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Vol. 164 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018 No. 143 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at noon. Senate MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2018

The Senate met at 4 p.m. and was APPOINTMENT OF ACTING nosis. His hard work continued, but called to order by the Honorable JONI PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE happy reminiscing, fond farewells, final ERNST, a Senator from the State of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reflections, and time with family actu- Iowa. clerk will please read a communication ally came to the fore. I was privileged to the Senate from the President pro to spend a small share of that time f with JOHN. We sat on his back porch in tempore (Mr. HATCH). Sedona under the desert sky, replaying PRAYER The senior assistant legislative clerk read the following letter: old times. JOHN did things his way The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- these last months. fered the following prayer: U.S. SENATE, For his colleagues here, the time con- Let us pray. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, firmed a sad but obvious truth: The Washington, DC, August 27, 2018. Eternal Lord God, You have been our To the Senate: Senate won’t be the same without JOHN dwelling place throughout all genera- Under the provisions of rule I, para- MCCAIN. I think it is fair to say that tions, providing us with every good and graph 3, of the Standing Rules of the the passion JOHN brought to his work splendid gift. Senate, I hereby appoint the Honorable was unsurpassed in this body. In more Today, we thank You for the gift of JONI ERNST, a Senator from the State than 30 years as a Senator, he never Senator JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN. We are of Iowa, to perform the duties of the failed to marshal a razor-sharp wit, a grateful for his sacrificial willingness Chair. big heart, and, of course, a fiery spirit. When JOHN saw an issue the same to take the road less traveled, to rise ORRIN G. HATCH, above partisanship, to provide a profile President pro tempore. way you did, you knew you had just found your most stalwart ally. You in courage, and to give his life in serv- Mrs. ERNST thereupon assumed the would thank your lucky stars because ice to You and country. Lord, we praise Chair as Acting President pro tempore. You for his awareness that humanity is when you found yourself on the other wrapped in a blanket of mutuality, so f side of that table, as I think all of us we should not ask for whom the bell RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY learned, you were in for a different tolls. Comfort his beloved Cindy and all LEADER kind of unforgettable experience. Ei- ther way, serving alongside JOHN was his loved ones. Bring solace to the mul- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- titudes who mourn his death. May his never a dull affair. I found myself on pore. The majority leader is recog- both sides of that table over the years. consequential, patriotic, and heroic nized. legacy challenge us all to leave the JOHN and I stood shoulder to shoulder world better than we found it. f on some of the most important issues to each of us, and we also disagreed en- We pray in Your sovereign Name. REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN Amen. tirely on huge subjects that helped de- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, fine each of our careers. f on Saturday evening, a great loss JOHN treated every day, every issue, echoed throughout our country. Six with the intensity and seriousness that PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE decades of patriotic service came to an the legislative process deserves. He The Honorable JONI ERNST led the end. would fight like mad to bring the coun- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: We have suspected for some time try closer to his vision of the common I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the that we would bid farewell to our col- good. But when the day’s disputes were United States of America, and to the Repub- league, the senior Senator from Ari- over, that very same man was one of lic for which it stands, one nation under God, zona, JOHN MCCAIN. JOHN took full ad- our most powerful reminders that so indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. vantage of the months since his diag- much more unites us than divides us;

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:11 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.000 S27AUPT1 S5942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 27, 2018 that we should be able to differ com- no saint. He measured his life in sim- They don’t make love of cause or coun- pletely on policy and stay united in pler terms. When asked after this diag- try into something quaint or naive. love of our country. JOHN himself once nosis last year how he would like to be They only make patriotism, service, put it: remembered, here is what he said: ‘‘He and hope that much more noble and We have nothing to fear from each other. served his country, and not always necessary. We are arguing over the means to better se- right—made a lot of mistakes, made a It takes one kind of heroism to un- cure our freedom, and support the general lot of errors—but served his country, dergo unimaginable pain and suffering welfare. But it should remain an argument and I hope we can add, honorably.’’ He as a POW but then persist in loyalty. It among friends who share an unshaken belief will certainly get that wish. takes another kind of heroism to sus- in our great cause, and in the goodness of For many, the service and sacrifice tain that passion for decades more, to each other. that JOHN rendered overseas would withstand the slings and arrows of poli- JOHN and I sure had those fights, and have been more than enough—more tics, the compromises, the disappoint- we sure had that friendship. I am just than a lifetime already—but somehow ments, the defeats, and yet still con- glad we never found ourselves in oppo- JOHN MCCAIN was convinced that he sider it a joy and an honor to serve. site dugouts. You see, JOHN and I spent still owed his country more. In 1983, he Few have either kind of heroism. JOHN years as neighbors in the Russell Build- arrived in Congress. JOHN knew exactly MCCAIN had both. ing. Often, when softball season rolled what it meant to swear to ‘‘support and Fortunately, all that intensity came around, our offices would take the field defend the Constitution of the United paired with a world-class sense of together as one united McTeam, we States.’’ When he was sworn in here in humor. As we all know, JOHN really called it. the Senate 4 years later, he was no hated to lose. The line he used after his As a seriously wounded war hero and stranger to pledging to protect the Presidential campaigns still makes me a childhood polio survivor, I would Constitution from ‘‘enemies, foreign laugh. Some would ask how he was cop- have to say JOHN and I didn’t exactly and domestic.’’ ing with defeat. JOHN would say: have the makings of an elite double- The following years brought legisla- Actually, I’m sleeping like a baby. You play duo. I took the mound once or tive accomplishments, to be sure. know—I sleep for two hours, wake up, and twice, but I admit, we mostly offered While JOHN’s constituents were lucky cry. moral support. Moral support. Really, to have him as their Senator from Ari- Seriously, it is hard to describe this that is what JOHN MCCAIN gave this zona, JOHN also remembered that our larger-than-life figure without lapsing body and this country for so long. His titles say ‘‘United States Senator.’’ He into what sound like cliches. memory will continue to give it be- worked across the aisle on the Select We have all heard our whole lives cause while JOHN proudly served with Committee on POW/MIA Affairs, whose about the importance of patriotism and us as the Senator from Arizona, he was work helped heal the wounds of war self-sacrifice, but we cannot take that America’s hero all along. and normalize relations with Vietnam. culture of commitment for granted be- Just this month, Congress finalized a He led congressional delegations and cause just like our Nation’s security major bill for our All-Volunteer Armed overseas travel that were famously as and our American liberty, the very no- Forces that we named after JOHN. This grueling as they were educational. tion that some causes really are great- might seem like a small detail, but, JOHN was seemingly immune to jet lag, er than ourselves only survives because really, it was a fitting capstone for a and he was never more excited than servicemembers and statesmen like career so thoroughly defined by service when he had an opportunity to share JOHN MCCAIN will fight and even die to in and then service for the ranks of American values abroad. defend it. those who wear our Nation’s uniform. And, of course, he was singularly de- The bond between JOHN and his coun- Generations of McCains have served voted to the men and women of our try was so deep, but, of course, other with distinction in our great Navy. As Armed Forces. From countless visits bonds ran deeper still. While JOHN’s JOHN described his Scottish heritage in with deployed units in Iraq and Af- colleagues grieve our own loss, we also one memoir, ‘‘The McCains [were] bred ghanistan to his committee meetings send our love and support to those who to fight.’’ And fight they have. One by right here in this body, JOHN honored know him even better—those who call one, McCains have entered the acad- their sacrifices in a way that only he this man their husband, their son, their emy’s gates in Annapolis. One by one, could. He never forgot that notwith- father, and their grandfather. We stand they marched past a centuries-old bat- standing the grandeur of our military with JOHN’s loving wife Cindy. We tle flag bearing the phrase ‘‘Don’t Give might and technological prowess, our stand with Doug, Andy, Sidney, Up the Ship.’’ armed services are made up of people— Meghan, Jack, Jimmy, and Bridget. We While honorable service was in his of our constituents, of volunteers, of stand with his mother Roberta and DNA, JOHN’s story was never simple. the brave. with all of JOHN’s devoted friends and At Annapolis, as he would come to ex- JOHN’s favorite novel was Ernest loyal staff. Thank you for lending him plain with some relish, his major Hemingway’s ‘‘For Whom the Bell to us longer than we had a right. distinctives were mostly the weakness Tolls.’’ I suspect we will hear it quoted Thank you for supporting him while he of his grades and the length of his dis- quite a bit in the days ahead. The lead supported us. ciplinary record. The first miracle in character is an American ex-pat named JOHN MCCAIN has fought his last bat- JOHN’s military career was the fact Robert Jordan who risks everything in tles and cast his final votes, but the that he somehow made it through the Spanish Civil War. He is a little bit Nation he loved is still not done with school. But he prevailed, and bigger brash, maybe a little hotheaded. In him yet. This week will be dedicated to tests soon came. He stared death in the fact, he is a dynamite specialist whose remembering him. On Friday, he will face aboard the USS Forrestal and again specialty literally is blowing things up, lie in state in the Capitol like other when he was shot down and dragged, and he goes down fighting, right down American heroes before him. As the battered and broken, into the hands of to the book’s final pages. I am sure days turn to weeks, I know we are all our Nation’s enemies. Five and a half some of us can imagine why JOHN eager to come together and collaborate hellish years in captivity. Merciless might identify with this guy. on ways we can continue to honor his beatings for the uniform he had worn I recently rediscovered something memory. and the values he would not renounce. JOHN wrote a few years ago about this Generation after generation of Amer- That stubborn, rebellious streak went book. He noted that his favorite lit- icans will hear about the cocky pilot from a stumbling block to a saving erary hero wasn’t some contrived cari- who barely scraped through Annapolis grace. Stubborn virtue sustained JOHN. cature of a hero from central casting. but then defended our Nation in the He declined early release in solidarity The book is full of complexities. The skies, witness to our highest values with his brothers. He never gave up the character has to face all of the messi- even through terrible torture, captured ship. ness of life and war. His idealism is the country’s imagination through the We all know this story. But while challenged. But he realizes that the im- national campaigns that spotlighted JOHN didn’t shy from sharing his expe- perfections of this world don’t mean many of our highest values, and be- riences, he insisted he was no hero and the concept of sacrifice is outdated. came so integral to the U.S. Senate,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:11 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AU6.002 S27AUPT1 August 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5943 where our Nation airs and advances its form to pass this Chamber in decades. who serve and protect it was unsur- great debates. We visited the southern border to- passed. Even in his last weeks, he was America will miss her devoted son, gether to assess the gaps in our secu- calling me every few days to make sure her stalwart champion, her elder rity up close. We were doing what the our Defense authorization bill was done statesman. We will miss one of the Senate was supposed to do—grappling and done right—not for him, not for his very finest gentlemen with whom I with the biggest challenges, working in glory but because he cared about men have had the honor to serve, but we a bipartisan way to find solutions, and women who serve in our Armed will not forget him. I consider it our overcoming obstacles that have so long Forces so deeply. His life is a story of privilege to return some small share of bedeviled immigration reform and con- American heroism personified, but the love JOHN poured out for this coun- tinue to stymie progress today. We maybe, most of all, he was a truth tell- try. couldn’t have done it without JOHN er. It is our honor as Americans to say MCCAIN. Perhaps it is a reflection of our poli- to the late, great JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN In recent days, many have reflected tics that a man can be so well regarded III what we pray he has already heard on his Presidential campaigns and his for simply telling the truth as he saw from his Creator: ‘‘Well done, good and military service, and rightly so. He was it, or, maybe, recognizing the demands faithful servant.’’ Well done. You also a natural legislator, able to seek and failings of our politics, it is more fought the good fight. You finished the common ground and having a sense of of a reflection on the man that four race. You kept the faith. You never where to go. He knew when to give a decades of public life could not warp or gave up the ship. little, and he knew when not to. He had dim his fidelity to the unvarnished truth. f deep principles, but he also knew how to craft a product that could actually I will miss him dearly. In the past RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY pass, and the bill did, in the Senate, year of his illness, during moments of LEADER with large numbers of supporters from doubt about the direction of our coun- try, I found myself thinking about The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- both parties. Had we passed immigra- what JOHN MCCAIN would do or what he pore. The Democratic leader is recog- tion reform then, had the House done nized. would say if he were here. what the Senate did under John’s lead- Truth be told, there is nothing I f ership, we wouldn’t be quarreling about could say that could possibly add or de- immigration now, and our country REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN tract from Senator MCCAIN’s illus- would be a better, stronger, and more Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, on trious career. There is nothing any of unified place. us have done that compares to the sac- Saturday, August 25, 2018, 9 years to We became so close over that year rifice he made in a cellblock half a the day since the death of his friend that JOHN MCCAIN started treating my world away and half a lifetime ago—a Senator Kennedy, our friend and col- staff like they were his own, and me league Senator JOHN S. MCCAIN passed sacrifice he made over and over for the the same. We spoke so frequently that country he loved and the principles he away. Knowing his prognosis prepared I knew JOHN MCCAIN’s cell number by us for the inevitable, but it has not advanced. heart, and I mistakenly repeated it So that generations will study his ex- softened the blow. We all feel a great during an interview when a reporter ample, I have proposed we rename the and inexpressible loss. I know I do. I asked me how close we were. They had Russell Senate Office Building, one of also feel lucky that I was able to call to edit it out to protect JOHN’s privacy. only three Senate office buildings, this great man a friend. I can truly say that the times we after JOHN MCCAIN. It would be a fit- Today, I wish to share a few reflec- spent authorizing and passing immi- ting tribute to a man who considered tions, unorganized and incomplete gration reform were some of the proud- his service in the Senate— though they may be. I suspect I will est days in politics for me and the rest headquartered in the Russell Building, have more to say about Senator of the Gang of 8, in no small part be- where his beloved Armed Services MCCAIN with the benefit of a few days’ cause the success was shared with one Committee also resides—the most sig- time. great legislative leader, JOHN MCCAIN. nificant in his distinguished career. Senator MCCAIN and I didn’t get He was so many things to so many peo- The man whose name he would replace, along very well at first. He was close to ple, a fierce friend to those who were Senator Richard Russell, a towering my mentor in the Senate, Ted Ken- lucky enough to have earned his friend- figure in the Senate of his day, was nedy, but not so with me. I never ship—you had to earn his friendship— nonetheless an avowed opponent of served with Senator MCCAIN on any and a real thorn in the side of those civil rights and the architect of the committee, where we get to know who earned his scorn. Many know that. Southern filibuster that long delayed other Senators up close. He was an unofficial ambassador for its passage. Before our friendship, my closest the United States, a comfort to our al- It is time that we recognize that as brush with him was over a comment he lies, and an unabashed champion for times change, so do our heroes. I will made during a debate on defense policy Western values. He was unafraid to be introducing a resolution with Sen- when he said that Long Island was ‘‘re- take on Presidents. He was unafraid to ator FLAKE to change the name of the grettably part of the United States.’’ I take on his own party. He was equally Russell Building to the McCain Build- blasted JOHN’s pejorative, which, of parts funny and furious, foulmouthed ing. I hope my colleagues will cospon- course, prompted him to reply from the and statesmanlike. He could put the sor and support the resolution. It need Senate floor: ‘‘temper’’ in temperament. He was a not be the only way we honor Senator I’m sorry there’s at least one of my col- brave and honest man. He was a pa- MCCAIN. We can honor him by trying to leagues that can’t take a joke. I apologize if triot. He was all those things through- carry out the principles he lived by. We I offended him and hope that someday he out his life, usually more than one at can try, as he did, to put country be- will have a sense of humor. once, until his very last days. fore party. We can try, as he always Like many, I was a victim of Senator Remarking on the character of Amer- did, to speak truth to power. We can MCCAIN’s acerbic wit. ica, Senator MCCAIN said we live in a try, as he summoned us to try, to re- Things began to defrost when we ‘‘big, boisterous, brawling, intem- store the Senate to its rightful place in worked together during the Gang of 14 perate, restless, striving, daring, brave, our national political life. to avoid a change in the Senate rules good and magnificent country.’’ Truer Up until the very end, JOHN MCCAIN during the Bush administration, and a words could not be said about the man still believed the Senate was capable of real tight and lasting friendship himself—big, boisterous, brawling, in- solving our country’s greatest chal- emerged from our collaboration on im- temperate, restless, striving, daring, lenges. He believed that our arcane migration reform. brave, good, and magnificent. rules and procedures, designed to frus- We worked in close quarters for near- As you go through life, you meet a trate one-party rule, were an antidote ly a year—hour after hour, day after few truly great people. JOHN MCCAIN to the organization of our politics. At day, week after week—fine-tuning the was one of them. His dedication to his the very least, he believed in the Sen- only piece of major immigration re- country and to the men and women ate’s ability to make progress, to set

