March 6, 2019 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1699 the most important things in his life. the new Congressman, debated one of was . We ended up on the Then Lou talked him into running for the smartest guys in Washington, same committee together, not the En- Congress, and with the help of people Henry Kissinger, in front of President vironment and Public Works we serve like my wife’s grandmother who was an Ford on whether the Magnuson-Ste- on today but the Merchant Marine and avid Don Young supporter, he began to vens Act, which would transform our Fisheries, which has a lot of the same introduce himself to a wider audience. fisheries, should be vetoed. Kissinger jurisdiction as the Environment and Due to a tragic airplane accident argued it should; DON YOUNG argued it Public Works Committee. that took the life of then-Congressman should not. Well, guess who won that So I remember going to with Nick Begich, DON YOUNG was appointed debate on Air Force One. Legend has it him and a bunch of our colleagues and to his seat in 1973. He won the next spe- that at the end, Henry Kissinger and just going through Prudhoe and just cial election, and because he has been DON YOUNG met for a martini after the seeing all kinds of places around the so effective for our State—he passed debate DON YOUNG won. They are still Senator’s beautiful State and going more than 90 bills, mostly to help Alas- good friends today. That is just an- back with my family years later. ka—and because he knows so many of other example. My colleague is also a colonel in the our fellow Alaskans by name because DON YOUNG has been good friends Marines. I call him ‘‘colonel.’’ He he is fiercely loyal, and because he has with Presidents and has discussed the knows that JOHN BARRASSO and I like helped hundreds of his fellow Alaskans issues of the day with some of the most music and that every now and then, we since 1973, he has been reelected every important people in the world, but will find some way to work some music year since. I can’t count how many through it all, he has never lost his lyrics into what we have to say. In lis- elections that is, but it is a lot. fundamental goodness, sense of fair tening to the Senator talk about DON He is consistently ranked among the play, honor, and his willingness to YOUNG, it reminds me of a great song Congress’s most effective legislators. reach across the aisle to help another by Bob Dylan, called ‘‘Forever Young,’’ He was just recently ranked the most Member. which is a classic song. You can find effective legislator, No. 1 in the House, He has never forgotten who he works anything on the internet these days, by the nonpartisan group the Center for. He works for the people of Alaska, and someone was nice enough to pull for Effective Lawmaking. Heck, even and he has remained a man of the peo- up the first verse of the lyrics of ‘‘For- in his freshman year, Ralph Nader said ple since he was elected. He has never, ever Young’’ by Bob Dylan. he was the most powerful Congressman not for a second, lost his love for our It goes something like this: in the Congress. I imagine that he great State. He could have done any- came to that conclusion with some May God bless and keep you always thing, and he chose to stay, year after May your wishes all come true trepidation. year, decade after decade, to serve the May you always do for others You will not hear DON YOUNG talk And let others do for you about these things because he doesn’t people of our State and the people of America. He recently said: May you build a ladder to the stars like to brag. He is a humble man, so let And climb on every rung me do a little bragging on his behalf. Every day I try to do something for some- May you stay forever young Nearly everything, and I mean every- body in some group. And every day I try to Forever young, forever young learn something new. We all go into the May you stay forever young thing, that has advanced Alaska legis- ground the same way. The only thing we can latively has DON YOUNG’s fingerprints leave behind [here on this Earth] are our ac- DON YOUNG, congratulations from on them, from the Trans-Alaska Pipe- complishments. your Delaware buddy and former col- line to the Ketchikan Shipyard, to the Well, he has notched numerous ac- league. Thank you. many land exchanges—kind of like complishments, and he is far from fin- What I really think we need to do is what we just did recently on the Sen- ished. If I had my guess, I would also to join hands here in the Senate and ate floor under Senator MURKOWSKI’s say he is far from finished with some of sing ‘‘Kumbaya’’ and get our act to- leadership—to the health clinics dot- his famous theatrics too: brandishing gether now that things have calmed ting our State, to the state-of-the-art walrus parts and steel traps on the down a little bit from earlier today. Alaska Native Medical Center in An- floor of the House, maybe an alterca- CLIMATE CHANGE chorage, DON YOUNG has played a crit- tion or two with colleagues that may Mr. President, I rise to speak this ical part in all of this. afternoon on the need for Congress to He is tenacious. Just