of St. Claire County, Illinois. Their leg- during the 1989–1992 seasons. The team held acy lives on 75 years later in Life Church, HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH a 69–0 dual meet record during this run. Her which has recently relocated to Swansea, Illi- OF NEW JERSEY 1992 team finished fifth in the PIAA State nois. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES meet. Madam Speaker, I congratulate Ruth on her It is an honor to recognize Jane on her in- long and successful career of preaching, min- Wednesday, September 11, 2019 duction into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of istering, and teaching. Ruth continues to be an Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, Fame. May her story and athletic career serve inspiration to all of us and she is deeply loved everyone remembers where they were and as an inspiration to the next generation of by many. I wish her and her family continued what they were doing—I was here in Wash- Pennsylvania athletes striving for excellence. health and happiness. ington chairing a Veterans’ Affairs Committee

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.016 E11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS E1134 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks September 11, 2019 hearing—when a group of cowards hijacked 4 as the landmark Music Modernization Act we and recognition to the state of Pennsylvania airliners in order to perpetrate the worst act of passed last year. Back in Texas, Teresa led through their outstanding achievements and terrorism in American history. groups to the state capital for the Texas Arts contributions in athletic endeavors. Nearly 700 New Jerseyans lost their lives Advocacy Day in Austin. No matter where or Frank is a graduate of St. Mary’s High that day. when I encountered her, Theresa’s commit- School, King’s College, and the University of No-one remembers the shock, horror and ment, energy, and passion was always evi- Scranton. He also continued his studies by numbing sorrow more, however, than the fami- dent. taking master’s classes at Misericordia Univer- lies and close friends of the victims. She recently poured that energy and pas- sity. Since 1966, Frank has officiated on the Because it was a surprise attack, there was sion into creating a world-class celebration of district and state levels. In addition, he has ac- no chance to fight back that day although Texas music at the Texas Chapter’s 25th An- cepted assignments from the Eastern College when Todd Beamer and other passengers niversary celebration. Sadly, Theresa was un- Athletic Conference (ECAC) and National Col- learned what happened to the Twin Towers, able to attend the festivity in person as in De- legiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Locally, Todd famously said ‘‘let’s roll’’ and they at- cember of last year, she was diagnosed with he was also involved in the administrative side tacked the terrorists on board the flight that advanced stage Esophageal cancer, and was of sports. From 1967 to 1969, Frank was the crashed in a Pennsylvania field. undergoing treatment at the time. Despite this, assistant athletic advisor for the Catholic Who can forget the courageous first re- Theresa continued to work for the Texas Youth Center. From 1969 to 1970, he served sponders running up the stairs of the burning music community, often making calls from her as supervisor of recreation in the City of buildings—with total disregard for their own hospital bed. Wilkes-Barre. He also served as the athletic safety—saving some at the expense of their Though Theresa was unable to attend the director of the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth own lives. celebration, her husband Cris and daughters Center from 1970 to 1973. On the morning of 9/11, I got a mere Jackie and Marina were on hand to hear the During his career, Frank has been a dean of glimpse—I say again, a mere glimpse—into gratitude of the entire Texas music commu- students, teacher, and principal at different the sense of horror suffered by the victim’s nity. As the Recording Academy’s Chair Emer- schools in the area. In addition, he served as families when I couldn’t reach my own brother itus, Christine Albert stated at the event: the chairman of St. Mary’s Parish Pastoral Tom—an American Airlines 757 Captain who ‘‘For 15 years, Theresa has been a con- Council and as chairman of the Police Civil often piloted Flight 11 from Logan to LA, the stant—the hub of the wheel, the eye of the Service Commission in Wilkes-Barre. He is flight that crashed into the North Tower. hurricane, the den mother to our troop, herder also a volunteer at the Catholic Youth Center Evacuated from the Capitol and stuck in of our cats and the quarterback of our team. and for the United Way. Frank continues to traffic within sight of the burning Pentagon, She has also been a friend, advisor, and devote his time and energy into his love for cell phones were all but gridlocked. About cheerleader. sports, serving as Pennsylvania Interscholastic noon I got through. He and his flight attendant Throughout her illness, she has continued to Athletic Association (PIAA) District 2 Com- wife Sandy were safe but were in anguish be- work on this gala as well as the ongoing ro- mittee Chairperson, interpreter of the Wyo- cause they knew the pilots and crew on board bust agenda of deadlines and projects that are ming Valley Basketball Officials Organization, Flight 11. involved in keeping the Recording Academy’s secretary of the Wyoming Valley High School For 18 years, the families and friends of mission moving forward. At the same time, Basketball Conference, president of the Wyo- those who died that day and since have