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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 No. 103 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable RAND PAUL, a Senator Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, as I called to order by the Honorable RAND from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to discussed on the floor yesterday, re- PAUL, a Senator from the Common- perform the duties of the Chair. turning to regular order in the appro- wealth of Kentucky. ORRIN G. HATCH, priations process is at the forefront of President pro tempore. f the Senate’s agenda. Mr. PAUL thereupon assumed the PRAYER Chair as Acting President pro tempore. Thanks to the bipartisan work of the Appropriations Committee, led by The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f Chairman SHELBY, Ranking Member fered the following prayer: RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Let us pray. LEAHY, and the subcommittee chair- Eternal God, who has created human- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- men, it is actually becoming a reality. ity in Your image, look upon us and pore. Under the previous order, the Their efforts have already produced hear our prayers. Today, give our law- leadership time is reserved. thoughtful legislation for the full Sen- ate to consider, beginning this week makers the desire to do Your will and f the energy to complete the tasks that with the combined measures for the CONCLUSION OF MORNING will glorify Your Name. That which Legislative Branch, for Energy and BUSINESS they don’t know, reveal it. That which Water, and for Military Construction they lack, supply it. And that which The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and the Veterans Administration. It is they doubt, verify it. Keep them blame- pore. Morning business is closed. those last components I would like to less in Your service, so that their lives f discuss this morning. will be living letters that will cause ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLA- This year, 2018, has already brought people to exalt Your Name. Strengthen TIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY significant legislative progress for their minds for Your service, so that CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS America’s men and women in uniform. Your wisdom will permeate their every AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, Earlier this year, Congress and the endeavor. Remind them to not forget 2019 President did away with arbitrary the lost, the lonely, the least, the last, funding limits that had eroded our and the left out. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- forces’ comparative advantage. We de- We pray in Your merciful Name. pore. Under the previous order, the livered the largest year-on-year in- Amen. Senate will resume consideration of crease in funding for our troops in 15 f H.R. 5895, which the clerk will report. years. Now, with the Military Con- The legislative clerk read as follows: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE struction-VA funding bill before us this A bill (H.R. 5895) making appropriations week, the Senate can keep the ball The Presiding Officer led the Pledge for energy and water development and re- rolling. of Allegiance, as follows: lated agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes. The committee’s package would de- United States of America, and to the Repub- Pending: liver mission-critical maintenance and lic for which it stands, one nation under God, improvements that are needed on in- Shelby amendment No. 2910, in the nature stallations both at home and abroad. It indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. of a substitute. f Alexander amendment No. 2911 (to amend- would support Active-Duty personnel, as well as National Guard and Reserve APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ment No. 2910), to make a technical correc- tion. units. It would allocate significant re- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE McConnell (for Crapo) modified amend- sources for projects that reinforce key The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ment No. 2943 (to amendment No. 2910), to in- alliances and extend our influence clerk will please read a communication crease funds for a nuclear demonstration around the world. to the Senate from the President pro program. McConnell (for Baldwin/Portman) amend- In my home State of Kentucky, it tempore (Mr. HATCH). would mean major improvements to The legislative clerk read the fol- ment No. 2985 (to amendment No. 2910), to set aside funds for cooperative agreements training facilities at both Fort Knox— lowing letter: and laboratory support to accelerate the do- home of the Army Cadet, Human Re- U.S. SENATE, mestic production of Molybdenum-99. sources, and Recruiting Commands— PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER and at Fort Campbell, where the 101st Washington, DC, June 20, 2018. To the Senate: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Airborne Division and Special Oper- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, pore. The majority leader is recog- ations forces prepare for evolving mis- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby nized. sions.

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What a 6 There is one more interesting thing over $1.5 billion to operate and main- months it has been. the last 6 months have revealed: just tain military family housing facilities. Already, Americans have seen their how impossible it is for our Democratic It would provide for vital safety up- paychecks grow as the IRS withholds colleagues to set aside their outdated, dates at overseas American military less of what they earned. Already, fam- tax-and-spend ideology. Every Demo- schools, part of a system that serves ilies are reaping the fruits of a new crat in the House and in the Senate more than 66,000 children. Hundreds of business tax code that gives American voted on party lines to block tax re- millions in additional funding would go employers more ability to increase pay form. They insisted the law wouldn’t to build and improve the network of and create jobs. Six months in, these help American workers one bit. They military medical facilities, which pro- tax cuts have already led employers to said that it would be a disaster. Of vide care to nearly 10 million service- issue tax reform bonuses, raises, and course, the facts have debunked those members and military families. new benefits to 4 million workers and predictions. But are our Democratic Finally, within the Military Con- counting. That is welcome relief for friends admitting they were wrong? No. struction legislation is important fund- middle-class families. But what about They are doubling down on this silli- ing to support our veterans. In addition the long term? ness. to funding the maintenance and upkeep Republicans know that enduring By now, we are all familiar with the of VA health facilities, it goes further prosperity needs thriving businesses in allocating targeted resources to ad- House Democratic leader’s comments competing to hire American workers. from January. She laughed at the four- dress the system’s shortcomings. So we designed tax reform to flip the Especially when we talk about access figure bonuses that working families Obama-era script and make America a to prompt, quality care, the status quo were celebrating and called them is simply not good enough for Amer- more attractive place to invest, ex- ‘‘crumbs.’’ Earlier this month, she dou- ica’s veterans. For the more than pand, and create jobs. bled down: For large companies, capital invest- 300,000 Kentucky veterans and for the Hip, hip hooray, unemployment is down. ment might mean breaking ground on millions of veterans nationwide, we can But what does that mean for me? and we must do better. That is why new locations or purchasing state-of- Well, my Democratic friends seem this bill includes billions of dollars to the-art technology. If you are a hopeful they can convince Americans improve claims processing and to cut midsized employer, it might mean fill- that tax cuts, bonuses, and a stellar job down on backlogs. There is funding for ing your factory floor with new equip- market are nothing to celebrate. Talk treatment, mental health services, and ment. If you are a Main Street family about a tall order. business, it could mean expanding into preventing opioid misuse. But while those rhetorical gym- the vacant storefront next door or buy- There are plenty of good reasons to nastics keep them busy, Republicans ing new tools that will transform your support this appropriations package, will keep up the fight for middle-class day-to-day operations. but one of the most compelling is the families. In every case, you are placing a bet support it will deliver to our all-volun- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- on your community and on your coun- teer military and those who have pore. The Democratic leader. try. You are betting on American land, served our country in uniform. So let’s Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask American equipment, and, most impor- keep this legislation moving this week. unanimous consent that in whatever tantly, the future of the American RESCISSIONS BILL order you choose, Senators CRAPO, workforce. You are putting down roots On another matter, Mr. President, BALDWIN, and WHITEHOUSE each be here instead of shipping jobs overseas. speaking of government spending, we given a minute, then I be allowed to This is precisely what we have seen in will soon have an opportunity to save speak in leader time, and the vote the past 6 months. some of the money taxpayers entrust come immediately after that. to us. Thanks to the hard work of Earlier this year, Apple announced plans to make $30 billion in capital in- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Members, including Senator LEE and pore. Without objection, it is so or- Chairman ENZI, we will soon turn to a vestments over the next 5 years—new facilities, new data centers, and more dered. House-passed bill that acts on the The Senator from Idaho. President’s request to rescind nearly than 20,000 new jobs. AMENDMENT NO. 2943, AS MODIFIED $15 billion in previously appropriated Chipotle Mexican Grill announced a money that has gone unspent. This $50 million investment in upgrading Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, in a few modest belt-tightening would in no and refurbishing their restaurants. minutes we are going to vote on the way infringe on the bipartisan spend- Carpenter Technology is using tax re- Crapo-Whitehouse amendment. I stand ing deal that Senators on both sides form to speed up a new $100 million fa- to support that amendment and en- agreed to earlier this year. This sav- cility in Redding, PA. Their new state- courage my colleagues all to vote in ings package is 100 percent unrelated of-the-art mill will allow them to com- favor of it. to that agreement. pete in precision electronics manufac- I first want to thank my colleague Let me say that again. This savings turing. New equipment can’t be easily Senator WHITEHOUSE. He and I have package is 100 percent unrelated to the outsourced; neither can the jobs it will worked together on a number of issues, bipartisan agreement we reached ear- create. Sure enough, Carpenter is building bipartisan support to advance lier this year. It is totally separate. It partnering with a local community col- our ability to utilize nuclear energy in simply pulls back a small amount of lege to train a 21st century workforce. the United States. unspent funds from a variety of govern- Remember, these businesses aren’t I also thank Senator ALEXANDER and ment accounts. If we, the people’s just creating new opportunities them- Senator FEINSTEIN for their work to elected representatives, want to speak selves. These projects also mean pros- complete this Omnibus appropriations seriously about stewarding taxpayer perity for American contractors and bill and to continue to push to bring money, surely we can vote to recapture construction crews, and it is not just our appropriations process to regular these unspent funds that are not even the big guys. order. currently in use. In West Palm Beach, FL, tax reform Our amendment focuses on the devel- The President’s modest rescissions means new kitchen appliances for the opment of fuel sources for our ad- request is entirely reasonable. It Don Ramon Restaurant. In my home vanced nuclear reactors. The United should be without controversy. I look State of Kentucky, at Glier’s Meats, States currently lacks both the supply forward to voting for it myself, and I tax reform meant a new quarter-mil- of high assay low-enriched uranium, urge my fellow Members to do the lion-dollar machine to speed up produc- called HALEU, and a process to make same. tion of their famous sausages. For a HALEU for advanced reactor designs.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G20JN6.002 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE June 20, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4255 Advanced reactor startup cores re- CRAPO’s leadership on this and the ex- his zero tolerance policy at the border. quire a high assay low-enriched ura- traordinary National Lab that he has It can and should be ended by the same nium containing less than 20 percent in his home State. mechanism. With the simple flick of a fissile content. At the end of naval The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- pen, the President can end this policy. fuel’s life, it contains highly enriched TON). The Senator from Wisconsin. If the President wants to borrow my uranium with an average enrichment AMENDMENT NO. 2985 pen, he can have it. He can do it quick- of 80 percent. Current operating naval Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, I rise ly and easily if he wants to. It is on his reactors have the potential to create a today to urge my colleagues to support back. total of 100,000 tons of spent nuclear my bipartisan amendment regarding an The administration must end this fuel, and the Department of Energy es- essential medical isotope. This amend- gratuitously cruel and counter- timates disposal of this spent nuclear ment that I have introduced, along productive policy that has brought fuel will cost about $100 billion. with Senator PORTMAN, would achieve such pain to innocent children and so However, advanced nuclear reactors three simple goals: It would safeguard much shame on this Nation. No law re- have the potential to reuse this spent and improve patient access to critical quires the separation of children from nuclear fuel and to reduce the overall health screenings, it would promote their families, no law says you must disposal cost. HEU repurposing, from medical innovations needed for cut- send babies to detention facilities, and materials like spent naval fuel, can be ting-edge diagnostics and new treat- no law is required to end it. done using hybrid processes that use ments, and it would move us away Nineteen Republicans in the Senate advanced dry head-end technologies from our dependence on foreign sources have already called on the Trump ad- followed by material recovery, which of medical isotopes, while supporting ministration to reverse or suspend this creates the fuel for our new advanced America’s medical innovation indus- policy administratively, without any reactors. Repurposing this spent fuel try. congressional action. If our Republican has the potential of reducing waste Let me explain quickly why my colleagues and the Republican leader- that would otherwise be disposed of at amendment is needed. The United ship in particular want to solve this taxpayer expense, and approximately 1 States does not currently produce the problem, they ought to be directing metric ton of HEU can create 4 useable medical isotope our healthcare system their attention to the other side of tons for our new reactors. uses the most. This isotope is used in Pennsylvania Avenue, to the White I encourage my colleagues to support medical screenings and helps 50,000 pa- House, because that is where it can get this legislation. tients per day in the United States by done, done well, and get done quickly. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- providing early detection and enabling This is at the administration’s door- pore. The Senator from Rhode Island. treatment of cancer and heart disease. step to stop or sustain. This is Presi- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, U.S. patients are currently relying dent Trump’s responsibility. He could first, let me say what a pleasure it has on supplies of this key isotope that fix it this morning if he actually want- been to work with Senator CRAPO on come from Canada, the Netherlands, ed to fix it. Instead, he points fingers of these issues. and South Africa. This raises costs and blame, he prevaricates, and he makes Our situation is pretty simple. We risks supply disruptions. Mind you, things up because he doesn’t even want have a U.S. Navy that generates spent this isotope only lasts for 3 days. to own this policy. He knows how un- nuclear fuel through its operations; we For security in the healthcare sys- popular it is with the American people, have a U.S. industry of next-generation tem and certainty in patient access to but at the same time, he sort of wants nuclear technology that needs that essential medical tests, which are often to tell his base: I am with you. I am spent fuel in order to test those inno- needed in urgent situations, we must with you. vative technologies; and we have ex- develop a domestic supply of these iso- It is awful. traordinary National Labs with world- topes. The Department of Energy has There is this idea that Congress class expertise in handling that nuclear been working diligently with the pri- could step in and pass legislation to material and supporting that innova- vate sector to develop sources that are deal with family separation. That is tion. made in America, and this amendment highly, highly dubious and unlikely. This amendment brings those three would dedicate $20 million to ensure When has this Congress ever success- together. It allows the U.S. Navy’s that work continues so we can secure fully passed immigration legislation in spent fuel to be delivered to National domestic production as soon as pos- the last few years? Never. It is an illu- Labs so that pursuant to a law we just sible. sion. Color us dubious that Congress— passed in the Senate recently, the co- I urge my colleagues to support this the House and Senate, with Republican operation between the National Labs important and bipartisan amendment. majorities and strong rightwing ele- and the nuclear innovation community I yield back. ments who hate any change in immi- can move forward. We have already gration—could successfully pass legis- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER passed that bill. I hope we will pass lation. Here are the problems: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The this bill. First, would Speaker RYAN agree to I will close by saying there is some- Democratic leader is recognized. pass and put on the floor a narrow bill thing else in this that I think is worth Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I am that just deals with this issue? Has he our consideration. We have an enor- on leader time. ever done that before? Never. Never. mous national liability with respect to FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION Even if the Senate passed something, our existing stockpiles of nuclear Mr. President, as the purposeful, cyn- in the House, it would be dragged into waste. Presently, we have no realistic ical, and shameful humanitarian crisis a morass. plan for dealing with that. There is a of family separation at the border con- Second, would the President sign prospect—it is definitely a maybe; I tinues to unfold, the vast majority of something that—it was reported in the don’t want to overpromise anything— Americans are looking to President newspaper that Sarah Huckabee Sand- there is definitely a prospect and it is Trump’s administration, which started ers said he would not sign the bill that the intention of some of these next- this practice, to end it. Senator CRUZ is talking about. So what generation technologies that we will be The Associated Press recently re- is the point? We want to solve this able to develop nuclear technologies ported that the Trump administration problem. that will go through our nuclear waste has been sending babies and young Third, will both Republican leaders, stockpile and turn that into productive children to what they call tender age House and Senate, guarantee that a electricity generation. If we can get facilities. It is unconscionable—uncon- narrow bill will not have poison pill there, that would be a terrific Holy scionable—that the Government of the riders that are unacceptable to large Grail. In the meantime, this is a smart United States is warehousing babies percentages of this body added to any and efficient way to support American and toddlers alone in an institutional legislation? innovation in these technologies. setting. Let’s get those guarantees—no poi- I urge all of my colleagues to vote The crisis was willfully and purpose- son pill riders, Senate leadership and yes. I, again, appreciate Senator fully created by this President through House leadership agree, and Speaker

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Booker Heitkamp Reed While the Republican leader, on a Boozman Heller Risch much as we would dream for another; Brown Hirono Roberts that is, for the President to solve this daily basis, celebrates vague statistics Burr Hoeven Rounds problem. The odds of any legislation about business confidence, here are Cantwell Hyde-Smith Rubio being able to pass—without poison pill some cold, hard facts. Capito Inhofe Sasse Since the beginning of 2018, corpora- Carper Isakson Schatz riders—the House and Senate and be Casey Johnson Schumer signed by the President is just about tions have announced plans to repur- Cassidy Jones Scott zero, while the percentage that the chase more than $475 billion in stock Collins Kaine Shelby buybacks—a record pace. Meanwhile, Coons Kennedy Smith President could solve this problem if Corker King Stabenow he wants to is just about 100 percent. the Bureau of Labor statistics report Cornyn Klobuchar Sullivan I have to say one other thing. TED that real average hourly earnings have Cortez Masto Lankford Tester CRUZ—a leading anti-immigration ad- dropped by 0.1 percent. Cotton Leahy Thune According to a recent analysis by Crapo Lee Tillis vocate—must be feeling the heat. He Cruz Manchin Toomey has never been for modifying our immi- Just Capital, only 6 percent of the cap- Daines McCaskill Udall gration laws in any way that helps im- ital allocated by companies from the Donnelly McConnell Van Hollen migrants. Read some of his past state- tax bill’s savings has gone to employ- Durbin Menendez Warner ees, while nearly 60 percent has gone to Enzi Moran Whitehouse ments. Ernst Murkowski Wicker I ask the question, Is something cyn- shareholders. Fischer Murphy Young Remember, President Trump prom- ical going on with some people? They NAYS—9 want to get this off their backs because ised that the Republican tax bill would give a $4,000 raise for the average Feinstein Harris Sanders they feel the heat, but they really Flake Markey Warren don’t want to solve the problem, be- American family. In reality, American Gillibrand Merkley Wyden families are not seeing close to that cause if they did, Senator CRUZ and the NOT VOTING—4 others would do what 19 Republicans figure. A recent Washington Post head- line sums it up best: ‘‘The Republican Cardin McCain have correctly done: Ask the President Duckworth Shaheen to solve the problem himself. tax bill’s promises of higher wages and more jobs haven’t materialized.’’ The amendment (No. 2943), as modi- TRADE fied, was agreed to. Mr. President, on a different subject The truth is, the tax law has failed to AMENDMENT NO. 2985 entirely, our trade relationship with deliver for American workers and American families. Corporations are The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under China. For too long, China has taken the previous order, the question is on advantage of America’s unwillingness reaping record profits as a result of the tax bill and are refusing to pass much the Baldwin amendment No. 2985. to strongly confront its rapacious The Senator from Ohio. trade policies. For too long, China has of those savings onto their workers. And whatever benefits American fami- Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask dumped artificially cheap products unanimous consent to speak for 30 sec- into our markets, stolen the intellec- lies are getting from the tax bill—if they are getting benefits at all—are onds on the Baldwin-Portman amend- tual property of blue-chip American ment. companies, and denied our most profit- starting to get wiped out by sky- rocketing health care costs, the result The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without able companies access to its markets. objection, it is so ordered. I am heartened that President of Republican sabotage. All in all, that is why that today, 6 Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, Sen- Trump, after making a debacle of a months since it passed, the Repub- ator BALDWIN spoke a moment ago deal on ZTE, has taken a tougher ap- licans’ signature legislative accom- about this amendment we are about to proach to China in recent days. His in- plishment remains deeply unpopular. vote on. stincts to be tough on China are right I yield the floor. It is $20 million to the National Nu- on the money. clear Security Administration’s domes- President Trump needs to stay VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2943, AS MODIFIED The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under tic isotope program. This is something strong. If he backs off at the first sign this body voted for back in 2012. CBO of trouble, after the first company calls the previous order, the question occurs on agreeing to Crapo amendment No. says it has no budget authority impact. to complain, after President Xi calls to It is really important because we are complain, then China will know we are 2943, as modified. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I getting this all from overseas. We have weak and unserious. ask for the yeas and nays. no domestic source. We want to get China is waiting to see if it can ride The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a away from using highly enriched ura- this out. We need to show China that sufficient second? nium for national security reasons. America means business because the There appears to be a sufficient sec- I encourage you to all vote for this. stakes are too high. ond. I yield back my time. Business relocations to China have The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The costs too many American jobs. The The senior assistant legislative clerk question is on agreeing to the amend- theft of our intellectual property has called the roll. ment. been called ‘‘the greatest transfer of Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask for the yeas wealth in history’’ by a four-star gen- is necessarily absent: the Senator from and nays. eral and commander of U.S. Cyber Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a Command. The lifeblood of the Amer- Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the sufficient second? ican economy is on the line. I urge Senator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), There appears to be a sufficient sec- President Trump to stay strong on the Senator from Maryland (Mr. ond. China. CARDIN), and the Senator from New The clerk will call the roll. Don’t mistake my support on this Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) are nec- The assistant bill clerk called the issue for what the President is doing essarily absent. roll. with our allies. The tariffs leveled The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator against Canada and our European allies any other Senators in the Chamber de- is necessarily absent: the Senator from are misguided and counterproductive. siring to vote? Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). China is the real threat. And China The result was announced—yeas 87, Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the should be the President’s focus. nays 9, as follows: Senator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH)

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This is the current de- we do here in this Chamber, the power The result was announced—yeas 95, bate: Children have been ripped apart to end this shameful chapter in our Na- nays 2, as follows: from their moms and dads, and it has tion’s history lies with the President [Rollcall Vote No. 133 Leg.] always been an American value to keep and his pen. He can sign an Executive YEAS—95 families together, even when you are order today, just as easily as he can Alexander Gillibrand Murray adjudicating the lawful or unlawful sign a law that we pass here in Con- Baldwin Graham Nelson status of the parents. You always keep gress. Either way, it is up to him. He Barrasso Grassley Perdue Bennet Harris Peters those children together on an immigra- doesn’t need Congress to act. He and he Blumenthal Hassan Portman tion question, yet President Trump has alone is allowing this shameful prac- Blunt Hatch Reed now altered that policy. tice to continue, and he alone can stop Booker Heinrich Risch Despite all the finger-pointing and it right now. Boozman Heitkamp Roberts the deflection, President Trump and I yield the floor. Brown Heller Rounds Burr Hirono Rubio his administration know this is their The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cantwell Hoeven Sanders policy; he doubled down on it last ator from Utah. Capito Hyde-Smith Sasse Mr. LEE. Madam President, I first Cardin Inhofe night. But there is nothing in the law Schatz Carper Isakson that requires them to tear parents want to respond to something that was Schumer Casey Johnson Scott away from their children. There is said a moment ago. It is not he and he Cassidy Jones Shelby nothing in the law that requires the alone who can solve it. Congress is, in Collins Kaine Coons Kennedy Smith administration to rip an infant from a fact, the policymaking body within the Corker King Stabenow parent’s arms, some young enough still Federal Government. We are the law- Cornyn Klobuchar Sullivan Tester to be nursing. making body within the Federal Gov- Cortez Masto Lankford The decision to enact this quite hor- ernment. We can make changes to the Cotton Leahy Thune Crapo Lee Tillis rendous and shameful policy was a de- law, and we can’t lose sight of that Cruz Manchin Toomey cision by this administration—and this fact. Daines Markey Udall administration alone. That is why this Van Hollen f Donnelly McCaskill Senator went to Miami yesterday. I Durbin McConnell Warner MOTION TO DISCHARGE—H.R. 3 Enzi Menendez Warren wanted to see it for myself. I wanted to Ernst Merkley Whitehouse see: Is the facility clean? Are the chil- Mr. LEE. Madam President, pursuant Feinstein Moran Wicker dren sleeping in beds? Are they sleep- to title X of the Congressional Budget Fischer Murkowski Wyden Gardner Murphy Young ing on the floor? Do they have ade- and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, quate care? If they were, I could report I have a discharge petition at the desk NAYS—2 that it was a good news story. and move to discharge from the Senate Flake Paul I also wanted to be able to talk to Committees on Appropriations and NOT VOTING—3 the young children, the ones who had Budget H.R. 3, to rescind certain budg- Duckworth McCain Shaheen been separated. I had already gotten et authority proposed to be rescinded The amendment (No. 2985) was agreed word from Senator VAN HOLLEN, who in special messages transmitted to the to. had been in Texas on Saturday and met Congress by the President on May 8, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- a mom who said that her child had 2018. ator from Florida. been separated from her and that child The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION was in a detention facility in Florida. I to section 1017(b) of the Congressional Mr. NELSON. Madam President, I wanted to see that child. Budget and Impoundment Control Act have just returned from South Florida I am very proud of all of our col- of 1974, there will now be up to 1 hour where I went to a detention facility in leagues who have come together to of debate on the motion to discharge, Homestead, FL. There are 1,000 chil- support legislation to keep these fami- equally divided between the two lead- dren in this detention facility, and 94 lies together, and 49 of us on this side ers or their designees. of 1,000 are children who have been sep- of the aisle have signed on as cospon- Who yields time? arated from their families. sors. The policy of this legislation is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Despite being the senior Senator of simply this: Don’t separate families in ator from Utah. Florida, despite having oversight re- this question of immigration. It would Mr. LEE. Madam President, over the sponsibility of the Department of HHS, prohibit the separation of those fami- next 10 years, our national debt is set despite the fact that in that oversight lies. That has been the policy, and all to balloon from $21.16 trillion today to capacity, we have the funding responsi- the President would have to do is to more than $33.9 trillion in 2028. bility for the Department of HHS and say it, but in taking the position he With interest rates set to increase, one of its components, the Office of has, maybe the only recourse is for us the payments on the debt will also Refugee Resettlement—these children to pass this law. likely double over the next 10 years as separated from their families are han- I am proud of our colleagues on that a percentage of total economic output. dled by that office—despite all of that, side of the aisle who have rightfully Consider for a moment the fact we are the Deputy Secretary of the Depart- stood up and publicly condemned this paying a little more than $300 billion a ment of HHS refused to allow me to practice because every American year to service our debt. It is not that enter this facility and said that it was knows that taking children from their much more than we were paying a cou- the Department’s policy that you have parents is just not right. If a family is ple of decades ago when our national to fill out a form, which we had done, legitimately fleeing violence, repres- debt was roughly one-fifth, one-sixth of but you have to wait 2 weeks before sion, and conditions that most of us its current size. The only reason our being allowed to enter the facility. cannot imagine, they have a right debt service payments are as low as The question is, Why do they not under American law to present them- they are today is that our interest want the Senator from Florida to get selves at the border and ask for asy- rates are at all-time historic lows. Our into this detention facility where there lum. Past administrations of both par- Treasury yield rates are artificially, are children who have been separated ties have recognized this, which is why historically, aberrationally, severely from their parents? It must be that not they acted with compassion and re- low. The situation gets a lot worse if only is this Department policy, but fused to do what the Trump adminis- our artificially, historically low inter- this is being directed by the President tration is doing now. It is certainly est rates increase or start to return to in the White House. They don’t want time that we return to our true Amer- their historical averages at a pace me to see it because they don’t want us ican value of keeping families to- quicker than has been projected, as is to know what is going on in there. gether. easily possible. For example, if interest

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Perhaps that was wishful taxpayers would soon be drowning in people that we retain some modicum of thinking on my part, because in just trillion-dollar annual interest pay- attention and of seriousness when it the latest example of the ‘‘cut first and ments just for the interest on our debt, comes to the spending habits of the ask questions later’’ policies of the which means just the difference be- Federal Government and when it comes Trump administration, we are now tween what we are paying in our debt to fiscal restraint in Washington, DC. going to vote on a bill that will claw service payment now and what we Cutting spending that isn’t actually back billions of dollars from children’s would be paying then, possibly a few going to be spent may not be a profile health insurance, affordable housing short years from now. It is more than in courage, but it is at least a sign of investments, infrastructure, rural de- we spend on the Department of De- a pulse, and in Washington that is velopment, and innovative energy pro- fense. This is really frightening, and something. That is something impor- grams. This is the same White House this is why it is such welcome news tant that we can and we should show that just forced through Congress a $1.9 that there is some movement on this today. It is a step toward fiscal respon- trillion—not billion, but trillion—tax front. sibility and away from the cynicism giveaway, most of which goes to bil- That is why it is such welcome news and the waste that has turned this city lionaires and corporations. Then, they that on May 8 President Trump sent to into what is known as ‘‘the swamp.’’ say we have to cut children’s health in- Congress a request to rescind $15.4 bil- In Congress we face a lot of difficult surance because we have to reduce the lion worth of extraneous spending. This decisions—gut-wrenching, heart- deficit. We can give billionaires and is something Congress used to do all wrenching decisions—but this is not corporations $1.9 trillion, but this the time. This is something that in one of them. President Trump’s request might increase the deficit. So we have decades past would occur dozens, even is as reasonable as can be imagined. to cut children’s health insurance, af- scores of times, during a single Presi- Now, $15 billion may be a drop in the fordable housing investments, infra- dential administration, and it was a bi- bucket compared to $15 trillion or $21 structure, rural development, and inno- partisan matter, of course. Returning trillion, but that is a reason to support vative energy programs. That goes be- unused taxpayer money isn’t just good this legislation, not to oppose it. Con- yond laughable. It is unconscionable. government; in a republic, it should be gress needs to retrain its atrophied President Trump is seeking to cut $7 expected, and it should be the norm. In muscles in preparation for the far larg- billion from funding for children’s 1981, President Reagan and a divided er tasks that lie ahead. health insurance. If you strip this fund- Congress rescinded more than $15 bil- If we do not find the will—if we can’t ing from the Children’s Health Insur- lion in Federal spending and another somehow muster the willpower nec- ance Program, we leave children unpro- $16 billion in 1985 and 1986. President essary to reduce Federal spending our- tected from unforeseen events like a Clinton made three rescission requests selves now, long before the laws of flu outbreak or a natural disaster. in 2000, totaling $128 million. mathematics and economics force us to This takes away the ability of Con- Now we have the chance to take up do so—we will regret it. If we wait gress should be able to make critical the mantle again. President Trump’s until those laws catch up with us, it investments in healthcare and edu- specific proposals draw back unused will be a whole lot more painful later cation. Even if the money can no funds from expired programs, obsolete than it will be if we start making more longer be dedicated to CHIP, we should programs, and accounts that the Con- modest adjustments now. reinvest it in other important pro- gressional Budget Office says are wild- Every day that passes without action grams as we have done in the past— ly, needlessly overfunded. In fact, ac- represents more of our national debt programs that support our Nation’s cording to CBO, none of the funds in being thrown onto our children’s children and families. I don’t think the requested rescissions would alter backs—another line item on the fiscal there is any Member of this body who, current Federal programs in any way. indictment that we are writing, how- when they are campaigning, doesn’t For instance, CBO has certified that ever unwittingly or unknowingly, talk about how important children and the $7 billion CHIP rescission would against ourselves. their families are to them. I hope those not affect either outlays or the number We have to change course. This bill same families will ask them: How of Americans with health insurance. provides us with a good chance to take much money did you take out from And I should note that Congress has re- one small step toward sanity. children and families? scinded CHIP funding in every enacted I urge my colleagues to vote in favor Earlier this year, the Congress did Labor-HHS appropriations bill since of the motion to discharge. what they were supposed to. Repub- 2011, more than $50 billion in total dur- DISCHARGE PETITION—H.R. 3 licans and Democrats came together to ing that time period. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- direct this funding to the Federal re- The spending targeted for rescission ance with title 10 of the Congressional Budg- sponse to the opioid epidemic, the is either expired or rendered unattain- et and Impoundment Act of 1974, hereby di- childcare and development block able by current eligibility require- rect that the Senate Committees on Appro- grants, Head Start, and the National priations and Budget be discharged from fur- ments. The $15 billion is just sitting, ther consideration of H.R. 3, a bill to rescind Institutes of Health. These are invest- unused, in agency accounts. So how certain budget authority proposed to be re- ments in our country. They are not tax does it help to cut spending if this scinded in special messages transmitted to giveaways. They are investments in money is just sitting there? This is the the Congress by the President on May 8, 2018, our country. If you strip this funding, real sticking point, for Congress has in accordance with title X of the Congres- it is penny wise and pound foolish. this cute little habit of paying for new sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act President Trump wants to claw back spending by raiding these unused 1974. billions of dollars from infrastructure funds. It is a budgetary trick, a gim- Mike Lee, Patick J. Toomey, Ted Cruz, programs. I see so many of these photo Rand Paul, David Perdue, Jeff Flake, mick, if you will. The money may not Joni Ernst, Ron Johnson, John Ken- ops he does, speaking about how we be used this year, but it can be recy- nedy, Marco Rubio, Thom Tillis, Steve want to have better infrastructure. cled into budget gimmicks in future Daines, Mike Rounds, John Cornyn, However, we don’t want to pay for it so years. Rescinding it now takes the $15 Ben Sasse, James Lankford, Tom Cot- we will take the money back. billion out of circulation for those ton, John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, James Let’s look at what the money is that kinds of shenanigans in the not-too- Risch. he wants to take away. It is programs distant future, and, of course, that is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to do everything from supporting loans the real reason why it will not pass ator from Vermont. to helping factories produce more effi- unanimously. Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I cient vehicles to building bridges in Now, to its credit, the House of Rep- have been in the Senate long enough to small communities. These are pro- resentatives has stepped up. On June 7, think that maybe the Senate can start grams that directly support American the House of Representatives passed its to go back to being the Senate. A Sen- jobs. They are not jobs overseas. They

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:20 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G20JN6.009 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE June 20, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4259 are jobs right here, and now they want Madam President, I don’t see any Federation of Businesses show that op- to take the money out. other Senator seeking the floor. timism, and plans to expand hiring and For an administration that is perpet- I suggest the absence of a quorum growth for businesses of all sorts and ually in ‘‘infrastructure week,’’ it and ask unanimous consent that the sizes are at alltime highs. This opti- doesn’t make sense if you are trying to time be equally divided. mism, along with lower costs of in- cut funding for infrastructure. How do The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without creasing investments and doing busi- we put ‘‘America first’’ when you strip objection, it is so ordered. ness, has already started to result in funds that support Americans jobs? The clerk will call the roll. real changes for the middle class. In a continued push to leave rural The legislative clerk proceeded to Take, for example, the list of more America behind, Mr. Trump’s rescis- call the roll. than 100 different utility companies sion package would cut millions of dol- Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I ask that have cut their rates across the lars from rural development programs. unanimous consent that the order for country. According to one compilation, Every single Senator in this body has the quorum call be rescinded. the American people are on track to rural areas in their State, and they The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without pocket more than $2.8 billion just this know that these programs help to en- objection, it is so ordered. year off those savings. sure that the same basic services are TAX REFORM Some might also argue that this is a offered in rural areas that we see in Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I rise normal period of expansion and growth urban areas—things that we rely on, in celebration of the 6-month anniver- in the economy. As one journalist re- like schools or healthcare, for instance, sary of passage of the Tax Cuts and cently noted, tax reform has poured or police stations. Are we saying that Jobs Act. I know there were a lot of re- ‘‘jet fuel’’ on a growing economy. only urban areas can have that but marks about the benefits of tax cuts According to the most recent reports rural areas can’t? right out of the gate, but many of the in June, the total number of workers In the Appropriations Committee, benefits from the reform of the old, receiving unemployment benefits is Senator SHELBY and I have been fo- broken, and outdated Tax Code will ac- running at the lowest levels in 44 cused on moving forward through the cumulate over the long run. years, and that is just in terms of num- fiscal year 2019 process. We are trying I rise to talk about some of the bene- bers of people drawing unemployment to return the committee to regular fits from the new Tax Code that can be benefits, not even taking into account order—something that most Repub- witnessed by hard-working families the massive population growth since licans and Democrats in this body say right now. For example, the typical December 1973. they want. We have successfully kept family of four making the median fam- For the first time since record-keep- poison pill riders and controversial au- ily income of around $75,000 a year is ing began in 2000, the number of avail- thorizing language out of the appro- right in the middle of the first year of able positions exceeded the number of priations bills, whichever side of the our cuts. Those typical families are job seekers, according to the informa- aisle they came from, and we passed, going to see their taxes cut by more tion from the Department of Labor. by an overwhelming margin, seven bi- than half. This is just the initial boost. I tend to partisan bills out of our committee. We also doubled the child tax credit think positive economic outcomes are It has been years since we have seen and expanded its refundability to ben- most often created by hard work and that happen. Here we have seven bipar- efit more working families. The Tax good policy, like our tax reform pack- tisan appropriations bills come out of Code also makes filing taxes easier and age. committee, and almost all Republicans more straightforward for the typical That is why activity in the labor and all Democrats voted for them. middle-class family. That is because market has been especially robust, Even with the Interior appropriations the standard deduction was nearly dou- with more than 1 million jobs already bill—that is a bill that has been his- bled. created in this year alone. That is why torically bogged down with poison pill Taken all together, provisions like wage growth has been trending upward, riders and usually forced into a mas- these are the reason the nonpartisan and that is why business investment sive omnibus appropriations bill be- Joint Committee on Taxation found has been robust. More Americans now cause we could not reach an agree- that the overall distribution of the new have access to more of their own hard- ment. In the past we had to put it in an tax bill is directed toward the middle earned money. As Republicans pre- omnibus bill because we couldn’t agree class. This is happening everywhere. dicted, we are already seeing the mid- on it—guess what happened. We passed Take my home State of Utah, for ex- dle class and the economy generally it out of committee unanimously. I ample. According to some recent num- benefit. don’t recall that happening in nearly a bers from the Tax Foundation, citizens Mark my words, there is a lot more decade. of Utah can expect, on average, a tax growth we should anticipate coming Now, if we go forward with this re- cut of nearly $1,500, or 2.4 percent of down the pike as more and more people scission package, it is going to derail their income. start to realize how much tax reform the process. Take advantage of those hundreds of actually does, and will, affect their The rescission bill undermines the bi- dollars and start paying off your car a families, their businesses, their com- partisan budget deal that Republicans little sooner. Maybe go out to see a munities, and our country as a whole. and Democrats struck just four months baseball game or take your family on a As business investment and produc- ago. road trip to see some of the beautiful tivity pick up due to higher expected If we go forward with this package, national parks around our country and aftertax returns from investment, wage another will fall, and another, and an- especially throughout the State of growth, too, will continue to pick up. other, even further undermining the Utah. All of those things are now that All told, these changes are creating a agreement. much more possible because of our tax paradigm shift. More than ever before, I will remind everybody that if they reform. Americans can expect things to be bet- haven’t gotten around to reading the Those direct tax cuts are just a part ter tomorrow than they are today. Constitution, it does grant Congress of the larger picture ushered in by tax Personally, I am more excited than the power of the purse, not the execu- reform. More broadly, tax reform has ever for my great-grandchildren, my tive branch. Congress decides spending provided a shot in the arm to a long- grandchildren, and my children. I am priorities, not the President. We ought ailing economy. After cutting the cor- grateful to everyone who has made this to actually do our job. We should exer- porate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 possible. After all, major tax reform cise our right. We should reject this re- percent, businesses have been able to like this is truly a once-in-a-genera- scissions package. We should uphold reinvest, build new facilities, hire new tion opportunity for all of us. the bicameral, bipartisan budget agree- workers, and start innovating now Just 6 months in, we have seen so ment. more than ever. many positive results from the tax re- So I urge all Senators to reject this Recent polls by the National Associa- form that the list is too long to cover rescissions package and to oppose the tion of Manufacturers, the Business in just one speech. Make no mistake, motion to discharge. Roundtable, Gallup, and the National the list of positives from tax reform for

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That seems rise to talk about the abuse of author- pacted by the taxes that are being incomprehensible that would ever hap- ity that is taking place with the ad- placed on their companies, unilaterally pen, but it has. ministration’s use of section 232 of the by this administration, with no con- I am reading part of a statement that Trade Act to implement taxes on the gressional input. reads as follows: American people. Let me say this one I say to my colleagues, do we not Our government is forcibly separating chil- more time. The President, and the ad- want to know on what basis they uni- dren—including toddlers—from their parents ministration, abusing section 232 of the laterally are going to decide not to tax and sending them to detention facilities as a Trade Act, have decided on their own certain companies? In other words, means of sending a message and influencing accord to tax the American people. most companies are being taxed 25 per- Congress. They have put in place a 25-percent cent. They just decided to do that That was a statement not made by a tariff on steel and aluminum and are themselves. Yet they are going to Democratic Senator or a Democratic getting ready to do so on some other grant exclusions. House Member or a Republican or any products. Yet, this is Congress’s re- I think this issue is going to wreak politician; that was part of a larger sponsibility—Congress’s responsi- havoc on our country. It already is statement made by Thomas Donahue, bility—to generate tariffs or deal with wreaking havoc on our relationships the president and CEO of the U.S. taxes. with friends that have been with us for Chamber of Commerce—not someone The administration, by citing section many years in defense that have to who is very often lined up on the same 232—a national security issue—is tax- come our aid, and we have come to side as Democratic Senators. I think ing goods coming into America from their aid. We have had alliances. that is an understatement. Canada, from Europe, and our allies on Again, I challenge the Senate to take To say this policy is cruel, inhumane, a national security basis. action on this. There is an amendment and an insult to the values of our Na- Today I wrote a letter to Secretary that is broadly supported by people on tion is to utter an understatement. Ross, our Secretary of Commerce, be- both sides of the aisle, with a wide This is a policy that is straight from cause it is my understanding—actu- range of ideology, that would say, if we the pit of hell, and there is probably ally, today, in a hearing with the Fi- are going to invoke 232, a national se- worse that we could say about it. It is nance Committee, he said there were curity section, we would vote on that. hard to comprehend that any adminis- 22,506 requests from companies in the My sense is, as this moves along, peo- tration at any time would propose, let United States asking for exclusions— ple are going to want to vote on that, alone implement, a policy that would exclusions—from being taxed for goods and I look forward to that day occur- result in children being separated from that come in to support their compa- ring. their parents. With that, I yield the floor. Unlike what the administration has nies. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I will say to my friends here, on what tried to argue, this is not about fol- ator from Pennsylvania. lowing the law or securing the border. basis do we think these exclusions Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I ask might be granted? We have already had unanimous consent to speak as in Neither of those statements is relevant an abuse of authority in using 232. I morning business. here. This is a conscious decision by guess my question to Secretary Ross The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without this administration, which is contrary is, on what basis is he going to be objection, it is so ordered. to the decisions by the last two admin- granting these exclusions? Are they FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION istrations—one a Republican adminis- going to be friends of the administra- Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I rise tration, the other a Democratic admin- tion who get exclusions? Are they to address the issue that I know folks istration—that decided not to separate going to deny exclusions to opponents in both parties of both Houses, and, of children from their parents. Unfortu- of the administration or are they going course, across the country, are con- nately, this administration decided to to use the national security reason, if cerned about; that is, the issue of child do just that. you will, to grant exclusions? separation at the border. Many people have heard the state- I want to say, again, I think this is This is, unfortunately, an issue that ments attributed to the American our responsibility. I realize that when because there is so much outrage, there Academy of Pediatrics. There were sev- additional tariffs go in place in July— is, in fact, substantial unity against eral different folks who were quoted on when these other countries retaliate, the policy that is in place right now. I this, depending on which medical orga- which is their plan on July 1—my guess am, like a lot of Americans, vehe- nizations they belonged to. is this issue may become more ripe for mently opposed to the policy of what, One of the most compelling state- action, not unlike what is happening at in essence, amounts to ripping children ments was by Dr. Colleen Kraft, the the border right now where people are away from their parents. I, like a lot of president of the American Academy of seeing what is occurring and action is Americans, have demanded that the Pediatrics. She is obviously an expert being promoted to solve the problem. I President and his administration end about children and is from an expert think, once the tariffs by these other this cruel policy immediately. organization. Dr. Kraft visited a chil- companies kick in against us on July We are hearing some reports that dren’s immigration detention facility 1—because we, in a most unusual way, there may be an action taken. I don’t in Texas earlier this month. She called the administration citing national se- know what that action will be, but I what she saw there, in the systemic curity against Canada, Mexico, many hope it is an action that will end the separation of children from their par- of our NATO allies and the European policy. Until we know that, we have to ents, ‘‘a form of child abuse.’’ Accord- Union—I think this issue is going to continue to urge the President to do ing to Dr. Kraft, once young children become ripe. I think it is going to be- the right thing. are separated from their caregivers or come ripe for Senate action and House Earlier this week, the Department of parents, they are likely to develop action. Homeland Security released data show- toxic stress in their brains. The toxic Again, I will ask people in this room, ing that between May 5 and June 9— stress disrupts children’s brain devel- knowing they cited 232, which again is just a little more than a month—2,342 opment and increases levels of flight- an abuse of that authority, are we com- children were taken from their parents or-fight hormones in their bodies. This fortable with the criteria that the ad- at the border. That is about 70 children kind of emotional trauma could even- ministration is going to be using on per day taken from their parents. tually lead to children having health the 22,000—actually, let me see here. I have received thousands of emails, problems, such as heart disease and Maybe that is a low number. It is 26,977 letters, and phone calls from concerned substance abuse disorders.

