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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 No. 90 House of Representatives The House met at 9:30 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Capital Rule: Paycheck Protection Program Lending Facility and Paycheck Protection called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pore (Mr. BUTTERFIELD). Program Loans (RIN: 3064-AF49) received Chair will lead the House in the Pledge May 8, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); f of Allegiance. Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to The SPEAKER pro tempore led the the Committee on Financial Services. DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER Pledge of Allegiance as follows: 4306. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- PRO TEMPORE I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- United States of America, and to the Repub- tion’s Major interim final rule — Regulatory fore the House the following commu- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Capital Rule: Paycheck Protection Program nication from the Speaker: indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Lending Facility and Paycheck Protection HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, f Program Loans (RIN: 3064-AF49) received May 8, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Washington, DC, May 13, 2020. ADJOURNMENT I hereby appoint the Honorable G.K. Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to BUTTERFIELD to act as Speaker pro tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- the Committee on Financial Services. on this day. ant to section 7(b) of House Resolution 4307. A letter from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, De- NANCY PELOSI, 891, the House stands adjourned until 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives. partment of Education, transmitting the De- p.m. tomorrow. partment’s Major final rule — Non- f Thereupon (at 9 o’clock and 32 min- discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Edu- utes a.m.), under its previous order, the cation Programs or Activities Receiving PRAYER House adjourned until tomorrow, Federal Financial Assistance [Docket ID: The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 3 p.m. ED-2018-OCR-0064] (RIN: 1870-AA14) received J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: May 13, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. f 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Compassionate and merciful God, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education thank You for giving us another day. and Labor. In the days that come the House will ETC. 4308. A letter from the Chairman, Council be considering another massive eco- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive of the District of Columbia, transmitting nomic bill to address the coronavirus’ communications were taken from the D.C. Act 23-314, ‘‘Adams Morgan Business Im- effect on the health of Americans and Speaker’s table and referred as follows: provement District Temporary Amendment our economy. Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, 4303. A letter from the Program Specialist, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee These will be days of considerable de- Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of the Comp- on Oversight and Reform. bate. The differences and disagree- troller of the Currency, Department of the 4309. A letter from the Chairman, Council ments among the Members will be Treasury, transmitting the Department’s of the District of Columbia, transmitting open, clear, and public. Major interim final rule — Regulatory Cap- D.C. Act 23-315, ‘‘Firearms Safety Omnibus Send Your spirit of calm and wisdom, ital Rule: Eligible Retained Income [Docket Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of No.: OCC-2020-0009] (RIN: 1557-AE81) received 2020’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. that each Member will be inspired by May 5, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); insight and understanding, but also re- 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to Oversight and Reform. spect and a shared commitment to fac- the Committee on Financial Services. 4310. A letter from the Chairman, Council ing our Nation’s greatest challenge in 4304. A letter from the Program Specialist, of the District of Columbia, transmitting nearly a century. Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of the Comp- D.C. Act 23-316, ‘‘Children’s Hospital Re- Bless their efforts, and in the days to troller of the Currency, Department of the search and Innovation Campus Phase 1 Tem- come, may everything done be for Your Treasury, transmitting the Department’s porary Amendment Act’’, pursuant to Public greater honor and glory. Major interim final rule — Regulatory Cap- Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the ital Rule: Money Market Mutual Fund Li- Amen. Committee on Oversight and Reform. quidity Facility [Docket No.: OCC-2020-0011] 4311. A letter from the Chairman, Council f (RIN: 1557-AE83) received May 5, 2020, pursu- of the District of Columbia, transmitting ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- D.C. Act 23-313, ‘‘Ward 8 Senior Housing THE JOURNAL 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee Fund Establishment Temporary Amendment on Financial Services. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, 4305. A letter from the Director, Office of Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee ant to section 7(a) of House Resolution Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insur- on Oversight and Reform. 891, the Journal of the last day’s pro- ance Corporation, transmitting the Corpora- 4312. A letter from the Chairman, Council ceedings is approved. tion’s Major interim final rule — Regulatory of the District of Columbia, transmitting

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Act 23-301, ‘‘Leave to Vote Amendment tions accessibility for residents of skilled Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, eligibility for foster care benefits, and sus- nursing facilities during the COVID-19 emer- Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee pend certain education and work require- gency period; to the Committee on Ways and on Oversight and Reform. ments, for youth who would otherwise age Means. 4314. A letter from the Chairman, Council out of eligibility for the benefits during a By Ms. SA´ NCHEZ (for herself and Mr. of the District of Columbia, transmitting health emergency or disaster declared with FERGUSON): respect to the coronavirus pandemic, and for D.C. Act 23-303, ‘‘Marion S. Barry, Jr. Build- H.R. 6856. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ing Designation Act of 2020’’, pursuant to other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means. enue Code of 1986 is amended to allow a de- Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. duction for investment advisory expenses of 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- By Mr. HORSFORD: H.R. 6849. A bill to direct the Secretary of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during form. suspension of miscellaneous itemized deduc- 4315. A letter from the Chairman, Council Health and Human Services to require long tions; to the Committee on Ways and Means. of the District of Columbia, transmitting term care facilities to report certain infor- By Mr. SUOZZI: D.C. Act 23-304, ‘‘Improving Voter Registra- mation relating to COVID-19 cases and tion for New Tenants and Homeowners deaths; to the Committee on Ways and H.R. 6857. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Amendment Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public Means, and in addition to the Committee on Social Security Act to establish a COVID-19 Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Energy and Commerce, for a period to be skilled nursing facility payment incentive Committee on Oversight and Reform. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in program; to the Committee on Ways and 4316. A letter from the Chairman, Council each case for consideration of such provi- Means, and in addition to the Committee on of the District of Columbia, transmitting sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Energy and Commerce, for a period to be D.C. Act 23-305, ‘‘Transportation Benefits Eq- committee concerned. subsequently determined by the Speaker, in By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Ms. uity Amendment Act of 2020’’, pursuant to each case for consideration of such provi- PRESSLEY, and Ms. WATERS): Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the H.R. 6850. A bill to protect stimulus checks 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- committee concerned. from garnishment and fees and from being form. By Mr. VARGAS (for himself, Ms. 4317. A letter from the Chairman, Council used as an offset by a credit union or deposi- WATERS, Mr. CROW, Mr. RYAN, Mrs. of the District of Columbia, transmitting tory institution, and for other purposes; to TRAHAN, and Ms. SLOTKIN): D.C. Act 23-306, ‘‘Potomac River Bridges the Committee on Ways and Means, and in Towing Compact Amendment Act of 2020’’, addition to the Committee on Financial H.R. 6858. A bill to enhance authorities pursuant to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); Services, for a period to be subsequently de- under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee on Oversight termined by the Speaker, in each case for respond to the COVID-19 emergency, to pro- and Reform. consideration of such provisions as fall with- vide additional oversight of such authorities, 4318. A letter from the Chairman, Council in the jurisdiction of the committee con- and to require a strategy on securing supply of the District of Columbia, transmitting cerned. chains for medical materials, and for other D.C. Act 23-307, ‘‘Professional Art Therapist By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ: purposes; to the Committee on Financial Licensure Amendment Act of 2020’’, pursuant H.R. 6851. A bill to require major corpora- Services, and in addition to the Committee to Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. tions receiving Federal aid related to on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- COVID-19 to make annual payments of eq- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in form. uity to employees of the corporation while each case for consideration of such provi- 4319. A letter from the Chairman, Council such aid is outstanding, and for other pur- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the of the District of Columbia, transmitting poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- committee concerned. D.C. Act 23-308, ‘‘Health Care Reporting ices. By Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ (for herself and Amendment Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ: Ms. WATERS): Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the H.R. 6852. A bill to prohibit the Secretary Committee on Oversight and Reform. of the Treasury and the Board of Governors H.R. 6859. A bill to authorize supplemental 4320. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the Federal Reserve System from waiving appropriations for public housing operations of the District of Columbia, transmitting provisions related to COVID-19 emergency and tenant-based rental assistance, and for D.C. Act 23-309, ‘‘Public Charter School Clo- relief and taxpayer protections related to other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- sure Amendment Act of 2020’’, pursuant to such relief; to the Committee on Financial cial Services. Public Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. Services, and in addition to the Committee By Mr. MCGOVERN: 814); to the Committee on Oversight and Re- on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse- H. Res. 965. A resolution authorizing re- form. quently determined by the Speaker, in each mote voting by proxy in the House of Rep- 4321. A letter from the Chairman, Council case for consideration of such provisions as resentatives and providing for official re- of the District of Columbia, transmitting fall within the jurisdiction of the committee mote committee proceedings during a public D.C. Act 23-310, ‘‘Better Access for Babies to concerned. health emergency due to a novel Integrated Equitable Services Amendment By Mr. PHILLIPS (for himself, Mr. coronavirus, and for other purposes; to the Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public Law 93-198, FITZPATRICK, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. Committee on Rules. Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Committee ARAMENDI ONKO AR G , Mr. T , Mr. S - By Ms. BASS (for herself, Mr. BACON, on Oversight and Reform. BANES PANBERGER , Ms. S , Mr. Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. MITCHELL, Mrs. 4322. A letter from the Chairman, Council UFFMAN ROW H , and Mr. C ): LAWRENCE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. CRAIG, of the District of Columbia, transmitting H.R. 6853. A bill to mobilize individuals in Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. DEUTCH, D.C. Act 23-311, ‘‘Kappa Alpha Psi Way Des- the United States in the fight against Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. BROWN of Mary- ignation Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public coronavirus by expanding volunteer opportu- land, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the nities in AmeriCorps, expanding employment DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. Committee on Oversight and Reform. opportunities at the Federal Emergency LOWENTHAL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. SMITH of 4323. A letter from the Chairman, Council Management Agency, and utilizing the ex- Washington, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, of the District of Columbia, transmitting pertise of Peace Corps volunteer leaders Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New D.C. Act 23-312, ‘‘Poison Control Center Des- whose service ended on March 15, 2020, and York, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, ignation Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public for other purposes; to the Committee on Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the Education and Labor, and in addition to the SERRANO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. POCAN, Committee on Oversight and Reform. Committee on Transportation and Infra- Ms. FUDGE, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. 4324. A letter from the Chairman, Council structure, for a period to be subsequently de- MULLIN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. TAKANO, of the District of Columbia, transmitting termined by the Speaker, in each case for and Mr. TED LIEU of California): D.C. Act 23-302, ‘‘Ivory and Horn Trafficking consideration of such provisions as fall with- Prohibition Act of 2020’’, pursuant to Public in the jurisdiction of the committee con- H. Res. 966. A resolution recognizing Na- Law 93-198, Sec. 602(c)(1); (87 Stat. 814); to the cerned. tional Foster Care Month as an opportunity Committee on Oversight and Reform. By Ms. PORTER (for herself and Mr. to raise awareness about the challenges of f CRENSHAW): children in the foster care system, and en- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 6854. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- couraging Congress to implement policy to tion Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the improve the lives of children in the foster Under clause 2 of rule XII, public misrepresentation of actions on behalf of care system; to the Committee on Ways and bills and resolutions of the following candidates for purposes of soliciting con- Means.

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Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020 No. 90 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was about them. But as I have noted here ital to honor their comrades who have called to order by the President pro before, most inmates will one day be fallen in the line of duty. Obviously, tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). released. the coronavirus has changed the logis- f Helping former criminals become tics around these kinds of gatherings, productive citizens is very much an im- but it has not made it any less impor- PRAYER portant function of our prison system. tant that we honor these brave men The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- In recent weeks, inmates in the Iowa and women who gave the ultimate sac- fered the following prayer: prison system have acquired what you rifice for their neighbors. Let us pray. might consider strange skills—but they Tonight’s candlelight vigil for fallen Eternal God, the author of unity, re- are new skills—and even monetary al- officers will go on, as a virtual event. mind our lawmakers that people ac- lowances. They have done this by pro- Our hearts will be united in remem- complish laudable goals more through ducing personal protective equipment, bering these heroes as their names are unity than division. May our Senators like face shields and masks. During added to the National Law Enforce- remember that all of us are more effec- this time of the virus pandemic, we all ment Officers Memorial. tive than any one of us. know what those are used for. I am thinking especially of two of my As our legislators pursue effective- I commend these efforts by our pris- fellow Kentuckians, who will be among ness in their work, give them the wis- oners and our prison system promoting those memorialized. dom to forge alliances that make the this sort of training. They will help to Meade County sheriff’s deputy Chris difficult become easy and the impos- protect the health and safety of the Hulsey answered the call of public serv- sible become probable. In their search prisons and our State in the short ice with a distinguished career that for common purposes, inspire them term, but they will also help inmates also included time as a firefighter and with the conviction that nothing is im- in the long term. a paramedic. He was attacked while in- possible for those who believe. These inmates are providing an es- vestigating a suspect and was pro- We pray in Your omnipotent Name. sential public service, and for that they nounced dead hours later. Amen. deserve our appreciation. It is an im- Chief Deputy Bobby Wayne Jacobs, of f portant contribution that I hope they the Knott County Sheriff’s Office, suf- will long remember and that will help fered a fatal heart attack following a PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE them to be productive members of soci- tense call for service. Bobby’s col- The President pro tempore led the ety when they finish their sentences. leagues remember the lasting positive Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: I yield the floor. impact he made on so many. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the I suggest the absence of a quorum. Both of these deputies left behind United States of America, and to the Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The children, loving friends, and a Com- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, clerk will call the roll. monwealth made safer by their service. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The senior assistant legislative clerk We also cannot let this year’s Na- f proceeded to call the roll. tional Police Week pass us by without Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, reaffirming our gratitude for our very RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME I ask unanimous consent that the order own U.S. Capitol Police. These men The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. for the quorum call be rescinded. and women protect this institution LOEFFLER). Under the previous order, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without with the greatest professionalism, no the leadership time is reserved. objection, it is so ordered. matter the challenge. The Senator from Iowa is recognized. f To all police officers—in Kentucky, Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I here in the Capitol, and all across the ask to speak in morning business for 1 RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY country—your country thanks you. LEADER minute. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The majority leader is recognized. FISA objection, it is so ordered. f f Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK speaking of keeping our Nation safe, CORONAVIRUS Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, the Senate has work of our own to do Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, normally during National Police Week, this week to ensure the safety and se- people often think of prisons as places thousands of officers from across the curity of our Nation. In addition to only to send criminals and then forget country come here to our Nation’s Cap- fighting this historic pandemic, it is

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I suggest the ab- Sea is keeping the men and women of more than 8 weeks—8 weeks—these im- sence of a quorum. the U.S. Seventh Fleet on high alert. portant tools have gone dark. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The From dark corners of cyber space, Fortunately, the Attorney General clerk will call the roll. Russia busies our national security and and Members of Congress have worked The senior assistant legislative clerk intelligence experts with a steady flow together to craft a compromise solu- proceeded to call the roll. of infectious propaganda and tion that will implement needed re- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I disinformation. forms while preserving the core na- ask unanimous consent that the order From the Mediterranean to the Gulf tional security tools. These intense dis- for the quorum call be rescinded. of Aden, Iran continues to expand its cussions produced a strong bill that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without regional influence, sow division, pro- balances the need for accountability objection, it is so ordered. mote terror, and threaten America and with our solemn obligation to protect RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER its partners. our citizens and defend our homeland. And across Afghanistan, the Taliban, The Democratic leader is recognized. I understand several of our col- al-Qaida, and ISIS continue to under- TRIBUTE TO HICKEY FREEMAN leagues believe this compromise bill is mine the work of an international coa- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, not perfect. Sadly, imperfection is a lition and a representative govern- first, as you know, when I speak on the fact of life when it comes to com- ment. floor, I remove my mask, but there is a These are just a few of the global promise legislation. While I respect my special reason to keep this mask on threats that were with us long before distinguished colleagues whose amend- today. This mask was made by Hickey the COVID–19 crisis, and they have ments we will be voting on later today, Freeman, in Rochester, NY—by Amer- only gotten worse during the pan- I urge Senators to vote against them. ican labor, union labor, by a grand and demic. The current bill in its current form al- proud and generous company that has History reminds us that when great ready strikes the correct and delicate been in Rochester for the last three nations confront profound challenges balance, and there is certainly no guar- centuries—the 1800s, 1900s, and now the at home, their enemies and competi- antee that another, new version of this 2000s. It is a wonderful company, and it tors do not pause their own efforts legislation would necessarily pass the has kept good-paying jobs in America until the situation becomes more sta- House or earn the President’s support. to make fine clothing. It started mak- ble. Rather, from Beijing to Moscow, to This version has already done both. We ing the masks, and it has given them caves in the Middle East, our adver- cannot let the perfect become the to a local hospital at cost. saries would be tickled pink if the enemy of the good when key authori- So I salute Hickey Freeman. I salute coronavirus caused the United States ties are currently sitting expired and the great trades men and women who to lose our ability to multitask. unusable. work there. May they continue for Some of our Democratic colleagues In sum, while the Senate continues hundreds of more years to provide jobs have implied recently that it is be- overseeing the national response to the in Rochester and help when we need neath the Senate—beneath the Sen- coronavirus crisis, we are also making help. ate—to spend time on any business sure the pandemic does not inflict even CORONAVIRUS that does not exclusively pertain to the greater harm by distracting us from pandemic. I could not disagree more other threats and challenges that pre- Madam President, yesterday, the strongly. Common sense tells us that ceded it. House Democrats unveiled new legisla- this crisis demands more vigilance on Off the floor, our committees are tion to combat the coronavirus pan- the other fronts of national security, working through a number of pressing demic. The American people need their not less. When we take our oaths of of- national security nominations, from government to act strongly, decisively, fice as U.S. Senators, we swear to de- the Director of National Intelligence to wisely, and this new legislation is the fend the Constitution against all en- the Secretary of the Navy, to other urgent and necessary response to what emies, foreign and domestic. This high-level openings at the Pentagon. this crisis demands. coronavirus may have shoved its way When the time comes, I hope we will be As any one of us could have guessed, to the top of that list, but the list is able to fill these crucial openings the Republican leader is rather predict- still a long one, indeed. promptly through bipartisan coopera- ably responding against the House Unfortunately, for several weeks tion on the floor. I hope our Demo- Democratic bill to address the COVID now, our Nation has been less prepared cratic colleagues think carefully before crisis. His response is predictable be- than normal to defend ourselves applying reflexive partisan delays even cause, for weeks, Leader MCCONNELL against those who wish us harm, and it to vital security positions during a has been preemptively slandering any is not because of the coronavirus. It is global emergency. legislation that has come out of the because House Democrats have failed We cannot put Homeland Security on House as being ‘‘a partisan wish list’’— to act. autopilot because another crisis has long before he even saw the bill. It was Back in March, the Senate passed a our attention. The Senate can, will, a paint-by-numbers response from the clean short-term extension of key au- and must continue to pay attention to Republican leader. It continues to be. thorities under the Foreign Intel- both. It didn’t matter what was in the bill. In his eyes, not in the eyes of almost ligence Surveillance Act, while a f broader renegotiation was under way. every American, it was going to be a After the shameful abuses of the FISA CONCLUSION OF MORNING far-left, partisan wish list. process that marred the 2016 Presi- BUSINESS To fit the preordained narrative, last dential campaign, there was a clear The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning night, Senate Republicans were latch- need for meaningful reforms to bring business is closed. ing onto provisions that account for more daylight and accountability into f 0.0003 percent of the total bill—0.0003 the process. But at the same time, percent. Talk about grasping at straws. many of us on both sides of the aisle USA FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION It is so predictable that the Republican were absolutely intent on preserving ACT OF 2020 leader would oppose the bill before he these critical national security tools The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under would see what was in it, and now that that have helped keep America safe. the previous order, the Senate will pro- it is so necessary for so many Ameri- While discussions were under way on ceed to the consideration of H.R. 6172, cans, it is predictable that the Repub- how to strike the right balance, the which the clerk will report. licans are just saying no.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.002 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE May 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2389 The Republican leader also called the Remember that our President said on sible. I know every Member of the Sen- bill aspirational. The Republican lead- March 6, I think it was, that anyone ate wants that to happen as soon as it er should know that it is not aspira- who wants a test can have a test. That possibly can. I certainly do. Yet mak- tional when a family can’t feed its chil- is even not true today. Deluding the ing the wrong decisions about when, dren; that it is not aspirational when American people and running from the where, and how fast to reopen could re- Americans, for the first time, are wor- truth to say what pops into your head sult in the loss of precious lives that ried about losing their homes and being so it sounds good to the media for that could be saved, and the recurrence of a evicted from their apartments; that it moment, which seems to be the Presi- COVID second wave—God forbid—could is not aspirational when Americans are dent’s MO, doesn’t help. It doesn’t help. be worse than the first. facing a health crisis in which every Everyone knows, until this crisis is In order to make these decisions one of us is afraid we might come down over and on into the future, we are widely, the country needs guidance with a dangerous illness or spread it to going to need personal protective from the Nation’s best medical and sci- a loved one. It is not aspirational. We equipment to begin safely returning to entific experts. These are literally are talking about urgent and necessary work. As I mentioned, I wore this mask matters of life and of death, and that is relief, but out of reflective, knee-jerk on the floor—a mask made in Roch- exactly why the CDC prepared this partisanship, the Republican leadership ester by Hickey Freeman. The House guidance. Yet the White House has in the Senate basically declared the bill includes crucial support for the blocked the release of the CDC guid- House bill dead on arrival before it was supply chain and manufacturing of ance, reportedly so the President and even announced. PPE. Should we wait on that? Is that his political appointees can make It is a shocking and incomprehen- not urgent? Is ambulance workers and changes to it. As we all know, the sible position to take at this moment healthcare workers not having the PPE President is not a doctor, and the of national crisis. It would be one thing they need not urgent? Who believes President is not a scientist. Many don’t for the Republican leadership to say: that? Does Leader MCCONNELL? Does even believe he is a stable genius like Well, let’s sit down and negotiate, and President Trump? Do our Republican he thinks he is. It has become painfully let’s talk about where both parties can colleagues? clear over the past 2 months how unfa- come together to do something for the It is just baffling that at this time of, miliar he is with the disciplines of Nation’s well-being at this time of ur- probably, the greatest crisis we have science and medicine. Anyone who gent crisis. Yet it has taken the posi- faced in decades, both in health and would say drink bleach—use bleach—to tion that there is absolutely no ur- economically, the Senate Republican protect yourself is not much of a med- gency to do anything at all. leadership, instead of working with the ical expert. So it is difficult, if not im- On Monday, here is what the Repub- Democrats to find common ground on possible, to imagine any legitimate, lican leader said. ‘‘Republicans,’’ he these crucial issues, has decided it will constructive purpose in the desire by said, ‘‘have yet to feel the urgency to the President or his staff to edit the act immediately.’’ What will it take? be against taking urgent and necessary CDC’s work. Are they so wrapped around the hard- action to help the American people—in a time of national crisis—unless, of I wish President Trump and his aides right ideology that they can’t see the could be trusted to tell the American real needs of the American people? Is course, that means there being liabil- ity protections for big corporations. people the truth about this public there no urgency with testing? Talk to health crisis. I wish they could be your local businesses. Talk to your That seems to be their No. 1 concern. More than 30 million Americans are trusted not to engage in the political local mayors. Talk to your Governors. censorship of the medical and scientific See if there is no urgency on testing. Is now unemployed, and more than 80,000 judgments of our Nation’s foremost ex- there no urgency to provide relief to Americans have died. Just how many perts, but at this point in the crisis, renters and homeowners? no urgency lost jobs, lost businesses, lost lives will after all of the faults, after all of the to prevent firefighters, police officers, it take before Senate Republicans disinformation, after all of the trans- and teachers from being laid off by begin to feel the urgency? Madam President, on another mat- parent attempts at political spin, every State and local governments whose ter, last week, Americans learned that American knows full well that the budgets are underwater in both blue and red States? the Trump White House had blocked President and his staff simply cannot I would like to know how many of the release of a document by the Cen- be trusted to tell the truth about the my Republican colleagues actually op- ters for Disease Control and Prevention coronavirus. pose providing the assurance to State that contained guidance for safely re- Just yesterday, the President and local governments so teachers in opening up the country. According to claimed that COVID–19 cases are fall- Iowa, firefighters in North Carolina, media reports, this guidance was pains- ing everywhere in America, but an- and police officers in Kentucky don’t takingly prepared by the CDC to help other report that is also yet to be re- get laid off. The support our States the country determine when and how it leased by the President’s own need is in the House bill. It is very could begin easing social distancing coronavirus task force is said to show close to what the Governors—Demo- without causing undo risk to public that its infection rates are spiking to cratic and Republican—have asked for. health—the further spread of COVID, new heights in a number of large and Leader MCCONNELL frequently high- the recurrence of a second wave, and small communities around the coun- lights the heroism of our essential more infections and more deaths. try—places in Tennessee and Iowa, workers, and I applaud him for that. The CDC guidance includes detailed Texas and Kentucky. The point is that Yet why don’t we, in addition to giving information and flowcharts to help America needs and must have the can- speeches on the floor, put a little guide States, local governments, busi- did guidance of our best scientists that money in their pockets for the extra nesses, schools, churches, religious in- is unfiltered, unedited, and uncensored expenses they are undergoing? Why stitutions, and individuals as they con- by President Trump or his political isn’t there an urgency to provide them sider these very challenging questions. minions. with hazard pay? That is in the House Businesses want to know how and when The CDC report on reopening the bill. to open. Citizens want to know how country is an important piece of guid- Leader MCCONNELL and President they should behave to protect them- ance, and the Senate should unani- Trump have placed a great emphasis on selves, yet get the country open. The mously support the uncensored release reopening the country as quickly as CDC guidance includes detailed infor- of that document. Therefore, I will now possible. That is something we all want mation and flowcharts to help. offer a very simple and brief unani- to see. So how do we achieve that safe- Now, a version of this document ap- mous consent request, and I hope all ly? Far and away, the most important peared in the media, but we still don’t Senators will support it. factor in reopening the economy is have the official document as com- UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. RES. 572 testing. We are far behind where we pleted by the CDC. Of course, all Amer- Madam President, I ask unanimous should be, despite the President’s lies icans, regardless of where they live or consent the Senate proceed to the im- and mistruths about testing. Fauci what parties they belong to, want to mediate consideration of S. Res. 572, made that clear yesterday. get back to normal as quickly as pos- expressing the sense of the Senate that

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The result has been one-size-fits- reopening guidance as a roadmap under that the motions to reconsider be con- all, which we are contending with cur- the President’s leadership. sidered made and laid upon the table rently. I object. with no intervening action or debate. Thanks to the White House’s efforts The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there to fight off the regulatory swamp at tion is heard. objection? the CDC and its efforts to fix the test- The Democratic leader. The Senator from Indiana. ing problems caused by regulators, we Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, Mr. BRAUN. Madam President, in re- now lead the world in testing. Yester- two quick points. My friend, who is my serving the right to object, in my day, I submitted for the RECORD, from friend from Indiana, said the White mind, the argument that the White that over 2-hour briefing with the House has always been transparent and House and the task force have not been healthcare experts, that timeline re- believed in transparency. Does any transparent is a faux argument by the ferred to. It happened from late Janu- American believe that? Does any Sen- minority leader. He is really trying to ary through early March. ator believe that? Does my friend from let career regulators at agencies like Senator SCHUMER wants to release Indiana actually believe that the White the CDC bog down the economy again the CDC’s version of the reopening House has always been transparent? with bureaucratic hurdles. I probably guidance, but the White House and sen- Second, he has said that America know that as well as any Senator here ior health officials rejected the initial leads the world in testing. Does any because, 12 years ago, I fought to re- CDC recommendations in that version independent scientist believe that? Is form healthcare and its related agen- because the recommendations were there anyone who believes we are lead- cies that bogged the system down—a overly proscriptive, infringed upon re- ing in testing; that we have done as system that has given us healthcare ligious rights, and risked further dam- President Trump said—that we have costs that are double that of any other aging the economy. Are we really going accomplished everything in testing? across the country. We will get back to to let the CDC shutter the economy for Does anyone outside the White House that, but 80 Senators on both sides of a second time, like it did with testing, and their acolytes believe that? I doubt the aisle weighed in on that before the by its dictating overly proscriptive it. coronavirus raised its ugly head. guidelines? President Trump’s deregu- I yield the floor. The White House and the task force latory agenda has proven to be an im- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- have been beyond transparent in the mediate success because we have gone jority whip is recognized. midst of this outbreak, indeed, in its from being initially mired in bureau- CORONAVIRUS holding an unprecedented number of cratic hurdles to our leading the world Mr. THUNE. Madam President, so far daily press briefings and in its allowing in testing and successfully flattening Congress has passed four coronavirus for a free flow of information that has the curve and fighting the virus. relief bills that have provided $2.4 tril- I spoke to a CEO of a pharmaceutical been central to the White House’s re- lion to meet the coronavirus crisis. Our company, which is headquartered in In- opening efforts. This is not about goal has been to provide a comprehen- diana, who said the very same thing. It transparency, and the White House is sive response addressing not just the was stymied from the get-go. It, among always going to be in favor of trans- medical priorities but also the eco- other pharmaceutical companies, has parency. The President comes from a nomic impact this virus has had on so put together an entrepreneurial effort world of entrepreneurs, one in which many American families. to tackle this. It is not going to be We have provided funding for we embrace competition. This is about done by trying to tie its hands. It is coronavirus testing, for medical care, the minority leader’s trying to use the close to getting testing where it is for personal protective equipment for bureaucracy at the CDC to bog down going to work for all of us. I have a frontline medical personnel, for vac- the economy. business that three of my four kids From this point forward, we have to cine and treatment development, for run. We want to make sure we have veterans, for nutrition programs, for make sure that we adhere to every- testing to make sure that we can bring first responders, for unemployment thing the healthcare experts have told employees into a healthy environment benefits, for elementary schools, high us, but we have to be able to do a cou- and take care of customers. All busi- schools, and colleges, for farmers and ple of things at once, which means hav- nesses share that concern. ing a smart restart to the economy. The minority leader and Democrats ranchers. The Coronavirus Aid Relief The CDC and other health agencies do not want to reopen the economy be- and Economic Security Act, or the were targets of the White House’s de- cause, I think, frankly, we had the best CARES Act, the third relief bill we regulation efforts from day one, and one I have ever seen, in the 37 years I passed, provided nearly $350 billion for they were the most challenging regu- was the CEO of a Main Street com- the Paycheck Protection Program to latory agencies to rein in. The Demo- pany, that went from a little company help small businesses keep employees crats and the bureaucrats, who are con- like the minority leader always talks on their payroll during this crisis. tent with the status quo, have been about. We share that interest. I was When the program ran out of money, blocking efforts to deregulate since disappointed when the PPP did come we provided another $310 billion to en- President Trump took office. out that they weren’t helped first. We sure that as many small businesses as How can we do that when decades got that fixed. Let’s stay focused on possible were able to take advantage of have brought us to the point at which that. this help. the healthcare system, in general, We keep moving the goalposts for re- The CARES Act also appropriated doesn’t make sense to a mainstream opening. If we do that, we risk, in eco- $293 billion for direct payments to entrepreneur like me, who has found nomic terms, what is called demand American citizens to help them get that a different dynamic works? The and supply destruction, and there through this difficult time. At this CDC, for example, was in the driver’s would not be enough Federal dollars to point, government agencies are focused seat during the initial stages of the remedy that. on getting all of the aid we passed out outbreak. Its missteps on testing The White House proactively gave us the door. Some programs, such as the forced us to take a one-size-fits-all ap- the appropriate roadmap to get the Paycheck Protection Program, have proach, which didn’t make sense to economy back on track. We should not been up and running practically since many of us. leave something as important as re- day one. More than 4 million busi- We could have handled this in a way opening the country to career regu- nesses have applied for or already re- so as not to have now put us on the lators at the CDC, an agency that set ceived forgivable loans through the precipice of there being an even greater back our response efforts due to their Paycheck Protection Program, ena- calamity. The inability to conduct overly prescriptive approach. bling millions of workers to keep their

