S7170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 2, 2020 that, at the very least, a new treat- FAIRNESS FOR HIGH-SKILLED cum laude from the University of Utah ment can further extend the life of IMMIGRANTS ACT OF 2019 with a degree in political science. these men and women. Rather than re- Mr. LEE. Mr. President, as if in legis- The embodiment of a public servant, moving the waiting period for those lative session, I ask unanimous consent ROB began his career as a high school with one specific disease, we should re- that the Committee on the Judiciary teacher at Ben Lomond High School move the waiting period for those who be discharged from further consider- and Box Elder High School, teaching suffer from any of a small select group ation of H.R. 1044 and the Senate pro- courses in German, AP U.S. history and government, and coaching debate. of conditions that have no cure and ceed to its immediate consideration. have the shortest life expectancies. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The He notoriously had one rule in the There is no reason we cannot help clerk will report the bill by title. classroom: I am never wrong. That those who suffer from ALS and these The bill clerk read as follows: might tell you something about ROB other conditions. We can walk and BISHOP. A bill (H.R. 1044) to amend the Immigra- An avid lover of musicals, he was ac- chew gum at the same time. We can tion and Nationality Act to eliminate the protect victims of ALS and these other per-country numerical limitation for em- tive in community theater, where he conditions as well. ployment-based immigrants, to increase the happened to have met his wife The bill, as written, sets the stage for per-country numerical limitation for family- Jeralynn. They first met on the pro- duction of ‘‘South Pacific’’ at the Pal- only those diseases that have the most sponsored immigrants, and for other pur- poses. ace Playhouse, and they later starred recognition and, to put it bluntly, the together as the prince and princess in a most fundraising backing to fund bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there production of ‘‘Once Upon a Mattress.’’ sponsors, and it would set at a dis- objection to proceeding to the meas- In their real-life love story, they have advantage the conditions that are far ure? five children—Shule, Jarom, Zenock, more rare and underfunded. Who will There being no objection, the com- Maren, and Jashon, with spouses Me- be the voice for the men and women mittee was discharged, and the Senate lissa, Kristin, Shalise, and Courtney, as who suffer from those diseases? Who proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unani- well as nine grandchildren. will fight for them? Adding similarly Inspired in his public service by cruel maladies to this list takes noth- mous consent that the Lee substitute amendment at the desk be considered Barry Goldwater, he was also involved ing away from ALS, and it can make in local politics from a young age, all the difference in the world for and agreed to; and the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time. working at various levels of govern- Americans suffering from similar dis- ment and of the Republican Party. He abilities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? has gone from being a precinct chair to I had hoped to offer my broader ap- Without objection, it is so ordered. a member of the Republican National proach as an amendment, but after The amendment (No. 2690) in the na- Committee and from being vice chair months and months of working with ture of a substitute was agreed to. of the Davis County Teenage Repub- the Social Security Administration (The amendment is printed in today’s lican Club to the adviser to the Utah and with the Congressional Budget Of- RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) Teenage Republicans in 1996. Starting fice, I was, unfortunately, given incom- The amendment was ordered to be in 1997, he served two terms as chair- plete information at the time an agree- engrossed and the bill to be read a man of the Utah Republican Party. ment was reached on scheduling a vote third time. At just 25, he was elected to the Utah on this bill. I appreciate Senator COT- The bill was read the third time. House of Representatives when he was TON’s and Senator BRAUN’s patience in Mr. LEE. I know of no further debate known for always wearing sweaters and allowing me to work towards a fix on the bill. no socks. He served in the State legis- while they remain committed to ad- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there lature for 16 years and, during the last vancing their legislation, for which I further debate? 2 years, having been unanimously commend them. Hearing none, the bill having been elected, served as speaker of the house Additionally, while I would have read the third time, the question is, of representatives. hoped that my work with the Social Shall the bill pass? In 2002, after serving in the State leg- Security Administration and the Con- The bill (H.R. 1044), as amended, was islature and having spent 28 years of gressional Budget Office could have passed. teaching, he decided to serve at the na- gone more quickly, I do appreciate Mr. LEE. I ask unanimous consent tional level. As ROB BISHOP said in one their efforts to address my questions that the motion to reconsider be con- of his most popular campaign slogans: and compile the necessary information sidered made and laid upon the table. ‘‘Utah has plenty of Bishops—send this and tools to estimate my amendment’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there one to Washington!’’ ROB has faithfully devoted his life to fiscal impact. objection? representing Utah’s First Congres- While I was pleased to see Senator Without objection, it is so ordered. sional District, and he has been doing GRASSLEY’s amendment, which at least TRIBUTE TO ROB BISHOP that ever since making that critical de- would have paid for the removal of the Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I rise today cision to run for Congress. waiting period for ALS, I will continue to honor my friend and colleague, Con- I remember one of the first times I to work on legislation that will remove gressman ROB BISHOP. After 18 years of worked with him when ROB was a rel- the waiting period for diseases that service in the U.S. House of Represent- atively new Member of Congress and I meet a set of criteria—no known cure atives, he has decided to hang up his was serving at the time as general with a life expectancy of less than 5 gloves and embark on his well-deserved counsel to then-Governor Jon Hunts- years—while not further jeopardizing retirement. man. At the time, a private fuel stor- the solvency of the disability insurance ROB BISHOP has served Utah’s First age organization was trying to store program. It will be ready for introduc- Congressional District with integrity, spent nuclear fuel rods in above-ground tion soon. tenacity, humility, and humor, and it storage casks along the Wasatch Front My concerns and efforts have not is my high privilege to have worked corridor, just miles from Utah’s major been about waiving the SSDI waiting with him over the last 10 years and, in metropolitan area and just under the period for those who tragically suffer the process, to have become his friend. low-altitude flight path of fighter jets from ALS. I certainly agree that we Born and raised in Kaysville, UT, flying between Hill Air Force Base to ought to improve the time that they ROB has been a lifelong resident of the Utah Test and Training Range. have left. But picking and choosing fa- Utah’s First Congressional District, Out of all of the Members of Utah’s vorites among those with comparable with the exception of the 2-year mis- congressional delegation at the time, conditions is not the right way to go sion where he lived in Germany while all of whom, I would adhere, were simi- about it. The lives of the men and representing the Church of Jesus larly opposed to this proposal to store women who suffer from other very Christ of Latter-day Saints. He grad- spent nuclear fuel in this particular similar conditions are just as valuable, uated from Davis High School with place in this particular way—our con- and we should be a voice for them, too. high honors and later graduated magna gressional delegation was united in VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:26 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G02DE6.046 S02DEPT1 rfrederick on DSKBCBPHB2PROD with SENATE December 2, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7171 that regard—but ROB BISHOP stood out make it happen. He was instrumental powerful when he left than it was when as one who was particularly concerned in establishing Falcon Hill, an aero- he came. In all of his time here, he about it and was particularly deter- space research park just outside of Hill sought to put power in Washington mined to prevent such a dangerous idea Air Force Base and a public-private back in the hands of Utahns and back from taking place. partnership between the Air Force, the in the hands of people across the coun- Congressman BISHOP had a full un- State of Utah, and private developers try in their respective States.