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The following Senator of pediatrics at Harvard Medical ters; hours matter; days matter in the is necessarily absent: the Senator from School, Dr. Charles Nelson, said: lives of those children—more than 2,300 Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). The effect is catastrophic. There’s so much or more, and the projections are just Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the research on this that if people paid attention going through the roof about what will Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. at all to the science, they would never do happen over the next couple of weeks SHAHEEN) is necessarily absent. this. and month. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. It goes on and on and on. I could Ending the policy today and reunit- TILLIS). Are there any other Senators quote more detail for a long time about ing child and parent matters a lot be- in the Chamber desiring to vote? what he has said and about what other cause every day that goes by makes it The result was announced—yeas 48, experts have said, but we don’t have worse for that child. Unfortunately, for nays 50, as follows: time today. Suffice it to say the re- some children, it might be too late. [Rollcall Vote No. 134 Leg.] search that shows the damage that is That traumatic event and the YEAS—48 done to children when they are forcibly aftereffects—the hours and the days separated from their parents explains Alexander Gardner Paul and even weeks now that they have Barrasso Graham Perdue why more than 9,000 mental health pro- been separated—might result in perma- Blunt Grassley Portman fessionals and 172 organizations signed nent damage. I hope I am wrong about Boozman Hatch Risch a petition to urge the President to end this, but days matter here, and even Capito Heller Roberts Cassidy Hoeven Rounds the policy of separating families. In hours matter. Corker Hyde-Smith Rubio this petition, the mental health profes- We are hoping that the administra- Cornyn Inhofe Sasse sionals wrote: tion will reverse course on a policy—I Cotton Isakson Scott From decades of research and direct clin- will say again and keep saying—that is Crapo Johnson Shelby Cruz Kennedy Sullivan ical experience, we know that the impact of straight from the pit of hell. It should Daines Lankford Thune disrupted attachment manifests not only in end today. Enzi Lee Tillis overwhelming fear and panic at the time of I yield the floor. Ernst McConnell Toomey separation, but that there is a strong likeli- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Fischer Moran Wicker hood that these children’s behavioral, psy- ator from Utah. Flake Murkowski Young chological, interpersonal, and cognitive tra- Mr. LEE. Madam President, our na- NAYS—50 jectories will also be affected. The National tional debt stands at about $21 trillion. Child Traumatic Stress Network notes that Baldwin Gillibrand Murray Bennet Harris children may develop post traumatic re- The interest costs on this alone are Nelson more than $300 billion every single Blumenthal Hassan Peters sponses following separation from their par- Booker Heinrich year. That is money that can’t go to- Reed ents and specifically lists immigration and Brown Heitkamp Sanders parental deportation as situations of poten- ward shoring up our national defense Burr Hirono Schatz tially traumatic separation. To pretend that or shoring up Social Security or Medi- Cantwell Jones Schumer separated children do not grow up with the care or some other Federal program. Cardin Kaine Smith Carper King shrapnel of this traumatic experience embed- Stabenow That is money that goes to our credi- Casey Klobuchar Tester ded in their minds is to disregard everything tors. Now, it has to, but the scary part Collins Leahy Udall we know about child development, the brain, is that that is just a drop in the bucket Coons Manchin and trauma. Van Hollen compared to what it could be just a few Cortez Masto Markey That is from the petition that was Donnelly McCaskill Warner years from now. The only reason it is Warren signed by mental health professionals Duckworth Menendez even this low is that our Treasury Durbin Merkley Whitehouse across the country—9,000 of them. Wyden yield rates—the rates at which we pay Feinstein Murphy Those professionals and the profes- interest on our national debt—are at NOT VOTING—2 sionals at the American Academy of an alltime, historic low. As soon as Pediatrics, the American College of McCain Shaheen they return to their historic averages, Physicians, and the American Psy- The motion was rejected. we will see that interest payment in- chiatric Association have also issued The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- crease manyfold. If we wait until that statements against the policy. To- TON). The Senator from Vermont. moment arrives, this will be a very dif- gether, these organizations represent Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I suggest ficult process not just for the Federal more than 250,000 doctors across the the absence of a quorum. Government, not just for Congress, but country. To support this policy, you The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for the entire country. clerk will call the roll. would have to assert that a quarter of It is time for us to start taking grad- The bill clerk proceeded to call the a million doctors in the United States ual steps in the right direction now. roll. of America are somehow wrong and This opportunity—this rescissions Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I that you know better. package that has been proposed by the If we were to ask the administration, ask unanimous consent that the order President—provides us with a meaning- ‘‘Before you put this policy in place, for the quorum call be rescinded. ful step in that direction. I applaud did you talk to the American Academy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without President Trump for proposing these of Pediatrics? Did you talk to child objection, it is so ordered. rescissions. It is time for Congress to psychologists? Did you talk to the get back in the practice of taking these f American College of Physicians or things up, of considering them, and of ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLA- other professionals who know some- passing them. TIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY thing about children and trauma and I respectfully urge all of my col- CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS long-term damage to their brains and leagues to vote for this measure. AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, to their development?’’ I am afraid the Mr. President, I yield back all time. 2019—Continued answer to that question would be no. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION Yet I await the answer from the admin- DAINES). Without objection, it is so or- istration. I hope the answer will be yes. dered. Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, I I have more here, but I know we have Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask for the rise to speak about the humanitarian to go, so I will not use all of it. Over yeas and nays. crisis that is at our southern border the next couple of hours and days, we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a right now. We are living through a mo- have to keep insisting that the admin- sufficient second? ment in history when we are literally istration take action to end this policy There appears to be a sufficient sec- sending babies and toddlers into deten- today, which it could—which the Presi- ond. tion camps.

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It is fine as under 13 would fall into that cat- has become the fastest-growing category as egory,’’ he said. ‘‘They’re not government fa- compared to fiscal year 2017. wrong. cilities per se, and they have very well- During a press briefing [on] Tuesday, re- The AP broke a story last night that trained clinicians, and those facilities meet porters repeatedly asked for an age break- left me speechless, and I want the de- state licensing standards for child welfare down of the children who have been taken. tails of this horror recorded and docu- agencies, and they’re staffed by people who Officials from both law enforcement and mented in the official Senate RECORD know how to deal with the needs—particu- Health and Human Services said they didn’t so Americans years from now will look larly of the younger children.’’ know how many children were under 5, under back on us and will see how wrong we Until now, however, it’s been unknown 2, or even so little they’re non-verbal. where they are. ‘‘The facilities that they have for the most were. ‘‘In general we do not identify the loca- part are not licensed for tender age chil- I will read this article from the Asso- tions of permanent unaccompanied alien dren,’’ said Michelle Brane, director of mi- ciated Press, called ‘‘Youngest Mi- children program facilities,’’ said agency grant rights at the Women’s Refugee Com- grants Held in ‘Tender Age’ Shelters.’’ spokesman Kenneth Wolfe. mission, who met with a 4-year-old girl in The three centers—in Combes, It is by Garance Burke and Martha diapers in a McAllen warehouse where Bor- Raymondville, and Brownsville—have been Mendoza. der Patrol temporarily holds migrant fami- rapidly repurposed to serve needs of children Trump administration officials have been lies. ‘‘There is no model for how you house including some under 5. A fourth, planned for sending babies and other young children Houston, would house up to 240 children in a tons of little children in cots institutionally forcibly separated from their parents at the warehouse previously used for people dis- in our country. We don’t do orphanages, our U.S.-Mexico border to at least three ‘‘tender placed by Hurricane Harvey, Mayor Syl- child welfare has recognized that is an inap- age’’ shelters in South Texas, the Associated vester Turner said. propriate setting for little children.’’ Press has learned. Turner said he met with officials from Aus- So now, the government has to try to hire Lawyers and medical providers who have tin-based Southwest Key Programs, the con- more caregivers. The recent call for pro- visited the Rio Grande Valley shelters de- tractor that operates some of the child shel- posals by the federal government’s Office of scribed play rooms of crying preschool-age ters, to ask them to reconsider their plans. A Refugee Resettlement said it was seeking ap- children in crisis. The government also plans spokeswoman for Southwest Key didn’t im- plicants who can provide services for a di- to open a fourth shelter to house hundreds of mediately reply to an email seeking com- verse population ‘‘of all ages and genders, as young migrant children in Houston, where ment. well as pregnant and parenting teens.’’ city leaders denounced the move Tuesday. ‘‘And so there comes a point in time we Even the policy surrounding what age to Since the White House announced its zero draw a line, and for me, the line is with these take away a baby is inconsistent. Customs tolerance policy in early May, more than children,’’ Turner said during a news con- and Border Protection field chiefs over all 23,000 children have been taken from their ference Tuesday. nine southwest border districts can use their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, resulting On a practical level, the zero tolerance pol- discretion over how young is too young, offi- in a new influx of young children requiring icy has overwhelmed the federal agency cials said. And while Health and Human government care. The government has faced charged with caring for the new influx of Services defines ‘‘tender age’’ typically as 12 withering critiques over images of some of children who tend to be much younger than and under, Customs and Border Protection the children in cages inside U.S. Border Pa- teens who typically have been traveling to has at times defined it as 5 and under. trol processing stations. the U.S. alone. Indeed some recent detainees For 30 years, Los Fresnos, Texas-based Decades after the nation’s child welfare are infants, taken from their mothers. International Education Services ran emer- system ended the use of orphanages over Doctors and lawyers who have visited the gency shelters and foster care programs for concerns about the lasting trauma to chil- shelter said the facilities were fine, clean younger children and pregnant teens who ar- dren, the administration is starting up new and safe, but the kids—who have no idea rived in the U.S. as unaccompanied minors. institutions to hold Central American tod- where their parents are—were hysterical, At least one resident sued for the right to dlers that the government separated from crying, and acting out. have an abortion in a high-profile case last their parents. ‘‘The shelters aren’t the problem, it’s tak- March. ‘‘The thought that they are going to be ing kids from their parents that’s the prob- putting such little kids in an institutional lem,’’ said South Texas pediatrician Marsha For reasons the agency did not explain, setting? I mean it is hard for me even to Griffin who has visited many. three months ago the government’s refugee wrap my mind around it,’’ said Kay Bellor, Alicia Lieberman, who runs the Early resettlement office said it was ending its vice president for programs at Lutheran Im- Trauma Treatment Network at the Univer- funding to the program and transferring all migration and Refugee Service, which pro- sity of California, San Francisco, said dec- children to other facilities. This came weeks vides foster care and other child welfare ades of study show early separations can before the administration began its ‘‘zero services to migrant children. ‘‘Toddlers are cause permanent emotional damage. tolerance’’ policy, prompting a surge in being detained.’’ ‘‘Children are biologically programmed to ‘‘tender age’’ migrant children needing shel- Bellor said shelters follow strict proce- grow best in the care of a parent figure. ter. dures surrounding who can gain access to the When that bond is broken through long and In recent days, members of Congress have children in order to protect their safety, but unexpected separations with no set timeline been visiting the shelters and processing cen- that means information about their welfare for reunion, children respond at the deepest ters, or watching news reports about them, can be limited. psychological and emotional levels,’’ she bearing witness to the growing chaos. In a By law, child migrants traveling alone said. ‘‘Their fear triggers a flood of stress letter sent to Attorney General Jeff Sessions must be sent to facilities run by the U.S. De- hormones that disrupt neural circuits in the on Tuesday, a dozen Republican senators partment of Health and Human Services brain, create high levels of anxiety, make wrote that separating families isn’t con- within three days of being detained. The them more susceptible to physical and emo- sistent with American values and ordinary agency then is responsible for placing the tional illness, and damage their capacity to human decency. children in shelters or foster homes until manage their emotions, trust people, and On Tuesday, a Guatemalan mother who they are united with a relative or sponsor in focus their attention on age-appropriate ac- hasn’t seen her 7-year-old son since he was the community as they await immigration tivities.’’ taken from her a month ago sued the Trump court hearings. Days after Sessions announced the zero- administration. Beata Mariana de Jesus But U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ tolerance policy, the government issued a Mejia-Mejia was released from custody while announcement last month that the govern- call for proposals from shelter and foster her asylum case is pending and thinks her ment would criminally prosecute everyone care providers to provide services for the new son, Darwin, might be in a shelter in Ari- who crosses the U.S.-Mexico border illegally influx of children taken from their families zona. has led to the breakup of migrant families after journeying from Honduras, El Sal- ‘‘I only got to talk to him once and he and sent a new group of hundreds of young vador, Guatemala, and Mexico. sounded so sad. My son never used to sound children into the government’s care. As children are separated from their fami- like that, he was such a dynamic boy,’’ The United Nations, some Democratic and lies, law enforcement agents reclassify them Mejia-Mejia said as she wept. ‘‘I call and Republican lawmakers and religious groups from members of family units to ‘‘unaccom- call, and no one will tell me where he is.’’ have sharply criticized the policy, calling it panied alien children.’’ Federal officials said inhumane. Tuesday that since May, they have separated The Presiding Officer has young chil- Not so, said Steven Wagner, an official 2,342 children from their families, rendering dren. I have young children. I am cer- with the Department of Health and Human them unaccompanied minors in the govern- tain he cannot imagine how horrific it Services. ment’s care. would be for him to give up his child

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All of this good economic news end. and Iowa American Water Company points toward higher economic growth I yield the floor. has estimated customer savings to be moving forward. This is key to sustain- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- between $1.5 million and $1.8 million. able long-term wage growth, which is ator from Iowa. The hundreds of businesses and util- the most powerful anti-poverty meas- TAX REFORM ity company announcements were only ure there is. This should be welcome Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, 6 the beginning of the positive news for news to all after the years of stagnant months ago, Congress passed historic American taxpayers. In February, tax- wage growth during the Obama years. tax legislation that fundamentally re- payers began seeing the effects of tax With all of this positive news, Demo- formed our Tax Code and provided tax reform directly in their paychecks as crats have been searching for a talking relief to middle-income Americans and less was taken out of their pay by the point that they hope will take hold. also to small business job creators. IRS. In all, about 90 percent of tax- They are looking for a big distraction At the time, many of my colleagues payers are seeing less being withheld from the prosperity that results from on the other side of the aisle attempted from their paychecks as a result of the this tax bill. Toward that end, they to derail our efforts through a cam- law. have lambasted corporate stock paign of misinformation and dema- As it became evident that the Tax buybacks. Their hope is that the Amer- goguery. They tried to argue that up Cuts and Jobs Act was delivering ican public will disregard all the posi- was down and that tax cuts were tax meaningful benefits to working fami- tive signs they have seen in their pay- increases. They even suggested the lies, our Democratic colleagues were in checks and in the economy generally bill’s passage was a sign of Armaged- search of new talking points on the and be outraged by the benefits accru- don. law, considering the fact that their old ing to stockholders—more class war- Of course, such fearmongering was talking points were not working. They fare on their part versus the compas- always nonsense. At the time, analysis could no longer, with a straight face, sion and social justice that this tax re- from the nonpartisan Joint Committee argue that tax cuts were really tax in- form brings about. It is a play out of on Taxation had made it clear that the creases. Instead, they wanted hard- their old playbook, in other words. vast majority of taxpayers across every working Americans to believe that an When all else fails, engage in the his- income group would experience tax extra $50 a week in their paychecks or toric rhetoric of class warfare. But I cuts. In fact, it made clear that middle- a $1,000 bonus was ‘‘crumbs.’’ have news for some of my Democratic income groups would experience the With all due respect to my colleagues colleagues: That dog no longer hunts largest percentage of tax cuts. In even who believe that this is true, they either. Millions of middle-class Ameri- looking at the liberal Tax Policy Cen- don’t have a doggone clue what it is cans own stock—if not directly, ter’s analysis of the bill, the tax relief like in the real world where people through their 401(k) or pension plan. for the middle class is unmistakable. have to work for a living. That $1,000 According to the Tax Policy Center, 37 Its analysis found that more than 80 bonus means a lot for a father or a percent of stock is held in retirement percent would experience tax cuts that mother whose children need new school accounts. Thus, the idea of stock would average more than $2,100. clothes or who has a car that could use buybacks being a boon only to cor- In the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, we some repairs or who, simply, wants to porate fat cats is hogwash. It is a boon made good on our commitment to fix take the family on a vacation. For a to the millions of middle-class Ameri- our broken Tax Code. It makes filing family on a tight budget, every addi- cans who are longing for secure and simpler, provides middle-income tax tional dollar in a paycheck really comfortable retirements. cuts, and reinvigorates our economy counts. It means an additional dollar Moreover, the Democrats’ concerns through pro-growth business tax re- that can be put away for unexpected with stock buybacks demonstrate a forms. emergencies or for a child’s college fundamental misunderstanding of eco- The positive effects of the tax cuts savings or, maybe, even for one’s own nomics. Stock buybacks are fully con- began almost immediately with compa- retirement. sistent with one of the main objectives nies announcing bonuses, pay raises, As important as the immediate mid- of tax reform; that is, promoting eco- higher retirement contributions, new dle-income tax benefits are that have nomic growth through capital forma- hiring, and increased investment as a been afforded by the law, the benefits tion that makes workers more produc- result of the law. To date, the list of that will accrue for everybody in this tive, which in turn leads to increased such companies has climbed to over country as a result of the long-term, wages. When a company repurchases 600, with there being more than 4 mil- pro-growth effects of the bill are as im- stock, that money is not stuffed into a lion employees who are benefiting. portant, if maybe not more important. mattress; it frees up dollars that can be This has included a number of busi- Thanks to this historic tax measure, as reinvested in a growing economy or nesses in my State of Iowa, which well as to regulatory relief, Congress maybe a new startup small business. range from the small, like the Anfinson and the administration have declared This in turn promotes the type of busi- Farm Store, which has invested back that America is open for business. ness expansion and capital investment into its employees in the form of $1,000 When Congress delivers historic tax necessary to grow our economy, boost bonuses and a 5-percent increase in cuts and, particularly, regulatory productivity, and increase wages over wages, to the very large, like Wells rollbacks, the American people enjoy the long term. Fargo, which has raised its base wage the sweet taste of prosperity. That is Although the economic landscape from $13.50 to $15 per hour and bene- how the cookie crumbles. looks more promising than ever, there fited more than 1,300 employees. Despite critics in this town calling is more work to do. Those of us from Higher wages and bonuses are not the the tax cuts crumbs, I would invite Iowa are particularly focused on trade only ways that taxpayers are bene- them to chew on a few facts: National agreements and renewable energy poli- fiting from the historic tax relief. unemployment has fallen to 3.8 per- cies that impact our home State. Taxpayers across the country are cent—the lowest level since April 2000. So I hope overall that our colleagues seeing the benefit in the form of lower Wages have risen at the fastest pace across the aisle will finally put an end electric, gas, and water bills. Nation- since the end of the recession. For the to their tired attacks on the tax bill ally, utility customers have experi- first time on record, the number of job and begin working with us to promote enced more than $3 billion in savings openings has exceeded the number of further economic growth that has al- thanks to lower utility rates as a re- job seekers. U.S. manufacturers report ready started at a high level as a result sult of tax cuts. historically high investment and hiring of this tax bill.

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The National Federation of ready for full-time employment. President insisted it be called because Independent Business found that 35 For the 9 out of 10 Americans who that is exactly what it was to do. percent of all small business owners re- complete apprenticeship training pro- It has been 6 months since it was ported increases in their labor com- grams and get a job—and again, 9 out signed into law, and it is clear that the pensation. One out of three NFIB em- of 10 people who go through those pro- country is thinking differently about ployers says they are paying more now grams get a job, and the average start- the future. It is clear that there is than they were 1 year ago. ing salary for those jobs is $60,000 a more confidence in our economy than In addition, the report found that year. These are not minimum wage there has been in past years. It is also nearly 60 percent of respondents are jobs; these are significant opportuni- clear, frankly, that a lot of that con- hiring or trying to hire. When 60 per- ties to start at that level and work fidence began after the last election cent of the respondents to a survey are your way up. I hear from businesses and was reinforced by commonsense trying to hire, that is pretty good and I hear from unions in Missouri all regulation instead of out-of-control news. It is good news for the economy, the time about the need for skilled regulation. but it is also good news for people out workers and about the long-term ca- The tax bill, on top of that, as it there trying to get hired. If you are in reers that can result from meeting that turns out, is doing the things those of an economy where lots of people are skilled-worker need. us who voted for it said it would do and looking for workers, you are in a lot As we continue to focus on training does not do the things people who were better place than if you are in an econ- our 21st-century workforce, we know against it said were going to happen. I omy where only a few people are look- there are a lot of challenges we have to remember that nobody was going to ing for workers. address. Next week, our subcommittee get a tax cut—only to find out that 9 We need to make sure we have a will consider our bill. Dedicating re- out of 10 people who paid income tax skills and training match that gets sources for programs geared toward last year are paying less income tax people into those better jobs that are better preparing and training the next this year. out there. I was all over our State a generation of workers is one of our top This week, the Gallup poll organiza- couple of weeks ago, in 10 different cit- priorities. tion found that the percentage of ies over 3 days attending business I am pleased that the Trump admin- Americans who are satisfied with the roundtables and going to manufac- istration has also taken important direction of the economy is the highest turing locations. In my hometown of steps to strengthen apprenticeship pro- it has been in almost 15 years. Springfield, one manufacturing loca- grams. Last year, the administration In May, small business optimism in- tion had 20 available jobs right then. issued an Executive order that doubled creased among small business owners Other people were telling me that they the amount the Federal Government to the second highest level in the Na- have hired people back whom they had spent on apprenticeship programs. In tional Federation of Independent Busi- fired in the past, and the approach was: addition, the order shifted the role of ness survey’s 45-year history. In fact, If you want a second chance, I know developing government-funded work- there were several records that were you know how to do what we do here. force development programs from the broken in May. Compensation in- If you are ready to give it another try, Labor Department to private sector en- creases hit a 45-year high. Positive I am ready to give it another try. That tities, such as trade groups, unions, sales trends reached the highest level doesn’t happen very often in very many and businesses, which, frankly, are since 1995—over 20 years ago. Expan- economies. much more likely to produce the work- sion plans were more robust than they According to the survey the Associa- force they know they need than a gov- had been at any time in the survey’s tion of General Contractors released ernment program that is much more history. That set a record as well. this year, more than three-fourths of likely to produce the workforce we The combination of lower taxes and the people who responded to that sur- might have needed a couple of years full expensing of new and used equip- vey said they couldn’t find or they ago. ment has created an additional cash were having a hard time finding the This is a program that is working. flow incentive that is making a dif- qualified workers they need. With an economy growing as fast as ference. In a bill that we will mark up in the ours, we need to promote job skills and As of this month, 1 million new jobs Appropriations Committee next week, training that fit the jobs of the future. have been created since the passage of the subcommittee that I chair—the We need to ensure that opportunities the tax cut bill. In the last year, Mis- Labor, Education, Health and Human are available for workers in rural souri—my State—added nearly 35,000 Services Subcommittee—we are going areas, suburban areas, and urban areas jobs, and more than 4,000 Missourians to continue to build this apprentice- alike. It is critical that we ensure that who were unemployed just found jobs. ship program in a bipartisan way that Federal programs are designed to con- Nationwide there are more job open- Congress has embraced. The President tinue to take advantage of the appren- ings than people looking for work. In likes this program. We have had a 53- ticeship model that is working. the 20 years that those two things have percent increase in just the last couple Just a couple of years ago, I don’t been measured at the same time—how of years in the training money avail- think people would have predicted many people are looking for work and able for apprenticeships. where we would be with our economy how many job openings there are—it is Two hundred years ago, apprentice- today. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act had the first time in 20 years that there ships were the way everybody learned a lot to do with that—resetting the were more jobs available than people to do whatever it was they were going foundation of our economy, making it looking for work. to do. If you were going to learn a possible for us to compete around the I said a number of times on the floor skill, you were going to learn it as an world, going from the highest cor- as we debated the tax bill that there apprentice. porate rate in the world to a rate right are two ways to increase people’s take- This is a program that really gives in the middle. We are fine in the mid- home pay. One is to take less money the employers the tools they need to dle. Nobody is fine, if they are trying out of the check they already get. Nine develop the workforce they would like to compete, when they give themselves out of ten Americans who paid income to have. It gives workers an oppor- the biggest disadvantage in that field taxes last year found that has hap- tunity to earn a salary while they are of competition. pened for them. No. 2 is to be sure we learning skills. It does that in a way It has only been 6 months, but it has have better jobs to start with, have an that makes it possible for employers to been a pretty good 6 months, and I

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Tax reform is helping 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from such hotline. to take care of their families and to to provide them with the certainty (2) At a minimum, the study required by take care of themselves, and more con- they need to grow and to succeed. paragraph (1) shall— fidence in the economy is going to I came to the floor in February to (A) determine the number of veterans who make that possible. talk about the developments we were contact the hotline specified in subsection With that, I suggest the absence of a seeing in Arkansas as a result of the (a) and who receive follow up services from quorum. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, just 2 months the hotline or mental health services from The PRESIDING OFFICER. The after it was signed into law. Despite the Department of Veterans Affairs there- clerk will call the roll. the dire warnings from our friends on after; The bill clerk proceeded to call the the other side of the aisle who opposed (B) determine the number of veterans who roll. contact the hotline who are not referred to, our changes to the Tax Code, busi- or do not continue receiving, mental health Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I ask nesses across the country and in Ar- care who commit suicide; and unanimous consent that the order for kansas were already beginning to reap (C) determine the number of veterans de- the quorum call be rescinded. the benefits and passing them along to scribed in subparagraph (A) who commit or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without their employees, their customers, and attempt suicide. objection, it is so ordered. the communities they operate in. AMENDMENT NO. 2971 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, as I am pleased to say that this trend is (Purpose: To prevent the denial of access to some of my colleagues mentioned al- continuing. More companies based in records and documents by various inspec- ready, today marks 6 months since Arkansas or with a significant presence tors general) Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs in the State are handing out bonuses, At the appropriate place in title II of divi- Act and sent it to the President’s desk improving benefits, or investing in sion C, insert the following: to become law. When the President their businesses and their commu- SEC. lll. INSPECTORS GENERAL. signed the legislation, he helped usher nities. Tax reform is helping hard- (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.—None of in the first major overhaul of the Tax working Arkansans keep more of their the funds appropriated or otherwise made Code in three decades. money in their own pockets. It is deliv- available by this Act may be used to deny an Here are some of the results we have Inspector General funded under this Act ering results that are helping the mid- timely access to any records, documents, or seen so far: Over 1 million new jobs dle class. other materials available to the department have been created since the package of On the 6-month anniversary of the or agency of the United States Government tax reform; at least 101 utilities across passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, over which such Inspector General has re- the country are lowering rates for cus- I join my colleagues in celebrating this sponsibilities under the Inspector General tomers, including Entergy Arkansas in achievement and the results that have Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or my home State, as a result of the sav- followed from our commitment to impede the access of such Inspector General ings they are seeing from the tax re- make comprehensive tax reform a re- to such records, documents, or other mate- form bill; and 75 percent of small and rials, under any provision of law, except a ality. provision of law that expressly refers to such independent business owners believe I suggest the absence of a quorum. Inspector General and expressly limits the that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will The PRESIDING OFFICER. The right of access of such Inspector General. have a positive impact on their busi- clerk will call the roll. (b) TIMELY ACCESS.—A department or agen- nesses, which is leading them to make The bill clerk proceeded to call the cy covered by this section shall provide its plans to invest in hiring and increase roll. Inspector General access to all records, docu- employees’ compensation. Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I ask ments, and other materials in a timely man- I could go on highlighting the good unanimous consent that the order for ner. news related to our overhaul of the Tax the quorum call be rescinded. (c) COMPLIANCE.—Each Inspector General The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. covered by this section shall ensure compli- Code, but instead I want to spend just ance with statutory limitations on disclo- TOOMEY). Without objection, it is so or- a few minutes talking about what I sure relevant to the information provided by have heard from small business owners dered. the department or agency over which that and employees—beneficiaries of this AMENDMENTS NOS. 2926 AND 2971 TO AMENDMENT Inspector General has responsibilities under historic reform—on a recent visit I NO. 2910 the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. made to Arkansas in the south and Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I ask App.). southwest regions. unanimous consent that the following (d) REPORT.—Each Inspector General cov- Last month, I had the opportunity to amendments be called up en bloc: ered by this section shall report to the Com- mittee on Appropriations of the Senate and travel around Arkansas’ Fourth Con- Young No. 2926 and Tester No. 2971. I further ask that the time until 4:30 the Committee on Appropriations of the gressional District with Congressman House of Representatives within 5 calendar BRUCE WESTERMAN. We embarked on a p.m. be equally divided in the usual days of any failure by any department or tour called the ‘‘Talk Small Y’all’’ form and that at 4:30 p.m. the Senate agency covered by this section to comply Small Business Tour to highlight the vote in relation to the amendments in with this section. importance of small businesses to our the order listed and, finally, that there Mr. BOOZMAN. Thank you, Mr. State’s economy and to local commu- be no second-degree amendments in President. nities where they make such a signifi- order to the amendments prior to the I suggest the absence of a quorum. cant impact. The tour was designed to votes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The be an opportunity for us to listen and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clerk will call the roll. learn, which is exactly what we did. We objection, it is so ordered. The legislative clerk proceeded to visited with business owners, man- The clerk will report the amend- call the roll. agers, and employees of manufacturing ments en bloc. Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask companies, an oilfield and industrial The bill clerk read as follows: unanimous consent that the order for products supplier, a food service dis- The Senator from Arkansas [Mr. BOOZ- the quorum call be rescinded. MAN], for others, proposes amendments num- tributor, dining establishments, and re- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without bered 2926 and 2971 en bloc to amendment No. objection, it is so ordered. tail stores. 2910. Everywhere we went, we heard a FAMILY SEPARATION POLICY The amendments are as follows: sense of optimism and excitement in Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, we have the voices of those we were fortunate AMENDMENT NO. 2926 been focused on the U.S.-Mexico bor- to meet. In addition to eliminating (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Vet- der, where the prospect of children erans Affairs to conduct a study on the ef- burdensome regulations through the fectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line) being separated from their family has Congressional Review Act, the passage At the end of section 232 of title II of divi- shocked and horrified many of us. We of meaningful, historic tax reform— sion C, add the following: have been working to come up with a which makes our Nation’s businesses (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs solution to this problem. That includes more competitive globally—is pro- shall conduct a study on the effectiveness of President Trump, who yesterday called

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The relevant laws—the ones that crim- Obama administration in 2014, when we I want to make one point when it inalize illegal crossings—have been on saw tens of thousands of unaccom- comes to those who enter our country the books for a long time. They are a panied children coming across the bor- in order to claim asylum, as many of product of congressional action and der into my State of Texas from Cen- these people do from Central America. Presidential approval, like all legisla- tral America through Mexico—I re- They claim a fear of persecution as the tion. These are not something that member at the time President Obama basis for a claim for asylum, but those President Trump created out of whole called that a humanitarian crisis, and, who present themselves lawfully at cloth, as some people would have you indeed, it was—trying to find a way to ports of entry—those are the bridges believe. But the truth is that often deal with this flood of humanity com- that enter into the United States—can these laws were not enforced by pre- ing across our border in a safe and hu- do so and claim asylum without vio- vious administrations and, particu- mane manner was a huge challenge for lating any immigration laws. As Sec- larly, when families were involved. the Federal Government, for local com- retary Nielsen, the Department of Now that they are being enforced, the munities, like McAllen, TX, and for Homeland Security Secretary, said, it adults are, unfortunately, under the various faith-based and other organiza- is only those who try to enter the status quo, separated from families as tions. But come they did. country in those vast areas between part of the legal process as it plays Between August 1 of last year and the ports of entry, which is exceedingly itself out. It is not because of any de- May 31 of this year, the number of fam- dangerous, by the way, who violate our sire to separate families and children, ilies apprehended at the southwest bor- immigration laws when they enter the but rather because of previous Federal court decisions, consent decrees, and der rose 58 percent, compared with the United States illegally. When they statutes that Congress has passed that same period a year earlier. Of course, come with a child, whether it is their require children to be placed in a sepa- just like the humanitarian crisis of biological child or somebody they rate, safe setting. In other words, we 2014, most of these individuals came claim is their child—maybe the cartels don’t want to place children in a jail from Central America. I think it is im- have figured out that if they pair these cell with hardened, potentially violent portant to point out that even though people up, they have found another criminals because the adult that these are not unaccompanied minors in way to exploit vulnerabilities in the brought them into the country has vio- the same number that we saw in 2014, system—it presents the challenges that lated our criminal laws. So putting the we are still seeing so far this year we have seen here in the last few days. children in a safe, separate setting was roughly 30,000 children coming across I want to emphasize that we have really motivated by the best of inten- our southwestern border from across seen the arrival of families and chil- tions. dangerous territory in Mexico and from dren before. So none of this is new, but The relevant authorities are impor- Central America, transported by we do need to put what is happening tant to acknowledge because, as the human traffickers and the cartels, for now in proper context. As the Sec- New York Times has stated this last whom this is their business model. Let retary of Homeland Security, Ms. weekend, contrary to what you may me explain for a minute. Nielsen, has said, if the situation in have heard, ‘‘technically, there is no Recently, an expert on this topic your home country is dangerous and if Trump administration policy stating made the point that these criminal or- you have chosen to seek asylum for that illegal border crossers must be ganizations that run children, families, your family in the United States, there separated from their children.’’ and other adults across the border are is no reason for you to enter the United What there are, instead, are many ‘‘commodity agnostic.’’ That is what States illegally. We saw this during the variables that are hard to disentangle he said. In other words, they don’t care previous policy that was since elimi- from one another, and, I think, unfor- whether it is drugs, contraband, chil- nated by the Obama administration of tunately, those who would like to cre- dren, or adults. Whatever it is, they are Cuban refugees who, because of a ate a false narrative here have taken in it for the money, and they have unique policy called ‘‘wet foot, dry advantage of the complexity of these found an incredibly profitable business foot,’’ once they crossed over our ports laws and the situation in order to model in transporting all of those com- of entry, they were entitled to seek ref- claim some sort of sinister intent to modities, if you can call them that, uge in the United States under the tear children away from their parents from Central America and across the laws at the time. So none of this is unnecessarily. That is not the goal. In Mexican border. new. fact our goal is just the opposite: How For those who are worried about the As I said, people with a credible fear do we keep these children with their opioid crisis here in America, which we of persecution in their home countries families, pending the decision by an all are, it is not just about prescription may present their claims through a immigration judge of whether or not drugs—that is a huge part of the prob- normal, well-defined process. There is they have a viable claim to asylum or lem—but it is also the heroin that is no reason for somebody to expose some other benefit. frequently substituted for the prescrip- themselves, much less their children, The so-called Flores agreement is tion drugs because it is cheap and it is to the dangerous, remote regions— one of those laws that are required to more plentiful. So all of these are good areas I call the wild, wild west—down be observed which requires that chil- reasons, in my mind, for us to be very along the border in order to try to dren can be held no longer than 20 focused on what happens at our border. sneak through by illicit means. days. A Ninth Circuit opinion applies My State happens to have 1,200 miles But people do sometimes falsely the Flores bill to family units, pro- of common border with Mexico, and we claim a credible fear of persecution. In tracted timelines for asylum claims, are at ground zero when it comes to other words, they don’t qualify for asy- limited detention facilities, and a divi- the border security challenges and lum. So that is why it is so important sion of responsibility among ICE, or when it comes to the humanitarian cri- for us to give them an opportunity and Immigration and Custom Enforcement, ses and to the law enforcement chal- to insist that they present those claims Health and Human Services, and other lenges that go along with it. to an immigration judge on a timely agencies. All of this adds to the com- This Friday, Senator CRUZ, my col- basis so those claims can be properly plexity of this situation. league from Texas, and I will be trav- evaluated. Most of these factors are pretty eling to Brownsville and McAllen, TX, The Trump administration has made uncontroversial. I think every Member to once again get an idea of what the the very commonsensical decision to will agree with the Trump administra- facts are on the ground. We have been have a zero tolerance policy when it tion that we should never place chil- there many times before, of course, and comes to illegal immigration. They dren in prisons or jails with hardened,

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Basically, to make sense at the time—that chil- have cosponsored the bill by the Sen- Federal law enforcement authorities, dren should not be held for any longer ator from California to address this sit- not just the Border Patrol but the FBI, than is strictly necessary, that they uation. Why in the world would he pro- the U.S. attorneys, and others, would should never be detained with adults in pose legislation if he actually sincerely be essentially prohibited from pros- a jail cell in potentially dangerous cir- believes the President alone can fix ecuting anybody for violation of our cumstances. A lot of that seemed to this problem? laws. make sense at the time. By the same The truth is, we in Congress and the Now, all of us sat up and paid close token, I and many others certainly President have a shared responsibility attention when former First Lady don’t want family members to be sepa- and a role to play in addressing this Laura Bush and the current First Lady rated from one another as a con- crisis at the border, but the result of Melania Trump expressed their con- sequence of officials doing their duty the proposal by the Senator from Cali- cerns about family separation and and enforcing the laws they are sworn fornia, embraced and cosponsored by called on us to find a better way to an- to uphold. the Democratic leader, is that it makes swer the current crisis, and I agree I know Customs and Border Protec- it impossible to enforce the laws Con- with them. In fact, we have gotten off tion leaders like Manny Padilla, chief gress has written when it comes to to a pretty good start. of the Rio Grande Valley sector, and adults illegally entering the United Led by our colleague from North David Higgerson, and all of the other States when they are accompanied by a Carolina, some of our colleagues and I, men and women who work under them child. just a few minutes ago, introduced a in the Rio Grande Valley, are trying to We should not be under any illusion bill called the Keep Families Together do their job. They are trying to enforce that the criminal organizations that and Enforce the Law Act. The goals of the law. That is what we have asked facilitate the movement of people from this legislation are pretty straight- them to do. That is their duty. It is a other countries into the United forward: keep families together in safe, good thing, and I think we should all States—they understand these gaps in secure facilities while their cases are appreciate their attempt to do so in a our laws. That is why they sent tens of waiting to be decided by a court. very complex environment. thousands of unaccompanied children We set mandatory standards of care This is where I have some questions into the United States in 2014, creating for family residential centers to make for the minority leader Senator SCHU- that humanitarian crisis. They know sure they are hygienic and safe and the MER and others. Senator FEINSTEIN, my well that because of the gaps in our law sort of place where we can treat people friend from California whom I have that allow adults with children to be compassionately. worked with on a number of pieces of treated differently, they are exploiting We also authorize 225 new immigra- legislation, secured the support of all that for financial gain. tion judges because of the huge backlog Members of the Democratic side of the The result of the proposal by the mi- that makes it hard to handle all the aisle on a piece of legislation which nority leader and our Democratic col- cases that come across the border. We does nothing to ensure that the law leagues means it is impossible to en- give these families a chance to move to will be enforced. Sure, it purports to force laws that Congress has written. the head of the line to get their cases deal with family separation but basi- Ending zero tolerance means ignoring decided on an expedited basis so that cally provides a get-out-of-jail-free the law, and that amounts to ignoring while they are being detained in these card to any adult who illegally crosses the will of the people who put Members safe, secure, family facilities, their the border. In fact, they go from a zero of Congress in office and ending our re- cases can be decided quickly. Also, if tolerance program by President spect for the rule of law. Ending zero they are entitled to an immigration Trump’s administration to a zero en- tolerance, as they would seek to do, benefit like asylum, they could be af- forcement program, thus creating an means tolerating criminal activity. As forded that on a reasonable timetable incentive for people to illegally immi- I mentioned, these are organized crimi- and not left in limbo for any longer grate across the border and making it nal organizations—they are sometimes than absolutely necessary. almost impossible for law enforcement called transnational criminal organiza- Now, I believe, talking to my friend to enforce our immigration laws. That tions—and they will trade in anything the senior Senator from California, will continue to be a draw on people that makes them money: People, guns, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, that these are ele- from different parts of the world who drugs, any sort of contraband we can ments of a bill we might be able to would love to move to the United imagine. Not applying the law to ille- agree to, Democrats and Republicans, States. gal entry does nothing but fuel them in order to address the common con- We can be sympathetic. We can be and feed their money machine, which is cerns we have about family separation. concerned. We should do everything why they continue to do what they do. Throughout the course of our discus- within our power to help them so they The other concern I have with the sions, though, it has become clear this can live in their own country safely, legislation proposed by our Democratic is something we all believe; that fami- but we know we simply can’t have an colleagues, even though they have said lies crossing the border should be kept open border policy so anybody and ev- only the President can fix it, is that together. Where we may differ is erybody who wants to move to the while legislation from the Senator whether that should also go along with United States can do so. That is why from California does seek to keep fami- a joint commitment to enforce our im- we have exceptions like asylum claims lies together—a goal we share—it migration laws, but, as I said earlier, that have to be decided by an immigra- doesn’t specify where those families this is not an either-or situation. We tion judge. should be held. That is a big problem can keep parents and children together Yesterday, Senator SCHUMER said because when it comes to the safety of while, at the same time, remaining res- President Trump alone could fix this these children, we don’t want to leave olute in enforcing our immigration situation by signing a Presidential that open to interpretation or mis- laws—something I believe we should order, but even though the President understanding. We want to be sure and do. has stated his decision to do so, I think clear that these families are kept in The Trump administration has said that is likely not going to be decided separate residential housing facilities, it will not tolerate any violation of finally by the President but rather by away from hardened and potentially those laws and that all offenders will the courts when that Executive order violent criminals, but our Democratic remain on the table for prosecution, is challenged based on the other legal colleagues’ bill that every single one of but there is no reason for our Demo- considerations I mentioned a moment the Democrats in the Senate has signed cratic colleagues to oppose what I have

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He can just as easily re- So I would urge all of our colleagues to have happen in these talks and ex- start those exercises. We have 28,000 to work together to continue talking actly what North Korea must do. We U.S. troops in South Korea. I have vis- about and supporting a bill that rep- are willing to walk away if an agree- ited some of them who are from my resents these shared values. If we come ment falls short. That is how you win home State of Wyoming. The U.S. together, we can resolve the situation a negotiation. Navy is still in the area; they remain swiftly and ensure that these children When President Obama negotiated ready at a moment’s notice. are kept together with their families with Iran over their nuclear program, I So America is going to be in a posi- and, as I said, that they can be expedi- think he lost sight of that important tion of strength at every step of these tiously presented before an immigra- rule. He wanted a deal so badly that negotiations, whether it is economi- tion judge so they can present any le- what he was willing to accept was a cally, diplomatically, politically, or gitimate claim they may have to any bad deal. President Trump is a nego- militarily. immigration benefit. I think that is a tiator, and I am confident that he is I was critical of President Obama’s commonsense solution to this problem, going to walk away if the only deal to Iran deal because it was a bad deal, not and I look forward to our colleagues be had is one that is bad for the United because ending Iran’s nuclear program working together to try to solve it. States. I yield the floor. I am confident we can reach our was a bad idea. I was critical of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- goals of a nuclear-free North Korea— Iran deal because it gave up too much ator from Wyoming. today or at some point down the road. in return for too little. It made perma- nent concessions for temporary return. NORTH KOREA I remain very clear-eyed, as does the Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, as we President, about the possibilities, as I was critical because it was done with- know, last week President Trump took well as the pitfalls, and I think we out the support of the American people what I believe is a historic first step in should be clear-eyed and concerned. through their representatives in the making America and the whole world The world remains a very dangerous Senate. I am confident that President more safe, more stable, and more se- place. Our adversaries, including North Trump will not make the same mis- cure. I believe his efforts to end North Korea, are cunning, opportunistic, and takes. President Trump has given Kim Korea’s nuclear weapons program have aggressive. We need to be sure we don’t Jong Un a taste—just a taste—of what already produced tangible results. lose sight of whom we are dealing with. it means to be welcomed as one of the North Korea has suspended nuclear The Kim regime, going back to his fa- peaceful, civilized nations of the world. tests and is dismantling a test facility. ther and grandfather, has a history of It is up to Kim whether he wants to re- They have also committed to recov- appalling attacks on their own people. main in this world or whether he wants ering and sending home the remains of They have shown no interest in the to return to being an isolated, back- Americans killed during the Korean human rights, political rights, or civil ward, pariah state, as North Korea has war. liberties of North Koreans. I think his- been for so long. It is up to Kim wheth- Now the Trump administration is tory will judge this family very harsh- er he wants to embrace civilized norms taking the next steps. The State De- ly. of respecting human rights and the partment is hard at work on followup All that said, making the world a freedom of his people. That is his deci- discussions. Secretary of State Pompeo safer place and doing what is best for sion to make. says he may personally return to North America means we have to deal with As for the rest of us, we can remain Korea before very long. other countries as they are. Sometimes hopeful while still being skeptical. We When we heard from President it includes sitting down to negotiate cannot insist that the talks in North Trump about his trip to Singapore last with other countries and other leaders Korea must lead to great breakthrough week, he was upbeat about the talks. who have a terrible record on human immediately. Nobody can make a He understands these followup talks rights. The United States must con- promise like that, and no one can ex- are going to be where the specifics real- tinue to do all we can to force hostile pect that as the only standard for suc- ly start to be discussed. That is where, nations back from the brink of war. We cess. What we can expect is that our as they say, the rubber meets the road. must encourage countries to embrace President will always put the interests I think the talks have a very real op- democracy, to abide by the rule of law, of the American people first, whether portunity for success. Success means and to support the freedoms and rights he is negotiating with our allies or an agreement that is durable, enforce- of all people. As President Kennedy with our adversaries. That is what the able, and verifiable. It means an agree- once said, ‘‘Is not peace, in the last American people expect, and I think all ment that eliminates all nuclear weap- analysis, basically a matter of human of us can rest assured that President ons from North Korea and from the en- rights?’’ Trump will keep that promise. tire Korean Peninsula—nothing less. The worst human rights violations I yield the floor. So I am cautiously optimistic about imaginable would be a nuclear explo- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the talks. sion killing millions of people, some of ator from Connecticut. President Trump has applied a pro- them instantly, many of them slowly gram of maximum pressure, and that and in agony. President Trump knows FAMILY IMPRISONMENT POLICY has brought North Korea to the table. that is what these negotiations are Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, We had a hearing in the Foreign Rela- about, that the stakes are high, and as we await the details of the Presi- tions Committee, and the upload from that Mike Pompeo is the right person dent’s Executive order today, we know the whole discussion was this: Sanc- for this difficult job. He understands enough already to have serious and sig- tions work. the people he is negotiating with, and nificant concerns about the continuing The next stage of these negotiations he understands the facts on the ground. policy of this administration in dealing is going to help us understand whether During his confirmation hearing to with asylum seekers coming across our now is the right time, whether the Kim be Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo borders. regime is truly ready to give up its nu- said an interesting thing about Amer- Make no mistake—ending family sep- clear weapons. If it is not ready, the ica’s place in the world. He said: ‘‘If we aration would be a welcomed and hu- pressure can resume. The pressure can don’t lead for democracy, for pros- mane step, but the solution cannot be even be increased. The maximum-pres- perity, and for human rights around the immoral and unlawful detention sure approach will ultimately work—if the world, who will?’’ I think it is clear and imprisonment of children. Family not today, then someday. that the Secretary of State approaches separation cannot be replaced with

