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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 No. 171 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. press the pause button so we can deter- called to order by the President pro ROUNDS). The senior Senator from mine the facts and ensure we have the tempore (Mr. HATCH). South Dakota. correct policies and security screenings f in place. That is the most responsible f thing for the administration to do WELCOMING THE GUEST PRAYER right now. That is the most reasonable CHAPLAIN and balanced thing for the administra- The PRESIDENT pro tempore. To- Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, it is a tion to do right now. day’s opening prayer will be offered by great honor for me to be able to wel- We should also not lose sight of why Pastor Jeff Wheeler, pastor of the Cen- come to the Senate today our pastor we are in this position to begin with. tral Baptist Church in Sioux Falls, SD. from Sioux Falls, SD, Jeff Wheeler, The Syrian people are fleeing Syria be- The guest Chaplain offered the fol- who just offered our invocation this cause of a brutal civil war. The ulti- lowing prayer: morning, and to express how much mate solution to this problem is to Let us pray. Kimberley and I have appreciated the make Syria a place the Syrian people God, with the uncertainty in our opportunity to worship and to benefit can continue to return to, but the ad- world today, we pause to declare Your from his ministry. We enjoy and are ministration has never had a coherent matchless power and moral perfection. blessed by his teaching each and every strategy to settle this conflict. Every We are reminded that You are in con- single week when we are back home in single one of us knows that ISIL pre- trol. You govern Your creation with South Dakota. His ministry has and sents a threat to our homeland, and it righteousness and truth. You extend continues to impact people all across is not contained. So if the administra- tion is serious about starting to turn mercy to the downcast and hope to the our community, across our State, and this situation around, then it is going broken. May these men and women across our region. to have to develop a serious and work- govern with the same spirit. He and his wife Shirlene are with us able strategy that can swing and win You tell us righteousness elevates a today in the Senate, and on behalf of strong bipartisan support. nation to greatness. O God, forgive our myself and my colleagues, we extend sin and grant righteous judgment to the warmest welcome and appreciate f these leaders as they make moral and the great work he does in serving the GUANTANAMO BAY DETENTION ethical decisions. Please grant discern- Lord in South Dakota and across our FACILITY ment. country. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, Fill our hearts with compassion for Thank you, Mr. President. the weak, courage in adversity, wisdom years ago, then-candidate Obama made through debate, and vision in the f a campaign promise that has not with- storm. May every decision be tethered RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY stood the measure of time or the reali- to the anchor of Your unending truth. LEADER ties brought by terrorism. He said he O Lord, be pleased to dwell among us wanted to close the secure detention The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- facility at Guantanamo Bay. Ever today. Let Your presence dispel the jority leader is recognized. darkness of self-centeredness. Let hu- since, he has pursued policies that will- mility give birth to the servant-heart- f fully avoided the targeting chain of ed spirit. May Your Name once again SYRIAN REFUGEES capture, interrogate, build intel- ligence, and target. It turns out that be great in our Nation, for Yours is the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, it is the reality of closing the secure deten- kingdom, and the power, and the glory clear that the American people are tion facility is a lot harder than mak- forever. concerned about the administration’s ing promises on the campaign trail. It In Jesus’s Name. Amen. ability to properly vet thousands of in- is an incredibly complex issue with f dividuals from Syria. More than half of grave national security concerns for our Nation’s Governors, Governors of the citizens of our country and for our PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE both parties, have demonstrated their allies. The President pro tempore led the concern. Many Members in Congress, The fact that the President has never Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: Members of both parties, have raised been able to present any kind of seri- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the concerns as well. ous plan to Congress seems to say quite United States of America, and to the Repub- Given all this and given all that has a lot. We hear he is working on one lic for which it stands, one nation under God, happened in Paris, it simply makes now. We will, of course, give consider- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. sense to take a step back for now, to ation to what the President says. We ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S8113 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:53 Nov 20, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.000 S19NOPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S8114 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2015 will, of course, keep an open mind. It American communities is a good idea. Your huddled masses yearning to breathe doesn’t mean Congress is going to As I said, it will be a hard sell. But the free, agree with him. It is going to be a very President should make his case if he The retched refuse of your teaming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, tough sell because it is hard to under- feels passionately about it. For now, to me. stand why indefinite detention for ter- though, we should at least be able to rorists on U.S. soil is preferable to de- agree with what one of our Democratic That, of course, is directed to the taining terrorists who cannot be re- colleagues recently said of the Presi- United States. All across Europe and leased in Guantanamo. This is espe- dent: ‘‘He is going to have to comply the Middle East, there are huddled cially true when one considers the fact with the legal restrictions.’’ masses of Syrian families desperate to find refuge someplace from Syria’s that bringing terrorists here presents f serious risks that simply do not exist if civil war and the ISIS reign of terror. we keep the terrorists in the secure fa- MEASURE PLACED ON THE Millions of Syrians fled their country. cility down there in Guantanamo Bay. CALENDAR—H.R. 3762 About 300,000 of them have been killed since the civil war started—300,000. This much is crystal clear though: If Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I They fled to neighboring nations such the President wants to be able to im- understand there is a bill at the desk as Turkey, Lebanon, and tiny little port Guantanamo terrorists into Amer- due for a second reading. Jordan. icans’ backyards, he is going to have to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The But the crisis in Syria continues to persuade a majority in Congress to clerk will read the bill by title for the worsen and people are forced to seek change the law. The law prevents that. second time. refuge. What else can they do? On a Just last week, big bipartisan majori- The senior assistant legislative clerk daily basis, Europe’s borders are being ties in Congress voted twice to under- read as follows: flooded by people in search of safety score the point. We overwhelmingly A bill (H.R. 3762) to provide for reconcili- passed a defense authorization bill with and a better life—mothers cradling in- ation pursuant to section 2002 of the concur- fants and fathers carrying children in a clear bipartisan prohibition on the rent resolution on the budget for fiscal year President moving Guantanamo terror- 2016. their arms. The nations of Europe have helped. Greece, Germany, and others ists into our country. We overwhelm- Mr. MCCONNELL. In order to place have accommodated the enormous in- ingly passed a veterans funding bill the bill on the calendar under the pro- flux of people as safely as possible. with a clear bipartisan prohibition on visions of rule XIV, I object to further They are overwhelmed. The United the President improving military fa- proceedings. States must do its part. We have a rig- cilities for the detention of Guanta- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- orous screening process for when we ac- namo terrorists in our country. tion having been heard, the bill will be cept these refugees. The refugees we The Senate has voted many times in placed on the calendar. are accepting are women and children recent years to enact these bipartisan Mr. MCCONNELL. I suggest the ab- and old and older men with families. protections. We enacted them in Con- sence of a quorum. Only 2 percent of the refugees are men gresses with split party control. We en- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The of military age—2 percent.
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