had she has made countless trips to MD Anderson ming Valley High School Swimming Con- to endure their loss and a broken heart. in Houston, undergone chemotherapy, spent ference, president of the Collegiate Basketball Both then—and now eighteen years later— precious time with her family and friends, and Officials Association, a member of the PIAA words are inadequate to convey our empathy taken care of her body, mind and spirit. State Board of Directors, vice president and for those who died and for the victims’ fami- We are all together, in one room. I ask you chairperson of PIAA Human Resources Com- lies. to generate all the love, gratitude, prayers, mittee, member of the Wyoming Valley Ath- For many, their faith in God has helped healing and good juju you can find in your letic Association, and supervisor of College them survive and overcome. hearts and send it to our good friend and fear- Basketball Officials for both the NCAA and f less leader, Theresa Jenkins.’’ ECAC. Christine’s words were conveyed to Theresa THERESA JENKINS It is an honor to recognize Frank on his in- with the prayers and good wishes of a grateful duction into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of community. Fame. May his story and athletic career serve HON. MICHAEL T. McCAUL Sadly, last month, Theresa passed away. as an inspiration to the next generation of OF TEXAS The moving tributes from so many musicians Pennsylvania athletes striving for excellence. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES are a testament to the love and respect she f Wednesday, September 11, 2019 earned so well. I will miss seeing Theresa leading her fellow SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Mr. MCCAUL. Madam Speaker, I rise today Texans through the Halls of Congress and the to honor the life and career of Theresa Jen- statehouse. However, I know her legacy will Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, kins. My home state of Texas fosters a re- live on and that the lives of our music commu- agreed to by the Senate of February 4, markable music scene. One such remarkable nity have been made better by their steadfast 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- person I had the privilege knowing was The- champion, Theresa Jenkins. tem for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate com- resa Jenkins. Theresa was Senior Executive f Director of the Texas Chapter of the Record- mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- ing Academy. In that role and throughout her IN RECOGNITION OF FRANK tees, and committees of conference. life, she was a tireless advocate for the music MAJIKES ON HIS INDUCTION This title requires all such committees community of Texas. INTO THE LUZERNE COUNTY to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Theresa began her career at Recording SPORTS HALL OF FAME Digest—designated by the Rules Com- Academy in 2004. Soon after, the Recording mittee—of the time, place and purpose Academy, best known for the annual HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT of the meetings, when scheduled and GRAMMY Awards, quickly recognized her tal- OF PENNSYLVANIA any cancellations or changes in the ent and within a year promoted her to Execu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES meetings as they occur. tive Director of the Texas Chapter. As the or- As an additional procedure along ganization’s face in Texas, she had a hand in Wednesday, September 11, 2019 with the computerization of this infor- growing the careers of many songwriters, per- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Madam Speaker, I rise mation, the Office of the Senate Daily formers, producers and other music profes- today to honor referee and Northeastern Digest will prepare this information for sionals in our state. Pennsylvania native, Frank Majikes. This year, printing in the Extensions of Remarks During her visits to Washington, I identified Frank was inducted into the Luzerne County section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Theresa as an unwavering advocate for the Sports Hall of Fame at the 35th annual dinner on Monday and Wednesday of each rights of music makers. Year after year, she on August 11, 2019 for his officiating and ad- week. would walk these halls with prominent music ministrative achievements. Meetings scheduled for Thursday, makers from Texas and make the case for Each year, the Luzerne County Sports Hall September 12, 2019 may be found in the passage of legislation to help creators, such of Fame honors those who have brought fame Daily Digest of today’s RECORD.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A11SE8.021 E11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1135 MEETINGS SCHEDULED 2:30 p.m. Ambassador to the Commonwealth of SEPTEMBER 17 Committee on the Judiciary The Bahamas, Erin Elizabeth McKee, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition of California, to be Ambassador to the 9:30 a.m. Policy and Consumer Rights Independent State of Papua New Guin- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- To hold an oversight hearing to examine ea, and to serve concurrently and with- sources enforcement of the antitrust laws. out additional compensation as Ambas- To hold hearings to examine the sourcing SD–226 sador to the Solomon Islands and Am- and use of minerals needed for clean 3 p.m. bassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, energy technologies. Committee on Armed Services Herro Mustafa, of California, to be Am- SD–366 Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and bassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, 10 a.m. Capabilities and Adrian Zuckerman, of New Jersey, Committee on the Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the situa- to be Ambassador to Romania, all of To hold hearings to examine Holocaust- tion in Southeastern Europe. the Department of State. era insurance claims. SR–222 S–116 SD–226 2:15 p.m. 10:30 a.m. SEPTEMBER 18 Joint Economic Committee Committee on Appropriations 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine gun vio- Subcommittee on Military Construction Committee on Commerce, Science, and lence in America, focusing on under- and Veterans Affairs, and Related Transportation standing and reducing the costs of fire- Agencies To hold hearings to examine mass vio- arm injuries and deaths. CHOB–210 Business meeting to markup an original lence, extremism, and digital responsi- 2:30 p.m. bill making appropriations for Military bility. Committee on Indian Affairs Construction, the Department of Vet- SH–216 To hold hearings to examine the Govern- erans Affairs, and Related Agencies for Committee on Environment and Public ment Accountability Office report on Works the fiscal year ending September 30, tribal access to spectrum, focusing on To hold hearings to examine improving 2020. promoting communications services in American economic competitiveness SD–124 Indian country. through water resources infrastruc- 11:30 a.m. SD–628 Committee on Appropriations ture. SD–406 Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing SEPTEMBER 24 and Urban Development, and Related Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine United 2:30 p.m. Agencies Committee on the Judiciary Business meeting to markup an original States policy in the Indo-Pacific re- gion, focusing on Hong Kong, alliances Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition bill making appropriations for the De- and partnerships, and other issues. Policy and Consumer Rights partment of Transportation, the De- SD–419 To hold hearings to examine competition partment of Housing and Urban Devel- 1:30 p.m. in digital technology markets, focusing opment, and Related Agencies for the Committee on Foreign Relations on acquisitions of nascent or potential fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. Business meeting to consider the nomi- competitors by digital platforms. SD–192 nations of Andrew P. Bremberg, of Vir- SD–226 2:15 p.m. ginia, to be Representative of the Committee on Appropriations United States of America to the Office SEPTEMBER 25 Subcommittee on Financial Services and of the United Nations and Other Inter- 10:15 a.m. General Government national Organizations in Geneva, with Committee on Foreign Relations Business meeting to markup an original the rank of Ambassador, John Leslie To hold hearings to examine United bill making appropriations for Finan- Carwile, of Maryland, to be Ambas- States policy in Mexico and Central cial Services and General Government sador to the Republic of Latvia, An- America, focusing on ensuring effective for the fiscal year ending September 30, thony F. Godfrey, of Virginia, to be policies to address the crisis at the bor- 2020. Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, der. SD–124 Doug Manchester, of California, to be SD–419

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:10 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M11SE8.000 E11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with REMARKS Wednesday, September 11, 2019 Daily Digest Senate of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Chamber Action for Investment Security. Page S5433 Routine Proceedings, pages S5413–S5452 During consideration of this nomination today, Measures Introduced: Nine bills and one resolu- Senate also took the following action: tion were introduced, as follows: S. 2460–2468, and By 92 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 274), Senate S. Res. 308. Pages S5447–48 agreed to the motion to close further debate on the Measures Reported: nomination. Page S5433 Report to accompany S. 1345, to amend and reau- Nordquist Nomination—Cloture: Senate resumed thorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall consideration of the nomination of Jennifer D. Foundation Act. (S. Rept. No. 116–101) Page S5447 Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Execu- tive Director of the International Bank for Recon- Measures Passed: struction and Development. Page S5433 Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act: Senate passed During consideration of this nomination today, S. 178, to condemn gross human rights violations of Senate also took the following action: ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harass- 275), Senate agreed to the motion to close further ment of these communities inside and outside China, debate on the nomination. Page S5433 after agreeing to the committee amendment in the Nominations—Agreement: A unanimous-consent nature of a substitute. Pages S5450–52 agreement was reached providing that at 12:15 p.m., September 11th National Memorial Trail: Com- on Thursday, September 12, 2019, Senate vote on mittee on Energy and Natural Resources was dis- confirmation of the nominations of Michelle Bow- charged from further consideration of S. Res. 267, man, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of recognizing the September 11th National Memorial Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Jen- Trail as an important trail and greenway all individ- nifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States uals should enjoy in honor of the heroes of Sep- Executive Director of the International Bank for Re- tember 11th, and the resolution was then agreed to. construction and Development; that following dis- Page S5452 position of the nomination of Jennifer D. Nordquist, Bowman Nomination—Agreement: Senate re- Senate