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Let me tell you about the journey of will put children behind bars indefi- I urge the administration to explore Issa, Aminah, and their three children. nitely and indiscriminately, and that is alternatives, to work with Congress on They resettled in Westville, CT, the intolerable in a free and democratic so- real reform, to support the legislation night of the 2016 Presidential election. ciety. Children will experience much of that has been supported by every Dem- This family fled Syria to Jordan after the same lasting trauma that they do ocrat in this body that would, in effect, one of their members was abducted and now in the current situation, and the avoid imprisonment of immigrant fam- beaten by the regime. When they ar- world will continue to watch the spec- ilies. rived in the United States, Issa started tacle of the American Government Beyond that legislation, we should working as a parking attendant at a locking up innocent children and pass compassionate and comprehensive hospital parking garage, and Aminah throwing away the key. Locking up in- immigration reform that provides a launched a thriving catering business. nocent children indiscriminately and pathway to citizenship for the 11 mil- Their children are thrilled to attend indefinitely is a betrayal of American lion undocumented immigrants cur- school again after years of educational values. rently living in the shadows and im- disruption caused by their displace- Much like the policy of family sepa- proves the due process right so that ad- ment. ration, this new policy of indefinite judication is fairer and more effective. Let me tell you about Rafid. He was and indiscriminate family imprison- We must shame this administration an electrical engineer in Baghdad who ment hearkens back to the worst days to do what is right—to end zero toler- worked with the U.S. Army Corps of of our country’s history. ance and support changes to our immi- Engineers during military operations Japanese children thrown into World gration system that represent the best in Iran. After he received death threats War II-era detention camps were im- in America, not as the House bills to be from insurgents, he fled with his fam- prisoned with their parents, but the voted on today or tomorrow reflect the ily to Jordan and then resettled in days of history rightly judged that de- worst. Connecticut, where he works as a team cision harshly, and history will also We are here on World Refugee Day, leader at Schick Manufacturing in Mil- judge us harshly if we permit an inhu- appropriately. We ought to acknowl- ford. He also started his own subcon- mane and immoral policy to be carried edge the remarkable journey of refu- tracting company, Golden Gate CT, to out without our protests and opposi- gees and asylum seekers as they pursue create jobs for other Connecticut resi- tion. Instead, we must now shame the freedom and opportunity over the im- dents. He is truly an entrepreneur in administration into adopting a humane mense obstacles they encounter. We the best sense of that word. and moral policy. should recognize their contributions to Francis and Evelyne fled persecution This policy threatens to be costly. It our country, the talents and energy in Rwanda and the Democratic Repub- will be costly in dollars and cents. The they bring here. We should recognize lic of the Congo to resettle in Bridge- estimate is, approximately, almost $800 the humanitarian importance of ref- port, CT. When they shared their story per day for every incarcerated person ugee resettlement programs nation- with my office, they said: ‘‘We under- or detained individual. Even more cost- wide. stood that the American Dream was ly will be the undermining of our moral Though victims of global conflict alive in each of us if we wished to move authority and our image around the come here from all parts of the world, forward and work hard.’’ Francis and world and our own sense of offending almost all of these refugees are also re- Evelyne certainly embody that Amer- our basic morality, our image of our- silient survivors who embrace their ican dream. selves, and our sense of our own moral- new lives and contribute to their com- Connecticut constituents have em- ity must be offended by imprisoning, munities, even after these harrowing braced these refugee families. They indefinitely and indiscriminately, fam- journeys to the United States. Too have opened their hearts to these indi- ilies with their children. often we fail to recognize their con- viduals and families who are seeking There are alternatives. One is strong- tributions to American communities, nothing less than the American dream er oversight and supervision over fami- but today we celebrate all that they and escape from the trauma of war, the lies who can be released without dan- offer. violence of persecution, and the face of ger of flight or physical violence. These Today, on World Refugee Day, we oppression. In the face of unimaginable programs have been tried, and they commemorate that Connecticut, since upheaval and horror, they have come have been proven successful. Family 2005, has resettled 7,000 refugees—our to this country and made that journey. case management efforts have pro- small State, with 31⁄2 million people I am grateful to them for their cour- duced appearance rates above 90 per- from all over the world, particularly in age. cent, and those alternatives must be major resettlement cities like Bridge- I wish to recognize one of my con- explored instead of detaining and in- port, Hartford, and New Haven. stituents who has demonstrated equal carcerating, indefinitely and indis- Today, proudly, I wish to share some courage and strength, a Trinity College criminately, children with their fami- of the stories from refugees who have professor, Janet Bauer. She has dedi- lies. made Connecticut their home and high- cated her entire career to welcoming The world and all of us were repulsed light the important work my constitu- and integrating families. She estab- by the images of children separated ents are doing to support refugees. lished the Hartford Global Migration from their families. Those sights and There are several refugee agencies Lab, which connects college students sounds were searingly painful, but so throughout Connecticut that serve as a and refugees. Through this program, must be children in cages and behind key touchstone for these refugees by Janet’s students tutor at Jubilee House bars indefinitely, without the basic providing essential case management and help children with their homework services and respect for humanity that and employment services. I am proud at the Hartford Public Library. our great Nation has epitomized. of these organizations and am grateful Like her, Jean Silk, a coordinator At the core of the current adminis- for the work they do. with the Jewish Community Alliance tration policy is so-called zero toler- IRIS—Integrated Refugee & Immi- for Refugee Settlement, has also ance, which results in criminal pros- grant Services—is Connecticut’s larg- worked with refugees and done im- ecution of the asylum seekers. The est refugee resettlement and immi- measurable good. At a time of global President has recognized the public grant services organization conflict, when the horrors of war are outrage and yielded to it, but the pol- headquartered in New Haven. Volun- all too real every day, the Trump ad- icy of zero tolerance will continue. teers welcome and resettle refugee ministration has capped refugee reset- The current approach of detaining families in over 35 of Connecticut’s tlement at 45,000 this fiscal year—the and incarcerating these children indefi- towns. Likewise, the Connecticut Insti- lowest in American history. Even with

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We read in Matthew 18, I ple took advantage of the GI bill, 75,000 refugees in fiscal year 2019. think verses 2 through 6: ‘‘He called a which was new then. They went to col- Again, as I close, I want to emphasize little child [meaning Jesus] and placed leges and universities. My recollection the importance of this day, the historic the child among them.’’ is that Frank Lautenberg, who was a significance of our turning a point and Jesus said to them: ‘‘Truly, I tell Senator for a number of years, went to taking advantage of an opportunity to you, unless you change and become Harvard. People went to different kinds do right and to do better than we have. like little children, you will never of colleges and universities and maybe I urge that colleagues across the aisle enter the kingdom of Heaven. There- to community colleges. join in supporting a policy that stops fore, whoever takes the lowly position Apparently, my dad got training not indefinite and indiscriminate imprison- of this child [who was with him that by going to a 2-year school or a 4-year ment of children. It may be with their day] is the greatest in the kingdom of school but by gaining a skill. The skill families, but it recalls the worst chap- Heaven. And whoever welcomes one that he apparently gained was to be ters in our history when families were such child in my Name welcomes me.’’ able to fix wrecked cars and to do detained indiscriminately and indefi- Matthew 18:6 reads: ‘‘If anyone bodywork on those cars. He worked at nitely. causes one of these little ones, those a place called Burleson Oldsmobile in When the judgment of history is who believe in me, to stumble, it would Beckley, WV. He must have been pret- made, I hope we will be spared the kind be better for them to have a large mill- ty good at what he did. One day, an in- of blame that rightly went to previous stone hung around their neck than be surance adjuster came in from Nation- generations who made the wrong deci- drowned in the depths of the sea.’’ wide Insurance to look at a car that sion. Let us do what is best for Amer- That is pretty straight talk or, as we was insured by Nationwide. He talked ica. Let us exemplify the best in Amer- used to say in the Navy, the straight to my dad for a while. ica. skinny. Those are good words from the The insurance agent from Nationwide I yield the floor. Old Testament and the New Testament The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Insurance said: You sound like a pretty to keep in mind. sharp guy. I am surprised that some- GARDNER). The Senator from Delaware. Again, I thank my colleague from Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I come body who seems to have as much on Connecticut for his words. to the floor today to talk about the the ball as you do is here, fixing 74th anniversary of the GI bill, which 74TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GI BILL wrecked cars. You could do what I do. we will be celebrating later this week. Mr. President, our colleague from My dad asked: Do you mean be a Before the Senator from Connecticut Connecticut, by the way, is somebody claims adjuster for Nationwide Insur- leaves the floor, I want to thank him who has spent time in uniform. His ance? for his comments. I want to follow up sons have spent time in uniform, and I The fellow said: Yes. briefly on what he has said. As the Pre- think one or two are still serving. Sure enough, a year later, my dad, siding Officer knows, and our colleague When I came back from Southeast apparently, became a claims adjuster from Connecticut knows, every Asia at the end of the Vietnam war, for Nationwide Insurance. He had a Wednesday morning, there is a prayer after having been a naval flight officer high school degree from Shady Spring breakfast. Democrats, Republicans, for a number of years, I was fortunate High School, which is just outside of Independents, and a number of Sen- to have been eligible for the GI bill. Beckley. My mom did as well. Neither ators from both sides have breakfast The GI bill that I was eligible for was of them ever went to college. My dad together. One of the Senators talks a bill that provided me $250 a month to worked for Nationwide for probably 25 about their faith and how their faith help pay for my tuition and my ex- years or more—maybe 30 years—in dif- affects the way they approach their penses at the University of Delaware, ferent places around the country. One work here, our work here. where I was in the business school try- of his last assignments for Nationwide Today, I was invited to speak, and I ing to earn an MBA, which I ultimately Insurance, in its home office of Colum- mentioned that sometimes when people did. bus, OH, was to run the training school say ‘‘What kind of Democrat are you?’’ The benefit for GIs today is not $250 for Nationwide’s insurance adjusters I say I am a Democrat who has read a month. As my colleagues know, from all over the country. Matthew 25. whatever the tuition costs are, they Here was a guy with a high school de- People say: What is Matthew 25? are paid for by the GI bill. If you go to gree, who had served in World War II Matthew 25 goes something like this. a private school or something like that with honor, who had a chance to get a When I was hungry, did you feed me? outside of your State, the benefit could GI bill benefit and turn it into a life- When I was naked, did you clothe me? be higher. There is a cap on that, but I time opportunity for himself and his When I was thirsty, did you give me think it is over $20,000. The expenses family. It enabled my sister and me to something to drink? When I was sick for tuition, tutoring, books, and fees go on and finish school. Thanks to the and imprisoned, did you visit me? are paid for by the GI bill. In Delaware, Navy, I got my Navy scholarship and When I was a stranger in your land, did there is a monthly housing allowance, used some money when overseas to you welcome me? and there is in every State. The month- help my sister go to school. Every day here, the Chaplain starts ly housing allowance in Delaware is The GI bill means a lot to my family, our session with a prayer, and we have $2,000 a month. That compares with and it does to a lot of families. I think Bible study groups. I want to take a those of us who, at the end of the Viet- this is a benefit which has been around minute, and I don’t expect my friend nam war, received $250 a month. now for I believe 74 years this Friday. from Connecticut to stay on the floor, I don’t deny or feel bad about the Think about that—three-quarters of a but I want him to hear the beginning of current GIs—sailors, airmen, air- century this Friday. This Friday this. I just want to cite a couple of women. I don’t feel bad about their get- marks the 74th anniversary of Presi- Scriptures. There are one or two in the ting a lot more, because it is a good dent Franklin Roosevelt’s signing of Old Testament and maybe one or two benefit, and it is one that is worth cele- the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of in the New Testament. brating. 1944 into law. This legislation is more In the Book of Leviticus in the Old My dad came back from World War commonly known as the GI bill, and we Testament, chapter 19, we read these II, and my uncle served either in World have always called it the GI bill. words: ‘‘When a stranger resides with War II or Korea. I was born after the Thanks to the GI bill, millions of re- you in your land, you shall not wrong war was over. Somewhere along the turning World War II veterans flooded him.’’ line when I was a little kid, my dad our Nation’s colleges and universities,

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The GI bill is in no try, as millions of GIs came back and United States. small part responsible for that. had a chance to learn a skill and go to The GI bill truly democratized our I commend my colleague Jim Webb, a college in many cases and have eco- higher education system, established former Senator from Virginia, who was nomic opportunities for themselves and greater citizenship and civic participa- the author of the legislation in 2008 their families that never before had tion, and empowered the ‘‘greatest gen- that a lot of us supported and voted been possible. eration’’ to lead our country following for. This week, we are recognizing—I World War II. We are also grateful to those vet- think for the first time—the historical Over the past 74 years, Congress has erans and to the people of this country significance of the GI bill. We are going enacted subsequent GI bills to provide for having confidence in us in making to designate the week from June 18 educational assistance to new genera- sure that we could make an investment through June 22 as ‘‘National GI Bill tions of veterans, including the Vet- on their behalf and our behalf. Commemoration Week.’’ erans Readjustment Benefits Act of Later this week, on Friday—people I want to thank several Senators. 1966, the Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ ask, what day is Friday? It will be the I thank Senator SULLIVAN from Alas- Educational Assistance Act of 1977, the 74th anniversary of the GI bill. It is one ka—a colonel in the Marine Corps. Veterans’ Educational Assistance Act of the greatest pieces of legislation we As the chairman and ranking mem- of 1984, and most recently the Post-9/11 have ever passed and enacted in this ber of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Veterans Educational Assistance Act country. It is the gift that keeps on Committee, I thank JOHNNY ISAKSON of 2008, which we voted on and debated giving, and it hopefully will continue and Senator JON TESTER for joining me here, I think in about my eighth year to do so for a long time. in submitting the resolution in the here in the Senate. Mr. President, there are two Sen- Senate to designate June 18 through 22 After returning from three tours of ators on the floor who lead the Vet- as ‘‘National GI Bill Commemoration duty over in Southeast Asia, as I said erans’ Affairs Committee. I ask unani- Week.’’ earlier, I was fortunate enough to be mous consent for Senator YOUNG, who I thank House Veterans’ Affairs Com- able to use my Vietnam-era GI bill ben- is the author of an amendment that mittee Chairman ROE and Ranking efits at the University of Delaware. has been offered, to speak for 5 minutes Member WALZ for submitting the same I close by saying that Senator YOUNG and for Senator TESTER to speak for 3 solution in the House of Representa- is on the floor. I think he is going to minutes. tives. offer an amendment in just a moment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there I also thank the American Legion for He is a marine, and I am proud to serve objection? its hard work in making this resolu- with him. The Marine Corps and the Without objection, it is so ordered. tion a reality and for advocating for Navy have different uniforms but are Mr. CARPER. I thank the Presiding veterans and veterans’ education bene- on the same team. I salute him for his Officer. fits in Congress, as have other service service. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- organizations, but I think the Amer- If you go back to 2008, that was when ator from Indiana. ican Legion was present at the creation we were falling into the worst reces- Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I thank and worked very hard right at the cre- sion since the Great Depression, some the distinguished Senator from Dela- ation to make sure that we had a GI of us will recall. These pages up here ware for his naval service and for his bill and that it would survive. were about half their current age. They concern for veterans. It is a pleasure to Because this is GI Bill Week, I want are now about 15 or 16 years old. They serve with him. to mention just a few reasons some were about 8 years old when we were AMENDMENT NO. 2926 folks refer to the GI bill as the greatest falling into the worst economic hole we Mr. President, as marines, we tend to legislation. We have a greatest genera- had been in since the Great Depression. make interservice jokes when we are in tion—my parents’ generation. They are The unemployment rate for our coun- the company of one another, but I the folks who grew up in the Great De- try, as I recall, reached or exceeded 10 know we share a common dedication in pression and went on to do amazing percent. The unemployment rate—I making sure our veterans receive the things with their lives. was told by my staff—was higher for sort of care and support that, of course, Some have referred to the GI bill as veterans. It was higher than 10 percent. they deserve. That is why I rise in sup- the greatest legislation, and I have al- I have been told it was significantly port of amendment No. 2926 to the ready shared my own story today. The higher. That was where we were in MILCON-VA bill. GI bill made immediate financial sup- 2009—at the bottom of the great reces- Suicide is one of the most serious port, education, and home loan pro- sion. problems that face our veterans today. grams available. I bought my first Since that time, a lot of veterans According to the Department of Vet- home with the GI bill, with VA mort- have come home. They have been able erans Affairs, ‘‘after adjusting for dif- gage-backed insurance. That is how I to take advantage of the current GI ferences in age and sex, risk for suicide insured my mortgage. I was able to get bill, the new GI bill—a very generous was 22 percent higher among Veterans the low rate offered in the GI bill. Mil- GI bill. Do you know what has hap- when compared to U.S. non-Veteran lions of veterans bought homes with pened? They have found jobs. They adults.’’ That figure is 19 percent high- the help of the GI bill. This combina- have found economic opportunity. er among male veterans when com- tion of opportunities changed the so- They are doing all kinds of things with pared to U.S. non-veteran adult men cial and economic fabric of our coun- the education they have gained at and 21⁄2 times higher among female vet- try. sometimes 4-year colleges with ad- erans. A 1988 report from the Joint Eco- vanced degrees, at 2-year colleges, at Our veterans deserve the highest pos- nomic Committee estimated that for trade schools. sible quality of care. Mental health every $1 the United States invested in The unemployment rate for our coun- care services are a critical component the GI bill, about $7 was returned in try has now dropped to under 4 percent. of that effort and are essential to pre- economic growth. Think about that. We are in the ninth year of an eco- venting veteran suicides. Congress and For every $1 we invested, there was a $7 nomic expansion—the longest running the Department of Veterans Affairs has return in economic growth thanks to economic expansion in our country’s a solemn duty to ensure that programs the GI bill. history. While the national unemploy- designed to protect veterans’ emo- Close to half a million engineers, ment rate is about 3.9 percent, the vet- tional and mental health are effective. close to a quarter of a million account- erans’ unemployment rate is no longer The Department of Veterans Affairs ants, close to a quarter of a million above the national average. It is below. launched what is now known as the

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That is why I I would like to add to the RECORD the question now occurs on agreeing to joined with Senator DONNELLY and cosponsors of this bill: Senators ISAK- Tester amendment No. 2971. Congressman BANKS to introduce a bill SON, MURRAY, BLUMENTHAL, HIRONO, Mr. BARRASSO. I ask for the yeas to study the effectiveness of the Vet- MANCHIN, DUCKWORTH, BALDWIN, KING, and nays. erans Crisis Line and the followup GILLIBRAND, WARREN, BROWN, MCCAS- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a treatment these veterans receive. KILL, JONES, DURBIN, and WYDEN. sufficient second? Amendment No. 2926 is based on the There appears to be a sufficient sec- This is a good amendment. It is a core elements of the original S. 2174 ond. Veterans Crisis Line Study Act. Study- good governance amendment. It is an The clerk will call the roll. ing the Veterans Crisis Line is vital to amendment to allow us, the folks in The legislative clerk called the roll. ensure that it is successful in its mis- the Senate, to offer the kind of over- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator sion to save as many veterans as we sight we need to offer to the VA to are necessarily absent: the Senator can, and I ask my colleagues for their make sure it is serving the veterans of from Tennessee (Mr. CORKER). and the support. this country. Senator from Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). Thank you. With that, I yield the floor. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the I yield the floor. VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 2926 Senator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and the Senator from New Hampshire The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ator from Montana. (Mrs. SHAHEEN) are necessarily absent. Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I would the previous order, the question is on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there like to thank the Senator from Indiana agreeing to the Young amendment No. any other Senators in the Chamber de- for this amendment. It is a good 2926. siring to vote? amendment and is an amendment we Mr. ALEXANDER. I ask for the yeas The result was announced—yeas 96, need to pass in this body. As Senator and nays. nays 0, as follows: YOUNG pointed out, issues around men- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a [Rollcall Vote No. 136 Leg.] tal health are very prevalent. It is the sufficient second? YEAS—96 signature injury coming out of the There appears to be a sufficient sec- Alexander Gillibrand Murray Middle East. When these folks come ond. Baldwin Graham Nelson back home, our men and women who The clerk will call the roll. Barrasso Grassley Paul have served need to have access, espe- Bennet Harris Perdue The assistant bill clerk called the Blumenthal Hassan Peters cially when they are in crisis. I thank roll. Blunt Hatch Portman Senator YOUNG. Booker Heinrich Reed Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators AMENDMENT NO. 2971 Boozman Heitkamp Risch are necessarily absent: the Senator Brown Heller Roberts Mr. President, I have a different Tennessee (Mr. CORKER) and the Sen- Burr Hirono Rounds amendment. This amendment does one Cantwell Hoeven Rubio ator from Arizona (Mr. MCCAIN). simple thing. It stresses the impor- Capito Hyde-Smith Sanders tance of the independence of the Office Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Cardin Inhofe Sasse Senator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH) Carper Isakson Schatz of the Inspector General at the VA. To Casey Johnson Schumer be honest, I am not sure we should ever and the Senator from New Hampshire Cassidy Jones Scott have had to have this amendment, but (Mrs. SHAHEEN) are necessarily absent. Collins Kaine Shelby The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. LEE). Coons Kennedy Smith we do because it is clear the VA is de- Cornyn King Stabenow nying access to the Office of Inspector Are there any other Senators in the Cortez Masto Klobuchar Sullivan General to get the information it needs Chamber desiring to vote? Cotton Lankford Tester to carry out its mission of oversight. The result was announced—yeas 96, Crapo Leahy Thune Cruz Lee Tillis Over the past week, there have been a nays 0, as follows: Daines Manchin Toomey flurry of letters back and forth from [Rollcall Vote No. 135 Leg.] Donnelly Markey Udall the VA to the IG about access to infor- Durbin McCaskill Van Hollen YEAS—96 mation about the nature of the rela- Enzi McConnell Warner Alexander Gillibrand Murray Ernst Menendez Warren tionship between the two. Baldwin Graham Nelson Feinstein Merkley Whitehouse This is what I have to say. The rhet- Barrasso Grassley Paul Fischer Moran Wicker oric coming out of the VA is a bit trou- Bennet Harris Perdue Flake Murkowski Wyden bling. Sunlight, bringing information Blumenthal Hassan Peters Gardner Murphy Young Blunt Hatch Portman NOT VOTING—4 to light, is the best antiseptic for good Booker Heinrich Reed government. When the IG is doing its Boozman Heitkamp Risch Corker McCain job correctly, that is exactly what hap- Brown Heller Roberts Duckworth Shaheen pens. So with the rhetoric that is com- Burr Hirono Rounds The amendment (No. 2971) was agreed Cantwell Hoeven Rubio ing out of the VA, it opens the door to Capito Hyde-Smith Sanders to. the VA to be able to control or inter- Cardin Inhofe Sasse The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- fere for political reasons what should Carper Isakson Schatz ator from Kansas. be the OIG’s independent oversight ef- Casey Johnson Schumer Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, first of Cassidy Jones Scott forts. I am here to state that the VA is Collins Kaine Shelby all, I want to associate myself with the not above the law or exempt from inde- Coons Kennedy Smith remarks of the Senator from Montana, pendent oversight. Despite the Acting Cornyn King Stabenow Mr. TESTER, on his amendment in sup- Cortez Masto Klobuchar Sullivan Secretary directing the inspector gen- Cotton Lankford Tester port of the VA’s inspector general posi- eral to act like he is his subordinate, Crapo Leahy Thune tion. I believe it is critical to ensuring he is not. This amendment No. 2971 Cruz Lee Tillis oversight and accountability at the De- simply prohibits funds appropriated in Daines Manchin Toomey partment of Veterans Affairs. Donnelly Markey Udall this bill to be used in a way that limits Durbin McCaskill Van Hollen What this amendment does and the the access of the Office of Inspector Enzi McConnell Warner reason I support it is that it ensures General to the information or docu- Ernst Menendez Warren that the inspector general’s office can ments it deems necessary to inves- Feinstein Merkley Whitehouse fully vet, investigate, and examine the Fischer Moran Wicker tigate and do the oversight of the VA’s Flake Murkowski Wyden cases presented to them by making cer- work. Gardner Murphy Young tain they have access to the necessary

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Our ur- must have all of the information asso- Just as I urged my colleagues to sup- gency to fund the Choice Program dur- ciated with any given situation to de- port the VA MISSION Act, I call on my ing repeated shortfalls in the past was, termine what is accurate and who colleagues to support the appropria- in part, out of the necessity of making should be held accountable. tions for implementation of the re- certain that network continued to sup- Mr. President, I also want to express forms contained in this legislation. It port veterans and those third-party ad- my pleasure in speaking today in re- is critical we do so to make certain ministrators—the services they pro- gard to something I have long advo- veterans can rely on a community care vide. I do not believe the VA is now ca- cated for, and I compliment the three program that meets their needs and of- pable of building or replicating those chairmen and women here in support of fers access to the care they deserve. networks that currently exist, and I the appropriations bills of which they The MISSION Act delivers several would indicate that, at least in part, have jurisdiction, but we need regular critical reforms that the funding pro- the contract with the third-party ad- order, and this return to regular order vided in this bill will enable the VA to ministrator is terminated on June 30, for consideration of the fiscal year 2019 carry out and build on. Particularly and we need assurance the Department helpful for the appropriations process, appropriations process is important to of Veterans Affairs has a plan to make it requires the Department to submit the U.S. Senate. More importantly, it certain those contracts are extended so routine strategic plans to Congress and is valuable to the American people and that care does not lapse. valuable to my constituents home in develop a multiyear budget process to This next year must be focused on Kansas. better forecast future needs and re- the implementation of the MISSION As a U.S. Senator and a member of quirements. It also mandates market Act and readying the VA healthcare the Appropriations Committee, our area assessments to better understand system for its transformation. Any dis- what communities and local VAs are duty is to fund the Federal Govern- traction from completing this mission able to offer their veterans, allowing ment in a responsible way that will is unfair to veterans who will benefit the VA and Congress to better identify wisely utilize every taxpayer dollar, from it and puts the community care gaps that require more resources to be which requires a deliberation to program at risk. prioritize Federal spending. I also filled and prevent redundancy; in other Our work on the MISSION Act and a think, when we can return to regular words, to provide the resources where community care program is in jeopardy order, we have greater ability to influ- they are needed and to make sure we if the Department of Veterans Affairs don’t spend them where they are not. ence decisions made by Cabinet Secre- declines or is unable to renew con- As my colleagues are aware, the VA taries, department heads, bureau tracts to keep the network in place. has faced several budget shortfalls in chiefs, and agency heads because we We are on the cusp of real reform and recent years. We have been on the floor can influence decisions they make be- transformation at the VA which will often, and I have spoken about this nu- cause of the power of the purse string. benefit veterans and their families for merous times. Unfortunately, it has re- On the appropriations bills we are de- decades to come. I can think of no quired our attention numerous times. bating this week, I want to call atten- greater obligation during this year’s The VA has been unable to estimate tion to the MILCON-VA appropriations appropriations process than ensuring how much money they will need to pro- bill and the great work Senator BOOZ- veterans, and the programs that serve vide care in the community through MAN and his ranking member, Senator them, are resourced to deliver the care SCHATZ, have achieved as chairman and the Choice Act, and this legislation re- and benefits they deserve. ranking member of the subcommittee. quires a process by which they can ac- I thank the chairman, Senator BOOZ- I am very familiar with their staff, and curately forecast those needs, particu- MAN, the ranking member, Senator I compliment them on their work. larly when it comes to care in the com- SCHATZ, and their staff for their exper- This bill provides an additional $1 munity. tise and their work in making sure the billion in fiscal year 2019 for the VA to I have long believed that when it appropriations process lends its sup- provide veterans access to care in the comes to the VA, it isn’t a lack of port to the MISSION Act—the John community, and to avoid any lapse in funds that is the problem. In fact, we McCain MISSION Act—we enacted in that care, this bill provides $11 billion have consistently—and this bill does it the Senate and was signed by the in advance appropriations for fiscal again—increased their budget. Instead, year 2020. it is a problem of how they spend the President now just a few short days The point I am making is, we have funds that are appropriated to them, ago. worked hard to provide services in the how they manage those funds, and how I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- community for veterans who either the Department of Veterans Affairs is ator from Ohio. can’t get the service or live such a dis- led. tance from the VA or, now, because of I am confident reforms like those in- FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION the new law, when it is in their best in- cluded in the MISSION Act will enable Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, the im- terests to have care provided in the the VA to be a better steward of tax- ages that we have seen from our own community. It is necessary we provide payer funds, while also enabling them country over the past few days are the funding to accomplish that. to better carry out their mission of shocking and heartbreaking. They We have the opportunity to provide providing veterans with the care and don’t reflect our values as a nation. I veterans and the VA with appropria- benefits they are entitled to through am glad the President is reversing tions for fiscal year 2019 that builds on consistent, stable budgeting. course. I am glad that he is signing the momentum the reform legislation, As reforms in the VA MISSION Act something, putting a stop to his ad- which just became law, the VA MIS- and the new community care programs ministration’s cruel, pointless, and SION Act, provides. I want to make are implemented over the next year, it heartless policy of separating children sure we do the right things because we is important that third-party adminis- from their parents at the border. That want the VA MISSION Act to work. trators—administration entities which is just the beginning of the work that On June 6, we paid tribute to one of managed the community care program, needs to be done to undo the damage our Nation’s heroes who bravely Choice, in its old days for the VA— that the President’s policy has in- stormed the beaches of Normandy in manage a network of community pro- flicted on these children and to begin November of 1944. In addition, 2 weeks viders that serve veterans. Continuity to create a more human and humane ago today, on June 6, Senator BOOZMAN of care is paramount to the success of immigration solution. and I, as well as many of our col- VA’s community care program, and we Any parent can tell you that being leagues, were at the White House, must ensure that the VA maintains separated from a child is one of the where we joined the President as he veterans’ access to the care they need worst things you can imagine. We have signed the VA MISSION Act into law. by utilizing third-party administrators seen pictures and heard the sounds of The VA MISSION Act represents a during the implementation stage of crying children—children who are still significant achievement in providing these reforms. in diapers. When I first heard that

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It should be hard to listen to. the Health Network by Cincinnati Chil- the father of two of our grandchildren We should recoil at those terrible dren’s in my State, warned that the now. sounds. The second it is not heard, the toxic stress resulting from these sepa- This may be a complicated issue, but second we shrug our shoulders and do rations can slow down brain develop- we are a country of values that pro- nothing at the sounds of little children ment. She called it ‘‘a form of child tects people. We are a haven for so who are wailing, that is the second we abuse.’’ many people. We have made a dif- lose our humanity. It is hard for us to Today, I demanded answers from the ference in so many lives because of who listen to. If it is hard for us to listen Secretary of Health and Human Serv- we are and what our values are. Surely, to—if it makes us uncomfortable—that ices and from the Secretary of Home- it is a complicated issue, but the ad- is nothing compared to what it must land Security about what they are ministration has only made it so much mean, to what it must feel like, and doing to care for the mental, physical, worse. It has added the challenge of what those parents are going through. and emotional well-being of the thou- having to undo the damage it has done Yesterday, the administration re- sands of traumatized children in their in having to work to get those children ported that some 2,300 children were custody. back to their parents and help to make taken from their parents at the border This chapter isn’t closed. You don’t them whole. in just a single month. Everybody in just say, ‘‘Thank you, Mr. President, I hope we are seeing the end of this this body has gone to a school, and for finally doing the right thing. Ev- heartlessness. I hope this isn’t a one- probably everybody in this body has erything is fine.’’ We have to track step pullback by the President, and gone to a grade school to visit. Remem- those 2,300 children for that month’s then there will be more attacks on im- ber what it is like to walk down the period. There have been almost 2 weeks migrants and more attacks on chil- hall or to walk into a gym or to walk since then and more children. We have dren. We have a lot of work to do to into a classroom and see dozens or even to find these children, comfort them, pick up the pieces and reunite families. hundreds of children. Think about and examine them. Pediatricians have The administration needs to provide that. Think of walking into a school warned that this is some kind of child answers immediately as to how it is and seeing happy children—lots of abuse because it can slow down brain going to make that happen and end the them, dozens of children—who are sing- development, and these children have cries of these children with comforting ing or talking or playing on a play- already seen horrors that the rest of us words and much more. ground. can’t imagine. I close with this story. Now think of these 2,300 children who Some of these parents are seeking I had a message on Facebook from an were taken from their parents at the asylum in America. They are fleeing Ohioan. He had heard the tragic story border in a single month—from May 5 violence, and they are just looking for of a 10-year-old with Down syndrome to June 9. For 5 weeks, there were 60 a safe place for their children. Who who was reportedly separated from her kids taken, every single day, on aver- knows how many of these children al- parents at the border. That is barbaric, age. There were 60 kids yesterday, 60 ready were traumatized because they but this Ohioan gives me hope. He kids the day before, and 60 kids the day had lived in a war zone, because they wrote that he and his wife have a before that. We don’t know how many had lived in an area with all kinds of daughter with Down syndrome. They since June 9, but from May 5 to June 9, violence from drug wars. They were wanted to offer to take in the little girl there had been 60 kids every single day. pulled out of that and were traveling and her mother and have them stay Clearly, the President did the right with almost nothing but the clothes on with their family in Ohio. Imagine thing. Clearly, the President did it their backs and very little, with one or that. under great political pressure. Clearly, both parents, and went north, not Those are the values of Ohioans. the President never admitted he was knowing what was going to happen Those are the values of North Caro- wrong about it. That is not something each day and seeing things that almost linians. Those are the values of Ameri- he would do, unlike most human beings none of us growing up has seen. Then cans. They are not the President’s val- I know. Yet signing something today they were separated from their parents ues, who, because of whatever motive, doesn’t magically reunite those fami- at the border. has separated these families. That en- lies overnight. It is not like these chil- The way we keep our country safe is compasses the State and the country I dren now—as any of my colleagues who by going after terrorists and violent love—this family who wrote to us. I have watched children who are at a criminals, not by turning our backs on know there are so many more Ameri- grade school, who will run out to the families and children just like ours, cans out there who feel the same way— cars when their moms pick them up or whose only goal is to escape violence who practice compassion, whose hearts run out to the playground, joyfully, and persecution. break for these children. It is time for when their dads visit. They will not We have a lot of work to do to fix our their government to step up and reflect magically reunite with their families immigration system, but tearing fami- those values of this great country. overnight. Signing this order the Presi- lies apart will not solve anything. We Mr. President, yesterday, I met a vet- dent signed—oh, so clearly reluc- need to come together, and we need to eran from Massillon, OH, James Pow- tantly—will not undo the trauma those work on a bipartisan solution that rec- ers. Mr. Powers brought to my atten- children have endured. ognizes we aren’t going to deport 13 tion a problem he was having with the We still don’t have good answers as million people who are already here. VA’s accounting mistakes, and our to what has happened to those kids or We can secure our borders. We can cre- conversation led to a bill I introduced what kinds of conditions they are liv- ate a pathway for people to earn citi- with Senator TESTER, a Montana Dem- ing under. We have heard reports of zenship if they follow the law, to have ocrat, and Senator BOOZMAN, an Arkan- siblings who have been ripped from a job, and pay taxes. sas Republican, the bipartisan Veteran their parents that they can’t hug each My son-in-law, Alejandro, lives in Debt Fairness Act. Both Senators serve other. We have heard of staff being told Cranston, RI—the boyhood home of our with me on the Veterans’ Affairs Com- they are not allowed to comfort these colleague Senator JACK REED. He was mittee. Both Senators know how VA children by touching them and hugging 10 years old—maybe 11 years old—when overpayment and debt affect veterans them. Imagine that. A child is taken he came to this country. His mother every day. away from her mother, and you are not was a journalist. She had her life James retired 2 years ago, but he no- even allowed to comfort her. You are threatened as a journalist in El Sal- ticed that the Army was continuing to just supposed to let her scream. That is vador. She fled their country to come pay him both an Active-Duty salary

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Then it charged him ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the I would have voted yea. twice to recoup the overpayments, and Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Mr. President, I was necessarily ab- they garnished his benefits. move to bring to a close debate on the Sen- sent for the June 19, 2018, vote on Sen- The staff in my office worked with ate amendment No. 2910 to Calendar No. 449, ate amendment 2920 to Senate amend- the VA to resolve James’s issues, but H.R. 5895, an act making appropriations for ment 2910 to H.R. 5895, Energy and this should never have happened in the energy and water development and related Water, Legislative Branch, and Mili- first place. It is fixed now. He had to go agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes. tary Construction and Veterans Affairs through that. To his credit, to James’s John Thune, Todd Young, Lamar Alex- Appropriations Act, 2019. I would have credit, he wanted to make sure his ex- ander, John Boozman, Ben Sasse, John- voted yea. perience, which was uncomfortable—or ny Isakson, Thom Tillis, Cindy Hyde- f worse at times—would change policy Smith, David Perdue, John Cornyn, and affect future veterans so they Patrick J. Toomey, Pat Roberts, Jeff WORLD REFUGEE DAY wouldn’t have to go through this, Flake, Mike Rounds, Mike Crapo, Tim Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I which is why I admire him so much. Scott, Mitch McConnell. rise today in honor of World Refugee This story is too common. In 2016, CLOTURE MOTION Day and to express my deep concern the VA issued some 200,000 overpay- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I over the Trump administration’s sys- ment notices to veterans. When this send a cloture motion to the desk for tematic assault on refugees, asylum happens, the agency often tries to get the bill H.R. 5895. seekers, and the United States’ refugee its money back by withholding some or The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- resettlement program. all of the monthly disability payments ture motion having been presented Manmade conflict, natural disasters, our veterans have earned. Our veterans under rule XXII, the Chair directs the poverty, and violence have left the deal with enough stress already. They clerk to read the motion. world in the midst of the largest ref- shouldn’t be forced to pay for the VA’s The senior assistant legislative clerk ugee crisis in recorded history with accounting mistakes. read as follows: over 25 million refugees worldwide. Our bill would ban the VA from CLOTURE MOTION Tragically, less than 1 percent of these charging veterans for its own mistake individuals will ever be resettled to a in overpayments. It should protect vet- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the third country. erans’ payments who depend on their The United States was built on the benefits by capping the amount the VA Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on Calendar hopes and dreams of those fleeing per- can deduct from a veteran’s monthly No. 449, H.R. 5895, an act making appropria- secution and oppression, those seeking payment at 25 percent. It would ban tions for energy and water development and better lives for themselves and their the VA from collecting debts that are related agencies for the fiscal year ending families. The values and moral com- more than 5 years old. September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. pass that embraced these individuals Our veterans sacrifice so much al- John Thune, Todd Young, Lamar Alex- and shone as a beacon of freedom have ander, John Boozman, Ben Sasse, John- ready to serve our country. I am the made this country great. In times of first Ohioan to ever serve a full term. I ny Isakson, Thom Tillis, Cindy Hyde- Smith, David Perdue, John Cornyn, crisis, the United States traditionally have been on this committee now for 12 asserted global leadership through years, the Veterans’ Affairs Com- Patrick J. Toomey, Pat Roberts, Jeff Flake, Mike Rounds, Mike Crapo, Tim these values that have made this coun- mittee. I am on that committee be- Scott, Mitch McConnell. try so successful. That leadership cause we should serve those who serve served as an important uniting and mo- us. We should protect those who pro- Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous tivating voice in the face of tremen- tect us. The veterans shouldn’t be pay- consent that the mandatory quorum dous international challenges. ing for the mistakes of the agency that calls be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Unfortunately, instead of asserting is supposed to serve them. moral and strategic leadership, the Unfortunately, our bill was not in- objection, it is so ordered. Trump administration has chosen to cluded in the National Defense Author- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, retreat. The President has traded in ization Act last week. Instead, we have here is where we are. I filed cloture, an amendment to the MILCON-VA bill but we anticipate that will not actu- our proud tradition of lifting up the to require the VA to track down these ally be necessary and we will be able to most vulnerable for an agenda of de- overpayments and report to Congress vitiate the cloture motions tomorrow grading and insulting those who seek on the scope of VA debt. We will con- because we anticipate being able to our support. Starting with his asser- tinue to push for the Tester-Boozman process additional amendments tion that Mexicans are ‘‘rapists’’ and bill, but I hope all of my colleagues throughout the day and wrap the bill ‘‘drug dealers,’’ this President has will join me in supporting this bipar- up sometime tomorrow afternoon. But spent his tenure as our Nation’s leader tisan, commonsense step toward fixing there will be an opportunity during the attacking America’s immigrant and VA overpayment and debt for Amer- day to continue to process amend- refugee communities. The President ica’s veterans. ments, and we should be able to finish said he wanted to protect Dreamers; I yield the floor. the bill this week without resorting to yet he abruptly ended the DACA pro- Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, I have cloture. gram throwing the lives of 800,000 peo- submitted amendment No. 2955 to H.R. f ple into great uncertainty. He imposed 5895 on behalf of Senator JEANNE SHA- a slap-dash Muslim ban that has been MORNING BUSINESS HEEN. I strongly support the provision’s repeatedly struck down by the courts. intent to ensure that veterans in New Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I He has slowed refugee admissions to a Hampshire receive the best possible ask unanimous consent that the Sen- trickle, closing America’s doors to care. ate be in a period of morning business, some of the most vulnerable people on The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. with Senators permitted to speak the planet, reducing America’s global TILLIS). The majority leader. therein for up to 10 minutes each. leadership standing. CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Driven by vitriolic voices, the Presi- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I objection, it is so ordered. dent and the Attorney General to- send a cloture motion to the desk for f gether have worked to effectively de- amendment No. 2910. stroy the refugee resettlement pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clo- VOTE EXPLANATION gram, which traditionally received ture motion having been presented Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I was broad bipartisan support. Last Sep- under rule XXII, the Chair directs the necessarily absent for the June 19, 2018, tember, the President decreed that the clerk to read the motion. vote on Senate amendment 2914 to Sen- number of refugees to be admitted in

