E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020 No. 135 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was ing they are quickly coming to the Program to prevent more layoffs; sub- called to order by the President pro point of making a decision of whether sidize rehiring to get laid-off workers tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). they can even stay in business. their jobs back and create new incen- f Motorcoaches provide passenger trans- tives for workplace safety; give K–12 portation services to all Americans, schools, colleges, and universities fund- PRAYER providing over 600 million passenger ing to reopen safely—more money than The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- trips annually across the country. By the House Democrats have proposed; fered the following prayer: comparison, airlines provided service support healthcare providers in the lat- Let us pray. for 925 million passenger trips in 2019. est hotspots and keep supporting the O God, our refuge and strength, give While most other modes of transpor- race for vaccines; provide common- us reverence for Your greatness. Guide tation received specific funding to help sense legal protection so that schools, our Senators around the pitfalls of them through the pandemic, the mo- hospitals, and other employers can re- their work, enabling them to have torcoach industry has not. What they open without being buried in lawsuits. hearts sustained by Your peace. May are really referring to when they talk That is what we put forward—a tril- they surrender their will to You as to me, they seem to feel that they have lion dollars for kids, jobs, and they trust You to direct their steps. been left out when we have given sev- healthcare. It is a framework that is Lord, remind them that leadership eral tens of millions of dollars to help more generous in key areas than House can work miracles with cooperation the airline industry. Democrats’ totally unserious pro- but rarely accomplishes much with I spoke with Secretary Mnuchin posal—a framework that could have conflict. Inspire our lawmakers to be about this matter and have relayed the kept the additional Federal payments quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow concerns from these Iowa companies to to unemployed workers flowing instead to get angry. Help them to strive to relevant committees here in the Sen- of expiring this week. live with such integrity that they give ate. The government relies on motor- There is a fact of life here in the Sen- You the honor due Your Name. Amen. coach industries to help move troops ate. It takes 60 votes to legislate, so f and also evacuate people to safety dur- the American people cannot get any of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ing our natural disasters. However, the additional relief that Republicans want to give them unless Democrats at The President pro tempore led the with passenger bookings being non- least come to the table. Either our Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: existent and few charters being sched- uled, this leaves little hope of rebound Democratic colleagues come to the I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the table or the American people will not United States of America, and to the Repub- yet this year. The industry may not lic for which it stands, one nation under God, survive to provide this service in the get the help they need. That is why I indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. future if they don’t receive support. said this week we have come down to The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. I yield the floor. one key question: Will the country get HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Iowa. f the Democrats who showed up back in Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I March to pass the bipartisan CARES RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Act or will the country get the Demo- ask unanimous consent to speak 1 LEADER minute in morning business. crats who showed up in June to block The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- police reform and keep that issue alive objection, it is so ordered. jority leader is recognized. through November? f f Unfortunately, 3 days in, it hasn’t been a close call. The Speaker of the MOTORCOACH INDUSTRY CORONAVIRUS House and the Democratic leader Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, refuse to let anyone else speak on their the motorcoach industry has been par- on Monday, Senate Republicans re- side. I understand the Democratic lead- ticularly hard hit by the COVID–19 leased a starting proposal for another er has actually forbidden—forbidden pandemic and the economic turndown major pandemic rescue package. his own Democratic ranking members as a result of it. Iowa has many motor- This is what we want to do: Continue from talking and negotiating with coach operators, several of which are a Federal supplement to unemploy- their Republican counterparts who are really family owned and some of them ment benefits that is otherwise about spearheading the different components. for two or three generations. to expire; send thousands of dollars You see, bipartisan, Member-level dis- I have been in frequent communica- more in cash to American families; cussions might actually generate some tion with these Iowans, and I am learn- keep funding the Payroll Protection progress, and progress does not appear ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S4599 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:35 Jul 31, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JY6.000 S30JYPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S4600 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 30, 2020 to be something the leaders on the This is silly stuff. None of it should Republicans have put forward a other side want. be stopping negotiations and none of it framework that would do huge On Monday, the Speaker of the House would be if our Democratic colleagues amounts of good for huge numbers of claimed she could not wait to start ne- actually wanted to get an outcome. American families. If Democrats ever gotiations, but then on Tuesday, she Let’s talk about unemployment in- come to the table, we will be able to said her discussion with the adminis- surance. Both Republicans and Demo- bridge our differences and make a law. tration ‘‘isn’t a negotiation.’’ And then crats agree in these extraordinary f the Speaker said: ‘‘The appropriate times it makes sense for the Federal thing for the Senate to do is pass a bill Government to provide the stark addi- RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME and then we can negotiate with them.’’ tional help on top of normal unemploy- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Meanwhile, the Democratic leader is ment. Republicans don’t want this aid the previous order, the leadership time over here making sure that cannot to expire. Our plan continues it, but is reserved. happen. This is quite the partnership: the Speaker and the Democratic leader f the House Speaker moves the goalposts say they will not agree to anything un- while the Democratic leader hides the less the program pays people more to CONCLUSION OF MORNING football. They will not engage when stay home than to work. BUSINESS the Trump administration tries to dis- Prominent Democrats have publicly The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning cuss our comprehensive plan. They will said they agree with our position. The business is closed. not engage when the Administration Democratic Governor of Connecticut floats a narrower proposal. They, basi- says he wants to continue the benefit f cally, will not engage, period. at a more targeted level. Multiple EXECUTIVE SESSION The Speaker and the Democratic Members of the Senate and Speaker leader are playing rope-a-dope with the PELOSI’s own House Democratic Major- health, welfare, and livelihoods of ity Leader have all said in the last few EXECUTIVE CALENDAR American families. With benefits expir- days that they are open to negotiating The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ing, with the Paycheck Protection Pro- this, but the Speaker and the Demo- the previous order, the Senate will pro- gram winding down, and millions un- cratic leader have cut all their col- ceed to executive session to resume employed, the Democrats are saying leagues out. They are standing alone, consideration of the following nomina- ‘‘my way or the highway’’ with a So- saying: ‘‘Our way or the highway.’’ And tion, which the clerk will report. cialist wish list that was laughed off by so people are going to suffer. The senior assistant legislative clerk everyone from journalists to econo- I understand the Democratic leader read the nomination of Derek Kan, of mists the instant they introduced it. said he felt offended when I noted that California, to be Deputy Director of the This is what reporters had to say some people are suggesting the Demo- Office of Management and Budget. about Speaker PELOSI’s proposal in crats’ strange behavior is explained by Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, May: politics; that some people think Demo- I suggest the absence of a quorum. ‘‘The more than 1,800-page bill makes crats are behaving like national suf- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The a long wish list for Democrats.’’ fering would only hurt President clerk will call the roll. ‘‘Neither this bill nor anything re- Trump. Now, the Democratic leader, The senior assistant legislative clerk assembling it will ever become law.’’ himself, pointed that exact accusation proceeded to call the roll.