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.005 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE May 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2391 jobs. The vast majority of direct pay- ly needed. The way we find out what is Republicans are going to continue to ments to American citizens, approxi- really needed is by carefully moni- do everything we can to help Ameri- mately 130 million so far, have been toring the implementation of the $2.4 cans through this crisis. We are com- sent out. Other aid is still in the proc- trillion that we have already provided, mitted to meeting the country’s needs ess of getting out the door. not by rushing to provide trillions while spending taxpayer dollars respon- The Department of Agriculture re- more before we know whether and sibly and with an eye to the burden we cently announced it will use funds ap- where they are needed. Once the money are placing on younger workers and fu- propriated in the CARES Act, plus we have already provided has been ture generations of Americans. other money, to issue direct payments fully allocated, we will have a better We undoubtedly have more difficult to farmers and ranchers affected by sense of where we may need to appro- days ahead, but our country is strong this crisis. These payments are ex- priate additional funds and where we and so are the American people. We are pected to reach farmers and ranchers have spent enough. going to get through this. in late May or early June. It is also important to remember I yield the floor. Over the course of four coronavirus that there are other things we can do The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bills, we provided more than $500 bil- in Congress besides borrowing money Democratic whip is recognized. lion to State and local governments. that younger generations will have to Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I That is equal to roughly 25 percent of pay. Yesterday, the leader came down came to the floor this morning to lis- the yearly operating budgets of the 50 to the floor to talk about the liability ten to the statements made by the States combined. That money includes protections the Republicans are pur- other side of the aisle in reaction to at least $185 billion for unemployment suing for healthcare workers, busi- the proposal of Speaker PELOSI to deal benefits, $150 billion for general relief nesses, and others on the frontline in with the coronavirus and the national funds for States, localities, and Tribes; response to reopening. As the leader emergency we face. $45 billion for the Disaster Relief Fund; noted, hundreds of coronavirus law- The Republican leader, Senator nearly $26 billion for nutrition pro- suits have already been filed around MCCONNELL of Kentucky, as well as his grams; $13 billion for school districts; the country, and these lawsuits rep- whip, repeated their theme on the issue $4 billion to help the homeless; more resent a real threat to our economic re- of the liability facing businesses and than $1 billion for first responders; and covery. Doctors and hospitals, for ex- others because of the COVID virus pan- there is so much more. ample, are making extraordinary ef- demic which we are facing. In fact, the On top of that, Congress directed the forts to protect patients and leader, Senator MCCONNELL, has gone Federal Reserve to provide an addi- healthcare workers but are still reluc- so far as to declare that there is a ‘‘red- tional $500 billion in loans to help tant to resume noncoronavirus-related line’’—his words, a ‘‘redline’’—to bar States and municipalities manage medical care for fear of being sued if a any further assistance to State and cashflow issues during the pandemic. A patient were somehow exposed to the local governments and other entities lot of the money that we have provided disease in the process of receiving care. until we address this so-called liability Businesses are worried that they can has already been sent to States while question. He has gone so far as to say be held responsible if one of their em- some is still in the process of being dis- that he will refuse to fund the money ployees develops coronavirus, even if bursed. Meanwhile, States are in the that has been proposed officially by the the business took every reasonable pre- process of figuring out how to spend Democrats to help our police, fire- caution to discourage infection. fighters, paramedics, and teachers un- the money they have received—some There is obviously a place for law- less we provide guaranteed business they have spent and some they have suits when individuals or businesses immunity from COVID–19 lawsuits— not—which brings me to an important engage in gross negligence or inten- lawsuits that might be brought by point. tional misconduct. We will not be giv- workers and consumers. My friends across the aisle are push- ing a free pass to anyone who fails in Senator MCCONNELL’s guaranteed ing for more money, more money, more their basic duties during this crisis, business immunity is an invitation, money. Yesterday, the House of Rep- but we need to make sure that medical sadly, for irresponsible corporations to resentatives unveiled a $3 trillion professionals and small businesses and cut corners when it comes to pro- coronavirus relief bill—that is right, $3 others can get back to running their tecting workers as well as protecting trillion. operations and employing Americans their customers. The McConnell red- But we haven’t yet seen the effects of without worrying that an army of trial the money we have provided already. It lawyers is about to descend. line threat will result in more people is difficult to understand how Demo- There are undoubtedly other things being infected by the coronavirus and crats can call for an additional $3 tril- we can do to help Americans get back more people getting sick—exactly the lion—all money borrowed, I might add, to work and deal with the effects of opposite of what we should be doing as on the backs of younger workers and coronavirus without spending trillions a matter of policy. our children and grandchildren—when of dollars, everything from regulatory We also heard today, both from Sen- they haven’t even seen what existing reform to ensuring that frontline vol- ators MCCONNELL and THUNE, that funds have been used for or whether unteers don’t face surprise tax bills. there is no urgency in continuing to they have been used at all. That is not to say that we will not be provide assistance across America be- Nobody is questioning—nobody is providing additional funding. In fact, it cause of the economic crisis that we questioning that we may need addi- is likely that we will have to appro- face and certainly the public health tional money to address this crisis. Re- priate more money for the coronavirus crisis we face. I couldn’t disagree more publicans have stepped up and appro- response, but as I have already said, it on both counts—the McConnell redline priated $2.4 trillion—roughly, 50 per- is absolutely essential—essential—that on guaranteeing business immunity as cent of the entire Federal budget for we consider further investment care- well as the argument that we have 2020. That is an extraordinary amount fully and only spend money where it is done enough. Let’s sit back and wait of money, but these are extraordinary truly needed. and see what happens. I couldn’t dis- circumstances, and they call for an ex- My friends across the aisle tend to agree more. traordinary response. But it is impor- think that government money and gov- Yesterday, we had a hearing before tant to remember that every dollar of ernment programs are the solution lit- the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sen- what we have appropriated for erally to every crisis. They are happy ator GRAHAM held the hearing and the coronavirus is borrowed money, and to- to throw taxpayer dollars around with- title was ‘‘Examining the Liability day’s young workers and our children out thought to the consequences of fu- During the COVID–19 Pandemic.’’ That and grandchildren are going to be pay- ture generations. Disturbingly, more hearing took place yesterday afternoon ing for this borrowing. than one Democrat has indicated that after Senator MCCONNELL had come to We are putting an incredible burden they would like to take advantage of the floor and had spoken about the on younger generations. We have an this crisis to remake America in their concerns of businesses about lawsuits absolute obligation to make sure that own far-left image. That is not a re- against them related to the COVID–19 we are only appropriating what is real- sponsible response. virus.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.007 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 In fact, Senator MCCONNELL came to witnesses, I will be happy to concede, there, and that is the danger of that the floor yesterday morning and char- was a person brought in by the Repub- workplace. The most dangerous work- acterized the lawsuits that were being lican Senators. His name is Kevin place in America—meat processing. filed and pending because of this pan- Smartt. Kevin is the chief executive of- There have been 162 deaths and 25,000 of demic, and the words he used to char- ficer and president of Kwik Chek Food Marc Perrone’s workers who have been acterize them were very explicit. He Stores out of Bonham, TX. He was infected so far with COVID–19. called it an ‘‘epidemic of frivolous law- speaking on behalf of the National As- So, if you want to talk about a tidal suits.’’ He referred to the ‘‘minefield’’ sociation of Convenience Stores. wave, we ought to take a look at what created by these lawsuits. He went so He told the story of what he has done those workers in meat processing are far as to call them a ‘‘tidal wave’’— with his businesses and outlets and 600 facing right now. Some companies are, ‘‘tidal wave,’’ his words on the floor of employees to make it safer for them. conscientiously, trying to do the right the U.S. Senate when it came to these He has really gone, based on his testi- thing and make their workplace better lawsuits related to COVID–19. mony, to great lengths to create a safe and safer and test their employees. I So I went into this with my staff and workplace. But Listen to what Kevin salute all of them. There are good peo- said: Tell me about this tidal wave of Smartt said about the problems he ple who are leading these businesses, lawsuits. Here is what we discovered faces. and they are making good decisions, about this so-called tidal wave of law- Here is his testimony: ‘‘This was a but they need the guidelines and stand- suits. As of Monday, there are 958 challenge [mitigating the threat] be- ards of the CDC and OSHA. And the Re- COVID-related cases that had been dis- cause the guidance provided by the publicans just objected to publishing covered in a tracking database of law- CDC, [OSHA] as well as state and local those standards. suits filed in the United States—958. governments often conflicted with one I want to tell you, there is a way But then we took a closer look. another in addition to being vague and through this pandemic in a sensible How many of these lawsuits were difficult to follow.’’ fashion that is fair to business and fair malpractice suits being brought What he was looking for and stated to workers as well. This notion that against hospitals, clinics, doctors, in his sworn testimony were guidelines giving guaranteed immunity to busi- nurses, medical professionals? Nine. for a safe workplace, guidelines for a nesses across the board is the answer is Nine lawsuits. There have been 1.3 mil- safe business place, and they don’t just plain wrong. Those businesses— many of them—will take advantage of lion Americans diagnosed as infected exist. One of the reasons came up ear- that umbrella of protection from any by the COVID–19 virus, and 9 lawsuits lier this morning when Senator SCHU- lawsuits. They will cut corners. More have been filed. MER came to the floor and said: We people will be infected, and there will Senator MCCONNELL calls that a tidal want to see the CDC guidelines re- wave. A tidal wave? It is barely a rip- leased so businesses and individuals be more bad results. Conscientious businesses like the one ple. across America can see how to deal represented yesterday on the Repub- We added 27 other cases for personal with this threat in the workplace. lican side in the Senate Judiciary Com- injury. We are up to 36 cases out of 1.3 There was an objection on the Repub- mittee deserve what Mr. Smartt is ask- million Americans who have been diag- lican side of the aisle for the publica- ing for—standards we can stand by and nosed as infected—36 cases. That is not tion of these CDC guidelines. They live with. to say that they are all serious or all can’t have it both ways. They can’t HEROES ACT frivolous. No way of saying. I am argue through Senator MCCONNELL Mr. President, let me say a word counting all lawsuits of personal injury that we should have guaranteed busi- about this HEROES Act that was re- and medical malpractice brought be- ness immunity from liability and then leased yesterday by Speaker PELOSI. cause of COVID–19. basically say to the businesses, as Mr. Yes, she has asked for more money to We took a look at other lawsuits. Smartt told us, there are no guidelines. be spent. We have to decide whether it There are 260 lawsuits that have been You see, that is a defense in any law- is worth spending. filed by prisoners in jails arguing that suit. We live by the guidelines. We have Is it worth giving more direct eco- they were held in an unhealthy, unsan- appropriate social distancing. We put nomic payments to families across itary, and unsafe condition. Is that up the plastic shields to protect em- America? I supported President what the Senator wants to stop? Does ployees and customers. We have people Trump’s call for those payments in the he consider that a tidal wave of law- wearing masks. first round. Does he believe, do we be- suits? Those are all good defenses in any lieve, does the Senate believe that There are 171 cases brought against lawsuit that might be brought, but the $1,200 is the end of the story for people insurance companies. In other words, a Republicans want it both ways: guar- who are struggling these days, facing business is suing an insurance company anteed immunity for the business but unemployment, facing the hardships over the coverage they have in their in- no guidelines from the government as that are part of our economy? surance policy. Is that one of the ava- to what is a safe practice. Mr. Smartt The flood of people at our food banks lanche of lawsuits that Senator said that makes his job next to impos- tells us that people need more re- MCCONNELL is talking about? sible in his important business in sources to provide the basics for their There are 95 contract cases and 79 Texas. family. Senator MCCONNELL has told us civil rights cases. We took a look at But there were numbers given to us that is not an urgent need. Well, he the civil rights cases being filed with yesterday that really did show a tidal ought to go to a food bank in Kentucky mention of COVID–19, and, you know, wave. Marc Perrone is the president of and take a look around. He is going to many of them were being filed by busi- the United Food and Commercial see a lot of people—not just Democrats nesses arguing that they should be al- Workers. He testified before our com- but Republicans and Independents— lowed to reopen. Is Senator MCCONNELL mittee, and during the course of his facing the hardships of this economy. suggesting that we should be prohib- testimony he told us that 162 of his To say it is not urgent that we pro- iting those lawsuits as well? workers—those who are in grocery vide money to hospitals—I will tell What it comes down to is this. There stores, food processing, and particu- you, even in the areas of Illinois— is no tidal wave of lawsuits. We larly in meat processing, 162—have died smalltown, rural Illinois—hospitals are shouldn’t condition helping businesses, from COVID–19. struggling even if they don’t have unemployed people, and individuals Now, working in a meatpacking plant COVID virus infections to deal with. across America because of this phan- is something I know a little bit about. They are struggling because of the tom threat of lawsuits. I am surprised I worked my way through college—12 economy and people who are leery that they didn’t refer to a caravan of months—in a meatpacking plant in about going forward with elective sur- trial lawyers coming up to the court- East St. Louis, IL. It is dirty, hot, and gery and outpatient treatment. houses across America. It just isn’t dangerous work, elbow to elbow with One thing to keep in mind: Even if there. fellow workers. I saw it firsthand. It you happen to have a hospital in a re- Yesterday, in a hearing, we had some has changed—I am sure—over the mote, rural area with little or no infec- excellent witnesses. One of the better years, but the fundamentals are still tion from the COVID virus, if you want

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It will provide a We need testing so that these hos- comments very much. lot of money—hundreds of millions of pitals, even in areas not directly af- As the Presiding Officer knows, this dollars—to people who are in our coun- fected by this pandemic, can get back Congress has passed, I think, four bills try illegally. Some will like that. Some in business and keep their doors open. to provide money to the American peo- will not like that. But the point I am What a tragedy it is, in any State, to ple, to the American healthcare deliv- trying to make is it will be controver- lose hospitals in rural areas. ery system, and to businesswomen and sial. Speaker PELOSI, in her bill, the HE- businessmen throughout our country Speaker PELOSI’s bill will release ROES Act, calls for additional funds to fight the coronavirus and the dam- many of our Federal prisoners during for these hospitals. I think there is a age it has done to our public health the coronavirus unless the Bureau of sense of urgency to that. Clearly, Sen- and also to our economy. Prisons can affirmatively show that ator MCCONNELL does not. We have spent and will spend—be- those prisoners are not going to go out The notion that we would honor the cause all of the money is not yet and commit a violent crime. In other people who are working on the spent—about $3 trillion. That is words, the Bureau of Prisons has to frontlines to make sure that they $3,000,000,000,000. That is $3,000 billion. prove that John Doe, the prisoner who would be able to continue to serve us We don’t even take in that much is being released, is not going to go out and to risk their lives for us in treating money in a year. We take in, in rev- and commit a violent crime. That is an the patients—I think that is a priority, enue, about 90 percent of that. So we impossible standard, of course, to and there is a sense of urgency, and I borrow the money. meet. think Speaker PELOSI was correct in I voted for the bills. We had to do it. Speaker PELOSI’s bill is very pro-can- including that money to give those The Federal Reserve, through its lend- nabis. I don’t know how the Presiding first responders, health workers, and ing facilities, including but not limited Officer feels about cannabis—that is others a helping hand. to its 13(3) lending facilities, will prob- your business—but it is controversial And let me say that this notion that in the U.S. Senate. I think it mentions ably spend at least another $3 trillion. we shouldn’t be helping State and local I asked one of the senior officials at cannabis something like 28 times. governments—who in the world do we Finally, Speaker PELOSI’s bill ad- the Federal Reserve yesterday, and he think is on the frontline in the battle dresses, in many respects, the subject told me that in the past 2 months the against this national emergency, this of race. For example, it directs every balance sheet of the Federal Reserve pandemic? It is the doctors, of course, Federal agency to keep deposits in mi- has doubled. and the nurses, of course, but it is also nority-owned banks. I am not sug- Now, many of the transactions con- our first responders, our policemen, our gesting that that is good or bad. I am ducted by the Federal Reserve, of firefighters, and even our teachers. just suggesting to you it will be very course, are loans, but we know that all If we don’t provide the resources that controversial. And, for that reason, the of the loans aren’t going to be paid have been lost to the States and local- bill is not going to pass this body in its back. And since the Federal Reserve ities because of this pandemic, there present form. will be cutbacks in pay and layoffs for can’t lose money, we are going to have Now, that sets up three scenarios. sure. Is that how we are going to an- to appropriate probably even more One scenario is that Speaker PELOSI, of swer this national emergency? I believe money than we appropriated in the course, she knows her bill isn’t going there is a profound sense of urgency CARES Act to backstop those losses. to pass, and she doesn’t intend for it to here as well. So we are up to $6 trillion, let’s say. pass. It is what we call a messaging I notice that a couple of my col- Speaker PELOSI, as the Presiding Offi- bill: She is sending a message on behalf leagues are on the floor to speak, so I cer knows, has introduced a new bill of her party with an eye toward the No- will wrap up my remarks by saying we that would spend another $3 trillion vember elections. It is done around need to stick with this program of that, of course, we will have to borrow. here all the time. So one scenario is it helping America get back on its feet. Some Americans think we just print is just a messaging bill, and it is polit- We need to stand by the individuals the money. We don’t. We issue Treas- ical pageantry. who are struggling to feed their fami- ury securities, which is just basically a There is a second possibility; that lies and going to food banks to try to bond. We borrow the money from peo- this is her opening bid and that the get by. We need to stand by those who ple—from many Americans, many for- leadership in the Senate on the Demo- are drawing unemployment insurance eigners, including but not limited to cratic side and the leadership in the today with additional Federal help, China, and we have to pay that money Senate on the Republican side and the trying to keep their families together back. Republican leadership in the House and while they are looking for a job and So now we are up to $9 trillion—that Speaker PELOSI and probably Treasury waiting for the economy to rebound. is 9,000,000,000,000—and our total debt Secretary Mnuchin will then sit down We need to stand by the small busi- is—that is going to put us at about $28 and negotiate, without much input, nesses that cannot survive if we don’t trillion. I am not going to repeat the quite frankly, from Members of the continue our assistance. This notion zeroes again. I think I have made my Senate. I don’t know how it works in that because it was Speaker PELOSI point. the House. who suggested it, it has to be a bad Now, Speaker PELOSI’s bill is not They will sit down and come up with idea is just plain wrong and selfish. going to pass the U.S. Senate in its something, and then they will come Look at her proposals on their mer- present form. You don’t have to be a back to us. I am in labor, not manage- its. They mirror what we have started senior at the University of Georgia to ment. They will come back to us and to do with the CARES Act and need to know that. It has provisions in it—for say: Here it is; take it or leave it— continue to do. As I said yesterday, you one thing, it costs $3 trillion, as I just without much input from us individ- don’t build a bridge halfway across a pointed out. For another thing, it will ually. That has happened before. It has river. You build it all the way. expand the Affordable Care Act, which, happened a lot before. Let’s build it to the point where our of course, is controversial in the Sen- Then we have a choice. We can either economy can rebound with strength ate. say, geez, you know, we weren’t a part and people can get back to work. Let’s It will change our election laws dra- of this process, or we can moan and stand by the workers and their families matically. Some have suggested that groan and grumble and then just follow and the businesses and support the HE- Speaker PELOSI’s bill will basically fed- our leaders into the chute. We can moo ROES Act that has been introduced in eralize elections, take them away from and follow our leaders into the chute the House of Representatives. our States, which is certainly not con- like cattle and vote for it.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.009 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 The third scenario, with respect to But that is not going to happen—at and the Senate proceed to its imme- the Speaker’s bill, would be that the least not within the next year. In the diate consideration. I further ask that second scenario happens but the Mem- meantime, I believe that State and there be 2 hours of debate—see, we will bers of the Senate and the Members of local governments have sustained dam- have plenty of debate—equally divided the House bow up and say: Uh-uh. Not age, and I think that is just a natural between the proponents and the oppo- this time. We are not going to moo and fact. They have. nents of the bill; and that upon the use follow our leadership into the chute I have a bill, S. 3608. It is called the or yielding back of that time, the Ken- like cattle. We don’t agree with what Coronavirus Relief Fund Flexibility for nedy substitute amendment No. 1581 be they did. State and Local Government Act. Sen- considered and agreed to, the bill, as That is a particular danger in the ator SULLIVAN has another bill that amended, be considered read a third House because, again, you don’t have does somewhat the same thing as mine. time, and the Senate vote on passage of to be in Mensa to understand that I think Senator ROUNDS has a bill. the bill, as amended, with a 60-affirma- Speaker PELOSI has drafted a bill to ad- All my bill would do is this. That $150 tive-vote threshold for passage with no dress the interests and concerns of the billion we have already spent, which intervening action or debate; finally, if leftwing of her party in the House. now has been given to the States and passed, that the motion to reconsider So I can see a third scenario, where local governments, says it can only be be considered made and laid upon the the powers that be negotiate what they used for coronavirus expenses. table. see as a compromise and that com- My bill will change that. My bill Let my people vote. promise is taken back to the House and would not spend a single, solitary new The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there the liberal Members of the House—I dollar. objection? don’t use ‘‘liberal’’ and ‘‘conservative’’ Let me say that again. My bill will The Senator from Florida. in a pejorative sense—the liberal Mem- not add to our spending. It just says Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, bers of the House say: The short answer that the Governors have additional reserving the right to object, I appre- is no. The long answer is hell no; we flexibility to spend the $150 billion that ciate the comments and I respect the are not going to vote for that. we have already given them. They opinion of my colleague from Lou- That could also happen in the Senate can’t spend it to bail out their pension isiana. on my side of the aisle. Our leaders systems. My bill prohibits that. They The coronavirus pandemic is a sig- could negotiate a package and come can spend it to address a revenue short- nificant and life-altering time in our back and say: OK. Here is the deal. The fall, which many of them have. Nation. Our country and our economy liability provision is going to cost you We will never agree in this body will never be the same. This is abso- $1 trillion in extra spending. about which State is well-managed and lutely a challenging time for every I can see some Republicans—one of which State is not well-managed. One level of government. them is standing right over here. I person’s trash is another person’s We continue to work together to try don’t speak for him, but he is my good treasure. I have personal feelings. Sen- and help the small businesses and indi- friend from Florida who is going to ator SCOTT does. I see my good friend viduals that are hurting and to get our have some heartburn if that happens. ARNER economy back open as soon as possible. And then nothing happens. We have Senator W is here. He was a very This crisis was unprecedented, and appropriated, as I mentioned—I don’t distinguished Governor of Virginia. He Congress took bold action to stem the want to belabor the point—$3 trillion, will probably have a different point of spread of the virus and save our econ- another $3 trillion if you add the Fed- view. eral Reserve. Some of that money went There is one thing we can agree on. omy. But if we are not careful, Con- to States and local governments—$150 There is real danger that Speaker gress will create another, equally dev- billion. My State got about $3 billion. PELOSI’s bill is not going to pass. It is astating crisis down the road—a crisis Many of the States need that money. not going to pass today, and it may not of our own making. I am not saying that we aren’t going to pass tomorrow, and it may not pass in Our national debt and deficits—al- have to share, sacrifice here. I am not June. ready at sustainable levels—have sky- saying that we shouldn’t ask our State The second thing we can agree on is rocketed as Congress has spent almost and local governments to submit to us that our States and our cities have sus- $3 trillion to address this crisis. At revenue estimates. I am not saying tained debt, and we can take off the some point, we need to start thinking that we shouldn’t ask them to pare handcuffs and allow the money we have about the impact this spending will down their budgets. We ought to pare already given them to try to help them have on our country’s financial future down ours as well. repair that damage as we recover from and the future of our children and our But, to me, it is undeniable that this horrible pandemic. grandchildren. States and local governments have sus- For that reason, I am going to ask As I mentioned during my remarks tained damage from the coronavirus. for unanimous consent not that we last week, I appreciate the spirit of my For God’s sake, their economy has pass the bill. I am going to ask in a colleague’s proposal and understand his been shut down. If you are a State that second for unanimous consent that we desire to help his State. I know he relies on sales tax, nobody has been just vote on my bill. We don’t vote cares as deeply for Louisiana as I do buying anything—or at least not like enough around here. I came up here to about Florida. I want to help States they did before. If you are a State that deliberate and decide. I didn’t come up too, which is why I support maintain- relies on income tax, income tax hasn’t here to issue press releases and partici- ing the existing restrictions tied to the been coming in because nobody has pate in delay and stultification. I want Coronavirus Relief Fund that were in- been open. to do an honest day’s work for an hon- cluded in the CARES Act. While imper- Now, some of my colleagues believe est day’s pay. Instead, we want an hon- fect, the Coronavirus Relief Fund that we should not give the States any est week’s pay for an honest day’s makes sure spending is for coronavirus latitude to use any of that $150 billion work. response. to address revenue shortfalls. And I un- All I want to do is have a vote on my Regardless of whether we are remov- derstand that point of view. I do. bill. If you don’t like it, you can chew ing the existing guardrails or talking You take Florida, for example. In a it up, spit it out, step on it, and vote no about completely new funding, both ac- few moments, Senator SCOTT is going in front of God and country. But if you tions would result in a blank-check to speak. He was Governor of Florida like it, you can vote for it, and let’s be bailout for States. for 8 years, did an incredible job, bal- Senators again. Let’s remember that we are talking anced their budget, grew employment For that reason, Mr. President, I ask about $150 billion. To put that in per- dramatically. And I can understand—I unanimous consent that, at a time to spective, the median income per capita am not speaking for my good friend, be determined by the majority leader in Florida is about $30,000, and $150 bil- the Senator, but I can understand how in consultation with the Democratic lion will pay the total annual income someone in the Senate would say: Well, leader, the Committee on Appropria- for more than 5 million Floridians. no. Every Governor needs to go reform tions be discharged from further con- Let’s talk about who we are bailing his entire State government. sideration of S. 3608—that is my bill— out. It is not those on unemployment.

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We are and reckless to take money from here to speak on a different topic, but bailing out liberal politicians who can- America’s taxpayers and use it to save I want to simply comment for a mo- not live within their means, and now liberal politicians from the con- ment on the exchange between my we are asking Floridians to pay for the sequences of their poor choices. friend from Louisiana and my friend incompetency of Governors like An- Every day, American families make from Florida. drew Cuomo. responsible budgetary decisions. Well- I can assure my friend from Lou- We can’t give hard-earned taxpayer managed States like Florida have done isiana who was ranked the best man- money to poorly managed States that it for years. It is time for New York, Il- aged State in America by an inde- are going to turn around and spend it linois, and California to do the same. pendent source, Governing Magazine— on their liberal priorities and to back- As you can see from this chart, Con- the Commonwealth of Virginia—at least during my tenure as Governor. fill their budget shortfalls and solve gress has already allocated billions of We are also proud to be ranked by their longstanding fiscal problems. dollars in direct and indirect aid to Forbes Magazine the best State for States like California, Illinois, and States and localities. Total direct business. New York have big budgets, high taxes, funding from the Federal Government I have looked at the bill of the Sen- and tons of debt because they refused already exceeds over $1 trillion, and ator from Louisiana. It may not be per- to make the hard choices and live with- this doesn’t begin to count another $1.3 fect. I actually think we should be vot- in their means. They know they cannot trillion in indirect assistance to small ing on it. I think it is a bit strange to tax their citizens more. So now they businesses, individuals, and increased me, and I say this as somebody from have their hands out to the Federal unemployment benefits to families in Virginia, where I am very proud of the taxpayers to rescue them. But that is all of our States. fact that we have maintained a AAA not fair to citizens of States like Flor- We have $150 billion. Again, it is bil- bond rating. We are fiscally respon- ida, where we made the hard choices. lions of dollars for expenses. By the sible. Our fiscal health, I would wager, Let me show you this chart. From way, this is not the way it is done with is candidly better than virtually every 1985 to 2018, this is how many people FEMA. This money has been sent with other State in the country. We made moved to Florida from other States. no obligation of the States to pay a the hard choices to make that happen. We gained over 2 million people. This is portion. When I had my hurricanes, I When we say that we are going to how many people left New York, Illi- had to pay a portion of the cost that come in and bail out the airlines be- nois, and California. the Federal government would partici- cause they have lost revenues and we Why did they leave? Partially, be- pate in, but we still paid a part of the are going to come in and very gener- cause they may like our weather bet- cost. ously take care of every small business ter. But look at the tax rates. They are We have $500 billion in short-term when they have lost revenues, but way higher in these States. Look at loans for municipal governments; $45 when States and localities across the their business climate. Those three billion in FEMA disaster funds; $30 bil- country are losing revenues at a record States are the three worst in the coun- lion for education, without knowing rate, to say we are not going to give try. Look at what the Tax Foundation whether education costs went up or them certain flexibility—I would con- ranking is—some of the worst States in down; $34 billion for mass transit com- cur, if we had a bill like that, and I the country. munity grants; $270 billion under the would even put a clause and support a Then look at the debt. We have more appropriations, on top of the indirect clause in place that would say let’s people than New York by about 2 to 3 funding. So we have not ‘‘not sent’’ a prohibit any of those funds being used million people, and their debt is seven lot of money to the States already. to take care of long-term obligations times as much. As for Illinois, we are I appreciate that the Senator from like pension funds. But the notion that at least double, and they have almost Louisiana is seeking a vote on this pro- somehow we are going to say we are three times as much debt. posal. However, this legislation has not going to take care of everybody else You look at this, and this is why in- been considered by any committee. Al- who lost revenues but we are not going come is moving to our State and away though I think we both agree that the to take care of a local government that from these States. Now these States CARES Act was far from perfect, Con- has seen its meals tax dry up, its lodg- want us to tax our citizens to pay for gress must work methodically before ing tax dry up, its sales tax dry up, and their debt, their pensions, for all of we make large-scale changes such as you suddenly are on your own and you their fiscal irresponsibility, and that is those proposed by my colleague. have to lay off police officers and fire- not fair to the citizens of our State. We have to get absolutely serious fighters and EMTs at this moment in When I became Florida’s Governor in about how we are spending taxpayer time, it doesn’t make sense to me. I 2011, we had a big budget shortfall, and money and the fact that this year’s hope the Senator will continue to press we had lost 832,000 jobs in 4 years. Federal budget deficit will be the larg- his case and we will get a chance to When I became Governor, we started est in the history of our Nation. have that debate. cutting taxes every year. We cut $10 I have seven grandchildren. Four of CORONAVIRUS billion over 8 years. And guess what. them are watching here today: Mr. President, I rise today because Our revenues increased. The State Auguste, Eli, Quinton and Sebastian. I we also face the greatest unemploy- went from losing hundreds of thou- have no interest in saddling them or ment crisis America has seen since the sands of jobs over 4 years to adding 1.7 children like them across the country Great Depression. More than 33 million million jobs in 8 years. We turned a $2.5 with mountains of debt. To do so would workers have lost their jobs due to the billion shortfall into a $4 billion sur- not only be a political failure; it would coronavirus pandemic. Millions of plus, with $3 billion in a rainy day be an abdication of our moral responsi- these folks have also lost their health fund. bility. insurance. I was just reading that 27 I was the first Florida Governor in 20 It is time that we make the hard million Americans have seen their years to actually pay down State debt. choices to put our Nation on a path to health insurance lost due to the virus. I paid down—with the support of my recovery—recovery from this virus, The Federal Reserve actually forecasts legislature and the success of our from the economic devastation it has that 47 million Americans, or nearly State—one-third of our State debt in 8 brought with it, and from the fiscal ca- one-third of the workforce, could lose years. lamity that decades of politicians have their jobs. That didn’t happen in California. It ignored. These aren’t just numbers. They rep- didn’t happen in Illinois, and it didn’t I hope my colleagues will join me in resent the pain being felt by families happen in New York. this fight to keep our country’s future across the country, as we enter into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo bright. the greatest economic crisis of our life- said it was irresponsible and reckless I, therefore, respectfully object. time. Candidly, we need to face some

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.012 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 hard truths about how we got here and Street Journal have both commented be pennies compared to the damage what will come next if we fail to act. on it. We know those news organiza- that will be done if we fail to ade- The reason we are facing this dire tions never agree on anything, but they quately assist our fellow Americans in economic crisis is simple: The Federal both take this approach. It bears this moment of economic crisis. Government failed to take the appro- merit. We also know this direct sup- I am pleased that my colleagues in priate early actions to control this port approach works because it has the House have put forward an initial virus. been implemented successfully in a draft of their view of the next That is why we have had to do social number of European countries and in coronavirus relief package. It has a distancing. Social distancing isn’t very Canada, where the unemployment number of important provisions. How- much fun. I see some of my friends and rates, yes, have bumped up by a couple ever, it has not taken what I believe is colleagues on the floor. It is particu- of points but not to the level of what, the bold step of saying, before we sim- larly hard for people who spend their I believe, will be over 20 percent unem- ply refill some of the existing buck- lifetime shaking hands and saying ployment and what the Fed and even ets—which have had, in many cases, hello to folks. It has been tough on all the administration officials have pre- mixed results so far—perhaps we of us. But it has saved lives, and it has dicted may reach 25 percent within the should take a pause and a timeout and begun to flatten the curve. next month. ask: Is there not a better way to pro- We also know that things can’t just Paycheck security means the Federal vide the kind of security and guarantee go back to normal overnight—not be- Government would help to cover the that the American people are looking fore we have a vaccine, not before the payroll expenses for rank-and-file for from their government? government, working in concert with workers who have been furloughed or The one thing I do know is that my the private sector, solves the chronic laid off because of the coronavirus. House colleagues and I share an enor- shortages in testing and in PPE that These Treasury Department grants mous sense of urgency. With, at least, have hampered our response to this would cover salaries and wages up to the official number of unemployment pandemic from day one. $90,000 for each employee, plus benefits, being at nearly 15 percent—a number States like mine are working toward and would run for at least 6 months. that all of us expect to go over 20 per- a new normal where we gradually scale They would also provide funds to many cent when it is reported later this back social distancing, when it is safe businesses to help cover business oper- month—this is not the time to play to do so, but it is just not realistic to ating costs, such as rent and utilities. wait and see. It is no exaggeration to suggest, as the President has, that we The program would be delivered say that we face the prospect of having can just immediately reopen the econ- through the employee retention tax not a recession but of having, actually, omy before we have contained the credit, which is something on which I a great depression. With every day we virus—as if companies will just simply was happy to work with my friend from delay, we drive ourselves deeper and resume normal business, knowing that Oregon in the earlier coronavirus bill. deeper into the hole that we must another coronavirus outbreak could It is already set up at the IRS and can eventually climb out of when the shut them down any day, as if a virus be leveraged to deliver far greater ben- healthcare crisis is behind us. for which we still don’t have a vaccine efits than it currently provides. As we enter into negotiations over didn’t just kill more than 80,000 of our In exchange for the paycheck secu- the next phase of the coronavirus re- fellow Americans. rity grant, employers would commit to sponse, I would encourage my col- It is time to face the facts, about forgoing further layoffs and to main- leagues on both sides of the aisle to what it will take for our economy to taining the pay and benefits of their take a look at bold solutions. Let’s recover from this public health crisis. rank-and-file workers. They would also give our fellow Americans the kind of There is not a magic switch that we be required to suspend stock buybacks paycheck security they deserve. Let’s can just flip. Unfortunately, there will and limit CEO compensation for at put paychecks, not stimulus checks, in not be a V-shaped recovery if we stay least the term of Federal assistance. their hands. Let’s help them get back on our current course. Just as it took A national paycheck security pro- to work as fast and as safely we are the U.S. years to emerge from the gram would immediately work to pre- able. Great Depression, it could take years, vent financial calamity for millions I yield the floor. or even decades, to recover from the and millions of American families. At The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- coronavirus if we do not take imme- the same time, it would maintain and, ator from Montana. diate, bold action in the next in many cases, reestablish that critical H.R. 6172 coronavirus relief bill. link between workers and their em- Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, Ameri- Our first goal must be to prevent fur- ployees. The reestablishment of that cans want their privacy protected. For ther job losses, as well as permanent link would put in place the healthcare far too long, the Patriot Act and the disruptions like business closures, evic- benefits that many workers receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, tions, and foreclosures. through their employment that they commonly referred to as FISA, have Second, we must work quickly to re- have now lost even though they may be been used to trample the civil liberties duce the economic uncertainty facing on generous unemployment. If we rees- of American citizens. For Montanans, workers and small businesses. To do tablish this connection, the economy the right to privacy is so fundamental this, we need to provide immediate as- will be able to bounce back much more that it is enshrined in our own con- sistance to millions of American work- quickly after the public health crisis stitution. In fact, very few States have ers who have gone overnight from a ends. The certainty provided by this such protections, but the drafters of steady job to unemployment through program would also give consumers the the Montana Constitution recognized no fault of their own. confidence they need to begin spending that privacy was essential to exer- I am not talking about another stim- money in the economy, which would cising all of the other freedoms that we ulus check. I am not talking about un- accelerate the eventual economic re- hold so dear. employment benefits. I am talking covery. The bill the U.S. House has sent us about paychecks. The proposal, which I It will be expensive. Yet I can say does have some good reforms, and it put forward with Senator SANDERS, this: As someone who has spent a long has some good provisions in it, includ- Senator JONES, and Senator time thinking about and working on ing a provision from my bipartisan bill BLUMENTHAL would create a national trying to reduce the deficit, when we with my colleague from Oregon, Sen- paycheck security program for Amer- compare it to the over $660 billion ator WYDEN, called the Safeguarding ican workers. A very similar proposal spent on the PPP program, which has Americans’ Private Records Act, which has been put forward by my friend on only taken up one section of our econ- would revoke the now terminated call the other side of the aisle, Senator omy—businesses under 500—but has detail record program, which secretly HAWLEY from Missouri. It uses a direct done nothing so far for those mid-level collected data on our cell phones and support model that has support on both businesses—500 to 10,000—I think the our land lines, as well as on our private the left and the right. As a matter of alternative will actually be viewed as conversations. Yet the House bill fails fact, the New York Times and the Wall being much cheaper. It would actually to enact real reforms to FISA that will