last Congress, or may not involve a sharp weapon, and campaign commercials that border take some bold action in addressing DON YOUNG in the House, and Senator on the humorous. DON YOUNG is not fin- climate change. MURKOWSKI and I in the Senate, finally, Earlier today, a number of our Re- after 40 years, got ANWR opened in ished speaking his mind and giving us publican friends were here on the Sen- terms of the ability for responsible re- Alaskans his heart. ate floor to chastise the Green New source development in the 1002 area of It has been an honor to serve our Deal, which is a resolution that was in- our State. great State next to this historic figure. One of his biggest victories was the So Congressman YOUNG, for your serv- troduced by my good friend, the junior role he played in the Magnuson-Ste- ice, for your mentorship, and friend- Senator from Massachusetts. I came vens Act, which transformed the Amer- ship with me, thank you for all you down and listened for a bit. For a mo- ican fishing industry. Among other have done for all of us in Alaska and in ment there, the conversation got a lit- things, the act created a 200-mile limit America. tle bit heated, as our Presiding Officer to keep foreign fishermen from plun- Congratulations on being the longest may recall and, I am certain, as our dering our fish and to sustain our fish- serving Republican in the Congress in staff recalls. I listened as several of our eries. It wasn’t easy to get that bill U.S. history today, and even more im- Republican friends denounced the reso- passed through Congress. Congressman portant, thank you and congratula- lution and claimed it would bankrupt YOUNG worked it on the House side, tions on being our Alaskan of the the country and, in almost the same and , of course, worked it Week. breath, claimed that they supported in the Senate. I yield the floor. climate action without having pro- After it passed the Congress, he still The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- vided a whole lot of tangible details wasn’t finished. President Ford was ator from Delaware. about what actions they do support. considering vetoing this legislation. Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, before I On several occasions, I have heard His Secretary of State, Henry Kis- was elected Governor of Delaware in our friends on the other side of the singer, thought it would raise tensions 1992, I served in the House of Rep- aisle suggest that the Green New Deal with key allies, especially Japan and resentatives for five terms. We have is somehow preventing the Senate from Korea because they fished 3 miles right one congressional seat. Alaska is one of doing work to produce results on cli- off the shores of Alaska, and we pushed those States, as the Senator from Alas- mate action. If you had watched my them out to 200 miles with this legisla- ka knows, that also has one congres- Democratic colleagues and me during tion. sional seat. that debate, you would have noticed a So on Air Force One in 1974, I believe, I got to the House on January 3, 1983, little bit of frustration because we with a stopover at Alaska, DON YOUNG, and one of the first people I met there have long been eager to work with our

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We can ei- two decades, the Democrats have tried and personal. ther confront this challenge head-on to put forth different climate solu- We also raise a lot of corn and soy- and reduce carbon emissions, enhance tions. Some of them have employed beans, I am told, in Sussex County, DE, resiliency, and support clean energy market forces, which is usually my fa- in southern Delaware. We may raise jobs or we can pretend the science is vorite approach. Some have employed more soybeans than just about any not real and do nothing, which will investing in technology. I like that one county this side of the Mississippi threaten the future of our children and a lot too. Some have also set more River. According to the ‘‘National Cli- our grandchildren. Sadly, with our cur- strict standards, and sometimes that is mate Assessment,’’ with more frequent rent President in the White House, de- part of the solution. Yet, when it and intense rains that are combined spite what you may have heard today comes to generating support for these with rising temperatures, farmers will again and again, our Republican policies, we don’t seem to get much be likely to experience a reduction in friends—not all of them but too many support from our friends on the other corn and soybean yields by up to 25 of them—have taken the latter option. side of the aisle. At least we didn’t percent. They have decided repeatedly to re- today. I know this because I have spon- I mention this because I talk to a lot treat from this threat and ignore the sored quite a bit of legislation. I have of farmers in our State during the clear signs of climate change. Instead of pursuing ideas to address sponsored pieces of legislation that course of a week or a month, and I climate change and protect Americans have enacted many of these policies can’t tell you how many times I have from its effects, we have seen