S908 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 13, 2018 Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER) processing of veterans benefits by the S. RES. 401 were added as cosponsors of S. 1050, a Department of Veterans Affairs, to At the request of Mr. DAINES, the bill to award a Congressional Gold limit the authority of the Secretary of names of the Senator from Oklahoma Medal, collectively, to the Chinese- Veterans Affairs to recover overpay- (Mr. LANKFORD) and the Senator from American Veterans of World War II, in ments made by the Department and Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were recognition of their dedicated service other amounts owed by veterans to the added as cosponsors of S. Res. 401, a during World War II. United States, to improve the due proc- resolution designating May 5, 2018 as S. 1537 ess accorded veterans with respect to the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the such recovery, and for other purposes. Missing and Murdered Native Women name of the Senator from Rhode Island S. 2343 and Girls’’. (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. WICKER, the sponsor of S. 1537, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Missouri f Neotropical Migratory Bird Conserva- (Mrs. MCCASKILL) was added as a co- tion Act to reauthorize the Act. sponsor of S. 2343, a bill to require the STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED S. 1692 Federal Communications Commission BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. COONS, the to establish a task force for meeting By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mrs. name of the Senator from Delaware the connectivity and technology needs ERNST, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor of precision agriculture in the United LANKFORD, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. of S. 1692, a bill to authorize the Na- States. BLUNT): tional Emergency Medical Services Me- S. 2353 S. 2420. A bill to amend the Internal morial Foundation to establish a com- At the request of Mr. COTTON, the Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a child memorative work in the District of Co- name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. tax credit for pregnant moms; to the lumbia and its environs, and for other YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of S. Committee on Finance. purposes. 2353, a bill to require the Secretary of S. 1895 the Treasury to report on the esti- Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the At the request of Mr. UDALL, the mated total assets under direct or indi- name of the Senator from Massachu- rect control by certain senior Iranian bill be printed in the RECORD. setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- leaders and other figures, and for other There being no objection, the text of sponsor of S. 1895, a bill to reauthorize purposes. the bill was ordered to be printed in the Native American Housing Assist- S. 2354 the RECORD, as follows: ance and Self-Determination Act of At the request of Mr. UDALL, the S. 2420 1996, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Washington Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- S. 1980 (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- resentatives of the United States of America in At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the sor of S. 2354, a bill to provide for the Congress assembled, name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. administration of certain national SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. monuments, to establish a National This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Tax 1980, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- Monument Enhancement Fund, and to Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018’’. establish certain wilderness areas in enue Code of 1986 to provide credits for SEC. 2. CHILD TAX CREDIT ALLOWED WITH RE- the production of renewable chemicals the States of New Mexico and Nevada. SPECT TO UNBORN CHILDREN. and investments in renewable chemical S. 2381 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section production facilities, and for other pur- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is poses. name of the Senator from West Vir- amended by adding at the end the following S. 1989 ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- new paragraph: ‘‘(3) CREDIT ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO UN- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the sponsor of S. 2381, a bill to amend title BORN CHILDREN.— 23, United States Code, to direct the name of the Senator from New Hamp- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘qualifying shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- Secretary of Transportation to require child’ includes an unborn child for any tax- sponsor of S. 1989, a bill to enhance that broadband conduits be installed as able year if such child is born and issued a transparency and accountability for a part of certain highway construction social security number before the due date online political advertisements by re- projects, and for other purposes. for the return of tax (without regard to ex- quiring those who purchase and publish S. 2398 tensions) for the taxable year. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ‘social such ads to disclose information about At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the the advertisements to the public, and security number’ means a social security name of the Senator from South Da- number issued to an individual by the Social for other purposes. kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- Security Administration, but only if the so- S. 2101 sponsor of S. 2398, a bill to amend title cial security number is issued to a citizen of At the request of Mr. DONNELLY, the 31, United States Code, to provide that the United States or is issued pursuant to name of the Senator from West Vir- activities relating to the training and subclause (I) (or that portion of subclause ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- readiness of the reserve components of (III) that relates to subclause (I)) of section sponsor of S. 2101, a bill to award a the Armed Forces during a lapse in ap- 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act. ‘‘(B) DOUBLE CREDIT IN CASE OF CHILDREN Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, propriations shall constitute voluntary UNABLE TO CLAIM CREDIT.