E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 114 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 162 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016 No. 10 House of Representatives The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, January 25, 2016, at 2 p.m. Senate TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016

The Senate met at 2 p.m. and was AMERICAN SAFE ACT The American people are concerned called to order by the President pro Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, it is and looking to us to lead with both tempore (Mr. HATCH). clear that many Americans are con- safety and compassion. I am calling on colleagues to help us do so tomorrow f cerned about the administration’s abil- ity to properly vet thousands of indi- by advancing this balanced and bipar- PRAYER viduals from Syria and Iraq. Elected of- tisan legislation. The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- ficials in both parties have expressed f fered the following prayer: concern, too, as have administration MEETING WITH THE PRIME Infinite Spirit, Your thoughts are too officials. That is why many Americans MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA high for us to comprehend, and Your are asking us to take a step back and ways are past finding out. You trans- press pause on the program so we can Mr. MCCONNELL. Also, Mr. Presi- form our discordant notes into har- ensure that we have the correct poli- dent, later this afternoon I will be mony as Your goodness and mercy pur- cies and security screenings actually in meeting with Malcolm Turnbull, the sue us. place. The Senate will consider bal- Prime Minister of one of our closest al- Abide with our Senators. Lord, give anced, bipartisan legislation tomorrow lies, Australia. Our alliance with Can- them the insight to discern truth from to do just that. berra is an important one, and our falsehood, the high from the low, and Passing the American SAFE Act, countries share many fundamental val- the enduring from the transient. Im- which the House has already done with ues. I am looking forward to meeting part to them a perspective that will en- a bipartisan veto-proof margin, would the Prime Minister. able them to find the right path. show Americans that their concerns f are being heard here in Washington. God, bless America. May we not for- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY The aim is to ensure that we have facts get that without You, no nation can LEADER long endure. first so we can help advance America’s We pray in Your merciful Name. tradition of compassion and address The PRESIDING OFFICER. The mi- Amen. the legitimate concerns of her citizens nority leader is recognized. at the same time. f f I will have more to say on this legis- NUCLEAR DEAL WITH IRAN PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE lation tomorrow, but I urge colleagues across the aisle to treat this issue with Mr. REID. Mr. President, I will have The President pro tempore led the the seriousness it deserves. This debate more to say tomorrow about the legis- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: should be driven by facts and common lation about which the Republican I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the sense and not fear mongering about leader just spoke. Tomorrow afternoon United States of America, and to the Repub- targeting widows and orphans or other we will have a vote as to whether we lic for which it stands, one nation under God, straw man arguments the White House should move to the bill. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. has made from time to time. Ameri- Along with the rest of the world, I f cans deserve a vetting process they can was pleased to learn this weekend that have confidence in, and frankly the ref- five political prisoners were finally re- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY ugees coming to this country deserve leased from Iran and will soon be home LEADER one too. Safeguards that weed out ISIL with their families. These Americans The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. sympathizers can help ensure legiti- were unjustly held, and I am glad they HOEVEN). The majority leader is recog- mate refugees to our country are not will soon be in the arms of their loved nized. unfairly stigmatized. ones once again.

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The Last summer I announced my sup- clear: Iran must continue to be mon- clerk will call the roll. port for the historic nuclear agreement itored with intense scrutiny. The senior assistant legislative clerk the United States and the global com- I remain concerned about Iran’s on- proceeded to call the roll. munity made with Iran. This agree- going human rights abuses and polit- Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, I ask ment required Iran to take significant ical oppression. Iran also remains a unanimous consent that the order for steps to ensure that its nuclear infra- state sponsor of terrorism, using its the quorum call be rescinded. structure could not be used to build a proxies against Israel and against our The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nuclear bomb. These steps include, interests throughout the Middle East. objection, it is so ordered. among other things, dismantling thou- Congress must accept the critical f sands and thousands of centrifuges role we play in providing vigorous that are used to enrich uranium, re- oversight of the Iran agreement and DRONES moving from Iran its enriched ura- Iran’s compliance with the agreement, Mr. NELSON. Mr. President, have nium, thus reducing its stockpile and addressing Iran’s ballistic missile pro- you ever flown a drone? It used to be eliminating the core of its plutonium gram and monitoring Iran’s actions in that you had to fly helicopters or it reactor. The end result of these steps is the region. This past weekend marked used to be that you would fly what we that Iran’s breakout time—the time it a key step forward to ensuring Iran call unmanned aerial vehicles, the ones takes to make enough fissile material never gains access to a nuclear weapon. that have been so helpful to us in the to build a bomb—has been extended We should always remember that the war against terror. That would usually from a matter of a few months to a Iran deal, as it has been called, was to be an Air Force pilot. But now people year, and some experts would say stop Iran from having nuclear weapon can go to Best Buy or to Walgreens or much, much longer. capability, and that has been accom- to the hobby shop and buy a drone this Over the weekend, the International plished. big. If it is an older model, it would Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that I look forward to working with my cost $100. If it is a newer model, it Iran successfully implemented these colleagues to keep Iran accountable would cost $500. People can have a lot initial requirements, an important and preserving the national security of of fun. As a matter of fact, I can’t wait next act in the implementation of the both this Nation and our ally, the until they finish development of the nuclear agreement. State of Israel. drones they are testing right now that I applaud President Obama, Sec- f I can sit on, and then I can go from retary of State John Kerry, Secretary point A to point B and avoid the red of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz, and Under SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF IMMIGRATION RULING lights and the traffic jams and so forth. Secretary of State Wendy Sherman for Along with this new technology using America’s diplomatic power to Mr. REID. On another subject, Mr. comes some, certainly, new challenges. make the world a safer place. This dip- President, this morning the Supreme So as our commerce committee is ap- lomatic approach also avoids the sig- Court announced its decision to review proaching work on the FAA bill, the nificant costs and risks a military op- the Fifth Circuit Court’s illogical rul- Federal Aviation Administration reau- tion would pose. One need only look at ing on President Obama’s Executive ac- thorization—otherwise, in a couple of Iraq to find out what military options tions on immigration. It was only a months that authorization law ex- cost—trillions of dollars—because of question of time as to when it would pires—we are going to have to address the worst foreign policy decision in the come up because the action of the ap- the issue of drones because we have had history of our country: the invasion of pellate court was so out of line and un- now a number of near misses of drones. Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of people precedented. A study in December came out: 241 are dead, millions have been displaced, I am pleased with the Supreme near misses. As a matter of fact, the thousands of Americans are dead, and Court’s decision to take a look at this New York area airports clearly had the tens of thousands badly wounded. The case. The President’s Executive actions most with, in this study period, 86, but diplomatic approach avoids the costs rely on well-established constitutional my State of Florida had both Miami and risks the nuclear option poses. authority, and I have full confidence and Orlando with a substantial num- No one should think all of the compo- the Constitution will rule that these nents of the Joint Comprehensive Plan ber. At most of the major metropolitan programs can be implemented. area airports across the entire coun- of Action have been completed. They While I was home recently, I met try—Los Angeles, 39 near misses, and have not been. We are now at the be- with undocumented parents of U.S. Chicago and Boston; we can go over the ginning of a critical period where Iran citizens and lawful permanent resi- entire country—there is a substantial must allow unprecedented inspections dents. Instead of having the peace of number. designed to allow the international mind that comes with deferred action, Another report that came out just at community to know if Iran tries to these law-abiding men and women, the end of last year pointed out that break out and race toward building a young and old, continue to live in con- just in September there were 122 inci- nuclear weapon. We will know about it. stant fear of being separated from their dents and just in October there were Iran poses a threat to our Nation’s families. They must be allowed to va- 137 incidents. If a seagull sucked into most supportive ally in the Middle cate the shadows and fully contribute the jet engines of US Airways could East, the State of Israel. Over my four to the country they love and call home. decades in Congress, the safety and se- Mr. President, what is the schedule cause the complete loss of power so curity of the Israeli people have been of the Senate this afternoon? that Captain Sully Sullenberger—since of the utmost importance to me and to he couldn’t get to an emergency land- f this Congress generally, as you can see ing in a field—had to put it down in the with the results of the last four dec- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Hudson River, and if a seagull with ades. We must do everything and we The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under flesh and blood and seagull bones and must strive to protect the Israeli peo- the previous order, the leadership time webbed feet sucked into the engines ple, and that is why Iran must be held is reserved. can stall out a jet engine, we can imag- accountable for any action it takes f ine what a drone that you buy at Best that poses a threat to that small, little Buy this big made of plastic, but with democracy. MORNING BUSINESS metal parts such as the camera, what Iran must never obtain a missile ca- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under that would do, and it is just a matter of pable of delivering a nuclear warhead. the previous order, the Senate will be time, unless we take action.

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That is flightpath of an incoming airliner or world. where we have been since 2009. one that is outbound, then we have a The FAST Act in my State would The States have been the place where major disaster on our hands. provide $5 billion to Missouri over the they didn’t have any way to maximize We want creativity. We want inven- next 5 years to improve our roads, a Federal program because the Federal tiveness. This is a new technology and bridges, and rail system. That is the program was gone before they could it is great. Look at what we can do now amount of money we will send in over really calculate how they could most with aerial photography so we don’t the next 5 years. We are either slightly take advantage of it. have to rent an airplane. Look, how- a donee State or slightly a donor State. So I hope that now we do one of the ever, how it is being used. Did my col- We might be better off if we kept all things that people really expect the leagues know drones are being used to the money, but that is not what is hap- government to do—one of the reasons go over a prison wall and deliver con- pening right now. they pay the taxes and one of the rea- traband? How about the reverse: Get- We are certainly better off if we sons the tax for transportation has al- ways been pretty well received. People ting messages out? So, obviously, the know what the highway program looks think: OK, I pay a tax when I fill up my government is going to have to get into like for 5 years. An effective transpor- car with gasoline, fill up my car with it one way or another. tation plan is good for the country, but diesel, fill up my truck with diesel or Now, one thing that we could do with it is particularly good where I live. If fill up my truck with fuel. When I do this technology is we could require the you look at any map of the river struc- that, I pay a tax and then I use the software to be put in these drones that ture of the country or any railroad roads. So that seems fairer to people would prohibit it from getting close to map of the country or any highway than most taxes, but we haven’t had a an airport. There is that kind of tech- map of the country, a significant part system that allowed us to make the nology. I suppose we could put the soft- of coming together of all three of those—rail, water, and highways—all most of that. ware in it that would prohibit it from In our State, 22 percent of the major getting above a certain altitude. But happens right where we live. Because we are the hub of the rail- roads of Missouri are now considered in the question is this: When somebody poor condition. The American Society breaks those limits, how do we go way, highway, and water systems, it is very important that we have a system of Civil Engineers gives us a C, and this about identifying them? Should there is one of the areas where we would that makes the most of that where we be some kind of registration number? want to be an A. If you are a C instead live. When I had a chance to speak to Should there, in fact, even be licen- of an A, the average Missouri motorist the Missouri House of Representatives sure? We probably don’t have to worry pays about $400 more a year in extra in Jefferson City over the first week of about commercial uses such as aerial maintenance because we are trying to the year, I told the Missouri General photography because those users are maintain a system that has gotten into Assembly that this is a competitive ad- going to be very careful. However, for poor condition. the hobbyist or the kid who can now go vantage for us, but we need to make Some 44 percent of our highways are and purchase a drone, we see the prob- the most of it. When we had the high- congested. Congestion costs motorists abilities of an accident waiting to hap- way bill that we have had in the 5 a lot of money in just wasted fuel. You pen. years the Presiding Officer and I have don’t have to spend much time around Now, I don’t have the answer. But in served in the Senate, nobody could rely Washington in a car to realize how the next two months, as we are getting on anything. much time you can waste in traffic, ready on the FAA bill, we are going to This is the first 5-year bill we have but we see that happening more and have to come up with some answers. had in 17 years. But before 2009, we just more all over the country. So I raise this issue for the Senate. It ended a 4-year highway bill. Then, In our State we have more bridges is a real problem. We have to face it. since 2009, we have had 37 short-term than any other State, and they are in We have to address it. We have to pre- extensions of the highway bill. So if among the worst conditions of the vent these kinds of terrible accidents there is anything fast about the FAST country, with 30 percent of our bridges that can occur if we do nothing. Act, it certainly wasn’t quickly getting rated as structurally deficient or func- I intend to do something on the com- to a highway bill that works. The long- tionally obsolete. There was just a merce committee. est of those 37 extensions was 2 years. TIGER grant awarded to replace the I yield the floor. I think the second longest may have Champ Clark Bridge across the Mis- I suggest the absence of a quorum. been 6 months. Not only is that no way sissippi River, which I believe was built The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to build roads and bridges, but it is in 1919. If that bridge has to be shut clerk will call the roll. clearly no way for legislators to have down before it can be replaced or would The senior assistant legislative clerk an idea in our home States of how to have been shut down, the detour to get proceeded to call the roll. respond to that plan. By the time you to where that bridge gets you is 75 or 80 Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask try to figure out how to respond to the miles driving around to where that unanimous consent that the order for plan, how you can maximize it to the bridge currently takes people. the quorum call be rescinded. advantage of your State—my State or We have many bridges in our State The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without anybody else’s—and how we can maxi- that are county bridges; they are not objection, it is so ordered. mize that plan to our advantage, the State bridges. I have talked to county f plan is over with. commissioners, and one of their prin- By the time you have a legislative cipal concerns is this: What about the FAST ACT session, look at the plan, the State de- fund that helps us with our off-system Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I want to partment of transportation analyzes it, bridges? Senator CASEY and I created a talk about something that was over- and you start talking about it, the 6- fund to do this in 2012. We added it to looked late in the year as we passed month extension of the highway bill is the 2012 highway bill. Since then, it has the surface transportation bill—the over—or even the 2-year extension. provided about $775 million annually to highway bill. It was called the Fix There are all kinds of studies that indi- States. Out of that State fund, when- America’s Surface Transportation Act cate a significant loss of what you can ever you are part of the off-system or the FAST Act. It wasn’t very fast. buy with the money you are spending if road system, the State pays 85 percent I am glad to see the President signed the highway bill is 2 years or less. I of a bridge that the county otherwise the law last month. It is one of the think the discount is about 30 percent in most cases wouldn’t be able to re- things people understand they can’t do because people don’t bid as competi- place. We have one county that I think