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Our own government spied on within our Nation’s laws, which means thority of the amici in the FISA court. an American citizen—a political ad- requesting a probable cause warrant to Unfortunately, we continue to see seri- viser to then-Candidate Trump—with get this type of information. That ous abuses and misuse of the FISA no oversight. means they might have to go to a judge process. Most notably, the Department What happened to President Trump and prove they have a valid reason to of Justice’s inspector general found can happen to anybody for any pur- believe that someone is involved in es- major abuses in applications to surveil pose, and that is a very serious prob- pionage or in a possible terrorism oper- President Trump’s campaign adviser lem. Republican or Democrat, we can’t ation. Without my bipartisan amend- Carter Page. This abuse is just the tip allow the abuse of our government in- ment, the government will be able to of the iceberg. telligence services to be used for polit- access browser data through the secret We need serious reforms that protect ical attacks. It puts our democracy in 215 spy program with little to no over- American citizens from government danger, and it undermines the trust sight. surveillance, and the Lee-Leahy and the confidence that our citizens At the end of the day, this is about amendment does just that. It gives securing our most basic Fourth place in these same institutions that Americans a fighting chance and brings Amendment rights, to protect our citi- are meant to protect them. some clarity and, importantly, some zens’ most personal data. In fact, re- The House bill fails to prohibit the transparency to the FISA court. I en- cently, the Supreme Court found in the warrantless searches of browsing data courage my colleagues to also join me Carpenter decision that the govern- in internet search history, and it fails in supporting this Lee-Leahy amend- ment needed a warrant to access cell to include any meaningful oversight ment. site location data because of how per- and accountability. We need to get gov- I see that my distinguished colleague ernment out of our private lives and, sonal and invasive that information is. The current House bill before us does and friend, the Senator from Oregon, instead, prioritize freedom and privacy. have a prohibition for the collection of RON WYDEN, is on the floor. We can and must protect our national cell site location data under section I yield to Senator WYDEN for his re- security and protect our civil liberties 215, and that is a good thing. My marks. by making targeted reforms that will amendment simply extends this prohi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- keep everyday Americans’ privacy se- bition to include browser data and ator from Oregon. cure and continue to allow the govern- internet search history, which is even AMENDMENT NO. 1583 ment to go after the bad guys. The more sensitive and personal than loca- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I call up House bill does not go far enough, and tion data. amendment No. 1583. we cannot compromise on an issue that I agree with many of my colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER. The is so vital to the very foundations of that we need to have the tools in place clerk will report. our government. to help find and stop our Nation’s en- The bill clerk read as follows: Montanans sent me to Congress to emies, those who seek to harm Amer- get government off their backs, and I The Senator from Oregon [Mr. WYDEN] pro- ica. We all agree on that, but we also poses an amendment numbered 1583. am working not only to get govern- need to make sure we are protecting ment off their backs but to get govern- Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask Americans from our own government’s unanimous consent that the reading of ment out of their phones, out of their spying and intervening in our personal computers, and out of their private the amendment be dispensed with. lives. My amendment balances these The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lives. At the end of the day, this is important civil liberties and our na- about protecting privacy, and today, objection, it is so ordered. tional security by allowing the govern- The amendment is as follows: this day, we have the opportunity to ment to track down terrorists while get these reforms right. I have been (Purpose: To remove internet website brows- also stopping them from violating the ing information and search history from working on behalf of Montanans, with rights of law-abiding citizens. my Senate colleagues across the aisle, scope of authority to access certain busi- This is not a zero-sum game. We can ness records for foreign intelligence and to ensure we take a very bipartisan ap- have both. This amendment has strong international terrorism investigations) proach to this issue. bipartisan support. Senator WYDEN and In speaking on the Wyden-Daines On page 7, strike lines 13 and 14 and insert I have been working on this issue for the following: amendment we will be voting on short- months, and we are joined by a long cell site location or global positioning sys- ly, my bipartisan amendment is sim- list of bipartisan cosponsors, including tem information. ple. It protects all Americans’ civil lib- Republican Senators LEE, BRAUN, and ‘‘(C) An application under paragraph (1) erties by prohibiting the collection of CRAMER, as well as by Democratic Sen- may not seek an order authorizing or requir- browser data and internet search his- ators LEAHY, UDALL, MARKEY, and ing the production of internet website brows- tory under section 215 of the Patriot many more. The amendment is also ing information or internet search history information.’’. Act. Browser data is some of the most supported by a diverse group of stake- personal and revealing information holders across the political spectrum, Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I thank that can be collected on private citi- from FreedomWorks and Americans for my colleague from Montana for our zens. Your internet search history can Prosperity on one end to the ACLU and work on this effort, and I hope we can reveal extremely intimate information, Demand Progress on the other. Ameri- count on strong support from his cau- including personal health data, reli- cans across the country overwhelm- cus, the Senate majority, when we vote gious beliefs, political beliefs, where ingly back this amendment. in a little bit. you might go on your next vacation, This is a core constitutional issue I rise to offer this bipartisan amend- even what you bought for your mom that brought a Democrat from Oregon ment because I think a basic question this past Mother’s Day. I don’t think together with a Republican from Mon- needs to be asked at this unique time: the government should have access to tana. Montanans and Oregonians may Is it right, when millions of law-abid- such private information without a have different priorities, but we all be- ing Americans are at home, for their warrant. Section 215 of the Patriot Act lieve strongly in the right to privacy, government to be able to spy on their is supposed to investigate potential in protecting our civil liberties, and in internet searches and their web brows- terrorists, not spy on our own Ameri- preserving our American way of life. I ing without its having a warrant? cans’ browser data. urge my Senate colleagues to stand Should law-abiding Americans have to Let me be clear. My amendment with Senator WYDEN and me to protect worry about their government’s look- doesn’t stop the intelligence commu- the privacy of all Americans, and I ing over their shoulders from the mo- nity from doing its job. I am grateful urge them to vote in favor of this ment they wake up in the morning and for our intelligence community, and it amendment. turn on their computers to when they

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They don’t not engage in digital tracking of their homework, checking out prescription even have to have been in contact with personal lives. The warrantless collec- drug prices for a sick parent, and vis- anyone suspected of anything. Their tion of Americans’ web browsing his- iting scores of different websites. In a personal information in some way just tory offers endless opportunities for pandemic, the internet may be their has to be connected for relevance to abuse. only connection to the outside world. what the Government is looking for. Donald Trump has called for an in- So the questions we are presenting Back in 2001, when Congress passed vestigation of his political enemies. are, Don’t those Americans deserve the PATRIOT Act, Americans were Attorney General Barr has injected some measure of privacy? Don’t they rightly concerned about their Govern- himself into investigations that affect deserve better than their government’s ment collecting their library borrowing the personal interests of Donald snooping into the websites they visit? records without a warrant. My col- Trump. All it would take is some inno- How can this be that the government leagues and the Presiding Officer cent American’s web browsing history can spy on them when they are not sus- might remember it because this was to be deemed relevant to an investiga- pected of doing anything wrong? Most nationwide. People were up in arms tion, and the Government is off to the importantly, how is this OK in Amer- about the prospect of the Government races, collecting all of that personal in- ica? looking at library records of books formation. Then, it wouldn’t even mat- With web browsing and searches, you they borrowed and the like. ter whether that web browsing history are talking about some of the most in- Well, I will state that what we are had anything to do with the original timate, some of the most personal, talking about today—looking at web goal of the investigation. For any num- some of the most private details of the history, browsing—it is thousands of ber of reasons, the web browsing his- lives of Americans. Every thought that times more invasive of privacy than tory of that innocent American could can come into people’s heads can be re- the library records Americans were reveal, potentially, such embarrassing vealed in an internet search or in a concerned about years ago. information that the person would be visit to a website: their health his- There is, regrettably, a long history humiliated—humiliated—for years to tories, their medical fears, their polit- of abuse of section 215. A few years ago, come and, of course, it can be used ical views, their romantic lives, their the Government decided it could use against him or her. religious beliefs. Collecting this infor- section 215 to justify the collection of This is not a partisan proposition. mation is as close to reading minds as every American’s phone records. The Any administration given the direction surveillance can get. It is the digital Government secretly decided that of the law absent this amendment mining of the personal lives of the phone records of millions of innocent could be tempted to collect the web American people. law-abiding Americans were, again, browsing and internet search history of Now, typical Americans may think somehow connected, somehow relevant political enemies—politicians, activ- to themselves: I have nothing to worry to something the Government wanted. ists, journalists. about. I have done nothing wrong. The They wanted to get it without a war- Just before I wrap up, I am going to government has no reason to suspect rant. It was only when this abuse was touch on some of the arguments me of anything. Why do I need to publicly revealed that Congress against this amendment, because hav- worry? stepped in and began reining in the ing served on the Intelligence Com- Unfortunately, the question is not Government’s phone record collection. mittee and having followed these issues whether you did anything wrong. The The Supreme Court did determine re- closely, invariably, at some point in question is whether government agents cently that physical tracking of Ameri- this discussion, someone is going to believe they have the right to look at cans as they move around requires a come and say: This bipartisan amend- your web searches. In other words, warrant. In this bill, Congress is finally ment is going to be pretty much the without this bipartisan amendment, it getting around to stopping the Govern- end of Western civilization as we know is open season on anybody’s most per- ment from using section 215 to conduct it. We are not going to be safe. It is not sonal information. warrantless collections of certain loca- going to protect our liberties. It is Now, there is a simple solution: re- tion data. The irony is—and I say this going to set up arbitrary policies. quire a warrant. With this amendment, to my colleagues because of this unique I want to show how these arguments the government can go to court and, time—that now that Americans have don’t hold water. The first argument is with a warrant, collect whatever it been asked to stay home and not move that the Government needs this infor- needs from those who actually threat- around so as to help our country fight mation before it can get a warrant. But en the safety of our people. In an emer- this unprecedented contagion, they are without web browsing history, there is gency—something I feel very strongly more vulnerable to abusive surveil- still plenty of information available to about and worked for as a member of lance than ever before. I think that is the Government, even without a war- the Intelligence Committee—the Gov- wrong. rant—phone and email data, subscrip- ernment can use emergency provisions, Whether they are in North Dakota, tion data, business records. The biggest collect the information immediately, Washington State, Montana, Oregon, response to this argument is that it is and settle up with the court later, or in any of our home States, people Congress’s responsibility to determine proving once again that liberty and se- are at home and they are living their when some information is so sensitive curity are not mutually exclusive. This lives online. Now more than ever I that it requires a warrant. In this bill type of amendment helps to get you would say to Senators of both political that was done with respect to both. parties—because I have long felt that geolocation information. I believe that Now I will give a brief explanation of these issues were fundamental to en- digital tracking of innocent Americans how we got here. Right now the Gov- suring that we prove, as I stated ear- demands the same protection. ernment can collect web browsing and lier, that liberty and security are not Let me say, as I did earlier, when internet search history without a war- mutually exclusive—that smart poli- there is an emergency, something that rant under section 215 of the PATRIOT cies give you both, and not-so-smart I have made a priority in my work on Act. Section 215, from the beginning, policies don’t give you either. During the Intelligence Committee, the gov- has been the most controversial and this pandemic, Americans deserve as- ernment can go get the information dangerous provision of the FISA law. surances that the Government isn’t immediately and then come back to That is because it is so extraordinarily spying on them as they are home, the court later on and settle up. broad and so vague. Under section 215, where they think they are going to The other argument that I imagine the Government can collect just about have some measure of privacy, and, we will hear is that this amendment

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As was noted, intrusive surveillance of Americans to screaming alarm, warning us of future they have worked with us on a host of prevent abuses. abuses. What the American people de- these efforts. I think they have a ter- FISA requires an extra layer of pro- serve and what this amendment pro- rific amendment to strengthen the tection. That is because, unlike crimi- vides is clarity and transparency about oversight role of the independent amici nal law, FISA is secret. It is also a non- what the government cannot collect of the FISA Court. I hope Senators will adversarial process. It relies on Gov- without a warrant. also support it. ernment representations that we have One last argument is that we have I yield the floor. learned, from the inspector general, are heard that, if the Senate amends this The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. frequently inaccurate. When the Gov- bill, oh, my goodness, the House just CRAMER). The Senator from Montana. ernment uses FISA information will not do anything at all. Well, there Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, this against Americans, there is little or no were 75 House Democrats and many Re- amendment is about protecting Amer- notice or opportunity to challenge the publicans—I want to underline that, 75 ican privacy, about making sure that surveillance. House Democrats and many Repub- Government is not intruding on our Most of all, it is subject to something licans—who voted against this bill be- most private data. It is about respect- that I have come to call ‘‘secret law.’’ cause it didn’t include enough privacy ing the Constitution and the Fourth It is a law that nobody knows about in reform. Adding key reforms like this Amendment. The Wyden-Daines a coffee shop in Washington, North Da- amendment could only strengthen its amendment simply prohibits the col- kota, or Montana. It is basically se- support in the House. lection of browser and search history cretly interpreted. As I pointed out on Americans will not tolerate data under section 215. Browser data is the floor in the past, warning the warrantless Government spying on extremely personal, sensitive, and their most private information when American people about these secret in- should require a probable cause war- they find out—when they find out that terpretations, Americans sometimes rant to access. This data shouldn’t be right now, during a pandemic, the Gov- don’t learn about them for years, and allowed to be collected behind closed ernment has the authority to do that. when they find out, they are really un- doors with no traditional oversight. I can’t accept that level of unchecked happy. We can protect national security and surveillance. So I want to touch briefly on the protect the civil liberties and the con- amendment of the Senate majority I am very grateful for the sponsors that we have. They were listed by my stitutional rights of Americans at the leader, the McConnell amendment. Not same time. It is plain and simple. If only is the majority leader trying to colleague from Montana. There are a great array of organiza- you want to see an American’s search block the bipartisan effort that we history, than you better go to a judge have been talking about, but his tions that share our view that liberty and security are not mutually exclu- and get a warrant. amendment would actually make the I yield the floor. situation even worse. Right now the sive. I ask unanimous consent that a list VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1583 Government can collect web browsing of those organizations be printed in the internet searches of Americans without The PRESIDING OFFICER. The RECORD. a warrant under section 215, but so far question is on agreeing to the amend- There being no objection, the mate- ment. there has not been explicit congres- rial was ordered to be printed in the sional authorization for the Govern- Mr. BARRASSO. I ask for the yeas RECORD, as follows: ment to do it. The McConnell amend- and nays. Access Now; American Booksellers for Free The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a ment would, for the first time, provide Expression American Civil Liberties; Union that authorization. The McConnell sufficient second? Americans for Prosperity; Brennan Center There appears to be a sufficient sec- amendment would, in effect, tell the for Justice at NYU School of Law Center for Government that Congress approves of Security; Race and Rights Constitutional Al- ond. the warrantless collection of Ameri- liance Council on American-Islamic Rela- The clerk will call the roll. cans’ most private information. Wrap tions (CAIR); Defending Rights & Dissent; The bill clerk called the roll. your arms around that one—Congress Demand Progress Due Process Institute; Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Electronic Privacy Information Center are necessarily absent: the Senator explicitly approving of the warrantless (EPIC); Free Press Action; FreedomWorks; collection of Americans’ most private from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER) and Government Accountability Project; Govern- the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. information when millions of Ameri- ment Information Watch; Human Rights SASSE). cans are sitting at home today in Kan- Watch; Liberty Coalition; Media Alliance; sas, South Dakota, and all across the National Association for the Advancement of Further, if present and voting, the country, sitting at home believing that Colored People (NAACP); National Coalition Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- they have some expectation of privacy. Against Censorship; Oakland Privacy; PEN ANDER) would have voted ‘‘nay.’’ The McConnell amendment pretends America; People Demanding Action; People Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the to limit the collection of this personal For the American Way; Progress America; Senator from Washington (Mrs. MUR- Public Citizen; Restore The Fourth; Secure RAY) and the Senator from Vermont information of Americans, but it is just Justice; South Asian Americans Leading To- a fake. What the amendment really (Mr. SANDERS) are necessarily absent. gether (SAALT); TechFreedom; The Project The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there does is meaningless, since the Govern- for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability; ment cannot collect content. But no Union of Concerned Scientists; Woodhull any other Senators in the Chamber de- one knows what that means when it Freedom Foundation; X-Lab. siring to vote? comes to web browsing and internet Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I will The result was announced—yeas 59, search history. There is no clarity in state that I think right now, during a nays 37, as follows: the statute. There is no settled law in unique time in American history when [Rollcall Vote No. 89 Leg.] the courts. The Supreme Court has not millions of Americans are at home and YEAS—59 weighed in. What the McConnell on line, they deserve to have the U.S. Baldwin Cortez Masto Gillibrand amendment does is invite the Attorney Senate step up, defend their privacy Bennet Cramer Grassley Blumenthal Crapo Harris General to produce yet more secret and constitutional rights, and protect Booker Cruz Hawley law, yet another secret interpretation, them from abuses. This is the moment Braun Daines Heinrich designed, as these things always are, to to stand up for those millions of people Brown Duckworth Hirono allow for the collection of the broadest who have to be at home because we Cantwell Durbin Hoeven Cardin Enzi Kennedy set of Americans’ most private infor- come together to deal with this con- Cassidy Ernst King mation. tagion. Coons Gardner Klobuchar

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.016 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2400 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 Leahy Paul Sinema The World Trade Center Utah has ment and Innovation Act of 2011. We Lee Peters Smith partnered with my team to help make provided new investments and services Loeffler Reed Stabenow Markey Risch Sullivan sure that local employers are able to to improve the outcomes for children McSally Rosen Tester access small business loans and other in the foster care system. Menendez Rounds Udall Federal relief programs. More recently, in 2018, Congress Merkley Schatz Van Hollen The Utah Food Bank is using mobile passed the Family First Prevention Moran Schumer Warren Murkowski Scott (FL) pantries to safely distribute food on a Services Act. That legislation, passed Wyden Murphy Scott (SC) regular basis throughout the State and in 2018, changed the way Federal reim- NAYS—37 is teaming up with organizations like bursement for foster care works, allow- Barrasso Graham Romney the Larry H. Miller Group to host ing States to provide services to par- Blackburn Hassan Rubio statewide food drives. ents before their kids are placed into Blunt Hyde-Smith Shaheen The Utah Farm Bureau has pur- foster care, not just after they go into Boozman Inhofe Shelby chased food from local farmers and has foster care. It also ensures more kids Burr Johnson Thune will be cared for by a family, instead of Capito Jones Tillis then helped to distribute it to families Carper Kaine Toomey in need. being placed in a group setting outside Casey Lankford Warner Project Protect, in partnership with the home. Last year, I introduced and Collins Manchin Whitehouse Congress passed the Family First Tran- Cornyn McConnell Intermountain, University of Utah Wicker Cotton Perdue Health, and Latter-day Saint Charities, sition Act to help States get moving to Young Feinstein Portman has produced face shields, masks, and this new system and do it more quick- Fischer Roberts gowns for frontline caregivers through- ly. NOT VOTING—4 out the State. To date, more than A lot has changed since President Alexander Sanders 30,000 volunteers have sewn more than Reagan first announced this month of Murray Sasse 3 million masks. May as National Foster Care Month, The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this These are just some of the many ex- but one thing hasn’t changed, and that vote, the yeas are 59, the nays are 37. traordinary organizations and individ- is the tireless work of one Iowan in Under the previous order requiring 60 uals that have come together to help particular that I want to recognize votes for the adoption of this amend- their neighbors. Our State’s pioneering today: Linda Faye Herring, of Johnson ment, the amendment is not agreed to. heritage is a big part of what makes County, IA. The amendment (No. 1583) was re- Utah a model of what we can do when Linda started serving as a foster par- jected. we work together as a community. ent in the 1970s, at least a decade be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I yield the floor. fore President Reagan recognized the ator from Utah. I suggest the absence of a quorum. importance of highlighting foster care. CORONAVIRUS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Over the course of almost 50 years, Mr. ROMNEY. Mr. President, count- clerk will call the roll. Linda has fostered over 600 kids. Over less Utahns have stepped up to serve The legislative clerk proceeded to 600 kids in need of a place to call home, our State and country during the call the roll. even if for a few days, were welcome in COVID–19 pandemic. Their actions are Mr. CRAMER. Mr. President, I ask Linda’s home. Just think of how many inspiring, and they help save lives. I unanimous consent that the order for lives just one person, Linda, was able rise today to recognize some of these the quorum call be rescinded. to impact by making the decision to be great efforts. I prefer to name individ- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ROM- a foster parent. It is not just that it is uals and their particular cir- NEY). Without objection, it is so or- 600, although that number is staggering cumstances, but because of the tens of dered. enough. It is the birth parents of those children who, due to the help that they thousands—even hundreds of thou- ORDER OF BUSINESS received from the foster care system, sands—of people who participated, I am Mr. CRAMER. Mr. President, I ask may have been able to treat their sub- going to talk about groups and organi- unanimous consent that, at 4:15 p.m. zations. stance abuse and turn their lives today, the Senate vote in relation to Healthcare workers from our State around, to maybe be a mother or father the Lee amendment, if offered. travel across our State and also across to their children again. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there our country. Intermountain Healthcare Also, this month honors all the par- deployed two 100-person response teams objection? ents who were able to adopt children Without objection, it is so ordered. to New York City hospitals to help who temporarily stayed in Linda’s Mr. CRAMER. Mr. President, I yield handle the surge of patients there. home. Physicians, nurses, respiratory thera- the floor. Linda has influenced her own family pists, and other healthcare profes- I suggest the absence of a quorum. as well, because the family that she sionals were there for weeks, often- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The had continues her good work. It is this times 24-hour days. clerk will call the roll. kind of example of selfless service that The legislative clerk proceeded to In partnership with Intermountain, caused five of Linda’s children and University of Utah Health ramped up call the roll. three of her grandchildren to also be- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask the State’s lab services, medication come foster parents. Foster parents de- unanimous consent that the order for trials, and testing capacity, including serve more recognition. They deserve the HERO project, which has tested the quorum call be rescinded. more support, and even more services. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without more than 10,000 Utahns to assess the I will continue to work here in the Sen- objection, it is so ordered. disease spread throughout the State. ate to try to make these goals a re- The university’s Wellness Bus brought NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH ality. mobile testing to underserved areas Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I If you have ever considered becoming across our State. Groups around cam- come to the floor today to recognize a foster parent, this Senator urges you puses are using 3–D printers to produce this month of May as National Foster to take that first step and reach out to hundreds of face shields per day for the Care Month. In 1988, President Reagan your local child welfare agencies and healthcare community. brought attention to the importance of tell them you are interested in being a The businesses of Silicon Slopes have foster care. He first designated the foster parent. There is a great need out helped expand State testing efforts month of May as a time to celebrate there for that. through the ‘‘Test Utah Challenge.’’ and remember all of those people in Sometimes the numbers can seem Tens of thousands have been tested foster care, including foster parents, overwhelming. There are over 400,000 through this program. The Utah Manu- caseworkers, and others who work to kids in foster care—some of them facturers Association and its member- improve the lives of those in care. sleeping on the floor of their social ship and its businesses have spear- We made some progress since that worker’s office due to the lack of avail- headed the effort to provide a mask, time with legislation, such as the Fos- able homes to care for them. But Linda free of charge, to every citizen of our tering Connections Act of 2008 and the is proof that just one person can make State. Child and Family Services Improve- an incredible impact.

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Do you know what? from every corner and county of our workers who see firsthand the serious- After decades of being involved in this State have faced unforeseen challenges ness of this disease, yet put their own subject, I hear the same thing from and hardships as a result of the COVID– health and lives at risk to care for them. They tell me: I would like to 19 pandemic. those who are infected. Thank you to have a home. In trying times like these, the Amer- our truckdrivers who have driven for Why would they say they would like ican people have always banded to- thousands of hours—often back and to have a home? They have been shift- gether and have risen to the occasion, forth on lonely roads—to keep our ed in a 1-year period of time to two or and this pandemic is no different. This economy running and to deliver the ne- three different foster homes in two or has been especially true in Iowa, where cessities we rely upon and often take three different school districts. They I have seen and heard so many heart- for granted. Thank you to our farmers say that they want a mom and a dad warming stories of Iowans stepping up who continue to work around the clock for the same reason, because they to help other Iowans. to feed and fuel the world. Thank you could have had three or four different Take Ann and Megan, for example, to our grocers, cashiers, and retail em- moms and dads within the year. They two teachers in the Knoxville Commu- ployees who keep our store shelves want to be a part of a family. Those are nity School District. These two Iowans stocked and the checkout lines moving. the things I hear from them. Whether noticed that some of the residents at And thank you to our childcare pro- it is the biological family getting the the West Ridge Specialty Care center viders who have continued to care for help they need to parent their children might need some additional entertain- our kiddos throughout these tough or whether it is a foster parent step- ment due to social distancing. So they times. ping up to the plate, kids belong in a started an Amazon wish list and, with Folks, these frontline workers de- the help of their community, were able family. All children deserve a safe, lov- serve more than a heartfelt and well- to provide games and other fun items ing, permanent home. deserved thank you. They need to Unfortunately, the foster care sys- for the residents to use during the day. Then, there are the hard-working know they are appreciated for their tem has also been impacted by the selfless service. That is why I am pro- virus that we have all been affected by folks at the Iowa Motor Truck Associa- tion, who are helping to provide meals posing we give these heroes a break—a in the last 4 or 5 months. Families who tax holiday—and allow them to keep were already vulnerable were thrown to our truckdrivers all up and down Interstate 80. more of their hard-earned paycheck. into unemployment and instability. And, of course, there are the great Together, with the sacrifice of these Children in temporary foster care men and women of the Iowa National essential workers, the spirit of gen- placements are remaining there for a Guard, who are working around the erosity we have seen across Iowa, and much longer time than usual, all be- clock to deliver medical supplies and the service of our leaders at every level cause of canceled and delayed court materials across the State. of government, we will get through proceedings, which makes staying in It is not just individuals. It is also this. The battle continues, but I know the foster home longer than getting local Iowa companies and their work- that we can and we will beat COVID–19. into a permanent home. ers who are stepping up and helping Stay safe and stay strong. Foster parents, birth parents, and out. Kent Corporation in Muscatine I suggest the absence of a quorum. children in foster care, all lost access has been working closely with local The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to peer networks and other vital sup- nonprofit partners to address food inse- clerk will call the roll. port services because of the last 4 or 5 curity for folks in their community. The bill clerk proceeded to call the months we have been dealing with this Partnering with the Salvation Army, rollcall. pandemic. United Way, and the Muscatine Center Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I Especially impacted at this time are for Social Action, they are preparing older youth who have aged out of foster ask unanimous consent that the order nearly 300 meals every Wednesday and for the quorum call be rescinded. care. Youth in college lost their hous- Thursday to be distributed to families ing when campuses closed. Those who The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and individuals who are in need. objection, it is so ordered. were training for a career or are in the Folks, while we are facing chal- workforce have lost their jobs as well. lenging times, we have also been re- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. President, I Many of the provisions in the CARES minded of the generosity and charity of want to thank Senator ERNST for her Act will help foster families and the the men and women across our Nation work in organizing this effort today to youth generally who are in their care. and the tremendous courage and resil- come to the floor and talk about the However, I will continue to work to en- ience of our workforce. Throughout the good things that are happening in our sure that needy relief for kids and fam- COVID–19 pandemic, essential workers States. We know that the pandemic has ilies is provided. I ask my colleagues in in the United States have continued in changed a lot about the way we live the Senate to support my resolution their daily jobs to care for and protect and work and do business, and Ten- marking May as National Foster Care Americans, to produce and deliver food nesseans are certainly no exception to Month to bring awareness to the issues and essential goods, and to uphold our that. that kids in foster care face and to Nation’s critical infrastructure. One thing that has been consistent in honor Linda of Johnson County, the These men and women—our moms this entire episode with the pandemic one I used as an example, who helped and dads, brothers and sisters—are put- is the way Tennesseans step up to take 600 kids—and not only Linda but all ting the livelihoods of their fellow care of one another. The numerous acts the other foster parents who make a Americans ahead of their own. Each of kindness and graciousness that have world of difference. That is what this and every morning, despite the pan- been shown from neighbor to neighbor month is all about. demic, they wake up, and they go to and community to community is some- I yield the floor. work. thing that shows the goodness of the I suggest the absence of a quorum. In this fight against the invisible American spirit. We are just blessed to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. enemy, the critical logistics operators, be home to thousands of people who LOEFFLER). The clerk will call the roll. the supply workers, medical profes- have demonstrated their desire to help The legislative clerk proceeded to sionals, and the many others who are make life a little bit better for their call the roll. on the frontlines responding to neighbors and their friends and some- Ms. ERNST. Mr. President, I ask coronavirus could not be more impor- times for people they do not know but unanimous consent that the order for tant to our victory. They truly are our people who have expressed a certain the quorum call be rescinded. heroes. need—people like Jeremy Hopkins.

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Mr. President, I ask Another example, North Dakota engineer, he fired up his personal 3D unanimous consent that the order for Stockmen’s Association and Founda- computer and printer and got to work the quorum call be rescinded. tion donated $20,000 to enable this same making face shields for the healthcare The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without food bank—the Great Plains Food workers in New Orleans. He worked objection, it is so ordered. Bank—to purchase beef from North Da- with Union University and some of the Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I rise kota ranchers. One of the big chal- students there—Union is located in today to join my colleagues in hon- lenges we have had out there is our Jackson, TN—and he was able to ship oring all who have continued to work ranchers continue to raise incredible 57 shields to healthcare providers in in service to our Nation during the livestock and incredible cattle, finest New Orleans. And then he used his re- COVID–19 pandemic. My home State cattle in the world. The tough thing is maining materials to make another 173 and our Nation are blessed with dedi- they are getting such a poor price for shields for clinics in West Tennessee cated citizens who have continued them. We have to figure out how to do and Mississippi. striving to keep essential operations better because at the same time we see Steve Archer, a U.S. Air Force vet- going amidst the challenges we face. prices going up at the grocery store, eran and medical supply and logistics While there are many sectors that our cattle producers are not getting technician from Fountain City, decided deserve recognition and will be men- compensated for those animals. Their to head to New Jersey to see how he tioned by my colleagues, notably prices are going down. could help to make certain that PPE healthcare workers, teachers, post of- We know it is tough in the processing was delivered on time to hospitals and fice employees, grocery store workers, industry with the coronavirus, but we nursing homes and healthcare pro- law enforcement, of course, and many have to find ways to make changes now viders. While he was helping them, he others, I want to focus for just a and for the longer term so that our contracted COVID–19. Since that time, minute on the critical efforts of our ag- cattlemen are treated fairly and well he has recovered, and he is back on the riculture producers—farmers and for what they do, which is raise such a job in Tennessee. ranchers and so many others. great quality beef product. Again, The Knox County Baptist Disaster Maintaining the food supply chain Stockmen’s, their association, stepped Relief team has also been working during this public health emergency is up and made donations to the food some long days at the Sevier Heights essential—absolutely essential. As we bank. Baptist Church. What they are doing is combat coronavirus, our farmers and Another example, North Dakota cooking and assembling meals for the our ranchers have continued to provide Farmers Union, announced it is homeless. the food, fuel, and fiber that we need. teaming up with the Farmers Union Our famous distilleries—moonshine Americans truly benefit every single Enterprise to donate 30,000 pounds of and whiskey, which they have been day from the highest quality, lowest pork ribs to the Great Plains Food making there in Tennessee—have cost food supply in the world thanks to Bank. changed their production to making our producers, our farmers, and our Again, these are all examples of our mass quantities of hand sanitizers. ranchers. But as operations across the farmers and ranchers not only pro- Our wonderful singers and song- country are impacted, food security ducing our great food supply but step- writers and musicians and choirs are has been a particular concern. We ping up and donating as well to help holding concerts by Zoom and online to greatly appreciate the efforts of those these people who need it. bring some relief and happiness to peo- working to keep food on our tables This generosity immediately benefits ple all across the globe. We are all en- from our producers to the workers. It individuals and families across the re- joying these virtual concerts. is not only the farmers and ranchers, gion. It is helping to replenish the food The always amazing and inspiring but it is also the workers at the ag bank’s strained inventory, which Dolly Parton is our Tennessean of the processing facilities. serves many food panties, shelters, Year. Dolly is reading bedtime stories We know there are real challenges soup kitchens and charitable feeding from her Imagination Library on there—we have heard about them—but programs. These efforts drive home the YouTube each week. we appreciate so much all those work- message that we are all in this to- And, of course, I would be remiss if I ers at the processing facilities so we gether. Even in the face of tremendous did not thank some wonderful women can get that food from the farmer or challenges, we find a way to make the who decided to pull out that sewing the ranchers to, ultimately, the con- best of tough situations and take care machine and get busy making face sumer. That is why, as chair of the of our neighbors. That is what this is masks for critical workers all across Senate Ag Appropriations Committee, all about. the country. Dottie Godolphin, Marilyn I worked to secure nearly $25 billion in Another farmer sent this same mes- Thomas, Janis Blair—well, Dottie, funding to help our farmers and ranch- sage to the Nation. He took the time to Marilyn, and Janis are seamstresses ers to keep them going. They have write while out in one of his fields. He par excellence. They are creating these faced incredible challenges—not only wrote: ‘‘We will win the war on COVID– masks, and they are sending them low prices but the difficulty in trade 19.’’ where there is a need all across the negotiations and really tough weather. This just demonstrates the spirit of country. For our producers, they have been our farmers and ranchers and, of We are known as the Volunteer State fighting real challenges for some time course, the spirit of our people across in Tennessee. This pandemic is showing now. With this COVID–19 pandemic on America. To have this hope and char- us that just as throughout our Nation’s top of it, it has made it very tough for ity, even when our ag producers are history, Tennesseans have shown up them. They have hung in there and working to overcome unprecedented when they have been called and asked continued to do what they do best, difficulties, is truly inspirational. That to volunteer and to give their time, which is produce our food supply. They is why I come to the floor to give their efforts, their energy, their tal- have truly stepped up during this emer- thanks to our farmers and our ranchers ents, their resources in order to im- gency, and I think they need to be rec- who consistently go above and beyond prove the lives of others. We thank ognized for it and thanked for it. not only to feed our Nation but to each and every one who is doing this. Just a couple of weeks ago, R.D. serve their communities across Amer- And those whom I have mentioned, we Offutt Farms—one of the nation’s pre- ica. say a special thanks for doing your mier potato growers and based in That is why we continue working part to ease the life of others during Fargo, ND—donated 37,000 pounds of with the USDA—the Department of Ag- this pandemic. frozen potato products to the Great riculture—to get vital assistance to I yield the floor. Plains Food Bank. We grow a lot of po- our farmers and ranchers. We remain