continue consideration of the nomination of sumed consideration of the nomination of Michelle Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Security, of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. post-cloture; and that at 1:45 p.m., Senate vote on Pages S5419–33 confirmation of the nomination of Thomas Peter During consideration of this nomination today, Feddo. Page S5438 Senate also took the following action: Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- By 62 yeas to 31 nays (Vote No. EX. 273), Senate lowing nominations: agreed to the motion to close further debate on the By 90 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 270), Ste- nomination. Pages S5432–33 phen Akard, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador. viding for further consideration of the nomination, Pages S5416–18 post-cloture, at approximately 10 a.m., on Thursday, By 54 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. EX. 271), Dale September 12, 2019. Page S5452 Cabaniss, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Feddo Nomination—Cloture: Senate resumed con- Personnel Management for a term of four years. sideration of the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo, Page S5419 D994

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:22 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D11SE9.REC D11SEPT1 dlhill on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with DIGEST September 11, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D995 By 81 yeas to 11 nays (Vote No. EX. 272), James Byrne, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Vet- Committee Meetings erans Affairs. Page S5419 (Committees not listed did not meet) By a unanimous vote of 94 yeas (Vote No. EX. 276), Stephanie L. Haines, of Pennsylvania, to be TSA OVERSIGHT United States District Judge for the Western Dis- trict of Pennsylvania. Pages S5433–34 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: By 80 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. EX. 277), Ada Committee concluded a hearing to examine pro- E. Brown, of Texas, to be United States District tecting the nation’s transportation systems, focusing Judge for the Northern District of Texas. Page S5434 on oversight of the Transportation Security Adminis- By 75 yeas to 18 nays (Vote No. EX. 278), Steven tration, after receiving testimony from Patricia F. S. D. Grimberg, of Georgia, to be United States Dis- Cogswell, Acting Deputy Administrator, Transpor- trict Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. tation Security Administration, Department of Page S5434 Homeland Security. By 90 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. EX. 279), Steven C. Seeger, of Illinois, to be United States District ENERGY LEGISLATION Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- Pages S5434–35 committee on Energy concluded a hearing to exam- Stephanie A. Gallagher, of Maryland, to be United ine S. 607, to amend the Department of Energy Or- States District Judge for the District of Maryland. ganization Act to address insufficient compensation Page S5435 of employees and other personnel of the Federal En- Mary S. McElroy, of Rhode Island, to be United ergy Regulatory Commission, S. 1739, to enable States District Judge for the District of Rhode Is- projects that will aid in the development and deliv- land. Page S5435 ery of related instruction associated with apprentice- Nomination Received: Senate received the fol- ship and preapprenticeship programs that are focused lowing nomination: on serving the skilled technical workforce at the Na- Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to be Secretary of tional Laboratories and certain facilities of the Na- tional Nuclear Security Administration, S. 1821, to Labor. Page S5443, S5452 amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of Messages from the House: Page S5443 2007 to provide for research on, and the develop- Measures Referred: Page S5443 ment and deployment of, marine energy, S. 2094, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to Executive Communications: Pages S5443–46 provide Federal financial assistance to States to im- Petitions and Memorials: Pages S5446–47 plement State energy security plans, S. 2095, to pro- Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5448–49 vide for certain programs and developments in the Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity Page S5449 and vulnerabilities of, and physical threat to, the electric grid, S. 2137, to promote energy savings in Additional Statements: Pages S5442–43 residential buildings and industry, S. 2300, to Authorities for Committees to Meet: amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of Pages S5449–50 2007 to establish a program to incentivize innova- Record Votes: Ten record votes were taken today. tion and to enhance the industrial competitiveness of (Total—279) Pages S5418–19, S5432–35 the United States by developing technologies to re- duce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors, S. Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and 2368, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and adjourned at 7:02 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to support licensing September 12, 2019. (For Senate’s program, see the and relicensing of certain nuclear facilities and nu- remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s clear energy research, demonstration, and develop- Record on page S5452.) ment, and S. 2393, to promote a 21st century en- ergy workforce, after receiving testimony from Sen- ators Portman, Shaheen, and Whitehouse; Mark W. Menezes, Under Secretary of Energy; and Anton C. Porter, Executive Director, Federal Energy Regu- latory Commission.