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We the deadline setting for permitting de- with a greater degree of certainty and have many bridges in our State. cisions—the same kind of thing for to work in an area that is critically The county road-county bridge sys- highways that we are also doing for important for the country but even tem has about 50 percent of all the railroads—to make this important more important for Missouri and oth- bridges we have in Missouri. The bridge transportation system work. ers who live in the middle of these system and the highway system are Looking at the United States, Win- transportation networks, where they critical to us if we want to compete. As ston Churchill once said we were the come together. the middle of the country grows things best located country in the world—an I yield the floor. and makes things, it is a great oppor- ocean on either side and neighbors that I suggest the absence of a quorum. tunity for us to get things—not just we could deal with north and south. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The onto the river system and onto the And the ability to get anywhere would clerk will call the roll. railway system—all over the country be another addition to that location The senior assistant legislative clerk and all other the world. Transportation advantage we have. proceeded to call the roll. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask really matters. The FAST Act includes two impor- unanimous consent that the order for The FAST Act—and I have a hard tant provisions to give relief to elec- the quorum call be rescinded. time saying the FAST Act without tricity providers. One is a law that cre- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. thinking how slow the FAST Act really ates emergency route working groups LANKFORD). Without objection, it is so was in getting passed—creates two for electricity and other things. If you ordered. freight-based programs that allows have a vehicle that needs to get from States to compete for funding for Oklahoma to Joplin, MO, after the tor- f major projects. In a world where we nado, you don’t have to get it espe- AMERICAN SAFE ACT want to compete, we need to figure out cially permitted and authorized to Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, to- how we can compete more effectively. come across that State line in what morrow the Senate will vote on a mo- How do you get things to places where has been declared an emergency. tion to proceed to H.R. 4038, also they are made into products? How do The same thing would have happened known as the American Security you get things that are grown and need in recent days in several places in our Against Foreign Enemies Act. This bill to be shipped to places? How do you get State close to a border, close to the would prohibit the admission into the them to places in a better way? In the equipment they need. The flood means United States of refugees from Iraq or life of this bill, the State of Missouri there is an emergency. Now those vehi- Syria or any other refugee who has should receive about $150 million to cles can cross the State line without been present in those countries in the look at those freight projects because having to have the special permission last 5 years unless that person receives those projects and the effective use of that needed to be received in the past. a thorough background investigation. how you get things to places create Secondly, the Grid Reliability Act The bill would require the Director of jobs. that I introduced with my Missouri the FBI to certify to the Secretary of The Missouri Department of Trans- colleague Senator MCCASKILL simply Homeland Security and also to the Di- portation has already developed a improves reliability. If you have two rector of National Intelligence that State freight plan to encourage strate- conflicting Federal agencies—one say- each of those persons has received a gies. Now this bill makes that plan ing you can only use that plant so background investigation that is suffi- more of a reality. much of the time and another saying cient to determine whether he or she is The FAST Act also includes some we have an electric emergency—you a threat to the security of the United help for our Nation’s rail systems. I have to use every facility you have to States. Then, as a second provision, the had a bill, the Track, Railroad, and In- provide the electricity that is needed, Secretary of Homeland Security, with frastructure Network Act, that when and that can now be done. the unanimous concurrence of the Di- you are improving a railroad system, it There are many committees of juris- rector of the FBI and the Director of allows you to have the same kind of diction here. The commerce committee National Intelligence, would have to streamlining that we were recently that I am a member of is certainly the certify to Congress that each refugee is able to provide for highway construc- committee that is focused on infra- not a security threat; and finally, it re- tion. You don’t get caught up on some- structure, focused on ports and other quires the Homeland Security inspec- thing that has to be needlessly liti- things that I haven’t mentioned a lot tor general to conduct a risk-based re- gated for long periods of time when, in but that are very important. view of all certifications for the admis- fact, what you really need to be doing I have mentioned at other times on sion of Iraqi and Syrian refugees made is getting that highway finished in the the floor of the Senate that this is one by the Department of Homeland Secu- highway part of this bill or have the of the great accomplishments of the rity, the FBI, and the Director of Na- expedited ability for these issues to go first year of this Congress that may tional Intelligence each year and pro- to the top of the list and to get re- easily go overlooked, but I can tell you vide an annual report to the Congress. solved so that people can get the things that county officials all over America This bill passed the House over- they make where they want to get and State legislative bodies all over whelmingly and in a bipartisan manner them. They can get the things they buy America are looking at this bill and in November. I intend to vote on the quicker than they would get them oth- figuring out how do we use this as a motion to proceed tomorrow. This is a erwise. They can get to work, they can way to move our transportation sys- conversation we need to have in the get to school, and they can get to the tem into the 21st century, how do we Senate. This is not an issue we can hospital when somebody is sick. use this to help provide opportunity, take lightly, despite the plea from I mentioned that, particularly be- and how do we use this to help provide President Obama in his State of the cause we just had floods in our State in the kinds of jobs that provide the kind Union Address. We cannot allow Amer- the last few days. For a while, Inter- of pay that families need to live on and ica’s welcome mat to become a door- state 70, Interstate 44, and Interstate to live the kinds of lives they would mat for radicalized Islamic extremists 55—all three—were closed. There was a like to live. who are hardwired to kill innocent peo- time when two of those were closed at I look forward to seeing this bill im- ple and destroy our way of life. the same time. They were closed for 24 plemented. I think all of us need to Unless and until the United States to 36 hours, and it makes a difference watch carefully to be sure that we are can figure out a foolproof screening in how people are able to live their making the most of one of the respon- process to prevent terrorists from lives. sibilities of government. Defending the masquerading as refugees to infiltrate The Federal Permitting Improve- country and having a transportation our neighborhoods and our commu- ment Act that I cosponsored was also system that works are both things that nities, President Obama needs to listen

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After the September 11 attacks, we President Obama’s lack of strategy The bipartisan Adoptee Citizenship paused our refugee admission program in Syria has exacerbated this human Act would fix this problem by giving to reassess its security vetting proce- catastrophe. Similarly, this adminis- citizenship to international adoptees— dures, so there is precedent for sus- tration has no inclination or strategy people who were legally adopted, who pending the refugee program, and this to create conditions where refugees can were 18 in the year 2000 or older—re- bill does not suspend the refugee pro- one day return home safely to their gardless of how old they were when the gram—only in regard to the single in- own homes. By housing these refugees, Child Citizenship Act passed. These stance that I know; that is, we have the United States is only aiding in a adoptees grew up in American families, been threatened that people were going short-term treatment of this whole they went to American schools, they to be snuck into the country under the massive refugee problem and the prob- lead American lives, yet adopted chil- umbrella of refugee, and of course that lems of warfare in the Middle East dren who are not covered by the Child is from Iraq and Syria. while at the same time risking the Citizenship Act are not guaranteed We need to move cautiously in ac- safety of the American people. We citizenship. Because of their lack of cepting refugees from Iraq and Syria must instead focus on defeating ISIS citizenship, adoptees have been refused given the attacks in Paris and San and alleviating the current humani- admission to college and turned down Bernardino, CA, and even elsewhere tarian misery, all while creating a fu- for jobs. This constant threat to the around the world. We need to fully un- ture for Syrian refugees in their home- life they know is unjust, and this bill derstand the risks and the schemes land. would simply ensure that international that these terrorists are using before The No. 1 responsibility of the U.S. adoptees are recognized as the Ameri- we open our doors to 10,000 more Syr- Federal Government is to protect the cans they truly are. ians. Other countries face the same homeland and to secure the country The bill is especially important in challenge. against all threats. Moving this bill on my home State of Minnesota. Many Just last week, the French Interior our vote tomorrow is one step we can people don’t know this, but Minnesota Minister warned his colleagues about take to advance this principle and to actually has one of the highest rates of the intent of the Islamic State to use show our concern that the No. 1 respon- international adoption in the country. authentic-looking Syrian and Iraqi sibility of the Federal Government is Minnesota families have opened their passports to smuggle its operatives the defense of the American people. homes and their hearts to children into Europe. There is no doubt that the I yield the floor. from all over the world—from Vietnam, group has obtained thousands of blank I suggest the absence of a quorum. to Guatemala, to Nepal, to Haiti. passports and intends to facilitate The PRESIDING OFFICER. The As cochair of the Congressional Coa- travel by counterfeiting those docu- clerk will call the roll. lition on Adoption, I have worked with ments, but more importantly, we must The legislative clerk proceeded to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle consider a pause in accepting these ref- call the roll. to support adoptive families and chil- ugees until we can be sure our back- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I dren. Our children—all kids—deserve so ground checks and investigations are ask unanimous consent that the order much more than a roof over their heads the best they can be. However, today for the quorum call be rescinded. and a bed to sleep in. Each and every there is little doubt, even from our The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. child deserves a loving home, a nur- leading intelligence officials that we SASSE). Without objection, it is so or- turing family, and a brighter future. may not be able to stop a Paris-like at- dered. That is what this bill is all about. It tack because we cannot tell who among f fixes something. It closes a loophole. It the thousands of Syrian refugees that has bipartisan support. I ask my col- ADOPTEE CITIZENSHIP ACT the administration wishes to resettle leagues to consider voting for it. There here are terrorists. Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I is obviously a lot of interest from The Director of the FBI, James rise today to speak about the Adoptee adoptees all across the country who Comey, said: ‘‘My concern is that there Citizenship Act, legislation that will have been living with this, through no are certain gaps . . . in the data avail- secure citizenship for adopted children. fault of their own, for years and years able to us’’ in screening Syrian refu- I wish to thank Senator COATS for co- and years. gees. This data, such as fingerprints, sponsoring the bill with me, along with f background or biographic information, Senator MERKLEY, and Senator GILLI- is crucial for adequate screening of po- BRAND is also a cosponsor. HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES tential refugees entering the United The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 MAJOR ADRIANNA VORDERBRUGGEN States. Director Comey also said: guaranteed citizenship to most inter- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ‘‘There is risk associated with bringing national adoptees. This was very im- rise today to honor U.S. Air Force Maj. anybody in from the outside, but espe- portant because sometimes children Adrianna Vorderbruggen, who was cially from a conflict zone like that.’’ have been adopted, they come over to tragically killed in the line of duty 4 The United States has been success- live in this country for years, and, in days before Christmas when a Taliban ful in fighting off many large-scale ter- fact, for some reason—the paperwork suicide bomber rammed his motorcycle rorist attacks on our soil, but of course wasn’t filed—they do not actually have carrying explosives into a joint NATO- it only takes one mistake. Just last their citizenship. The problem with Afghan patrol near Bagram Air Force month, the FBI arrested two individ- that law back in 2000 was that it did Base in Afghanistan. She was the high- uals who reside in the United States not apply to adoptees who were over 18 est ranking military officer there who and entered the country as refugees, at the time the bill was passed. I am was killed. There were several others one of whom was arrested for attempt- sure there were some reasons for that, who tragically lost their lives as well. ing to knowingly and willfully provide but it really makes no sense because a Today I had the honor of attending material support and resources to the kid who was 17 at the time and had the major’s funeral service at the Fort Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. been legally adopted was no different Myer Memorial Chapel. Senator A Federal agent testified last week from a child who was 19 at the time FRANKEN was also there. She was laid that one of the men charged planned to who had been legally adopted. to rest with full military honors at the set off bombs at two Houston malls. I What our bill does is very limited. It Arlington National Cemetery. She is asked for the immigration and crimi- fixes that. The loophole denies some survived by her wife Heather, her son nal histories of these individuals to in- adult adoptees the right to citizenship Jacob, her father Joseph, and her vestigate further and satisfy myself, even though they were legally adopted brothers, Dan, John, and Chris. I will

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:42 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JA6.012 S19JAPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S84 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 19, 2016 note that three of the four members of nesota. She gave her life for a country preme Court, a position she has had the family—since I was just talking she loves. since her appointment in 2012. As the about adoption—were, in fact, adopted. Thank you. I yield the floor. first African-American woman to serve Adrianna was a native of my home- I suggest the absence of a quorum. on the court, Justice Wright has town of Plymouth, MN, where she at- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The earned the respect of litigants, law- tended my alma mater, Wayzata High clerk will call the roll. yers, and judicial colleagues alike. School. She excelled in both academics The senior assistant legislative clerk Justice Wright was born in Norfolk, and athletics and was a 3-year starter proceeded to call the roll. VA. She graduated from Yale College on the Wayzata High School women’s Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I cum laude in 1986 and received her law soccer team. This is a very large subur- ask unanimous consent that the order degree from Harvard Law School in ban high school. The year she was a for the quorum call be rescinded. 1989. After law school, Justice Wright starter and captain, she led the team The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clerked for Judge Damon Keith of the to the State championship. She was objection, it is so ordered. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She also the captain of the Wayzata High f then went into private practice for 5 School hockey team. CONCLUSION OF MORNING years at Hogan & Hartson. Before long She went on to the U.S. Air Force BUSINESS she felt the pull of public service. She Academy in Colorado and graduated in joined the Office of the U.S. Attorney The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning 2002. In her senior year, she led the for the District of Minnesota and has business is closed. women’s rugby team to the national been a dependable and dedicated leader championship title. She was their co- f of the Minnesota legal system ever captain, so you can imagine. She was a EXECUTIVE SESSION since that time. During her time as a starter on the soccer team and helped Federal prosecutor, she received the lead that team in high school to a U.S. Department of Justice Director’s State championship. She was the cap- EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Award and the Department’s Special tain of the hockey team, which is a big The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Achievement Award. deal in Minnesota, of a big high school, the previous order, the Senate will pro- If you look at her path before she be- and she was also the cocaptain of the ceed to executive session to consider came a judge, every step of the way she rugby team and helped lead that team the following nomination, which the excelled. She excelled growing up. She to a national championship title in the clerk will report. excelled in college and law school in Air Force. We can imagine the leader- The senior assistant legislative clerk terms of her record. She excelled as a ship Adrianna had shown through her read the nomination of Wilhelmina judicial clerk, she excelled in private life. She always loved sports—some- Marie Wright, of Minnesota, to be practice, and she excelled in the U.S. thing that was talked about a lot today United States District Judge for the attorney’s office, where she received by her family. District of Minnesota. numerous awards. She was then ap- After graduating, she attended the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under pointed by, I believe, Gov. Jesse Ven- Air Force Special Investigations Acad- the previous order, there will be 30 tura. She did not start her career as a emy and was deployed to Iraq until minutes of debate. political appointee. He was in the Inde- 2005. In 2009 she was selected as an Air The Senator from Minnesota. pendent Party. She served as a Ramsey Force Institute of Technology student Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I County district court judge from 2000 in forensic sciences and earned a mas- am proud to rise in support of Justice to 2002, when she was appointed to the ter’s degree in forensic sciences at Wilhelmina Wright’s confirmation as a Minnesota Court of Appeals. George Washington University. In 2010 district court judge for the District of She served for 10 years until her most she became a special agent for the Air Minnesota. Justice Wright, as the recent appointment to the Minnesota Force Office of Special Investigations, members of the Judiciary Committee Supreme Court. Justice Wright is also which investigates felony-level crimes learned during her fine hearing, is a involved in a variety of civic and bar committed by or against Air Force per- dedicated public servant with a distin- activities. She devotes 50 hours per sonnel in the United States and over- guished career spanning the State and year to educating the public on the seas. Federal legal system. She is the first law. Major Vorderbruggen was also an person in the history of Minnesota to If that is not enough, Justice Wright outspoken opponent to the military’s serve at all three levels of the judiciary has also worked to improve the legal former don’t ask, don’t tell policy. She and receive this nomination. She system. She has been a member of the and Heather, an Air Force veteran, served as a district court judge in Min- Minnesota Judicial Council, the Min- were among the first servicemembers nesota, she served for the Minnesota nesota Courts Public Trust and Con- to marry after the policy was rescinded Court of Appeals, and she now serves fidence Working Group, and the Min- in 2010. Adrianna chose to serve her on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Her nesota State Bar Association Task country in spite of the military’s pol- 15 years of judicial experience make Force on the Minnesota Bar Associa- icy and fought for reform rather than her ready to do this job on day one, and tion Model Rules of Professional Con- hiding her identity. As her older broth- I can state that when you hear the sta- duct. In 2006, the Minnesota Women er Chris said, ‘‘She inspired us all, I tistics about the overload for the Dis- Lawyers honored her with the Myra think, by just being herself, and being trict of Minnesota, we need her to start Bradwell Award for her service, and in proud to be who she was.’’ tomorrow on day one. 2012 the Minnesota Association of Adrianna was known by her family Her qualifications are impeccable. Black Lawyers presented her with the and friends for her positive attitude Justice Wright has sat on panels decid- President’s Award. and her infectious smile. At the service ing over 2,000 cases and presided over The law has always been more than a this morning, her dad remembered nearly 700. Yet with all those cases and profession for Justice Wright. It has Adrianna’s ability to remain upbeat all these opinions, there were no seri- been central to her own development. even under challenging circumstances. ous questions raised at all about her Growing up, she watched her parents And she loved their little boy, Jacob, being biased or unfair in some way in fight the Norfolk, VA, school system to who was there today with a loving fam- her work as a judge. In fact, it was the ensure her access to the same edu- ily around him. opposite. She has the support of former cational opportunities as everyone Major Vorderbruggen will be remem- Senator Norm Coleman, a Republican, else. The protections enforced by the bered for the work she did in service to and many others in our State who have legal system were crucial to her fam- her country and the work she did to served across the aisle. Her qualifica- ily’s struggle. As Justice Wright has make sure all brave men and women in tions reveal a thoughtful and a tal- said about the Supreme Court’s deci- uniform receive the honor and the dig- ented jurist, one who applies the law to sion in Brown v. Board of Education: nity they so rightfully deserve. the facts of each case. ‘‘Aside from the Bible, that court order I am proud to call Maj. Adrianna Justice Wright currently serves as was the most important written docu- Vorderbruggen a daughter of Min- associate justice of the Minnesota Su- ment in my family’s life.’’

