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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 113 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 No. 59 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was APPOINTMENT OF ACTING Michelle Friedland. Until cloture is in- called to order by the Honorable JOHN PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE voked there will be up to 30 hours of E. WALSH, a Senator from the State of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The debate prior to vote on the confirma- Montana. clerk will please read a communication tion of the nomination. So we have two to the Senate from the President pro votes we need to have before we leave PRAYER here this week. We can have a vote at tempore (Mr. LEAHY). 4:00 tomorrow afternoon and the second The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The assistant legislative clerk read vote would be around 7:00 or there- guest chaplain, Dr. Raphael Warnock, the following letter: senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist abouts tomorrow afternoon or tomor- Church of Atlanta, GA, will lead the U.S. SENATE, row evening. We have to finish these PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, two matters before we leave this week. Senate in prayer. Washington, DC, April 10, 2014. The guest Chaplain offered the fol- To the Senate: The schedule is up to—not Repub- lowing prayer: Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, licans but a few Republicans—so I Let us pray. of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby would suggest the Republicans deal God of love and justice, for this new appoint the Honorable JOHN E. WALSH, a with their own, and we can finish this day with its new possibilities, we are Senator from the State of Montana, to per- morning if we need to. We certainly grateful. For the holy covenant we form the duties of the Chair. could. have with You and for the sacred cov- PATRICK J. LEAHY, Mr. President, I would be happy to enant we have with one another as an President pro tempore. yield to my friend, the dignified and American people, we are grateful. For Mr. WALSH thereupon assumed the really superb Senator from Georgia. the precious ideals of freedom, self-gov- Chair as Acting President pro tempore. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ernment, radical inclusion, and equal f pore. The Senator from Georgia. protection under the law, we are grate- WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I thank ful. These are Your gifts. Grant that LEADER when we, the American people, espe- the leader for the introduction and I cially those who serve in this the peo- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- am very pleased to introduce today the ple’s house, are weighed by the moral pore. The majority leader is recog- Reverend Raphael Warnock, the senior balance of history, we will be found nized. pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in worthy. f Atlanta. He is a gifted author, a gifted and prolific preacher, and a great cit- God, make us mindful that we might MINIMUM WAGE FAIRNESS ACT— izen of the great State of Georgia and be found worthy; mindful that the MOTION TO PROCEED moral test of government is how it the great city of Atlanta. treats those at the dawn of life, the Mr. REID. I move to proceed to Cal- Following in the traditions of the children; those who are in the twilight endar No. 354, the minimum wage legis- King family and the preachers of Ebe- of life, the aged; those who are in the lation. nezer Baptist Church, he is the fifth shadows of life, the sick, the needy, the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pastor in the history of Ebenezer to handicapped. O God, make us mindful pore. The clerk will report the motion. carry out the mission of Ebenezer with of our inextricable connections to one The assistant legislative clerk read great humility and great ability and another and of our sacred obligation as as follows: great love, and is a great pastor in our careful stewards of this global neigh- Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 354, S. eyes. I am pleased to welcome him to borhood we are blessed to share. 2223, a bill to provide for an increase in the the U.S. Senate, and I know we will all To the God who loves us into free- Federal minimum wage and to amend the In- be blessed in his presence today. dom, and frees us into loving, we offer ternal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend in- I yield back. creased expensing limitations and the treat- this prayer. Amen. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ment of certain real property as section 179 pore. The majority leader is recog- f property. nized. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE SCHEDULE 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF The Presiding Officer led the Pledge Mr. REID. Mr. President, following 1968 of Allegiance, as follows: my remarks and those of the Repub- Mr. REID. Tomorrow marks the 46th I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the lican leader, the time until 10:30 a.m. anniversary of the signing into law the United States of America, and to the Repub- will be equally divided and controlled. Civil Rights Act of 1968, better known lic for which it stands, one nation under God, At 10:30 a.m. there will be a vote on as the Fair Housing Act. This land- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the Ninth Circuit judge, whose name is mark legislation took a stand against ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S2333 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:45 Feb 05, 2015 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\APR 2014\S10AP4.REC S10AP4 DSKD7QTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S2334 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 10, 2014 housing discrimination and gave Amer- ultimately come to the same conclu- the little people at the bottom, in their ican families a fair shot at finding sion: America’s best bet for economic estimation. housing that was suitable to their prosperity is to help the Koch brothers It is shameful that Koch money has needs. It is fitting we recognize this an- get richer. made its way into our Nation’s Capitol, niversary now, especially in light of So what do these groups do with the our news, and our homes. It is frus- the equality legislation we have been funds they receive from their billion- trating that as Senate Democrats look trying to pass here in the Senate re- aire benefactors? Groups such as Amer- across the aisle, we don’t see many cently. icans for Prosperity—try that one on willing partners in defending middle- THE ECONOMIC LADDER for size, the Americans for Prosperity— class families in Nevada and across the One of the first well-known billion- lie to the American people about Nation. But we are not going to be in- aires we heard a lot of talk about on ObamaCare, hoping families will not timidated by these Koch surrogates in the planet was the outspoken oil ty- sign up for affordable health care. the media or here in this very Cham- coon J. Paul Getty. He once quipped: Extreme organizations such as Inde- ber. We will continue to fight even ‘‘Money is like manure. You have to pendent Women’s Forum tell women harder to protect Americans from the spread it around or it smells.’’ equal pay for equal work is not nec- greedy grasp of these billionaire oil Well, Charles and David Koch have essary because they say wage disparity barons and the wrath of their radical certainly spread the money around, but is a myth. minions. Senate Democrats will con- it still stinks. It stinks because of what The Koch-backed Manhattan Insti- tinue to pull that ladder out from the they do with their money. The Kochs tute is another one of their shell orga- Koch brothers’ fingers so every Amer- are singlehandedly funding an attack nizations that tries to convince the ican has a fair shot at climbing to the on this Nation’s middle class, instead country that out-of-work American top. of concerning themselves with nar- families don’t need unemployment ben- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER rowing the gap between the rich and efits. Why? Because they are out of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the poor. work because they are lazy. pore. The Republican leader is recog- Remember, in America today the And, of course, the Heritage Founda- nized. rich are getting richer, the poor are tion uses Koch dollars to say raising JOB CREATION getting poorer, and the middle class is the minimum wage is bad for business Mr. MCCONNELL. For days now Re- getting squeezed. The Koch brothers and will kill the economy. publicans have been coming to the have a lot to do with that. They are It is clear that the Kochs are using floor to ask the Democratic majority pumping hundreds of millions of dol- these puppet organizations in their to work with us on jobs. This is the lars into rightwing organizations. And proxy war on the middle class. But issue Americans say they care the I didn’t make a mistake when I said Charles and David aren’t just using most about. So it is hard to see why hundreds of millions of dollars. radical rightwing groups to keep aver- Senate Democrats seem so allergic to Instead of giving Americans a fight- age Americans from scaling the rungs.