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NOMINATIONS Eastern District of North Carolina, who was intro- Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- duced by Senator Burr, and Anuraag Singhal, to be mittee concluded a hearing to examine the nomina- United States District Judge for the Southern Dis- tions of Aurelia Skipwith, of Indiana, to be Director trict of Florida, who was introduced by Senator Rick of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, De- Scott, after the nominees testified and answered partment of the Interior, who was introduced by questions in their own behalf. Representative Clay, and Katherine Andrea Lemos, MAKING OUR PATENT SYSTEM STRONGER of California, to be Chairperson and Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellec- after the nominees testified and answered questions tual Property concluded a hearing to examine inno- in their own behalf. vation in America, focusing on how Congress can make our patent system stronger, after receiving tes- NOMINATIONS timony from Tom Cotter, University of Minnesota Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a School of Law, Minneapolis; Bradley N. Ditty, Inter- hearing to examine the nominations of Steven J. Digital Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware; Dan Menashi, of New York, to be United States Circuit Lang, Cisco Systems, San Francisco, California; Adam Judge for the Second Circuit, Karen Spencer Mossoff, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Marston, to be United States District Judge for the Law School, Arlington, Virginia; Josh Landau, Com- Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who was introduced puter and Communications Industry Association, by Senators Casey and Toomey, Richard Earnest Washington, D.C.; and Earl Bright II, ExploraMed, Myers II, to be United States District Judge for the Mountain View, California. h House of Representatives Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to per- Chamber Action manently extend the moratorium on leasing in cer- Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 pub- tain areas of the Gulf of Mexico, by a yea-and-nay lic bills, H.R. 4279–4294; and 3 resolutions, H. vote of 248 yeas to 180 nays, Roll No. 521. Con. Res. 60–61; and H. Res. 552 were introduced. Pages H7622–34 Pages H7664–65 Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the na- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7665–67 ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116–29, modified by the amend- Reports Filed:Reports were filed today as follows: ment printed in part A of H. Rept. 116–200, shall H.R. 3691, to require the TSA to develop a plan be considered as adopted in the House and in the to ensure that TSA material disseminated in major Committee of the Whole. Page H7630 airports can be better understood by more people ac- Agreed to: cessing such airports, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 116–201); and Crist amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. H.R. 335, to require the Inter-Agency Task Force Rept. 116–200) that codifies the Well Control Rule on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop and the Production Safety Systems Rule in their a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling original forms; and Pages H7630–31 harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, Barraga´n amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. H. Rept. 116–200) that contracts the study entitled ‘‘Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Envi- Rept. 116–202, Part 1). Page H7664 ronmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Oper- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she ations Inspection Program’’ to the National Academy appointed Representative Torres to act as Speaker of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. pro tempore for today. Page H7599 Pages H7631–32 Recess: The House recessed at 10:41 a.m. and re- Rejected: convened at 12 noon. Page H7603 Gosar amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act Rept. 116–200), as modified, that sought to allow of 2019: The House passed H.R. 205, to amend the the bill to go into effect when DOI, in consultation

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Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization, Incir, Sweden, each a Member of the European Par- Florida; Travis Brouwer, Assistant Director for Pub- liament, and Alfiaz Vaiya, Brussels, Belgium, all of lic Affairs, Oregon Department of Transportation; the European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity and public witnesses. Intergroup; Councilor Irene Appiah, Hamburg, Ger- LEGISLATIVE MEASURES many; Domenica Ghidei Biidu, European Commis- sion against Racism and Intolerance, Netherlands; Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Daniele Obono, Member of French Parliament, Paris; Health held a hearing on H.R. 3636, the ‘‘Caring and Olivier Serva, President of the Delegation of For Our Women Veterans Act’’; H.R. 2972, to di- French Overseas Territories, Guadeloupe. rect the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Af- f fairs relating to