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Since 2001, the United States With the prevalence of food allergies im- 2018, just 6,704 refugees were resettled, has settled nearly a million refugees. pacting millions across our nation, the fed- compared to 25,671 in 2017 and 13,791 in They are our friends, our neighbors, eral government plays an important role in 2016. our coworkers. They sit next to your enforcing voluntary labeling requirements, The U.S. Refugee Resettlement Pro- based on sound science, to ensure consumer kid in school, and someday, they may safety and confidence. National, uniform, gram—and the faith groups, organiza- grow up to be a Secretary of State like voluntary labeling standards establish con- tions, families and individuals that as- Madeleine Albright. sistency for businesses engaged in interstate sist it—supports the most vulnerable. What kind of a country do we want to commerce, while providing necessary protec- These are the victims of torture, people be? A country where we rip children tions for consumers to make safe choices with urgent medical needs, and des- from their parents? A country that when selecting what food products to pur- perate women and children. They are keeps out refugees because of their re- chase and eat. Mandatory labeling, however, not safe in their home country. They ligion? I have seen a quote posted on could pose significant burdens on industry have gone through extensive multi- and produce confusion for consumers with a Twitter, pasted on signs at rallies, even multitude of labels for every food allergy agency vetting before even reaching on a church bulletin board—I don’t recognized by the federal government on the United States. We are witnessing know who said it first—but it bears re- each product. the intentional dismantling of a pro- peating here: ‘‘Rather than a wall, I understand your concerns that it may be gram that has helped the world’s most America needs to build a giant mirror difficult at times to determine what is safe defenseless, built our leadership abroad to reflect on what we’ve become.’’ to eat. The good news is that we live in a and here at home helped create thriv- country blessed with a plethora of food op- f tions, and a market that responds quickly to ing, diverse communities across the FOOD LABELING consumer needs and demands. This evolving country, including in places like Cam- Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I ask market, in concert with federal standards for den and Elizabeth in my home State of voluntary labeling, means that it will only New Jersey. unanimous consent that Jacob’s letter get easier for all Americans to find the in- Despite its effort to prove the oppo- and my response letter be printed in gredient and nutrition you need to make safe site by commissioning a study by the the RECORD. and smart choices in the future. Department of Health and Human There being no objection, the mate- It is an honor and a privilege to serve you Services, the administration’s own re- rial was ordered to be printed in the as your United States Senator, and I com- RECORD, as follows: mend you for bringing awareness to this im- port found that refugees have had a net portant issue. DEAR SENATOR RUBIO: Approximately a positive economic impact in the United Sincerely, States over the past decade. The study year and half ago I was diagnosed with Ce- liac, which means that I can only eat gluten MARCO RUBIO, concluded that between 2005 and 2014, free foods. U.S. Senator. refugees ‘‘contributed an estimated There are not a lot of things that are la- f $269.1 billion in revenues to all levels of beled gluten free and there should be more. A TAX REFORM government’’ and estimated the net lot of things right now I have to look up to positive fiscal impact of refugees over see if they’re gluten free. I have read some Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, as you the 10-year period to be $63 billion. articles that explain how every company may know, I voted in favor of the Tax Alarming and horrifically, we have should label their products. It’s also hard to Cuts and Jobs Act that became law last witnessed the administration’s callous know for sure if something is safe to eat year. Every day we are learning more when I go food shopping, out with my and misguided approach to migrants about the positive impact this law is friends, and to restaurants. It would be great having on the economy and about aver- and refugees most recently on our if the government could find a way to put southern border. American citizens and food labeling on packages consistently. age Americans having more money in people around the world have watched Thank you for putting your time into this. their paychecks. While it is important in horror as U.S. officials are forcibly Sincerely, to appreciate the effects that the tax pulling babies and children out of their JACOB TANNENBAUM. law had on individuals, we should not parents’ arms, tearing families apart, forget that small businesses have bene- and using preposterous defenses for UNITED STATES SENATE, fited from the law as well. As chairman their actions. This is not the United Washington, DC, June 20, 2018. of the Senate Committee on Small States I know. This is not the United Jacob Tannenbaum, Business and Entrepreneurship, I sup- 202 Royal Palm Way, States that has stood as a champion ported the legislation because I be- Boca Raton, FL. lieved it would allow small business for the rule of law and human rights. DEAR JACOB: Thank you for your letter re- The President has blamed those flee- garding food labeling. Hearing from fellow owners to invest in their businesses, in- ing persecution. He has blamed Demo- Floridians on issues that affect millions of crease overall economic growth, and crats. He has taken no responsibility. Americans, including children, is important reduce taxes for the millions of small His tweets have only gotten more for me to do my job in the U.S. Senate. businesses who employ the majority of hysterical. His repeated demands for a Food allergies are sometimes mild and eas- Americans in every part of the coun- ridiculous wall are not a solution and ily preventable by avoiding consumption of try. I also saw the potential that the certain foods, while other cases may be life- legislation would have, not just to give only further fuel negative perceptions threatening. With respect to celiac disease, of the United States. the U.S. Food and Drug Administration an economic boost to small businesses The party of ‘‘family values’’ has be- (FDA) estimates that there are approxi- in my home State of Idaho, but to come the part of ‘‘family separation.’’ mately 3 million people in the United States, spark renewed confidence from small This ‘‘policy’’ is not required by U.S. like you, who must refrain from ingesting businesses across the country. A couple law. This is a choice that this adminis- gluten. of weeks ago, I began this series of tration has made. It was a policy Among its many roles, the FDA is respon- speeches to bring attention to small choice to charge asylum seekers in sible for ensuring the safety of our nation’s businesses that have benefited from food supply by enforcing labeling laws and criminal court with illegal entry. In es- regulations. The Food Allergen Labeling and this law. sence, it seems that President Trump Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Public Law While there are many stories about and Attorney General Sessions want to 108–282) was enacted to require a list of in- small businesses benefitting from tax turn every asylum seeker into a crimi- gredients that may cause allergic reactions reform, I rise today to talk about nal and every child into a foster child. to be included on food labels. Further, the Dempsey Wood Products in Orange- It is easy to be distracted by the law tasked the Secretary of Health and burg, SC. Dempsey Wood Products of- President’s tweets and outlandish Human Services to define the term ‘‘gluten- fers a wide variety of high-quality pine statements. The palace intrigue com- free’’ on food labels. The FDA issued its final and hardwood products to its cus- ing from the White House provide end- ‘‘gluten-free’’ rule in 2013. Currently, all tomers. The company serves many dif- FDA regulated food products and dietary less fodder for the talking heads on TV, supplements (including imports from other ferent industries with kiln-dried lum- but we cannot lose focus on the real countries) which bear a ‘‘gluten-free’’ label ber for the housing industry, pallet harms being done to our fellow human must comply with the agency’s 2013 vol- stock for pallet manufacturers, de- beings and to our global standing. untary labeling law. Under the rule, ‘‘gluten- barked chips for the paper industry,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:36 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20JN6.053 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE June 20, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4277 mulch for landscapers, and sawdust for Since the completion of his Active- in 1977. Eschewing the traditional alternative fuel use. The company em- Duty service, Mr. Gunn has served as a route of advancement in the National ploys about 80 to 100 workers and has civilian with the U.S. Department of Park Service through moving from an extensive sawmill and dry kiln oper- Energy and the National Nuclear Secu- park to park, Dennis stayed put and ation. Ronny Dempsey started the rity Administration in numerous lead- advanced within the park, and set company in 1988 and has spent all of his ership and management positions with about the task of changing perceptions life around the lumber industry. His fa- the Office of Naval Reactors in Wash- of Harpers Ferry in the Civil War his- ther, Charles Parker Dempsey, worked ington, DC, the Idaho branch office of tory community. in various sawmills over the course of Naval Reactors, the Naval Reactors As staff historian and later chief his- his career and eventually was the co- Laboratory field office, and the Idaho torian at the park and through his owner of a sawmill that he later sold. operations office. work in various historical societies Today Parker Dempsey, a third-genera- In 2007, after completing over 28 concerned with the Civil War, Dennis tion sawmill operator, has taken over years of Active and Reserve military emphasized the importance of Harpers as president, though his father, Ronny, service, Mr. Gunn retired as a captain Ferry to the history of the Civil War. is still by his side as vice president of in the U.S. Navy. Thanks, in large part, to his efforts, the company. Most recently, Mr. Gunn served as the Battle of Harpers Ferry and the im- This family-owned small business has the principal deputy manager for Nu- portance of the town in the history of already benefitted greatly from the tax clear Energy and served as the assist- America are better recognized by the law that was passed last year. They ant manager for programs and facili- historical community, of which he is a have announced plans to upgrade their ties at the Department of Energy’s vocal member. Indeed, Dennis’s dedica- sawmill, purchase a new dry kiln, and Idaho Operations Office, DOE-ID. In his tion to his passion as an advocate and invest in a new planer mill over the current capacity, he provides excep- student of history is apparent from the next 5 years. They expect the capital tional leadership for DOE-ID’s nuclear 10-year sabbatical he took to focus on expenditure to total $7 million and es- programs and Idaho facilities manage- writing historical works and to serve timate that they could add a second ment divisions, national security pro- as president of the Civil War Trust, an shift in the near future, thereby cre- grams, the Radiological and Environ- organization dedicated to the preserva- ating new jobs in the Orangeburg com- mental Science Laboratory, and the Of- tion of Civil War battlefields. He is also munity. These investments were viable fice of Project Management project. a recipient of the Shelby Foote Award for the company due to the accelerated Mr. Gunn’s organization is respon- from the Civil War Trust, the National depreciation provisions contained in sible for oversight of the Idaho Na- Park Service’s Freeman Tilden Award the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. This sec- tional Laboratory, INL, and other con- for excellence in interpretation and tion of the law allows companies to de- tractor performance on nuclear energy, education, and the Nevins-Freeman duct the value of any new equipment education, national security, and other Award for outstanding contributions to purchased in a single year, instead of research and development projects and the study of the Civil War. over several years. Tax reform has had programs, including strategic partner- Dennis later returned as chief histo- a material impact on small businesses ship projects and the INL laboratory rian of Harpers Ferry National Histor- like Dempsey Wood Products and their directed research and development pro- ical Park, where his work of inspiring employees. Overall, the new law has in- grams; as well as facility and infra- and educating visitors, including my creased small businesses’ confidence, structure operations, maintenance, staff and myself, through meticulous employee bonuses and wages, while planning, and other activities associ- detail and dramatic performances con- lowering taxes and spurring new cap- ated with facility and infrastructure tinued to the present day. If the job of ital investment. a historian is to both impart knowl- operations at the INL. Mr. Gunn also edge and ensure the lessons of history f provides direct support to the specific remain with us, then Dennis Frye is a TRIBUTE TO ALAN L. GUNN manufacturing capability, SMC, master in his field. project that includes the oversight of Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, today, No one who knows him doubts that the maintenance and operations of the Senator CRAPO and I recognize and con- Dennis E. Frye will continue to be a SMC facilities, as well as the pro- gratulate Mr. Alan L. Gunn on his up- forceful advocate for his passions in re- grammatic oversight of the armor pro- coming retirement from the U.S. De- tirement, which includes being an ar- duction. partment of Energy after more than 40 dent fan of the Boston Red Sox. I be- Through his years of dedicated serv- years of distinguished service in var- lieve I speak for many when I say that ice, Mr. Gunn exemplifies the best ious roles at the U.S. Navy and U.S. I sincerely appreciate his public service qualities of Idaho. Senator CRAPO and I Department of Energy. and the contributions he has made to a want to thank Alan for his service and In 1980, Mr. Gunn received a bachelor better understanding of the history of wish him well in all of his future en- of science degree from Mississippi West Virginia and America. I am proud deavors. State University and went on to com- to call him a friend, and I wish him plete graduate work in business admin- f well in his future pursuits. istration at Louisiana State Univer- TRIBUTE TO DENNIS E. FRYE sity, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, f State University of New York at Al- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I wish ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS bany, and Idaho State University. to recognize a dedicated public servant In February 1982, Mr. Gunn com- and proud student of West Virginian pleted the Navy officer candidate and American history, Dennis E. Frye, TRIBUTE TO ROCKY BARKER school as a distinguished military on the occasion of his retirement from ∑ Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, today I graduate and was commissioned as a the National Park Service. Innumer- wish to honor Rocky Barker for his ex- Navy officer. He was selected for duty able visitors to Harpers Ferry National tensive career as an Idaho journalist. in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Pro- Historical Park benefited from his Rocky is retiring from the Idaho gram and served as both a member of wealth of knowledge and notorious per- Statesman where he worked as an envi- the staff of the Director, Naval Nuclear formances that brought history to life. ronmental reporter-blogger-columnist Propulsion program in Washington, As Dennis tells it, at a young age, he for the past 22 years. Prior to his posi- DC, and as a field representative for wanted to be either a historian or an tion at the Statesman, Rocky was a the director in Schenectady, NY, and astronaut. Once he found out that be- columnist and correspondent-at-large Idaho Falls, ID. coming an astronaut entails being very for the Post Register in Idaho Falls. He In 1996, Mr. Gunn completed the Col- good at math, he decided history was has also written and contributed to nu- lege of Naval Warfare program in resi- the way to go. He studied at what was merous books, created an Idaho news dence at the U.S. Naval War College, then Shepherd College in website, and received many awards and Newport, RI, and received a master of Shepherdstown, WV, while volun- recognitions for his reporting. arts degree in national security and teering at Harpers Ferry National His- Over his more than 30-year career, strategic studies. torical Park, becoming a park ranger Rocky has reported comprehensively

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Gorham Savings Bank thought it was that the Army docked votion to reporting and his deep re- also supports the growth of local busi- his pay for doing what he was supposed spect for the importance of a free press ness and hosts an annual Launchpad to do. to our system of governance has re- small business competition, where five My office looked into it. Unfortu- mained unwavering. Maine entrepreneurial businesses com- nately, it is a longstanding policy not Congratulations, Rocky, on your pete for $50,000 for business develop- to pay soldiers evading capture and an years of writing. ‘‘Litera scripta ment. Thanks to the teamwork of the issue not easily remedied. Unfortu- manet,’’ meaning the written word en- bank’s employees, Gorham Savings nately, we could not get Andy his $13. dures, is among the inscriptions in the Bank has led efforts to fundraise for So, with his passing, I would like to recognize the life of Andy Ramotnik Library of Congress. You can go onto nonprofit organizations, including the and thank him for his service. On prin- the next chapter of your career and life Boys and Girls Club and United Way. ciple, I think we still owe him $13. It is knowing that you have been an impor- I applaud Gorham Savings Bank on a small cost to pay for an 18-year-old tant part of taking down that written their achievements over the past 150 boy standing up to help stop the spread word for our great State for decades. years and look forward to their contin- of tyranny and preserving the free Thank you for your devotion to and ued success as a force for good for the world.∑ deep personal interest in chronicling State of Maine.∑ f issues that matter greatly for Ida- f hoans. I wish you and your wife, Tina, TRIBUTE TO JAHA DUKUREH REMEMBERING ANDREW all the best in your retirement and RAMOTNIK ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I much happiness in the years ahead.∑ recognize Jaha Dukureh for her Nobel ∑ f Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I Peace Prize nomination. commemorate the life of Andrew A recent graduate of the University 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF GORHAM Ramotnik, a retired veteran from SAVINGS BANK of Central Florida, Jaha was named Jacksonville, FL, who recently passed one of TIME magazine’s ‘‘100 Most In- ∑ Mr. KING. Mr. President, today I away. fluential People in the World’’ in 2016 wish to recognize the 150th anniversary Andy Ramotnik grew up in Pennsyl- and has been nominated for the Nobel of Gorham Savings Bank, a notable vania coal country. Two weeks after Peace Prize this year for her work to leader of financial services and commu- the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, at end female genital mutilation, FMG. nity engagement in southern Maine. As the age of 18, he enlisted in the U.S. She was born in The Gambia, a small the only bank headquartered in Cum- Army Air Corps. In 1943, after basic and west African country, and was sub- berland County, Gorham Savings radio operator training, he was as- jected to female genital mutilation Bank’s impressive, locally based eco- signed to a B–25 medium bomber squad- when she was just one week old. nomic focus allows the institution to ron based in the north African desert. A documentary produced by the serve as a source of strength for the On his 43rd bombing mission, Andy’s Guardian called ‘‘The Girl Who Said No community. bomber was shot down over Italy, and to FGM’’ was made about her story. It Founded in February of 1868, Gorham he was captured. Andy was a prisoner details how her identity was stripped Savings Bank was established by the of war in Stalag 17B for 19 months in again when she was forced into an ar- Maine State Legislature under its first Austria. In April 1945, he escaped, was ranged marriage at the age of 15 in New president, Captain Toppan Robie. A few recaptured, and escaped a second time. York City and was cut for a second weeks later, the bank began business For 13 days, Andy and a fellow POW time. when the first deposit of 10 cents was evaded capture. He was evading the Since beginning her activism, Jaha made. Over the years, the bank has ex- enemy when the war ended in May 1945 helped usher in the ban of female gen- panded to multiple locations across and had to find his way to friendly ital mutilation in The Gambia. It is es- southern Maine, incorporating new fi- troops. Andy met up with American timated that, by the age of 14, nearly nancial services to meet the expanding troops and was granted leave and re- 56 percent of girls in The Gambia were needs of its customers. In 1998, during turned to service. After his return, subjected to FMG. She is also the first my time as Governor, I attended the Andy received a letter from the War person to have been nominated for the opening of the bank’s operations center Department and a check compensating Nobel Peace Prize from The Gambia. in Gorham, ME, and hosted the ribbon- him $1 for every day he was a POW. Jaha earned her bachelor’s degree in cutting ceremony. Across its branch lo- The check was for $554. business administration management cations, Gorham Savings Bank pro- It was the rest of the letter that led at Georgia Southwestern State Univer- sity in 2013. She graduated with her vides a variety of banking services to to my knowing Andy and his incredible master’s degree in nonprofit manage- its customers, including resources for story. While the check he received was ment from the University of Central personal and business accounts. for $554, Andy had actually been a POW Florida in 2018. Through online banking services, cus- for 567 days. However, for 13 of those I am honored to express my sincere tomers have the tools they need to days, Andy was evading capture while gratitude to Jaha for her extraordinary manage their money at their conven- hiding from the Germans in the Aus- leadership to end this horror and look ience. Today, Gorham Savings Bank trian countryside. The Army does not forward to hearing of her continued has surpassed the $1 billion mark in as- pay soldiers when they are evading work in the years to come.∑ sets, and last year, the bank began the capture, so the Army docked Andy $13 f restoration of the historic Grand for the days he had escaped. Trunk Railway Company Building in Now, Andy did not need the $13. It TRIBUTE TO DONALD ESLINGER Portland, ME, as a new office space. was not the money but rather the prin- ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I With over 200 employees across 13 loca- ciple. He had done what was expected honor Donald Eslinger, the former tions, the community bank is an im- of him and what was prescribed in the Seminole County sheriff, for his induc- portant employer in the region. Armed Services Code of Conduct. He tion into the Law Enforcement Offi- In addition to serving their cus- had escaped, and the Army was dock- cers’ Hall of Fame. tomers, Gorham Savings Bank sup- ing him for it. So when I met Andy Sheriff Eslinger’s law enforcement ports the prosperity and growth of the more than 60 years later, he still had career began in 1978 as a radio dis- surrounding communities. First, the that $13 on his mind. He told me his patcher for the department. He subse- bank promotes a number of financial story of the bombing missions, of his quently rose through the ranks, lead- literacy programs, including ones for plane being shot down, and the strug- ing in various roles at the department

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Patt Maney eastern Oregon, but we will no longer Throughout his tenure, Sheriff Veterans Treatment Court Act in his benefit from his day-to-day leadership Eslinger focused on mental health ad- honor. at the Astorian. vocacy, crime reduction, and is respon- Judge Maney was born in Lexington, I have known Steve for nearly 40 sible for the Kids House, Shop with the KY, and is a graduate of the University years, since he was a reporter in Wash- Sheriff, and Christmas Village pro- of Kentucky, the University of Louis- ington, DC, and I was a young Member grams. ville College of Law, Troy State Uni- of the House. In all that time, Steve Sheriff Eslinger was nominated by versity, and the Army War College. He has never hesitated to ask the tough law enforcement leaders to be inducted has been married to his wife, Caroline, questions and to be fiercely devoted to into the Florida Law Enforcement Offi- for almost 47 years, and they have two local journalism’s principles and im- cer’ Hall of Fame. His induction was daughters and six grandchildren. He is portance. The theme running consist- approved by Governor Rick Scott and also a member of the Sons of the Amer- ently throughout Steve’s career has the State cabinet. At his induction ican Revolution. been always to ensure local readers un- ceremony, Sheriff Eslinger noted pro- I thank Judge Maney for a lifetime of derstand the impact of decisions and tecting the most vulnerable in the devotion to serving our Nation both policies made in Congress, the state- community was at the core of the Sem- overseas and on the bench. I extend my house, and city hall. inole County Sheriff’s Office under his best wishes to him and his family on I particularly wanted to honor Steve leadership. his well-earned retirement.∑ today because, over the Fourth of July Sheriff Eslinger earned his bachelor’s f recess, I will be home in Oregon high- degree from National Louis University lighting the foundational freedoms of TRIBUTE TO JAMES WEIR and graduated from the Federal Bureau the First Amendment with events cele- of Investigation National Academy in ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I brating those freedoms of religion, Virginia. He and his wife, Elise, have recognize Mr. James Weir with respect speech, assembly, and the press. four children. for his service and accomplishments as The Founding Fathers knew those I express my sincere gratitude to he turns 93 years old this month. Jim, First Amendment freedoms were core Sheriff Eslinger for his dedication to as his friends refer to him, or Pap-pap, to our country and to creating the val- serving the community with the Semi- as he is known by his family, grew up ues that have made America a destina- nole County Sheriff’s Office, and I wish in Mount Pleasant, PA, not far from tion for all who hunger to be free of him the very best in his retirement.∑ Pittsburgh. Inducted into the U.S. fear and liberated to pursue their f Navy on August of 1943, Jim went to dreams. As the child of parents who war on behalf of this Nation, fighting fled the Nazis for refuge in the United TRIBUTE TO THOMAS PATTERSON in Europe and Asia. On June 6, 1944, MANEY States, I learned early on about the im- Coxswain Weir crossed the English portance of these freedoms. As the son ∑ Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, I recog- Channel aboard a LCT(A) to deliver of a reporter, I also learned especially nize Judge Thomas Patterson Maney, tanks and troops onto the beaches of about the importance of the freedom of who has served his Nation honorably Normandy. After the battle was won in the press. and is retiring. Europe, Jim fought in the liberation of Because Steve has contributed so Judge Maney served our Nation in the Philippines and was stationed in much to a vibrant and free press in our the Army Reserve for almost 37 years, Japan as part of the occupational great State of Oregon, I will be proud including 8 years of Active Duty, serv- forces after the war. to present him on July 1, in Astoria, ing in Panama, Haiti, Bosnia, and Af- In between those pivotal moments, with a ‘‘Go Fourth’’ award. Steve’s ca- ghanistan. As a major and lieutenant Jim received a 20-day leave after D- reer makes him richly deserving of this colonel, he worked with the military Day. He rushed back to the States to award and an inspiration for Oregon group at the U.S. Embassy in Panama, marry his sweetheart, Laverne Myers. journalists for generations to come. training the Guardia Nacional/Panama They had been sweethearts since he I suspect Steve will exercise his self- Defense Force in civil affairs and civic had sat behind her in sixth grade, but deprecating modesty and question why action. He commanded a reserve civil Laverne was only 17 and Jim’s leave he is worthy of such attention. I know affairs brigade in Maryland, as well as was short. He loved Laverne, and she Steve would much rather shine the the 350th Civil Affairs Command in loved him. They quickly left Pennsyl- spotlight on others, but the bottom Pensacola, and later served as the dep- vania for Alabama, where they tied the line is I want Oregon to recognize his uty commander of the Civil Affairs and knot before he had to return to the enormous and long-lasting contribu- Psychological Operations Command war. They remained in love for 73 years tions to making our State a better and deputy commandant of the John F. of marriage. place to live and to making all of us as Kennedy Special Operations School at After the war, he worked as a master Oregonians better-informed citizens.∑ Fort Bragg. He is the recipient of the electrician and was a renowned Cor- Purple Heart and retired as an Army vette racer, leading the national Cor- f brigadier general in 2007. vette club as its president. Jim now Judge Maney was appointed Okaloosa lives in Miami, FL, where he has two MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT County court judge by Governor Bob granddaughters and six great-grand- Messages from the President of the Martinez and assumed the bench on children who love him dearly. United States were communicated to June 5, 1989. He was elected to the posi- In honor of his 93rd birthday, for his the Senate by Ms. Cuccia, one of his tion in 1990 and was subsequently re- service to our great Nation and his love secretaries. elected each time he was on the ballot. for his family and community, I would During his time as a circuit court like to recognize my friend Jim Weir f judge, he served as a juvenile depend- and look forward to seeing him on his EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED ency judge, child support judge, and 94th birthday this time next year.∑ served as the Baker Act/Marchman Act f As in executive session the Presiding judge for nearly a decade. Judge Maney Officer laid before the Senate messages shares his passion and expertise of the TRIBUTE TO STEVE FORRESTER from the President of the United law with colleagues across the district ∑ Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I States submitting sundry nominations and the State of Florida, delivering want to honor longtime Oregon jour- and withdrawals which were referred to educational presentations for the Con- nalist Steve Forrester. the appropriate committees. ference of County Court Judges and the Steve has retired as editor and pub- (The messages received today are Advanced Judicial College. He also lisher of the Daily Astorian. He will re- printed at the end of the Senate pro- started the Okaloosa Mental Health main president and chief executive offi- ceedings.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:36 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20JN6.060 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S4280 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 20, 2018 MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE grants for eligible entities to provide tech- under the Medicare program; to the Com- mittee on Finance. At 11 a.m., a message from the House nical assistance to outlier prescribers of opioids, and for other purposes. H.R. 5762. An act to amend the Homeland of Representatives, delivered by Mr. H.R. 5801. An act to amend title XIX of the Security Act of 2002 to authorize a Joint Novotny, one of its reading clerks, an- Social Security Act to provide for require- Task Force to enhance integration of the De- nounced that the House has passed the ments under the Medicaid program relating partment of Homeland Security’s border se- following bills, in which it requests the to the use of qualified prescription drug curity operations to detect, interdict, dis- concurrence of the Senate: monitoring programs and prescribing certain rupt, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, from entering H.R. 3192. An act to amend title XXI of the controlled substances. H.R. 5811. An act to amend the Federal the United States, and for other purposes; to Social Security Act to ensure access to men- the Committee on Homeland Security and tal health services for children under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to postapproval study requirements for cer- Governmental Affairs. Children’s Health Insurance Program, and H.R. 5773. An act to amend title XVIII of tain controlled substances, and for other for other purposes. the Social Security Act to require electronic purposes. H.R. 4005. An act to promote State innova- prior authorization for covered part D drugs H.R. 6042. An act to amend title XIX of the tions to ease transitions to the community and to provide for other program integrity Social Security Act to delay the reduction in for individuals who are inmates of a public measures under parts C and D of the Medi- institution and eligible for medical assist- Federal medical assistance percentage for care program; to the Committee on Finance. ance under the Medicaid program. Medicaid personal care services furnished H.R. 5774. An act to require the Secretary H.R. 4627. An act to amend the Homeland without an electronic visit verification sys- of Health and Human Services to develop Security Act of 2002 to authorize expendi- tem, and for other purposes. guidance on pain management and opioid use tures to combat emerging terrorist threats, H.R. 6110. An act to amend title XVIII of disorder prevention for hospitals receiving including vehicular attacks, and for other the Social Security Act to provide for the re- payment under part A of the Medicare pro- purposes. view and adjustment of payments under the gram, provide for opioid quality measures H.R. 4991. An act to amend the Homeland Medicare outpatient prospective payment development, and provide for a technical ex- Security Act of 2002 to establish the Na- system to avoid financial incentives to use pert panel on reducing surgical setting tional Urban Security Technology Labora- opioids instead of non-opioid alternative opioid use and data collection on tory, and for other purposes. treatments, and for other purposes. perioperative opioid use, and for other pur- H.R. 5590. An act to require the Secretary poses; to the Committee on Finance. f of Health and Human Services to provide for H.R. 5775. An act to amend title XVIII of an action plan on recommendations for MEASURES REFERRED the Social Security Act to require Medicare changes under Medicare and Medicaid to pre- Advantage plans and part D prescription vent opioids addictions and enhance access The following bills were read the first drug plans to include information on the to medication-assisted treatment, and for and the second times by unanimous risks associated with opioids, coverage of other purposes. consent, and referred as indicated: certain nonopioid treatments used to treat H.R. 5605. An act to amend title XVIII of H.R. 3192. An act to amend title XXI of the pain, and on the safe disposal of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Com- the Social Security Act to provide for an Social Security Act to ensure access to men- opioid use disorder treatment demonstration mittee on Finance. tal health services for children under the H.R. 5796. An act to require the Secretary program, and for other purposes. Children’s Health Insurance Program, and H.R. 5676. An act to amend title XVIII of of Health and Human Services to provide for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- the Social Security Act to authorize the sus- grants for eligible entities to provide tech- nance. pension of payments by Medicare prescrip- nical assistance to outlier prescribers of H.R. 4005. An act to promote State innova- tion drug plans and MA-PD plans pending in- opioids, and for other purposes; to the Com- tions to ease transitions to the community vestigations of credible allegations of fraud mittee on Finance. for individuals who are inmates of a public by pharmacies. H.R. 5801. An act to amend title XIX of the institution and eligible for medical assist- H.R. 5687. An act to amend the Federal Social Security Act to provide for require- ance under the Medicaid program to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require im- ments under the Medicaid program relating Committee on Finance. proved packaging and disposal methods with to the use of qualified prescription drug H.R. 4627. An act to amend the Homeland respect to certain drugs, and for other pur- monitoring programs and prescribing certain Security Act of 2002 to authorize expendi- poses. controlled substances; to the Committee on H.R. 5723. An act to require the Medicare tures to combat emerging terrorist threats, Finance. Payment Advisory Commission to report on including vehicular attacks, and for other H.R. 5811. An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- to postapproval study requirements for cer- under the Medicare program. curity and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 5762. An act to amend the Homeland H.R. 4991. An act to amend the Homeland tain controlled substances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Security Act of 2002 to authorize a Joint Security Act of 2002 to establish the Na- cation, Labor, and Pensions. Task Force to enhance integration of the De- tional Urban Security Technology Labora- tory, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 6042. An act to amend title XIX of the partment of Homeland Security’s border se- Social Security Act to delay the reduction in curity operations to detect, interdict, dis- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs. Federal medical assistance percentage for rupt, and prevent narcotics, such as fentanyl Medicaid personal care services furnished and other synthetic opioids, from entering H.R. 5590. An act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for without an electronic visit verification sys- the United States, and for other purposes. tem, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 5773. An act to amend title XVIII of an action plan on recommendations for changes under Medicare and Medicaid to pre- mittee on Finance. the Social Security Act to require electronic H.R. 6110. An act to amend title XVIII of vent opioids addictions and enhance access prior authorization for covered part D drugs the Social Security Act to provide for the re- and to provide for other program integrity to medication-assisted treatment, and for view and adjustment of payments under the measures under parts C and D of the Medi- other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- Medicare outpatient prospective payment care program. nance. system to avoid financial incentives to use H.R. 5774. An act to require the Secretary H.R. 5605. An act to amend title XVIII of opioids instead of non-opioid alternative of Health and Human Services to develop the Social Security Act to provide for an treatments, and for other purposes; to the guidance on pain management and opioid use opioid use disorder treatment demonstration Committee on Finance. disorder prevention for hospitals receiving program, and for other purposes; to the Com- f payment under part A of the Medicare pro- mittee on Finance. gram, provide for opioid quality measures H.R. 5676. An act to amend title XVIII of MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME development, and provide for a technical ex- the Social Security Act to authorize the sus- pension of payments by Medicare prescrip- The following bills were read the first pert panel on reducing surgical setting time: opioid use and data collection on tion drug plans and MA–PD plans pending in- perioperative opioid use, and for other pur- vestigations of credible allegations of fraud S. 3093. A bill to amend the Immigration poses. by pharmacies; to the Committee on Fi- and Nationality Act to address the protec- H.R. 5775. An act to amend title XVIII of nance. tive custody of alien children accompanied the Social Security Act to require Medicare H.R. 5687. An act to amend the Federal by parents, and for other purposes. Advantage plans and part D prescription Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require im- S. 3100. A bill to establish the Mountains to drug plans to include information on the proved packaging and disposal methods with Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington. risks associated with opioids, coverage of respect to certain drugs, and for other pur- certain nonopioid treatments used to treat poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- f pain, and on the safe disposal of prescription cation, Labor, and Pensions. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5723. An act to require the Medicare H.R. 5796. An act to require the Secretary Payment Advisory Commission to report on The following reports of committees of Health and Human Services to provide opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data were submitted:

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Perkins Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to per- Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 The following bills and joint resolu- manently extend the new markets tax to require a State to conduct State leader- credit, and for other purposes. tions were introduced, read the first ship activities that reduce or eliminate out- S. 445 and second times by unanimous con- of-pocket expenses related to enrollment in a sent, and referred as indicated: career and technical education course or At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the name of the Senator from Pennsyl- By Mr. KENNEDY: dual or concurrent enrollment program for S. 3092. A bill to amend the Food and Nu- students in special populations; to the Com- vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- trition Act of 2008 to provide certain require- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and sponsor of S. 445, a bill to amend title ments relating to commitments by State Pensions. XVIII of the Social Security Act to en- agencies to provide the State share of the ad- f sure more timely access to home ministrative costs of administering the sup- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND health services for Medicare bene- plemental nutrition assistance program; to ficiaries under the Medicare program. the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, SENATE RESOLUTIONS S. 700 and Forestry. The following concurrent resolutions At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the By Mr. TILLIS (for himself, Mr. COR- and Senate resolutions were read, and name of the Senator from Maryland NYN, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: JOHNSON, Mr. HELLER, Mr. COTTON, (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor Mr. CRUZ, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. CAR- of S. 700, a bill to improve the repro- PER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WHITE- LANKFORD, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr. ductive assistance provided by the De- HOUSE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. FLAKE, Mrs. ERNST, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. partment of Defense and the Depart- MORAN, Mr. SASSE, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. REED, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. COONS, Ms. WAR- ment of Veterans Affairs to severely ROBERTS, Mr. DAINES, Mr. HATCH, Mr. wounded, ill, or injured members of the INHOFE, Mr. CORKER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. REN, Mr. KAINE, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. Armed Forces, veterans, and their CRAPO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. UDALL, BOOZMAN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BROWN, and Ms. spouses or partners, and for other pur- Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. ALEX- KLOBUCHAR): poses. ANDER, and Mr. KENNEDY): S. Res. 552. A resolution commemorating S. 796 June 20, 2018, as ‘‘World Refugee Day’’ ; to S. 3093. A bill to amend the Immigration At the request of Mr. WARNER, the the Committee on Foreign Relations. and Nationality Act to address the protec- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. tive custody of alien children accompanied By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. ROBERTS) was added as a cosponsor of by parents, and for other purposes; read the BOOKER, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. COLLINS, first time. Mr. CORKER, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEIN- S. 796, a bill to amend the Internal By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. STEIN, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. UDALL): Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the ex- PETERS): S. Res. 553. A resolution designating June clusion for employer-provided edu- S. 3094. A bill to restrict the department in 20, 2018, as ‘‘American Eagle Day’’ and cele- cation assistance to employer pay- which the Coast Guard is operating from im- brating the recovery and restoration of the ments of student loans. bald eagle, the national symbol of the United plementing any rule requiring the use of bio- S. 802 metric readers for biometric transportation States; considered and agreed to. By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the security cards until after submission to Con- names of the Senator from Minnesota gress of the results of an assessment of the HELLER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, effectiveness of the transportation security Mr. TESTER, Mr. ROUNDS, Mrs. FEIN- (Ms. SMITH) and the Senator from card program; to the Committee on Com- STEIN, Mr. DAINES, Mr. JONES, Mr. Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added as co- merce, Science, and Transportation. ROBERTS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HOEVEN, sponsors of S. 802, a bill to award a By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. Congressional Gold Medal in honor of CARDIN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. MARKEY, BLUNT): Lawrence Eugene ‘‘Larry’’ Doby in rec- Mr. RUBIO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. S. 3095. A bill to amend the Public Health ognition of his achievements and con- Service Act to help build a stronger health TILLIS, Mr. COONS, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. tributions to American major league care workforce; to the Committee on Health, athletics, civil rights, and the Armed Education, Labor, and Pensions. MERKLEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. STA- By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and BENOW, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. CORTEZ Forces during World War II. Mr. REED): MASTO, Mr. NELSON, Mr. BENNET, Ms. S. 1251 S. 3096. A bill to allow the Coast Guard to WARREN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MURPHY, At the request of Mr. WARNER, the issue a certificate of documentation with a Ms. SMITH, Mr. KING, Mr. BOOKER, names of the Senator from Colorado and Mr. REED): coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLI- (Mr. BENNET) and the Senator from Ne- VER HAZARD PERRY, and for other pur- S. Res. 554. A resolution designating the month of June 2018 as ‘‘National Post-Trau- braska (Mr. SASSE) were added as co- poses; to the Committee on Commerce, sponsors of S. 1251, a bill to require the Science, and Transportation. matic Stress Awareness Month’’ and June 27, By Mr. WARNER: 2018, as ‘‘National Post-Traumatic Stress Secretary of Labor to establish a pilot S. 3097. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Awareness Day’’; considered and agreed to. program for providing portable benefits Treasury to report on tax compliance with By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and to eligible workers, and for other pur- respect to non-employer business income, Mr. FLAKE): poses. S. Res. 555. A resolution recognizing the and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. 1328 Finance. freedom of Muslims of the United States to exercise their religion and participate in the At the request of Mr. KAINE, the By Mrs. HYDE–SMITH: name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. S. 3098. A bill to amend title 5, United civil systems of their country; considered KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. States Code, to clarify the sources of the au- and agreed to. thority to issue regulations regarding cer- f 1328, a bill to extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suf- tifications and other criteria applicable to ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS legislative branch employees under the fering discrimination on the basis of Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act; to the S. 26 sexual orientation or gender identity, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the and for other purposes. ernmental Affairs. name of the Senator from New Hamp- S. 1503 By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- At the request of Ms. WARREN, the GILLIBRAND, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL): sponsor of S. 26, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Vermont S. 3099. A bill to require the review of dura- Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to re- (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- tions of use of approved indications of medi- quire the disclosure of certain tax re- sor of S. 1503, a bill to require the Sec- cally-important antibiotics labeled for use in turns by Presidents and certain can- retary of the Treasury to mint coins in

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State plan program. name of the Senator from North Da- S. 1520 S. 2360 kota (Ms. HEITKAMP) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. WICKER, the At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the sponsor of S. 2995, a bill to establish name of the Senator from West Vir- name of the Senator from Minnesota the Rural Export Center, and for other ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- purposes. sponsor of S. 1520, a bill to expand rec- sponsor of S. 2360, a bill to provide for S. 3051 reational fishing opportunities through the minimum size of crews of freight At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the enhanced marine fishery conservation trains, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. and management, and for other pur- S. 2410 CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S. poses. At the request of Mr. THUNE, the 3051, a bill to require the Secretary of S. 1835 name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Transportation to establish a working At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of group to study regulatory and legisla- name of the Senator from Minnesota S. 2410, a bill to amend the Internal tive improvements for the livestock, (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high de- insect, and agricultural commodities of S. 1835, a bill to provide support to ductible health plans to provide chron- transport industries, and for other pur- States to establish invisible high-risk ic disease prevention services to plan poses. pool or reinsurance programs. enrollees prior to satisfying their plan S. 3091 S. 1903 deductible. At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the At the request of Mr. SANDERS, his S. 2432 names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. name was added as a cosponsor of S. SULLIVAN), the Senator from Mis- 1903, a bill to assist communities af- At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the name of the Senator from Kentucky sissippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) and the fected by stranded nuclear waste, and Senator from Louisiana (Mr. KENNEDY) for other purposes. (Mr. PAUL) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2432, a bill to amend the charter of were added as cosponsors of S. 3091, a S. 2072 bill to limit the separation of families At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the the Future Farmers of America, and for other purposes. seeking asylum in the United States name of the Senator from California and expedite the asylum process for in- S. 2463 (Ms. HARRIS) was added as a cosponsor dividuals arriving in the United States At the request of Mr. CORKER, the of S. 2072, a bill to amend the Toxic with children. Substances Control Act to require the name of the Senator from Colorado S. RES. 477 Administrator of the Environmental (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Protection Agency to take action to sor of S. 2463, a bill to establish the name of the Senator from New York eliminate human exposure to asbestos, United States International Develop- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- and for other purposes. ment Finance Corporation, and for sponsor of S. Res. 477, a resolution rec- S. 2076 other purposes. ognizing and celebrating the National At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S. 2513 Comedy Center being built at 203–217 name of the Senator from Wisconsin At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the West Second Street, Jamestown, New (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. York. sor of S. 2076, a bill to amend the Pub- CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. AMENDMENT NO. 2551 lic Health Service Act to authorize the 2513, a bill to improve school safety and At the request of Ms. WARREN, the expansion of activities related to Alz- mental health services. names of the Senator from Minnesota heimer’s disease, cognitive decline, and S. 2736 brain health under the Alzheimer’s Dis- (Ms. SMITH), the Senator from Colorado At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the (Mr. GARDNER), the Senator from ease and Healthy Aging Program, and names of the Senator from Delaware for other purposes. South Carolina (Mr. SCOTT), the Sen- (Mr. COONS) and the Senator from Vir- ator from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) S. 2131 ginia (Mr. KAINE) were added as co- At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. sponsors of S. 2736, a bill to develop a LEAHY) were added as cosponsors of name of the Senator from Michigan long-term strategic vision and a com- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- amendment No. 2551 intended to be pro- prehensive, multifaceted, and prin- posed to H.R. 5515, to authorize appro- sor of S. 2131, a bill to amend title 38, cipled United States policy for the United States Code, to authorize the priations for fiscal year 2019 for mili- Indo-Pacific region, and for other pur- tary activities of the Department of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to fur- poses. nish medically necessary transpor- Defense, for military construction, and S. 2823 tation for newborn children of certain for defense activities of the Depart- women veterans, and for other pur- At the request of Mr. HATCH, the ment of Energy, to prescribe military poses. name of the Senator from Minnesota personnel strengths for such fiscal (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- S. 2157 year, and for other purposes. sponsor of S. 2823, a bill to modernize At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the AMENDMENT NO. 2927 name of the Senator from Connecticut copyright law, and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- S. 2830 name of the Senator from Montana sponsor of S. 2157, a bill to require drug At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor manufacturers to disclose the prices of name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. of amendment No. 2927 intended to be prescription drugs in any direct-to-con- GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of proposed to H.R. 5895, a bill making ap- sumer advertising and marketing to S. 2830, a bill to reauthorize the rural propriations for energy and water de- practitioners of a drug. emergency medical services training velopment and related agencies for the S. 2165 and equipment assistance program fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the under section 330J of the Public Health and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Service Act. AMENDMENT NO. 2929 MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2938 At the request of Mr. JONES, the S. 2165, a bill to provide additional dis- At the request of Mr. DONNELLY, his names of the Senator from Massachu- aster recovery assistance for the Com- name was added as a cosponsor of S. setts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator from monwealth of Puerto Rico and the 2938, a bill to require the Secretary of West Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN), the Sen- United States Virgin Islands, and for Transportation to modify provisions ator from Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), other purposes. relating to hours of service require- the Senator from Illinois (Ms. S. 2221 ments with respect to transportation DUCKWORTH), the Senator from Indiana At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the of livestock and insects, and for other (Mr. DONNELLY) and the Senator from name of the Senator from Mississippi purposes. Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) were added

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According to HELLER) was added as a cosponsor of the Association of American Medical amendment No. 2954 intended to be pro- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED Colleges, graduating medical students posed to H.R. 5895, a bill making appro- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS consistently say that one of the most priations for energy and water develop- By Mr. REED (for himself and important factors affecting the career ment and related agencies for the fiscal Mr. BLUNT): path they choose is role models. Build- year ending September 30, 2019, and for S. 3095. A bill to amend the Public ing a network of primary care mentors other purposes. Health Service Act to help build a in the classroom and in a variety of AMENDMENT NO. 2971 stronger health care workforce; to the clinical settings will help guide more At the request of Mr. TESTER, the Committee on Health, Education, medical students into careers in pri- names of the Senator from Massachu- Labor, and Pensions. mary care. setts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator from Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am The legislation would couple these Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator from pleased to be joined by Senator BLUNT mentorship grants with an initiative to Alabama (Mr. JONES), the Senator from in reintroducing the Building a Health improve the education and training of- Missouri (Mrs. MCCASKILL), the Sen- Care Workforce for the Future Act. fered by medical schools in com- ator from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the According to the Association of petencies most critical to primary Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. American Medical Colleges, by 2030, care, including patient-centered med- SHAHEEN) and the Senator from Oregon there will be a shortage of up to 120,000 ical homes, primary and behavioral (Mr. WYDEN) were added as cosponsors physicians. Over one third of the short- health integration, and team-based of amendment No. 2971 proposed to age, up to 49,300, will be in primary care. H.R. 5895, a bill making appropriations care. Individuals and families living in It would also direct the Institute of for energy and water development and underserved areas—urban and rural— Medicine (IOM) to study and make rec- related agencies for the fiscal year end- will continue to be those most dis- ommendations about ways to limit the ing September 30, 2019, and for other advantaged by this shortage. administrative burden on providers in purposes. The passage of the Affordable Care documenting cognitive services deliv- AMENDMENT NO. 2972 Act in 2010 ushered in an expansion of ered to patients. Primary care pro- viders treat patients in need of these At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the access to health insurance for millions names of the Senator from Massachu- of Americans. While we fight to protect services almost exclusively, and as such, spend a significant percentage of setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator these gains and work to improve the their day documenting care. That is from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were system further, many Americans are added as cosponsors of amendment No. going to the doctor for preventive not the case for providers who perform 2972 intended to be proposed to H.R. health care for the first time. In order procedures, such as surgeries. This IOM 5895, a bill making appropriations for for this to be successful, we must ex- study would help uncover ways to sim- energy and water development and re- pand our health care workforce to en- plify documentation requirements, par- lated agencies for the fiscal year end- sure that we have enough health care ticularly for delivering cognitive serv- ing September 30, 2019, and for other professionals to seamlessly accommo- ices, in order to eliminate one of the purposes. date the newly insured as they join the potential factors that may discourage medical students from pursuing careers AMENDMENT NO. 2978 ranks of those who already have cov- in primary care. At the request of Mr. THUNE, the erage. In addition, as the baby boomers Providers across the spectrum of care name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. age, we will need health care profes- recognize that this bipartisan legisla- ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of sionals to care for them as well. Ac- tion is part of the solution to address- amendment No. 2978 intended to be pro- cording to the Pew Research Center, ing the looming health care workforce posed to H.R. 5895, a bill making appro- roughly 10,000 baby boomers will be- shortage and have lent their support, priations for energy and water develop- come eligible for Medicare every day including: the Alliance for Specialty ment and related agencies for the fiscal through 2030. year ending September 30, 2019, and for The Building a Health Care Work- Medicine, the American Association of other purposes. force for the Future Act would author- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, the American Association of Colleges of AMENDMENT NO. 2986 ize programs that would grow the over- Osteopathic Medicine, the American At the request of Mr. HATCH, the all number of health care providers, as name of the Senator from West Vir- well as encourage providers to pursue Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, the American Osteopathic As- ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a co- careers in geographic and practice sponsor of amendment No. 2986 in- areas of highest need. sociation, the Association of American tended to be proposed to H.R. 5895, a Building on the success of the Na- Medical Colleges, and the Society of bill making appropriations for energy tional Health Service Corp (NHSC) General Internal Medicine. I look forward to working with these and water development and related Scholarship and Loan Repayment Pro- and other stakeholders as well as Sen- agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- gram and the State Loan Repayment ator BLUNT and our colleagues to pass tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes. Program, our legislation would estab- the Building a Health Care Workforce AMENDMENT NO. 2999 lish a State scholarship program. Like for the Future Act in order to help en- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the the NHSC State Loan Repayment Pro- sure patients have access to the health name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. gram, States would be able to receive a care they need. NELSON) was added as a cosponsor of dollar-for-dollar match to support indi- amendment No. 2999 intended to be pro- viduals that commit to practicing in f posed to H.R. 5895, a bill making appro- the state in which the scholarship was SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS priations for energy and water develop- issued after completing their education ment and related agencies for the fiscal and training. At least 50 percent of the year ending September 30, 2019, and for funding would be required to support SENATE RESOLUTION 552—COM- other purposes. individuals committed to pursuing ca- MEMORATING JUNE 20, 2018, AS AMENDMENT NO. 3003 reers in primary care. The States ‘‘WORLD REFUGEE DAY’’ At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the would have the flexibility to use the re- Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. CAR- names of the Senator from Louisiana maining 50 percent to fund scholarships PER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE,