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That committee was co- She has the support of many members nominee we want. chaired by Tom Heffelfinger, a Repub- of the committee. In fact, her nomina- Justice Wilhelmina Wright will make lican former U.S. attorney for the Dis- tion went through without an objec- a fine Federal district court judge for trict of Minnesota under Presidents tion when we had the vote. She ex- the District of Minnesota. I urge all my George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. plained any questions that the mem- colleagues to support this superb nomi- They are two different people, H.W. and bers of the Judiciary Committee had— nee. The people of Minnesota need and W. Bush, both Presidents. and there were some, obviously. A very deserve a judge of Wilhelmina Wright’s In recommending Justice Wright to good Senator asked a lot of questions caliber. We are proud of our Federal Senator KLOBUCHAR and to me, Mr. on the committee. She explained any judges in Minnesota. Some came from Heffelfinger said that her nomination question they had about past legal Democratic administrations, some ‘‘continues the long Minnesota tradi- writings from law school and other came out of Republican administra- tion of selecting federal judges based issues. They felt secure in her nomina- tions, but they have always had the on their professionalism and experi- tion and passed her out of committee reputation of integrity. Justice Wright ence, rather than political connections. without any objection. No new issues will continue to uphold that reputation Justice Wright embodies everything have been raised since that time. There of integrity. one could look for in a federal judge: were no serious questions about the I ask my colleagues to support her. experience, intellectual firepower, a 2,300 cases she handled. I can’t think of Thank you, Mr. President, and I yield calm and patient demeanor, and a deep many nominees we have had with that the floor. I also see that my colleague personal understanding of the issues kind of record. Senator FRANKEN is here as well. facing the people of this country.’’ I would add that this nomination is The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- I think everybody on that panel abso- particularly important to the District ator from Minnesota. lutely agreed with Tom Heffelfinger, of Minnesota. The U.S. Judicial Con- Mr. FRANKEN. Thank you, Mr. who is a great public servant. If Tom ference has deemed the current va- President. Heffelfinger, who is a great public fig- cancy in our State to be a judicial I thank the senior Senator from Min- ure himself, says those words, they are emergency. Our district caseload has nesota for her remarks about Wilhel- high praise indeed. And it was echoed increased significantly in recent years. mina Wright. I join her in rising not by other conservative voices before In 2014, the district saw a 57-percent just in strong support but enthusiastic Justice Wright’s hearing before the Ju- jump in case filings, with nearly 6,000 support for Justice Wilhelmina diciary Committee. Chairman GRASS- Federal cases currently pending. Judge Wright’s nomination to serve on the LEY noted that several Republicans had Davis assumed senior status last Au- U.S. District Court for the District of called him to voice support for her gust, vacating the position for which Minnesota. We call her Justice Wright nomination. One of those calls came she has been nominated. Failing to fill because she is on the Minnesota Su- from my colleague in the House, Rep- this judicial vacancy is failing the peo- preme Court. She has been an excellent resentative ERIK PAULSEN, who rep- ple of Minnesota. consensus nominee. resents Minnesota’s Third District. I am so proud of my colleagues and I would like to thank Chairman It is clear to me why the people of thank them for their support, both GRASSLEY and Ranking Member LEAHY my State, regardless of their political Democrats and Republicans on the Ju- for working to ensure that the Judici- persuasion, support her nomination. diciary Committee who will be voting ary Committee reported out her nomi- Justice Wright’s integrity, her dedica- for her today. Justice Wright is the nation favorably. I would also like to tion to public service, and her commit- type of nominee we strive for—the best thank Leader MCCONNELL for sched- ment to equal justice reflect Minnesota candidate for the job. We had a bipar- uling this afternoon’s vote. values. tisan committee led by two private As of today, Justice Wright’s nomi- I strongly urge that all of my col- practice lawyers, one having served as nation has been pending for 279 days— leagues support Wilhelmina Wright, U.S. attorney for the State of Min- more than 9 months. The seat she has and I look forward to her confirmation. nesota under the first President Bush been nominated to fill has been de- This is very important. We have other and the second President Bush, Tom clared a judicial emergency. So I am judges who are up for confirmation who Heffelfinger. He chaired this com- pleased the Senate is moving to con- come from States such as Iowa and Ne- mittee which looked at so many quali- firm Justice Wright and that Minneso- braska. They have been signed off by fied nominees and made this rec- tans seeking justice will soon be able both of their Senators, including the ommendation to Senator FRANKEN and to have their day in court. Presiding Officer. This is a bipartisan myself. So this process from the begin- Justice Wright is, without question, commission with bipartisan support, ning has been completely bipartisan the best candidate for this position. and I urge all of my colleagues to vote and impeccable and we are proud of Not only did she earn a stellar reputa- for Justice Wilhelmina Wright, who that process. tion as a Federal prosecutor in Min- now sits on the Minnesota Supreme The ABA Standing Committee on the nesota, but Justice Wright is the only Court, to sit on the Federal district Federal Judiciary unanimously rated person in our State’s history to serve court. Justice Wright as ‘‘well qualified’’ to as a judge at all three levels of Min- I yield the floor. serve as a district court judge for the nesota’s judiciary. In her 15 years on I suggest the absence of a quorum. District of Minnesota, which is the the bench, Justice Wright has heard The PRESIDING OFFICER. The highest rating the committee awards. more than 2,000 cases, and none of her clerk will call the roll. It is based on a confidential peer re- rulings in those cases raised concern The legislative clerk proceeded to view of Justice Wright’s professional during her hearing, which is why her call the roll. competence, integrity, and judicial nomination was approved without ob- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask temperament. jection by the Judiciary Committee in unanimous consent that the order for As Senator Coleman, a former Sen- September. For those who have known the quorum call be rescinded. ator from the State of Minnesota, a Re- her, this comes as no surprise. Justice The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without publican Senator, said: ‘‘I fully support Wright understands the role of a judge. objection, it is so ordered. her nomination and have commu- Her unwavering commitment to fair- Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, yester- nicated that to my former colleagues.’’ ness and impartiality, as well as her day, our Nation celebrated the birth- Why does Senator Coleman support reputation for professionalism, ex- day of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He this nomination? Because he looked at plains why Justice Wright enjoys a is a hero to millions of Americans for

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Is there a emergency vacancy on the U.S. Dis- that the majority leader will not let sufficient second? trict Court for the District of Min- moneyed Washington interests decide There appears to be a sufficient sec- nesota. Justice Wright currently serves whether we will uphold our Senatorial ond. on the Minnesota Supreme Court. She oath to provide advice and consent to The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the roll. is the first African-American woman to the President on judicial nominations. serve on that court and the first person Mr. THUNE. The following Senators Shutting down all judicial confirma- are necessarily absent: the Senator in Minnesota history to serve as a tions would be a dangerous departure from Texas (Mr. CORNYN), the Senator judge at all three levels of the State ju- from prior practice. In the last 5 Presi- from Texas (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator diciary. dential election years, the Senate has I commend Senators KLOBUCHAR and from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the confirmed an average of 30 judicial Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and FRANKEN for their tireless efforts in nominees in the final year prior to helping to move this nomination to a the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Election Day. As both chairman and vote. A vote on her nomination is long SCOTT). ranking member of the Judiciary Com- overdue. Justice Wright was nominated Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the mittee, I have worked with Repub- in April 2015, over 9 months ago. She Senator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) licans to confirm judicial nominees, re- was reported out of the Judiciary Com- is necessarily absent. port nominees out of committee, and mittee by unanimous voice vote over 4 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. hold hearings for nominees well into months ago. After months of needless GARDNER). Are there any other Sen- September of Presidential election delay, we could and should have voted ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? years. to confirm her at the end of the last The result was announced—yeas 58, This was the case in 2008, when I was session. nays 36, as follows: I know Justice Wright will make a chairman of the committee with a Re- [Rollcall Vote No. 3 Ex.] superb Federal judge. Since 2012, she publican President, and we worked to YEAS—58 has served as an associate justice on confirm judicial nominees as late as Alexander Feinstein Mikulski the Minnesota Supreme Court. From September of the Presidential election Ayotte Flake Murphy Baldwin Franken 2002 to 2012, she served on the Min- year. In fact, Senate Democrats helped Murray confirm all 10 of President Bush’s dis- Bennet Gillibrand Nelson nesota Court of Appeals, and prior to Blumenthal Grassley trict court nominees pending on the Peters her tenure on that court, she was the Booker Hatch Reed first African-American to serve as a Senate floor in a single day by unani- Boxer Heinrich Reid mous consent on September 26, 2008. Brown Heitkamp Schatz judge on the district court in the sec- Cantwell Hirono Schumer This was similarly true in 2004, when I Capito Kaine ond judicial district, Ramsey County, Shaheen was ranking member of the committee Cardin King Minnesota, from 2000 to 2002. In her 15- Stabenow with a Republican President, and we Carper Kirk year judicial career, Justice Wright has Casey Klobuchar Tester presided over or served on panels that worked to confirm nominees as late as Coats Leahy Udall decided more than 2,000 cases. September of the Presidential election Collins Manchin Vitter Prior to her appointment to the year. Coons Markey Warner Any attempt to shut down the judi- Corker McCaskill Warren bench, she was a Federal prosecutor for Donnelly McConnell Whitehouse the district of Minnesota for 5 years. cial confirmation process to satisfy Durbin Menendez Wyden Justice Wright graduated with her moneyed Washington interests groups Ernst Merkley B.A., cum laude, from Yale University would be wrong. It would only work to NAYS—36 harm our justice system and the Amer- and earned her law degree from Har- Barrasso Heller Portman vard Law School. Upon graduating ican people we were elected to rep- Blunt Hoeven Risch from law school, she clerked for Judge resent. Outstanding nominees from Boozman Inhofe Roberts Damon J. Keith on the U.S. Court of Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey, Ne- Burr Isakson Rounds Cassidy Johnson Sasse Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. With braska, New York, and California have Cochran Lankford Sessions her considerable professional experi- been pending on the floor for months. Cotton Lee Shelby ence, it is no surprise that the ABA Nearly all of them would fill emer- Crapo McCain Sullivan gency vacancies. Votes on these nomi- Daines Moran Thune Standing Committee on the Federal Enzi Murkowski Tillis Judiciary has unanimously rated her nees must be scheduled without further Fischer Paul Toomey ‘‘Well Qualified’’ to serve on the dis- delay. Gardner Perdue Wicker trict court, its highest rating. She also In addition to these pending nomi- NOT VOTING—6 nees, there are also four Pennsylvania has the enthusiastic support of her Cornyn Graham Sanders home State Senators, Senators district court nominees and a Rhode Is- Cruz Rubio Scott FRANKEN and KLOBUCHAR. land nominee that the Senate Judici- The nomination was confirmed. Based on her wealth of judicial expe- ary Committee is poised to report out The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under rience and broad support, I cannot this month. And in committee, nomi- the previous order, the motion to re- think of any good reason why Justice nees from States represented by Repub- consider is considered made and laid Wright should not be confirmed with lican Senators—including Florida, upon the table and the President will an overwhelming vote. Georgia, Oklahoma, Utah, Wisconsin, be immediately notified of the Senate’s After Justice Wright is confirmed, and Indiana—continue to wait for a action. there will be votes under a bipartisan hearing. It is up to the Senators from f agreement on three other district court those States to urge their leadership to nominees—one to the district of New consider these nominees without delay LEGISLATIVE SESSION Jersey, one to the southern district of so they can serve the people of those The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Iowa, and one to the northern district great States. the previous order, the Senate will now of Iowa. These nominees will be con- I urge a vote for her confirmation. resume legislative action. firmed by President’s Day. After we re- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- The majority leader is recognized. turn to session in February, I hope that sent that all time on both sides be f Republican leadership will continue to yielded back. schedule nominees for confirmation The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without MORNING BUSINESS votes to address the 72 current judicial objection, it is so ordered. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I vacancies that we face today, 32 of The question is, Will the Senate ad- ask unanimous consent that the Sen- which are judicial emergencies. vise and consent to the nomination of ate be in a period of morning business,

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Mr. President, I con- dream the right to unionize; and Dr. King demn the recent terrorist attack on A dead man’s dream. took on their cause. the Indian Pathankot Air Force Sta- So wrote the poet Carl Wendell Hines For years now, the rights of working tion, which took the lives of seven In- 45 years ago. people to band together and unionize dian security force personnel, as well The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the has been under attack—an attack fi- as the attack on the Indian Consulate Voting Rights Act of 1965 were two of nanced by wealthy corporate interests. in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. These the most important laws passed in the Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme deplorable acts of aggression threaten last century. Dr. King’s leadership and Court heard arguments in Friedrichs v. to undermine India’s security and also the sacrifices of millions of other men California Teachers’ Association, its peaceful activities in Afghanistan, and women of good faith who believed which asks the Court to overrule dec- which are in the interests of both na- in his mission were indispensable to ades of precedent protecting the ability tions, as well as the United States. the passage of those two historic laws. of working people to win fair wages and It is my understanding that a Paki- But Dr. King knew that civil rights working conditions through effective stan-based terrorist group is likely re- and voting rights were only partial vic- unionizing. sponsible for the attack, and it is im- tories without economic justice. As he, If we truly believe in the America perative that these terrorists be himself, said of the now iconic Greens- Martin Luther King gave his life for, brought to justice. The United States boro lunch counter sit-ins: ‘‘What good we should protect the right of workers must stand shoulder-to-shoulder with is having the right to sit at a lunch to form and join unions, not work to India in facing this common security counter if you can’t afford to buy a diminish and destroy that right. threat. As violent, Islamic extremism hamburger?’’ The words that Dr. King spoke at the emanating from Pakistan continues to At the end of his life, Dr. King was 1963 March on Washington have become threaten the long-term stability of the planning what he called the Poor Peo- part of our American creed. But the region, it is increasingly important ple’s Campaign. He was challenging 1963 March was not the first time that that Pakistan reject such aggression America to offer greater economic jus- Martin Luther King had spoken to a and do everything in its power to root tice and opportunity to poor people of large crowd in Washington. out and eliminate these terrorists. all races and backgrounds. We have In 1957, on the third anniversary of f much more work to do if we are going the Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. THE CONTINUING CHALLENGE OF to make that part of Dr. King’s dream Board of Education decision that found MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. a reality. segregated, ‘‘separate but equal’’ The Great Recession ended officially schools to be inherently unequal and Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, yester- in 2009. Economic growth has returned unconstitutional, a 29-year-old Martin day Americans once again paused to re- to America. But for African Americans Luther King spoke in Washington at a member a great and prophetic leader, and many other Americans, economic rally billed as a Prayer Pilgrimage for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fairness is farther out of reach than it’s Freedom. For 3 years, Southern States Chances are, you heard a snippet yes- been in decades. had engaged in what they called ‘‘mas- terday of Dr. King’s immortal ‘‘I Have Wall Street has regained all of the sive resistance’’ to the Supreme a Dream’’ speech. value it lost in the Great Recession and Court’s ruling. Maybe you heard a tape of Dr. King then some. But middle-class and work- Martin Luther King titled his re- dreaming of that day when ‘‘my four ing-class Americans haven’t recovered marks at the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage little children will one day live in a na- from that economic disaster. Give Us the Ballot. His message was tion where they will not be judged by When you factor in inflation, the av- simple: If Congress and other elected the color of their skin but by the con- erage American family hasn’t had a officials will not enforce the law of the tent of their character.’’ That is the raise since 1971, shortly after Dr. King’s land, give African Americans the bal- Martin Luther King, Jr., that we like death. A recent survey shows that 62 lot, and ‘‘we will elect legislatures that to remember: the dreamer. But Dr. percent of Americans have less than will.’’ King did more than inspire us. He chal- $1,000 in their savings accounts—and a Eight years later, Congress passed lenged us. And he challenges us still. third of those undersavers have no sav- the Voting Rights Act. For years, the Dr. King told us about his dream for ings account at all. Voting Rights Act was hailed by both America in 1963. He was murdered in In 1965, the average CEO was paid 20 parties as a great achievement. It was 1968. In the 5 years between the March times as much as the average worker repeatedly reauthorized by large, bi- on Washington and his death, Dr. in his or her—usually his—company. partisan majorities in Congress. King’s mission—and his challenges to Today the average CEO earns more In 2013, however, a slim conservative us—grew. Like the prophet he was, in his final than 295 times as much as the average majority on the Supreme Court gutted years, Dr. King spoke more and more worker. the Voting Rights Act in Shelby Coun- The economic disparities are even frequently and forcefully about injus- ty v. Holder by striking down the pro- greater when you factor in race. Think tice. Many of the injustices that Dr. vision that required certain jurisdic- about this: African Americans are al- King spoke of remain with us today. tions to preclear any changes to their most three times more likely to live in Some are even greater today than voting laws with the Department of poverty today than White Americans. when Dr. King died. Justice. Three years after Dr. King’s assas- And the median net worth of White If we truly believe in Dr. King’s sination, the writer Carl Wendell Hines households is 13 times the level for dream for America, let’s work together penned a poem which he entitled, ‘‘A Black households. to restore the Voting Rights Act this Dead Man’s Dream.’’ These are his We have a long way to go to achieve year. words: Dr. King’s dream of economic justice One year to the day before he died, and fairness in America. We should Dr. King delivered a sermon at River- Now that he is safely dead let us praise him strengthen the Wall Street reforms side Church in New York City that cost Build monuments to his glory, sing hosannas to his name. that Congress passed to prevent a re- him the support of many old political Dead men make such convenient heroes. peat of the kind of recklessness that allies. It was a speech condemning They cannot rise to challenge the images we caused the Great Recession, not gut America’s actions in the war in Viet- would fashion from their lives. those reforms. nam.