services available for women vet- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, erans, and for other purposes; H.R. 3036, the ‘‘Breaking Barriers for Women Veterans Act’’; H.R. SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 2798, the ‘‘Building Supportive Networks for (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Women Veterans Act’’; H.R. 2645, the ‘‘Newborn Care Improvement Act of 2019’’; H.R. 2681, to di- Senate rect the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic an original bill making appropriations for the Depart- items for women veterans from the Department of ment of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3224, to amend title 38, 2020, an original bill making appropriations for Energy United States Code, to provide for increased access and Water Development for the fiscal year ending Sep- to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for tember 30, 2020, and 302(b) subcommittee allocations of women veterans; H.R. 2982, the ‘‘Women Veterans budget outlays and new budget authority allocated to the committee in H. Con. Res. 71, establishing the congres- Health Care Accountability Act’’; H.R. 2752, the sional budget for the United States Government for fiscal ‘‘VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act’’; H.R. year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary 2628, the ‘‘VET CARE Act of 2019’’; H.R. 2816, levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, 9:30 a.m., the ‘‘Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing En- SD–106. hancement Act of 2019’’; H.R. 1527, the ‘‘Long- Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine Term Care Veterans Choice Act’’; H.R. 1163, the the expected nominations of Ryan D. McCarthy, to be ‘‘VA Hiring Enhancement Act’’; H.R. 3798, the Secretary of the Army, and Barbara M. Barrett, to be Sec- ‘‘Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act’’; retary of the Air Force, both of the Department of De- H.R. 3867, the ‘‘Violence Against Women Veterans fense, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50. Act’’; H.R. 4096, the ‘‘Improving Oversight of Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2019’’; and legislation hold hearings to examine developments in global insur- to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs ance regulatory and supervisory forums, 10 a.m., SD–538. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to the Office of Women’s Health, and for other pur- examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219. poses. Testimony was heard from Teresa Boyd, As- sistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Clin- House ical Operations, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Committee on Financial Services, Task Force on Artificial public witnesses. Intelligence, hearing entitled ‘‘The Future of Identity in Financial Services: Threats, Challenges, and Opportuni- Joint Meetings ties’’, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN EUROPE Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on Resolution for Investigative Procedures, 8 a.m., 2141 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Com- Rayburn. mission concluded a hearing to examine the state of diversity and inclusion in Europe, focusing on race, Joint Meetings rights, and politics, after receiving testimony from Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, and Romeo Franz, both hearings to examine autocratic abuse of INTERPOL, 10 of Germany, Samira Rafaela, Netherlands, and Evin a.m., 210, Cannon Building.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Thursday, September 12 9 a.m., Thursday, September 12

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 1146— ation of the nomination of Michelle Bowman, of Kansas, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act. to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nominations of Michelle Bowman, and Jennifer D. Nordquist, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Di- rector of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, at 12:15 p.m. Following disposition of the nomination of Jennifer D. Nordquist, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Thomas Peter Feddo, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Investment Secu- rity, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation of the nomi- nation at 1:45 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Jackson Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1127 Shimkus, John, Ill., E1131, E1133 King, Peter T., N.Y., E1128 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1133 Cartwright, Matt, Pa., E1127, E1129, E1130, E1131, McCaul, Michael T., Tex., E1134 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1129 E1132, E1133, E1133, E1134 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, The District of Columbia, Trone, David J., Md., E1129 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1131 E1132 Upton, Fred, Mich., E1131 Dingell, Debbie, Mich., E1130, E1132 Pappas, Chris, N.H., E1130 Wexton, Jennifer, Va., E1129 Hartzler, Vicky, Mo., E1133 Schiff, Adam B., Calif., E1127, E1128

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