the cur- that I am talking about. heard this year about the farmers who rent administration promote policies Despite these repeated setbacks, I re- planted their crops last spring, a year that undermine the climate science main ready; I remain willing; and I re- ago, and it rained. Then they had to re- and increase our dependency on dirty main eager to work with our Repub- plant. It rained some more, and they energy. These actions threaten U.S. lican colleagues to find approaches tried to replant again, but it rained competitiveness in the global clean en- that work for them and that work for some more, and they were done. From ergy economy, and they threaten the our planet. I am going to keep trying. that point on, they had no crops or health of every single American. Unfor- I am one of those people who doesn’t they had greatly diminished crops. tunately, most of our Republican give up, and I am not going to give up They used crop insurance, which, fortu- friends have been applauding this in this instance either. nately, was available. I think that President with every one of these ac- To say that a nonbinding resolution these facts make clear that every sec- tions. of bold ideas and ambitious goals is tor in our economy is or will be dis- The Democrats know that we cannot somehow keeping Congress from taking rupted by climate change if we don’t shrink away from this problem. We real action on climate change, with all act now. want to build on the work we started due respect, is just not true. What is We have had a GDP loss. This is the with President Obama and Vice Presi- true is that my Democratic colleagues loss in the GDP from the great reces- dent Biden when their administration and I and, quite frankly, I think, the sion of about a decade ago, and this is was leading our country and when we American people just don’t see the ur- the forecast for the GDP loss by 2100 if set actions in motion to put our coun- gency and the passion from our Repub- we stay on the course that we are on. try on a path of net zero emissions for lican friends to act on climate change. Basically, it will be twice as big a hit carbon. What is also true is that our country to the GDP because of climate change During the Obama administration, can no longer afford political leaders to than what we suffered in the great re- starting with the Recovery Act right give lip service to the growing climate cession. at the end of the great recession, the crisis. We need real action, and we need Earlier today, there was a common Federal Government provided eco- it now. news release that we put out, and I am nomic incentives and smart regula- I have a poster here that talks about going to quote it. It reads: ‘‘Neither tions to support market investments in extreme weather. I live in a little global efforts to mitigate the causes of clean energy. Thanks to this work, State, and we have seen wildfires not climate change nor regional efforts to consumers are paying less for energy, in my State but on the other side of adapt to the impacts currently ap- and more than 3 million people went to our country, where one of our sons proach the scales needed to avoid sub- work today in the clean energy sector lives. We have seen wildfires in Cali- stantial damages to the U.S. economy, of our country. One of them, until a fornia, Oregon, Washington, and Mon- environment, and human health and couple of years ago, was our older son, tana that have been as big as Dela- well-being over the coming decades.’’ Christopher, who worked for a big com- ware—maybe that have been bigger Think about that. I am going to read pany called Honeywell. The job for him than Delaware—just in the last year. that again: ‘‘Neither global efforts to and the folks with whom he worked We are told that the path that we are mitigate the causes of climate change was to work on large building energy on with respect to global warming and nor regional efforts to adapt to the im- conservation projects all over the climate change could, by 2050, give us a pacts currently approach the scales Northeast. He did that for a number of wildfire season that would burn up six needed to avoid substantial damages to years. times more forest area each year in the U.S. economy, environment, and There are millions of jobs that are parts of the —six times human health and well-being over the provided in that sector—millions of more—if we stay on the path that we coming decades.’’ good-paying jobs. As folks are dis- are on today. That is not some statement from placed, whether they happen to be coal I have another chart here on sea level Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, or any miners or other folks who are displaced rise. Since 1993, sea levels have risen by number of environmental organiza- because of a loss of employment oppor- 3 inches, which doesn’t sound like tions. That is not the statement of any tunities in that industry, we have a much. By 2100, if we do nothing, we of my colleagues on this side of the moral obligation to make sure that could see the sea level rise by 6 feet or aisle in the House or in the Senate. those men and women are retrained more. If I had the time, I would explain That is right out of the Government and retooled so they can do some of the science behind that large, enor- Accountability Office’s high-risk list these jobs in which there happen to be mous increase. This will cause eco- that was released earlier today. The technicians who work in the solar nomic devastation along our coasts if GAO released its high-risk ways of los- panel industry—in the solar energy in- we don’t act. An estimated $3.6 trillion ing money and raising money in our dustry—or in offshore wind or in en- in cumulative damage to U.S. coastal country. Again, one of the high-risk ergy conservation buildings. There is a