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RES. 552 Whereas the United States resettlement program is a life-saving solution critical to Whereas the bald eagle is the central Whereas World Refugee Day acknowledges global humanitarian efforts, which strength- image used in the official logos of many the courage, strength, and determination of ens global security, advances United States branches and departments of the Federal women, men, and children forced to flee foreign policy goals, and alleviates the bur- Government, including— their homes because of persecution or con- den placed on front-line host countries: Now, (1) the Executive Office of the President; flict; therefore, be it (2) Congress; Whereas, according to the United Nations Resolved, That the Senate— (3) the Supreme Court of the United High Commissioner for Refugees— (1) underscores the importance of the States; (1) a refugee is an individual who faces per- (4) the Department of Defense; secution or has a well-founded fear of perse- United States Refugee Resettlement Pro- gram as a critical tool for the United States (5) the Department of the Treasury; cution because of race, religion, nationality, (6) the Department of Justice; political opinion, or membership in a par- global leadership, including leveraging for- eign policy, strengthening national and re- (7) the Department of State; ticular social group; (8) the Department of Commerce; gional security, and encouraging inter- (2) more than 68,500,000 people are displaced (9) the Department of Homeland Security; national support of refugees; worldwide, which is the worst displacement (10) the Department of Veterans Affairs; crisis in global history, including 25,400,000 (2) reaffirms the bipartisan commitment of (11) the Department of Labor; refugees, more than 40,000,000 internally dis- the United States to promote the safety, (12) the Department of Health and Human placed people, 3,100,000 asylum seekers, and health, and well-being of refugees, including Services; 10,000,000 stateless people; the education of refugee children and dis- (13) the Department of Energy; (3) children comprise 52 percent of the placed persons who flee war, persecution, or (14) the Department of Housing and Urban global refugee population, many of whom torture in search of freedom and safety; Development; lack access to education; (3) recognizes individuals who have risked (15) the Central Intelligence Agency; and (4) on average, 44,400 people per day are dis- their lives working individually and for non- (16) the United States Postal Service; placed from their homes; governmental organizations and inter- Whereas the bald eagle is an inspiring sym- (5) 16,200,000 individuals were newly dis- national agencies, such as United Nations bol of the spirit of freedom and the sov- placed due to conflict or persecution in 2017, High Commissioner for Refugees, to provide ereignty of the United States; including 11,800,000 internally displaced per- life-saving assistance and protection for peo- Whereas the image and symbolism of the sons and 4,400,000 refugees and asylum seek- ple displaced by conflict around the world; bald eagle has— ers; and (1) played a significant role in art, music, (6) more than 68 percent of all refugees (4) calls upon the United States Govern- literature, architecture, commerce, edu- worldwide come from the following 5 coun- ment— cation, and culture in the United States; and tries: (A) to uphold its international leadership (2) appeared on United States stamps, cur- (A) Syria, with 6,300,000 refugees; role responding to the global refugee crisis rency, and coinage; (B) Afghanistan, with 2,600,000 refugees; with humanitarian assistance and protection (C) South Sudan, with 2,400,000 refugees; Whereas the bald eagle was endangered and for the most vulnerable; facing possible extinction in the lower 48 (D) Myanmar, with 1,200,000 refugees; and (B) to continue to provide adequate fund- (E) Somalia, with 986,400 refugees; States but has made a gradual and encour- (7) 37 countries resettled 102,800 refugees, ing for refugee resettlement in the United aging comeback to the land, waterways, and less than 1 percent of people in need of reset- States and protection for refugees overseas; skies of the United States; tlement, in 2017; (C) to work in partnership with the inter- Whereas the dramatic recovery of the na- national community to find solutions to ex- (8) more than 1⁄2 of the Syrian population tional bird of the United States is an endan- was displaced, either across borders or with- isting conflicts and to prevent new conflicts; gered species success story and an inspira- in the country, in 2016; and (D) to alleviate the burden on frontline ref- tional example to other environmental, nat- (9) the need for third country resettlement ugee host countries that absorb the majority ural resource, and wildlife conservation ef- continues to grow, with over 1,200,000 refu- of the refugees of the world through humani- forts worldwide; gees requiring resettlement in 2017; tarian and development support; and Whereas, in 1940, noting that the bald eagle Whereas, during 2017, the United States (E) to reaffirm the long-standing tradition was threatened with extinction, Congress welcomed a total of 33,400 refugees, well of resettling refugees in the United States passed the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly below the United States Government goal of regardless of nationality or religion. known as the ‘‘Bald Eagle Protection Act’’) 45,000 refugee admissions, and a 65 percent f (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), which prohibited kill- drop compared with the 96,900 refugees wel- ing, selling, or possessing the species, and a comed in 2016; SENATE RESOLUTION 553—DESIG- 1962 amendment expanded protection to the Whereas, at this pace, the United States NATING JUNE 20, 2018, AS ‘‘AMER- golden eagle; may only admit approximately 20,000 refu- ICAN EAGLE DAY’’ AND CELE- Whereas, by 1963, there were only an esti- gees this year; BRATING THE RECOVERY AND mated 417 nesting pairs of bald eagles re- Whereas refugees are the most vetted trav- RESTORATION OF THE BALD maining in the lower 48 States, with loss of elers to enter the United States and are sub- EAGLE, THE NATIONAL SYMBOL habitat, poaching, and the use of pesticides ject to extensive screening checks, including OF THE UNITED STATES and other environmental contaminants con- in-person interviews, biometric data checks, tributing to the near demise of the national and multiple interagency checks; Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. bird of the United States; Whereas refugees contribute to local BOOKER, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. Whereas, in 1967, the bald eagle was offi- economies in the United States, pay an aver- CORKER, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, cially declared an endangered species under age of $21,000 more in taxes than they receive Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. UDALL) sub- Public Law 89–669 (80 Stat. 926) (commonly in benefits, revitalize cities and towns by off- mitted the following resolution; which known as the ‘‘Endangered Species Preserva- setting population decline, and boost eco- was considered and agreed to: tion Act of 1966’’) in areas in the United nomic growth throughout the United States States south of the 40th parallel due to the by opening businesses, paying taxes, and S. RES. 553 dramatic decline in the population of the buying homes; Whereas the bald eagle was chosen as the bald eagle in the lower 48 States; Whereas several industries rely heavily on central image of the Great Seal of the United Whereas the Endangered Species Act of refugee workers to support economic sta- States on June 20, 1782, by the Founding Fa- 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) was enacted in bility, and low rates of refugee arrival has thers at the Congress of the Confederation; 1973, and in 1978, the bald eagle was listed as impacted economic growth, especially in Whereas the bald eagle is widely known as an endangered species throughout the lower towns that rely on refugee populations to re- the living national symbol of the United 48 States, except in the States of Michigan, vitalize their industries; States and for many generations has rep- Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and Wis- Whereas the ongoing crisis in the Demo- resented values, such as— consin, in which the bald eagle was listed as cratic Republic of the Congo is projected to (1) freedom; a threatened species; produce nearly 1,000,000 refugees in neigh- (2) democracy; Whereas, in July 1995, the United States boring countries in 2018; (3) courage; Fish and Wildlife Service announced that in

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RES. 554 ulation in the United States was largely ac- proximately 8,000,000 adults in the United complished through— Whereas the brave men and women of the States annually; (1) the dedicated and vigilant efforts of Armed Forces of the United States (in this Whereas the diagnosis now known as PTSD Federal and State wildlife agencies and non- preamble referred to as the ‘‘Armed was first defined by the American Psy- profit organizations, such as the American Forces’’), who proudly serve the United chiatric Association in 1980 to commonly and Eagle Foundation; States, risk their lives to protect the free- more accurately understand and treat vet- (2) public education; dom of the people of the United States and erans who had endured severe traumatic (3) captive breeding and release programs; deserve the investment of every possible re- combat stress; (4) hacking and release programs; and source to ensure their lasting physical, men- Whereas combat stress had previously been (5) the translocation of bald eagles from tal, and emotional well-being; viewed as a mental illness, and the word places in the United States with dense bald Whereas more than 3,000,000 members of eagle populations to suitable locations in the ‘‘disorder’’ carries a stigma that perpetuates the Armed Forces have deployed overseas this misconception; and lower 48 States that had suffered a decrease since the events of September 11, 2001, and in bald eagle populations; Whereas the designation of a National have served in places such as Afghanistan Whereas various nonprofit organizations, Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and and Iraq; such as the Southeastern Raptor Center at a National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Whereas the current generation of military Auburn University in the State of Alabama, Day will raise public awareness about issues men and women has sustained a historically contribute to the continuing recovery of the related to post-traumatic stress, reduce the high rate of operational deployments, with bald eagle through rehabilitation and edu- associated stigma, and help ensure that many members of the Armed Forces serving cational efforts; those individuals suffering from the invisible overseas multiple times, placing those mem- Whereas the bald eagle might have been wounds of war receive proper treatment: bers at high risk of experiencing combat lost permanently if not for dedicated con- Now, therefore, be it stress; servation efforts and strict protection laws Whereas, when left untreated, exposure to Resolved, That the Senate— such as— traumatic combat stress can lead to post- (1) designates June 2018 as ‘‘National Post- (1) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 traumatic stress, sometimes referred to as Traumatic Stress Awareness Month’’ and U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); June 27, 2018, as ‘‘National Post-Traumatic (2) the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly post-traumatic stress disorder (in this pre- Stress Awareness Day’’; known as the ‘‘Bald and Golden Eagle Pro- amble referred to as ‘‘PTSD’’) or post-trau- (2) supports the efforts of the Secretary of tection Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.) ; matic stress injury; (3) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 Whereas men and women of the Armed Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of De- U.S.C. 703 et seq.); Forces and veterans who served before Sep- fense, as well as the entire medical commu- (4) section 42 of title 18, United States Code tember 11, 2001, remain at risk for post-trau- nity, to educate members of the Armed (commonly known as the ‘‘Lacey Act’’); and matic stress; Forces of the United States, veterans, the (5) the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 Whereas the Secretary of Veterans Affairs families of members of the Armed Forces of U.S.C. 3371 et seq.); and reports that— the United States and veterans, and the pub- Whereas the sustained recovery of the bald (1) about 11 to 20 percent of veterans who lic about the causes, symptoms, and treat- eagle population will require the continu- served in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Oper- ment of post-traumatic stress; ation of recovery, management, education, ation Enduring Freedom have PTSD in a (3) supports efforts by the Secretary of and public awareness programs to ensure given year; Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of De- that the population numbers and habitat of (2) about 12 percent of Gulf War veterans fense to foster cultural change around the the bald eagle remain healthy and secure for have PTSD in a given year; and issue of post-traumatic stress, understanding generations to come: Now, therefore, be it (3) about 30 percent of Vietnam veterans that personal interactions can save lives and Resolved, That the Senate— have had PTSD in their lifetimes; advance treatment; (1) designates June 20, 2018, as ‘‘American Whereas many combat stress injuries re- (4) welcomes the efforts of the National Eagle Day’’; main unreported, undiagnosed, and un- Center for PTSD of the Department of Vet- (2) applauds the issuance of bald eagle treated due to a lack of awareness about erans Affairs and local Vet Centers (as de- commemorative coins by the Secretary of post-traumatic stress and the persistent fined in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United

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States Code) to provide assistance to vet- SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY erans who are suffering from the effects of H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- this injury; and water development and related agencies dered to lie on the table. (5) encourages commanders of the Armed for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, SA 3023. Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Ms. Forces of the United States to support ap- and for other purposes; which was ordered to WARREN) submitted an amendment intended propriate treatment of men and women of lie on the table. to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 pro- the Armed Forces of the United States who SA 3006. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- posed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, suffer from post-traumatic stress; and ment intended to be proposed to amendment supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. (6) respectfully requests that the Secretary SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill SA 3024. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted an of the Senate transmit a copy of this resolu- H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on amendment intended to be proposed to tion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the table. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY the Secretary of Defense. SA 3007. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- f ment intended to be proposed to amendment dered to lie on the table. SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill SA 3025. Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. SENATE RESOLUTION 555—RECOG- H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on RUBIO) submitted an amendment intended to NIZING THE FREEDOM OF MUS- the table. be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed LIMS OF THE UNITED STATES SA 3008. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; TO EXERCISE THEIR RELIGION ment intended to be proposed to amendment which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3026. Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CIVIL SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on RUBIO) submitted an amendment intended to SYSTEMS OF THEIR COUNTRY the table. be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. SA 3009. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; FLAKE) submitted the following resolu- amendment intended to be proposed to which was ordered to lie on the table. tion; which was considered and agreed amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY SA 3027. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. to: to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- MARKEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. SMITH, and dered to lie on the table. Ms. HIRONO) submitted an amendment in- S. RES. 555 SA 3010. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 Whereas the First Amendment to the Con- MURKOWSKI, and Ms. HIRONO) submitted an proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, stitution of the United States guarantees re- amendment intended to be proposed to supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ligious freedom to people of all faiths; amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY SA 3028. Mr. SANDERS submitted an Whereas article VI of the Constitution of to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- amendment intended to be proposed to the United States asserts that no religious dered to lie on the table. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY test may be required for public office, ensur- SA 3011. Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- ing that people of all faiths may serve their MURKOWSKI) submitted an amendment in- dered to lie on the table. country; tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 SA 3029. Mr. THUNE submitted an amend- Whereas the United States has always val- proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, ment intended to be proposed to amendment ued the right of individuals to practice their supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill faith as they please, and religious freedom is SA 3012. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on fundamental to the national character of the an amendment intended to be proposed to the table. United States; amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY SA 3030. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Whereas people of the United States of all to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- Mr. JONES) submitted an amendment in- faiths, including Muslims, both immigrant dered to lie on the table. tended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 and native-born and from a variety of races SA 3013. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, and ethnicities, have made valuable con- JONES) submitted an amendment intended to supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. tributions to the United States throughout be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed SA 3031. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment its history; by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; intended to be proposed to amendment SA Whereas more than 3,000,000 Muslims now which was ordered to lie on the table. 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. reside in the United States; SA 3014. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the Whereas Muslims have served in the Armed intended to be proposed to amendment SA table. Forces of the United States for generations, 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3032. Mr. NELSON submitted an amend- with more than 5,000 Muslims currently serv- 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the ment intended to be proposed to amendment ing and many having made the ultimate sac- table. SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill rifice for the United States; SA 3015. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on Whereas Muslim scientists and researchers intended to be proposed to amendment SA the table. in the United States have helped expand the 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3033. Mr. NELSON submitted an amend- understanding of medicine, engineering, and 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the ment intended to be proposed to amendment outer space; table. SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill Whereas Muslim inventors in the United SA 3016. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on States have made breakthroughs ranging intended to be proposed to amendment SA the table. from brain tumor treatments to the creation 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3034. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, of the ice cream cone; 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. JOHNSON) submitted an Whereas Muslim athletes have represented table. amendment intended to be proposed by her the United States in the Olympics and in SA 3017. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- most professional sports leagues; intended to be proposed to amendment SA dered to lie on the table. Whereas Muslim entrepreneurs and busi- 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3035. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amend- ness leaders in the United States have helped 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the ment intended to be proposed to amendment shape industries including financial services, table. SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill food, transportation, cosmetics, and fur- SA 3018. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on niture; intended to be proposed to amendment SA the table. SA 3036. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amend- Whereas countless Muslims contribute to 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. ment intended to be proposed to amendment the economy and well-being of the United 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill States as business owners, firefighters, po- table. SA 3019. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on lice officers, physicians, laborers, service intended to be proposed to amendment SA the table. workers, and teachers; and 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3037. Mr. BOOKER submitted an Whereas Muslims have served as Members 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the amendment intended to be proposed to of Congress, Ambassadors of the United table. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY States, and other types of public servants: SA 3020. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- Now, therefore, be it PAUL) submitted an amendment intended to dered to lie on the table. Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed SA 3038. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amend- religious freedom of Muslims of the United by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; ment intended to be proposed to amendment States and their civic contributions to the which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill United States. SA 3021. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment H.R. 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on f intended to be proposed to amendment SA the table. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3039. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to PROPOSED 5895, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY SA 3005. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SA 3022. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- ment intended to be proposed to amendment amendment intended to be proposed to dered to lie on the table.

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Mr. FLAKE submitted an On page 8, line 3, strike ‘‘$193,000,000’’ and (for himself and Mr. ENZI)) proposed an amendment intended to be proposed to insert ‘‘$189,000,000’’. amendment to the bill H.R. 770, to require amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins SA 3011. Mr. COONS (for himself and in recognition of American innovation and SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making Ms. MURKOWSKI) submitted an amend- significant innovation and pioneering efforts appropriations for energy and water de- ment intended to be proposed to of individuals or groups from each of the 50 velopment and related agencies for the amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. States, the District of Columbia, and the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making United States territories, to promote the im- and for other purposes; which was or- appropriations for energy and water de- portance of innovation in the United States, dered to lie on the table; as follows: velopment and related agencies for the the District of Columbia, and the United On page 28, strike line 10 and all that fol- States territories, and for other purposes. fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, lows through page 29, line 19. SA 3042. Mr. HATCH submitted an amend- and for other purposes; which was or- ment intended to be proposed to amendment dered to lie on the table; as follows: SA 3008. Mr. FLAKE submitted an SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill On page 79, line 22, insert ‘‘, and, in rec- H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy amendment intended to be proposed to ognition that there is growing evidence that and water development and related agencies amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. plastic straws contribute to the 8,000,000 tons for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making of plastic that enter the oceans every year and for other purposes; which was ordered to appropriations for energy and water de- while not contributing significantly to the lie on the table. velopment and related agencies for the beverage consumption experience, not more SA 3043. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, than $5,000 that shall be used by the Archi- amendment intended to be proposed by him and for other purposes; which was or- tect of the Capitol to work with contractors to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- to eliminate or reduce the use of plastic dered to lie on the table. dered to lie on the table; as follows: straws in facilities of the legislative branch SA 3044. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an At the end of title III in division A, add the that are under the care of the Architect of amendment intended to be proposed by him following: the Capitol’’ before ‘‘; for’’. to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- SEC. 3ll. No funds appropriated by this or dered to lie on the table. any other Act, or made available by the SA 3012. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO sub- SA 3045. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an transfer of funds in this Act, may be used by mitted an amendment intended to be amendment intended to be proposed by him the Secretary of Energy to develop or man- proposed to amendment SA 2910 pro- to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- age any training or workforce development dered to lie on the table. program for the growth of the energy effi- posed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. SA 3046. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an ciency or clean energy sectors. 5895, making appropriations for energy amendment intended to be proposed to and water development and related amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY SA 3009. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- amendment intended to be proposed to tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes; dered to lie on the table. which was ordered to lie on the table; SA 3047. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making as follows: amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY appropriations for energy and water de- At the end of title II of division C, add the to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- velopment and related agencies for the following: dered to lie on the table. fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, SEC. 2ll. The Inspector General of the SA 3048. Mr. HELLER submitted an Department of Veterans Affairs shall con- and for other purposes; which was or- duct an investigation of all nursing homes of amendment intended to be proposed to dered to lie on the table; as follows: amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY the Department of Veterans Affairs that had to the bill H.R. 5895, supra; which was or- At the end of title III of division A, add the an overall one-star rating as of December 31, dered to lie on the table. following: 2017, as determined by the rating system of SEC. 3ll. Section 136(a)(5) of the Energy the Department. f Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 TEXT OF AMENDMENTS U.S.C. 17013(a)(5)) is amended— SA 3013. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking the pe- and Mr. JONES) submitted an amend- SA 3005. Mr. FLAKE submitted an riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; ment intended to be proposed to amendment intended to be proposed to (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), re- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making spectively, and indenting appropriately; appropriations for energy and water de- appropriations for energy and water de- (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so velopment and related agencies for the velopment and related agencies for the redesignated), by striking ‘‘designed to carry’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘de- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was or- and for other purposes; which was or- signed— ‘‘(A) to carry’’; and dered to lie on the table; as follows: dered to lie on the table; as follows: (4) by adding at the end the following: At the end of title II of division C, add the At the end of title II of division C, add the ‘‘(B) to carry at least 28 seated passengers following: following: and that achieves not less than a 22 miles- SEC. 2ll. PUBLICATION OF QUALITY RATING OF SEC. 2ll. Any amounts appropriated or per-gallon equivalent at a model bus testing NURSING HOMES OF THE DEPART- otherwise made available in this Act for bo- program, while operating as a fully electric MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. nuses for individuals in Senior Executive vehicle.’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days Service positions (as defined in section 3132 after the date of the enactment of this Act, of title 5, United States Code) at medical SA 3010. Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, and not less frequently than annually there- centers of the Department of Veterans Af- after, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Ms. HIRONO) sub- fairs that have a one-star rating shall in- submit to the appropriate committees of stead be used to conduct background check mitted an amendment intended to be Congress and publish in the Federal Register adjudication actions for employees of the proposed to amendment SA 2910 pro- and on a publicly available Internet website Veterans Health Administration. posed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. of the Department of Veterans Affairs the 5895, making appropriations for energy rating assigned by the Department to each SA 3006. Mr. FLAKE submitted an and water development and related nursing home of the Department with re- amendment intended to be proposed to agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- spect to quality of care, including all inter- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes; nal metrics and criteria used in determining SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making which was ordered to lie on the table; such rating. appropriations for energy and water de- (b) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS as follows: DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro- velopment and related agencies for the On page 4, line 18, strike ‘‘$2,161,000,000’’ priate committees of Congress’’ means— fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and insert ‘‘$2,165,000,000’’. (1) the Committee on Appropriations and and for other purposes; which was or- On page 5, line 3, strike the period at the the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the dered to lie on the table; as follows: end and insert the following: ‘‘: Provided, Senate; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:43 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20JN6.030 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S4288 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 20, 2018 (2) the Committee on Appropriations and and for other purposes; which was or- of the amount made available under this the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the dered to lie on the table; as follows: heading for (1) improving technical systems, House of Representatives. At the appropriate place in division A, add processes, and models for the purpose of im- the following: proving the transparency of estimates of SA 3014. Mr. LEE submitted an SEC. 3ll. None of the funds made avail- budgetary effects to Members of Congress, amendment intended to be proposed to able in this title may be used to provide fi- employees of Members of Congress, and the amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. nancial assistance under section 363 of the public, and (2) to increase the availability of SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 models, economic assumptions, and data and appropriations for energy and water de- U.S.C. 6323). the replicability of estimates of budgetary effects for Members of Congress, employees velopment and related agencies for the SA 3019. Mr. LEE submitted an of Members of Congress, and the public’’ be- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, amendment intended to be proposed to fore the period. and for other purposes; which was or- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. dered to lie on the table; as follows: SA 3021. Mr. LEE submitted an SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making amendment intended to be proposed to At the appropriate place in division A, in- appropriations for energy and water de- sert the following: amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. velopment and related agencies for the SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, able by this Act shall be used for the con- appropriations for energy and water de- and for other purposes; which was or- struction, alteration, maintenance, or repair velopment and related agencies for the of a civil works project of the Corps of Engi- dered to lie on the table; as follows: fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, neers authorized by Congress if that con- At the appropriate place in Division A, in- struction, alteration, maintenance, or repair sert the following: and for other purposes; which was or- does not provide an open, competitive proc- SEC. 5ll. None of the funds made avail- dered to lie on the table; as follows: ess that considers both domestic and inter- able by this Act may be used to prepare, pro- At the appropriate place in Division A, in- national supplies of iron and steel products pose, or promulgate any regulation or guid- sert the following: used in the project. ance that references or relies on analysis SEC. lll. (a) The final rule issued by the contained in— Administrator of the Environmental Protec- SA 3015. Mr. LEE submitted an (1) the document entitled ‘‘Technical Sup- tion Agency and the Secretary of the Army amendment intended to be proposed to port Document: Social Cost of Carbon for entitled ‘‘Clean Water Rule: Definition of amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Execu- ‘Waters of the United States’ ’’ (80 Fed. Reg. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making tive Order 12866’’, published by the Inter- 37054 (June 29, 2015)) is void. (b) Until such time as the Administrator of appropriations for energy and water de- agency Working Group on Social Cost of Car- bon, United States Government, in February the Environmental Protection Agency and velopment and related agencies for the 2010; the Secretary of the Army issue a final rule fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, (2) the document entitled ‘‘Technical Sup- after the date of enactment of this Act defin- and for other purposes; which was or- port Document: Technical Update of the So- ing the scope of waters protected under the dered to lie on the table; as follows: cial Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 At the end of title IV of division C, insert Analysis Under Executive Order 12866’’, pub- U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and that final rule goes the following: lished by the Interagency Working Group on into effect, any regulation or policy revised SEC. ll. None of the funds made available Social Cost of Carbon, United States Govern- under, or otherwise affected as a result of, in this Act for Overseas Contingency Oper- ment, in May 2013 and revised in November the rule voided by this section shall be ap- ations and none of such funds that remain 2013; plied as if the voided rule had not been available after fiscal year 2019 may be used (3) the notice published by the Council on issued. for the European Deterrence Initiative after Environmental Quality entitled ‘‘Revised fiscal year 2019. Draft Guidance for Federal Departments and SA 3022. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse amendment intended to be proposed to SA 3016. Mr. LEE submitted an Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. amendment intended to be proposed to Change in NEPA Reviews’’ (79 Fed. Reg. 77802 SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. (December 24, 2014)); appropriations for energy and water de- (4) the document entitled ‘‘Technical Sup- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making velopment and related agencies for the appropriations for energy and water de- port Document: Technical Update of the So- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, cial Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact velopment and related agencies for the Analysis Under Executive Order 12866’’, pub- and for other purposes; which was or- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, lished by the Interagency Working Group on dered to lie on the table; as follows: and for other purposes; which was or- Social Cost of Carbon, United States Govern- At the end of title I of division A, add the dered to lie on the table; as follows: ment, in July 2015; following: On page 28, strike lines 3 through 9. (5) the document entitled ‘‘Addendum to SEC. 1ll. (a) In the case of the funds made Technical Support Document on Social Cost available under the heading ‘‘CONSTRUCTION’’ SA 3017. Mr. LEE submitted an of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis that are in excess of the budget request sub- amendment intended to be proposed to under Executive Order 12866: Application of mitted to Congress by the President and are for the continuation of construction of amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. the Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of Methane and the Social Cost of Nitrous projects that principally include improve- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making Oxide’’, published by the Interagency Work- ments to rainfall drainage systems that ad- appropriations for energy and water de- ing Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse dress flood damages, the funds shall be velopment and related agencies for the Gases, United States Government, in August equally distributed among all eligible fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 2016; or projects. and for other purposes; which was or- (6) the document entitled ‘‘Technical Sup- (b) In this section, the term ‘‘eligible dered to lie on the table; as follows: port Document: Technical Update of the So- project’’ means a project— cial Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact (1) that principally includes improvements At the appropriate place in title V of divi- to rainfall drainage systems that address sion A, insert the following: Analysis Under Executive Order 12866’’, pub- lished by the Interagency Working Group on flood damages; and SEC. 5 . Notwithstanding any other pro- ll (2) for which construction has begun or can vision of this Act, none of the funds made Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, United continue. available by this Act may be used to imple- States Government, in August 2016. ment, administer, or enforce the advanced SA 3020. Mr. LEE (for himself and SA 3023. Mr. MARKEY (for himself technology vehicles manufacturing incentive and Ms. WARREN) submitted an amend- program established under section 136 of the Mr. PAUL) submitted an amendment in- Energy Independence and Security Act of tended to be proposed to amendment ment intended to be proposed to 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17013). SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SHELBY to the amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making SA 3018. Mr. LEE submitted an for energy and water development and appropriations for energy and water de- amendment intended to be proposed to related agencies for the fiscal year end- velopment and related agencies for the amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. ing September 30, 2019, and for other fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making purposes; which was ordered to lie on and for other purposes; which was or- appropriations for energy and water de- the table; as follows: dered to lie on the table; as follows: velopment and related agencies for the On page 79, line 7, insert ‘‘: Provided, that At the end of title III of division A, insert fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, the Director shall use not less than $500,000 the following:

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CLEAR NONPROLIFERATION’’ under the heading appropriations for energy and water de- (b) LOCATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry ‘‘NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMIN- velopment and related agencies for the ISTRATION’’ under the heading ‘‘ATOMIC out the demonstration program in not more ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES’’ is hereby fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, than four rural States, as determined by the increased by $65,000,000, with the amount of and for other purposes; which was or- Secretary. the increase to be allocated to developing dered to lie on the table; as follows: (2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall and preparing to implement a comprehen- On page 103, line 18, of division C, strike prioritize the establishment of programs sive, long-term monitoring and verification the period at the end and insert the fol- under the demonstration program under this program for activities related to the lowing: ‘‘Provided further, that of the funds section in States that do not have a facility denuclearization of the Democratic People’s made available under this heading, $3,500,000 of the Department of Veterans Affairs that Republic of North Korea, in coordination shall be for the planning, design, and archi- offers on-site dental services. with relevant international partners and or- tect and engineer services for the strategic (c) ELIGIBLE VETERANS.—A veteran is eligi- ganizations. dispersal of the United States capital fleet.’’. ble for dental health care services under the (b) The amount appropriated by this title demonstration program under this section under the heading ‘‘WEAPONS ACTIVITIES’’ SA 3026. Mr. NELSON (for himself if— under the heading ‘‘NATIONAL NUCLEAR and Mr. RUBIO) submitted an amend- (1) the veteran is entitled to dental health SECURITY ADMINISTRATION’’ under the ment intended to be proposed to care services from the Department; or (2) the veteran is enrolled in the system of heading ‘‘ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE AC- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. TIVITIES’’ is hereby reduced by $65,000,000, patient enrollment of the Department under SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making with the amount of the reduction to be de- section 1705 of title 38, United States Code, rived from amounts allocated to the W76–2 appropriations for energy and water de- but is not eligible for dental health care warhead modification program. velopment and related agencies for the services from the Department under authori- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, ties other than this section. SA 3024. Ms. DUCKWORTH submitted and for other purposes; which was or- (d) TELEHEALTH.—For purposes of alter- an amendment intended to be proposed dered to lie on the table; as follows: native dental health care providers and other dental care providers who are licensed to to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. On page 103, line 18, of division C, strike provide clinical care, dental services pro- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making the period at the end and insert the fol- vided under the demonstration program appropriations for energy and water de- lowing: ‘‘Provided further, that of the funds under this section may be administered by velopment and related agencies for the made available under this heading, $5,000,000 such providers through telehealth-enabled fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, shall be for the incremental funding of force collaboration and supervision when appro- and for other purposes; which was or- protection measures.’’. priate and feasible. (e) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts dered to lie on the table; as follows: SA 3027. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, made available to the Veterans Health Ad- At the appropriate place in division C, in- Mr. MARKEY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. ministration in this title, $20,000,000 shall be sert the following: SMITH, and Ms. HIRONO) submitted an made available to the Secretary to carry out SEC. lll. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXTEND PAVE- amendment intended to be proposed to the demonstration program under this sec- MENT LIFE. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. tion. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the (f) ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making Army may, in consultation with the Sec- PROVIDERS DEFINED.—In this section, the retary of Transportation and the Secretary appropriations for energy and water de- term ‘‘alternative dental health care pro- of Energy, carry out a pilot program to de- velopment and related agencies for the viders’’ has the meaning given that term in sign, build, and test technologies and innova- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, section 340G–1(a)(2) of the Public Health tive pavement materials in order to extend and for other purposes; which was or- Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256g–1(a)(2)). the service life of military roads and run- dered to lie on the table; as follows: SA 3029. Mr. THUNE submitted an ways. At the end of title V of division A, add the COPE.—The pilot program authorized amendment intended to be proposed to (b) S following: by subsection (a) shall include the following: SEC. 5llll. None of the funds made amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. (1) The design, test and assembly of tech- available by this division or any other Act SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making nologies and systems suitable for pavement for any fiscal year may be used to issue any appropriations for energy and water de- applications. order pursuant to section 101 of the Defense velopment and related agencies for the (2) Research, development, and testing of Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4511) or sec- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, new pavement materials for road and runway tion 202(c) of the Federal Power Act (16 use in different geographic areas in the and for other purposes; which was or- U.S.C. 824a(c)) that requires any entity— dered to lie on the table; as follows: United States. (1) to purchase electric energy based on the At the appropriate place in title II of divi- (3) Design and procurement of platforms fuel used to generate the electric energy; or sion C, insert the following: and equipment to test performance, cost, (2) to generate or sell electric energy un- feasibility, and effectiveness. less the electric energy is required to meet SEC. lll. AUTOMATIC ANNUAL INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSA- (c) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.—Any an existing or imminent shortage of electric award of a contract or grant under the pilot TION AND DEPENDENCY AND IN- energy and the demand for electric energy DEMNITY COMPENSATION. program authorized by subsection (a) shall cannot otherwise be met. be made using merit-based selection proce- (a) INDEXING TO SOCIAL SECURITY IN- dures. CREASES.—Section 5312 of title 38, United SA 3028. Mr. SANDERS submitted an States Code, is amended by adding at the end (d) REPORT.— amendment intended to be proposed to the following new subsection: (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years ‘‘(d)(1) Whenever there is an increase in after the commencement of the pilot pro- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. benefit amounts payable under title II of the gram, the Secretary of the Army shall sub- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) as mit to the congressional defense committees appropriations for energy and water de- a result of a determination made under sec- a report on the pilot program. velopment and related agencies for the tion 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)), the (2) CONTENTS.—The report required by fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, Secretary shall, effective on the date of such paragraph (1) shall include the following: and for other purposes; which was or- increase in benefit amounts, increase the (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of dered to lie on the table; as follows: dollar amounts in effect for the payment of activities under the pilot program in improv- At the end of title II of division C, add the disability compensation and dependency and ing the service life of military roads and run- following: indemnity compensation by the Secretary, ways. SEC. 2ll. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON FUR- as specified in paragraph (2), as such (B) An analysis of potential lifetime cost- amounts were in effect immediately before savings associated with the extended service NISHING DENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS IN RURAL the date of such increase in benefit amounts life of the runways and roads as well as po- AND OTHER UNDERSERVED COMMU- payable under title II of the Social Security tential reduction in energy demands. NITIES. Act, by the same percentage as the percent- (e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Vet- age by which such benefit amounts are in- thorities under this section shall terminate erans Affairs shall carry out a demonstra- creased. on September 30, 2024. tion program to assess the feasibility and ad- ‘‘(2) The dollar amounts to be increased visability of furnishing dental health care pursuant to paragraph (1) are the following: SA 3025. Mr. NELSON (for himself services, including through the use of alter- ‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.—Each of the dollar and Mr. RUBIO) submitted an amend- native dental health care providers, to in- amounts in effect under section 1114 of this ment intended to be proposed to crease access to such services for eligible title.

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At the appropriate place in title II of divi- specific purpose program to a general pur- ‘‘(D) NEW DIC RATES.—Each of the dollar sion C, insert the following: pose program unless the Secretary included amounts in effect under paragraphs (1) and SEC. lll. LIMITATION ON CONVERSION OF a proposal to do so in the budget justifica- (2) of section 1311(a) of this title. FUNDS FOR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE tion materials submitted to Congress in sup- RETENTION OF HOUSING BY FOR- ‘‘(E) OLD DIC RATES.—Each of the dollar MERLY HOMELESS VETERANS AND port of the Department of Veterans Affairs amounts in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of VETERANS AT RISK OF BECOMING budget for such fiscal year (as submitted this title. HOMELESS. with the budget of the President for such fis- ‘‘(F) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR SURVIVING The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not cal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, SPOUSES WITH MINOR CHILDREN.—The dollar convert any of the amounts appropriated or United States Code). amount in effect under section 1311(b) of this otherwise made available in a fiscal year to title. carry out section 2013 of title 38, United SA 3034. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for her- ‘‘(G) ADDITIONAL DIC FOR DISABILITY.—Each States Code, from a specific purpose program self, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. JOHNSON) of the dollar amounts in effect under sub- to a general purpose program unless the Sec- submitted an amendment intended to sections (c) and (d) of section 1311 of this retary included a proposal to do so in the be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, title. budget justification materials submitted to making appropriations for energy and ‘‘(H) DIC FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN.—Each Congress in support of the Department of water development and related agen- of the dollar amounts in effect under sec- Veterans Affairs budget for such fiscal year cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- tions 1313(a) and 1314 of this title. (as submitted with the budget of the Presi- ‘‘(3) Whenever there is an increase under dent for such fiscal year under section 1105(a) tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes; paragraph (1) in amounts in effect for the of title 31, United States Code). which was ordered to lie on the table; payment of disability compensation and de- as follows: pendency and indemnity compensation, the SA 3033. Mr. NELSON submitted an At the end of title I of division C, add the Secretary shall publish such amounts, as in- amendment intended to be proposed to following: creased pursuant to such paragraph, in the amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. SEC. lll. (a) REPORT.—Not later than Federal Register at the same time as the ma- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making December 31, 2019, the Secretary of Air Force terial required by section 215(i)(2)(D) of the appropriations for energy and water de- shall submit to the congressional defense Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D)) is velopment and related agencies for the committees a report setting forth the results published by reason of a determination under of a review, conducted by the Secretary for section 215(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).’’. fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, purposes of the report, of the analytical (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (d) of sec- and for other purposes; which was or- model used for strategic basing of KC–46 air- tion 5312 of title 38, United States Code, as dered to lie on the table; as follows: craft. added by subsection (a) of this section, shall At the appropriate place in title II of divi- (b) PARTICULAR ELEMENT.—The report shall take effect on the first day of the first cal- sion C, insert the following: include such recommendations of the Sec- endar year that begins after the date of the SEC. lll. STAFFING OF PROGRAM MANAGERS retary for the analytical model as the Sec- enactment of this Act. FOR SUPPORTED HOUSING PRO- retary considers appropriate in order to en- GRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VET- sure that the model addresses changes in re- SA 3030. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself ERANS AFFAIRS. fueling requirements along the Northern and Mr. JONES) submitted an amend- (a) STAFFING.—Section 2003(b) of title 38, Tier of the United States as a result of the ment intended to be proposed to United States Code, is amended— 2018 National Defense Strategy and associ- (1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. ated mobility capability requirements, in- retary’’; and cluding, in particular, in connection with the SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making (2) by adding at the end the following new growth of activities in the Northern Polar appropriations for energy and water de- paragraph: region by global and regional powers. velopment and related agencies for the ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide case man- (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The require- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, agement support whenever requested by a ment for a report under this section may not and for other purposes; which was or- local housing authority under the supported be construed as limiting the ability of the dered to lie on the table; as follows: housing program administered under such Air Force to make any future adjustment to section. the analytical model used for strategic bas- At the end of title II of division C, add the ‘‘(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph following: ing of KC–46 aircraft or to any of the criteria (B), the Secretary shall ensure that in each in the analytical model. SEC. 2ll. It is the sense of Congress that fiscal year no case manager is concurrently none of the funds made available in this Act assigned to more than 35 veterans under this SA 3035. Mr. CRUZ submitted an should be used in a manner that would in- subsection. crease wait times for veterans who seek care amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(B) The Secretary may waive the require- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. at medical facilities of the Department of ment of subparagraph (A) for a particular Veterans Affairs. case manager in a particular fiscal year as SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making the Secretary considers appropriate. appropriations for energy and water de- SA 3031. Mr. LEE submitted an ‘‘(C) Not less frequently than once each fis- velopment and related agencies for the amendment intended to be proposed to cal year, the Secretary shall submit to Con- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. gress a report on the waivers made by the and for other purposes; which was or- SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making Secretary under subparagraph (B) in the pre- dered to lie on the table; as follows: vious fiscal year. Each report shall include a appropriations for energy and water de- At the end of title III of division A, add the description of the circumstances under following: velopment and related agencies for the which each waiver was made. SEC. 305. None of the funds appropriated by fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, ‘‘(4) The Secretary shall ensure that each this Act or any other Act may be obligated and for other purposes; which was or- veteran to whom a case manager is assigned or expended to execute any organizational dered to lie on the table; as follows: under this subsection is located within such change in the Department of Energy that distance of the case manager as the Sec- At the end of title IV of division C, insert would— the following: retary considers reasonable. ‘‘(5)(A) In any case in which a position (1) limit the authority of the Secretary of SEC. ll. It is the sense of the Senate that within the Veterans Health Administration Energy over the National Nuclear Security beginning in fiscal year 2020, the European Administration, unless the Secretary has de- Deterrence Initiative should be funded only for a case manager described in paragraph (1) is vacant for a period of 180 days or more, the termined the organizational change to be in from funds made available for base or discre- the public interest; or tionary spending of the Department of De- Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract with a local service provider with knowledge (2) make the General Counsel of the Na- fense instead of funds made available for tional Nuclear Security Administration Overseas Contingency Operations. and expertise applicable to a case manager in such position to furnish the case manage- independent of the General Counsel of the Department of Energy. SA 3032. Mr. NELSON submitted an ment services that would otherwise be pro- vided by a case manager in such position. amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) SA 3036. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. to seek to enter into a contract shall cease amendment intended to be proposed to SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making to apply if the Secretary fills the vacancy re- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. appropriations for energy and water de- ferred to in such subparagraph.’’. SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making

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(a) Any amounts made available clause (I), the coins shall be issued for the and for other purposes; which was or- for salaries and expenses of the Congres- District of Columbia and the territories in the following order: the District of Colum- dered to lie on the table; as follows: sional Budget Office that are authorized to be used to reimburse new employees of the bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, On page 54, line 5, insert ‘‘$10,000,000 shall Congressional Budget Office for relocation Guam, American Samoa, the United States be for activities related to the development expenses shall only be available for such pur- Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of of regulatory infrastructure for advanced nu- poses if the Joint Committee on Taxation the Northern Mariana Islands. clear technologies,’’ after ‘‘mission,’’. has been authorized to reimburse new em- ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF THE ADMIS- ployees of the Joint Committee on Taxation SION OF ADDITIONAL STATES.—Notwith- SA 3037. Mr. BOOKER submitted an for relocation expenses. standing clause (i), if any additional State is amendment intended to be proposed to (b) This section shall apply with respect to admitted into the Union before the end of amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. fiscal year 2019 and each succeeding fiscal the 14-year period referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may issue SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making year. appropriations for energy and water de- a $1 coin with respect to the additional State SA 3040. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an in accordance with clause (i)(I). velopment and related agencies for the amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(iii) APPLICATION IN THE EVENT OF INDE- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. PENDENCE OR ADDING OF A TERRITORY.—Not- and for other purposes; which was or- withstanding clause (i)— SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making dered to lie on the table; as follows: ‘‘(I) if any territory becomes independent appropriations for energy and water de- or otherwise ceases to be a territory of the After section 503 of title V of division A, velopment and related agencies for the insert the following: United States before $1 coins are minted pur- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, suant to this subsection, the subsection shall SEC. 5ll. Notwithstanding any other pro- vision of this Act— and for other purposes; which was or- cease to apply with respect to such territory; (1) the amount available under the heading dered to lie on the table; as follows: and ‘‘NUCLEAR ENERGY’’ under the heading ‘‘DE- On page 75, between lines 15 and 16, insert ‘‘(II) if any new territory is added to the PARTMENT OF ENERGY ENERGY PRO- the following: United States, $1 coins shall be issued for such territories in the order in which the GRAMS’’ under title III shall be SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE JOINT new the territories are added, beginning $1,196,000,000, of which not more than COMMITTEE ON TAXATION after the $1 coin is issued for the Common- $292,000,000 shall be for research and develop- SEC. 121. (a) Congress finds that— wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ment relating to reactor concepts; and (1) the Joint Committee on Taxation ‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING (2) the amount available under the heading serves as a critical resource to Members of FOUR INNOVATIONS OR INNOVATORS DURING ‘‘SALARIES AND EXPENSES’’ under the heading Congress on tax policy and legislation, pro- EACH OF 14 YEARS.— ‘‘NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION’’ under viding expertise and technical knowledge on ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Four $1 coin designs as the heading ‘‘INDEPENDENT AGENCIES’’ a nonpartisan basis; described in this subsection shall be issued under title IV shall be $908,350,000, of which (2) the Joint Committee on Taxation and during each year of the period referred to in not less than $10,000,000 shall be for activities the Congressional Budget Office both provide paragraph (1) until 1 coin featuring 1 innova- related to the development of regulatory in- revenue estimates of legislation, and thus tion, an individual innovator, or a group of frastructure for advanced nuclear tech- compete for many of the same candidates; innovators, from each of the States, the Dis- nologies, except that the amounts reserved and trict of Columbia, and territories has been for such development under this paragraph (3) the professional staff of economists issued. shall not be derived from fee revenues, not- with a doctoral degree, attorneys, and ac- ‘‘(ii) NUMBER OF COINS OF EACH DESIGN.— withstanding section 6101 of the Omnibus countants of the Joint Committee on Tax- The Secretary shall prescribe, on the basis of Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. ation should be recognized for their expertise such factors as the Secretary determines to 2214). and placed on a level playing field with the be appropriate, the number of $1 coins that employees of the Congressional Budget Of- shall be issued with each of the designs se- SA 3038. Mr. WYDEN submitted an fice. lected for each year of the period referred to (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the amendment intended to be proposed to in paragraph (1). amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Joint Committee on Taxation and the Con- gressional Budget Office should be treated SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making SA 3042. Mr. HATCH submitted an appropriations for energy and water de- the same for purposes of compensation limi- amendment intended to be proposed to tations and any other relevant matters per- velopment and related agencies for the taining to personnel. amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making and for other purposes; which was or- SA 3041. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. appropriations for energy and water de- dered to lie on the table; as follows: MURPHY (for himself and Mr. ENZI)) velopment and related agencies for the At the appropriate place in division C, in- proposed an amendment to the bill fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, sert the following: H.R. 770, to require the Secretary of and for other purposes; which was or- SEC. lll. REPORT ON CELL SITE SIMULATORS the Treasury to mint coins in recogni- dered to lie on the table; as follows: DETECTED NEAR FACILITIES OF tion of American innovation and sig- At the end of title III of division A, add the THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. nificant innovation and pioneering ef- following: The Secretary of Defense shall submit to SEC. 30lll. Pursuant to section 1807 of forts of individuals or groups from each the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992 the congressional defense committees a full of the 50 States, the District of Colum- accounting of cell site simulators detected (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4672), section near facilities of the Department of Defense bia, and the United States territories, 3(d)(1) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1604), during the three year period ending on the to promote the importance of innova- section 601(b) of the Colorado River Basin date of the enactment of this Act and the ac- tion in the United States, the District Project Act (43 U.S.C. 1551(b)), and section 15 tions taken by the Secretary to protect per- of Columbia, and the United States ter- of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known sonnel of the Department, their families, and ritories, and for other purposes; as fol- as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project facilities of the Department from foreign Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620n) of the offsetting collec- lows: tions in the Upper Colorado River Basin powers using such technology to conduct Beginning on page 6, strike line 8 and all surveillance. Fund of the Western Area Power Administra- that follows through page 8, line 5, and insert tion for repayment of capital costs, the following: Mr. TOOMEY submitted an $23,000,000 may be transferred to the Upper SA 3039. ‘‘(A) ORDER OF ISSUANCE.— Colorado Basin Fund. amendment intended to be proposed to ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The coins issued under amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. this subsection commemorating either an in- SA 3043. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making novation, an individual innovator, or a group amendment intended to be proposed by appropriations for energy and water de- of innovators, from each State, the District him to the bill H.R. 5895, making ap- velopment and related agencies for the of Columbia, or a territory shall be issued in propriations for energy and water de- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, the following order: velopment and related agencies for the ‘‘(I) STATE.—With respect to each State, and for other purposes; which was or- the coins shall be issued in the order in fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, dered to lie on the table; as follows: which the States ratified the Constitution of and for other purposes; which was or- On page 79, between lines 7 and 8, insert the United States or were admitted into the dered to lie on the table; as follows: the following: Union, as the case may be. At the end, add the following:

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Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by velopment and related agencies for the administered by the Department of him to the bill H.R. 5895, making ap- fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, Commerce.’’ propriations for energy and water de- and for other purposes; which was or- COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS velopment and related agencies for the dered to lie on the table; as follows: The Committee on Foreign Relations fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, At the end of title II of division A, add the is authorized to meet during the ses- and for other purposes; which was or- following: sion of the Senate on Wednesday, June SEC. 2ll. (a) Section 206(c)(2) of the En- 20, 2018, at 10:15 a.m., to conduct a dered to lie on the table; as follows: ergy and Water Development and Related At the end, add the following: Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. hearing entitled ‘‘USAID Resources The provisions in this Act shall go into ef- 620 note; Public Law 113–235) is amended by and Redesign.’’ fect 1 day after enactment. striking ‘‘2018.’’ and inserting the following: COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS SA 3045. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an ‘‘2022: Provided, That the Secretary shall not fund pilot projects in the Upper Colorado The Committee on Homeland Secu- amendment intended to be proposed by River Basin without the participation of the him to the bill H.R. 5895, making ap- rity and Governmental Affairs is au- Upper Colorado River Division States, acting thorized to meet during the session of propriations for energy and water de- through the Upper Colorado River Commis- velopment and related agencies for the sion.’’. the Senate on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, (b) Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing enti- and for other purposes; which was or- of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by tled ‘‘Medicaid fraud and Overpay- dered to lie on the table; as follows: striking ‘‘$450,000,000’’ and inserting ments: Problems and Solutions.’’ At the end, add the following: ‘‘$480,000,000’’. COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS The provisions in this Act shall go into ef- f The Committee on Indian Affairs is fect 1 day after enactment. AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO authorized to meet during the session SA 3046. Mrs. GILLIBRAND sub- MEET of the Senate on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing mitted an amendment intended to be Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I have 11 re- entitled ‘‘Keep What you Catch: Pro- proposed to amendment SA 2910 pro- quests for committees to meet during moting Traditional Subsistence Activi- posed by Mr. SHELBY to the bill H.R. today’s session of the Senate. They ties in Native Communities.’’ 5895, making appropriations for energy have the approval of the Majority and and water development and related Minority leaders. COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph The Committee on the Judiciary is tember 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- authorized to meet during the session which was ordered to lie on the table; ate, the following committees are au- of the Senate on Wednesday, June 20, as follows: thorized to meet during today’s session 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on On page 50, between lines 17 and 18, insert of the Senate: the following nominations: A. Marvin the following: Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN (i) WEST VALLEY DEMONSTRATION AFFAIRS and Julius Ness Richardson, of South PROJECT.—All high-level radioactive waste The Committee on Banking, Housing, Carolina, both to be a United States at the Western New York Service Center in Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, West Valley, New York, from the project car- and Urban Affairs is authorized to Roy Kalman Altman, and Rodolfo ried out under the West Valley Demonstra- meet during the session of the Senate tion Project Act (42 U.S.C. 2021a note; Public on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 2:30 Armando Ruiz II, both to be a United Law 96–368) shall be considered to have re- p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled States District Judge for the Southern sulted from atomic energy defense activi- ‘‘Combating money laundering and District of Florida, and Raul M. Arias- ties— other forms of illicit finance: How or- Marxuach, to be United States District (1) for purposes of section 8 of the Nuclear Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10107); but ganizations launder money and innova- COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION (2) not for purposes of— tive techniques for fighting them.’’ (A) section 3(a)(3) of the Waste Isolation COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND The Committee on Rules and Admin- Pilot Plan Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law TRANSPORTATION istration is authorized to meet during 102–579; 106 Stat. 4779); or The Committee on Commerce, the session of the Senate on Wednes- (B) section 213 of the Department of En- Science, and Transportation is author- day, June 20, 2018 during votes to con- ergy National Security and Military Appli- ized to meet during the session of the duct a hearing entitled ‘‘Election Secu- cations of Nuclear Authorization Act of 1980 rity Preparations: A State and Local (Public Law 96–164; 93 Stat. 1265). Senate on Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the Perspective.’’ SA 3047. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an following nominations: Geoffrey Adam SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE amendment intended to be proposed to Starks, of Kansas, to be a Member of The Select Committee on Intel- amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. the Federal Communications Commis- ligence is authorized to meet during SHELBY to the bill H.R. 5895, making sion, and Peter A. Feldman, of the Dis- the session of the Senate on Wednes- appropriations for energy and water de- trict of Columbia, to be a Commis- day, June 20, 2018, at 10 a.m., to con- velopment and related agencies for the sioner of the Consumer Product Safety duct a hearing entitled ‘‘The Policy fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, Commission. Response to Russian Interference in and for other purposes; which was or- COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC the 2016 U.S. elections.’’ dered to lie on the table; as follows: WORKS SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE On page 4, line 18, strike ‘‘$2,161,000,000’’ The Committee on Environment and The Select Committee on Intel- and insert ‘‘$2,250,000,000’’. Public Works is authorized to meet ligence is authorized to meet during On page 5, line 3, strike ‘‘law.’’ and insert during the session of the Senate on the session of the Senate on Wednes- the following: ‘‘law: Provided, That of the amounts made available under this heading, Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at 10 a.m., to day, June 20, 2018, at 12 p.m., to con- $89,000,000 shall be for dredging projects.’’. conduct a hearing on the following duct a closed hearing. On page 22, line 23, strike ‘‘$2,322,000,000’’ nomination: William Charles McIntosh, f and insert ‘‘$2,144,000,000’’. of Michigan, to be an Assistant Admin- On page 22, line 25, strike ‘‘direction.’’ and istrator, and Peter C. Wright, of Michi- APPOINTMENT insert the following: ‘‘direction: Provided fur- gan, to be Assistant Administrator, Of- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ther, That of the amounts made available fice of Solid Waste, both of the Envi- Chair, on behalf of the President pro under this heading, $37,000,000 shall be avail- ronmental Protection Agency. able for bioenergy technologies.’’. tempore, upon the recommendation of COMMITTEE ON FINANCE the Democratic leader, pursuant to SA 3048. Mr. HELLER submitted an The Committee on Finance is author- Public Law 105–292, as amended by Pub- amendment intended to be proposed to ized to meet during the session of the lic Law 106–55, Public Law 107–228, and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A20JN6.044 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE June 20, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4293 Public Law 112–75, appoints the fol- groups from each of the 50 States, the Dis- The amendment was ordered to be lowing individual to the United States trict of Columbia, and the United States ter- engrossed and the bill to be read a Commission on International Religious ritories, to promote the importance of inno- third time. Freedom: Ahmed M. Khawaja of Cali- vation in the United States, the District of The bill was read the third time. Columbia, and the United States territories, fornia. and for other purposes. Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- f ther debate on the bill. There being no objection, the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there MEASURES READ THE FIRST proceeded to consider the bill. further debate. TIME—S. 3093 AND S. 3100 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Hearing none, the bill having been Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Mur- read the third time, the question is, understand that there are two bills at phy amendment at the desk be consid- Shall the bill pass? the desk, and I ask for their first read- ered and agreed to, and the bill, as The bill (H.R. 770), as amended, was ing en bloc. amended, be considered read a third passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time. f clerk will read the bills by title for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 21, first time en bloc. objection, it is so ordered. 2018 The assistant bill clerk read as fol- The amendment (No. 3041) was agreed lows: to, as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the A bill (S. 3093) to amend the Immigration (Purpose: To improve the bill) and Nationality Act to address the protec- Senate completes its business today, it tive custody of alien children accompanied Beginning on page 6, strike line 8 and all adjourn until 9:45 a.m., Thursday, June by parents, and for other purposes. that follows through page 8, line 5, and insert 21; further, that following the prayer A bill (S. 3100) to establish the Mountains the following: and pledge, the morning hour be ‘‘(A) ORDER OF ISSUANCE.— to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area deemed expired, the Journal of pro- in the State of Washington. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The coins issued under this subsection commemorating either an in- ceedings be approved to date, the time Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I novation, an individual innovator, or a group for the two leaders be reserved for their now ask for a second reading, and I ob- of innovators, from each State, the District use later in the day, and morning busi- ject to my own request, all en bloc. of Columbia, or a territory shall be issued in ness be closed. Finally, I ask that fol- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- the following order: lowing leader remarks, the Senate re- tion is heard. ‘‘(I) STATE.—With respect to each State, sume consideration of H.R. 5895. The bills will be read for the second the coins shall be issued in the order in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without time on the next legislative day. which the States ratified the Constitution of the United States or were admitted into the objection, it is so ordered. f Union, as the case may be. f RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED TODAY ‘‘(II) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND TERRI- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT TORIES.—After all coins are issued under sub- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I clause (I), the coins shall be issued for the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if ask unanimous consent that the Sen- District of Columbia and the territories in there is no further business to come be- ate now proceed to the en bloc consid- the following order: the District of Colum- fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- eration of the following Senate resolu- bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, sent that it stand adjourned under the tions, which were submitted earlier Guam, American Samoa, the United States previous order, following the remarks Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of of our Democratic colleagues. today: S. Res. 553, S. Res. 554, and S. the Northern Mariana Islands. Res. 555. ‘‘(ii) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF THE ADMIS- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There being no objection, the Senate SION OF ADDITIONAL STATES.—Notwith- objection, it is so ordered. proceeded to consider the resolutions standing clause (i), if any additional State is The Senator from Oregon. en bloc. admitted into the Union before the end of f Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the 14-year period referred to in paragraph FORCED FAMILY SEPARATION ask unanimous consent that the reso- (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may issue lutions be agreed to, the preambles be a $1 coin with respect to the additional State Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, many in accordance with clause (i)(I). agreed to, and the motions to recon- members of the Democratic caucus are ‘‘(iii) APPLICATION IN THE EVENT OF INDE- coming down to the floor to speak to sider be considered made and laid upon PENDENCE OR ADDING OF A TERRITORY.—Not- the table, all en bloc. withstanding clause (i)— the abomination of a policy of sepa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘(I) if any territory becomes independent rating children from their parents objection, it is so ordered. or otherwise ceases to be a territory of the when people are seeking asylum in the The resolutions were agreed to. United States before $1 coins are minted pur- United States of America. The Senator The preambles were agreed to. suant to this subsection, the subsection shall from Minnesota is going to speak first, (The resolutions, with their pre- cease to apply with respect to such territory; followed by the Senator from Hawaii, and ambles, are printed in today’s RECORD then the Senator from Washington, fol- ‘‘(II) if any new territory is added to the lowed by the Senator from Illinois. under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) United States, $1 coins shall be issued for I yield to my colleague. f such territories in the order in which the new the territories are added, beginning The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- AMERICAN INNOVATION $1 COIN after the $1 coin is issued for the Common- ator from Minnesota. ACT wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ‘‘(B) ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING thank Mr. MERKLEY, the Senator from ask unanimous consent that the Com- FOUR INNOVATIONS OR INNOVATORS DURING Oregon, for his leadership and his call- EACH OF 14 YEARS.— mittee on Banking, Housing, and ing attention to the tragedy that has ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Four $1 coin designs as been going on right on our border. Urban Affairs be discharged from fur- described in this subsection shall be issued ther consideration of H.R. 770 and the during each year of the period referred to in I rise today to join my colleagues to Senate proceed to its immediate con- paragraph (1) until 1 coin featuring 1 innova- express my deep concern about the pol- sideration. tion, an individual innovator, or a group of icy that was adopted by this adminis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without innovators, from each of the States, the Dis- tration to separate families at the bor- objection, it is so ordered. trict of Columbia, and territories has been der. The clerk will report the bill by title. issued. What we have seen over the past sev- ‘‘(ii) NUMBER OF COINS OF EACH DESIGN.— The assistant bill clerk read as fol- eral days and weeks and actually The Secretary shall prescribe, on the basis of months is simply unacceptable. While lows: such factors as the Secretary determines to A bill (H.R. 770) to require the Secretary of be appropriate, the number of $1 coins that the President has now recognized pub- the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of shall be issued with each of the designs se- licly that we should not be taking chil- American innovation and significant innova- lected for each year of the period referred to dren from their parents, this should tion and pioneering efforts of individuals or in paragraph (1). not be happening in our country.

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We can do that again. children in immigration detention and today and being kept in facilities that If there is any silver lining to this ensures their prompt release. The are increasingly overcrowded. tragedy as we work through it, I hope elimination of these national standards The American Medical Association that it will focus the American people would have profoundly negative con- and the American Academy of Pediat- again on the fact that this is a country sequences for thousands of children rics have expressed their opposition. of immigrants and that immigrants do every year and is yet another dem- They said that this type of family sepa- not diminish America; immigrants are onstration of the cruelty with which ration does ‘‘irreparable harm’’ to chil- America. this administration treats immigrants dren. The president of the American Thank you. to our country. Academy of Pediatrics, who traveled to I yield the floor. The President has also hinted that the border, called it ‘‘a form of child The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- legislation will accompany his Execu- abuse.’’ ator from Hawaii. tive action. Any legislative solution It is not just the medical groups. A Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I thank must result in less chaos and more jus- bipartisan group of 75 former U.S. at- Senator MERKLEY from Oregon for his tice for these children and their fami- torneys called on the administration to leadership and my other colleagues lies. end its policy. The group included a who are coming to the floor this Congress certainly has a responsi- former Republican U.S. attorney who evening. bility to repair our broken immigra- served under both President Bushes, Like so many people across the coun- tion system, and we tried hard in 2013, Tom Heffelfinger from the State of try, I have been deeply affected by with months of work and bipartisan Minnesota. Their letter emphasized what is happening on our southern bor- compromise. But we cannot and should that the administration’s zero toler- der. Children are being ripped away not enact a patchwork solution that ance policy was ‘‘a radical departure from their parents, placed into mass enshrines Donald Trump’s hatred and from previous Justice Department pol- detention, deprived of adequate legal fear of immigrants into law. We need icy’’ and that it is ‘‘dangerous, expen- counsel, and isolated from everyone to think through the inevitable con- sive, and inconsistent with the values they have ever known. Millions of peo- sequences of our policies and propose of the institution in which [they] ple are rising up with sorrow and hor- legislation that will actually help served.’’ ror over what is happening and with these families and their children. This All five First Ladies have been crit- good reason. approach stands in stark contrast to a ical, and, as we know, probably the The President of the United States President and an administration that woman who said it best was First Lady and this administration are playing rarely think things through. They Laura Bush. She said: games with the lives of these innocent never stop to consider the con- This zero-tolerance policy is cruel. It is children, and when confronted, they sequences of their actions. immoral. And it breaks my heart. hide behind excuses that they are just Instead of being ashamed about this, I think that says it all. ‘‘following the law.’’ This is just an- the President appears to take pleasure I am glad that several of our col- other lie from a President and an ad- in the chaos he sows, but this chaos leagues on the other side of the aisle ministration that have institutional- causes real damage to real people. have recently stood up and said they ized lying to justify their unconscion- These misguided, shoot-from-the-hip disagree with this policy. able policies. There is nothing in the decisions of his have already caused Senator GRAHAM said: ‘‘President law that requires a zero tolerance ap- significant harm to thousands of chil- Trump could stop this policy with a proach at the border. It was a choice dren who will face a lifetime of trauma phone call.’’ that Donald Trump and his administra- after being separated from their par- The weeks went by, and the families tion made, and these children are suf- ents. kept getting separated. fering the consequences. Let me tell you a story. It is one I I am pleased that Senator FEINSTEIN The President’s actions are unneces- haven’t told very often because it is is leading a bill, the Keep Families To- sary and cruel, but they aren’t particu- difficult to talk about. I often speak gether Act. I was an original cosponsor larly surprising, coming from him. On about my own immigrant experience of of this bill, but I do want to note that issue after issue, Donald Trump creates coming to this country when I was 7 we do not need the legislation to stop a crisis through his own actions, years old with my mom and my older the separation of children and their blames others for what is happening, brother Roy. Mom was escaping an parents. and uses the ensuing chaos to demand abusive marriage to start a new life for While I am still reviewing this Exec- a legislative solution that often harms us. Mom brought us two older kids utive order, I will note that it still even more people. with her, leaving my 3-year-old young- raises serious issues, including with re- It is up to each of us and to the mil- er brother behind in Japan, because we spect to the indefinite detention of lions of Americans outraged by his ac- were old enough to go to school, and at children and their families, and that tions to stand up, fight back, and de- 7 and 9 years old, we could look after there are major questions about the mand action. This action remains ur- ourselves while she was at work sup- order. That being said, action on this gent, even after the President an- porting us. My younger brother left was necessary, and now we must move nounced earlier today that he would back in Japan never really recovered forward. use his Executive authority to end from the trauma of the separation from I see the Senator from Illinois, Mr. family separation at the border. This his mother and his siblings. My mother DURBIN, here, who has given so many Executive order just creates an en- always had deep sorrow about having speeches about Dreamers that I don’t tirely new problem. It does not end to leave her baby behind. We finally re- think we could even count them. We zero tolerance, and it does not end in- united almost 3 years later. have more issues for this country be- definite detention. It only means chil- What is happening to these children sides the one that has just broken the dren are going to be incarcerated to- feels personal to me. Like so many peo- hearts of Americans. We have people on gether with their parents. This is still ple, I find that my anger and emotion temporary status who are sitting in unacceptable and echos back to one of about this issue aren’t far below the Minnesota who don’t know if they are the darkest periods in our history surface for me. I am very concerned going to be deported in a year, when when, during World War II, the U.S. about what will happen to these 2,400 they have been in this country legally Government incarcerated 120,000 Japa- children who have already been sepa- for decades, working in our hospitals. nese Americans. That this time we are rated from their parents. These chil- We have Dreamers who came to this incarcerating non-Americans misses dren have already been traumatized.

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So now we know President Trump I will continue to fight against this While it is a good thing that Presi- will bow to stern pressure of a stern President’s reprehensible actions that dent Trump dialed back his systematic moral movement. Families in Wash- dehumanize immigrants, tear families child abuse, it is not enough. We are ington State and in every State across apart, and undermine our country’s not going to say everything is OK now. the Nation are continuing to demand moral leadership. I call on all of my We are not going to stay quiet because action, and I am going to keep working colleagues, especially those on the while we are still digging into this new to make sure their voices are heard for other side of the aisle, to join us in this Executive order, here is what we do the sake of so many who seek refuge in fight. know right now: If this is implemented, our great country and those who be- I yield the floor. there will continue to be zero tolerance lieve in the kindness and respect and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- for all asylum seekers, including do- compassion that does make this coun- ator from Washington. mestic violence survivors. It is a sys- try great. Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I want tem of locking up children by the thou- Thank you. to thank my colleague from Hawaii for sands, all carried out in our great I yield the floor. sharing her personal experience of how country’s name. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. that felt because that is so important I just read the story of a woman GARDNER). The Senator from Illinois. for us to hear. I thank the Senator named Blanca who left El Salvador Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, first he from Oregon and all the Senators who after she received threats on her 8- came for the Dreamers. It was in Sep- are out here tonight to speak on this. year-old son’s life. She took those tember of last year when President I may be only one person, but today threats seriously, she said. Why? Be- Trump announced that he was going to I bring to the floor of the Senate the cause another family member had al- abolish the DACA Program, an Execu- outrage, the pain, and the frustration ready been kidnapped. And as Blanca tive order by President Obama that of millions of people in my home State said, when the extortionists don’t get protected 790,000 young people who of Washington and across the country their money, they kill people. came forward, registered with the Fed- who see what President Trump has So Blanca left everything behind to eral Government, paid a $500 filing fee, been doing on our southern border, who seek safety for her son. Two months went through an extensive criminal have been watching the pain this ago she arrived at the U.S. border to background check, proved that they forced family separation has caused so seek asylum. Blanca said that was the had completed at least a level of edu- many innocent children, who have last time she saw or talked to her son, cation, and made clear that they were begged the President to pick up the Abel, whose last words to her were no threat to this country. For that, phone, sign a piece of paper, do what- ‘‘Mom, don’t leave me.’’ they were allowed, under the Executive ever it takes to make it stop, who have That is the last thing she heard. DACA order, to live in the United refused to be silenced as President Blanca now sits in a Federal deten- States without fear of deportation for 2 Trump carries out his hateful and divi- tion center at SeaTac in Washington years at a time, renewable, and to sive attacks on immigrants, and who State where she told her story through work in this country. heard a recording with desperate cries tears to an AP reporter. Her son, she Last September, President Trump de- of children calling for their parents. has been told, is in custody in upstate cided to abolish that protection. He When I heard that, my heart stopped. New York. That is 3,000 miles away challenged Congress. He said: Now it is Like every mom, like every human from her, and she doesn’t know when or up to you. Pass a law. being, I just wanted to reach out and if she is ever going to see him again. Many of us took him seriously. I comfort that child. I could only think Blanca’s story is horrifying. It is sad. worked on a bipartisan basis with of how his mother felt because I assure Unfortunately, it is not unique. She is many Senators, including Senator you, whether she was in that room, a one of thousands of parents and chil- LINDSEY GRAHAM of South Carolina, room 100 miles away, or a room 3,000 dren who fled violence and persecution Senator CORY GARDNER of Colorado, miles away, like every mom, she heard only to find a new nightmare upon ar- Senator MICHAEL BENNET, and Senator her child’s cry, too, and her heart was rival in the United States of America— BOB MENENDEZ, and we put a lot of broken. a nightmare caused deliberately, for no hours into it. We wrote a bill to answer While today we saw President Trump good reason, by President Trump, who the President’s challenge. We produced change his story about whether he did, has chosen to scapegoat asylum seek- the bill and presented it to him, and he in fact, have the ability to make it ers and put their children into deten- rejected it. He was not going to allow stop, there are a lot of questions that tion centers for an undetermined us to come to a bipartisan conclusion remain—questions that actually I and amount of time. to solve this problem without changing others have been asking the Trump ad- We are better than this. We must be other parts of the law, which he de- ministration for weeks that have gone better than this. Turning children into manded. unanswered, like exactly how these bargaining chips or leverage points or We couldn’t find bipartisan consensus parents are being informed about their deterrents—that kind of cruelty should for the President’s proposal. In fact, children’s safety. Where are they? not be an option in this great Nation. when President Trump’s immigration Where are they being located? When In recent days, my office has been proposal was called on the floor of this will they be reunited? Those are just a flooded with thousands of calls and Senate Chamber, 39 of the 100 Senators few. There are more. emails and letters from moms and dads voted for it—only 39. It was a clear il- President Trump says the Executive and grandmothers and grandfathers— lustration that the President’s ap- order stops the separation. Does that people from all walks of life, from proach to immigration was not even mean starting today? Next month? every community I represent—who are acceptable to all of the Members of his When? What about the thousands of angry at the President’s new zero tol- own political party. children who have been removed? Will erance policy and who are horrified by So, today, 790,000 young people across they ever see their parents again? these families who are being ripped America, because of the action of When? Where? How? apart. So I know I am not alone. President Trump last September, have I have not gotten answers from the If we can find hope in one thing, it is only the protection of a court order Secretary of Health, Alex Azar, whose knowing that all those calls and emails that saves them from being deported, Department should be focused on fami- and letters—all of that outcry—got which allows them to continue to lies’ health and well-being but has in- through to the President to change work, which allows them to renew

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Is policy, he came for the children—the have in my hand. It is not that long; it it a loophole that a 5-year-old child infants, the toddlers, the little boys is three pages. I read it closely. I read cannot be detained beyond 20 days and girls who accompanied their par- it carefully. I will tell my colleagues, under Flores? Of course not. ents to the border of the United States. this Executive order by this President Remember, the Flores settlement President Trump did something that does not solve the crisis that he cre- does not prohibit detention if it is nec- most Americans—two out of three— ated. essary to ensure the safety of the child. find not only objectionable but un- The order doubles down on the Presi- The Flores settlement simply prohibits imaginable. This President decided as a dent Trump, Attorney General Ses- indefinite detention of children, even matter of policy—a get-tough policy sions, Stephen Miller zero tolerance with their families, and any order to toward immigration—that he would policy that started this whole crisis of undermine this critical protection will take children—babies, infants—away punishing children and families. almost certainly be challenged in from their parents. So far, 2,400, we be- The order provides no guarantee that court. lieve, have been taken this way. What families actually will be kept together. This Executive order from President has happened to them? We don’t know. Here is what the language says: It just Trump will be challenged on the very You see, in this great country of says the administration will try to first day that it violates the Flores set- America—this transparent and open maintain family unity, including by tlement. In this order he sends Attor- democracy—the Trump administration detaining alien families together ney General Sessions into court to will not allow any type of visits by ‘‘where appropriate and consistent undo the Flores settlement, which has Members of Congress, members of the with law and available resources.’’ been the law of the land and the stand- press, to see exactly what is happening That is from the President’s Executive ard for Presidents of both political par- with these children. A few photos have order. That is no guarantee that these ties for almost 20 years. made it out, showing these kids being families will be kept together. Looking at the administration’s pol- held in cages—kids in cages. That is The order does nothing, speaks not a icy of so-called zero tolerance, which the Trump approach when it comes to word to uniting the 2,400 children who Attorney General Jeff Sessions an- immigration. The recording came out have been separated from their fami- nounced in April and on which the President doubled down on today, here of the cries of these children when they lies—not one word in there. For good- ness’ sakes, that is where the President is what we find: The policy means they were being separated from their moth- should start with his Executive order: are criminally prosecuting everyone at ers and their parents. There was the re- ordering his agencies to reunite these the border, no matter what reason port of a father who had a son yanked families as quickly as possible so the brought them to that border. out of his arms and in desperation went children who are going through the If someone is coming to the border to to his jail cell and committed suicide. trauma of this separation will finally smuggle opioids or as part of a crimi- That is the reality of this Trump pol- have a chance to see their parents nal gang, throw the book at them. But icy. again. it makes no sense to throw the book at He has been unapologetic. From And the order provides for—this is parents who come to the border with where he is standing, with the inspira- the President’s order issued today—the their kids because they are fleeing vio- tion of Stephen Miller, his adviser and indefinite detention of mothers, fa- lence and death threats. There is no re- expert on immigration, getting tough thers, and children who are fleeing vio- quirement—none—to prosecute every is the only answer, the deterrent, put- lence and seeking asylum in the United border case as a criminal case. As with ting pressure on Congress to pass the States. many laws, there can be criminal or law this President demands—this ridic- There is no law on the books that re- civil penalties for crossing the border ulous $25 billion wall that he wants to quires this government or allows this without authorization. Our Nation build on our border with Mexico. President to rip children away from could criminally prosecute everyone So what has happened? People have their parents. The horrific scenes we who drives too fast, but we use discre- spoken out, and I want to thank those have seen and heard on television are tion and prosecute selectively. Republicans who had the courage to the result of a Trump administration Asylum seekers do not need to be stand up and speak out. Forty-eight policy that could have ended today if caged to remain united with their fam- Democratic Senators joined Senator President Trump had simply issued an ilies. The government has the power to FEINSTEIN in making it clear that we order to end it. He has it within his individually assess each person appre- were prepared, if necessary, to pass leg- power to end the crisis he created. He hended at the border and determine islation to solve this problem. Some chose not to. whether that person presents a flight Republican Senators have said the Instead, on World Refugee Day, risk or a safety risk. Those who do not same, that this approach is unaccept- President Trump offered this remedy present a risk can be released with able and reprehensible. And the First to the crisis he created: Lock up entire their families to await immigration Ladies of the United States, including families together indefinitely. proceedings. We have found that if they Laura Bush, who was quoted earlier by To do this, he has to ignore a court are given the benefit of counsel, over 90 Senator KLOBUCHAR, have just been order that applies to his administra- percent of those who have court pro- amazing. They have come forward to tion and every administration for the ceedings show up for the proceedings. let us know, on a bipartisan basis, that last 20 years. The Flores settlement be- We should do that. We have effective what President Donald Trump is doing tween the U.S. Government and the pe- and cost-efficient alternatives to de- at the border with children is not only titioners resulted in a binding 1997 tention available. un-American, it is inhumane by any court order that required that children President Trump and his allies have standard. be released from custody without un- taken thousands of children hostage to Treating children this way is some- necessary delay. The Government of try to enact their anti-immigration thing that can have long-term trauma the United States of America was a agenda into law. We will not be fooled. on individuals. We heard from our col- party to that agreement. That Flores This crisis doesn’t need legislation to league, Senator HIRONO. She experi- case recognizes that children should fix it. It requires Republican Members enced an emotional moment here in not be treated like criminals, and it of Congress to join us, stand up, say no, the Senate, and I have never seen that prohibits the prolonged detention of and put an end to this ill-conceived before from her. She talked about her children because of harmful effects. Trump policy. family’s separation and what it meant The Trump Executive order seeks to Instead, we face efforts like Senator to her brother and mom. That is the re- undo the Flores consent decree. Re- CRUZ’s bill, which would not protect

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It reaf- land or water, knowing this country Homeland Security Secretary firms it. meant a new start. Kirstjen Nielsen claimed: ‘‘We do not If all parents are still being pros- We are better than this. We must be have a policy of separating families at ecuted as criminals, which the Execu- better than this. The President wants the border. Period.’’ Like many of the tive order requires, what does this Ex- to send a message that immigrants President’s tweets, that was just plain ecutive order actually do? We can only aren’t welcome in America. His leader- false. Attorney General Jeff Sessions assume that this Executive order ship may be devoid of compassion, but established the zero tolerance policy would imprison, remand, and incar- the American people are not. This pol- that separated families—a policy that cerate children—some as newborns— icy must end. former First Lady Laura Bush called into the same correctional facilities as The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- cruel and immoral. When asked to jus- their parents. They would be sleeping ator from Oregon. tify how we could take this immoral in cages instead of cribs. Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I begin position, Attorney General Sessions In this country, our courts have de- by thanking Senator MERKLEY. Sen- appeared to find some quote in the cided that this treatment of children ator MERKLEY, in my view, delivered a Bible that gave him solace. and families is malicious. In the Flores wake-up call to the country several The president of the American Acad- agreement, more than 20 years ago, we weeks ago when he went to the border, emy of Pediatrics was more plain-spo- stopped this practice. Now, the Presi- and I have been very pleased to be able ken. She called this Trump policy dent wants to bring it back with a to join him in this effort. ‘‘government-sanctioned child abuse.’’ vengeance. A few days ago, we visited a deten- I urge my Republican colleagues. The Executive order directs the At- tion center in Sheridan, OR. We spoke People are watching and asking across torney General to try to modify the with a father who had been separated this country: Aren’t we better than Flores agreement, but any attempt to from his 18-month-old daughter. The this? Can’t we treat the Dreamers in a undermine the critical protections for day before Father’s Day, colleagues, more humane way? Can’t we save these children that this landmark settlement Senator MERKLEY and I listened to a children from being caged away from has put in place should and will face father who had been separated from his their parents? immediate court challenge. Families 18-month-old daughter and had no idea Do we want this image in the world? and children don’t belong in jail, pe- where she was and didn’t know when he Is this what America has come to? I riod. would see her again. All over the coun- don’t believe so, and two out of three Our President’s Executive order does try, as part of this national shame, Americans happen to agree with what I not ask for trained child welfare work- these stories have been breaking our just said. We are a better country than ers to carry out his wishes. He has hearts. this. This President’s Executive order called in the military. He expects this Now, the President has said, for ex- does not solve this problem. It makes cold-blooded tactic—a tactic he is ample, that he is turning away gang it worse. using to negotiate his wall—to be im- members. What Senator MERKLEY and I I yield the floor. plemented by the Pentagon. saw last Saturday was that he is lock- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Now, what does that mean? Appar- ing up innocent people who are in dan- ator from Massachusetts. ently, he envisions internment camps, ger because they refused to submit to Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I first using existing military brigs or other gangs in their home countries. That is thank Senator MERKLEY from Oregon facilities to lock up these families. It what we heard at the Sheridan prison for organizing this very important ses- sounds like a return to the shameful just a few days ago. sion tonight. internment camps of the 1940s, during These stories are particularly poign- Last month, Attorney General Jeff World War II, one of the darkest chap- ant in our household. The Wydens had Sessions unveiled the Trump adminis- ters in our Nation’s history. We know the opportunity to flee the evils of Nazi tration’s new zero tolerance immigra- how that ended—with the Federal Gov- Germany for the safety and the prom- tion policy. Whether you come to this ernment paying more than $1 billion to ise of the United States. My father land fleeing violence, poverty, or perse- right a wrong that could never actually came as a youngster. He barely spoke cution, justice isn’t blind. It is now be corrected. It was a mistake that we English. He studied hard, and when the also brutal. should not even contemplate repeating. war came he wanted to wear the uni- This inhumane policy sends a shud- So President Trump first manufac- form of the United States more than der down the spine of the Statue of tured this crisis at the border, and his anything. Liberty, but not that of our President. new Executive order makes it worse. He served in our propaganda arm, Zero tolerance really means zero ref- The only thing President Trump wants where his fluent native German was a uge. Zero tolerance really means zero to solve is the public relations night- great value to the war effort because discretion. Zero tolerance really means mare he has plunged his administra- he wrote propaganda pamphlets that zero humanity. tion into. we dropped on the Nazis telling them The Trump administration’s mind- This is not a PR stunt. These are that they had no chance, that they had less approach to our broken immigra- children’s lives at stake. How we re- no opportunity to survive. Unlike the tion system takes away the ability of spond to this crisis will define the comical efforts of our enemies, who Federal law enforcement officers to ex- character of each and every one of us. mangled English, the work of young ercise any discretion that might be It will define our character as a nation. immigrants like my father, wearing warranted based on the facts and cir- At this critical moral juncture, I ask the uniform of the U.S. Army, struck cumstances on the ground. In other each of my colleagues to choose hu- at the morale of German soldiers freez- words, zero tolerance is an anti-immi- manity. ing on the battlefield. grant dragnet, the shocking effects of To my Republican friends, your My parents were lucky to be able to which we have been witnessing these voices carry weight in this conversa- make a home in our country, and they past few days as children have literally tion, especially with this administra- raised my brother and me here. They been ripped from their parents’ arms tion in power. Use your voices. Make did their part to add to the fabric of and separated from them, as their clear that this Executive order will not the United States. mothers and fathers are taken into end the suffering that this administra- Now, the Wydens were able to come, custody. tion is inflicting on vulnerable immi- but not everyone of their Jewish back- These horrific images were finally grant families, because in the United ground was so fortunate. Shiploads of enough, even for President Trump. States we do not keep children in jails Jews fleeing persecution and violence

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Because the admin- der Patrol agents told them the Trump of this country—those who denied Jew- istration’s policy triggered our moral zero tolerance policy meant they had ish refugees safety in their moment of gag reflex, you spoke up loudly—every- to be separated, and Mr. Munoz, the fa- desperation—was ‘‘America first.’’ day citizens, business executives, faith ther, had a panic attack. What happened to those families who leaders, Governors pulled back Guard As one border agent said: ‘‘They had turned to the beacon of America for troops from missions on the border, to use physical force to take the child safety and opportunity? Many were and airlines announced they would not out of his hands.’’ forced back to Europe, and many of facilitate separation of families by fly- That is called being a parent. If you them ultimately ended up in con- ing children hundreds of miles away tried to take my child out of my hands, centration camps. People don’t embark from their parents. Because of you, the I will hold on with every ounce of on the harrowing journey to America, American public, this administration strength in my body. much less with kids by their side, un- has altered its cruel policy, at least for They took Mr. Munoz away. They put less they are fleeing serious danger and the time being. him in a car to take him to a kennel- deprivation. A new Executive order suggests that like jail, and he fought in the car. He It is with that history that I wanted families will not be separated, but tried to escape when they took him out to join my colleagues tonight on this many questions remain. Will they be of the car. When they put him in the floor to talk about the heartlessness detained indefinitely? Where will they kennel, he rattled the cage he was in. we see in the Trump zero tolerance pol- be detained? What process will be used They decided the cage wasn’t strong icy—thousands of kids, refugees, forc- to determine their fate? Will people enough, so they then transported him ibly separated from their parents. seeking to use our legal asylum process to a regional jail in McAllen, TX, and There are reports that border agents be treated like criminals? put him in a padded cell. The next lied to mothers and fathers, telling The most urgent question I have is morning, when they came to visit him, them that their kids were being taken this. What is the fate of the 2,300 chil- he was dead in his cell, a victim of sui- away for a bath, only to have them dis- dren you have stripped away from their cide, with a piece of clothing wrapped appear—a terrifying scenario, col- families? How will you assure that around his neck. leagues, with grim historical echoes. these children are properly returned to An agent who found him expressed There are nursing babies taken from parents who are worried to death about confusion about why Mr. Munoz would their mothers and kids locked in cages them? ‘‘choose to separate himself from his for days, regimented like they are Congress has to exercise the most family.’’ It wasn’t Mr. Munoz who criminals facing hard time. persistent oversight to ensure that chose to separate himself from his fam- There is a reason that the courts these children are restored to their ily; it was a decision by this adminis- have barred the executive from holding families. An administration that so tration to punish him and his family child refugees for more than 20 days. cavalierly separated them from their that separated him from his family, However, it appears the President in- parents out of a mistaken belief that and with no knowledge when or if he tends now to ignore the courts and the American public wouldn’t care would see his wife and 3-year-old son hold children in jails for the foresee- about it can hardly be trusted to re- again, he killed himself. able future. unite these families with speed and When you have left your entire life The administration has gone to great compassion. We have to stay on the behind, and all you have is your fam- lengths to defend their policy, but they task to ensure that they do. ily, how can anyone fail to understand will not stand up and defend it with Much has been said about the trauma how painful it is to lose them? honest answers. The administration inflicted upon these children taken As we try to reassemble 2,300 families even buried a recent government report from their parents. I want to say a whom this administration has spread showing that refugees are a positive word about how traumatic it is for a to the winds, there will be at least one economic force. I gather it is because it parent to have a child taken away 3-year-old boy who will not be able to just didn’t fit the company line. without any idea when or if a child will reunite with his father. I will close by saying that in my view be returned. Marco Antonio Munoz was I ask this President, I ask the Attor- a strong leader does not rip kids from a 39-year-old father from Honduras who ney General, I ask the Secretary of their mothers and lock them in cages. made the difficult trek to the United Homeland Security, was it worth it? A strong leader does not take child States with his wife and 3-year-old boy. Was it worth it? hostages to use as political pawns. A They came here in May after his broth- I yield the floor. strong leader does not lie and mislead er-in-law was murdered by a drug gang The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the American people about the true na- near Capon. Honduras has one of the ator from Vermont is recognized. ture of the policy he enacts. highest homicide rates in the world, Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, let me In my view, these have been acts of and they just wanted their family to be thank Senator MERKLEY and others for weakness. My view is that the national safe. The family crossed into the organizing this important discussion— shame which we have seen over the last United States on May 12, in Granjeno, a discussion designed to reclaim Amer- few weeks is going to go down as one of TX—a popular crossing point for Cen- ican values. I also want to take this op- the dark moments in American his- tral American families and teens who portunity not just to thank Senator tory. It is why it is so important in the want to turn themselves in and seek MERKLEY but to thank millions of peo- days ahead that we come together— asylum in the United States. ple from coast to coast—people who are Democrats and Republicans—and we I know a little bit about families like conservatives and progressives, Demo- restore the greatness of America, the Munoz family. I lived in Honduras crats, Republicans, Independents—for which is that we are better and strong- in 1980 and 1981 and have returned a getting on the phone, for calling Mem- er because we stand up for refugees, number of times, most recently in 2015. bers of Congress, for expressing their refugees like the Wydens, who fled Nazi The violence in these neighborhoods is outrage that in the United States of Germany decades ago. severe, driven by gangs connected to a America today, we have small children I again thank my colleague from Or- drug trade that has its origins in who are torn from their mothers and egon for his critical leadership on this American demand for illicit drugs pro- their fathers and locked up in deten- matter. duced in Mexico, Central, and South tion cages. All over this country, re- I yield the floor. America. The violence in these Hon- gardless of one’s political view, one un- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- duran neighborhoods has a direct con- derstands that is not what this country ator from Virginia. nection to the sad reality of addiction is about and must never be about. Mr. KAINE. Mr. President, I rise on in the United States. When a family Tonight, as I understand it, we have World Refugee Day to thank the Amer- like the Munoz family leaves their Democrats here, but opposition to this

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Refugee Resettlement agent was helpful in what she said: I say to the President, start working coordinating with ICE, but that isn’t always Our government should not be in the busi- hard on a new Executive order and the case. ness of warehousing children in converted make that Executive order clear that ‘‘There’s some actors that are more willing box stores or making plans to place them in the 2,400 children, now in jail, separate to cooperate than others,’’ the advocate said. tent cities in the desert outside of El Paso. from their parents, will, in fact, be re- The advocate estimated many of the sepa- These images are eerily reminiscent of the united, and make it clear that we will rated children will be in the U.S. six months internment camps for U.S. citizens and non- not keep children in prison for an in- from now. ‘‘I would say these children will citizens of Japanese descent during World still be here,’’ the advocate added. War II, now considered to have been one of definite period of time. Even if a foreign government agrees to the most shameful episodes in U.S. history. By the way, while you are at it, why allow a immigrant back into the country, This is former First Lady Laura don’t you deal with the DACA crisis there is no guarantee that U.S. court cases Bush. you created and provide the legal sta- for the parent or the child will be resolved at The good news is, because the Amer- tus that 80 percent of the American the same time, allowing them to return to- ican people spoke up, because some Re- people want to see for the young people gether (Adults are being tried in criminal in the DACA Program? court, while children are tried separately in publicans finally had the guts to do the immigration courts.) right thing and convey their dis- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- DHS conceded that parents have been de- pleasure to the President, Trump has sent to have the article I referred to ported without their children. changed his policy. Let us be clear that from the Daily Beast printed in the ‘‘When parents are removed without their the Executive order he issued today RECORD. children, ICE, ORR, and the consulates work goes nowhere—nowhere—as far as it There being no objection, the mate- together to coordinate the return of a child should go. rial was ordered to be printed in the and transfer of custody to the parent or for- Mr. President, I am going to ask con- RECORD, as follows: eign government upon arrival in country, in accordance with repatriation agreements be- sent to have printed in the RECORD an [From the Daily Beast] tween the U.S. and other countries,’’ the article from the Daily Beast, a publica- TRUMP’S FAMILY SEPARATION ORDER DOES spokesperson said Tuesday. tion that came out tonight. NOTHING FOR FAMILIES HE ALREADY BROKE Chris Carlin, head of the federal public de- What they say is, there is no guar- UP fender’s office in Alpine, Texas, told The antee in this Executive order, as Sen- (By Betsy Woodruff and Justin Glawe) Daily Beast that he fears some of his clients will never be reunited with their children. ator KAINE has indicated, that the fate KIDS ARE THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM ‘‘I think that’s a real possibility,’’ he said. of the 2,400 children currently impris- PARENTS WITH NO RELIABLE WAY TO FIND Many of the deported parents return to EACH OTHER—AND THEY MAY NEVER AFTER oned will be changed. There is nothing homelessness and poverty, Carlin said, and ADULTS ARE DEPORTED. specific in the Executive order that may not be reachable by the U.S. govern- says those 2,400 kids will, in fact, be re- EL PASO, TX.—Immigrant families won’t ment who is still holding their child days, united with their parents. Presumably, be separated anymore, thanks to a new order weeks or months later. this will apply to future apprehensions from President Trump, but that doesn’t HHS has put the children of Carlin’s cli- where children will be imprisoned with mean families will be reunited. ents in foster homes as far away as New Trump signed an executive order on York and Illinois, and he said this makes the their parents. Wednesday ending the practice of taking Second of all, there is an effort in obstacle of reconnecting children to their children away from parents who enter the parents potentially insurmountable. this Executive order to overturn the U.S. illegally. Already, though, more than ‘‘In the cases that I’m personally familiar 1997 Flores settlement, which limits 2,000 children have been separated, according with, I don’t see any evidence of any plan to the government’s ability to keep chil- to the government, and advocates and attor- reunify the parent and the child after the dren in detention and orders them to neys for them fear they will never see their conclusion of the adult’s criminal case,’’ be placed in the least restrictive set- parents again. Carlin said. ‘‘I don’t see any evidence of that tings as possible. Despite Trump’s order, there is no clear, at all.’’ If you can imagine it, what this Ex- publicly articulated plan to reunite families Parents in detention are unlikely to have who are already detained. Parents are held all the requisite identification documents ecutive order does is raise the possi- in facilities near the border like McAllen, bility of children being in prison for DHS and HHS demand to prove that a parent Texas while their children are sent to foster- and child are in fact related, according to very long periods of time. Is that bet- care homes as far as New York, Illinois and Carlos M. Garcia, an immigration attorney ter than them being separated from Michigan. While the adults wait to be de- in Austin. their parents? I guess. But does any- ported, their advocates must navigate mul- Garcia said none of the people he met with body really believe we should be im- tiple federal agencies to locate their chil- had received any paperwork on how to find prisoning for an indefinite period of dren. their children. However, The Daily Beast ob- time little children? There are better ‘‘The executive order that President tained an ICE document that is handed out Trump signed is no solution,’’ said Michelle to immigrants once they’re detained. It con- ways to deal with this issue. Brane´, director of the Women’s Refugee What is clear to the American people tains several phone numbers for parents to Commission Migrant Rights and Justice pro- try to find their children. One number notes is that once again we have a President gram, in a statement. ‘‘First, there are more that the lines are monitored by DHS, pos- who caused this crisis by undoing ex- than 2,000 children already separated from sibly scaring away undocumented members isting policy. We have a President who their parents. This EO does nothing to ad- of immigrants’ families. I believe just the other day said: Noth- dress that nightmare.’’ ‘‘Who knows when they’ll be reunified, if ing I could do, it is law. The Department of Health and Human they are reunified,’’ Garcia said. Sadly, once again, he was lying. It is Services will not make a special effort to re- A former ICE director told NBC News par- not Federal law. His decision to sepa- unite the children already separated from ents and children may be separated for rate children from their parents was their families, according to a CBS report. years, if not permanently. ‘‘You could be cre- On Tuesday, an ICE spokesperson told The ating thousands of immigrant orphans in the his decision and his decision alone, as Daily Beast if a parent asks to be deported U.S. that one day could become eligible for he acknowledges today by announcing with a separated child, the agency will ac- citizenship when they are adopted,’’ said an Executive order ostensibly doing commodate the request ‘‘to the extent prac- John Sandweg, who served as ICE’s acting away with that policy. ticable.’’ director in the Obama administration from Let me remind the American people A child immigrant advocate in the Mid- 2013–2014. that this terrible Executive order he west looking after a 6-year-old Guatemalan The children of parents who have been de- issued separating children from their girl described ‘‘cold-calling’’ ICE officials in ported may sometimes be able to gain the parents is not the first terrible Execu- El Paso and Washington, D.C. to reunited legal right to stay in the U.S. if they can tive order with regard to immigration. girl with her mother so they can be deported make a valid asylum claim, qualify for spe- together. cial immigrant juvenile status, or qualify for Let us remember that months ago, The girl’s mother is in ICE custody in El a visa for crime victims, according to Ashley Trump created the DACA crisis and put Paso after being turned away at the Paso del Feasley, the director of policy at Migration 1.8 million young people in this coun- Norte port of entry where she sought asy- and Refugee Services in U.S. Council of try—young people who were raised in lum. The Daily Beast is providing the advo- Catholic Bishops. Her organization works

