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formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to condemn the violence and threats of violence against the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I take these threats seriously. This July 1, I chaired the Judiciary Committee hearing on law enforcement officer safety and the threats our law enforcement officers are facing. I have repeatedly made clear that violence against law enforcement is never--never--acceptable no matter what ideology motivates it, but here is the reality. In the past month, following the FBI's execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the FBI has faced a flood of threats against its employees and its facilities, and these threats have been egged on by the former President and his allies. The men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation literally put their lives on the line every day to keep all of us safe. They put themselves in harm's way to stop armed criminals, drug traffickers, terrorist organizations, and others who threaten our communities. They serve on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic and investigate and hold accountable those who traffic illegal opioids and who illegally prescribe pharmaceutical opioids. They investigate crimes against children and human trafficking--some of the most heinous crimes imaginable. They work day in and day out to combat international and domestic terrorism, and they carry out judicially issued search warrants every day. That is part of their job and an important role that they play in our justice system. Unfortunately, ever since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search, their dedication has been repaid with a flood of baseless attacks and violent threats. Attacking the FBI for his own political advantage is nothing new for the former President, but the attacks haven't stopped with him. His allies and followers have spewed anti-FBI vitriol online and across the airwaves. In recent weeks, there have been calls from Republican Members of Congress to ``destroy'' and ``defund'' the FBI. There have been calls from Republican congressional candidates to ``gut'' the FBI ``like a fish'' and ``shoot FBI, IRS, ATF, and all other feds on sight.'' So it is no surprise that such outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric coincides with a stunning increase in violent threats against the FBI. Last month, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a joint intelligence bulletin detailing an increase in violent threats and acts of violence against Federal law enforcement officials following the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search. These include threats to place a ``dirty bomb'' outside of the FBI headquarters and online calls for civil war and armed rebellion. On August 11, a man wearing body armor--armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a nail gun--attempted to breach the FBI's Cincinnati field office. On August 16, another man was indicted for threatening to murder everyone at the FBI, from Director Wray to the custodial staff. On August 25, a man jumped the fence at FBI's Chicago field office but, thankfully, was detained and taken to a local hospital for evaluation before he could hurt anyone. In response to the joint intelligence bulletin and these incidents, I asked the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to have a private briefing with Members of the Senate's Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees last week. That briefing only added to my concern. I cannot share the specifics from this closed-door briefing, but I will say this: It should go without saying that the men and women of the FBI risk their lives every day on our behalf, but the increase in threats to their personal safety since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search warrant is shocking. Beyond the direct threats and violence, there are also rising concerns about the public spread of personal information about the FBI's employees and families--a practice known as doxing. I fear the situation may get worse. Last Thursday, former President Trump kept up his threatening rhetoric against these law enforcement officers. He said that if he were indicted for his actions, ``I think you'd have problems in this country the likes of which, perhaps, we've never seen before. I don't think the people of the United States would stand for it.'' That is exactly the kind of language President Trump used after he lost the 2020 election to incite the January 6 attack here at the Capitol. As I have said many times, political violence and threats of violence in the furtherance of any cause--any cause--is unacceptable. It is time for the Senate to stand up and support the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who have been threatened and attacked for simply doing their jobs and working to protect America. Let's condemn these baseless attacks on the men and women of the FBI and the despicable political game they represent. Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 775, submitted earlier today. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4831-4 | null | 5,100 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to condemn the violence and threats of violence against the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I take these threats seriously. This July 1, I chaired the Judiciary Committee hearing on law enforcement officer safety and the threats our law enforcement officers are facing. I have repeatedly made clear that violence against law enforcement is never--never--acceptable no matter what ideology motivates it, but here is the reality. In the past month, following the FBI's execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the FBI has faced a flood of threats against its employees and its facilities, and these threats have been egged on by the former President and his allies. The men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation literally put their lives on the line every day to keep all of us safe. They put themselves in harm's way to stop armed criminals, drug traffickers, terrorist organizations, and others who threaten our communities. They serve on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic and investigate and hold accountable those who traffic illegal opioids and who illegally prescribe pharmaceutical opioids. They investigate crimes against children and human trafficking--some of the most heinous crimes imaginable. They work day in and day out to combat international and domestic terrorism, and they carry out judicially issued search warrants every day. That is part of their job and an important role that they play in our justice system. Unfortunately, ever since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search, their dedication has been repaid with a flood of baseless attacks and violent threats. Attacking the FBI for his own political advantage is nothing new for the former President, but the attacks haven't stopped with him. His allies and followers have spewed anti-FBI vitriol online and across the airwaves. In recent weeks, there have been calls from Republican Members of Congress to ``destroy'' and ``defund'' the FBI. There have been calls from Republican congressional candidates to ``gut'' the FBI ``like a fish'' and ``shoot FBI, IRS, ATF, and all other feds on sight.'' So it is no surprise that such outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric coincides with a stunning increase in violent threats against the FBI. Last month, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a joint intelligence bulletin detailing an increase in violent threats and acts of violence against Federal law enforcement officials following the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search. These include threats to place a ``dirty bomb'' outside of the FBI headquarters and online calls for civil war and armed rebellion. On August 11, a man wearing body armor--armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a nail gun--attempted to breach the FBI's Cincinnati field office. On August 16, another man was indicted for threatening to murder everyone at the FBI, from Director Wray to the custodial staff. On August 25, a man jumped the fence at FBI's Chicago field office but, thankfully, was detained and taken to a local hospital for evaluation before he could hurt anyone. In response to the joint intelligence bulletin and these incidents, I asked the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to have a private briefing with Members of the Senate's Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees last week. That briefing only added to my concern. I cannot share the specifics from this closed-door briefing, but I will say this: It should go without saying that the men and women of the FBI risk their lives every day on our behalf, but the increase in threats to their personal safety since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search warrant is shocking. Beyond the direct threats and violence, there are also rising concerns about the public spread of personal information about the FBI's employees and families--a practice known as doxing. I fear the situation may get worse. Last Thursday, former President Trump kept up his threatening rhetoric against these law enforcement officers. He said that if he were indicted for his actions, ``I think you'd have problems in this country the likes of which, perhaps, we've never seen before. I don't think the people of the United States would stand for it.'' That is exactly the kind of language President Trump used after he lost the 2020 election to incite the January 6 attack here at the Capitol. As I have said many times, political violence and threats of violence in the furtherance of any cause--any cause--is unacceptable. It is time for the Senate to stand up and support the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who have been threatened and attacked for simply doing their jobs and working to protect America. Let's condemn these baseless attacks on the men and women of the FBI and the despicable political game they represent. Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 775, submitted earlier today. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4831-4 | null | 5,101 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to condemn the violence and threats of violence against the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I take these threats seriously. This July 1, I chaired the Judiciary Committee hearing on law enforcement officer safety and the threats our law enforcement officers are facing. I have repeatedly made clear that violence against law enforcement is never--never--acceptable no matter what ideology motivates it, but here is the reality. In the past month, following the FBI's execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the FBI has faced a flood of threats against its employees and its facilities, and these threats have been egged on by the former President and his allies. The men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation literally put their lives on the line every day to keep all of us safe. They put themselves in harm's way to stop armed criminals, drug traffickers, terrorist organizations, and others who threaten our communities. They serve on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic and investigate and hold accountable those who traffic illegal opioids and who illegally prescribe pharmaceutical opioids. They investigate crimes against children and human trafficking--some of the most heinous crimes imaginable. They work day in and day out to combat international and domestic terrorism, and they carry out judicially issued search warrants every day. That is part of their job and an important role that they play in our justice system. Unfortunately, ever since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search, their dedication has been repaid with a flood of baseless attacks and violent threats. Attacking the FBI for his own political advantage is nothing new for the former President, but the attacks haven't stopped with him. His allies and followers have spewed anti-FBI vitriol online and across the airwaves. In recent weeks, there have been calls from Republican Members of Congress to ``destroy'' and ``defund'' the FBI. There have been calls from Republican congressional candidates to ``gut'' the FBI ``like a fish'' and ``shoot FBI, IRS, ATF, and all other feds on sight.'' So it is no surprise that such outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric coincides with a stunning increase in violent threats against the FBI. Last month, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a joint intelligence bulletin detailing an increase in violent threats and acts of violence against Federal law enforcement officials following the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search. These include threats to place a ``dirty bomb'' outside of the FBI headquarters and online calls for civil war and armed rebellion. On August 11, a man wearing body armor--armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a nail gun--attempted to breach the FBI's Cincinnati field office. On August 16, another man was indicted for threatening to murder everyone at the FBI, from Director Wray to the custodial staff. On August 25, a man jumped the fence at FBI's Chicago field office but, thankfully, was detained and taken to a local hospital for evaluation before he could hurt anyone. In response to the joint intelligence bulletin and these incidents, I asked the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to have a private briefing with Members of the Senate's Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees last week. That briefing only added to my concern. I cannot share the specifics from this closed-door briefing, but I will say this: It should go without saying that the men and women of the FBI risk their lives every day on our behalf, but the increase in threats to their personal safety since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search warrant is shocking. Beyond the direct threats and violence, there are also rising concerns about the public spread of personal information about the FBI's employees and families--a practice known as doxing. I fear the situation may get worse. Last Thursday, former President Trump kept up his threatening rhetoric against these law enforcement officers. He said that if he were indicted for his actions, ``I think you'd have problems in this country the likes of which, perhaps, we've never seen before. I don't think the people of the United States would stand for it.'' That is exactly the kind of language President Trump used after he lost the 2020 election to incite the January 6 attack here at the Capitol. As I have said many times, political violence and threats of violence in the furtherance of any cause--any cause--is unacceptable. It is time for the Senate to stand up and support the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who have been threatened and attacked for simply doing their jobs and working to protect America. Let's condemn these baseless attacks on the men and women of the FBI and the despicable political game they represent. Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 775, submitted earlier today. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4831-4 | null | 5,102 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I rise today to condemn the violence and threats of violence against the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I take these threats seriously. This July 1, I chaired the Judiciary Committee hearing on law enforcement officer safety and the threats our law enforcement officers are facing. I have repeatedly made clear that violence against law enforcement is never--never--acceptable no matter what ideology motivates it, but here is the reality. In the past month, following the FBI's execution of a search warrant at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the FBI has faced a flood of threats against its employees and its facilities, and these threats have been egged on by the former President and his allies. The men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation literally put their lives on the line every day to keep all of us safe. They put themselves in harm's way to stop armed criminals, drug traffickers, terrorist organizations, and others who threaten our communities. They serve on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic and investigate and hold accountable those who traffic illegal opioids and who illegally prescribe pharmaceutical opioids. They investigate crimes against children and human trafficking--some of the most heinous crimes imaginable. They work day in and day out to combat international and domestic terrorism, and they carry out judicially issued search warrants every day. That is part of their job and an important role that they play in our justice system. Unfortunately, ever since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search, their dedication has been repaid with a flood of baseless attacks and violent threats. Attacking the FBI for his own political advantage is nothing new for the former President, but the attacks haven't stopped with him. His allies and followers have spewed anti-FBI vitriol online and across the airwaves. In recent weeks, there have been calls from Republican Members of Congress to ``destroy'' and ``defund'' the FBI. There have been calls from Republican congressional candidates to ``gut'' the FBI ``like a fish'' and ``shoot FBI, IRS, ATF, and all other feds on sight.'' So it is no surprise that such outrageous and irresponsible rhetoric coincides with a stunning increase in violent threats against the FBI. Last month, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a joint intelligence bulletin detailing an increase in violent threats and acts of violence against Federal law enforcement officials following the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search. These include threats to place a ``dirty bomb'' outside of the FBI headquarters and online calls for civil war and armed rebellion. On August 11, a man wearing body armor--armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and a nail gun--attempted to breach the FBI's Cincinnati field office. On August 16, another man was indicted for threatening to murder everyone at the FBI, from Director Wray to the custodial staff. On August 25, a man jumped the fence at FBI's Chicago field office but, thankfully, was detained and taken to a local hospital for evaluation before he could hurt anyone. In response to the joint intelligence bulletin and these incidents, I asked the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security to have a private briefing with Members of the Senate's Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committees last week. That briefing only added to my concern. I cannot share the specifics from this closed-door briefing, but I will say this: It should go without saying that the men and women of the FBI risk their lives every day on our behalf, but the increase in threats to their personal safety since the August 8 Mar-a-Lago search warrant is shocking. Beyond the direct threats and violence, there are also rising concerns about the public spread of personal information about the FBI's employees and families--a practice known as doxing. I fear the situation may get worse. Last Thursday, former President Trump kept up his threatening rhetoric against these law enforcement officers. He said that if he were indicted for his actions, ``I think you'd have problems in this country the likes of which, perhaps, we've never seen before. I don't think the people of the United States would stand for it.'' That is exactly the kind of language President Trump used after he lost the 2020 election to incite the January 6 attack here at the Capitol. As I have said many times, political violence and threats of violence in the furtherance of any cause--any cause--is unacceptable. It is time for the Senate to stand up and support the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who have been threatened and attacked for simply doing their jobs and working to protect America. Let's condemn these baseless attacks on the men and women of the FBI and the despicable political game they represent. Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 775, submitted earlier today. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4831-4 | null | 5,103 |
formal | MAGA | null | white supremacist | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on the DISCLOSE Act. Later today, President Biden will deliver remarks on one of the gravest dangers undermining our democracy--the power of dark money that has taken over our elections. I expect the President's remarks will preview action here in the Senate, where we will have a vote this week to begin debate on the DISCLOSE Act--a bill I long promised to bring to the floor. My colleagues, led by the indefatigable and relentless and brilliant Senator Whitehouse, have done a wonderful job championing this issue for years. The DISCLOSE Act is very simple to grasp: it would require super PACs and other dark money groups to report anyone contributing $10,000 or more during an election cycle. The same goes for any group spending any money in support of or in opposition to judicial nominees. In other words, it would require similar forms of transparency that traditional campaigns and candidates already face. We have to disclose when accepting political contributions. And, frankly, why shouldn't this be law? What reason under Heaven is there for keeping massive political contributions hidden from the public? Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career, unfortunately, to killing many campaign finance reforms, claimed in the past to support increased disclosure; though, sadly, he is opposed to our bill today for no good reason. If you are for disclosure, you should be for our bill, and these flimsy arguments that it will deter people from giving are absurd--absurd. If a multimillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates or nominees who are deeply anti-choice or who will support anti-democracy candidates or who will harbor views deeply in conflict with the views of the general public, shouldn't the public have at least the right to know it? The rights of voters and the health of our democracy far outweigh any interest that a multibillionaire could have in concealing political spending from public scrutiny. So, the DISCLOSE Act will give every Senator a choice: a vote to bring transparency to our elections or stand with the forces of dark money. Let me say that again. The DISCLOSE Act will give every Senator a choice: vote to bring transparency to our elections, remove the veil from this dark money that the public hates that is cascading into our elections or stand on the side of dark money. Who wants to be on that side? We will see this week. I want to take a moment to thank my colleague, Senator Whitehouse, for his incredible work in championing this legislation. He is arguably the Senate's greatest champion in the fight against dark money, someone who has dedicated years to uncovering the pernicious links between dark money groups and radical judicial nominees. Do you want to know one of the main reasons we have a ``MAGA'' Court that overturns Roe v. Wade, that stands in the way of smart gun control laws and gun safety laws, that stands in the way of environmental progress? It is because of dark money, in good part--dark money. Sheldon Whitehouse has exposed this link better than anyone I know. He has gotten the rest of us to pay attention in a deeper way to the gravity of this issue. He will come to the floor later today and throughout the week to continue highlighting this issue. And I know others will be joining to stand by his side. I thank him for his work. I thank the President for speaking about it this afternoon. And I stand with Senator Whitehouse in highlighting this issue ahead of the vote, and I urge my colleagues to support the DISCLOSE Act. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4831 | null | 5,104 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At 2:17 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, without amendment: S. 169. An act to amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes. S. 2771. An act to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the ``Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''. S. 3157. An act to require the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study of the factors affecting employment opportunities for immigrants and refugees with professional credentials obtained in foreign countries. S. 3895. An act to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024. The message also announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 820. An act to establish the New Philadelphia National Historic Site in the State of Illinois as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R. 1456. An act to amend the Peace Corps Act to reauthorize the Peace Corps, better support current and returned volunteers, and for other purposes. H.R. 3034. An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place for holding court for the Western District of Washington, and for other purposes. H.R. 4330. An act to maintain the free flow of information to the public by establishing appropriate limits on the federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism, and for other purposes. H.R. 6353. An act to authorize the National Service Animals Monument Corporation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. H.R. 6734. An act to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. H.R. 7181. An act to amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 7566. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for human trafficking in a school zone, and for other purposes. H.R. 7618. An act to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. H.R. 7698. An act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic''. Enrolled Bill Signed At 5:13 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bill: H.R. 8656. An act to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the ``Jackie Walorski VA Clinic''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4852-2 | null | 5,105 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize Dixwell Avenue United Congregational Church of Christ as it celebrates 202 years of spiritual leadership in New Haven, CT. I am honored to join Dixwell Congregational Church's congregation and supporters in celebrating the church's bicentennial, 2 years later than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic--just the latest obstacle the church has overcome in its long and remarkable history. Dixwell Avenue United Congregational Church of Christ is the oldest African-American Congregational UCC church in the world. It was founded in 1820, when Black residents in New Haven were unwelcome at the city's traditional churches. Seeking the freedom to worship, a group of 22 Black New Haven residents persuaded a Yale student and abolitionist named Simeon Jocelyn to conduct religious services with them at his home. Together they formed the city's first Black congregation and, after meeting house to house for 4 years, began renting a small church on Temple Street in New Haven in 1825. In 1837, the Rev. Dr. James W. C. Pennington became the first Black pastor of Dixwell Avenue United Congregational Church of Christ. After fleeing from slavery, the Yale-educated Pennington became internationally renowned as a skilled orator. Under his leadership and the pastorate of his successor, the Rev. Amos G. Beman, the church became one of America's most eminent civil rights organizations and a cradle of the abolitionist movement. Not only did the church serve as a stop on the Underground Railroad, but many of its members were active on the Amistad Committee, which supported the defense in the landmark 1841 case United States v, The Amistad, which resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court granting the enslaved people onboard the ship their freedom. The church moved to its current home on Dixwell Avenue in 1886 and continued to work for the social betterment of the community. In the early 20th century, the church donated the land on which the original Dixwell Community House was built, ensuring that generations of area residents had access to enriching education and recreation, as well as vital social services. One of the central figures in the church's recent history is the civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Edmond R. Edmunds, who led the church for nearly 40 years beginning in 1959. Under his pastorate, the congregation established daycare and afterschool programs that encouraged academic achievement in the Dixwell neighborhood. He also helped initiate the Dixwell Housing Development Corporation which, for many years, provided affordable housing to local, low-income families. The church's current pastor, the Rev. Dr. Frederick ``Jerry'' Streets has carried forth the congregation's tradition of serving its community. Reverend Streets has fostered civil and constructive conversations about race in New Haven, developed faith-based rehabilitation programs for individuals with substance abuse disorders, and initiated summer STEM education programs for Dixwell neighborhood youth, amongst other good deeds. I have had the privilege of visiting Dixwell Avenue United Congregational Church of Christ on a number of occasions and have always been welcomed as one of the congregation. This kindness, free from judgement, has helped countless people in need over the past two centuries. As Dixwell Avenue United Congregational Church of Christ celebrates its bicentennial plus two this September, I applaud them on their extraordinary contributions--not just to the city of New Haven and State of Connecticut, but to our great Nation. I hope my colleagues will join me in congratulating Dixwell Avenue United Congregational Church of Christ on 202 years of committed worship and service to their community. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. BLUMENTHAL | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4852 | null | 5,106 |
formal | Cleveland | null | racist | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5056. A communication from the Deputy Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Review of Medicare Administrative Contractor Information Security Program Evaluations for Fiscal Year 2021''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5057. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Streamlining the Section 754 Election Statement'' (RIN1545-BN94) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 11, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5058. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of the Phase-in Period for the Enforcement and Administration of Section 871(m)'' (Notice 2022-37) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5059. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Requirements Related to Surprise Billing'' ((RIN1545-BQ01) (RIN1545-BQ02)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5060. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Annual Report to Congress on the Medicare and Medicaid Integrity Programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5061. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, certifications relative to the inclusion of the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5062. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5063. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 610(a) of the FAA and section 8003(d) of the SFOAA to provide assistance in support of international climate objectives; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5064. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 610(a) of the FAA and section 8003(d) of the SFOAA to provide assistance for Yemen; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5065. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom in the amount of $14,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 20-054); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5066. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Qatar in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-064); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5067. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to various countries in the amount of $100,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 22-008); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5068. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5069. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the intent to exercise the authorities under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5070. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022-0131 - 2022-0135); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-5071. A communication from the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's fiscal year 2021 Actuarial Evaluation of the Expected Operations and Status of the PBGC Funds; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5072. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Fumonisin Esterase'' (Docket No. FDA-2021-F-0564) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-5073. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-531, ``Public Service Commission Member Qualifications Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5074. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-532, ``Foreclosure Moratorium Extension Revision and Homeowner Assistance Fund Promotion Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5075. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-533, ``Medical Marijuana Self- Certification Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5076. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-534, ``Continuing Care for Healthcare Providers Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5077. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-535, ``Consent for Vaccinations of Minors Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5078. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-492, ``Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Support Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5079. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-493, ``Opioid Overdose Prevention Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5080. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-494, ``Infant Formula Consumer Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5081. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-496, ``High Need Healthcare Career Scholarship and Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5082. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-512, ``Protecting Consumers from Unjust Debt Collection Practices Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5083. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-495, ``Parity in Workers' Compensation Recovery Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5084. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for General Law, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Assistant Secretary/Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 11, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-5085. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 18, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5086. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 18, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5087. A communication from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Maritime Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 18, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5088. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels'' ((RIN1625-AC28) (Docket No. USCG-2018-0160)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5089. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments'' (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0348) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5090. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 94 to 97 Above Head of Passes, New Orleans, LA'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0333)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5091. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Zone; Parker Canyon, Pacific Palisades, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0450)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5092. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg, FL'' ((RIN1625- AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0171)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5093. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; East River 4th of July Fireworks, New York, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0186)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5094. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, San Francisco Bay, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2022- 0339)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5095. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; Lake of the Ozarks MM 1-6, Lake Ozark, MO'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0444)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5096. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2022; Erie, PA, Cleveland, OH, and Two Harbors, MN'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0163)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5097. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Graduate Boat Parade, Sturgeon Bay, WI'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0184)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5098. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Celebrate Our Stars and Stripes Fireworks, Raritan Bay, Perth Amboy, NJ'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0281)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5099. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Candice Jones Wedding Fireworks; Oswego River; Oswego, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0358)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5100. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Red Bull Flugtag, Milwaukee, WI'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0352)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5101. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Beaver Island Fireworks, Saint James Harbor, Lake Michigan, MI'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0364)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5102. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0384)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5103. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Henderson Harbor, Henderson Harbor, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0413)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5104. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; City of Oswego Fireworks; Oswego River; Oswego, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0442)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5105. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Sunset Point, San Juan Island, WA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0601)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5106. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Saint Simons Sound, GA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0062)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5107. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Falls Bridge Project, Blue Hill, ME'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0134)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5108. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Savannah River 4th of July Fireworks Show, Savannah, GA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0138)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5109. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Columbia River, Richland, WA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0139)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5110. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Barge Based Fireworks, Hudson River, Wappingers Falls, NY'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0173)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5111. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zones; Fireworks, Captain of the Port New York Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0211)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5112. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Sabine River, Orange, TX'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0190)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5113. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Cape Canaveral, Daytona, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee, Florida'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022- 0233)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5114. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Willamette River, Portland, OR'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0269)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5115. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; International Special Operations Ecercise, Seddon Channel, Tampa, FL'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0245)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5116. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Movie Production, Buzzards Bay, New Bedford, MA'' ((RIN1625- AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0288)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5117. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0277)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5118. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Motus Myrtle Beach Triathlon, Myrtle Beach, SC'' ((RIN1625- AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0295)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5119. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD and King George County, VA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0330)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5120. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Parade, Willamette River, Portland, OR'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0372)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5121. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Yaquina Bay, Newport, OR'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0373)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5122. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Lower Mississippi River, Mile Marker 807, Varfield Bend, TN'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0411)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5123. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Barge Fire; Captain of the Port Delaware Bay Zone'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0431)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5124. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Corte Madera Channel, Larkspur, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0425)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5125. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Portal Bridge, Hackensack River, Kearny, NJ'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0453)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5126. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Spokane Street Bridge; Duwamish Waterway, Seattle, WA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0477)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5127. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Apra Outer Harbor, Naval Base Guam'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0458)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5128. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Caruso Affiliated Holdings Fireworks Event, Newport Beach, California'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0496)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5129. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0660)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5130. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Lake of the Ozarks, Mile Marker 7 Lake of the Ozarks, MO'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0646)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5131. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; Ohio River, Cincinnati, OH'' ((RIN1625- AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0614)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5132. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0544)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5133. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Redwood City Fourth of July Fireworks; Redwood Creek, Redwood City, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0532)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5134. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0504)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5135. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Lake of the Ozarks, Mile Marker 42.5 Lake of the Ozarks, MO'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0497)) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5136. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission Pipelines: Repair Criteria, Integrity Management Improvements, Cathodic Protection, Management of Change, and Other Related Amendments'' (RIN2137-AF39) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5137. A communication from the Attorney Advisor, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazardous Materials: Harmonization with International Standards; Correction'' (RIN2137-AF46) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5138. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5139. A communication from the Chief of Revenue and Receivables, Office of Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022, Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees'' ((FCC 22-68) (MD Docket Nos. 22-223 and 22-301)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-5140. A communication from the Associate Administrator for Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement'' (RIN2126-AC51) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4853-2 | null | 5,107 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Moran) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 777 Whereas student parents are individuals who have children and who attend postsecondary educational institutions; Whereas student parents make up roughly \1/4\ of the postsecondary student population, totaling nearly 4,000,000 individuals; Whereas 70 percent of student parents are women, and 43 percent of student parents are single mothers, with nearly \1/2\ of such student parents being first-generation college students; Whereas 54 percent of single mothers who are enrolled at an institution of higher education work 20 hours or more per week and 43 percent work 30 hours or more per week, which requires those individuals to balance school, work, and caring for their dependents; Whereas 51 percent of student parents are students of color, particularly female students of color, with mothers representing-- (1) 40 percent of Black postsecondary students; (2) 36 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native postsecondary students; (3) 35 percent of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander postsecondary students; and (4) 26 percent of Hispanic postsecondary students; Whereas 47 percent of student parents are military- connected students; Whereas approximately 2,500 surviving military spouses, a majority of whom are parenting at least 1 child, are using education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for surviving dependents; Whereas 84 percent of military spouses have some college education or credential and, on average, make 25 percent less than their civilian counterparts; Whereas nearly \2/3\ of student parents have incomes at, below, or near the Federal poverty line; Whereas 42 percent of student parents attend community colleges and 30 percent attend public or private nonprofit 4- year institutions of higher education; Whereas 1 in 3 college students enrolled in a health care program is a student parent; Whereas 53 percent of student parents reported food insecurity and 68 percent reported housing insecurity; Whereas, on average, student parents have higher grade point averages than their non-parenting peers, but student parents are 10 times less likely to complete a bachelor's degree within 5 years than students without children; Whereas a low-income student parent who earns a degree or credential boosts the income of that individual, and the earning potential of the children of that individual when those children become adults, by 17 percent; and Whereas student parents are uniquely motivated to excel in their courses of study while often facing challenges, including lack of affordable child care and balancing work responsibilities while attending postsecondary educational institutions: Now, therefore be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) expresses support for the contributions and achievements of student parents in seeking and completing a postsecondary education; and (2) designates September 2022 as ``National Student Parent Month''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4859-2 | null | 5,108 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Moran) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 777 Whereas student parents are individuals who have children and who attend postsecondary educational institutions; Whereas student parents make up roughly \1/4\ of the postsecondary student population, totaling nearly 4,000,000 individuals; Whereas 70 percent of student parents are women, and 43 percent of student parents are single mothers, with nearly \1/2\ of such student parents being first-generation college students; Whereas 54 percent of single mothers who are enrolled at an institution of higher education work 20 hours or more per week and 43 percent work 30 hours or more per week, which requires those individuals to balance school, work, and caring for their dependents; Whereas 51 percent of student parents are students of color, particularly female students of color, with mothers representing-- (1) 40 percent of Black postsecondary students; (2) 36 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native postsecondary students; (3) 35 percent of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander postsecondary students; and (4) 26 percent of Hispanic postsecondary students; Whereas 47 percent of student parents are military- connected students; Whereas approximately 2,500 surviving military spouses, a majority of whom are parenting at least 1 child, are using education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for surviving dependents; Whereas 84 percent of military spouses have some college education or credential and, on average, make 25 percent less than their civilian counterparts; Whereas nearly \2/3\ of student parents have incomes at, below, or near the Federal poverty line; Whereas 42 percent of student parents attend community colleges and 30 percent attend public or private nonprofit 4- year institutions of higher education; Whereas 1 in 3 college students enrolled in a health care program is a student parent; Whereas 53 percent of student parents reported food insecurity and 68 percent reported housing insecurity; Whereas, on average, student parents have higher grade point averages than their non-parenting peers, but student parents are 10 times less likely to complete a bachelor's degree within 5 years than students without children; Whereas a low-income student parent who earns a degree or credential boosts the income of that individual, and the earning potential of the children of that individual when those children become adults, by 17 percent; and Whereas student parents are uniquely motivated to excel in their courses of study while often facing challenges, including lack of affordable child care and balancing work responsibilities while attending postsecondary educational institutions: Now, therefore be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) expresses support for the contributions and achievements of student parents in seeking and completing a postsecondary education; and (2) designates September 2022 as ``National Student Parent Month''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4859-2 | null | 5,109 |
