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November 17, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 156, Pt. 12 17679 SENATE—Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was on the motion to proceed to S. 3815, the girl who was so sick from eating spin- called to order by the Honorable TOM Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act, ach that was tainted. She has been UDALL, a Senator from the State of be withdrawn and that at 11 a.m. the hurt so badly for the rest of her life. New Mexico. Senate then resume the motion to pro- She was held back in school. Her body ceed to S. 3772 and immediately vote on is not what it should be. Her growth PRAYER the motion to invoke cloture on the has been stunted. So anyone who mini- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- motion to proceed; further, that the mizes the importance of this legisla- fered the following prayer: Senate recess from 12:30 to 4 p.m. today tion does not understand how sick Let us pray. and that if cloture is invoked this these people get and how often they die O God of infinite goodness, confirm morning, then postcloture time con- as a result of food poisonings. Your past mercies to us by empowering tinue to run during any recess or ad- f journment of the Senate today. us to be faithful to Your commands. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Help our lawmakers this day to use The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- their understanding, affections, health, pore. Without objection, it is so or- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- time, and talents to do what You de- dered. pore. Under the previous order, the sire. May they strive to please You Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have spo- leadership time is reserved. with faithful service. Lord, rule their ken to Senator HATCH and Senator f MENENDEZ, who are the main sponsors hearts without a rival, guiding their MORNING BUSINESS thoughts, words, and works. Take pos- of this legislation. It is extremely im- session of their hearts and order their portant legislation. We are going to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- steps by the power of Your loving prov- continue to work to get this done. This pore. Under the previous order, there idence. is a bipartisan bill. There is some dis- will now be a period of morning busi- We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen. pute as to what the pay-fors should be, ness until 11 a.m., with the time equal- ly divided and controlled between the f but it is something we should be able to work out, and hopefully we can do it two leaders or their designees, with the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE before the end of this year. Whether we Senator from Iowa, Mr. HARKIN, con- The Honorable TOM UDALL led the can do that depends a lot on the sched- trolling 15 minutes; the Senator from Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: ule, but it is one of the most important Connecticut, Mr. DODD, controlling 15 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the things we can do. It is job creating, minutes; and the Senator from Mary- United States of America, and to the Repub- great for the environment, and great land, Ms. MIKULSKI, controlling 5 min- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, for the security of this Nation. utes of the majority’s time. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Following any leader remarks, the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest f Senate will turn to a period of morning the absence of a quorum and ask unani- mous consent that the time be equally APPOINTMENT OF ACTING business until 11 a.m. this morning, divided. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE with the time until 11 equally divided and controlled between the two leaders The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The or their designees. At 11 a.m., the Sen- pore. Without objection, it is so or- clerk will please read a communication ate will proceed to vote on the motion dered. to the Senate from the President pro to invoke cloture on the motion to pro- The clerk will call the roll. tempore (Mr. INOUYE). ceed to S. 3772, the Paycheck Fairness The assistant legislative clerk pro- The assistant legislative clerk read Act. If cloture is not invoked, the Sen- ceeded to call the roll. the following letter: ate will immediately proceed to vote Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask U.S. SENATE, on the motion to invoke cloture on the unanimous consent that the order for PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, motion to proceed to S. 510, the FDA the quorum call be rescinded. Washington, DC, November 17, 2010. Food Safety and Modernization Act. As The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- To the Senate: pore. Without objection, it is so or- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, a result of the order that was just en- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby tered, the Senate will recess from 12:30 dered. appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator until 4 p.m. today. f from the State of New Mexico, to perform f RUSSIA AND THE NEW START the duties of the Chair. DANIEL K. INOUYE, FOOD SAFETY ACT TREATY President pro tempore. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am not Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I Mr. UDALL of New Mexico thereupon going to give a long speech on food rise today to discuss the challenges assumed the chair as Acting President safety. I will say, however, how impor- America faces in our relationship with pro tempore. tant it is. Russia and their implications on the f I read a column today where someone Senate’s consideration of the new Stra- kind of minimized the importance of tegic Arms Reduction Treaty, known RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY this and why should the Senate be as START. LEADER working on this issue. I would invite A number of my colleagues on both The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- them to meet a number of people in Ne- sides of the aisle have spoken about the pore. The majority leader is recog- vada who had near-death experiences treaty’s impact on global nuclear non- nized. as a result of eating tainted food. That proliferation. I would like to use my f is what this legislation is all about. It remarks today to highlight my con- is something we should have done be- cerns about the treaty in the broader SCHEDULE fore. It is a real shame that we have context of: one, the Obama administra- ORDER OF PROCEDURE not been able to. I hope we can get this tion’s ‘‘Reset Policy’’ towards Russia; Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- done before we leave here this year. I and two, the new START treaty’s im- imous consent that the cloture motion cannot get out of my mind the little pact on our allies in Eastern Europe ● This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. VerDate Mar 15 2010 13:25 Aug 26, 2013 Jkt 089102 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0686 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR10\S17NO0.000 S17NO0 WREIER-AVILES on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with BOUND RECORD 17680 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—SENATE, Vol. 156, Pt. 12 November 17, 2010 and the Baltic states. I believe these should not calculate how little we can Moscow seeks to regain its global stat- concerns must be addressed by the ad- get away with, but how much we can ure and be respected as a peer in the ministration before I can determine do to advance the cause of freedom.’’ international community. I do not my support for the treaty. There was concern at that time be- blame them. Over the last decade I have been an cause of the debate with Russia that President Obama’s May 2010 National ardent champion of NATO and have we would back off and not support fur- Security Strategy states: ‘‘We seek to worked diligently to increase member- ther expansion of NATO. build a stable, substantive, multi- ship in the alliance. I have also been I worked diligently from my first day dimensional relationship with Russia, active in improving our public diplo- as a member of the Senate in 1999 to based on mutual interests. The United macy in Eastern Europe through our extend NATO membership to my broth- States has an interest in a strong, expansion of the Visa Waiver Program ers and sisters in the former Captive peaceful, and prosperous Russia that at the request of our friends and allies Nations. I knew NATO membership respects international norms.’’ I agree in Central and Eastern Europe. That would provide these fledgling democ- with the administration. There is noth- legislation which the President signed racies safe harbor from the possible ing inherently wrong with this ap- on Visa Waiver was supported by both threat of new Russian expansionism. proach. our State Department and by our De- But I also knew the process of NATO There are indeed key areas where the partment of Homeland Security. expansion would enhance much more United States and Russia share com- In my remaining time in the Senate, than security in Europe. mon cause and concern: I will continue to work to strengthen As I noted in a speech on the Senate 1. Russia is a permanent member of the Visa Waiver Program which has floor on May 21, 2002, ‘‘While NATO is the U.N. Security Council and will con- improved our image in the world and a collective security organization, tinue to be essential towards any effec- strengthened our borders through formed to defend freedom and democ- tive multilateral pressure on Iran to shared best practices and enhanced in- racy in Europe, we cannot forget that give up its nuclear program.