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I learned that today the ate, not just the Congress, not just the was new, and I would just ask the peo- wind and solar industries are, respec- Federal Government, but our country ple I didn’t know if I could maybe come tively, the first and second fastest and our world. to their office and have a cup of coffee growing sectors in this country. I will In Isaiah, in the Old Testament, it with them and just talk for a while. say that again. I learned that today the says: ‘‘Come now and let us reason to- People were very nice to do that. wind and solar industry are, respec- gether.’’ I used to think that was LBJ, One of the people I did this with was tively, the first and second fastest and I found out it was Isaiah, and LBJ Ted Kennedy. I just really didn’t know growing sectors in this country. I was was quoting Isaiah. ‘‘Come now and let him. I remember meeting with him and surprised to hear that. us reason together.’’ asking him if maybe I could come by Here is another fact. At the end of We have a robust and an innovative his office and have a cup of coffee 2008, before President Obama took of- economy. That is a blessing. We should sometime. fice, wind and other renewables, other meet the climate challenges head-on. He said: Fine. We will do better than than hydropower, made up about 3 per- We should work together to make sure that. Come to my hideaway. We will cent of our Nation’s electric-generating that policies we put in place harness have lunch together. capacity. Think about that. At the end the talents of the American people, I was blown away. Here is this guy of 2008, Barack Obama was about to be- provide good jobs and wages, and cre- who is a legend, and he is willing to in- come President. At that time, wind and ate economic opportunities, especially vite me to his hideaway to have lunch. other renewables, other than hydro, in communities that need them. It is I went, and I will never forget it. His made up about 3 percent of our Na- not a time for political theater. Let’s hideaway was about three times the tion’s electric-generating capacity. come together and debate solutions. size of mine, and it was like a Kennedy Wind power alone was at 1 percent. Our children and their children are de- museum. It was just incredible. I said: Why is it that so many Repub- When President Obama and Joe Biden pending on us to chart a responsible licans want you, Ted Kennedy, a very left office, renewables other than hy- path. liberal Democrat, to be their cosponsor dropower were hitting 10-percent ca- I want to say something to our Pre- and to be their dance partner on legis- pacity, with wind power making up siding Officer. When I was new here, I remember sit- lation that needs a Democrat? Why do about 7 percent. I learned today that ting up there and watching a couple of so many people want to work with you? wind power is expected to make up al- guys who had been here for a while: a I will never forget what he said. He most 10 percent of our Nation’s elec- guy named Ted Kennedy—I think his said: I think this is the reason, TOM. I tricity in 2 years, not in two decades chair and his desk were right back am always willing to compromise on but in 2 years. We have come a long there—a very liberal Democrat, maybe policy; never willing to compromise on way in a hurry, and I think that is only the most liberal Democrat we had in principle. going to accelerate. That is what he said. These substantial increases in clean the Senate at the time—and a fellow on the Republican side in like the second I would say the lesson for us today is energy economic opportunities aren’t row, about halfway over, MIKE ENZI. this: We have a problem on this planet. the result of markets just being mar- They would come to the floor some- I think most of us realize this is a real kets; they were because we put smart times when I was presiding as a new problem. Our planet is getting hotter, policy in place and because we in this Senator, and I couldn’t believe that warmer. We are seeing vestiges of that body invested in smart policy. We had day after day, week after week, month every day with this crazy weather we leadership that believed that climate after month, they would come to the live with. change was a threat, and we had an op- floor and get all kinds of stuff done. DAN SULLIVAN was just on the floor portunity to do something good for our You had Ted Kennedy, who was maybe talking about the Iditarod. It