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But children trusted confidant and consult to many table foundation has provided more ought to have a right to play on school in the University of Arkansas’s ath- than $1.5 million in the last 7 years playgrounds without getting caught in letics department as well. Twenty alone in support of education, youth gang crossfire. years of service as the university’s fac- activities, community health, and in- Americans ought to be able to go to ulty athletic representative allowed frastructure. The company estimates a movie or to a college lecture or a him to work with the Southwest and that its Lucky Friday Mine in north church Bible study class without risk- Southeast Conferences, the College Idaho has provided more than $1 billion ing being killed by someone who is too Football Association, and the National to the local and State economy in the sick or too dangerous to have a gun but Collegiate Athletic Association. His last 5 years. Hecla’s employees support has one anyway. NCAA involvement included terms as numerous community needs, including Martin Luther King was taken from Division I vice president and the asso- serving on school boards and other us by gun violence. If we truly believe ciation president in 1989. elected positions, as emergency med- in his dream, let’s work together to On behalf of the U.S. Congress, I am ical technicians and firemen. find ways to keep guns out of the privileged to recognize the life of Al- Congratulations, Hecla Mining Com- wrong hands. bert Matthew Francis Witte. As a pany and employees, on 125 years of ac- ‘‘It is easier to build monuments member of the Greatest Generation, he complishments. Thank you for your than to make a better world.’’ That is lived a life of service. He leaves a last- hard work and commitment to what the poet said. But people don’t ing legacy through his brave military strengthening our communities, Idaho, elect us to do the easy work. They ex- service, countless efforts on behalf of and Nation. I wish you all the best for pect us to do the hard work, the nec- the University of Arkansas, and the continued success.∑ essary work, of making America bet- knowledge he shared with several gen- f ter, fairer, and more secure. erations of attorneys across the Na- I ask my colleagues: Let’s work to- tion.∑ TRIBUTE TO SHERADIA LINTON gether to advance economic justice, f ∑ Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, today I protect voting rights, and end the vio- RECOGNIZING HECLA MINING wish to recognize Sheradia Linton, a lence that is turning too many Amer- COMPANY teenager from Havre, MT, who recently ican neighborhoods into war zones. In ∑ Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, today I used her Make-A-Wish request to sup- short, let’s work together to advance port an orphanage for special needs Dr. King’s dream. wish to recognize the 125th anniversary of Hecla Mining Company, which is children in India. Sheradia and her f celebrating a remarkable milestone in family visited the Save the Children ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS its long and important history in the India School in Mumbai, where they State of Idaho. delivered school supplies and nearly Hecla Mining Company was formed in $3,000 that they had raised to the or- REMEMBERING AL WITTE October of 1891 for the purposes of ac- phanage. During the trip, the family ∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today quiring and trading mining claims in also met with Save Our Sisters girls, I wish to honor Albert Matthew what was then north Idaho’s newly dis- who had been rescued from sex traf- Francis Witte, a University of Arkan- covered Silver Valley. Mining played ficking, and participated in a sports sas professor emeritus, former NCAA an integral role in the settlement of day for the special-needs children at president, and World War II bombardier the West and, in particular, north the orphanage. who recently passed away December 23, Idaho. The resulting mining boom em- Sheradia has Burkitt Lymphoma, a 2015, at the age of 92. ployed thousands of people living in form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma that Witte, born in Pittsburgh, PA, en- the region. The Silver Valley has pro- affects her immune cells. But despite listed in the U.S. Army Air Corps in duced more than 1.2 billion ounces of all she has been through, she still has November 1942 after graduating high silver. Hecla is now the last of the a desire to help others in need. I com- school. His prominent military career area’s pioneer mining companies and mend Sheradia and her family for their included flying 35 missions with the the largest primary silver producer in work to help and support the children 15th Air Force in Italy as a second lieu- the United States. at the Save the Children India School. tenant bombardier, and he was awarded Hecla has not just weathered the Sheradia’s heart for service and her the Distinguished Flying Cross for his storms of the last 125 years; rather, it dedication to improving the lives of service. has been shaped by them. The company others is something that all Montanans ∑ After earning his bachelor’s and mas- and its workers’ grit and resolve en- can be proud of. ter’s degrees from the University of abled their perseverance through the f Chicago, he went on to the University Panic of 1893, the Great Depression, of Wisconsin School of Law, where he and two World Wars; and they have had TRIBUTE TO ROSS BRYANT practiced law in Milwaukee. Witte many achievements worthy of reflec- ∑ Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I spent the rest of his career at the Uni- tion. The minerals produced by Hecla wish to recognize Ross Bryant, the di- versity of Arkansas School of Law, played a key role in our Nation’s de- rector of the University of Nevada, Las where he officially retired in 1994, but fense and continue to play an integral Vegas, UNLV, military and veteran continued teaching until the fall 2015 role in the pursuit of alternative en- services center. It gives me great pleas- semester. ergy sources and other essential uses. ure to recognize Mr. Bryant who does ‘‘He taught at the University of Ar- Silver is a key ingredient for solar vol- so much for Nevada’s veterans, active kansas School of Law for nearly six taic cells and is important for modern military members, and their families decades—that’s almost two-thirds of electronic and medical applications. pursuing academic degrees. the school’s 91-year existence,’’ Stacy Hecla also advanced techniques that Mr. Bryant served in the U.S. Army Leeds, the dean of the University of Ar- improved mine worker safety and for 24 years before beginning his career kansas School of Law recently said of works to deepen its connection with to help fellow veterans and active serv- Witte. the communities in which it operates, icemembers. He began working at His passion for law led to his involve- while resolving legacy environmental UNLV 14 years ago, starting as com- ment in many professional related issues. Additionally, Hecla is currently mander of the UNLV Army ROTC pro- projects, including member of the Fay- taking the Lucky Friday mine to 10,000 gram. He later took on the position of

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:42 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19JA6.018 S19JAPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE January 19, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S89 deputy director of the Institute for Se- University of Nevada, Reno with a Mayor Heartwell entered Grand Rap- curity Studies before accepting his cur- broadcast journalism degree. Her pas- ids City Hall in 1992, serving the first of rent role as director of the military sion in the newsroom quickly moved four terms as a city commissioner rep- and veteran services center. As direc- her up the ranks and led to her anchor- resenting Grand Rapids’ Third Ward. tor, Mr. Bryant works to help active ing KTVN’s evening news program, as He took office as mayor in January of military members and veterans experi- well as reporting on medical informa- 2004. Under his leadership, the city of ence a fluid transition from the battle- tion on her ‘‘Health Watch’’ segment. Grand Rapids withstood the economic field to college life. He also developed As part of KTVN’s news team, Wendy storms rattling the State of Michigan, numerous university and community went above and beyond in her career to finding methods to deliver city services outreach programs for UNLV to help bring Nevadans the most up-to-date in sustainable ways. active military and veteran students be and accurate news. Her work in our It is Mayor Heartwell’s environ- successful in their academic pursuits. community is invaluable. mental sustainability efforts which Through his tireless efforts, Mr. Bry- Throughout her tenure with KTVN, have won the city international ant has contributed greatly to UNLV’s Wendy covered a variety of stories, in- awards. During his tenure, city govern- achievement of being named a military cluding medical breakthroughs in Ne- ment implemented a variety of envi- friendly school by GI Jobs for 5 con- vada, breaking news stories, and per- ronmental measures, including pur- secutive years, as well as making the sonal health stories. Specifically, chase of renewable resource energy, use Military Advanced Education’s list of Wendy shared an extremely personal of alternative fuels in city vehicles, top military-friendly colleges in 2015. story, covering the challenges her continued attention to water quality in UNLV now educates over 1,475 Active- mother faced while fighting breast can- the Grand River, and widespread imple- Duty military members, Reservists, cer. Wendy’s coverage led to signifi- mentation of energy conservation National Guard members, veterans, cant legislative changes in the fight measures. In January 2007, the United and their families, in part due to the against breast cancer. She was a key Nations recognized Grand Rapids as a efforts of Mr. Bryant. I am grateful to contributor in helping push legislation Regional Center of Expertise in Edu- have Mr. Bryant working on behalf of in Nevada mandating that doctors in- cation for Sustainable Development. Nevada’s brave men and women. form women about their breast den- Thanks to Mayor Heartwell’s leader- Through collaborative efforts during sity. ship, Grand Rapids is widely recognized As someone whose family has been the last legislative session, Mr. Bryant as one of the most sustainable cities in touched by cancer, I understand the was a key contributor in attaining pas- America. In 2010, the U.S. Chamber of difficulties that come with this terrible sage of legislation for UNLV to waive Commerce gave Grand Rapids the Na- disease and am thankful to have people fees for Active-Duty military members. tion’s Most Sustainable City award, like Wendy working to eradicate can- The program also reinforces UNLV’s and in 2012, Mayor Heartwell was given cer and increase awareness. I am presence at Nellis Air Force Base, the first place Climate Protection where a classroom is available for Ac- pleased to say that I have worked with Award by the U.S. Conference of May- tive-Duty military members and their Wendy to raise awareness of the Breast ors. More recently, Mayor Heartwell families to take courses. His efforts Density and Mammography Act of 2015. was one of only 20 individuals chosen have brought southern Nevada’s mili- I am proud to be a cosponsor of this to serve on President Obama’s Task tary community the academic support legislation, which similarly requires Force for Climate Preparedness and that it deserves. mammography facilities to include up- As a member of the Senate Veterans’ to-date information about breast den- Resilience. Affairs Committee, I have had no sity. Wendy’s work has truly touched Mayor Heartwell has also focused on greater honor than the opportunity to the lives of many across northern Ne- making Grand Rapids a more socially engage with the men and women who vada, and we can’t thank her enough. equitable city. Concurrently, the city served in our Nation’s military. I rec- I ask my colleagues and all Nevadans has enjoyed a decrease in crime rates ognize Congress has a responsibility to join me in thanking Wendy for her and an increase in its economic not only to honor the brave individuals years with KTVN and for her work to strength. Grand Rapids is widely recog- who serve our Nation, but to ensure create a healthier northern Nevada. Al- nized for its support of the arts and was they are cared for when they return though her time at KTVN may be com- recently named as number 20 of the 52 home. I remain committed to uphold- ing to an end, her efforts to pursue her Places to Go in the World in 2016 by the ing this promise for our veterans and goals will continue. I wish her well in New York Times. servicemembers in Nevada and all of her future endeavors and at her It is my great pleasure to congratu- throughout the Nation. I am grateful new position at Renown Health.∑ late Mayor George Heartwell on the lasting impact he has made throughout to have allies like Mr. Bryant working f towards a common goal: fighting to en- his service to his hometown, the city of TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HEARTWELL ∑ sure the needs of our veterans and Ac- Grand Rapids. tive-Duty military members are met. ∑ Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, today I f wish to recognize the remarkable Today I ask my colleagues and all REMEMBERING PAUL KINSMAN Nevadans to join me in recognizing Mr. achievements of George Heartwell who, ∑ Bryant for all that he does for UNLV’s after 20 years of service to the city of Mr. ROUNDS. Mr. President, today I military community.∑ Grand Rapids, 12 of them as mayor, wish to commemorate the life and leg- acy of Paul Kinsman. f won the city international acclaim for environmental sustainability and artis- Paul was born in Watertown, SD, on TRIBUTE TO WENDY DAMONTE tic creativity. September 7, 1958, and died in Pierre, ∑ Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today I Mayor Heartwell, an ordained min- SD, on January 10, 2016, at the young wish to recognize Wendy Damonte for ister in the United Church of Christ, age of 57. her years of dedication to bringing has served the citizens of Michigan’s Paul was a lifelong South Dakotan northern Nevada in-depth news cov- second largest city with honor and dis- and dedicated public servant to the erage. Wendy was an upstanding mem- tinction. A graduate of Michigan’s citizens of our State. After earning his ber of KTVN’s news team for 21 years Albion College, Mayor Heartwell law degree, Paul began 28 years of pub- and an important face in Nevada jour- served the public in a variety of roles lic service to the people of South Da- nalism. While she will be departing prior to his city hall service. Mayor kota. We are a better State and a bet- from the anchor desk, Wendy’s tireless Heartwell helped Grand Rapidians ter people because of his hard work and dedication to the Reno community will achieve the American dream through dedication. continue as she embarks on a new jour- his work as president of Heartwell As an administrative law judge, the ney as vice president of advocacy and Mortgage Corporation. Mayor deputy commissioner of administra- community partnership at Renown Heartwell led Heartside Ministry, help- tion, the director of property taxes and Health. ing the homeless of Grand Rapids, and special taxes, the commissioner of Ad- Wendy joined KTVN’s news team in was also president and CEO of Pilgrim ministration, and the secretary of Rev- 1994, shortly after graduating from the Manor Retirement Community. enue, he inspired his coworkers with

