DOCSLIB.ORG

Congressional Record—Senate S2469

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Congressional Record—Senate S2469 May 12, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2469 But while we will make the most per- Kennedy Portman Shelby Ernst Markey Schatz suasive legal arguments available on Lankford Risch Sullivan Feinstein McConnell Schumer Lee Romney Thune Gillibrand Menendez Shaheen the law and the facts, I must add that Lummis Rounds Tillis Graham Merkley Sinema the most effective advocates for justice Marshall Rubio Toomey Grassley Moran Smith will always remain those little babies McConnell Sasse Tuberville Hassan Murkowski Stabenow Murkowski Scott (FL) Wicker Hickenlooper Murphy with Down syndrome and the parents Sullivan Paul Scott (SC) Young Hirono Murray Tester Hoeven Ossoff who brought them bravely into this Thune NOT VOTING—1 Johnson Padilla world. They will be the first to tell you Toomey Heinrich Kaine Peters Van Hollen that a person with Down syndrome Kelly Portman isn’t a burden. It isn’t just a ‘‘thing,’’ The motion was agreed to. King Reed Warner to quote the Icelandic eugenicists. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Klobuchar Romney Warnock Warren These babies are persons. They are HIRONO). Pursuant to S. Res. 27 and the Leahy Rosen Luja´ n Rounds Whitehouse fearfully and wonderfully made. They motion to discharge having been Manchin Sanders Wyden are created equal in the eyes of and agreed to, the nomination will be image of God, just like each and every placed on the Executive Calendar. NAYS—30 one of us. The motion was agreed to. Barrasso Fischer Paul Blackburn Hagerty Risch So let us fervently pray that one day f Boozman Hawley Rubio soon, our laws will reflect this very Braun Hyde-Smith Sasse Burr Inhofe Scott (FL) basic truth and protect these innocent CLOTURE MOTION children. Cornyn Kennedy Scott (SC) Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays Cotton Lankford Shelby I yield the floor. Crapo Lee Tillis I suggest the absence of a quorum. before the Senate the pending cloture Cruz Lummis Tuberville motion, which the clerk will state. Daines Marshall Wicker The PRESIDING OFFICER. The The bill clerk read as follows: clerk will call the roll. NOT VOTING—2 CLOTURE MOTION The bill clerk proceeded to call the Heinrich Young We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- roll. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. On Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move this vote, the yeas are 68, the nays are unanimous consent that the order for to bring to a close debate on the nomination 30. the quorum call be rescinded. of Executive Calendar No. 108, Ronald The motion is agreed to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Stroman, of the District of Columbia, to be The Senator from Louisiana. objection, it is so ordered. a Governor of the United States Postal Serv- f VOTE ON MOTION TO DISCHARGE ice for a term expiring December 8, 2021. Charles E. Schumer, Margaret Wood Has- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH san, Tammy Duckworth, Jon Tester, ACCESS FOR STUDENTS ACT the previous order, the question is on John Hickenlooper, Tammy Baldwin, agreeing to the motion to discharge Brian Schatz, Gary C. Peters, Tina Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I am the nomination of Chiquita Brooks- Smith, Cory A. Booker, Christopher going to talk for a few minutes about LaSure from the Committee on Fi- Murphy, Debbie Stabenow, Richard mental health for our kids. I think nance. Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, many Americans have known and, un- Mr. BROWN. I ask for the yeas and Chris Van Hollen, Benjamin L. Cardin, fortunately, some Americans have nays. Robert P. Casey, Jr., Alex Padilla. loved some of our fellow citizens who The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- suffer with depression and anxiety and sufficient second? imous consent, the mandatory quorum thoughts of suicide. It is a particular There appears to be a sufficient sec- call has been waived. problem for our young people. CDC re- ond. The question is, Is it the sense of the ports that one in four young Americans The clerk will call the roll. Senate that debate on the nomination have actually considered suicide, and, The bill clerk called the roll. of Ronald Stroman, of the District of in fact, the second leading cause of (Mr. VAN HOLLEN assumed the Columbia, to be a Governor of the death for young people is suicide. Chair.) United States Postal Service for a term I am sure there are a lot of reasons Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the expiring December 8, 2021, shall be for this. I think it is harder to be a brought to a close? Senator from New Mexico (Mr. HEIN- young person today. Many of our kids The yeas and nays are mandatory RICH) is necessarily absent. see things that those of us who are under the rule. The result was announced—yeas 51, older didn’t have to deal with until we The clerk will call the roll. nays 48, as follows: were adults—drugs, of course; alcohol; The legislative clerk called the roll. [Rollcall Vote No. 184 Ex.] also, social media. You can still find (Mr. HICKENLOOPER assumed the kindness in America, but unfortu- YEAS—51 Chair.) nately you have to go offline to do it. Baldwin Hickenlooper Peters Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Some of our young people—many of Bennet Hirono Reed Senator from New Mexico (Mr. HEIN- Blumenthal Kaine Rosen our young people—just need someone Booker Kelly Sanders RICH) is necessarily absent. to talk to. Some of them, when their Brown King Schatz Mr. THUNE. The following Senator is anxiety and their depression is acute, Cantwell Klobuchar Schumer necessarily absent: the Senator from Cardin Leahy Shaheen need medical treatment, and this bill Carper Luja´ n Sinema Indiana (Mr. YOUNG). will simply provide a mechanism for Casey Manchin Smith Further, if present and voting, the our young people to receive it. Collins Markey Stabenow Senator from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) The bill, as I said, is called the Im- Coons Menendez Tester would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ Cortez Masto Merkley Van Hollen proving Mental Health Access for Stu- Duckworth Moran Warner The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Are dents Act. It would provide that Durbin Murphy Warnock there any other Senators in the Cham- schools—our universities—be required Feinstein Murray Warren ber desiring to vote? Gillibrand Ossoff Whitehouse to print phone numbers for the Na- Hassan Padilla Wyden The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 68, tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline, the nays 30, as follows: Crisis Text Line, and a campus mental NAYS—48 [Rollcall Vote No. 185 Ex.] health center or program on the stu- Barrasso Cornyn Graham Blackburn Cotton Grassley YEAS—68 dent ID cards. Blunt Cramer Hagerty Baldwin Cantwell Collins This bill would not require our Boozman Crapo Hawley Bennet Capito Coons schools to tear up current ID cards. It Braun Cruz Hoeven Blumenthal Cardin Cortez Masto would be phased in. And if a school Burr Daines Hyde-Smith Blunt Carper Cramer Capito Ernst Inhofe Booker Casey Duckworth doesn’t use an ID card, they don’t have Cassidy Fischer Johnson Brown Cassidy Durbin to start using an ID card. My bill VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:25 May 13, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G12MY6.012 S12MYPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Montana Poll – Estate Tax Repeal Senator Jon Tester
    Montana Poll – Estate Tax Repeal Senator Jon Tester Poll of 300 Montana likely voters conducted August 11–24, 2015 by YouGov. Margin of error: ±6.1% Party identification: 12% Democrat 27% Republican 32% Independent 29% Other/Not sure Thinking about Senator Jon Tester’s performance, do you believe he deserves to be re-elected or do you think we should elect a new US Senator? Senator Tester 16% deserves re-election 42% Time to elect a new US Senator 42% Undecided Democrats Independents Republicans 86% 36% 11% 8% 44% 67% 6% 19% 21% Montana Poll – Estate Tax Repeal Senator Jon Tester Do you support or oppose repealing the estate, or death tax (the tax that some families must pay the federal government on the value of inherited assets)? 4% Support Repeal 29% Oppose Repeal 67% Don't know Democrats Independents Republicans 40% 76% 76% 53% 20% 19% 6% 3% 4% Do you believe the estate tax hurts family business owners and farmers by forcing them to sell all or part of their business or farm in order to pay the tax? 14% Yes 18% No 68% Don't know Democrats Independents Republicans 41% 69% 89% 34% 18% 3% 25% 13% 8% North Dakota Poll – Estate Tax Repeal Senator Heidi Heitkamp Poll of 300 North Dakota likely voters conducted August 11–27, 2015 by YouGov. Margin of error: ±7% Party identification: 7% Democrat 27% Republican 32% Independent 34% Other/Not sure Do you think Senator Heitkamp has performed her job as US Senator to deserve re-election, or do you think it is time to give a new person a chance? Senator Heitkamp 25% deserves re-election 37% Time
    [Show full text]
  • May 28,2019 the Honorable Chris Van Hollen United States Senate
    May 28,2019 The Honorable Chris Van Hollen The Honorable Elijah Cummings United States Senate United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Ben Cardin The Honorable John Sarbanes United States Senate United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Senators Van Hollen and Cardin and Representatives Cummings, Sarbanes, and Ruppersberger: The undersigned organizations, representing patients, cancer care providers, and researchers, are writing to endorse the Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act of 2019 (S. 946/HR 1966). Clinical trials are vitally important for advancing our knowledge of cancer and cancer treatments and providing patients with potentially life-saving treatment options. We commend your efforts – through a comprehensive review by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) – to understand the reasons for unequal access to cancer trials by racial and ethnic minorities and Americans who live in rural areas, are old and are poor. We are pleased that this legislation is named for Henrietta Lacks, as her name reflects the altruism of clinical trials enrollees, who typically dedicate considerable time and effort to clinical trials participation even as they receive access to investigational agents. The ability to enroll in a clinical trial should beoffered equally to minority patients, those in rural areas, and those who are old and poor. We look forward to the analysis and recommendations from GAO and the reforms that may follow the study recommendations. Our organizations have been engaged for some time in a wide range of efforts to improve the cancer clinical trial enterprise.
