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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 2010 No. 109 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable KIRSTEN E. reached, we would have the first clo- called to order by the Honorable GILLIBRAND, a Senator from the State of New ture vote tomorrow morning. KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, a Senator from York, to perform the duties of the Chair. Senators will be notified when any the State of New York. DANIEL K. INOUYE, additional votes, other than those I President pro tempore. have mentioned, will be brought up. PRAYER Mrs. GILLIBRAND thereupon as- sumed the chair as Acting President f The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- pro tempore. fered the following prayer: MEASURE PLACED ON THE Let us pray. f CALENDAR—S. 3628 Eternal God, whose approval we seek RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Mr. REID. Madam President, S. 3628 above the hollow applause of human- LEADER is at the desk and due for a second ity, may the deliberations of this his- reading. toric Chamber start and end with You. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Provide the foundation for the pore. The majority leader is recog- pore. The clerk will read the title of thoughts, words, and actions of our nized. the bill for the second time. Senators, as they remember that You f The assistant legislative clerk read are the author and finisher of their SCHEDULE as follows: faith. Make our lawmakers conscious A bill (S. 3628) to amend the Federal Elec- of the great tradition on which they Mr. REID. Madam President, fol- tion Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign stand, as You fill them with the spirit lowing leader remarks, if any, the Sen- influence in Federal elections, to prohibit of wisdom, understanding, knowledge, ate will proceed to S. Res. 591, which is government contractors from making ex- and reverence. May the tyranny of par- a resolution recognizing and honoring penditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure re- tisanship and expediency never bend the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. quirements with respect to spending in such their consciences to low aims which be- elections, and for other purposes. tray high principles. There will be 2 hours for debate. It will Mr. REID. Madam President, I object We pray in Your great Name. Amen. be divided equally between Senators HARKIN and ENZI or their designees. to any further proceeding with respect f Upon the use or yielding back of that to this bill. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE time, the Senate will proceed to the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- consideration of H.J. Res. 83, which is a pore. Objection having been heard, the The Honorable KIRSTEN E. joint resolution approving the renewal bill will be placed on the calendar. GILLIBRAND led the Pledge of Alle- of import restrictions contained in the Mr. REID. Madam President, will the giance, as follows: Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act. Chair now announce the business for I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the There will then be up to 20 minutes for the day. United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, debate equally divided between Sen- f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. ators BAUCUS and MCCONNELL or their designees. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME f Upon the use or yielding back of that The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING time, the Senate will proceed to vote pore. Under the previous order, the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE on the resolutions. The first vote will leadership time is reserved. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The be on the Burma joint resolution, and f the next vote will be on the Americans clerk will please read a communication 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ENACT- to the Senate from the President pro with disabilities resolution. We hope these votes will begin at around 12 MENT OF THE AMERICANS WITH tempore (Mr. INOUYE). DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 The assistant legislative clerk read o’clock today, maybe a little sooner. the following letter: Following the votes, the Senate will The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- resume consideration of the small busi- pore. Under the previous order, the U.S. SENATE, ness jobs bill. As a reminder, last night Senate will now proceed to the consid- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, July 22, 2010. I filed three cloture motions relative to eration of S. Res. 591, which the clerk To the Senate: the small business jobs bill. I hope we will report. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, can reach an agreement to have these The assistant legislative clerk read of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby votes today. If no agreement is as follows: ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S6131 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:23 Jul 23, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22JY6.000 S22JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with SENATE S6132 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 22, 2010 A resolution (S. Res. 591) recognizing and sional Oversight Panel has expressed tunity, full participation, independent honoring the 20th anniversary of the enact- skepticism it will even be effective in living, and economic self-sufficiency. ment of the Americans with Disabilities Act increasing small business lending. The But as the chief Senate sponsor of the of 1990. panel’s report is skeptical it will im- ADA, I can tell my colleagues that at The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- prove access to credit. Moreover, the its heart, the ADA is very simple. In pore. Under the previous order, there panel says this provision looks uncom- the words of one disability rights advo- will be 2 hours of debate, with the time fortably similar to the TARP bailout. cate, this landmark law is about secur- equally divided and controlled between The problem banks and small busi- ing for people with disabilities the the Senator from Iowa, Mr. HARKIN, nesses are facing is not that they don’t most fundamental of rights: ‘‘The right and the Senator from Wyoming, Mr. have incentive to lend; it is that the to live in the world.’’ It is about ensur- ENZI, or their designees. government is threatening them with a ing that people with disabilities can go Mr. REID. Madam President, I sug- 2,300-page bill full of new rules and reg- places and do things that other Ameri- gest the absence of a quorum and ask ulations while their customers—small cans take for granted. unanimous consent that the time be businesses—are threatened by pending I will always remember a young equally charged against both sides. tax hikes and more government intru- woman by the name of Danette The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sion. Crawford from Des Moines, IA. In 1990, pore. Without objection, it is so or- For more than a year and a half, the she was just 14 years old. She used a dered. President and his Democratic allies on wheelchair. She lived with constant The clerk will call the roll. Capitol Hill have pushed an great pain, but she worked and cam- The assistant legislative clerk pro- antibusiness, antijobs agenda on the paigned hard for passage of the Ameri- ceeded to call the roll. American people in the form of one cans With Disabilities Act. When I told Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, massive government intrusion after an- her the ADA would mean better edu- I ask unanimous consent that the order other. Then there is a celebration. Here cational opportunities, prevent dis- for the quorum call be rescinded. is an opportunity to have a real debate crimination in the workplace, better The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- about job creation. Here is an oppor- mobility—I was going through all these pore. Without objection, it is so or- tunity to do something that might ac- things the ADA would do—Danette said dered. tually make a positive difference. to me: RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER Small business owners are already Those things are very important. But, you The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- being hammered by the health care know, what I really want to do is just be able pore. The Republican leader is recog- bill. They are about to get hammered to go out and buy a pair of shoes like any- nized. by the financial regulatory bill. It is body else. SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND ACT time to do something they actually Well, two decades later, people with Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, want for a change. disabilities can do that and so much Republicans today will continue to The American people are connecting more. look for a way forward on the small the dots. They don’t think the finan- Our society is so dynamic and business bill. This is an opportunity to cial regulatory bill will solve the prob- changes so rapidly that we are often deliver some real relief to small busi- lems in the financial sector any more oblivious to quiet revolutions taking nesses struggling to dig themselves out than they think the health care bill place in our midst. One such revolution of the recession. will be able to lower costs or lead to has been unfolding for the last 20 years Ultimately, Democrats seem to have better care; any more than the stim- since the signing of the Americans other priorities.