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The last point I want to make to- laws?’’ Feasley said. ‘‘That’s a big concern of There being no objection, the mate- night, because I know I have other col- mine.’’ rial was ordered to be printed in the leagues here, is that it does not help Children who have been separated from RECORD, as follows: matters when the President is com- their parents usually get a brief legal ori- pletely allergic to the truth on any di- entation, but most don’t have lawyers so [From the New York Times, June 20, 2018] they have to face an immigration judge TRUMP RETREATS ON SEPARATING FAMILIES, mension but especially on this one. alone. If their parents are deported or in de- BUT THOUSANDS WILL REMAIN APART Today, at the White House, in front tention, they may have no idea what kind of (By Michael D. Shear, Abby Goodnough and of all of the cameras and in front of the legal decisions their children face. Maggie Haberman) Republicans he invited there—he didn’t ‘‘These kids are traumatized,’’ the Midwest WASHINGTON.—President Trump caved to invite any Democrats—this is what he advocate said. ‘‘The families are heart- enormous political pressure on Wednesday said in lamenting the fact that he broken.’’ and signed an executive order meant to end couldn’t do a deal with Democrats. Mr. SANDERS. I yield the floor. the separation of families at the border by This is the President: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- detaining parents and children together for We’re having a lot of problem with Demo- ator from Colorado. an indefinite period. crats. Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I thank ‘‘We’re going to have strong—very strong— They don’t care about lack of security, my colleagues who are here tonight borders, but we are going to keep the fami- they would like to have open borders, where lies together,’’ Mr. Trump said as he signed and Senator MERKLEY for organizing anybody in the world can just flow, including the order in the Oval Office. ‘‘I didn’t like from the Middle East—from anybody any- this evening. the sight or the feeling of families being sep- The President has taken a step back where they can just flow into our country. arated.’’ Tremendous problems with that. Tremen- from a crisis he provoked, a crisis he But Justice Department officials said it dous crime caused by that. We are just not caused, and it seems like it is a rare was not clear whether the practice of sepa- going to do it. recognition on his part that when a rating families could resume after 20 days if That is what he said is our position. President speaks and a President acts, a federal judge refuses to give the govern- ment the authority it wants to hold families As the Presiding Officer knows, I was he speaks and he acts on behalf of the on the Gang of 8 in 2013 that negotiated American people, not on his own be- together for a longer period. And a Health and Human Services official what was called the Border Security, half. The American people could not said that more than 2,300 children who have Economic Opportunity, and Immigra- stand the idea that this country would already been separated from their parents tion Enforcement Act of 2013. The first do what it did to these kids in their under the president’s ‘‘zero tolerance’’ policy two words in that title are ‘‘border se- name. They could not stand the idea will not be immediately reunited with their curity.’’ It got 68 votes on this floor. that the whole world would see the sep- families while the adults remain in federal Every single Democrat voted for it. I aration of children from their parents custody during their immigration pro- ceedings. want the American people to know on the southern border of the United what is in it because they will never States of America—perpetrated by our ‘‘There will not be a grandfathering of ex- isting cases,’’ said Kenneth Wolfe, a spokes- hear from the President as to what was own government. man for the Administration for Children and in it: Finally, probably for the first time Families, a division of the Department of There is $46 billion dollars for border ever, this President relented to the val- Health and Human Services. Mr. Wolfe said enforcement; $30 billion to hire and de- ues the American people share whether the decision about the children was made by ploy nearly 20,000 new Border Patrol they are conservatives or whether they the White House, but he added, ‘‘I can tell agents, doubling the total number, a you definitively that is going to be policy.’’ are liberals or something in between doubling of the number of Border Pa- that. That is a reason to say I am glad The president signed the executive order days after he said that the only way to end trol agents; $8 billion for a fence along we are moving in that direction. the southern border at least 700 miles Maybe another good thing will come the division of families was through congres- sional action because ‘‘you can’t do it long; $4.5 billion for new surveillance out of this, which is that the people through an executive order.’’ But he changed technologies, including air and marine who stood up who work for this admin- his mind after a barrage of criticism from surveillance so we could see every inch istration and defended this terrible, in- Democrats, activists, members of his own of the border, so we would know what humane policy in the name of the law party and even his wife and eldest daughter, was happening there; $2 billion to enact and in the name of religion—the who privately told him it was wrong. recommendations of a newly estab- Bible—might think harder the next Stories of children being taken from their lished southern border security com- time they do that at a moment of con- parents, audio of wailing toddlers and images mission; $750 million to expand the E- science like this one. of teenagers in cagelike detention facilities As my colleagues have said, it is not had exploded into a full-blown political crisis Verify; the remaining $1.5 billion dol- for Mr. Trump and congressional Repub- clear tonight what is in the policy. I lars for administrative costs to the De- licans, who were desperate for a response to partments of State, Labor, Agri- quote a New York Times article that is those who have called the practice ‘‘inhu- on the front page of the paper tonight. culture, and Justice. mane,’’ ‘‘cruel’’ and ‘‘evil.’’ That was the border security bill we It reads: The president’s four-page order says that passed in 2013, and that is the border And a Health and Human Services official officials will continue to criminally pros- said that more than 2,300 children who have ecute everyone who crosses the border ille- security bill we should pass today. The already been separated from their parents gally, but will seek to find or build facilities only reason it is not the law of the land under the President’s ‘‘zero tolerance’’ pol- that can hold families—parents and children today is that the House would not let it icy will not be immediately reunited with together—instead of separating them while come to a vote. Had they let it come to their families while the adults remain in fed- their legal cases are considered by the a vote, had the Speaker allowed it to eral custody during their immigration pro- courts. come to a vote, it would have passed. ceedings. But the action raised new questions that I think, collectively, we should go White House officials did not immediately ‘‘There will not be a grandfathering of ex- back to that work and see if we can’t isting cases,’’ said Kenneth Wolfe, a spokes- answer. The order does not say where the man for the Administration for Children and families would be detained. And it does not actually solve the problem rather than Families, a division of the Department of say whether children will continue to be sep- just play politics with it or, in the case Health and Human Services. Mr. Wolfe said arated from their parents while the facilities of what we have just seen, rather than the decision about the children was made by to hold them are located or built. play politics with the lives of the chil- the White House, but he added, ‘‘I can tell Officials on a White House conference call dren on the southern border. you definitively that is going to be policy.’’ said they could not answer those questions. I yield the floor. So what are they saying—that cur- Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- rent kids aren’t going to be grand- headline of the article reads: ‘‘Trump ator from Connecticut.

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Pediatricians, how this program will be working as images of taking children away from psychologists, and health professionals we go forward, but we know enough their parents when we see those images have made clear the lasting harm of right now to have the most serious and of the detention facilities, cages, and of these forced separations. According to significant concerns about the Presi- children—young people behind bars and experts, when children are forcibly re- dent’s Executive order. packed beyond capacity—on military moved from their parents, the amount Every great nation—even the great- bases and other places that were never of toxic stress can cause neurons in the est Nation in the history of the world designed to be holding facilities. The brain to be killed off, leaving damage like the United States of America—has world will be outraged by those images that impacts brain development and moments of extraordinary shame, as well—of the sights and sounds of can cause long-term behavioral health times when it loses its moral compass, those children. issues, although no parent needs a doc- and it simply takes the wrong direc- We owe this new policy a special tor to tell them that. tion. We can remember a number of scrutiny and a strong sense of outrage The fact that our government has en- them in our own Nation’s history. One if it is what it seems like right now. We gaged in this type of physical and psy- of them was the internment of Japa- cannot remain silent about the chil- chological damage to children is mor- nese children who were thrown into dren who have been already separated ally reprehensible. These actions have World War II-era detention camps and from their parents. Nothing in this Ex- been unacceptable and completely un- imprisoned, in effect, with their par- ecutive order—not a word—provides for necessary. ents. Almost every lawyer in the the reunification of the thousands of Let’s be clear. The President created United States of America and most children who have already been sepa- this crisis, and over the past days and citizens know the name Korematsu, rated from their parents. What will weeks, the President and his adminis- and that is because it was a moment of happen to them? Where are they? tration made false claim after false shame for this country. claim, saying that there was nothing Ending family separation—the proc- Where are their parents? How will they they could do to reverse the Presi- ess of tearing children away from their be reunited? What trauma will they dent’s own actions. The fact that the moms and dads—is a welcomed and hu- continue to endure? This policy re- mane step, but the solution should not mains as inhumane and cruel for them President bowed to pressure and signed be the indiscriminate and indefinite de- as it was earlier today or this week. an Executive order today cannot undo tention of children. Family separation All of us bear a responsibility in this the trauma that has already been in- should not be replaced by family im- moment. I urge my colleagues to take flicted. prisonment. There is no moral advan- this day—World Refugee Day—to com- We cannot forget about the children tage to incarcerating children as op- memorate the great work done by and parents that remain separated to- posed to tearing them away from their brave individuals in this country who night, and immediate action must be parents. In fact, it is not only immoral, help to resettle refugees and the refu- taken to reunite children with their it is illegal. The courts have said so on gees themselves who had the courage families. Earlier tonight, there were a number of occasions—in 1997, in the and strength to come here after having reports that the Department of Health Flores case, which is now well-known made the journeys from shores far and Human Services will not—will to everyone, but more recently, in fact, away and after having overcome obsta- not—make special efforts to reunite as recently as 2016. The reason goes to cles most of us have never confronted. children who have already been sepa- the core of our constitutional principle There are solutions other than put- rated from families because of the about how and when and whom we im- ting children into detention camps. President’s actions. We cannot and will prison, how we take liberty away from There are release programs that in- not accept this continued brutality. people. volve oversight and supervision. There The President must act immediately to Indefinitely imprisoning children and is also a case management program reunite these children with their par- families is still inhumane and ineffec- that has been working, along with ents. Surely the U.S. Government is tive law enforcement. President other cities’ efforts, that has been used capable of that. Trump’s current policies will put chil- for releasing them. We should choose In the United States of America, we dren behind bars indefinitely and indis- the least restrictive alternative, the must work to secure our border in a criminately. Children will experience least burdensome one that best serves manner that reflects our values, and I many of the same enduring of trauma, the purposes of law enforcement. Make am committed to working with anyone pain, and harm. The world will con- no mistake, we have that obligation on comprehensive bipartisan immigra- tinue to watch the United States of not only as a matter of heart and mo- tion reform. America lock up innocent children and rality but also of law. Separating children from their fami- throw away the key. I yield the floor. lies was an abhorrent policy to pursue, Much like the policy of family sepa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and it will forever mark a dark and ration, this new policy of indefinite ator from New Hampshire. shameful period in our country’s his- and indiscriminate family detention Ms. HASSAN. Mr. President, I begin tory. harkens back to those dark days, to tonight by thanking my colleague Sen- Thank you. those moments of shame in this coun- ator MERKLEY for his leadership on this I yield the floor. try during World War II. History will issue. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- judge us as harshly if we fail to speak I rise to join my Democratic col- ator from California is recognized. out and stand up at this moment of leagues and millions of Americans who Ms. HARRIS. Mr. President, I want testing. The gaze of history is upon us have been appalled and outraged at the to thank Senator MERKLEY for bringing now. It is upon the President. It is humanitarian crisis that President us all together to address what is, I upon every Member of the U.S. Senate. Trump has created on our southern think, as my colleague Senator HASSAN There are immense costs to this pol- border. has said, one of the dark marks in the icy—$775 a day, per individual, at these Make no mistake, these past few history of our country. detention camps. Yet the costs are way weeks have truly been an affront to our I rise today to call attention to what beyond dollars and cents; they are to American values. By now, we have all has clearly been a human rights abuse the moral image and authority of this witnessed the horrifying reality—the committed by the U.S. Government, country and to our self-image—the ac- images of children being held in cages, and that is the outrageous and inhu- countability to ourselves, to our own the cries of screaming kids who have mane separation of children from their sense of morality and humanity. no idea where their parents are being parents at the border. This morning,

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I find it shock- equal to being a member of a were, not knowing when they would see ing that the Executive order fails to transnational criminal organization. them again, not knowing the adults acknowledge, take into account or As a prosecutor for most of my adult who surround them, having no rela- even concern itself with the fact that life, I find that absolutely disingenuous tionship of trust with these people who tonight there will be over 2,000 children and absolutely wrong on a moral level, have removed their ability to be in the who will go to bed, who will go to sleep on an ethical level, and devoid of any arms and embrace of their parents. without a kiss goodnight from their reference to real fact. But I am not sur- This is simply inhumane, and it is un- mother or their father. There are 2,000 prised, given the administration’s acceptable. children in our country tonight who track record on this issue. Even with the Executive order from will go to bed without a hug from their If you look at what has been coming the President of the United States, parents. The 2,000 children tonight will out of this administration in terms of that number will be the same tomor- go to bed asking: Where is my mommy? its policies, it paints a constellation of row. Those 2,000-plus children will be in Where is my daddy? This is an outrage. attacks on immigrant women, immi- the same situation tomorrow that they It is an outrage—not to mention grant children, and immigrant fami- were in today and the day before and these children are innocent and have lies. Let’s look at the constellation be- the day before and the day before that. committed no wrongdoing whatsoever. fore us and what has been going on. Over the last few months, the De- Let’s be clear. Let’s just look at how this adminis- partment of Homeland Security has Thankfully, the American people tration has changed the policies about separated more than 2,000 children have been speaking out over these last detention of pregnant women. Before from their parents at the border, many many weeks, and that is the only rea- this administration acted on this sub- of them younger than 4 years old. Let’s son the administration finally had to ject, it was the policy of the U.S. Gov- be clear about what that point is and acknowledge that politically it could ernment to place pregnant women in that moment is in this stage of human not survive its misdeeds. There has the least restrictive place, where they development. Age is more than a still been no acknowledgment by this could be able to get the kind of pre- chronological fact. There are phases of administration that it visited this pol- natal care they so desperately need and childhood that can never be replaced— icy upon itself and, after urging from deserve. This administration rolled phases of childhood that when that every type of person from every walk back those protections of pregnant child experiences trauma, he or she of life, still held steadfast in sup- women. Let’s look; there used to be a policy will have lifelong impact; phases of life porting this policy. Then it started to that gave a presumption that pregnant during which a child is so innocent and snowball, and they couldn’t stand by it women would not even be detained and needs love and needs nurturing and any longer, but it was only because of should be in less restrictive situations, needs that love and nurturing from the pressure, only because of the re- but this administration changed that their parents. It cannot be replaced by lentless coverage by journalists who policy. anyone else, and certainly not by the went to Texas, who went to California Let’s look at how the Office of the In- cage in which they are now being held. and the activists who stood outside of spector General and the Government So let’s look at where we are. It is a those detention centers and demanded Accountability Office have raised seri- child’s worst nightmare, a nightmare that there be justice and humanity in ous concerns about oversight and con- that is displayed, as my colleagues this system, and it was because of that ditions in the detention facilities. have discussed, in the stories of a child activism and because of those people There is nothing about this Executive who was apparently ripped from her speaking out that finally this adminis- order that addresses those concerns. mother’s breast while being breastfed. tration did what was necessary to end Let’s look at a complaint filed just There are nightmare stories of a 3- the thing that it started around the last year by numerous organizations, year-old who was torn from the arms of separation of these children. But this is such as the Women’s Refugee Commis- his father and the father being so dis- not enough. sion, that documents insufficient med- traught that he took his own life. The reality is that there is nothing ical care and inhumane conditions for We should tell the truth. We have to about this Executive order that ad- pregnant women in ICE custody—all of speak the truth. The American public dresses those 2,000 children who are which is why I have been proud to work knows the truth. Let’s speak truth currently without their parents. There with Representative JAYAPAL to intro- here in the U.S. Senate. Let’s speak is nothing about the administration’s duce the DONE Act, which will slash truth as leaders and acknowledge the stated policy as of today that indicates ICE detention beds by using alter- lifelong consequences of the separation any plan to reunify those children with natives to detention and would in- we visited upon these children and their parents. crease badly needed oversight of these their parents. The American Medical Let’s look at the effect of this Execu- facilities. Association and the American Acad- tive order. The effect is there is still Let’s look at another policy. There emy of Pediatrics have weighed in on indefinite detention of families in are reports that the Department of this topic, and what they have said is America because of this administra- Homeland Security is looking at de- that family separation in these cases, tion’s policy. So now we are going to creasing the standard of care for chil- not as a general matter—it is generally go from babies in cages to babies with dren in detention facilities—decreasing true—but specifically in these cases it their mommies in cages. the standard of care. These standards will cause lifelong trauma. They have Let’s be clear about the effect of this govern the types of meals that a child indicated there is empirical evidence of Executive order. Millions more tax- must eat in order to be healthy. These the fact that it is likely to cause sig- payer dollars will be used to expand de- standards govern the kind of recreation nificant harm to the brain structure of tention camps on top of the billions of a child should receive, again, in order these children and will affect these taxpayer dollars that have already to be healthy, and just this past children’s long- and short-term health. poured into this detention system. month, the Attorney General of the Let’s be clear. A society is judged Let’s be clear about the effect of this United States announced a decision based on how it treats its children. A Executive order. The so-called zero tol- that makes it nearly impossible for society is judged based on how it treats erance policy that created this problem victims of domestic violence, over 90 the least among us, and we will be in the first place is still in effect. It is percent of whom are women, to seek judged harshly. History will judge us still in effect. asylum in the United States. harshly because of what this adminis- Let’s be clear about this Executive Let’s look at one final policy that tration has done. order. The effect is to suggest that a makes this administration’s priorities As I stand here at this moment, mother fleeing the murder capital of around children very clear—the fact hours after the announcement of the the world—which is what the zero tol- that they have ended DACA. We have Executive order on this issue, I find it erance policy suggests—that a mother talked about this extensively. We have shocking that the Executive order fails fleeing with her child from the murder talked about how the American Gov- to acknowledge that over 2,000 children capital of the world should be treated ernment made a promise to these

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I lift my lamp beside the golden from Honduras north up through Gua- that is engaged in an act of complete door!’’ temala, through Mexico, to get to the hypocrisy, pretending to care about Well, that golden door, Lady Lib- United States, stopping along the way families and children, when in fact, erty’s torch lighting the path, has been to deliver her baby. they have a track record of policies desecrated by President Trump because I think about the journey of Mary that are specifically damaging to fami- he has a new inscription, a new mes- and Joseph with Mary pregnant, seek- lies, women, and children. sage he wanted to send. That message ing shelter, a place to deliver her child, In conclusion, there is no medical or is called a deterrent. If you are fleeing Baby Jesus. She was let in, given ac- logical reason that dictates or requires oppression abroad and you wash up commodation, taken care of, wel- this administration to detain more here on the shores of the United States comed. pregnant women, and it has to stop. of America, we are going to put you in This woman was largely on her own, There is no evidence that says you handcuffs, we are going to throw you in as far as I could make out. She contin- should reduce care for children in de- prison, and we are going to take away ued north with her newborn, and she tention facilities. That has to stop. your children. That is hardly the pow- made it to our border finally, escaped There is no reason not to have a plan erful vision of respect and dignity that the drug cartel, escaped the death to reunify the 2,300 children who will has been the hallmark of how we treat- threat, and delivered her baby. She go to sleep tonight torn from their par- ed those fleeing oppression throughout made it through Guatemala and Mex- ents and alone. There is no reason, and our history. ico. She got to our shore—the shore so it has to stop. This is not reflective of Pregnant and fearing for her unborn long symbolized by Lady Liberty and who we are as a country. We are better baby’s life, a woman fled a death threat her beacon of hope and welcome. She than this. from a drug cartel in Honduras. She got to the border, and she tried to cross Mr. President, I yield the floor. made her way to America, delivering the pedestrian bridge, and she was The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- her baby girl, Andrea, along the way. stopped. She was sent back. She said ator from Oregon. On Sunday, a group of seven Members she tried multiple times to get across Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I real- of Congress—myself included—met her that pedestrian bridge, and she was ly appreciate the comments of my col- and her baby. We had gone out on the rebuffed again and again. league from California. She brings her bridge to see what was going on be- I said to her: How did you get across background as a prosecutor, as attor- cause we had heard that our American the bridge? ney general to bear, as well as the border guards were blocking those We had been out there. We had seen heart of an American who understands seeking asylum from coming across the border guards stopping those with- that it is not within the scope of Amer- that bridge. They were demanding to out papers. ica’s history or of our traditions or of see papers of people on the pedestrian How did you get across? our culture to treat those who are flee- bridge, saying: You have a visa, fine. For just a moment, an absolute smile ing persecution by then persecuting You have a passport, fine. You have no lit up her face. She said that as she was them when they arrive on our shores. papers and you are seeking asylum, sent back time and again, she would It is quite the opposite. Thank you for you are not welcome. You may not study the situation, and she saw that your comments tonight. enter. there were people out washing the win- Thank you to my colleagues who I found it hard to believe that we dows on the car bridge. have spoken before, the 13 Members of would treat those fleeing persecution, She said: I had a plan. the Senate who came and spoke this seeking asylum, in that manner, but I She went out and she borrowed a evening, sharing some very powerful heard from others that was the case, squeegee from one of the car window stories. In several cases, they told pow- and there were articles in the news- washers who were washing car windows erful stories about their own family paper. We went out there, and we saw and asking for tips. She washed win- history, about their own parents or it firsthand. dows all across the bridge, making her grandparents coming here to the Here is this mother with her baby way through the cars to the United United States of America, placing girl. We were able to talk to her be- States of America, and then she was themselves in a situation. They spoke cause when we came off the bridge and able to open that door to the port of about how they might have suffered if went into the Hidalgo Port of Entry, entry in Hidalgo. President Trump had been in office through those doors, they had a variety That is how hard it was for one when their families came to the shores of counseling rooms there. One room young woman with a 65-day-old child in of the United States and if they had was holding 10 or so individuals. her arms to get the opportunity to been separated from their parents when I said: Have you let in anyone who is seek asylum in the United States of they arrived. seeking asylum? America. It really helps sometimes to put They said: Oh, yes. I said: Can we meet that person? It troubles me to reread the tran- yourself in the shoes of others, to rec- They said: Yes. script of Secretary Nielsen, who pro- ognize that outside of our Native They brought her out to us with her ceeded to say that there is no reason Americans, virtually all of us have little girl. She sat down. I sat down be- for people to cross our borders; all they roots that involve families fleeing per- side her. have to do is come to the port of entry. secution, fleeing civil war, fleeing reli- We asked her some questions. That is all they have to do. But she is gious oppression, fleeing starvation, Why are you fleeing from Central in charge of this program of slow-walk- and coming here to the United States America? ing those seeking asylum to only let in of America. When they came to the She said: My family took a loan from a few at a time and send them back United States, they knew that the gen- a private bank. The private bank has a time and time again. eral principle of our country was to relationship with the drug cartel or There was an attorney who was doing treat them with respect and dignity. criminal empire that runs that part of pro bono legal work for immigrants. On It has always been symbolized by the city. We can’t repay the loan. We my first trip down 2 weeks ago before Lady Liberty. Lady Liberty says: had been told that I am targeted to be last Sunday, she told me that when she ‘‘Give me your tired, your poor, your killed. I was safe as long as I was preg- got out to that bridge, there were some huddled masses yearning to breathe nant, but as soon as I delivered, I 40 families sleeping on the bridge, wait- free.’’ That quote is the one we all would be at high risk. With a month to ing to be allowed to come in. know from Emma Lazarus. Her poem go in my pregnancy, I fled. I fled to When I went on Sunday with the con- inscribed on the Statue of Liberty has protect the life of my child and my life. gressional delegation, we said we want- some other powerful lines, like this I fled. ed to go out on the bridge. one: ‘‘From her beacon-hand glows Unfortunately, her uncle was killed. The officer said: Well, there is no- worldwide welcome.’’ That has been She escaped, but her uncle was killed. body on the bridge.

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So my unity, as if it has always been the pol- bridge because they are not being let colleague from Hawaii, whose mother icy of the administration to maintain past the American border guards to fled domestic violence, would no longer family unity. It doesn’t announce that come to the American side of the qualify for an opportunity for asylum they are reversing the previous policy. bridge. in the United States of America. She It doesn’t announce a new policy. It This pro bono immigrant advocate would have been turned away and sent says that it is the policy to maintain and attorney said that those folks are home, back to the horrific cir- family unity. trapped in a terrible, no-win situation cumstances from which she escaped, If it is the policy to maintain family because if they return to the Mexico and my colleague today would not be a unity, then why do I have this in my side, the gangs in that city know they U.S. Senator, sitting here helping us to hand, this article from the New York are easy prey. She recounted how some understand this issue through her per- Times, quoting Kenneth Wolfe, a had been kidnapped and then their sonal, powerful experience. That moth- spokesman for the Administration for families had been extorted to get the er, the window washer who carried her Children and Families? money to free them. It is almost better baby, Andrea, 65 days old, she told us, Realize this: When the Department of for somebody to be on the bridge wait- in one arm and a squeegee in the other, Homeland Security takes children ing than to be sent back to the Mexi- washing windows to get across and fi- away from their parents, it then ships can side. nally bypass the American border them out to a different agency, the Ad- Those who run out of patience and guard so that she could present her ministration for Children and Fami- lies, which is a part of the Office of end up crossing the border by going case for asylum—she was fleeing a Refugee Resettlement, which is part of across the nearby river—the bridge is gang. A drug cartel is defined as a the Department of Human Services. So actually over the Rio Grande River. If gang, so she is not eligible for asylum— the children are torn away by Home- they do that, then the administration a change that was just made by Jeff land Security, and then they are put in says: You have committed a crime. We Sessions unilaterally. This was an es- a different department over here, a are going to lock you up and take your tablished policy to serve thousands of subsection called the Administration children away. families fleeing from oppression over- for Children and Families. So here is Another young woman we met on seas, and they have just lost their legal the spokesman, and he says: ‘‘There this trip was hanging her head with standing to be able to present their hopelessness and resignation. She told will not be a grandfathering of existing cases. cases.’’ ‘‘Cases’’—what a word to de- us she had presented herself for asylum I was distraught about this Executive scribe children ripped away from their at an official port of entry because she order that came out. It is very vague. parents. They are cases; no heard the right thing to do was to ask The President—was he ready to stand ‘‘grandfathering of existing cases,’’ he for asylum. Despite doing it at a port up and take responsibility for the pol- of entry, she was charged with illegally said. icy he implemented? Was he ready to He goes on to say: ‘‘I can tell you de- crossing the border. Now she sits in an say: I thought it was right, and here is finitively that is going to be [the] pol- ICE detention center with no idea why. I hear the American people. I hear icy.’’ Well, I can tell you definitively, I where her child is, no communication the Southern Baptists. I hear the evan- am going to fight that policy. I am with her family, no legal representa- gelical leaders. I hear the United Meth- going to fight that policy of failing to tion. Will she ever see her toddler odists. I hear the citizens profoundly reunite these families after the admin- again? She doesn’t know. I don’t know. disturbed by the treatment of children istration says that it is policy to keep Do you know whether she will ever see from every corner of the United States, families together and then says: But her child again? from every part—from Alaska to Flor- not all the children we have already Another mother we talked with was ida, from Maine to Southern Cali- harmed. panicked over her child’s health. She fornia, and across Hawaii. I hear them, This is pretty disturbing, but it is said that her child had medical condi- and I am going to do better. I am going only the half of it. What is the other tions. When the border guards took the to change this. I am going to modify half? The other half is that the admin- child away, they didn’t get any of the what we do. istration has not given up on its strat- information from her about how he Did he take responsibility? No. egy of deterrence based on injuring needed to be cared for. She is deeply He titled it ‘‘Affording Congress An children. It is a strategy laid out by disturbed. She was pleading with them Opportunity To Address Family Sepa- Jeff Sessions, supported by Chief of to take the medical information. She ration,’’ and then he proceeded to say Staff John Kelly, with Steve Miller still doesn’t know where her child is. nothing about actually uniting the chiming in to say: This will work. They She doesn’t know how he is going to be families he has already separated. want to deter people from seeking asy- cared for. How is that mother going to There is not a thing in here about actu- lum here in the United States of Amer- find out about her son’s health? ally remedying the harrowing plight ica by mistreating those who arrive Here is what we know. This policy, that he has now put several thousand and try to seek asylum. They use the which was run as a pilot project last families into—and counting. The last word ‘‘deterrence’’ to send a message of summer, was officially sanctioned with count I heard was 2,300, and that was what will happen to you if you try to a policy memo on April 6 and was offi- days ago. Where are we now? There are come here. cially announced on May 7. This policy 2,500 families separated, children sepa- There is no moral code in the United of separating children from their par- rated from their parents. States of America or in the world that ents is an extraordinarily egregious as- What do we know about this situa- would support hurting children to send sault on the welfare of the parent, and tion in which the existing children are a message to families still overseas. it inflicts massive trauma on the child. going to be united or not united? We There is no religious tradition on this The American Academy of Pediatrics have an article from the New York planet that supports injuring children describes it this way: ‘‘irreparable Times that my colleague from Colo- to send a message overseas. But here harm.’’ It is harm that cannot be fixed. rado referred to this evening. It an- we have Mr. Wolfe speaking defini- Our colleague from Hawaii shared the swers the question very plainly. I have tively that nothing is going to be done story of family separation when her heard various analyses saying that this for those children, those more than mother was not able to bring all of her Executive order fails to address what is 2,000 children who have been separated children with her when she escaped do- going to happen to the current chil- from their parents. mestic violence and came to the United dren, those children who were sent far Moreover, the other half of the policy States to start a new life and the life- away from their parents and their par- is that for those now coming in, it will

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That, in many cases, is a lie. they may not be separated, but they for their court hearings; they didn’t If they were asserting asylum, the ad- are incarcerated. They can’t go to get 60 or 40 percent. They got 100 per- ministration has decided to keep the school. They can’t play on the play- cent. parents incarcerated until their asy- ground. To continue this policy of de- So there is no argument—no argu- lum hearing which, at this point, could terrence, that is another strategy of in- ment—that you have to incarcerate be many months into the future, some- juring children. That is deeply, deeply people to have them show up for a times over 1 year into the future. disturbing, and it is profoundly unac- hearing, and there is no morality in There is one woman who said that ceptable. continuing to injure children in order she came here expecting to be able to We have done this before. We have to send a message of deterrence to peo- assert her asylum claim. She didn’t put families together in prison camps. ple overseas. know if it would be judged to breach We did it in World War II. We took our Then we have the plan, through all of the standard for asylum in the United Japanese-Americans, and we put them this incarceration, to build prison States, if she would have enough evi- into prison camps. It was a profoundly camp after prison camp. We have a pic- dence to demonstrate legitimate fear disturbing chapter in our history. Now ture of the tents. of return and that she had been per- the President says that is his new There are children in this new prison secuted before she came. She didn’t plan—to put families together in prison camp that is near El Paso, TX. They know if she would meet those stand- camps. ran out of room. They ran out of room ards, but she said: What I have learned So, no, I am not happy that the at Casa Padre. Casa Padre is a big is that my child has been shipped off. President has ended the policy of fam- former Walmart that was serving as a She actually said ‘‘children.’’ She had ily separation because he hasn’t ended detention center for children—children several children. She said: It may be the strategy of harming children. The who were unaccompanied minors and that I will be in prison for a year. So I fight must continue. The pressure must children who were separated from their have two choices. One is to give up my continue. The weighing in by religious parents. They said earlier this year asylum claim and be shipped home; the group after religious group needs to that they had 300 children there, and in other is to be in prison for a year. She continue. The legal challenges need to April they had 500 children there. said: For my children’s sake, I will ask When I went down there 2 weeks ago continue. The debate here on the floor my sister to adopt my children. She and stood outside that Walmart, trying of the Senate needs to continue. We was trying to find some decent way, to gain entry after having been denied cannot accept family prison camps with asylum blocked and threatened a waiver to visit it with less than 2 here in the United States of America. with a year in jail, just to get an asy- weeks’ notice, I said that I had heard I was struck by the fact that we had lum hearing. a program that was working pretty from refugee advocates that there were For those Members of the Senate who well. That program is called the Fam- hundreds of kids behind those doors in have family histories with people who ily Case Management Program. Here in Walmart—hundreds—and there might have come from abroad—and I would my hand is the report from the Office even be as many as 1,000 children be- say it does include every single Mem- of the Inspector General of Homeland hind those doors. Even as I said those ber of this Senate; I don’t think a sin- Security. This is the inspector gen- words, I thought: That is not possible. gle Member of this Senate is 100 per- eral’s analysis of the Family Case Man- It is not possible that 1,000 children are cent Native American; so every Mem- agement Program to keep families to- locked up in that Walmart. ber here has a family history with all gether and out of prison and to make What did we find out 2 weeks later? A of these branches going out for genera- sure they show up for their hearings, congressional delegation going down tions—imagine your grandfather, your their asylum hearings. This report is and getting a waiver to be able to great-grandfather, your great-great- from just a few months ago, November visit—there weren’t 1,000 children grandmother, and what would have 30, 2017. there. There weren’t 1,100 children happened if they had arrived in the For those who want to look it up on- there, not 1,200, not 1,300, not 1,400. United States and they told them: You line, just look up OIG—for Office of the They had gotten a special adjustment must leave your children aside and be Inspector General—-18–22. That is OIG– to their permit to allow 1,500 children in prison for a year, knowing what 18–22, and you will immediately see a to be in that Walmart. There were 1,500 harm it will do to your children, and copy of the inspector general’s report. children sleeping, living, spending the knowing that at the end of the year It takes a look at this program, the day, apparently trying to go to class— you might not be granted asylum any- Family Case Management Program, 1,500 in this one building. They said way when you got that hearing. which addresses this challenge in a they actually were at capacity. They whole different way. said: We do have a few slots. But it was So let’s wrap this up. I believe that Here is what it says, in summary: something like 1,467 kids. So maybe we must return to the vision of the Statue of Liberty. I believe that our As of March 30, 2017, ICE reported that it they had one busload that they could expended $17.5 million in program costs to add. Nation is a Nation that deeply reso- enroll 781 active participants in FCMP— That is why the government is build- nates with the understanding that the Family Case Management Pro- ing this tent city—for all the children when those individuals flee persecu- gram— they are detaining, for all the children tion—they flee persecution—they should be treated with respect and dig- across all five locations. According to ICE, they are ripping away from parents. overall program compliance for all five re- Now the administration says: We will nity when they arrive on the shores of gions is an average of 99 percent for ICE take these same tent cities, these same the United States. check-ins and appointments, as well as 100 prison camps, only we will put whole We absolutely must not go to a fam- percent attendance at court hearings. families in there. By the way, for those ily policy of incarceration. That is It doesn’t get much better than 100 children we see in this picture—the al- handcuffs for all, and it is completely percent of people showing up for their most 1,500 boys I saw at Casa Padre— unacceptable. We had, under family court hearings. This didn’t require a they don’t get to be united with their separation, handcuffs for the parents, family prison camp. This got 100 per- families because Kenneth Wolfe, the and now the administration proposes cent by treating people with respect head of the Administration for Chil- handcuffs for all of the people and to and having a case manager who actu- dren and Families, says that there will put them in prison. ally spoke their language check in with not be a grandfathering, meaning those This must not stand. We must resist them, making sure they had their cell kids are out of luck. For as long as it with every particle of our being and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:36 Jun 21, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G20JN6.069 S20JNPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S4306 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 20, 2018 To be lieutenant general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT return to treating those who flee perse- TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY cution with graciousness and fairness LT. GEN. JEFFREY L. HARRIGIAN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: and dignity. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be lieutenant colonel IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- Thank you, Mr. President. CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE MICHAEL P. ANTECKI, JR. f AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION MICHAEL L. ARNER 601: MICHAEL B. AVENICK PETER C. BAKKE ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:45 A.M. To be lieutenant general BRIAN A. BEAM RAYMOND W. BLAINE TOMORROW MAJ. GEN. CHRISTOPHER P. WEGGEMAN CLAYTON D. BOWERS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JAMES D. BROWNE, JR. IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- JAMES A. DAHL the previous order, the Senate stands CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE KIRK J. DANIELS adjourned until 9:45 a.m. tomorrow. AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION MATTHEW B. DAVIS Thereupon, the Senate, at 8:45 p.m., 601: ADAM J. DYKSTRA To be lieutenant general ROBERT P. FARRELL adjourned until Thursday, June 21, DAVID A. FELDNER MAJ. GEN. THOMAS A. BUSSIERE CARL L. FRIEDRICHS 2018, at 9:45 a.m. ALEXANDRA L. HOBBS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT JUSTIN M. HORGAN f IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- THOMAS M. LACY CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE MATTHEW C. LINDSEY NOMINATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION LECARL B. LOCKLEY 601: JUSTINO LOPEZ Executive nominations received by To be lieutenant general MARLON T. MALLORY the Senate: SCOTT W. MCCARTHY LT. GEN. KENNETH S. WILSBACH COREY G. MCCOY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY SHEILA MEDEIROS IN THE ARMY BETTY P. MYRTHIL DINO FALASCHETTI, OF MONTANA, TO BE DIRECTOR, RYAN M. NACIN OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT PHILIP L. NESNADNY TREASURY, FOR A TERM OF SIX YEARS, VICE RICHARD B. IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED TAMISHA R. NORRIS BERNER, RESIGNED. WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: SEAN M. OHALLORAN NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION BENJAMIN L. QUIMBY To be lieutenant general JONATHAN S. RITTENBERG RODNEY HOOD, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE A MEMBER JASON R. SABOVICH LT. GEN. STEPHEN M. TWITTY OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION TIMOTHY J. SIKORA BOARD FOR A TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 2, 2023, VICE RICH- IN THE MARINE CORPS RYAN G. TATE ARD T. METSGER, TERM EXPIRED. JAMES N. TURNER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT TIMOTHY P. UNGARO BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AS ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS IN ZACHARY R. VOGT THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, AND FOR APPOINT- KATHLEEN LAURA KRANINGER, OF OHIO, TO BE DIREC- JASON WATERS MENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A TOR, BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION MARK M. YEARY POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS, VICE RICHARD CORDRAY, SAMUEL S. YI TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 601 AND 5044: RESIGNED. D014175 To be general THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY LT. GEN. GARY L. THOMAS JOHN FLEMING, OF LOUISIANA, TO BE ASSISTANT SEC- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RETARY OF COMMERCE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IN THE ARMY To be lieutenant colonel VICE ROY K. J. WILLIAMS. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT LISA M. ABEL DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ELLIOTT ACEVEDO UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: MICHAEL A. HAMMER, OF MARYLAND, A CAREER MEM- KENDALL P. ADAMS BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MIN- To be major ROMAINE M. AGUON ISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- DAVID G. ALEXANDER SAMUEL B. ALBAHARI DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES JAMES P. ALLEN RICCARDO C. PAGGETT OF AMERICA TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE JASON A. ALLEN CONGO. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JORGE ALMODOVAR TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DOMINIC L. AMANTIAD MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: MATTHEW T. AMSDELL JARMARLE O. ARNOLD JULIA AKINS CLARK, OF MARYLAND, TO BE A MEMBER To be major KATIA S. AROSEMENA OF THE MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD FOR THE SAUL A. ARROYO JOHNMARK R. ARDIENTE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS EXPIRING MARCH 1, 2021, VICE FIDEL ARVELO NATHAN A. GUNTER ANNE MARIE WAGNER, TERM EXPIRED. BRIAN H. ASTWOOD FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DANIEL J. AZZONE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ERIC J. BANKS PETER GAYNOR, OF RHODE ISLAND, TO BE DEPUTY AD- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MARK E. BEERBOWER MINISTRATOR, FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT To be major SEAN M. BELL AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, VICE WILLIAM R. BENNETT JOSEPH L. NIMMICH. RYAN J. BERGLIN KEVIN R. BENTZ JEREMY O. JACOBSON DAVONNE L. BIVINS EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES JAMES A. NARDELLI FORREST L. BLACK LISA D. BLACK KIMBERLY A. REED, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE PRESI- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NIKKI M. BLYSTONE DENT OF THE EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JASON P. BOOK STATES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 20, 2021, VICE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C. SECTION 624: FRED P. HOCHBERG, RESIGNED. BRYAN J. BOYEA To be major SIDNEY N. BRADDY UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL FELICHIA S. BROOKS DAVID L. BURRIER DEVELOPMENT JAMARCUS A. BROOKS WILLIAM T. CIGICH CHRISTOPHER A. BROWN MARK MONTGOMERY, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN ASSIST- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DREWRY L. BROWN ANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY ROBERT M. BROWN FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, VICE R. DAVID UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JEFFREY W. BUCKNER HARDEN. GREGORY A. BUTLER To be major PAUL E. CACCIA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS JOSHUA V. ARNDT TOMAS F. CAMPBELL ROBERT L. WILKIE, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE SEC- ANGEL M. CARDENAS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER L. CARTER RETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VICE DAVID J. TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY SHULKIN. RIAN M. CARTER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THOMAS A. CARVER IN THE AIR FORCE To be major STEPHEN C. CHENG SHAWN M. CHUQUINN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHRISTOPHER Z. FARRINGTON HWAJIN CLARK IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- DAVID J. GRISDALE MARK J. CLEARY CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE BRYAN Z. LIPE JAY C. COATS AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION ANDREW J. MCKINLEY HUGH H. COLEMAN III 601: MONICA I. RIVERA MARSHALL E. COOPER To be lieutenant general RANDY J. SHED BARBARA P. COOTE MICHAEL P. THOMAS MARWIN Z. CORTES LT. GEN. MARK D. KELLY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT CHARLES H. COSTELLO THE FOLLOWING NAMED AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY BRANDY M. CULP UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: ISAAC V. CUTHBERTSON SHAWN O. DANIEL SERVE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be major UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: ROSA V. DELAGARZA RUDY L. DELAROSA RODERICK W. SUMPTER To be brigadier general ERICH O. DELAVEGA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT AMALIO DELEON, JR. COL. TIMOTHY J. MADDEN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JONATHAN L. DELOACH THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SEC- KARLETON M. DEMPSEY IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- TIONS 624 AND 3064: SUSAN M. DEPIESSTYER CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE To be major JOAQUIN H. DEQUINTANAROO AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION MAYRA I. DIAZ 601: DANIEL TORRES JOHN R. DICKENS