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The Sen- take for granted, such as my family being I have said on this floor many times ator from West Virginia. healthy. that I am an optimist, and I know we Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. President, I thank I thank these brave nurses, and I will get through this because our coun- my friend from North Dakota. It is thank them for their great comments. try is strong, because our States are great to hear stories from his great I have also heard from teachers who strong, and because my West Vir- State and to see how they are helping have gone above and beyond the duty ginians are strong. We have heard some each other and how they are coming to in making sure their students aren’t very inspiring stories this afternoon, each other’s benefit. Really, as some- falling behind, and they are creating and they are examples of kindnesses body who represents a State who has programs for the students in their of- happening all across this country. This agriculture but not in the dimensions fering support for the communities is the kind of kindness that we need that Senator HOEVEN has, it is wonder- across our State. today. We need it every day, but we ful to see how the ag community has Take, for example, Christy, who is a really need it today. stepped up not only in his State but in fourth grade teacher at Warm Springs Think about all of these unsung he- the rest of the country, and we are Intermediate School in the Eastern roes. Thank them, but also learn from very, very grateful for that. Panhandle. She coordinated an effort them. Let’s all learn a lesson here and We have seen so many people across with her fourth grade students to adopt spread some kindness throughout our this country step up in so many major a senior from the Berkeley County communities. ways. I often describe my State of West Senior Center, and through this pro- I yield the floor to my colleague from Virginia as one big small town. We al- gram, they wrote letters. A lot of our Indiana, who has, I am sure, some more ways help each other in times of need, seniors are living alone and are lonely inspiring stories to tell. whether we know the person or not. and haven’t been able to get out to The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The floods of 2016, I think, were a very connect with those seniors. ator from Indiana. good example of that. I call it our West Many students, like those at Ripley Mr. YOUNG. Mr. President, I thank Virginia spirit, and there is no ques- High School in Jackson County, are my colleague from West Virginia. It is tion it has helped us through some writing encouraging letters to such a delight to serve with her and very difficult times, like the time we healthcare workers to show them their hear the stories of so many great are facing right now. Every day, each support. Americans from across the country of us—and I am certainly no excep- Our first responders are also stepping who are stepping up during this time of tion—hears stories about how someone up. I heard a very touching story about need. or some group has stepped up to the those at the Gilmer County Volunteer We are passing through a painful pe- plate and has gone above and beyond to Fire Department—right in the heart of riod. I think it is safe to say that it is help one’s community, not to get at- our State—and how they are driving one we never imagined we would live tention and not because one is forced around to different houses to celebrate through. It is one I know we will never to, but because one genuinely, genu- the birthdays that are happening dur- forget. It is not only the infected that inely wants to help and make a dif- ing this time. You can imagine what this pandemic has hurt, for the ference. I join my colleagues today in that could mean to a 4- or 5-year-old coronavirus is robbing so many Ameri- highlighting some of those unsung he- child to see a fire engine coming by in cans of their ability to earn a living. It roes. celebration of his birthday. is taking away businesses they worked Many of us have been able to Another inspiring story I heard was for decades to build. New anxieties are telework. Here we are, serving in the from a constituent in Wirt County. Her everywhere, and routines are upended. Senate. We are here at our jobs. Yet name is Deb. Deb realized the need for Our children are wondering when they most people who are on the frontlines masks very early on, and she started will see their friends again and why don’t have a choice. They are getting an initiative called ‘‘Sewing Faith.’’ their graduations were canceled. It is up every day and facing the challenges She has donated materials, and she and difficult not to feel hopeless or even of this pandemic head on, but it does the women have sewn over 2,500 masks. afraid during times like these. not come without some sacrifice. They leave these masks on her front Congress, I know, is sending every Kristin Schneider, who is a nurse in porch, in a sanitized container, for necessary support to workers and em- the cardiopulmonary intensive care their healthcare workers. That makes ployers and is sending much needed unit at CAMC in Charleston, said that it easy for them to pick them up. supplies to medical professionals and she quarantined herself from her fam- I have heard of businesses donating hospitals. We are also removing red- ily and friends due to the fear of giving money to pay for the gas of healthcare tape to help our economy withstand the coronavirus to them since she cares workers. Our car dealerships are donat- this virus and speed medical innova- for patients who have been affected by ing masks, and neighbors are donating tions to treat and to, eventually, cure the disease. We forget sometimes that food to the hospitals and to others who people. Yet, although our govern- our nurses and doctors and those who are not able to get to the store. Over ment—a government of the people—is care for folks who are afflicted have the weekend, I heard of one of my sending relief and will continue to do families too. neighbor’s children. I asked: Where is so, it is really our citizens who are Another nurse in the same unit said: he? They said he was across the street, leading the fight outside of govern- No one felt like a hero when we gowned up talking to Sue. Sue was widowed re- ment. or put our goggles on. We felt privileged. We cently. She is by herself, and he went We are showing a spirit that is got to hold the hands of our patients and to in and had a cup of coffee with her. uniquely Hoosier and, I dare say, be their support, their friends, their family, I have heard of West Virginians tak- uniquely American. Together, we are and advocates because their loved ones were ing to the streets during this stay-at- doing our parts, and, together, we will not allowed to be with them at this very dif- home period and singing songs to pass through this. We see the spirit in ficult time. brighten the days of their neighbors, the incredible heroism of our She goes on to say: and I have seen Facebook posts of healthcare workers and our caregivers. I love my job. I love my team. I was never young people who have offered to run We owe them so much. They have been scared to go to work. errands for seniors or for those who are asked to bear the greatest burden, and Aspen Saunders, another emergency more vulnerable to this virus. they have answered that burden. In so room nurse, said: This is the spirit of our country, and doing, they are sacrificing their own The most moving gesture I witnessed was this is the spirit of my State, the West safety and coming to the rescue where the prayer circle at the hospital’s cancer Virginia spirit. I could go on and on be- medicine cannot.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.029 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2404 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 We have seen it, too, in the bravery ers across this great Nation are taking a national strategy on testing and will from those in what we have deemed our the initiative, and to them, we say implement that strategy by having an essential industries. We know they thank you. adequate supply so that what we say were essential long before this crisis, Let us move forward, intent that we we can do in testing, in fact, we can do. but it took this crisis, it seems, to real- and future generations might draw en- Despite the claims of President ly amplify that fact. ergy from this moment forever, and let Trump, the United States does not lead We have seen it in the actions of us resolve to find new ways to be better the world in testing. This has been a rank-and-file Hoosiers. You know, citizens by using our God-given talents failure of the Trump administration. across my great State, there are count- to serve others. The days ahead will America is not ahead of the curve in less acts of courage and compassion, not be easy, but we will endure them. testing. We have a hard time even jus- Hoosiers who leave groceries on neigh- The clouds will part, and when they do, tifying being in the middle of the bors’ doorsteps or who print off 3–D we will care for those who have been curve. Yet America usually leads and masks, even something as simple as to hurt. We will rebuild what we have helps to bend that curve so that we can call an old friend. Maybe they live on lost, and we will do it with the same provide the global leadership to help their own, and they just need a word, a spirit with which we are now fighting all people, including those in the word so they will not feel lonely. this virus. United States. Instead, under the In Floyd County, a florist I know Thank you. Trump administration, we have aban- dropped off azaleas at homes around The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- doned our international involvement the area. The accompanying notes ator from Maryland. and U.S. leadership, which is not only read: ‘‘During this time of darkness, we Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I am hurting the global effort, it is hurting hope to bring you a little light.’’ I can sure all of us are hearing a common the American effort. We need a detailed strategy on test- say these little lights are growing question from our constituents, and ing. We need to know that we have across our State in this otherwise dark that is, As we are starting to reopen our States, is it safe? Does our State that strategy in place and implement time. it so that we can reopen safely. We have all it needs to safely reopen? It is U.S. marines are taught to confront need to have adequate supplies, and we now clear, as 50 States are starting to problems with creative thinking; we must reverse the attitude that we have reopen, that they are doing so without like to say to adapt, to improvise, and seen under the Trump administration having a vaccine in place—because a to overcome. Similarly, when Hoosiers that each State is on its own. We need face tough situations, they roll up vaccine, at the earliest, will be avail- to have a national strategy. their sleeves, and they ask: How can I able next year—and without thera- Maryland, like many States in the help? When Americans combine our in- peutic drugs that can minimize the United States, has struggled to procure novative spirit with service to others, healthcare risk of COVID–19. We are all of the components that are needed we can meet any moment, including starting to reopen. So the question is: to perform diagnostic COVID–19 tests: the one we are in now. In just recent How do we safely reopen? nasal swabs, viral transport media, and weeks, I have spoken to more than Yes, we have the CDC guidelines, and chemical reagents. A lab must have all 22,000 Hoosiers, and I have been moved we should be looking at the number of components in order to test properly, by the stories of compassion and gen- new infections in our States, at the but due to unreliable supply chains, erosity I have heard. I thought I would number of deaths, and at the number of States do not have all of the needed share a sampling of those with you hospitalizations and be on a trend line components at one time. For example, today. that shows that the virus is under con- a lab may have 8,000 nasal swabs, 6,000 I heard from Maria with Sowing the trol before we reopen. Yet then there is viral transport media, and 2,000 chem- Seed. Now, Sowing the Seed began as a a second element to safely reopening, ical reagents. The amount of testing ministry, but it has grown into much and that is having adequate testing that lab can perform is limited to the more than that. In fact, it is a massive available in our communities. We need number of reagents, and it has to run community project in Vincennes. They to have adequate testing so that we the diagnostic tests. are sewing masks for those in nursing know where the COVID–19 virus is at So, as we look to be able to have the homes, seniors, the any given time and so that we can capacity to do what we need, we need immunocompromised, and others dur- trace those who come down with new to make sure that we have all three ing these challenging times. infections in order that we don’t have a elements that are necessary for these Twila, with Sure Clean, Inc., told me massive communal spread of COVID–19, tests. States’ attempts to increase about their efforts to sanitize over 4,000 which would cause a second wave of testing have been further hindered be- masks. misery for our communities and for our cause there has been no action from Willie and I connected from Jennings Nation. the Federal Government to coordinate County. Willie is helping out his fellow So these questions are being asked of the supply chain. This week, President veterans. He is delivering food, mowing me by people in Maryland: Can we safe- Trump announced that the Federal grass, doing wellness checks—doing his ly reopen our businesses, and how will Government would provide States with part. we go about doing that? Can we send 12.9 million swabs and almost 10 mil- Sean and Ben with Olio—a startup in our children to school? How about sum- lion tubes of viral transport media to Indiana—are helping hospitals across mer activities for our children? How help States test at least 2 percent of the Hoosier State to coordinate patient about reopening places of worship? their population. That is a first step, care and reduce the further spread of In each one of these cases, they have but what about the reagents needed to this virus. to be able to know whether there is an analyze the patient’s viral sample to Darrell, with Lifeline Youth Min- infection in their places of business, in determine if she is COVID–19 positive? istries, is making food boxes for kids in their schools, and in their places of Again, the States will be unable to per- Elkhart, and he has provided hundreds worship. That requires testing. The form substantial testing without all of of meals already. challenge today is that we do not have the components. The Trump adminis- I also spoke with Crossroads Dis- a national strategy on testing. The tration must not shirk from its respon- tillery, Huber’s Starlight Distillery, Federal Government and the Trump sibilities and leave the States to fend and French Lick Winery, which have administration have not acted to set for themselves. completely revamped their operations up as to the need. How much testing do For example, only the executive and are now producing and distributing we need to have to safely reopen our branch can solve the underlying prob- hand sanitizer. communities, and how do we develop lems of coordination in the supply The list of those who are asking how that capacity? How do we determine chain to help States, businesses, and they can help and who are finding inno- priorities? healthcare providers prepare for and vative ways to do so is, frankly, too I was pleased to see that, in the bill respond to the trajectory of this pan- long to recite here. This fight against she recently released, Speaker PELOSI demic. the coronavirus has catalyzed our has recognized this and has provided Testing is critical. In order to reopen American can-do spirit. Problem solv- additional Federal support to establish businesses and schools, it is imperative

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.031 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE May 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2405 for States to understand the extent of use the Defense Production Act in While this memorial service is meant COVID–19 circulating in their commu- order to have the domestic production to honor more than 21,000 names en- nities. True testing capacity means the of supplies we need to have adequate graved on the National Law Enforce- ability to test all infected people and testing in our community. If we do all ment Officers Memorial, it is a solemn any close contacts that they may have. that, then, Americans indeed will feel event to commemorate those who sac- One measure of whether the United safe that the plans that are being im- rificed their lives in the line of duty in States has enough testing capacity is plemented by our Governors to reopen the previous year. Currently, more the ratio of tests that come back posi- are backed not only by sound public than 320 of the names engraved on that tive. Roughly 15 percent of U.S. tests health recommendations but by the memorial are from Colorado. This are positive for the virus. The World support in our community to keep year, they will be joined by three more: Health Organization has stated that a them safe. Colorado State Patrol Corporal Daniel positive rate below 10 percent reflects I urge my colleagues to do every- Groves, Colorado State Patrol Master adequate testing. If the rate is higher, thing we need to make sure America Trooper William Moden, and Colorado this means the United States is miss- has the testing capacity it needs, so Department of Corrections Sergeant ing many active infections. For exam- that the American people understand Joshua Voth. ple, in countries such as South Korea that and we can get beyond COVID–19. We will not have an opportunity to that have virtually eliminated their I yield the floor. participate in the usual ceremonies to coronavirus outbreak, the test-positive The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- honor these fallen heroes this year. rates are below 2 percent. ator from Colorado. Due to COVID–19 concerns, the 39th an- For the past 7 days, the United NATIONAL POLICE WEEK nual memorial service had to be can- States has averaged around 291,000 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, we celed. It is an unfortunate development tests performed each day, for a total of find ourselves celebrating National Po- to be sure, but I know that none of us 9.3 million tests performed to date. lice Week this year in a very unique are waiting for an annual gathering to Many public health experts estimate and troubling time in our country’s honor these fallen officers. These are that the United States would need to history. This is a week for our Nation men and women who deserve to be hon- double or triple that number of tests to recognize the valiant service of po- ored each and every day. performed each day to ensure that the lice officers in every community and National Police Week is intended to country can effectively test people the sacrifices they make day in and serve as an important reminder. It re- with symptoms and their close con- day out. Particularly now, in the midst minds the Nation that police officers tacts and conduct ongoing surveillance of this COVID–19 pandemic, such serv- and law enforcement are an important to detect new clusters of infection. ice has taken on new significance. part of our communities who give so The lack of any Federal plan not Local police officers regularly put much of themselves to keep us safe, their personal safety at risk to protect only mars the Nation’s public health and their families also give so much to our friends and families. Whether they response but also hinders any economic all of us to keep us safe. It reminds law are stopping armed robberies or help- recovery. The unemployment rate has enforcement officers that they have ing someone change a tire, these offi- surged to a level unseen since the not been forgotten and that we indeed cers go above and beyond in their du- Great Depression, the Labor Depart- have their backs. ties each and every day. Today, police ment announced last Friday. Only Throughout this week we have heard officers face a new risk in the line of about one-half of American adults have and will continue to hear about the duty, an infectious novel coronavirus a job, the lowest number of the popu- brave men and women and their fami- that is unpredictable and deadly. lies who sacrificed not just their lives lation employed since measurements Despite the unseen danger of this but also their physical and mental began in 1948. new threat, police officers and law en- Data shows that the economic tur- forcement officers around the country health, their personal safety, and their moil is driven not primarily by State continue to go into our communities time and energy to keep all of us safe and local governments’ shelter-in-place and perform their duties to protect and and secure. Needless to say, as the cur- policies but by Americans’ fears that to serve. Sadly, too many have already rent pandemic lingers, such stories will going outside would result in illness. seen their watches end because of this become ever more startling and take Weekly surveys of thousands of Ameri- disease. on renewed importance. We must not cans by the Democracy Fund and In Colorado, one El Paso County forget these stories. Instead, we must UCLA Nationscape project have found sheriff’s deputy made such a sacrifice. use them as stark reminders to provide that a majority of Americans will not Deputy Jeff Hopkins contracted our law enforcement officers with im- eat in a restaurant, go to the movies, COVID–19 serving his community as he mediate and long-term support to do or return to a shopping mall even if had done since 2001. Ultimately, the their jobs safely and effectively. This is they were told they could. Our concern disease would take his life on April 1 of especially true as police officers play is that the Federal Government must this year, merely 1 day after he was di- an ever more critical role in the fight partner with the States to increase agnosed. against COVID–19. Examples of such this country’s testing capacity in order This tragedy was determined to be a support include better body armor to to not only be able to reopen our econ- death in the line of duty. It is a poign- defend against ever-evolving weapons omy safely but also to have Americans ant reminder of the increased risk that on the street; bolstering mental health feel safe again. our local police officers face during care for the officers and their families, How do we do this? Well, we first this global pandemic. It is a stark new because it is not just the officer who need a national strategy on testing so reality for law enforcement that we goes through the mental anguish of that we can reopen safely. To date, we must remember, as so many of us shel- service; and now the training and still do not have that. We need the pro- ter in our homes free from such danger. equipment they need to protect their tocols for testing. Yes, we do test peo- Normally, thousands of police offi- physical health from deadly diseases ple who have symptoms, but we also cers and their families would travel to like COVID–19. have to have enough testing done so Washington, DC, this week to partici- As we continue to design policies that we know where the virus is in our pate in the annual police officers me- that address the pandemic, we must community, because many people do morial service, a gathering to com- not forget these essential workers. Our not have symptoms and are infected by memorate and honor the officers who cities, our neighborhoods, and our fam- COVID–19. made the ultimate sacrifice. I enjoyed ilies depend on the dedicated work of We need to have a national supply attending many of these events and their local police officers and police chain of the supplies necessary to con- memorials to visit with the police offi- force—a work that is too often taken duct these tests. We need a game plan cers from Denver, Weld County, Doug- for granted, that is too often thank- to get there. Yes, the Defense Produc- las County, and Jefferson County—offi- less. tion Act was passed by Congress for the cers, sheriff officers, and law enforce- This week should encourage all of us purpose of national security. As Presi- ment from around the State of Colo- to think about the sacrifices made by dent Trump said, we are at war. Let’s rado love them. those who have sworn to protect us. It

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.033 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2406 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 should give us renewed motivation to followthrough at the end of it. It is a social distancing process to do in-per- support them and help them return going to be a very straightforward son voting. They had a record 65 per- safely to home every night. process for those very small businesses cent turnout, the highest turnout that Additionally, I hope this week will and small not-for-profits, if that loan is they have had in 28 years, in the first encourage all of us to reach out to $2 million or less. Now, remember, that election post-COVID–19 outbreak in the those officers and to their families to loan covers their total payroll for 2 country. So that is a very hopeful sign ensure they are getting the support months, so that is a truly small entity. not only that they are returning to they need from Congress. Once you get into larger entities, life, as we are, but they have also To all of those who defend that thin they may have a loan from $2 million worked out a process to be able to have blue line, thank you. Thank you and to $10 million to cover their entire pay- voting and safe voting processes. God bless. You have my enduring sup- roll expenses for 2 months. Those folks The White House has announced a port and that of a grateful nation. will have a good-faith process that is tremendous increase in testing again— I yield the floor. also outlined that is a very fair process last week, with 2 million COVID–19 I suggest the absence of a quorum. that has come out today as well. That tests that were done, and the target for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The is helpful. May is to do 13 million tests just in the clerk will call the roll. When I spoke to Secretary Mnuchin month of May. So it has been a dra- The senior assistant legislative clerk earlier today, I thanked him for get- matic increase, as we are seeing a dou- proceeded to call the roll. ting this done. As we have worked bling of things here. Mr. LANKFORD. I ask unanimous through this process, I thought that There are now 79 different diagnostic consent that the order for the quorum was the most reasonable solution to tests that have been authorized. There call be rescinded. provide the greatest clarity and simple have been 12 different serology tests The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. COT- paperwork for those very small busi- that have been authorized. The FDA TON). Without objection, it is so or- nesses that don’t have to worry about has granted 92 emergency-use author- dered. having to pull together a ton of docu- izations, so there is pretty fast work to CORONAVIRUS ments for them. So, for $2 million or go through the process, knowing that Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. President, this less for the loan, they will all be in safe this has only been a few months. has been a busy week, walking through harbor. So far, a total of $11 billion has been a lot of issues that are COVID–19 re- UKRAINE brought in to States and Tribes to off- lated, a lot of individual meetings, Mr. President, I even have worked on set the cost of testing for them. In fact, committee meetings, walking through some non-COVID-related issues this Oklahoma has received $87—almost what we can get done in preparation week. Senator ROSEN and I made con- $88—million just to deal with the test- for the next step. tact with the Ambassador from ing issues in our State as we continue I met with Francis Collins very early Ukraine to talk about—in one town in to see a rapid acceleration. yesterday morning, and we were able Ukraine, some law enforcement sent In fact, my State is due to receive to walk through where is vaccine de- out a letter to every person in the town 90,000 swabs just this month to con- velopment, what is happening in this saying, if you are Jewish, we need you tinue to do the testing there. So we have seen a pretty dramatic increase of current timeline with different treat- to register to make sure that we can engagement on testing, and that is ex- ment options. We are very optimistic deal with crime in our community. That is appalling, so we contacted ceptionally helpful for us. on some of the vaccine developments For the Treasury, they have made a with multiple different lines of vac- the Ambassador for Ukraine and said: Help us understand why there is leader- lot of progress in getting out the eco- cines and very hopeful that we will nomic impact payments to people. ship in one of your towns that is trying have a vaccine in place by this fall. They have now sent out 130 million of to register every Jew in your town, That is, we could have hundreds of those. Just in my State, 1.5-plus mil- saying that it is because of crime millions—or at least tens of millions of lion of those economic impact pay- issues. different vaccines that would be ments have been made, totaling about ready—well over 100 million that would They are immediately pulling that back, doing an investigation, and I am $2.8 billion. That is coming as direct be ready by Christmastime, it looks assistance to folks in my State. It has like. So we are continuing to push in grateful to the nation of Ukraine, which has been a very close ally and been a significant help to people who that direction. need to get it. friend of the United States—especially I have had an untold number of con- The Paycheck Protection Program in our pushing back against the aggres- versations with the Secretary of the continues to help the smallest of busi- Treasury over the last 5 days, talking sive Russia that is to their east—that nesses. The economic impact payments through the Paycheck Protection Pro- Ukraine is continuing to speak out im- have gone out, even as the State is fi- gram, trying to settle this issue of for- mediately for the basic freedoms of in- nally starting to come back alive, lit- giveness. This has been a very big issue dividuals to live their faith and not tle by little, as we have worked with small businesses and not-for-prof- have to be registered by a local govern- through phase 1 of reopening and now its in my State and, quite frankly, ment. We are looking forward to an ex- are headed carefully toward a phase 2. around the country. planation on that in the days ahead. I continue to encourage my fellow There is no closing information on CORONAVIRUS Oklahomans to continue social how the Paycheck Protection Program Mr. President, the vast majority of distancing; to wear a mask, which I do, ends. They were very grateful to have the things I have worked on this week in public; and to continue to keep a the help in the beginning, but it is set have been related to COVID–19, as we good attention to your own hygiene up to be a loan unless you qualify for try to walk through the issues of my and take care of people who have other it. A lot of these folks took that loan State, Oklahoma, in reopening. And health issues or people who have, espe- that will then transition to a grant multiple States around the Nation are cially, heart issues or diabetes issues. with the hope that everyone would be slowly trying to find ways to reopen, as They know to stay home and to keep treated fairly, but the rules were not we see other nations doing as well. themselves protected, and I encourage set in place. Italy, which was exceptionally hard them to continue to do that. I spent a lot of time this weekend hit, is in the process of reopening right Now, while we are working through and through early this week with the now. Germany, which was also very all of these things in the Senate and Treasury Department. They released hard hit by COVID–19, is in the process trying to find practical solutions and that finding today in a very simple of reopening. Spain—now fully half of trying to work through things in a statement; that if you are a truly very Spain is in phase 1 of reopening for nonpartisan format, which is what we small business or not-for-profit—that them as well. South Korea, exception- should do right now, taking on COVID– is, your total loan was $2 million or ally hard hit, is not only reopening, 19, I was rather shocked yesterday less—you will be in what they call a they have already had an election and when the House of Representatives re- safe harbor. You are not going to have have had record-high turnout phys- leased the details of the bill that they to worry about audits or worry about ically at the polls because they set up hope to vote on, on Friday.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.034 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE May 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2407 This bill that they hope to vote on, Well, that is a pretty dramatic shift shocked. It is an almost $100 billion tax on Friday, is a $3 trillion bill. That is in what we are doing. It allows people break for the top 1 percent. It is stuck larger than the previous four bills that who are not legally present in the right in the section quietly in there, in we have voted on combined. It is a country to actually end up with eco- the middle of the section for teachers, pretty dramatic expansion of a lot of nomic impact payments as well. I don’t firefighters, and law enforcement. issues that are not COVID–19 related. think most people in my State would The student loan section was also in- As we said in the previous conversa- be someone who would agree with that, teresting to me. It provides $10,000 of tion just a month and a half ago, what and they would want to know why we loan forgiveness to every single stu- we focus on right now should be are trying to stick that in. dent around the country. I am sure COVID–19 related, not trying to say it It also does some pretty massive every student would be grateful to is a COVID–19-related bill and then changes to how immigration is actu- have that, and I am sure every family stick a bunch of other stuff into it. ally handled. It frees a lot of people would be grateful to have this, but it It is over 1,800 pages. In fact, just the who are currently under ICE custody was not needs-based. It wasn’t any- summary of it—if people want to see right now. It enforces the release of thing else. It was just $10,000—a blan- the summary document of it—is 90 those individuals. It awards Federal ket loan forgiveness for every single pages long, just to get the summary of funding specifically to sanctuary cit- student across the entire country. it. And it deals with a lot of issues that ies. It prevents the deportation of any- Of course, there is no liability protec- are certainly not COVID–19 related, one who is not legally present in the tion that is anywhere in it. The Pay- and I think a lot of Oklahomans and a United States. It provides deferred ac- check Protection Program that has lot of other Americans would say: tion and work authorization for anyone been exceptionally important to a lot ‘‘Why did they want to stick that in who is working in a job here, regardless of small businesses wasn’t increased. there?’’ And they just think, look over of legal status into the country, so it Some things that are really needed at here at this big number we are going to literally takes everyone who is not le- this time are not even addressed to give the States and look over here at gally present here and gives them legal help small businesses again or to help this big issue and don’t pay attention status during this time period. with liability protections, which so to these other issues. It changes the unemployment insur- many businesses and educational insti- For instance, I understand there are ance in a way that is pretty dramatic. tutions and nonprofits are asking the legitimate issues on trying to protect Currently, the unemployment insur- question: How do I reopen? What do I voting and to make sure that the vot- ance is greatly plussed-up during this do? And how do I deal with the liability ing this year can go off safely and can time period. There is an additional $600 issues? That was not addressed at all. go off in a way that we can have great per week, per person, for anyone on un- I have a lot of concerns about this credibility on. That is what South employment insurance. That allows an bill, beginning with just the basics of: Korea just did with record-high turn- individual in my State to make about Why didn’t they even try to negotiate out with in-person voting, but that is $48,000 a year on unemployment assist- with Republicans and Democrats. It not what this bill that is coming from ance. was a straight Democratic bill in a the House plans to do this week. The challenge is, there are many in- time we desperately need to focus on What they plan to vote on, on Friday, dividuals who don’t make $48,000 in not putting out a partisan thing and radically changes voting for the entire their normal job, but they are making saying look: We are trying to be able to country, not for this year—perma- $48,000 now on unemployment assist- help, but don’t look at all these hun- nently. It prohibits States, from here ance. This bill coming from the House dreds and hundreds of pages of things on out, from imposing any conditions changes that because that extra $600 that are not related to COVID. or requirements for eligibility for vot- per week expires at the end of July. It Let’s try to actually solve the prob- ing. It gives absentee ballots mailed to changes the expiration of that deep lem that is in front of us. It is serious. every single person. It also breaks into next spring of 2021, regardless if The issues we face dealing with health down any voter ID laws that are in any your State is open for business or not. and the individuals who are on the State and authorizes something called So, in my State, in Oklahoma, lit- frontlines right now at grocery stores ballot harvesting, which has been ex- erally, it would encourage people who and healthcare facilities and hospitals ceptionally successful in California for make less than $48,000 a year to not go and truckers and convenience stores Democratic candidates. back to work because they could make and folks who are doing carryout It basically allows someone to come more by staying on unemployment in- food—those folks are doing remarkable to your door and say: Have you voted surance—not just through July but all work, and they should be encouraged, yet absentee? If it is no, they can vote the way through the rest of this year not discouraged with a partisan bill on the spot, and the person at your and through half of next year—regard- that is coming out here that everyone door can then take the ballot from you less if your State is open or not, re- knows is not going to go anywhere. and say, I will go turn it in for you. gardless if we have a vaccine or not. Let’s keep working together. What is Well, obviously, there are lots of mo- If we have a vaccine, let’s say, in No- happening in the Senate to try to es- ments for fraud in that. This would vember, as Francis Collins states, you tablish bipartisan agreements on make that mandatory nationwide. would still get this unemployment pro- things, we should continue to be able That is a major issue, to change how tection to be able to make $48,000 per to do. But flying in to do a messaging we do voting forever and to break this year past your vaccination and deep bill worth $3 trillion that changes vot- down. This is not the time to try to into next year. I think that is a con- ing in America and changes cannabis cram this into a bill that is supposedly tinual problem. I think that is an laws and does all kinds of other things about COVID–19 and do a permanent issue. is not what we need to do right now. change on that. In the bill itself, it actually sets up a Let’s keep working, though, because It also does some things that I was series of changes in our Federal can- there is plenty that does need to be rather stunned by, even for some of my nabis laws, at which point I imme- done. colleagues on the House side. It diately thought, OK, how much infor- I yield floor. changes the economic impact pay- mation is in this bill about cannabis? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ments, and it takes away the require- Cannabis is actually mentioned in ator from Delaware. ment that they have to have a Social this bill 68 times. I am not sure why Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, before Security number. Well, if you take that is in a bill dealing with COVID–19, the Senator from Oklahoma leaves the away the requirement that it has to but it does dramatic changes in our floor, may I ask a question of him? have a Social Security number, what it Federal cannabis laws. There is a sec- Mr. LANKFORD. Absolutely. allows, then, is for people who are non- tion where it gives tax breaks to teach- Mr. CARPER. To my colleague citizens to be able to get the economic ers, firefighters, and law enforcement JAMES LANKFORD, who keeps a tab on impact payments—up to $6,000 per folks—OK, that is great, but stuck his colleagues, do you know if any of household for any individual who is in right in the middle of that section is a our colleagues today is celebrating a the country. tax break for billionaires, which I was birthday?

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.037 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2408 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 Mr. LANKFORD. You know what, in this past April to last April, and to ac- other families. Too often, these men a colloquy with my colleague from tually see where the revenue loss is oc- and women are doing so at great per- Delaware, I do know someone who is a curring and for us to do something sonal risk to their own health and, as Senator— about that. I think we can find agree- it turns out, to the health of the ones Mr. CARPER. What are his initials? ment there. they love. Mr. LANKFORD. The Presiding Offi- Another area we can find agreement Despite the grave risks to them- cer, the Senator from Arkansas, I be- on is when folks in States and local selves, these heroes and heroines are lieve his birthday is today, Senator governments are incurring costs that undeterred. Day in and day out, week COTTON. directly relate to the pandemic— in and week out they continue to serve Mr. CARPER. TOM COTTON. One of healthcare providers, the doctors and others and continue to demonstrate, by the TCs. We lost a really good TC, Tom nurses, folks who are like orderlies and their own courage, what leadership by Coburn, whom Senator LANKFORD all kinds of folks who are in nursing example is all about. For that, we are knows passed away about a month and homes, in the trenches. Public health, deeply grateful. a half ago. It was a great loss to our first responders, firefighters, EMTs are Something that most Americans may country, to his State, and someone doing that kind of work, and States are not know is that one in six healthcare whom we will always celebrate here spending a lot more money to help put and social service workers—one in six— and revere for his dedication and his them out on the streets and in nursing in this country are immigrants. When commitment and the example he set homes doing the job. We have an obli- you add them all up, that is 3.1 million for all of us. gation to help States and local govern- people who have chosen to make the We are glad the Presiding Officer is ments to deal with those. United States their home and are giv- alive and well. I am going to ask him if Another thing I hope we will do is ing back to their country, this country I can proceed with my comments. focus on training and retraining pro- now, in profound ways. They are not a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- grams. Unfortunately, too many busi- number. They are not a statistic. They ator from Delaware nesses that are closed now will not re- are caring, courageous members of our Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I rise open. There are a lot of people who own communities and of their own today following Senator LANKFORD. I have skills that made them employable communities. want to say a thing or two about Sen- to existing businesses that are no Over the last 31⁄2 years—and even be- ator LANKFORD, who is good friend, longer in existence. We need to be fo- fore that on the campaign trail—we good colleague. We sit together in com- cused on the jobs that are out there heard Donald Trump and many other mittee. In fact, he succeeded Tom that need to be filled and people need people around him demonize immi- Coburn in the U.S. Senate. When Tom to be trained in. Why don’t we focus grants. He has used fearmongering to Coburn was leaving, he said: I am leav- our retraining dollars, Federal dollars, claim that immigrants and Dreamers— ing, but you are getting somebody bet- and marry those up with State dollars the young people here when they were ter than me, and his name is JAMES to address that need? kids, maybe younger than kids—the LANKFORD. I don’t know if he is any Those are just a couple of ideas that President spent a lot of time better, but he is a worthy successor. It I think we need to focus on. I hope we fearmongering to claim that those im- is a privilege to serve with the Senator. will work with the Governors and work migrants and Dreamers are going to I think he knows that. with State and local officials, includ- take all of our jobs away. That just I spend a lot of my time here trying ing mayors and county executives, and isn’t true. to find ways not where we differ or dis- find common ground. I think there is I know a bunch of those Dreamers. A agree but areas where we can agree. I plenty of common ground. I look for- lot of them are students at Delaware like to say that sometimes we may not ward to working with Democrats and State University. They are students, see eye to eye on every single policy, Republicans alike here and across the young people, whom any parent would but we ought to agree on the prin- country to identify that. be proud to claim as their own. They ciples. Among the principles as we ap- I say that as a recovering Governor, are some of the finest young people I proach 4.0—the next major legislation who was once privileged to lead the Na- have met here or anyplace around the dealing with this crisis—I hope one of tional Governors Association. My hope world. the principles we can agree on is if is we can work closely with them, bi- While many Americans are rightly State and local governments are hav- partisan leadership there. If we can’t following stay-at-home orders, these ing massive losses of revenue that are do that, shame on us. I think we can. men and women are often putting their attributable to this coronavirus crisis, That is not why I came to the floor. own health and safety at risk to do then they deserve help in terms of re- I didn’t come here to join Senator some of the most critical jobs every placing lost revenue. LANKFORD in celebrating your birth- day. I believe it is important that we I will give you a couple of examples. day. Now that I am here, I am happy to recognize these immigrant healthcare Delaware Transportation Trust Fund— note it and salute that. heroes who are playing a truly critical we get a lot of revenues from tolls, and IMMIGRANT HEALTHCARE HEROES role in the fight to protect their fellow I am told by our Secretary of Transpor- Mr. President, I came today to honor Americans. tation that our toll revenue is down by the immigrant healthcare heroes on I mentioned a minute ago that there over 50 percent. Gasoline sales and the frontlines in this battle against are 3.1 million healthcare and social moneys that we derive from motor fuel coronavirus. I want to begin by thank- service workers in our country. Today, taxes are also down, as I recall, by ing our majority whip, DICK DURBIN, a I want to highlight the story of one of more than 50 percent. senior citizen. Don’t tell him I said them. Her name is Cesarina Ramirez. It is not just Delaware, as we try to that. His staff is right here on the She is standing right here over my left build our roads, highways, and bridges floor. The senior Senator from Illinois, shoulder. She is a nurse. She is a nurse throughout the country and rebuild our he and I came to the House together a at one of Delaware’s federally qualified infrastructure, improve our service million years ago, in 1982. Maybe some- community health centers. It is called transportation infrastructure, but day he will be a senior citizen as well. Westside Family Healthcare. We only States across the country are getting I want to thank him—all kidding have three counties in Delaware. They not just whacked but really destroyed aside—for leading the charge and are in Northern Delaware, New Castle with respect to our ability to continue bringing much deserved recognition for County, where two-thirds of our resi- our transportation infrastructure pro- this extra group of Americans. dents live, and also in Kent County, grams as well. I think that is an area Across this country of ours, every which is where Dover is, the capital of that we ought to be able to agree on. day there are doctors, there are nurses, our State, and Dover Air Force Base, The folks at Moody’s every month there are medical support staff, there the finest Air Force base in the world. gives us an update on how States are are healthcare workers, caretakers, Westside Family Care, like the nearly doing—the revenue stream, their and others who are getting up every 1,400 federally qualified community spending stream—so we have an idea to day, leaving their own families and health centers across the country, compare this May to last May, maybe going to work on behalf of members of helps to deliver quality, primary care