—In the case of any to the crew of the USS Indianapolis, in services that may be accepted by the child who is not taken into account under recognition of their perseverance, brav- United States. subparagraph (A) for the taxable year imme- ery, and service to the United States. S. 2406 diately preceding the taxable year in which S. 2278 At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the the child is born, the amount of the credit determined under this section with respect At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. to such child for the taxable year of the name of the Senator from Massachu- MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor child’s birth shall be increased by 100 per- setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- of S. 2406, a bill to advance cutting- cent. sponsor of S. 2278, a bill to amend the edge research initiatives of the Na- ‘‘(C) UNBORN CHILD.—For purposes of this Public Health Service Act to provide tional Institutes of Health. paragraph— grants to improve health care in rural S. 2413 ‘‘(i) UNBORN CHILD.—The term ‘unborn child’ means a child in utero. areas. At the request of Mrs. MCCASKILL, ‘‘(ii) CHILD IN UTERO.—The term ‘child in S. 2341 the name of the Senator from Wis- utero’ means a member of the species homo At the request of Mr. TESTER, the consin (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a sapiens, at any stage of development, who is name of the Senator from New Hamp- cosponsor of S. 2413, a bill to provide carried in the womb.’’. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- for the appropriate use of bridge con- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment sponsor of S. 2341, a bill to amend title tracts in Federal procurement, and for made by this section shall apply to taxable 38, United States Code, to improve the other purposes. years beginning after December 31, 2017.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:30 Feb 14, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13FE6.013 S13FEPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE February 13, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S909 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Whereas, in the following days, 500 White lowing the march, with some restrictions, to labor union members joined members of the go forward on April 5, 1968; clergy and sanitation workers in a march Whereas, on April 4, 1968, the day after his downtown, 116 strikers and supporters were rallying cry for compromise, Rev. Dr. Martin SENATE RESOLUTION 404—RECOG- arrested during a peaceful demonstration, Luther King, Jr., was assassinated by a snip- NIZING THE COORDINATED and hundreds of high school students joined er on the balcony outside of his Lorraine STRUGGLE OF WORKERS ON THE in another march led or supported by mem- Motel room in Memphis; 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1968 bers of the clergy, including Rabbi Wax, the Whereas, on April 4, 1968, Memphis and cit- MEMPHIS SANITATION WORKERS Reverend Frank McRae of St. John’s United ies across the United States erupted in vio- STRIKE TO VOICE THEIR GRIEV- Methodist Church, Father Nicholas Vieron of lent protests and rioting; ANCES AND REACH A COLLEC- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, and Whereas, on April 5, 1968, Rabbi James A. Dean William Dimmick of St. Mary’s Epis- TIVE AGREEMENT FOR RIGHTS Wax led a march from St. Mary’s Episcopal copal Church; Church to City Hall and confronted Mayor IN THE WORKPLACE Whereas, on March 4, 1968, a proposal by Henry Loeb with the people of the United Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. State Senator Frank White to create a State States watching on all 3 networks, telling mediation board to resolve the stalemate CORKER, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. JONES) Mayor Loeb ‘‘There are laws far greater than was rejected by Mayor Loeb; the laws of Memphis and Tennessee, and submitted the following resolution; Whereas, on March 5, 1968, the Memphis which was referred to the Committee these are the laws of God’’; Ministerial Association announced that Rev. Whereas, on April 8, 1968, an estimated on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., would be trav- 42,000 people, led by the wife of Rev. Dr. Mar- sions.: eling to Memphis on behalf of striking work- tin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and S. RES. 404 ers; her children, peacefully marched in memory Whereas, on March 7, 1968, the City Council Whereas, in 1968, 1,300 African-American of Dr. King and in support of the requests of voted to reject union dues checkoff for sani- sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, the union; tation workers; fought for collective bargaining rights and Whereas, on April 16, 1968, AFSCME an- Whereas, throughout March 1968, national equality in the workplace; nounced that a 14-month contract had been civil rights leaders, including Roy Wilkins, agreed to and accepted, and included union Whereas, in the struggle for rights of work- Bayard Rustin, Ralph Abernathy, James ers, the American Federation of State, Coun- dues check off, a grievance procedure, and Bevel, Andrew Young, and Jesse Jackson, wage increases of 10 cents per hour in May ty and Municipal Employees (referred to in among others, came to Memphis to rally the this preamble as ‘‘AFSCME’’) integrated the and another 5 cents per hour in September, strikers; ending the 3-month strike; labor movement and the civil rights move- Whereas, on March 28, 1968, Rev. Dr. Mar- ment in a demand for basic human rights Whereas, on April 29, 2011, the 1,300 sanita- tin Luther King, Jr., and the Reverend tion worker strikers were inducted into the and respect for all men and women; James Lawson of Centenary Methodist Whereas Black employees doing most of Labor Hall of Honor in the Department of Church led a march from the gathering spot Labor; and the low-wage work in