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:11 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AU6.003 S27AUPT1 S5944 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 27, 2018 aside, for a moment, our party affili- in history. We have acquired great wealth I first met JOHN MCCAIN when I was ations, political interests, and personal and power in the process. a young staffer in Senator Bill Cohen’s ambitions in the service of a larger We weaken our greatness when we confuse office and JOHN was serving as the cause, because that is what he did. For our patriotism with tribal rivalries that Navy’s liaison officer. As a fellow Sen- have sown resentment and hatred and vio- all his cynicism, he still believed the lence in all the corners of the globe. We ator for the past 21 years, I knew him Senate could reach that higher calling. weaken it when we hide behind walls, rather as a trusted colleague, a courageous Deep in the middle of his final speech than tear them down, when we doubt the legislator, and a close friend. on the Senate floor were these words: power of our ideals, rather than trust them JOHN was a true American hero who ‘‘I hope we can again rely on humility, to be the great force for change they have al- devoted his life to serving his country. on our need to cooperate, on our de- ways been. Courage and character were the hall- pendence on each other, learn how to We are three-hundred-and-twenty-five mil- marks of his military service as well as trust each other again, and by doing so, lion opinionated, vociferous individuals. We his work in Congress. In the Senate, he argue and compete and sometimes even better serve the people who elected vilify each other in our raucous public de- was a consequential leader on the most us.’’ bates. But we have always had so much more critical issues facing our country. JOHN If we are to truly honor the life and in common with each other than in disagree- MCCAIN was one of our Congress’s most the service of JOHN MCCAIN, let us do ment. If only we remember that and give respected voices for a strong national that. Let us do that. each other the benefit of the presumption defense and for good government. His JOHN MCCAIN put out a few final that we all love our country we will get word was as much his bond in Wash- words. Today I think some of his staff- through these challenging times. We will ington as it was to his brothers in arms ers put them out. I would like to read come through them stronger than before. We in Vietnam. always do. I would like to share with my col- just two paragraphs of that and then Ten years ago, I had the privilege to con- ask unanimous consent that they be cede defeat in the election for president. I leagues a story, I believe, that dem- put in the RECORD: want to end my farewell to you with the onstrates the essential character of I have often observed that I am the heartfelt faith in Americans that I felt so JOHN MCCAIN. luckiest person on earth. I feel that way powerfully that evening. In November of 2010, JOHN was part of even now as I prepare for the end of my life. I feel it powerfully still. a congressional delegation on its way I have loved my life, all of it. I have had ex- Do not despair of our present difficulties to a security conference in Nova Sco- periences, adventures and friendships enough but believe always in the promise and great- tia. Bad weather caused their flight to for ten satisfying lives, and I am so thankful. ness of America, because nothing is inevi- be diverted to Bangor, ME, where I Like most people, I have regrets. But I would table here. Americans never quit. We never not trade a day of my life, in good times or surrender. We never hide from history. We live. I shortly received a phone call to bad times, for the best of anyone else’s. make history. come to the airport, and I went and welcomed JOHN and my colleagues on Finally, he concluded with this: Farewell, fellow Americans. God bless you, and God bless America. their unplanned visit. Do not despair of our present difficulties As it happened, the Troop Greeters of but believe always in the promise and great- Mr. SCHUMER. I yield the floor. Maine were at the airport at the same ness of America, because nothing is inevi- f table here. Americans never quit. We never time. This legendary group of citizens surrender. We never hide from history. We RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME has greeted more than 1.5 million serv- make history. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- icemembers either leaving to go over- Farewell, fellow Americans. God bless you, pore. seas or returning home since 2003; and God bless America. Under the previous order, the leader- never missing a single flight, even in There being no objection, the mate- ship time is reserved. bad weather or the middle of the night. rial was ordered to be printed in the f The Presiding Officer, I believe—who RECORD, as follows: also has served her country so well, CONCLUSION OF MORNING My fellow Americans, whom I have grate- Senator ERNST—was one of those who fully served for sixty years, and especially BUSINESS was greeted by the Troop Greeters in my fellow Arizonans, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Bangor, ME. Thank you for the privilege of serving you pore. Morning business is closed. Rather than fly out when the weath- and for the rewarding life that service in uni- f er cleared, JOHN and the others in the form and in public office has allowed me to delegation agreed to stay and join me lead. I have tried to serve our country honor- EXECUTIVE SESSION ably. I have made mistakes, but I hope my with the long line of these patriotic love for America will be weighed favorably Troop Greeters to await the arrival of against them. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR the airplanes. I have often observed that I am the I remember when I told JOHN that luckiest person on earth. I feel that way The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- there was a plane that would be arriv- even now as I prepare for the end of my life. pore. Under the previous order, the ing shortly and then there was another I have loved my life, all of it. I have had ex- Senate will proceed to executive ses- one in a couple of hours, he said: Of periences, adventures and friendships enough sion to resume consideration of the fol- course, we will stay. for ten satisfying lives, and I am so thankful. lowing nomination, which the clerk Well, you can imagine, having gone Like most people, I have regrets. But I would will report. through the gauntlet of Mainers greet- not trade a day of my life, in good or bad The senior assistant legislative clerk times, for the best day of anyone else’s. ing and welcoming the troops back I owe that satisfaction to the love of my read the nomination of Lynn A. John- home, hugging them, cheering them, family. No man ever had a more loving wife son, of Colorado, to be Assistant Sec- giving them cell phones, thanking or children he was prouder of than I am of retary for Family Support, Department them for their service, that all of a mine. And I owe it to America. of Health and Human Services. sudden the troops realized they had To be connected to America’s causes—lib- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- just shaken hands with JOHN MCCAIN; erty, equal justice, respect for the dignity of pore. The Senator from Maine. all people—brings happiness more sublime the legendary JOHN MCCAIN, who was Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I so popular with servicemembers. I saw than life’s fleeting pleasures. Our identities ask unanimous consent to speak as if and sense of worth are not circumscribed but them literally do a double take when enlarged by serving good causes bigger than in morning business. the first group went by, shook his ourselves. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- hand, and then turned around and said ‘Fellow Americans’—that association has pore. Without objection, it is so or- to each other: Wasn’t that JOHN meant more to me than any other. I lived dered. MCCAIN who just shook our hands? and died a proud American. We are citizens REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN They then came back and of course of the world’s greatest republic, a nation of Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, the ideals, not blood and soil. We are blessed and posed for pictures and chatted with are a blessing to humanity when we uphold U.S. Senate, indeed, our entire Nation, him and held up the rest of the line, and advance those ideals at home and in the is mourning the loss of a great leader, who were very eager to see JOHN. world. We have helped liberate more people an American patriot, our colleague and I will never forget how thrilled these from tyranny and poverty than ever before friend, Senator JOHN MCCAIN. troops were to be greeted, when they

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He loved greeting them and pos- Before I get to that day, let me rec- boro and spent 3 nights and 4 days with ing for pictures. It was such a heart- ognize the Senator from Oklahoma for Emily and Jack, Jack’s dad and mom. warming, unexpected event and a very a motion. When the Marine Corps brought the Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I special moment. It not only gladdened body back, it was lying in state in thank the Senator from Georgia. their dining room, and we had a wake the hearts of the troops but also of the I ask unanimous consent that at the and a service for him. We stood guard. Troop Greeters, who were thrilled to conclusion of the remarks of the distin- We cried. We talked about the good have their hero with them. guished Senator from Georgia that I be It was vintage JOHN MCCAIN that he recognized for such time as I shall con- times. We talked about the bad times. stayed even after the weather had sider. We felt sorry for ourselves because the cleared and greeted each and every one The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- life that had meant so much to all of us of those troops. pore. Without objection, it is so or- was gone. JOHN MCCAIN did what he thought dered. Jack felt a calling for the country, was right, regardless of the political and he did a great service for the coun- REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN consequences. He had absolutely no in- Mr. ISAKSON. Yesterday was a dif- try. I am proud of him, and I am proud terest in scoring partisan political ficult day for me. I am 74 years old. I to have been his friend. I tried to do what I could but never points on the Senate floor. He wel- was born in 1944. Like many Ameri- in the category of a JOHN MCCAIN or a comed and would listen to good ideas, cans, my youth was during the Viet- Jack Cox. There were a lot people my whether they came from the Demo- nam era. The prime of my youth was age who didn’t do as much as they cratic or the Republican side of the the Vietnam era. aisle. While he was always open to new In fact, my senior year in college, I probably could have or might have evidence, good ideas, and was capable got a graduation diploma and a draft done, and probably from time to time of changing his mind, he was notice on the same day. They were put have second thoughts about it, too, be- unshakeable when he was convinced of in the same book. Everybody was cause the Vietnam war was so tough. the appropriateness of a course of ac- going. Everybody was being called up I had friends coming back who had to tion. for the draft. There was a lottery, but dress in blue jeans and khakis when JOHN was impatient. He wanted to so many people were eligible that al- they got off the troop train from wher- get on with solving the problems facing most everybody in my age group would ever they were in Atlanta because peo- our country. He had no use for the po- have been drafted if they didn’t join ple would get accosted on the street if litical games that, sadly, far too often the service. they were in their uniform during that are played in the Senate. I joined. I joined the National Guard, era. Today, we go to the airport, and if One often overlooked aspect of JOHN which I am very proud of, and I am we have troops coming through who was his love for the environment. I still a guardsman to this day. It also are going to fly back for duty some- once visited him at his beloved ranch gave me the chance to serve my coun- where, they will get standing ovations, in Sedona, and I was surprised when he try in a way that would not put me at and people will give up their seats to took me all over the property, pointing as much risk to go to Vietnam as it let them sit there. It wasn’t like that out birds, naming them, and clearly would if I were drafted. I consciously in the 1960s and 1970s. It wasn’t like taking such delight in the wildlife. did that because I wanted to do every- that at all. Until that moment, I did not know of thing I could to stay here and get mar- In fact, people were risking their his interest and love for nature. ried a few months later to my wife lives—58,000 did give their lives for all Later on, I accompanied JOHN on a Dianne. I was of the age to be drafted, of us—and in many cases, we were trip he organized to the Arctic to see and I made the decision to find a way making fun of them as a nation. It was the permafrost melting and to meet to serve that would not put me in a po- terrible. It messed up our politics, with Native Alaskans. We also traveled sition of being drafted, where I lost messed up our country, messed up our to Antarctica, where we spent 4 days control. I was able to do it, and a lot of people, and messed up everybody else. meeting with scientists who told us of people were, but a lot of people But America is a great country. What the impact of global warming. weren’t. I know that. The ones who I am telling you is tragic to me, and I He took me on so many trips and could know it, and the ones who apologize to everybody that I didn’t do broadened my horizons. Four times we couldn’t know it. The Presiding Officer everything I should have done, but I went to Afghanistan, four times to knows what I am talking about, being think all of us owe each other a com- Iraq. We went to Yemen. We went to a guardswoman herself. mitment to say that we are never Libya and met with Colonel Qadhafi I lost my best friend in Vietnam, going to let America get that way before he was overthrown and killed. Jackson Elliott Cox III, Waynesboro again. JOHN taught me so much on these GA, Liberty County—Bird Dog Capital Americans should always be as we trips. of the World. were on 9/11 or 9/12 of 2001, when we all The principles that guided JOHN’s life Jack and I graduated from college to- put American flags on our cars, we all are best summed up by his own words gether. Jack went off for a weekend sang the national anthem, and we said from his beautiful autobiography, and came back and told us all he had the Pledge of Allegiance after we were ‘‘Faith of My Fathers.’’ He said: ‘‘Glory joined the Marine Corps, was going to attacked. For a few months, we were belongs to the act of being constant to OCS, and was going to go to Vietnam the most patriotic Nation in the world. something greater than yourself, to a and fight the bad guys. We all said: We ought to be that way every single cause, to your principles, to the people Jack, don’t volunteer to do that. You day because every single day, just like on whom you rely, and who rely on you could get killed. those firemen and emergency medical in return.’’ He said: No, I want to do it. It is a people of 9/11, there are those who were JOHN MCCAIN was a statesman and a great country. I have had a great life, in the Vietnam war, who signed up, dear friend who was devoted to a cause going to the University of Georgia, who fought, risked their lives, and in greater than himself, and that cause have a wonderful mom and dad, good some cases died, like JOHN MCCAIN and was the United States of America. friends like you all. I want to go to like my brother-in-law Rocky Davison, It has been an honor to serve along- OCS and be an officer in the Marine my wife’s brother, who flew Navy A–4 side him for nearly 21 years in the U.S. Corps—and he did. reconnaissance planes in Vietnam—one Senate. Although he will be deeply A few years later, he was shot by a of the most decorated pilots in the missed by all of us, he leaves behind an sniper in the 11th month of a 13-month Navy during that era. People like him

