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Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021 No. 87 Senate The Senate met at 10:30 a.m. and was Mr. LUJA´ N thereupon assumed the ship to make sure we forget that that called to order by the Honorable BEN Chair as Acting President pro tempore. fateful day ever happened. RAY LUJA´ N, a Senator from the State f Later today, the House will vote on of New Mexico. establishing an independent Commis- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME f sion to investigate the events of Janu- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ary 6, a complement to the investiga- PRAYER pore. Under the previous order, the tion in the House and Senate commit- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- leadership time is reserved. tees. Both sides negotiated for months. fered the following prayer: f The House Republican leader made Let us pray. three specific requests in February. All Precious Lord, we praise You because CONCLUSION OF MORNING three were granted by House Demo- You provide us with a lifetime of bless- BUSINESS crats. Modeled after the bipartisan 9/11 ings. You are the foundation of all that The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Commission, it will have equal rep- is good in our lives, keeping us from pore. Morning business is closed. resentation from both Democrats and neglecting Your plans for our future, as You prepare us to stand in Your pres- f Republicans. Subpoenas can only be ence without a single fault. issued if Members from both sides PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL agree. Lord, prosper the work of our Sen- DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER ators. Make their efforts as secure as It appeared we had reached a con- 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES sensus with the support of rank-and- the mountains. Inspire them to strive CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED less for success and more for faithful- file Republicans and, frankly, I BY THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT thought the Speaker was being very ness. Guide them to hate evil, pride, ar- OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION RE- rogance, and corruption. Remind them generous because subpoena power is so LATING TO ‘‘UPDATE OF COM- important when you look into some- that their future is in Your hands. MISSION’S CONCILIATION PROCE- We pray in Your loving Name. Amen. thing, but she did that. I salute her for DURES’’—Resumed f it. But even when she went that far, at The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the eleventh hour, the House Repub- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE pore. Under the previous order, the lican leadership turned tail, threw its The Presiding Officer led the Pledge Senate will resume consideration of own negotiators under the bus, and de- of Allegiance, as follows: S.J. Res. 13, which the clerk will re- cided to try to sabotage the Commis- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the port. sion. Once again, they are caving to United States of America, and to the Repub- The senior assistant legislative clerk and proving that the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, read as follows: Republican Party is still drunk off the indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A bill (S.J. Res. 13) providing for congres- Big Lie. f sional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Just one week after House Repub- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING United States Code, of the rule submitted by licans fired Congresswoman CHENEY for PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- simply telling the truth about the elec- mission relating to ‘‘Update of Commission’s tion, their new leadership is trying to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Conciliation Procedures’’. clerk will please read a communication kill a bipartisan investigation—a very RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER to the Senate from the President pro down-the-middle bipartisan investiga- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tempore (Mr. LEAHY). tion—of the attack on our Capitol. The senior assistant legislative clerk pore. The majority leader is recog- At the root of both efforts is the read the following letter: nized. shameful desire to protect Donald U.S. SENATE, Trump and perpetuate the Big Lie, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, so the even though it undermines our democ- Washington, DC, May 19, 2021. Spanish philosopher, Jorge Santayana, racy, because when people don’t believe To the Senate: is credited with the saying, ‘‘Those elections are on the level, that is the Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, who cannot remember the past are con- beginning of the end of a democracy. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby demned to repeat it.’’ What the Republicans are doing—the appoint the Honorable BEN RAY LUJA´ N, a Senator from the State of New Mexico, to When it comes to January 6, we House Republicans—is beyond crazy. perform the duties of the Chair. would all do well to heed that advice. To be so far under the thumb of Donald PATRICK J. LEAHY, But right now, there is an effort on the J. Trump, letting the most dishonest President pro tempore. part of the House Republican leader- President in American history dictate

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We all know there needs to be a thor- But the American people will see for These laws cannot go unanswered. ough and honest accounting of what themselves whether our Republican Senate Democrats are moving forward took place on January 6, the greatest friends stand on the side of truth or on with legislation, S. 1, to combat this attempt at insurrection since the Civil the side of Donald Trump’s Big Lie. rash of voter suppression laws. It has War. We have to make sure such a des- VOTING RIGHTS gone through the Rules Committee, picable event never repeats itself. That Mr. President, on voting rights, the and it will receive a vote here on the is why we need the investigation. Texas State Senate recently passed a Senate floor. Getting at the truth is more impor- bill that repeals all requirements for Our Republican colleagues need to tant now that some Republicans are carrying a handgun, including a valid decide if they are going to stand up for trying to rewrite history. It is just in- license, registering fingerprints, and 4 democracy or not. credible what they are doing. How dis- hours of training. Texas would be the CLEAN CARS FOR AMERICA honest can they be, in abject fear of sixth State to pass a permitless carry Mr. President, on one final matter, the most dishonest President who has law, with Louisiana waiting in the clean cars, yesterday, at an event in ever sat at the White House, Donald wings. If both Texas and Louisiana Michigan, President Biden declared Trump, who will tell lies at will? He pass these laws, fully a third of Ameri- that the future of the auto industry is doesn’t care. It is only his own ego. We cans would live in States where it was electric. He is absolutely right. know that. One Member said it was a legal to carry firearms without train- But even though the transition to ‘‘boldfaced lie’’ to call it an insurrec- ing or a license. electric vehicles has already begun, it Just one week after the Texas legis- tion and likened the mob to a ‘‘normal is progressing too slowly. China is out- lature advanced that law to make it as tourist visit.’’ Give me a break. pacing the United States in the elec- easy as possible to carry a handgun, it Several Members have spread the lie trical vehicle market, and the only that it was actually that advanced another law to make it hard- er to vote. You need stringent identi- way we are going to meet our ambi- stormed the Capitol and so have some tious climate targets is to accelerate commentators on one of our leading fication to vote and no identification to carry a handgun. What the heck is the transition to zero-emission vehi- news networks—shamefully, shame- cles. fully. going on in Texas? Just think about that for a moment. That is why I was so glad to hear One Republican went so far as to say President Biden get into the specifics the mob, not the police, were the real Across the country, Republican legisla- tures are removing all barriers to carry and talk about the many ways that victims of the violence that day. Can government, industry, and labor can you imagine being in the family of one firearms, while at the same time put- ting up barriers around voting. The po- partner up to put more electric vehi- of the police officers who died or was cles on the road and create more jobs injured? It is bad enough, but hearing litical right wants to make it easier for felons to get a gun but harder for in the process. that? How far will they go in obeisance At the heart of that effort is legisla- to the lying President Donald Trump? younger, poorer, and non-White Ameri- cans to vote. It is hard to think of a tion called Clean Cars for America. It How far? is a proposal I drafted and introduced These are dangerous lies rooted fun- more reactionary vision for our coun- try, a more backward-looking vision, a several years ago, and now it has be- damentally in the Big Lie that has come a central component to the seemingly enveloped the Republican vision that eventually will be repudi- ated not only in the history books but American Jobs Plan and President Party. Shame on them. Shame on the Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. Republicans for choosing the Big Lie in our Nation’s politics. Sadly, as voter suppression laws Through a mixture of point-of-sale over the truth—not all Republicans, sweep through Republican State houses incentives for consumers, charging in- but the majority who seem to be doing from Florida, Montana, and every- frastructure investments, and support it. Shame. Shame on them for defend- where in between, the political right is for American manufacturing of electric ing the mob over our Capitol Police of- actually bragging about how success- vehicles, it would make electric vehi- ficers. And shame on the House Repub- fully they are restricting the franchise. cles affordable for all Americans and lican leadership for punishing Repub- Last week, a spokesperson for Herit- create thousands and thousands and licans who tell the truth, instead of age Action, the lobbying arm of the thousands of good-paying union jobs in those who poison faith in our democ- far-right think tank, told a group of automaking, construction, and battery racy. Republican donors that Heritage Ac- manufacturing. Here in the Senate, we will have a tion was drafting new voter restric- We need a large-scale effort to vote on the January 6 Commission. The tions and literally handing them over achieve an electric vehicle future. only way to stop these lies is to re- to State legislatures in order to give Clean Cars for America is the way to spond with the truth, with facts, with the laws ‘‘that grassroots feel.’’ She get there. an honest, objective investigation of went on to crow about how ‘‘quickly I yield the floor. what happened that day. and quietly’’ her organization managed I suggest the absence of a quorum. An independent Commission can be to get new limits on voting passed in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the antidote to the poisonous Iowa. She told the donors that she pore. The clerk will call the roll. mistruths that continue to spread looked at her team of rightwing lobby- The senior assistant legislative clerk about January 6. That is what our ists and said: ‘‘It can’t be that easy.’’ proceeded to call the roll. Founding Fathers believed in. They be- That is how the far right is talking Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I lieved in a fact-based nation, and they about making it harder for Americans ask unanimous consent that the order believed the facts will come out. Peo- to vote. Behind closed doors, with well- for the quorum call be rescinded. ple will have different views when they heeled donors, they are laughing about The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- see those facts and assemble those how easy it is to limit American voting pore. Without objection, it is so or- facts, but they believe in the truth. rights, and that is because Republican dered. I can’t think of a time when a polit- legislatures, from one end of the coun- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER ical party has been so abjectly far try to the other, are eagerly and will- away from the truth than the perpet- fully going along. It is despicable. The Republican leader is recognized. uation of the Big Lie. In this country, in a democracy, ISRAEL So again, the Senate will vote on the when your side loses an election, you Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, 2 January 6 Commission. It ought to try to win more voters over. You don’t years ago, I spoke to a gathering of gain bipartisan support. There are re- try to stop the other side from voting. friends of Israel. At the time, I was ports—sad, unfortunate reports—that But seizing on that Big Lie that the working to advance pro-Israel legisla- the Republican leader here in the Sen- election was stolen, Republican legisla- tion to combat the BDS movement.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:46 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19MY6.002 S19MYPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE May 19, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2747 This was a far-left effort to create Hamas, which intentionally hides be- ABORTION worldwide anti-Israel boycotts. I was hind innocent people in violation of the Now, Mr. President, on a completely struck, at the time, by the opposition laws of war and then exploits their different matter, when President Biden to the bill from the far left, and I said deaths to advance the cause. Hamas nominated Xavier Becerra to run the the Democrats had to stand up to the doesn’t represent Palestinians any Department of Health and Human growing chorus of anti-Israel voices in more than it represents the rest of the Services, it was clear what the Nation their own ranks or we would all come region’s Arabs, which is to say, not at was getting—a hardened culture war- to regret it. all. rior with no health or medical exper- Well, fast-forward to today. Our For decades, administrations mistak- tise. Where Secretary Becerra did have friends in Israel are now in their sec- enly assumed the road to Middle East experience was in trying to impose a ond week of a difficult counterterror- peace led through agreement between far-left social agenda. ism campaign. They are responding to Israel and the Palestinians and that He fought and fought in Federal unprovoked rocket attacks raining nothing else could be addressed until court to make religious nonprofits pay down on their people. Predictably, the this was resolved. In reality, the pre- for things that violated their con- radical fringe has leapt to excuse the vious administration facilitated the sciences until he finally got creamed in acts of terror and, of course, blame Abraham Accords—a historic step that the Supreme Court by a ruling that Israel, as usual. But, now, dispropor- helped Israel normalize relationships was 7 to 2. Before that, he had fought tionate pressure is not only being with majority-Muslim countries like and fought to force crisis pregnancy placed on Israel by far-left activists. the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, centers to advertise abortion, trying to Now, sitting Members of Congress are and Sudan. Morocco normalized its re- coerce a certain kind of leftwing actually joining in. One Democratic lationship as well. This progress to- speech out of private groups. The Su- House Member has lately called Israel ward peace, based on shared geo- preme Court slapped him down then as an ‘‘apartheid state.’’ Another said it is political and economic interests, came well. That was the resume Secretary guilty of ‘‘terrorist acts.’’ in spite of intransigence from leaders Becerra brought to his current posi- For a long time, Republicans and in Gaza. tion. Democrats have stood together in Now the Biden administration wants Last week, in a hearing before the standing with Israel. I am proud of all to deny this historic progress. A few House Energy and Commerce Com- of the work we have accomplished to- days ago, the President’s spokeswoman mittee, the Secretary either forgot gether, like improving Israel’s Iron argued incredibly that with respect to about Federal law on abortion or re- Dome defenses, providing precision- the prior administration, ‘‘We don’t vealed that he just didn’t care what guided munitions and Joint Strike think they did anything construc- was on the books. When a Member of Fighters, and collaborating on counter- tive’’—really?—regarding ‘‘the long- Congress used the common term ‘‘par- tunneling technology to thwart terror- standing conflict in the Middle East.’’ tial-birth abortion,’’ the Secretary ists. These bipartisan efforts have paid Really? The recognition between Israel coyly suggested he didn’t know what dividends for Israel and for the United and four Arab countries is not that meant. He tried to get the Con- States. progress? Give me a break. gressman to use the more clinical ver- As recently as 2014, during the last Now, as Israel battles terrorists, the biage that helps the far-left conceal major conflict between Israel and Democratic chairman of the House this grotesque subject. Then, when Hamas, most Democrats stood Foreign Affairs Committee indicated pressed, Secretary Becerra claimed unhesitatingly with Republicans to un- this week that he might try to obstruct ‘‘there is no law that deals specifically equivocally condemn Hamas and sup- the supply of precision technologies with the term ‘partial-birth abor- port Israel. But, now, rather than hav- that helps Israel avoid civilian casual- tion.’ ’’ ing Israel’s back, senior Democrats ties. How does that make sense? And Well, the Secretary may wish that have actually pressured Israel to end remember that Chairman MEEKS only were the case, but it isn’t. That is com- its defensive operations. They have chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee pletely false. called for a ceasefire and urged leaders because the far-left primaried the pre- U.S. Code, title 18, section 1531 is the to strive for peace through a nego- vious chairman—a staunch Democratic Federal ban on partial-birth abortions. tiated two-state solution—as if Israeli supporter of Israel—right out of his It uses the exact term seven times. It Prime Ministers from across the polit- seat in Congress. You can see where defines the banned practice in all of its ical spectrum haven’t made good faith the far left is trending. This effort to barbaric detail. Back in 2003, I was efforts in the past toward peace. block arms sales is basically the same proud to join with almost two-thirds of Of course, in this case, Israel is not play that some Democrats ran with the Senate when we passed this main- fighting the Palestinian Authority. Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed stream law. Our Federal ban on this They are not up against the Pales- Houthis in Yemen. Let’s just think awful procedure remains widely pop- tinian Authority. They are not at war about that. Fortunately, the latest re- ular with the American people. It is with the Palestinian people. They are ports suggest the chairman may be the bare, bare minimum. Yet President fighting Hamas. Everybody around backing down from this. I certainly Biden’s HHS Secretary is either igno- here surely knows by now that Hamas hope so. rant of the Federal law or wants to pre- is a terrorist group that opposes a two- Yet the White House still can’t give a tend that it actually doesn’t exist. state solution. They want Israel de- straight answer on whether and when Remember, the far left has kept stroyed. That is who this fight is be- we will help Israel replenish the Iron America one of just seven countries— tween—Israel and Hamas—not the Pal- Dome system that protects its citizens. seven—in the world that allows elec- estinian Authority, not the Palestinian Leading Democrats are even talking tive abortions on demand after 20 people. It is between Israel and Hamas, about easing sanctions on the Iranian weeks. Countries across Europe, like Israel versus terrorists. regime, which helps fund terrorist France, Spain, Germany, Norway, and So let’s dispense with this ‘‘both proxies like Hamas and keeps their Denmark, all limit elective abortion to sides’’ nonsense. Only one side has rocket arsenals full. They come from before 20 weeks. The far left wants taken credible steps toward peace, and Iran—and the administration still pro- America to be an outlier on the global even when rocketed by terrorists, poses to cut our own U.S. defense fund- fringe, and President Biden’s HHS Sec- Israel takes extraordinary pains to ing after inflation. retary either doesn’t know or won’t avoid harming civilians. This includes So, listen. Israel’s enemies are admit that the phrase ‘‘partial-birth giving advance warning to Palestinian watching—make no mistake—not just abortion’’ even appears in Federal law. civilians in the places they are about Hamas but Hezbollah and Iran’s Is- A misstatement like that is embar- to strike. It calls them up in advance lamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. We rassing enough, but the radicalism that and says: Get out of there. We are cannot send the signal that terrorist lies behind it is even worse. about to strike. attacks on American allies will be met PROTESTS Frankly, Israel is taking more care with mealy-mouthed attempts to Mr. President, on one final matter, to protect Palestinian civilians than is blame both sides. after careful consideration, I have

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:46 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19MY6.004 S19MYPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE S2748 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 19, 2021 made the decision to oppose the House tion for gains of $1 million or less, the of lower wages and fewer job opportuni- Democrats’ slanted and unbalanced truth is that it is possible to die with ties. proposal for another commission to an estate whose value has increased by Corporations also move overseas. Be- study the events of January 6. more than $1 million over the course of fore Republicans lowered the corporate As everybody surely knows, I repeat- your life, while never breaking out of tax rate to make American businesses edly made my views about the events the middle class. We are not talking more competitive in the global econ- of January 6 very clear. I spoke clearly about individuals with a yearly income omy, a significant number of American and left no doubt about my conclu- of $1 million; we are talking about the companies were moving their head- sions. Federal law enforcement has lifetime gains on assets an individual quarters overseas. made at least 445 arrests and counting has at his or her death. Small businesses hit with big tax relating to crimes committed that day. Then, of course, there is a good bet hikes cut jobs or limit their creation of Hundreds of those people have been that many of those individuals’ heirs— new