    [Show full text]
  • 1 March 20, 2020 the Honorable Shelley Moore Capito The
    March 20, 2020 The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito The Honorable Jon Tester Chairwoman Ranking Member Subcommittee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Homeland Security Senate Committee on Appropriations Senate Committee on Appropriations Dear Chairwoman Capito and Ranking Member Tester: As the Subcommittee begins deliberations on the Fiscal Year 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, we write to respectfully request that the U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Program receive an appropriation of $2 million. Israel has emerged as a global leader in developing technologies for homeland security. Recognizing Israel’s expertise, the United States is partnering with Israel through the U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Program to advance first responder technologies; secure critical infrastructure and public facilities; provide maritime, aviation, and border security; and prevent and respond to cyber-attacks. The Program is administered by the U.S.-Israel Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the Israel Ministry of Public Security. Congress has supported the Program for years, having provided its initial authorization through the United States- Israel Advanced Research Partnership Act of 2016, P.L. 114-304. The U.S.-Israel Homeland Security Program received $2 million in Fiscal Year 2020, and is leveraged by Israeli funding. Examples of recent bilateral projects that support the U.S. homeland security mission include development of an unmanned search and rescue system to find victims under ruins and in disaster areas by locating their cellular phones, a wearable indoor positioning system that first responders can use when GPS and other satellite-based technologies fail, and an artificial intelligence-based analytics video security solution used to protect public facilities.
    [Show full text]
  • Congressional Record—Senate S921
    March 1, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S921 Even as commissioner of education, The legislative clerk read as follows: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- it wasn’t beyond him or above him to CLOTURE MOTION ator from Georgia. invest in his community in that way. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- f It is, I hope, an indication of who he is ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the and whom he will remain if the Senate Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY chooses to confirm him into this role, move to bring to a close debate on Executive OF JOHN ROBERT LEWIS AND Calendar No. 8, Gina Marie Raimondo, of COMMENDING JOHN ROBERT as I hope we will do with a big bipar- Rhode Island, to be Secretary of Commerce. tisan vote today. Charles E. Schumer, Sherrod Brown, LEWIS FOR HIS TOWERING I yield the floor. Sheldon Whitehouse, Benjamin L. ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE NON- VOTE ON CARDONA NOMINATION Cardin, Robert Menendez, Patrick J. VIOLENT STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Leahy, Alex Padilla, Jacky Rosen, RIGHTS the previous order, all postcloture time Richard J. Durbin, Tammy Baldwin, Mr. OSSOFF. Mr. President, as if in has expired. Jack Reed, Chris Van Hollen, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Martin Hein- legislative Session, I ask unanimous The question is, Will the Senate ad- consent that the Senate proceed to the vise and consent to the Cardona nomi- rich, Christopher Murphy, Maria Cant- well. consideration of S. Res. 82, submitted nation? earlier today. Mr. MURPHY. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER.