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JOHN didn’t just expect things to be ciation for the environment. She is not We need to remember that we are all good for JOHN; he expected things to be the kind of person you would associate Americans. To those who saved us as a good for everybody. He always did that, with a tough guy like JOHN MCCAIN, country, kept our freedom when we and I always learned a lot from him. who has gone out there and has done were about to lose it, fought for us, The other thing I learned was how to things that other people haven’t done risked their lives, and died for us, we cuss. Let me tell you, JOHN MCCAIN but just talked about. owe it to them, at times like this, to could do a lot of things, but cussing Then we heard the statement from elevate them to the appropriate place was one of the best things he ever did. the Senator from Georgia. You know, I in history. That is what I am trying to He was a consummate cusser, and he was thinking about that. I am a few do with JOHN MCCAIN today. knew how to do it to have emphasis years older than he is. We have a lot of I want to elevate JOHN. JOHN was bet- added. That is what the papers always things in common. He was talking ter than I am, and I know it. JOHN was say when they put the pound marks about his being drafted; I was drafted. the best of my generation. JOHN and things like that after some state- I will always remember, I was actually MCCAIN was and is a great human ments JIM INHOFE makes or I make. enrolled many, many years ago—I was being. JOHN and I were working on legisla- going to be at the University of Mexico I don’t know what is going to be said tion. I am chairman of the Veterans’ in Mexico City in an international pro- in the next few days about JOHN Affairs Committee. He was chairman of gram. At that time, I was at the Uni- MCCAIN by whomever is going to say it the Armed Services Committee. We versity of Colorado. I did all of my or what is going to be done, but any- had a huge veterans bill that we had to finals and all that early so that I could body who in any way tarnishes the rep- come together and have a meeting of get back in time to go to Mexico. utation of JOHN MCCAIN deserves a the minds on in terms of healthcare. I got back to Tulsa, where I am from, whipping because most of those who JOHN was late for the meeting. He came and I got a letter from a very impor- would do the wrong thing about JOHN into the meeting. He pulled the door tant person, the President of the MCCAIN didn’t have the guts to do the behind him and slammed it. For 10 United States. I thought, how nice of right thing when it was their turn. We minutes he laid the best cussing on me Eisenhower to remember me. It was my need to remember that. and everybody else in the room that I draft notice, so that changed my life. So I would say to the President or had ever heard. But it changed my life in a way that it anybody in the world, it is time to He said: I haven’t got time to put up was the greatest single experience I pause and say that this was a great with this anymore. Y’all just listen to have ever had, and I wouldn’t be doing man who gave everything for us. We what I have to say and tell me what what I am doing today if it were not owe him nothing less than the respect you are going to do. for the discipline that comes from that he earned, and that is what I in- That is a tough way to convene busi- being in the military. ness, but JOHN sometimes knew how to We will always have heroes we deal tend to give JOHN in return for what he get us all to think, to get us all to with, and we are dealing with a hero gave me. talk. He would intimidate you enough when we deal with Senator MCCAIN. JOHN took me to Kosovo 20 years ago I have often said that I think Tim- when President Clinton said that we so you would have to fight him for othy, who wrote 2 Timothy 4:7, had were going to send some people over what you believe in, and you would get JOHN MCCAIN in mind when he said: ‘‘I there to verify the crime sites, the eth- a better piece of legislation than if he fought the good fight, I have finished nic cleansing. I went to Pristina with just let it pass or if he had intimidated you to death. JOHN knew exactly what the race, I have kept the faith.’’ That JOHN. I went to Montenegro. I went to he had the capability of doing, and he is exactly what he did. the World Security Conference in Mu- knew exactly when to apply the intimi- He was kind of a mean guy. A lot of nich a few years after that and got to dation—and the thanks and the grace. people didn’t like JOHN MCCAIN. He sit with Vladimir Putin. I saw JOHN He did it at the right time every single wasn’t the most lovable person to be MCCAIN talk to Vladimir Putin as if time. Did we agree all the time? No, around. But he was a fighter. He never they were next-door neighbors but also but I know I am a better person, our shied away from a good fight. He was as if they were Dutch uncles. I was so country is a better country, and the passionate for the causes that he be- proud to be from a country that had a world is a better place because of JOHN lieved in and a strong advocate for guy like JOHN MCCAIN, who could break MCCAIN. human rights and Democratic values, the ice with the toughest of our adver- In the next 3 or 4 days, as we go standing up for oppressed people saries, speak up with pride for Amer- through and run into kids we know or around the world. That is the softer ica, and calm them down when they relatives or my own children, whom I side of JOHN MCCAIN that a lot of peo- needed to be calmed down. will be with this coming Sunday in the ple don’t know about. Yet JOHN and I had some problems mountains, we are going to have a lit- He was a fighter but not just a fight- too. MITCH MCCONNELL did me the tle meeting about JOHN MCCAIN just to er; he was a fighter for the people of worst favor of my lifetime when he make sure they know what I know and Arizona. After he returned from the made me the chairman of the Ethics so I know that they know about a great time he had spent in prison, he got Committee. That is a hard job, and no- American hero because I want them, back to Arizona, and he started fight- body likes the person who chairs that when they have kids in their 40s—my ing again. He did that for 36 years after committee because they are scared of kids are in their 40s today—to remem- his incarceration. them. But I got the Ethics Committee ber on Veterans Day, on Memorial Day, He was shaped by his own military job at a time when JOHN MCCAIN was and on all other days, the JOHN service and that of his father and still on the special committee for the MCCAINs of the world and those who grandfather. It has been said several Ethics Committee to decide what to do will come after JOHN, who will put times in statements about his father on using airplanes during campaign their life and future and fortune on the and grandfather—and I have done some events as candidates or for our PACs. line for the greatest country in the studying on them—that is really what JOHN had access to a plane, which gave world, the United States of America. formed JOHN MCCAIN. Both of them him an exemption from the rules that I yield the floor. were admirals in the Navy, and it was we passed. It made it tough as heck be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- natural that he was going to be in the cause he didn’t have to worry about ator from Oklahoma. Navy, and, of course, he was. the cause and effects. But JOHN took a Mr. INHOFE. Madam President, I During his time of leadership on the second to understand the problems can’t think of anything more difficult Senate Armed Services Committee, he

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I actually remember going there the Presiding Officer knows, as I know Nobody would come out and help me. and seeing the conditions under which and as anybody else who has served Only three Senators came out and he was held during that period of time. with him knows, he was always for the helped me during that race. They were Because both his father and grand- underdog—always for the troops out in Senator GRASSLEY, Senator Bob Dole, father were admirals, he had the oppor- the field. I think the Senator from and JOHN MCCAIN. tunity, if he wanted, to bail out. He Maine articulated that very well. They JOHN MCCAIN came out. I will always didn’t do that. He wanted to be there. were the people he had compassion for. remember this because we had a lot of He didn’t want to have any special He would always take care of the sol- things in common, but I hardly knew kind of treatment. That was JOHN. dier, sailor, airman, and marine. the guy. He came out not just once; he After the Navy, JOHN kept his faith He articulated this, by the way, in came out twice. The first time he came by continuing to serve his country— one of his books, ‘‘Faith of My Fa- out because he had a background in this time as a congressman, then a thers.’’ He was talking about his father aviation and I have a background in Senator, and, ultimately, as chairman and grandfather. This quote says it aviation. I remember I had a nice, air- of the Armed Services Committee. He better than any of the rest of us can conditioned, twin-engine plane, but I also kept the faith on the causes he be- say it. had lost an engine the night before so lieved were just, never wavering under An officer’s obligations to enlisted men are I had to fly my kid’s plane. It was very political pressure. the most solemn of all. An officer must not hot. It is called a little Grumman We all grieve because JOHN has fin- confer his responsibilities on the men under Tiger. It doesn’t have any air-condi- ished his race here on Earth—and on his command. They are his alone. He does not put his men in jeopardy for any purpose tioning. It was in the 90s and got close his own terms, surrounded by his that their country has not required they to 100 that day. friends and his loving family. JOHN serve. He does not risk their lives and wel- I wrote down the different places we served his country faithfully for 60 fare for his sake, but only to answer the went to—Oklahoma City; then we flew years. We owe him a great debt for that shared duty they are called to answer. to Shawnee, where he and I visited the service. That was Senator MCCAIN. He looked Vietnam Memorial. Then we flew to This week, we will mourn him and after those individuals who were under Lawton. Lawton happens to be the honor him, and we will be celebrating his command. home of Fort Sill, the No. 1 area in the the truly remarkable life of an Amer- He was a ferocious opponent, but the whole world for artillery, and we did ican hero. We all have our JOHN key thing about Senator MCCAIN was our thing there. All the time, he was MCCAIN story: a time when we were that he was willing to take on those campaigning for me, a guy who moved by his stubbornness, his cour- tough debates, which have become couldn’t win. age, his passion—sometimes all three more and more rare in this Chamber. We went to Altus Air Force Base. at the same time. I look forward to We don’t see them as we used to, but That is still actually one of the top hearing these stories and tributes from JOHN would relish the debate, earning training bases. We now train C–17s and my good friends. the respect and admiration of every- KC–135s. In fact, because of JOHN and We all grieve for Cindy and his fam- one. some of us on the committee, we will ily. They will continue to be in our I can remember—there are so many be flying the KC–46. Of course, this prayers. areas because of all the years we served happened long before that. Anyway, we Lastly, I do believe, now that I have together, not just on the Senate Armed ended up in Bartlesville, hosting a thought about it, that is what Timothy Services Committee but also his time fundraiser for me with the NRA. had in mind when he wrote: ‘‘I have in the House and my time in the House. I guess he wanted to spend more time fought the good fight, I have finished We had differences of opinion. I think I in that plane because he came back 2 the race, and I have kept the faith.’’ am a little bit stubborn sometimes too. weeks later, and we did the same thing. So we say thank you, JOHN MCCAIN. I remember there was a commissary There was no reason for him to do that I yield the floor. issue, and that got pretty violent be- because we hardly knew each other I suggest the absence of a quorum. fore it was over. We took each other when we started. We got to know each The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. on. There was the BRAC issue. He other a lot better up there in all that MORAN). The clerk will call the roll. wanted another BRAC round in this heat. Nevertheless, he was there. You The senior assistant legislative clerk Defense authorization bill, and I didn’t always remember the people who help proceeded to call the roll. want one because I thought that if you when nobody else will. Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, I ask there was anything we shouldn’t be I can say a lot of things about JOHN unanimous consent that the order for doing, it would be closing down mis- MCCAIN. You heard him on the floor. the quorum call be rescinded. sions that we may be needing as we are You will hear more—the hero, the pa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without rebuilding. So we had an honest dif- triot—but what is never in dispute is objection, it is so ordered. ference of opinion. that JOHN MCCAIN was a fighter who REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN I remember, in 2003, back when ev- was always deeply loyal to his country, Mr. FLAKE. Mr. President, until the eryone was jumping on this whole glob- his family, his constituents. He was a very end, he served his country—until al warming thing, that was going to be patriot and always faithful. We all the very end. ‘‘Service,’’ to JOHN everyone’s ticket to the White House. I know that patriotism and loyalty to MCCAIN, meant living something remember when JOHN had the McCain- your country isn’t based on your unique in all the history of the world. Lieberman bill. I remember that lasted words. You have to live it. Of course, It meant living in service to something for 3 days of debate—3 days of debate— he did that every day. unique—the American idea. and I had hardly any Senators come As a young naval officer following in E pluribus unum—‘‘from many, down on my side of the issue, but we his family’s footsteps—his father and one’’—might seem like a quaint vestige won anyway. After that was over—and his grandfather—JOHN kept the faith. from a more idealistic time when com- that was one JOHN had his heart in—he He graduated from the U.S. Naval pared to the brutal and determined di- came over to me and said: Good job. Academy. It is interesting, he never visions of our time, but it was an idea You won; I lost. That was it. There talked about being an outstanding stu- that defined JOHN MCCAIN’s life. In and were no hard feelings. That is the kind dent and all that. In fact, he used to through his service, he defied cat- of person JOHN MCCAIN was, one whom say: I was fifth in the class—fifth from egorization; frustrated the tired con- we will never forget. the bottom. But he became a naval avi- ventions of the way party loyalists A lot of people look at Arizona and ator. were supposed to behave; acted against think it has always been a Republican He was deployed during the Vietnam his own political interests time and State. It wasn’t. In 1994, I ran for the war. He flew 23 missions and was shot again in a way that, from our vantage

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He American history knew as much or as come most any difficulty, of a deep also knew that history is not a straight vividly about the price of freedom as dedication to another American idea— line and that the ghosts of the great did JOHN MCCAIN. Our words are too the idea that character is destiny—and ideological struggle of the 20th century often cheap and eminently forgettable, to the eternally optimistic preference are still here haunting the 21st. As he but JOHN MCCAIN paid our freight with for tomorrow over yesterday. recently told Jeffrey Goldberg of the his body and with his soul. I don’t know whether Senator Atlantic, ‘‘There’s always a Putin To our shame, he lived long enough MCCAIN—whether JOHN—subscribed to somewhere in the world, and you’re to have to take to this Senate floor to the ‘‘great man’’ or ‘‘great woman’’ meant to oppose them with all the inveigh against the rank tribalism that theory of history, the notion that the skills God gave you.’’ we have fallen into lately. He knew story of humanity is written by the ac- As we say goodbye to JOHN MCCAIN, that giving in to our worst impulses to tions and choices of great individuals. I let us take up his banner. His was al- score pyrrhic political victories was as don’t know if he believed that, but I do ways the good fight. We are fortunate easy as it was dangerous and was and is know this: He lived it. I know this be- to have known him best in Arizona, but a tangible threat to American democ- cause it was my great honor of a life- he was bigger than any one State. He racy—a democracy to which he gave time to serve in this body with Senator always belonged to America and to the every bit of his life. MCCAIN as the other Senator from Ari- world, and now he belongs to the ages. If I may, and with your indulgence, I zona. Farewell, Senator. Farewell, JOHN. will read from Senator MCCAIN’s last Long before that privilege was ac- I yield the floor. speech from this room. corded me by the people of my State, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- On July 25, 2017, while bearing the was JOHN MCCAIN’s constituent. When ator from Tennessee. fresh wounds from his last battle, Sen- the necessity presented itself to point Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ator MCCAIN stood in this Chamber. up examples for my daughter and my ask unanimous consent that the man- Thinking not of himself but of his four sons of lives lived with principle datory quorum call be waived. country, he exhorted, inspired, pleaded, and purpose, of role models, I had to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there and cajoled all of us in an attempt to look no further than my own Senator. objection? shake us to our senses in order to re- I have a pretty good idea that such ap- Without objection, it is so ordered. ject the prevailing ugliness that seized probation would be mocked most loud- CLOTURE MOTION the Capitol. One last time, he was ly by JOHN MCCAIN himself. I imagine The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant standing alone to do what was right. In he would have some choice and colorful to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the a sure sign of just how desperate he language in response to the outpouring Senate the pending cloture motion, was, he even appealed to our decency of love and tributes since he has left which the clerk will state. and to our reason—qualities that seem us. We know that, like all of us, the The legislative clerk read as follows: to have long fled Washington. Senator was not perfect. In fact, if you CLOTURE MOTION That day last summer, he said in are interested in an inventory of his We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- part: failings, MCCAIN himself was the most ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the We are the servants of a great nation, ‘‘a eager to provide it. Yet, as a former Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby . . . nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedi- aide of his said in the past few days, move to bring to a close debate on the nomi- cated to the proposition that all men are cre- MCCAIN was not perfect, but he per- nation of Lynn A. Johnson, of Colorado, to ated equal.’’ More people have lived free and fectly loved his country. be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, prosperous lives here than in any other Na- Words are a poor measure of any life, Department of Health and Human Services. tion. We have acquired unprecedented wealth Mitch McConnell, Richard C. Shelby, and power because of our governing prin- much less a life the size of JOHN Cory Gardner, John Boozman, Johnny ciples, and because our government defended MCCAIN’s and the swath he cut on this Isakson, John Thune, John Cornyn, those principles. Earth. Yet we must try. We may never Pat Roberts, Ron Johnson, James M. He went on: see his like again. For the sake of the Inhofe, Chuck Grassley, Lamar Alex- America has made a greater contribution country he loved, we owe it to his ander, Richard Burr, Lisa Murkowski, than any other nation to an international memory to try to be more like him so Michael B. Enzi, Roy Blunt, Bob order that has liberated more people from that when the season of mourning is Corker. tyranny and poverty than ever before in his- over, we don’t merely dispense with The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- tory. We have been the greatest example, the our earnest tributes and go right back imous consent, the mandatory quorum greatest supporter, and the greatest defender to our venality. Because the poverty of call has been waived. of that order. We aren’t afraid. We don’t our words notwithstanding, we have The question is, Is it the sense of the covet other people’s land and wealth. We lately wasted a lot of words in this Senate that debate on the nomination don’t hide behind walls. We breach them. We of Lynn A. Johnson, of Colorado, to be are a blessing to humanity. town doing and being everything that JOHN MCCAIN was not. Assistant Secretary for Family Sup- He continued: We would do well to allow this mo- port, Department of Health and Human What greater cause could we hope to serve ment to affect us in ways reflected not Services, shall be brought to a close? than helping keep America the strong, aspir- The yeas and nays are mandatory ing, inspirational beacon of liberty and de- merely in our words but in our deeds. fender of dignity of all human beings and We would do well to reflect on JOHN under the rule. their right to freedom and equal justice? MCCAIN’s example today and ask our- The clerk will call the roll. That is the cause that binds us and is so selves if we are living up to it or even Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators much more powerful and worthy than the coming close. We would do well to are necessarily absent: the Senator small differences that divide us. honor him by emulating his example. from Louisiana (Mr. CASSIDY), the Sen- Until the very end, he served his We, of course, will never have his ex- ator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO), the Sen- country. traordinary comic timing. He ribbed ator from Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Sen- Now, as we consider the life of this me without mercy—and with only a lit- ator from South Carolina (Mr. GRA- man, in stark relief to what now passes tle exaggeration—that the only way I HAM), and the Senator from Alaska for our politics, he continues to serve got elected to anything was because of (Ms. MURKOWSKI). as a beacon to who we are and what we my hundreds of siblings and thousands Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the can be when we are at our best. of cousins. I would have laughed harder Senator from Delaware (Mr. CARPER), If JOHN MCCAIN can forgive the North if there wasn’t some truth to it. the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO), Vietnamese torturers, we can at least We will never possess his grace in the Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), forgive each other. But that gesture of both victory and defeat. We will never the Senator from Vermont (Mr.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AU6.011 S27AUPT1 August 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5949 LEAHY), the Senator from West Vir- Ultimately, freedom of information is crit- agree on. Wall Street is so powerful, ginia (Mr. MANCHIN), and the Senator ical for a democracy to succeed. . . . Jour- the Vice President of the United States from Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) are nalists play a major role in the promotion had to come to this Chamber in the necessarily absent. and protection of democracy and our dead of night so that he could break a The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. unalienable rights, and they must be able to do their jobs freely. Only truth and trans- tie on behalf of Wall Street to vote to LANKFORD). Are there any other Sen- parency can guarantee freedom. repeal. ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? We have seen in this town a collec- Senator MCCAIN was right. We will The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 60, tive amnesia about what happened a miss his moral leadership on this issue nays 28, as follows: decade ago. People forget that a decade and his moral leadership on so many [Rollcall Vote No. 194 Ex.] ago people lost billions of dollars in others. It is up to all of us to continue YEAS—60 wealth. People lost billions of dollars to stand up for the freedom of the press in their businesses. People lost jobs. Alexander Gardner Nelson to serve and inform our communities. Baldwin Grassley Paul People lost their homes. Over and over, That is why I want to highlight, like I Barrasso Hassan Perdue we have heard those stories about what Bennet Hatch Portman do every week, yet another story in an happened a decade ago. We saw it in Blunt Heitkamp Risch Ohio paper informing the public, re- Boozman Heller Roberts our communities. I see it where my ported by a journalist serving her com- Burr Hoeven Rounds wife and I live in Cleveland. Yet the Cantwell Hyde-Smith Rubio munity. Banking Committee in this Congress, Capito Inhofe Sasse Last week, the Dayton Daily News this Senate, seems to have forgotten Casey Isakson Scott ran a story by staff writer Emily Collins Johnson Shaheen about what happened 10 years ago. Kronenberger on the opening of the Corker Kaine Shelby They are already going back to weak- Cornyn Kennedy Sullivan city of Trotwood’s new, renovated com- ening the rules to help Wall Street, as Cotton King Tester munity and cultural arts center. The Daines Lankford Thune if Wall Street doesn’t have enough. Donnelly Lee Tillis facility was in need of major repairs Imagine if the same people who voted Enzi McCaskill Toomey and had been shuttered for a decade. Ernst McConnell Wicker to repeal the rule we talked about a After this major remodeling, the center moment ago were in charge of deciding Fischer Moran Wyden is reopening and will provide the com- Flake Murphy Young whether the Consumer Bureau could munity with art exhibits, concerts, and NAYS—28 start an investigation into one of the classes. big banks or payday lenders or credit Blumenthal Harris Schumer Ms. Kronenberger talked to the Booker Heinrich bureaus like Equifax. That is what Smith Trotwood city manager, who said the Brown Klobuchar Stabenow would happen if we put Congress in Cardin Markey Udall new center ‘‘will make impacts on the charge of the Consumer Bureau’s budg- Coons Menendez Van Hollen community and region for decades to et. Cortez Masto Merkley Warner Duckworth Peters come.’’ Do we think this current crowd in Warren The paper also informed Miami Val- Durbin Reed Whitehouse charge wouldn’t do Wall Street’s bid- Feinstein Sanders ley readers about a new partnership Gillibrand Schatz ding, wouldn’t punish the Bureau every with Central State University. The time it tries to hold the big banks ac- NOT VOTING—11 school will have a satellite office in the countable? That is why it is inde- Carper Graham Manchin reopened community center that will pendent. We don’t want Congress to be Cassidy Hirono Murkowski offer 4–H youth development programs able to cut its budget every time it Crapo Jones Murray on everything from agriculture to engi- Cruz Leahy goes after the bad guys. neering to scholarship opportunities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this If the Consumer Bureau decides it This kind of reporting is what jour- wants to go after a payday lender that vote, the yeas are 60, the nays are 28. nalists do every single day in Ohio, in The motion is agreed to. has preyed on veterans and service- Oklahoma, and across this country. The Senator from Ohio. members outside of Wright-Patterson They do their jobs: They serve their Air Force Base, if the Consumer Bu- f readers, they serve their viewers, and reau decides that it wants to clamp REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN they serve their communities. down on discrimination in auto lend- Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, this As we pay our respects to Senator ing, we don’t want Congress at the be- week, of course, we remember and MCCAIN this week, let us also recommit hest of Wall Street, at the behest of the honor our colleague and an American ourselves to the values he fought for auto industry—auto dealers in this hero JOHN MCCAIN. He embodied our his entire life. That includes a free and case—to be able to cut their budget. most cherished values of service and independent press. That is clearly what they do. sacrifice, and he understood the prin- f This year, under Mick Mulvaney, we ciples that make our country great. have already seen what having a Con- One of those principles, as we know, CONSUMER FINANCIAL sumer Bureau that is accountable to is our First Amendment protections for PROTECTION BUREAU Wall Street rather than regular Ameri- a free and independent press. Some- Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, Ameri- cans looks like. Mulvaney has canceled thing I always admired about Senator cans are getting pretty tired of how enforcement actions against payday MCCAIN, even before I got to know him much power special interests have in lenders. He has gutted the office re- well many years ago, was his openness this town. That is why we created the sponsible for going after discrimina- with the journalists, the workaday re- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau tory lenders. He encourages big banks porters who were doing their jobs every to look out for the millions of ordinary to throw even more money at Members day and who covered him on behalf of Americans who don’t have armies of of Congress. I believe he went in front the American people. He didn’t hide lobbyists. The Bureau was supposed to of the American Bankers Association— from the people he served, and he was be an independent watchdog—a place one of the big trade associations. He always willing to stand up for freedom free from Wall Street influence, which went in front of them and said: If you of the press. is pervasive around here pretty much want to get your way with Congress, When those freedoms came under at- all of the time. you have to put more money in, you tack, he stood up and said to journal- Remember what happened last year have to give more campaign contribu- ists: ‘‘The fact is we need you.’’ He when powerful corporations demanded tions. wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post that Congress overturn a Consumer Fi- This was the President’s appointed in January that I would like to quote nancial Protection Bureau rule that head of the Consumer Bureau. Perhaps from. This op-ed was partly in response guaranteed customers who were most despicably, earlier this month, he to the President’s declaring several harmed by their bank would have their announced he would no longer—get times, repeatedly, that the media are day in court? You might think pro- this—protect servicemembers and their enemies of the people. JOHN MCCAIN tecting Americans’ right to their day families from shady lenders that tried put that to rest with these comments: in court is something we would all to cheat them by ending the CFPB’s

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.027 S27AUPT1 S5950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 27, 2018 monitoring for violations of the Mili- loan office was able to return $750 mil- this man was so friendly and cheerful tary Lending Act. lion specifically to students who had and feisty and irreverent—that put me Just today, the head student lending been preyed upon by for-profit schools irrevocably into the MCCAIN fan club. I watchdog at the Consumer Bureau re- or predatory collectors. noticed I was not alone. One telling signed. He said in his letter of resigna- Under Mulvaney, the CFPB doesn’t measure of a man is his staff. JOHN at- tion that ‘‘it has become clear that do its job. That is why it is so impor- tracted people of exceptional talent consumers no longer have a strong, tant for the Senate to demand an inde- and ability, who became so devoted independent Consumer Bureau on their pendent leader to be in charge of the they would walk through fire for him. side.’’ Consumer Financial Protection Bu- JOHN attracted the admiration of for- Because of Mulvaney, because of the reau—not Mick Mulvaney, not his pro- eign leaders, not just from great pow- White House looking like a retreat for tege, Kathy Kraninger. We need some- ers but from remote and struggling Wall Street executives, this leader in one fighting back against these cor- countries. When we traveled in Libya, the Consumer Bureau, who is fighting porations that take advantage of hard- JOHN was received like Lafayette. He to protect students who have been de- working families, not taking orders had been there when it counted, when frauded by financial institutions, said from Wall Street. freedom there was in the offing. He was that it is ‘‘clear that consumers no I yield the floor. beloved in Ukraine. He had spoken at longer have a strong, independent Con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the Maidan when freedom there was in sumer Bureau on their side.’’ ator from Rhode Island. the offing. He spent an icy New Year’s We created that Bureau 8 years ago. REMEMBERING JOHN MCCAIN Eve with Ukrainian troops on their I pushed to include that office, the Stu- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I frontline. dent Loan Ombudsman, because I know look across the Senate and see Senator In Vietnam, JOHN was revered. I hard-working families struggle with MCCAIN’s desk silent, draped in black, don’t know any celebrities, but I do enormous education loans but rarely under a vase of white roses, and it know what traveling with a celebrity is get any help from big banks or services breaks my heart. I am here to say my like because I have traveled with JOHN or even their own government. The of- farewell, and I have a bit of a predica- MCCAIN in Vietnam. The statue that fice was meant to be an independent ment, which is that I am a very ordi- stands in Hanoi by the lake where he check on the Education Department, nary man, here to try and give tribute was shot down calls him an air pirate, which is even more important now that to a very extraordinary man. but he was treated everywhere as a JOHN MCCAIN was an extraordinary it is run by a Secretary, a billionaire, hero. And you had to know he liked the man—extraordinary in his suffering who doesn’t seem to understand or care air pirate thing. about the struggles that so many work- and resilience, extraordinary in his Wherever we went in the world, he ing families face. ideals and principles, extraordinary in wanted to meet with prisoners, with Right now, we have surpassed $1.5 his courage and devotion, and extraor- the opposition, with whoever was pur- dinary, too, in the devotion he engen- trillion—that is $1,500 billion—in stu- suing freedom for their country. JOHN dered. dent loan debt in this country. That MCCAIN was America’s most vigorous debt has ripple effects for families for We met when I was a new Senator and he already a legend. His battles for and loyal ambassador of freedom. our entire economy. More than 1 mil- He was fiercely proud that one place campaign finance reform and against lion Americans are forced to default on he was not welcome was Russia. Putin corrupting earmarks were legendary. their student loan debt every year. had banned him. ‘‘No more holidays in He could make a point here on the Sen- That is 3,000 new defaults every single Siberia,’’ JOHN laughed. Mark my ate floor with legendary drama and day. A disproportionate number of punch and declarative force. He could words, one day even Russia will turn those are students who had borrowed to also be unreasonable, and he took a toward freedom, and when it does, attend a for-profit school—schools that completely unreasonable liking to me. JOHN MCCAIN will be revered there. we know often trick and mislead Amer- JOHN made a big difference in a great Our politics did not match. I could icans into taking out huge predatory many ways, but the one I want to close offer him nothing. Yet he befriended loans; schools that spend way more me, and, as so many colleagues know, with is the Senate. time recruiting, marketing, adver- Senators are often stuffy. JOHN was JOHN’s friendship was a treasure. tising, and helping students get loans not. If there was ever a Senator enti- JOHN showed courage in many ways, than they do coaching and mentoring but he showed real courage in friend- tled to take himself seriously, it was and ultimately helping in the job ship. When an attack was mounted on JOHN. Yet he didn’t. He effervesced the search for these students when they one of Hillary Clinton’s staffers, he stolid Senate, to the occasional annoy- finish. That is why we need a truly came straight to the floor to defend her ance of some of our colleagues. Here, independent watchdog looking out for publicly. When someone attacked the too, JOHN engendered lifetime loyalty those students. That was the job of the character of Senator Obama at a polit- and affection and respect. Lindsey and outgoing Student Loan Ombudsman, ical event, he said: No, I know him. He Joe and Kelly were his great amigos— but he has not been able to do his job, is a good family man. none greater than Lindsey, but many protecting students, because of Direc- Loyalty attracts loyalty, and JOHN of us loved him well. tor Mulvaney. was loyal. We traveled a lot together— Millions of Americans saw JOHN In his resignation, he confirmed what to Afghanistan and Iraq, to Munich, MCCAIN give the famous C–SPAN we all suspected—that Mulvaney is not Mali, Mongolia, and Macassar, to thumbs down that put an end to repeal independent. He is working for the many, many places but, most poign- and replace. They probably did not see same special interests as the rest of antly, to Vietnam. what happened next. Having just cast this administration. Rather than let- My dad served 5 years in Vietnam. He what was a devastating vote for many ting the career staff at CFPB do their told me about his colleague, Admiral of his colleagues, he went back to his jobs enforcing the law, Mulvaney has McCain, whose son was a POW, who seat. From my seat here across the put a bunch of political lackeys in had been shot down and wounded ter- Chamber, I saw JOHN’s colleagues gent- charge of the Consumer Bureau while ribly but refused early release. As a ly start moving toward him. They may independent experts are forced out of boy, I went with my father to Tan Son have hated his vote, but there was nev- the agency. Nhut Air Base in Saigon the night our ertheless this gentle flow of bodies When the CFPB had an independent POWs returned from captivity. JOHN moving to stand around and near him. Director, it recovered $12 billion in re- had left straight from Hanoi and did His friend DAN SULLIVAN of Alaska was lief for 29 million Americans. They had not pass through Tan Son Nhut, but I one who came down from the back row been harmed by Wells Fargo or a pay- witnessed how frail and ill and pale and just to stand near JOHN in the aisle. day lender or a credit bureau like battered his fellow POWs were as they Hate the vote; love the man. This place Equifax. Think of that: 29 million clamored out of the helicopters into can be complicated. Americans had recovered $12 billion the glare of the TV lights. JOHN could be annoying. In Munich, from these companies and these banks I was ready to revere any man who accepting an award for JOHN, his be- that had cheated them. The student had been through that, and to find that loved Cindy said: ‘‘I love him—most of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G27AU6.017 S27AUPT1 August 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5951 the time.’’ His temper could be explo- Little Village, Chicago. It was the through and through. That included sive. I read once of a man nicknamed deadliest fire the city has experienced answering the call to help his neigh- for a South American volcano because in a decade. Today, we mourn the trag- bors and a local grain elevator strug- he ‘‘constantly fumed and regularly ic loss of eight lives taken by this dis- gling during the 1980s farm crisis. From erupted,’’ and I thought of JOHN. He aster. there, he threw his hat into the ring for loved a good fight and was eager to pile In the early hours of the morning, public office. in. ‘‘A fight not joined is a fight not en- the Chicago Fire Department received Congressman Boswell’s funeral serv- joyed,’’ he would say. a call that a fire had started on the ice was last Saturday, and unexpect- An extraordinary man is not a flaw- porch of a home where children had edly, it became a double ceremony as less man, and in his full humanity, been having a sleepover. The fire even- his beloved wife of 63 years died just JOHN gave the rest of us mortals hope. tually took the lives of eight precious hours before the service, 8 days after You need not be perfect to try to be ex- children, ranging in age from 3 months Congressman Boswell passed. Leonard traordinary. Well, he was extraor- to 16 years old, and critically injured and Dody’s life together was filled with dinary. I think we all found in him two others before spreading to several deep faith, love of family and friends, qualities of affection, principle, cour- other homes. and service, as she taught elementary age, and drama that were extraor- My deepest sympathies are with the school for 37 years, mainly in Lamoni. dinary. And at the end of the day, as loved ones of those who were taken far Dody’s family rightly described her as compass needles turn toward true too soon, and my prayers for recovery spiritual, adventurous, vibrant, with a north, you knew where he would be are with the two teenagers in critical wonderful sense of humor who lived pointing. care. Please know I am grieving with with love, tenacity, and compassion. I will quote some of his last public the families of Little Village as they Although Congressman Boswell and I words here: work to remember those lost and re- were members of two different political Though the true radiance of our world may build their community. parties, we shared many things in com- at times seem obscured, though we will suf- I want to thank the Chicago Fire De- mon as lifelong Iowans, farmers, octo- fer adversity and setbacks and misfortune— partment and emergency workers for genarians, and outspoken champions never, ever stop fighting for all that is good their quick responses and dedication to for rural America. and just and decent about our world and each saving lives and putting a stop to the On many issues of the day, we had other. deadly fire, as well as workers from the different points of view on how to I will never forget and will always Red Cross and local organizations, who achieve a particular goal, but at the treasure our friendship, but what I will immediately came to the scene to pro- end of the day, we shared an unequivo- revere is the way JOHN MCCAIN pointed vide support to residents. cal commitment to work on behalf of true north at what was good and just I know the people of Little Village Iowans, especially farmers and vet- and decent about our world and each will come together to support one an- erans. From farm bills to transpor- other. other, and they will be stronger for it. tation and infrastructure spending, His hero, Robert Jordan, in ‘‘For f Leonard and I largely saw eye to eye Whom the Bell Tolls,’’ said, as he died, on legislation that would help Iowans ‘‘The world is a fine place and worth REMEMBERING LEONARD AND weather the storms of natural disasters the fighting for and I hate very much DODY BOSWELL or downturns in the farm economy. to leave it.’’ We hate very much, JOHN, Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I As members of the Iowa congres- that you have had to leave it. God bless come to the floor today to pay tribute sional delegation, there is an unspoken you. to a devoted public servant from my understanding that, when it comes to I yield the floor. home State of Iowa. Congressman matters important to Iowa, we work I suggest the absence of a quorum. Leonard Boswell passed away this all for one and one for all. I recall when The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- month after a long battle with cancer. Leonard first came to Washington in pore. The clerk will call the roll. A decorated military officer, he served 1997, he was the only Democrat in the The senior assistant legislative clerk 20 years in the U.S. Army, a dozen Iowa House delegation. Shortly after proceeded to call the roll. years in the Iowa Senate, and 16 years his swearing in, Congressman Boswell Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I in the U.S. House of Representatives. invited my staff and me to his office to ask unanimous consent that the order That adds up to nearly a half-century get acquainted. We enjoyed his Iowa for the quorum call be rescinded. in service to the country he so dearly hospitality very much and returned the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without loved and served with honor and dis- invitation shortly thereafter. After our objection, it is so ordered. tinction. After being drafted into the initial meet-and-greets, it was under- ORDER OF PROCEDURE U.S. Army, Leonard rose to the rank of stood that our doors and lines of com- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I lieutenant colonel and served two tours munication were always open. We ask unanimous consent that notwith- of duty as an assault helicopter pilot in shared a very good working relation- standing rule XXII, the postcloture Vietnam. His distinguished service in ship during our service together in time on the Johnson nomination expire uniform groomed him for political bat- Congress. at 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, August 28. tles on the campaign trail and in public There is one particular piece of legis- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without office at the State and Federal level. lation that we worked on together in objection, it is so ordered. In civilian life, as well as in both the our respective Chambers of Congress. I f military and political arenas, Leonard was the lead Senate Republican co- LEGISLATIVE SESSION Boswell was an officer and a gen- sponsor, and he was the principal au- tleman. He brought integrity to the thor in the House of Representatives. campaign trail and to the halls of Con- It is called the Joshua Omvig Suicide MORNING BUSINESS gress. Anyone who underestimated Prevention Act. We named the bill for Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Congressman Boswell failed to appre- an Iowan who took his own life in 2005 ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ciate the gritty combination of a deco- after returning from duty in Iraq. Our ate proceed to legislative session for a rated war veteran and a cattle farmer bill was enacted in 2007. It sought to period of morning business, with Sen- from southern Iowa. In fact, an armed improve mental health services for vet- ators permitted to speak therein for up intruder who broke into the Congress- erans. Here in the Senate, I will con- to 10 minutes each. man’s farm home in 2011 found out tinue working to carry out our shared The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without right quick. At age 77, Leonard’s in- mission of suicide prevention for objection, it is so ordered. stincts to protect his family kicked servicemembers. As a decorated war f into overdrive, and he tackled the in- veteran and longtime advocate for the truder to the ground. veteran community, Congressman Bos- LITTLE VILLAGE, CHICAGO FIRE Notwithstanding those instincts, well cared deeply about fulfilling the Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, yester- Leonard Boswell was widely known as promises made to America’s veterans. day, a fire ravaged several homes in folksy and plain-spoken. He was Iowa The law he worked to enact has paved

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Bar- SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 f bara and I extend our deepest condo- Whereas, The federal Centers for Medicare lences to the Boswell family as they MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT and Medicaid Services (CMS), a part of the United States Department of Health and mourn the loss and celebrate the lives Messages from the President of the Human Services (HHS), works with the of Leonard and Dody. God bless them United States were communicated to states to fund and implement the MediCaid both. the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his program, which provides health coverage to f secretaries. millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant 115TH ANNIVERSARY OF HARLEY- f women, elderly adults, and people with dis- DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED abilities; and Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. President, today Whereas, TRICARE, which is managed by I wish to recognize Harley-Davidson As in executive session the Presiding the United States Department of Defense Motor Company on its 115th anniver- Officer laid before the Senate messages Military Health System, provides civilian sary. I am proud to honor this historic from the President of the United health benefits for active duty and reserve States submitting sundry nominations military members of the United States Wisconsin company and to commemo- Armed Forces, military retirees, and their rate this significant milestone. which were referred to the appropriate committees. dependents, and which relies on the Defense In 1903, boyhood friends William S. Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System Harley and Arthur Davidson completed (The messages received today are (DEERS) computerized database that con- the first design and manufacture of a printed at the end of the Senate pro- tains TRICARE eligibility data for these in- motorcycle, and Harley-Davidson ceedings.) dividuals; and Motor Company was born in a small f Whereas, Approximately 1.75 million mili- machine shop on Milwaukee’s north tary veterans, their families, and active duty side. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE family members (nearly 1 in 10) have TRICARE and Medicaid coverage, including Harley-Davidson quickly built its ENROLLED BILL SIGNED family members of active duty members who success on the strong foundation of At 4:04 p.m., a message from the qualify under Medicaid income limits, vet- partnerships with the law enforcement House of Representatives, delivered by erans and their families who qualify under and military communities. In 1907, Mr. McLaughlin, one of its journal Medicaid income limits, disabled veterans Harley-Davidson began selling its mo- clerks, announced that the Speaker pro and their families, and active duty family torcycles to police departments, a tra- tempore (Mr. MOONEY) has signed the members that qualify for Medicaid due to dition that remains to this day. In 1917, following enrolled bill: disability; and Whereas, For individuals who have both ‘‘Harleys’’ were adopted for military S. 899. An act to amend title 5, United issue during the First World War. The TRICARE and Medicaid coverage, TRICARE States Code, to ensure that the requirements must pay as primary coverage; and U.S. military purchased over 20,000 mo- that new Federal employees who are vet- Whereas, Historically, identifying individ- torcycles from Harley-Davidson for the erans with service-connected disabilities are uals with both TRICARE and Medicaid cov- war effort. As one of only two Amer- provided leave for purposes of undergoing erage has been a challenging, yet necessary, ican cycle manufacturers to survive medical treatment for such disabilities apply process, as acknowledged and documented in the Great Depression, Harley-Davidson to certain employees of the Veterans Health an HHS Inspector General report, ‘‘Medicaid began to produce large numbers of mo- Administration. Third Party Liability (TPL) Savings Have torcycles for the Army during the Sec- The enrolled bill was subsequently Increased, But Challenges Remain’’; and ond World War. Harley-Davidson re- signed by the President pro tempore Whereas, Prior to 2017, TRICARE had ceived two Army-Navy E Awards for (Mr. HATCH). matched their DEERS eligibility files and provided information back to the states Excellence in Production, one in 1943 f about the individuals who had both and another in 1945. EXECUTIVE AND OTHER TRICARE and Medicaid coverage; and Today, Harley-Davidson remains one Whereas, The agreement to cross-match of the largest motorcycle manufactur- COMMUNICATIONS between CMS and TRICARE has expired and ers in the world and is famous for its The following communications were the parties have been unable to reestablish loyal following. True to its roots, the laid before the Senate, together with terms to coordinate benefits between the two company has kept its headquarters in accompanying papers, reports, and doc- programs; and Wisconsin’s largest city: Milwaukee. uments, and were referred as indicated: Whereas, In early 2017, TRICARE ceased its Beginning with the 90th anniversary in support in the data-match process in which EC–6339. A communication from the Sec- states provide Medicaid enrollee eligibility 1993, Harley-Davidson has held retary of Homeland Security, transmitting a information to TRICARE in order to identify celebratory rides to Milwaukee from report relative to efforts to protect the those members who have both TRICARE and all four corners of the United States United States’ election infrastructure; to the Medicaid; and that are called the Ride Home. There, Committee on Rules and Administration. Whereas, The expiration of the agreement Harley owners from around the Nation EC–6340. A communication from the Assist- has the effect of preventing the recovery of and the world celebrate Harley- ant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, De- millions of payments annually where Med- Davidson’s success every 5 years at partment of Homeland Security, transmit- icaid erroneously paid, because TRICARE ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to should have paid as primary coverage, re- Harleyfest. They can also experience the development and implementation of a more than 100 years of Harley- sulting in a shift of additional costs from the training curriculum for members of the federal government to the states; and Davidson’s rich history at the Harley- Board of Correction of Military Records Whereas, TRICARE’s timely filing limita- Davidson Museum. The museum was (BCMR) of the United States Coast Guard; to tion precludes Medicaid from billing a claim built in 2008 and has quickly become the Committee on Commerce, Science, and that should be TRICARE’s responsibility if one of Milwaukee’s top tourist destina- Transportation. the service was rendered more than one year tions. f prior, resulting in additional annual costs Anyone who has ridden a Harley shifting to California and other states; and knows that they make more than just PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Whereas, TRICARE refuses to share data world-class motorcycles; they create a The following petitions and memo- with, and process eligibility information sense of freedom that comes from ex- rials were laid before the Senate and from, Medicaid managed care organizations that provide care to more than 60 percent of ploring the roads of the world. In spite were referred or ordered to lie on the all Medicaid members nationally. It is esti- of differences in age, gender, occupa- table as indicated: mated that millions of dollars annually paid tion, lifestyle and background, Harley POM–292. A joint resolution adopted by the in claims should have been TRICARE’s re- riders all share a sense of adventure Legislature of the State of California urging sponsibility, not Medicaid managed care or- and a passion for the open road. the United States Congress to require, if nec- ganizations, resulting in even more cost