ones. They raise prices. They de- charged. Law enforcement investiga- the ones whose inheritance will be di- cide not to expand. tions are ongoing, and Federal authori- minished by this tax—are thoroughly Investors hit with major tax hikes ties say they expect to arrest at least middle class. Your parents might die decide not to invest as much. Since in- 100 or so more. Bipartisan investiga- with an estate that has gained $1 mil- vestment fuels jobs and innovation, tions are also underway and have been lion-plus in value, but you yourself both of those suffer as a result. for months at the committee level here might be earning just $40,000 or $50,000 In every one of these cases, ordinary in the Senate. a year. Americans are affected—not just the There is, has been, and there will All this is especially true in the case rich; not just millionaires; ordinary, continue to be no shortage of robust in- of family farms and businesses. Farm- middle-class Americans. After all, vestigations by two separate branches ing is a cash-poor business. Farmers most Americans, if they are not self- of the Federal Government. So it is not might have land that has appreciated employed or working for government, at all clear what new facts or addi- over decades by substantially more are employed by businesses. If the busi- tional investigation yet another Com- than $1 million even though the farm- ness they work for isn’t doing well, mission could actually lay on top of ex- ers themselves may at times struggle their prospects are going to be signifi- isting efforts by law enforcement and even to break even. Levying President cantly affected. If businesses hold down Congress. Biden’s new tax at death could perma- wages to deal with the impact of tax The facts have come out, and they nently destroy a family farm or busi- hikes, for example, ordinary Ameri- will continue to come out. What is ness. cans’ long-term earning potential will clear is that the House Democrats have Now, President Biden has suggested be diminished. These effects may not handled this proposal in partisan bad that he will carve out an exemption for sound as concrete as being handed a faith, going right back to the begin- family farms and businesses if the next tax bill, but they have just as real of ning, from initially offering a laugh- generation commits to running them, an impact on Americans’ income and ably partisan starting point to con- but it remains to be seen what that ex- Americans’ lives. tinuing to insist on various other fea- ception looks like and whether it truly Democrats talk a lot about making tures under the hood that are designed protects family farms. He has not the rich pay their fair share. We hear it to centralize control over the Commis- pledged to carve out an exception for constantly. From the way Democrats sion’s process and its conclusions in middle-class Americans whose inherit- talk, you would think that rich people Democratic hands. ance will be hit by this new tax. rarely pay any taxes. That is not even I have been an outspoken critic about Then there is the fact that President close to being the case. all of the episodes of political violence Biden’s new income tax hike will also The fact is that our tax system is that our Nation has seen over the past hit small businesses, many of whose highly—highly—progressive, the most year. I support the strong existing in- owners pour a substantial part of their progressive in the world, and the tax vestigations and justice for any Amer- profits back into the business instead relief Republicans passed 3 years ago ican—any American—who has broken of raking in a large salary. actually made it even more progres- the law. But even leaving all that aside and sive. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- supposing that President Biden’s new In 2013, individuals making over $1 pore. The Republican whip. taxes will be levied only on wealthy million paid twice as much per dollar AMERICAN FAMILIES PLAN Americans, there is still a problem. in taxes—I should say in 2018, individ- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, a couple Sure, if you are in the middle class, the uals making over $1 million paid twice of weeks ago, President Biden unveiled government might not be sending you as much per dollar in taxes as individ- his so-called American Families Plan, a tax bill, but that doesn’t mean you uals making between 75,000 and $100,000 which one might summarize as free won’t be negatively affected by these or more than 10 times—10 times as stuff—free preschool, free community taxes. much per dollar as individuals making college, lots of government subsidies. You see, Democrats operate under between $20,000 and $30,000. It sounds great, but the problem, of the entirely false assumption that you It would be interesting to know what course, is that none of that is really can tax higher earners without con- exactly Democrats consider to be a fair free. The government may not send in- sequences, that you can tax invest- share. When financially successful dividuals a bill for any of those items, ments without consequences, and that Americans are paying half of their in- but that doesn’t mean they don’t have you can tax businesses without con- come in taxes, is that when it is fair? to be paid for by someone. So President sequences. In Democrats’ world, you Seventy-five percent of their income? Biden proposed a raft of tax hikes to at can heavily tax something, but no one Ninety-five percent of their income? least partially pay for his proposals—a will behave any differently. No one will And when they are paying that much, hike in the capital gains tax, an addi- reduce his or her investments. No busi- what happens then? Well, I have al- tional new death tax to add to the one ness will flee high tax rates by moving ready indicated what happens. Invest- we already have, and a hike in the top overseas. No business will pass on high- ment declines, wages stagnate, prices income tax rate. er tax bills to consumers in the form of go up, job creation goes down, and ordi- Now, President Biden is selling these higher prices at a time when inflation nary Americans start feeling the con- tax increases as tax hikes on wealthy is already on the rise. sequences. But, unfortunately, Demo- Americans, whom Democrats view as a But, of course, in the real world, peo- crats are so used to viewing the bottomless source of funding for new ple do respond to tax hikes. Businesses wealthy as an inexhaustible source of government programs, but there are raise prices on their products, they money that they refuse to admit that two problems with that. limit wage growth to their workers, hiking taxes on wealthier Americans In the first place, there is no ques- and they create fewer jobs. In fact, will have consequences. tion that some middle-class Americans studies suggest that 50 to 70 percent or It even goes further than that. It is will be hit by President Biden’s new more of the burden of corporate tax not just that Democrats view wealthier death tax. While he provides an exemp- hikes is borne by workers in the form Americans as an inexhaustible source