formal | single mother | null | racist | Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Moran) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 777 Whereas student parents are individuals who have children and who attend postsecondary educational institutions; Whereas student parents make up roughly \1/4\ of the postsecondary student population, totaling nearly 4,000,000 individuals; Whereas 70 percent of student parents are women, and 43 percent of student parents are single mothers, with nearly \1/2\ of such student parents being first-generation college students; Whereas 54 percent of single mothers who are enrolled at an institution of higher education work 20 hours or more per week and 43 percent work 30 hours or more per week, which requires those individuals to balance school, work, and caring for their dependents; Whereas 51 percent of student parents are students of color, particularly female students of color, with mothers representing-- (1) 40 percent of Black postsecondary students; (2) 36 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native postsecondary students; (3) 35 percent of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander postsecondary students; and (4) 26 percent of Hispanic postsecondary students; Whereas 47 percent of student parents are military- connected students; Whereas approximately 2,500 surviving military spouses, a majority of whom are parenting at least 1 child, are using education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for surviving dependents; Whereas 84 percent of military spouses have some college education or credential and, on average, make 25 percent less than their civilian counterparts; Whereas nearly \2/3\ of student parents have incomes at, below, or near the Federal poverty line; Whereas 42 percent of student parents attend community colleges and 30 percent attend public or private nonprofit 4- year institutions of higher education; Whereas 1 in 3 college students enrolled in a health care program is a student parent; Whereas 53 percent of student parents reported food insecurity and 68 percent reported housing insecurity; Whereas, on average, student parents have higher grade point averages than their non-parenting peers, but student parents are 10 times less likely to complete a bachelor's degree within 5 years than students without children; Whereas a low-income student parent who earns a degree or credential boosts the income of that individual, and the earning potential of the children of that individual when those children become adults, by 17 percent; and Whereas student parents are uniquely motivated to excel in their courses of study while often facing challenges, including lack of affordable child care and balancing work responsibilities while attending postsecondary educational institutions: Now, therefore be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) expresses support for the contributions and achievements of student parents in seeking and completing a postsecondary education; and (2) designates September 2022 as ``National Student Parent Month''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4859-2 | null | 5,110 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. Young, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Casey, Mr. Daines, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Braun, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Padilla, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Peters, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Collins, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Murphy, and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 780 Whereas investment in the education, training, and career advancement of the workforce in the United States, known as ``workforce development'', is crucial to the ability of the United States to compete in the global economy; Whereas collaboration among Governors, local governments, State and local education, workforce, and human services agencies, community colleges, local businesses, employment service providers, community-based organizations, and workforce development boards provides for long-term, sustainable, and successful workforce development across traditional sectors and emerging industries; Whereas the number of jobs that require more than a high school diploma, but not a 4-year degree, is projected to increase by approximately 23 percent by 2030; Whereas 76 percent of business leaders say greater investment in skills training would help their businesses; Whereas, in 2021, a record 47,400,000 individuals in the United States quit their jobs, many of whom did so to improve their employment situation; Whereas, as of July 2022 in the United States-- (1) approximately 5,700,000 individuals are unemployed; (2) unemployment rates for Black and Hispanic adults are well above the unemployment rates for White adults; (3) workers without postsecondary education and training are more likely to be unemployed; (4) more than \1/2\ of the jobs lost due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were by workers earning less than $40,000 per year; and (5) according to a recent poll, 44 percent of United States workers said their current job may be at risk due to new developments in technology and automation, while 50 percent said they would retrain for a career in a different field or industry if they had the opportunity; Whereas, in 2014, Congress reauthorized the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) with overwhelming bipartisan support in recognition of the need to strengthen the focus of the United States on the skills necessary to effectively prepare individuals for employment in local and regional industries; Whereas the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) supports employment, training, and support services for individuals with barriers to employment, including-- (1) individuals who earn low incomes; (2) individuals who are out of work, including the long- term unemployed; (3) individuals displaced by outsourcing; (4) individuals living in rural areas or areas with persistently high unemployment; (5) individuals looking to learn new skills; and (6) individuals with disabilities; Whereas the more than 550 workforce development boards and 2,400 American Job Centers are a driving force behind growing regional economies by providing training, resources, and assistance to workers who aim to compete in the 21st century economy; Whereas ongoing State and local implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) provides unprecedented opportunities to develop the skills of workers in the United States through access to effective, quality workforce education and training, including the development and delivery of proven strategies such as sector partnerships, career pathways, integrated education and training, work-based learning models, and paid internships; Whereas, in 2022, programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) are projected to serve more than 5,000,000 young people and adults; Whereas State programs established under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.)-- (1) ensured that approximately 2,500,000 workers, including more than 146,000 veterans and more than 120,000 individuals with disabilities, had access to career services virtually and through American Job Centers during the 2020 program year; and (2) are a foundational part of the workforce development system; Whereas community colleges and other workforce development training providers across the United States are well situated-- (1) to train the next generation of workers in the United States; and (2) to address the educational challenges created by emerging industries and technological advancements; Whereas participation in a career and technical education (referred to in this preamble as ``CTE'') program decreases the risk of students dropping out of high school, and all 50 States and the District of Columbia report higher graduation rates for CTE students compared to other students; Whereas community and technical colleges operate as open- access institutions serving millions of students annually at a comparatively low cost; Whereas the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Public Law 115-224; 132 Stat. 1563) supports the development and implementation of high-quality CTE programs that-- (1) combine rigorous academic content with occupational skills; and (2) serve approximately 12,300,000 high school and college students across the United States; Whereas there are approximately 600,000 registered apprentices in the United States, and there is growing and bipartisan support for expanding quality earn-and-learn strategies to help current and future workers gain skills and work experience; Whereas the federally supported workforce system and partner programs-- (1) have helped rebuild the economy of the United States and provide increased economic opportunities; and (2) provide a pathway into 21st century jobs that support families while ensuring that businesses in the United States find the skilled workforce needed to compete in the global economy; and Whereas workforce development is crucial to sustaining economic security for workers in the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates September 2022 as ``National Workforce Development Month''; (2) supports Federal initiatives to promote workforce development; and (3) acknowledges that workforce development plays a crucial role in supporting workers and growing the economy. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4860-2 | null | 5,111 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Warner) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 779 Whereas estuary regions cover only 13 percent of the land area in the continental United States, but contain nearly 40 percent of the population, 39 percent of the jobs, and 47 percent of the economic output of the United States; Whereas the oceans, estuaries, and Great Lakes of the United States continue to fuel economic growth across the United States, which is evidenced by the fact that, by 2019-- (1) employment levels in economic sectors relating to oceans and estuaries had increased by 25 percent from employment levels in those sectors in 2007, before the Great Recession; and (2) the average employment level of the entire economy of the United States had increased by 9 percent from that employment level in 2007, before the Great Recession; Whereas, between 2018 and 2019, economic sectors relating to estuaries, oceans, and Great Lakes in the United States-- (1) created 88,000 new jobs; (2) employed 3,500,000 individuals; and (3) contributed $351,000,000,000 to the gross domestic product; Whereas the commercial and recreational fishing industries support more than 1,800,000 jobs in the United States; Whereas, in 2019-- (1) commercial and recreational saltwater fishing in the United States generated more than $255,000,000,000 in sales and contributed $117,000,000,000 to the gross domestic product of the United States; (2) angler trip expenditures totaled nearly $10,025,000,000; and (3) saltwater recreational fishing supported 553,000 jobs, generated $89,340,000,000 in sales across the United States, and contributed $50,122,000,000 to the gross domestic product of the United States; Whereas estuaries provide vital habitats for-- (1) countless species of fish and wildlife, including more than 68 percent of the commercial fish catch in the United States by value and 80 percent of the recreational fish catch in the United States by weight; and (2) many species that are listed as threatened or endangered species; Whereas estuaries provide critical ecosystem services that protect human health and public safety, including water filtration, flood control, shoreline stabilization, erosion prevention, and the protection of coastal communities during hurricanes, storms, and other extreme weather events; Whereas, by the 1980s, the United States had already lost more than 50 percent of the wetlands that existed in the original 13 colonies; Whereas some bays in the United States that were once filled with fish and oysters have become dead zones filled with excess nutrients, chemical waste, and marine debris; Whereas harmful algal blooms are hurting fish, wildlife, and human health, and are causing serious ecological and economic harm to some estuaries; Whereas changes in sea levels can affect estuarine water quality and estuarine habitats; Whereas section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330) (commonly known as the ``Clean Water Act'') authorizes the development of comprehensive conservation and management plans to ensure that the designated uses of estuaries are protected and to restore and maintain-- (1) the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of estuaries; (2) water quality; (3) a balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife; and (4) recreational activities in estuaries; Whereas the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) provides that the policy of the United States is to preserve, protect, develop, and, if possible, restore or enhance the resources of the coastal zone of the United States, including estuaries, for current and future generations; Whereas 29 coastal and Great Lakes States and territories of the United States operate or contain a National Estuary Program or a National Estuarine Research Reserve; Whereas scientific study leads to a better understanding of the benefits of estuaries to human and ecological communities; Whereas the Federal Government, State, local, and Tribal governments, national and community organizations, and individuals work together to effectively manage the estuaries of the United States; Whereas estuary restoration efforts restore natural infrastructure in local communities in a cost-effective manner, helping to create jobs and reestablish the natural functions of estuaries that yield countless benefits; and Whereas the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, is recognized as ``National Estuaries Week'' to increase awareness among all people of the United States, including Federal Government and State, local, and Tribal government officials, about the importance of healthy estuaries and the need to protect and restore estuaries: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates the week of September 17 through September 24, 2022, as ``National Estuaries Week''; (2) supports the goals and ideals of National Estuaries Week; (3) acknowledges the importance of estuaries to sustaining employment in the United States and the economic well-being and prosperity of the United States; (4) recognizes that persistent threats undermine the health of estuaries; (5) applauds the work of national and community organizations and public partners that promote public awareness, understanding, protection, and restoration of estuaries; (6) supports the scientific study, preservation, protection, and restoration of estuaries; and (7) expresses the intent of the Senate to continue working to understand, protect, and restore the estuaries of the United States. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4860 | null | 5,112 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Markey, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Reed, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Carper, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Casey, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. King, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Warner, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, and Mr. Lankford) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 782 Whereas, from September 15, 2022, through October 15, 2022, the United States celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month; Whereas the Bureau of the Census estimates the Hispanic population living in the 50 States at more than 62,000,000 people, plus close to 3,200,000 people living in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, making Hispanic Americans approximately 19 percent of the total population of the United States and the largest racial or ethnic minority group in the United States; Whereas, in 2021, there were close to 1,000,000 or more Latino residents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in each of the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington; Whereas, from 2010 to 2020, Latinos grew the population of the United States by more than 11,600,000 individuals, accounting for more than \1/2\ of the total population growth of the United States during that period; Whereas the Latino population in the United States is projected to grow to 111,200,000 people by 2060, at which point the Latino population will comprise more than 28 percent of the total population of the United States; Whereas the Latino population in the United States is currently the third largest population of Latinos worldwide, exceeding the size of the population in every Latin American and Caribbean country, except Mexico and Brazil; Whereas, in 2020, there were more than 18,630,000 Latino children under 18 years of age in the United States, which represents approximately \1/3\ of the total Latino population in the United States; Whereas 27.5 percent of public school students in the United States are Latino, and the share of Latino students is expected to rise to nearly 30 percent by 2027; Whereas approximately 20 percent of all college students in the United States are Latino, making Latinos the second largest racial or ethnic minority group enrolled in higher education in the United States, including 2-year community colleges and 4-year colleges and universities; Whereas, from 1996 to 2018, the number of Hispanic students enrolled in schools, colleges, and universities in the United States increased from 8,800,000 to more than 18,000,000, and Hispanics now make up 25 percent of all people enrolled in school in the United States; Whereas 30,600,000 Latinos were eligible to vote in the 2020 Presidential election, representing 13.2 percent of the electorate in the United States; Whereas, in the 2020 Presidential election, Latinos cast 16,600,000 votes, a 30.9-percent increase from the number of votes cast by Latinos in the 2016 Presidential election; Whereas the number of eligible Latino voters is expected to rise to more than 32,400,000 by 2036, accounting for approximately 20 percent of the eligible electorate in the United States by 2036; Whereas, each year, approximately 800,000 Latino citizens of the United States reach 18 years of age and become eligible to vote, a number that could grow to 1,000,000 per year, potentially adding 10,000,000 new Latino voters by 2032; Whereas it is estimated that, in 2021, the annual purchasing power of Hispanic Americans was $1,900,000,000,000, which is an amount greater than the economy of all except 9 countries in the world; Whereas there are approximately 5,000,000 Hispanic-owned businesses in the United States, supporting millions of employees nationwide and contributing more than $800,000,000,000 in revenue to the economy of the United States; Whereas, by 2020, the number of Hispanic-owned businesses had grown by 34 percent since 2010, representing the fastest growing segment of small businesses in the United States, with those businesses representing 5.8 percent of all businesses in the United States; Whereas, as of August 2020, more than 29,000,000 Latino workers represented 18 percent of the total civilian labor force of the United States, and, as a result of Latinos experiencing the fastest population growth of all race and ethnicity groups in the United States, the rate of Latino participation in the labor force is expected to grow to 35,900,000 by 2030, accounting for \1/5\ of the total labor force; Whereas, in 2022, the labor force participation rate of Latinos was 66.5 percent, higher than the labor force participation rate of non-Hispanics, which was 62.2 percent; Whereas, as of 2021, there were approximately 426,840 Latino elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers, 123,136 Latino chief executives of businesses, 74,865 Latino lawyers, 58,492 Latino physicians and surgeons, and 20,788 Latino psychologists, who contribute to the United States through their professions; Whereas Hispanic Americans serve in all branches of the Armed Forces and have fought bravely in every war in the history of the United States; Whereas, as of 2021-- (1) more than 230,000 Hispanic members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty; and (2) there are more than 1,500,000 Hispanic veterans of the Armed Forces, including approximately 203,000 Latinas; Whereas, as of 2018, more than 399,000 Hispanics have served in post-September 11, 2001, overseas contingency operations, and Hispanics represent 12.1 percent of the total number of veterans who have served in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11, 2001; Whereas, as of August 2021, at least 693 fatalities in Iraq and Afghanistan were members of the Armed Forces who were Hispanic; Whereas an estimated 200,000 Hispanics were mobilized for World War I, and more than 500,000 Hispanics served in World War II; Whereas more than 80,000 Hispanics served in the Vietnam war, representing 5.5 percent of individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States in that conflict, even though Hispanics comprised only 4.5 percent of the population of the United States during the Vietnam war; Whereas approximately 150,000 Hispanic soldiers served in the Korean war, including the 65th Infantry Regiment of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, known as the ``Borinqueneers'', the only active duty, segregated Latino military unit in the history of the United States; Whereas 61 Hispanic Americans have received the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force bestowed on an individual serving in the Armed Forces; Whereas in 2020, Congress established the National Museum of the American Latino, which, when complete, will display the achievements, diversity, and legacy of the Hispanic community in the United States; Whereas Hispanic Americans are dedicated public servants, holding posts at the highest levels of the Government of the United States, including 1 seat on the Supreme Court of the United States, 6 seats in the Senate, and 45 seats in the House of Representatives; and Whereas Hispanic Americans harbor a deep commitment to family and community, an enduring work ethic, and a perseverance to succeed and contribute to society: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) recognizes the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15, 2022, through October 15, 2022; (2) esteems the integral role of Latinos and the manifold heritages of Latinos in the economy, culture, and identity of the United States; and (3) urges the people of the United States to observe Hispanic Heritage Month with appropriate programs and activities that celebrate the contributions of Latinos to the United States. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4862 | null | 5,113 |
formal | terrorists | null | Islamophobic | Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Brown, Mr. Warnock, and Ms. Rosen) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 783 Whereas, on August 1, 1907, the Aeronautical Division of the Army Signal Corps, consisting of 1 officer and 2 enlisted men, began operation under the command of Captain Charles deForest Chandler with the responsibility for ``all matters pertaining to military ballooning, air machines, and all kindred subjects''; Whereas, in 1908, the Department of War contracted with the Wright brothers to build 1 heavier-than-air flying machine for the Army and, in 1909, the Department of War accepted the Wright Military Flyer, the first military airplane in the world; Whereas pilots of the United States, flying with both Allied air forces and with the Army Air Service, performed admirably during the course of World War I, the first air war in history, by participating in pursuit, observation, and day and night bombing missions; Whereas pioneering aviators of the United States, including Mason M. Patrick, William ``Billy'' Mitchell, Benjamin D. Foulois, Frank M. Andrews, Henry H. ``Hap'' Arnold, James H. ``Jimmy'' Doolittle, and Edward ``Eddie'' Rickenbacker, were among the first individuals to recognize the military potential of airpower and, in the decades following World War I, courageously laid the foundation for the creation of an independent arm for the air forces of the United States; Whereas General Henry H. ``Hap'' Arnold drew upon the industrial prowess and human resources of the United States to transform the Army Air Corps from a force of 22,000 men and 3,900 aircraft in 1939, into an entity with a peak wartime strength of nearly 2,500,000 personnel and 75,000 aircraft; Whereas, on June 20, 1941, the Department of War established the Army Air Forces as the aviation element of that Department and, shortly thereafter, the Department made the Army Air Forces co-equal to the Army Ground Forces; Whereas the standard for courage, flexibility, and intrepidity in combat was established for all airmen during the first aerial raid in the Pacific Theater on April 18, 1942, when Lieutenant Colonel James ``Jimmy'' H. Doolittle led 16 North American B-25 Mitchell bombers in a joint operation from the deck of the USS Hornet to strike the Japanese mainland in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; Whereas the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, realigned and reorganized the Armed Forces to establish the Department of the Air Force and the United States Air Force (referred to in this preamble as the ``USAF'') as separate from other military services; Whereas, on September 18, 1947, W. Stuart Symington became the first Secretary of the newly formed and independent Air Force, marking the date on which the USAF was established; Whereas the Air National Guard was also created by the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.) and has played a vital role in guarding the United States and defending freedom in nearly every major conflict and contingency since its creation; Whereas, on October 14, 1947, the USAF demonstrated the historic and ongoing commitment of the USAF to technological innovation when Captain Charles ``Chuck'' Yeager piloted the X-1 developmental rocket plane to a speed of Mach 1.06, becoming the first flyer to break the sound barrier in a powered aircraft in level flight; Whereas the Air Force Reserve, created on April 14, 1948, is comprised of citizen airmen who serve as unrivaled wingmen of the active duty USAF during every deployment and on every mission and battlefield around the world in which the USAF is engaged; Whereas the USAF carried out the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949 to provide humanitarian relief to post-war Germany and has established a tradition of offering humanitarian assistance when responding to natural disasters and needs across the world; Whereas the Tuskegee Airmen served the United States with tremendous dignity and honor, overcame segregation and prejudice to become one of the most highly respected fighter groups of World War II, and helped to establish a policy of racial integration within the ranks of the USAF, as, on April 26, 1948, the USAF became the first military branch to announce a policy of racial integration, a full 3 months before an executive order integrated all military services; Whereas, in the early years of the Cold War, the arsenal of bombers of the USAF, such as the long-range Convair B-58 Hustler and B-36 Peacemaker, and the Boeing B-47 Stratojet and B-52 Stratofortress, served as the preeminent deterrent of the United States against the forces of the Soviet Union and were later augmented by the development and deployment of medium range and intercontinental ballistic missiles, such as the Titan and Minuteman, developed by General Bernard A. Schriever; Whereas, on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation establishing the United States Air Force Academy, the mission of which is to educate, develop, and inspire men and women to become aerospace officers and leaders of impeccable character and knowledge, and which, as of 2022, has graduated 64 classes and commissioned 53,491 officers into the USAF and United States Space Force (referred to in this preamble as the ``USSF''); Whereas, during the Korean War, the USAF employed the first large-scale combat use of jet aircraft, helped to establish air superiority over the Korean Peninsula, protected ground forces of the United Nations with close air support, and interdicted enemy reinforcements and supplies; Whereas, during the Vietnam War, the USAF engaged in a limited campaign of airpower to assist the South Vietnamese government in countering the communist Viet Cong guerillas and fought to disrupt supply lines, halt enemy ground offensives, and protect United States and Allied forces; Whereas, on April 3, 1967, former prisoner of war Paul W. Airey, a career radio operator, aerial gunner, and First Sergeant, became the first Chief Master Sergeant of the USAF; Whereas, in recent decades, the USAF and coalition partners of the United States have supported successful actions in Grenada, Panama, Iraq, Kuwait, Somalia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Haiti, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, and many other locations around the world; Whereas USAF Special Operations Command has served with honor and distinction around the world since its activation in 1990, providing the United States with specialized airpower across the broad spectrum of conflicts in any place and at any time; Whereas, for over 3 decades beginning in 1990, airmen engaged in continuous combat operations from Operation Desert Shield to Operation Inherent Resolve, demonstrating an air and space expeditionary force of outstanding capability that is ready to fight and win wars and deter aggression whenever and wherever called upon; Whereas, when terrorists attacked the United States on September 11, 2001, fighter and air refueling aircraft of the USAF took to the skies to fly combat air patrols over major cities of the United States and protect the people of the United States from further attack; Whereas, on December 20, 2019, in recognition that space had become a warfighting domain, former President Donald Trump signed legislation establishing the USSF as an independent service to ensure that the space domain remained open to all countries; Whereas, on May 30, 2020, in collaboration and engagement with interagency and commercial partners, the USSF provided unparalleled space launch capabilities in support of the first manned spaceflight from American soil in 9 years; Whereas, in 2021, in a step toward organizing the forces of the USSF to meet the needs of an independent military service devoted to space, the USSF activated Space Operations Command, Space Systems Command, and Space Training and Readiness Command; Whereas, to establish a unique and enduring culture for the USSF, the Department of the Air Force redesignated certain Air Force Bases and Air Force Stations supporting the USSF mission as Space Force Bases and Space Force Stations and graduated its first-ever basic military training course taught completely by USSF training instructors; Whereas space capabilities provide the foundation for everything the United States Armed Forces do, from humanitarian efforts to combat operations; Whereas, in 2022, following a `wings of hope and compassion' tradition dating back more than a century, when airmen provided food and supplies to Texas flood victims in 1919, the USAF and coalition partners airlifted 124,334 people out of Afghanistan in the largest non-combatant evacuation airlift in United States history, spanning 17 days, 9 countries, 8 time zones, and more than 10 temporary safe havens; Whereas, since February 24, 2022, airmen and guardians have responded to Russian aggression against Ukraine by guarding the skies of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (commonly referred to as ``NATO''), transporting essential equipment to the Ukrainian military, and providing critical support from space; Whereas women have played a prominent role in the evolution of the Department of the Air Force, courageously fighting alongside their male counterparts and dedicating their lives to protecting peace, liberty, and freedom around the world as they provide air and space power whenever and wherever needed; Whereas the Department of the Air Force has made tremendous strides in the global warfighting domain of cyberspace by revolutionizing offensive and defensive capabilities and effects with speed, agility, and surgical precision, thereby ensuring the continuous command, control, and execution of operations in contested, degraded, and limited environments; Whereas the Civil Air Patrol, as a Total Force partner and auxiliary of the USAF, has maintained a steadfast commitment to the United States and the communities of the United States through a proud legacy of service, from the earliest days of World War II, when the Civil Air Patrol protected the shorelines of the United States, through 2022, as the Civil Air Patrol executes emergency service missions and aerospace education programs; Whereas the Department of the Air Force is steadfast in the commitment to fielding a world-class air and space expeditionary force by recruiting, training, and educating its officer, enlisted, and civilian corps comprising the active duty, Guard, and Reserve components of the Total Force; Whereas airmen were imprisoned and tortured during several major conflicts, including World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, the Korean War, and the Persian Gulf War, and, in the valiant tradition of airmen held captive, continued serving the United States with honor and dignity under the most inhumane circumstances; Whereas airmen have earned the Medal of Honor 19 times, the Air Force Cross 203 times, the Distinguished Service Cross 42 times, and, since September 11, 2001, the Silver Star 92 times; Whereas the USAF and the USSF are tremendous stewards of resources in developing and applying groundbreaking technology to manage complex acquisition programs for all air and space weapon systems throughout their life cycles; Whereas talented and dedicated airmen and guardians will continue to make the investments necessary to accelerate transformation and modernization to counter the adversaries of the United States and meet the future challenges of an ever-changing world with limitless strength, resolve, and patriotism; Whereas the USAF and the USSF are committed to accelerating change and preparing for the future, because failure is not an option; Whereas, on every continent around the world, airmen and guardians have bravely fought for freedom, liberty, and peace, preserved democracy, and protected the people and interests of the United States; Whereas the future success of the United States Armed Forces depends upon the ability to control the air and space domains; Whereas airmen and guardians will continue to be a tremendous resource for the United States in fights across every domain and at every location, thereby ensuring the safety and security of the United States; and Whereas, for 75 years, the airmen and guardians of the Department of the Air Force, through their exemplary service and sacrifice, have repeatedly proven their value to the United States, the people of the United States, the allies of the United States, and all free people of the world: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Department of the Air Force; and (2) remembers, honors, and commends the achievements of the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force in serving and defending the United States. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-20-pt1-PgS4863 | null | 5,114 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | A message from the Senate by Ms. Byrd, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate has passed without amendment bills of the House of the following titles: H.R. 91. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building''. H.R. 92. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''. H.R. 2142. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building''. H.R. 3508. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office''. H.R. 3539. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the ``Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office''. H.R. 4693. An act to advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of such programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5809. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the ``Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building''. H. R. 5577. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''. The message also announced that the Senate has passed with amendments in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title: H.R. 5641. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes. The message also announced that the Senate has passed bills of the following titles in which the concurrence of the House is requested: S. 3884. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the ``Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office''. S. 4552. An act to extend the program for authority to acquire innovative commercial items using general solicitation procedures. S. 4553. An act to extend other transaction authority for the Department of Homeland Security. S. 4899. An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to administration of COVID-19 vaccines. S. 4900. An act to reauthorize the SBIR and STTR programs and pilot programs, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgH8022 | null | 5,115 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Pingree). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to commit on the bill (S. 1098) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers to separate joint consolidation loans, offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx), on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The Clerk will redesignate the motion. The Clerk redesignated the motion. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Pingree) | House | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgH8030-2 | null | 5,116 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 82. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (Rept. 117-482). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. McGOVERN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1377. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5768) to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6448) to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8542) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes (Rept. 117- 483). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgH8064 | null | 5,117 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on DISCLOSE. In the 12 years since conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, our elections have been become rank--rank--with the stench of dark money. Soon, the Senate will vote to erase this foulness when we hold the first procedural vote to take up the DISCLOSE Act. This has been a long time coming, and credit goes to Senator Whitehouse, perhaps the Senate's most valiant enemy of dark money. I commend him; I thank him; and I stand with him in his efforts to shine a light on the corrosive power of dark money in our elections. No one has done more to shine the light on this evil, evil thing. In free and fair elections--one person, one vote--American voters alone should have the power to determine the Nation's leaders without fear that their voices will be drowned out by powerful elites or special interests. Sadly, unfortunately, dark money has rendered this ideal a fantasy. The idea of one person, one vote has been washed away by cascades of dark, undisclosed money pouring into our electoral system. Today, the average American--someone who might chip in $30 or $50 every now and then to support a candidate--is left practically powerless against billionaires and special interests who can cut million-dollar checks to promote candidates of their choice. Who here thinks that is a healthy democracy? Because of today's broken campaign finance laws, many of these donations happen entirely in secret. It is a veil cast over our democracy that leaves vast majorities of voters behind. And the problem is not just limited to our elections. Oh, no. Dark money has also corroded the judicial nomination process, as special interest groups spend tens of millions to push extremist judges onto the Federal Bench. I believe that the awful decision in Dobbs was greatly affected by the fact that dark money is undisclosed. The DISCLOSE Act operates off a simple premise: A healthy democracy is a transparent democracy, one where billionaires and mega-corporations don't get a free pass to exploit loopholes in campaign finance law in order to spend billions in anonymous contributions. That is the antithesis of democracy. This shouldn't be a Democratic or a Republican view. After all, when was the last time any of us heard voters celebrate the spread of dark money? When was the last time any of us heard voters say it is better for billionaires and special interests to buy elections in secret rather than be held accountable to the public? Of course the public doesn't think that, unless they themselves--a few, few--are cutting million-dollar checks in secret. Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career to killing many campaign reforms, used to say in the distant past that disclosure and transparency are good things for elections. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago, and now all we hear from the other side are the absurd--and these are truly absurd--arguments that transparency somehow equates to suppressing freedom of elections. Tying logic and fairness into a pretzel knot to say that transparency is like suppressing freedom of expression is absurd. Imagine. Imagine this. Imagine being on the side of millionaires and billionaires who would no longer have the luxury of influencing our elections by cutting million-dollar checks in total anonymity. What a tragedy. Isn't that a shame? These poor billionaires and millionaires might have to disclose what they are doing. Of course, of course, imagining being on the side of those millionaires and billionaires is ridiculous. If a multibillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates who are deeply anti-choice or who support insurrectionists--which some of these dark money, special interest, MAGA Republicans do--shouldn't the public have a right at least to know, simply to know it? If someone wants to come here on the floor and argue otherwise, God help our democracy. Louis Brandeis said over a century ago that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. The DISCLOSE Act would put that into practice. So if you agree that the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections, support the DISCLOSE Act. If you agree that America's representatives should only have one boss, the people, and not special interests, then support the DISCLOSE Act. Democracy cannot prosper without transparency. Dark money, hidden secrets are the hallmark of dictatorships, left and right. We, in democracy, need transparency. I thank Senator Whitehouse for all he has done. I strongly support passing this legislation to keep the dream of our Founders alive--alive--in this century. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4880 | null | 5,118 |
formal | extremist | null | Islamophobic | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on DISCLOSE. In the 12 years since conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, our elections have been become rank--rank--with the stench of dark money. Soon, the Senate will vote to erase this foulness when we hold the first procedural vote to take up the DISCLOSE Act. This has been a long time coming, and credit goes to Senator Whitehouse, perhaps the Senate's most valiant enemy of dark money. I commend him; I thank him; and I stand with him in his efforts to shine a light on the corrosive power of dark money in our elections. No one has done more to shine the light on this evil, evil thing. In free and fair elections--one person, one vote--American voters alone should have the power to determine the Nation's leaders without fear that their voices will be drowned out by powerful elites or special interests. Sadly, unfortunately, dark money has rendered this ideal a fantasy. The idea of one person, one vote has been washed away by cascades of dark, undisclosed money pouring into our electoral system. Today, the average American--someone who might chip in $30 or $50 every now and then to support a candidate--is left practically powerless against billionaires and special interests who can cut million-dollar checks to promote candidates of their choice. Who here thinks that is a healthy democracy? Because of today's broken campaign finance laws, many of these donations happen entirely in secret. It is a veil cast over our democracy that leaves vast majorities of voters behind. And the problem is not just limited to our elections. Oh, no. Dark money has also corroded the judicial nomination process, as special interest groups spend tens of millions to push extremist judges onto the Federal Bench. I believe that the awful decision in Dobbs was greatly affected by the fact that dark money is undisclosed. The DISCLOSE Act operates off a simple premise: A healthy democracy is a transparent democracy, one where billionaires and mega-corporations don't get a free pass to exploit loopholes in campaign finance law in order to spend billions in anonymous contributions. That is the antithesis of democracy. This shouldn't be a Democratic or a Republican view. After all, when was the last time any of us heard voters celebrate the spread of dark money? When was the last time any of us heard voters say it is better for billionaires and special interests to buy elections in secret rather than be held accountable to the public? Of course the public doesn't think that, unless they themselves--a few, few--are cutting million-dollar checks in secret. Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career to killing many campaign reforms, used to say in the distant past that disclosure and transparency are good things for elections. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago, and now all we hear from the other side are the absurd--and these are truly absurd--arguments that transparency somehow equates to suppressing freedom of elections. Tying logic and fairness into a pretzel knot to say that transparency is like suppressing freedom of expression is absurd. Imagine. Imagine this. Imagine being on the side of millionaires and billionaires who would no longer have the luxury of influencing our elections by cutting million-dollar checks in total anonymity. What a tragedy. Isn't that a shame? These poor billionaires and millionaires might have to disclose what they are doing. Of course, of course, imagining being on the side of those millionaires and billionaires is ridiculous. If a multibillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates who are deeply anti-choice or who support insurrectionists--which some of these dark money, special interest, MAGA Republicans do--shouldn't the public have a right at least to know, simply to know it? If someone wants to come here on the floor and argue otherwise, God help our democracy. Louis Brandeis said over a century ago that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. The DISCLOSE Act would put that into practice. So if you agree that the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections, support the DISCLOSE Act. If you agree that America's representatives should only have one boss, the people, and not special interests, then support the DISCLOSE Act. Democracy cannot prosper without transparency. Dark money, hidden secrets are the hallmark of dictatorships, left and right. We, in democracy, need transparency. I thank Senator Whitehouse for all he has done. I strongly support passing this legislation to keep the dream of our Founders alive--alive--in this century. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4880 | null | 5,119 |
formal | MAGA | null | white supremacist | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on DISCLOSE. In the 12 years since conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, our elections have been become rank--rank--with the stench of dark money. Soon, the Senate will vote to erase this foulness when we hold the first procedural vote to take up the DISCLOSE Act. This has been a long time coming, and credit goes to Senator Whitehouse, perhaps the Senate's most valiant enemy of dark money. I commend him; I thank him; and I stand with him in his efforts to shine a light on the corrosive power of dark money in our elections. No one has done more to shine the light on this evil, evil thing. In free and fair elections--one person, one vote--American voters alone should have the power to determine the Nation's leaders without fear that their voices will be drowned out by powerful elites or special interests. Sadly, unfortunately, dark money has rendered this ideal a fantasy. The idea of one person, one vote has been washed away by cascades of dark, undisclosed money pouring into our electoral system. Today, the average American--someone who might chip in $30 or $50 every now and then to support a candidate--is left practically powerless against billionaires and special interests who can cut million-dollar checks to promote candidates of their choice. Who here thinks that is a healthy democracy? Because of today's broken campaign finance laws, many of these donations happen entirely in secret. It is a veil cast over our democracy that leaves vast majorities of voters behind. And the problem is not just limited to our elections. Oh, no. Dark money has also corroded the judicial nomination process, as special interest groups spend tens of millions to push extremist judges onto the Federal Bench. I believe that the awful decision in Dobbs was greatly affected by the fact that dark money is undisclosed. The DISCLOSE Act operates off a simple premise: A healthy democracy is a transparent democracy, one where billionaires and mega-corporations don't get a free pass to exploit loopholes in campaign finance law in order to spend billions in anonymous contributions. That is the antithesis of democracy. This shouldn't be a Democratic or a Republican view. After all, when was the last time any of us heard voters celebrate the spread of dark money? When was the last time any of us heard voters say it is better for billionaires and special interests to buy elections in secret rather than be held accountable to the public? Of course the public doesn't think that, unless they themselves--a few, few--are cutting million-dollar checks in secret. Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career to killing many campaign reforms, used to say in the distant past that disclosure and transparency are good things for elections. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago, and now all we hear from the other side are the absurd--and these are truly absurd--arguments that transparency somehow equates to suppressing freedom of elections. Tying logic and fairness into a pretzel knot to say that transparency is like suppressing freedom of expression is absurd. Imagine. Imagine this. Imagine being on the side of millionaires and billionaires who would no longer have the luxury of influencing our elections by cutting million-dollar checks in total anonymity. What a tragedy. Isn't that a shame? These poor billionaires and millionaires might have to disclose what they are doing. Of course, of course, imagining being on the side of those millionaires and billionaires is ridiculous. If a multibillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates who are deeply anti-choice or who support insurrectionists--which some of these dark money, special interest, MAGA Republicans do--shouldn't the public have a right at least to know, simply to know it? If someone wants to come here on the floor and argue otherwise, God help our democracy. Louis Brandeis said over a century ago that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. The DISCLOSE Act would put that into practice. So if you agree that the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections, support the DISCLOSE Act. If you agree that America's representatives should only have one boss, the people, and not special interests, then support the DISCLOSE Act. Democracy cannot prosper without transparency. Dark money, hidden secrets are the hallmark of dictatorships, left and right. We, in democracy, need transparency. I thank Senator Whitehouse for all he has done. I strongly support passing this legislation to keep the dream of our Founders alive--alive--in this century. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4880 | null | 5,120 |
formal | right to know | null | anti-GMO | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on DISCLOSE. In the 12 years since conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, our elections have been become rank--rank--with the stench of dark money. Soon, the Senate will vote to erase this foulness when we hold the first procedural vote to take up the DISCLOSE Act. This has been a long time coming, and credit goes to Senator Whitehouse, perhaps the Senate's most valiant enemy of dark money. I commend him; I thank him; and I stand with him in his efforts to shine a light on the corrosive power of dark money in our elections. No one has done more to shine the light on this evil, evil thing. In free and fair elections--one person, one vote--American voters alone should have the power to determine the Nation's leaders without fear that their voices will be drowned out by powerful elites or special interests. Sadly, unfortunately, dark money has rendered this ideal a fantasy. The idea of one person, one vote has been washed away by cascades of dark, undisclosed money pouring into our electoral system. Today, the average American--someone who might chip in $30 or $50 every now and then to support a candidate--is left practically powerless against billionaires and special interests who can cut million-dollar checks to promote candidates of their choice. Who here thinks that is a healthy democracy? Because of today's broken campaign finance laws, many of these donations happen entirely in secret. It is a veil cast over our democracy that leaves vast majorities of voters behind. And the problem is not just limited to our elections. Oh, no. Dark money has also corroded the judicial nomination process, as special interest groups spend tens of millions to push extremist judges onto the Federal Bench. I believe that the awful decision in Dobbs was greatly affected by the fact that dark money is undisclosed. The DISCLOSE Act operates off a simple premise: A healthy democracy is a transparent democracy, one where billionaires and mega-corporations don't get a free pass to exploit loopholes in campaign finance law in order to spend billions in anonymous contributions. That is the antithesis of democracy. This shouldn't be a Democratic or a Republican view. After all, when was the last time any of us heard voters celebrate the spread of dark money? When was the last time any of us heard voters say it is better for billionaires and special interests to buy elections in secret rather than be held accountable to the public? Of course the public doesn't think that, unless they themselves--a few, few--are cutting million-dollar checks in secret. Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career to killing many campaign reforms, used to say in the distant past that disclosure and transparency are good things for elections. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago, and now all we hear from the other side are the absurd--and these are truly absurd--arguments that transparency somehow equates to suppressing freedom of elections. Tying logic and fairness into a pretzel knot to say that transparency is like suppressing freedom of expression is absurd. Imagine. Imagine this. Imagine being on the side of millionaires and billionaires who would no longer have the luxury of influencing our elections by cutting million-dollar checks in total anonymity. What a tragedy. Isn't that a shame? These poor billionaires and millionaires might have to disclose what they are doing. Of course, of course, imagining being on the side of those millionaires and billionaires is ridiculous. If a multibillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates who are deeply anti-choice or who support insurrectionists--which some of these dark money, special interest, MAGA Republicans do--shouldn't the public have a right at least to know, simply to know it? If someone wants to come here on the floor and argue otherwise, God help our democracy. Louis Brandeis said over a century ago that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. The DISCLOSE Act would put that into practice. So if you agree that the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections, support the DISCLOSE Act. If you agree that America's representatives should only have one boss, the people, and not special interests, then support the DISCLOSE Act. Democracy cannot prosper without transparency. Dark money, hidden secrets are the hallmark of dictatorships, left and right. We, in democracy, need transparency. I thank Senator Whitehouse for all he has done. I strongly support passing this legislation to keep the dream of our Founders alive--alive--in this century. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4880 | null | 5,121 |
formal | special interest | null | antisemitic | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on DISCLOSE. In the 12 years since conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, our elections have been become rank--rank--with the stench of dark money. Soon, the Senate will vote to erase this foulness when we hold the first procedural vote to take up the DISCLOSE Act. This has been a long time coming, and credit goes to Senator Whitehouse, perhaps the Senate's most valiant enemy of dark money. I commend him; I thank him; and I stand with him in his efforts to shine a light on the corrosive power of dark money in our elections. No one has done more to shine the light on this evil, evil thing. In free and fair elections--one person, one vote--American voters alone should have the power to determine the Nation's leaders without fear that their voices will be drowned out by powerful elites or special interests. Sadly, unfortunately, dark money has rendered this ideal a fantasy. The idea of one person, one vote has been washed away by cascades of dark, undisclosed money pouring into our electoral system. Today, the average American--someone who might chip in $30 or $50 every now and then to support a candidate--is left practically powerless against billionaires and special interests who can cut million-dollar checks to promote candidates of their choice. Who here thinks that is a healthy democracy? Because of today's broken campaign finance laws, many of these donations happen entirely in secret. It is a veil cast over our democracy that leaves vast majorities of voters behind. And the problem is not just limited to our elections. Oh, no. Dark money has also corroded the judicial nomination process, as special interest groups spend tens of millions to push extremist judges onto the Federal Bench. I believe that the awful decision in Dobbs was greatly affected by the fact that dark money is undisclosed. The DISCLOSE Act operates off a simple premise: A healthy democracy is a transparent democracy, one where billionaires and mega-corporations don't get a free pass to exploit loopholes in campaign finance law in order to spend billions in anonymous contributions. That is the antithesis of democracy. This shouldn't be a Democratic or a Republican view. After all, when was the last time any of us heard voters celebrate the spread of dark money? When was the last time any of us heard voters say it is better for billionaires and special interests to buy elections in secret rather than be held accountable to the public? Of course the public doesn't think that, unless they themselves--a few, few--are cutting million-dollar checks in secret. Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career to killing many campaign reforms, used to say in the distant past that disclosure and transparency are good things for elections. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago, and now all we hear from the other side are the absurd--and these are truly absurd--arguments that transparency somehow equates to suppressing freedom of elections. Tying logic and fairness into a pretzel knot to say that transparency is like suppressing freedom of expression is absurd. Imagine. Imagine this. Imagine being on the side of millionaires and billionaires who would no longer have the luxury of influencing our elections by cutting million-dollar checks in total anonymity. What a tragedy. Isn't that a shame? These poor billionaires and millionaires might have to disclose what they are doing. Of course, of course, imagining being on the side of those millionaires and billionaires is ridiculous. If a multibillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates who are deeply anti-choice or who support insurrectionists--which some of these dark money, special interest, MAGA Republicans do--shouldn't the public have a right at least to know, simply to know it? If someone wants to come here on the floor and argue otherwise, God help our democracy. Louis Brandeis said over a century ago that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. The DISCLOSE Act would put that into practice. So if you agree that the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections, support the DISCLOSE Act. If you agree that America's representatives should only have one boss, the people, and not special interests, then support the DISCLOSE Act. Democracy cannot prosper without transparency. Dark money, hidden secrets are the hallmark of dictatorships, left and right. We, in democracy, need transparency. I thank Senator Whitehouse for all he has done. I strongly support passing this legislation to keep the dream of our Founders alive--alive--in this century. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4880 | null | 5,122 |