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Additionally, Hanko’s Metal on Foreign Relations. matter how hard the problem or how Work, Inc., has also developed vee (The messages received today are challenging the issue, whenever we barges, as well as high-performance printed at the end of the Senate met, he had a gleam in his eyes and a fishing and family boats that are proceedings.) smile on his face that told me without ranked as the best aluminum boats f words that we were going to solve that constructed in Louisiana. problem or meet that challenge. And Congratulations again to Hanko’s MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE we did because of him. Metal Work, Inc., for being selected as RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT As an administrative law judge and the small business of the week. Thank ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION tax collector, he earned the respect and you for your commitment to economic SIGNED admiration of the public, even when his development in the southern Louisiana Under the order of the Senate of Jan- rulings and application of law were not region, and I look forward to your con- uary 6, 2015, the Secretary of the Sen- in their favor. He was straightforward tinued growth and success.∑ ate, on January 15, 2016, during the ad- and fair, which South Dakotans appre- journment of the Senate, received a f ciate. message from the House of Representa- As the head of Bureau of Administra- RECOGNIZING STUDIO GEAUX tives announcing that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. MESSER) had signed the tion, he led and championed many ∑ Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, small projects that increased the efficiency following enrolled bills and joint reso- businesses have the unique ability to lution: of State government to serve the peo- challenge members of their community S. 142. An act to require special packaging ple and preserved the heritage of South physically and intellectually, expand- Dakota in the people’s house—our for liquid nicotine containers, and for other ing the horizons of their neighbors and purposes. State capitol. clients. It is especially noteworthy S. 1115. An act to close out expired grants. But more important than all of his when these small businesses have the S. 1629. An act to revise certain authorities career accomplishments is the kind of opportunity to use these talents to in- of the District of Columbia courts, the Court person Paul Kinsman was. He was a fluence their communities. This week, Services and Offender Supervision Agency loving husband, father, grandfather, for the District of Columbia, and the Public I would like to recognize Studio Geaux Defender Service for the District of Colum- and friend to all who knew him. He had of Jennings, LA, as small business of a tremendously positive impact on the bia, and for other purposes. the week for its ongoing commitment S.J. Res. 22. Joint resolution providing for many thousands of people he met and to engage young folks in fun, physical congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of touched with his kindness and gen- activity in southwest Louisiana. title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub- erosity. Louisiana native Caroline Cormier mitted by the Corps of Engineers and the En- With this, I welcome the opportunity vironmental Protection Agency relating to grew up dancing, and while pursuing a to recognize and commemorate the life the definition of ‘‘waters of the United bachelor of arts in theatre and dance at and legacy of this public servant and States’’ under the Federal Water Pollution Louisiana State University, she joined my friend, Paul Kinsman. Control Act. the school’s elite dance team, the Gold- Thank you.∑ f en Girls. Upon graduation, Cormier re- f located to Atlanta, GA, to continue her MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE RECOGNIZING HANKO’S METAL studies at some of the most chal- At 2:02 p.m., a message from the WORKS, INC. lenging and exclusive dance and fitness House of Representatives, delivered by ∑ Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, often- studios in the South. Three years later, Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, times small businesses have the unique Cormier gained the confidence and announced that the House has passed ability to tackle economic problems in skills necessary to return to Louisiana the following bills, in which it requests their communities head on, providing and pursue her lifelong dream of the concurrence of the Senate: hands-on solutions through hard work launching her own dance studio and H.R. 757. An act to improve the enforce- and ingenuity. As we begin the new successfully did so, opening the doors ment of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes. year, I would like to recognize Hanko’s to Studio Geaux in August 2014. Today Studio Geaux offers classes in H.R. 1644. An act to amend the Surface Metal Works, Inc., of Berwick, LA as Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 small business of the week. ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and physical to ensure transparency in the development In the midst of economic hardship in conditioning for students aged 2–18. Ad- of environmental regulations, and for other 1985, Harry ‘‘Hanko’’ Hoffpauir opened ditionally, Cormier and her team began purposes. Hanko’s Metal Works with the goal of Dance on the Geaux, a program that ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION creating jobs and spurring economic provides dance classes to young stu- SIGNED activity in his community. With 27 dents in local schools. Cormier de- The President pro tempore (Mr. years of experience in southern Louisi- signed the program to help increase HATCH) announced that on today, Janu- ana’s maritime industry, Hoffpauir awareness of and participation in the ary 19, 2016, he had signed the following began building aluminum boats, quick- arts and also to help make the life of a enrolled bills and joint resolution, pre- ly developing a strong reputation for busy parent a little easier. viously signed by the Speaker pro tem- durability and remarkable craftsman- Congratulations again to Studio pore (Mr. MESSER): ship. Having started his career as a su- Geaux for being selected as the Small S. 142. An act to require special packaging perintendent overseeing major mari- Business of the Week. Thank you for for liquid nicotine containers, and for other time construction efforts, including your continued commitment to the purposes. arts community in Acadiana, and I S. 1115. An act to close out expired grants. building offshore platforms drilling for S. 1629. An act to revise certain authorities oil and natural gas, Hanko and his look forward to your continued growth of the District of Columbia courts, the Court ∑ small business were poised for success. and success. Services and Offender Supervision Agency Today Hanko’s Metal Works, Inc., f for the District of Columbia, and the Public has grown from an operation of two Defender Service for the District of Colum- employees to a team of over 35 individ- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT bia, and for other purposes. S.J. Res. 22. Joint resolution providing for uals serving thousands of customers Messages from the President of the congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of worldwide. Building upon a reputation United States were communicated to title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub- for craftsmanship and ingenuity, the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- mitted by the Corps of Engineers and the En- Hanko’s continues to develop innova- retaries. vironmental Protection Agency relating to

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Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves’’ and the second times by unanimous EC–4068. A communication from the Assist- ((RIN1904–AD41) (Docket No. EERE–2014–BT– consent, and referred as indicated: ant Secretary of Defense (Strategy, Plans, TP–0055)) received during adjournment of the H.R. 757. An act to improve the enforce- and Capabilities), transmitting, pursuant to Senate in the Office of the President of the ment of sanctions against the Government of law, an addendum to the fiscal year 2015 and Senate on January 8, 2016; to the Committee North Korea, and for other purposes; to the fiscal year 2016 reports on the Plan for the on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee on Foreign Relations. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, Complex, Deliv- EC–4077. A communication from the Assist- H.R. 1644. An act to amend the Surface ery Systems, and Command and Control Sys- ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 tem; to the Committee on Armed Services. tion and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy to ensure transparency in the development EC–4069. A communication from the Pro- Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Depart- of environmental regulations, and for other gram Specialist (Paperwork Reduction Act) ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to purposes; to the Committee on Energy and of the Legislative and Regulatory Activities law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy Natural Resources. Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Ceiling Fan Light Kits’’ ((RIN1904–AD17) f Currency, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of (Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–TP–0007)) re- MEASURES PLACED ON THE a rule entitled ‘‘Community Reinvestment ceived during adjournment of the Senate in CALENDAR Act Regulations’’ (RIN1557–AE01) received the Office of the President of the Senate on during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- January 8, 2016; to the Committee on Energy The following bills were read the first fice of the President of the Senate on Janu- and Natural Resources. and second times by unanimous con- ary 6, 2016; to the Committee on Banking, EC–4078. A communication from the Des- sent, and placed on the calendar: Housing, and Urban Affairs. ignated Federal Official, Department of H.R. 598. An act to provide taxpayers with EC–4070. A communication from the Assist- Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the United States an annual report disclosing the cost and per- ant to the Board of Governors of the Federal World War One Centennial Commission; to formance of Government programs and areas Reserve System, transmitting, pursuant to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- of duplication among them, and for other law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Regu- sources. purposes. latory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Final Rule Demonstrating Application of EC–4079. A communication from the Man- H.R. 1069. An act to amend title 44, United agement and Program Analyst, Forest Serv- States Code, to require information on con- Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Eligibility Criteria and Excluding Certain Holding Com- ice, Department of Agriculture, transmit- tributors to Presidential library fundraising ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- panies from Regulation Q’’ (RIN7100–AE27) organizations, and for other purposes. titled ‘‘Ski Area Water Clause’’ (RIN0596– received during adjournment of the Senate f AD14) received in the Office of the President in the Office of the President of the Senate of the Senate on January 7, 2016; to the Com- on January 8, 2016; to the Committee on ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. RESOLUTION PRESENTED Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC–4080. A communication from the Direc- EC–4071. A communication from the Sec- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, The Secretary of the Senate reported retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- that on today, January 19, 2015, she had ant to law, a six-month periodic report on ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- the continuation of the national emergency presented to the President of the titled ‘‘Designation of Areas for Air Quality that was declared in Executive Order 13396 United States the following enrolled Planning Purposes; California; South Coast; bills and joint resolution: on February 7, 2006, with respect to Cote Reclassification as Serious Nonattainment d’Ivoire; to the Committee on Banking, S. 142. An act to require special packaging for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS’’ (FRL No. 9940–84– Housing, and Urban Affairs. Region 9) received during adjournment of the for liquid nicotine containers, and for other EC–4072. A communication from the Direc- Senate in the Office of the President of the purposes. tor, Office of Financial Research, Depart- Senate on January 6, 2016; to the Committee S. 1115. An act to close out expired grants. ment of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- on Environment and Public Works. S. 1629. An act to revise certain authorities ant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2015 Annual of the District of Columbia courts, the Court EC–4081. A communication from the Direc- Report to Congress on Human Capital Plan- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Services and Offender Supervision Agency ning’’; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- for the District of Columbia, and the Public Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ing, and Urban Affairs; to the Committee on ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Defender Service for the District of Colum- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. bia, and for other purposes. titled ‘‘Approval of Nebraska’s Air Quality EC–4073. A communication from the Direc- State Implementation Plans (SIP); Infra- S.J. Res. 22. Joint resolution providing for tor, Office of Management and Budget, Exec- congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of structure SIP Requirements for the 2008 utive Office of the President, transmitting, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Stand- title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub- pursuant to law, a report relative to discre- mitted by the Corps of Engineers and the En- ard in Regards to Section 110 (a) (2) (D) (i) tionary appropriations legislation; to the (I)—Prongs 1 and 2’’ (FRL No. 9941–04–Region vironmental Protection Agency relating to Committee on the Budget. the definition of ‘‘waters of the United 7) received during adjournment of the Senate EC–4074. A communication from the Direc- in the Office of the President of the Senate States’’ under the Federal Water Pollution tor, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Control Act. on January 6, 2016; to the Committee on En- and Enforcement, Department of the Inte- vironment and Public Works. f rior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- EC–4082. A communication from the Direc- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Pennsylvania Regu- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER tor of the Regulatory Management Division, latory Program’’ ((SATS No. MO–041–FOR) Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- COMMUNICATIONS (Docket No. OSM–2013–0008)) received in the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- The following communications were Office of the President of the Senate on Jan- titled ‘‘Approval of Missouri’s Air Quality laid before the Senate, together with uary 11, 2016; to the Committee on Energy Implementation Plans; Reporting Emission and Natural Resources. Data, Emission Fees and Process Informa- accompanying papers, reports, and doc- EC–4075. A communication from the Assist- uments, and were referred as indicated: tion’’ (FRL No. 9941–03–Region 7) received ant General Counsel for Legislation, Regula- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- EC–4066. A communication from the Sec- tion and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy fice of the President of the Senate on Janu- retary of the Commodity Futures Trading Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Depart- ary 6, 2016; to the Committee on Environ- Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to ment and Public Works. the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Margin Re- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Energy EC–4083. A communication from the Direc- quirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Conservation Program: Test Procedures for tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Dealers and Major Swap Participants’’ Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- (RIN3038–AC97) received during adjournment Commercial Package Air Conditioning and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- of the Senate in the Office of the President Heating Equipment’’ ((RIN1904–AD54) (Dock- titled ‘‘Approval of Missouri’s Air Quality of the Senate on January 7, 2016; to the Com- et No. EERE–2015–BT–TP–0015)) received dur- Implementation Plans; Early Progress Plan mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the St. Louis Nonattainment Area for the estry. of the President of the Senate on January 8, 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality EC–4067. A communication from the Sec- 2016; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- Standard’’ (FRL No. 9941–01–Region 7) re- retary of the Commodity Futures Trading ural Resources. ceived during adjournment of the Senate in

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A communication from the Assist- tions of Washington Avenue, S.W., and Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- Ramps 5A and 5B to Interstate 395, and of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Portions of U.S. Reservation 729, S.O. 14– titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of State law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the 16582A and 14–16582B, Act of 2015’’; to the Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollut- Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15–104); to Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ants; Nebraska; Sewage Sludge Incinerators’’ the Committee on Foreign Relations. ernmental Affairs. (FRL No. 9941–06–Region 7) received in the EC–4096. A communication from the Assist- EC–4106. A communication from the Chair- Office of the President of the Senate on Jan- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- man of the Council of the District of Colum- uary 6, 2016; to the Committee on Environ- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ment and Public Works. law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the on D.C. Act 21–231, ‘‘Early Learning Quality EC–4085. A communication from the Direc- Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15–112); to Improvement Network Amendment Act of tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the Committee on Foreign Relations. 2015’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- EC–4097. A communication from the Assist- rity and Governmental Affairs. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- EC–4107. A communication from the Chair- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to man of the Council of the District of Colum- mentation Plans; Mississippi; Memphis, TN– law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report MS–AR Emissions Statements for the 2008 8- Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 14–154); to on D.C. Act 21–232, ‘‘Closing of Franklin Hour Ozone Standard’’ (FRL No. 9940–87–Re- the Committee on Foreign Relations. Street, N.W., Evarts Street, N.W., and Doug- gion 4) received during adjournment of the EC–4098. A communication from the Execu- las Street, N.W. in Square 3128, S.O. 13–09432, Senate in the Office of the President of the tive Secretary, U.S. Agency for Inter- Act of 2015’’; to the Committee on Homeland Senate on January 6, 2016; to the Committee national Development (USAID), a report rel- Security and Governmental Affairs. on Environment and Public Works. ative to a vacancy in the position of Admin- EC–4108. A communication from the Chair- EC–4086. A communication from the Direc- istrator, U.S. Agency for International De- man of the Council of the District of Colum- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, velopment (USAID), received during adjourn- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- on D.C. Act 21–233, ‘‘Athletic Field Naming ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- dent of the Senate on January 5, 2016; to the and Sponsorship Amendment Act of 2015’’; to titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- Committee on Foreign Relations. the Committee on Homeland Security and mentation Plans; Infrastructure and Inter- EC–4099. A communication from the Assist- Governmental Affairs. state Transport State Implementation Plan ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of EC–4109. A communication from the Chair- for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide National Ambient Health and Human Services, transmitting, man of the Council of the District of Colum- Air Quality Standards’’ (FRL No. 9940–86–Re- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2014 Re- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report gion 6) received during adjournment of the port to Congress on the Comprehensive Com- on D.C. Act 21–234, ‘‘Plaza West Disposition Senate in the Office of the President of the munity Mental Health Services for Children Restatement Temporary Act of 2015’’; to the Senate on January 6, 2016; to the Committee with Emotional Disturbances’’; to the Com- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- on Environment and Public Works. mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and ernmental Affairs. EC–4087. A communication from the Direc- Pensions. EC–4110. A communication from the Chair- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, EC–4100. A communication from the Assist- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Health and Human Services, transmitting, on D.C. Act 21–235, ‘‘Foster Care Extended titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Alabama; Non- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to Eligibility Temporary Amendment Act of attainment New Source Review’’ (FRL No. Congress on the Poison Help Campaign’’; to 2015’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- 9940–89–Region 4) received during adjourn- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, rity and Governmental Affairs. ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- and Pensions. EC–4111. A communication from the Chair- dent of the Senate on January 6, 2016; to the EC–4101. A communication from the Direc- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Committee on Environment and Public tor of Regulations and Policy Management bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Works. EC–4088. A communication from the Assist- Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- on D.C. Act 21–236, ‘‘Local Jobs and Tax In- ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of partment of Health and Human Services, centive Act of 2015’’; to the Committee on Health and Human Services, transmitting, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Homeland Security and Governmental Af- pursuant to law, the annual report on the a rule entitled ‘‘Indirect Food Additives: fairs. Child Support Program for fiscal year 2013; Paper and Paperboard Components’’ (Docket EC–4112. A communication from the Chair- to the Committee on Finance. No. FDA–2015–F–0714) received during ad- man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–4089. A communication from the Assist- journment of the Senate in the Office of the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of President of the Senate on January 6, 2016; on D.C. Act 21–228, ‘‘Health-Care Decisions Health and Human Services, transmitting, to the Committee on Health, Education, Amendment Act of 2015’’; to the Committee pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Report to Labor, and Pensions. on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Congress on the Treatment of Certain Com- EC–4102. A communication from the Dep- fairs. plex Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Dem- uty Director, Office for Civil Rights, Depart- EC–4113. A communication from the Chair- onstration; to the Committee on Finance. ment of Health and Human Services, trans- man of the Council of the District of Colum- EC–4090. A communication from the Assist- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- entitled ‘‘Health Insurance Portability and on D.C. Act 21–248, ‘‘Domestic Partnership ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule Termination Recognition Amendment Act of law, a report relative to the Chemical Weap- and the National Instant Criminal Back- 2015’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- ons Convention and the Australia Group; to ground Check System (NICS)’’ (RIN0945– rity and Governmental Affairs. the Committee on Foreign Relations. AA05) received during adjournment of the EC–4114. A communication from the Chair- EC–4091. A communication from the Assist- Senate in the Office of the President of the man of the Council of the District of Colum- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- Senate on January 6, 2016; to the Committee bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. on D.C. Act 21–249, ‘‘Uniform Interstate Fam- law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the EC–4103. A communication from the Chair- ily Support Act of 2015’’; to the Committee Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15–114); to man of the Council of the District of Colum- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- the Committee on Foreign Relations. bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report fairs. EC–4092. A communication from the Assist- on D.C. Act 21–228, ‘‘TOPA Bona Fide Offer of EC–4115. A communication from the Chair- ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- Sale Clarification Amendment Act of 2015’’; man of the Council of the District of Colum- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to to the Committee on Homeland Security and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the Governmental Affairs. on D.C. Act 21–250, ‘‘Higher Education Licen- Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15–115); to EC–4104. A communication from the Chair- sure Commission Amendment Act of 2015’’; the Committee on Foreign Relations. man of the Council of the District of Colum- to the Committee on Homeland Security and EC–4093. A communication from the Assist- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Governmental Affairs. ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- on D.C. Act 21–229, ‘‘Closing of a Public Alley EC–4116. A communication from the Chair- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to in Square 70, S.O. 15–23283, Act of 2015’’; to man of the Council of the District of Colum- law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the the Committee on Homeland Security and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15–084); to Governmental Affairs. on D.C. Act 21–251, ‘‘Interim Eligibility and the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC–4105. A communication from the Chair- Minimum Shelter Standards Amendment EC–4094. A communication from the Assist- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Act of 2015’’; to the Committee on Homeland ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Act 21–252, ‘‘Fiscal Year 2016 Budget uty Chief Financial Officer, National Oce- tial to a free society and is protected for all Support Clarification Temporary Amend- anic and Atmospheric Administration, De- Americans by the text of the Constitution, ment Act of 2015’’; to the Committee on partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- and recognizing the 230th anniversary of the Homeland Security and Governmental Af- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled enactment of the Virginia Statute for Reli- fairs. ‘‘Schedule of Fees for Access to NOAA Envi- gious Freedom; to the Committee on the Ju- EC–4118. A communication from the Chair ronmental Data, Information, and Related diciary. of the Equal Employment Opportunity Com- Products and Services: Correction’’ f mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the (RIN0648–BE86) received during adjournment Commission’s Semiannual Report of the In- of the Senate in the Office of the President ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS spector General and the Semiannual Man- of the Senate on January 6, 2016; to the Com- S. 71 agement Report for the period from April 1, mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- At the request of Mr. VITTER, the 2015 through September 30, 2015; to the Com- tation. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- EC–4128. A communication from the Chair- name of the Senator from Mississippi mental Affairs. man, National Transportation Safety Board, (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- EC–4119. A communication from the Vice transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of sor of S. 71, a bill to preserve open com- President (Acting) for Congressional and a rule entitled ‘‘Rules of Practice in Trans- petition and Federal Government neu- Public Affairs, Millennium Challenge Cor- portation: Investigative Hearings, Meetings, trality towards the labor relations of poration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Reports, and Petitions for Reconsideration’’ Federal Government contractors on Corporation’s Agency Financial Report for (RIN3147–AA02) received during adjournment Federal and federally funded construc- fiscal year 2015; to the Committee on Home- of the Senate in the Office of the President tion projects. land Security and Governmental Affairs. of the Senate on January 5, 2016; to the Com- EC–4120. A communication from the Execu- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- S. 298 tive Secretary, U.S. Agency for Inter- tation. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the national Development (USAID), a report rel- f name of the Senator from California ative to a vacancy in the position of Assist- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- ant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND sponsor of S. 298, a bill to amend titles Agency for International Development JOINT RESOLUTIONS (USAID), received during adjournment of the XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act Senate in the Office of the President of the The following bills and joint resolu- to provide States with the option of Senate on January 5, 2016; to the Committee tions were introduced, read the first providing services to children with on Foreign Relations. and second times by unanimous con- medically complex conditions under EC–4121. A communication from the Execu- sent, and referred as indicated: the Medicaid program and Children’s tive Secretary, U.S. Agency for Inter- By Mr. INHOFE: Health Insurance Program through a national Development, transmitting, pursu- S. 2444. A bill to amend title 18, United care coordination program focused on ant to law, the report relative to a vacancy States Code, to provide for the disposition, in the position of Assistant Administrator, improving health outcomes for chil- within 60 days, of an application to exempt a Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, U.S. Agency dren with medically complex condi- projectile from classification as armor pierc- for International Development (USAID), re- tions and lowering costs, and for other ing ammunition; to the Committee on the ceived during adjournment of the Senate in purposes. Judiciary. the Office of the President of the Senate on By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and S. 314 January 5, 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Mrs. FISCHER): At the request of Mr. CASEY, the Relations. name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. EC–4122. A communication from the Assist- S. 2445. A bill to improve the effectiveness ant Secretary for Legislation, Department of and coordination of nutrition education; to DONNELLY) was added as a cosponsor of Health and Human Services, transmitting, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, S. 314, a bill to amend title XVIII of the pursuant to law, a report entitled, ‘‘Report and Forestry. Social Security Act to provide for cov- to Congress on the Social and Economic Con- By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Mr. erage under the Medicare program of ditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Years MANCHIN): S. 2446. A bill to amend subtitle D of the pharmacist services. 2009 and 2010, 2011, and 2012’’; to the Com- S. 391 mittee on Indian Affairs. Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recov- EC–4123. A communication from the Clerk ery and beneficial use of coal combustion re- At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name of Court, United States Court of Federal siduals and establish requirements for the of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Claims, transmitting, pursuant to law, the proper management and disposal of coal RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. Court’s annual report for the year ended Sep- combustion residuals that are protective of 391, a bill to preserve and protect the tember 30, 2015; to the Committee on the Ju- human health and the environment; to the free choice of individual employees to diciary. Committee on Environment and Public Works. form, join, or assist labor organiza- EC–4124. A communication from the Chief tions, or to refrain from such activi- of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, BOOZMAN, Mr. RUBIO, and Mr. CAS- ties. Department of Justice, transmitting, pursu- SIDY): S. 429 ant to law, the report of a rule entitled S. 2447. A bill to impose sanctions on indi- At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the ‘‘Commerce in Firearms and Ammunition— viduals who are complicit in human rights name of the Senator from Connecticut abuses committed against nationals of Viet- Reporting Theft or Loss of Firearms in Tran- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- sit (2007R–9P)’’ (RIN1140–AA34) received in nam or their family members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- sponsor of S. 429, a bill to amend title the Office of the President of the Senate on XIX of the Social Security Act to pro- January 12, 2016; to the Committee on the tions. Judiciary. By Mr. COONS: vide a standard definition of thera- EC–4125. A communication from the Assist- S. 2448. A bill to provide for the appoint- peutic foster care services in Medicaid. ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative ment of additional Federal bankruptcy S. 454 Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- judges, and for other purposes; to the Com- At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the ting, pursuant to law, the annual report from mittee on the Judiciary. name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. the Attorney General to Congress relative to f KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of S. the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absen- 454, a bill to amend the Department of tee Voting Act; to the Committee on Rules SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND and Administration. SENATE RESOLUTIONS Energy High-End Computing Revital- ization Act of 2004 to improve the high- EC–4126. A communication from the Chief The following concurrent resolutions Impact Analyst, Veterans Health Adminis- end computing research and develop- tration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Senate resolutions were read, and ment program of the Department of transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Energy, and for other purposes. a rule entitled ‘‘Automobile or Other Con- By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. S. 678 veyance and Adaptive Equipment Certificate HATCH, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LANKFORD, NHOFE of Eligibility for Veterans or Members of the Mr. LEE, Mr. SASSE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. At the request of Mr. I , the Armed Forces with Amyotrophic Lateral RISCH, Mr. COTTON, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. name of the Senator from South Da- Sclerosis Connected to Military Service’’ CORNYN, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- (RIN2900–AP26) received in the Office of the INHOFE): sponsor of S. 678, a bill to declare

