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Senate THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 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, MAY 7, 2015 No. 69 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 11 a.m. Senate THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was Spirit: justice, truth, freedom, and ENSURING TAX EXEMPT ORGANI- called to order by the Honorable DEAN righteousness. ZATIONS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL HELLER, a Senator from the State of May Your Name be praised forever ACT—MOTION TO PROCEED Nevada. and ever. Amen. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I f f move to proceed to H.R. 1314. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE pore. The clerk will report the motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s The Presiding Officer led the Pledge The legislative clerk read as follows: opening prayer will be offered by His of Allegiance, as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 58, H.R. Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the 1314, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Great House of Cilicia, Armenian Apos- United States of America, and to the Repub- Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an ad- ministrative appeal relating to adverse de- tolic Church in America, from New lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. terminations of tax-exempt status of certain York, NY. organizations. f The guest Chaplain offered the fol- CLOTURE MOTION lowing prayer: APPOINTMENT OF ACTING Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I In the Name of the Father, the Son, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE send a cloture motion to the desk. and the Holy Spirit. Amen. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Almighty God, we ask You to guide The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will please read a communication pore. The cloture motion having been our reflection, our action, and all our presented under rule XXII, the Chair endeavors, and we ask Your guidance, to the Senate from the President pro tempore (Mr. HATCH). directs the clerk to read the motion. especially in the deliberations and de- The legislative clerk read as follows: cisions of this noble body because The legislative clerk read the fol- lowing letter: CLOTURE MOTION strong, wise, and visionary leadership We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- U.S. SENATE, is essential for the well-being of na- ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, tions. Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby This year is the centenary of the Ar- Washington, DC, May 7, 2015. To the Senate: move to bring to a close debate on the mo- menian genocide—the first genocide of Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, tion to proceed to H.R. 1314, an act to amend the many that followed in the 20th cen- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 1 for the right to an administrative appeal re- tury. In commemorating 1 ⁄2 million appoint the Honorable DEAN HELLER, a Sen- Armenian martyrs, we claim justice. ator from the State of Nevada, to perform lating to adverse determinations of tax-ex- the duties of the Chair. empt status of certain organizations. Indeed, justice is a gift of God, and vio- Mitch McConnell, Bob Corker, Joni lation of justice is a sin against God. ORRIN G. HATCH, President pro tempore. Ernst, Bill Cassidy, John Cornyn, Thad We beseech You, O Lord, to bless the Cochran, Shelley Moore Capito, Deb United States of America and its peo- Mr. HELLER thereupon assumed the Fischer, John McCain, James ple. Empower them to continue serving Chair as Acting President pro tempore. Lankford, Patrick J. Toomey, Roy humanity through Your goodness, as f Blunt, Ron Johnson, Pat Roberts, they did when they sheltered the rem- David Perdue, David Vitter, Ben Sasse. nants of the Armenian nation and all RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- those who sought freedom and justice. LEADER pore. The Senator from Rhode Island. O Lord, give Your children wisdom, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- WELCOMING THE GUEST CHAPLAIN love, and compassion so that they may pore. The majority leader is recog- Mr. REED. Mr. President, I am hon- live and prosper with the gifts of Your nized. ored to be here today to welcome His ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S2699 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:43 May 07, 2015 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A07MY6.000 S07MYPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S2700 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 7, 2015 Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the devolved into something else alto- China, for one. China is determined to Great House of Cilicia. gether. Instead of ending Iran’s nuclear dominate its neighbors. China wants to Since 1995, His Holiness has served as program, the interim agreement would diminish American influence in the Pa- the leader of Armenian communities actually bestow international blessing cific. And China wants to substitute across the globe, including many mem- for Iran to continue it. Rather than American-style rules of global eco- bers of the Armenian diaspora in my meaningfully roll back Tehran’s en- nomic fair play for Chinese-style rules State of Rhode Island. richment capability and dismantle its of monopolistic cartels and mer- His Holiness will be visiting Sts. nuclear infrastructure, the interim cantilism. That is not an outcome any Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic agreement would actually permit Iran American should be willing to accept. Church in Providence on May 30, and to become a nuclear threshold state We are a Pacific nation. We have im- members of the Armenian community poised right at the edge of obtaining a portant allies in the region—nations in Rhode Island look forward to wel- nuclear weapon. such as Japan, Australia, South Korea, coming him. Iran would love nothing more than and New Zealand—that are today just He is an accomplished scholar, a de- for the international community to as much of a modern, democratic, and voted humanitarian, and a strong spir- recognize its threshold program. The market-oriented West as we are. itual shepherd. Iranian regime would also love to be The 21st century also promises to be Recently, we marked the 100th anni- rid of the crippling sanctions that an Asia-Pacific century. If we care versary of the Armenian Genocide, forced it to the table in the first place. about preserving and extending Amer- which claimed the lives of nearly one Iran would, of course, divert those new ican leadership globally, then we can- and a half million Armenians, exiled funds to support the Assad regime, fi- not cede the most dynamic region in over a half a million survivors, and nance terrorist proxies such as the world to China. One way to pre- deeply impacted all Armenians Hezbollah, modernize its conventional serve our leadership would be to invest throughout the world. capabilities, and further support the in the weapons systems and platforms On this centennial, we reflect on this Houthis in Yemen. This would only re- that would fulfill the Obama adminis- exceptionally grave tragedy, and look- affirm the fears of moderate Sunni al- tration’s would-be pivot to Asia. An- ing to the future, continue to work to lies that America is withdrawing— other important way would be to dem- promote both peace and human rights withdrawing—in the face of Iran’s de- onstrate our economic leadership. That worldwide. termined effort to expand its sphere of is just one more reason why passing And there is no one better to help us influence. the Bipartisan Congressional Trade do so. For all this, what would the United Priorities and Accountability Act is so It is indeed an honor to welcome His States gain from such an agreement important. Holiness, to hear his words of prayer from Iran? We would have given up our The United States is currently nego- and reflection, and to go forward know- best leverage over the regime. And for tiating an agreement with a whole host ing that he is a powerful force for tol- what? That is a very good question—a of Pacific nations—not just Japan and erance and decency. I thank him for very good question. Australia but also countries such as being here today and for sharing his If a final agreement is reached that Canada and Chile—that would cement words of wisdom with the Senate and looks much like the interim agreement and enhance our role in the world’s the Nation. we have seen, it is not hard to perceive fastest growing region. The so-called I yield the floor. the possibilities of negative con- Trans-Pacific Partnership would lower The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sequences. But let me be clear. A bad unfair trade barriers to American-made pore. The majority leader. agreement seems far more likely to goods and American produce sold in Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, it is eventually lead to the kind of military the Pacific. That would represent a good to see the Senate—— conflict everyone wants to avoid than huge win for American workers and Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I could no agreement at all. President Obama American farmers, to say nothing of ask the distinguished majority leader would also be leaving the task of deal- the far-reaching geopolitical implica- if he would be willing to go into a ing with violations of an agreement to tions for our country.
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