S314 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 3, 2021 We are just days away from working opportunity. Those things have created experienced long delays at meat pack- together and being able to get that better economies and more jobs. ing plants where workers were hard hit done, and it will serve all students, no So, broadly, we are committed to by COVID–19. Those workers need help matter how, no matter where they making sure everyone shares in the too. The pandemic also made it harder learn. prosperity of our country, and these to find workers to cultivate the land And for our farmers, speaking as the policies create the conditions nec- and tend to the animals. incoming chair of the Agriculture, Nu- essary to help people dream big dreams This resolution also supports a provi- trition, and Forestry Committee, our and actually achieve them. sion I advocated for to provide debt re- farmers who have been directly af- It is a new year. It is a new Congress. lief for minority and disadvantaged fected by the ups and downs of the pan- It is time to act. It is time to end this farmers and ranchers who did not re- demic, the plan addresses the break in pandemic, give families the economic ceive their fair share of COVID relief the food supply chain, and it enables us support they need, and get our children under the last administration. to buy and donate their products to safely back to school. This is the mo- It is said that societies are judged by food banks. ment. This is the moment we need to how they treat their most vulnerable. You know, we had so many selling to think big. We need to be bold. We need It is sad because not everybody opens restaurants and big enterprises, the to lean in on policies that we know their eyes to see how this should be food supply chain stopped. They have work—because they have worked be- measured. excess food. I know dairy farmers in fore. The Senate must act for the families Michigan; it breaks their hearts to Americans know how to meet the and children facing hunger and for our think of the idea of dumping milk moment, and our moment is now. hard-working farmers and ranchers— when we need that. I yield the floor. those that are producing food, picking So the efforts that are in this bill Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I food, preparing food, and getting it to will help them be able to move from a suggest the absence of a quorum. market and stocking the shelves. bulk supply chain to be able to get gal- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We must pass this budget resolution. lon jugs, put the milk into the hands of clerk will call the roll. I yield the floor. families, and stop the wasting of pre- The senior assistant legislative clerk I suggest the absence of a quorum. cious, valuable food that our families proceeded to call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ´ need. This is going to help farmers’ Mr. LUJAN. Mr. President, I ask clerk will call the roll. bottom lines, and it feeds families in unanimous consent that the order for The senior assistant legislative clerk need. the quorum call be rescinded. proceeded to call the roll. Our agriculture provisions also pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask vide critical funding for PPE for farm- objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the order for workers and workers who labor every The Senator from New Mexico. ´ the quorum call be rescinded. day in food processing plants so we Mr. LUJAN. Mr. President, 50 million The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without have the food that we need—protective Americans, including 17 million chil- objection, it is so ordered. equipment that they need and that dren, are facing food insecurity because f they deserve. of this public health and economic cri- The plan also targets help for farm- sis, with Black and Latino families MORNING BUSINESS ers of color who have been hit espe- more likely to go hungry. In New Mex- Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask cially hard by the pandemic, on top of ico, one in three children and one in unanimous consent that the Senate be the historical challenges and discrimi- five adults are at risk of hunger. In the in a period of morning business, with nation they have faced in accessing wealthiest country in the world, this is Senators permitted to speak therein land and capital. The plan provides simply unacceptable. for up to 10 minutes each. critical debt relief to help them weath- The budget resolution focuses on get- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without er the storm and keep their operations ting relief to the people who need it objection, it is so ordered. most, beginning with an extension of going until the next growing season. f Vaccinating Americans, providing the 15-percent increase in supplemental economic help for families, getting our nutrition assistance benefits through ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS children back to school safely, those September of 2021. Increasing SNAP are the three main goals of this plan. benefits has proven to be one of the All of these goals have one thing in most effective forms of economic stim- RECOGNIZING ARKANSAS PBS common: It is about investing in peo- ulus, and it has the dual benefit of al- ∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I rise ple. It is about putting people first— lowing families to purchase the food today to congratulate Arkansas Public the American people first. Over our Na- that they need to stay healthy, as well Broadcasting Service, PBS, for its tre- tion’s history, the policies that have as supporting businesses that accept mendous work to provide educational truly been lifting people out of poverty SNAP dollars. resources throughout the COVID–19 and moved them forward have invested The budget resolution also bolsters health crisis. in people, from our land grant univer- the WIC Program to ensure that chil- Arkansas PBS was recently recog- sities to social security and Medicare dren and their mothers have access to nized with five national Public Media and Medicaid, to the Civil Rights Act, a nutritious diet necessary for healthy Awards from the National Education to the Children’s Health Insurance Pro- development, an important investment Telecommunications Association, gram, to increasing the minimum in the future of our country. This fund- NETA, including honors for overall ex- wage. And these are all policies, I am ing increase is especially significant cellence for the programing it provided proud to say, created and supported by for States like New Mexico, where to children, parents, and teachers Democrats. nearly a quarter of children are born through Arkansas AMI, Alternative Investing in our people helps Amer- into families with incomes that fall Methods of Instructions. ican families, and it helps our economy below the Federal poverty line. As the COVID–19 emergency pro- too. We have seen these Democratic In addition to addressing hunger, this gressed in March 2020, Arkansas PBS policies create more jobs when you resolution includes critical support for upended its weekday schedule and look at the numbers. When we look at the people who grow our food, produce began broadcasting streamlined, cur- the numbers, under which policies and our food—our farmers and ranchers. In riculum-based programming for chil- which Presidents have we seen more New Mexico, farmers and ranchers, who dren from Pre-K through eighth grade. good-paying jobs? And over and over were already struggling due to drought When schools first closed in Arkan- again it is Democratic Presidents be- conditions, face new challenges due to sas, educators were immediately chal- cause of the way that we invest. It is COVID–19. Shuttered restaurants left lenged by the lack of internet access in what we do, how we invest, to create chile growers and dairy farmers with- many rural areas of the State. This opportunity to give everybody a fair out their customer base and scram- made the Arkansas AMI project even shot to succeed, to invest in people and bling to find new markets. Ranchers more important. For many without VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:24 Feb 04, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G03FE6.071 S03FEPT1 SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE February 3, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S315 computers at home, the programming Wesch of Mobile, AL, who passed away the following concurrent resolution, in provided by Arkansas PBS became on December 27, 2020. He will be long which it requests the concurrence of their classroom. remembered for his vast knowledge of the Senate: I am proud of the partnership be- finance, law, and business, and for his H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution es- tween Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas commitment to his community. tablishing the congressional budget for the Department of Education, which of- Paul was born in Seattle, WA, on No- United States Government for fiscal year fered students a way to keep learning vember 20, 1954. He grew up in 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budg- when they couldn’t be at school. This Hunstville, AL, where he graduated etary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. effort was possible because of a long- from Butler High School in 1973. He f standing relationship between the went on to earn two undergraduate de- MEASURES PLACED ON THE broadcast network and education offi- grees, a law degree, and later a LL.M CALENDAR cials who have worked together for degree in taxation from the University many years.