formal | special interests | null | antisemitic | DISCLOSE Act Mr. President, now on DISCLOSE. In the 12 years since conservatives on the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, our elections have been become rank--rank--with the stench of dark money. Soon, the Senate will vote to erase this foulness when we hold the first procedural vote to take up the DISCLOSE Act. This has been a long time coming, and credit goes to Senator Whitehouse, perhaps the Senate's most valiant enemy of dark money. I commend him; I thank him; and I stand with him in his efforts to shine a light on the corrosive power of dark money in our elections. No one has done more to shine the light on this evil, evil thing. In free and fair elections--one person, one vote--American voters alone should have the power to determine the Nation's leaders without fear that their voices will be drowned out by powerful elites or special interests. Sadly, unfortunately, dark money has rendered this ideal a fantasy. The idea of one person, one vote has been washed away by cascades of dark, undisclosed money pouring into our electoral system. Today, the average American--someone who might chip in $30 or $50 every now and then to support a candidate--is left practically powerless against billionaires and special interests who can cut million-dollar checks to promote candidates of their choice. Who here thinks that is a healthy democracy? Because of today's broken campaign finance laws, many of these donations happen entirely in secret. It is a veil cast over our democracy that leaves vast majorities of voters behind. And the problem is not just limited to our elections. Oh, no. Dark money has also corroded the judicial nomination process, as special interest groups spend tens of millions to push extremist judges onto the Federal Bench. I believe that the awful decision in Dobbs was greatly affected by the fact that dark money is undisclosed. The DISCLOSE Act operates off a simple premise: A healthy democracy is a transparent democracy, one where billionaires and mega-corporations don't get a free pass to exploit loopholes in campaign finance law in order to spend billions in anonymous contributions. That is the antithesis of democracy. This shouldn't be a Democratic or a Republican view. After all, when was the last time any of us heard voters celebrate the spread of dark money? When was the last time any of us heard voters say it is better for billionaires and special interests to buy elections in secret rather than be held accountable to the public? Of course the public doesn't think that, unless they themselves--a few, few--are cutting million-dollar checks in secret. Even the Republican leader, who has dedicated much of his career to killing many campaign reforms, used to say in the distant past that disclosure and transparency are good things for elections. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago, and now all we hear from the other side are the absurd--and these are truly absurd--arguments that transparency somehow equates to suppressing freedom of elections. Tying logic and fairness into a pretzel knot to say that transparency is like suppressing freedom of expression is absurd. Imagine. Imagine this. Imagine being on the side of millionaires and billionaires who would no longer have the luxury of influencing our elections by cutting million-dollar checks in total anonymity. What a tragedy. Isn't that a shame? These poor billionaires and millionaires might have to disclose what they are doing. Of course, of course, imagining being on the side of those millionaires and billionaires is ridiculous. If a multibillionaire wants to spend colossal sums on candidates who are deeply anti-choice or who support insurrectionists--which some of these dark money, special interest, MAGA Republicans do--shouldn't the public have a right at least to know, simply to know it? If someone wants to come here on the floor and argue otherwise, God help our democracy. Louis Brandeis said over a century ago that sunlight is the best of disinfectants. The DISCLOSE Act would put that into practice. So if you agree that the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their elections, support the DISCLOSE Act. If you agree that America's representatives should only have one boss, the people, and not special interests, then support the DISCLOSE Act. Democracy cannot prosper without transparency. Dark money, hidden secrets are the hallmark of dictatorships, left and right. We, in democracy, need transparency. I thank Senator Whitehouse for all he has done. I strongly support passing this legislation to keep the dream of our Founders alive--alive--in this century. I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4880 | null | 5,123 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Energy Now, Mr. President, on a related matter, Democrats' runaway inflation includes skyrocketing costs to keep the lights on and to heat or cool homes. We are also witnessing the dangerous vulnerabilities that Democrats in places like California have built into their electrical grids. California Democrats have spent years putting ``green'' lifestyle preferences ahead of the basic needs of working families. The result is a grid that is both more expensive and less reliable. We have seen the same California Democrats, who have spent years pushing their citizens to buy expensive electric cars, now begging the public not to plug them in. Even as California teeters on the brink of an energy crisis of European proportions, Washington Democrats are pushing the rest of the country in that very same risky direction. They made their signature priority for this year spending even more of the people's money to take us even farther in the wrong direction even faster. Last month, our Democratic colleagues rammed through a gigantic party-line bill that raises taxes on reliable domestic American energy in order to subsidize wealthy people buying electric cars or fancy, new appliances. Every Democratic Senator cast the deciding vote for that reckless spending spree. That includes the senior Senator from West Virginia, who claims he only did so because the Democratic leader promised him that Democrats would line up behind permitting reform to make it easier to build things and complete projects in our country. But now, very predictably, this backroom deal is crumbling before our eyes. Almost 60 days after our colleague from West Virginia gave up his vote for this vague promise, it still appears the far left and House Democrats want no part of his backroom deal they didn't sign on to. As for the Republican side, our colleague Senator Capito has put forward a real, actual, substantive permitting reform bill that would make the commonsense changes our country needs. Senator Capito's substantive bill stands in stark contrast to what every indication thus far suggests will be weak, reform-in-name-only legislation from her home State colleague. As luck would have it, Senator Capito's real plan is also closer to passing the Senate than Senator Manchin's reform-in-name-only plan. Senator Manchin recently told reporters that his version may need 20 Republican votes to become law, but Senator Capito's plan only needs Senator Manchin and nine other Democrats to get on board. We are talking about real, substantive reform that is already closer to becoming law. But so far, our Democratic colleague from West Virginia has refused to back his colleague's commonsense proposal. He has shown little appetite to actually get something accomplished. So talk is cheap. If our colleagues across the aisle want real permitting reform, Senator Capito's fantastic bill only needs Senator Manchin plus nine more Democrats to clear this Chamber. Otherwise, it would appear the senior Senator from West Virginia traded his vote on a massive liberal boondoggle in exchange for nothing. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4881 | null | 5,124 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I rise today in support of the DISCLOSE Act and the need to take action to get secret money out of our elections. I want to thank Senator Whitehouse for his leadership on this legislation--and testimony at the Rules Committee hearing I held on it this summer--as well as Leader Schumer for holding this vote. Senator Whitehouse has championed this bill since 2012, and I have been proud to support it alongside him in every Congress. This vote could not come at a more important time, as we are seeing an unprecedented flood of money into our elections. Over $14 billion was spent during the 2020 elections, the most expensive in our country's history. As we approach the general election in November, with 48 days left, this is already the most expensive midterm election ever. One estimate expects that nearly $10 billion will be spent just on political advertising this election cycle, more than double the $4 billion in the 2018 midterm elections. As spending on elections increases, the sources of the spending are less accountable than ever before. One investigation found that more than $1 billion was spent on the 2020 elections by groups that do not disclose their donors at all. Americans know there is way too much money in our elections, and--for our democracy to work--we need to know where this money is coming from. But since the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United opened up the flood of outside money, no significant improvements have been made to our disclosure laws or regulations. Unlimited, anonymous spending in our elections doesn't encourage free speech; it drowns out the voices of the American people who are seeking to participate. And this unrelenting secret spending will continue unless we take action to address it, which is why we need to pass the DISCLOSE Act. The DISCLOSE Act would address this tidal wave of secret money by requiring outside groups that spend in our elections to disclose their large donors--those that contribute more than $10,000--to the public. Importantly, the bill also makes it harder for wealthy special interests to hide their contributions or cloak the identity of donors; and it cracks down on the use of shell companies to conceal donations from foreign nationals. I held a hearing on the bill in the Rules Committee this summer, where we heard about the effects that secret money is having on our democracy--and why we need to pass this legislation. Senator Whitehouse testified at that hearing, and he spoke powerfully about the impact that secret money is having on our government--affecting all aspects of our lives, from the makeup of our courts to people's healthcare decisions to addressing climate change. We also heard from Montana's Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan, who told us how his State's version of the DISCLOSE Act passed in 2015 with bipartisan support. I couldn't agree more that transparency in our democracy should not be a partisan issue, and regardless of political party, we should know who is spending in our elections. The American people know what is at stake, so it is no surprise that campaign finance disclosure laws have overwhelming support. One recent poll found that in swing States, 91 percent of likely voters--Republicans and Democrats--support full transparency of campaign contributions and spending in our elections. Another poll from 2019 found that, across America, 83 percent of likely voters support public disclosure of contributions to groups involved in elections. There is also a long history of bipartisan support for reducing the influence of money in our democracy. In fact, the very first limits on corporate campaign contributions in 1907, the landmark Federal Election Campaign Act in 1972, and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002--which my friends and former colleagues Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold joined together to champion--were all passed on a bipartisan basis and signed into law by Republican Presidents. Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia--never one to hide his opinions--was also a staunch supporter of campaign finance disclosure. In a 2010 case, Doe v. Reed, he wrote: ``For my part, I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court, campaigns anonymously . . . hidden from public scrutiny and protected from the accountability of criticism. This does not resemble the Home of the Brave.'' Ensuring the transparency of our elections has been--and should continue to be--a bipartisan value. These issues are at the very heart of our democracy, and this commonsense bill would protect the right of voters to make informed choices and know who has been trying to influence our elections. While we are here today to vote on legislation to counter the flood of secret money in our elections, there is so much more we must do to safeguard our democracy, and I continue to support this and the other reforms in the Freedom to Vote Act. I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting these measures that are so fundamental to our system of government and voting to advance this legislation. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. KLOBUCHAR | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4909-3 | null | 5,125 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5141. A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reproductive Health Services'' (RIN2900-AR57) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5142. A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Principle-based Ethics Framework for Access to and Use of Veteran Data'' (RIN2900- AR52) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5143. A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Informed Consent and Advance Directives'' (RIN2900-AQ97) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5144. A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Individuals Using the Department of Veterans Affairs' Information Technology Systems to Access Records Relevant to a Benefit Claim'' (RIN2900-AQ81) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5145. A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs'' (RIN2900-AP02) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5146. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill entitled ``Veterans Benefit Programs Improvement Act of 2023''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5147. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill entitled ``Veterans Health Care Act of 2023''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5148. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill entitled ``Department of Veterans Affairs Miscellaneous Programs Improvement Act of 2023''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5149. A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Implementation'' (RIN2900-AR19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5150. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, a draft bill entitled, ``Veterans Memorial Affairs Improvement Act of 2023''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-5151. A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a violation of the Antideficiency Act; to the Committee on Appropriations. EC-5152. A communication from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Annual Fee Calculation'' (RIN3141-AA77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5153. A communication from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Facility License Notification'' (RIN3141-AA76) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. EC-5154. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Repayment of Candidate Loans'' (Notice 2022-17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. EC-5155. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Repayment of Candidate Loans'' (Notice 2022-17) received in the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4911-4 | null | 5,126 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 788 Whereas malnutrition is the condition that occurs when an individual does not get enough protein, calories, or nutrients; Whereas malnutrition is a significant problem in the United States and around the world, crossing all age, racial, class, gender, and geographic lines; Whereas malnutrition can be driven by social determinants of health, including poverty or economic instability, access to affordable healthcare, and low health literacy; Whereas there are inextricable and cyclical links between poverty and malnutrition; Whereas communities of color, across all age groups, are disproportionately likely to experience both food insecurity and malnutrition; Whereas the Department of Agriculture defines food insecurity as when an individual or household does not have regular, reliable access to the foods needed for good health; Whereas Black children are almost 3 times more likely to live in a food-insecure household than White children; Whereas infants, older adults, individuals with chronic diseases, and other vulnerable populations are particularly at risk for malnutrition; Whereas the American Academy of Pediatrics has found that failure to provide key nutrients during early childhood may result in lifelong deficits in brain function; Whereas disease-associated malnutrition affects between 30 and 50 percent of patients admitted to hospitals, and the medical costs of hospitalized patients with malnutrition can be 300 percent more than the medical costs of properly nourished patients; Whereas, according to the ``National Blueprint: Achieving Quality Malnutrition Care for Older Adults, 2020 Update'', as many as \1/2\ of older adults living in the United States are malnourished or at risk for malnutrition; Whereas, according to recent Aging Network surveys, 76 percent of older adults receiving meals at senior centers and other congregate facilities report improved health outcomes, and 84 percent of older adults receiving home-delivered meals indicate the same; Whereas disease-associated malnutrition in older adults alone costs the United States more than $51,300,000,000 each year; and Whereas the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition established Malnutrition Awareness Week to raise awareness about, and promote the prevention of, malnutrition across the lifespan: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as ``Malnutrition Awareness Week''; (2) recognizes registered dietitian nutritionists and other nutrition professionals, health care providers, school foodservice workers, social workers, advocates, caregivers, and other professionals and agencies for their efforts to advance awareness about, treatments for, and the prevention of malnutrition; (3) recognizes the importance of existing Federal nutrition programs, such as the nutrition programs under title III of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3021 et seq.) and Federal child nutrition programs, for their role in combating malnutrition; (4) supports increased funding for the critical programs described in paragraph (3); (5) recognizes-- (A) the importance of medical nutrition therapy under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and (B) the need for vulnerable populations to have access to nutrition counseling; (6) recognizes the importance of the innovative research conducted by the National Institutes of Health on-- (A) nutrition, dietary patterns, and the human gastrointestinal microbiome; and (B) how those factors influence the prevention or development of chronic disease throughout the lifespan; (7) supports access to malnutrition screening and assessment for all patients; (8) encourages the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to evaluate the implementation of newly-approved malnutrition electronic clinical quality measures; and (9) acknowledges-- (A) the importance of access to healthy food for children, especially in child care settings and schools; and (B) the benefits of evidence-based nutrition standards. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-21-pt1-PgS4916 | null | 5,127 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1377, I call up the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. NADLER | House | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgH8090 | null | 5,128 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 6448) to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgH8100-2 | null | 5,129 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Craig). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 8542) to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Craig) | House | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgH8101 | null | 5,130 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carson). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carson) | House | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgH8102 | null | 5,131 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carson). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 4118) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carson) | House | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgH8102 | null | 5,132 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia: Committee on Education and Labor. H.R. 7780. A bill to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; with an amendment (Rept. 117-484). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1239. Resolution of inquiry directing the Attorney General to provide certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the October 4, 2021 memorandum issued by the Attorney General entitled ``Partnership Among Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement to Address Threats Against School Administrators, Board Members, Teachers, and Staff'', with amendments; adversely (Rept. 117-485). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1238. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the October 4, 2021 memorandum issued by the Attorney General entitled ``Partnership Among Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement to Address Threats Against School Administrators, Board Members, Teachers, and Staff'', with amendments; adversely (Rept. 117- 486). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1241. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to immigration enforcement and border security, with an amendment; adversely (Rept. 117-487). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1249. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of illegal immigration on federal or tribal lands, with an amendment; adversely (Rept. 117-488). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1250. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of illegal immigration on Federal or Tribal lands, with an amendment; adversely (Rept. 117-489). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1257. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the establishment of an Emergency Intake Site in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania International Academy, to house the influx of unaccompanied migrant children, with an amendment; adversely (Rept. 117-490). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NADLER: Committee on the Judiciary. House Resolution 1325. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to transmit, respectively, a copy of the affidavit to the House of Representatives related to the raid on the former President, with amendments; adversely (Rept. 117-491). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgH8111 | null | 5,133 |
formal | special interest | null | antisemitic | Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I rise to address three different topics, if I might. First, this week, the Senate of the United States did something important, something that is genuinely a big deal. We ratified a treaty. This is something we don't do often enough, and it bears repeating what this Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol is. By a vote of 69 to 27, a big bipartisan vote, this Senate ratified a treaty that will reduce global warming by a full degree Fahrenheit--something critical to the future of the planet--and we do it in a way that is a win for American manufacturing, a win for American exports, and a win for our planet and creation. Some of you may remember, a long time ago, we discovered a problem--a growing hole in the ozone layer that was being caused by propellants, by CFCs. So the world came together to eliminate CFCs and replace them with a new generation of artificial propellants and refrigerants known as HFCs. That was good news. The hole in the ozone layer had largely been addressed, and the threat of skin cancer and being bombarded by radiation that that posed was largely resolved. Yet, this next generation of chemicals, HFCs, had an unexpected additional problem. They are 1,000 times worse for global warming, for climate change, than carbon dioxide, so much so--and they are so broadly used in every industrial setting--that it has led to a rapid increase in global warming. Well, the solution was actually invented in Delaware. It is the next generation of chemicals that is much less harmful to the climate and to the environment, effective as a refrigerant, being manufactured now in places across the United States, and that, if exported to the rest of the world, can grow thousands of manufacturing jobs. I just wanted to take a moment and celebrate. The projections are there will be as many as 33,000 new manufacturing jobs in the United States, some in my home State of Delaware but spread across the country; over $1 billion in new exports that will impact just this year the American economy because of this; and a 25-percent increase in the exports of American-made refrigerators and air-conditioners and so forth. This was a rare moment of bipartisan consensus where we were able to come together and address a global challenge and create more opportunity here at home, and I thought it bore some celebration as we conclude this week. Mr. President, earlier this week, our President, Joe Biden, stood before the world at the United Nations General Assembly and continued his forceful, clear, and strong effort to call on the world to enforce the U.N. Charter and to push back on Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. Since February, when Putin's forces swept into Ukraine and threatened to overrun the entire country, the West has pulled together, and allies and supporters of the Ukrainian people from around the world have imposed sanctions on Russia and Russian oligarchs; have provided funding and support and assistance to millions of Ukrainian refugees who have flooded throughout the rest of the world; and, critically, have provided financial support for the men and women of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who just in recent days made a dramatic breakout in northern Ukraine, recapturing an area the size of Delaware--more than 3,000 square miles--in a rapid advance east of Kharkiv. President Biden has asked this body, in a bill we will take up in just a few days, to provide $11.7 billion in additional support for Ukraine. The Presiding Officer and I are appropriators, and we know how precious the resources of the American people are. And I am grateful that, on a broad bipartisan basis, we have provided tens of billions of dollars in humanitarian relief for refugees, in support for the Government of Ukraine, and in critically needed military support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces. It is because the Biden administration has delivered the most advanced and targeted long-range artillery systems we have, called HIMARS, thatsuddenly the Ukrainians are making real advances on the battlefield. We must continue this critical support. President Zelenskyy has pulled together and mobilized the Ukrainian people in a remarkable show of determination, a fierce resistance. Despite being badly outnumbered by a much greater military force with advanced and sophisticated weaponry, Ukrainians have fought bravely and with enormous determination. They deserve our continued support. In just recent weeks, there have been some real signs of progress in opening the Black Sea ports of Ukraine so that grain can be exported to a dozen hungry countries, in making progress on prisoner-of-war exchanges between the Russians and the Ukrainians, and in protests in Russia. In an act of desperation, President Putin has called up hundreds of thousands of reservists in a mobilization to try to push back against Ukrainian forces. Russia is losing this fight. They are losing on the ground in Ukraine; they are losing in the court of public opinion; and they are losing strategically. My entire life, we had thought it was unlikely that Sweden or Finland would ever join NATO--the most successful multilateral security arrangement we have ever engaged in as a nation--but because of Russia's aggression against Ukraine now, both Sweden and Finland are seeking admission to NATO. This body acted quickly to ratify their admission to NATO, and we are down to just a few countries. In New York, I had a chance to meet with President Erdogan of Turkey to convey to him both our appreciation of his help in getting the grain out of the Black Sea ports of Ukraine but the urgency of expanding NATO to secure it against further Russian aggression. It is my hope that we will move quickly as a united NATO alliance and that we here in this body will act quickly to provide the additional assistance to the Ukrainian people, government, and armed forces that our President has sought. Earlier today, we took up a vote on the DISCLOSE Act. Since 2010, when the Supreme Court of the United States issued an ill-conceived opinion in the case of Citizens United, we have seen a flood of dark money steadily become more and more pernicious in its impact on our politics and our policies. Here in Washington and now around the country, wealthy individuals, corporations, and shadowy special interest groups have contributed hundreds of millions--now billions of dollars across several election cycles that have undermined the integrity and fairness of our elections that are at the very heart of our democracy. This bill would do a simple thing. It would require full disclosure of all corporations, trade associations, nonprofits engaging in electioneering. They would have to disclose any donors of $10,000 or more over any 2-year period. It wouldn't solve all the problems created by Citizens United, but sunshine is the best disinfectant, and it would allow the American people to know who is truly behind the dark money-funded ads that now bombard citizens in competitive elections around our country. Tragically, it was a straight party-line vote today, and we were not able to proceed to take up and vote on the DISCLOSE Act. In the end, one party continues to defend the practice of dark money flooding our elections, while another is seeking to open up clarity for the general public and our electorate on who is giving money to whom. We should have had a vote on the DISCLOSE Act. Instead we failed to get to that bill because we could not get in this Chamber 60 votes to move ahead. It is my hope that the American people are paying attention and realize on whose side we are on in this fight over transparency in our elections. With that, Mr. President, I offer my thanks. I yield the floor to my colleague from Michigan. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. COONS | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4955-5 | null | 5,134 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, as everybody in the Chamber knows, I am extremely proud to be from Michigan. Our State leads the world in innovation. We created and built the automobile, the automotive assembly line, and the American middle class along with it. And today, our workers are still putting the world on four wheels--and really amazing wheels right now. I got to show one of our Nation's foremost car guys, President Biden, some of Michigan's latest and greatest creations during last week's Detroit Auto Show. He was so happy behind the wheel of Chevy's new Corvette that I was a little worried he was going to put on his aviators and drive right out of the exhibition center. It took a lot to get him out of that car, he was so into it. He was inspired, and we all were. Of course, the auto show is always inspiring, but this year it was even more, and that is because our Nation is in the middle of a manufacturing renaissance. And I don't say that lightly. We are in the middle of a manufacturing renaissance. Democrats in Congress, along with President Biden and Vice President Harris, are helping to revitalize American manufacturing. With tiny House and Senate majorities and the car guy in the White House, Democrats have done more to advance manufacturing in America than at any point in the past 70 years. We are not just bringing back the jobs lost during the pandemic; we are going far beyond that. Already, nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs have been created under the Biden administration. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s--in our lifetime. In 2021 alone, more manufacturing jobs were created. Just last year, more manufacturing jobs were created than in any single year, any 1 year in nearly 30 years, which is extraordinary, and it is exciting. And over the past year, the construction of new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by over 100 percent--116 percent. Meanwhile, 80 percent of our CEOs in a recent survey were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations from China or were seriously considering doing so. So we are seeing a real shift about bringing jobs home, and we have been providing the incentives and the support to do that. So that is really great news because we know if you are going to have an economy, somebody has to make something--somebody has to make something. And, frankly, that is what we do in Michigan. We make things. We innovate. And then we make things even better and then we do it over and over again. Of course, we can't make much of anything if we don't have the semiconducting chips--these little microchips the size of a nail. Whoever thought that not having microchips would shut down a whole plant, and that is what has happened in Michigan, unfortunately, during the height of the supply chain breakdowns. A lack of chips means that auto manufacturers have to idle plants. Assembly lines shut down, and workers get sent home. Parking lots at plants fill up with cars that can't be sold because of these missing chips. And I see many of them not very far from my home in Lansing, MI. Car lots that normally are full of different makes and models sit empty, and the price of new and used cars goes up and up without these chips--all because of a tiny piece of technology no bigger than a thumbnail. That is why the legislation that we passed, the CHIPS and Science Act--this legislation that was signed into law is really a big deal. This law is bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States where it belongs. Instead of the majority of what we need being overseas, it is now going to be coming home and creating millions of jobs in the process, and that is, frankly, great news. Currently, U.S. manufacturers only have 12 percent of the world's semiconductor manufacturing--12 percent. And it actually was down from 37 percent in the nineties.And now we are going to reverse that and bring those jobs home. We are already seeing it make a difference. Intel is building new semiconductor fabricator plants in Ohio and Arizona. This year, Micron Technologies is breaking ground for a new $15 billion factory in Idaho, and we would love to see them come our way. It is a great beginning, and we are just getting started. The American manufacturing boom goes far beyond semiconductors, though. The investments we have made in research and development will ensure that the next generation of clean energy of telecommunications and transportation technologies will be developed and manufactured right here in America as well. President Biden got a taste of what that was like in the auto show when he got behind the wheel of an all-electric Cadillac Lyriq and drove it across the floor. Again, we were hoping he was going to restrain himself from driving it off the exhibition floor. Democrats provided a huge boost to manufacturing, including clean energy manufacturing, through the Inflation Reduction Act, which unfortunately none of our Republican colleagues voted for. It created new and expanded tax incentives for the next generation of clean energy technologies. I have constantly been talking about the importance of battery production tax credits--production tax credits, meaning you don't get the credit unless it is actually produced in the United States. We have done that now. That is now law. And the new solar manufacturing tax credit is going to help American manufacturers like Hemlock Semiconductor create new products and good jobs as well. They create one-third of all the polysilicon materials for solar panels, but the production has been in other countries, primarily, China. Now, with the production tax credit, the incentive will be to build them, to make them here in America. The CHIPS and Science Act also provided $11 billion to develop cutting-edge technologies, including up to three new Manufacturing USA initiatives. We are proud to have two Manufacturing USA initiatives already in place from the Obama administration. There is the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, or LIFT, and Michigan State University's Scale-Up Research Facility, or SURF. Both are located in the same facility in Detroit, and LIFT projects include research into better welding processes for Navy ships and an anti-rollover system for military humvees. SURF is partnering with the Department of Energy and Ford and GM to make sure that America is a leader in advanced technologies--advanced vehicle technologies. And the CHIPS and Science package also more than doubled funding to develop technologies that are crucial to our national and economic security. That includes cyber security and biotechnology and artificial intelligence and quantum computing, advanced materials science, and 6G communications. Now, if we are going to be inventing all of this new stuff, we also need workers. You hear that all the time. We need workers who are skilled to produce these things, and that is something that we as Democrats have been laser-focused on also. In everything that we have done, there has been a workforce development piece of it, which is so critical. The CHIPS and Science Act includes dedicated funding for the development of semiconductor workforce opportunities. The Inflation Reduction Act includes incentives for clean energy manufacturers to create high-paying jobs and apprenticeship programs, which we know are so successful and so needed. And we have also invested in workforce development programs in regions all around the country. The Build Back Better regional challenge awarded $1 billion to 120 projects across 24 States to help people get the skills that they need for these great new jobs. These projects are building a sustainable mariculture workforce in Alaska, training aerospace workers in Kansas, and ensuring that Michigan has the highly skilled workers needed to build the advanced vehicles on display at the Detroit Auto Show. One thing I am also particularly proud of in all that we have been doing around manufacturing as well is that we have worked to ensure that our tax dollars are spent on American products made by American workers and American companies. Now, that sounds like a no-brainer. I know, Mr. President, you agree with that, but we have had laws on the books for a long time that have not been enforced. There has not been transparency about what was going on, and now they are going to have to be accountable and transparent. ``Buy American'' needs to be more than a slogan on a bumper sticker, and now it is. We have ushered in the most significant expansion of ``Buy American'' policies in decades, including a new Made in America office at the Department of Commerce that is working with each Agency to make sure that they are exhausting all the possibilities to buy American before they are allowed to have a waiver to that provision, which is very important. Decades from now, people are going to look back at the past 2 years as a real turning point. I really believe that. It is the point when we really truly stopped talking and started acting to rebuild American manufacturing. It is the point when we created hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, the kind of jobs that support families. And it is the point when we started to really bring jobs home. Democrats are standing on the side of American manufacturing. We are standing on the side of good-paying American union jobs. We are standing on the side of the American worker and our American middle class. And we are building things in America again--building things in America again--and that is really good news. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. STABENOW | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4956 | null | 5,135 |
formal | middle class | null | racist | Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, as everybody in the Chamber knows, I am extremely proud to be from Michigan. Our State leads the world in innovation. We created and built the automobile, the automotive assembly line, and the American middle class along with it. And today, our workers are still putting the world on four wheels--and really amazing wheels right now. I got to show one of our Nation's foremost car guys, President Biden, some of Michigan's latest and greatest creations during last week's Detroit Auto Show. He was so happy behind the wheel of Chevy's new Corvette that I was a little worried he was going to put on his aviators and drive right out of the exhibition center. It took a lot to get him out of that car, he was so into it. He was inspired, and we all were. Of course, the auto show is always inspiring, but this year it was even more, and that is because our Nation is in the middle of a manufacturing renaissance. And I don't say that lightly. We are in the middle of a manufacturing renaissance. Democrats in Congress, along with President Biden and Vice President Harris, are helping to revitalize American manufacturing. With tiny House and Senate majorities and the car guy in the White House, Democrats have done more to advance manufacturing in America than at any point in the past 70 years. We are not just bringing back the jobs lost during the pandemic; we are going far beyond that. Already, nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs have been created under the Biden administration. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s--in our lifetime. In 2021 alone, more manufacturing jobs were created. Just last year, more manufacturing jobs were created than in any single year, any 1 year in nearly 30 years, which is extraordinary, and it is exciting. And over the past year, the construction of new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by over 100 percent--116 percent. Meanwhile, 80 percent of our CEOs in a recent survey were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations from China or were seriously considering doing so. So we are seeing a real shift about bringing jobs home, and we have been providing the incentives and the support to do that. So that is really great news because we know if you are going to have an economy, somebody has to make something--somebody has to make something. And, frankly, that is what we do in Michigan. We make things. We innovate. And then we make things even better and then we do it over and over again. Of course, we can't make much of anything if we don't have the semiconducting chips--these little microchips the size of a nail. Whoever thought that not having microchips would shut down a whole plant, and that is what has happened in Michigan, unfortunately, during the height of the supply chain breakdowns. A lack of chips means that auto manufacturers have to idle plants. Assembly lines shut down, and workers get sent home. Parking lots at plants fill up with cars that can't be sold because of these missing chips. And I see many of them not very far from my home in Lansing, MI. Car lots that normally are full of different makes and models sit empty, and the price of new and used cars goes up and up without these chips--all because of a tiny piece of technology no bigger than a thumbnail. That is why the legislation that we passed, the CHIPS and Science Act--this legislation that was signed into law is really a big deal. This law is bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States where it belongs. Instead of the majority of what we need being overseas, it is now going to be coming home and creating millions of jobs in the process, and that is, frankly, great news. Currently, U.S. manufacturers only have 12 percent of the world's semiconductor manufacturing--12 percent. And it actually was down from 37 percent in the nineties.And now we are going to reverse that and bring those jobs home. We are already seeing it make a difference. Intel is building new semiconductor fabricator plants in Ohio and Arizona. This year, Micron Technologies is breaking ground for a new $15 billion factory in Idaho, and we would love to see them come our way. It is a great beginning, and we are just getting started. The American manufacturing boom goes far beyond semiconductors, though. The investments we have made in research and development will ensure that the next generation of clean energy of telecommunications and transportation technologies will be developed and manufactured right here in America as well. President Biden got a taste of what that was like in the auto show when he got behind the wheel of an all-electric Cadillac Lyriq and drove it across the floor. Again, we were hoping he was going to restrain himself from driving it off the exhibition floor. Democrats provided a huge boost to manufacturing, including clean energy manufacturing, through the Inflation Reduction Act, which unfortunately none of our Republican colleagues voted for. It created new and expanded tax incentives for the next generation of clean energy technologies. I have constantly been talking about the importance of battery production tax credits--production tax credits, meaning you don't get the credit unless it is actually produced in the United States. We have done that now. That is now law. And the new solar manufacturing tax credit is going to help American manufacturers like Hemlock Semiconductor create new products and good jobs as well. They create one-third of all the polysilicon materials for solar panels, but the production has been in other countries, primarily, China. Now, with the production tax credit, the incentive will be to build them, to make them here in America. The CHIPS and Science Act also provided $11 billion to develop cutting-edge technologies, including up to three new Manufacturing USA initiatives. We are proud to have two Manufacturing USA initiatives already in place from the Obama administration. There is the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, or LIFT, and Michigan State University's Scale-Up Research Facility, or SURF. Both are located in the same facility in Detroit, and LIFT projects include research into better welding processes for Navy ships and an anti-rollover system for military humvees. SURF is partnering with the Department of Energy and Ford and GM to make sure that America is a leader in advanced technologies--advanced vehicle technologies. And the CHIPS and Science package also more than doubled funding to develop technologies that are crucial to our national and economic security. That includes cyber security and biotechnology and artificial intelligence and quantum computing, advanced materials science, and 6G communications. Now, if we are going to be inventing all of this new stuff, we also need workers. You hear that all the time. We need workers who are skilled to produce these things, and that is something that we as Democrats have been laser-focused on also. In everything that we have done, there has been a workforce development piece of it, which is so critical. The CHIPS and Science Act includes dedicated funding for the development of semiconductor workforce opportunities. The Inflation Reduction Act includes incentives for clean energy manufacturers to create high-paying jobs and apprenticeship programs, which we know are so successful and so needed. And we have also invested in workforce development programs in regions all around the country. The Build Back Better regional challenge awarded $1 billion to 120 projects across 24 States to help people get the skills that they need for these great new jobs. These projects are building a sustainable mariculture workforce in Alaska, training aerospace workers in Kansas, and ensuring that Michigan has the highly skilled workers needed to build the advanced vehicles on display at the Detroit Auto Show. One thing I am also particularly proud of in all that we have been doing around manufacturing as well is that we have worked to ensure that our tax dollars are spent on American products made by American workers and American companies. Now, that sounds like a no-brainer. I know, Mr. President, you agree with that, but we have had laws on the books for a long time that have not been enforced. There has not been transparency about what was going on, and now they are going to have to be accountable and transparent. ``Buy American'' needs to be more than a slogan on a bumper sticker, and now it is. We have ushered in the most significant expansion of ``Buy American'' policies in decades, including a new Made in America office at the Department of Commerce that is working with each Agency to make sure that they are exhausting all the possibilities to buy American before they are allowed to have a waiver to that provision, which is very important. Decades from now, people are going to look back at the past 2 years as a real turning point. I really believe that. It is the point when we really truly stopped talking and started acting to rebuild American manufacturing. It is the point when we created hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, the kind of jobs that support families. And it is the point when we started to really bring jobs home. Democrats are standing on the side of American manufacturing. We are standing on the side of good-paying American union jobs. We are standing on the side of the American worker and our American middle class. And we are building things in America again--building things in America again--and that is really good news. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. STABENOW | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4956 | null | 5,136 |
formal | Detroit | null | racist | Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, as everybody in the Chamber knows, I am extremely proud to be from Michigan. Our State leads the world in innovation. We created and built the automobile, the automotive assembly line, and the American middle class along with it. And today, our workers are still putting the world on four wheels--and really amazing wheels right now. I got to show one of our Nation's foremost car guys, President Biden, some of Michigan's latest and greatest creations during last week's Detroit Auto Show. He was so happy behind the wheel of Chevy's new Corvette that I was a little worried he was going to put on his aviators and drive right out of the exhibition center. It took a lot to get him out of that car, he was so into it. He was inspired, and we all were. Of course, the auto show is always inspiring, but this year it was even more, and that is because our Nation is in the middle of a manufacturing renaissance. And I don't say that lightly. We are in the middle of a manufacturing renaissance. Democrats in Congress, along with President Biden and Vice President Harris, are helping to revitalize American manufacturing. With tiny House and Senate majorities and the car guy in the White House, Democrats have done more to advance manufacturing in America than at any point in the past 70 years. We are not just bringing back the jobs lost during the pandemic; we are going far beyond that. Already, nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs have been created under the Biden administration. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s--in our lifetime. In 2021 alone, more manufacturing jobs were created. Just last year, more manufacturing jobs were created than in any single year, any 1 year in nearly 30 years, which is extraordinary, and it is exciting. And over the past year, the construction of new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by over 100 percent--116 percent. Meanwhile, 80 percent of our CEOs in a recent survey were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations from China or were seriously considering doing so. So we are seeing a real shift about bringing jobs home, and we have been providing the incentives and the support to do that. So that is really great news because we know if you are going to have an economy, somebody has to make something--somebody has to make something. And, frankly, that is what we do in Michigan. We make things. We innovate. And then we make things even better and then we do it over and over again. Of course, we can't make much of anything if we don't have the semiconducting chips--these little microchips the size of a nail. Whoever thought that not having microchips would shut down a whole plant, and that is what has happened in Michigan, unfortunately, during the height of the supply chain breakdowns. A lack of chips means that auto manufacturers have to idle plants. Assembly lines shut down, and workers get sent home. Parking lots at plants fill up with cars that can't be sold because of these missing chips. And I see many of them not very far from my home in Lansing, MI. Car lots that normally are full of different makes and models sit empty, and the price of new and used cars goes up and up without these chips--all because of a tiny piece of technology no bigger than a thumbnail. That is why the legislation that we passed, the CHIPS and Science Act--this legislation that was signed into law is really a big deal. This law is bringing semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States where it belongs. Instead of the majority of what we need being overseas, it is now going to be coming home and creating millions of jobs in the process, and that is, frankly, great news. Currently, U.S. manufacturers only have 12 percent of the world's semiconductor manufacturing--12 percent. And it actually was down from 37 percent in the nineties.And now we are going to reverse that and bring those jobs home. We are already seeing it make a difference. Intel is building new semiconductor fabricator plants in Ohio and Arizona. This year, Micron Technologies is breaking ground for a new $15 billion factory in Idaho, and we would love to see them come our way. It is a great beginning, and we are just getting started. The American manufacturing boom goes far beyond semiconductors, though. The investments we have made in research and development will ensure that the next generation of clean energy of telecommunications and transportation technologies will be developed and manufactured right here in America as well. President Biden got a taste of what that was like in the auto show when he got behind the wheel of an all-electric Cadillac Lyriq and drove it across the floor. Again, we were hoping he was going to restrain himself from driving it off the exhibition floor. Democrats provided a huge boost to manufacturing, including clean energy manufacturing, through the Inflation Reduction Act, which unfortunately none of our Republican colleagues voted for. It created new and expanded tax incentives for the next generation of clean energy technologies. I have constantly been talking about the importance of battery production tax credits--production tax credits, meaning you don't get the credit unless it is actually produced in the United States. We have done that now. That is now law. And the new solar manufacturing tax credit is going to help American manufacturers like Hemlock Semiconductor create new products and good jobs as well. They create one-third of all the polysilicon materials for solar panels, but the production has been in other countries, primarily, China. Now, with the production tax credit, the incentive will be to build them, to make them here in America. The CHIPS and Science Act also provided $11 billion to develop cutting-edge technologies, including up to three new Manufacturing USA initiatives. We are proud to have two Manufacturing USA initiatives already in place from the Obama administration. There is the Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow, or LIFT, and Michigan State University's Scale-Up Research Facility, or SURF. Both are located in the same facility in Detroit, and LIFT projects include research into better welding processes for Navy ships and an anti-rollover system for military humvees. SURF is partnering with the Department of Energy and Ford and GM to make sure that America is a leader in advanced technologies--advanced vehicle technologies. And the CHIPS and Science package also more than doubled funding to develop technologies that are crucial to our national and economic security. That includes cyber security and biotechnology and artificial intelligence and quantum computing, advanced materials science, and 6G communications. Now, if we are going to be inventing all of this new stuff, we also need workers. You hear that all the time. We need workers who are skilled to produce these things, and that is something that we as Democrats have been laser-focused on also. In everything that we have done, there has been a workforce development piece of it, which is so critical. The CHIPS and Science Act includes dedicated funding for the development of semiconductor workforce opportunities. The Inflation Reduction Act includes incentives for clean energy manufacturers to create high-paying jobs and apprenticeship programs, which we know are so successful and so needed. And we have also invested in workforce development programs in regions all around the country. The Build Back Better regional challenge awarded $1 billion to 120 projects across 24 States to help people get the skills that they need for these great new jobs. These projects are building a sustainable mariculture workforce in Alaska, training aerospace workers in Kansas, and ensuring that Michigan has the highly skilled workers needed to build the advanced vehicles on display at the Detroit Auto Show. One thing I am also particularly proud of in all that we have been doing around manufacturing as well is that we have worked to ensure that our tax dollars are spent on American products made by American workers and American companies. Now, that sounds like a no-brainer. I know, Mr. President, you agree with that, but we have had laws on the books for a long time that have not been enforced. There has not been transparency about what was going on, and now they are going to have to be accountable and transparent. ``Buy American'' needs to be more than a slogan on a bumper sticker, and now it is. We have ushered in the most significant expansion of ``Buy American'' policies in decades, including a new Made in America office at the Department of Commerce that is working with each Agency to make sure that they are exhausting all the possibilities to buy American before they are allowed to have a waiver to that provision, which is very important. Decades from now, people are going to look back at the past 2 years as a real turning point. I really believe that. It is the point when we really truly stopped talking and started acting to rebuild American manufacturing. It is the point when we created hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, the kind of jobs that support families. And it is the point when we started to really bring jobs home. Democrats are standing on the side of American manufacturing. We are standing on the side of good-paying American union jobs. We are standing on the side of the American worker and our American middle class. And we are building things in America again--building things in America again--and that is really good news. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. STABENOW | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4956 | null | 5,137 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, over the years, many historians have studied how exactly the United States was able to rapidly mobilize during World War II. It was truly a remarkable thing. One book, ``Freedom's Forge'' by Arthur Herman, summarizes the feat well. American manufacturers produced ``two-thirds of all Allied military equipment used in World War II. That included 86,000 tanks, 2.5 million trucks and a half a million jeeps, 286,000 warplanes, 8,800 naval vessels, 5,600 naval merchant ships, 434 million tons of steel, 2.6 million machine guns, and 41 billion rounds of ammunition--not to mention the greatest super bomber of the war, the B-29, and the atomic bomb.'' In the blink of an eye, entire manufacturing industries retooled their factories, and they began pumping out everything from fighter planes to ships to critical munitions. There is no doubt that our immense production capacity was a critical factor behind why the Allies won the war. The threat environment that we face today is much different. There are a wide range of scenarios that our Nation has to be prepared for. And, of course, the way our economy is structured is also much different. This raises an important question: Are we prepared to respond to the changing threat environment of the 21st century? Repeating that incredible moment in American history would not be easy. What we can and what we should do is identify which investments we can make to effectively meet these threats and deter any adversary. For years, we have underinvested in our munitions production capacity. We can start to reverse that by expanding already hot production lines, which would have an immediate positive effect on readiness. If we don't make these investments now, it will be harder for us to surge munitions production in a time of emergency or global instability, and that is a concern we must take seriously. During a crisis, surge capacity is one lever the Department of Defense must be able to pull to ensure that decisionmakers have a range of options at their disposal. In fact, the ability to surge production of munitions is going to be vital to respond to most types of modern conflicts. How do we know this? Let's just look at Ukraine and Russia and how quickly they are running through munitions. According to the Royal United Services Institute, or RUSI, Ukraine needs approximately 500 Javelin missiles every single day. Well, Lockheed Martin only produces around 2,100 missiles a year. When the report was published in June, RUSI also estimated that Russia had used between 1,100 and 2,100 missiles during their invasion of Ukraine. That means ``in three months of combat, Russia has burned through four times the US annual missile production'' for those cruise missiles. These examples are important benchmarks. You can do the math, and you can pretty quickly come up with future scenarios where demand starts to strain supply. Another important factor is the People's Republic of China, which both the Biden administration and the Trump administration identified as America's pacing threat. China has spent the last two decades dramatically building up its military. According to the DOD's 2019 Missile Defense Review, ``a key component of China's military modernization is its conventional ballistic missile arsenal designed to prevent [the] U.S. military access to support regional allies and partners.'' Since then, China's arsenal has only continued to rapidly grow--again, another important reference point that our Nation will have to navigate. This should not be interpreted as fearmongering. I want to be clear that I have every confidence in our military's ability to defend this Nation and to defend our allies. Army Assistant Secretary for Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology Doug Bush recently told reporters, for example, that he was ``not uncomfortable'' with our stockpile levels. However, as Assistant Secretary Bush noted, the Army is ``doggedly working with industry . . . to boost the production of certain weapon systems to keep Kyiv armed and the US well stocked.'' In August, the Wall Street Journal reported that ``in the [United States], it takes 13 to 18 months from the time orders are placed for munitions to be manufactured, [and that is] according to an industry official. Replenishing stockpiles of more sophisticated weaponry such as missiles and drones can take much longer.'' The United States, our allies, and our partners need those munitions. The challenge is that years of underinvestment has reduced our production capacities and speed at which we can respond to that increased demand. Clearly, there are significant benefits to expanding that capacity. Again, we have to be able to meet the changing threat environment and the rise of our near-peer competitors, like China. Congress, I believe, needs to take a few actions to address this challenge. First, invest more in our munitions production capacity. Second, pass a clean national defense authorization act without delay. I secured an amendment in this year's Senate NDAA to require the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to produce an annual report on our industrial base and the potential constraints for our munitions production. This type of reporting should help to further identify gaps in our production capacity so that we can further refine future investments. Overall, these actions would be an important step in the right direction. We know that our adversaries will continue--continue--to threaten our global security. We know, as shown by Russia's horrific invasion of Ukraine--that our allies and partners will continue--they will continue--to need munitions. And we know the United States needs to be prepared for any scenario that threatens our national security. The best response to those stark and immediate realities is to expand our ability to produce the things that we need to defend ourselves. If we do that, the greater our capacity is to project strength, react to any scenario, and better support allies and partners. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. FISCHER | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4957 | null | 5,138 |