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.030 S27AUPT1 August 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5953 shifting to the states and leading to im- Whereas, The federal government has death when the patient is in his or her late proper Medicaid capitation payments; and never paid its promised 40 percent share of teens or early twenties; and Whereas, Approximately 8.6 percent of the IDEA mandate. For many years, Con- Whereas, Batten Disease occurs in an esti- TRICARE beneficiaries, or approximately gress paid less than 8 percent of the excess mated two to four of every 100,000 births in 804,724 uniformed service members and their cost of educating children with disabilities, the United States; and families, are located in California, and thus forcing the states and local educational Whereas, Due to the many different forms it is estimated that California could be pay- agencies to cover the remaining costs. The of the disease, there is significant variability ing millions of dollars it is not responsible California student population requiring spe- in the age of onset and symptom progression for if this issue of data sharing between cial education and related services continues for each case; and Whereas, On average, the process to reach TRICARE and CMS is not resolved; now, to grow each year; and therefore, be it Whereas, School, disability, and parent the correct diagnosis for a patient with a Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of groups have been trying for years to bring rare disease could take up to 7.6 years, visits with numerous physicians, and multiple the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- IDEA appropriations up to the authorized 40 misdiagnoses; and percent of average per-pupil expenditures, lature of the State of California urges the Whereas, There is no known cure for Bat- United States Department of Defense and the maximum any state can receive per stu- ten Disease, and the lack of essential funding the United States Department of Health and dent with disability. This effort has come to has hindered scientists’ ability to find a po- Human Services to implement and the be known as ‘‘full funding,’’ but the effort tential treatment or cure; and United States Congress to require, if nec- has never succeeded; and Whereas, The federal government failed to essary, a resolution between the federal Cen- Whereas, The California Legislature, since pass House Resolution 971 introduced by ters for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the early 1990s, has approved a number of Representative Gus Bilirakis in the 114th TRICARE to immediately restore data shar- joint resolutions memorializing the Presi- Congress, which represented an effort to in- ing and to waive the one-year timely filing dent of the United States and the U.S. Con- crease the number of treatments for rare dis- restriction for all claims caught in this stop- gress to provide the full federal share of eases, reduce the use of drugs that are not page; and be it further funding for special education programs to approved by the federal Food and Drug Ad- Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate the states so that this state and other states ministration (FDA), and bring down the av- transmit copies of this resolution to the will not be required to take funding from erage cost of rare disease medications; and President and Vice President of the United other vital state and local programs to fund Whereas, The federal government has not States, the Speaker of the House of Rep- this underfunded federal mandate; and done enough to provide funding for rare dis- resentatives, the Minority Leader of the Whereas, In 2016, federal funding only rep- eases, and 95 percent of the 7,000 rare dis- House of Representatives, the Majority resented 16.3 percent of its share, well short eases still have no FDA-approved treatment: Leader of the United States Senate, the Mi- of the promised 40 percent level; and Now, therefore, be it nority Leader of the United States Senate, Whereas, Because the promised federal Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of and to each Senator and Representative from funding level is not being met, the burden the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- California in the Congress of the United has fallen on states and local school dis- lature does hereby proclaim the weekend of States. tricts, which leads to cuts in programs, or June 2, 2018, through June 3, 2018, as Batten tax increases, or both; and Disease Awareness Weekend; and be it fur- POM–293. A joint resolution adopted by the Whereas, A bill stands on the floor of the ther Legislature of the State of California urging United States House of Representatives, H.R. Resolved, That the Legislature calls upon the President and Congress of the United the United States Congress and the Presi- 2902, known as the IDEA Full Funding Act, States to enact legislation that provides dent of the United States to enact H.R. 2902 that aims to reach the 40 percent ‘‘full fund- more funding for research to be done on po- pending before Congress that would fully ing’’ level by the fiscal year 2027 through in- tential treatment and cures for rare diseases; fund the federal Individuals with Disabilities cremental increases in the federal share of and be it further Education Act (IDEA); to the Committee on funding each fiscal year: now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- transmit copies of this resolution to the SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 19 lature respectfully memorializes the Con- President and Vice President of the United Whereas, The federal Education for All gress and the President of the United States States, to the Speaker of the House of Rep- Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (1975 Act) to enact H.R. 2902 pending before Congress resentatives, to the Majority Leader of the was enacted by Congress and signed into law that would fully fund IDEA; and be it further Senate, and to each Senator and Representa- by the President of the United States as Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate tive from California in the Congress of the Public Law 94–142 to address the failure of transmit copies of this resolution to the United States. states to meet the educational needs of chil- President and Vice President of the United dren with disabilities. This act, known as the States, to the Speaker of the House of Rep- POM–295. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of California memo- federal Individuals with Disabilities Edu- resentatives, to the Majority Leader of the rializing its opposition to the decision to end cation Act (IDEA) since 1990 with the enact- Senate, to the Chair of the Senate Com- the Temporary Protected Status designation ment of Public Law 101–476, remains the cor- mittee on the Budget, to the Chair of the for the people of El Salvador, Honduras, nerstone of federal statutory mandates gov- House Committee on the Budget, to the Sen- Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan, and urging the erning special education; and ate Committee on Appropriations, to the United States Congress to enact a bipar- Whereas, The purpose of the 1975 Act, as Chair of the House Committee on Appropria- tisan, permanent solution for Salvadorans, declared by Congress, was to ensure that all tions, to each Senator and Representative Haitians, Nicaraguans, Hondurans, and Su- children with disabilities have available to from California in the Congress of the United danese with Temporary Protected Status; to them, within specified time periods, ‘‘a free States, and to the United States Secretary of the Committee on the Judiciary. appropriate public education which empha- Education. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 16 sizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs, to as- POM–294. A joint resolution adopted by the Whereas, Temporary Protected Status sure that the rights of children with disabil- Legislature of the State of California calling (TPS) was established by the United States ities and their parents or guardians are pro- upon the President of the United States and Congress through the Immigration Act of tected, to assist States and localities to pro- the United States Congress to enact legisla- 1990, and is a temporary, renewable program vide for the education of all children with tion that provides more funding for research that provides relief from deportation and ac- disabilities, and to assess and assure the ef- to be done on potential treatment and cures cess to a work permit for foreign nationals fectiveness of efforts to educate children for rare diseases; to the Committee on from certain countries who are unable to with disabilities’’; and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. safely return to their home countries due to natural disasters, armed conflicts, or other Whereas, The 1975 Act authorized a max- SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 25, imum state funding entitlement of 40 per- extraordinary conditions; and Whereas, Batten Disease is a family of rare Whereas, The TPS program provides com- cent, for the fiscal year ending September 30, genetic disorders of the nervous system that passion, generosity, and human rights to law 1982, and for each fiscal year thereafter, of typically begins in childhood; and abiding immigrants; and the average per pupil expenditure in public Whereas, There are many forms of Batten Whereas, The TPS designation for El Sal- elementary and secondary schools in the Disease, and the mutations of at least 14 dif- vador was terminated by the Trump adminis- United’States; and ferent genes are known to cause the disease; tration, effective September 9, 2019; and Whereas, Since 1975, including in the most and Whereas, The TPS designation for Nica- recent amendments to the IDEA, Public Law Whereas, Symptoms of the fatal disease in- ragua was terminated by the Trump admin- 108–446, the federal Individuals with Disabil- clude vision loss leading to blindness, per- istration, effective January 5, 2019; and ities Education Improvement Act of 2004, sonality and behavioral changes, seizures, in- Whereas, The TPS designation for Haiti Congress has maintained the funding author- tellectual decline, disruption and loss of was terminated by the Trump administra- ization at ‘‘40 percent of the average per- speech,’ dementia, and other debilitating ail- tion, effective July 22, 2019; and pupil expenditure in public elementary ments; and Whereas, The TPS designation for Sudan schools and secondary schools in the United Whereas, Depending on the age of onset, was terminated by the Trump administra- States’’; and Batten Disease usually leads to premature tion, effective November 2, 2018; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.015 S27AUPT1 S5954 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 27, 2018 Whereas, The current TPS designation for Haitians, Nicaraguans, Hondurans, and Su- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Honduras expires on July 5, 2018; and danese with Temporary Protected Status SENATE RESOLUTIONS Whereas, These humanitarian programs who were granted Temporary Protected Sta- have enabled 413,390 immigrants to live, tus and have lived and worked in the United The following concurrent resolutions work, and raise families in the United States for many years; and be it further and Senate resolutions were read, and States, in some cases for over two decades; Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate referred (or acted upon), as indicated: and transmit copies of this resolution to the By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Whereas, Data collected from a nationwide President and the Vice President of the MCCONNELL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ALEX- survey of immigrants holding TPS found United States, to the Speaker of the House ANDER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, that TPS has contributed positively to the of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. socioeconomic integration of these immi- the Senate; to each Senator and Representa- BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, grants, benefiting them, their families, and tive from California in the Congress of the Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, United States society in general; and United States, and to the author for appro- Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CAR- Whereas, TPS holders have significantly priate distribution. PER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. high levels of labor force participation: 94 COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. percent of men and 82.1 percent of women are POM–296. A resolution adopted by the City CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COT- working, with 83.3 percent of men and 54.9 Council of Seaside, California urging its TON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. percent of women working more than 40 state and federal representatives to adopt DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Ms. hours per week, and 7.6 percent of men and stricter controls governing the sale, transfer, DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, 10.0 percent of women working more than possession, manufacturing, and distribution Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. one job. About one-tenth of survey respond- of all firearms, dangerous weapons, and am- FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLI- ents were self-employed (men 13.4 percent, munition; to the Committee on the Judici- BRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, women 7.8 percent); and ary. Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HATCH, Whereas, Among survey respondents, 33.6 POM–297. A petition from a citizen of the Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. percent of men and 29.9 percent of women State of Texas relative to the appropriation HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, live in owner-occupied homes; and of funds for financial aid to foreign nations; Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. Whereas, The percentage of the survey re- to the Committee on Appropriations. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, spondents who in that nationwide survey Mr. KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, volunteered in civic organizations, commit- f Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. tees, or community groups in the 12 months LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. prior to the survey is 29.7 percent, showing REPORTS OF COMMITTEES MARKEY, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. high levels of social integration. Also, 20.2 MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, percent of survey respondents engaged in ac- The following reports of committees Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. tivities to benefit their community, includ- were submitted: MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ing donating blood, cleaning streets, and PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, other similar activities; and By Mr. THUNE, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Whereas, The percentage of survey re- Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, spondents who pay income taxes is 80.3 per- with an amendment in the nature of a sub- stitute: Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT, cent, including 79.3 percent of those who are Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. self-employed. They have contributed to so- S. 1092. A bill to protect the right of law- abiding citizens to transport knives inter- SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, cial security for an average of 15.4 years and Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, 90 percent file taxes every year; and state, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State prohibitions (Rept. No. 115–327). Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN Whereas, United States citizen children HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, whose American families are a part of the Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. f TPS program should not be torn apart by the WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG): end of this program and by the potential de- S. Res. 619. A resolution relative to the portation of their parents; and EXECUTIVE REPORT OF death of the Honorable John Sidney McCain, Whereas, Immigrants with disqualifying COMMITTEE III, a Senator from the State of Arizona; con- criminal backgrounds are not eligible for sidered and agreed to. TPS relief and the United States Depart- The following executive report of a By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. ment of Homeland Security should work to nomination was submitted: KLOBUCHAR): ensure that no one with such a background is By Mr. JOHNSON for the Committee on S. Con. Res. 43. A concurrent resolution granted TPS if the programs are renewed; Homeland Security and Governmental Af- providing for the use of the catafalque situ- and fairs. ated in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Whereas, TPS holders have already ful- *Carmen Guerricagoitia McLean, of the Visitor Center in connection with memorial filled many of the requirements for lawful District of Columbia, to be an Associate services to be conducted in the rotunda of permanent residence and the overwhelming Judge of the Superior Court of the District the Capitol for the Honorable John Sidney majority hold at least one job, pay taxes and of Columbia for the term of fifteen years. McCain, III, late a Senator from the State of pay for their own insurance, have clean Arizona; considered and agreed to. criminal records as these checks are required *Nomination was reported with rec- By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. with every renewal, and have demonstrated ommendation that it be confirmed sub- KLOBUCHAR): that they have the will to belong and to be- ject to the nominee’s commitment to S. Con. Res. 44. A concurrent resolution au- come full members of society through home respond to requests to appear and tes- thorizing the use of the rotunda of the Cap- ownership and raising children in the United tify before any duly constituted com- itol for the lying in state of the remains of States. Many TPS holders also have contin- mittee of the Senate. the late Honorable John Sidney McCain, III; ued to advance educationally; and considered and agreed to. Whereas, Only the Congress of the United f f States can legislate a permanent solution to address the lawful immigration status for ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND those protected by TPS; now, therefore, be it S. 326 JOINT RESOLUTIONS Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of At the request of Mr. HELLER, the the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- The following bills and joint resolu- name of the Senator from South Caro- lature condemns the decision to end the tions were introduced, read the first lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- Temporary Protected Status designation for and second times by unanimous con- the people of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, sor of S. 326, a bill to amend the Inter- Nicaragua, and Sudan; and be it further sent, and referred as indicated: nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for Resolved, That the Legislature urges the By Mrs. CAPITO: the tax-exempt financing of certain Congress of the United States to extend the S. 3389. A bill to redesignate a facility of government-owned buildings. federal Temporary Protected Status for the the National Aeronautics and Space Admin- S. 783 people of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Nica- istration; to the Committee on Commerce, At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the ragua, and Sudan; and be it further Science, and Transportation. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Resolved, That the Legislature urges the By Mr. BROWN: WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Congress of the United States to take the re- S. 3390. A bill to establish an Education mainder of the time before the effective date Recoupment Trust Fund to recover misused 783, a bill to amend the Public Health of termination of each federal Temporary elementary and secondary education funds Service Act to distribute maternity Protected Status program to enact a bipar- for the benefit of the affected students; to care health professionals to health pro- tisan, permanent solution for establishing the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, fessional shortage areas identified as in the permanent legal status for Salvadorans, and Pensions. need of maternity care health services.