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English language rule for naturaliza- establishment of a process for the re- S. 2223 tion, and to avoid misconstructions of view of rules and sets of rules, and for At the request of Mr. THUNE, the the English language texts of the laws other purposes. name of the Senator from Wyoming of the United States, pursuant to Con- S. 1747 (Mr. ENZI) was added as a cosponsor of gress’ powers to provide for the general At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the S. 2223, a bill to transfer administra- welfare of the United States and to es- name of the Senator from Colorado tive jurisdiction over certain Bureau of tablish a uniform rule of naturalization (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor Land Management land from the Sec- under article I, section 8, of the Con- of S. 1747, a bill to improve the enforce- retary of the Interior to the Secretary stitution. ment of sanctions against the Govern- of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the S. 708 ment of North Korea, and for other Black Hills National Cemetery, and for At the request of Mr. KING, the purposes. other purposes. names of the Senator from Oklahoma S. 1775 S. 2248 (Mr. LANKFORD) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the North Dakota (Ms. HEITKAMP) were name of the Senator from New York name of the Senator from Mississippi added as cosponsors of S. 708, a bill to (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- establish an independent advisory com- sponsor of S. 1775, a bill to direct the sor of S. 2248, a bill to amend the Pub- mittee to review certain regulations, Secretary of Homeland Security to ac- lic Health Service Act to coordinate and for other purposes. cept additional documentation when Federal congenital heart disease re- S. 746 considering the application for vet- search efforts and to improve public At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the erans status of an individual who per- education and awareness of congenital name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. formed service as a coastwise merchant heart disease, and for other purposes. RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. seaman during World War II, and for S. 2263 746, a bill to provide for the establish- other purposes. At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the ment of a Commission to Accelerate S. 1858 name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. the End of Breast Cancer. At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 901 name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. 2263, a bill to encourage effective, vol- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of S. untary private sector investments to name of the Senator from South Da- 1858, a bill to prohibit discrimination recruit, employ, and retain men and kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- on the basis of sex, gender identity, women who have served in the United sponsor of S. 901, a bill to establish in and sexual orientation, and for other States military with annual Federal the Department of Veterans Affairs a purposes. awards to private sector employers rec- national center for research on the di- S. 1874 ognizing such investments, and for agnosis and treatment of health condi- At the request of Mr. HATCH, the other purposes. tions of the descendants of veterans ex- name of the Senator from Nebraska S. 2275 posed to toxic substances during serv- (Mrs. FISCHER) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the ice in the Armed Forces that are re- sor of S. 1874, a bill to provide protec- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. lated to that exposure, to establish an tions for workers with respect to their SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. advisory board on such health condi- right to select or refrain from selecting 2275, a bill to provide for automatic ac- tions, and for other purposes. representation by a labor organization. quisition of United States citizenship S. 1377 S. 1890 for certain internationally adopted in- At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the At the request of Mr. HATCH, the dividuals, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Massachu- name of the Senator from California S. 2284 setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. VITTER, the sponsor of S. 1377, a bill to amend title sponsor of S. 1890, a bill to amend chap- name of the Senator from South Caro- 18, United States Code, to clarify and ter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon- expand Federal criminal jurisdiction provide Federal jurisdiction for the sor of S. 2284, a bill to suspend the ad- over Federal contractors and employ- theft of trade secrets, and for other mission and resettlement of aliens ees outside the United States, and for purposes. seeking refugee status because of the other purposes. S. 2144 conflict in Syria until adequate proto- S. 1555 At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the cols are established to protect the na- At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the names of the Senator from South Da- tional security of the United States names of the Senator from Colorado kota (Mr. ROUNDS), the Senator from and for other purposes. (Mr. BENNET) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. CORNYN), the Senator from S. 2337 Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) were added Utah (Mr. HATCH) and the Senator from At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the as cosponsors of S. 1555, a bill to award Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) were added as co- name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. a Congressional Gold Medal, collec- sponsors of S. 2144, a bill to improve HATCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. tively, to the Filipino veterans of the enforcement of sanctions against 2337, a bill to improve homeland secu- World War II, in recognition of the the Government of North Korea, and rity by enhancing the requirements for dedicated service of the veterans dur- for other purposes. participation in the Visa Waiver Pro- ing World War II. S. 2185 gram, and for other purposes. S. 1567 At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the S. 2377 At the request of Mr. PETERS, the name of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mr. REID, the name name of the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- of S. 2185, a bill to require the Sec- COONS) was added as a cosponsor of S. sor of S. 1567, a bill to amend title 10, retary of the Treasury to mint coins in 2377, a bill to defeat the Islamic State United States Code, to provide for a re- recognition of the fight against breast of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and protect view of the characterization or terms cancer. and secure the United States, and for of discharge from the Armed Forces of S. 2218 other purposes. individuals with mental health dis- At the request of Mr. THUNE, the S. 2386 orders alleged to affect terms of dis- name of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, charge. (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor the names of the Senator from Ohio S. 1683 of S. 2218, a bill to amend the Internal (Mr. BROWN) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. HATCH, the Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were name of the Senator from Nebraska amounts paid for physical activity, fit- added as cosponsors of S. 2386, a bill to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:34 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JA6.011 S19JAPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE January 19, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S95 authorize the establishment of the equal, endowed by our Creator with certain Whereas Thomas Jefferson noted in 1822 Stonewall National Historic Site in the inalienable rights, among which are life, lib- that the constitutional freedom of religion is State of New York as a unit of the Na- erty, and the pursuit of happiness; ‘‘the most inalienable and sacred of all tional Park System, and for other pur- Whereas few freedoms were more valued by human rights’’, and also wrote in 1798 that those who settled this nation than the free- each right encompassed in the First Amend- poses. dom of conscience, prompting Thomas Jef- ment is dependent on the others, ‘‘thereby S. 2423 ferson to declare in the Letter to New Lon- guarding in the same sentence, and under At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the don Methodists, dated Feb. 4, 1809, that ‘‘no the same words, the freedom of religion, of names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. provision in our Constitution ought to be speech, and of the press: insomuch, that KING), the Senator from Connecticut dearer to man than that which protects the whatever violated either, throws down the sanctuary which covers the others’’; (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority’’; Whereas religious freedom ‘‘has been inte- from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added Whereas the Virginia Statute for Religious gral to the preservation and development of as cosponsors of S. 2423, a bill making Freedom, which was drafted by Thomas Jef- the United States’’, and ‘‘the free exercise of appropriations to address the heroin ferson and considered by him to be one of his religion goes hand in hand with the preserva- and opioid drug abuse epidemic for the greatest achievements, was enacted on Janu- tion of our other rights’’, as expressed by the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, ary 16, 1786, and became the forerunner of the 41st President of the United States in his and for other purposes. Free Exercise Clause of the First Amend- Presidential Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day in 1993; and S. 2426 ment to the United States Constitution; Whereas ‘‘the right to freedom of religion Whereas we ‘‘continue to proclaim the fun- At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the undergirds the very origin and existence of damental right of all peoples to believe and name of the Senator from Oklahoma the United States’’, a freedom which was es- worship according to their own conscience, (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor tablished by our Nation’s founders ‘‘in law, to affirm their beliefs openly and freely, and of S. 2426, a bill to direct the Secretary as a fundamental right and as a pillar of our to practice their faith without fear or in- of State to develop a strategy to obtain Nation’’, as noted in section 2 of the Inter- timidation’’, as expressed by the 42nd Presi- observer status for Taiwan in the national Religious Freedom Act of 1998; dent of the United States in his Presidential International Criminal Police Organi- Whereas the role of religion in American Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day in 1998; Now, therefore, be it zation, and for other purposes. society and public life has a long and robust tradition; Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- S. 2427 Whereas those who have studied American resentatives concurring), That Congress— At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the democracy from an outside perspective, such (1) honors the 230th anniversary of the pas- name of the Senator from Colorado as Alexis de Tocqueville, have noted that re- sage of the Virginia Statute for Religious (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor ligion plays a central role in preserving our Freedom on Religious Freedom Day, Janu- of S. 2427, a bill to prohibit discrimina- government because it provides a moral base ary 16, 2016; and tion against individuals with disabil- that is required for democracy to succeed; (2) affirms that— (A) religious freedom includes the right to ities who need long-term services and Whereas the Supreme Court has affirmed in Town of Greece v. Galloway that ‘‘people of live, work, associate, and worship in accord- supports, and for other purposes. many faiths may be united in a community ance with one’s beliefs for people of any faith S. 2437 of tolerance and devotion’’; or of no faith; At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the Whereas the principle of religious freedom (B) all Americans can be unified in sup- names of the Senator from Virginia ‘‘has guided our Nation forward’’, as ex- porting religious freedom, regardless of dif- fering individual beliefs, because it is a fun- (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from New pressed by the 44th President of the United States in his Presidential Proclamation on damental human right; and Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Sen- Religious Freedom Day in 2011, and ‘‘is a uni- (C) ‘‘the American people will remain for- ator from New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), versal human right to be protected here at ever unshackled in matters of faith’’, as ex- the Senator from Virginia (Mr. WAR- home and across the globe’’, as expressed by pressed by the 44th President of the United NER) and the Senator from Maryland the 44th President of the United States on States in his Presidential Proclamation on (Mr. CARDIN) were added as cosponsors the same occassion in 2013; Religious Freedom Day in 2012. of S. 2437, a bill to amend title 38, Whereas ‘‘Freedom of religion is a funda- United States Code, to provide for the mental human right that must be upheld by f burial of the cremated remains of per- every nation and guaranteed by every gov- sons who served as Women’s Air Forces ernment’’, as expressed by the 42nd President of the United States in his Presidential Proc- PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Service Pilots in Arlington National lamation on Religious Freedom Day in 1999; Cemetery, and for other purposes. Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask Whereas the First Amendment protects the unanimous consent that the privileges f right of individuals to freely express and act of the floor be granted to Benjamin SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS on their religious beliefs, as well as the free- dom of all individuals to not be coerced to Reinke, a congressional fellow with the profess or act on a religious belief to which Committee on Energy and Natural Re- they do not adhere; sources, effective today through De- SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- Whereas ‘‘our laws and institutions should cember 31, 2016. TION 27—AFFIRMING THE IMPOR- not impede or hinder but rather should pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TANCE OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM tect and preserve fundamental religious lib- objection, it is so ordered. AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN erties’’, as expressed by the 42nd President of Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I RIGHT THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO A the United States in his remarks on signing ask unanimous consent that my FREE SOCIETY AND IS PRO- the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993; detailee, Michael Kades, be granted TECTED FOR ALL AMERICANS floor privileges through March 21, 2016, BY THE TEXT OF THE CONSTITU- Whereas for countless Americans, their faith is an integral part of every aspect of while detailed to the U.S. Senate. TION, AND RECOGNIZING THE their daily lives, and is not limited to their The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 230TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EN- homes, to houses of worship, or to doctrinal objection, it is so ordered. ACTMENT OF THE VIRGINIA creeds; Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, on be- STATUTE FOR RELIGIOUS FREE- Whereas ‘‘religious faith has inspired many half of Senator CANTWELL, I ask unani- DOM of our fellow citizens to help build a better Nation’’, where ‘‘people of faith continue to mous consent that privileges of the Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. HATCH, wage a determined campaign to meet needs floor be granted to the following indi- Mr. BLUNT, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, and fight suffering’’, as expressed by the 43rd viduals with the Committee on Energy Mr. SASSE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. President of the United States in his Presi- and National Resources: Frances Brie COTTON, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. dential Proclamation on Religious Freedom Van Cleve, a Democratic fellow, BOOZMAN, and Mr. INHOFE) submitted Day in 2003; through December 31, 2016; Stephanie the following concurrent resolution; Whereas ‘‘from its birth to this day, the Teich-McGoldrick, a Democratic fel- which was referred to the Committee United States has prized this legacy of reli- low, through December 31, 2016; and on the Judiciary: gious freedom and honored this heritage by standing for religious freedom and offering Betsy Rosenblatt, a Democratic S. CON. RES. 27 refuge to those suffering religious persecu- detailee, through December 31, 2016. Whereas American democracy is rooted in tion’’, as noted in section 2 of the Inter- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the fundamental truth that all are created national Religious Freedom Act of 1998; objection, it is so ordered.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:42 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JA6.013 S19JAPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S96 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 19, 2016 NOTICE: REGISTRATION OF MASS I reminded my Republican colleagues country. Recall that thanks to the in- MAILINGS that John Kennedy negotiated with the terim agreement, Iran had already The filing date for the 2015 fourth Soviet Union during the Cuban missile shipped out all of its more dangerous quarter Mass Mailing report is Mon- crisis, saving us from nuclear war. I re- highly enriched uranium. It dismantled day, January 25, 2016. An electronic op- minded them that Richard Nixon nego- and removed two-thirds of its cen- tion is available on Webster that will tiated with the Chinese on normalizing trifuges—thousands of its centrifuges— allow forms to be submitted via a relations, even while that Communist and it has allowed international in- fillable pdf document. If your office did regime in China was providing weapons spectors unprecedented access to its no mass mailings during this period, to the North Vietnamese, who were nuclear facilities and supply chain. please submit a form that states using them against American soldiers. A simple question to the critics of ‘‘none.’’ I, of course, reminded them that Ron- the Iran nuclear agreement: Today, is Mass mailing registrations, or nega- ald Reagan negotiated with the Soviets Iran closer or further away from the tive reports can be submitted elec- while the Communist nation had thou- development of a nuclear weapon? The tronically or delivered to the Senate sands of nuclear weapons pointed at answer is that it is further away. There Office of Public Records, 232 Hart the United States, was occupying East- is no other reasonable conclusion. Building, Washington, D.C. 20510–7116. ern Europe, and was supporting trou- Do you remember the speeches given The Senate Office of Public Records bling regimes around the world. by Prime Minister Netanyahu and Let us also recall how many on the is open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For many of the critics of this agreement? right in the political spectrum savaged further information, please contact the They were telling us that Iran was then President Reagan for negotiating Senate Office of Public Records at (202) weeks away from developing a nuclear with the Soviets on nuclear arms. Let 224–0322. weapon. Now by consensus we believe me read an excerpt from the January they are at least 1 year away from de- f 17, 1988, New York Times about the op- veloping a nuclear weapon if they com- ORDERS FOR WEDNESDAY, position—eerily familiar to what we pletely walked away from this agree- JANUARY 20, 2016 have been hearing in the debate on the ment. Without a nuclear weapon, Iran Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Iran nuclear agreement—Reagan faced is not the same kind of threat to the ask unanimous consent that when the in negotiating an arms agreement with Middle East, Israel, or to the world. Senate completes its business today, it the Soviets: All of what I said has been verified by adjourn until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Already, right-wing groups . . . have international inspectors. Do you recall January 20; that following the prayer mounted a strong campaign against the INF Ronald Reagan reminding us to trust and pledge, the morning hour be treaty. They have mailed out close to 300,000 but verify? We verified. The agreement letters opposing it. They have circulated deemed expired, the Journal of pro- gives inspectors continued access in 5,000 cassette recordings of Gen. Bernard perpetuity. In a few months, Iran has ceedings be approved to date, and the Rogers, former Supreme Commander of time for the two leaders be reserved for NATO, attacking it. And, finally, they are gone from a breakout time of a nuclear their use later in the day; further, that preparing to run newspaper ads this month weapon from a month or 2 to at least 1 following leader remarks, the Senate savaging Reagan as a new Neville Chamber- year. Quite simply, under Barack be in a period of morning business, lain, signing an accord with Hitler and Obama’s Iran nuclear weapon agree- with Senators permitted to speak gullibly predicting ‘‘peace for our time.’’ ment, their program has finally been therein for up to 10 minutes each until Conservative Washington Post col- brought to a halt without firing a 12:30 p.m.; further, that the Senate re- umnist George Will said in a 1987 News- shot—something no previous adminis- cess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to week column of negotiating arms tration had been able to accomplish. allow for the weekly conference meet- agreements with the Soviets, ‘‘Reagan That such a difficult task was accom- ings; finally, that at 2:15 p.m. the Sen- has dramatically advanced the moral plished is a testament to the tireless ate resume consideration of the motion and psychological disarmament of the work of our former colleague and cur- to proceed to H.R. 4038, with the time West by emphatically siding with those rent Secretary of State John Kerry and until 2:30 p.m. equally divided between . . . who emphasize the role of ide- his team. This Senator thinks of all the two leaders or their designees. ology, and hence the radical those who worked so hard on this for so The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there differentness and dangerousness of the many months to achieve it. objection? Soviet threat.’’ Tough diplomacy has also brought Without objection, it is so ordered. The conservative National Review’s home a number of Americans who were May 22, 1987, edition had the following unjustly held in Iran. These Americans f cover entitled ‘‘Reagan’s Suicide Pact’’ had not even left Iranian airspace be- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT concerning Reagan’s negotiation with fore many of the Republicans running Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if the Soviets. While opposed by some at for President unleashed another wave there is no further business to come be- the time, few in this Chamber would of worn-out rhetoric criticizing the fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- look back today and say that these ne- President’s effort that led to the re- sent that it stand adjourned under the gotiations were a mistake or that the lease of these Americans being held previous order, following the remarks agreements that were reached between prisoner. They also failed to offer a of Senator DURBIN. Reagan and the Soviets didn’t actually substantive alternative approach. Let The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without serve long-term American national se- me remind the naysayers that it was objection, it is so ordered. curity interests. Ronald Reagan who traded weapons to The Senator from Illinois. So we are here today with the fulfill- Iran for seven American hostages being Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I wish to ment of the first stage of a historic held by Iranian terrorists in Lebanon— thank the majority leader for giving agreement between world powers and not a handful of nonviolent sanctions me an opportunity to say a few words Iran that has effectively eliminated violators but weapons to what was then before we adjourn this evening. that country’s ability to build a nu- our arch enemy who had only recently f clear weapon—a weapon that could held more than 60 American diplomats have threatened our close allies and as hostages for 444 days. By the time NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN the world. the sales were discovered, more than Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, some Only a few months after this agree- 1,500 missiles had been shipped by the months ago, in the midst of debate on ment was reached, Iran has met its Reagan administration to Iran and the nuclear agreement with Iran, I critical commitments. It destroyed its only 3 hostages had been released. came to the Senate floor to remind my only source of weapons-grade pluto- They in turn were replaced with three colleagues of some recent history in- nium by literally pouring concrete into more, sadly, in what then-Secretary of volving other negotiations undertaken the heart of the reactor. It shipped 98 State George Shultz called ‘‘a hostage with troubling regimes that turned out percent of its low-enriched uranium, at bazaar.’’ to serve our national security inter- least 25,000 pounds—some 12 tons—of I have met the families of those held ests. this low-enriched uranium out of the hostage, and I can’t say what I would