Memphis had almost for sanitation workers at Clayborn Temple Whereas, today, the integration of the civil no health care, pensions, or vacation, worked and on to Beale Street, which was marred by rights and labor movements remains a work in deplorable conditions, and were shown dis- window-breaking and disintegrated into a in progress and requires our continued vigi- respect by White supervisors; riot as police responded with tear gas and lance: Now, therefore, be it Whereas 40 percent of the workers qualified gunfire; Resolved, That the Senate— for welfare in order to supplement their low Whereas, also on March 28, 1968, 16-year-old (1) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the salaries and were denied the opportunity to Larry Payne was shot to death by a Memphis coordinated struggle of workers during the improve their working conditions by Mem- police officer, police arrested 280 mostly 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike to phis Mayor Henry Loeb and the City Council; Black demonstrators, and the State legisla- voice their grievances and reach a collective Whereas, on January 31, 1968, 22 Black ture authorized a 7:00 p.m. curfew that was sewer workers who reported for work were enforced by 4,000 members of the National agreement for rights in the workplace; sent home when it began raining, losing pay Guard moving into Memphis; (2) honors the perseverance of the 1,300 for that day, while White workers were not Whereas in response to the death of Larry members of Local 1733 in urging social and sent home and received full pay for that day; Payne, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., economic equality in the workplace; Whereas, the following day, February 1, called the mother of Larry Payne, Lizzie, of- (3) honors the memory and inspiring con- 1968, sanitation workers Echol Cole and Rob- fering consolation, and vowed to visit Lizzie tribution of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, ert Walker sought refuge from a downpour in on the return of Dr. King to Memphis; Jr., in the ultimate resolution of the labor the hamper of a garbage truck amid putre- Whereas, also on March 28, 1968, and in re- dispute; fying garbage and were crushed to death sponse to the promise of Rev. Dr. Martin Lu- (4) recognizes the contributions of all those when the compactor malfunctioned; ther King, Jr., to return to Memphis to lead named and unnamed who participated in the Whereas, on February 12, 1968, Memphis a march based on the principles of non- fight for justice during the strike; and sanitation and public employees went on violence, the city obtained a temporary re- (5) recognizes there is work to be done to strike after attempting last-minute negotia- straining order in Federal court forbidding improve both racial and labor relations. tions with Mayor Loeb and the city on the such a march; terms of their employment, demanding that Whereas in response to the temporary re- f the city recognize the union and provide a straining order, AFSCME General Counsel pay increase to $2.35 an hour from an average Mel Wulf asked the firm of Burch, Porter and SENATE RESOLUTION 405—DESIG- of $1.70, as well as overtime pay, and pro- Johnson and attorneys Lucius E. Burch, Jr., NATING THE THIRD WEEK OF motions based on merit irrespective of race; David Caywood, Charles Newman, and W.J. MARCH 2018 AS ‘‘NATIONAL Whereas, in response to the demands of the Michael Cody to work on lifting the order to workers, Mayor Loeb, on February 13, 1968, allow the march to proceed; CACFP WEEK’’ threatened to hire replacements unless Whereas Louis Lucas and Walter Bailey of Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. workers returned to work; the Ratner and Sugarmon firm were deeply BOOZMAN) submitted the following res- Whereas, on February 18, 1968, the Presi- involved in representing Rev. Dr. Martin Lu- olution; which was referred to the dent of AFSCME, Jerry Wurf, arrived in ther King, Jr., and striking workers for the Committee on the Judiciary: Memphis and negotiations began in the base- duration of the labor dispute; ment of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church with Whereas, on April 3, 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin S. RES. 405 Rabbi James A. Wax of Temple Israel rep- Luther King, Jr., addressed a rally of 10,000 Whereas the third week of March is annu- resenting the Memphis Ministerial Associa- Black workers and residents, members of the ally recognized as ‘‘National CACFP Week’’ tion, mediating between the city and strik- clergy, White liberals, and union members at to raise awareness of the Child and Adult ing workers, assisted by Local 1733 President Mason Temple, the Memphis headquarters of Care Food Program (commonly referred to T.O. Jones and AFSCME Director of Legisla- the Church of God in Christ, for what would as the ‘‘CACFP’’) of the Department of Agri- tive and Community Affairs William Lucy; be the last speech of Dr. King, forever known culture; Whereas, after an all-night vigil outside for the lines ‘‘I have been to the mountain Whereas the Department of Agriculture re- City Hall on February 19 through 20, 1968, the top’’ and ‘‘I may not get there with you but affirms the vital role positive nutritional National Association for the Advancement of I want you to know tonight that we as a peo- habits play in the healthy growth of children Colored People and union workers called for ple will get to the promised land’’, linking in the United States; a boycott of downtown businesses; the civil rights and labor movements and Whereas the Department of Agriculture Whereas, on February 23, 1968, 1,500 strik- foreshadowing his fate; also reaffirms the importance of nutritional ers and supporters organized a march to the Whereas, on April 4, 1968, a daylong hear- education for the most vulnerable and Memphis City Hall, where, 11 days after the ing on the injunction by the city resulted in youngest children, as well as adults, through initial strike, the City Council refused to an order from United States District Court centers and homes throughout the United recognize the union; Judge Bailey Brown in the late afternoon al- States;

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