formal | illegal immigrant | null | anti-Latino | Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam President, sometimes setting records is a good thing. Forty years being a college football coach in this country, you try to set records. But the records this current administration has been breaking aren't exactly worth celebrating. For example, we are seeing record crime and record price increases. President Biden even threw a big party last week at the White House to celebrate record-high prices, the same day there were record market losses in the market. But even those stats pale in comparison to the record-shattering crisis at our southern border, another thing that they declared victory on without attempting to solve the problem. We could solve it, but Democrats don't want to solve this problem. I guess they would rather listen to James Taylor on the White House lawn, but the people of Alabama haven't forgotten what is going on at the southern border because we are seeing the same influx in our State. Let's look back into the 2 years of recordbreaking that we have seen since the Biden border crisis began and the solutions that Democrats refuse to use to fix the problem. When President Biden took office, he rolled back as many policies as possible that secured our southern border. This immediate reversal in security measures was something he had promised on the campaign trail, so we expected it. Migrants from around the world were prepared to take advantage of the new administration's soft-on-security approach at our border. Since then, the border crisis has set record after record. In this fiscal year alone, we have surpassed 2 million apprehensions of illegal immigrants at our southern border for the first time ever in the history of our country. Last year, that number was over 1.7 million--showing the crisis at our border is accelerating, not slowing, under this administration. This is after almost 2 years of the Vice President's work to address what they call the ``root causes'' of migration. It has been a disaster. Some will try to twist those numbers to use as proof that enforcement is working, but that is obviously a red herring. The staggering--staggering--encounters and arrests only highlight that even more shocking number of illegal immigrants we never see--those who get away, what we call the got-aways. Those are whom we release into the United States and they never come back. The truth is, we will probably never, ever get a true number of those who have entered our country illegally. We are a country of immigrants--we like immigration--but come here legally. But we do know that this surge was stretched, and the resources have been thin ever since the border has been open. We cannot follow up with the illegal immigrants we do encounter to properly screen them and begin immigration proceedings. You can't have proceedings on people whom you do not recognize and know where they have gone. Almost one-third of illegal immigrants processed in the time immediately after Biden took office--one-third--have never returned for their check-in with officials, as called for by law; meaning, we have no idea where these people are, and they have no intention of coming back and checking in. Meanwhile, Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly told Congress--repeatedly--that the border is secure. While bureaucrats in DC may be sticking to that ridiculous spin, our own agents at the border know the truth. The head of the Border Patrol has admitted advising his agents to release illegal immigrants into the country--who would typically be apprehended--because they do not have the resources to handle the influx of the people coming into the country. We just turn them loose. In fact, the Border Patrol Chief said he has never seen anything like this current situation in his 31 years of working for the Agency. This position we are putting our law enforcement officials in is unacceptable, but this administration does nothing--does nothing--to stop anything that is happening. Instead, they just tell us the border is secure when our President has not even visited the border in his 19 months in office. However, we know people aren't the only thing flooding across the borders and into our communities. Unthinkable amounts of deadly fentanyl and other drugs are being smuggled into this country every single day. Drugcartels are more emboldened than ever to send as many deadly drugs as possible to the border because they know they can take advantage of the crisis that has been unfolding here for 2 years. Just in the past week, officers have seized $211,000 worth of cocaine and $2.3 million worth of meth coming across the Texas border--and 187 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle in one single bust in Arizona. To put that in perspective, that is enough fentanyl to kill more than 42 million people, nearly 10 times the population of my State of Alabama. And that is what our Border Patrol agents have stopped. Imagine what has gone undetected through this new open-border policy. More than 71,000 Americans died so far this year of fentanyl overdoses--71,000. That is 195 people a day in this country who are dying because we refuse to stop the fentanyl from coming into our country. And, along with that, the drug cartels are becoming more and more rich and more and more compelled to do exactly what they want to do. It is yet another problem Democrats refuse to discuss or address out of fear of backlash from the radical, open-bordered ideologues running this administration and its immigration policy. Somebody has got to control this. One day we will find out. But Democrats are quick to call out the problem when it ends up on their front porch. Mayors in New York, Chicago, and right here in DC have cried foul and even declared an emergency when the border crisis was delivered here to this city and others. They have no problem ignoring, excusing, and misrepresenting the facts of the crisis when it is hitting small towns far away in Texas, Arizona, and their southern neighbors, but when those illegal immigrants streaming across the border become problems of theirs, they suddenly see an emergency. But whom do they blame? Obviously, it is the Republicans, not the leader of their party. President Biden has created this mess. They blame local and State leaders who are drowning in a humanitarian crisis that the Democrats are making every day and refusing to stop. Even as news reports how his own DHS planned to ship illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities across the country, President Biden condemns Republican leaders for doing the same. It is hypocrisy at its highest degree. What is worse is their refusal to fix the problem, even though they are well aware of the steps that could be taken to secure the border. First and foremost, finish the wall that they have stopped building. Although the wall itself will not solve everything, it could certainly help address the number of people who get away--a number averaging 1,000 per week in some locations. Secondly, fully reinstate the wildly successful migrant protection protocols which require individuals awaiting asylum proceedings to wait in Mexico--not come over into the United States and wait; wait in Mexico, and let's go through your process. If people know they will not be allowed into the United States, they will not make the journey to our border knowing that they will have to wait. As of last week, we had accepted into this country people from 180 different countries. That is a long travel if you know that you may not get in. And, lastly, Democrats could do a much better job of supporting law enforcement to address human smuggling and trafficking efforts at the border. As long as the border is wide open, cartels will take advantage of the situation. They are making billions of dollars a year by moving people and drugs into the United States, and it is getting worse every day. Americans are dying. Cities are being overrun. Criminals are getting rich. Those are the consequences of President Biden's border crisis. Those are the problems that our Democratic colleagues have to fix. While President Biden and Democrats celebrate the White House with celebrities, Americans are suffering because of these failures--most notably, their inability and unwillingness to keep our country safe. So here is to the Democrats' recordbreaking year: record inflation, record crime, record drugs, record-shattering illegal immigration. We can only hope they run out of things to celebrate in the very near future. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TUBERVILLE | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4958 | null | 5,139 |
formal | illegal immigrants | null | anti-Latino | Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam President, sometimes setting records is a good thing. Forty years being a college football coach in this country, you try to set records. But the records this current administration has been breaking aren't exactly worth celebrating. For example, we are seeing record crime and record price increases. President Biden even threw a big party last week at the White House to celebrate record-high prices, the same day there were record market losses in the market. But even those stats pale in comparison to the record-shattering crisis at our southern border, another thing that they declared victory on without attempting to solve the problem. We could solve it, but Democrats don't want to solve this problem. I guess they would rather listen to James Taylor on the White House lawn, but the people of Alabama haven't forgotten what is going on at the southern border because we are seeing the same influx in our State. Let's look back into the 2 years of recordbreaking that we have seen since the Biden border crisis began and the solutions that Democrats refuse to use to fix the problem. When President Biden took office, he rolled back as many policies as possible that secured our southern border. This immediate reversal in security measures was something he had promised on the campaign trail, so we expected it. Migrants from around the world were prepared to take advantage of the new administration's soft-on-security approach at our border. Since then, the border crisis has set record after record. In this fiscal year alone, we have surpassed 2 million apprehensions of illegal immigrants at our southern border for the first time ever in the history of our country. Last year, that number was over 1.7 million--showing the crisis at our border is accelerating, not slowing, under this administration. This is after almost 2 years of the Vice President's work to address what they call the ``root causes'' of migration. It has been a disaster. Some will try to twist those numbers to use as proof that enforcement is working, but that is obviously a red herring. The staggering--staggering--encounters and arrests only highlight that even more shocking number of illegal immigrants we never see--those who get away, what we call the got-aways. Those are whom we release into the United States and they never come back. The truth is, we will probably never, ever get a true number of those who have entered our country illegally. We are a country of immigrants--we like immigration--but come here legally. But we do know that this surge was stretched, and the resources have been thin ever since the border has been open. We cannot follow up with the illegal immigrants we do encounter to properly screen them and begin immigration proceedings. You can't have proceedings on people whom you do not recognize and know where they have gone. Almost one-third of illegal immigrants processed in the time immediately after Biden took office--one-third--have never returned for their check-in with officials, as called for by law; meaning, we have no idea where these people are, and they have no intention of coming back and checking in. Meanwhile, Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly told Congress--repeatedly--that the border is secure. While bureaucrats in DC may be sticking to that ridiculous spin, our own agents at the border know the truth. The head of the Border Patrol has admitted advising his agents to release illegal immigrants into the country--who would typically be apprehended--because they do not have the resources to handle the influx of the people coming into the country. We just turn them loose. In fact, the Border Patrol Chief said he has never seen anything like this current situation in his 31 years of working for the Agency. This position we are putting our law enforcement officials in is unacceptable, but this administration does nothing--does nothing--to stop anything that is happening. Instead, they just tell us the border is secure when our President has not even visited the border in his 19 months in office. However, we know people aren't the only thing flooding across the borders and into our communities. Unthinkable amounts of deadly fentanyl and other drugs are being smuggled into this country every single day. Drugcartels are more emboldened than ever to send as many deadly drugs as possible to the border because they know they can take advantage of the crisis that has been unfolding here for 2 years. Just in the past week, officers have seized $211,000 worth of cocaine and $2.3 million worth of meth coming across the Texas border--and 187 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle in one single bust in Arizona. To put that in perspective, that is enough fentanyl to kill more than 42 million people, nearly 10 times the population of my State of Alabama. And that is what our Border Patrol agents have stopped. Imagine what has gone undetected through this new open-border policy. More than 71,000 Americans died so far this year of fentanyl overdoses--71,000. That is 195 people a day in this country who are dying because we refuse to stop the fentanyl from coming into our country. And, along with that, the drug cartels are becoming more and more rich and more and more compelled to do exactly what they want to do. It is yet another problem Democrats refuse to discuss or address out of fear of backlash from the radical, open-bordered ideologues running this administration and its immigration policy. Somebody has got to control this. One day we will find out. But Democrats are quick to call out the problem when it ends up on their front porch. Mayors in New York, Chicago, and right here in DC have cried foul and even declared an emergency when the border crisis was delivered here to this city and others. They have no problem ignoring, excusing, and misrepresenting the facts of the crisis when it is hitting small towns far away in Texas, Arizona, and their southern neighbors, but when those illegal immigrants streaming across the border become problems of theirs, they suddenly see an emergency. But whom do they blame? Obviously, it is the Republicans, not the leader of their party. President Biden has created this mess. They blame local and State leaders who are drowning in a humanitarian crisis that the Democrats are making every day and refusing to stop. Even as news reports how his own DHS planned to ship illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities across the country, President Biden condemns Republican leaders for doing the same. It is hypocrisy at its highest degree. What is worse is their refusal to fix the problem, even though they are well aware of the steps that could be taken to secure the border. First and foremost, finish the wall that they have stopped building. Although the wall itself will not solve everything, it could certainly help address the number of people who get away--a number averaging 1,000 per week in some locations. Secondly, fully reinstate the wildly successful migrant protection protocols which require individuals awaiting asylum proceedings to wait in Mexico--not come over into the United States and wait; wait in Mexico, and let's go through your process. If people know they will not be allowed into the United States, they will not make the journey to our border knowing that they will have to wait. As of last week, we had accepted into this country people from 180 different countries. That is a long travel if you know that you may not get in. And, lastly, Democrats could do a much better job of supporting law enforcement to address human smuggling and trafficking efforts at the border. As long as the border is wide open, cartels will take advantage of the situation. They are making billions of dollars a year by moving people and drugs into the United States, and it is getting worse every day. Americans are dying. Cities are being overrun. Criminals are getting rich. Those are the consequences of President Biden's border crisis. Those are the problems that our Democratic colleagues have to fix. While President Biden and Democrats celebrate the White House with celebrities, Americans are suffering because of these failures--most notably, their inability and unwillingness to keep our country safe. So here is to the Democrats' recordbreaking year: record inflation, record crime, record drugs, record-shattering illegal immigration. We can only hope they run out of things to celebrate in the very near future. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TUBERVILLE | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4958 | null | 5,140 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam President, sometimes setting records is a good thing. Forty years being a college football coach in this country, you try to set records. But the records this current administration has been breaking aren't exactly worth celebrating. For example, we are seeing record crime and record price increases. President Biden even threw a big party last week at the White House to celebrate record-high prices, the same day there were record market losses in the market. But even those stats pale in comparison to the record-shattering crisis at our southern border, another thing that they declared victory on without attempting to solve the problem. We could solve it, but Democrats don't want to solve this problem. I guess they would rather listen to James Taylor on the White House lawn, but the people of Alabama haven't forgotten what is going on at the southern border because we are seeing the same influx in our State. Let's look back into the 2 years of recordbreaking that we have seen since the Biden border crisis began and the solutions that Democrats refuse to use to fix the problem. When President Biden took office, he rolled back as many policies as possible that secured our southern border. This immediate reversal in security measures was something he had promised on the campaign trail, so we expected it. Migrants from around the world were prepared to take advantage of the new administration's soft-on-security approach at our border. Since then, the border crisis has set record after record. In this fiscal year alone, we have surpassed 2 million apprehensions of illegal immigrants at our southern border for the first time ever in the history of our country. Last year, that number was over 1.7 million--showing the crisis at our border is accelerating, not slowing, under this administration. This is after almost 2 years of the Vice President's work to address what they call the ``root causes'' of migration. It has been a disaster. Some will try to twist those numbers to use as proof that enforcement is working, but that is obviously a red herring. The staggering--staggering--encounters and arrests only highlight that even more shocking number of illegal immigrants we never see--those who get away, what we call the got-aways. Those are whom we release into the United States and they never come back. The truth is, we will probably never, ever get a true number of those who have entered our country illegally. We are a country of immigrants--we like immigration--but come here legally. But we do know that this surge was stretched, and the resources have been thin ever since the border has been open. We cannot follow up with the illegal immigrants we do encounter to properly screen them and begin immigration proceedings. You can't have proceedings on people whom you do not recognize and know where they have gone. Almost one-third of illegal immigrants processed in the time immediately after Biden took office--one-third--have never returned for their check-in with officials, as called for by law; meaning, we have no idea where these people are, and they have no intention of coming back and checking in. Meanwhile, Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly told Congress--repeatedly--that the border is secure. While bureaucrats in DC may be sticking to that ridiculous spin, our own agents at the border know the truth. The head of the Border Patrol has admitted advising his agents to release illegal immigrants into the country--who would typically be apprehended--because they do not have the resources to handle the influx of the people coming into the country. We just turn them loose. In fact, the Border Patrol Chief said he has never seen anything like this current situation in his 31 years of working for the Agency. This position we are putting our law enforcement officials in is unacceptable, but this administration does nothing--does nothing--to stop anything that is happening. Instead, they just tell us the border is secure when our President has not even visited the border in his 19 months in office. However, we know people aren't the only thing flooding across the borders and into our communities. Unthinkable amounts of deadly fentanyl and other drugs are being smuggled into this country every single day. Drugcartels are more emboldened than ever to send as many deadly drugs as possible to the border because they know they can take advantage of the crisis that has been unfolding here for 2 years. Just in the past week, officers have seized $211,000 worth of cocaine and $2.3 million worth of meth coming across the Texas border--and 187 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle in one single bust in Arizona. To put that in perspective, that is enough fentanyl to kill more than 42 million people, nearly 10 times the population of my State of Alabama. And that is what our Border Patrol agents have stopped. Imagine what has gone undetected through this new open-border policy. More than 71,000 Americans died so far this year of fentanyl overdoses--71,000. That is 195 people a day in this country who are dying because we refuse to stop the fentanyl from coming into our country. And, along with that, the drug cartels are becoming more and more rich and more and more compelled to do exactly what they want to do. It is yet another problem Democrats refuse to discuss or address out of fear of backlash from the radical, open-bordered ideologues running this administration and its immigration policy. Somebody has got to control this. One day we will find out. But Democrats are quick to call out the problem when it ends up on their front porch. Mayors in New York, Chicago, and right here in DC have cried foul and even declared an emergency when the border crisis was delivered here to this city and others. They have no problem ignoring, excusing, and misrepresenting the facts of the crisis when it is hitting small towns far away in Texas, Arizona, and their southern neighbors, but when those illegal immigrants streaming across the border become problems of theirs, they suddenly see an emergency. But whom do they blame? Obviously, it is the Republicans, not the leader of their party. President Biden has created this mess. They blame local and State leaders who are drowning in a humanitarian crisis that the Democrats are making every day and refusing to stop. Even as news reports how his own DHS planned to ship illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities across the country, President Biden condemns Republican leaders for doing the same. It is hypocrisy at its highest degree. What is worse is their refusal to fix the problem, even though they are well aware of the steps that could be taken to secure the border. First and foremost, finish the wall that they have stopped building. Although the wall itself will not solve everything, it could certainly help address the number of people who get away--a number averaging 1,000 per week in some locations. Secondly, fully reinstate the wildly successful migrant protection protocols which require individuals awaiting asylum proceedings to wait in Mexico--not come over into the United States and wait; wait in Mexico, and let's go through your process. If people know they will not be allowed into the United States, they will not make the journey to our border knowing that they will have to wait. As of last week, we had accepted into this country people from 180 different countries. That is a long travel if you know that you may not get in. And, lastly, Democrats could do a much better job of supporting law enforcement to address human smuggling and trafficking efforts at the border. As long as the border is wide open, cartels will take advantage of the situation. They are making billions of dollars a year by moving people and drugs into the United States, and it is getting worse every day. Americans are dying. Cities are being overrun. Criminals are getting rich. Those are the consequences of President Biden's border crisis. Those are the problems that our Democratic colleagues have to fix. While President Biden and Democrats celebrate the White House with celebrities, Americans are suffering because of these failures--most notably, their inability and unwillingness to keep our country safe. So here is to the Democrats' recordbreaking year: record inflation, record crime, record drugs, record-shattering illegal immigration. We can only hope they run out of things to celebrate in the very near future. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TUBERVILLE | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4958 | null | 5,141 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam President, sometimes setting records is a good thing. Forty years being a college football coach in this country, you try to set records. But the records this current administration has been breaking aren't exactly worth celebrating. For example, we are seeing record crime and record price increases. President Biden even threw a big party last week at the White House to celebrate record-high prices, the same day there were record market losses in the market. But even those stats pale in comparison to the record-shattering crisis at our southern border, another thing that they declared victory on without attempting to solve the problem. We could solve it, but Democrats don't want to solve this problem. I guess they would rather listen to James Taylor on the White House lawn, but the people of Alabama haven't forgotten what is going on at the southern border because we are seeing the same influx in our State. Let's look back into the 2 years of recordbreaking that we have seen since the Biden border crisis began and the solutions that Democrats refuse to use to fix the problem. When President Biden took office, he rolled back as many policies as possible that secured our southern border. This immediate reversal in security measures was something he had promised on the campaign trail, so we expected it. Migrants from around the world were prepared to take advantage of the new administration's soft-on-security approach at our border. Since then, the border crisis has set record after record. In this fiscal year alone, we have surpassed 2 million apprehensions of illegal immigrants at our southern border for the first time ever in the history of our country. Last year, that number was over 1.7 million--showing the crisis at our border is accelerating, not slowing, under this administration. This is after almost 2 years of the Vice President's work to address what they call the ``root causes'' of migration. It has been a disaster. Some will try to twist those numbers to use as proof that enforcement is working, but that is obviously a red herring. The staggering--staggering--encounters and arrests only highlight that even more shocking number of illegal immigrants we never see--those who get away, what we call the got-aways. Those are whom we release into the United States and they never come back. The truth is, we will probably never, ever get a true number of those who have entered our country illegally. We are a country of immigrants--we like immigration--but come here legally. But we do know that this surge was stretched, and the resources have been thin ever since the border has been open. We cannot follow up with the illegal immigrants we do encounter to properly screen them and begin immigration proceedings. You can't have proceedings on people whom you do not recognize and know where they have gone. Almost one-third of illegal immigrants processed in the time immediately after Biden took office--one-third--have never returned for their check-in with officials, as called for by law; meaning, we have no idea where these people are, and they have no intention of coming back and checking in. Meanwhile, Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly told Congress--repeatedly--that the border is secure. While bureaucrats in DC may be sticking to that ridiculous spin, our own agents at the border know the truth. The head of the Border Patrol has admitted advising his agents to release illegal immigrants into the country--who would typically be apprehended--because they do not have the resources to handle the influx of the people coming into the country. We just turn them loose. In fact, the Border Patrol Chief said he has never seen anything like this current situation in his 31 years of working for the Agency. This position we are putting our law enforcement officials in is unacceptable, but this administration does nothing--does nothing--to stop anything that is happening. Instead, they just tell us the border is secure when our President has not even visited the border in his 19 months in office. However, we know people aren't the only thing flooding across the borders and into our communities. Unthinkable amounts of deadly fentanyl and other drugs are being smuggled into this country every single day. Drugcartels are more emboldened than ever to send as many deadly drugs as possible to the border because they know they can take advantage of the crisis that has been unfolding here for 2 years. Just in the past week, officers have seized $211,000 worth of cocaine and $2.3 million worth of meth coming across the Texas border--and 187 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle in one single bust in Arizona. To put that in perspective, that is enough fentanyl to kill more than 42 million people, nearly 10 times the population of my State of Alabama. And that is what our Border Patrol agents have stopped. Imagine what has gone undetected through this new open-border policy. More than 71,000 Americans died so far this year of fentanyl overdoses--71,000. That is 195 people a day in this country who are dying because we refuse to stop the fentanyl from coming into our country. And, along with that, the drug cartels are becoming more and more rich and more and more compelled to do exactly what they want to do. It is yet another problem Democrats refuse to discuss or address out of fear of backlash from the radical, open-bordered ideologues running this administration and its immigration policy. Somebody has got to control this. One day we will find out. But Democrats are quick to call out the problem when it ends up on their front porch. Mayors in New York, Chicago, and right here in DC have cried foul and even declared an emergency when the border crisis was delivered here to this city and others. They have no problem ignoring, excusing, and misrepresenting the facts of the crisis when it is hitting small towns far away in Texas, Arizona, and their southern neighbors, but when those illegal immigrants streaming across the border become problems of theirs, they suddenly see an emergency. But whom do they blame? Obviously, it is the Republicans, not the leader of their party. President Biden has created this mess. They blame local and State leaders who are drowning in a humanitarian crisis that the Democrats are making every day and refusing to stop. Even as news reports how his own DHS planned to ship illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities across the country, President Biden condemns Republican leaders for doing the same. It is hypocrisy at its highest degree. What is worse is their refusal to fix the problem, even though they are well aware of the steps that could be taken to secure the border. First and foremost, finish the wall that they have stopped building. Although the wall itself will not solve everything, it could certainly help address the number of people who get away--a number averaging 1,000 per week in some locations. Secondly, fully reinstate the wildly successful migrant protection protocols which require individuals awaiting asylum proceedings to wait in Mexico--not come over into the United States and wait; wait in Mexico, and let's go through your process. If people know they will not be allowed into the United States, they will not make the journey to our border knowing that they will have to wait. As of last week, we had accepted into this country people from 180 different countries. That is a long travel if you know that you may not get in. And, lastly, Democrats could do a much better job of supporting law enforcement to address human smuggling and trafficking efforts at the border. As long as the border is wide open, cartels will take advantage of the situation. They are making billions of dollars a year by moving people and drugs into the United States, and it is getting worse every day. Americans are dying. Cities are being overrun. Criminals are getting rich. Those are the consequences of President Biden's border crisis. Those are the problems that our Democratic colleagues have to fix. While President Biden and Democrats celebrate the White House with celebrities, Americans are suffering because of these failures--most notably, their inability and unwillingness to keep our country safe. So here is to the Democrats' recordbreaking year: record inflation, record crime, record drugs, record-shattering illegal immigration. We can only hope they run out of things to celebrate in the very near future. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TUBERVILLE | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4958 | null | 5,142 |
formal | secure the border | null | anti-Latino | Mr. TUBERVILLE. Madam President, sometimes setting records is a good thing. Forty years being a college football coach in this country, you try to set records. But the records this current administration has been breaking aren't exactly worth celebrating. For example, we are seeing record crime and record price increases. President Biden even threw a big party last week at the White House to celebrate record-high prices, the same day there were record market losses in the market. But even those stats pale in comparison to the record-shattering crisis at our southern border, another thing that they declared victory on without attempting to solve the problem. We could solve it, but Democrats don't want to solve this problem. I guess they would rather listen to James Taylor on the White House lawn, but the people of Alabama haven't forgotten what is going on at the southern border because we are seeing the same influx in our State. Let's look back into the 2 years of recordbreaking that we have seen since the Biden border crisis began and the solutions that Democrats refuse to use to fix the problem. When President Biden took office, he rolled back as many policies as possible that secured our southern border. This immediate reversal in security measures was something he had promised on the campaign trail, so we expected it. Migrants from around the world were prepared to take advantage of the new administration's soft-on-security approach at our border. Since then, the border crisis has set record after record. In this fiscal year alone, we have surpassed 2 million apprehensions of illegal immigrants at our southern border for the first time ever in the history of our country. Last year, that number was over 1.7 million--showing the crisis at our border is accelerating, not slowing, under this administration. This is after almost 2 years of the Vice President's work to address what they call the ``root causes'' of migration. It has been a disaster. Some will try to twist those numbers to use as proof that enforcement is working, but that is obviously a red herring. The staggering--staggering--encounters and arrests only highlight that even more shocking number of illegal immigrants we never see--those who get away, what we call the got-aways. Those are whom we release into the United States and they never come back. The truth is, we will probably never, ever get a true number of those who have entered our country illegally. We are a country of immigrants--we like immigration--but come here legally. But we do know that this surge was stretched, and the resources have been thin ever since the border has been open. We cannot follow up with the illegal immigrants we do encounter to properly screen them and begin immigration proceedings. You can't have proceedings on people whom you do not recognize and know where they have gone. Almost one-third of illegal immigrants processed in the time immediately after Biden took office--one-third--have never returned for their check-in with officials, as called for by law; meaning, we have no idea where these people are, and they have no intention of coming back and checking in. Meanwhile, Secretary Mayorkas has repeatedly told Congress--repeatedly--that the border is secure. While bureaucrats in DC may be sticking to that ridiculous spin, our own agents at the border know the truth. The head of the Border Patrol has admitted advising his agents to release illegal immigrants into the country--who would typically be apprehended--because they do not have the resources to handle the influx of the people coming into the country. We just turn them loose. In fact, the Border Patrol Chief said he has never seen anything like this current situation in his 31 years of working for the Agency. This position we are putting our law enforcement officials in is unacceptable, but this administration does nothing--does nothing--to stop anything that is happening. Instead, they just tell us the border is secure when our President has not even visited the border in his 19 months in office. However, we know people aren't the only thing flooding across the borders and into our communities. Unthinkable amounts of deadly fentanyl and other drugs are being smuggled into this country every single day. Drugcartels are more emboldened than ever to send as many deadly drugs as possible to the border because they know they can take advantage of the crisis that has been unfolding here for 2 years. Just in the past week, officers have seized $211,000 worth of cocaine and $2.3 million worth of meth coming across the Texas border--and 187 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle in one single bust in Arizona. To put that in perspective, that is enough fentanyl to kill more than 42 million people, nearly 10 times the population of my State of Alabama. And that is what our Border Patrol agents have stopped. Imagine what has gone undetected through this new open-border policy. More than 71,000 Americans died so far this year of fentanyl overdoses--71,000. That is 195 people a day in this country who are dying because we refuse to stop the fentanyl from coming into our country. And, along with that, the drug cartels are becoming more and more rich and more and more compelled to do exactly what they want to do. It is yet another problem Democrats refuse to discuss or address out of fear of backlash from the radical, open-bordered ideologues running this administration and its immigration policy. Somebody has got to control this. One day we will find out. But Democrats are quick to call out the problem when it ends up on their front porch. Mayors in New York, Chicago, and right here in DC have cried foul and even declared an emergency when the border crisis was delivered here to this city and others. They have no problem ignoring, excusing, and misrepresenting the facts of the crisis when it is hitting small towns far away in Texas, Arizona, and their southern neighbors, but when those illegal immigrants streaming across the border become problems of theirs, they suddenly see an emergency. But whom do they blame? Obviously, it is the Republicans, not the leader of their party. President Biden has created this mess. They blame local and State leaders who are drowning in a humanitarian crisis that the Democrats are making every day and refusing to stop. Even as news reports how his own DHS planned to ship illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities across the country, President Biden condemns Republican leaders for doing the same. It is hypocrisy at its highest degree. What is worse is their refusal to fix the problem, even though they are well aware of the steps that could be taken to secure the border. First and foremost, finish the wall that they have stopped building. Although the wall itself will not solve everything, it could certainly help address the number of people who get away--a number averaging 1,000 per week in some locations. Secondly, fully reinstate the wildly successful migrant protection protocols which require individuals awaiting asylum proceedings to wait in Mexico--not come over into the United States and wait; wait in Mexico, and let's go through your process. If people know they will not be allowed into the United States, they will not make the journey to our border knowing that they will have to wait. As of last week, we had accepted into this country people from 180 different countries. That is a long travel if you know that you may not get in. And, lastly, Democrats could do a much better job of supporting law enforcement to address human smuggling and trafficking efforts at the border. As long as the border is wide open, cartels will take advantage of the situation. They are making billions of dollars a year by moving people and drugs into the United States, and it is getting worse every day. Americans are dying. Cities are being overrun. Criminals are getting rich. Those are the consequences of President Biden's border crisis. Those are the problems that our Democratic colleagues have to fix. While President Biden and Democrats celebrate the White House with celebrities, Americans are suffering because of these failures--most notably, their inability and unwillingness to keep our country safe. So here is to the Democrats' recordbreaking year: record inflation, record crime, record drugs, record-shattering illegal immigration. We can only hope they run out of things to celebrate in the very near future. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TUBERVILLE | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4958 | null | 5,143 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, we have a 50-50 Senate, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President Harris provides the Democrats with our majority. The House of Representatives has a very slim Democratic majority: currently, 221 to 212, with 2 vacancies. When the 117th Congress began, I think most Americans were doubtful that we would be able to pass legislation to help them, their families, their communities, and our Nation. I am happy to report that, despite the odds, the 117th Congress has been a historically productive Congress. This is not a statement I make lightly, nor did I predict this many legislative accomplishments when we began the 117th Congress in January of 2021. I knew America's doubts, but I also shared their fervent hope that Congress would somehow find a way to beat the odds. And we have, sending numerous major bills to President Biden to be signed into law. Some of our accomplishments have been genuinely bipartisan, especially the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the so-called CHIPS and Science bill. That is gratifying because I believe that Congress, especially the Senate, is at its best when it works in a bipartisan fashion. Some of our accomplishments have been solely Democratic victories; notably, the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. I regret that we were unable to convince our Republican colleagues to join us on those bills because they advanced public policies and enjoyed broad bipartisan support among the American people. Democrats will always reach across the aisle to pass legislation that enhances our national and economic security, but we are prepared to work alone, if necessary. Our most recent accomplishment is the Inflation Reduction Act. The Senate passed this legislation just before the August recess on a party-line vote. That legislation will make it easier for American families to afford health insurance and help seniors with prescription drug costs. Extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced health insurance premium subsidies through 2025--just this one provision of this bill--and will save medium-income Marylander families about $2,200 annually. For tens of thousands of Marylanders on Medicare who use insulin, the Inflation Reduction Act caps their insulin costs at $35 per month. We tried to extend that cap to Americans with private insurance. Our Republican colleagues blocked this effort, but Democrats will continue working to make that a reality. For the more than 1 million Marylanders and all other Americans covered by Medicare, the Secretary of Health and Human Services finally will have the authority to negotiate lower drug prices for the Medicare Program. This will help ensure that Medicare patients get the best deal possible on high-priced drugs, saving taxpayers approximately $100 billion. The healthcare provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are significant, but they are only part of the bill. The legislation makes a historic investment to shift our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy. This will help us cut our carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030. The Inflation Reduction Act will lower electricity costs and emissions and will create up to 9 million good-paying jobs here in America in the growing clean energy sector. I authored a provision in the legislation to provide production tax credits to our existing fleet of nuclear powerplants. They produce 20 percent of the Nation's electricity and over 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity. A new analysis estimates that this legislation will lower the average household electricity bill by approximately $170 to $220 annually over the next decade. Maryland homeowners will be eligible for tax credits for residential solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass fuel improvements now through 2034. They also will be eligible for a larger tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements through 2032, as well as tax credits for the purchase of new and used clean energy vehicles, including electric vehicles. Maryland farmers will see tangible benefits from the more than $20 billion of funds included for climate-smart agricultural practices through existing farm bill conservation programs, including the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Natural Resources Conservation Service technical assistance for reducers. These are very valuable programs for Maryland farmers who are meeting their obligations in regard to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Inflation Reduction Act also bolsters resilience programs to help Maryland communities prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions. We live in a coastal State so Marylanders fully understand the need to address climate change, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Our State and local governments will be eligible for new and expanded grant programs to improve public health, decrease pollution, increase climate resiliency, and promote environmental equity. The legislation pays for these smart investments while reducing the deficit and without raising taxes on working families and small businesses. In fact, according to a nonpartisan analysis, many working families may actually see lower taxes on a net basis over the next couple of years as a result of the legislation. This legislation and its targeted investments aimed at lowering costs for American families is only one of a string of positive accomplishments that we have been able to do in this Congress, coordinating with President Biden. Other major legislation in the 117th Congress includes the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which will make America more competitive by bringing home domestic production of semiconductors and investing in innovation and science; the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, known as the PACT Act, which provides healthcare benefits for all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in our Nation's history and will improve access to care for all our veterans--promises made, promises kept; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is the first major gun safety legislation Congress has approved in decades; the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, one of the biggest, most comprehensive Federal commitments to repairing and modernizing our Nation's infrastructure in modern history; the Keep Kids Fed Act, which the Senate passed unanimously, that extended essential funding for schools, daycare providers, and communities to ensure healthy meals for children throughout the school year and summer; and the American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed in March of 2021 to provide billions of dollars in relief to help Americans recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have done all this, and we are reducing the deficit by $2 trillion. Let me talk a little bit about the CHIPS and Science Act. Semiconductors are crucial to nearly every sector of our economy. They are in our cars, our trucks, medical devices, 5G telecommunications equipment, and the list goes on and on and on. America created the semiconductor industry in the 1960s. We ceded the global leadership in the seventies. We regained it, to an extent, in the nineties but have lost it again. In 1990, the U.S. share of semiconductor manufacturing was 37 percent. By 2020, that share had declined to 12 percent. The CHIPS and Science Act gets the United States back on track with respect to domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which is crucial for our national and economic security. This is a national security issue that provides $54 billion in grants to domestic manufacturers and another $24 billion in tax credits through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Fund. The substitute amendment also authorizes $102 billion over the next 5 years for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology--a $52 billion increase over the Congressional Budget Office baseline. These funds will be a shot in the arm for domestic manufacturing. Here is a list of some firms that plan to use the funding to expand or establish manufacturing facilities right here in the United States: Intel and TSMC plan to build factories in Ohio and Arizona; GlobalFoundries wants to expand a facility in Upstate New York; SkyWater Technology and Purdue University want to collaborate on a new $1.8 billion factory and research facility in West Lafayette, IN; IBM and State University of New York at Albany want to establish a semiconductor research center in Albany. And the list goes go on and on and on. We are preparing for America to continue to lead in manufacturing, particularly high-tech manufacturing. I also want to highlight the science provisions in the bill. It authorizes $20 billion to the first-of-its-kind NSF Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, which will accelerate domestic development of critical national and economic security technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, 6G communications, energy, and material science. We are going to be the leaders in these areas. We should be. It authorizes $9 billion--$4 billion over CBO baseline for several National Institutes of Science and Technology programs, including tripling of funding for the Manufacturing Extension Program, leveraging that program to create a National Supply Chain Database, which will assist businesses with supplier scouting and minimize supply chain disruptions; and with NASA, the Artemis Program to return Americans to the Moon as a prelude to sending humans to Mars is fully authorized and funded. The science provisions in this bill also extend the International Space Station through 2030 and support a balanced science portfolio, including Earth science observations and continued development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are the leaders of the space telescope. I am proud of all the work that is done in my State of Maryland and the images that we see from outer space. The provisions codify the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and requires NASA to continue efforts to protect Earth from asteroids and comets. In this regard, this Monday, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test--a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab mission--will deliberately crash a probe into a ``moon'' of a double asteroid to shift its orbit. It is amazing that we can do this. We are the leaders in science, and we are making sure we are going to be the leaders in science and in space moving forward. I introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act in the previous Congress and again in this Congress, and I am pleased the CHIPS and Science bill directs NASA to continue research in aeronautics, including the use of experimental aircraft to advance aircraft efficiency and supersonic flight. The PACT Act, in addition to providing the historic relief to toxic-exposed veterans, boosts claims processing; bolsters the Veterans' Administration's workforce; and invests in VA healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure the Agency can meet the immediate and future needs of every veteran it serves, including the 300,000-plus veterans who live in the State of Maryland. I will tell you, it provides for improvements to the community health centers in Prince George's and Baltimore City for our veterans. The Safer Communities Act closes loopholes that allowed convicted domestic violence abusers to buy firearms legally. It boosts funding for community violence intervention and prevention initiatives, and it provides hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to improve and expand mental healthcare. On the bipartisan infrastructure package, funding is flowing right now to improve Maryland's transit, ports, roads, and bridges; expand broadband availability; and fix our aging drinking water and wastewater system. The bill provides $17 billion in port infrastructure and waterways. Congestion in American ports was a key factor in the disruption of the global supply chain. Expanding and modernizing port infrastructure will help ensure that American manufacturers and producers can move their goods to markets around the world. The bill also invests $25 billion in our airports. Modernizing our airport infrastructure will help keep people and products moving around the country and the world. I am particularly pleased the legislation includes $238 million for the Chesapeake Bay Program. The bill also includes my bipartisan legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency, which is the only Federal Agency dedicated to supporting minority-owned businesses. The American Rescue Plan provides tens of billions of dollars to support vaccination and COVID-19 testing, driving down the death rate from the virus by 90 percent. The bill also invested in hard-hit communities and brought concrete relief to the Nation at a time of great need. I was especially proud of the investments we made to help save so many small businesses throughout Maryland and the Nation. From the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act, and everything in between, these and other legislative accomplishments have helped address important needs across Maryland and our Nation. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 20 million Americans had lost their jobs. And the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April of 2020. The number of employed Americans now exceeds the prepandemic high--the second fastest job market recovery since 1981. The number of Americans working is at an alltime high. And the unemployment rate has dropped a half-century low of 3.5 percent. Since President Biden assumed office, the economy added nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s. Manufacturing job growth in 2021 alone exceeded any other single year going back nearly 30 years. Over the past year, the construction and new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by an estimated 116 percent. In recent surveys, the CEOs, 80 percent were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations back to the United States from China or were considering doing just that. While unemployment continues at historic lows and gas prices are declining rapidly, we are still facing challenges. Food prices, rent, and other costs are still too high. The Federal Reserve has had to raise interest rates, which is painful for families and businesses alike. Most mainstream economists believe that we can avoid a recession and the economy will have a soft landing despite the supply chain challenges we continue to face because of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine. This would be a truly historic accomplishment. President Kennedy said: Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose. Our legislative achievements over the last 20 months demonstrate that Congress can be productive and the Federal Government is a powerful force for good. I hope we choose to remain on that path--Democrats and Republicans alike--because there is still so much we can do and need to do to help the American people. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4959 | null | 5,144 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, we have a 50-50 Senate, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President Harris provides the Democrats with our majority. The House of Representatives has a very slim Democratic majority: currently, 221 to 212, with 2 vacancies. When the 117th Congress began, I think most Americans were doubtful that we would be able to pass legislation to help them, their families, their communities, and our Nation. I am happy to report that, despite the odds, the 117th Congress has been a historically productive Congress. This is not a statement I make lightly, nor did I predict this many legislative accomplishments when we began the 117th Congress in January of 2021. I knew America's doubts, but I also shared their fervent hope that Congress would somehow find a way to beat the odds. And we have, sending numerous major bills to President Biden to be signed into law. Some of our accomplishments have been genuinely bipartisan, especially the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the so-called CHIPS and Science bill. That is gratifying because I believe that Congress, especially the Senate, is at its best when it works in a bipartisan fashion. Some of our accomplishments have been solely Democratic victories; notably, the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. I regret that we were unable to convince our Republican colleagues to join us on those bills because they advanced public policies and enjoyed broad bipartisan support among the American people. Democrats will always reach across the aisle to pass legislation that enhances our national and economic security, but we are prepared to work alone, if necessary. Our most recent accomplishment is the Inflation Reduction Act. The Senate passed this legislation just before the August recess on a party-line vote. That legislation will make it easier for American families to afford health insurance and help seniors with prescription drug costs. Extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced health insurance premium subsidies through 2025--just this one provision of this bill--and will save medium-income Marylander families about $2,200 annually. For tens of thousands of Marylanders on Medicare who use insulin, the Inflation Reduction Act caps their insulin costs at $35 per month. We tried to extend that cap to Americans with private insurance. Our Republican colleagues blocked this effort, but Democrats will continue working to make that a reality. For the more than 1 million Marylanders and all other Americans covered by Medicare, the Secretary of Health and Human Services finally will have the authority to negotiate lower drug prices for the Medicare Program. This will help ensure that Medicare patients get the best deal possible on high-priced drugs, saving taxpayers approximately $100 billion. The healthcare provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are significant, but they are only part of the bill. The legislation makes a historic investment to shift our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy. This will help us cut our carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030. The Inflation Reduction Act will lower electricity costs and emissions and will create up to 9 million good-paying jobs here in America in the growing clean energy sector. I authored a provision in the legislation to provide production tax credits to our existing fleet of nuclear powerplants. They produce 20 percent of the Nation's electricity and over 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity. A new analysis estimates that this legislation will lower the average household electricity bill by approximately $170 to $220 annually over the next decade. Maryland homeowners will be eligible for tax credits for residential solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass fuel improvements now through 2034. They also will be eligible for a larger tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements through 2032, as well as tax credits for the purchase of new and used clean energy vehicles, including electric vehicles. Maryland farmers will see tangible benefits from the more than $20 billion of funds included for climate-smart agricultural practices through existing farm bill conservation programs, including the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Natural Resources Conservation Service technical assistance for reducers. These are very valuable programs for Maryland farmers who are meeting their obligations in regard to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Inflation Reduction Act also bolsters resilience programs to help Maryland communities prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions. We live in a coastal State so Marylanders fully understand the need to address climate change, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Our State and local governments will be eligible for new and expanded grant programs to improve public health, decrease pollution, increase climate resiliency, and promote environmental equity. The legislation pays for these smart investments while reducing the deficit and without raising taxes on working families and small businesses. In fact, according to a nonpartisan analysis, many working families may actually see lower taxes on a net basis over the next couple of years as a result of the legislation. This legislation and its targeted investments aimed at lowering costs for American families is only one of a string of positive accomplishments that we have been able to do in this Congress, coordinating with President Biden. Other major legislation in the 117th Congress includes the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which will make America more competitive by bringing home domestic production of semiconductors and investing in innovation and science; the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, known as the PACT Act, which provides healthcare benefits for all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in our Nation's history and will improve access to care for all our veterans--promises made, promises kept; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is the first major gun safety legislation Congress has approved in decades; the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, one of the biggest, most comprehensive Federal commitments to repairing and modernizing our Nation's infrastructure in modern history; the Keep Kids Fed Act, which the Senate passed unanimously, that extended essential funding for schools, daycare providers, and communities to ensure healthy meals for children throughout the school year and summer; and the American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed in March of 2021 to provide billions of dollars in relief to help Americans recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have done all this, and we are reducing the deficit by $2 trillion. Let me talk a little bit about the CHIPS and Science Act. Semiconductors are crucial to nearly every sector of our economy. They are in our cars, our trucks, medical devices, 5G telecommunications equipment, and the list goes on and on and on. America created the semiconductor industry in the 1960s. We ceded the global leadership in the seventies. We regained it, to an extent, in the nineties but have lost it again. In 1990, the U.S. share of semiconductor manufacturing was 37 percent. By 2020, that share had declined to 12 percent. The CHIPS and Science Act gets the United States back on track with respect to domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which is crucial for our national and economic security. This is a national security issue that provides $54 billion in grants to domestic manufacturers and another $24 billion in tax credits through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Fund. The substitute amendment also authorizes $102 billion over the next 5 years for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology--a $52 billion increase over the Congressional Budget Office baseline. These funds will be a shot in the arm for domestic manufacturing. Here is a list of some firms that plan to use the funding to expand or establish manufacturing facilities right here in the United States: Intel and TSMC plan to build factories in Ohio and Arizona; GlobalFoundries wants to expand a facility in Upstate New York; SkyWater Technology and Purdue University want to collaborate on a new $1.8 billion factory and research facility in West Lafayette, IN; IBM and State University of New York at Albany want to establish a semiconductor research center in Albany. And the list goes go on and on and on. We are preparing for America to continue to lead in manufacturing, particularly high-tech manufacturing. I also want to highlight the science provisions in the bill. It authorizes $20 billion to the first-of-its-kind NSF Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, which will accelerate domestic development of critical national and economic security technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, 6G communications, energy, and material science. We are going to be the leaders in these areas. We should be. It authorizes $9 billion--$4 billion over CBO baseline for several National Institutes of Science and Technology programs, including tripling of funding for the Manufacturing Extension Program, leveraging that program to create a National Supply Chain Database, which will assist businesses with supplier scouting and minimize supply chain disruptions; and with NASA, the Artemis Program to return Americans to the Moon as a prelude to sending humans to Mars is fully authorized and funded. The science provisions in this bill also extend the International Space Station through 2030 and support a balanced science portfolio, including Earth science observations and continued development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are the leaders of the space telescope. I am proud of all the work that is done in my State of Maryland and the images that we see from outer space. The provisions codify the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and requires NASA to continue efforts to protect Earth from asteroids and comets. In this regard, this Monday, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test--a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab mission--will deliberately crash a probe into a ``moon'' of a double asteroid to shift its orbit. It is amazing that we can do this. We are the leaders in science, and we are making sure we are going to be the leaders in science and in space moving forward. I introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act in the previous Congress and again in this Congress, and I am pleased the CHIPS and Science bill directs NASA to continue research in aeronautics, including the use of experimental aircraft to advance aircraft efficiency and supersonic flight. The PACT Act, in addition to providing the historic relief to toxic-exposed veterans, boosts claims processing; bolsters the Veterans' Administration's workforce; and invests in VA healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure the Agency can meet the immediate and future needs of every veteran it serves, including the 300,000-plus veterans who live in the State of Maryland. I will tell you, it provides for improvements to the community health centers in Prince George's and Baltimore City for our veterans. The Safer Communities Act closes loopholes that allowed convicted domestic violence abusers to buy firearms legally. It boosts funding for community violence intervention and prevention initiatives, and it provides hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to improve and expand mental healthcare. On the bipartisan infrastructure package, funding is flowing right now to improve Maryland's transit, ports, roads, and bridges; expand broadband availability; and fix our aging drinking water and wastewater system. The bill provides $17 billion in port infrastructure and waterways. Congestion in American ports was a key factor in the disruption of the global supply chain. Expanding and modernizing port infrastructure will help ensure that American manufacturers and producers can move their goods to markets around the world. The bill also invests $25 billion in our airports. Modernizing our airport infrastructure will help keep people and products moving around the country and the world. I am particularly pleased the legislation includes $238 million for the Chesapeake Bay Program. The bill also includes my bipartisan legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency, which is the only Federal Agency dedicated to supporting minority-owned businesses. The American Rescue Plan provides tens of billions of dollars to support vaccination and COVID-19 testing, driving down the death rate from the virus by 90 percent. The bill also invested in hard-hit communities and brought concrete relief to the Nation at a time of great need. I was especially proud of the investments we made to help save so many small businesses throughout Maryland and the Nation. From the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act, and everything in between, these and other legislative accomplishments have helped address important needs across Maryland and our Nation. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 20 million Americans had lost their jobs. And the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April of 2020. The number of employed Americans now exceeds the prepandemic high--the second fastest job market recovery since 1981. The number of Americans working is at an alltime high. And the unemployment rate has dropped a half-century low of 3.5 percent. Since President Biden assumed office, the economy added nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s. Manufacturing job growth in 2021 alone exceeded any other single year going back nearly 30 years. Over the past year, the construction and new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by an estimated 116 percent. In recent surveys, the CEOs, 80 percent were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations back to the United States from China or were considering doing just that. While unemployment continues at historic lows and gas prices are declining rapidly, we are still facing challenges. Food prices, rent, and other costs are still too high. The Federal Reserve has had to raise interest rates, which is painful for families and businesses alike. Most mainstream economists believe that we can avoid a recession and the economy will have a soft landing despite the supply chain challenges we continue to face because of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine. This would be a truly historic accomplishment. President Kennedy said: Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose. Our legislative achievements over the last 20 months demonstrate that Congress can be productive and the Federal Government is a powerful force for good. I hope we choose to remain on that path--Democrats and Republicans alike--because there is still so much we can do and need to do to help the American people. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4959 | null | 5,145 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, we have a 50-50 Senate, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President Harris provides the Democrats with our majority. The House of Representatives has a very slim Democratic majority: currently, 221 to 212, with 2 vacancies. When the 117th Congress began, I think most Americans were doubtful that we would be able to pass legislation to help them, their families, their communities, and our Nation. I am happy to report that, despite the odds, the 117th Congress has been a historically productive Congress. This is not a statement I make lightly, nor did I predict this many legislative accomplishments when we began the 117th Congress in January of 2021. I knew America's doubts, but I also shared their fervent hope that Congress would somehow find a way to beat the odds. And we have, sending numerous major bills to President Biden to be signed into law. Some of our accomplishments have been genuinely bipartisan, especially the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the so-called CHIPS and Science bill. That is gratifying because I believe that Congress, especially the Senate, is at its best when it works in a bipartisan fashion. Some of our accomplishments have been solely Democratic victories; notably, the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. I regret that we were unable to convince our Republican colleagues to join us on those bills because they advanced public policies and enjoyed broad bipartisan support among the American people. Democrats will always reach across the aisle to pass legislation that enhances our national and economic security, but we are prepared to work alone, if necessary. Our most recent accomplishment is the Inflation Reduction Act. The Senate passed this legislation just before the August recess on a party-line vote. That legislation will make it easier for American families to afford health insurance and help seniors with prescription drug costs. Extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced health insurance premium subsidies through 2025--just this one provision of this bill--and will save medium-income Marylander families about $2,200 annually. For tens of thousands of Marylanders on Medicare who use insulin, the Inflation Reduction Act caps their insulin costs at $35 per month. We tried to extend that cap to Americans with private insurance. Our Republican colleagues blocked this effort, but Democrats will continue working to make that a reality. For the more than 1 million Marylanders and all other Americans covered by Medicare, the Secretary of Health and Human Services finally will have the authority to negotiate lower drug prices for the Medicare Program. This will help ensure that Medicare patients get the best deal possible on high-priced drugs, saving taxpayers approximately $100 billion. The healthcare provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are significant, but they are only part of the bill. The legislation makes a historic investment to shift our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy. This will help us cut our carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030. The Inflation Reduction Act will lower electricity costs and emissions and will create up to 9 million good-paying jobs here in America in the growing clean energy sector. I authored a provision in the legislation to provide production tax credits to our existing fleet of nuclear powerplants. They produce 20 percent of the Nation's electricity and over 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity. A new analysis estimates that this legislation will lower the average household electricity bill by approximately $170 to $220 annually over the next decade. Maryland homeowners will be eligible for tax credits for residential solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass fuel improvements now through 2034. They also will be eligible for a larger tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements through 2032, as well as tax credits for the purchase of new and used clean energy vehicles, including electric vehicles. Maryland farmers will see tangible benefits from the more than $20 billion of funds included for climate-smart agricultural practices through existing farm bill conservation programs, including the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Natural Resources Conservation Service technical assistance for reducers. These are very valuable programs for Maryland farmers who are meeting their obligations in regard to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Inflation Reduction Act also bolsters resilience programs to help Maryland communities prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions. We live in a coastal State so Marylanders fully understand the need to address climate change, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Our State and local governments will be eligible for new and expanded grant programs to improve public health, decrease pollution, increase climate resiliency, and promote environmental equity. The legislation pays for these smart investments while reducing the deficit and without raising taxes on working families and small businesses. In fact, according to a nonpartisan analysis, many working families may actually see lower taxes on a net basis over the next couple of years as a result of the legislation. This legislation and its targeted investments aimed at lowering costs for American families is only one of a string of positive accomplishments that we have been able to do in this Congress, coordinating with President Biden. Other major legislation in the 117th Congress includes the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which will make America more competitive by bringing home domestic production of semiconductors and investing in innovation and science; the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, known as the PACT Act, which provides healthcare benefits for all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in our Nation's history and will improve access to care for all our veterans--promises made, promises kept; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is the first major gun safety legislation Congress has approved in decades; the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, one of the biggest, most comprehensive Federal commitments to repairing and modernizing our Nation's infrastructure in modern history; the Keep Kids Fed Act, which the Senate passed unanimously, that extended essential funding for schools, daycare providers, and communities to ensure healthy meals for children throughout the school year and summer; and the American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed in March of 2021 to provide billions of dollars in relief to help Americans recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have done all this, and we are reducing the deficit by $2 trillion. Let me talk a little bit about the CHIPS and Science Act. Semiconductors are crucial to nearly every sector of our economy. They are in our cars, our trucks, medical devices, 5G telecommunications equipment, and the list goes on and on and on. America created the semiconductor industry in the 1960s. We ceded the global leadership in the seventies. We regained it, to an extent, in the nineties but have lost it again. In 1990, the U.S. share of semiconductor manufacturing was 37 percent. By 2020, that share had declined to 12 percent. The CHIPS and Science Act gets the United States back on track with respect to domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which is crucial for our national and economic security. This is a national security issue that provides $54 billion in grants to domestic manufacturers and another $24 billion in tax credits through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Fund. The substitute amendment also authorizes $102 billion over the next 5 years for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology--a $52 billion increase over the Congressional Budget Office baseline. These funds will be a shot in the arm for domestic manufacturing. Here is a list of some firms that plan to use the funding to expand or establish manufacturing facilities right here in the United States: Intel and TSMC plan to build factories in Ohio and Arizona; GlobalFoundries wants to expand a facility in Upstate New York; SkyWater Technology and Purdue University want to collaborate on a new $1.8 billion factory and research facility in West Lafayette, IN; IBM and State University of New York at Albany want to establish a semiconductor research center in Albany. And the list goes go on and on and on. We are preparing for America to continue to lead in manufacturing, particularly high-tech manufacturing. I also want to highlight the science provisions in the bill. It authorizes $20 billion to the first-of-its-kind NSF Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, which will accelerate domestic development of critical national and economic security technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, 6G communications, energy, and material science. We are going to be the leaders in these areas. We should be. It authorizes $9 billion--$4 billion over CBO baseline for several National Institutes of Science and Technology programs, including tripling of funding for the Manufacturing Extension Program, leveraging that program to create a National Supply Chain Database, which will assist businesses with supplier scouting and minimize supply chain disruptions; and with NASA, the Artemis Program to return Americans to the Moon as a prelude to sending humans to Mars is fully authorized and funded. The science provisions in this bill also extend the International Space Station through 2030 and support a balanced science portfolio, including Earth science observations and continued development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are the leaders of the space telescope. I am proud of all the work that is done in my State of Maryland and the images that we see from outer space. The provisions codify the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and requires NASA to continue efforts to protect Earth from asteroids and comets. In this regard, this Monday, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test--a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab mission--will deliberately crash a probe into a ``moon'' of a double asteroid to shift its orbit. It is amazing that we can do this. We are the leaders in science, and we are making sure we are going to be the leaders in science and in space moving forward. I introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act in the previous Congress and again in this Congress, and I am pleased the CHIPS and Science bill directs NASA to continue research in aeronautics, including the use of experimental aircraft to advance aircraft efficiency and supersonic flight. The PACT Act, in addition to providing the historic relief to toxic-exposed veterans, boosts claims processing; bolsters the Veterans' Administration's workforce; and invests in VA healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure the Agency can meet the immediate and future needs of every veteran it serves, including the 300,000-plus veterans who live in the State of Maryland. I will tell you, it provides for improvements to the community health centers in Prince George's and Baltimore City for our veterans. The Safer Communities Act closes loopholes that allowed convicted domestic violence abusers to buy firearms legally. It boosts funding for community violence intervention and prevention initiatives, and it provides hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to improve and expand mental healthcare. On the bipartisan infrastructure package, funding is flowing right now to improve Maryland's transit, ports, roads, and bridges; expand broadband availability; and fix our aging drinking water and wastewater system. The bill provides $17 billion in port infrastructure and waterways. Congestion in American ports was a key factor in the disruption of the global supply chain. Expanding and modernizing port infrastructure will help ensure that American manufacturers and producers can move their goods to markets around the world. The bill also invests $25 billion in our airports. Modernizing our airport infrastructure will help keep people and products moving around the country and the world. I am particularly pleased the legislation includes $238 million for the Chesapeake Bay Program. The bill also includes my bipartisan legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency, which is the only Federal Agency dedicated to supporting minority-owned businesses. The American Rescue Plan provides tens of billions of dollars to support vaccination and COVID-19 testing, driving down the death rate from the virus by 90 percent. The bill also invested in hard-hit communities and brought concrete relief to the Nation at a time of great need. I was especially proud of the investments we made to help save so many small businesses throughout Maryland and the Nation. From the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act, and everything in between, these and other legislative accomplishments have helped address important needs across Maryland and our Nation. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 20 million Americans had lost their jobs. And the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April of 2020. The number of employed Americans now exceeds the prepandemic high--the second fastest job market recovery since 1981. The number of Americans working is at an alltime high. And the unemployment rate has dropped a half-century low of 3.5 percent. Since President Biden assumed office, the economy added nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s. Manufacturing job growth in 2021 alone exceeded any other single year going back nearly 30 years. Over the past year, the construction and new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by an estimated 116 percent. In recent surveys, the CEOs, 80 percent were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations back to the United States from China or were considering doing just that. While unemployment continues at historic lows and gas prices are declining rapidly, we are still facing challenges. Food prices, rent, and other costs are still too high. The Federal Reserve has had to raise interest rates, which is painful for families and businesses alike. Most mainstream economists believe that we can avoid a recession and the economy will have a soft landing despite the supply chain challenges we continue to face because of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine. This would be a truly historic accomplishment. President Kennedy said: Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose. Our legislative achievements over the last 20 months demonstrate that Congress can be productive and the Federal Government is a powerful force for good. I hope we choose to remain on that path--Democrats and Republicans alike--because there is still so much we can do and need to do to help the American people. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4959 | null | 5,146 |
formal | Baltimore | null | racist | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, we have a 50-50 Senate, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President Harris provides the Democrats with our majority. The House of Representatives has a very slim Democratic majority: currently, 221 to 212, with 2 vacancies. When the 117th Congress began, I think most Americans were doubtful that we would be able to pass legislation to help them, their families, their communities, and our Nation. I am happy to report that, despite the odds, the 117th Congress has been a historically productive Congress. This is not a statement I make lightly, nor did I predict this many legislative accomplishments when we began the 117th Congress in January of 2021. I knew America's doubts, but I also shared their fervent hope that Congress would somehow find a way to beat the odds. And we have, sending numerous major bills to President Biden to be signed into law. Some of our accomplishments have been genuinely bipartisan, especially the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the so-called CHIPS and Science bill. That is gratifying because I believe that Congress, especially the Senate, is at its best when it works in a bipartisan fashion. Some of our accomplishments have been solely Democratic victories; notably, the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. I regret that we were unable to convince our Republican colleagues to join us on those bills because they advanced public policies and enjoyed broad bipartisan support among the American people. Democrats will always reach across the aisle to pass legislation that enhances our national and economic security, but we are prepared to work alone, if necessary. Our most recent accomplishment is the Inflation Reduction Act. The Senate passed this legislation just before the August recess on a party-line vote. That legislation will make it easier for American families to afford health insurance and help seniors with prescription drug costs. Extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced health insurance premium subsidies through 2025--just this one provision of this bill--and will save medium-income Marylander families about $2,200 annually. For tens of thousands of Marylanders on Medicare who use insulin, the Inflation Reduction Act caps their insulin costs at $35 per month. We tried to extend that cap to Americans with private insurance. Our Republican colleagues blocked this effort, but Democrats will continue working to make that a reality. For the more than 1 million Marylanders and all other Americans covered by Medicare, the Secretary of Health and Human Services finally will have the authority to negotiate lower drug prices for the Medicare Program. This will help ensure that Medicare patients get the best deal possible on high-priced drugs, saving taxpayers approximately $100 billion. The healthcare provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are significant, but they are only part of the bill. The legislation makes a historic investment to shift our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy. This will help us cut our carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030. The Inflation Reduction Act will lower electricity costs and emissions and will create up to 9 million good-paying jobs here in America in the growing clean energy sector. I authored a provision in the legislation to provide production tax credits to our existing fleet of nuclear powerplants. They produce 20 percent of the Nation's electricity and over 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity. A new analysis estimates that this legislation will lower the average household electricity bill by approximately $170 to $220 annually over the next decade. Maryland homeowners will be eligible for tax credits for residential solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass fuel improvements now through 2034. They also will be eligible for a larger tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements through 2032, as well as tax credits for the purchase of new and used clean energy vehicles, including electric vehicles. Maryland farmers will see tangible benefits from the more than $20 billion of funds included for climate-smart agricultural practices through existing farm bill conservation programs, including the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Natural Resources Conservation Service technical assistance for reducers. These are very valuable programs for Maryland farmers who are meeting their obligations in regard to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Inflation Reduction Act also bolsters resilience programs to help Maryland communities prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions. We live in a coastal State so Marylanders fully understand the need to address climate change, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Our State and local governments will be eligible for new and expanded grant programs to improve public health, decrease pollution, increase climate resiliency, and promote environmental equity. The legislation pays for these smart investments while reducing the deficit and without raising taxes on working families and small businesses. In fact, according to a nonpartisan analysis, many working families may actually see lower taxes on a net basis over the next couple of years as a result of the legislation. This legislation and its targeted investments aimed at lowering costs for American families is only one of a string of positive accomplishments that we have been able to do in this Congress, coordinating with President Biden. Other major legislation in the 117th Congress includes the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which will make America more competitive by bringing home domestic production of semiconductors and investing in innovation and science; the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, known as the PACT Act, which provides healthcare benefits for all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in our Nation's history and will improve access to care for all our veterans--promises made, promises kept; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is the first major gun safety legislation Congress has approved in decades; the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, one of the biggest, most comprehensive Federal commitments to repairing and modernizing our Nation's infrastructure in modern history; the Keep Kids Fed Act, which the Senate passed unanimously, that extended essential funding for schools, daycare providers, and communities to ensure healthy meals for children throughout the school year and summer; and the American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed in March of 2021 to provide billions of dollars in relief to help Americans recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have done all this, and we are reducing the deficit by $2 trillion. Let me talk a little bit about the CHIPS and Science Act. Semiconductors are crucial to nearly every sector of our economy. They are in our cars, our trucks, medical devices, 5G telecommunications equipment, and the list goes on and on and on. America created the semiconductor industry in the 1960s. We ceded the global leadership in the seventies. We regained it, to an extent, in the nineties but have lost it again. In 1990, the U.S. share of semiconductor manufacturing was 37 percent. By 2020, that share had declined to 12 percent. The CHIPS and Science Act gets the United States back on track with respect to domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which is crucial for our national and economic security. This is a national security issue that provides $54 billion in grants to domestic manufacturers and another $24 billion in tax credits through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Fund. The substitute amendment also authorizes $102 billion over the next 5 years for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology--a $52 billion increase over the Congressional Budget Office baseline. These funds will be a shot in the arm for domestic manufacturing. Here is a list of some firms that plan to use the funding to expand or establish manufacturing facilities right here in the United States: Intel and TSMC plan to build factories in Ohio and Arizona; GlobalFoundries wants to expand a facility in Upstate New York; SkyWater Technology and Purdue University want to collaborate on a new $1.8 billion factory and research facility in West Lafayette, IN; IBM and State University of New York at Albany want to establish a semiconductor research center in Albany. And the list goes go on and on and on. We are preparing for America to continue to lead in manufacturing, particularly high-tech manufacturing. I also want to highlight the science provisions in the bill. It authorizes $20 billion to the first-of-its-kind NSF Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, which will accelerate domestic development of critical national and economic security technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, 6G communications, energy, and material science. We are going to be the leaders in these areas. We should be. It authorizes $9 billion--$4 billion over CBO baseline for several National Institutes of Science and Technology programs, including tripling of funding for the Manufacturing Extension Program, leveraging that program to create a National Supply Chain Database, which will assist businesses with supplier scouting and minimize supply chain disruptions; and with NASA, the Artemis Program to return Americans to the Moon as a prelude to sending humans to Mars is fully authorized and funded. The science provisions in this bill also extend the International Space Station through 2030 and support a balanced science portfolio, including Earth science observations and continued development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are the leaders of the space telescope. I am proud of all the work that is done in my State of Maryland and the images that we see from outer space. The provisions codify the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and requires NASA to continue efforts to protect Earth from asteroids and comets. In this regard, this Monday, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test--a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab mission--will deliberately crash a probe into a ``moon'' of a double asteroid to shift its orbit. It is amazing that we can do this. We are the leaders in science, and we are making sure we are going to be the leaders in science and in space moving forward. I introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act in the previous Congress and again in this Congress, and I am pleased the CHIPS and Science bill directs NASA to continue research in aeronautics, including the use of experimental aircraft to advance aircraft efficiency and supersonic flight. The PACT Act, in addition to providing the historic relief to toxic-exposed veterans, boosts claims processing; bolsters the Veterans' Administration's workforce; and invests in VA healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure the Agency can meet the immediate and future needs of every veteran it serves, including the 300,000-plus veterans who live in the State of Maryland. I will tell you, it provides for improvements to the community health centers in Prince George's and Baltimore City for our veterans. The Safer Communities Act closes loopholes that allowed convicted domestic violence abusers to buy firearms legally. It boosts funding for community violence intervention and prevention initiatives, and it provides hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to improve and expand mental healthcare. On the bipartisan infrastructure package, funding is flowing right now to improve Maryland's transit, ports, roads, and bridges; expand broadband availability; and fix our aging drinking water and wastewater system. The bill provides $17 billion in port infrastructure and waterways. Congestion in American ports was a key factor in the disruption of the global supply chain. Expanding and modernizing port infrastructure will help ensure that American manufacturers and producers can move their goods to markets around the world. The bill also invests $25 billion in our airports. Modernizing our airport infrastructure will help keep people and products moving around the country and the world. I am particularly pleased the legislation includes $238 million for the Chesapeake Bay Program. The bill also includes my bipartisan legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency, which is the only Federal Agency dedicated to supporting minority-owned businesses. The American Rescue Plan provides tens of billions of dollars to support vaccination and COVID-19 testing, driving down the death rate from the virus by 90 percent. The bill also invested in hard-hit communities and brought concrete relief to the Nation at a time of great need. I was especially proud of the investments we made to help save so many small businesses throughout Maryland and the Nation. From the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act, and everything in between, these and other legislative accomplishments have helped address important needs across Maryland and our Nation. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 20 million Americans had lost their jobs. And the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April of 2020. The number of employed Americans now exceeds the prepandemic high--the second fastest job market recovery since 1981. The number of Americans working is at an alltime high. And the unemployment rate has dropped a half-century low of 3.5 percent. Since President Biden assumed office, the economy added nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s. Manufacturing job growth in 2021 alone exceeded any other single year going back nearly 30 years. Over the past year, the construction and new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by an estimated 116 percent. In recent surveys, the CEOs, 80 percent were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations back to the United States from China or were considering doing just that. While unemployment continues at historic lows and gas prices are declining rapidly, we are still facing challenges. Food prices, rent, and other costs are still too high. The Federal Reserve has had to raise interest rates, which is painful for families and businesses alike. Most mainstream economists believe that we can avoid a recession and the economy will have a soft landing despite the supply chain challenges we continue to face because of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine. This would be a truly historic accomplishment. President Kennedy said: Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose. Our legislative achievements over the last 20 months demonstrate that Congress can be productive and the Federal Government is a powerful force for good. I hope we choose to remain on that path--Democrats and Republicans alike--because there is still so much we can do and need to do to help the American people. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4959 | null | 5,147 |
formal | working families | null | racist | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, we have a 50-50 Senate, with 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. Vice President Harris provides the Democrats with our majority. The House of Representatives has a very slim Democratic majority: currently, 221 to 212, with 2 vacancies. When the 117th Congress began, I think most Americans were doubtful that we would be able to pass legislation to help them, their families, their communities, and our Nation. I am happy to report that, despite the odds, the 117th Congress has been a historically productive Congress. This is not a statement I make lightly, nor did I predict this many legislative accomplishments when we began the 117th Congress in January of 2021. I knew America's doubts, but I also shared their fervent hope that Congress would somehow find a way to beat the odds. And we have, sending numerous major bills to President Biden to be signed into law. Some of our accomplishments have been genuinely bipartisan, especially the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the so-called CHIPS and Science bill. That is gratifying because I believe that Congress, especially the Senate, is at its best when it works in a bipartisan fashion. Some of our accomplishments have been solely Democratic victories; notably, the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. I regret that we were unable to convince our Republican colleagues to join us on those bills because they advanced public policies and enjoyed broad bipartisan support among the American people. Democrats will always reach across the aisle to pass legislation that enhances our national and economic security, but we are prepared to work alone, if necessary. Our most recent accomplishment is the Inflation Reduction Act. The Senate passed this legislation just before the August recess on a party-line vote. That legislation will make it easier for American families to afford health insurance and help seniors with prescription drug costs. Extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced health insurance premium subsidies through 2025--just this one provision of this bill--and will save medium-income Marylander families about $2,200 annually. For tens of thousands of Marylanders on Medicare who use insulin, the Inflation Reduction Act caps their insulin costs at $35 per month. We tried to extend that cap to Americans with private insurance. Our Republican colleagues blocked this effort, but Democrats will continue working to make that a reality. For the more than 1 million Marylanders and all other Americans covered by Medicare, the Secretary of Health and Human Services finally will have the authority to negotiate lower drug prices for the Medicare Program. This will help ensure that Medicare patients get the best deal possible on high-priced drugs, saving taxpayers approximately $100 billion. The healthcare provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act are significant, but they are only part of the bill. The legislation makes a historic investment to shift our economy from fossil fuels to clean energy. This will help us cut our carbon emissions 40 percent by 2030. The Inflation Reduction Act will lower electricity costs and emissions and will create up to 9 million good-paying jobs here in America in the growing clean energy sector. I authored a provision in the legislation to provide production tax credits to our existing fleet of nuclear powerplants. They produce 20 percent of the Nation's electricity and over 50 percent of its carbon-free electricity. A new analysis estimates that this legislation will lower the average household electricity bill by approximately $170 to $220 annually over the next decade. Maryland homeowners will be eligible for tax credits for residential solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass fuel improvements now through 2034. They also will be eligible for a larger tax credit for energy efficiency home improvements through 2032, as well as tax credits for the purchase of new and used clean energy vehicles, including electric vehicles. Maryland farmers will see tangible benefits from the more than $20 billion of funds included for climate-smart agricultural practices through existing farm bill conservation programs, including the Regional Conservation Partnership Program and Natural Resources Conservation Service technical assistance for reducers. These are very valuable programs for Maryland farmers who are meeting their obligations in regard to the Chesapeake Bay Program. The Inflation Reduction Act also bolsters resilience programs to help Maryland communities prepare for extreme storms and other changing climate conditions. We live in a coastal State so Marylanders fully understand the need to address climate change, cut greenhouse gas pollution, and protect the Chesapeake Bay. Our State and local governments will be eligible for new and expanded grant programs to improve public health, decrease pollution, increase climate resiliency, and promote environmental equity. The legislation pays for these smart investments while reducing the deficit and without raising taxes on working families and small businesses. In fact, according to a nonpartisan analysis, many working families may actually see lower taxes on a net basis over the next couple of years as a result of the legislation. This legislation and its targeted investments aimed at lowering costs for American families is only one of a string of positive accomplishments that we have been able to do in this Congress, coordinating with President Biden. Other major legislation in the 117th Congress includes the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, which will make America more competitive by bringing home domestic production of semiconductors and investing in innovation and science; the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, known as the PACT Act, which provides healthcare benefits for all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in our Nation's history and will improve access to care for all our veterans--promises made, promises kept; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which is the first major gun safety legislation Congress has approved in decades; the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, one of the biggest, most comprehensive Federal commitments to repairing and modernizing our Nation's infrastructure in modern history; the Keep Kids Fed Act, which the Senate passed unanimously, that extended essential funding for schools, daycare providers, and communities to ensure healthy meals for children throughout the school year and summer; and the American Rescue Plan Act, which Democrats passed in March of 2021 to provide billions of dollars in relief to help Americans recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. We have done all this, and we are reducing the deficit by $2 trillion. Let me talk a little bit about the CHIPS and Science Act. Semiconductors are crucial to nearly every sector of our economy. They are in our cars, our trucks, medical devices, 5G telecommunications equipment, and the list goes on and on and on. America created the semiconductor industry in the 1960s. We ceded the global leadership in the seventies. We regained it, to an extent, in the nineties but have lost it again. In 1990, the U.S. share of semiconductor manufacturing was 37 percent. By 2020, that share had declined to 12 percent. The CHIPS and Science Act gets the United States back on track with respect to domestic semiconductor manufacturing, which is crucial for our national and economic security. This is a national security issue that provides $54 billion in grants to domestic manufacturers and another $24 billion in tax credits through the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Fund. The substitute amendment also authorizes $102 billion over the next 5 years for the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology--a $52 billion increase over the Congressional Budget Office baseline. These funds will be a shot in the arm for domestic manufacturing. Here is a list of some firms that plan to use the funding to expand or establish manufacturing facilities right here in the United States: Intel and TSMC plan to build factories in Ohio and Arizona; GlobalFoundries wants to expand a facility in Upstate New York; SkyWater Technology and Purdue University want to collaborate on a new $1.8 billion factory and research facility in West Lafayette, IN; IBM and State University of New York at Albany want to establish a semiconductor research center in Albany. And the list goes go on and on and on. We are preparing for America to continue to lead in manufacturing, particularly high-tech manufacturing. I also want to highlight the science provisions in the bill. It authorizes $20 billion to the first-of-its-kind NSF Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, which will accelerate domestic development of critical national and economic security technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, advanced manufacturing, 6G communications, energy, and material science. We are going to be the leaders in these areas. We should be. It authorizes $9 billion--$4 billion over CBO baseline for several National Institutes of Science and Technology programs, including tripling of funding for the Manufacturing Extension Program, leveraging that program to create a National Supply Chain Database, which will assist businesses with supplier scouting and minimize supply chain disruptions; and with NASA, the Artemis Program to return Americans to the Moon as a prelude to sending humans to Mars is fully authorized and funded. The science provisions in this bill also extend the International Space Station through 2030 and support a balanced science portfolio, including Earth science observations and continued development of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. We are the leaders of the space telescope. I am proud of all the work that is done in my State of Maryland and the images that we see from outer space. The provisions codify the Planetary Defense Coordination Office and requires NASA to continue efforts to protect Earth from asteroids and comets. In this regard, this Monday, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test--a Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab mission--will deliberately crash a probe into a ``moon'' of a double asteroid to shift its orbit. It is amazing that we can do this. We are the leaders in science, and we are making sure we are going to be the leaders in science and in space moving forward. I introduced the Cleaner, Quieter Airplanes Act in the previous Congress and again in this Congress, and I am pleased the CHIPS and Science bill directs NASA to continue research in aeronautics, including the use of experimental aircraft to advance aircraft efficiency and supersonic flight. The PACT Act, in addition to providing the historic relief to toxic-exposed veterans, boosts claims processing; bolsters the Veterans' Administration's workforce; and invests in VA healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure the Agency can meet the immediate and future needs of every veteran it serves, including the 300,000-plus veterans who live in the State of Maryland. I will tell you, it provides for improvements to the community health centers in Prince George's and Baltimore City for our veterans. The Safer Communities Act closes loopholes that allowed convicted domestic violence abusers to buy firearms legally. It boosts funding for community violence intervention and prevention initiatives, and it provides hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to improve and expand mental healthcare. On the bipartisan infrastructure package, funding is flowing right now to improve Maryland's transit, ports, roads, and bridges; expand broadband availability; and fix our aging drinking water and wastewater system. The bill provides $17 billion in port infrastructure and waterways. Congestion in American ports was a key factor in the disruption of the global supply chain. Expanding and modernizing port infrastructure will help ensure that American manufacturers and producers can move their goods to markets around the world. The bill also invests $25 billion in our airports. Modernizing our airport infrastructure will help keep people and products moving around the country and the world. I am particularly pleased the legislation includes $238 million for the Chesapeake Bay Program. The bill also includes my bipartisan legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency, which is the only Federal Agency dedicated to supporting minority-owned businesses. The American Rescue Plan provides tens of billions of dollars to support vaccination and COVID-19 testing, driving down the death rate from the virus by 90 percent. The bill also invested in hard-hit communities and brought concrete relief to the Nation at a time of great need. I was especially proud of the investments we made to help save so many small businesses throughout Maryland and the Nation. From the American Rescue Plan to the Inflation Reduction Act, and everything in between, these and other legislative accomplishments have helped address important needs across Maryland and our Nation. At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, over 20 million Americans had lost their jobs. And the unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April of 2020. The number of employed Americans now exceeds the prepandemic high--the second fastest job market recovery since 1981. The number of Americans working is at an alltime high. And the unemployment rate has dropped a half-century low of 3.5 percent. Since President Biden assumed office, the economy added nearly 700,000 new manufacturing jobs. This represents the strongest manufacturing job growth since the 1950s. Manufacturing job growth in 2021 alone exceeded any other single year going back nearly 30 years. Over the past year, the construction and new manufacturing facilities in the United States has grown by an estimated 116 percent. In recent surveys, the CEOs, 80 percent were either in the process of moving manufacturing operations back to the United States from China or were considering doing just that. While unemployment continues at historic lows and gas prices are declining rapidly, we are still facing challenges. Food prices, rent, and other costs are still too high. The Federal Reserve has had to raise interest rates, which is painful for families and businesses alike. Most mainstream economists believe that we can avoid a recession and the economy will have a soft landing despite the supply chain challenges we continue to face because of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine. This would be a truly historic accomplishment. President Kennedy said: Our responsibility is one of decision, for to govern is to choose. Our legislative achievements over the last 20 months demonstrate that Congress can be productive and the Federal Government is a powerful force for good. I hope we choose to remain on that path--Democrats and Republicans alike--because there is still so much we can do and need to do to help the American people. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4959 | null | 5,148 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. KAINE. Madam President, I rise to talk about a piece of legislation that was announced last night by a very close friend of mine, Senator Manchin of West Virginia--the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022. Senator Manchin and I were Governors together, and we sit next to each other on the Senate floor. And we are often in agreement. And on this particular bill--it is 91 pages long, and there are 24 sections--we are in agreement on 23 of the 24 sections and 86 of the 91 pages. I want to talk about the permitting reform provisions in the bill that I support, but then I want to point out significant concerns with section 24 of the bill that is sort of an anti-permitting reform bill. It would take one project that is in my State, the Mountain Valley Pipeline, out of permitting processes, out of judicial review, and have Congress put our thumb on the scale, advancing the project immune from the normal permitting process and judicial review. I would like to start by saying I am a strong supporter of American energy independence, and I applaud the efforts of my colleague Senator Manchin to do the same. I voted with a number of Senators a few years ago to end the ban on export of crude oil from the United States. And I have strongly supported liquefied natural gas exports to help nations around the world wean themselves off of energy dependence on dictators like Vladimir Putin. I also firmly believe in the need for permitting reform. The heart of the Energy Independence and Security Act is a recognition that permitting for energy transmission and other projects in this country is essentially broken; that it takes too long. It is too inconsistent. I filed my first permitting reform bill in 2017 as a recognition of the fact that natural gas pipelines proposed in Virginia were running into very significant challenges, in particular. These pipeline programs require the use of eminent domain. So you are taking people's property to build these pipeline projects. And if the government is going to take people's property, we ought to have a process that is fair. But what I heard from my constituents in Virginia is that they were being ignored; that there was inadequate public hearing. The hearings were scheduled hundreds of miles apart, far away from the landowners themselves. They would get to the public hearings and people had presigned up, often encouraged by the pipeline proponent so that the actual landowners never got a chance to speak. And when they did get to speak, their input wasn't being taken seriously. So, in 2017, I introduced my first permitting reform bill to deal exactly with some of the same kinds of issues that Senator Manchin has included in the Energy Independence and Security Act. So I am here to say, I am all for permitting reform. I am all for permitting reform. And I believe that there is a bipartisan majority--indeed, a supermajority in this body--that were we to undertake this in regular order, we could come up with a permitting reform bill that, together with the infrastructure bill that we did and the Inflation Reduction Act that we did, will help us power forward American innovation, especially in leading the world in clean energy. So that is 86 pages of the bill. And I strongly approve of the bill. The legislation that I introduced in 2017 isn't in it. I would like to get it added in. But even if it weren't added in, there is enough good in this bill for me to support it. But what I want to talk about with an equal degree of passion is my strong opposition to section 24 of the bill, dealing with the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Mountain Valley Pipeline is a 304-mile natural gas pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia. About two-thirds of it is in West Virginia and one-third is in Virginia. The pipeline is proposed to withdraw natural gas from the Marcellus shale--one of the great American reserves of natural gas--and then transmit that gas first through West Virginia and then Virginia where it could hook up with other pipelines to be distributed around the country or to ports where it could be liquefied and potentially sold overseas. The Mountain Valley Pipeline has had a star-crossed history in recent years. It has had multiple Federal authorizations vacated. It has accrued over 350 violations of water quality-related protections, both in Virginia and in West Virginia. And it currently lacks several necessary Federal authorizations to continue construction. My constituents in Virginia have complained significantly about workmanship problems in the Mountain Valley Pipeline. And work on the pipeline has been stopped by State agencies because of slipshod quality that damages water and that damages people's property. I am not opposed to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. I don't think Congress should be in the business of approving pipelines or rejecting them. Madam President, you were an attorney general dealing with eminent domain. We generally don't let legislative bodies decide whose property is going to get taken. Eminent domain matters are usually for courts and administrative agencies. So as the Mountain Valley Pipeline hasproceeded in recent years, I have had opponents of the pipeline come to say: Look, there have been water quality violations. You should stop the pipeline. I have had proponents of the pipeline come and say: We need this for America's energy security. You should put your thumb on the scale and make sure it gets approved. What I have told both the opponents and proponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline is: You tell me how to fix the process--the permitting process--to make it fair, and I will do that. But then you should have to put your project through a fair permitting process and, if you can earn approval on the merits, then you can build the pipeline. But if you do poor work and can't, then you are not going to be able to build it. I deeply believe this is not Congress's job to make this determination. It is our job to make sure that permitting is fair. Section 24 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 would basically say that after 86 pages of improving permitting in this country, we will take one project in two States and take it completely out of all permitting. We will order the Biden administration to grant four permits that are currently in midstream. The company hasn't yet demonstrated that it should get these four permits. There is a Clean Water Act permit. There is a permit to cross the Jefferson National Forest. There is a permit to certify that this project will not harm endangered species. And, finally, there is a permit from FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The company is attempting to get these permits, but they haven't yet demonstrated that they are able to do it. But what section 24 of the bill would do, after doing this great work to establish this great permitting process, is that it would say: Forget all of that. The Biden administration must give these four permits to the Mountain Valley Pipeline owners right now, and, further, no one can seek any judicial review of these permits--highly unusual. These administrative permits are issued by administrative agencies with a capacity for judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act. But in this case, we would be forced to issue the permit, and then we would also immunize the permit from any person, landowner, effective party, or environmental group being able to challenge it in judicial review. In my view, that is highly inappropriate and virtually unprecedented. But to make matters worse, section 24 of the bill also does something that I believe is unprecedented and that would create a very, very dangerous precedent in this body. It would strip jurisdiction of any litigation in the future in this project from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, headquartered in Richmond, my hometown. Why? The owners of the Mountain Valley Pipeline have lost a case or two in the Fourth Circuit. I used to try cases, as did the Presiding Officer. I lost some cases, and I lost cases in the Fourth Circuit. If I represented a civil rights litigant and we lost a case in the Fourth Circuit, I had remedies. The first remedy was to try to get an en banc court to possibly reconsider the ruling of the panel. It is difficult to do, but that is a remedy you have. The second remedy you have is to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. I tried that too. Once, I got a case that I had lost in the Fourth Circuit taken by the U.S. Supreme Court, and I was able to be successful there in getting it reversed. But if you are a party that is unhappy, that is what your remedy is, to appeal. Whether you are rich or you are poor, whether you are a corporation or an individual, whether it is a criminal case or a civil case, if you don't like the ruling of a district court, you appeal to an appellate court. If you don't like the ruling of an appellate court, you try to take it en banc or go to the Supreme Court. And that is a rule that should apply to all litigants. In this case, what the Mountain Valley Pipeline is asking is, in my view, an egregious and dramatic overreach. They don't like the rulings of the Fourth Circuit. They haven't been able to get the Fourth Circuit to take the case en banc. They haven't been able to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that the Fourth Circuit was wrong. So what the Mountain Valley Pipeline owners are asking the Senate to do and what this bill proposes is that we would take jurisdiction away from the Fourth Circuit and mandate that any future case not go to the Fourth Circuit but instead come to the DC Court of Appeals. What ground would there be for such a historic rebuke of my hometown Federal circuit court, to say that just because they ruled against a powerful energy corporation, we will, in an unprecedented way, strip jurisdiction away from them in a pending case that is midstream and not allow them to hear it? The Fourth Circuit is my hometown circuit court. I tried cases in the district courts there. I had appeals in that court. I won some; I lost some. I was often unhappy with the ruling, but never would I have believed, if a ruling went against me, that the resolution was to punish the court by stripping jurisdiction away from them. Yet that is what the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 would do. It would force the issuance of permits that have not yet been justified, deny the possibility of judicial review of those permits and, in particular, in an unprecedented way, strip jurisdiction away from one circuit court in the middle of a case by taking it away from them. Why? Because the big energy company that wants these permits is unhappy that they have lost a case there. As I conclude, I just want to point out, if we go down this path, in my view, it could open the door to serious abuse and even corruption. Imagine if the Senate of the United States starts stripping jurisdiction away from courts because we don't like their ruling. So midstream, we will take it away. A corporation is unhappy that they are getting sued in shareholder derivative suits in the Second Circuit, for example, and somebody comes to the Senate and says: Let's just take jurisdiction away from the Second Circuit dealing with this particular company. Somebody in a complicated criminal case doesn't like the rulings of a circuit court on procedural matters and tries to get this body, the Senate of the United States, to strip jurisdiction away from the court. I am proud of the Fourth Circuit--the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. I have been involved with my colleague Senator Warner in recommending to Presidents and then advocating for people to be nominated and eventually confirmed in this court. The Fourth Circuit is no more perfect than any court is. I can tell you, as somebody who has practiced in this court for my entire professional career, they do not deserve to be rebuked in a historic way and have jurisdiction stripped away from them in a case like this just because they have had the temerity to rule against an energy company on a pipeline project. We can do a permitting reform bill that will advance the goals of the first 86 pages of the Energy Independence and Security Act. We can do a bill that will include 23 of the 24 sections of the Energy Independence and Security Act and have a much better permitting process that the Mountain Valley Pipeline and anyone else wanting to do a project can then go through. If they demonstrate on the merits that they should be entitled to build a pipeline or an electricity transmission, then build it, by all means. But don't embrace the need for permitting reform and then choose one project in the entire United States, affecting my State, and pull it out of permitting reform, insulating it from the normal processes of administrative permitting issuance and insulating it from judicial review. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. KAINE | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4961 | null | 5,149 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Mr. MARSHALL. Madam President, last week, we received what might have been the worst economic news I have ever seen in 1 day in my lifetime. In Joe Biden's America, it costs more to feed your family. In Joe Biden's America, your commute to work is more expensive. In Joe Biden's America, it is a struggle to pay the bills that power your home. In Joe Biden's America, farmers and ranchers are facingsuch high input costs that they are struggling to grow the food that feeds our Nation and those around the globe. In Joe Biden's America, just as kids are heading back to school, the price of school supplies has increased by over 9 percent. This President continues to preside over the worst economy that most Kansans have ever seen in their lifetime. This is all thanks to the Democrats' massive, hyperpartisan, tax-and-spending bills and, of course, their business-crushing Federal regulations. As you can see on this chart, inflation was just 1 percent in January 2021--1.4 percent. Today, it is over a staggering 8 percent, almost 6 times higher than when Joe Biden took the reins and his woke inflationary policies wrecked our economy. Look, energy, groceries, and shelter account for two-thirds of inflation, and they always lead inflation. Inflation is not going away unless this administration does an about-face on its policies, and we know that is not going to happen. Let's take a look at what Joe Biden has done. Energy--energy is up 23 percent; groceries, up 13 percent; shelter, up 6 percent. You might ask: Why? Why has shelter gone up 6 percent? Look, mortgage rates on 30-year loans have quadrupled under this President. Energy, grocery, shelter--all up across the board. All are essential to every individual's comfort and prosperity. Finally, have you looked at your retirement accounts lately? Down, if you are lucky, maybe some 17 percent off its peak values. Kansans are hurting. Main Street merchants are hurting. Americans are hurting. Instead of helping, this administration continues to pour gas on the fire with another massive spending bill. Then they had the gall to publicly celebrate last week on the south lawn of the White House--the very day the stock market went into a spiral after the CPI came in showing the highest inflation rate in nearly 40 years. What is more, Sunday night on ``60 Minutes,'' the President said inflation was up ``just an inch, hardly at all.'' Are you kidding me? I can't imagine an administration more out of touch, more apathetic to the pain of the people who elected him than this one. An 8.3 percent increase in inflation over last year is not just an inch. This kind of minimization infuriates everyone. I have heard it at every one of my 100 townhall meetings. Let's not forget, since Joe Biden took his oath, inflation has increased over 13 percent. When you live paycheck to paycheck, 13 percent is not just an inch. Americans are much smarter than you think. Inflation is going to be Joe Biden's legacy to the American people. In our history books, the texts my grandchildren--two of whom are sitting in the Gallery today--will study, they will see a graphic like the one behind me. If anyone was hoping that the Federal Reserve would be able to slow down interest hikes, you can think again. This month's numbers made it clear to the Fed that their job is far from done, forcing them to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points. Interest is only going to keep increasing unless they reverse their policies. Look, life will continue to get more expensive under Joe Biden. Why? Because this President will not reverse his woke inflationary policies. Even now, President Biden and the Democrats want to continue to tax and spend us further into recession. Make no mistake about it. After almost a year and a half of financial anxiety and paychecks that are not going as far, Americans have had enough of the failing economic agenda of Joe Biden and this Democratic majority in Congress. November can't come soon enough. Come January, the tax-and-spend agenda will come to an immediate end. We will not allow this administration to further damage this country with their failed economic agenda. Before COVID, we had the greatest economy in generations. We accomplished this by slashing taxes and getting out of the way of industry and letting American producers produce. This is what the American people want. This is what the American people deserve. This is what will lead America back to prosperity. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. MARSHALL | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4962 | null | 5,150 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. MARSHALL. Madam President, last week, we received what might have been the worst economic news I have ever seen in 1 day in my lifetime. In Joe Biden's America, it costs more to feed your family. In Joe Biden's America, your commute to work is more expensive. In Joe Biden's America, it is a struggle to pay the bills that power your home. In Joe Biden's America, farmers and ranchers are facingsuch high input costs that they are struggling to grow the food that feeds our Nation and those around the globe. In Joe Biden's America, just as kids are heading back to school, the price of school supplies has increased by over 9 percent. This President continues to preside over the worst economy that most Kansans have ever seen in their lifetime. This is all thanks to the Democrats' massive, hyperpartisan, tax-and-spending bills and, of course, their business-crushing Federal regulations. As you can see on this chart, inflation was just 1 percent in January 2021--1.4 percent. Today, it is over a staggering 8 percent, almost 6 times higher than when Joe Biden took the reins and his woke inflationary policies wrecked our economy. Look, energy, groceries, and shelter account for two-thirds of inflation, and they always lead inflation. Inflation is not going away unless this administration does an about-face on its policies, and we know that is not going to happen. Let's take a look at what Joe Biden has done. Energy--energy is up 23 percent; groceries, up 13 percent; shelter, up 6 percent. You might ask: Why? Why has shelter gone up 6 percent? Look, mortgage rates on 30-year loans have quadrupled under this President. Energy, grocery, shelter--all up across the board. All are essential to every individual's comfort and prosperity. Finally, have you looked at your retirement accounts lately? Down, if you are lucky, maybe some 17 percent off its peak values. Kansans are hurting. Main Street merchants are hurting. Americans are hurting. Instead of helping, this administration continues to pour gas on the fire with another massive spending bill. Then they had the gall to publicly celebrate last week on the south lawn of the White House--the very day the stock market went into a spiral after the CPI came in showing the highest inflation rate in nearly 40 years. What is more, Sunday night on ``60 Minutes,'' the President said inflation was up ``just an inch, hardly at all.'' Are you kidding me? I can't imagine an administration more out of touch, more apathetic to the pain of the people who elected him than this one. An 8.3 percent increase in inflation over last year is not just an inch. This kind of minimization infuriates everyone. I have heard it at every one of my 100 townhall meetings. Let's not forget, since Joe Biden took his oath, inflation has increased over 13 percent. When you live paycheck to paycheck, 13 percent is not just an inch. Americans are much smarter than you think. Inflation is going to be Joe Biden's legacy to the American people. In our history books, the texts my grandchildren--two of whom are sitting in the Gallery today--will study, they will see a graphic like the one behind me. If anyone was hoping that the Federal Reserve would be able to slow down interest hikes, you can think again. This month's numbers made it clear to the Fed that their job is far from done, forcing them to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points. Interest is only going to keep increasing unless they reverse their policies. Look, life will continue to get more expensive under Joe Biden. Why? Because this President will not reverse his woke inflationary policies. Even now, President Biden and the Democrats want to continue to tax and spend us further into recession. Make no mistake about it. After almost a year and a half of financial anxiety and paychecks that are not going as far, Americans have had enough of the failing economic agenda of Joe Biden and this Democratic majority in Congress. November can't come soon enough. Come January, the tax-and-spend agenda will come to an immediate end. We will not allow this administration to further damage this country with their failed economic agenda. Before COVID, we had the greatest economy in generations. We accomplished this by slashing taxes and getting out of the way of industry and letting American producers produce. This is what the American people want. This is what the American people deserve. This is what will lead America back to prosperity. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. MARSHALL | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4962 | null | 5,151 |
formal | blue | null | antisemitic | Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, I am now going to turn to the next item on my agenda before we all adjourn, and that is a speech in support of the DISCLOSE Act and the need to take action to get secret money out of our elections. I want to thank Senator Whitehouse for his leadership on this legislation and testimony at the Committee on Rules and Administration hearing I held on it this summer. Senator Whitehouse has championed this bill since 2012, and I have been proud to support it alongside him in every Congress. I also want to thank Leader Schumer for holding a vote to advance this bill today. While the vote was ultimately unsuccessful, it is important that the people of this country understand that Senate Democrats--and only Senate Democrats, it appears--remain committed to addressing secret money in our election. This vote could not have come at a more important time, as we are seeing an unprecedented flood of money into our elections. Over $14 billion was spent during the 2020 election, the most expensive in our country's history. As we approach the general election in November with 48 days left, this is already--and we still have 48 days left--the most expensive midterm election ever. One estimate expects that nearly $10 billion will be spent just on political advertising this election cycle, more than double the $4 billion in the 2018 midterm elections. As spending on elections increases, the sources of the spending are less accountable than ever before. One investigation found that more than $1 billion was spent on the 2020 elections by groups that do not disclose their donors at all. I want people to think about this. One billion was spent on the 2020 election, one billion--not million--$1 billion, by groups that do not disclose their donors at all. No one likes that; I don't care if you are Democrat, Republican, or Independent, you at least want to know what money is being spent and who is paying for these negative ads that you see all over TV. As spending on election increases, the sources of that spending are less accountable than ever before. Americans know there is way too muchmoney in our elections, and for our democracy to work, we need to know where the money is coming from. It is that simple. But since the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United opened up the flood of outside money, overturned so much of the bipartisan work that had been done by our former colleague Senator McCain--who we miss dearly--as well as Senator Feingold, our neighbor in Wisconsin, but since that time and the overturning of those requirements of the McCain-Feingold campaign restrictions, there have been no significant improvements made to disclosure laws or regulations. Unlimited, anonymous spending in our elections doesn't encourage free speech; it drowns out the voices of you. It drowns out the voices of the American people who want to participate and be treated like everyone else. They have one vote just like a billionaire has a vote. Yet, what do we see? The billionaire gets to have undue influence, and we don't even know who he is because it is shrouded in secrecy because there is no requirement that the name be disclosed. This unrelenting secret spending will continue unless we take action to address it. That is why we need to pass the DISCLOSE Act. The DISCLOSE Act would address this tidal wave of secret money by requiring outside groups that spend in our elections to disclose their large donors--those that contribute more than $10,000. How could anyone be opposed to this? We are not talking about a lot of paperwork. We are talking about people who give more than $10,000. Looking around the Gallery, looking at the pages, I just find it hard to believe there are people right here that are going to give over $10,000 and then hide behind some kind of curtain of nondisclosure. That is what is happening. We just want to know who they are. Importantly, the bill also makes it harder for wealthy special interests to hide their contributions to cloak the identity of donors, and it cracks down on the use of shell companies to conceal the donations of foreign nationals. Let me repeat that. Who could be against trying to figure out whether shell companies are hiding the donations of foreign nationals, of people who don't even live in America who are trying to influence our elections? I held a hearing on the bill in the Committee on Rules and Administration on the DISCLOSE Act this summer, where we heard about the effects that secret money is having on our democracy and why we need to pass this legislation. Senator Whitehouse testified at the hearing, and he spoke powerfully about the impact that secret money is having on our government, affecting all aspects of our lives, from the makeup of our courts to people's healthcare decisions to addressing climate change. We also heard from Montana's Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan, who told us how his State's version of the DISCLOSE Act passed in 2015 with bipartisan support. Let me repeat that. In Montana, red and blue worked together and got this passed. I couldn't agree more that transparency in our democracy should not be a partisan issue, and regardless of political party, we should know who is spending on our elections. The American people know what is at stake. So it is no surprise that campaign finance disclosure laws have overwhelming support. One recent poll found that in swing States, 91 percent of likely voters--Republicans and Democrats--those are States that go red or blue, may be considered purple--91 percent of likely voters--Republicans and Democrats--support full transparency of campaign contributions and spending in our elections. Another poll from 2019 found that across America, 83 percent of likely voters support public disclosures of contributions. Those are people regardless of their political stripes. There is also a long history of bipartisan support for reducing the influence of money in our democracy. In fact, the very first limits on corporate campaign contributions came in 1907, the Tillman Act, the landmark Federal Election Campaign Act then passed in 1972, and as I noted, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in 2002 was also bipartisan, supported by Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold. They joined together to champion, to pass this really important bill. Guess what. All three of those bills I just mentioned, the one in 1907, the one in 1972, the one in 2002, they were all signed into law by Republican Presidents. This has always been a bipartisan issue in our country. Former Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, never one to hide his opinions, was also a staunch supporter of campaign finance disclosure. In a 2010 case, Doe v. Reed, he wrote: For my part, I do not look forward to a society which, thanks to the Supreme Court, campaigns anonymously . . . hidden from public scrutiny and protected from the accountability of criticism. These are his words: This does not resemble the Home of the Brave. You can't get much more conservative than former Justice Scalia. This is a bipartisan issue. We ask our colleagues to change their minds. Ensuring the transparency of our elections has been and should continue to be a bipartisan value. These issues are at the very heart of our democracy, and this commonsense bill would protect the right of voters to make informed choices and know who has been trying to influence our elections. As we move forward, I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting these measures in the future as well as the measures in the Freedom to Vote Act, which the DISCLOSE Act was part of that I led in the Senate that would give us baseline--baseline--rules of the road for the voters of this country to be able to make sure they can cast their votes regardless of whether they live in Minnesota or Texas. With that, I would like to turn to a few other matters that will help to close the Senate that I will receive in a few minutes. I have one. I will get started. Here we go. This is very exciting, happening in real time for all those watching. See, we are all prepared. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. KLOBUCHAR | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4963-2 | null | 5,152 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Ms. KLOBUCHAR. I rise today in support of the nomination of Robin Hutcheson to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As the Presiding Officer knows, her experience as Deputy Administrator and, currently, as Acting Administrator will serve her well. I am proud to say that she used to call Minnesota home, where she served as Director of Public Works for the City of Minneapolis for many years. Ms. Hutcheson brings much experience with her to this job. She has served in three roles at the U.S. Department of Transportation: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety Policy, FMCSA Deputy Administrator, and currently, as Acting Administrator. She has a strong track record on safety. As the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Safety Policy for U.S. DOT, she was instrumental in developing the National Roadway Safety Strategy and the new Safe Streets and Roads for All program. She also has local experience managing transportation systems in three States across the country: Minnesota, as we discussed, Utah, and Montana. In her role as Director of Public Works for the City of Minneapolis, she oversaw a 1,100-person team across nine divisions, including all transportation functions. During a time when our supply chains are being tested to their limits, I believe that her public and private experience, as well as her experience at both the local and Federal level, will bring a unique perspective to the role and improve the safety of our transportation networks. I will address her unanimous consent proposal in a minute. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. KLOBUCHAR | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4963 | null | 5,153 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. OSSOFF. Madam President, I rise today to celebrate the duel between two titans and legends of Mexican soccer at el Super Clasico, the Club Deportivo de Guadalajara ``Chivas'' and Club America--a duel that will be celebrated in my home city of Atlanta, GA, on September 25, 2022. The city of Atlanta and the State of Georgia are home to rich, vibrant, and celebrated Latino communities. I am thrilled to honor the contributions of the Hispanic community in Georgia during Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting these soccer legends in what will go down in history as one of the greatest games our continent has ever seen. This world-renowned match has brought thousands of soccer fans in Mexico and the United States together for almost 80 years to celebrate the history and unmatched rivalry of these soccer titans, a passion that unites us. Founded 103 years ago, Club America has won a total of 35 official national and international titles. Club Deportivo Chivas de Guadalajara has obtained a total of 26 national and international championships. In the last 5 years, the Chivas and America have played for sold-out crowds in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas. And this year in Atlanta will not be different. I join with our community to witness the legacy of this beautiful game that reminds us of the unbreakable bond we share. May tradition, history, and legacy guide our continued commitment to celebrate what unites us. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. OSSOFF | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4965-3 | null | 5,154 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I submit the following statement to the Record in memory of Maury Wills, who passed away on September 19, 2022, at the age of 89. Before there was Lou Brock and Rickey Henderson, there was Maury Wills. When he stole 104 bases in 1962, he not only beat out Willie Mays for the National League MVP award, he broke the single season stolen base record held by Ty Cobb that had stood for 47 years. That year, he was also named the first Black captain in the history of the Dodgers organization. A native of Washington, DC, Maury was inspired to pursue a Major League career after attending a youth baseball clinic held by Jerry Priddy of the Washington Senators. Maury was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers at the age of 17. He spent a decade in their Minor League system, honing his skills and working his way to the Major League. When Maury finally made it to the big league, he quickly became a foundational part of the Dodgers teams that went to four World Series from 1959 to 1966. During that time, he won two Gold Gloves and was named to five All Star teams. Maury, and so many other Dodgers legends from the era, helped Los Angeles fall in love with professional baseball. In the years following his playing career, Maury had stints as an announcer, manager, and even entertainer. He was also able to overcome addiction with the help of his future wife Angela George and support of the Dodgers organization. Maury was open about his challenges with addiction in hopes that others could learn from his journey to sobriety. Maury remained a member of the Dodgers family until his death. For years, he served as a base stealing and bunting instructor. He even helped mentor a young outfielder named Dave Roberts, who would go on to have one of the most famous stolen bases in MLB history in the 2004 American League Championship Series. Maury's intensity and passion for the game was evident when I visited Dodgers Spring Training a few years ago; it was clear why they referred to his spot in the facility as Maury's Pit. I join Dodger fans across the Nation in remembering Maury and sending our condolences to his family. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PADILLA | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4965-4 | null | 5,155 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated: POM-234. A resolution adopted by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission entitled ``Pertaining to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Funds''; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. POM-235. A resolution adopted by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission entitled ``Urging the Federal Governmental to Work with States in the Spirit of Cooperative Federalism During Review of the Federal Fossil Fuel Program''; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. POM-236. A resolution adopted by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission entitled ``Pertaining to Encouraging Carbon Capture and Technological Innovation''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. POM-237. A resolution adopted by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission entitled ``Pertaining to the CLEAN Future Act and Any Substantially Similar Legislation or Policies''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4966-5 | null | 5,156 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Warnock) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 795 Whereas, in an average year, on every school day in the United States, approximately 506,520 public and private school buses carry more than 26,000,000 K-12 students to and from school; Whereas school buses comprise the largest mass transportation fleet in the United States; Whereas, in an average year, 48 percent of all K-12 students ride a school bus for each of the 180 school days in a year, and school bus operators drive school buses a total of nearly 4,400,000,000 miles; Whereas the Child Safety Network (referred to in this preamble as the ``CSN''), which is celebrating 33 years of public service in the United States, supports the CSN Safe Ride campaign, which is designed to provide the school bus industry with driver training, the latest technology, and free safety and security resources, including resources to help parents raise safer and healthier children; Whereas the designation of School Bus Safety Month will allow broadcast and digital media and social networking industries to commit to disseminating public service announcements that are produced to-- (1) provide free resources designed to safeguard children; (2) recognize school bus operators and professionals; and (3) encourage the driving public to engage in safer driving behavior near school buses when students board and disembark from school buses; Whereas key leaders who deserve recognition during School Bus Safety Month and beyond have-- (1) provided security awareness training materials to more than 14,000 public and private schools; (2) trained more than 118,139 school bus operators; and (3) provided more than 166,798 counterterrorism guides to individuals who are key to providing both safety and security for children in the United States; and Whereas School Bus Safety Month offers the Senate and the people of the United States an opportunity to recognize and thank the school bus operators and the professionals focused on school bus safety and security in the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate designates September 2022 as ``School Bus Safety Month''. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4974-2 | null | 5,157 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Reed, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Burr, Mr. Portman, Mr. King, Mr. Graham, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Coons, Mr. Braun, Mr. Romney, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Warren, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Lujan, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Smith, and Mr. Sullivan) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 794 Whereas, across the United States, clean and readily abundant forms of energy are powering more homes and businesses than ever before; Whereas clean energy generation is readily available from zero- and low-emissions sources; Whereas the clean energy sector is a growing part of the economy and has been a key driver of economic growth in the United States in recent years; Whereas technological innovation can further reduce costs, enhance reliability, and increase deployment of clean energy sources; Whereas the ``2022 U.S. Energy and Employment Report'' published by the Department of Energy found that, at the end of 2021, the energy and energy efficiency sectors in the United States employed approximately 7,800,000 individuals; Whereas the scaling of affordable and exportable clean energy is essential to reducing global emissions; Whereas clean energy jobs are inherently local, contribute to the growth of local economies, and cannot be outsourced due to the on-site nature of construction, installation, and maintenance; and Whereas innovative clean energy solutions and clean energy jobs are part of the energy future of the United States: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) proclaims the week of September 26 through September 30, 2022, to be ``National Clean Energy Week''; (2) encourages individuals and organizations across the United States to support commonsense solutions that address the economic, environmental, and energy needs of the United States in the 21st century; (3) encourages the Federal Government, States, municipalities, and individuals to invest in affordable, clean, and low-emitting energy technologies; and (4) recognizes the role of entrepreneurs and small businesses in ensuring the energy leadership of the United States in the global marketplace and supporting low-cost, clean, and reliable energy in the United States. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS4974 | null | 5,158 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam President, I want to talk about one of the strongest storms in many, many years to hit my State. It was called Typhoon Merbok, and it hit western Alaska late last week and into the weekend. It brought gale-force winds, massive flooding, and loss of power, water, and communications. It has wreaked havoc. I have just a few photos here. You see a house literally floating away into the ocean; whole communities completely flooded; a giant wave system--again, communities completely flooded in western Alaska. This is an area of our State dotted with dozens of small villages, nearly all of them, the majority, Alaska Native communities. Roughly about 21,000 people live in these communities in western Alaska with a coastline of roughly 1,300 miles. That is just one little, small part of my State, but that is just about as many miles of all the Florida coastline combined just here in western Alaska. They got hammered. There are very, very few roads. Alaska has over 200 communities that are not connected by any roads at all, and so it presents many challenges in terms of relief. Unfortunately, the very small number of roads that we have, many were washed away in these communities. The storm knocked out lines of communication, prompted evacuations, and wrenched homes from their foundations, as I mentioned, floating in the water. The preliminary assessment shows very significant damage to bridges, roads, water treatment plants, bulk fuel tanks, seawalls, breakwaters, airstrips--if you don't have a road, every one of these small communities has an airport, a tiny little airport--generators, powerplants. This was a devastating storm. But I am proud to say my fellow Alaskans pulled together--the Native communities in particular, as they do so often--to make sure that all residents and particularly the most vulnerable, the elderly in particular, were out of harm's way when this storm came pounding ashore in western Alaska. Our State and local government emergency management teams, the Alaska National Guard, the Coast Guard, and our first responders have also been working day and night to ensure that communities are safe and that utility services and major infrastructure are becoming operational as soon as possible, but it is still a real challenge. I will say from the Federal Government's perspective, FEMA has done a good job thus far--a really good job. They immediately got teams on the ground and are working to evaluate the damage. The head of FEMA, whom I spoke to shortly after the storm hit, is on her way to Alaska. The Secretary of Homeland Security just called me today on their focus on this. The Region 10 FEMA Director--which covers Alaska--is also on the ground there. Thankfully, thank God there have been no reports of death or serious injury, and it is in part because of the resilience of the people in Alaska and the preparation. Further, donations of food, water, clothes, and other essentials from businesses and nonprofits and just generous individuals throughout Alaska have been pouring in to this community. We are so grateful for all the help that has come. Even though most Americans are very unaware of this, this was a devastating storm. Let me talk a little bit about some of these wonderful communities that were hit by the storm. All of these communities--I have spent a lot of time in western Alaska. They are amazing people with an incredible generosity of spirit and thriving Alaska Native cultures. But these are some of the poorest communities in America--the poorest communities in America. Like I said, almost none of them have roads. Several of them do not have any water or sewer--running water or flush toilets. American citizens. You know, I get a little frustrated in this body whenever there is a lower 48 community that has a problem with drinking water--the latest in Jackson, MS, and Detroit, MI. There is all this money, and they say: Hey, let's fix that aging infrastructure. I get it. That is important. But what I always say is, why don't we fix communities like mine that have no infrastructure, no water and sewer, no flush toilets, no access to the internet, housing where multiple generations are often crammed together? And here is the thing. These are some of the most amazing people on the planet, and as Americans, they are some of the most patriotic people in the whole country. I always like to brag about Alaska, where there are more veterans per capita than any State in the country. But the Alaska Native people serve at higher rates in the U.S. military than any other ethnic group in America. This is what I call special patriotism. When you go to these small communities, everyone there is a veteran. It really warms your heart as an American. So we need to help these communities, and we are going to do that. The Senate is going to do that; the Federal Government is going to do that; and the State of Alaska is going to do that. I do want to make one mention of one issue that is important to me. It is an issue just to fairness, and I am just putting down a marker to make sure we have fairness as it relates to my constituents in this very significant storm that we need help with. The majority leader was here on the floor recently talking about the impact that Hurricane Fiona was having on Puerto Rico, and we are all thinking about Puerto Rico as well. We want to make sure they are all safe, and that is something we need to be focused on in the Federal Government, in the U.S. Senate. Now, normally, the Federal Government pays for 75 percent of the costs ofemergency medical care, disaster response, food distribution when those requests are made. Our Governor just recently declared a Federal disaster for this part of Alaska. The Alaska delegation sent a letter to the President urging him to immediately approve this Federal disaster declaration for Alaska. When this happens, as I mentioned, the Federal Government usually pays 75 percent; others are responsible back home for 25 percent. Sometimes it is even 90 percent and 10 percent. As I mentioned, the majority leader recently requested, in a floor speech on the Senate floor--and I am fine with the speech--that the FEMA Federal Government pay 100 percent of the costs in Puerto Rico. OK. If FEMA wants to do that, if that is going to happen at the request of the majority leader, here is what else has to happen: Then FEMA must pay 100 percent of the costs in western Alaska, OK. That is a no-brainer. One hundred percent of the costs from FEMA in Puerto Rico, then the great people in western Alaska are going to get 100 percent of the costs paid for as well. As a matter of fact, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter I led with Senator Murkowski and Congresswoman Peltola to Administrator Criswell, the Director of FEMA, just making note that, hey, if you are going to do 100 percent for Puerto Rico, you need to make sure you are doing 100 percent for western Alaska. I would like to submit that for the Record. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SULLIVAN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS5032-4 | null | 5,159 |
formal | Detroit | null | racist | Mr. SULLIVAN. Madam President, I want to talk about one of the strongest storms in many, many years to hit my State. It was called Typhoon Merbok, and it hit western Alaska late last week and into the weekend. It brought gale-force winds, massive flooding, and loss of power, water, and communications. It has wreaked havoc. I have just a few photos here. You see a house literally floating away into the ocean; whole communities completely flooded; a giant wave system--again, communities completely flooded in western Alaska. This is an area of our State dotted with dozens of small villages, nearly all of them, the majority, Alaska Native communities. Roughly about 21,000 people live in these communities in western Alaska with a coastline of roughly 1,300 miles. That is just one little, small part of my State, but that is just about as many miles of all the Florida coastline combined just here in western Alaska. They got hammered. There are very, very few roads. Alaska has over 200 communities that are not connected by any roads at all, and so it presents many challenges in terms of relief. Unfortunately, the very small number of roads that we have, many were washed away in these communities. The storm knocked out lines of communication, prompted evacuations, and wrenched homes from their foundations, as I mentioned, floating in the water. The preliminary assessment shows very significant damage to bridges, roads, water treatment plants, bulk fuel tanks, seawalls, breakwaters, airstrips--if you don't have a road, every one of these small communities has an airport, a tiny little airport--generators, powerplants. This was a devastating storm. But I am proud to say my fellow Alaskans pulled together--the Native communities in particular, as they do so often--to make sure that all residents and particularly the most vulnerable, the elderly in particular, were out of harm's way when this storm came pounding ashore in western Alaska. Our State and local government emergency management teams, the Alaska National Guard, the Coast Guard, and our first responders have also been working day and night to ensure that communities are safe and that utility services and major infrastructure are becoming operational as soon as possible, but it is still a real challenge. I will say from the Federal Government's perspective, FEMA has done a good job thus far--a really good job. They immediately got teams on the ground and are working to evaluate the damage. The head of FEMA, whom I spoke to shortly after the storm hit, is on her way to Alaska. The Secretary of Homeland Security just called me today on their focus on this. The Region 10 FEMA Director--which covers Alaska--is also on the ground there. Thankfully, thank God there have been no reports of death or serious injury, and it is in part because of the resilience of the people in Alaska and the preparation. Further, donations of food, water, clothes, and other essentials from businesses and nonprofits and just generous individuals throughout Alaska have been pouring in to this community. We are so grateful for all the help that has come. Even though most Americans are very unaware of this, this was a devastating storm. Let me talk a little bit about some of these wonderful communities that were hit by the storm. All of these communities--I have spent a lot of time in western Alaska. They are amazing people with an incredible generosity of spirit and thriving Alaska Native cultures. But these are some of the poorest communities in America--the poorest communities in America. Like I said, almost none of them have roads. Several of them do not have any water or sewer--running water or flush toilets. American citizens. You know, I get a little frustrated in this body whenever there is a lower 48 community that has a problem with drinking water--the latest in Jackson, MS, and Detroit, MI. There is all this money, and they say: Hey, let's fix that aging infrastructure. I get it. That is important. But what I always say is, why don't we fix communities like mine that have no infrastructure, no water and sewer, no flush toilets, no access to the internet, housing where multiple generations are often crammed together? And here is the thing. These are some of the most amazing people on the planet, and as Americans, they are some of the most patriotic people in the whole country. I always like to brag about Alaska, where there are more veterans per capita than any State in the country. But the Alaska Native people serve at higher rates in the U.S. military than any other ethnic group in America. This is what I call special patriotism. When you go to these small communities, everyone there is a veteran. It really warms your heart as an American. So we need to help these communities, and we are going to do that. The Senate is going to do that; the Federal Government is going to do that; and the State of Alaska is going to do that. I do want to make one mention of one issue that is important to me. It is an issue just to fairness, and I am just putting down a marker to make sure we have fairness as it relates to my constituents in this very significant storm that we need help with. The majority leader was here on the floor recently talking about the impact that Hurricane Fiona was having on Puerto Rico, and we are all thinking about Puerto Rico as well. We want to make sure they are all safe, and that is something we need to be focused on in the Federal Government, in the U.S. Senate. Now, normally, the Federal Government pays for 75 percent of the costs ofemergency medical care, disaster response, food distribution when those requests are made. Our Governor just recently declared a Federal disaster for this part of Alaska. The Alaska delegation sent a letter to the President urging him to immediately approve this Federal disaster declaration for Alaska. When this happens, as I mentioned, the Federal Government usually pays 75 percent; others are responsible back home for 25 percent. Sometimes it is even 90 percent and 10 percent. As I mentioned, the majority leader recently requested, in a floor speech on the Senate floor--and I am fine with the speech--that the FEMA Federal Government pay 100 percent of the costs in Puerto Rico. OK. If FEMA wants to do that, if that is going to happen at the request of the majority leader, here is what else has to happen: Then FEMA must pay 100 percent of the costs in western Alaska, OK. That is a no-brainer. One hundred percent of the costs from FEMA in Puerto Rico, then the great people in western Alaska are going to get 100 percent of the costs paid for as well. As a matter of fact, Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter I led with Senator Murkowski and Congresswoman Peltola to Administrator Criswell, the Director of FEMA, just making note that, hey, if you are going to do 100 percent for Puerto Rico, you need to make sure you are doing 100 percent for western Alaska. I would like to submit that for the Record. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SULLIVAN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-22-pt1-PgS5032-4 | null | 5,160 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5303. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations Development Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Rescission of Dual Labeling Requirements for Certain Packages of Meat and Poultry [Docket Number: FSIS- 2018-0012] (RIN: 0583-AD71) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-5304. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulations and Development Staff, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Changes to Accreditation of Non-Federal Analytical Testing Laboratories [Docket No.: FSIS-2021-0013] (RIN: 0583-AD70) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Agriculture. EC-5305. A letter from the Director, Regulations Management Division, Rural Development Innovation Center, Department of Agriculture, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program [Docket No.: RHS-21-SFH-003] (RIN: 0575-AD22) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5306. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's final rule -- Fair Housing Rule, Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance Rule; Technical Correction (RIN: 3064-AF84) received September 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-5307. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting the Department's final rule -Interpretive Bulletin Relating to the Independence of Employee Benefit Plan Accountants (RIN: 1210-AC15) received September 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-5308. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Final Determination of Portable Electric Spas as a Covered Consumer Product [EERE-2022-BT- DET-0006] (RIN: 1904-AF31) received September 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5309. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Battery Chargers [EERE-2020-BT-TP-0012] (RIN: 1904-AE49) received September 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5310. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Fumonisin Esterase [Docket No.: FDA-2021-F-0564] received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5311. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Augusta, Maine) [MB Docket No.: 22-150] (RM-11926) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5312. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (Big Coppitt Key, Florida) [MB Docket No.: 22-188] (RM-11928) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5313. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Orono, Maine) [MB Docket No.: 22-215] (RM-11929) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5314. A letter from the Chief, Revenue and Receivables, Financial Operations, Office of Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022 [MD Docket No.: 22-223]; Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees [MD Docket No.: 22-301] received September 15, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5315. A letter from the Director, Congressional Affairs, Federal Election Commission, transmitting the Commission's interim final rule -- Repayment of Candidate Loans [Notice 2022-17] received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on House Administration. EC-5316. A letter from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Facility License Notifications (RIN: 3141-AA76) received September 13, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5317. A letter from the General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Annual Fee Calculation (RIN: 3141-AA77) received September 21, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-5318. A letter from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Wine Treating Materials and Related Regulations [Docket No.: TTB-2016-0010; T.D. TTB-185; Re: Notice No.: 164] (RIN: 1513- AB61) received September 13, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-26-pt1-PgH8118 | null | 5,161 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I wish to commend the adoption of the resolution of ratification with respect to Treaty Document No. 117-1, amendment to the Montreal Protocol. Adopting the Kigali Amendment, as it is better known, will formalize the U.S. commitment to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, under the global climate treaty. These industrial chemicals commonly found in air conditioners and refrigerators, insulating foams, and pharmaceutical inhalers are potent greenhouse gases. This historic achievement is the latest in a series by a Congress that will be remembered for its unprecedented action to combat climate change and future-proof our economy. Fittingly, last week was Climate Week NYC, an event that has taken place every year in New York City since 2009. The summit takes place alongside the UN General Assembly and brings together international leaders from business, government, and civil society to showcase global climate action. A working paper on HFCs produced for the New Climate Economy by Nathan Borgford-Parnell, Maxime Beaugrand, Stephen O. Anderson, and Durwood Zaelke of the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, highlights HFC phasedown as one of the greatest opportunities to mitigate climate change quickly. Specifically, reducing HFC use in line with the Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol could avoid 0.5 degree Celsius--0.9 degree Fahrenheit--of warming by 2100. That will go a long way toward limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius under the Paris Agreement and avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. U.S. adoption of the resolution, which has been ratified by 137 countries, contributes to delivering on that commitment and cements the consensus on climate ambition as a complement to thriving economies. I would like to reflect on how we arrived at this moment. Under the Montreal Protocol, participating countriesagreed to replace ozone-depleting products, such as chlorofluorocarbons--CFCs--found in refrigerants, aerosols, and solvents to help address the hole in the ozone layer. As a result, there has been a 97-percent reduction in the global consumption of controlled ozone-depleting substances, with minimal economic disruption. Hydrofluorocarbons--HFCs--make up the majority of the ozone-friendly products being used today to replace CFCs. HFCs can now be found in nearly every home in the United States, namely in our air conditioners and refrigerators. Although HFCs were developed as an ozone-layer-preserving alternative to historical refrigerants, they are now known to be highly potent greenhouse gases--hundreds or thousands of times more so than carbon dioxide. This discovery challenged policymakers and manufacturers to keep innovating. On October 15, 2016, in Kigali, Rwanda, more than 170 countries negotiated an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to include a global phasedown of HFCs. The goal of the Kigali Amendment is to achieve an 80 percent or greater reduction in global HFC consumption and production by 2047. Five years and three Presidential administrations later, on November 16, 2021, President Biden transmitted the Kigali Amendment to the U.S. Senate, which was referred to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where I am proud to serve. The Foreign Relations Committee voted the Kigali Amendment out of committee by voice vote earlier this year. Today, U.S. businesses stand to benefit tremendously from the global phase-down in hydrofluorocarbons--HFCs--and, thereby, the ratification of Kigali. This includes chemicals manufacturers such as Honeywell, air-conditioning and refrigeration companies, and major retail companies like Walmart. Honeywell, headquartered in North Carolina, has a safety product manufacturing presence in Silver Spring, MD. I applaud the U.S. businesses at the forefront of innovation and development of commercially viable alternatives to HFCs that have already invested billions of dollars in developing alternatives to HFCs, including in anticipation of U.S. ratification of Kigali. This investment in research and development and new capacity, mainly in the U.S., will advance our ability to produce next-generation refrigerants, insulation materials, aerosols, and solvents here at home, insulating our economy from supply chain disruptions. In fact, the United States is already implementing domestic authorities to phase down the use of HFCs in a manner entirely consistent with Kigali, under the American Manufacturing and Innovation--AIM--Act that I am proud to have supported as a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. During the challenging early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the committee gathered information from stakeholders on legislation introduced by Senators Kennedy and Chairman Carper to establish a domestic phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons--HFCs--consistent with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. We heard from an extraordinary range of industry and environmental stakeholder groups supporting this legislation, particularly those most directly affected. It was through this process that I learned that a Maryland academic institution had contributed to the consensus around the economic benefits of ratification. INFORUM, or Inter-industry Forecasting at the University of Maryland, produced an analysis cited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, and many of the firms and industry associations that support the AIM bill. The University of Maryland study found that the phasedown of HFCs will create 33,000 new U.S. manufacturing jobs. When the indirect and induced effects were added to estimate the total impact, the number of jobs gained rose to 150,000. On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was enacted, which included the American Innovation and Manufacturing--AIM--Act. The legislative language was nearly identical to the bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Kennedy and Carper, which had broad bipartisan backing in the Senate, with 16 Republican cosponsors. EPA has already started implementing the AIM Act, with the first regulations issued in October 2021. Even before the Federal action taken in the last 2 years, States were acting in their interests to reduce HFCs. In November 2020, the Maryland Department of the Environment--MDE--finalized regulations to phase out the use of HFCs and reduce methane emissions to help meet the State's aggressive climate and environmental goals for reducing greenhouse gases. This sub-national action was designed to help Maryland meet its requirements under the State's emissions reduction target, which was subsequently made even more ambitious when the Climate Solutions Now Act become State law. The act set a new target of net zero by 2045, while continuing to have a net positive effect on the economy and job creation. Maryland participates in the U.S. Climate Alliance and is a member of the multi-State Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative--RGGI. Maryland is also a leader for green building in the U.S., having been included in the Top 10 States for LEED list every year since 2011. The U.S. Green Buildings Council community has long shown leadership on refrigerants, with key studies issued in the early 2000s probing the balance between ozone layer and global warming. In fact, since 2010, 63 percent of LEED-certified projects have achieved the enhanced refrigerant management credit, which is intended reduce ozone depletion and support early compliance with the Montreal Protocol while minimizing direct contributions to climate change. Embracing energy efficiency, including through the use of modern refrigerants, across these properties has a tangible impact in their home communities. The Federal Government given its real estate footprint needs to lead by example. Fortunately, there is major new Federal funding included in the Inflation Reduction Act for the General Services Administration--GSA--to do just that, including funding to improve the environmental performance of Federal buildings and implement emerging and sustainable technologies. The next generation of coolant technologies is extremely energy efficient. This means the transition to HFC alternatives will generate billions of dollars in energy savings for American businesses and consumers over the next decade. In total, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--EPA--has estimated that the economic benefits from implementing the AIM Act alone will be more than $270 billion. Clearly, phasing down HFCs in favor of environmentally safer alternatives and more energy-efficient cooling technologies benefits the climate and the economy. Nearly 1 year ago, I returned from my trip to Glasgow, Scotland, for COP26, the 2021 United Nations--UN--Climate Change Conference, where the need for concerted action at every level--State and local, national, and international, and nongovernmental--was undeniable. I was privileged to have 18 Senate colleagues join me to bolster President Biden's agenda and the U.S. leadership role on the world stage. The Glasgow Climate Pact established a clear consensus that all nations need to do much more, immediately, to prevent a catastrophic rise in global temperatures. Thursday's Senate action by a comfortable margin of 69-27 is a signal to the world that together we can protect our economic interests and improve quality of life. While our work to combat the climate crisis is hardly complete, we can build on the momentum generated by this hopeful, strategic victory. I will conclude by applauding my colleagues for their actions in support of adoption of the Kigali Amendment, and for our years' long efforts along the path to this historic moment. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-27-pt1-PgS5047-2 | null | 5,162 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At 3:02 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Alli one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 4118. An act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence reduction initiatives, and for other purposes. H.R. 5768. An act to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program to establish, implement, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes. H.R. 6448. An act to direct the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice to carry out a grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. H.R. 8542. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to States, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bills Signed The message further announced that the Speaker has signed the following enrolled bills: S. 3895. An act to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024. H.R. 5577. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''. H.R. 6899. An act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy). | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-27-pt1-PgS5050-6 | null | 5,163 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the followingenrolled bill was signed by Speaker pro tempore Raskin on Tuesday, September 27, 2022: S. 2293, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8127-7 | null | 5,164 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8128-5 | null | 5,165 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 8956) to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8136-2 | null | 5,166 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6967) to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8145 | null | 5,167 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6889) to mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. WATERS | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8157 | null | 5,168 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2710) to increase transparency with respect to financial services benefitting state sponsors of terrorism, human rights abusers, and corrupt officials, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. WATERS | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8158 | null | 5,169 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3662) to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARSON | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8168 | null | 5,170 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3482) to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8179 | null | 5,171 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1247. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028 five- year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-497). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1248. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-498). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1251. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-499). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1252. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-500). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1253. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-501). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1638. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 117- 502). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 6364. A bill to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-503). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5703. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-504). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3482. A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; with an amendment (Rept. 117-505). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7321. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-506). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeSAULNIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1396. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school- based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (Rept. 117-507). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 6965. A bill to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-508, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4081. A bill to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices (Rept. 117- 509). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1264. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the preservation of free speech, adversely (Rept. 117-510). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1261. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission, adversely (Rept. 117-511). Referred to the House Calendar Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1271. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to activities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating to broadband service, adversely (Rept. 117-512). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 5141. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers; with an amendment (Rept. 117-513). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 8163. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; with an amendment (Rept. 117-514). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. VELAZQUEZ: Committee on Small Business. House Resolution 1298. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the role of the Department of the Treasury in the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration; with amendments (Rept. 117-515). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1244. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any COVID-19 vaccine, adversely (Rept. 117-516). Referred to the House Calendar. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6889. A bill to mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 117-517). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1269. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of the OECD Pillar One agreement on the United States Treasury (Rept. 117-518), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1262. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession regarding the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and 5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly known as the ``fix to the family glitch'' (Rept. 117-519), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1285. Resolution requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Rept. 117-520), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1288. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic (Rept. 117-521), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1246. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Rept. 117-522), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1283. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives a copy of the Internal Revenue Service Small Business/Self Employed Division Decision Memorandum regarding the decision to destroy approximately 30,000,000 paper information returns around the time of March 2021, and any other memorandum related to the decision to destroy those information returns (Rept. 117-523), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8219 | null | 5,172 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1247. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023-2028 five- year program for offshore oil and gas leasing, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-497). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1248. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the compliance with the obligations of the Mineral Leasing Act, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-498). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1251. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Agriculture to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-499). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. House Resolution 1252. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the mineral withdrawal within the Superior National Forest, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-500). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1253. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the actions of the Department of the Interior's Departmental Ethics Office, adversely; with an amendment (Rept. 117-501). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 1638. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 117- 502). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. GRIJALVA: Committee on Natural Resources. H. Res. 6364. A bill to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-503). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 5703. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, and for other purposes (Rept. 117-504). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 3482. A bill to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation; with an amendment (Rept. 117-505). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeFAZIO: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 7321. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-506). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. DeSAULNIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1396. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school- based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (Rept. 117-507). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 6965. A bill to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-508, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 4081. A bill to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices (Rept. 117- 509). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1264. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to misinformation and the preservation of free speech, adversely (Rept. 117-510). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1261. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with the Federal Trade Commission, adversely (Rept. 117-511). Referred to the House Calendar Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1271. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents relating to activities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration relating to broadband service, adversely (Rept. 117-512). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 5141. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers; with an amendment (Rept. 117-513). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. H.R. 8163. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; with an amendment (Rept. 117-514). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. VELAZQUEZ: Committee on Small Business. House Resolution 1298. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to the role of the Department of the Treasury in the Paycheck Protection Program of the Small Business Administration; with amendments (Rept. 117-515). Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. PALLONE: Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Resolution 1244. Resolution of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any COVID-19 vaccine, adversely (Rept. 117-516). Referred to the House Calendar. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6889. A bill to mend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. 117-517). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1269. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of the OECD Pillar One agreement on the United States Treasury (Rept. 117-518), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1262. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession regarding the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and 5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly known as the ``fix to the family glitch'' (Rept. 117-519), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1285. Resolution requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Rept. 117-520), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1288. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic (Rept. 117-521), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1246. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Rept. 117-522), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. Mr. NEAL: Committee on Ways and Means. House Resolution 1283. Resolution of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives a copy of the Internal Revenue Service Small Business/Self Employed Division Decision Memorandum regarding the decision to destroy approximately 30,000,000 paper information returns around the time of March 2021, and any other memorandum related to the decision to destroy those information returns (Rept. 117-523), adversely Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgH8219 | null | 5,173 |
formal | MAGA | null | white supremacist | Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, I was just watching the ``TODAY'' show. That is why I was late. They have a surprise neighbor of the month, and when they come in and surprise him, all his neighbors are there because he is such a great neighbor. Well, Ernie Mann--who is the father of Steve Mann, who has been my deputy State director since I have been Senator for over 20 years--a teacher in the community, a volunteer firefighter for 60 years, and just a great guy and a wonderful Yankee fan. They had Nestor Cortes get on the phone and speak to him. He was just made the neighbor of--I think it is of the month, but maybe it is of the year. Anyway, he deserves it. It was wonderful. It was beautiful to see. So, Ernie--and to all the Mann family, including the great Steve, who has done such a great job for me--congratulations. Good luck. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Continuing Resolution Mr. President, now let's get to the substance of the day. Last night, by a vote of 72 to 23, the Senate agreed to advance a shell for a continuing resolution to keep the government open until December 16 and avoid a needless government shutdown. As my colleagues know, government funding runs out Friday at midnight, whereupon a partial shutdown would begin if we do not act. We must work fast to finish the process here on the floor, send a CR to the House, and then send it to the President's desk before the clock runs out. With cooperation from our Republican colleagues, the Senate can finish its work with keeping the government open as soon as tomorrow. There is every reason in the world to get to yes, and I look forward to working with Leader McConnell to make sure we can do that and not bump up into the Friday midnight deadline. I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with us together to speed this process as quickly as we can throughthe floor, especially since the CR contains many things both parties support. I am talking about billions in disaster aid to help communities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, battered by floods and disasters over the past year; as well as help for New Mexico to recover from its worst wildfire in the State's history. We must also renew the FDA user fees for the next 5 years to prevent the slowdown of innovative drugs and medical devices so needed by our people and to prevent thousands of workers--good, hard-working workers--who help approve these drugs and make sure they are safe from being furloughed. And, crucially, we must also approve critical emergency aid for the people of Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that U.S. assistance has made an enormous difference in helping Ukraine defend itself. I want to salute President Biden. He has done a masterful job in helping the Ukrainians and leading us. But the Congress in a bipartisan way has gone along in the past. We have not only got along, but we enthusiastically supported our help for Ukraine. I certainly enthusiastically support it, and we have to continue. The conflict in Ukraine is far from over and our obligation remains to help them, however we can, to beat the brutal, nasty, vicious Putin. I want to also thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night to put this CR together, especially my friend Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Ranking Member Shelby for his good work. They are both retiring. Let's hope this is the last CR they do so we get an omnibus done in December. I also want to recognize all of my other colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate and all their great staffs, who have worked hard to make sure we don't have a needless shutdown. Twenty months into the Democratic majority, I want to take a moment to highlight the many, many accomplishments we have secured in this Chamber, the most in recent memory. This is one of the most productive Congresses we have had in a very long time, and we have worked hard every step of the way to improve the lives of the American people, to help those in the middle class stay in the middle class, and to help those struggling to get into the middle class, making it a little easier for them to get there. A few months ago, for instance, after the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many others, the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to break the grip of the NRA and pass the first gun safety bill in three decades. It was the first gun safety bill since the Brady Act, which I was proud to author as a Member of Congress, 30 years ago. It took 30 years to get some real progress made, but we did, and we have to continue. A few weeks later, we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in a generation to help veterans suffering from cancers, lung diseases, and other ailments stemming from toxic exposure. Again, it was a bipartisan bill. Senators Tester and Moran led the way. It was a really good bill, and thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans who risked their lives for us are now getting the help they always needed and deserved. And, as Ukraine fights for survival, we strengthened NATO--again, bipartisan--by adding Finland and Sweden to its ranks, sending Putin a clear message that he can't intimidate America or Europe. And, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its drive to outcompete the United States, we passed the CHIPS and Science Act, the largest manufacturing, science, and jobs bill we have seen in decades, bringing jobs back to America in high-end manufacturing and in research, to keep us No. 1 on into the 21st century as the leading economy, free and democratic, in the world. Our efforts, of course, culminated in the crowning jewel of them all, the Inflation Reduction Act--a groundbreaking bill that will lower prescription drug costs, lower the price of insulin for seniors on Medicare, and help Americans save on energy costs with the largest clean energy investments in American history. I am so proud that my caucus stuck together in getting this important bill done. We needed every vote, and we got it--and that is only what we have done since June. Over the past year, we have enacted the first infrastructure law in decades--the largest, biggest infrastructure law in decades. We revamped our post office, finally, and put it on a good track. We reinstated VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, after years of trying. We finally declared lynching a Federal hate crime after a century of delay, and we unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Then, of course, we have confirmed over 80 qualified nominees to the Federal bench, including Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Roughly three-quarters of the President's nominees have been women and two-thirds people of color. With one nominee at a time, we are making our Federal bench a better reflection of our great country. All of these accomplishments will echo for years in the lives of the American people. They were hard to get done, especially in a 50-50 Senate. While we have gotten so much done, there is a lot, certainly more, we have to do. I have always said, from my first days as majority leader, that Democrats would be willing to work in a bipartisan way to get things done whenever we could, but of course, on such important issues like climate, when we are unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in the defense of our values and show the American people the choice before them in the coming election, as we did in the IRA. Sadly, since the overturning of Roe, that contrast has come into sharper focus than we have seen in years. One example is in Arizona. For decades, overturning Roe and eliminating the right to choose had been the North Star for many in the Republican Party--for most, it seems--in orienting much of their legislation, their candidates, and their nominees they elevate to the judiciary. All too often, Republican Senators and legislators--even when they might not agree with the extreme MAGA position on abortion--go along because they are afraid of the consequences in a primary. Well, we saw another horrifying consequence of this late last week when a judge in Arizona upheld a radical abortion ban that dates back to the time of the Civil War--even before Arizona became a State. In the blink of an eye, the right to choose has been practically eliminated in Arizona, a devastating blow to the freedoms of millions of Arizonan women. The law held in Arizona is as cruel and radical as it comes. It dates all the way back to the 1860s--the 1860s, not the 1960s--and provides no exceptions for rape and incest. It tells young women who are raped or who are subject to incest: You have to carry the baby all the way to term. You have to carry the fetus all the way to term. That is terrible. That is terrible. It allows for the prosecution of doctors and, even worse, of those who assist women in accessing abortion. In response, the MAGA state attorney general released a statement, saying: We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature. The 1860s. The 1860s. MAGA Republicans are making it clear as day exactly where they stand on the right to choose. They want to make freedom of choice extinct across the country--period. The Arizona ruling is hardly the only example of Republican State legislatures, as we see in places like Indiana, South Carolina, and many others, that have already introduced or enacted restrictions with few exceptions for rape and incest. Look, at the end of the day, this isn't about States' rights despite what Republicans have claimed. This is about getting rid of the right to choose in its entirety. If anyone has any doubts, look no further than the national ban that was introduced right here in the Senate not 3 weeks ago. And while Republicans will try to deflect, distort, or mainly distract from their record--they don't like talking about this because they know the American people are not on their side, but their hard-right, MAGA core is--they are stuck. The fact is that everySenate Republican--every Senate Republican--is already on record as voting in favor of a national ban--sometimes more than once--here on the floor. So the contrast has become clear--clear, clear as could be: While Democrats want to protect a woman's freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take away that right with proposals to ban freedom of choice in its entirety and to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, even past bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. We are seeing it play out across the country, and it is chilling to the bone. Democrats will keep fighting these MAGA abortion bans--these radical MAGA abortion bans--and make clear to all that we are the party fighting to protect people's freedoms over their own bodies. I yield the floor. Recognition of the Minority Leader | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5115-8 | null | 5,174 |
formal | middle class | null | racist | Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, I was just watching the ``TODAY'' show. That is why I was late. They have a surprise neighbor of the month, and when they come in and surprise him, all his neighbors are there because he is such a great neighbor. Well, Ernie Mann--who is the father of Steve Mann, who has been my deputy State director since I have been Senator for over 20 years--a teacher in the community, a volunteer firefighter for 60 years, and just a great guy and a wonderful Yankee fan. They had Nestor Cortes get on the phone and speak to him. He was just made the neighbor of--I think it is of the month, but maybe it is of the year. Anyway, he deserves it. It was wonderful. It was beautiful to see. So, Ernie--and to all the Mann family, including the great Steve, who has done such a great job for me--congratulations. Good luck. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Continuing Resolution Mr. President, now let's get to the substance of the day. Last night, by a vote of 72 to 23, the Senate agreed to advance a shell for a continuing resolution to keep the government open until December 16 and avoid a needless government shutdown. As my colleagues know, government funding runs out Friday at midnight, whereupon a partial shutdown would begin if we do not act. We must work fast to finish the process here on the floor, send a CR to the House, and then send it to the President's desk before the clock runs out. With cooperation from our Republican colleagues, the Senate can finish its work with keeping the government open as soon as tomorrow. There is every reason in the world to get to yes, and I look forward to working with Leader McConnell to make sure we can do that and not bump up into the Friday midnight deadline. I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with us together to speed this process as quickly as we can throughthe floor, especially since the CR contains many things both parties support. I am talking about billions in disaster aid to help communities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, battered by floods and disasters over the past year; as well as help for New Mexico to recover from its worst wildfire in the State's history. We must also renew the FDA user fees for the next 5 years to prevent the slowdown of innovative drugs and medical devices so needed by our people and to prevent thousands of workers--good, hard-working workers--who help approve these drugs and make sure they are safe from being furloughed. And, crucially, we must also approve critical emergency aid for the people of Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that U.S. assistance has made an enormous difference in helping Ukraine defend itself. I want to salute President Biden. He has done a masterful job in helping the Ukrainians and leading us. But the Congress in a bipartisan way has gone along in the past. We have not only got along, but we enthusiastically supported our help for Ukraine. I certainly enthusiastically support it, and we have to continue. The conflict in Ukraine is far from over and our obligation remains to help them, however we can, to beat the brutal, nasty, vicious Putin. I want to also thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night to put this CR together, especially my friend Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Ranking Member Shelby for his good work. They are both retiring. Let's hope this is the last CR they do so we get an omnibus done in December. I also want to recognize all of my other colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate and all their great staffs, who have worked hard to make sure we don't have a needless shutdown. Twenty months into the Democratic majority, I want to take a moment to highlight the many, many accomplishments we have secured in this Chamber, the most in recent memory. This is one of the most productive Congresses we have had in a very long time, and we have worked hard every step of the way to improve the lives of the American people, to help those in the middle class stay in the middle class, and to help those struggling to get into the middle class, making it a little easier for them to get there. A few months ago, for instance, after the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many others, the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to break the grip of the NRA and pass the first gun safety bill in three decades. It was the first gun safety bill since the Brady Act, which I was proud to author as a Member of Congress, 30 years ago. It took 30 years to get some real progress made, but we did, and we have to continue. A few weeks later, we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in a generation to help veterans suffering from cancers, lung diseases, and other ailments stemming from toxic exposure. Again, it was a bipartisan bill. Senators Tester and Moran led the way. It was a really good bill, and thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans who risked their lives for us are now getting the help they always needed and deserved. And, as Ukraine fights for survival, we strengthened NATO--again, bipartisan--by adding Finland and Sweden to its ranks, sending Putin a clear message that he can't intimidate America or Europe. And, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its drive to outcompete the United States, we passed the CHIPS and Science Act, the largest manufacturing, science, and jobs bill we have seen in decades, bringing jobs back to America in high-end manufacturing and in research, to keep us No. 1 on into the 21st century as the leading economy, free and democratic, in the world. Our efforts, of course, culminated in the crowning jewel of them all, the Inflation Reduction Act--a groundbreaking bill that will lower prescription drug costs, lower the price of insulin for seniors on Medicare, and help Americans save on energy costs with the largest clean energy investments in American history. I am so proud that my caucus stuck together in getting this important bill done. We needed every vote, and we got it--and that is only what we have done since June. Over the past year, we have enacted the first infrastructure law in decades--the largest, biggest infrastructure law in decades. We revamped our post office, finally, and put it on a good track. We reinstated VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, after years of trying. We finally declared lynching a Federal hate crime after a century of delay, and we unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Then, of course, we have confirmed over 80 qualified nominees to the Federal bench, including Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Roughly three-quarters of the President's nominees have been women and two-thirds people of color. With one nominee at a time, we are making our Federal bench a better reflection of our great country. All of these accomplishments will echo for years in the lives of the American people. They were hard to get done, especially in a 50-50 Senate. While we have gotten so much done, there is a lot, certainly more, we have to do. I have always said, from my first days as majority leader, that Democrats would be willing to work in a bipartisan way to get things done whenever we could, but of course, on such important issues like climate, when we are unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in the defense of our values and show the American people the choice before them in the coming election, as we did in the IRA. Sadly, since the overturning of Roe, that contrast has come into sharper focus than we have seen in years. One example is in Arizona. For decades, overturning Roe and eliminating the right to choose had been the North Star for many in the Republican Party--for most, it seems--in orienting much of their legislation, their candidates, and their nominees they elevate to the judiciary. All too often, Republican Senators and legislators--even when they might not agree with the extreme MAGA position on abortion--go along because they are afraid of the consequences in a primary. Well, we saw another horrifying consequence of this late last week when a judge in Arizona upheld a radical abortion ban that dates back to the time of the Civil War--even before Arizona became a State. In the blink of an eye, the right to choose has been practically eliminated in Arizona, a devastating blow to the freedoms of millions of Arizonan women. The law held in Arizona is as cruel and radical as it comes. It dates all the way back to the 1860s--the 1860s, not the 1960s--and provides no exceptions for rape and incest. It tells young women who are raped or who are subject to incest: You have to carry the baby all the way to term. You have to carry the fetus all the way to term. That is terrible. That is terrible. It allows for the prosecution of doctors and, even worse, of those who assist women in accessing abortion. In response, the MAGA state attorney general released a statement, saying: We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature. The 1860s. The 1860s. MAGA Republicans are making it clear as day exactly where they stand on the right to choose. They want to make freedom of choice extinct across the country--period. The Arizona ruling is hardly the only example of Republican State legislatures, as we see in places like Indiana, South Carolina, and many others, that have already introduced or enacted restrictions with few exceptions for rape and incest. Look, at the end of the day, this isn't about States' rights despite what Republicans have claimed. This is about getting rid of the right to choose in its entirety. If anyone has any doubts, look no further than the national ban that was introduced right here in the Senate not 3 weeks ago. And while Republicans will try to deflect, distort, or mainly distract from their record--they don't like talking about this because they know the American people are not on their side, but their hard-right, MAGA core is--they are stuck. The fact is that everySenate Republican--every Senate Republican--is already on record as voting in favor of a national ban--sometimes more than once--here on the floor. So the contrast has become clear--clear, clear as could be: While Democrats want to protect a woman's freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take away that right with proposals to ban freedom of choice in its entirety and to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, even past bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. We are seeing it play out across the country, and it is chilling to the bone. Democrats will keep fighting these MAGA abortion bans--these radical MAGA abortion bans--and make clear to all that we are the party fighting to protect people's freedoms over their own bodies. I yield the floor. Recognition of the Minority Leader | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5115-8 | null | 5,175 |
formal | echo | null | antisemitic | Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, before I begin my remarks, I was just watching the ``TODAY'' show. That is why I was late. They have a surprise neighbor of the month, and when they come in and surprise him, all his neighbors are there because he is such a great neighbor. Well, Ernie Mann--who is the father of Steve Mann, who has been my deputy State director since I have been Senator for over 20 years--a teacher in the community, a volunteer firefighter for 60 years, and just a great guy and a wonderful Yankee fan. They had Nestor Cortes get on the phone and speak to him. He was just made the neighbor of--I think it is of the month, but maybe it is of the year. Anyway, he deserves it. It was wonderful. It was beautiful to see. So, Ernie--and to all the Mann family, including the great Steve, who has done such a great job for me--congratulations. Good luck. It was beautiful. It was beautiful. Continuing Resolution Mr. President, now let's get to the substance of the day. Last night, by a vote of 72 to 23, the Senate agreed to advance a shell for a continuing resolution to keep the government open until December 16 and avoid a needless government shutdown. As my colleagues know, government funding runs out Friday at midnight, whereupon a partial shutdown would begin if we do not act. We must work fast to finish the process here on the floor, send a CR to the House, and then send it to the President's desk before the clock runs out. With cooperation from our Republican colleagues, the Senate can finish its work with keeping the government open as soon as tomorrow. There is every reason in the world to get to yes, and I look forward to working with Leader McConnell to make sure we can do that and not bump up into the Friday midnight deadline. I urge my colleagues on both sides to work with us together to speed this process as quickly as we can throughthe floor, especially since the CR contains many things both parties support. I am talking about billions in disaster aid to help communities in Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, battered by floods and disasters over the past year; as well as help for New Mexico to recover from its worst wildfire in the State's history. We must also renew the FDA user fees for the next 5 years to prevent the slowdown of innovative drugs and medical devices so needed by our people and to prevent thousands of workers--good, hard-working workers--who help approve these drugs and make sure they are safe from being furloughed. And, crucially, we must also approve critical emergency aid for the people of Ukraine. Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that U.S. assistance has made an enormous difference in helping Ukraine defend itself. I want to salute President Biden. He has done a masterful job in helping the Ukrainians and leading us. But the Congress in a bipartisan way has gone along in the past. We have not only got along, but we enthusiastically supported our help for Ukraine. I certainly enthusiastically support it, and we have to continue. The conflict in Ukraine is far from over and our obligation remains to help them, however we can, to beat the brutal, nasty, vicious Putin. I want to also thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who worked day and night to put this CR together, especially my friend Senator Leahy, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and Ranking Member Shelby for his good work. They are both retiring. Let's hope this is the last CR they do so we get an omnibus done in December. I also want to recognize all of my other colleagues on the Appropriations Committee and in the Senate and all their great staffs, who have worked hard to make sure we don't have a needless shutdown. Twenty months into the Democratic majority, I want to take a moment to highlight the many, many accomplishments we have secured in this Chamber, the most in recent memory. This is one of the most productive Congresses we have had in a very long time, and we have worked hard every step of the way to improve the lives of the American people, to help those in the middle class stay in the middle class, and to help those struggling to get into the middle class, making it a little easier for them to get there. A few months ago, for instance, after the tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo, and so many others, the Senate came together on a bipartisan basis to break the grip of the NRA and pass the first gun safety bill in three decades. It was the first gun safety bill since the Brady Act, which I was proud to author as a Member of Congress, 30 years ago. It took 30 years to get some real progress made, but we did, and we have to continue. A few weeks later, we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in a generation to help veterans suffering from cancers, lung diseases, and other ailments stemming from toxic exposure. Again, it was a bipartisan bill. Senators Tester and Moran led the way. It was a really good bill, and thousands and thousands and thousands of veterans who risked their lives for us are now getting the help they always needed and deserved. And, as Ukraine fights for survival, we strengthened NATO--again, bipartisan--by adding Finland and Sweden to its ranks, sending Putin a clear message that he can't intimidate America or Europe. And, as the Chinese Communist Party continues its drive to outcompete the United States, we passed the CHIPS and Science Act, the largest manufacturing, science, and jobs bill we have seen in decades, bringing jobs back to America in high-end manufacturing and in research, to keep us No. 1 on into the 21st century as the leading economy, free and democratic, in the world. Our efforts, of course, culminated in the crowning jewel of them all, the Inflation Reduction Act--a groundbreaking bill that will lower prescription drug costs, lower the price of insulin for seniors on Medicare, and help Americans save on energy costs with the largest clean energy investments in American history. I am so proud that my caucus stuck together in getting this important bill done. We needed every vote, and we got it--and that is only what we have done since June. Over the past year, we have enacted the first infrastructure law in decades--the largest, biggest infrastructure law in decades. We revamped our post office, finally, and put it on a good track. We reinstated VAWA, the Violence Against Women Act, after years of trying. We finally declared lynching a Federal hate crime after a century of delay, and we unanimously ended forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Then, of course, we have confirmed over 80 qualified nominees to the Federal bench, including Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court. Roughly three-quarters of the President's nominees have been women and two-thirds people of color. With one nominee at a time, we are making our Federal bench a better reflection of our great country. All of these accomplishments will echo for years in the lives of the American people. They were hard to get done, especially in a 50-50 Senate. While we have gotten so much done, there is a lot, certainly more, we have to do. I have always said, from my first days as majority leader, that Democrats would be willing to work in a bipartisan way to get things done whenever we could, but of course, on such important issues like climate, when we are unable to find common ground, Democrats will hold firm in the defense of our values and show the American people the choice before them in the coming election, as we did in the IRA. Sadly, since the overturning of Roe, that contrast has come into sharper focus than we have seen in years. One example is in Arizona. For decades, overturning Roe and eliminating the right to choose had been the North Star for many in the Republican Party--for most, it seems--in orienting much of their legislation, their candidates, and their nominees they elevate to the judiciary. All too often, Republican Senators and legislators--even when they might not agree with the extreme MAGA position on abortion--go along because they are afraid of the consequences in a primary. Well, we saw another horrifying consequence of this late last week when a judge in Arizona upheld a radical abortion ban that dates back to the time of the Civil War--even before Arizona became a State. In the blink of an eye, the right to choose has been practically eliminated in Arizona, a devastating blow to the freedoms of millions of Arizonan women. The law held in Arizona is as cruel and radical as it comes. It dates all the way back to the 1860s--the 1860s, not the 1960s--and provides no exceptions for rape and incest. It tells young women who are raped or who are subject to incest: You have to carry the baby all the way to term. You have to carry the fetus all the way to term. That is terrible. That is terrible. It allows for the prosecution of doctors and, even worse, of those who assist women in accessing abortion. In response, the MAGA state attorney general released a statement, saying: We applaud the court for upholding the will of the legislature. The 1860s. The 1860s. MAGA Republicans are making it clear as day exactly where they stand on the right to choose. They want to make freedom of choice extinct across the country--period. The Arizona ruling is hardly the only example of Republican State legislatures, as we see in places like Indiana, South Carolina, and many others, that have already introduced or enacted restrictions with few exceptions for rape and incest. Look, at the end of the day, this isn't about States' rights despite what Republicans have claimed. This is about getting rid of the right to choose in its entirety. If anyone has any doubts, look no further than the national ban that was introduced right here in the Senate not 3 weeks ago. And while Republicans will try to deflect, distort, or mainly distract from their record--they don't like talking about this because they know the American people are not on their side, but their hard-right, MAGA core is--they are stuck. The fact is that everySenate Republican--every Senate Republican--is already on record as voting in favor of a national ban--sometimes more than once--here on the floor. So the contrast has become clear--clear, clear as could be: While Democrats want to protect a woman's freedom to choose, MAGA Republicans want to take away that right with proposals to ban freedom of choice in its entirety and to punish women and doctors for carrying out abortions, even past bans, with no exceptions for rape or incest. We are seeing it play out across the country, and it is chilling to the bone. Democrats will keep fighting these MAGA abortion bans--these radical MAGA abortion bans--and make clear to all that we are the party fighting to protect people's freedoms over their own bodies. I yield the floor. Recognition of the Minority Leader | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5115-8 | null | 5,176 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, every year since 1988, we have honored the achievements of the Latino community in the United States through Hispanic Heritage Month. My friend and mentor, Senator Paul Simon, was part of the effort to establish this important time to honor the contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities throughout American history, filled with stories of inspiration and courage. Today, I continue Paul's work by taking the time to honor this rich history and celebrate the leaders paving the way for a brighter future of this Nation. Illinois is home to a large and vibrant Latino community. I have had the privilege of meeting Latino people from many walks of life, from Dreamers who grew up here, to newly arrived refugees fleeing tyranny. While their stories all differ, they share common themes of hope, resilience, and determination. In their stories, I see my family's story. My mother and her family escaped oppression to find freedom here in America. Many families have followed that same journey to provide a better life in Illinois and across the country. It is not easy to leave your home to travel to an unfamiliar place. But with their courage, they brought diverse cultures, sharing music, food, traditions, and history. The Latino community has made an indelible mark on Illinois through small businesses, top-performing Hispanic-serving institutions, and beautiful cultural centers and museums. Commitment to family is a core tenant of Latino culture and extends to care for the community at large, where Latino leaders use their talents to help others. Juan and Maria Pedroza emigrated from Mexico in 1989 to Little Village with their small children. Like the story of many families across the country, they, too, came to the United States in search of the American dream, doing whatever it took to ensure a brighter future for their children. Their children--Juan Manuel Jr., Maria Socorro, Gabriela, and Pedro--went on to attend prestigious colleges and universities, including Harvard, DePauw, Cornell, and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Pedro's courage and spirit of service led him to serve in then-Mayor Rahm Emmanuel's office--the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals--DACA--recipient to serve in the mayor's office. Pedro recognized the needs of his community and answered the call to public service so others could grow and succeed. The Pedrozas' success has not come without great sacrifices, similar to those that many Latino families have had to make. But through extraordinary determination and resilience, they go above and beyond out of love of family and community. Chicago also is home to a vibrant Puerto Rican community that has displayed great resilience in the face of serious challenges. Tragically, more than 900,000 Puerto Ricans have lost power in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. Some areas received more than 30 inches of rain and, sadly, this devastation is a trend. Latinos in the UnitedStates are more likely than non-Hispanic Whites to experience heat waves, powerful hurricanes, sea level rises, and floods. It is estimated that Hispanic and Latino people are 43 percent more likely to live in an area expected to be too hot to work a full day outside due to climate change. And communities are responding. Across the United States, thousands of people have joined together to help Puerto Rico--including in Illinois--where the Puerto Rican Agenda is working to provide immediate relief to those affected by natural disasters. I support their efforts and President Biden's approval of a major disaster declaration for Puerto Rico. Tackling environmental injustice doesn't end there. Earlier this year, activists and community leaders in southeast Chicago raised concerns with the development of a metal shredder facility. The Chicago Health Department and the Environmental Protection Agency conducted a health impact assessment, finding the metal recycling plant would have increased air pollution and negatively impacted the mental health of residents. As a result, the city blocked the development. This story is not unique to Chicago; Latino communities across the United States have mobilized to make their voices heard and protect our communities. We also saw this tenacity during the pandemic. Millions of Hispanic and Latino people served as frontline workers--treating patients, feeding communities, and working around the clock to disinfect schools, stores, and health centers at a grave personal cost. Today, Hispanic or Latino persons are twice as likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19 and 1.8 times more likely to die from the virus, due to health disparities and continuous exposure. We must never forget the contributions they made, which have supported our Nation during one of its most difficult moments. Countless Latino leaders have overcome systemic injustices to succeed and inspire the next generation of leaders. As we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we recognize the value the Latino community brings to our country through its work and culture. Resilience and love shine through in all that the community does and will continue to make us a stronger country for years to come. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5170-2 | null | 5,177 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in tribute to P.J. O'Rourke, one of America's greatest humorists. P.J. passed away after a brief illness earlier this year, leaving behind his beloved wife Tina and his three children, as well as countless readers who will miss the laughter and delight he brought them over a career that spanned nearly half a century. P.J. was born 74 years ago in Toledo, OH. We are proud to call him an Ohio native. His father owned a car dealership; his mother was a homemaker. P.J. was the product of Toledo's public schools, then of Miami University in southwest Ohio. One of his English professors, spotting a unique talent, arranged a scholarship that allowed him to continue in school and get his degree in English, with honors. In the 1970s, P.J. moved to New York. There, he became editor of the legendary satirical magazine ``National Lampoon,'' then in its prime. After the Lampoon came stints at ``Rolling Stone,'' the ``Atlantic Monthly,'' and many other magazines, as well as 20 books known for their energy and wit. Frequently, he turned his attention to American politics. Some here in Washington can still feel the sting. He even found humor in the world's trouble spots; He was in Beirut in the 1980s, Somalia and Afghanistan in the 1990s, Iraq in the 2000s. One of my favorite P.J. O'Rourke quotes is: ``Politics is a necessary evil, a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.'' His tone was always one of mischievous irreverence, tempered by an abiding sympathy for our common humanity. And he was never far from Toledo or from Ohio. ``No Toledoan ever outgrows Toledo,'' he wrote several years ago, in a tribute to his hometown. He was clear-eyed about the charms of a Midwestern upbringing and blind to any imperfections. ``Toledo is better than exciting,'' he went on, ``it's happy. Nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when your baseball team is called the Mud Hens.'' In truth, P.J. O'Rourke, while not taking himself too seriously, achieved much success in life--best-selling books, packed lecture halls in America and Europe, a journalistic career that took him to every corner of the world. But he never forgot he was from Toledo, from Ohio, from the heart of the country. And the country's heart always beat within him. My fellow Buckeyes join me in bidding farewell and offering our thanks to a treasured native son. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PORTMAN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5221-3 | null | 5,178 |