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:46 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19MY6.005 S19MYPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE May 19, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2749 of money; it is that Democrats are well I remember that day so well. The I questioned whether we needed a on their way to a kind of Marxist-style Vice President of the United States, Commission to establish this. It is class warfare that demonizes success. Michael Pence, was presiding over the there. But then last week, there was a Nowhere is that more evident than in U.S. Senate. We were counting the vivid reminder that, despite reality and the fact that Democrats are proposing electoral votes to determine the offi- despite the evidence, there are people a capital gains tax hike on the wealthy cial outcome of the previous election. who want to rewrite history. Let me that will fail to maximize government The President of the United States, note one in particular. revenue. That is right. Democrats Donald Trump, was holding a rally Congressman , Repub- could actually get more revenue to pay near the White House, not far from lican of , at a House Oversight for their social programs if they raised Capitol Hill. The demonstrators who Committee hearing on the January 6 the capital gains tax less. Democrats came to his rally then marched on this riot, said that the House floor was not are proposing a capital gains increase Capitol, and what transpired after that breached, that supporters of former so substantial that it will actually re- was historic and shameful. President Donald Trump who stormed turn less government revenue—thanks I remember the moment when the the Capitol behaved ‘‘in an orderly to the resulting decrease in invest- Vice President of the United States fashion.’’ Congressman CLYDE went on ment—than a lower rate hike would re- was spirited off that platform, yanked to say that if you looked at the video- turn. by his arms out that door. Clearly his tapes, you could see that ‘‘there was an At the level of tax hike Democrats security detail felt that his life was in undisciplined mob. There were some ri- have proposed, the tax hike becomes danger, and they removed him. oters, and some who committed acts of less about raising government revenue I remember a member of the Capitol vandalism.’’ and more about punishing more pros- Police coming, standing on the podium Then he went on to say: perous Americans for being successful, in front of the Senate, and saying that Watching the TV footage of those who en- which is a pretty un-American way of we should remain in our seats, that tered the Capitol, and walk through Stat- looking at things. Democrats like to this was going to be a safe place, this uary Hall showed people in an orderly fash- room, the Senate Chamber. Then they ion staying between the stanchions and portray the wealthy as a bunch of bil- ropes taking videos and pictures, you know. lionaires sitting on inherited piles of started bringing in the staff, who were That is what the Congressman said. money and not doing a day’s work. But gathered around the Chamber, to stand He said: the truth is that a lot of prosperous along the walls because of the safety of If you didn’t know that TV footage was a people in this country are, A, not bil- this circumstance. So we knew there was something happening in the Cap- video from January the sixth, you would ac- lionaires, and B, only wealthy because tually think it was a normal tourist visit. they worked hard, saved, and made itol. Minutes later, just minutes later, End of quote from Congressman prudent financial decisions and took CLYDE. advantage of the opportunities they that same Capitol policeman an- nounced: ‘‘Evacuate this room as fast This is a quote from Congressman were given. , Republican from . Focusing on punishing successful as you can. As quickly as you can, move off this scene and go to another The law enforcement officials in the Americans for being successful instead Capitol were ‘‘harassing peaceful patri- of focusing on how we can create op- place.’’ I never thought that I would see that ots.’’ portunity and remove obstacles to suc- in the U.S. Capitol Building, nor in the So far, more than 440 people have cess for everyone else is counter- Chamber of the U.S. Senate, but it was been charged by our government with productive because it has a negative ef- a reality. participating in this attack, 440 of Con- fect on our economy. It fosters an at- As we quickly moved out through the gressman CLYDE’s orderly tourists. mosphere of envy instead of possibility, exits, all the Senators and staff, I re- Many have ties to rightwing extremist hostility instead of determination. member looking out the window and groups, the FBI said. They recounted Rather than focusing on how we can seeing hundreds of people descending that five people died in the events that lift everybody up, the focus becomes on on the Capitol. That was the snapshot led up to the attack. It is outrageous. how we can drag part of society down. in my mind as we quickly escaped the We know President Trump and his Rather than counterproductively danger in the U.S. Capitol Building. followers have been pursuing the Big hiking taxes to punish the successful We know at the end of the day that Lie when it comes to the results of the or pay for an ever-increasing array of at least five people lost their lives. We election. The President has finally em- government programs, we should be fo- know that 140 law enforcement were barrassed even some Republican fol- cusing on creating an economy that assaulted by this mob who tried to lowers with his extreme statements in gives every single American the chance take control of the Capitol during the that regard. But now his loyalists are for success and that reduces the need electoral college count. Of course, turning on the facts and the videotapes for government programs by increasing there is ample historic evidence of and the reality of January 6. economic opportunity for all Ameri- what happened—videotapes galore, vid- This has to come to an end. The cans. Unfortunately for the American eotapes from every angle, information truth has to prevail. This Commission, people, Democrats’ tax hikes will have gathered. which I understand Senator MCCON- the opposite effect. That is why I was skeptical when NELL has now said he opposes, is abso- I yield the floor. they suggested creating a Commission lutely necessary—a bipartisan Com- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to chronicle what happened on January mission to establish once and for all pore. The majority whip. 6. We saw it. We lived it. America what did occur, as if we have to, but we JANUARY 6 COMMISSION watched it, many times on live tele- do. Otherwise, Congressman CLYDE, Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, it has vision. The videotapes have been Congressman GOSAR, and others will been my good fortune to serve in the played over and over and over again to set out to rewrite history and blame U.S. Senate for several terms and in dramatize what was happening as peo- other forces for being at work that day. the House before. I can remember this ple were spraying so-called bear spray I join Senator SCHUMER in calling for Chamber from my first visit when I sat in the faces of law enforcement, beat- the creation of this Commission and in that Gallery as a college student and ing them with poles, crashing through demanding a vote on the floor of the watched the proceedings of the U.S. the windows of the Capitol and break- U.S. Senate for its creation so that we Senate, and I can remember so many ing down the doors to come inside. can establish once and for all what did historic days that I have been blessed We know what happened after we occur on January 6 and must never to have a front-row seat to observe evacuated this Chamber. The mob took happen again. great memories. But in addition to over. Oh, they had their glory as they ENDLESS FRONTIER ACT those great memories, there is one sad were taking pictures of one another Mr. President, years ago, I traveled memory—no, it was more than sadness; going through our desks here, acting to Israel with then-minority leader one memory that brings sadness and like this was a holiday and that they Senator Harry Reid. We met with anger—and it is related to January 6 of were somehow patriots in that shame- Shimon Peres, and something happened this year. ful moment. that I have never forgotten.