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I am not sure what they say in the Cesarina and her colleagues in Wil- Looking at the difference in the amount of Army when people are doing a good mington have been serving our commu- help that can be provided to the community job, but in the Navy we say two words, nity throughout the COVID–19 pan- has truly been an inspiration to work hard ‘‘Bravo Zulu.’’ That means ‘‘good and try to be the best nurse I could be. demic. I want to take the next several going.’’ In your case, grateful. Keep up That is the end, if you will, of what minutes to share with my colleagues the good work, Cesarina and all the she has said. I wanted to share that and the American people a part of her other viewers across our country, with all of you today. story, why she became a healthcare whether they be native-born Americans I don’t know if Cesarina will see worker and why she continues this or folks who become Americans by these proceedings or hear my words or work now, serving a largely—but not choice. hear her words through me, but I want entirely—Spanish-speaking population, Thank you for giving me that extra to say thank you for that message, even during the hardest of times like dispensation. Cesarina. Thank you for all you are the times we are living in today. I suggest the absence of a quorum. doing to serve our community in Dela- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The What I am going to do in the next ware, even during these most difficult clerk will call the roll. several minutes is share with you and challenging times. The United The bill clerk proceeded to call the Cesarina’s story. It is not in my words; States and the first State are more roll. it is in her words. This is what she than lucky. We are blessed that you Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask looks like. She works in Wilmington, are on our team in this fight against unanimous consent that the order for DE, not that far from where my wife the coronavirus. the quorum call be rescinded. and I live. I probably met her a time or To all the other immigrant The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without two. I didn’t recognize her because she healthcare heroes who are serving their objection, it is so ordered. had her mask on here today. Delaware fellow Americans throughout this H.R. 6172 is a little State, so you meet just about country—and to those who are fortu- Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, both at everybody. Here is her story—in her nate enough to have been born here home and around the world, the fight words. and serve—we salute you. We salute to defeat the coronavirus seems all My name is Cesarina Ramirez, and I was you. We thank you for looking out for consuming. It has changed virtually born in the Dominican Republic. the rest of us so that we might enjoy every part of our lives, from the way My family came to the United States when the blessings of life, liberty, and the we work to how we grocery shop. It I was seven years old, and I’m the oldest out dominates our conversations, our news of my 3 siblings. My father was a doctor in pursuit of happiness. We are better for the Dominican Republic and my mother was having you here among us. We appre- cycles, and social media feeds. It is a teacher. ciate the lifesaving care you are pro- easy to feel like this is the only threat As my dad got older and started his family, viding for so many of us. that the world is facing right now, but he couldn’t help but notice all the corruption If you are out there hearing the even a pandemic isn’t enough to stop and crime that there was in Dominican Re- sound of my voice and you are an im- those who want to bring harm to our public. He wanted the American dream for migrant, a healthcare hero, or if you country or to the American people. As his kids. know someone who is, I would encour- our fight against the coronavirus As did his wife. age you to share your story with us on wages on, our dedicated counterterror- So, he decided to leave everything behind Twitter or Facebook. Just use the ism and counterintelligence experts and move to the land of opportunities: the hashtag ‘‘immigrant healthcare hero.’’ continue their critical work to identify United States of America. I am going to say that again. Use the potential threats against our country My dad became a taxi driver. He was work- hashtag ‘‘immigrant healthcare hero.’’ and to prevent them from being suc- ing overnight while going to school in the cessful. mornings. After 3 years of hard work, he We would love to highlight your story and thank you as well. One of the most powerful tools in graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Ra- their toolbox is the ability to covertly diology. I don’t see anyone else waiting to sa- Both of my parents are deceased now, but lute you on your birthday and com- gather information about bad actors. their courage and work ethic live on in each mend you. Not seeing anyone, I will That is absolutely critical to national [of] their children. My siblings and I could yield the floor. security. Yet our commitment to pub- not be more grateful for their unselfish deci- I suggest the absence of a quorum. lic safety can be at odds with privacy sion they made for us. I have been working The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and individual liberty. So we, as a for 10 years at Westside Family Healthcare, clerk will call the roll. country, must have sincere trust in where I’m a team medical nurse. I educate The bill clerk proceeded to call the both the people and the processes that patients about medical conditions to help roll. govern that activity. That is why I fear them identify lifestyle changes that can ben- that recent events have put our trust efit their overall health and goals. The one The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- thing that I love the most about my job is ator from Delaware. of both in grave jeopardy. that I’m able to make a difference in some- Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask Last December, the inspector general one else’s life. unanimous consent that the order for for the Department of Justice released As the years passed, I quickly the quorum call be rescinded. his report on the FBI’s counterintel- ligence investigation of the Trump learned about the Spanish interpreta- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without campaign and its purported contacts tion among our patient population. As objection, it is so ordered. Mr. CARPER. My staff was nice with Russia. This 480-page report out- a Hispanic and with Spanish being my enough to put this at the end of this lined a pattern of concerning behavior first language, I recognize that some- statement. I would get in trouble if I by those who were charged with pro- times it is easier for a patient to speak don’t include it. tecting and defending the United in their native language when it comes Once again, to Cesarina and all of her States and upholding our laws. The in- to medical concerns. I like that I can coworkers at Westside Family spector general has detailed a number be the voice of the patient, and their Healthcare, as well as the many of truly disturbing and alarming facts number one advocate. healthcare workers in Delaware and about how the Russia investigation I have observed instances of patients re- America—throughout America—work- was conducted, specifically when it has ceiving care from a provider that has the ing on the frontlines of this pandemic come down to the abuse of the Foreign same cultural background and speaks the same language, resulting in positive health today and every day, we salute you. We Intelligence Surveillance Act. He has care outcomes. In these cases, the patients are forever grateful for the work you identified 7 mistakes—I think he was appear relaxed, are willing to ask necessary are doing to keep the rest of us safe being generous in calling them mis- questions to obtain knowledge and there is a and healthy. takes—in the initial Carter Page FISA

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These were significant would also take steps to prevent future liam Barr; Chris Wray, the FBI Direc- and material errors that misled and af- abuse of the FISA Court by requiring tor; and Mr. Durham, the U.S. attorney fected the independent judgment of the transcripts of court proceedings and in- who has been deputized by the Attor- FISA Court, or the Foreign Intel- creasing penalties for those who know- ney General, are currently conducting ligence Surveillance Court. In other ingly abuse the process for inappro- investigations that will, perhaps, even words, they presented erroneous infor- priate reasons. lead to criminal charges, indictments, mation—sometimes by omission, some- One of the most significant changes and potential convictions of those who times by commission—which may have we would see as a result is an end to abused these authorities in the past. affected the decision of the Foreign In- the call detail record, or CDR, pro- That should not change our attitude telligence Surveillance Court. gram. This program was created in 2015 toward providing these necessary To make matters worse, even as new to replace bulk collection with a more tools—things like business record col- and exculpatory information came to targeted approach, but the program lection, roving wiretaps, and lone wolf light, this information was not pro- has been riddled with issues from the authority. By and large, these are tools vided to the FISA Court. In a nutshell, start. Two years ago, the National Se- that are used by law enforcement on a this report raised a big red flag and led curity Agency said that ‘‘technical daily basis for domestic critical cases. to the inspector general’s conducting a irregularities’’ made it difficult to ac- Yet we are going to deny those tools to subsequent audit on unrelated cases to tually implement the program. The Na- our counterintelligence officials? It see how widespread the problems were, tional Security Agency received a jum- makes no sense whatsoever. Our coun- but that audit revealed even more bled mess of call detail records from terintelligence and counterterrorism problems. phone companies, and it was not able experts rely on those authorities to The inspector general recently re- to separate the data records it should keep us safe, and it is time we return leased an interim report based on a have received from the ones it should this critical tool to their toolbox. I sample of 29 FISA applications. For not have received. As a result, it ended look forward to supporting this legisla- four of these, the FBI could not even up deleting all of the records dating tion and to restoring these lapsed au- locate the Woods files, which were back to 2015 when the CDR program thorities, which are critical to our na- meant to include supporting docu- was established. Clearly, this program tional security. ments for the claims made in the sworn was not delivering the targeted ap- I yield the floor. applications. For the remaining 25 ap- proach it was intended to provide. In I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The plications, an average of 20 ‘‘issues’’ fact, it just created more work—all to clerk will call the roll. were found in each, with 1 application end up empty handed. This legislation will put an end to The bill clerk proceeded to call the having 65 ‘‘issues.’’ You might as well the CDR program. The National Secu- roll. use the word ‘‘errors.’’ This is alarming rity Agency has said the cost simply Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I ask and absolutely unacceptable. outweighs the benefit, but we want to unanimous consent that the order for The Foreign Intelligence Surveil- make sure we are also not wasting val- the quorum call be rescinded. lance Act has been amended several uable human resources on a program The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. times over the more than 30 years that that is failing to achieve its intended BLACKBURN). Without objection, it is so it has been law, particularly since 9/11. purpose. Above all, this legislation will ordered. In light of these developments, it is restore authorities our counterintel- AMENDMENT NO. 1584 time to, once again, strengthen the ligence and counterterrorism experts Mr. LEAHY. Madam President, I oversight of our Nation’s intelligence need to protect the American people. must admit that when I look around activities and restore trust in our crit- In order for these authorities to pro- this body, it looks a little bit different ical institutions. tect the American people and serve than when I first came here, and I will FISA reform is part of the congres- their intended purpose, we need trust— be glad when we get back to normal. In sional ‘‘to do’’ list. It has been for some trust in the FISA Court, trust in our the meantime, I want to say that I en- time, and it still is. Before key provi- congressional committees, and trust in tered the Senate in the wake of Water- sions could expire last year, Congress the professionals who actually work gate in 1975. It was a time when the extended these authorities through with these authorities. The USA American people’s faith in their insti- mid-March to provide time for a debate FREEDOM Reauthorization Act will go tutions, including their intelligence over future reforms. Of course, back a long way to restoring that trust agencies, was profoundly shaken. then, no one suspected that we would while we continue to work on longer I remember standing on this floor, be working on a pandemic response term reforms and empower our intel- and the very first vote I cast was in when that deadline arrived. With the ligence officials to carry out their favor of creating the Select Committee coronavirus spreading across the coun- sworn duties. to Study Government Operations with try, it was hardly the time to debate This bill received broad, bipartisan Respect to Intelligence Activities and the long-term changes that should be support in the House, and I hope it will the Rights of Americans. That was made to this program. So the Senate enjoy similar support in the Senate. called the Church Committee. It was passed a short-term extension. Had our This legislation will ensure that these the forerunner of our Intelligence Com- colleagues in the House passed that critical national security tools remain mittee. bill, those authorities would have still intact while it takes serious quality Through the Committee’s work, the been intact through the end of the control measures to prevent abuse. American people soon learned of years month. We can’t have a repeat of the disas- of surveillance and other abuses that Unfortunately, as we know, that is trous FISA abuse in 2016, and we can- had occurred at the hands of the U.S. not what happened. The Foreign Intel- not allow these critical surveillance intelligence agencies. In response, the ligence Surveillance Act’s authorities authorities to disappear. The best of Senate came together, Republicans and expired nearly 2 months ago, and now tools can be misused by people who are Democrats together, to pass sweeping our national security experts are with- intent on abusing their power. That is reforms to rein in this overreach. out the tools they need to keep the what happened when the inspector gen- So much has improved over the 45 American people safe. That must eral revealed the FISA warrants that years with respect to the intelligence change. were issued against the Trump cam- agencies’ compliance with the law. I The bipartisan bill that we are con- paign and Trump’s associates in an ef- must admit that seeing the changes sidering today would reauthorize cer- fort to try to come up with some evi- over the years gives me a great deal of tain FISA provisions that are impor- dence of collusion and obstruction. In confidence that we can continue to de- tant to our national security while it the end, not even the special counsel velop. But we do know that there are would make significant reforms to pre- was able to find enough evidence to be some inexcusable problems that re- vent future abuses like we saw in 2016. able to make those cases. main. We have seen time and again

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I have no doubt that our in- somebody independently looking at partnership on this issue and also for telligence professionals work very them. his steadfast devotion to protecting the hard. They are dedicated to protecting Most critically, though, we would rights of all Americans. I am proud to Americans, and they strive to follow leave the decision to appoint amici en- stand with Senator LEE today. I urge the rules. I don’t doubt that at all, but tirely up to the FISA judge. Even if it all of our fellow Senators to stand with I can’t escape the conclusion that the would fall into all of these categories us, because if you stand with us you rules are simply not good enough. A they could still say no. As a result, the are standing up for the Constitution. process that operates in total secrecy, argument that the expanded amici par- Support this amendment, stand with with no checks on the government’s al- ticipation would duly burden the court the American people, and stand with legations or portrayal of the facts at doesn’t even withstand the slightest our Constitution. issue, is bound to fall short. When it scrutiny. If the judge believes amici I yield the floor. comes to justice—justice which is a would not be appropriate because the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- bedrock of our democracy—well, to say case is too time sensitive or too simple ator from Utah. it falls short is not good enough. or too routine or for any other reason— Mr. LEE. Madam President, I call up Last fall, the Justice Department in- any other reason—they have the dis- my amendment No. 1584 and ask that it spector general issued a report that de- cretion to not appoint amici at all. be reported by number. tailed 17 errors or omissions in the Under our amendment, throughout the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The FBI’s FISA applications to surveil FISA process, the judge maintains clerk will report the amendment by former Presidential campaign adviser complete control. It is not a burden on number. Carter Page. While the inspector gen- the court. What it is doing is empow- The senior assistant legislative clerk eral did not find that the mistakes ering the court. It is up to them. read as follows: were politically motivated, those of us In reality, the number of cases that The Senator from Utah [Mr. LEE] proposes who were at those hearings know that would have amici participation under an amendment numbered 1584. the errors were nonetheless serious, our amendment would remain manage- (The amendment is printed in today’s and we have since learned that they able. The cases likely to raise signifi- RECORD under ‘‘Text of Amendments.’’) were not isolated incidents. cant civil liberties issues would almost Mr. LEE. Madam President, I ask In March, just 2 weeks after the certainly be a small subset of applica- unanimous consent to speak for a pe- House passed the very legislation we tions related to U.S. persons, as for- riod not to exceed 5 minutes. are considering today, the inspector eigners abroad do not have constitu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without general released an even more damning tional rights like Americans. The total objection, it is so ordered. report. He sampled just 29 applications number of such U.S. person cases last Mr. LEE. Madam President, it has for FISA surveillance. In those 29, he year was just over 200. been an honor and a privilege to work found deficiencies in 25 of the 29, with Perhaps this is why the courts them- with my friend and distinguished col- an average of 20 issues on each applica- selves would not anticipate that our league, the senior Senator from tion. Errors included a failure to dis- amendment would create a significant Vermont, on this issue. Senator LEAHY close all exculpatory evidence. That is financial burden. The Administrative and I have, over the past decade, simply unacceptable. It strongly indi- Office of the Courts estimated costs to worked together on a number of cates that something is wrong and be about $225,000 a year, which they can projects including this one, including needs to be fixed within the FISA proc- pay for out of their discretionary budg- the USA FREEDOM Act. ess. et. There is plenty of money in there. Senator LEAHY and I come from dif- I joined with Senator LEE of Utah. In fact, the CBO scored the amendment ferent political parties and different We have been working together to do as zero. ends of the political spectrum, and yet just that—to define what the fixes But the benefits go far beyond zero. we share much in common, including a might be. The heart of our proposal is Responding to the latest inspector gen- devotion to our families, a devotion to to improve the amici program we cre- eral report, which found serious issues God, a devotion to this great country, ated with the assistance of Members in 25 of the 29 FISA applications they and a devotion to the Constitution that such as Senator BLUMENTHAL with the reviewed, we would require that the has fostered the development of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015. We created government turn over all material ex- greatest civilization the world has ever a process by which the FISA Court culpatory information to the court and known. It is an honor and a privilege to could appoint amici to provide an inde- make it available to amici, too, if one stand with Senator LEAHY in defense of pendent perspective on certain complex is appointed. That is a basic due proc- the Fourth Amendment and the other issues before the court. Amici do not ess protection available in every public rights articulated in our Constitution. act as defense attorneys, representing courtroom in America. It certainly was Senator LEAHY and I have confronted the target of the surveillance. They when I was a prosecutor. The FISA many opponents, and many opponents serve the court. But we gave the court Court should be no exception. to the Lee-Leahy amendment have narrow grounds to require the appoint- So, I think, with this any Senator made arguments that I think need to ment of amici—novel or significant in- should look at what Senator LEE and I be mentioned one final time before we terpretation of law. have done. We have an opportunity to vote on this matter. Many of them are While amici have since served the reform our flawed surveillance authori- arguing that this amendment would court well, they have only been ap- ties. These opportunities don’t come by somehow hamper the ability of the pointed 16 times over the last 5 years. often. We shouldn’t squander it, espe- FISA Court to approve applications We have to do more to encourage the cially when the Justice Department’s quickly in the case of an emergency. appointment of amici in cases that in- own inspector general has been alert- This is simply untrue. In all these cir- volve serious constitutional issues. ing us of the widespread problems with- cumstances in which it would apply, My amendment with Senator LEE in the FISA process. our amendment would allow the FISA would create a presumption of amici After the Church Committee found Court to issue a finding saying the ap- participation in cases involving signifi- abuses within our intelligence agen- pointment of amicus would, in that cir- cant First Amendment issues, not just cies, something I first learned of when cumstance, be inappropriate. This the ‘‘exceptional concerns’’ as in the House I got elected to the Senate, I saw the FISA Court could do in a single sen- bill. Importantly, we also create a pre- Senate come together, Republicans and tence. sumption of amici participation when Democrats, to respond decisively. The FBI or some of its proclaimed the FBI considers the case to be a ‘‘sen- While much has improved since then, self-appointed defenders also complain

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We have to re- our security and our security part of The amendment (No. 1584) was agreed member that the purpose of the Con- our privacy. You cannot have one with- to. stitution is not to make it easier to out the other. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- govern. The purpose of the Constitu- The Lee-Leahy amendment brings us ator from Colorado. Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I wish tion is to provide structure and limita- closer to that balance. I invite all my to congratulate my colleague from tions on government because govern- colleagues to support it and look for- Utah for his extraordinary work to ments sometimes make mistakes. ward to the moment, not far from now, continue to protect the civil liberties I find it especially tone deaf that the when we will pass it. very agency—the very Bureau—that of the people of this country. I yield the floor. has now been found to have been in vio- f lation of its own policies and proce- VOTE ON AMENDMENT NO. 1584 NATIONAL SUICIDE HOTLINE dures—in not just one but two inspec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under DESIGNATION ACT OF 2019 tor general reports in the past year— the previous order, the question is on for failing to follow its own policies is agreeing to the amendment. Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, in a now the agency that many people are Mr. LEE. I ask for the yeas and nays. Chamber that has seen more than its trying to defend in saying that we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a fair share of life-or-death matters, es- can’t inform the American people of sufficient second? pecially the last several months, this bill that I am about to ask for unani- what is going on and we can’t improve There appears to be a sufficient sec- mous consent to pass before the Sen- the process by which that agency oper- ond. ate, the creation of the 988 National ates. The clerk will call the roll. Power is always vulnerable to abuse. Suicide Hotline bill, is a bill that gives The senior assistant legislative clerk hope to life. Warnings were made when this process called the roll. was put into place, and exactly the This bill will save lives. It has been Mr. THUNE. The following Senators kinds of abuses that we have now seen an honor to work on this legislation so are necessarily absent: the Senator are the types of abuses that have oc- we can come together as a Chamber, as from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER) and curred over and over or are the same a Congress, as a nation, to do all we the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. ones that were foreseen. can to save those precious lives, those This isn’t an indictment of any one SASSE). precious voices, that we lose too often. In Colorado, we lose someone to sui- agency or administration or person or Further, if present and voting, the cide every 7 hours. The bill that we are political party. It is an affirmation of Senator from Tennessee (Mr. ALEX- about to pass can change that. We can the Founding Fathers’ trust in the ANDER) would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ all change that with responsible ac- checks and balances that they put in Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the tions, more funding, more efforts, and place in our founding document. James Senator from Washington (Mrs. MUR- this is our start to continue the great Madison so eloquently expressed this RAY) and the Senator from Vermont work that has been done, to build on principle in Federalist 51: (Mr. SANDERS) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. the work that we know needs to be If men were angels, no government would done, to create a 3-digit 988 national be necessary. If angels were to govern men, CRAMER). Are there any other Senators neither external or internal controls on gov- in the Chamber desiring to vote or hotline to prevent suicide. ernment would be necessary. In framing a change their vote? I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and government which is to be administered by The result was announced—yeas 77, Transportation be discharged and the men over men, the great difficulty lies in nays 19, as follows: this: We must first enable the government to Senate proceed to the immediate con- control the governed; and in the next place, [Rollcall Vote No. 90 Leg.] sideration of S. 2661. oblige it to control itself. YEAS—77 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We cannot—notwithstanding the urg- Baldwin Gillibrand Perdue clerk will report the bill by title. ing of many—simply wave our hands Barrasso Grassley Peters The senior assistant legislative clerk and say: No, we don’t have to worry Bennet Harris Portman read as follows: Blackburn Hassan Reed about this. It is OK because we have to Blumenthal Hawley A bill (S. 2661) to amend the Communica- Risch tions Act of 1934 to designate 9–8-8 as the worry about national security or it is Booker Heinrich Rosen universal telephone number for the purpose OK because this is about foreign intel- Braun Hirono Rounds Brown Hoeven Schatz of the national suicide prevention and men- ligence or this is about foreign intel- Cantwell Johnson tal health crisis hotline system operating ligence gathering. Schumer Cardin Jones Scott (FL) through the National Suicide Prevention Carper Kaine We know that what the Lee-Leahy Scott (SC) Lifeline and through the Veterans Crisis Casey Kennedy amendment is designed to protect are Shaheen Line, and for other purposes. Cassidy King Sinema the rights of the American people—of Collins Klobuchar The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Smith U.S. persons—U.S. citizens and lawful Coons Lankford objection to proceeding to the meas- Cortez Masto Leahy Stabenow permanent residents. Reforms in this Sullivan ure? amendment do not take anything away Cramer Lee Crapo Loeffler Tester There being no objection, the com- from the National Security Agency— Cruz Markey Tillis mittee was discharged, and the Senate nothing. We are just injecting greater Daines McSally Toomey proceeded to consider the bill. fairness and accountability into this Duckworth Menendez Udall Mr. GARDNER. I ask unanimous con- Durbin Merkley Van Hollen process. Enzi Moran Warren sent that the Gardner substitute Insofar as we decide to have these Ernst Murkowski Whitehouse amendment at the desk be agreed to programs, we have to have someone ac- Feinstein Murphy Wicker and that the bill, as amended, be con- countable in them. We have to have a Gardner Paul Wyden sidered read a third time. process by which the information NAYS—19 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without brought to bear within the Foreign In- Blunt Graham Rubio objection, it is so ordered. telligence Surveillance Act Court is ac- Boozman Hyde-Smith Shelby The amendment (No. 1585) was agreed countable and reviewable by someone. Burr Inhofe Thune to as follows: It makes sense to expand incremen- Capito Manchin Warner (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) Cornyn McConnell Young tally, mildly, but necessarily, the ami- Cotton Roberts Strike all after the enacting clause and in- cus curiae provisions that were put in Fischer Romney sert the following:

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. imposed, collected, and used to pay expenses (2) DISPATCHABLE LOCATION.—The term This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National that a State, a political subdivision of a ‘‘dispatchable location’’ means the street ad- Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020’’. State, an Indian Tribe, or village or regional dress of the calling party and additional in- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. corporation serving a region established pur- formation such as room number, floor num- Congress finds the following: suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle- ber, or similar information necessary to ade- (1) According to the American Foundation ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is expected quately identify the location of the calling for Suicide Prevention, on average, there are to incur that are reasonably attributed to— party. 129 suicides per day in the United States. (A) ensuring the efficient and effective SEC. 6. REPORT ON CERTAIN TRAINING PRO- (2) To prevent future suicides, it is critical routing of calls made to the 9-8-8 national GRAMS. to transition the cumbersome, existing 10- suicide prevention and mental health crisis (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of digit National Suicide Hotline to a uni- hotline to an appropriate crisis center; and Congress that— versal, easy-to-remember, 3-digit phone (B) personnel and the provision of acute (1) youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, number and connect people in crisis with mental health, crisis outreach and stabiliza- transgender, or queer (referred to in this sec- life-saving resources. tion services by directly responding to the 9- tion as ‘‘LGBTQ’’) are more than 4 times more likely to contemplate suicide than (3) It is essential that people in the United 8-8 national suicide prevention and mental their peers, with 1 in 5 LGBTQ youth and States have access to a 3-digit national sui- health crisis hotline. more than 1 in 3 transgender youth reporting cide hotline across all geographic locations. (b) FEE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—To en- attempting suicide; (4) The designated suicide hotline number sure efficiency, transparency, and account- (2) American Indian and Alaska Natives will need to be both familiar and recogniz- ability in the collection and expenditure of a have the highest rate of suicide of any racial able to all people in the United States. fee or charge for the support or implementa- tion of 9–8–8 services, not later than 2 years or ethnic group in the United States with a SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR after the date of the enactment of this Act, suicide rate over 3.5 times higher than the NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION racial or ethnic group with the lowest rate, AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOT- and annually thereafter, the Commission LINE SYSTEM. shall submit to the Committees on Com- with the suicide rate increasing, since 1999, by 139 percent for American Indian women (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(e) of the Com- merce, Science, and Transportation and Ap- munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)) is propriations of the Senate and the Commit- and 71 percent for men; amended by adding at the end the following: tees on Energy and Commerce and Appro- (3) between 2001 and 2015, the suicide death priations of the House of Representatives a rate in rural counties in the United States ‘‘(4) UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR NA- report that— was 17.32 per 100,000 individuals, which is sig- TIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL (1) details the status in each State, polit- nificantly greater than the national average, HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE SYSTEM.—9–8–8 is des- ical subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or ignated as the universal telephone number and the data shows that between that same village or regional corporation serving a re- within the United States for the purpose of time period, suicide rates increased for all gion established pursuant to the Alaska Na- the national suicide prevention and mental age groups across all counties in the United tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et health crisis hotline system operating States, with the highest rates and the great- seq.) of the collection and distribution of through the National Suicide Prevention est increases being in more rural counties; such fees or charges; and Lifeline maintained by the Assistant Sec- and (2) includes findings on the amount of reve- retary for Mental Health and Substance Use (4) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health nues obligated or expended by each State, under section 520E–3 of the Public Health Services Administration must be equipped to political subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c) and through provide specialized resources to these and or village or regional corporation serving a the Veterans Crisis Line maintained by the other high-risk populations. region established pursuant to the Alaska (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 the date of enactment of this Act, the Assist- 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.’’. et seq.) for any purpose other than the pur- ant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment pose for which any such fees or charges are stance Use shall submit to the Committee on made by subsection (a) shall take effect on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the date that is 1 year after the date of en- specified. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: the Senate, the Committee on Health, Edu- actment of this Act. (1) COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE.—The term cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, (c) REQUIRED REPORT.—Not later than 180 ‘‘commercial mobile service’’ has the mean- and the Committee on Energy and Commerce days after the date of enactment of this Act, ing given that term under section 332(d) of of the House of Representatives a report the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. that— and Substance Use and the Secretary of Vet- 332(d)). (1) details a strategy, to be developed in erans Affairs shall jointly submit a report (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ consultation with the Centers for Disease that details the resources necessary to make means the Federal Communications Com- Control and Prevention, the National Insti- the use of 9–8–8, as designated under para- mission. tute of Mental Health, and organizations ca- graph (4) of section 251(e) of the Communica- (3) IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.—The term pable of providing nationwide suicide preven- tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)), as added ‘‘IP-enabled voice service’’ shall include— tion and crisis services for LGBTQ youth, by subsection (a) of this section, operational (A) an interconnected VoIP service, as de- minorities, rural individuals, or other high- and effective across the United States to— fined in section 9.3 of the title 47 of the Code risk populations, for the Substance Abuse (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, of Federal Regulations, or any successor and Mental Health Services Administration and Transportation of the Senate; thereto; and to offer, support, or provide technical assist- (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the (B) a one-way interconnected VoIP service. ance to training programs for National Sui- Senate; (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the cide Prevention Lifeline counselors to in- (3) the Committee on Energy and Com- meaning given that term in section 7 of the crease competency in serving high-risk popu- merce of the House of Representatives; and Wireless Communications and Public Safety lations; and (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615b). (2) includes recommendations regarding— House of Representatives. SEC. 5. LOCATION IDENTIFICATION REPORT. (A) the facilitation of access to services SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY OVER FEES. (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days that are provided to specially trained staff (a) AUTHORITY.— after the date of the enactment of this Act, and partner organizations for LGBTQ youth, (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, any the Federal Communications Commission minorities, rural individuals, and other high- amendment made by this Act, the Commu- shall submit to the appropriate committees risk populations; and nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), or a report that examines the feasibility and (B) a strategy for optimally implementing any Commission regulation or order may cost of including an automatic dispatchable an Integrated Voice Response, or other prevent the imposition and collection of a location that would be conveyed with a 9–8– equally effective mechanism, to allow Na- fee or charge applicable to a commercial mo- 8 call, regardless of the technological plat- tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline callers bile service or an IP-enabled voice service form used and including with calls from who are LGBTQ youth, minorities, rural in- specifically designated by a State, a political multi-line telephone systems (as defined in dividuals, or members of other high-risk pop- subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe, or section 6502 of the Middle Class Tax Relief ulations to access specialized services. village or regional corporation serving a re- and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1471)). The bill was ordered to be engrossed gion established pursuant to the Alaska Na- (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: for a third reading and was read the tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—The term third time. seq.) for 9–8–8 related services, if the fee or ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means the fol- charge is held in a sequestered account to be lowing: Mr. GARDNER. I know of no further obligated or expended only in support of 9–8– (A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, debate on the bill, as amended. 8 services, or enhancements of such services, and Transportation of the Senate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there as specified in the provision of State or local (B) The Committee on Health, Education, further debate on the bill, as amended? law adopting the fee or charge. Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. The bill having been read the third (2) USE OF 9-8-8 FUNDS.—A fee or charge col- (C) The Committee on Energy and Com- time, the question is, Shall the bill lected under this subsection shall only be merce of the House of Representatives. pass?

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Mr. President, this is works. Congress put these authorities nancial supporter. Yet, from the start, a big deal for the lives of so many peo- in place after 9/11. They have been up- the World Health Organization blindly ple across the country, and I am grate- dated with broad bipartisan support accepted Chinese leaders’ false report- ful to our colleagues that we were able numerous times. Importantly, the ing, and they understated the threat. to get this passed today. tools have helped keep our country safe Today, America knows how dan- I yield the floor. and strong now for nearly 20 years gerous it is to depend on China not just I suggest the absence of a quorum. after 9/11. for information but also for essential The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There have been abuses of the FISA equipment, for products, for materials, clerk will call the roll. process unrelated to these provisions, for minerals, and certainly for medi- The senior assistant legislative clerk which this bill also addresses. The bill cine. China didn’t warn the world when proceeded to call the roll. puts in place safeguards to ensure the outbreak began. Instead, China se- Mr. BARRASSO. I ask unanimous FISA applications are accurate and cretly hoarded masks and protective consent that the order for the quorum complete, with multiple layers of ap- gear. China knew that global shortages call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without proval before an application goes to the would soon follow. Then China threat- objection, it is so ordered. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance ened to cut off lifesaving antibiotics Court. The bill also makes the FISA and other critical drug exports to the f process more accountable, from the At- United States. USA FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION torney General on down. Those who The virus should have been contained ACT OF 2020—Continued hide information, those who engage in in Wuhan, China. Tens and tens of FISA misconduct, or those who disclose in- thousands of Americans and hundreds Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, we formation will be met with prison of thousands of people worldwide have have just voted on an amendment by time. died as a result of China’s failure. Senator LEE, which passed overwhelm- The bill provides a greater role for Looking forward, America should ingly. As we in the Senate are working Congress to make sure there are an- focus on priorities right now to protect to defeat this invisible enemy, the other set of eyes on FISA applications. ourselves from future health crises. coronavirus, we are also mindful that All together, these are significant re- No. 1, not again, not ever will Amer- there are other real threats around the forms that the Attorney General has ica rely on information from inter- globe. That is why the amendment that said will protect against abuse and national health organizations. We we just passed was so important to be misuse in the future. He went on to say should set up direct bilateral health re- debated and discussed and dealt with— the bill deserved broad bipartisan sup- lationships with other countries. U.S. the bill that is on the floor—because port, and I agree. personnel on the ground must include the Senate is debating a bill to provide CORONAVIRUS monitoring of health data in their na- national security tools to our intel- Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I tional security determinations. ligence community. also come to the floor today to discuss No. 2, not again, not ever will we let We want to make sure they have the America’s relationship with China. The people travel to the United States from right tools, the tools that work, that coronavirus has made clear that our countries where there is a major out- provide national security but also free- current relationship with China is built break. We should restrict travel early dom for American citizens. on a house of cards. It is simply too on, just as President Trump did with Now, this is unfinished business be- risky. regard to China. cause these tools under the Foreign In- We have to learn the lessons from No. 3, not again, not ever will Amer- telligence Surveillance Act have been this global pandemic. The outbreak has ica be without an early warning sys- left on the shelf, expired now for nearly taught us that the time has come to tem. Our gateway cities, in particular, 2 months. break away from dangerous aspects of need better monitoring and surveil- Before Congress departed the Capitol the relationship. By mishandling and lance of health issues when people due to the coronavirus, the Senate manipulating the crisis, China has re- enter the United States. passed a bipartisan bill to temporarily vealed itself to be not worthy of our No. 4, not again, not ever will Amer- keep these authorities in place. The trust. ica rely on critical health equipment House Democrats left without acting Let me be clear. The Chinese people from China. We should encourage U.S. on what the Senate had passed. Speak- are not to blame for any of this. The companies to create Western and er PELOSI left town, and she left our people of China have also suffered tre- American supply chains. That way our national security frozen. mendously. It is the Chinese Com- frontline workers have what they need Now, this week, Congress is going to munist Party that is at fault. The virus in the time of crisis. pass a 3-year reauthorization of these could have been contained had it not No. 5, not again, not ever will we be authorities under FISA. These authori- been for the Chinese Government’s un- exclusively sourced for critical drugs ties are known as the business records scrupulous coverup. China knew the from China. We should diversify supply provision, the roving wiretaps provi- risk months before the rest of the and bring home as much of our supply sion, and the lone wolf amendment. world; yet Chinese communist leaders chain as possible. The business records provision, or destroyed key evidence, they under- No. 6, not again, not ever will our section 215, as it is known, compels reported the number of coronavirus hospitals be taken for granted. They telecommunications companies to pro- cases, and they misled the world about should be classified as critical infra- vide call records relevant to investiga- its deadly, rapid spread. In fact, Chi- structure and our healthcare workers— tion. nese leaders silenced the heroic Chi- our nurses, our lab technicians, our The roving wiretaps provision allows nese doctor, Dr. Li, who tried to sound first responders, our doctors. Critical surveillance of multiple cellphones of the alarm and who later died from the infrastructure and frontline workers an investigative target. This allows na- virus. should be properly resourced around tional security operators to keep up China’s deceit doesn’t stop there. our Nation. with a target, even as she or he goes China has repeatedly denied U.S. offi- No. 7, not again, not ever will Ameri- through burner phones. cials access to the country to uncover cans rely solely on the Centers for Dis- The lone wolf amendment allows na- the truth about the deadly disease. ease Control for testing. President tional security operators to investigate Meanwhile, the Chinese Government Trump proved that when called upon,