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.019 S27AUPT1 August 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5955 S. 796 (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor added as cosponsors of S. 3359, a bill to At the request of Mr. WARNER, the of S. 3057, a bill to provide for the proc- posthumously award a Congressional name of the Senator from Missouri essing by U.S. Customs and Border Gold Medal to Aretha Franklin in rec- (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor Protection of certain international ognition of her contributions of out- of S. 796, a bill to amend the Internal mail shipments and to require the pro- standing artistic and historical signifi- Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the ex- vision of advance electronic informa- cance to culture in the United States. clusion for employer-provided edu- tion on international mail shipments S. 3363 cation assistance to employer pay- of mail. At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the ments of student loans. S. 3170 name of the Senator from Maryland S. 1042 At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. ISAKSON, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. sponsor of S. 3363, a bill to support name of the Senator from Missouri HATCH) and the Senator from Vermont States in their work to end preventable (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. LEAHY) were added as cosponsors morbidity and mortality in maternity of S. 1042, a bill to amend the Internal of S. 3170, a bill to amend title 18, care by using evidence-based quality Revenue Code to exclude Segal United States Code, to make certain improvement to protect the health of Americorps Education Awards and re- changes to the reporting requirement mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, lated awards from income. of certain service providers regarding and in the postpartum period and to re- S. 1152 child sexual exploitation visual depic- duce neonatal and infant mortality, to At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the tions, and for other purposes. eliminate racial disparities in mater- name of the Senator from New Jersey S. 3172 nal health outcomes, and for other pur- (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. WARNER, the poses. of S. 1152, a bill to create protections name of the Senator from Michigan S. 3388 for depository institutions that provide (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the financial services to cannabis-related of S. 3172, a bill to amend title 54, name of the Senator from West Vir- businesses, and for other purposes. United States Code, to establish, fund, ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- S. 2076 and provide for the use of amounts in a sponsor of S. 3388, a bill to amend the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the National Park Service Legacy Restora- Health Insurance Portability and Ac- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. tion Fund to address the maintenance countability Act. WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. backlog of the National Park Service, S. RES. 525 2076, a bill to amend the Public Health and for other purposes. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the Service Act to authorize the expansion S. 3290 names of the Senator from Delaware of activities related to Alzheimer’s dis- At the request of Mr. COTTON, the (Mr. COONS) and the Senator from Mas- ease, cognitive decline, and brain name of the Senator from Wisconsin sachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were added as health under the Alzheimer’s Disease (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- cosponsors of S. Res. 525, a resolution and Healthy Aging Program, and for sor of S. 3290, a bill to require the Sec- designating September 2018 as National other purposes. retary of the Treasury to mint coins in Democracy Month as a time to reflect S. 2415 commemoration of the centennial of on the contributions of the system of At the request of Mr. BENNET, the the establishment of the Tomb of the government of the United States to a name of the Senator from Wisconsin Unknown Soldier. more free and stable world. (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the sor of S. 2415, a bill to amend title XIX S. 3341 names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. of the Social Security Act to stream- At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, HATCH) and the Senator from Florida line enrollment of certain Medicaid the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. RUBIO) were added as cosponsors providers and suppliers across State (Ms. COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 525, supra. lines, and for other purposes. of S. 3341, a bill to encourage the re- search and use of innovative materials S. RES. 613 S. 2554 and associated techniques in the con- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the name of the Senator from Arkansas struction and preservation of the do- name of the Senator from Connecticut mestic transportation and water infra- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- sor of S. 2554, a bill to ensure that structure system, and for other pur- sponsor of S. Res. 613, a resolution re- health insurance issuers and group poses. questing a report on the observance of health plans do not prohibit pharmacy S. 3352 and respect for human rights and fun- providers from providing certain infor- At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the damental freedom in Saudi Arabia. mation to enrollees. name of the Senator from Arkansas f S. 2823 (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. HATCH, the of S. 3352, a bill to direct the Secretary names of the Senator from North Da- of Transportation to issue regulations kota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Senator from relating to commercial motor vehicle SENATE RESOLUTION 619—REL- Maine (Mr. KING) and the Senator from drivers under the age of 21, and for ATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN) were added as co- other purposes. HONORABLE JOHN SIDNEY sponsors of S. 2823, a bill to modernize S. 3354 MCCAIN, III, A SENATOR FROM copyright law, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the THE STATE OF ARIZONA S. 3038 name of the Senator from Connecticut Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. MCCON- At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- NELL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ALEXANDER, name of the Senator from Connecticut sponsor of S. 3354, a bill to amend the Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BEN- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and NET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. sponsor of S. 3038, a bill to assist in the for other purposes. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. conservation of the North Atlantic S. 3359 BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. right whale by supporting and pro- At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. viding financial resources for North At- names of the Senator from Wisconsin CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. lantic right whale conservation pro- (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Mary- CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ grams and projects of persons with ex- land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Senator MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. pertise required for the conservation of from New York (Mr. SCHUMER), the CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Ms. North Atlantic right whales. Senator from Connecticut (Mr. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, S. 3057 BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Massa- Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the chusetts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator FISCHER, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLI- name of the Senator from New Jersey from Washington (Ms. CANTWELL) were BRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.022 S27AUPT1 S5956 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 27, 2018 Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HATCH, leagues and his tenacity and independence meet during today’s session of the Sen- Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELL- earned him the moniker ‘‘Maverick’’; ate. It has the approval of the Majority ER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. Whereas his death has deprived his State and Minority leaders. and Nation of an outstanding lawmaker and HYDE-SMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph public servant: Now, therefore, be it Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JONES, Mr. KAINE, Resolved, That the Senate has heard with 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLO- profound sorrow and deep regret the an- ate, the following committee is author- BUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. nouncement of the death of the Honorable ized to meet during today’s session of LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. John Sidney McCain, III, a Senator from the the Senate: MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. State of Arizona. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Resolved, That the Secretary of the Sen- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS ate communicate these resolutions to the Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NEL- The Committee on Homeland Secu- House of Representatives and transmit an SON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. enrolled copy thereof to the family of the de- rity and Governmental Affairs is au- PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. ceased. thorized to meet during the session of RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns the Senate on Monday, August 27, 2018, RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. today, it stand adjourned as a further mark at 5:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing on the SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. of respect to the memory of the deceased nomination of Carmen McLean, to be SHELBY, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. Senator. an Associate Judge, Superior Court of SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. f the District of Columbia. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- f VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WAR- TION 43—PROVIDING FOR THE RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE REN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. USE OF THE CATAFALQUE SITU- HONORABLE JOHN SIDNEY WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the ATED IN THE EXHIBITION HALL following resolution; which was consid- MCCAIN, III, A SENATOR FROM OF THE CAPITOL VISITOR CEN- THE STATE OF ARIZONA ered and agreed to: TER IN CONNECTION WITH ME- S. RES. 619 MORIAL SERVICES TO BE CON- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Whereas the Honorable John Sidney DUCTED IN THE ROTUNDA OF ask unanimous consent that the Sen- McCain, III, was born in 1936 at the Coco THE CAPITOL FOR THE HONOR- ate proceed to the consideration of S. Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Res. 619, submitted earlier today. ABLE JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN, III, zone and was the son and grandson of 4 Star The PRESIDING OFFICER. The LATE A SENATOR FROM THE Admirals in the United States Navy; clerk will report the resolution by STATE OF ARIZONA Whereas John Sidney McCain, III, attended title. the United States Naval Academy, graduated Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. KLO- The senior assistant legislative clerk in 1958 and went on to serve in the United BUCHAR) submitted the following con- read as follows: States Navy from 1959 to 1981; current resolution; which was consid- A resolution (S. Res. 619) relative to the Whereas the Honorable John Sidney ered and agreed to: McCain, III, was a naval aviator, flying mis- death of the Honorable John Sidney McCain, sions from an aircraft carrier and survived a S. CON. RES. 43 III, a Senator from the State of Arizona. tragic explosion on the USS Forrestal, which Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- There being no objection, the Senate claimed 134 lives; resentatives concurring), That the Architect of proceeded to consider the resolution. Whereas on October 26, 1967, during his 23rd the Capitol is authorized and directed to Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I air mission, the Honorable John Sidney transfer the catafalque which is situated in ask unanimous consent that the reso- McCain, III, was shot down over Hanoi dur- the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the rotunda of the Capitol so that lution be agreed to, the preamble be ing the Vietnam War and held as a prisoner agreed to, and the motions to recon- of war until his release on March 14, 1973, such catafalque may be used in connection having refused early release until all pris- with services to be conducted there for the sider be considered made and laid upon oners were set free; Honorable John Sidney McCain, III, late a the table with no intervening action or Whereas the Honorable John Sidney Senator from the State of Arizona and for- debate. McCain, III, was awarded the Silver Star, merly a Representative from that State. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without two Legion of Merit awards, the Distin- f objection, it is so ordered. guished Flying Cross, three Bronze Star The resolution (S. Res. 619) was Medals, two Purple Hearts, two Navy and SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- TION 44—AUTHORIZING THE USE agreed to. Marine Corps Commendation Medals and the The preamble was agreed to. OF THE ROTUNDA OF THE CAP- Prisoner of War Medal for his distinguished (The resolution, with its preamble, is and faithful service in the Navy; ITOL FOR THE LYING IN STATE printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- Whereas the Honorable John Sidney OF THE REMAINS OF THE LATE mitted Resolutions.’’) McCain, III, was elected to Congress from HONORABLE JOHN SIDNEY the State of Arizona in 1982 and served in the MCCAIN, III f House of Representatives, ably serving Ari- PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF THE zona’s 1st District until 1986; Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Ms. KLO- Whereas the Honorable John Sidney BUCHAR) submitted the following con- CATAFALQUE SITUATED IN THE McCain, III, was elected to the United States current resolution; which was consid- EXHIBITION HALL OF THE CAP- Senate in 1986 and re-elected by the people of ered and agreed to: ITOL VISITOR CENTER Arizona 5 more times; S. CON. RES. 44 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Whereas during his years in the Senate, Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- the Honorable John Sidney McCain, III, resentatives concurring), That in recognition served as the Chairman of the Senate Com- ate proceed to the immediate consider- of the long and distinguished service ren- merce, Science and Transportation Com- ation of S. Con. Res. 43. dered to the Nation by John Sidney McCain, mittee; Chairman of the Select Committee The PRESIDING OFFICER. The III, a Senator from the State of Arizona and on Indian Affairs; and was serving as Chair- clerk will report the concurrent resolu- formerly a Representative from that State, man of the Armed Services Committee at tion by title. his remains be permitted to lie in state in the time of his death; the rotunda of the Capitol on August 31 and The senior assistant legislative clerk Whereas the Honorable John Sidney September 1, 2018, and the Architect of the read as follows: McCain, III, won the Republican nomination Capitol, under the direction of the President A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 43) for President of the United States in 2008; pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker providing for the use of the catafalque situ- Whereas the Honorable John Sidney of the House of Representatives, shall take ated in the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol McCain, III, was a tireless advocate for serv- all necessary steps for the accomplishment Visitor Center in connection with memorial icemen and veterans; for international of that purpose. services to be conducted in the rotunda of human rights and freedom; for responsible f the Capitol for the Honorable John Sidney federal spending and campaign finance re- McCain, III, late a Senator from the State of form; for immigration reform and national AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Arizona. defense; MEET Whereas his efforts on behalf of the citi- There being no objection, the Senate zens of Arizona and all Americans, earned Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr President, I proceeded to consider the concurrent him the esteem and high regard of his col- have a request for one committee to resolution.