S4876 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 14, 2021 Director of the Bureau of Land Man- qualified themselves and are direct he went above and beyond the call of agement. I am particularly interested contradictions to the bipartisanship duty and constantly showed his dedica- in this nomination because the BLM and unity that President Biden called tion to the people he was sworn to pro- manages about 18 million acres in Wyo- for and promised in his inaugural ad- tect. ming and huge tracts of land through- dress. My hope is the community’s support out the West. In fact, 90 percent of Fed- If these extremist nominees are con- will provide comfort to his family, his eral and public land is west of the Mis- firmed, they will direct their respec- friends, and brothers and sisters in sissippi. tive agencies toward ends that are ac- blue. We can be very proud of how We need a land manager who under- tively and openly hostile to the Wyo- northwest Arkansas has already bond- stands, respects, and implements mul- ming way of life that I am here in ed together to give back to the Pea tiple use of public lands with which Washington to support and defend. Ridge Police Department and this fall- Americans in the West are particularly I call on President Biden to withdraw en law enforcement officer’s loved accustomed. these names and, instead, send us ones. The BLM has historically managed nominees for these positions who bet- Officer Apple was the embodiment of for multiple use, which is, in many ter reflect the bipartisan reputation what it means to wear a police badge cases, required by law. Under Ms. the President spent decades cultivating and uniform. His exemplary service and Stone-Manning, I am very concerned in this Senate. If the President does dedication to serving his community that multiple-use principles will not withdraw these nominees, I strong- are truly inspirational, and he leaves change. The reason is quite simple. ly urge my colleagues to vote to reject behind a worthy example for other offi- This nominee is a radical. She has been them. cers to imitate. involved with ecoterrorists in the past, I yield the floor. We all mourn the loss of Officer including a tree-spiking incident in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Apple and are deeply saddened by this Idaho. pore. The senior Senator from Arkan- tragedy. I join with Arkansans in ex- Her extremist ties and past activism sas. pressing our gratitude for his service have even led a former Obama BLM Di- HONORING OFFICER KEVIN DALE APPLE and sacrifice. I am honored to recog- rector to withdraw his support for her. Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, it is nize his life with Senator COTTON today Wyoming and other States in the West an honor to be with my friend and col- and pray that his family and his col- would be completely hamstrung if BLM league Senator COTTON as we rise to leagues and community members know land policy changed. Given Ms. Stone- honor Pea Ridge Police Officer Kevin that he will forever be remembered as Manning’s militant history, I am not Apple, who was killed in the line of a hero. sure she would care. duty on Saturday, June 26. With that, I yield to Senator COTTON. Then there is David Chipman, Presi- He made the ultimate sacrifice while Mr. COTTON. I thank Senator BOOZ- dent Biden’s nominee to lead the Bu- attempting to apprehend two suspects MAN. reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and who were fleeing from police. Although Mr. President, Police Officer Kevin Explosives. One would be hard-pressed this was the last example of his selfless Dale Apple of the Pea Ridge Police De- to identify a worse candidate for the service and dedication to protecting his partment protected the community he job. community, it was certainly not the loved for 23 years, but Officer Apple’s According to reports, Chipman may only one. long and honorable career in law en- have lost his own gun while serving as Officer Apple bravely devoted his life forcement was cut tragically short just an ATF agent. He also failed twice to to law enforcement and the good that a couple of weeks ago. define the term ‘‘assault weapon’’ dur- it can bring about. He worked tire- It all began with a call to ‘‘be on the ing his confirmation hearing. This lessly to uphold law and order over the lookout’’ for a blue Jeep that was flee- level of irresponsibility and lack of course of 23 years, serving several ing from police in Rogers. Officer Apple basic firearms knowledge is hardly an northwest Arkansas communities, in- and a fellow officer spotted the vehicle endorsement for someone tasked with cluding Pea Ridge for the last 3 years. at a convenience store, and they sprang overseeing gun use in the United He was known to consistently support into action, approaching the car to States. others. The compassion he exhibited in speak to its occupants. When they did, Chipman has also reportedly accused and out of uniform