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The American people deserve be and address those gaps. ing about it. timely, credible, and accurate informa- As we are working on this issue, this By the way, they kept it from their tion—the same as for tornadoes, hurri- pandemic is continuing to wreak havoc own people too. To the point made ear- canes, and other disasters. all over the country. It has been dev- lier, this is not about the Chinese peo- No. 9, not again, not ever will we be astating, let’s face it. We now have 30 ple. This is about the Chinese Govern- dependent on China for trade and million—30 million—of our fellow ment, meaning the Chinese Communist goods, especially not for critical infra- Americans who have lost their jobs and Party, deciding: Oh, gosh. We have a structure and technology. are looking for unemployment insur- problem here. Let’s not tell anybody— No. 10, not again, not ever will a pre- ance. These are people who lost their which goes against all the rules. If you vious administration leave an incom- jobs through no fault of their own. are a country and you have a virus that ing administration without an updated, They lost their jobs because the pan- is spreading, your responsibility—par- forward-looking bipartisan policy and demic infected the economy, and they ticularly as a member of the World preparedness program on pandemics don’t have a place to work. Health Organization—is to tell your and without a pathway for the products I know friends of mine, people I have own people but also tell the rest of the and equipment needed to go along with known for a long time, who have never world so that you can contain that it. been unemployed and are unemployed virus. They concealed it, deliberately. By taking these sensible steps, we now for the first time. They are getting They must be held accountable for will be able to protect the health and unemployment insurance for the first that. the well-being of the American people. time. They want to go back to work, Think of the devastation they have These 10 priorities will make America but they don’t have a job right now. caused, not just in our country but and Americans stronger, safer, and That has been devastating to them and around the world—the number of peo- more secure. to a lot of small businesses. I talked to I yield the floor. ple who have died, the people whose The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- people who have poured their lives and lives have been turned upside down, the ator from Ohio. their resources into these businesses. A economy that has been destroyed by Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, this guy tells me, I have been doing this for this. week, the Congress continues to work 40 years. I started with a couple of peo- This information, this critical infor- on a bipartisan basis to try to respond ple and got to a few more and a few mation, having been withheld from the to this coronavirus pandemic. We have more. And now, boom, my doors are Chinese people and from the world has heard that the House of Representa- closed. Think of the movie theaters had a devastating impact. At the start tives, under Democratic majority, has and the bowling alleys and the small of this year, in January, apparently a new proposal. We have ideas on our restaurants, the hotels, anything to the Chinese Communist Party said: side. We have already passed four doing with travel and tourism, and Don’t worry. There is no human-to- pieces of legislation that deal with the these businesses are in tough shape. So human transmission of this virus—no coronavirus pandemic. The total spend- is the beauty parlor and the nail salon human-to-human transmission of this ing is about $2.5 trillion that has al- and the barbershop. virus. They knew otherwise. ready been spent. This is testing our resolve in ways By the way, 4 million cases world- The Speaker of the House proposed a that we had never expected. I guess wide tell us they knew otherwise—4 new piece of legislation this week that that is part of the point, we had never million cases. It all started in one I think the House will vote on Friday. expected it because we weren’t pre- place, in Wuhan, China. There are now That is another $3 trillion. It is actu- pared for this kind of pandemic. 4 million cases. ally more than the previous four com- Congress, again, has tried to help This is something that is serious, and bined. with these four measures we already we need to address it. We are also told The legislation that she is proposing passed. I think they have helped, par- that the Chinese Communist Party al- has a lot of items that aren’t directly ticularly with a lot of the small busi- lowed people to travel from Hubei related to the COVID–19 crisis. They nesses, and our healthcare system has Province, from Wuhan city—not to are, as some have said, a wish list of been helped. Trillions of dollars—$2.5 other parts of China, apparently, but to priorities, and others have said in the trillion of taxpayer funds have gone the rest of the world. media that it is more of a messaging out to try to be a rescue package to If they had cut off travel to places bill. We will see. help people weather this storm. like Italy and the UK and the United Among other things, it says, as an Again, I hope the next package can States, we would not be where we are example, that they want to change the be effective, not just in weathering the now. Luckily, our administration acted current law, which says that you are storm but also in getting the economy quickly to shut off immigration from limited in terms of how much of a Fed- moving—more stimulus, giving small China, from those hotspots, and for eral tax deduction you can take for businesses the tax relief to encourage American citizens and the green card State and local taxes. That is called them to invest more and add more jobs, holders, they had to go into quar- the SALT issue. They want to repeal maybe some smart spending in terms antine. That helped, but the virus was that. That cost, by the way, is about of infrastructure; things like rural already here. $180 billion—something like that. It broadband that will create more jobs Very disturbing to me is apparently would result in about 50 percent of the immediately but also bring us closer to some Chinese Communist Party tax benefit going to the top 1 percent having real access for people in poor disinformation went out claiming that of taxpayers. That doesn’t sound like areas of our country to be able to do America was at fault somehow. This something that is going to be the small business development, to do was classic propaganda disinformation. impactful in terms of the coronavirus telehealth, to do telelearning through It is adding insult to injury. Right? Not pandemic we face. broadband. There are some things I only did they not do what they should I can think of a lot of better ways to think we can do that will actually help have done, to tell the world about this spend that money, including more test- to stimulate more economic growth. and to help us to be able to contain ing, including ensuring that small busi- As we work to address these prob- this virus—and, by the way, the World nesses can get back on their feet, en- lems at home, let’s not forget how we Health Organization was there to help suring that our healthcare system is got here. My colleague from Wyoming them. We were there to help them. We sound, and other things. We are going just talked about this, but there is a offered to go in. They wouldn’t let the to continue to work on that. clear consensus now about one thing, World Health Organization experts My hope is that, as we did with the which is that this all started in Wuhan, come in for well over a month after previous four, we can figure out a way China, which is a huge city in China, they knew. Some say it was a few

VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:09 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.051 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2416 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 months because they probably knew it cause they weren’t playing by the United States for these same reasons. the end of last year. They must have, rules. I also wrote a report entitled That investigation is coming to a head. given the number of cases they had. ‘‘Top to Bottom Review of U.S.-China We are going to have a report coming They also kept the experts out from Economic Relationship’’ that made out soon. We will learn more about the United States who could have been policy recommendations to improve this. But again, we have to be sure we helpful. the equity, durability, and balance of are not naive; that we understand what The World Health Organization is an our trade relationship with China. My is going on when these Chinese tele- international body where you have No. 1 priority was China. communications firms are here in this membership, and they have require- When I was there, I established, for country. ments where you are required to report the first time, a USTR prosecutor just The third Permanent Subcommittee data. You are required to have them for China. One of the recommendations investigation involves another instance come in when you have a virus like was supposed to put a negotiator in where China has not been playing by this. Of course, we didn’t know it was a China from the U.S. Trade Rep’s office. the rules as it relates to stealing U.S. pandemic at the time, but we had a It is there now. research and technology, often paid for virus here that was concerning. In- Here in the Senate, as the chair of by U.S. taxpayers. Before the stead, it appears the World Health Or- the Senate Permanent Subcommittee coronavirus put so much of our country ganization, instead of being an early on Investigations, I have now led three on hold, we were preparing to intro- warning system for the rest of us, all bipartisan investigations on China, in- duce legislation that was a result of around the world, which is what they cluding the Chinese Communist Par- our bipartisan report and our yearlong should be—a virus starts, and they are ty’s use of what is called the Confucius investigation. That report details how the ones who go in and deal with it—in- Institute at our high schools, some- China has used what is called talent re- stead of being an early warning sys- times grade schools, at our colleges cruitment programs, most notably tem, in a sense, they were apologists and universities. what is called the Thousand Talents Plan, to steal U.S. taxpayer-funded re- for China. We learned more than 100 U.S. uni- That is why some of us have called versities had allowed the Chinese Gov- search. It turns out this has been going for an investigation of the World ernment to operate these centers, on for a long time. For 20 years, this Health Organization. We have asked which often come with stipulations, re- has been going on. It has helped fuel the United Nations to convene a spe- quiring them to comply with Chinese the rise of the Chinese military and the Chinese economy during those 20 years. cial panel, some of us, to be able to law—Chinese law—even when they are You might ask, how has this hap- look into this issue so that it is not operating in the United States. We pened? Every year, Federal know some of these Confucius Insti- just America. The rest of the world grantmaking agencies, like the Na- tutes have been used as platforms for ought to be involved in this as well. All tional Institutes of Health, the Depart- economic espionage. of the members of the WHO ought to be ment of Energy’s National Labs, or the By the way, since we published our concerned. I believe they are, about the National Science Foundation, give out report in February of 2019, a year ago, deference they showed to China, at a taxpayer dollars for research. By the more than 20 Confucius Institutes in time we needed them to be on the spot way, it is about $150 billion a year. It is the United States have closed their helping. a lot of money. We now find ourselves forced to rely doors. Why? Because people have These are important research on the source of the virus, China, for a looked into this and determined this is projects. This is a good thing for our lot of our PPE, personal protective not just a cultural exchange. This has country. It leads to new breakthroughs equipment. Think of the masks and the other aspects to it; as an example, not in science and technology. It is helping gloves and the gowns that our frontline being able to teach the real history of make the United States the world lead- healthcare workers need and others China, as if things like Tiananmen er in innovation. Your tax dollars com- who are now interfacing with cus- Square did not exist. That is not some- ing to Washington, going to the De- tomers and working together as co- thing we should allow to happen in this partment of Energy, the National In- workers. We have to rely on China for country. That doesn’t comply with our stitutes of Health, and National this. In order to safely treat the standards here of honesty and intellec- Science Foundation, out to researchers COVID–19 patients who are sick and be- tual standards that says you have to and colleges and universities and re- cause of this virus that originated in teach the actual history, not what the search institutes—$150 billion a year— China, we now have to rely on China Chinese Communist Party says is the have led to a lot of breakthroughs. for this safety equipment. That is un- history. Our students shouldn’t be sub- The open and collaborative nature of fortunate, and that needs to change. ject to that. research that is done here in the We need to produce more of this here These Confucius Institutes have also United States is one of the reasons we from more reliable sources. We are spent a lot of money in this country. attract some of the best and brightest hearing reports about delays in ship- Schools have taken money and have scientists and researchers from all ments now. We are hearing about poor not properly reported it. That is what around the world to take part in this quality products—all of this is com- our report indicated. As a result, the research. Yet what we have learned— bining to affect our ability to be able Department of Education is now crack- and through our report, we prove—is to respond. ing down on some of these schools to that this system is very vulnerable. It The virus has brought pain and suf- say you have to, at a minimum, report is vulnerable to theft by other coun- fering to our shores and to countries the funding. tries, and that is exactly what is hap- all around the world. Again, if they had Our subcommittee is right now wrap- pening in the case of China. followed the rules, if China had played ping up its review of three Chinese China has made it no secret that its by the rules—again, not the Chinese Government-owned telecom firms that goal is to surpass the United States as people who were also kept in the dark the FCC, the Federal Communications the world leader in scientific research. but the Chinese Communist Party—if Commission, licensed to operate here One way it has been doing that is by they had followed the rules, we 20 years ago. using secret contracts with researchers wouldn’t be in the situation we are in. We share concerns with the Justice here in the United States. Again, it is By the way, none of this is news Department regarding these tele- doing research that is funded by tax when it comes to China’s behavior on communications companies complying dollars—medical research, scientific re- the international stage. Getting China with U.S. law enforcement requests search, military research. The Chinese to play by the rules has been a con- and whether these entities pose a na- Government has actually been paying stant theme of mine and others for a tional security risk by being vulner- these people to provide information to long time. able to exploitation by the Chinese the Chinese Government to take this Fifteen years ago, I was a U.S. Trade Government and the Chinese Com- research and pay for it by U.S. tax dol- Representative, and I brought forward munist Party. lars. It is wrong, and it needs to stop, the first successful case against China Last year, the FCC denied a license and our legislation is intended to do in the World Trade Organization be- to China Mobile to operate in the just that.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.052 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE May 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2417 At one of our Senate hearings on the from which he got U.S. taxpayer and other forms of academic espionage. report, a State Department witness money. If it had been disclosed, he For example, we found that the Thou- said: ‘‘The Chinese Communist Party wouldn’t have gotten the money. That sand Talents program had recruited a has declared the Chinese university is just wrong. member who downloaded more than system to be on the front line of mili- The criminal complaint is based on 30,000 files from a Department of En- tary-civilian fusion efforts for tech- his not telling the truth to the Federal ergy National Lab. These are our top nology acquisition.’’ investigators, even though he was es- National Labs in the country—highly In other words, the Chinese Com- sentially defrauding Harvard and de- secretive. There were 30,000 files that munist Party has decided this talent frauding the U.S. Government’s fund- were downloaded without authoriza- recruitment program is going to be ing sources, but that is not a crime. tion, of course, and that researcher well funded. We are going to pay Amer- Failing to disclose compensation from took those files with him back to ican researchers to give us their stuff a foreign government is not currently a China. Our bill requires that research but then also to connect them to the crime. We make it a crime. That is institutions have safeguards in place to Chinese university system, which the part of our legislation. The bill gives prohibit the unauthorized access to Chinese Communist Party is using as the Justice Department the ability to sensitive research. They have to tight- the way to get technology, to acquire hold Federal grant recipients account- en it up. technology. Again, it is not a new prob- able for hiding their financial ties to Finally, we found that nearly 70 per- lem. This has been going on for two foreign governments by failing to dis- cent of U.S. universities have consist- decades, but we have done little in this close them on Federal grant applica- ently failed to report substantial for- country to stop it because we have this tions. Transparency and honesty on eign gifts as required by current law. history of being so open and accessible grant applications is critical to the in- Our bill ensures transparency by re- with our research. tegrity of the U.S. research enterprise quiring universities now to report any The FBI came to our hearing and ac- and to stopping this theft. That is in foreign gift of $50,000 or more and em- knowledged this. From the Federal Bu- our legislation. powering the Department of Education reau of Investigation, they said that Second, despite there being more to fine universities. These are new ‘‘it should have taken more rapid and than $150 billion in taxpayer funding fines to universities that repeatedly comprehensive action in the past’’ to going to these Federal research agen- fail to disclose these gifts. respond to these Chinese talent re- cies every year, there is no unified Now, there are some in the univer- cruitment programs. Yes, they should tracking process to determine where sity community who don’t love our leg- have. Yes, they should have. these funds go. The National Science islation. I would just ask them: Given Fortunately, the FBI and the Depart- Foundation, for instance, doesn’t have what has happened, given what we ment of Justice have now taken a dif- anyone who handles grant oversight. know is happening in terms of the theft ferent approach. They have begun step- Again, we have been too lax. That is of U.S. research, are you really going ping up their efforts this year with sev- why the bill requires the Federal Office to stand in the way of legislation that eral recent high-profile arrests and of Management and Budget, the OMB, just says you have to report when you having charges filed, but, again, more to streamline and coordinate receive more than $50,000 from a for- laws and practices need to change to grantmaking between the agencies to eign government? Is that too much to stop U.S. taxpayer-funded research ensure that the billions of taxpayer ask? I don’t think so. from being stolen in this way to benefit dollars going to research every year Right now, they are supposed to re- our No. 1 global competitor, which is can be accounted for every step of the port gifts of a higher level, and 70 per- why we are introducing this legisla- way. Having this information is also cent of them have failed to do so. So it tion. going to save time and money for our is not too much to ask, and I would The legislation is called the Safe- research institutions and our univer- hope that the university community guarding American Innovation Act—to sities. They will now know where the will be supportive. Many are, but some protect American research and funding is, where it is going, and how it are apparently saying they are going to strengthen our national security. The is being used. try to block this legislation. legislation makes five necessary re- Third, the State Department is on Don’t do that. That would be wrong. forms to address the flaws in our cur- the frontline here in vetting visa appli- The failure to stop the coronavirus rent research enterprise and to stop in- cations for visiting scholars and vis- early on has highlighted how China tellectual property theft and promote a iting students, but it is not permitted does not play by the rules, whether more secure and transparent process to deny visas to individuals who come they be the World Health Organiza- that is consistent with the rec- from overseas who are intent on steal- tion’s rules or the trade rules we ommendations we laid out in our re- ing U.S. research. That is just wrong. talked about earlier, and now it is with port. Our research enterprise in this country regard to this issue that we are dealing First, the report found numerous must remain open. We agree with that, with in terms of taking U.S. research cases of U.S.-funded researchers who for we want to attract people from back to China in order to fuel China’s failed to disclose foreign sources of around the world, of course, but we military and China’s economy. compensation on their Federal grant have to have commonsense safeguards When this pandemic passes and our applications. This issue has been high- to prevent bad actors from taking ad- universities and research institutions lighted this year. You have probably vantage of our openness. The legisla- reopen their doors, I have no doubt heard about it because you may re- tion does that. It authorizes the State that we will, once again, continue to member that earlier this year there Department to deny visas to foreign re- attract the best and the brightest. was the shocking arrest of Dr. Charles searchers who seek to access sensitive Why? Because our research enterprise Lieber, the chair of Harvard Univer- U.S. research when it is determined is the best. We are innovators, and we sity’s Chemistry Department, who was that doing so will pose a threat to our provide funding for it, and we have being paid both by Harvard and the economic or to our national security. such great opportunities here in this Thousand Talents program by the Chi- By the way, the State Department country to do research. People like to nese Communist Party, it turns out. wants this authority. The career offi- come here, but we cannot sit idly by as According to the FBI, without Har- cers who came and testified before us our top global competitor steals that vard’s knowledge—he didn’t tell Har- said we would like to have this author- research. The Safeguarding American vard—Dr. Lieber was being paid up to ity because we know we are letting Innovation Act is an important step to- $50,000 a month in salary by the Chi- people in who are coming for one rea- ward protecting it for the safety and nese, $150,000 annually for living ex- son and one reason only, and that is to security of every American. penses, and more than $1.5 million to take U.S. research. Now, more than ever, we have to establish and run a shadow lab in Fourth, our report detailed a system- adapt to the fact that China is not China. Interestingly, the lab was in atic lack of knowledge at the U.S. re- going to play by the same set of rules Wuhan, China. None of this was dis- search institutions about the threat as the rest of the world. It has been 15 closed on his Federal grant application posed by the Thousand Talents Plan years since we put out a USTR report

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.056 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE S2418 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 13, 2020 stating that our relationship with helps to deter crime and keep our com- This is an issue that is very personal China lacks ‘‘equity, durability,’’ and munities safer. So we thank them for to me. I have spent a lot of my time sustainability. the risks they take for themselves, and working on this drug crisis and trying Right now, our No. 1 priority is solv- we thank their families for the sac- to get Congress to pass legislation to ing the coronavirus crisis. We have to rifices they make for all of us. stop this addiction so that officers like do that. There is no question that it This week is a time to think about Detective Del Rio don’t have to fight ought to be our focus. Yet, in the con- the police officers in our country who and die in fighting this scourge in our text of this crisis, we also need to re- have died in the line of service over the communities. evaluate how we do business with last year. Again, this would normally I was honored to attend Detective China. We have to look at this with be done in person down at the memo- Del Rio’s visitation, where I joined fresh eyes. My hope is that this legisla- rial, but I want to talk about the four hundreds of grateful citizens in an tion we have talked about this evening brave individuals who have lost their arena. Again, the turnout was unbe- will help to allow us to reset the way lives in Ohio since we last had a Na- lievable with fellow officers, DEA offi- we conduct our research so we can con- tional Police Week, which was a year cers, and police officers. Officers came tinue to reward those who come to our ago. from all over the region. When I spoke shores to discover new breakthroughs In January, Officer Dale James with Kathy—his wife—and their fam- in science and technology while we Woods, of the Colerain Police Depart- ily, I told them his sacrifice was not in keep China and other nation-state ment in Southwest Ohio, was trag- vain and that he would always be re- competitors from stealing that re- ically struck and killed by a vehicle membered as a hero of Dayton, OH. search for their own purposes. We can while he was responding to a traffic Earlier this spring, we lost another achieve that balance, and we must. stop. Officer Woods devoted his entire hero, Springdale Police Officer Kaia NATIONAL POLICE WEEK life to public service. He served for 15 LaFay Grant. On March 21, Officer Mr. President, I rise to pay tribute to years in the town’s fire department— Grant was helping her fellow officers our police officers all around the coun- the Colerain Fire Department—and chase down a suspect who was fleeing try. The men and women in blue serve then 15 years as a police officer. He did by car. During the pursuit, the crimi- us every day in Ohio and every State everything that could be asked of an nal deliberately rammed his vehicle represented in this Chamber. This week officer. They tell me sometimes he into her cruiser, which caused her to is National Police Week. In normal would be staffing the dispatch station. crash. Officer Grant’s injuries, sadly, times, right now we would have tens of The next day, he would be tracking were fatal. An 8-year veteran of the thousands of officers here in town. down a lost dog. The next day, he force, she was the first ever casualty of They do a big parade every year. We would be out there helping a citizen the Springdale Police Department and have them in our offices. We get to with a complaint. He did everything the first female law enforcement offi- cer in the tristate area to die in the meet with them and thank them for that was asked of him with unwavering line of duty in more than 100 years. Of- their service. We would be able to have professionalism and the commitment ficer Grant was only 33 years old. My the opportunity to hear their stories— that we all come to expect from our po- thoughts are with her family as they to hear some of the brave, brave stories lice officers. Officer James Woods of the Colerain deal with this tragic loss. of those who have lost their lives over Although these heroic officers were Police Department, thank you. the past year. They do a wonderful taken from us, their examples can presentation down at the memorial to The same can be said for Clermont County Sheriff’s Deputy William Lee never be taken away and will not be. thank and pay tribute to those officers. Ohioans will remember them as models Yet, even during this coronavirus, I Brewer, Jr., who died in the line of of bravery and service, as examples of am pleased that, this Friday, folks duty in February of 2019 during a fellow citizens who, on behalf of all of standoff with a criminal. Deputy Bill around the country will be showing the rest of us, have the habit of walk- Brewer was a 20-year veteran of the their support anyway. They can’t come ing into danger rather than running force. He was a local guy, someone here in person, but people are going to away from it. be displaying blue ribbons and blue whom everyone in the community In our Nation’s history, more than lights on their homes. The service to knew and loved. He gave his life for 24,000 police officers have died in the our communities that these police offi- that community—the ultimate sac- line of duty. Think about that—24,000. cers give us every day has been more rifice an officer can make. I attended Serving as an officer is a dangerous valuable during this crisis than it has his funeral and had the opportunity to job, I know, but we have legislation ever been, and I thank those police offi- meet a lot of his fellow officers and that we think would help save the lives cers for going out every day and put- hear stories about him. I also got a of some of those officers who put them- ting their health right now and even chance to meet his wonderful family. I selves in harm’s way. their lives, as they always do, on the can say he was admired and respected I was proud to join colleagues last line for all of us. by all. The turnout for that funeral was year in sponsoring legislation called As I said earlier, I want to be sure unbelievable. the Back the Blue Act. It is very sim- that our municipalities and our coun- Last November, we lost Detective ple. It says, if you target law enforce- ties have the ability to pay those po- Jorge Del Rio, a decorated 30-year vet- ment officers, you are going to pay a lice officers so as to keep them out on eran of the Dayton Police Department. very, very high price. That is appro- the street. That is why we need the Detective Del Rio had been working priate. We think Back the Blue Act, flexibility in the Federal funding that with the DEA, the Drug Enforcement which would increase penalties on is going out because the budgets of Agency, on a task force to crack down those who would attempt to harm or these municipalities are constrained. on drugs coming into a community kill a police officer, is going to make a Because of the bad economy—because that had been ravaged by the opioid difference because it will send a very of the coronavirus—we have to be sure crisis. This was during a time when strong message in helping to deter that police officers are taken care of. Dayton was one of the communities in some of these crimes. Ultimately, I This week, National Police Week, is a the country that had the most opioid think that it will make our heroes in time of pause, a time to think about overdoses and all of the crime related blue safer and help to save lives. the sacrifices these heroes make every to that, and Jorge Del Rio was there to Again, I urge my colleagues to join day in order to keep our communities help. He was shot twice in the face me in standing tall with our police offi- safe, which is what they do every sin- while serving a warrant in relation to cers and thanking them this week for gle day. They take dangerous criminals an investigation into drugs. From the what they do every day to protect us. and weapons and drugs off of our crime scene, investigators recovered Let’s back the blue. Let’s do every- streets. They enforce the laws we write cash, fentanyl—the deadliest of all the thing we can to ensure that our police here in this body. We write a lot of opioids—and marijuana, along with officers know we are with them and laws here. They are the ones who are in weapons. Detective Del Rio fought that we are at their side as they do the trenches—on the frontlines—en- bravely for his life, but in the end, his their critical job every day to protect forcing them. Even their very presence wounds were too much to bear. us.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:58 May 14, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13MY6.057 S13MYPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE May 13, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2419 I yield the floor. Police Week in May, bringing together deep sense of gratitude for their serv- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- law enforcement officers, families, and ice. jority leader. public safety advocates from across the My heart aches any time a law en- ORDER OF PROCEDURE country to the Nation’s Capital to pay forcement officer is lost, whether it is Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I respect to law enforcement officers in the line of duty or not. Their names ask unanimous consent that at 12 noon who lost their lives in the line of duty may not grace a national memorial, tomorrow, the Senate vote in relation last year. but their service still merits recogni- to the Paul amendment to H.R. 6172, if The coronavirus outbreak in our tion. offered. I further ask that at 1:30 p.m. country has disrupted the public trib- For instance, long-time Lawrence tomorrow, the Senate vote on the pas- utes in Washington and in commu- County Deputy Sheriff Robert sage of H.R. 6172, as amended, as under nities across the country. However, Ainsworth and his wife, Paula, were the order of March 16. COVID–19 will not diminish our heart- among the 14 Mississippians who lost The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without felt gratitude to the fallen and those their lives in terrible tornadoes that objection, it is so ordered. they left behind. This year, an online hit my State on Easter Sunday. In his f virtual candlelight vigil has replaced last act, Deputy Ainsworth, a Marine an in-person national ceremony to Corps veteran who died trying to shield MORNING BUSINESS honor fallen officers from across the his wife from harm, demonstrated the Nation. selflessness and bravery that is char- Sadly, the State of Mississippi lost CONFIRMATION OF TROY D. acteristic of so many in law enforce- four officers in the line of duty last EDGAR ment. year. These brave men are being recog- Law enforcement officers risk their Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. President, I nized this week, and their names have lives daily to help keep us safe, and rise in opposition to the confirmation been added to the National Law En- any loss of an officer profoundly affects of Troy Edgar to be Chief Financial Of- forcement Memorial here in Wash- entire communities. My admiration for ficer of the Department of Homeland ington, DC. the law enforcement community, who Security. On May 5, 2019, Officer Robert remain deeply dedicated despite the The nominee would have authority McKeithen, 58, of Biloxi, was ambushed dangers of their noble profession, over the transfer and reprogramming and tragically murdered. An Air Force knows no bounds. We acknowledge of funds within the Department of veteran, Office McKeithen served with their brave service and fortify our sup- Homeland Security. While he has the Biloxi Police Department for 24 port of their work to serve and protect pledged to notify Congress in advance years and planned on retiring by the our families and our communities. of any such action, this administration end of the year. He was dearly loved by f has made it clear that it will continue his family, friends, and fellow officers. to use every available tool to fund the Constable Willie West, known as MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE wall that President Trump said Mexico Hoot, was first elected in 1971 as con- At 10:02 a.m., a message from the would pay for and his administration’s stable of Lowndes County District 1 House of Representatives, delivered by abusive immigrant detention policies. and was serving his 13th consecutive Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, For that reason, any nominee to this term. He had previously served with announced that the pursuant to section position merits heightened scrutiny. the Columbus Police Department and 201(b) of the International Religious I am alarmed by rampant over- Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. He Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431), crowding and squalid conditions in had a total of 52 years of law enforce- and the order of the House of January DHS detention facilities. Despite DHS ment service and was a founding mem- 3, 2019, the Speaker appoints the fol- IG reports and numerous congressional ber and first president of the Mis- lowing individuals on the part of the inquiries and hearings, the Department sissippi Constables Association. On House of Representatives to the Com- has consistently mismanaged these fa- May 6, 2019, Constable West was serv- mission on International Religious cilities and shown a disregard for the ing civil papers when his vehicle struck Freedom for a term effective May 14, care of those in its custody. To date, a tree. He succumbed to his injuries a 2020, and ending May 14, 2022: Ms. 674 detainees and 39 detention facility few days later at the age of 81, leaving Anurima Bhargava of Chicago, Illinois personnel have tested positive for behind a son, two daughters, five and Dr. James W. Carr of Searcy, Ar- COVID–19. Notwithstanding its failure grandchildren, five great-grand- kansas. to ensure the safety of its facility per- children, his mother, brother, and two f sonnel and detainees, the Department sisters. has continued to use its transfer and Chickasaw County Deputy Sheriff EXECUTIVE AND OTHER reprogramming authority to increase Jeremy Voyles died in a single auto- COMMUNICATIONS the number of detention beds. Last Au- mobile crash while conducting an in- The following communications were gust, DHS transferred or repro- vestigation on August 27, 2019. He was laid before the Senate, together with grammed $271 million, including $155 assigned to the North Mississippi Nar- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- million from the FEMA Disaster Relief cotics Unit. Prior to joining the sher- uments, and were referred as indicated: Fund, to expand ICE operations at the iff’s department, Voyles served as a law EC–4504. A communication from the Senior southern border. enforcement officer with the Mis- Legal Advisor for Regulatory Affairs, De- A promise to notify Congress does sissippi Department of Transportation. partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur- nothing to stop these activities. I am He is survived by his wife, two young suant to law, the report of a rule entitled confident that anything short of a stat- children, and his parents. ‘‘Small Business Administration Business utory limitation on transfer and re- On December 12, 2019, Panola County Loan Program Temporary Changes; Pay- programming authority will be ignored Constable Eula Ray ‘‘Raye’’ Hawkins, check Protection Program - Additional Cri- terion for Seasonal Employers’’ ((RIN1505– and that any official who stands in the 57, was killed when his vehicle was AC67) (31 CFR Part 120)) received in the Of- way of these efforts will be cir- struck by a stolen pickup truck being fice of the President of the Senate on May 12, cumvented or fired. The Senate should pursued by other officers. Constable 2020; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, not confirm a nominee with the power Hawkins served in law enforcement for and Urban Affairs. to approve such actions until reason- 29 years. He is survived by his son, who EC–4505. A communication from the Senior able limits are enacted into law. For serves with the Batesville Police De- Legal Advisor for Regulatory Affairs, De- that reason, I voted against this nomi- partment, a daughter, one grandson, partment of the Treasury, transmitting, pur- nee. and two sisters. suant to law, the report of a rule entitled I join the families, fellow officers, ‘‘Filing Fees for Notices of Certain Invest- f ments in the United States by Foreign Per- and communities of these four Mis- NATIONAL POLICE WEEK sons and Certain Transactions by Foreign sissippi officers, who dedicated them- Persons Involving Real Estate in the United Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, selves to bravely serving the people of States’’ ((RIN1505–AC65) (31 CFR Part 800 and our Nation commemorates National my State, honoring their lives with a 802)) received in the Office of the President

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A communication from the Chair- transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on ernmental Affairs. man of the Council of the District of Colum- discretionary appropriations legislation rel- EC–4517. A communication from the Chair- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ative to sec. 251(a)(7) of the Balanced Budget man of the Council of the District of Colum- on D.C. Act 23–316, ‘‘Children’s Hospital Re- and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report search and Innovation Campus Phase I Tem- to the Committee on the Budget. on D.C. Act 23–304, ‘‘Improving Voter Reg- porary Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Com- EC–4507. A communication from the Chief istration for New Tenants and Homeowners mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee mental Affairs. Internal Revenue Service, Department of the on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- EC–4530. A communication from the Acting Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fairs. Chairman of the Administrative Conference report of a rule entitled ‘‘Rev. Proc. 2020–21’’ EC–4518. A communication from the Chair- of the United States, transmitting, a report (Rev. Proc. 2020–21) received in the Office of man of the Council of the District of Colum- entitled ‘‘Equal Access to Justice Act the President of the Senate on May 12, 2020; bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Awards Report to Congress Fiscal Year to the Committee on Finance. on D.C. Act 23–305, ‘‘Transportation Benefits 2019’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC–4508. A communication from the Chief Equity Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Com- f of the Publications and Regulations Branch, mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the mental Affairs. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS EC–4519. A communication from the Chair- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the The following petitions and memo- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Bond remarketing man of the Council of the District of Colum- relief’’ (Notice 2020–25) received in the Office bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rials were laid before the Senate and of the President of the Senate on May 12, on D.C. Act 23–306, ‘‘Potomac River Bridges were referred or ordered to lie on the 2020; to the Committee on Finance. Towing Compact Amendment Act of 2020’’; to table as indicated: the Committee on Homeland Security and EC–4509. A communication from the Chief POM–193. A resolution adopted by the Sen- Governmental Affairs. of the Publications and Regulations Branch, ate of the State of New Jersey urging the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–4520. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- federal government to create a federal Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the COVID–19 Business and Employee Continuity report of a rule entitled ‘‘Notice Proposing bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 23–307, ‘‘Professional Art Thera- and Recovery Fund; to the Committee on Revenue Procedure Updating Group Exemp- pist Licensure Amendment Act of 2020’’; to Appropriations. tion Letter Program’’ (Notice 2020–36) re- the Committee on Homeland Security and SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 65 ceived in the Office of the President of the Governmental Affairs. Senate on May 12, 2020; to the Committee on Whereas, The United States faces an un- EC–4521. A communication from the Chair- precedented public health crisis in the form Finance. man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–4510. A communication from the Chief of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic; and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Whereas, There have already been over on D.C. Act 23–308, ‘‘Health Care Reporting Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 15,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee 2019 in the State of New Jersey and that Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Extension of Cer- number is expected to climb higher through- fairs. out the month of April and beyond; and tain Timeframes for Employee Benefit EC–4522. A communication from the Chair- Plans, Participants, and Beneficiaries Af- Whereas, Under Executive Order 107, the man of the Council of the District of Colum- Governor has directed all residents to re- fected by the COVID–19 Outbreak’’ (26 CFR bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Part 54) received in the Office of the Presi- main at home until further notice, in an ef- on D.C. Act 23–309, ‘‘Public Charter School fort to promote social distancing and stop dent of the Senate on May 12, 2020; to the Closure Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the the spread of the disease through personal Committee on Finance. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- contact; and EC–4511. A communication from the Direc- ernmental Affairs. Whereas, Social distancing has caused con- tor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, EC–4523. A communication from the Chair- Department of Labor, transmitting, pursu- man of the Council of the District of Colum- siderable business disruption, with many ant to law, the report of a rule entitled bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report businesses closed or operating at a reduced ‘‘Labor Organization Annual Financial Re- on D.C. Act 23–310, ‘‘Better Access for Babies capacity indefinitely; and Whereas, This has caused considerable fi- ports For Trusts In Which a Labor Organiza- to Integrated Equitable Services Amend- nancial hardship to employees who have tion is Interested, Form T–1’’ (RIN1245–AA09) ment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on been laid off, furloughed, or are working re- received in the Office of the President of the Homeland Security and Governmental Af- duced hours, and to business owners who Senate on May 12, 2020; to the Committee on fairs. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC–4524. A communication from the Chair- have seen a considerable reduction in in- EC–4512. A communication from the Chair- man of the Council of the District of Colum- come; and man of the Council of the District of Colum- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Whereas, This situation is consistent in bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 23–311, ‘‘Kappa Alpha Psi Way every state in the country, and even those on D.C. Act 23–244, ‘‘Deputy Mayor for Plan- Designation Act of 2020’’; to the Committee states that have not enacted orders to stay ning and Economic Development Limited on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- at home have seen economic hardships re- Grant Making Authority for Check It Enter- fairs. sulting from voluntary social distancing; and prises Amendment Act of 2020’’; to the Com- EC–4525. A communication from the Chair- Whereas, Without government interven- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- man of the Council of the District of Colum- tion, this large-scale business disruption will mental Affairs. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report result in rampant unemployment, long-term EC–4513. A communication from the Chair- on D.C. Act 23–312, ‘‘Poison Center Designa- damage to financial markets, and irrep- man of the Council of the District of Colum- tion Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on arable harm to communities across the coun- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Homeland Security and Governmental Af- try; and on D.C. Act 23–302, ‘‘Ivory and Horn Traf- fairs. Whereas, Government intervention in the ficking Prohibition Act of 2020’’; to the Com- EC–4526. A communication from the Chair- form of the provision of liquidity to affected mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- man of the Council of the District of Colum- businesses would be of considerable assist- mental Affairs. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ance to any business, regardless of industry, EC–4514. A communication from the Chair- on D.C. Act 23–313, ‘‘Ward 8 Senior Housing location, or size; and man of the Council of the District of Colum- Fund Establishment Temporary Amendment Whereas, The proposed COVID–19 Business bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on Homeland and Employee Continuity and Recovery on D.C. Act 23–300, ‘‘Crowdy Court Designa- Security and Governmental Affairs. Fund allows for the distribution of federal tion Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on EC–4527. A communication from the Chair- funds and liquidity to impacted businesses Homeland Security and Governmental Af- man of the Council of the District of Colum- and their employees; and fairs. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Whereas, Funding provided by the COVID– EC–4515. A communication from the Chair- on D.C. Act 23–314, ‘‘Adams Morgan Business 19 Business and Employee Continuity and man of the Council of the District of Colum- Improvement District Temporary Amend- Recovery Fund will help businesses retain bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on and rehire employees, maintain worker bene- on D.C. Act 23–301, ‘‘Leave to Vote Amend- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- fits, and meet operating expense obligations, ment Act of 2020’’; to the Committee on fairs. and includes strong anti-abuse provisions, Homeland Security and Governmental Af- EC–4528. A communication from the Chair- including audits and Special Inspector Gen- fairs. man of the Council of the District of Colum- eral oversight; and