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:00 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A27AU6.031 S27AUPT1 August 27, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5957 Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- To be lieutenant commander ask unanimous consent that the con- sent that it stand adjourned under the MARK A. A. ABADILLA PAOLO A. ACEDERA current resolution be agreed to and the previous order under the provisions of MARCELLO A. ALCANTAR motion to reconsider be considered S. Res. 619. MATTHEW ALLBAUGH SARAH M. ANDERSON made and laid upon the table with no There being no objection, the Senate, CLAUDIA L. BATTLE intervening action or debate. at 6:54 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, ROBERT H. BERGER MELISSA M. BOKAN The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without August 28, 2018, at 10 a.m. CARRIE E. BRATTON objection, it is so ordered. f ANY BRENES The concurrent resolution (S. Con. CAITLIN B. BRION NOMINATIONS LAURABETH K. BROGDON Res. 43) was agreed to. MICHELLE M. BROWN Executive nominations received by SARAH J. L. BUSH (The concurrent resolution is printed JASON D. CALDWELL in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Submitted the Senate: AUGUSTA M. CHAVEZ DEPARTMENT OF STATE FRANCENE E. COLE Resolutions.’’) CHRISTINA K. COLLAZO MARSHALL BILLINGSLEA, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE AN WILLIE R. COLLINS, JR. f UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (CIVILIAN SECURITY, DE- TATIANA CROSBY MOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS), VICE SARAH SEWALL, ANGELA L. CUMMISKEY AUTHORIZING USE OF THE RESIGNED. DAVID P. CUMMISKEY CAPITOL ROTUNDA MATTHEW JOHN MATTHEWS, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER STEPHANY J. DANIELL MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MICHAEL J. DAVIDSON RESEL V. DEPPEN Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES THOMAS L. DIGGS ask unanimous consent that the Sen- OF AMERICA TO BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. LAUREN E. DINAN ate proceed to the immediate consider- ERIC GEORGE NELSON, OF TEXAS, A CAREER MEMBER KIZZY H. DUNCAN OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MINISTER– JERRIEALLEN F. ECHON ation of S. Con. Res. 44. COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND TERESA A. EDOUARD DAVID K. EDWARDS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. SHANNON L. EVANS clerk will report the concurrent resolu- TANIKKA R. EVANS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANUEL FELIPE tion by title. NITA FLORES The senior assistant legislative clerk ROBERT L. KING, OF KENTUCKY, TO BE ASSISTANT SEC- ERIN M. FOLSTAD RETARY FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPART- KELLY A. FULKS read as follows: MENT OF EDUCATION, VICE EDUARDO M. OCHOA . ERIN L. GAGLIANO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GARY T. GALICINAO A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 44) JACQUELINE M. GEMME authorizing the use of the rotunda of the DAVID L. ANDERSON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE UNITED JOSHUA H. GILLIAM Capitol for the lying in state of the remains STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MARISSA V. GONZALEZ CALIFORNIA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE JESSIE L. GORMAN of the late Honorable John Sidney McCain, MELINDA L. HAAG, TERM EXPIRED. KELLIE J. HANEY III. THOMAS M. HENRY THE JUDICIARY There being no objection, the Senate MARISSA A. HESSE BRIDGET S. BADE, OF ARIZONA, TO BE UNITED STATES SHARON M. HOFF proceeded to consider the concurrent CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT, VICE BARRY G. SIERRA W. HOWELL SILVERMAN, RETIRED. SARAH K. HULL resolution. HADDE E. JACOBS Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CYLYNE A. JAMES AARON D. JOHNSON ask unanimous consent that the con- LAWRENCE KEEFE, OF FLORIDA, TO BE UNITED JUSTIN J. JOHNSON current resolution be agreed to and the STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF SUE M. KIM FLORIDA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE PAMELA ALLISON A. KRETCHMAN motion to reconsider be considered COTHRAN MARSH, RESIGNED. GARY O. G. LACCAY made and laid upon the table with no THE JUDICIARY JOSHUA T. LANGE MICHAEL D. LANTHORN II intervening action or debate. ALLISON JONES RUSHING, OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO BE SAHEED A. LATEEF The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE FOURTH CIR- TARAH B. LEWIS CUIT, VICE ALLYSON K. DUNCAN, RETIRING. objection, it is so ordered. LOGAN A. MANKO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ZENA P. MARASHI The concurrent resolution (S. Con. RACHEL A. MARSH DREW H. WRIGLEY, OF NORTH DAKOTA, TO BE UNITED PATRICK W. MATTOX Res. 44) was agreed to. STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF NORTH DA- CHAIA E. MCADAMS (The concurrent resolution is printed KOTA FOR THE TERM OF FOUR YEARS, VICE TIMOTHY Q. MARISA L. MCCULLERS PURDON, TERM EXPIRED. JOSEPH A. MELCHI in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Submitted RYANJON A. MILAN Resolutions.’’) IN THE NAVY JESSICA A. MILLER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MARGARET P. MITZKEWICH f TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JUANMANUEL MONGEPEREZ UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: FERRAN MORA JESSICA N. NARANJO ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST To be lieutenant commander AMBER L. NEAL 28, 2018 JULIAN PANOLLI ANDREW P. BESSETTE AMANDA M. PARTNER Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I MICHAEL E. BOZEK NEAL C. PETERSEN FORREST A. BROWN JONATHAN L. PHILLIPS ask unanimous consent that when the CARL C. CHASE III MARYLOU C. PROANO Senate completes its business today, it DANIEL D. CLOUTIER ALEXIA M. QIU RAUL E. CUEVAS KRISTEL D. RAMSAY adjourn until 10 a.m., Tuesday, August PETER J. DEIULIIS CHARLENE S. REESE 28; that following the prayer and KEVIN K. F. DOE JIMMIE G. RIFFLE II RYAN T. DOYLE FRANCISCO G. RIOJAS pledge, the morning hour be deemed DAVID M. DREYER GABRIEL R. RODRIGUEZ expired, the Journal of proceedings be MICHAEL J. DUFFY STEPHANIE M. ROSHOLT MICHAEL B. EBERHART ERIC A. SANCHEZ approved to date, the time for the two MICHAEL J. FEENEY LAUREN E. SCHUETZ leaders be reserved for their use later ARTHUR E. GRIFFIN ALISON M. SCHURMAN JOSHUA A. HALL TABITHA S. SHANNON in the day, and morning business be KIMBERLY A. HERM KELSO E. SHARP II closed; further, that following leader BRIAN G. MACK KENNETH F. SIERLEJA CHRISTIAN U. MARTINEZ TERESA L. SIKES remarks, the Senate proceed to execu- TRAVIS R. MYERS SHANNON B. SMITH tive session to resume consideration of TAIBATU E. I. OBASI MEAGHAN R. SNYDER JOHN P. ORR MARK C. SORIANO the Johnson nomination under the pre- JOHN M. PARIZEK AMY L. STARLING vious order; finally, that the Senate re- DON PASTEUR LIZA STONE MATTHEW A. PINE SHEILA A. SWEENEY cess from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to MATTHEW K. RIEGE JOHN W. TRANBERG III allow for the weekly conference meet- JEREMIAH P. SMITH MELISSA K. TRONCOZO ALEXANDRIA M. SOVIE MARSHALL A. TRUDELL ings. KYLE P. STRAUSBAUGH RITA M. TURNER The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without SAMUEL C. TATEL THERESA J. VELDHOUSE CHRISTOPHER A. THOMAS JENTRY E. VRANIANWADE objection, it is so ordered. ROBERT J. THOMPSON ERICA S. WADDELL MATHEW J. WARD FAGWENLANITA R. WALKER f JUSTIN P. WEBB KARRI L. WASHBON MICHELLE T. WIJAS LYNETTE M. WATERFIELD ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. CHRISTOPHER M. WILLICH CANDICE M. WEST TOMORROW OLIVER J. WISE RACHEL S. WHITE STANLEY R. WORTHINGTON SHAWN M. WILHELM Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT MEGHANN K. WILSON TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY YOLANDA T. WILSON there is no further business to come be- UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NEVIN YAZICI

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:05 Aug 28, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\G27AU6.021 S27AUPT1 S5958 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE August 27, 2018 JOHN S. YOHANNAN DAVID D. GUAJARDO To be lieutenant commander THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT CLARK K. HARTLEY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JAMES F. HARWOOD BENJAMIN P. ARCHER UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: SELENA M. HAYES JASON L. BARRETT BRANDON J. HESTER CHRISTOPHER T. BARTH To be lieutenant commander AARON J. HILL REBECCA A. BERG CAROLYNN A. HINE DANIELLE P. BERKOWITZ ADAM C. ALIANO JUSTIN W. HOBLET WILLIAM S. BLACKMORE KELEIGH ANDERSON BRIAN J. HOLBROOK KATHLEEN B. BOLAND KATHRYN D. BEARD TAMORA L. HOLLAND DUSTIN A. BOND TADD C. BLAIR CAROLYN J. HOLMAN ASHLEY K. BREWINGTON PHILIP E. BREUDER NATASHA M. HOUSTON KRYSTAL H. BURNS WARREN L. BROOKES PETER L. JEANLOUIS DAVID P. BURR JOSEPH S. BROWN BRADLEY K. CAMMACK JASON P. JENSEN MATTHEW J. BUDOW CATHERINE E. CARLO JERMAINE T. JOHNSON ASHLEY S. CLAYTON NICHOLAS F. CROSSLAND JAMES K. JONES MICHAEL D. COLLETT MICHAEL C. DEFAZIO ERIKA M. KAHEAKUENHADA CHRISTIN E. COTTEN NOEL E. DICKENS DONALD J. KALLAIL III EMILY A. DANIELS AMANDA N. DYER MICHAEL G. KELSO OMER DURU, JR. TYSON A. ELLENBECKER TAJ D. KING JOHN P. FOLEY ERIK A. ENGELBREKTSON JENNIFER A. KNAPP ALEXANDRA J. GIOIELLO KURT A. ERIKSSON JOHN K. KNOREK JOANNA M. GONZALES CHASE W. FETTERS KEITH M. LAFFMAN CHRISTINE R. HAGEDORN JULIANA C. FILA SIMONE S. HARBAS MELISSA D. LAIRD BROC A. FLORES NICHOLAS J. S. INNS MICHELLE H. LANE ELIAS D. GONZALEZ ELIZABETH J. JARCZYK JAMES D. LARSEN JOHN H. GREINER BRIAN P. JOHN WILLIAM K. LAWSON, JR. ERIC P. HEIM SAHAR JOOSHANI MICHELLE A. LEA CRAIG E. HOFFERBER OLIVER M. KIEFER ALBERT J. S. LEE PHILLIP A. JAKUBOWICZ KELLY M. KOHLHOFER SAMANTHA E. LETIZIO WILSON S. JING MICHAEL S. LAWLER SANDRA LOCKETT IAN J. KAEMMER DANIEL R. MANGUAL MARTHA A. E. LOE DYLAN J. KEENER EMIL MARCINSKAS RONALD R. LORENZO ANDREW R. KNOFCZYNSKI VICTOR L. MARQUEZ REBEKAH L. MACASKILL ANDREW J. KNUDSON JASON R. MASTERSON NIKOLAS A. MATOSMAKRIS CATHERN N. KRUPINSKI DANIEL R. MCGINLEY JOSEPH J. MAYR KURT A. LANGENDERFER BRADLEY F. MEYER NAKIMA V. MCCORMACK WALTER S. LANGKAU RYAN A. MOONEY PATRICK W. MCGUIRE ARBEL MAGHSOODPOUR WILLIAM M. MORRISON BRANDON O. MCLAMB CHRISTOPHER G. MALIKEN JAMES E. MOSIMANN III TIMOTHY E. MCVEIGH ANTHONY J. MARIN KYMBERLY L. MURPHY CHANTAL E. MELOSCIA TREVY K. MARTIN BRADLEY D. NEWSAD ELISA S. MENCK MARY C. MCGINN ALYSSA K. NICHOL REY B. MENE COLEMAN D. MEADOWS ANN T. OAKES MICHAEL J. MESSICK, JR. RUSSELL L. NEAL CONOR L. OBRIEN EDWARD T. MILLER TAYLOR A. PARKER SHAUN M. PEHL MATTHEW E. MILSTEIN SARAH J. PASCH MICHAELA A. REARDON PATRICK J. MITCHELL LISA C. PERRONE CHRISTOPHER K. RIEDEL KENNETH L. MIZE, JR. STEPHANIE L. ROADARMEL RACHEL F. SUSSMAN JAY A. MORRISON MARK D. RYAN RYAN J. SYLVESTER EMILY K. MULVEY LULU F. SCHAEFER JOHN C. WHITE JOSEPH H. MUSMANNO JOHANNES N. SEYWERD SHARLENA Y. WILLIAMS ERIKA T. NANCE BENJAMIN L. STALLER THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT DANIEL F. NARANJO STEPHEN C. THOMAS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JASON R. NIVEN TUAN N. TRAN UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NATHAN D. NOAKES MICHAEL J. URBAITIS ISAAC M. K. NYANGENA TRAVIS J. VERTOLLI To be lieutenant commander JONATHAN F. OAKES TYLER S. WAY JOSHUA A. WEENIG WILLIAM A. AGBO CHRISTOPHER S. OEHRLEIN RYAN J. WINKS BILLY L. AGUIRRE NNAMDI G. OHAERI MICHAEL K. YANG ANTHONY C. ALLEN MICHAEL T. OLEARY APRIL R. ALLEN ANDREW S. OLSON THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT ERIC E. ANDERSON JONATHAN M. PALMER TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY JESSICA T. ATTERBURY REBECCA L. PAVLICEK UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: TEMITOPE O. AYENI JESSE R. PENDERGRASS To be lieutenant commander DANIEL A. BABSKIE CHRISTOPHER Y. PETERS LETICIA D. J. BANKER NICHOLAS C. PETIKAS JACOB A. ADAMS ELLIS L. BANKS II MARK D. PEUGEOT REES O. ADOMAKO JAMES N. BARLOW DIANE M. PIETILA TEDDY G. AJERO, JR. WILLIAM F. BECKER JAYPEE A. PUNZAL LAUREN M. ALDERSON MAYA N. BELL HARRY Z. QUI AEA C. ALEX PHILLIP M. BELL DANIELLE N. RAKICH REBECCA M. ALLEN STEVE J. BELL DERRICK N. RANDLE SCOTT T. ALLEN MANUEL H. BELTRAN AMANDA J. RANDLES DANIELLE C. ANDERSON MARIO A. BENCIVENGA KRISTOFFER S. B. REYES SARAH L. ANDERSON AMANDA E. BERG LUCAS L. RICKER BENJAMIN J. ARCHER DAVID B. BERLIN BRAD A. RIVERA RYAN P. AUSTIN RICHARD J. BLY ARTHUR C. ROSETE CRISTINA J. BACHO AMANDA F. BOUDREAUX DUANE S. ROWE, JR. ALANNA B. BALBONI SARAH J. H. BROWER JULIETTE D. RUFF KATHRYN R. BARBANTE LISA A. BROWN ARTHUR S. RUPPERT BRENT M. BARBOUR ARIEL R. CAMPBELL BRANDON J. RUSSELL BENJAMIN G. BARRENA DAVID J. CAVALLARIO ANGELA R. SADOSKY CLETE W. BARRICK DEREK J. CHAMBERLAIN RACHEL M. SARGEANT JONETTE M. BARTLETT FRANCISCO R. CHAVEZ KATHLEEN M. SAUL ELIZABETH M. BAUER MICHAEL J. COLLINS STETSON R. SCHMITT JOSHUA T. BAUTZ CHRISTOPHER L. CONBOY ASHLEY M. SHENBERGERHESS MICHAEL C. BAXTER JOSHUA D. CORBRIDGE FEI SIU MARGRET E. BEDLE NOEL M. COTE DONALD M. SKELTON MATTHEW T. BISCOTTI JENNIFER L. CRAIG WILLIAM A. SMITHSON FELICIA A. BLAIS CYNTHIA B. CRAWFORD LAUREN V. SPECHT SCOTT M. BLANCHET TERENCE J. CUSACK IV TANYA M. SPELLMAN DANI C. BLISS BRIAN S. DAVIDSON MICHAEL C. STEELE ADAM S. BLOOM MONICA I. DECLETWHITING KEVIN R. STEPHENS, JR. CHRISTINA L. BLUM JOHN C. DELANO JESSE S. STEWART KATHERINE A. BONDS BRIAN C. DESIDERIO VIRGIL R. STROBRIDGE MICHELLE A. BONGIORNO ARI S. DOUCETTE CHRISTOPHER M. SUSZKO REBECCA L. BRAMBLE JOSEPH EDOUARD KEI A. J. T. TATE DANIELLE A. BRIDEN LINDA M. ELLIOTT ADAM B. TOMLINSON JONATHAN J. BRISSON ERIK L. ENGLISH CALEB H. TRACY EMILY S. BROWN RICHARD H. FAIL STACEY M. TRIMNER JONATHAN C. BROWN JAMES T. FALKNER NIKO O. VAHAMAKI KWAME BUABENG JENNY M. FRASCO THOMAS D. VAUGHAN BRITTANY R. BURNS JASON B. FUCHS PAULA S. VOLK ALLISON M. BUSH LANA M. FURNISH JEFFREY D. VORWALD SUSANNA M. BYRNE VIVIENNE O. GALASSOALEXANDER ERICK W. WARPULA NOELLE B. CADOTTE JOSEPH W. GEESEMAN ALISHA L. WEBB PAUL C. CAMPBELL TIMOTHY L. GEORGE THEODORE C. WHEELER JOHN W. CANCIAN CARL J. GLIENKE VERONICA H. WHITE MATTHEW J. CARR NEAL C. GOEBEL REGINALD C. WHITTAKER MATTHEW G. CASE STEPHANIE GOLLA SOBONDO J. WILSON JOHN C. C. CHIN NICOLE K. GONZALEZ ANGELA M. WOFFORD OLIVER J. E. CHIONG AMELIA G. GRADWELL GREGORY A. WOLFLEY JOSEPH C. CIHLAR SHELLITA F. GREEN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT AMY M. CONDOS PAMELA K. GREGORY TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY GREGORY J. CONDOS NELSON H. GUADALUPE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JAMES J. CONTESTABLE

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AMY B. CORNELL RICHARD A. PLASSE REGINALD E. JONES, JR. WESLEY C. COWAN JOSE L. G. PLATA STEPHEN A. LABUE EMILY A. CROOM JAMES H. PRIM KEITH J. LIGHTNER BRIAN P. CURRY JACKSON C. PUGH KEVAN Q. LIM DIAN K. DAHER CODY J. RALL AMANDA R. LURER MILAN D. DANGVU NANDA RAMCHANDAR CHARLES S. MALLIE LIAM F. DELAHANTY AMY J. REED EAMON A. MCGRAW SEAN M. DENNIG MATTHEW F. REGAN DOYL E. MCMURRY MARVIN E. DINGLE KATY M. REICHLIN BARON C. MILLER SUZAN E. DION ROBERTO C. REYNAGA ALANA R. DONALDSON CHRISTOPHER J. RICHMOND JAMES J. NEIL BRIAN P. DOUGHERTY KELLY M. RICHMOND GARY W. PEPPER JOHN R. DRYDEN RYAN R. RICHMOND FLOURNOY C. PHELPS APRIL R. DUE CHARLES V. RINEHART ROBERT C. PRICE SAMIH E. ELAKKAD NICHOLAS R. ROCCO JOHN M. QUAY KAYLEEN E. ELSBREE JOSEPH D. RODERIQUE NATHAN N. RICE DONALD C. ENGLE STEPHEN E. RODRIGUEZ NASHAUNNA S. SANDERS DAVID ESPINOZA THEODORE H. ROGERS PAUL A. SCHUMANN KIMBERLY A. EVERETT STEFAN W. ROZYCKI STEPHEN R. SCOTT JUANITA E. FARFAN LAURA R. RUBIO MATTHEW D. SHEPARD KENNETH R. FAUBEL OLEG A. RYABININ JASON B. SLUDER NICHOLAS R. FIACCO KRYSTLE M. SALAZAR ROBERT D. FIELD JARED N. SMITH MATTHEW R. SARA KENDALL W. TAYLOR KRISTIN J. FINN JEFFREY M. SCHAFER TODD A. TRUMBLE JAMES A. FISHER BRIAN SCHEXNAYDER PAUL E. FLOOD, JR. JUNSUB UM RUDY F. SCHMIEDECKE JENNIFER R. FOLEY PAUL E. SEALES STEVEN M. WALKER SEAN P. F. FOLEY LISA M. SEAWRIGHT RALPH M. WEIKEL, JR. CAITLIN B. FORD SCOTT W. SEIDER KEVIN S. WILKINSON SARAH E. FORD MITCHELL M. SELCO DAVID R. WILLIAMS NICOLETTA V. FRANKENSTEIN SPENCER E. W. SHIRK PATRICK D. WILLIAMS CHARLES O. FULLENWIDER ELIZABETH M. SLAMA LAURA J. GILBERT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT NATALIE E. SLEPSKI PHILLIP D. GUAJARDO TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY ALFRED G. SMITH JAMES D. HADDAD UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: BRANDON R. HADFIELD SCOTT H. SNYDER JOHN T. HAGGERTY THOMAS M. SPEARS To be lieutenant commander BENJAMEN P. HALL ANDREW J. SPIRO LAURA J. HAMMON JUSTINE M. SPRAGUE MARK ADJEI VINCENZO C. HAPPACH RACHEL A. STEVENSON MICHAEL M. AGOJO JONATHAN E. STRAIN SERENNAH E. HARDING JOSHUA A. ANDREWS CHRISTINA STROMSNESS JAMES M. HARRISON LES M. BEGIN MARY A. SULLIVAN NICHOLAS J. HEALY ROMMEL L. BENAVIDEZ CHRISTINE M. HERFORTH JARED M. SUTHERLAND ANGELA N. SZATKOWSKI SHANNON K. BENCS AARON B. HICKS JONATHAN H. BERRY DANIEL K. HODGE, JR. ZACHARY A. TAYLOR TYSON M. BIDDLE ANDREW J. HOGAN MADELINE B. TEISBERG IAN A. BRENNER MARK C. HUBBARD PARMALEE C. TOWB STEPHEN M. HUGHES CASSANDRA K. TOWNSEND CHRISTIAN L. BUENSUCESO SCOTT B. HUGHEY THOMAS B. VANBRUNT, JR. PAUL M. CABE CHRISTINA M. JAMROS EDGAR M. VANHORNE GABRIEL R. CALDWELL ERIK D. JOHNSON CRAIG J. VANTASSEL MARCUS E. CALDWELL LUKE R. JOHNSTON RYAN M. VEST MARGARET M. CAMPBELL MEGAN E. JOLICOEUR RYAN P. VIENNA RYAN C. CARMACK ERIC P. JONES CHARLES G. VOLK ALEXANDER R. CASSADY KELLY L. JONES CHRISTINE M. WALKER CARLISLE R. CATACUTAN TRAVIS L. WALLER MEGHA R. JOSHI LESLIE R. CLARK II JAMES B. WALSH VIENNA G. H. KATANA MARCUS R. CLINE ANDREW W. WANG NATHAN P. KERESTES DUSTIN T. COLEMAN DAWN K. WARD KEVIN T. KEYS CHRISTOPHER S. CULP SANG I. KIM MEGHAN N. WARD JULIE A. WATTERS JOSEPH P. DAVIS KYLE J. KINDERKNECHT ASIM DURAKOVIC HANNAH E. KIRBY ROBERT H. WAUTERS GREGORY K. EASTERLING OSKAR KIZHNER BENJAMIN M. WHEATLEY PAUL A. EDWARDS MEGAN E. KLOCEK MEGHAN A. WHITLATCH AARON B. FISH SAMUEL Y. KO JULIE R. WHITTINGTON FRANCISCO C. KORTMAN TIMOTHY D. WILCOX WYATT J. FRANCE JEFFREY A. KRAUSE PETER B. WILLETT DAVID F. FRANCIA ADRIANNA I. KYLE JUSTIN D. WILSON ROBERT A. FRITSCH MATTHEW J. LAIL ELIZABETH A. WINGEN AUSTIN W. GAGE MATTHEW D. LANDON AUBREY E. WINN ARACELI GALVAN TRAVIS O. LANDRY EMORY S. WINSHIP VII PETER J. T. GANGCUANGCO MATTHEW L. LEATHERMAN GREGORY A. WOELFEL BLAKE D. GARNER KATHERINE J. LEE ANDREW J. WRIGHT JASON P. GEORGE STEVE G. W. LEE JAMES K. WRITER SETH D. GREENLAW AUDREY C. S. LIVESEY REILLY L. ZENK JACOB M. GRIMES KENNETH E. ZITNIK MICHAEL L. LLOYD HILMAN I. GUILLORY, JR. DONALD W. LOCK II THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT SETH W. HARLAN CHAD M. LOMAS TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DANIEL A. HARMAN, JR. ANN LONG UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: CHRISTOPHER J. HARVEY NICHOLAS P. LOPREIATO To be lieutenant commander KEITH A. HOUGH ANNE LYLE JAY H. HUGHES ALEC F. MACDONALD ALBETRO ALSHABAZZ DAVID J. HUNT JEREMY J. MANDIA DEWAYNE A. THOMAS IRINA JARREAU TIGHE N. MARRONE BRIAN M. WOOD JESSE V. JULAO KASTLEY M. MARVIN JESSE Y. KIENGSIRI LAURA A. MCCAIN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT PAUL D. MCCLAIN TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY BRYAN W. KING MARK O. MCINTURFF UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JONATHAN R. KING JEANNETTE M. MCINTYRE To be lieutenant commander PETER M. KOJM ROBERT B. MCLENDON JOSEPH M. LANDON COLIN T. MCNAMARA NICHOLAS L. ALANDER EMMA R. LARENAS JAMES E. MCNICHOLAS, JR. JASON R. ARANT DUSTIN R. MARTINDALE BRYN T. MEREDITH BRENTON C. ASBURY ERIC C. MARTORANO MATTHEW T. MIDDENDORF JONATHAN C. BLACK SEAN P. MERCIER SAMANTHA J. MIKALS BENJAMIN M. BOX SAND D. MILLER MIGUEL A. MONTOYAVILLAGOMEZ ANDREW J. BROD KIERA M. MORRIS AARON L. MOODY SAUL L. BURLESON THUY L. T. NGUYEN ANDREW C. MOORE WILLIAM D. BUTTS CHRISTOPHER D. OLIVERIA CHRISTOPHER M. MURPHY LARA C. BYRD DYLAN S. PAIGE AUSTIN C. NABET PHILIP D. CARSON MICHAEL R. PARK KYLE E. NAPPO JIN CHOI JONAH A. PETRINOVIC DANIEL C. NEUBAUER DANIEL E. CHUNG ROBERT D. ROUTLEY RACHEL A. NEUBERT TRAVIS E. COFFEY JEREMY R. SANTIAGO LAN A. T. NGUYEN BARRETT D. CRAIG JERMAINE L. SEALS SAMUEL A. NICOLAS LOREN M. CRONE BRANDON A. STEWART MEGAN R. NORTHUP MATTHEW W. DRAYTON BRADFORD R. STURGIS, JR. RYAN T. OCHS MATTHEW C. FORE SEAN P. OUIMET ANDREW M. FRANCIS VARSHA STYER ANTHONY J. PACINI SHANE M. FREIBERG PHUONG A. C. TA MICHAEL A. PARENTEAU AMAN J. GRANT MARK C. TONER MATTHEW J. PARROTT MATTHEW A. HARRIS JENNIFER A. TRAUL MAYA E. PAYNE JUSTIN M. HAYES RICKEY TURNER ALFREDO PEREZ JONATHAN M. HENDERSON DAVID J. UYAN GUILLERMO PEREZ III STEVEN G. HERVEY KIRK W. VINING ELYSE M. PERTOT BRANDON K. HOOD KEVIN M. WALL HY G. PHAM JESSICA K. HORN DARIAN J. WILDER

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THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE MARINE CORPS To be lieutenant colonel TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SHAWN A. RICKRODE To be lieutenant commander TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES MA- RINE CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: JULIO L. MATTOS, JR.

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