formal | public schools | null | racist | Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise today in tribute to P.J. O'Rourke, one of America's greatest humorists. P.J. passed away after a brief illness earlier this year, leaving behind his beloved wife Tina and his three children, as well as countless readers who will miss the laughter and delight he brought them over a career that spanned nearly half a century. P.J. was born 74 years ago in Toledo, OH. We are proud to call him an Ohio native. His father owned a car dealership; his mother was a homemaker. P.J. was the product of Toledo's public schools, then of Miami University in southwest Ohio. One of his English professors, spotting a unique talent, arranged a scholarship that allowed him to continue in school and get his degree in English, with honors. In the 1970s, P.J. moved to New York. There, he became editor of the legendary satirical magazine ``National Lampoon,'' then in its prime. After the Lampoon came stints at ``Rolling Stone,'' the ``Atlantic Monthly,'' and many other magazines, as well as 20 books known for their energy and wit. Frequently, he turned his attention to American politics. Some here in Washington can still feel the sting. He even found humor in the world's trouble spots; He was in Beirut in the 1980s, Somalia and Afghanistan in the 1990s, Iraq in the 2000s. One of my favorite P.J. O'Rourke quotes is: ``Politics is a necessary evil, a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.'' His tone was always one of mischievous irreverence, tempered by an abiding sympathy for our common humanity. And he was never far from Toledo or from Ohio. ``No Toledoan ever outgrows Toledo,'' he wrote several years ago, in a tribute to his hometown. He was clear-eyed about the charms of a Midwestern upbringing and blind to any imperfections. ``Toledo is better than exciting,'' he went on, ``it's happy. Nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously is difficult when your baseball team is called the Mud Hens.'' In truth, P.J. O'Rourke, while not taking himself too seriously, achieved much success in life--best-selling books, packed lecture halls in America and Europe, a journalistic career that took him to every corner of the world. But he never forgot he was from Toledo, from Ohio, from the heart of the country. And the country's heart always beat within him. My fellow Buckeyes join me in bidding farewell and offering our thanks to a treasured native son. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PORTMAN | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5221-3 | null | 5,179 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The Secretary of the Senate reported that on today, September 28, 2022, she had presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 2293. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emrgency Management Agency, and for other purposes. S. 3895. An act to extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5222-2 | null | 5,180 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-5156. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Thymol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10188-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5157. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Glufosinate; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9521- 01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5158. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Novaluron; Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 10187- 01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5159. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane, mono-C9- 11-isoalkyl ethers, C10-rich, phosphates, potassium salts; Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 9934-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5160. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eugenol; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10130-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5161. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IN-11470: Styrene, copolymers with acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, with none and/or one or more monomers or polymers; Tolerance Exemption Amendment'' (FRL No. 10099-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5162. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IN-11645: Oxirane, 2-(phenoxymethyl)-, polymer with oxirane, onobutyl ether, block (A CI); Tolerance Exemption'' (FRL No. 10122-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5163. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pesticides; Expansion of Crop Grouping Program VI'' ((RIN2070-AJ28) (FRL No. 5031-13-OCSPP)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5164. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hypochlorous Acid; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance'' (FRL No. 10167-01-OCSPP) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5165. A communication from the Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Corporation's annual report for calendar year 2021; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-5166. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a strategic assessment of the Joint Force readiness to accomplish the National Security Strategy (OSS-2022-0760); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5167. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Reauthorization and Improvement of Mentor-Protege Program (DFARS Case 2020-D009)'' (RIN0750-AK96) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5168. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Restriction on Acquisition of Tantalum (DFARS Case 2020-D007)'' (RIN0750-AK94) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5169. A communication from the Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Private Security Contractors (PSCs) Operating in Contingency Operations, Humanitarian or Peace Operations, or Other Military Operations or Exercises'' (RIN0790-AK87) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 21, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5170. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Sustainment), transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for the Army Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and qualifying Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) programs; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5171. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of an officer authorized to wear the insignia of the grade of general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-5172. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the continuation of the national emergency with respect to the threat of foreign interference in or undermining public confidence in United States elections that was declared in Executive Order 13848 of September 12, 2018; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5173. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13894 with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5174. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13288 with respect to Zimbabwe; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5175. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13660 with respect to Ukraine; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5176. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12978 with respect to significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5177. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12957 with respect to Iran; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5178. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13692 with respect to Venezuela; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5179. A communication from the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inflation Adjustments under Titles I and III of the JOBS Act'' (Release Nos. 33- 11098; 34-95715) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing , and Urban Affairs. EC-5180. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to Switzerland; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-5181. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for External Power Supplies'' (RIN1904-AD86) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5182. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Cooking Products'' (RIN1904-AF18) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5183. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Program: Final Determination of Portable Electric Spas as a Covered Consumer Product'' (RIN1904-AF31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5184. A communication from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security, Department of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites'' (RIN1992-AA60) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5185. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment of Service Fees for Outer Continental Shelf Activities'' (RIN1010-AE16) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 19, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-5186. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Drinking Water Compliance Monitoring Data Strategic Plan''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5187. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Evaluation for EPRI Report 3002019621, ``Susceptibility of Valve Applications to Failure of the Stem-to-Disk Connection'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 14, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5188. A communication from the Branch of Administrative Support Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Braken Bat Cave Meshweaver From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (RIN1018-BE43) received on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5189. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.77 Rev 1, ``Insider Mitigation Program''' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5190. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of Utah; Revisions to Utah Administrative Code: Environmental Quality; Title R307; Air Quality'' (FRL No. 9930-02-R8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5191. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Iowa; State Implementation Plan and State Operating Permits Program'' (FRL No. 9913-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5192. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 10134-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5193. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Amendments'' ((RIN2060-AU20) (FRL No. 6312-02-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5194. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Virginia; Negative Declaration Certification for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the 2016 Oil and Natural Gas Control Technique Guidelines'' (FRL No. 8941-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5195. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Disapproval; New York and New Jersey; Interstate Transport Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9125-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5196. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; New York; Consumer Products'' (FRL No. 9736-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5197. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations; Consistency Update for New York'' (FRL No. 9785-02-R2) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5198. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Missouri; St. Louis Area Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program'' (FRL No. 9830- 02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5199. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Priorities List'' (FRL No. 10159-01-OLEM) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5200. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Rhode Island; Prevention of Significant Deterioration Infrastructure State Implementation Plan Elements for the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS'' (FRL No. 10193-02- R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 15, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5201. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Texas; Revised Emissions Inventory for the Dallas-Fort Worth Ozone Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 10173-01-R6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5202. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Revisions to Part 1 and 2 Rules'' (FRL No. 10162-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5203. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Limited Approval and Limited Disapproval; California; South Coast Air Quality Management District; Refinery Flares'' (FRL No. 9372-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5204. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Source Specific Revision for Jefferson County'' (FRL No. 10080-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5205. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; GA; Revision of Enjanced Inspection and Maintenance Program'' (FRL No. 9971-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5206. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Mississippi; Infrastructure Requirements for the 2015 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards'' (FRL No. 9640-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5207. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Withdrawal and Partial Approval/Partial Disapproval of Clean Air Plans; San Joaquin Valley, California; Contingncy Measures for 2008 Ozone Standards'' (FRL No. 9690-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5208. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District; Permits'' (FRL No. 9713-03-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5209. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Clean Air Plans; Base Year Emissions Inventories for the 2015 Ozone Standards; California'' (FRL No. 8902-02- R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 20, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-5210. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, a request for approval of Congressional notification letters to announce a change to the allocation formula methodology for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5211. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, an updated interim report entitled ``Evaluation of the Medicare Patient Intravenous Immunoglobulin Demonstration Project'' ; to the Committee on Finance. EC-5212. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor, transmitting, a notification, on behalf of the Secretary of Labor, of a permanent change to the base funding allocation formula methodology for funds appropriated for the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants; to the Committee on Finance. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5222-3 | null | 5,181 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | enrolled bill signed At 10:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Raskin) has signed the following enrolled bill: S. 2293. An act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. The enrolled bill was subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy). | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5222 | null | 5,182 |
formal | freedom of association | null | racist | Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: S. Res. 803 Whereas Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in the custody of the Morality Police of Iran after being detained for purportedly wearing a hijab ``improperly''; Whereas the Morality Police of Iran, an element of the Law Enforcement Forces of Iran, continually suppress Iranian women's right to freedom of expression and opinion, including restrictions on women's clothing such as compulsory wearing of the hijab; Whereas the protests over the death of Ms. Amini are the largest in Iran since 2019 and have spread throughout the capital of Iran, all of the 31 provinces of Iran, and at least 80 other cities and towns nationwide; Whereas the Government of Iran has instituted a violent crackdown against peaceful protesters following the death of Ms. Amini, resulting in the injury and detention of hundreds of protesters and the deaths of at least 41 people as of September 26, 2022; Whereas, to prevent protests from spreading, the biggest telecommunications operator in Iran largely shut down mobile internet access--the most severe internet restriction in the country since 2019; Whereas the Government of Iran consistently engages in a range of human rights abuses in addition to its systematic persecution of women and peaceful protesters, including-- (1) unlawful or arbitrary killings; (2) trials without due process; (3) forced disappearances; (4) torture; (5) arbitrary arrest and detention; (6) harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; (7) transnational attacks against dissidents; (8) severe restrictions on free expression and the media; (9) substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; (10) severe restrictions on religious freedom; and (11) restrictions on the ability of citizens to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections; Whereas the Government of Iran is ranked as one of the worst human rights violators in the world, having received a 14 out of 100 ``Global Freedom Score'' and a 16 out of 100 ``Internet Freedom Score'' from Freedom House; Whereas Iran has been designated as a ``country of particular concern'' by the Department of State for its suppression of religious freedom every year since 1999; and Whereas improvements in the human rights of women, freedom of expression, and other human rights are fundamental to strengthening the accountability of the Government of Iran to its citizens: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) condemns the detention and death of Mahsa Amini; (2) recognizes the bravery and right of the Iranian people protesting the death of Ms. Amini, including many Iranian women; (3) calls on the Government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women; (4) calls on the Government of Iran to allow peaceful protest and free elections; (5) supports human rights, including the human rights of women in Iran; and (6) supports holding all human rights violators in Iran to account. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5230 | null | 5,183 |
formal | religious freedom | null | homophobic | Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Risch, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Moran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Cassidy, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Daines, Mr. Braun, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Romney, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations: S. Res. 803 Whereas Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in the custody of the Morality Police of Iran after being detained for purportedly wearing a hijab ``improperly''; Whereas the Morality Police of Iran, an element of the Law Enforcement Forces of Iran, continually suppress Iranian women's right to freedom of expression and opinion, including restrictions on women's clothing such as compulsory wearing of the hijab; Whereas the protests over the death of Ms. Amini are the largest in Iran since 2019 and have spread throughout the capital of Iran, all of the 31 provinces of Iran, and at least 80 other cities and towns nationwide; Whereas the Government of Iran has instituted a violent crackdown against peaceful protesters following the death of Ms. Amini, resulting in the injury and detention of hundreds of protesters and the deaths of at least 41 people as of September 26, 2022; Whereas, to prevent protests from spreading, the biggest telecommunications operator in Iran largely shut down mobile internet access--the most severe internet restriction in the country since 2019; Whereas the Government of Iran consistently engages in a range of human rights abuses in addition to its systematic persecution of women and peaceful protesters, including-- (1) unlawful or arbitrary killings; (2) trials without due process; (3) forced disappearances; (4) torture; (5) arbitrary arrest and detention; (6) harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; (7) transnational attacks against dissidents; (8) severe restrictions on free expression and the media; (9) substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association; (10) severe restrictions on religious freedom; and (11) restrictions on the ability of citizens to change their government peacefully through free and fair elections; Whereas the Government of Iran is ranked as one of the worst human rights violators in the world, having received a 14 out of 100 ``Global Freedom Score'' and a 16 out of 100 ``Internet Freedom Score'' from Freedom House; Whereas Iran has been designated as a ``country of particular concern'' by the Department of State for its suppression of religious freedom every year since 1999; and Whereas improvements in the human rights of women, freedom of expression, and other human rights are fundamental to strengthening the accountability of the Government of Iran to its citizens: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) condemns the detention and death of Mahsa Amini; (2) recognizes the bravery and right of the Iranian people protesting the death of Ms. Amini, including many Iranian women; (3) calls on the Government of Iran to end its systemic persecution of women; (4) calls on the Government of Iran to allow peaceful protest and free elections; (5) supports human rights, including the human rights of women in Iran; and (6) supports holding all human rights violators in Iran to account. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5230 | null | 5,184 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Reed, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Hawley) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 804 Whereas, each year, more than 15,500 children under the age of 19 in the United States are diagnosed with cancer; Whereas, every year, more than 1,700 children in the United States lose their lives to cancer; Whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death from disease and the second overall leading cause of death for children in the United States; Whereas the 5-year survival rate for children with cancer in the United States has increased from 58 percent in the mid-1970s to 85 percent in 2022, representing a significant improvement from previous decades; Whereas approximately two-thirds of children in the United States who survive cancer will develop at least one chronic health condition, and many survivors will face a late effect from treatment that can be severe or life-threatening; Whereas cancer patients face a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 due to weakened immune systems; and Whereas childhood cancer occurs regularly and randomly and spares no racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic class, or geographic region: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates September 2022 as ``National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month''; (2) requests that the Federal Government, States, localities, and nonprofit organizations observe the month with appropriate programs and activities, with the goal of increasing public knowledge of the risks of cancer; (3) encourages survivors of childhood cancer to continue to receive ongoing monitoring and physical and psychosocial care throughout their adult lives; (4) recognizes the human toll of cancer and pledges to make the prevention of and cure for cancer a public health priority; and (5) reminds the people of the United States of the bravery of children who are diagnosed with cancer, and commends and honors the courage of such children. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-09-28-pt1-PgS5230-2 | null | 5,185 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 6833), to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establishrequirements with respect to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for other purposes, offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The Clerk will redesignate the motion. The Clerk redesignated the motion. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-09-30-pt1-PgH8354-3 | null | 5,186 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clarke of New York). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on passage of the bill (H.R. 8987) to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Clarke of New York) | House | CREC-2022-09-30-pt1-PgH8355 | null | 5,187 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5369. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress titled ``Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan for Public Water Systems'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300g et seq. as amended by Sec. 50113 of Public Law 117-58; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5370. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report titled ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Fifth Report to Congress'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16134(a); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 794(a); (119 Stat. 843); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5371. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5372. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5373. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5374. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting reports concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5375. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter stating that effective March 27, 2022, employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation temporarily or permanently assigned to Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Nigeria (other locations), Sudan and Tunisia, will no longer receive danger pay. FBI employees temporarily or permanently assigned to Bangladesh, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos), and Saudi Arabia, will continue to receive danger pay; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5376. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to provide military assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5377. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of state, transmitting a Memorandum of Justification for the transfer of funds under Sec. 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for assistance in support of international energy and climate objectives and for the Pacific Islands; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5378. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5379. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0461; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01156-T; Amendment 39- 22113; AD 2022-14-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5380. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate Previously Held by WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) Turboprop Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0385; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00786-E; Amendment 39-22117; AD 2022-14- 12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5381. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-375; Bettles, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0853; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-44] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5382. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-308; Anvik, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0817; Airspace Docket No.: 20-AAL-45] (RIN: 2120- AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5383. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V- 44 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-446 in the Vicinity of Samsville, IL [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AGL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5384. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-390; St. Paul Island, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0859; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-57] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5385. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-417; Tok Junction, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0865; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AAL-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5386. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 5 (B-5); Point Hope, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0108; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AAL-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5387. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-275; Bethel, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0813; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-74] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5388. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-372; Gulkana, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0848; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-41] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5389. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-381; Big Lake, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-50] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-30-pt1-PgH8369 | null | 5,188 |
formal | terrorism | null | Islamophobic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-5369. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report to Congress titled ``Technical Cybersecurity Support Plan for Public Water Systems'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 300g et seq. as amended by Sec. 50113 of Public Law 117-58; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5370. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a report titled ``Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Fifth Report to Congress'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 16134(a); Public Law 109-58, Sec. 794(a); (119 Stat. 843); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-5371. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism that was declared in Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5372. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5373. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5374. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting reports concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5375. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a letter stating that effective March 27, 2022, employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation temporarily or permanently assigned to Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Nigeria (other locations), Sudan and Tunisia, will no longer receive danger pay. FBI employees temporarily or permanently assigned to Bangladesh, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria (Abuja, Lagos), and Saudi Arabia, will continue to receive danger pay; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5376. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to provide military assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5377. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of state, transmitting a Memorandum of Justification for the transfer of funds under Sec. 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for assistance in support of international energy and climate objectives and for the Pacific Islands; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5378. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-5379. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; BAE Systems (Operations) Limited Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0461; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-01156-T; Amendment 39- 22113; AD 2022-14-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5380. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GE Aviation Czech s.r.o. (Type Certificate Previously Held by WALTER Engines a.s., Walter a.s., and MOTORLET a.s.) Turboprop Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0385; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00786-E; Amendment 39-22117; AD 2022-14- 12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5381. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-375; Bettles, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0853; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-44] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5382. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-308; Anvik, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0817; Airspace Docket No.: 20-AAL-45] (RIN: 2120- AA64) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5383. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Amendment of VOR Federal Airway V- 44 and Revocation of VOR Federal Airway V-446 in the Vicinity of Samsville, IL [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0971; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AGL-8] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5384. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-390; St. Paul Island, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0859; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-57] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5385. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-417; Tok Junction, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0865; Airspace Docket No.: 21-AAL-24] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5386. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Revocation of Colored Federal Airway Blue 5 (B-5); Point Hope, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2022- 0108; Airspace Docket No.: 22-AAL-5] (RIN: 2120-AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5387. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-275; Bethel, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0813; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-74] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5388. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-372; Gulkana, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0848; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-41] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-5389. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-381; Big Lake, AK [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0856; Airspace Docket No.: 19-AAL-50] (RIN: 2120- AA66) received September 9, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-09-30-pt1-PgH8369 | null | 5,189 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 4 of rule I, the following enrolled bills were signed by the Speaker on Friday, September 30, 2022: H.R. 1766, to enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes; H.R. 5641, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 8982, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-10-04-pt1-PgH8375-6 | null | 5,190 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under clause 5(d) of Rule XX, the Chair announces to the House that, in light of the resignation of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the whole number of the House is 432. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-10-04-pt1-PgH8375-8 | null | 5,191 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The President notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had approved and signed bills of the Senate of the following titles: July 29, 2022: S. 144. An Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. August 10, 2022: S. 3373. An Act to improve the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant and the Children of Fallen Heroes Grant. August 16, 2022: S. 3451. An Act to include certain computer-related projects in the Federal permitting program under title XLI of the FAST Act, and for other purposes. August 16, 2022: S. 4458. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an educational institution meets requirements relating to the percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, and for other purposes. September 16, 2022: S. 3103. An Act to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate the statute of limitations for the filing of a civil claim for any person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of section 1589, 1590, 1591, 224l(c), 2242, 2243, 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2260, 2421, 2422, or 2423 of such title. S. 4785. An Act to extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-10-07-pt1-PgH8382 | null | 5,192 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At 11:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 1638. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3843. An act to protect competition and promote antitrust enforcement by adjusting premerger filing fees to increase antitrust enforcement resources. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices. H.R. 4821. An act to hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes. H.R. 6889. An act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. H.R. 6965. An act to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal government, and for other purposes. H.R. 8987. An act to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The message further announced that the House has passed the following bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 3662. An act to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill Signed The message also announced that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Beyer) has signed the following enrolled bills: S. 958. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. S. 1198. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 2551. An act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2794. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. S. 3470. An act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy). | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6468 | null | 5,193 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | At 11:02 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Alli, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 1638. An act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes. H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 3843. An act to protect competition and promote antitrust enforcement by adjusting premerger filing fees to increase antitrust enforcement resources. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices. H.R. 4821. An act to hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes. H.R. 6889. An act to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes. H.R. 6965. An act to promote travel and tourism in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal government, and for other purposes. H.R. 8987. An act to amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to authorize appropriations for catch-up payments from the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. The message further announced that the House has passed the following bill, with an amendment, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: S. 3662. An act to temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes. Enrolled Bill Signed The message also announced that the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Beyer) has signed the following enrolled bills: S. 958. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the allowable use criteria for new access points grants for community health centers. S. 1198. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S. 2551. An act to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish or otherwise provide an artificial intelligence training program for the acquisition workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2794. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. S. 3470. An act to provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes. The enrolled bills were subsequently signed by the President pro tempore (Mr. Leahy). | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6468 | null | 5,194 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 4821. To hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 6889. To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6469 | null | 5,195 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 3304. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 4081. An act to require the disclosure of a camera or recording capability in certain internet-connected devices; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 4821. To hold accountable senior officials of the Government of the People's Republic of China who are responsible for or have directly carried out, at any time, persecution of Christians or other religious minorities in China, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 6889. To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors meetings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 6967. An act to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 7321. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 7780. An act to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8163. An act to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to trauma care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. H.R. 8446. An act to modify and extend the Global Food Security Act of 2016; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8463. An act to modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8466. An act to require the head of each agency to establish a plan relating to the safety of Federal employees and contractors physically present at certain worksites during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 8510. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8681. An act to establish the John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 8875. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility of members of the National Guard for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8888. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Security, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 8956. An act to amend chapter 36 of title 44, United States Code, to improve the cybersecurity of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6469 | null | 5,196 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. KING, (for Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Leahy, and Ms. Ernst)) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 827 Whereas, according to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey-- (1) up to 12,000,000 individuals in the United States report experiencing intimate partner violence annually, including physical violence, rape, or stalking; and (2) approximately 1 in 5 women in the United States and up to 1 in 7 men in the United States have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner at some point in their lifetimes; Whereas, on average, 3 women in the United States are killed each day by a current or former intimate partner, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics; Whereas domestic violence can affect anyone, but women who are 18 to 34 years of age typically experience the highest rates of domestic violence; Whereas survivors of domestic violence are strong, courageous, and resilient; Whereas most female victims of intimate partner violence have been victimized by the same offender previously; Whereas domestic violence is cited as a significant factor in homelessness among families; Whereas millions of children are exposed to domestic violence each year; Whereas a study has found that children who were exposed to domestic violence in their households were 15 times more likely to be physically or sexually assaulted in their lifetime than other children who were not exposed to domestic violence in their households; Whereas victims of domestic violence experience immediate and long-term negative outcomes, including detrimental effects on mental and physical health; Whereas research consistently shows that being abused by an intimate partner increases an individual's likelihood of substance use as well as associated harmful consequences; Whereas victims of domestic violence may lose several days of paid work each year and may lose their jobs due to reasons stemming from domestic violence; Whereas crisis hotlines serving domestic violence victims operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, and offer important crisis intervention services, support services, information, and referrals for victims; Whereas staff and volunteers of domestic violence shelters and programs in the United States, in cooperation with 56 State and territorial coalitions against domestic violence, provide essential services to-- (1) thousands of adults and children each day; and (2) 1,000,000 adults and children each year; Whereas domestic violence programs and hotlines have seen a substantial increase in contacts since 2020, and continue to experience a surge in requests for services, with the National Domestic Violence Hotline averaging approximately 2,600 daily contacts in 2022, up from 800 to 1,200 average daily contacts before the COVID-19 pandemic; Whereas nearly 85 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime; Whereas respondents to a survey of domestic violence programs reported that survivors of domestic violence often face financial challenges, with 8,000,000 days of paid work lost each year due to intimate partner violence; Whereas medical professionals have reported that survivors of domestic violence are presenting with more severe injuries during the pandemic; Whereas domestic violence programs have changed the way they provide services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Whereas advocates for survivors of domestic violence and survivors face the same challenges with child care and facilitating online learning that others do; Whereas, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence, 70,032 domestic violence victims were served by domestic violence shelters and programs around the United States in a single day; Whereas some victims of domestic violence face additional challenges in accessing law enforcement and services due to conditions specific to the communities in which they live; Whereas law enforcement officers in the United States put their lives at risk each day by responding to incidents of domestic violence, which can be among the most volatile and deadly calls; Whereas Congress first demonstrated a significant commitment to supporting victims of domestic violence with the enactment of the landmark Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.); Whereas Congress has remained committed to protecting survivors of all forms of domestic violence and sexual abuse by making Federal funding available to support the activities that are authorized under-- (1) the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.); (2) the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291 et seq.); and (3) the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-27; 135 Stat. 301); Whereas there is a need to continue to support programs and activities aimed at domestic violence intervention and domestic violence prevention in the United States; Whereas domestic violence programs provide trauma-informed services to protect the safety, privacy, and confidentiality of survivors of domestic violence; and Whereas individuals and organizations that are dedicated to preventing and ending domestic violence should be recognized: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That-- (1) the Senate-- (A) supports the goals and ideals of ``National Domestic Violence Awareness Month''; (B) commends domestic violence victim advocates, domestic violence victim service providers, crisis hotline staff, and first responders serving victims of domestic violence, for their compassionate support of survivors of domestic violence; and (C) recognizes the strength and courage of survivors of domestic violence; and (2) it is the sense of the Senate that Congress should-- (A) continue to raise awareness of-- (i) domestic violence in the United States; and (ii) the corresponding devastating effects of domestic violence on survivors, families, and communities; and (B) pledge continued support for programs designed to-- (i) assist survivors of domestic violence; (ii) hold perpetrators of domestic violence accountable; and (iii) bring an end to domestic violence. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6473-2 | null | 5,197 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Mr. KING (for Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Daines, and Ms. Warren)) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary: S. Res. 826 Whereas more than 2,100,000 individuals serve as members of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the reserve components of the Armed Forces; Whereas several hundred thousand members of the Armed Forces served in more than 200 countries in every region of the world; Whereas more than 2,000,000 members of the Armed Forces have deployed to the area of operations of the United States Central Command since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Whereas, for nearly 20 years following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, members of the Armed Forces deployed throughout Afghanistan, and their service and bravery helped protect the United States from further terrorist attacks; Whereas the United States is kept strong and free by the loyal military personnel from the total force, which includes the regular components, the National Guard, and the Reserves, who protect the precious heritage of the United States through their declarations and actions; Whereas the United States remains committed to providing the fullest possible accounting for personnel missing from past conflicts ranging from World War II through current day conflicts; Whereas members of the Armed Forces serving at home and abroad have courageously answered the call to duty to defend the ideals of the United States and to preserve peace and freedom around the world; Whereas in early 2022, members of the Armed Forces deployed on short-notice to Eastern Europe to support, reassure, and defend allies of the United States and members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Whereas the United States remains committed to easing the transition from deployment abroad to service at home for members of the Armed Forces and the families of the members; Whereas members of the Armed Forces personify the virtues of patriotism, service, duty, courage, and sacrifice; Whereas the families of members of the Armed Forces make important and significant sacrifices for the United States; and Whereas the Senate has designated October 26 as the ``Day of the Deployed'' since 2011: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates October 26, 2022, as the ``Day of the Deployed''; (2) honors the deployed members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the families of the members; (3) calls on the people of the United States to reflect on the service of those members of the Armed Forces, wherever the members serve, past, present, and future; and (4) encourages the people of the United States to observe the Day of the Deployed with appropriate ceremonies and activities. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-10-11-pt1-PgS6473 | null | 5,198 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, reported that on January 19, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 1192. An Act impose requirements on the payment of compensation to professional persons employed in voluntary cases commenced under title III of the Puerto Rico Oversight Management and Economic Stability Act (commonly known as ``PROMESA''). Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on February 15, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 1281. An Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the ``Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on February 18, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 6617. An Act making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 2, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 960. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the ``John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office''. H.R. 2044. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the ``Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building''. H.R. 3210. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the ``Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building''. H.R. 3419. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Joseph R. Lentol Post Office''. H.R. 4445. An Act to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 11, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills and joint resolution: H.R. 189. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes. H.R. 1667. An Act to address behavioral health and well- being among health care professionals. H.R. 2497. An Act to establish the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a Unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. H.R. 2545. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. H.R. 3665. An Act to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere. H.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 14, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 2471. An Act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and or other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on March 28, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 55, An Act to amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. H.R. 3076. An Act to provide stability to and enhance the services of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on April 7, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 3197. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the City of Eunice, Louisiana, certain Federal land in Louisiana, and for other purposes. H.R. 5681. An Act to authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as the ``Shadow Wolves'') in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation as special agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 6968. An Act to prohibit the importation of energy products of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. H.R. 7108. An Act to suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on April 26, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 3113. An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on May 11, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 3182. An Act to provide that inclined sleepers for infants and crib bumpers shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 6023. An Act to require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on May 19, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 7691. An Act to making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7791. An Act to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish waiver authority to address certain emergencies, disasters, and supply chain disruptions, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on May 26, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 4426. An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on June 9, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 1298. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the ``Technical Sergeant Marshal Roberts Post Office Building''. H.R. 3525. An Act to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes. H.R. 3579. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the ``Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office''. H.R. 3613. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 Trumbull Street in Saint Clair, Michigan, as the ``Corporal Jeffrey Robert Standfest Post Office Building''. H.R. 4168. An Act to designated the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street, in Omaha, Nebraska, as the ``Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Jackson French Post Office''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on June 22, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 735. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in Cotati, California, as the ``Arturo L. Ibleto Post Office Building''. H.R. 767. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the ``Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building''. H.R. 1170. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 League in Irvine, California, as the ``Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Robert J. Friend Memorial Post Office Building''. H.R. 1444. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 132 North Loudoun Street, Suite 1 in Winchester, Virginia, as the ``Patsy Cline Post Office''. H.R. 2324. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service locaed at 2800 South Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``D. Edwina Stephens Post Office''. H.R. 4591. An Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on July 21, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 8351. An Act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula products, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on August 2, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 1057. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes. H.R. 1842. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth. H.R. 3359. An Act to provide for a system for reviewing the case files of cold case murders at the instance of certain persons, and for other purposes. H.R. 4346. An Act to making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7334. An Act to extend the statute of limiations for fraud by borrowers under certain COVID-19 economic injury disaster loan programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 7352. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on August 15, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 2992. An Act to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize use of amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used for assistance under the Housing Trust Fund, and for other purposes. H.R. 5313. An Act to protect children and other consumers against hazards associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard to require child-resistant closures on consumer products that use such batteries, and for other purposes. H.R. 5376. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14. H.R. 6943. An Act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize public safety office death benefits to officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or acute stress disorder, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 15, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 5754. An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 22, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 8656. An Act to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the ``Jackie Walorski VA Clinic''. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 28, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 5577. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''. H.R. 6899. An Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on September 30, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bill: H.R. 6833. An Act to making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk of the House, further reported that on October 4, 2022, she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the following bills: H.R. 91. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building''. H.R. 92. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''. H.R. 468. An Act to amend title 49, United States Code to permit the use of incentive payments to expedite certain federally financed airport development projects. H.R. 1766. An Act to enhance cooperation between the Federal Trade Commission and State Attorneys General to combat unfair and deceptive practices, and for other purposes. H.R. 2142. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Manhattan Avenue in Buffalo, New York, as the ``Indiana Hunt-Martin Post Office Building''. H.R. 3508. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office''. H.R. 3539. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the ``Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office''. H.R. 4877. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. H.R. 5641. An Act to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to increase the threshold for eligibility for assistance under sections 403, 406, 407, and 502 of such Act, and for other purposes. H.R. 5809. An Act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the ``Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building''. H.R. 7500. An Act to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes. H.R. 7698. An Act to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the ``Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner Outpatient Clinic''. H.R. 7846. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service- connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. H.R. 8982. An Act to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to suspend temporarily rates of duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder used in the manufacturing of infant formula in the United States, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-10-18-pt1-PgH8399-7 | null | 5,199 |
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