    [Show full text]
  • Official List of Members
    OFFICIAL LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the UNITED STATES AND THEIR PLACES OF RESIDENCE ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS • DECEMBER 15, 2020 Compiled by CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk of the House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov Democrats in roman (233); Republicans in italic (195); Independents and Libertarians underlined (2); vacancies (5) CA08, CA50, GA14, NC11, TX04; total 435. The number preceding the name is the Member's district. ALABAMA 1 Bradley Byrne .............................................. Fairhope 2 Martha Roby ................................................ Montgomery 3 Mike Rogers ................................................. Anniston 4 Robert B. Aderholt ....................................... Haleyville 5 Mo Brooks .................................................... Huntsville 6 Gary J. Palmer ............................................ Hoover 7 Terri A. Sewell ............................................. Birmingham ALASKA AT LARGE Don Young .................................................... Fort Yukon ARIZONA 1 Tom O'Halleran ........................................... Sedona 2 Ann Kirkpatrick .......................................... Tucson 3 Raúl M. Grijalva .......................................... Tucson 4 Paul A. Gosar ............................................... Prescott 5 Andy Biggs ................................................... Gilbert 6 David Schweikert ........................................ Fountain Hills 7 Ruben Gallego ............................................
    [Show full text]
  • S/ Martin Heinrich /S/ Ben Ray Luján /S/ Tammy Baldwin /S/ Richard J
    April 15, 2021 The Honorable Deb Haaland Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 Dear Secretary Haaland: We write in support of the Antiquities Act and the critical role it plays in protecting our nation’s most important and endangered places. Since 1906, sixteen presidents have used the Antiquities Act to protect places across our nation. From Chaco Canyon in New Mexico to Harriet Tubman’s house in Maryland, the Antiquities Act has long protected key landscapes and historical sites. National monuments protect our most precious natural, cultural, and historical resources, and threats to the integrity of any monuments established under the Antiquities Act threaten the protection of all monuments. During your confirmation process, you committed to undertaking a thorough review of the Antiquities Act proclamations of the previous Administration. Former President Trump illegally attempted to reduce the protections provided by proclamations that previous presidents issued. We urge you to defend the Antiquities Act and recommend that President Biden review President Trump’s actions and undo any unlawful attacks on the Antiquities Act. We thank you for your commitment to the conservation of our nation’s most important places and history. Sincerely, _______________________________/s/ Martin Heinrich _______________________________/s/ Ben Ray Luján Martin Heinrich Ben Ray Luján United States Senator United States Senator _______________________________/s/ RichardTammy BaldwinJ. Durbin _______________________________/s/ Elizabeth Warren Richard J. Durbin Elizabeth Warren United States Senator United States Senator _______________________________/s/ Richard Blumenthal _______________________________/s/ Edward J. Markey Richard Blumenthal Edward J. Markey United States Senator United States Senator ____________________________/s/ Ron Wyden _______________________________/s/ Tina Smith Ron Wyden Tina Smith United States Senator United States Senator _______________________________/s/ Cory A.
    [Show full text]
  • 9660 Hon. Chris Van Hollen Hon. Allyson Y. Schwartz
    9660 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 13, 2005 Social Security, but to push its social agen- Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that all Ameri- and Democrats, through many different admin- da, the so-called ‘‘ownership society.’’ cans will join me in congratulating the citizens istrations and many different times. I am proud Funny, median family income adjusted for inflation—the most important measure of of Israel and the entire Jewish community on that this support remains so strong today. how typical Americans are doing—has fallen the 57th anniversary of the birth of the State Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to stand by three straight years and is headed for a of Israel. Israel and I know my colleagues join me in ex- fourth as Bush showers tax breaks on compa- f pressing Mazel Tov for a remarkable 57 years. nies that aren’t hiring. Whose ownership so- f ciety is this? IN HONOR OF ISRAELI Democrats and their allies at AARP in the INDEPENDENCE DAY ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY Social Security debate have offered little in the way of real solutions. John Rother, di- rector of policy and strategy for AARP—de- HON. ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ fending his hilariously exaggerated, slam- OF PENNSYLVANIA OF NEW JERSEY dunk anti-personal account TV ad cam- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES paign—told me the idea of allowing the trust Thursday, May 12, 2005 Thursday, May 12, 2005 fund to invest more broadly makes sense. But he said the public isn’t ready for that Ms.