was only planet and, at the same time, create the most liberal Democrat, and you about 2 years ago that they had to opportunity—job opportunities, em- had MIKE ENZI, who was arguably one truck snow in to be able to actually ployment opportunities—across the of the most conservative Republicans have the Iditarod dog race in Alaska. country, which is what happened. we had, and as the leaders of the There is crazy stuff going on with our These advances in clean energy are Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- weather. I think some of the policy and great, but much more must be done to sions Committee, they got a ton of the principle here is that—our planet is address the growing climate crisis that stuff done. getting warmer, we have something to we face. That is why the Democrats I once asked MIKE ENZI—one day, I do with that as human beings, and I continue to support policies that will was presiding while he was speaking, think we have an obligation here in the reduce our Nation’s carbon footprint, and he talked about the 80/20 rule. Senate to do something positive about will help to create a fair economy, and When he talked about the 80/20 rule, I it. The great news is that we could ac- will support those who are the most didn’t know what he was talking tually create a lot of jobs by doing vulnerable to the effects of climate about. After he finished talking, I that, by responding to this challenge. change. asked him to come up to where you are My hope is that here in the tumult of My hope is that our Republican sitting, Mr. President. today’s debate and maybe the debate friends will translate their words into I was presiding, and I said: MIKE going forward, that we will all keep in actions by joining us in working on ENZI, what is the 80/20 rule? mind MIKE ENZI’s words on the 80/20 real climate solutions. Once again, I in- He said: That is the secret. That is rule and that we will keep in mind the vite all of our Republican colleagues to why Ted Kennedy and I get so much words of Ted Kennedy: always willing join our resolution, which simply done. to compromise on policy; never willing states that climate change is real, that I said: What is it? to compromise on principle. Maybe, we as humans have a fair amount to do He said: Ted and I agree on 80 percent guided by their wisdom, we can find a with it, and that Congress needs to act. of this stuff, and we disagree on 20 per- middle ground and do something good There are three things—that climate cent of this stuff. We focus on the 80 for not just this body, not just the Con- change is real; that we as humans have percent where we agree and set aside gress, not just our country, but good quite a bit to do with that; and that the other 20 percent to come back to at for our planet and our kids. Congress needs to do something to re- a later date. I yield the floor. spond to this threat. From there, let’s I said: Ah, the 80/20 rule. I suggest the absence of a quorum. have a meaningful, fact-based debate I will close with this. I remember The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as to what actions we must take. that when I was new here, like the Pre- clerk will call the roll.

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The ma- CU Denver. McGuire, Retired, of Missoula, MT, for jority leader. Throughout my time in public serv- ice, I have always appreciated Sam’s being inducted into the U.S. Army Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame on ask unanimous consent that all thoughtful approach to policymaking, March 7, 2019. postcloture time on the Murphy nomi- his collaborative spirit, and his unwav- ering advocacy for our local commu- Colleen has stayed true to her Mon- nation expire at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, nities. When I worked in local govern- tana roots, spending her childhood and March 7; further, that if confirmed, the ment, I always knew I could count on collegiate years in Missoula. As a stu- motion to reconsider be considered Sam to ensure that our perspective dent at the University of Montana, she made and laid upon the table and the would be heard at the State and Fed- excelled in the Reserve Officer Train- President be immediately notified of eral level. After joining the Senate, I ing Corps, ROTC and began her distin- the Senate’s action; further, that fol- have had the benefit of his advice guished career with the 279th Engineer lowing disposition of the Murphy nomi- across issues, ranging from infrastruc- Company at Fort Missoula. Upon grad- nation, the Senate resume consider- ture to tax policy. uation, she continued to serve her ation of the Fleming nomination, the Going forward, I will miss Sam’s wit, great country as she earned a commis- cloture motion on the nomination be humility, and sense of humor—at- sion in U.S. Army while serving with withdrawn, the time until 1:45 be tributes in short supply in our politics the Military Police Corps. Her aca- equally divided in the usual form, and today. demic achievements continued as she the Senate vote on the nomination at Although Sam is retiring from the earned a master’s of arts and science 1:45; finally, that if confirmed, the mo- Municipal League, I suspect he will from the Command and Staff College tion to reconsider be considered made continue to serve the State of Colorado and a master’s of strategic studies and laid upon the table and the Presi- with the same passion that has charac- from the Army War College. dent be immediately notified of the terized his career. We wish Sam well in Colleen’s highly accomplished jour- Senate’s action. retirement and extend our deepest ney through the U.S. Army consists of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there thanks for his lifetime of public serv- a multitude of leaderships roles as ex- objection? ice.