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They are part of this effort too. mal, IL, where a company called Instead, he said without hesitation: We will harness the combined efforts of Rivian—remember the name: R-I-V-I- ‘‘China. Don’t you see that?’’ America’s best scientific and techno- A-N, Rivian—repurposed and expanded Economically, strategically, dip- logical minds in the public sector and a former Mitsubishi assembly plant to lomatically, China was already focused the private sector. produce the company’s first assembly like a laser on advancing its position The Endless Frontier Act and broad- plant for electric cars and trucks. Is as the world’s most powerful nation, er competitiveness package represent this going to work? Will it actually and that was 16 years ago. the largest investment in U.S. science have a demand for electric vehicles? Five days ago, China launched a and technology since the Apollo era. It Remember this one too. Amazon has spacecraft safely and landed it on will authorize more than $100 billion already ordered 100,000 delivery vans Mars, becoming only the second nation over 5 years to support breakthrough from this plant. By the end of the year, in history, after the United States, to scientific discovery and technological Rivian expects to employ 2,500 people land on the Red Planet. innovation in 10 key areas vital to at the Normal assembly plant, 2,500 In 1957, at the height of the Cold War, building an innovation economy for the workers in good-paying, middle-class the Soviet Union became the first na- 21st century and creating good jobs in jobs in America. The Endless Frontier tion to launch an Earth-orbiting sat- the process. These key areas include Act and President Biden’s American ellite into space. That launch shocked fields such as advanced energy, semi- Jobs Plan provides the leadership and the world and caught us off guard. Our conductors, artificial intelligence, bio- resources to make sure that America response was an unprecedented com- technology and genomics, quantum remains the world leader in the 21st mitment to reclaim America’s domi- computing, robotics, materials science, century. nance in the world as a leader in sci- disaster prevention, and, of course, On another critical issue, let me say entific and technological discovery and cyber security. that we need to get serious when it innovation. The effort became known If you need a reminder of why it is comes to combating intellectual prop- as America’s Sputnik moment. Twelve urgent that we improve U.S. cyber se- erty theft and counterfeiting. The pre- years later, America put a man on the curity, look at how the ransomware at- vious administration’s policies were Moon. tack last week by Russian cyber crimi- haphazard. We can do better. The End- You might say that now, instead of a nals on a major American oil pipeline less Frontier Act will impose tough Sputnik moment, America is going caused long gas lines and panic buying sanctions on entities that violate U.S. through a Zhurong moment. That is throughout the eastern half of our intellectual property and trade protec- the name of the Chinese Mars rover, country. tions. Zhurong. Investing strategically in these 10 I am working with Senator CASSIDY, Let me be clear. While China is our key innovation areas will enable the a Republican from Louisiana, and oth- fastest growing competitor, the United United States to protect America’s po- ers on a bipartisan bill that provides States has lost some ground globally as sition as a leader in the global econ- additional safeguards to combat the many nations recognize the importance omy and protect our national security. sale of counterfeit goods, especially on of R&D investments to their industrial It will reinvigorate and expand our in- the internet. innovation and competitiveness. In dustrial and manufacturing base, and As I said, the Endless Frontier Act 1960, just 3 years after Sputnik it will create a stronger middle class in and competitiveness package will in- launched, the United States accounted our country. vest more than $100 billion over 5 years for approximately 69 percent of the The Endless Frontier Act will also to support breakthrough technologies. world’s R&D funding. By 2018, 58 years strengthen the security of essential Now, $100 billion is a big investment, later, this percentage had dropped from supply chains and our ability to solve but it is dramatically less than what 69 percent to 28 percent. Others were disruptions caused by crises. Remem- China is now spending in the same joining in the pursuit of technology ber those fearless doctors and nurses areas. And it is far less when adjusted and innovation at a record clip. working in COVID–19 wards last year, for inflation than what we spent on the The question is, Can we come to- when they had to dress in garbage bags race for space. gether, as Americans did in the last because of a nationwide shortage of If we contributed the same share of century, to make investments in PPE? A nation as wealthy and powerful our GDP to science and technology science, technology, and competitive- as ours should never be caught so dan- today as we did in the early 1960s—1 ness to guarantee that America’s econ- gerously unprepared. This bill will percent of our overall economy—we omy remains the world’s largest and make sure that we aren’t. would have to spend $900 billion, not most innovative? Here is another cautionary tale $100 billion, in this effort. Some Members of Congress and the about supply-line disruption. In My support for the Endless Frontier Senate—and we have heard their Belvidere, IL, which is in the northern Act builds on my commitment to se- speeches on the floor—say: Go slow. No part of our State, workers at the curing steady, predictable funding in- hurry. Well, I think they are com- Stellantis plant are proud of their creases for so many research Agencies mitted to a solid second-place finish work assembling Jeep Cherokees. of the Federal Government but espe- for the United States of America, and I In late March, that plant was forced cially for NIH. They provided the life- don’t want to be a part of it. to shut down because of a global short- saving vaccines that allow us to take The Endless Frontier Act, which we age of microchips. The plant is sched- off our masks and resume our lives. are going to consider, gives us a reason uled to reopen as soon as the end of Monday, I went out to NIH with sev- for hope. It is broad-based. It is bipar- this month. But late last week, the eral of my colleagues. Senator BLUNT tisan. It shows leadership by Majority company announced that the plant will led a group from the Appropriations Leader ; Senator TODD be forced to shut down one of its two Committee. We met with NIH Director YOUNG, Republican of Indiana; along production lines in late July, again be- Francis Collins, Dr. Anthony Fauci, with Commerce Committee Chair cause of microchip shortages. As many and scientists who are working on MARIA CANTWELL of Washington and as 1,600 employees could be laid off. breakthrough discoveries. Ranking Member ROGER WICKER of You can’t build a prosperous econ- It was 6 years ago that Senator ROY . omy and stable middle class if you BLUNT, Republican from Missouri, and Like America’s response to Sputnik, can’t secure your supply lines. We I made an informal pact. We worked to- the new era of scientific and techno- know that American workers can build gether to increase the NIH budget by 5 logical discovery will be driven by seed cars and trucks for the future because percent a year over and above infla- money from the Federal Government, they are already doing it, and they are tion. With the help of Senator PATTY

VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:46 May 20, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19MY6.009 S19MYPT1 ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with SENATE May 19, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2751 MURRAY and LAMAR ALEXANDER, we in- ECONOMIC RECOVERY It is called the middle-class squeeze, creased the NIH budget more than 40 Mr. President, I would like to move where prices are going up faster than percent. now to a separate topic, and the one for wages are going up. April was the worst Because of those modest investments which I originally came to the floor, month for inflation since the great re- and the genius of NIH-funded research- and I came to the floor to talk about cession 13 years ago. ers, we have a real chance of devel- our economy. In effect, inflation means that the oping better treatments and cures for In April, the unemployment rate money in your wallet buys less. So, in terrible diseases, including cancers, went up. Surprisingly, it went up. It a sense, you have a pay cut. Inflation is sickle cell, and Alzheimer’s. was supposed to go down. It went up, a regressive tax. It means the poorer The race for the future isn’t an ei- and so are prices all around the coun- you are, the more it hurts and the ther-or deal—either we invest in try. The experts in the White House ac- fewer things you can buy for the science or breakthrough technologies. tually thought that we were going to money you have. The big donors in the We have to invest in both. I will con- add 1 million new workers in America Democratic league, they are going to tinue to work with Senators from both last month. In reality, only about be just fine. They won’t even notice parties to preserve steady, predictable 266,000 Americans went back to work. rising prices. They don’t notice when funding increases for research. So the so-called experts at the White gas prices go up. The Silicon Valley No one bill will safeguard our na- House were wrong, and they were hotshots and the masters of the uni- tional security or resolve all of our wrong by three-quarters of a million verse in Manhattan, they are going to outstanding issues with China. We still workers. be just fine. have a lot of work to do, both in Con- Now, 40,000 of those people who went It is families—working families in gress and diplomatically. We still have back to work went to government jobs, Wyoming and New Mexico and across to strengthen our immigration system which means the cost of government the country who are struggling to get so that America continues to welcome continues to grow. The private sector by. They are the ones who are going to immigrants who want to put their ge- was able to only hire 220,000 people get hurt the most. Just look at the nius to work for the good of America, rather than 1 million. It was the most cost of a trip to the grocery store. as Nikola Tesla and Albert Einstein did disappointing jobs report in over 20 First, you have to go to the grocery in the last century, as did Katalin years. store, and to you get there, you have to Kariko, the Hungarian-born Nobel lau- There has also been a slowdown in drive. Well, the price of gasoline is reate whose NIH-funded research paved the middle of a recovery, which is sur- going up. Across the Nation now, the the way for today’s COVID vaccines. prising to many. You know, before Joe price of a gallon of gasoline is over $3 Strengthening America’s role as a Biden took office, we saw a fantastic a gallon. A year ago, it was about $2 a global leader in science and technology economic recovery, and it was the fast- gallon. is an essential piece of our effort to est one in American history. We were Since took office, it has preserving our leadership in the world. bouncing back from the coronavirus gone up nearly 70 cents a gallon. That For that reason, I support the Endless shutdown. It is a very different story hits people when they fill up because Frontier Act, and I urge my colleagues now. It is no coincidence that this is a they have to drive getting back to to do the same. direct result of President Biden’s poli- work. In Wyoming and New Mexico, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- cies. people drive long distances, and we use pore. The Senator from Wyoming. And the policies—the Democrats all more gas than most. So people in our voted for this, and the Republicans all States are paying more than many ISRAEL voted against it. The Democrats and other places. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, on President Biden, party-line vote, voted And I don’t think it is a coincidence the way over to the floor, I received a to extend a bonus payment for workers that the price of gas has gone up. Joe CNN news alert, and the headline is: to stay home, paying people more to Biden’s first action in office was to ‘‘Biden dramatically scales up the pres- stay at home than they could make at draw a target on the back of American sure on Netanyahu.’’ work, in many cases. People aren’t energy and pull the trigger. He shut So I come to the floor to tell you and lazy. They are logical, and it is a per- down the Keystone XL Pipeline. He to tell the Nation that I stand with fectly logical thing to do; that they banned new oil and gas leases on Fed- Israel. Like millions of Americans, I took up the President on his offer to eral lands. He has restricted the pro- have been disturbed to see the Biden stay home when they were paid more duction of American energy. We need administration make a false equiva- to stay home than they could make at energy. We need it now. lence between Israel and the terrorist work. Gas prices affect the price of every- group Hamas. There is no equivalence So, as a result, job openings right thing else. It costs more and more to here. now are at an alltime high. Businesses transport things across the country, Hamas is a terrorist group funded by can’t find workers. Everywhere I go in and that is why we are seeing prices go Iran. These terrorists have fired over Wyoming, I see ‘‘Help Wanted’’ signs. up at the grocery store. Working fami- 3,000 missiles into population centers The president of Delta Airlines re- lies are getting squeezed. And this is a in Israel. Israel has every right to de- ported they canceled 100 flights last direct result of the policies of the fend itself. If Hamas stopped fighting, month because they couldn’t find Biden administration. there would be peace. If Israel stopped enough people to work. They had peo- One reason this is happening is be- fighting, there would be no peace. ple ready to fly. They didn’t have peo- cause President Biden is flooding the Hamas would continue to attack Israel. ple who were ready to work. country with so-called easy money. We President Biden’s readout of his call People want to work. People want to are finding out it is not too easy. In the this morning with Prime Minister hire others. The incentives coming month of March, President Biden Netanyahu stated: from government are absolutely wrong. signed into law a $2 trillion slush fund The president conveyed to the prime min- Joe Biden and Big Government are get- for basically liberal spending. It was ister that he expected a significant de-esca- ting in the way of people returning to described as a coronavirus relief pack- lation today on the path to a ceasefire. work. age but, in fact, when you take a look President Biden doesn’t get to tell There is another big problem I heard at it, less than 9 percent of the money, Israel what to do. We all want peace. about. I heard about it this past week- a very small percentage of the money, We all want a cease-fire. A cease-fire end in Wyoming. The business owners I actually went for medical care. happens when Hamas stops its terrorist heard can’t find workers because of in- He crammed it through Congress— campaign. Until then, Israel has every centives coming out of this administra- party-line vote, absolutely no Repub- right to the proportional response it is tion—‘‘Help Wanted’’ signs up—and lican support—put the bill on the Na- making right now. Israel has every from other people asking me: Why are tion’s credit card, and the Federal Re- right to take out the terrorist leaders prices going up? Why is inflation back? serve started to print more money. that are directing the attacks on its You know, under the Obama-Biden Now, money doesn’t grow on trees, citizens. administration, we saw the same thing. doesn’t come from a printer, and you