    [Show full text]
  • Montana Congressional Member Contact Information
    MONTANA CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION Senator Jon Tester Senator Steve Daines Congressman Matt Rosendale Washington, DC Office Washington, DC Office Washington, DC Office 311 Hart Senate Office Building 320 Hart Senate Office Building 1037 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515 Phone: 202-224-2644 Phone: 202-224-2651 Phone: 202-225-3211 Fax: 202-224-8594 Fax: 202-224-9412 Fax: 202-225-5687 Web: https://tester.senate.gov Web: https://daines.senate.gov Web: https://rosendale.house.gov Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Billings Office Billings Office Billings Office Judge Jameson Federal Building 222 North 32nd Street, Suite 100 3300 2nd Avenue N Suites 7-8 2900 4th Avenue North, Suite 201 Billings, MT 59101 Billings, MT 59101 Billings, MT 59101 Phone: 406-254-6822 Phone: 406-413-6720 Phone: 406-252-0550 Bozeman Office Bozeman Office Great Falls Office Avant Courier Building 13 S. Willson Ave., Suite 8 410 Central Avenue Suite 407 1 East Main Street, Suite 202 Bozeman, MT 59718 Great Falls, MT 59404 Bozeman, MT 59715 Phone: 406-587-3446 Phone: 406-770-6260 Phone: 406-586-4450 Butte Office Great Falls Office Helena Office Silver Bow Center 104 4th Street North, Suite 302 7 West 6th Avenue, Suite 3B 125 West Granite, Suite 200 Great Falls, MT 59401 Helena, MT 59601 Butte, MT 59701 Phone: 406-453-0148 Phone: 406-502-1435 Phone: 406-723-3277 Glendive Office Hardin Office 122 West Towne 310 N. Center Glendive, MT 59330 Hardin, MT 59034 Phone: 406-365-2391 Phone: 406-665-4126 Great Falls Office Helena Office 119 1st Avenue North, Suite 102 30 West 14th Street, Suite 206 Great Falls, MT 59401 Helena, MT 59601 Phone: 406-452-9585 Phone: 406-443-3189 Helena Office Kalispell Office President Joe Biden Capital One Center 40 2nd St.
    [Show full text]
  • NALEO Congratulates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on His Upcoming Appointment to the U.S
    For Immediate Release Contact: Kevin Perez-Allen, [email protected] December 22, 2020 (714) 499-4481 Marcus Silva, [email protected] (510) 456-5444 NALEO Congratulates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla on his Upcoming Appointment to the U.S. Senate Padilla will be the first Latino to represent California in the state’s 170-year history WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today released the following statement from Board President Ricardo Lara after California Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement that he will appoint Secretary of State Alex Padilla to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’s soon-to-be vacated U.S. Senate seat: “NALEO congratulates California Secretary of State and former NALEO President Alex Padilla on his upcoming appointment to the United States Senate. This historic appointment represents the first time a Latino will represent California in the state’s 170-year history, an incredible milestone for the nearly 40 percent of residents who identify as Latino. “Through his public service career, Secretary Padilla has gained a deep understanding of the broad range of issues that face Californians and has been a consummate leader in pursuing innovative and effective policy solutions. He advanced measures addressing the state’s energy and transportation needs, the health of California’s families, and the education of California’s youth, including English language learners. As Secretary of State, he brought California’s democracy into the 21st century, by modernizing its voter registration system and making both in-person and vote-by-mail more accessible to all Californians.
    [Show full text]
  • December 4, 2020 the Honorable Mitch Mcconnell the Honorable
    December 4, 2020 The Honorable Mitch McConnell The Honorable Charles Schumer Majority Leader Minority Leader United States Senate United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510 Dear Leaders McConnell and Schumer: We write to express our support for addressing upcoming physician payment cuts in ongoing legislative negotiations. We believe these cuts will further strain our health care system, which is already stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and jeopardize patient access to medically necessary services over the long-term. On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2021. The fee schedule includes several positive attributes, including improvements for maternity care and much-needed payment increases for physicians delivering primary and other essential outpatient and office-based care to some of our nation’s most vulnerable patients. These changes should take effect on January 1, 2021, as planned. However, a statutory budget neutrality rule requires that any increases in Medicare payments for these office visits, also known as evaluation and management (E/M) services, must be offset by corresponding decreases. As a result, many practitioners including surgeons, specialists, therapists and others face substantial cuts beginning on January 1, 2021, if Congress does not take action to provide relief. Health care professionals across the spectrum are reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 emergency as they continue to serve patients during this global pandemic. The payment cuts finalized by CMS would pose a threat to providers and their patients under any circumstances, but during a pandemic the impact is even more profound.