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This House respectfully urges the Presi- Now, therefore, Your Memorialists respect- Pennsylvania urging the President of the dent of the United States and the United fully request that Congress take the appro- United States and the Enviornmental Pro- States Congress to support the creation of priate steps to: Restore federal benefits for tection Agency to halt the Municipal Sepa- the COVID–19 Business and Employee Con- COFA migrants, the including Supplemental rate Storm Sewer System (MS4), Storm tinuity and Recovery Fund. Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid; Water Program, and Storm Water Fee Col- 2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with ensure that citizens of nations with COFA lection; to the Committee on Environment the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted agreements are appropriately counted as and Public Works. by the Secretary of the Senate to the Presi- part of the 2020 census; consider the unique- POM–197. A resolution adopted by the City dent and Vice President of the United ness of COFA status in all immigration poli- Council of the City of Dillingham, Alaska, States, the Majority and Minority Leader of cies, including exempting citizens of nations requesting the United States Treasury mint the United States Senate, the Speaker and with COFA agreements from changes to the not less than 5,000,000 Elizabeth Peratrovich Minority Leader of the United States House public charge rules; and immediately begin $1 coins, under the Native American $1 Coin of Representatives, and to every member of work on COFA renewal negotiations; be it Act; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, the Congress elected from this State. Resolved, That copies of this Memorial be and Urban Affairs. immediately transmitted to the Honorable POM–198. A resolution adopted by the City POM–194. A joint memorial adopted by the Donald J. Trump, President of the United Council of Saint Paul, Minnesota urging the Legislature of the State of Washington re- States, the President of the United States United States Congress to enact without spectfully requesting that Congress take the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Rep- delay, H.R. 763 the Energy Innovation and appropriate steps to restore federal benefits resentatives, and each member of Congress Carbon Dividend Act of 2019; to the Com- to Compacts of Free Association (COFA) mi- from the State of Washington. mittee on Finance. grants; to the Committee on Energy and POM–199. A petition from a citizen of the Natural Resources. POM–195. A joint resolution adopted by the State of Texas relative to prescription drug SUBSTITUTE SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8017 Legislature of the State of Alaska requesting manufacturing; to the Committee on Health, Whereas, Since 1986, Compacts of Free As- the Secretary of the Treasury to mint not Education, Labor, and Pensions. sociation (COFA) between the Republic of less than 5,000,000 $1 coins, honoring Eliza- POM–200. A petition from a citizen of the the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, beth Peratrovich under the Native American State of Texas relative to prescription drug the Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, $1 Coin Act; to the Committee on Banking, manufacturing; to the Committee on Health, Kosrae, Yap, Pohnpei), and the United States Housing, and Urban Affairs. Education, Labor, and Pensions. allow citizens of nations with COFA agree- HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9 f ments to serve in the United States military Whereas Elizabeth Peratrovich, of the and enter, lawfully reside, and work in the Tlingit Nation, was an important civil rights INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND United States; and activist who fought for equality for Alaska JOINT RESOLUTIONS Whereas, The relationship between the na- Natives; and tions with Compacts of Free Association and The following bills and joint resolu- Whereas Elizabeth Peratrovich advocated the United States includes economic devel- tions were introduced, read the first for the passage of the Alaska Territorial opment and a military presence; and and second times by unanimous con- Legislature’s Anti-Discrimination Act of Whereas, The region served as a testing 1945, the first anti-discrimination law in the sent, and referred as indicated: ground for atmospheric nuclear weapons be- United States; and By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Ms. tween 1946 and 1958, which resulted in past Whereas Elizabeth Peratrovich served as CANTWELL): and current inhabitants being exposed to the Grand President of the Alaska Native S. 3704. A bill to amend the Scientific and high levels of radioactive fallout; and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to further Whereas, When the Compacts were origi- Sisterhood; and Whereas, in 1988, the Alaska State Legisla- support advanced technological manufac- nally signed, COFA migrants were eligible ture established February 16 of each year as turing, and for other purposes; to the Com- for Medicaid and other federal programs; and mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Whereas, Despite paying state and federal Elizabeth Peratrovich Day; and tation. taxes, these migrants were excluded from Whereas, in 1992, the public gallery of the By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. benefits as a consequence of the federal Per- chambers of the House of Representatives WARNER): sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity formerly known as Gallery B was renamed in S. 3705. A bill to establish a private-public Reconciliation Act in 1996; and honor of Elizabeth Peratrovich; and Whereas, This ineligibility for federal Whereas Elizabeth Peratrovich was named partnership to preserve jobs in the aviation health programs has exacerbated barriers to as a 2018 honoree of the National Women’s manufacturing industry, and for other pur- health care access for this population, which History Alliance; and poses; to the Committee on Commerce, has led to poorer health outcomes and in- Whereas, in 2020, residents of the state will Science, and Transportation. creased, long-term costs on the health care celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich and the 75th By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. system as a whole; and anniversary of the Alaska Anti-Discrimina- LEAHY): Whereas, Research shows that people liv- tion Act; and be it S. 3706. A bill to allow Federal law enforce- ing in households in which the primary lan- Resolved, That the Alaska State Legisla- ment officers to purchase retired service guage spoken at home is not English, sen- ture requests that the United States Sec- weapons, and for other purposes; to the Com- iors, people with disabilities, and people who retary of the Treasury, under the Native mittee on the Judiciary. identify as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Is- American $1 Coin Act, mint not less than By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mr. landers are disproportionately impacted by 5,000,000 Elizabeth Peratrovich $1 coins to be SCOTT of Florida, Mr. MURPHY, and health inequities; and issued at face value and delivered to the Se- Mrs. LOEFFLER): Whereas, Washington state has the second- attle branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of S. 3707. A bill to require clear disclosure of largest population of Kosraeans and the San Francisco for distribution for deposit in seller location and country-of-origin labeling third-largest population of Palauans and banks throughout the State of Alaska; and for products advertised for sale on the inter- Marshallese people in the United States ac- be it further net and to prohibit false and misleading rep- cording to the 2010 United States Census; and Resolved, That the Alaska State Legisla- resentation of United States origin on prod- Whereas, Washington recognized the need ture requests that the United States Sec- ucts, and for other purposes; to the Com- to help address health inequities by pro- retary of the Treasury carry out a con- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- viding support for citizens of nations with tinuing campaign to encourage commercial tation. COFA agreements in need of food, medical, enterprises to accept and dispense Elizabeth By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, and dental care assistance in Washington Peratrovich $1 coins. Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. state; and Copies of this resolution shall be sent to TILLIS): Whereas, Washington state continues to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of S. 3708. A bill to establish a Federal Agen- advocate, alongside other states, for congres- the United States; the Honorable Michael R. cy Sunset Commission, and for other pur- sional legislation to restore federal benefits Pence, Vice President of the United States poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- for COFA communities who continue to pro- and President of the U.S. Senate; the Honor- rity and Governmental Affairs. vide military service at higher rates than able Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself, Mr. the overall population of the United States of Representatives; the Honorable Steven T. LANKFORD, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. and valuable economic and cultural con- Mnuchin, United States Secretary of the CRAMER): tributions in the United States; and Treasury; and the Honorable Lisa Mur- S. 3709. A bill to increase the eligibility of Whereas, The COFA communities in Wash- kowski and the Honorable Dan Sullivan, U.S. nonprofit organizations for loans under the ington are engaged in providing feedback re- Senators, and the Honorable Don Young, Paycheck Protection Program, and for other

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States Code, to authorize and modernize the porary standard to protect miners of coal or By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr. BOOK- registered traveler program of the Transpor- other mines from occupational exposure to ER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. tation Security Administration, and for SARS–CoV–2, and for other purposes; to the SANDERS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Com- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and BROWN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, merce, Science, and Transportation. Pensions. Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. f By Mr. HEINRICH: PETERS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, S. 3711. A bill to amend the Energy Inde- Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. JONES, Ms. KLO- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND pendence and Security Act of 2007 to reau- BUCHAR, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. SENATE RESOLUTIONS thorize the Energy Efficiency and Conserva- CARPER): tion Block Grant Program, and for other S. 3721. A bill to provide for the establish- The following concurrent resolutions purposes; to the Committee on Energy and ment of a COVID–19 Racial and Ethnic Dis- and Senate resolutions were read, and Natural Resources. parities Task Force to gather data about dis- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. proportionately affected communities and ROSEN, and Mr. GARDNER): By Mr. SCHUMER: provide recommendations to combat the ra- S. Res. 572. A resolution expressing the S. 3712. A bill to require the Secretary of cial and ethnic disparities in the COVID–19 Commerce to establish national cybersecu- sense of the Senate that the report of the response; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rity grand challenges, and for other pur- cation, Labor, and Pensions. poses; to the Committee on Commerce, entitled ‘‘Guidance for Implementing the By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. COONS, Science, and Transportation. Opening Up America Again Framework’’ be Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. COL- By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Ms. released immediately; to the Committee on LINS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. COTTON, ERNST): Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. and Mr. WYDEN): By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT S. 3713. A bill to require the Secretary of S. 3722. A bill to authorize funding for a bi- of Florida, and Mr. CARDIN): Defense to provide to certain members of the lateral cooperative program with Israel for National Guard serving on active service in S. Res. 573. A resolution honoring the life the development of health technologies with response to the coronavirus (COVID–19) the and achievement of Pro Football Hall of a focus on combating COVID–19; to the Com- transitional health benefits provided to Fame Coach Donald Francis Shula and ex- mittee on Foreign Relations. members of the reserve components sepa- pressing condolences to his family on his By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr. rating from active duty; to the Committee passing; considered and agreed to. CORNYN): By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. KING, on Veterans’ Affairs. S. 3723. A bill to provide services to victims Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. of sexual abuse who are incarcerated, and for OMNEY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. GARDNER, CRAMER, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. CAPITO, R other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- and Mr. WYDEN): Ms. HIRONO, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. HEIN- diciary. S. 3714. A bill to extend the covered period RICH, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. for loan forgiveness and the rehiring period RUBIO, Mr. COONS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. OLLINS, and Mr. TESTER): under the CARES Act, and for other pur- C S. 3724. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of WARNER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CARPER, poses; to the Committee on Small Business Veterans Affairs from charging veterans co- Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. and Entrepreneurship. payments for preventive services relating to ENZI, Mr. REED, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself and Mr. COVID–19; to the Committee on Veterans’ Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CRAMER): Affairs. KAINE, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. S. 3715. A bill to amend the Defense Pro- UDALL, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. BEN- duction Act of 1950 to ensure the supply of By Ms. HARRIS: S. 3725. A bill to expand vote by mail and NET, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. certain medical articles essential to national STABENOW, and Mr. BLUNT): defense, and for other purposes; to the Com- early voting, and to improve the safety, ac- cessibility, and efficiency of in-person voting S. Res. 574. A resolution designating the mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- week of April 18, 2020, through April 26, 2020, fairs. during elections for Federal office; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. as ‘‘National Park Week’’; considered and By Ms. MCSALLY: By Mr. CRUZ: agreed to. S. 3716. A bill to provide loan forgiveness By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. under the Paycheck Protection Program for S. 3726. A bill to recruit qualified foreign ROUNDS, Mr. DAINES, Mr. THUNE, and costs related to health and safety supplies, nationals residing in the United States to provide healthcare during a public health Mr. BOOKER): including personal protective equipment, S. Res. 575. A resolution reaffirming a needed to prepare for reopening, and for emergency at healthcare facilities operated strong commitment to United States pro- other purposes; to the Committee on Small by the Department of Health and Human ducers and commodities made in the United Business and Entrepreneurship. Services, the Department of Defense, or the States; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANT- Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and WELL, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. REED): mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and S. 3717. A bill to require the Assistant Sec- Pensions. Mr. BURR): retary of Commerce for Communications and By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for Mr. MAR- S. Res. 576. A resolution recognizing the es- Information to submit to Congress a plan for KEY (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, sential role of public safety telecommunica- the modernization of the information tech- Ms. WARREN, Mr. MURPHY, and Ms. tors in emergency response and the impor- nology systems of the National Tele- HARRIS)): tant work performed by public safety tele- communications and Information Adminis- S. 3727. A bill to provide for cash refunds communicators to protect the public and po- tration, and for other purposes; to the Com- for canceled airline flights and tickets dur- lice, fire, and emergency medical officials mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ing the COVID–19 emergency; to the Com- during emergencies, such as the Coronavirus tation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; to the By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. tation. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- BOOZMAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANT- ernmental Affairs. ERNST, and Mr. SCHUMER): WELL, Mr. SULLIVAN, and Mr. YOUNG): By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. S. 3718. A bill to expand the waiver of af- S. 3728. A bill to require the Secretary of FEINSTEIN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. WHITE- filiation rules for certain business concerns Transportation to support the efforts of HOUSE, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. CANTWELL, with more than 1 physical location, and for State and local governments to provide for Ms. MURKOWSKI, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Small priority testing of essential critical infra- SCOTT of Florida, Mr. COONS, Mr. Business and Entrepreneurship. structure workers with respect to the TOOMEY, Mr. KING, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mrs. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), and for MARKEY, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. VAN GILLIBRAND, and Mr. SANDERS): other purposes; to the Committee on Com- HOLLEN, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. S. 3719. A bill to amend the Food and Nu- merce, Science, and Transportation. BLUNT, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. ROMNEY, trition Act of 2008 to require that supple- By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. CANT- Mr. JONES, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. KAINE, Mr. mental nutrition assistance program bene- WELL, Mr. THUNE, Mrs. FISCHER, and BURR, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. CRAMER, fits be calculated using the value of the low- Ms. DUCKWORTH): Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. cost food plan, and for other purposes; to the S. 3729. A bill to provide relief for the re- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. ENZI, Ms. HIRONO, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and cipients of financial assistance awards from Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. Forestry. the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- PORTMAN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. INHOFE,

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Mr. SANDERS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. WAR- S. 2539 S. 3434 NER, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, MCCONNELL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. COT- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. the name of the Senator from Michigan TON, Mr. CASEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- LEAHY, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BROWN, 2539, a bill to modify and reauthorize sor of S. 3434, a bill to make Federal Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. REED, Mr. JOHNSON, the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and for law enforcement officer peer support Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. other purposes. communications confidential, and for WICKER, Mr. YOUNG, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. LEE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. LOEF- S. 2546 other purposes. FLER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. THUNE, Mr. At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the At the request of Mr. YOUNG, his LANKFORD, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. name was added as a cosponsor of S. SHELBY, Mr. SASSE, Mr. ROBERTS, MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of 3434, supra. Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. S. 2546, a bill to amend the Employee S. 3444 SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mr. Retirement Income Security Act of At the request of Mr. TESTER, the CASSIDY): names of the Senator from Vermont S. Res. 577. A resolution designating the 1974 to require a group health plan or week of May 10 through May 16, 2020, as ‘‘Na- health insurance coverage offered in (Mr. SANDERS) and the Senator from tional Police Week’’; considered and agreed connection with such a plan to provide Washington (Ms. CANTWELL) were to. an exceptions process for any medica- added as cosponsors of S. 3444, a bill to f tion step therapy protocol, and for amend title 38, United States Code, to other purposes. expand the list of diseases associated ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 2950 with exposure to certain herbicide S. 249 At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the agents for which there is a presump- At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, his names of the Senator from Massachu- tion of service connection for veterans name was added as a cosponsor of S. setts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator from who served in the Republic of Vietnam, 249, a bill to direct the Secretary of Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator from and for other purposes. State to develop a strategy to regain New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) and the S. 3529 observer status for Taiwan in the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the World Health Organization, and for CRAMER) were added as cosponsors of S. names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. other purposes. 2950, a bill to amend title 38, United BROWN), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. CHATZ S. 514 States Code, to concede exposure to S ), the Senator from Delaware airborne hazards and toxins from burn (Mr. CARPER), the Senator from Penn- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. pits under certain circumstances, and sylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from for other purposes. New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Sen- MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor of S. 514, a bill to amend title 38, S. 3045 ator from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the United States Code, to improve the At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the Senator from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ benefits and services provided by the names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. MASTO), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Department of Veterans Affairs to WYDEN) and the Senator from Maine KAINE), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. women veterans, and for other pur- (Mr. KING) were added as cosponsors of LEAHY) and the Senator from Nevada poses. S. 3045, a bill to amend the Homeland (Ms. ROSEN) were added as cosponsors Security Act of 2002 to protect United of S. 3529, a bill to require States to es- S. 525 States critical infrastructure by ensur- tablish contingency plans for the con- At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name ing that the Cybersecurity and Infra- duct of elections for Federal office in of the Senator from North Carolina structure Security Agency has the response to national disasters and (Mr. BURR) was added as a cosponsor of legal tools it needs to notify private emergencies, and for other purposes. S. 525, a bill to preserve and protect the and public sector entities put at risk S. 3612 free choice of individual employees to by cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the form, join, or assist labor organiza- networks and systems that control names of the Senator from Connecticut tions, or to refrain from such activi- critical assets of the United States. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from ties. S. 3353 Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) and the Sen- S. 785 At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the ator from Louisiana (Mr. CASSIDY) were At the request of Mr. TESTER, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. added as cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. clarify for purposes of the Internal MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor 3353, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of of S. 785, a bill to improve mental Social Security Act to provide for ex- coronavirus assistance does not affect health care provided by the Depart- tended months of Medicare coverage of the tax treatment of ordinary business ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other immunosuppressive drugs for kidney expenses. purposes. transplant patients, and for other pur- S. 3620 S. 1191 poses. At the request of Mr. REED, the name At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S. 3393 of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. At the request of Mr. TESTER, the LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor of S. DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 3620, a bill to establish a Housing As- of S. 1191, a bill to reauthorize section WYDEN), the Senator from New Hamp- sistance Fund at the Department of the 340H of the Public Health Service Act shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Senator from Treasury. to continue to encourage the expan- Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN), the Sen- S. 3637 sion, maintenance, and establishment ator from New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), At the request of Mr. TESTER, the of approved graduate medical residency the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZ- names of the Senator from Massachu- programs at qualified teaching health MAN), the Senator from New York (Mrs. setts (Ms. WARREN) and the Senator centers, and for other purposes. GILLIBRAND), the Senator from Mis- from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) were added S. 1720 souri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator from as cosponsors of S. 3637, a bill to amend At the request of Mr. ROUNDS, the Delaware (Mr. COONS) and the Senator the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to name of the Senator from West Vir- from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) were added extend lease protections for ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- as cosponsors of S. 3393, a bill to amend servicemembers under stop movement sponsor of S. 1720, a bill to amend the title 10, United States Code, to provide orders in response to a local, national,

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RES. 572 Coach Shula— At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the Now, therefore, be it (1) supported many charities; names of the Senator from Arizona Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate (2) gave generously to his local parish; and (Ms. MCSALLY) and the Senator from that the report of the Centers for Disease (3) established the Don Shula Foundation Iowa (Ms. ERNST) were added as co- Control and Prevention entitled, ‘‘Guidance to assist with breast cancer research; and sponsors of S. 3638, a bill to allow for Implementing the Opening Up America Whereas Coach Shula, a loving husband, fa- Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Again Framework’’, should be released to ther, grandfather, son, and brother, passed be used to replace revenue shortfalls the public immediately, in the form origi- away on May 4, 2020, at 90 years of age: Now, nally approved by the Centers for Disease therefore, be it resulting from COVID–19. Control and Prevention, without political Resolved, That the Senate— S. 3683 censorship by the White House or the Office (1) recognizes the life and achievements of At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the of Management and Budget. Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach Donald name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. f Francis Shula (referred to in this resolution MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of as ‘‘Coach Shula’’); S. 3683, a bill to authorize the imposi- SENATE RESOLUTION 573—HON- (2) expresses condolences to the family of tion of sanctions with respect to the ORING THE LIFE AND ACHIEVE- Coach Shula on his passing; and People’s Republic of China for its ob- MENT OF PRO FOOTBALL HALL (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary OF FAME COACH DONALD of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of struction or failure to cooperate in in- this resolution to— vestigations relating to the outbreak FRANCIS SHULA AND EXPRESS- ING CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAM- (A) the family of Coach Shula; and of COVID–19, and for other purposes. (B) the Miami Dolphins. ILY ON HIS PASSING S. 3685 f At the request of Mr. BROWN, the Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of names of the Senator from Maryland Florida, and Mr. CARDIN) submitted the SENATE RESOLUTION 574—DESIG- (Mr. CARDIN), the Senator from Penn- following resolution; which was consid- NATING THE WEEK OF APRIL 18, sylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from ered and agreed to: 2020, THROUGH APRIL 26, 2020, AS ‘‘NATIONAL PARK WEEK’’ Michigan (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator S. RES. 573 from Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added Whereas Coach Donald Francis Shula (re- Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. KING, as cosponsors of S. 3685, a bill to pro- ferred to in this preamble as ‘‘Coach Shula’’) Ms. MCSALLY, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. vide emergency rental assistance under was born on January 4, 1930, and grew up in CRAMER, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. the Emergency Solutions Grants pro- Painesville, Ohio; HIRONO, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. HEINRICH, gram of the Secretary of Housing and Whereas Coach Shula’s father immigrated Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. RUBIO, Urban Development in response to the to the United States from Hungary; Mr. COONS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WARNER, public health emergency resulting Whereas Coach Shula attended Harvey Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEX- High School and later played collegiate foot- from the coronavirus, and for other ANDER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. ENZI, Mr. purposes. ball at John Carroll University; Whereas, in 1951, the Cleveland Browns se- REED, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mrs. FEIN- S. 3698 lected Coach Shula in the ninth round of the STEIN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. KAINE, Ms. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her National Football League (referred to in this ROSEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. UDALL, Ms. name was added as a cosponsor of S. preamble as the ‘‘NFL’’) draft as a defensive CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. 3698, a bill to expand compassionate re- back; CARDIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. STABENOW, lease authority and elderly home con- Whereas, in addition to playing for the and Mr. BLUNT) submitted the fol- finement access for offenders with Cleveland Browns, Coach Shula also played lowing resolution; which was consid- heightened coronavirus risk. for the Baltimore Colts and the Washington ered and agreed to: Redskins; S. RES. 509 S. RES. 574 Whereas Coach Shula— At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the (1) began his coaching career at the Uni- Whereas, on March 1, 1872, Congress estab- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. versity of Virginia; lished Yellowstone National Park as the first MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. (2) also coached at the University of Ken- national park for the enjoyment of the peo- Res. 509, a resolution calling upon the tucky; and ple of the United States; United Nations Security Council to (3) coached as a defensive coordinator for Whereas, on August 25, 1916, Congress es- adopt a resolution on Iran that extends the Detroit Lions; tablished the National Park Service with the the dates by which Annex B restric- Whereas, in 1963, Coach Shula became the mission to preserve unimpaired the natural tions under Resolution 2231 are cur- youngest coach in the NFL when he took the and cultural resources and values of the Na- tional Park System for the enjoyment, edu- rently set to expire. head coaching position at the Baltimore Colts; cation, and inspiration of current and future S. RES. 568 Whereas, as the head coach of the Balti- generations; At the request of Mr. BROWN, the more Colts, Coach Shula— Whereas the National Park Service con- name of the Senator from Vermont (1) compiled a record of 71 wins, 23 losses, tinues to protect and manage the majestic (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- and 4 ties; and landscapes, hallowed battlefields, and iconic sor of S. Res. 568, a resolution recog- (2) won the NFL championship in 1968; cultural and historical sites of the United nizing the roles and contributions of Whereas, in 1970, Coach Shula became the States; the teachers of the United States in head coach of the Miami Dolphins (referred Whereas the units of the National Park building and enhancing the civic, cul- to in this preamble as the ‘‘Dolphins’’); System can be found in every State and Whereas Coach Shula remained the head many territories of the United States and tural, and economic well-being of the coach of the Dolphins for 26 seasons, took many of the units embody the rich natural United States. the Dolphins to 4 Super Bowls, and led the and cultural heritage of the United States, f Dolphins to victory in 2 of those Super reflect a unique national story through peo- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Bowls; ple and places, and offer countless opportuni- Whereas Coach Shula led the 1972 Dolphins ties for recreation, volunteerism, cultural team to a perfect season; exchange, education, civic engagement, and SENATE RESOLUTION 572—EX- Whereas, in Super Bowl VII, Coach Shula exploration; led the Dolphins to victory over the Wash- Whereas visits and visitors to the national PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE ington Redskins with a score of 14 to 7; parks of the United States are important SENATE THAT THE REPORT OF Whereas, in Super Bowl VIII, Coach Shula economic drivers for the economy, respon- THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE led the Dolphins, the reigning Super Bowl sible for $20,200,000,000 in spending in 2018; CONTROL AND PREVENTION EN- champions, to victory over the Minnesota Whereas the dedicated employees of the TITLED ‘‘GUIDANCE FOR IMPLE- Vikings with a score of 24 to 7; National Park Service carry out their mis- MENTING THE OPENING UP Whereas, after 33 years of coaching, Coach sion to protect the national parks of the AMERICA AGAIN FRAMEWORK’’ Shula retired from coaching in 1995 with the United States so that the vibrant culture, di- BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY NFL record for most wins by a head coach, verse wildlife, and priceless resources of the compiling a regular season record of 328 parks will endure for perpetuity; and Mr. SCHUMER submitted the fol- wins, 156 losses, and 6 ties and a postseason Whereas the people of the United States lowing resolution; which was referred record of 19 wins and 17 losses; have inherited the remarkable legacy of the

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(COVID–19) PANDEMIC BUCHAR, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. f Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. BURR) submitted the following resolu- SANDERS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. WARNER, SENATE RESOLUTION 575—RE- tion; which was referred to the Com- Mr. GARDNER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MCCON- AFFIRMING A STRONG COMMIT- mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- NELL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. COTTON, Mr. MENT TO UNITED STATES PRO- ernmental Affairs: CASEY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEXANDER ROWN AWLEY DUCERS AND COMMODITIES S. RES. 576 A , Mr. B , Mr. H , Mr. REED, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. DURBIN, MADE IN THE UNITED STATES Whereas public safety telecommunicators Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. WICKER, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. play a critical role in emergency response; Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. LEE, Mr. KEN- ROUNDS, Mr. DAINES, Mr. THUNE, and Whereas the work performed by public safety telecommunicators goes far beyond NEDY, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. Mr. BOOKER) submitted the following merely relaying information between the THUNE, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. SULLIVAN, resolution; which was referred to the public and first responders; Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SASSE, Mr. ROBERTS, Committee on Finance: Whereas, when responding to reports of Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. S. RES. 575 missing, abducted, and sexually exploited SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mr. CAS- children, the information obtained and ac- Whereas the farmers and ranchers of the SIDY) submitted the following resolu- United States raise the best beef in the tions taken by public safety telecommunica- tors form the foundation for an effective re- tion; which was considered and agreed world; to: Whereas consumers have a right to know- sponse; ingly buy products made in the United Whereas the first contact that a hostage S. RES. 577 States; taker or a suicidal person makes when that Whereas Federal, State, local, and Tribal Whereas farmers, ranchers, workers, and person calls 9–1–1 is with a public safety tele- police officers, sheriffs, and other law en- consumers in the United States benefit from communicator, whose negotiation skills can forcement officers across the United States transparency regarding the origin of food; prevent the situation from getting worse; serve with valor, dignity, and integrity; Whereas Congress overwhelmingly sup- Whereas, during active shooter incidents, Whereas law enforcement officers are ported country-of-origin labeling (also public safety telecommunicators coach call- charged with— known as ‘‘COOL’’) in the Food, Conserva- ers through first aid and give advice to pre- (1) pursuing justice for all individuals; and tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110– vent further harm, all while collecting vital (2) performing the duties of a law enforce- 246; 122 Stat. 1651) because 87 percent of con- information to provide situational awareness ment officer with fidelity to the constitu- sumers want to know the country of origin for responding officers; tional and civil rights of the public the offi- of the meat those consumers purchase; Whereas the work of public safety tele- cers serve; Whereas, in 2015, Congress repealed the law communicators comes with an extreme emo- Whereas law enforcement officers swear an requiring country-of-origin labeling for beef, tional and physical impact that is com- oath to uphold the public trust even though, reducing the competitive advantage of prod- pounded by long hours and the around-the- through the performance of the duties of a ucts born, raised, and slaughtered in the clock nature of the job; law enforcement officer, the officers may be- United States; Whereas public safety telecommunicators come targets for senseless acts of violence; Whereas there is no standardized definition should be recognized by all levels of govern- Whereas law enforcement officers have of the term ‘‘truth in labeling’’, ment for the lifesaving and protective nature bravely continued to meet the call of duty to disadvantaging producers in the United of the work that public safety telecommu- ensure the security of their neighborhoods States; nicators perform; and and communities at the risk of their own Whereas Congress supports products made Whereas major emergencies, such as the personal safety in the time of a viral pan- in the United States, and consumers deserve Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) pan- demic; to know where their food comes from; demic, highlight the dedication of public Whereas the resolve to service is clearly Whereas the United States has the highest safety telecommunicators and the important demonstrated by law enforcement officers phytosanitary standards in the world, while work performed by public safety telecommu- across the country who have tragically fall- other countries place less emphasis on food nicators to protect the public and police, en ill or passed away due to complications of safety; fire, and emergency medical officials: Now, COVID–19 contracted in the line of duty; Whereas foreign commodities, such as beef, therefore, be it Whereas, in 1962, President John Fitzgerald are misleadingly labeled ‘‘Product of USA’’ Resolved, That the Senate— Kennedy signed Public Law 87–726 (36 U.S.C. if those commodities are processed or packed (1) honors and recognizes the important 136) (referred to in this preamble as the in the United States; and lifesaving contributions of public safety ‘‘Joint Resolution’’), which authorizes the Whereas technological advancements make telecommunicators and other public safety President to proclaim May 15 of every year it possible to accurately and efficiently iden- communications professionals across the as ‘‘Peace Officers Memorial Day’’ in honor tify the origin of beef without costly seg- United States; and of the Federal, State, and local officers who regation of imported and domestic commod- (2) encourages the people of the United have been killed, disabled, or otherwise in- ities, giving producers and consumers the States to remember the value of the work jured in the line of duty; ability to distinguish between beef actually performed by public safety telecommunica- Whereas the Joint Resolution also author- produced in the United States and foreign, tors and other public safety communications izes the President to designate the week in imported beef; and professionals. which Peace Officers Memorial Day falls as Whereas country-of-origin labeling is good f ‘‘National Police Week’’; for farmers, ranchers, workers, and packers Whereas the National Law Enforcement because it allows those individuals to iden- SENATE RESOLUTION 577—DESIG- Officers Memorial, dedicated on October 15, tify their products as born and raised in the NATING THE WEEK OF MAY 10 1991, is the national monument to honor United States: Now, therefore, be it THROUGH MAY 16, 2020, AS ‘‘NA- those law enforcement officers who have died Resolved, That the Senate urges the Presi- TIONAL POLICE WEEK’’ in the line of duty; dent to require the United States Trade Rep- Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mrs. FEIN- Whereas Peace Officers Memorial Day, resentative to enter into the trade negotia- 2020, honors the 185 law enforcement officers STEIN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. tions necessary to implement mandatory killed in the line of duty during 2019, includ- country-of-origin labeling for beef, in order GRASSLEY, Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. MUR- ing— to allow consumers to make an informed and KOWSKI, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. SCOTT of Flor- (1) Brian R. Abbondandelo; free choice about where their food comes ida, Mr. COONS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. KING, (2) Jacob O. Allmendinger; from. Ms. COLLINS, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. HYDE- (3) Luis G. Alvarez;