will be fondly re- the driver of the Jeep rammed one of Black Americans who were successful membered by those he helped. their police cars and then struck Offi- on an ATF test of cheating because, in ‘‘He gave me hope again,’’ one citizen cer Apple, dragging him to his death. his opinion, too many were passing the remarked of Officer Apple. He succumbed to his injuries at the age test. Another individual commented that, of 53. Let’s be real. This kind of discrimi- as a result of Officer Apple, he changed Officer Apple’s death is a tragedy and nation would tank a Republican can- his life. Now, more than 20 years later, a crime, but it is also a reminder; it is didate. he maintains a deep appreciation of the a reminder of the grave danger that po- Mr. Chipman has also endorsed ef- support he received from Officer Apple. lice officers face across the country forts to defund the police and has sup- He did much more than serve and every day when they put on the bullet- ported the science fiction-sounding no- protect. The Pea Ridge police chief proof vest and leave home, not know- tion of precrime arrests. His idea of ef- said that Officer Apple put humanity ing whether they will go home that fective law enforcement would be to ar- in the job. For a police officer, there is night to take it off. This year alone, in rest people before they commit crimes. no higher compliment than that. being barely halfway through the year, I came to Washington to solve real He was also known as a prankster. He 162 law enforcement officers have died problems and get things done. I don’t was usually upbeat and lifted the spir- in the line of duty across our country. care if the solutions come from the its of those around him with a smile Officer Apple’s death is also a re- right or the left. I am here to support that would light up a room. minder that, every time an officer ap- good legislation and good policy. That Friends, neighbors, and colleagues proaches a suspect, he or she may be is why I have backed President Biden’s describe him as someone who cared exposed to hidden threats, which may decision to bring our troops home from passionately about his role in sup- be a concealed weapon or, in this case, Afghanistan. That is why I have sup- porting public safety and was more a vehicle that has been transformed ported many of his nominees with concerned about lending a helping hand into an instrument of death. All of the whom I may disagree on some policy rather than writing tickets. He was a comfortable critics of the police who points, but they are nonetheless quali- loyal friend and leader who always put love to second-guess their every move, fied for the roles—nominees including the needs of others above his own. while officers are under incredible Janet Yellen, Pete Buttigieg, and Gary Officer Apple leaves a legacy of last- stress and danger in the heat of the Gensler. ing impact on all of those whose lives moment, can stand to learn that sober- But based on their past experience he touched in his own unique way. ing fact. and expressed behavior, Tracy Stone- Whether attending a child’s birthday Officer Apple’s death is also a warn- Manning and David Chipman have dis- party or checking on an elderly citizen, ing of the tragic consequences of ill-

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[Rollcall Vote No. 259 Ex.] When criminals get let out of jail and The legislative clerk called the roll. YEAS—53 The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 53, are put back on our streets, tragedy Baldwin Hickenlooper Reed tends to follow. A brave officer would nays 47, as follows: Bennet Hirono Romney still be alive today if his killer had re- [Rollcall Vote No. 258 Ex.] Blumenthal Kaine Rosen mained behind bars. The trade-off here Booker Kelly Sanders YEAS—53 Brown King should be obvious. This criminal, with Schatz Baldwin Heinrich Peters Cantwell Klobuchar Schumer a rap sheet longer than your arm, Bennet Hickenlooper Reed Cardin Leahy Shaheen ´ should have remained in jail, and Offi- Blumenthal Hirono Rosen Carper Lujan Sinema Booker Kaine Casey Manchin cer Apple should have gone home to his Sanders Smith Brown Kelly Collins Markey Schatz Stabenow friends and his family. For every future Cantwell King Coons Menendez Schumer Tester Shawna Cash who gets let out of jail Cardin Klobuchar Cortez Masto Merkley Shaheen Van Hollen early because of the coronavirus or Carper Leahy Sinema Duckworth Murkowski Casey Luja´ n Durbin Murphy Warner Smith soft-on-crime policies or other foolish Collins Manchin Feinstein Murray Warnock Stabenow and naive reasons, just remember: Coons Markey Gillibrand Ossoff Warren Tester Cortez Masto Menendez Hassan Padilla Whitehouse There could be another Officer Apple or Van Hollen another murder victim or rape victim. Duckworth Merkley Heinrich Peters Wyden Durbin Murkowski Warner Like every victim of the terrible Feinstein Murphy Warnock NAYS—47 murder wave sweeping our Nation, Offi- Gillibrand