∑ emplified by her command of troops. Without objection, it is so ordered. f Early in her career, her inspirational f leadership skills were evident as she 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF led a platoon in Germany and later LEGISLATIVE SESSION WASHINGTON PARISH taking command of the Bravo Com- ∑ Mr. CASSIDY. Mr. President, today I pany within the Law Enforcement wish to acknowledge the 200th anniver- Command of Fort Lewis, WA. Success MORNING BUSINESS sary of the founding of Washington in these roles propelled her career, and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Parish in my home State of . in 1998 she was hand-selected to com- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- It is a parish filled with determined mand the 705th Military Police Bat- ate proceed to legislative session for a and patriotic citizens who work day in talion, Fort Leavenworth, KS. period of morning business, with Sen- and day out to better our State and our One notable chapter in Colleen’s ca- ators permitted to speak therein for up Nation. reer came in the fall of 1993, when she to 10 minutes. Washington Parish, named in honor was assigned as the public affairs offi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of our first President, is located in the cer for Joint Task Force-Somalia, In objection, it is so ordered. section of Louisiana known as the early October, two U.S. Army Black Florida Parishes. The parish govern- Hawk helicopters were shot down dur- f ment was founded on March 6, 1819, and ing a covert operation, which launched VOTE EXPLANATION a few years later, the town of a 2-day battle that later became known Franklinton would become the perma- as theBattle of Mogadishu. In the Mr. HEINRICH. Mr. President, on nent parish seat. The parish covers 676 months that followed, Colleen played a March 4 and 5, 2019, I was unavoidably square miles with the Mississippi State pivotal role in telling the United absent due to illness during rollcall line serving as the eastern and north- States’ story that would later inspire votes Nos. 34 and 35. Had I been ern borders. several books and the movie ‘‘Black present, I would have voted nay. The area is rich with American his- Hawk Down.’’ f tory. In 1814, Andrew Jackson marched Perhaps Colleen’s most notable with his soldiers across the Pearl River achievements came as she shattered ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS and recruited many of the local citi- glass ceilings across the Army. Epito- zens to join them in the Battle of New mizing the Montana pioneer spirit, she Orleans. The ‘‘Military Road’’ con- TRIBUTE TO SAM MAMET was the first female to assume com- structed by General Andrew Jackson mand of the U.S. Army Criminal Inves- ∑ Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I rise to crossed the Pearl River into present- tigation Command, CID, serve as the honor the career of Sam Mamet, who day Bogalusa. Records from the War provost marshall General of the Army, recently announced his retirement as Department show the future President and take command of the U.S. Discipli- the executive director of the Colorado and his troops made camp in the area nary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth Municipal League. Sam spent the bet- on November 28, 1814. KS. Not only did she command with ter half of his adult life working to em- As one of the most rural parts of the distinction, but she opened the door for power communities and local govern- State, the parish is known for its pine aspiring women to follow in her foot- ments across Colorado. It is not an un- forests, rolling hills, and many farms. steps. It is fitting that Colleen should derstatement to say that every corner The people who call Washington Parish be inducted into the U.S. Army Wom- of the State is incredibly grateful for home are incredibly proud of their en’s Foundation Hall of Fame, and I his work. local heritage, good food, and for am pleased that her accomplishments Sam joined the Colorado Municipal hosting the Washington Parish Free will be memorialized as an example for League in 1979, when he spearheaded Fair, the Nation’s largest free fair. generations to come. the organization’s advocacy in the I would like to wish the citizens of During her military service, she State capitol. After 26 years in that po- Washington Parish a very happy bicen- earned numerous awards. Colleen’s

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