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Martin; known as the ‘‘LEOKA Program’’), since the (14) Christopher C.L. Brewster; (102) Clifton J. Martinez; beginning of 2020, 36 law enforcement officers (15) Spencer D. Bristol; (103) Peter Martino; were reported to have been killed in the line (16) Makeem R. Brooks; (104) Robert P. Masci; of duty: Now, therefore, be it (17) Steven J. Brown; (105) Paul J. McCabe; Resolved, That the Senate— (18) William R. Buechner, Jr.; (106) William D. McCabe; (1) designates the week of May 10 through (19) Carlos J. Cammon; (107) Robert E. McCallister; May 16, 2020, as ‘‘National Police Week’’; (20) Benjamin J. Campbell; (108) Rasheen P. McClain; (2) expresses unwavering support for law (21) Audrey P. Capra; (109) Bryan U. McCoy; enforcement officers across the United (22) Stephen P. Carr; (110) Patrick T. McGovern; States in the pursuit of preserving safe and (23) WyTasha L. Carter; (111) Robert S. McKeithen; secure communities; (24) Albert R. Castaneda, Jr.; (112) Stephen B. McLoud; (3) recognizes the need to ensure that law (25) Yolanda Cawley; (113) Jennifer Meehan; enforcement officers have the equipment, (26) Troy P. Chisum; (114) Mark J. Meier; training, and resources that are necessary in (27) Jeffrey M. Cicora; (115) Gregory V. Melita; order to protect the health and safety of the (28) Billy F. Clardy III; (116) Norman D. Merkel; officers while the officers protect the public; (29) Natalie B. Corona; (117) Jose H. Meza; (4) recognizes the law enforcement commu- (30) Dornell Cousette; (118) William J. Mode´n; nity for continual unseen acts of sacrifice (31) Brian K. Crain; (119) Joseph B. Montijo; and heroism, especially in the midst of the (32) Christopher E. Cranston; (120) Andre M. Moye, Jr.; COVID–19 pandemic crisis faced by the (33) Peter F. Curran; (121) Brian C. Mulkeen; United States; (34) Julius J. Dailey; (122) Wayne M. Neidenberg; (5) acknowledges that police officers and (35) Jorge R. Del Rio; (123) Anthony Neri; other law enforcement personnel, especially (36) Justin R. Derosier; (124) Benjamin R. Nimtz; those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, (37) Sandeep S. Dhaliwal; (125) Jason H. Offner; should be remembered and honored; (38) Michael O. Diamond; (126) Kyle D. Olinger; (6) expresses condolences and solemn ap- (39) Elmer J. Diaz; (127) Vincent J. Oliva; preciation to the loved ones of each law en- (40) Juan J. Diaz; (128) Robert Ortiz; forcement officer who has made the ultimate (41) William C. Dickerson; (129) Tara C. O’Sullivan; sacrifice in the line of duty; and (42) Nicolas B. Dixon; (130) Pavlos D. Pallas; (7) encourages the people of the United (43) Steven J. Dodson; (131) Phillip E. Panzarella; States to observe National Police Week by (44) Kenneth X. Domenech; (132) William G. Parker; honoring law enforcement personnel and pro- (45) Donna M. Doss; (133) Michele T. Paul; moting awareness of the essential mission (46) Lucas B. Dowell; (134) Chate´ri A. Payne; that law enforcement personnel undertake in (47) Cooper A. Dyson; (135) Philip T. Perry; service to their communities and the United (48) Gerald W. Ellis; (136) Levy Pettway; (49) Spencer A. Englett; (137) Bryan C. Pfluger; States. (50) Jose L. Espericueta, Jr.; (138) Joseph L. Pidoto; f (51) Keith A. Ferrara; (139) Debra K. Porter-Johnson; (52) John P. Ferrari; (140) James V. Quinn; AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND (53) Edward J. Fitzgerald; (141) Carlos A. Ramirez; PROPOSED (54) David J. Fitzpatrick; (142) Esmeralda P. Ramirez; SA 1583. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. (55) Gary M. Franklin; (143) Stephen M. Reece; DAINES, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. UDALL, Mr. (56) Sean P. Franklin; (144) Cecil D. Ridley; MARKEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. (57) Nicholas S. Galinger; (145) Matthew J. Rittner; SANDERS, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. (58) Thomas J. Gallagher; (146) Lawrence J. Rivera; MERKLEY, Mr. PAUL, and Mr. BOOKER) pro- (59) Matthew E. Gatti; (147) Pedro J. Rodriguez Mateo; (60) Steven G. Greco; (148) Joseph M. Roman; posed an amendment to the bill H.R. 6172, to (61) Daniel H. Groves; (149) Byron S. Romero; amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (62) Randy Z. Haddix; (150) Paul T. Rutherford; Act of 1978 to prohibit the production of cer- (63) Anthony R. Hanlon; (151) James E. Ryan; tain business records, and for other purposes. (64) E. Raye Hawkins; (152) Joshua B. Ryer, Jr.; SA 1584. Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. LEAHY, (65) Joseph F. Heid; (153) Russell D. Salazar; Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, (66) Nathan H. Heidelberg; (154) Moises Sanchez; Mr. BRAUN, Mr. COONS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. (67) Peter J. Herrera; (155) Thomas Santoro; DAINES, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HAR- (68) John D. Hetland; (156) Alfred Sanyet-Perez; RIS, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, (69) David P. Hewitt; (157) Stephanie J. Schreurs; Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. (70) Steven B. Hinkle; (158) Joseph A. Seals; UDALL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. (71) Daniel D. Hinton; (159) Michael P. Shea; WYDEN, and Mr. CRUZ) proposed an amend- (72) Nathaniel Holland, Jr.; (160) Jordan H. Sheldon; ment to the bill H.R. 6172, supra. (73) Nicholas J. Hopkins; (161) Joseph W. Shinners; SA 1585. Mr. GARDNER proposed an (74) Robert M. Hotten; (162) Brian P. Simonsen; amendment to the bill S. 2661, to amend the (75) Christopher M. Hulsey; (163) Jerry L. Smith, Jr.; Communications Act of 1934 to designate 9–8– (76) Charles J. Humphry; (164) Michaela E. Smith; 8 as the universal telephone number for the (77) Brian D. Ishmael; (165) Peter R. Stephan; purpose of the national suicide prevention (78) Bobby W. Jacobs; (166) Michael D. Stephen, Sr.; and mental health crisis hotline system op- (79) Monty T. Johnson; (167) Barbara J. Sullivan; erating through the National Suicide Pre- (80) Paul J. Johnson; (168) Kaila M. Sullivan; vention Lifeline and through the Veterans (81) Matthew R. Jones; (169) Michael E. Teel; Crisis Line, and for other purposes. (82) Brooke E. Jones-Story; (170) Ryan S. Thompson; f (83) Jacob H. Keltner; (171) Shane M. Totty; (84) James W. Kennelly; (172) Clayton J. Townsend; TEXT OF AMENDMENTS (85) Stephen A. Ketchum; (173) Sean P. Tuder; SA 1583. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, (86) Liquat A. Khan; (174) Manuel Vargas, Jr.; Mr. DAINES, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. (87) Michael F. Knapp; (175) Tracy L. Vickers; (88) Christopher J. Lambert; (176) Joshua E. Voth; UDALL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. (89) Michael V. Langsdorf; (177) Jeremy A. Voyles; BALDWIN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. (90) Michael S. Latu; (178) William T. Walsh; CRAMER, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. PAUL, and (91) Mark Lawler; (179) Willie H. West; Mr. BOOKER) proposed an amendment

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Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. (1) APPLICATION AND MATERIALS.—Subpara- States person prominent in such an organi- graph (A) of section 103(i)(6) (50 U.S.C. LEAHY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, zation; or 1803(i)(6)) is amended to read as follows: Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. COONS, ‘‘(iii) the domestic news media; or ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— Mr. CRAMER, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DURBIN, ‘‘(B) any other investigative matter involv- ‘‘(i) RIGHT OF AMICUS.—If a court estab- Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. HEIN- ing a domestic entity or a known or sus- lished under subsection (a) or (b) appoints an pected United States person that, in the RICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. amicus curiae under paragraph (2), the ami- judgment of the applicable court established cus curiae— MCSALLY, Mr. PAUL, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. under subsection (a) or (b), is as sensitive as UDALL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. WARREN, ‘‘(I) shall have access to, to the extent such an investigative matter described in sub- information is available to the Govern- Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. CRUZ) proposed an paragraph (A).’’. ment— (b) AUTHORITY TO SEEK REVIEW.—Sub- amendment to the bill H.R. 6172, to ‘‘(aa) the application, certification, peti- section (i) of section 103 (50 U.S.C. 1803), as amend the Foreign Intelligence Sur- tion, motion, and other information and sup- veillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended— porting materials, including any information production of certain business records, (1) in paragraph (4)— described in section 901, submitted to the and for other purposes; as follows: (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court in connection with the matter in which the In subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 602 of the ‘‘; AUTHORITY’’ after ‘‘DUTIES’’; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), amicus curiae has been appointed, including (50 U.S.C. 1872), as added by section 301(b)(3), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), re- access to any relevant legal precedent (in- insert after ‘‘section 103(i)’’ the following: ‘‘, spectively, and adjusting the margins ac- cluding any such precedent that is cited by a proceeding in the Foreign Intelligence cordingly; the Government, including in such an appli- Court of Review resulting from the petition (C) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so cation); of an amicus curiae under section 103(i)(7), or designated, by striking ‘‘the amicus curiae ‘‘(bb) an unredacted copy of each relevant a proceeding in which an amicus curiae could shall’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the ami- decision made by the Foreign Intelligence have been appointed pursuant to section cus curiae— Surveillance Court or the Foreign Intel- 103(i)(2)(A)’’. ‘‘(A) shall’’; ligence Surveillance Court of Review in In section 302, strike subsections (a) and (D) in subparagraph (A)(i), as so des- which the court decides a question of law, (b) and insert the following: ignated, by inserting before the semicolon at without regard to whether the decision is (a) EXPANSION OF APPOINTMENT AUTHOR- the end the following: ‘‘, including legal ar- classified; and ITY.— guments regarding any privacy or civil lib- ‘‘(cc) any other information or materials (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(i)(2) (50 U.S.C. erties interest of any United States person that the court determines are relevant to the 1803(i)(2)) is amended— that would be significantly impacted by the duties of the amicus curiae; and (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in- application or motion’’; and ‘‘(II) may make a submission to the court serting the following: (E) by striking the period at the end and requesting access to any other particular ‘‘(A) shall appoint one or more individuals inserting the following: ‘‘; and materials or information (or category of ma- who have been designated under paragraph ‘‘(B) may seek leave to raise any novel or terials or information) that the amicus cu- (1), not less than one of whom possesses pri- significant privacy or civil liberties issue riae believes to be relevant to the duties of vacy and civil liberties expertise, unless the relevant to the application or motion or the amicus curiae. court finds that such a qualification is inap- other issue directly impacting the legality of ‘‘(ii) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION REGARD- propriate, to serve as amicus curiae to assist the proposed electronic surveillance with the ING ACCURACY.—The Foreign Intelligence the court in the consideration of any appli- court, regardless of whether the court has re- Surveillance Court, upon the motion of an cation or motion for an order or review that, quested assistance on that issue.’’; amicus curiae appointed under paragraph (2) in the opinion of the court— (2) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through or upon its own motion, may require the ‘‘(i) presents a novel or significant inter- (12) as paragraphs (8) through (13), respec- Government to make available the sup- pretation of the law, unless the court issues tively; and porting documentation described in section a finding that such appointment is not ap- (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol- 902.’’. propriate; lowing: (2) CLARIFICATION OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN IN- ‘‘(ii) presents significant concerns with re- ‘‘(7) AUTHORITY TO SEEK REVIEW OF DECI- FORMATION.—Such section is further amend- spect to the activities of a United States per- SIONS.— ed— son that are protected by the first amend- ‘‘(A) FISA COURT DECISIONS.—Following (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘may’’ ment to the Constitution of the United issuance of an order under this Act by the and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and States, unless the court issues a finding that Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, an (B) by striking subparagraph (C) and in- such appointment is not appropriate; amicus curiae appointed under paragraph (2) serting the following: ‘‘(iii) presents or involves a sensitive inves- may petition the Foreign Intelligence Sur- ‘‘(C) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—An amicus tigative matter, unless the court issues a veillance Court to certify for review to the curiae appointed by the court shall have ac- finding that such appointment is not appro- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of cess to, to the extent such information is priate; Review a question of law pursuant to sub- available to the Government, unredacted ‘‘(iv) presents a request for approval of a section (j). If the court denies such petition, copies of each opinion, order, transcript, new program, a new technology, or a new use the court shall provide for the record a writ- pleading, or other document of the Foreign of existing technology, unless the court ten statement of the reasons for such denial. Intelligence Surveillance Court and the For- issues a finding that such appointment is not Upon certification of any question of law eign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Re- appropriate; pursuant to this subparagraph, the Court of view, including, if the individual is eligible ‘‘(v) presents a request for reauthorization Review shall appoint the amicus curiae to for access to classified information, any clas- of programmatic surveillance, unless the assist the Court of Review in its consider- sified documents, information, and other court issues a finding that such appointment ation of the certified question, unless the materials or proceedings.’’. is not appropriate; or Court of Review issues a finding that such Redesignate section 207 as section 208. ‘‘(vi) otherwise presents novel or signifi- appointment is not appropriate. Insert after section 206 the following: cant civil liberties issues, unless the court ‘‘(B) FISA COURT OF REVIEW DECISIONS.—An SEC. 207. DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMA- issues a finding that such appointment is not amicus curiae appointed under paragraph (2) TION; CERTIFICATION REGARDING appropriate; and’’; and may petition the Foreign Intelligence Sur- ACCURACY PROCEDURES. (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘an in- veillance Court of Review to certify for re- (a) DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMA- dividual or organization’’ each place the view to the Supreme Court of the United TION.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Foreign Intelligence ‘‘(b) STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF AC- not supported by documentation that existed Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et CURACY PROCEDURES.—Any Federal officer in the applicable file being reviewed at the seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol- making an application for a court order time of the accuracy review.’’. lowing: under this Act shall include with the appli- ‘‘TITLE IX—DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT cation— SA 1585. Mr. GARDNER proposed an INFORMATION ‘‘(1) a description of the accuracy proce- amendment to the bill S. 2661, to dures employed by the officer or the officer’s ‘‘SEC. 901. DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT INFORMA- designee; and amend the Communications Act of 1934 TION. to designate 9–8-8 as the universal tele- ‘‘The Attorney General or any other Fed- ‘‘(2) a certification that the officer or the eral officer making an application for a officer’s designee has collected and reviewed phone number for the purpose of the court order under this Act shall provide the for accuracy and completeness— national suicide prevention and mental court with— ‘‘(A) supporting documentation for each health crisis hotline system operating ‘‘(1) all information in the possession of factual assertion contained in the applica- through the National Suicide Preven- the Government that is material to deter- tion; tion Lifeline and through the Veterans mining whether the application satisfies the ‘‘(B) all information that might reasonably call into question the accuracy of the infor- Crisis Line, and for other purposes; as applicable requirements under this Act, in- follows: cluding any exculpatory information; and mation or the reasonableness of any assess- ‘‘(2) all information in the possession of ment in the application, or otherwise raises Strike all after the enacting clause and in- the Government that might reasonably— doubts about the requested findings; and sert the following: ‘‘(A) call into question the accuracy of the ‘‘(C) all material information that might SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. application or the reasonableness of any as- reasonably call into question the reliability This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National sessment in the application conducted by the and reporting of any information from any Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2020’’. department or agency on whose behalf the confidential human source that is used in application is made; or the application. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. ‘‘(B) otherwise raise doubts with respect to ‘‘(c) NECESSARY FINDING FOR COURT OR- Congress finds the following: the findings that are required to be made DERS.—A judge may not enter an order under (1) According to the American Foundation under the applicable provision of this Act in this Act unless the judge finds, in addition to for Suicide Prevention, on average, there are order for the court order to be issued.’’. any other findings required under this Act, 129 suicides per day in the United States. (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of that the accuracy procedures described in (2) To prevent future suicides, it is critical contents of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- the application for the order, as required to transition the cumbersome, existing 10- lance Act of 1978 is amended by adding at the under subsection (b)(1), are actually accu- digit National Suicide Hotline to a uni- end the following: racy procedures as defined in this section.’’. versal, easy-to-remember, 3-digit phone (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of ‘‘TITLE IX—DISCLOSURE OF RELEVANT number and connect people in crisis with INFORMATION contents of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- life-saving resources. lance Act of 1978, as amended by subsection ‘‘Sec. 901. Disclosure of relevant informa- (3) It is essential that people in the United (a), is amended by inserting after the item States have access to a 3-digit national sui- tion.’’. relating to section 901 the following: (b) CERTIFICATION REGARDING ACCURACY cide hotline across all geographic locations. PROCEDURES.— ‘‘Sec. 902. Certification regarding accuracy (4) The designated suicide hotline number (1) IN GENERAL.—Title IX of the Foreign In- procedures.’’. will need to be both familiar and recogniz- telligence Surveillance Act of 1978, as added In section 208, as so redesignated, strike able to all people in the United States. by subsection (a), is amended by adding at ‘‘section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- SEC. 3. UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR the end the following: veillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861)’’ and in- NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION ‘‘SEC. 902. CERTIFICATION REGARDING ACCU- sert ‘‘the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS HOT- RACY PROCEDURES. Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (if applica- LINE SYSTEM. ‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ble)’’. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 251(e) of the Com- ‘accuracy procedures’ means specific proce- At the end, add the following: munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)) is dures, adopted by the Attorney General, to SEC. 409. ANNUAL REPORTING ON ACCURACY amended by adding at the end the following: ensure that an application for a court order AND COMPLETENESS OF APPLICA- ‘‘(4) UNIVERSAL TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR NA- under this Act, including any application for TIONS. TIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AND MENTAL renewal of an existing order, is accurate and Section 603 (50 U.S.C. 1873) is amended— HEALTH CRISIS HOTLINE SYSTEM.—9–8–8 is des- complete, including procedures that ensure, (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub- ignated as the universal telephone number at a minimum, that— section (f); and within the United States for the purpose of ‘‘(1) the application reflects all informa- (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- the national suicide prevention and mental tion that might reasonably call into ques- lowing: health crisis hotline system operating tion the accuracy of the information or the ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT BY DOJ INSPECTOR through the National Suicide Prevention reasonableness of any assessment in the ap- GENERAL ON ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS OF Lifeline maintained by the Assistant Sec- APPLICATIONS.— plication, or otherwise raises doubts about retary for Mental Health and Substance Use ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMIT- the requested findings; under section 520E–3 of the Public Health TEES OF CONGRESS.—In this subsection, the ‘‘(2) the application reflects all material Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c) and through term ‘appropriate committees of Congress’ information that might reasonably call into the Veterans Crisis Line maintained by the means— question the reliability and reporting of any Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section ‘‘(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and information from a confidential human 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code.’’. the Select Committee on Intelligence of the source that is used in the application; (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment Senate; and ‘‘(3) a complete file documenting each fac- made by subsection (a) shall take effect on ‘‘(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and tual assertion in an application is main- the date that is 1 year after the date of en- the Permanent Select Committee on Intel- tained; actment of this Act. ‘‘(4) the applicant coordinates with the ap- ligence of the House of Representatives. (c) REQUIRED REPORT.—Not later than 180 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—In April of each year, the In- propriate elements of the intelligence com- days after the date of enactment of this Act, munity (as defined in section 3 of the Na- spector General of the Department of Justice shall submit to the appropriate committees the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), and Substance Use and the Secretary of Vet- concerning any prior or existing relationship of Congress and make public, subject to a de- classification review, a report setting forth, erans Affairs shall jointly submit a report with the target of any surveillance, search, that details the resources necessary to make or other means of investigation, and dis- with respect to the preceding calendar year, the use of 9–8–8, as designated under para- closes any such relationship in the applica- the following: graph (4) of section 251(e) of the Communica- tion; ‘‘(A) A summary of all accuracy or com- tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 251(e)), as added ‘‘(5) before any application targeting a pleteness reviews of applications submitted by subsection (a) of this section, operational United States person is made, the applicant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance and effective across the United States to— Federal officer shall document that the offi- Court by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, cer has collected and reviewed for accuracy tion. and Transportation of the Senate; and completeness supporting documentation ‘‘(B) The total number of applications re- (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the for each factual assertion in the application; viewed for accuracy or completeness. Senate; and ‘‘(C) The total number of material errors ‘‘(6) the applicant Federal agency establish or omissions identified during such reviews. (3) the Committee on Energy and Com- compliance and auditing mechanisms on an ‘‘(D) The total number of nonmaterial er- merce of the House of Representatives; and annual basis to assess the efficacy of the ac- rors or omissions identified during such re- (4) the Committee on Appropriations of the curacy procedures that have been adopted views. House of Representatives. and report such findings to the Attorney ‘‘(E) The total number of instances in SEC. 4. STATE AUTHORITY OVER FEES. General. which facts contained in an application were (a) AUTHORITY.—

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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, any the Federal Communications Commission minorities, rural individuals, and other high- amendment made by this Act, the Commu- shall submit to the appropriate committees risk populations; and nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), or a report that examines the feasibility and (B) a strategy for optimally implementing any Commission regulation or order may cost of including an automatic dispatchable an Integrated Voice Response, or other prevent the imposition and collection of a location that would be conveyed with a 9–8– equally effective mechanism, to allow Na- fee or charge applicable to a commercial mo- 8 call, regardless of the technological plat- tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline callers bile service or an IP-enabled voice service form used and including with calls from who are LGBTQ youth, minorities, rural in- specifically designated by a State, a political multi-line telephone systems (as defined in dividuals, or members of other high-risk pop- subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe, or section 6502 of the Middle Class Tax Relief ulations to access specialized services. village or regional corporation serving a re- and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1471)). f gion established pursuant to the Alaska Na- (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES.—The term AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO seq.) for 9–8–8 related services, if the fee or ‘‘appropriate committees’’ means the fol- MEET charge is held in a sequestered account to be lowing: obligated or expended only in support of 9–8– (A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I 8 services, or enhancements of such services, and Transportation of the Senate. have 4 requests for committees to meet as specified in the provision of State or local (B) The Committee on Health, Education, during today’s session of the Senate. law adopting the fee or charge. Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority (2) USE OF 9-8-8 FUNDS.—A fee or charge col- (C) The Committee on Energy and Com- and Minority leaders. lected under this subsection shall only be merce of the House of Representatives. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph imposed, collected, and used to pay expenses (2) DISPATCHABLE LOCATION.—The term that a State, a political subdivision of a ‘‘dispatchable location’’ means the street ad- 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Sen- State, an Indian Tribe, or village or regional dress of the calling party and additional in- ate, the following committees are au- corporation serving a region established pur- formation such as room number, floor num- thorized to meet during today’s session suant to the Alaska Native Claims Settle- ber, or similar information necessary to ade- of the Senate: ment Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is expected quately identify the location of the calling COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND to incur that are reasonably attributed to— party. TRANSPORTATION (A) ensuring the efficient and effective SEC. 6. REPORT ON CERTAIN TRAINING PRO- The Committee on Commerce, routing of calls made to the 9-8-8 national GRAMS. suicide prevention and mental health crisis (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Science, and Transportation is author- hotline to an appropriate crisis center; and Congress that— ized to meet during the session of the (B) personnel and the provision of acute (1) youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at mental health, crisis outreach and stabiliza- transgender, or queer (referred to in this sec- 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. tion services by directly responding to the 9- tion as ‘‘LGBTQ’’) are more than 4 times COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS more likely to contemplate suicide than 8-8 national suicide prevention and mental The Committee on Foreign Relations health crisis hotline. their peers, with 1 in 5 LGBTQ youth and (b) FEE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT.—To en- more than 1 in 3 transgender youth reporting is authorized to meet during the ses- sure efficiency, transparency, and account- attempting suicide; sion of the Senate on Wednesday, May ability in the collection and expenditure of a (2) American Indian and Alaska Natives 13, 2020, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing fee or charge for the support or implementa- have the highest rate of suicide of any racial on nominations. tion of 9–8–8 services, not later than 2 years or ethnic group in the United States with a COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND after the date of the enactment of this Act, suicide rate over 3.5 times higher than the GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS and annually thereafter, the Commission racial or ethnic group with the lowest rate, shall submit to the Committees on Com- with the suicide rate increasing, since 1999, The Committee on Homeland Secu- merce, Science, and Transportation and Ap- by 139 percent for American Indian women rity and Governmental Affairs is au- propriations of the Senate and the Commit- and 71 percent for men; thorized to meet during the session of tees on Energy and Commerce and Appro- (3) between 2001 and 2015, the suicide death the Senate on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, priations of the House of Representatives a rate in rural counties in the United States at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing. report that— was 17.32 per 100,000 individuals, which is sig- SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (1) details the status in each State, polit- nificantly greater than the national average, ical subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, or and the data shows that between that same The Select Committee on Intel- village or regional corporation serving a re- time period, suicide rates increased for all ligence is authorized to meet during gion established pursuant to the Alaska Na- age groups across all counties in the United the session of the Senate on Wednes- tive Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et States, with the highest rates and the great- day, May 13, 2020, at 2 p.m., to conduct seq.) of the collection and distribution of est increases being in more rural counties; a hearing. such fees or charges; and and f (2) includes findings on the amount of reve- (4) the Substance Abuse and Mental Health nues obligated or expended by each State, Services Administration must be equipped to NEVER AGAIN EDUCATION ACT political subdivision of a State, Indian Tribe, provide specialized resources to these and or village or regional corporation serving a other high-risk populations. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I region established pursuant to the Alaska (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after ask unanimous consent that the Com- Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 the date of enactment of this Act, the Assist- mittee on Energy and Natural Re- et seq.) for any purpose other than the pur- ant Secretary for Mental Health and Sub- sources be discharged and the Senate pose for which any such fees or charges are stance Use shall submit to the Committee on proceed to the immediate consider- specified. Commerce, Science, and Transportation of ation of H.R. 943. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: the Senate, the Committee on Health, Edu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (1) COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE.—The term cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, ‘‘commercial mobile service’’ has the mean- and the Committee on Energy and Commerce clerk will report the bill by title. ing given that term under section 332(d) of of the House of Representatives a report The legislative clerk read as follows: the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. that— A bill (H.R. 943) to authorize the Director 332(d)). (1) details a strategy, to be developed in of the United States Holocaust Memorial (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ consultation with the Centers for Disease Museum to support Holocaust education pro- means the Federal Communications Com- Control and Prevention, the National Insti- grams, and for other purposes. mission. tute of Mental Health, and organizations ca- There being no objection, the com- (3) IP-ENABLED VOICE SERVICE.—The term pable of providing nationwide suicide preven- ‘‘IP-enabled voice service’’ shall include— tion and crisis services for LGBTQ youth, mittee was discharged and the Senate (A) an interconnected VoIP service, as de- minorities, rural individuals, or other high- proceeded to consider the bill. fined in section 9.3 of the title 47 of the Code risk populations, for the Substance Abuse Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous of Federal Regulations, or any successor and Mental Health Services Administration consent that the bill be considered read thereto; and to offer, support, or provide technical assist- a third time. (B) a one-way interconnected VoIP service. ance to training programs for National Sui- The bill was ordered to a third read- (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the cide Prevention Lifeline counselors to in- ing and was read the third time. meaning given that term in section 7 of the crease competency in serving high-risk popu- Mr. MCCONNELL. I know of no fur- Wireless Communications and Public Safety lations; and Act of 1999 (47 U.S.C. 615b). (2) includes recommendations regarding— ther debate on the bill. SEC. 5. LOCATION IDENTIFICATION REPORT. (A) the facilitation of access to services The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days that are provided to specially trained staff is no further debate on the bill, the after the date of the enactment of this Act, and partner organizations for LGBTQ youth, question is, Shall the bill pass?

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CELEBRATING ASIAN PACIFIC there is much work still to be done. Disparities Throughout this service, Colonel Adams AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH in economic opportunity, education, health earned numerous distinguished awards, in- care and more between AANHPI and other cluding the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, HON. ED CASE communities and within subgroups of our and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Though his tour as Commander of the 628th OF HAWAII AANHPI community persist. Air Wing and Joint Base Charleston has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES These disparities have become all the more apparent amidst this COVID–19 pandemic. ended, Colonel Adams will long be remem- Wednesday, May 13, 2020 Across our country, Native Hawaiian and Pa- bered for his lasting contributions to our com- Mr. CASE. Madam Speaker, our country cific Islander communities have been espe- munity. He established the Lowcountry De- has officially observed each May since 1992 cially hard hit, reporting infection rates up to fense Community Partnership Council, a civil- as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, three times higher than the rest of the popu- ian-military program intended to strengthen the recognizing the extraordinary contributions of lation. At the same time, across the country, relationship between the Lowcountry civilian our Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pa- Americans of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pa- community and the base. He oversaw the cific Islander (AANHPI) community to the rich cific Islander descent are working on the front base’s response to Hurricane Dorian, Hurri- fabric and history of our nation. lines to care for their fellow Americans and cane Florence, and most recently, the May is especially important to me as the keep our country going. Their strength and re- COVID–19 pandemic. And he was also hon- proud Representative of Hawaii’s First Con- silience alongside our fellow Americans are ored with the Military Service Award at the gressional District with the largest population truly inspiring. As a member of executive Black Engineer of the Year STEM Global of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pa- board of our Congressional Asian Pacific Competitiveness Conference for his work to cific Islanders of any district in our country. American Caucus, I will continue to work to inspire students to work in cyber, STEM, or For over a century and continuing through the protect the health and wellbeing of our entire aviation and build pipelines for them to suc- present and into tomorrow, Hawaii has pro- AANHPI community both in Hawaii and across ceed. duced repeated accomplished AANHPI ‘‘firsts’’ the country during this difficult time. Madam Speaker, please join me in recog- in government who have left a lasting impact During this Asian Pacific American Heritage nizing Colonel Adams for his accomplishments on our state and country, including Territorial Month, while we celebrate the accomplish- as Commander of Joint Base Charleston. On Delegate Jonah Ku¯hio¯ Kalaniana‘ole, Senator ments of Asian American, Native Hawaiian behalf of my constituents in the Lowcountry, I Hiram Fong, Senator Daniel Inouye, Senator and Pacific Islander communities in my dis- thank him for his service to our community. Daniel Akaka, Congresswoman Patsy Mink, trict, in Hawaii and across America, we must f Governors John Waihe‘e, Ben Cayetano and also rededicate ourselves to continuing to em- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS George Ariyoshi, as well as my current col- power and uplift all Asian American, Native Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, leagues Senator MAZIE HIRONO and Congress- Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities agreed to by the Senate of February 4, woman TULSI GABBARD. I am also proud to and individuals. 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- have served as a young staffer on Capitol Hill f tem for a computerized schedule of all for my own mentor, the late Senator Spark IN RECOGNITION OF THE CHANGE meetings and hearings of Senate com- Matsunaga. mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- But the accomplishments of Hawaii’s Asian OF COMMAND OF COLONEL TER- RENCE A. ADAMS tees, and committees of conference. American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Is- This title requires all such committees lander community extend well beyond the to notify the Office of the Senate Daily realm of politics and government into all areas HON. JOE CUNNINGHAM Digest—designated by the Rules Com- of our society including science, law, sports, OF SOUTH CAROLINA mittee—of the time, place and purpose business, music, arts and culture and more. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the meetings, when scheduled and We are so proud to remember individuals like Wednesday, May 13, 2020 any cancellations or changes in the astronaut Ellison Onizuka, Judge Herbert meetings as they occur. Choy, entrepreneur Robert Taira, singer Don Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise As an additional procedure along Ho, Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku, today in recognition of the Change of Com- with the computerization of this infor- golfer Michelle Wie, Native Hawaiian navigator mand of Colonel Terrence A. Adams, whose mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Nainoa Thompson, boxer Brian Viloria, actor presence will be greatly missed in the Digest will prepare this information for Jason Momoa, singer and songwriter Bruno Lowcountry. printing in the Extensions of Remarks Mars and so many more. Before joining the Air Force, Colonel Adams section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD The year 2020 also marks the 120th anni- began his military career in the U.S. Army, on Monday and Wednesday of each versary of Okinawan immigration to Hawaii. where he served for seven years. He entered week. On January 8, 1900, twenty-six men from Oki- the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Meetings scheduled for Thursday, nawa arrived in Honolulu as part of the first Training Corps program after graduating from May 14, 2020 may be found in the Daily group of contract laborers. Like so many other Auburn University with a degree in Computer Digest of today’s RECORD. AANHPI communities, Okinawan immigrants Information Systems. In addition to his degree initially faced discrimination but through their from Auburn, he holds a Master of Business MEETINGS SCHEDULED own hard work and sacrifice, our Okinawan Administration from Troy State University, a MAY 19 community has contributed deeply to the eco- Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and nomic achievements and cultural richness of Science from the Air Command and Staff Col- 10 a.m. Committee on Banking, Housing, and our state. Today, persons of Okinawan de- lege, and a Master of Arts in National Security Urban Affairs scent are deeply integrated into Hawaii’s polit- Strategy from the National War College. To hold hearings to examine the quar- ical, economic and social life, and I am proud Since his first assignment in the Air Force terly CARES Act report to Congress. to serve as their Representative here in Con- as team for an ACC Computer System Squad- WEBEX gress. ron, he has built a remarkable record of lead- In Hawaii and across America, AANHPI ership, holding squadron and group level com- 3 p.m. Committee on Environment and Public communities are as diverse as they are ac- mand six times. His service includes deploy- Works complished. But while our country has made ments to Oman, Iraq, and Qatar in support of Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear significant progress in increasing visibility and Operations Southern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Safety expanding opportunities for all Asian Ameri- Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, as well as the To hold hearings to examine the nomina- cans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. tions of Beth Harwell, of Tennessee,

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be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jor- Committee Meetings dan, all of the Department of State, and Ramsey (Committees not listed did not meet) Coats Day, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Adminis- trator of the United States Agency for International COVID–19 PANDEMIC AND BROADBAND Development, after the nominees testified and an- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: swered questions in their own behalf. Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY AND of broadband amid the COVID–19 pandemic, after POSTURE receiving testimony from Steven K. Berry, Competi- tive Carriers Association, Gene Kimmelman, Public Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Knowledge, and Jonathan Spalter, USTelecom—The fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Broadband Association, all of Washington, D.C.; and evolving the United States Cybersecurity strategy Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA—The Rural Broadband and posture, focusing on reviewing the Cyberspace Association, Arlington, Virginia. Solarium Commission Report, after receiving testi- mony from Senator King, Representative Gallagher, NOMINATIONS Suzanne Spaulding, and Tom Fanning, all Commis- Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded sioners, Cyberspace Solarium Commission. a hearing to examine the nominations of Natalie E. Brown, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the Re- INTELLIGENCE public of Uganda, Sandra E. Clark, of Maryland, to Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, William Ellison hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony Grayson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Re- from officials of the intelligence community. public of Estonia, Henry T. Wooster, of Virginia, to Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, Chamber Action MAY 14, 2020 Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 12 pub- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) lic bills, H.R. 6848–6859; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 965–966, were introduced. Page H1998 Senate Additional Cosponsors: Page H1999 Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to con- sider S. 3667, to require the establishment of a repatri- Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. ation task force during major infectious disease outbreaks, Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she to authorize additional paid leave for employees of certain appointed Representative Butterfield to act as Speak- independent agencies involved in the conduct of foreign affairs, and to extend the application period and use of er pro tempore for today. Page H1997 certain special immigrant visas, S. 238, to amend the Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no Yea and Nay State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to mon- votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were itor and combat anti-Semitism globally, S. 712, to pro- no quorum calls. vide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained Adjournment: The House met at 9:30 a.m. and ad- abroad, S. 2743, to establish the China Censorship Mon- journed at 9:32 a.m. itor and Action Group, S. 2953, to provide congressional oversight of United States talks with Taliban officials and Afghanistan’s comprehensive peace process, S. 3176, to Committee Meetings amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the No hearings were held. United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to make improvements to certain defense and security assist- ance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of funds to Israel, H.R. 192, to establish an interagency pro- Joint Meetings gram to assist countries in North and West Africa to im- No joint committee meetings were held. prove immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist threats, H.R. 4331, to modify and reauthorize

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the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, S. Res. 567, com- the government of Daniel Ortega, S. Res. 533, sup- mending career professionals at the Department of State porting the goals of International Women’s Day, S. Res. for their extensive efforts to repatriate United States citi- 542, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the libera- zens and legal permanent residents during the tion of the Dachau concentration camp during World COVID–19 pandemic, S. Res. 148, supporting efforts by War II, and the nominations of Michael Pack, of Mary- the Government of Colombia to pursue peace and re- land, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Broadcasting gional stability, S. Res. 215, calling for greater religious Board of Governors, 9:30 a.m., SR–325. and political freedoms in Cuba, S. Res. 392, recognizing Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the importance of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Ini- the nominations of William Scott Hardy, to be United tiative to the relationship between the United States and States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsyl- the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian vania, David Cleveland Joseph, to be United States Dis- Nations and to advancing the policy of the United States trict Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, Drew in the Indo-Pacific region, S. Res. 406, recognizing that B. Tipton, to be United States District Judge for the for 50 years, the Association of South East Asian Nations Southern District of Texas, John Peter Cronan, to be (ASEAN) and its ten members, Brunei, Cambodia, Indo- United States District Judge for the Southern District of nesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singa- New York, Thomas T. Cullen, to be United States Dis- pore, Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with the trict Judge for the Western District of Virginia, Jennifer United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in P. Togliatti, to be United States District Judge for the Southeast Asia, and expressing the sense of the Senate District of Nevada, Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, that the United States will continue to remain a strong, and Kathryn C. Davis, of Maryland, both to be a Judge reliable, and active partner in the ASEAN region, S. Res. of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Peter 454, calling for the immediate release of Cuban democ- M. McCoy, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Dis- racy activist Jose Daniel Ferrer and commending the ef- trict of South Carolina, and Vincent F. DeMarco, to be forts of Jose Daniel Ferrer to promote human rights and United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New fundamental freedoms in Cuba, S. Res. 502, recognizing York, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., the 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the SD–106. Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II and the raisings of the flag of the United States on Mount House Suribachi, S. Res. 511, supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on the health of people in developing countries with vaccines Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Protecting Scientific Integrity and immunization through GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, in the COVID–19 Response’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. S. Res. 523, recognizing the 199th anniversary of the Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing and mark- independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in up on H. Res. 965, authorizing remote voting by proxy Greece and the United States, S. Res. 525, expressing the in the House of Representatives and providing for official sense of the Senate that the United States should continue remote committee proceedings during a public health to support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful ef- emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other pur- forts to promote the restoration of democracy and the de- poses [Original Jurisdiction Hearing]; and hearing on fense of human rights, and use the tools under United H.R. 6800, the ‘‘HEROES Act’’, 11 a.m., 1100 Long- States law to increase political and economic pressure on worth.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 14 3 p.m., Thursday, May 14

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: Senate will continue consider- Program for Thursday: House will meet in Pro Forma ation of H.R. 6172, USA FREEDOM Reauthorization session at 3 p.m. Act, with votes on or in relation to amendments at 12 noon, and on passage of the bill at 1:30 p.m.

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