Murray Warren Barrasso Graham Portman cer Apple’s life mattered. He leaves be- Grassley Ossoff Whitehouse Blackburn Grassley Risch Wyden hind loved ones like Dalene, his moth- Hassan Padilla Blunt Hagerty Rounds Boozman Hawley NAYS—47 Rubio er, and Kyle, his brother. He leaves be- Braun Hoeven Sasse hind fellow officers and comrades who Barrasso Graham Risch Burr Hyde-Smith Scott (FL) remember his jokes and his goofy sense Blackburn Hagerty Romney Capito Inhofe Scott (SC) Blunt Hawley Rounds Cassidy Johnson Shelby of humor. He leaves behind a legacy of Boozman Hoeven Cornyn Kennedy Rubio Sullivan 23 years of honorable, courageous serv- Braun Hyde-Smith Cotton Lankford Sasse Thune Burr Inhofe Cramer Lee ice to his fellow Arkansans. Scott (FL) Tillis Capito Johnson Crapo Lummis Officer Apple will not be forgotten, Scott (SC) Toomey Cassidy Kennedy Shelby Cruz Marshall and we must never forget the lawmen Cornyn Lankford Daines McConnell Tuberville Sullivan Cotton Lee Ernst Moran Wicker who lay down their lives to keep the Thune Cramer Lummis Fischer Paul Young rest of us safe. We will respect Officer Tillis Crapo Marshall Apple’s memory just as we respect Cruz McConnell Toomey The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this every law enforcement officer who Daines Moran Tuberville vote, the yeas are 53, the nays are 47. wears the badge with honor. Ernst Paul Wicker The motion is agreed to. Fischer Portman Young I yield the floor. f Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. unanimous consent that the vote pre- ROSEN). On this vote, the yeas are 53, EXECUTIVE CALENDAR viously scheduled at 11:30 a.m. start the nays are 47. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The now. The motion is agreed to. clerk will report the nomination. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- f The senior assistant legislative clerk pore. Is there objection? CLOTURE MOTION read the nomination of Seema Nanda, Without objection, it is so ordered. of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the De- CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant partment of Labor. to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- f pore. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair Senate the pending cloture motion, lays before the Senate the pending clo- which the clerk will state. RECESS The senior assistant legislative clerk ture motion, which the clerk will state. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under read as follows: The legislative clerk read as follows: the previous order, the Senate stands CLOTURE MOTION CLOTURE MOTION in recess until 2 p.m. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Thereupon, the Senate, at 12:48 p.m., ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the recessed until 2 p.m. and reassembled Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- when called to order by the Presiding move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- Officer (Ms. ROSEN). nation of Executive Calendar No. 121, nation of Executive Calendar No. 120, Seema Jocelyn Samuels, of Maryland, to be a Mem- Nanda, of Virginia, to be Solicitor for the f Department of Labor. ber of the Equal Employment Opportunity EXECUTIVE CALENDAR—Continued Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2026. Charles E. Schumer, Mazie K. Hirono, ´ (Reappointment) Sheldon Whitehouse, Ben Ray Lujan, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Charles E. Schumer, Tammy Baldwin, Jon Ossoff, Tim Kaine, Benjamin L. ator from Missouri. Cardin, Margaret Wood Hassan, Benjamin L. Cardin, Tammy THE ECONOMY Duckworth, Amy Klobuchar, Bernard Tammy Duckworth, Patrick J. Leahy, Sanders, Tina Smith, Martin Heinrich, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar, Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, like Sheldon Whitehouse, Patrick J. Leahy, Debbie Stabenow, Mark R. Warner, all of us, I just got back from spending Cory A. Booker, Mark R. Warner, Patty Murray, Elizabeth Warren. some time at home. I got back from Jacky Rosen, Jeff Merkley, Kirsten E. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- being there and making a difference. I Gillibrand, Sherrod Brown, Ben Ray imous consent, the mandatory quorum think one of the important things of Luja´ n. call has been waived. being outside of Washington is you get The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The question is, Is it the sense of the a chance to hear what people are really pore. By unanimous consent, the man- Senate that debate on the nomination concerned about. We have all kinds of datory quorum call has been waived. of Seema Nanda, of Virginia, to be So- speeches given here every day of what The question is, Is it the sense of the licitor for the Department of Labor, Members of Congress are absolutely Senate that debate on the nomination shall be brought to a close? sure people are concerned about. I

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