    [Show full text]
  • Senator Jon Tester 311 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
    PO BOX 201706 Helena, MT 59620-1706 (406) 444-3064 Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission FAX (406) 444-3036 SHEILA STEARNS JEFF ESSMANN JOE LAMSON KENDRA MILLER DAN STUSEK COMMITTEE STAFF Presiding Officer PO Box 80945 612 Touchstone Court 3734 Potosi St. 620 Lewis Ave RACHEL WEISS, Research Analyst 400 Benton Ave. Billings, MT 59108 Helena, MT 59634 Bozeman, MT 59718 Billings, MT 59101 JOE KOLMAN, Research Analyst Missoula, MT 59801 GINGER ALDRICH, Staff Attorney LAURA SHERLEY, Secretary Aug. 4, 2020 Senator Jon Tester 311 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Thank you for paying attention to the extremely time sensitive topic of deadlines for the 2020 Census. We are concerned about the fluidity of deadlines for collecting data. This issue is particularly important to us as the independent commission authorized by the Montana Constitution to draw the boundaries of congressional and legislative districts every 10 years using population data from the most recent U.S. Census. Our work depends on a complete and accurate count. The people of Montana and the rest of the nation deserve to be represented in accordance with an accurate count of every person living in the United States. While extending the deadlines may create some issues, the most recent development of ending operations on September 30, 2020, is a much worse proposition. Nationally, 4 out of 10 households are yet to be counted. In Montana, the numbers are even worse. With the rural nature of much of our state, barely more than half of Montanans had self-responded to the Census as of July 31.
    [Show full text]
  • Select and Special Committees of the Senate
    SELECT AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE Committee on Indian Affairs 838 Hart Senate Office Building 20510–6450 phone 224–2251, http://indian.senate.gov [Created pursuant to S. Res. 4, 95th Congress; amended by S. Res. 71, 103d Congress] meets every Wednesday of each month John Hoeven, of North Dakota, Chair Tom Udall, of New Mexico, Vice Chair John Barrasso, of Wyoming. Maria Cantwell, of Washington. John McCain, of Arizona. Jon Tester, of Montana. Lisa Murkowski, of Alaska. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. James Lankford, of Oklahoma. Heidi Heitkamp, of North Dakota. Steve Daines, of Montana. Catherine Cortez Masto, of Nevada. Mike Crapo, of Idaho. Tina Smith, of Minnesota. Jerry Moran, of Kansas. (No Subcommittees) STAFF Majority Staff Director / Chief Counsel.—Mike Andrews. Deputy Chief Counsel.—Rhonda Harjo. Senior Policy Advisor.—Brandon Ashley. Counsel.—Holmes Whelan. Policy Advisors: Jacqueline Bisille, John Simermeyer. Legal Fellow.—Chase Goodnight. Staff Assistant.—Reid Dagul. Minority Staff Director / Chief Counsel.—Jennifer Romero. Senior Counsel.—Ken Rooney. Counsel.—Ray Martin. Senior Policy Advisor.—Anthony Sedillo. Policy Advisor.—Kim Moxley. Administrative Director.—Jim Eismeier. Clerk.—Avis Dubose. Systems Administrator.—Dasan Fish. GPO Detailee.—Jack Fulmer. Legal Fellow.—Connie Tsofie de Harro. Staff Assistant.—Elise Planchet. GPO Detailee.—Josh Bertalotto. 385 386 Congressional Directory Select Committee on Ethics 220 Hart Senate Office Building 20510, phone 224–2981, fax 224–7416 [Created pursuant to S. Res. 338, 88th Congress; amended by S. Res. 110, 95th Congress] Johnny Isakson, of Georgia, Chair Christopher A. Coons, of Delaware, Vice Chair Pat Roberts, of Kansas. Brian Schatz, of Hawaii. James E. Risch, of Idaho.
    [Show full text]