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Inflation is thought it was enough of Jimmy Car- going up every single month since the resentatives of the United States of America in ter, and we elected Ronald Reagan Congress assembled, That Congress dis- election. President. approves the rule submitted by the Equal Now, the White House experts tell us It is time to change course again. Employment Opportunity Commission relat- not to worry. These are the same ex- Let’s create more American energy. ing to ‘‘Update of Commission’s Conciliation perts that predicted there would be 1 Let’s set down the taxpayer’s credit Procedures’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 2974; published million new jobs and people working card. Put it away. Cut up the credit January 14, 2021), and such rule shall have no last month and that the unemployment card. Stop the reckless spending. force or effect. rate would drop. But much of the $2 American families have been paying (Mr. HICKENLOOPER assumed the trillion that President Biden signed the price. The people in the middle are Chair.) into law hasn’t even gone out the door being squeezed. The American people f yet, and the President is asking for expect and deserve better. trillions and trillions more. ENDLESS FRONTIER ACT—Resumed Thank you. The House of Representatives, the I yield the floor. Thereupon, the Senate resumed con- other night, put out a proposal related sideration of the bill (S. 1260) to estab- VOTE ON S.J. RES. 13 to the infrastructure bill, one that I lish a new Directorate for Technology am trying to work with the adminis- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and Innovation in the National Science tration on. They are requesting $7.1 pore. All time has expired. Foundation, to establish a regional trillion, an astonishingly high amount The clerk will read the title of the technology hub program, to require a of money. If the President gets his way joint resolution for the third time. strategy and report on economic secu- and we keep spending like this at the The joint resolution was ordered to rity, science, research, innovation, request from the House, inflation is be engrossed for a third reading and manufacturing, and job creation, to es- only beginning. was read the third time. tablish a critical supply chain resil- You don’t have to take my word for The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- iency program, and for other purposes. it. Listen to the liberal economist pore. The resolution having been read Pending: Larry Summers. He was in the Clinton the third time, the question is, Shall Schumer amendment No. 1502, in the na- administration as well as the Obama the joint resolution pass? ture of a substitute. administration. He was Clinton’s Sec- Mr. PADILLA. I ask for the yeas and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. retary of the Treasury and played an nays. BOOKER). The Senator from Wash- economic role in the Obama adminis- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ington. tration. pore. Is there a sufficient second? He warned against President Biden’s There appears to be a sufficient sec- AMENDMENT NO. 1527 spending spree. He called that $2 tril- ond. Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I lion slush fund the least responsible The clerk will call the roll. call up amendment No. 1527. spending bill he has seen in four dec- The legislative clerk called the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ades—the least responsible spending Mr. THUNE. The following Senators clerk will report the amendment. bill in four decades. That is before all are necessarily absent: the Senator The senior assistant legislative clerk this additional spending may be com- from Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI) and the read as follows: ing. Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO). The Senator from Washington [Ms. CANT- Well, this is what he said after The result was announced—yeas 50, WELL] proposes an amendment numbered 1527 to amendment No. 1502. April’s inflation numbers came out. He nays 48, as follows: said: The amendment is as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 195 Leg.] I was . . . worried . . . about inflation . . . AMENDMENT NO. 1527 [yet] it’s . . . moved much faster, much soon- YEAS—50 (Purpose: To improve the bill) er than [even] I . . . predicted. Baldwin Hickenlooper Reed That is Larry Summers—Clinton ad- Bennet Hirono Rosen On page 304, line 18, strike ‘‘3’’ and insert Blumenthal Kaine ‘‘4’’. ministration and Obama administra- Sanders Booker Kelly Schatz Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, we tion—commenting on the Biden poli- Brown King Schumer cies. Cantwell Klobuchar Shaheen come to the floor today after a lot of Cardin Leahy Sinema hard work by the Commerce Com- People who save money their whole ´ Carper Lujan Smith mittee to pass out the Endless Frontier lives for retirement are now watching Casey Manchin Stabenow their hard-earned savings go down with Coons Markey bill last week—24 to 4. I know my col- Tester Cortez Masto Menendez leagues from the committee will be out a stroke of Joe Biden’s pen. Their buy- Van Hollen ing ability is shrinking. People who did Duckworth Merkley here to speak on this important legis- Durbin Murphy Warner the right thing, who worked hard, and Feinstein Murray Warnock lation, as will the majority leader, Sen- saved their money are now being pun- Gillibrand Ossoff Warren ator SCHUMER, who authored this im- ished by Biden policies. Hassan Padilla Whitehouse portant legislation, and our colleague Wyden Under President Biden, we are seeing Heinrich Peters from Indiana, Senator YOUNG. We more government, more taxes, more NAYS—48 thank them for kick-starting what is a spending, and, as a result, the Amer- Barrasso Ernst McConnell very important national discussion ican people are suffering. They are see- Blackburn Fischer Moran about how much we should be investing Blunt Graham Paul in research and development or what I ing flat wages, higher prices, and dis- Boozman Grassley Portman would say is American ingenuity or, to appointing job creation. We see gas Braun Hagerty Risch lines. We see people hoarding gasoline. Burr Hawley Romney put it a little more simply, I just say It sounds like it was in the 1970s. And Capito Hoeven Rounds American know-how, because we are a Cassidy Hyde-Smith Sasse President Biden should remember Collins Inhofe nation of people who know how to in- Scott (FL) those times because he was still a Cornyn Johnson novate, who know how to use science Scott (SC) Cotton Kennedy Member of the Senate back then. Shelby to transform our economy, and we have Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Cramer Lankford done it over and over and over again. Crapo Lee Sullivan sent to continue and finish my remarks Cruz Lummis I don’t know. Maybe it came with, in with an additional 60 seconds. Daines Marshall getting in a boat and coming all the

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