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STANLEY L. DIEHL II WILLIAM R. MULKEY CHRISTINA R. ACOJEDO MICHAEL P. DIETZ TROYJOHN C. NAPUTI JONATHAN M. ADAMS CHARLES M. DIGGS PHUONG H. NGUYEN ROBERT N. ADAMS KATARINA DLUGOSZ VINH B. NGUYEN GREGORY J. ADY LEE W. DOGGETT KATHRYN M. NILSEN KWADWO AGYEIAYE SEAN P. DONOVAN KELLY M. NOCKS SABRE M. AJYEMAN HEATHER D. DORAN BRENT A. ODOM JARED J. ALBRIGHT ROBERT B. DOSPOY AKANINYENE A. OKON MICHAEL A. ALLARD DAMIAN E. DOUGLAS AYOKUNLE O. OLADIPOFANIYI DEAN P. ALLEN CORBY R. DUNCAN CARLOS C. OQUENDO JASON E. ALLEN DAVID A. DYKEMA CHRISTOPHER T. ORLOWSKI NATHANIEL A. ALLEN THERESA A. ECHEVARRIA RICARDO ORTIZROSARIO IVAN M. ALVARADO MARLON U. ELBELAU MICHAEL L. OSMON ALFRED C. ANDERSON, JR. JOEEN FIGUEROARODRIGUEZ JOHN P. OSULLIVAN STEPHEN C. ANG DAVID P. FLEMING JOSHUA PANEK ROMAE M. ARAUD GUSTAVO FLORES ERIC J. PARTIN JIMMY ARCHANGE SARAH L. FORSTER MICHAEL C. PAVLISAK JOSE A. ARIAS JACKEY L. FORTENBERRY JAMIE C. PEER MICHAEL E. ASTIN ALAN R. FOWLER JESUS A. PENA JARED D. AUCHEY SAMANTHA J. FRAZIER LEONEL A. PENA BRIAN C. BABCOCKLUMISH RICARDO FREGOSO ERNESTO PEREZ MILES A. BAKER DANIEL M. GALLOWAY JESSICA R. PERRITTE ERIC A. BALOUGH HANEDA L. GARNER DAVID N. PETERS JAY T. BAO COURTNEY J. GARY EDWARD R. PHELPS, JR. CHARLES V. BARRETT DANIEL S. GONZALES ADRIENNE M. PREM ROBERT A. BARRY FERMIN GONZALES, JR. GARY L. PRICE CLIFTON D. BASS SEAN M. GREEN ALBERT A. PRIDE JOHN A. BAUMANN KARIN R. GRESHAM BRIAN L. PURDY ERIKA P. BEAM JOHN G. GUBITOSI JENNIFER E. RATAJESAK JONATHAN H. BECKMANN ANGELA L. HABINA PHILIP S. RAUMBERGER ERHAN BEDESTANI JEFFREY P. HALLADAY TORRIONNE RECHE JASON M. BELKNAP VINITA E. HAMBRICKBROWN RICHARD I. REEVES II STEVEN R. BELTZ DAVID J. HANKINS CESARIO J. RENDON TIMOTHY M. BENNETT TODD A. HANZES PAUL R. C. REYES PHILIP R. BERRY II ARON T. HAUQUITZ HASSAN K. REYNOLDS BRIAN L. BERTHELOTTE ROBERT J. HEATHERLY CHRISTOPHER M. RICHARDSON MAYA C. BEST LARRY W. HESLOP JANINE A. ROBINSONTURNER TIMOTHY N. BIBLE BRANDON J. HILL JONATHAN E. BISSELL CARMEN J. ROSADO JOHN P. HOLCOMBE KEVIN E. BLAINE PEDRO J. ROSARIO MICHAEL D. HOPKINS WILSON C. BLYTHE, JR. JOHN M. ROY MELISSA A. HORVATH BENJAMIN C. BOEKESTEIN EDWARD R. RUNYAN KERRY M. HOUCK ELIZABETH A. BOITANO JEROME RUSSELL, JR. SHEILA L. HOWELL JOEL M. BORKERT CHADRICK M. RYG STEVEN E. HUBER CRAIG M. BOUCHER MAXIMO A. SANCHEZGERENA BRADLEY W. HUDSON ZAHI K. BOURJEILI PAUL F. SANTAMARIA SONIA I. HUERTAS CHRISTOPHER O. BOWERS EDGAR O. SANTANA JAMES T. IANITELLI SONYA A. BOWMAN TOSHIHIDE SASAKI BRENT R. IRISH DAVID H. BRADLEY AMELIA H. SCHULZ ONWE R. IVORY BRADFORD M. BRANNON CHARLES M. SEABERRY INA S. JACKSON JASON C. BRAY JOHN D. SEITZ MARTY L. JACKSON LENNY T. BRAZZLE MAX V. SELF HARLEY P. JENNINGS JAMES L. BREDEMAN SCOTT L. SHAFFER JEFFREY L. JENNINGS JEFFREY J. BRIZEK SCOTT D. SHANNON ALICIA J. JOHNSON STEWART N. BROWN JONATHAN I. SHARK JAMES S. JOHNSON JOHN M. BRUGGINK ALEX B. SHIMABUKURO JOSHUA M. JOHNSON CARRIE A. BRUNNER JAMISON R. SMITH TROY S. JOHNSON DANIEL J. BURKHART STEVE C. SMITH ANDREW R. JOHNSTON MICHAEL J. BURNS THOMAS C. SMITH TYRONE JONES, JR. PHILIP M. CALA TEX W. SOTO ROBERT F. JORDAN KEITH J. CALDWELL CHERYL N. SPARKS LEAH M. KENFIELD EBONY CALHOUN BENJAMIN A. STEADMAN BRIAN B. KIBITLEWSKI ROBERT H. CALLAHAN ALAN L. STEPHENS JASON M. KNAPP JOSHUA P. CAMARA CHRISTOPHER R. STEWART ANDREW J. KOCSIS MATTHEW J. CAMEL TODD F. STULL TERRANCE L. KRATZ III KYLE I. CAMPBELL JONATHAN M. SWAN JAMES E. KYLE THOMAS G. CAMPBELL III DELARIUS V. TARLTON NAIM R. LEE GABRIEL CAMPUZANO AARON C. TELLER CALEB A. LEWIS JASON E. CANNON KRALYN R. THOMAS, JR. KEVIN M. LINZEY ROBERT J. CARPENA MICHAEL E. THOMAS JONATHAN D. LIPSCOMB ANDREW M. CARRIGAN SHANNON N. THOMPSON CHRISTINA L. LOGAN ROGER A. CARVAJAL LASHANDA M. THORNTON OYYIF K. LOGAN LEE J. CASTANA TONY L. THORNTON MICHAEL T. LONG JERROLD D. CASTRO SOON M. TOGIOLA JOSEPH L. LUCHETTA MATTHEW L. CAVANAUGH MARYGRACE P. TOMOMITSU KARL H. LUDEMAN ROBERT P. CHAMBERLAIN RICKEY J. TORRES JENNIFER A. LUDWICK ANDRUS W. CHANEY CHRISTOPHER M. TRAMONTANA BETH L. LUTHER JAMES T. CHASE BRIAN M. TRAVIS HUNG T. LY SAPRIYA CHILDS JAY S. VANDENBOS PATRICK T. LYONS JASON J. CHOI JOSHUA M. WALTER RACHELLE M. MACON KIP M. CHOJNACKI DAVID D. WALTERS JASON S. MALONE ANTHONY W. CLARK OLIN L. WALTERS CHARLES C. MANNING ERIC A. COLLINS DOUGLAS R. WARREN, JR. CHARLES L. J. MARKLEY JAMES B. COLLINS MICHAEL C. WATSON DAVID MARSHALL, JR. JENNIFER G. COLLINS CHAD B. WATTS DEDRICK J. MARSHALL CHRISTOPHER A. CONNOR HEATH R. WEAVER GREGORIO MARTINEZCHAVEZ NOAH B. COOPER WILLIAM G. WEAVER ZORAIDA I. MATHER SETH T. COTTRELL MARCUS J. WHITE JOSHUA W. MATTHEWS DENNIS A. COX KEMAU A. WHITTINGTON BRADLEY M. MAY MATTHEW A. CRAWFORD ALLIN L. WHITTLE II JOSEPH J. MCCARTHY STEVEN R. CREWS GREGORY W. WILEY JOHN F. MCGEE CATHERINE B. CROMBE OLRIC R. WILKINS II JAMES S. MCKENZIE JAMES A. CRUMP ADAM C. WILLCOXON SCOTT P. MCLENDON RIVERA E. CRUZ LISBON J. WILLIAMS, JR. MATTHEW T. MCMANNES LUIS S. CRUZRAMOS JEFFREY L. WITHERSPOON CARPER H. MCMILLAN SHAWN P. DALRYMPLE EDWARD K. WOO MICHAEL S. MCVAY JASON W. DAVENPORT SIMEON J. WOOD JOSE A. MEDINA EVERETTA J. DAVIS CHRISTOPHER C. WURST ERIC MENDOZA ROGER S. DAVIS TRACI J. B. YAMADA KEVIN H. MENSING CHRISTOPHER P. DEAN TRACY L. YATES KEVIN L. MERCER ALICIA R. DEASE RAYMOND K. YU CARLOS J. MERINO TRISTAN P. DEBORD SARAH K. YUN DEMOND J. MERRICK ANDREW W. DECKER JOSEPH C. ZABALDANO MATTHEW D. MEYER WENDY K. DEDMOND CODY L. ZACH MICHAEL A. MIGNANO PARSANA DEOKI D011081 REBECCA A. MILKOWSKI CHRISTOPHER M. DICKINSON D012500 JAMES R. MILLER DAVID DILLY D012612 KARMA A. MILLER CHARLES R. DIXON D013025 MICHAEL J. MILLER RYAN M. DONALD D013276 ROY N. MILLER NICHOLE L. DOWNS D014169 STEPHEN E. MILLER ERIN T. DOYLE D014651 JERRY D. MOIZE CHRISTINA L. DUGAN BERNARD K. MONROE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NICKOLAS A. DUNCAN ADAM B. MOODIE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY WILLIAM R. DUNCAN LILIU P. MOODY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TIMOTHY J. EASTMAN TIMOTHY S. MOON To be lieutenant colonel NESTOR J. ECHEVERRIA KERRY J. MOTES GREGORY C. EDGREEN PARKER S. MOYE DREW Q. ABELL MATTHEW H. ELLETT

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PATRICK R. ELLIOTT BRITT T. MANOR JONATHAN J. STEIGLER JOEL P. ELLISON TRAVIS J. MAPLES JEFFREY A. STEINLAGE CARMEN V. ELSTON FEDERICO MARTINEZ II JAY D. STERRETT III JOEL G. ELSTON WILLIAM P. MASON ANDREW P. STRINGER PETRUS J. ENGELBRECHT GERALD A. MATHIS GABRIEL M. SUAREZ JAIME A. ESPEJO MITCHELL A. MCCANN ROBERT R. SUDO MARCUS T. EVANS MICHAEL G. MCCLURE NELSON P. SUNWOO JORDON T. EWERS MICHAEL K. MCCOY DAMIAN R. TAAFEMCMENAMY ISAAC J. FABER KAROLYN M. MCEWEN JOHN W. TAGGART MATHEW A. FEEHAN JEREMY A. MCHUGH JAMES C. TETERS II JOHN J. FELBER GABRIELLA M. MCKINNEY TRAVIS R. THEBEAU GARRET D. FETT THOMAS P. MCQUARY MICHAEL J. THOMAS EDWARD A. FIGUEROA KEVIN A. MCQUEARY EDWARD T. THOMPSON II CHRISTOPHER J. FINNIGAN ROBERT C. MCVAY SPENCER T. TIMMONS MICHAEL FLEISCHMANN EVA M. MILLARE ROBERT H. TOPPER, JR. ANGEL FLORES DEWEY M. MILLER KEVIN J. TOTH DUANE G. FOOTE JACOB M. MORANO MELISSA TOVAR ANDREW J. FORNEY JOHN F. MORRIS BRADLEY R. TOWNSEND JORDAN M. FRANCIS BRENDAN P. MURPHY KIRILL A. TSEKANOVSKIY JABULANI H. FULLER FRANCIS X. MURPHY JOHN D. TURNER MICHAEL M. GACHERU CASEY L. C. NAPUTI JAMES R. ULL JOSEPH GAINEY JEFFREY M. NICHOLSON MATTHEW P. UPPERMAN ELLIS GALES, JR. WALLACE C. NICHOLSON MARK B. VANGELDER VIJAY M. GALLARDO GLIDDEN NIEVES TAMARA B. VANHOOSEPALL COREY D. GAMBLE JENNIFER L. NIHILL MARK E. VANHORN MICHAEL D. GAMBONE OLIVIA J. NUNN BRANDON L. VANORDEN JASON L. GARNEAU ROBIN L. OCHOA ALEX VERSHININ JONATHAN A. GENDRON KATHERINE M. OGLETREE AARON T. VEVASIS PETE J. GODBEY AMOS Y. OH AMANDA M. VIOLETTE SHAWN GOLDWIRE ERIK W. OLSEN WILLIAM H. WAGGY II VICTOR J. GONZALEZORTIZ MARCUS D. ONEAL RUSSELL W. WALTER CHRISTOPHER D. GOODRICH CHRISTOPHER D. OPHARDT MALLORY A. WAMPLER ELLIS Z. GORDON KATHERINE R. OPIE BRIAN A. WARD GEORGE C. GREANIAS FERGAL J. OREILLY ALEXANDER E. WARING MATTHEW A. GREB RYAN C. OREILLY RYAN C. WATERS VERNON D. GREER JOHN V. OTTE JOHN M. WEATHERLY NICHOLAS E. GREGOIRE DETRICK L. OUSBY SOLON D. WEBB ROBERT T. GREINER ROBERT B. PADGETT KEVIN J. WEBER ADAM C. GROW CARMEN A. PAGLIO MATTHEW T. WEHRI JOSE R. GUANDIQUE JEFFREY T. PAINTER CHRISTOPHER P. WELSH JAMES W. HALE ROBERT C. PARMENTER CREYONTA N. WEST CARTER J. HALFMAN ERIC L. PARTRIDGE MICKEY M. WEST VALIANT A. HALLER SCOTT A. PATTON DONALD S. WHIFFEN III KURTIS S. HANSON KATHRYN K. PEGUES JOSEPH S. WIER TODD J. HARKRADER AHLON K. PEOPLES JERIMIAH A. WILDERMUTH AUDRICIA M. HARRIS ANDREW V. PESATURE DOMINICK J. WILKINSON GLENROY HASKINS NATHANAEL W. PETERSON DUANE M. WILLIAMS AMANDA J. HATCH TOBIAS S. PETROS EUGENE U. WILLIAMS DORIS J. HAYNES JOSIAH D. PICKETT DERECK K. WILSON MATTHEW B. HAYNES ANGELIQUE A. PIFER JASON S. WIMBERLY DARTANION J. HAYWARD DEREK K. PING MICHAEL M. WINN JACQUELINE L. HEARNE CHRISTOPHER D. PISKAI ADAM M. WINOGRAD ANDREW H. HENDERSON DARIEN M. PITTS STEVEN W. WOJDAKOWSKI SHANNA M. HENDRIX SCOTT C. POLASEK JASON C. WOOD BRIAN HOLLOWAY MAYDELINE G. PORTILLO TIMOTHY J. WYANT STACY M. HOPWOOD THOMAS S. POWELL JOHN C. YUNGBLUTH III MATTHEW J. HORTON DONALD E. PRATT D006024 JARED T. HOWARD ANDREW S. PRUETT D010469 ANDREW P. HUBBARD MANOJ T. PUTHENPARAMPIL D010957 MARGARET D. HUGHES GRETCHEN M. RADKE D012294 DAVID J. HUMPHREYS DONALD L. RAINES D012600 DAMON M. HUNT CHRISTOPHER L. RAPP D012640 CALVIN K. HUTTO ZACHARY A. REED D012795 RYAN T. IRWIN ROBERT G. RHODES D012868 JOSH T. W. JACQUES KENNETH C. RICH D013215 VICTOR A. JAFFETT MARY A. RICKS D013311 CHRISTOPHER C. JOHNES NATHAN A. RIEDEL D013449 ANDRE E. JONES JOHN A. RIZZUTO D014179 KENTON E. JUSTICE JEREMY S. ROCKWELL D014294 GEORGE S. KAFER JOHN P. RODER D014340 JUAN C. S. KAPLAN JOSHUA L. RODRIGUEZ D014585 TARL E. KAROLESKI MICHAEL G. ROE G001131 GARRETT J. KAYE WALLACE A. ROHRER G001231 GRACE K. KELLY JOHN M. ROSE G010122 EVELYN M. KEMPE DOUGLAS J. ROSS G010139 JOHN A. KENDALL JIMMY M. ROSS G010141 JASON P. KENDZIERSKI MATTHEW H. RUFF G010177 LOGAN J. KERSCHNER GILBERTO RUIZ G010242 CHRISTOPHER E. KETZ SHAWN P. RUSSELL G010271 ASFANDYAR KHAN ROBERTREL A. SACHI G010354 DANIEL K. KILGORE ANTONIO SALAZAR, JR. G010393 MATHSTO KINGSADA SCOTT A. SALMON CHRISTOPHER R. KLIEWER LIZETTE SANABRIAGRAJALES THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT KEVIN M. KNOWLEN EDDIE N. SANCHEZ TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY MATTHEW A. KOHLER CRAIG A. SANDERS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JEFFRY T. KOONTZ SELMER C. SANTOS To be lieutenant colonel JEFFREY J. KORNBLUTH JEREMY L. SAUER RYAN W. KORT FRANCIS X. SCHAFER ELI S. ADAMS MICHAEL A. KOTICH ROSS T. SCHEINBAUM JERROD C. ADAMS KIP E. KOWALSKI MATTHEW J. SCHLOSSER JASON N. ADLER SUNNY C. S. KUEHL NATHAN L. SCHMUTZ MATT M. ALDRICH ALFREDA A. LACEY CORY N. SCOTT ERIC B. ALEXANDER ADDISON F. LADIERO RYAN C. SHEERAN MARVIN ANDERSON CHARLENE A. LAMOUNTAIN KRISTEN M. SHIFRIN BRETT E. ANDRINGA NICHOLAS A. LANE MATTHEW D. SHIRLEY RENATO E. ANGELES MARIA M. LANFOR E. R. SHISLER UZOMA U. ANINIBA ERIK R. LARSEN MATTHEW R. SHOWN DANIEL A. ANTOLOS LAWRENCE R. LEE CASEY D. SHUFF ADAM D. ANTONINI KRISTIAN K. LEIBFARTH DAVID F. SIDMAN SYLVIA D. APONTE JAMES A. LEIDENBERG CHARLIE SILVA NEIL G. ARMSTRONG JOHNATHAN L. LEMING SILVINO S. SILVINO BEAU J. ASHLEY STEVEN E. LEWENTOWICZ DHRAMEN P. SINGH ANDREW P. ASWELL TYRONE A. L. LEWIS JASON A. SLUTSKY RYAN S. ATKINS TILISHA C. LOCKLEY ELLIS H. SMITH II PETER M. ATKINSON RYAN W. LOOMIS JOSEPH B. SMITH SCOTTY M. AUTIN JOHN W. LORD KEMIELLE D. SMITH DARBY L. AVILES ANDREW E. LOVEJOY ROBERT L. SMITH MATTHEW P. BAIDEME DEREK K. LOVELAND SCOTT J. SMITH JOHN M. BAKER MELVIN E. LOWE TROY D. SMITH JAMES D. BALLARD JASON O. LUCKEY RICKY SNELL KENTON R. BARBER PHILIP X. LUU ROBERT G. SNYDER BRETT N. BARDO AUSTIN C. LY ANDREA R. SO CORNELIUS A. BATTS ANDREW T. MAAS FRANCIS X. SPERL III JOSHUA A. BAUER SEAN M. MADDEN ADAM C. SPRINGER ROBERT K. BEALE BARRY L. MADETZKE DANIEL J. SQUYRES SAMANTHA R. BEBB JOSEPH E. MALONE LAURA E. STANLEY JOSEPH C. BELL HOLLY Y. G. MANESS JAMES K. STARLING RICHARD R. BELL

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BRET M. BEMIS CRAIG A. GIANCATERINO MICHAEL R. MARTIN CHRISTOPHER E. BERGE ROBERT M. M. GICHERT LUIS D. MARTINEZ BARBARA A. BERNINGER JEFFREY L. GILTZOW MATTHEW C. MASON JOSHUA M. BETTY JEREMIAH A. GIPSON ANTHONY D. MASSARI NICHOLAS J. BILOTTA DARREN C. GLENN FRANK F. MAXWELL DOMINIC D. BLACK JOSHUA G. GLONEK CARRICK E. MCCARTHY DUSTIN A. BLAIR PAUL D. GODSON JOSEPH A. MCCARTHY JARROD R. BLAISDELL JESSICA D. GOFFENA RANDY L. MCCLENDON KWAME O. BOATENG JONNY GONZALEZ KEVIN MCCORMICK ADAM R. BOCK MICHAEL H. GOURGUES KIRSTEN S. MCFARLAND GEORGE E. BOLTON, JR. PAUL J. GOYNE HEATHER R. MCGRATH BRYAN J. BONNEMA EDWARD B. GRAHAM SCOTT A. MCGRATH JOSHUA S. BOWES CORNELIUS O. GRANAI IV PAUL M. MCMANUS VANESSA R. BOWMAN JOSEPH GREEN, JR. ROBERT M. MCTIGHE JOHN B. BRADLEY RICHARD W. GREENWOOD ERNEST D. MEADOWS ADAM R. BRADY DANIEL A. GREGORY RAUL M. MEDRANO JAMES E. BRANT ERIC J. GUST ERIC MEGERDOOMIAN JEFFREY O. BREWSTER KEVIN L. HADLEY LUKE E. MERCIER DEXTER E. BRICKEN ERIN D. HADLOCK VIRAK A. METCALF CHARLES J. BROWN RYAN P. HANRAHAN SAMUEL A. MEYER LARRY G. BROWN, JR. CORRIE A. HANSON RINGO L. MIDLES MARK L. BROWN, JR. BRIAN C. HARBER MICHAEL J. MILAS TERRY L. BROWN SHAWN P. HARKINS NICHOLAS D. MILKOVICH ANTHONY H. BRUNNER ROBERT B. HARLESS MATTHEW R. MINEAR MICHAEL E. BRYANT ERIC S. HARRISON NATHAN N. MINOTT MARK E. BUSH JOSEPH M. HARRISON ROBERT C. MISKE PHILLIP B. CAIN RICHARD W. HARTFELDER CHRISTOPHER A. MOLINO MICHAEL CALDERON BRADLEY C. HAYES MATTHEW M. MOLLY DAMION M. CALVERT JOSEPH D. HEATON JASON M. MONCUSE DANIEL G. CAMPBELL, SR. PAUL F. HENDERSON, JR. RICHARD A. MONTCALM, JR. DEREK W. CAMPBELL ADAM D. HEPPE PAUL J. MORIARTY JOHN W. CAMPBELL TODD R. HERTLING CHRISTOPHER V. MORO MATTHEW C. CAPRARI WALTER L. HICKS DANIEL C. MORRIS MATTHEW C. CARLSEN TERRENCE I. HIGGINS JOHN L. MORROW SEAN T. CARMODY GRANT H. HILL JACOB K. MOULIN CHRISTOPHER L. CARPENTER JAMES R. HOCK TIMOTHY J. MURPHY CHRISTIAN A. CARR JIM R. HODSON DERRICK D. MURRAY ALLAN B. CARROLL DANIEL J. HOEPRICH DAVID NASH CHRISTOPHER J. CARTER MATTHEW J. HOFMEISTER DAVID J. NELSON PATRICK W. CAUKIN DARRELL P. HOLDEN MICHAEL S. NELSON WALTER S. CHALKLEY JOSEPH P. HOLLAND SAMUEL J. NIRENBERG MATTHEW J. CHAMBLESS JONATHAN T. HOLM HANY S. NOUREDDINE DAVID A. CHARBONNEAU JEREMY B. HOLMAN MICHAEL W. ODONNELL MATTHEW B. CHASE STEVEN C. HOLMBERG ETHAN A. OLBERDING WILLIAM B. CHASTAIN NICHOLAS C. HOLTEN TYLER B. OLIVER RICHARD T. CHILDERS DANIEL J. HORST ABRAHAM N. OSBORN BRADY R. CLARK BRIAN R. HORVATH JASON B. PALERMO JAMES D. CLAY SIDNEY D. HOWARD III EUGENE W. PALKA JESSIE R. COLLINS RICHARD E. HULL BRIAN D. PANARO NATHAN M. COLVIN DANIEL E. HURD DALE A. PAPKA BRADLEY T. COMRIE JUSTIN P. HURT ANTHONY W. PARKER CHRISTIAN G. COOK CHRISTOPHER M. INGENLOFF JAMES R. PASCOE DENNIS A. COOK MATTHEW J. INGLIS JEFFREY L. PAULUS ROBERT L. CORNELIUS, JR. BENJAMIN E. JACKMAN MICHAEL S. PENN FRANCISCO A. CORTEZ III LACREDERICK R. JACKSON ANDREA M. PETERS CRAIG S. COTNER PRESTON JACKSON DERRICK A. PETERS MICHAEL J. COTOVSKY RAHSAAN H. JACKSON TRUC T. PHAM ADA L. COTTO SAMUEL A. JACKSON III ANTONIO M. PITTMAN ANTHONY B. COULTER ERIC G. JAMES TODD L. POINDEXTER SAMUEL V. COWART REGINALD A. JAMO ADAM F. POOLEY YANSON T. COX GREGORY A. JENEMANN DONALD R. PORTER, JR. TIMOTHY A. CRANE BENJAMIN D. JOHNSON SIMON J. POWELSON JAMES L. CRENSHAW GEORGE H. JOHNSON III JOSHUA S. POWERS PETER CRUZ JAMES O. JOHNSON MATTHEW R. PRESCOTT RYAN A. CRYER KIMBERLY D. JOHNSON JUSTIN M. PRITCHARD FREDERICK M. CUMMINGS MICHAEL A. JOHNSON RYAN N. PROPST JODY J. DAIGLE STANLEY B. JOHNSON RYAN J. PURSEL JOSHUA P. DAILEY JOSHUA W. JOPLING PATRICIA R. QUIGLEY DAVID W. DAKE JEREMY L. KACZOR MATTHEW F. QUINN BRIDGET E. DALZIEL PATRICK H. KAINE ROBERT P. QUINT, JR. RANJINI T. DANARAJ CHRISTOPHER R. KANE RENEE E. RAMSEY JUSTIN E. DAUBERT JOEL R. KASSULKE ROSEMARY M. REED ERIK A. DAVIS PATRICIA N. KAST WALTER A. REED IV JOHN R. DAVIS, JR. SCOTT M. KATALENICH RYAN T. REICHERT LARINZOL A. DAVIS PETER J. KATZFEY DUKE W. REIM RYAN M. DAVIS BENJAMIN E. KAVANAGH JOSE A. REYES NICOLE E. DEAN STEVEN L. KEIL MARLON S. RINGO PATRICK M. DEFOREST MATTHEW R. KELLEY REINALDO RIVERA DOMINIC P. DEFRANCISCO RYAN G. KELLY CORY L. ROBERTS CHRISTOPHER R. DERUYTER JOHN A. KERIN KELVIN N. ROBINSON JOHN A. DILLS JAMES K. KERNS KENDALL A. ROBINSON JOHN R. DIXON SIMON Y. KIM NICHOLAS D. RYAN MICHAEL D. DO JOHN R. KIRCHGESSNER MATTHEW C. SACRA GERARDO F. DOMINGUEZ THOMAS J. KITSON VICTOR S. SALYER SEAN T. DUBLIN CHRISTIAN D. KNUTZEN BRIAN A. SANSOM SCOTT W. DUNKLE MICHAEL L. KOLODZIE MICHAEL A. SARRO DAVID M. DURANTE ANDREW J. KULAS EDWARD B. SAUTER MICHAEL G. DVORAK JODIE L. KUNKEL DANA L. SAVAGE KEVIN M. EASTER MICHAEL W. KURTICH PETER V. SCHMITT RICHARD E. EATON JOSHUA A. LADD CHRISTOPHER J. SCOTT JOSHUA E. EGGAR THOMAS E. LAMB RYAN J. SCOTT RYAN L. EISENHAUER CALEB G. LANDRY THOMAS J. SEARS MYCHAJLO I. ELIASZEWSKYJ RALPH E. LAUER III KENNETH P. SELBY SHARON ENGELMEIER ALEXANDER B. LAZATIN JOEL C. SEPPALA DONALD B. ERICKSON JOHN D. LEITNER MICHAEL W. SERVER MICHAEL E. ERLANDSON KEVIN R. LEWIS HOUSTON B. SHEETS ROBERT L. EYMAN DAVID D. LITTLE JASON M. SHICK JEFFREY R. FARMER DENISE R. LITTLE LAURA E. SHIPLET JON B. FAUSNAUGH ANGEL M. LLOMPARTMONGE LEAH C. SHUBIN SCOTT M. FERRIS CLEMENT D. LOCHNER BENJAMIN L. SHUMAKER MARK N. FINNEGAN BRIAN T. LOONEY KEVIN W. SIEGRIST BRIAN D. FISHER RICHMOND R. LUCE JOSEPH E. SIMS THOMAS C. FISHER MICHAEL A. LUECKEMAN JOSEPH M. SINCERE CARLOS D. B. FLYNN REVEROL A. E. LUGO NICHOLAS C. SINCLAIR PATRICK I. FLYNN VICTOR L. LUNDERMAN ARCHIE L. SMITH MICHAEL B. FOGARTY TIMOTHY B. LYNCH MATTHEW J. SMITH ANTHONY L. FORSHIER MITCHELL D. MABARDY JASON S. SNELGROVE CHRISTOPHER E. FOWLER PHILLIP D. MADSEN DANIEL P. SNOW STEPHEN S. FOX MATTHEW D. MAGENNIS JAMES M. SNOWDEN NICHOLAS C. FRANKLIN MICHAEL L. MAGILL STACY R. SOUTTER MELANIE L. T. FUATA MATTHEW L. MAKARYK MICHAEL V. SOYKA ROBERT K. FURTICK CHRIS B. MANGLICMOT COLE A. SPITZACK CAMERON G. GALLAGHER RICHARD MANSIR LLOYD E. SPORLUCK JASON C. GALLARDO TODD B. MARABLE JAMES T. STARTZELL TIMOTHY R. GARLAND MICHAEL A. MARCHETTI SCOTT D. STEELE CHRISTOPHER S. GEMMER MATTHEW D. MARFONGELLI KRISTIN E. STEINBRECHER DEMETRIOS A. GHIKAS WILLIAM D. MARSHALL PATRICK M. V. STEVENS

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VAUGHN D. STRONG, JR. DAVID D. BOWLING JAYSON H. PUTNAM DANIEL R. STUEWE JEFFREY A. BRACCO LYNN W. RAY JOSEPH D. SWINNEY JAMES A. BRADY JAMES V. RECTOR MARVIN E. SWITZER, JR. KENNETH J. BRAEGER JAMES C. REESE NICHOLAS R. TALBOT JEFFERY J. BRAGG JUSTIN Y. J. REESE JASON M. TAYLOR KARST K. BRANDSMA MONICA M. REID JOSHUA D. TEITGE BRUCE A. BREDLOW JENNIFER A. REYNOLDS CHRISTOPHER D. TERRILL COREY A. BRUNKOW JOSEPH C. RICHEY HANS J. THOMAS ROBERT K. BRYANT PATRICK M. RODDY, JR. MARLON A. THOMAS ALEXANDER L. BULLOCK CHAD M. ROEHRMAN RUSSELL B. THOMAS, SR. MATHEW F. BUNCH MATTHEW B. ROGERS JOHN D. THOMASON DAVID R. BUNKER CURTIS L. ROWLAND, JR. ANTHONY R. THOMPSON JEFFREY T. BURGOYNE JASON M. SABAT MICHAEL R. THOMPSON STEPHEN E. CAPEHART BRYAN D. SCHOTT NICHOLAS R. THOMPSON DANIEL A. CASTRO RYAN D. SEAGREAVES ROBERT L. THOMSON JEREMY J. CHAPMAN JOSHUA P. SEGRAVES BRANDON E. THRASHER CARL A. CHASTEEN THOMAS J. SIEBOLD DANIEL S. THRELKELD VARMAN S. CHHOEUNG PETER M. SITTENAUER JOHN C. TISSERAND CURRAN D. CHIDESTER THOMAS B. SMITH WENDY R. TOKACH BRENT A. CLEMMER NEIL N. SNYDER IV TODD M. TOMPKINS AARON K. COOMBS NATHAN R. SPRINGER KEVIN E. TOMS WILLIAM N. CRAIG III PAUL W. STAEHELI BENJAMIN L. TORPY MICHAEL P. CRANE DONALD E. STEWART JEREMY W. TRENTHAM ERIC D. CRISPINO RUSSELL C. STEWART MICHAEL J. TRUJILLO PAUL B. CULBERSON MICHAEL C. STULL CURTIS J. UNGER JOHN K. CURRY FRED W. TANNER ROBERT L. VANAUKEN MATTHEW W. DALTON RHETT A. TAYLOR MATTHEW R. VANGILDER JASON S. DAVIS TERRY R. TILLIS JAMES S. VCHULEK II ANDREW J. DEATON EDWARD S. TWADDELL III ADRIAN VILLA SCOTT M. DELLINGER SHAWN P. UNDERWOOD ISRAEL VILLARREAL, JR. NICHOLAS J. DICKSON ERIC A. VANEK JASON T. VINCENT ROBERT J. DUCHAINE TONY K. VERENNA JAMES W. WADE ANTWAN L. DUNMYER SCOTT M. VIRGIL DAMON T. WAGNER JAMES R. DUNWOODY MICHAEL P. WAGNER CHRISTOPHER E. WALSH THOMAS P. EHRHART LELAND W. WALDRUP II ROGER A. WANG, JR. JAMES R. EMBRY MATTHEW W. WEBER DANIEL J. WARD CHRISTOPHER T. FAHRENBACH RYAN K. WELCH STEPHEN A. FAIRLESS ELIJAH M. WARD GABRIEL D. WELLS MARK D. FEDEROVICH STEPHEN P. WARD MICHAEL R. WEST EUGENE J. FERRIS PHILLIP S. WARREN JOHN D. WILLIAMS DEREK S. FINISON JASON B. WASHBURN EARL D. WRIGHT, JR. CHAD R. FOSTER ELIZABETH A. WEAVER RYAN B. WYLIE WILL B. FREDS DAVID A. WEBB JAMES R. YASTRZEMSKY THOMAS L. GALLI BRIAN H. WEIGHTMAN MICHAEL A. ZOPFI THOMAS M. GENTER ALEXANDRE E. WEIS D005492 JOHN E. GIANELLONI KEVIN G. WERRY, JR. D010675 JUDSON B. GILLETT HARRY B. WHITE D010067 PETER C. GLASS JACOB E. WHITE D014325 ANDREW R. GRAHAM WILLIAM G. WHITE D014361 TRAVIS M. HABHAB BRYAN S. WHITTIER D014380 SAMUEL HALL DAVID G. WILLIAMS D014519 MATTHEW J. HARDMAN EDWARD E. WILLIAMS D014523 MATTHEW F. HARMON KEITH R. WILLIAMS D014641 REGINALD R. HARPER WESTON T. WILLIAMS DAMON K. HARRIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT JEREMIAH J. WILLIS DAVID J. HASKELL TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TAMEKA R. WILSON RALPH R. HEIDEL, JR. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JASON M. WINGEART BRIAN J. HENDERSON BRIAN R. WINKELMAN To be colonel MARK R. HIMES CONOR M. WINSLOW TODD W. HOOK MICHAEL J. ADAMSKI LUKE A. WITTMER MATTHEW R. HOWELL JEREMIAH A. AESCHLEMAN ERICA J. WITTY JAMES D. HOYMAN ERIC A. ANDERSON GABRIEL M. WOLFE TIMOTHY D. HUMMEL JORGE A. ARREDONDO ROBERT W. WOLFENDEN MATTHEW L. ISAACSON CHRISTOPHER A. BACHL JERRY L. WOOD, JR. JOSEPH A. JACKSON STEPHANIE A. BAGLEY GUY F. WORKMAN KEVIN L. JACKSON DANIEL J. BARNARD SHANNON R. WORTHAN ROBERT L. JENKINS TIA L. BENNING ADAM WOYTOWICH MICHAEL C. JENSIK ERIC R. BJORKLUND SCOTT R. YANDELL MICHAEL S. JOHNSON MATTHEW R. BOCKHOLT JONATHAN T. YASUDA JASON A. JOHNSTON MICHAEL A. BONURA ROBERT W. YERKEY MICHAEL A. JOHNSTON MARIA C. BORBON PETER C. ZAPPOLA, JR. JACKIE K. KAINA RANDY BOUCHER MICHAEL E. ZIEGELHOFER CHARLES W. KEAN STEPHEN C. BROWNE KURT P. ZORTMAN DON M. KING MICHAEL L. BURGOYNE D010870 BRYAN G. KIRK CHRISTOPHER J. BYRD D011034 MICHAEL F. KLOEPPER PETER H. CHAPMAN D011285 JASON M. KNIFFEN TEDROSE H. CHARLES D011754 STEPHEN J. KOLOUCH JASON P. CLARK D011805 JASON A. LACROIX SPENCER J. CLOUATRE D012594 JONATHAN C. LAUER GEORGE I. CORBARI D012613 GERALD S. LAW JEFFREY A. COULON D012711 THEODORE J. LEONARD ANTHONY J. COVERT D012725 HEATHER A. LEVY DAVID F. COY D012874 KIRK M. LIDDLE NICOLE H. CURTIS D013090 BRENT W. LINDEMAN MARC D. DANIELS D013271 MATTHEW W. LUZZATTO KEITH W. DEGREGORY D013679 CHRISTOPHER S. MAHAFFEY JONATHAN S. DUNN D013863 AARON M. MARTIN MATTHEW D. EBERHART D013940 ALICIA M. MASSON ERIC J. EBERLINE D013959 EDWIN D. MATTHAIDESS III BRIT K. ERSLEV D014007 KEVIN E. MCHUGH TANYA T. ESTES D014083 TRAVIS L. MCINTOSH MARCUS M. FERRARA D014147 WILLIAM B. MCKANNAY IAN E. FRANCIS THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DAVID M. MCNEILL ALEXANDER S. FUERST TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY JUSTIN T. MEISSNER COREY S. GERVING UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: DANIEL G. MILLER DOUGLAS F. GIBSON To be colonel HAROLD E. MILLER JEREMY J. GRAY JABARI M. MILLER JASON P. GRESH MICHAEL T. ANDERS YVONNE C. MILLER CHRISTIAN A. HAFFEY MARK C. ANDRES KENNETH D. MITCHELL MAURICE S. HAJJAR AARON ANGELL CORNELIUS L. MORGAN MICHAEL L. HALL MATTHEW T. ARCHAMBAULT RYAN J. MORGAN ERIC HARTUNIAN JAMES M. ASHBURN JAMES A. MOYES MARVIN G. HAYNES IV JOHN A. ATILANO II ALEXANDER C. MURRAY RYAN C. HELLERSTEDT ARIEYEH J. AUSTIN JEREMY S. MUSHTARE ARMANDO HERNANDEZ MICHAEL S. AVEY LOI M. NGUYEN AARON T. HILL, JR. TODD E. BAJAKIAN DAVID W. NOBLE JONATHAN W. HUGHES MATTHEW S. BALINT DENNIS E. NUTT EARL J. HUNTER FRANKLIN F. BALTAZAR STEPHEN W. OWEN AMANDA L. IDEN ELLIS H. BARNES IV MICHAEL D. OWENS KEE Y. JEONG JEREMY D. BELL IAN C. PALMER ALTON J. JOHNSON LAWSON F. BELL JOSEPH H. PARKER ROBERT L. JONES III BENJAMIN A. BENNETT GITTIPONG PARUCHABUTR MICHAEL R. KALOOSTIAN ANDREW M. BEYER DAVID J. PASQUALE GALEN R. KANE DANIEL D. BLACKMON ROBERT S. PERRY EDWARD W. KENDALL JOSHUA R. BOOKOUT STEPHEN C. PHILLIPS MATTHEW R. KENT JARED D. BORDWELL JOHN M. POOLE MARVIN L. KING III

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ERIC T. KISS D014511 SAMUEL S. MILLER NED A. KRAFCHICK D014545 DANIEL MISIGOY JACOB M. KRAMER G001345 JARRETT S. MOFFITT JOHN P. KUNSTBECK G010241 ROBIN W. MONTGOMERY MICHAEL J. KUZARA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ALTHERIA M. NILES, JR. MICHAEL E. LEE TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DONNIE NOWLIN KURTIS A. LEFFLER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: RYAN P. OQUINN ANDREW M. LEONARD MICHAEL N. PARENT MICHAEL LEWCZAK To be colonel JONATHAN M. PATRICK JORIN C. LINTZENICH JAMES R. PECKHAM, JR. COURTNEY L. ABRAHAM CHARLES C. LUKE JASON D. PEREZ ROBERT S. ADCOCK KELLY G. MACDONALD LETSY A. PEREZMARSDEN TROY V. ALEXANDER MARK H. MADDEN RICHARD H. PFEIFFER, JR. TODD J. ALLISON CHRISTOPHER D. MARCHETTI MICHAEL P. POST JASON M. ALVIS CRAIG A. MARTIN CLYDEA M. PRICHARDBROWN MATTHEW K. ANASTASI MICHAEL W. MARTIN BRUCE R. PULVER WILLIAM C. ARNOLD CHRISTOPHER T. MAYER RYAN L. RAYMOND ELLIS R. BAKER HEATH L. MCCORMICK NICOLE U. REINHARDT MICHAEL A. BAKER WILLIAM S. MCNICOL CHRISTINE H. RICE BRAD A. BANE ALEXANDER S. MENTIS TRINA RICE LOYD BEAL III DANIEL R. MILLER ROBERT B. ROCHON BRIAN D. BEINER BASEL M. MIXON IV HECTOR ROMAN DEREK A. BIRD NICHOLAS MONTALTO III EVANGELINE G. ROSEL CATHERINE M. BLACK JARROD P. MORELAND JOHN C. ROTANTE KEVIN D. BOUREN ANDREW A. MORRISON JAY C. SAWYER DAVID J. MULACK TERRY D. BRANNAN BRYANT L. SCHUMACHER JOSEPH D. MUNGER ANGEL M. BRITO RICARDO L. SIERRAGUZMAN JOHN J. MYERS CAPRISSA S. BROWNSLADE CHRISTOPHER W. SNIPES TODD A. NAPIER LAHAVIE J. BRUNSON KELLY K. STEELE KEVIN M. NEUMANN WOODWARD H. CALDWELL MARK W. SUSNIS ANTHONY J. NEWTSON LACHER M. CAMPBELL MARK R. TAYLOR CHI K. NGUYEN EDWIN L. CHILTON II CHESLEY D. THIGPEN CURTIS W. NOWAK STEVEN M. CLARK DOUGLAS C. THOMPSON CHRISTY L. H. NYLAND OCTAVIA T. COLEMAN TRACY L. WADLE PAUL S. H. OH TRENTON J. CONNER JASON B. WAMSLEY TIMOTHY R. OSULLIVAN DOUGLAS W. COPELAND MARIO A. WASHINGTON STEPHEN M. PARRISH, SR. MYRTA I. CRESPO JAY J. WILLIAMS REBECCA D. PATTERSON FRANKIE J. CRUZ AARON M. WOLFE STACEY D. PATTERSON SHANE R. CUELLAR BRIAN P. WOLFORD SHAW S. PICK BRADLEY T. CULLIGAN ABEL E. YOUNG ANTHONY F. POLLIO, JR. STEVEN M. DOWGIELEWICZ, JR. D012970 THOMAS S. PUGSLEY KIMBERLY K. FUHRMAN D014311 JORN A. PUNG JOHN R. GAIVIN KAREN F. RADKA TIMOTHY M. GALLAGHER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PETER J. RASMUSSEN MILES T. GENGLER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY STANLEY M. REED, SR. ANTHONY R. GIBBS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SCOTT M. SANFORD, SR. PETER L. GILBERT MATTHEW J. SCHREIBER SETH C. GRAVES To be colonel THOMAS A. SCOTT JEREL R. GRIMES GARY W. BROCK, JR. SCOTT B. SEIDEL TODD W. HANDY MICHELLE B. BRONELL JEFFREY A. SHEEHAN FREDERICKA R. HARRIS MICHAEL F. DEROSIER NICHOLAS R. SIMONTIS RAPHAEL S. HEFLIN STEPHEN S. HAMILTON BRENT O. SKINNER MARK P. HENDERSON RATASHA L. JACKSON SUSAN A. SMELTZER CARL L. HENNEMANN WILLIAM R. KEATING CHARLES D. SMITH JUSTIN S. HERBERMANN MATTHEW J. LENNOX ERIC J. SMITH JOSHUA D. HIRSCH CHRISTOPHER J. LONGO JAY B. SMITH RUSSELL V. HOFF KELVIN E. MOTE MICHAEL L. SMITH SCOTT E. HOLDEN JOSEPH A. PUSKAS II THOMAS W. SPAHR JOEL R. HOLMSTROM MATTHEW J. SHEIFFER WILLIAM J. STARR, JR. IAN W. HUMPHREY ROBERT M. THELEN KEVIN C. STEYER LATONYA N. JORDAN ANDREW D. WHISKEYMAN JAMES M. SWARTZ LOUIS J. KARNES JOHN M. WILSON MOMOEVI S. TAWAKE SEAN P. KELLY MATTHEW A. TEMPLEMAN RUSSELL W. KLAUMAN CHRISTIAN G. TEUTSCH JOHN W. KREDO f MICHAEL S. TOKAR BRIAN D. KUHN CHRISTOPHER L. TOMLINSON MICHAEL F. LABRECQUE WITHDRAWALS JOHN S. TRANSUE, JR. ROBERT L. LEIATO BRETT J. VERNETTI MICHAEL L. LINDLEY Executive Message transmitted by ROBERT D. WAGNER MICHAEL E. LUDWICK CHRISTOPHER D. WASHINGTON SCOTT A. MADDRY the President to the Senate on June 20, EDWIN B. WERKHEISER II SCOTT J. MADORE 2018 withdrawing from further Senate CHRISTIAN L. WERNER JOHN J. MAHER JOHN F. WHITFIELD, JR. TRAHON T. MASHACK consideration the following nomina- ANNEMARIE R. WIERSGALLA CARL E. MASON tions: JOSEPH E. WILLIAMS AMBROSE U. MBONU TROY A. WILLIAMS MICHAEL R. MCBRIDE KIMBERLY A. REED, OF WEST VIRGINIA, TO BE FIRST PATRICK E. WORKMAN JEFFREY A. MCCARTNEY VICE PRESIDENT OF THE EXPORT–IMPORT BANK OF THE WALTER D. ZACHERL PATRICK J. MCCLELLAND UNITED STATES FOR A TERM EXPIRING JANUARY 20, 2021, MARK M. ZAIS ERIC A. MCCOY VICE WANDA FELTON, RESIGNED, WHICH WAS SENT TO TIMOTHY M. ZAJAC CHRISTOPHER M. MCCREERY THE SENATE ON OCTOBER 3, 2017. ANTHONY E. ZUPANCIC TIMOTHY D. MCDONALD FOREIGN SERVICE NOMINATION OF JEFFREY D. D001025 CHARLES W. MCPHAIL TILTON, WHICH WAS SENT TO THE SENATE ON MARCH 12, D011309 ROBB A. MEERT 2018. D013109 CHRISTIAN B. MEISEL RONNY LYNN JACKSON, OF TEXAS, TO BE SECRETARY D013961 BURR H. MILLER OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, VICE DAVID J. SHULKIN, WHICH D014349 ERIN C. MILLER WAS SENT TO THE SENATE ON APRIL 16, 2018.

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