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:34 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19JA6.024 S19JAPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE January 19, 2016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S97 do in each case if I were President in STATE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE SENIOR FOREIGN MICHAEL C. GONZALES, OF MARYLAND SERVICE TO THE CLASSES INDICATED: CYNTHIA A. G. HALEY, OF TEXAS those heartbreaking situations. But I CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, JENNIFER HALL GODFREY, OF VIRGINIA do know it is far easier for these Re- CLASS OF MINISTER-COUNSELOR: MICHAEL P. HANKEY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA VIRGINIA LYNN BENNETT, OF VIRGINIA ROBERT F. HANNAN, OF VIRGINIA publican Presidential candidates and JOHN T. BERNLOHR, OF VIRGINIA MICHAEL G. HEATH, OF CALIFORNIA critics of this administration to arm- DONALD A. BLOME, OF ILLINOIS JAMES ROBERT HELLER, OF VIRGINIA ANDREW BOWEN, OF TEXAS DEBRA L. HEVIA, OF NEW YORK chair the Secretary of State or Presi- PAUL A. BROWN, OF MARYLAND AMY ELIZABETH HOLMAN, OF MARYLAND dent than to actually make the tough TODD JAMES BROWN, OF VIRGINIA BRYAN D. HUNT, OF VIRGINIA IAN G. BROWNLEE, OF MARYLAND AUDREY B. HUON-DUMENTAT, OF VIRGINIA decisions that brought these men and RANDALL C. BUDDEN, OF FLORIDA COLLEEN E. HYLAND, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE women back home to the United THOMAS E. COONEY, OF NEW YORK MARK COOLIDGE JOHNSON, OF NEW YORK MARY ELLEN COUNTRYMAN, OF WASHINGTON DOUGLAS DAVID JONES, OF MARYLAND States. JOHN J. DAIGLE, OF VIRGINIA KRISTIN M. KANE, OF CALIFORNIA While I applaud the nuclear deal and JON F. DANILOWICZ, OF VIRGINIA MELISSA J. KEHOE, OF WASHINGTON KENNETH B. DEKLEVA, OF TEXAS MICHAEL R. KELLER, OF VIRGINIA the release of the detained Americans, KATHERINE SIMONDS DHANANI, OF FLORIDA DAVID H. KENNEDY, OF WASHINGTON I am under no illusions about the Ira- ROBERT JOSEPH FAUCHER, OF VIRGINIA BRUCE P. KLEINER, OF WASHINGTON DANIEL L. FOOTE, OF VIRGINIA MARY ELLEN N. KOENIG, OF MARYLAND nian regime. I believe there is a faction PHILIP A. FRAYNE, OF NEW YORK MARGARET KURTZ-RANDALL, OF VIRGINIA in Iran that wants Iran to integrate ROBERT S. GILCHRIST, OF FLORIDA MARK B. LAMBERT, OF VIRGINIA ETHAN AARON GOLDRICH, OF MARYLAND CHRISTOPHER JOHN LAMORA, OF VIRGINIA into the global community and reject CANDY GREEN, OF CALIFORNIA STEPHAN ALLEN LANG, OF MISSOURI Iranian belligerence in the region. Cer- LAWRENCE J. GUMBINER, OF CALIFORNIA DANIEL J. LAWTON, OF VIRGINIA HELEN H. HAHN, OF VIRGINIA PATRICK A. LEONARD, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA tainly a large number of the Iranian ANNE HALL, OF MAINE ALEXIS LUDWIG, OF CALIFORNIA people feel that way. But there are SARAH C. HALL, OF NEW YORK RAFIK K. MANSOUR, OF CALIFORNIA SCOTT IAN HAMILTON, OF COLORADO PANFILO MARQUEZ, OF CALIFORNIA deeply troubling hardliners in Iran as ANDREW BAUER HAVILAND, OF VIRGINIA JONATHAN ROBERT MENNUTI, OF VIRGINIA well. They continue to support some of DAVID ANDREW HODGE, OF TEXAS MANUEL P. MICALLER, OF CALIFORNIA RICHARD A. HOLTZAPPLE, OF VIRGINIA HERRO K. MUSTAFA, OF CALIFORNIA the most troubling groups in the re- ERIC A. JOHNSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTNEY ROBIN NEMROFF, OF WASHINGTON gion, from Hezbollah, to Hamas, to the ARDESHIR F. KANGA, OF MARYLAND DENISON KYLE OFFUTT, OF FLORIDA Assad regime. They continue to im- KATHLEEN ANN KAVALEC, OF CALIFORNIA SANDRA SPRINGER OUDKIRK, OF VIRGINIA ATUL KESHAP, OF VIRGINIA THOMAS ANDREW PALAIA, OF CONNECTICUT prison their own people for wanting KARIN MARGARET KING, OF OHIO MATTHEW A. PALMER, OF VIRGINIA more freedoms. They threaten Israel, MARC E. KNAPPER, OF CALIFORNIA BRETT GEORGE POMAINVILLE, OF COLORADO DAVID J. KOSTELANCIK, OF ILLINOIS WILLIAM W. POPP, OF VIRGINIA our closest ally in the Middle East, and DANIEL JOSEPH KRITENBRINK, OF VIRGINIA DALE T. PRINCE, OF MARYLAND the region’s broader security. MICHELLE A. LABONTE, OF VIRGINIA BARTON J. PUTNEY, OF WISCONSIN YAEL LEMPERT, OF NEW YORK JOHN THOMAS RATH, OF TEXAS I hope that recent events mark the JAMES M. LEVY, OF VIRGINIA RICHARD THOMAS REITER, OF MARYLAND beginning of a gradual change away PATRICIA A. MAHONEY, OF VIRGINIA ERICA ANN RENEW, OF VIRGINIA MONTE P. MAKOUS, OF PENNSYLVANIA KAREN E. ROBBLEE, OF NEW YORK from these hardline policies and that COLETTE MARCELLIN, OF VIRGINIA DANIEL ALAN ROCHMAN, OF NEBRASKA we can continue to work with wiser ELIZABETH LEE MARTINEZ, OF OHIO ABIGAIL MISCIAGNO RUPP, OF FLORIDA JOHN A. MATEL, OF VIRGINIA HOWARD T. SOLOMON, OF MICHIGAN voices on shared challenges such as Af- PATRICIA SHEEHAN MCCARTHY, OF VIRGINIA JAMES BROWARD STORY, OF SOUTH CAROLINA ghanistan and Syria. Until then, the CARYN R. MCCLELLAND, OF CALIFORNIA KATHRYN TAYLOR CROCKART, OF TEXAS RICHARD M. MILLS, JR., OF FLORIDA ELLEN BARBARA THORBURN, OF MICHIGAN administration has wisely maintained PHILLIP A. MIN, OF VIRGINIA MARI DIETERICH TOLLIVER, OF MICHIGAN sanctions on Iran for its support of MATTHIAS J. MITMAN, OF FLORIDA JOHN C. VANCE, OF MONTANA MICHAEL KENT MORROW, OF VIRGINIA MARJA VERLOOP, OF WASHINGTON these terrorist groups and human PETER F. MULREAN, OF NEW YORK LESSLIE C. VIGUERIE, OF VIRGINIA rights violations. SEAN MURPHY, OF VIRGINIA ROBERT PATRICK WALLER, OF VIRGINIA ROBERT STEPHEN NEEDHAM, OF FLORIDA JAMES L. WAYMAN, OF VIRGINIA I also strongly support the most re- ERIC G. NELSON, OF TEXAS MARK ALAN WELLS, OF VIRGINIA cent sanctions related to Iran’s bal- WILLIAM A. OSTICK, OF VIRGINIA JAMES ANDREW WOLFE, OF CALIFORNIA NANCY BIKOFF PETTIT, OF VIRGINIA JOY ONA YAMAMOTO, OF CALIFORNIA listic missile testing announced by the LYNNE G. PLATT, OF FLORIDA JOSEPH MICHAEL YOUNG, OF VIRGINIA Obama regime. The world will have on- EMILIA A. PUMA, OF VIRGINIA DAVID M. REINERT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, going, intensive inspection of Iran’s re- TIMOTHY J. RILEY, OF GEORGIA CLASS OF COUNSELOR, AND CONSULAR OFFICER AND maining nuclear infrastructure to WILLIAM VERNON ROEBUCK, OF VIRGINIA SECRETARY IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE ANDREW J. SCHOFER, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: make sure there is no cheating on the JUSTIN H. SIBERELL, OF MARYLAND AYAN HUSSEIN AHMED NOOR, OF VIRGINIA agreement. ERIC W. STROMAYER, OF VIRGINIA ASSIYA ASHRAF-MILLER, OF VIRGINIA MARY E. TARNOWKA, OF VIRGINIA LANCE M. BAILEY, OF VIRGINIA It is always easy to threaten force or SUSAN ASHTON THORNTON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- ARTHUR J. BALEK, OF MARYLAND simply say that troubling regimes BIA KEVIN WILLIAM BOHNE, OF TEXAS CONRAD ROBERT TRIBBLE, OF CALIFORNIA JAMES E. DICKEY, OF ALASKA must bow to a rhetorical demand. It is XAVIER VAZQUEZ, OF VIRGINIA CONSTANCE MARIE DIERMAN, OF MARYLAND another thing to actually use diplo- PATRICK WILLIAM WALSH, OF CONNECTICUT PHILIP A. DUBOIS, OF FLORIDA macy to reach these goals. Let’s not STEPHANIE TURCO WILLIAMS, OF VIRGINIA TIMOTHY DUMAS, OF ILLINOIS THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE KAREN A. FINER, OF MINNESOTA forget the price in lives, treasure, and FOREIGN SERVICE FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR THOMAS JAMES FITZPATRICK, OF VIRGINIA regional upheaval that the Iraq war FOREIGN SERVICE, AS INDICATED: KATHY A. GALLARDO, OF CALIFORNIA CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE HOWARD K. GERSHENFELD, OF TEXAS caused us—prices we continue to pay to OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUN- DAVID S. GROCCIA, OF VIRGINIA SELOR: ANDREW P. HYATT, OF UTAH this day. To end Iran’s nuclear weapons DAVID R. JOHNSON, OF MINNESOTA program without another devastating LUCY K. ABBOTT, OF MAINE STEVEN M. JONES, OF VIRGINIA MARY EMMA ARNOLD, OF VIRGINIA KAREN A. LASS, OF VIRGINIA war is remarkable and worth the risk. AMBER MICHELE BASKETTE, OF THE DISTRICT OF CO- WADE C. MARTIN, OF VIRGINIA We should follow the words of Presi- LUMBIA GLENN WAYNE MILLER, OF VIRGINIA VALERIE LOUISE BELON, OF ALASKA MAKORI OSORO, OF TEXAS dent Kennedy: ‘‘Let us never negotiate MARK J. BIEDLINGMAIER, OF FLORIDA JUSTIN J. OTTO, OF WASHINGTON out of fear. But let us never fear to ne- DREW G. BLAKENEY, OF TEXAS RICHARD D. OTTO, OF FLORIDA TOBIN J. BRADLEY, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOSE E. SALAZAR, OF NEW MEXICO gotiate.’’ KATHERINE ANN BRUCKER, OF CALIFORNIA RONALD W. STUART, OF TEXAS MICHELLE ANN BURTON, OF NORTH DAKOTA RAJESH VYAS, OF FLORIDA f MARK JOSEPH CASSAYRE, OF CALIFORNIA AZIZ Y. YOUNES, OF GEORGIA CHRISTIAN M. CASTRO, OF VIRGINIA ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 10 A.M. KELLY S. CECIL, OF FLORIDA THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE TOMORROW FRANCES MARGARET CHISHOLM, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR KAREN KW CHOE-FICHTE, OF NEW YORK PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- MARK DANIEL CLARK, OF VIRGINIA CLASS INDICATED, EFFECTIVE APRIL 10, 2015: CHERRIE S. DANIELS, OF TEXAS CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE ate stands adjourned until 10 a.m. to- CHRISTOPHER J. DEL CORSO, OF VIRGINIA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUN- morrow morning. MARC DOUGLAS DILLARD, OF CALIFORNIA SELOR: Thereupon, the Senate, at 6:23 p.m., JAMES EDWARD DONEGAN, OF NEW YORK SUSAN M. CLEARY, OF NEW YORK KURT D. DONNELLY, OF OREGON THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE adjourned until Wednesday, January PATRICK M. DUNN, OF VIRGINIA FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPART- 20, 2016, at 10 a.m. CHRISTOPHER G. DUNNETT, OF FLORIDA MENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE ROBIN LISA DUNNIGAN, OF CALIFORNIA SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED: f GABRIEL ESCOBAR, OF TEXAS CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE NAN NIDA FIFE, OF VIRGINIA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF MIN- NOMINATIONS TAMARA K. FITZGERALD, OF TEXAS ISTER-COUNSELOR: KATHLEEN A. FITZGIBBON, OF VIRGINIA Executive nominations received by JUSTIN FRIEDMAN, OF VIRGINIA DARYL ARTHUR BREHM, OF VIRGINIA HEIDE BRONKE FULTON, OF NEW YORK THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE the Senate: MICHAEL E. GARROTE, OF MARYLAND FOREIGN SERVICE FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE J. ROBERT GARVERICK, OF VIRGINIA FOREIGN SERVICE, AS INDICATED: JENNIFER GAVITO, OF MISSOURI CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBERS OF THE CAROLYN B. GLASSMAN, OF CALIFORNIA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUN- SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JOHN T. GODFREY, OF CALIFORNIA SELOR:

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RICHARD A. DRENNAN, OF PENNSYLVANIA MARAM R. TALAAT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR PROMOTION INTO THE SEN- MARK A. DRIES, OF VIRGINIA EBONY BOSTIC TRAN, OF CALIFORNIA IOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED: MELINDA D. SALLYARDS, OF VIRGINIA MICHAEL WYZAN, OF FLORIDA CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF COUN- THE FOLLOWING-NAMED PERSONS OF THE UNITED FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF SELOR: STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CLASS THREE, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS TO THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF ANTONIO J. ARROYAVE, OF FLORIDA THE CLASSES INDICATED: AMERICA: THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPART- CLASS ONE, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN THE ANTHONY E. AMERSON, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER- PATRICIA DARLENE FOOTE, OF WASHINGTON SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDICATED: ICA: PAUL E. MARTIN, OF VIRGINIA CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE SCOTT D. HOCKLANDER, OF ALASKA ALYSON ANNE MCFARLAND, OF NEW YORK OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF CAREER SANDRA SAVAGE, OF FLORIDA FOR APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF MINISTER: RODRIGO J. SEDA, OF FLORIDA CLASS TWO, CONSULAR OFFICER AND SECRETARY IN HOLLY S. HIGGINS, OF IOWA THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF JUDY JHINGORY WEBB, OF FLORIDA AMERICA: THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE f RANDY ALI, OF NEW YORK FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR CARL J. ANDERSON, OF PENNSYLVANIA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PROMOTION WITH- CONFIRMATION STEPHEN M. ANDOSEH, OF TEXAS IN THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE TO THE CLASS INDI- THEODORA B. DELL, OF NEW JERSEY CATED: Executive nomination confirmed by MARC L. DOUGLAS, OF FLORIDA CAREER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE STEPHEN F. GUDZ, OF FLORIDA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CLASS OF MIN- the Senate January 19, 2016: GREGORY HOWELL, OF ARIZONA ISTER-COUNSELOR: THE JUDICIARY MUHAMMAD N. KHAN, OF COLORADO CATHERINE MARY TRUJILLO, OF TEXAS MITCHELL G. NELSON, OF WASHINGTON WILHELMINA MARIE WRIGHT, OF MINNESOTA, TO BE JONATHAN BRUCE PALMER, OF VIRGINIA THE FOLLOWING-NAMED CAREER MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF DAVID RUSH, OF NEW YORK FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPART- MINNESOTA.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:34 Jan 20, 2016 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4637 Sfmt 9801 E:\CR\FM\A19JA6.005 S19JAPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Executive Communications: Pages S91–93 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S93–95 Routine Proceedings, pages S79–S98 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Measures Introduced: Five bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2444–2448, and S. Additional Statements: Pages S88–90 Con. Res. 27. Page S93 Privileges of the Floor: Page S95 American Safe Act—Agreement: A unanimous- Record Votes: One record vote was taken today. consent agreement was reached providing that at (Total—3) Page S86 2:15 p.m., on Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Senate Adjournment: Senate convened at 2 p.m. and ad- resume consideration of the motion to proceed to journed at 6:23 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, consideration of H.R. 4038, to require that supple- January 20, 2016. (For Senate’s program, see the re- mental certifications and background investigations marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens page S97.) as refugees, with the time until 2:30 p.m., equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees. Committee Meetings Page S96 Nomination Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- (Committees not listed did not meet) lowing nomination: ENERGY AND COMMODITY MARKETS By 58 yeas to 36 nays (Vote No. EX. 3), Wilhel- mina Marie Wright, of Minnesota, to be United Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee States District Judge for the District of Minnesota. concluded a hearing to examine the near-term out- Pages S84–86, S98 look for energy and commodity markets, after receiv- ing testimony from Adam Sieminski, Administrator, Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Energy Information Administration, Department of lowing nominations: Routine lists in the Foreign Energy; Antoine Halff, Columbia University School Service. Pages S97–98 of International and Public Affairs Center on Global Messages from the House: Page S90 Energy Policy, New York, New York; and James P. Measures Referred: Page S91 Lucier, Jr., Capital Alpha Partners LLC, Daniel McGroarty, Carmot Strategic Group Inc., and Ethan Measures Placed on the Calendar: Page S91 Zindler, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, all of Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S91 Washington, D.C. h House of Representatives Chamber Action Committee Meetings The House was not in session today. The House No hearings were held. is scheduled to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016, pursuant to the provisions of H. Con Res. 107. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. D41

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Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business House meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ‘‘Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016’’, 10 No hearings are scheduled. a.m., SR–328A. f Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Com- merce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold an CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD oversight hearing to examine the Department of Justice’s Week of January 20 through January 22, 2016 role in implementing new executive actions related to gun control, 10:30 a.m., SD–192. Senate Chamber Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United States strategy and policy in the Middle East, On Wednesday, at approximately 2:15 p.m., Senate 9:30 a.m., SH–216. will resume consideration of the motion to proceed Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to consideration of H.R. 4038, American SAFE Act, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Task Force for with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon, Business and Stability Operations projects in Afghanistan, at 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m., SR–232A. During the balance of the week, Senate may con- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to sider any cleared legislative and executive business. hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas F. Scott Darling, III, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator Senate Committees of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, De- (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) partment of Transportation, 10:30 a.m., SR–253. Committee on Environment and Public Works: business Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: January meeting to consider S. 659, to protect and enhance op- 20, business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, portunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shoot- ‘‘Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of ing, S. 1024, to authorize the Great Lakes Restoration 2016’’, 10 a.m., SR–328A. Initiative, S. 1674, to amend and reauthorize certain pro- Committee on Appropriations: January 20, Subcommittee visions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to stewardship, S. 1724, to provide for environmental res- hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of toration activities and forest management activities in the Justice’s role in implementing new executive actions re- Lake Tahoe Basin, S. 2143, to provide for the authority lated to gun control, 10:30 a.m., SD–192. for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge Committee on Armed Services: January 20, to hold hear- Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the ings to examine United States strategy and policy in the Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, S. 2396, to Middle East, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. designate the Federal building and United States court- January 20, Subcommittee on Readiness and Manage- house located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, ment Support, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Georgia, as the ‘‘Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building Task Force for Business and Stability Operations projects and United States Courthouse’’, and other pending cal- in Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SR–232A. endar business, 10 a.m., SD–406. January 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to exam- Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam- ine the nomination of Eric K. Fanning, of the District of ine the Middle East after the Joint Comprehensive Plan Columbia, to be Secretary of the Army, Department of of Action, 10 a.m., SD–419. Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Janu- hold hearings to examine improving the Federal response ary 20, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of to challenges in mental health care in America, 10 a.m., Thomas F. Scott Darling, III, of Massachusetts, to be Ad- SD–430. ministrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: tration, Department of Transportation, 10:30 a.m., to hold hearings to examine understanding the goals and SR–253. ideology of ISIS to better protect the homeland, 10 a.m., Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: January 21, SD–342. to hold hearings to examine the status of innovative tech- Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nologies within the automotive industry, 9:30 a.m., nomination of Michael Joseph Missal, of Maryland, to be SD–366. Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2:30 Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 20, p.m., S–216, Capitol. business meeting to consider S. 659, to protect and en- Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine hance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and the adequacy of criminal intent standards in Federal pros- shooting, S. 1024, to authorize the Great Lakes Restora- ecutions, 10 a.m., SD–226. tion Initiative, S. 1674, to amend and reauthorize certain

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provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and Committee on the Judiciary: January 20, to hold hearings stewardship, S. 1724, to provide for environmental res- to examine the adequacy of criminal intent standards in toration activities and forest management activities in the Federal prosecutions, 10 a.m., SD–226. Lake Tahoe Basin, S. 2143, to provide for the authority January 20, Subcommittee on Immigration and the for the successors and assigns of the Starr-Camargo Bridge National Interest, to hold hearings to examine the bio- Company to maintain and operate a toll bridge across the metric exit tracking system, 2:30 p.m., SD–226. Rio Grande near Rio Grande City, Texas, S. 2396, to January 21, Full Committee, business meeting to con- designate the Federal building and United States court- sider S. 247, to amend section 349 of the Immigration house located at 121 Spring Street SE in Gainesville, and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in sup- Georgia, as the ‘‘Sidney Olsin Smith, Jr. Federal Building port of terrorism as renunciation of United States nation- and United States Courthouse’’, and other pending cal- ality, H.R. 1428, to extend Privacy Act remedies to citi- endar business, 10 a.m., SD–406. Committee on Finance: January 21, to hold hearings to zens of certified states, S. 483, to improve enforcement examine healthcare co-ops, focusing on a review of the fi- efforts related to prescription drug diversion and abuse, nancial and oversight controls, 10 a.m., SD–215. S. 1890, to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Committee on Foreign Relations: January 20, to hold hear- Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade ings to examine the Middle East after the Joint Com- secrets, S. 2040, to deter terrorism, provide justice for prehensive Plan of Action, 10 a.m., SD–419. victims, and the nominations of Mary S. McElroy, to be January 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to exam- United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Is- ine political and economic developments in Latin America land, and Susan Paradise Baxter, and Marilyn Jean Horan, and opportunities for United States engagement, 10:30 both to be a United States District Judge for the Western a.m., SD–419. District of Pennsylvania, 10 a.m., SD–226. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Jan- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: January 21, to hold hear- uary 20, to hold hearings to examine improving the Fed- ings to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ eral response to challenges in mental health care in Amer- transformation strategy, focusing on examining the plan ica, 10 a.m., SD–430. to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: a.m., SR–418. January 20, to hold hearings to examine understanding Select Committee on Intelligence: January 20, to receive a the goals and ideology of ISIS to better protect the home- closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 11:30 land, 10 a.m., SD–342. a.m., SH–219. January 20, Full Committee, business meeting to con- January 21, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to sider the nomination of Michael Joseph Missal, of Mary- examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. land, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, 2:30 p.m., S–216, Capitol. House Committees January 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to exam- ine laying out the reality of the Postal Service, 9:30 a.m., No hearings are scheduled. SD–342.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 20 2 p.m., Monday, January 25

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Wednesday: After the transaction of any Program for Monday: The House is scheduled to meet morning business (not to extend beyond 12:30 p.m.), at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 25, 2016, pursuant to the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed provisions of H. Con. Res. 107. to consideration of H.R. 4038, American SAFE Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 2:30 p.m. (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their re- spective party conferences.)

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